IllustrationELECTRONIC REAR HATCH MAKE AN AWFUL NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE NOISE IS NOT CONSISTENT, WILL COME AND GO. THEY DID INDICATE THAT THE MOTOR IS LOUD. THE NOISE STILL CONTINUES TO EXIST. *TR
2007 Ford Expedition
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2007 Ford Expedition do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 155.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
560–25K
2425–50K
3250–75K
2875–100K
26100–150K
20150K+
186 reports with mileage · 29 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports5 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
215 reportsSHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE AUG. 23, 2007 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF RATTLING. IN SEPT. 2007 THEY REPLACED THE SUNROOF. SINCE REPLACING THE SUNROOF IT HAS BEEN BACK 3 MORE TIME WITH RATTLING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED AND IT CONTINUES TO EXIST. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT THE PROBL…
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SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE AUG. 23, 2007 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF RATTLING. IN SEPT. 2007 THEY REPLACED THE SUNROOF. SINCE REPLACING THE SUNROOF IT HAS BEEN BACK 3 MORE TIME WITH RATTLING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED AND IT CONTINUES TO EXIST. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND AT THIS TIME THEY WANT ANOTHER CHANCE TO FIX IT. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE WASHINGTON STATE ATTNY. GENERAL AND HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE DEEMED A "LEMON". AFTER FOR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE SUNROOF THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS EXPEDITION. *TR
ENGINES LUGS ON TAKE OFF, WE WERE AT THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS TOOK VEHICLE IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE ECM HAS THE MOST CURRENT UPDATES. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN A FEW TIMES SINCE AUG. 13TH, 2…
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ENGINES LUGS ON TAKE OFF, WE WERE AT THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS TOOK VEHICLE IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE ECM HAS THE MOST CURRENT UPDATES. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN A FEW TIMES SINCE AUG. 13TH, 2008. WE ARE CURRENTLY ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF, WAITING ON FORD MOTOR CO. REGARDING THAT ISSUE. *TR
IN THE MORNING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL BECOME SLUGGISH, THEN SURGE OF POWER. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN, BUT THE FOUND AN UPDATE FOR THE ECM, RE-FLASHED THE ECM AND TEST DROVE, VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *TR
WHEN PUTTING THE 2007 FORD EXPEDITION EL INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLAM INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE CONCERN AND THEN CHECKED FOR UPDATES. THE ECM HAS THE MOST CORRECT UPDATES. *TR
TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ON. DEALER FOUND CRACKS IN TIRE STEMS ON AL FOUR AND REPLACED. *TR
2007 FORD EXPEDITION MILEAGE ~34,000 I HAVE TAKEN MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION INTO THE SHOP NOW ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME THE PROBLEM WAS LISTED AT UN-FOUND, AND THE 3RD TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOW THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF AN ISSUE BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIRE AVAILABLE. TH…
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2007 FORD EXPEDITION MILEAGE ~34,000 I HAVE TAKEN MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION INTO THE SHOP NOW ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME THE PROBLEM WAS LISTED AT UN-FOUND, AND THE 3RD TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOW THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF AN ISSUE BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIRE AVAILABLE. THE ISSUE: *WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO STAY IN A HIGHER GEAR AND THEN DOWNSHIFTS HARD, AND COMES TO A STOP. *WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE VERY BADLY, THEN TAKE OFF. THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SCARY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO "CATCH" AND TAKE OFF. I HAVE BASICALLY STARTED TO LEAVE MYSELF 10X THE ROOM NEEDED TO PULL OUT TO AVOID AN INJURY. *AT 35 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO SPEED UP A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD, AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES THEN DECIDES TO MOVE. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT TELLING THE TRUCK TO GO! *THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD VEHICLE, BUT FORD HAS BEEN COVERING THIS ISSUE UP FOR MANY MONTHS NOW! THIS IS GOING TO END UP KILLING SOMEONE ONE DAY IF IT IS NOT FIXED! WRITTEN BY A CORPORATE SAFETY SPECIALIST. *TR
DRIVING MY WIFE NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON. ONCE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER SHE NOTICED THAT AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TIRE VALVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE NOTICED THAT ALL THE VALVES WERE CRACKED AND DEFECTIVE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE CONTACT THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE ALL THE PASSENGERS, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN FROM THE REAR SEAT. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THE DRIV…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE CONTACT THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE ALL THE PASSENGERS, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN FROM THE REAR SEAT. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER, FORD STATED THAT SINCE THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE. THE FIRE REPORT CLEARLY STATED THAT THE FLAMES ORIGINATED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE COLLISION CENTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SOUNDED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. HE PLACED AIR IN THE TIRES, BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE DID NOT INCREASE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS (TR414) WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SOUNDED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. HE PLACED AIR IN THE TIRES, BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE DID NOT INCREASE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS (TR414) WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 183,000.
Official recalls
208V057000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
Feb 5, 2008
FORD IS RECALLING 57,199 MY 2006-2007 E-150, E-250, E-350, AND MY 2007 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L ENGINES. THE FUEL RAIL CROSS-OVER HOSE MAY CONTAIN WEAK AREAS. AS A RESULT, THE HOSE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL ODOR AND/OR FUEL LEAK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
08V058000 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Feb 5, 2008
FORD IS RECALLING 123,632 MY 2007-2008 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. THE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING ON ALL SIDE DOORS MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL CUSTOMER USAGE. THIS CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THE HANDLE MAY BE LOOSE CAUSING A RATTLE OR NOISE AND THE HANDLE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO PROVIDE A DELAYED RESISTANCE WHEN ACTUATING THE HANDLE PRIOR TO OPENING THE DOOR.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INTERIOR HANDLE SPRING ON ALL SIDE DOORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO