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2016 Ford Expedition Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
36about this part
Share
17%of 217 total for the year
Median mileage
74,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 36 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2016 Ford Expedition, 17% of the 217 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 74,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving on a city parkway going around 35-40mph. My Expedition suddenly started shuddering and decelerating. The wrench light came on. I pulled over to the side of the road. I looked up in the owner's manual what that meant. It said to contact an authorized repair center. I went to the local Ford dealership. They ran the diagnostic and said it was the throttle body. They also stated it is a known problem with the eco-boost engines. …”

NHTSA complaint #11321417, filed 2020-04, 98,000 miles

“2016, purchased 2018. While driving to florida from indiana for vacation 7/6/19, on highway driving 80mph, vehicle check engine light came on and vehicle immediately lost power and we were able to limp to left side of highway spitting and sputtering, unable to accelerate and continue. Turned engine off and waited 5-10 minutes to restart. Vehicle returned to sounding normal. We were able to continue on to florida for 7day trip. …”

NHTSA complaint #11232136, filed 2019-07, 74,000 miles

“Around july 2018 my Expedition started just randomly cutting off while driving with my 2 children in the car. After getting the codes read it came up as the throttle body. We had the throttle body replaced and it seemed to help until about nov 2018 then instead of cutting off while driving the car would jerk hard and then you could not accelerate over about 50mph. Multiple things started flashing on the dash like the wrench, traction control, hill descent, and check engine. We got all codes read and this time it was the map sensor. …”

NHTSA complaint #11171560, filed 2019-01, 67,000 miles

“While driving at 35 MPH the engine started shuddering and had loss of power. Pushing accelerator produced nothing. Coasted to side of road and powertrain failure warning light came on. Called Ford dealership. They said turn it off and it would clear itself as this was a well known problem. It cleared itself. They said this problem would repeat itself but no telling when. This problem caused my wife to be placed in a very hazardous traffic situation.this known throttle body defect should be recalled. After researching I found numerous identical complaints.”

NHTSA complaint #11331920, filed 2020-07, 77,000 miles

“I'm driving at normal speed when suddenly my malfunction indicator lights up and no engine power. The power steering, braking, lighting and climate control systems remain fully functional, however the vehicle no longer remains operational. Ford has a recall 16b32 and customer satisfaction program in other Ford vehicles, but not mine, but the same exact thing is happening. . $890 latter I am having my electronic throttle body replaced with only 52,000 miles and Ford has nothing to say about the problem since the Expedition is not part of the csp. …”

NHTSA complaint #11231265, filed 2019-07, 52,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025513%
202456%
20231117%
20221614%
202111347%
202026863%
201922443%
201814939%
20175114%
20163617%
20152918%
20143447%
20134347%
20126454%
20112130%
20101017%
2009414%
20081410%
20072713%
2006227%
20054414%
2004279%
2003508%
2002185%
2001407%
2000425%
1999677%
1998708%
1997769%

Other parts of the 2016 Ford Expedition

Brakes
48 complaintsEngine
37 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
20 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
19 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsEquipment
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford Expedition

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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