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2019 Ford Expedition Brakes Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
2%of 526 total for the year
Median mileage
120,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the brakes of the 2019 Ford Expedition, 2% of the 526 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 120,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“Approximately One week ago, I was on the freeway when at 70 miles an hour warning light came in with brake system. Failure came up, and I lost all power to the vehicle and shut down and I tried restarting it on neutral. I was in traffic, which made it more difficult to go onto the side of the road went to I was in the center divider. There was no power of any kind to left side of vehicle windows, door locks, etc. …”

NHTSA complaint #11609282, filed 2024-08

“My wife was driving home from work and when she went to stop at an intersection, the brakes failed to engage. She stated she pushed the brake to the floor and the car would not stop. We were on the phone when this occurred. She suddenly said she got into an accident as her car would not stop. She also stated that in the morning, the car would not stop as she was backing into her parking spot in the parking garage at work. Significant front end damage to my wife's vehicle causing almost $13k in damages including a bent frame. …”

NHTSA complaint #11561065, filed 2023-12

“My vehicle is included in NHTSA recall 26V402. It has already rolled twice after I shifted into park and applied the electronic parking brake. I want these rollaway incidents documented and I want the park system inspected. One time it rolled backward several feet out of the driveway. Luckily, it stopped before it rolled down the street! The second time, it rolled a couple feet backward on a slight incline. This is dangerous! I always apply the parking brake in addition to putting the truck into park. I will need to take it in to a dealer or service center and have it inspected. …”

NHTSA complaint #11763870, filed 2026-09

“I took the car for a recall due OBD issues and reprogramming shortly after that 3 days after it was at redrock ford in Williston North Dakota is giving me Emergency brake malfunction in middle of driving car on cruise control this warning came on with a lightning symbol in red and circle around it disengaging cruise control on its own and also no showing speed cruise control is set for this is the 3rd time I take this car due to recalls they also just did seatbelt tensioners on front driver and passenger sides and is listed again for it and status on it is that no remedy is available due to…”

NHTSA complaint #11676361, filed 2025-07

“The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and hitting a bump, the rear end of the vehicle shuddered violently. The contact also stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound momentarily. Additionally, the contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that upon releasing and slightly depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle responded. …”

NHTSA complaint #11625309, filed 2024-11, 120,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026218%
2025616%
2024911%
202358%
202298%
202162%
2020102%
201982%
2018154%
20177521%
20164822%
201595%
201423%
201344%
201265%
201111%
201035%
2009414%
20083323%
20072913%
2006176%
2005165%
20044314%
20038714%
2002226%
2001244%
2000334%
1999364%
1998577%
199711013%

Other parts of the 2019 Ford Expedition

Transmission and drivetrain
224 complaints
Seat belts
113 complaints
Engine
108 complaints
Other or unknown
48 complaints
Engine cooling
31 complaints
Air bags
25 complaints
Electrical system
17 complaints
Body and structure
16 complaints
Suspension
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
14 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Exterior lighting
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Ford Expedition

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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