2018 Ford Expedition Power Train

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate while the transmission made abnormal sounds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the failure was related to Technical Service Bulletin: 22-2145 (Momentary Neutral-Out Condition in Drive) however, the vehicle was not covered under the TSB. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Transmission is hunting, popping, and jumping out of gear. Started popping into reverse at approximately 20,000 and multiple dealerships told me “I did not understand the transmission”. Power train warranty expired at 60K, at 62K it began violently shifting out of gear on acceleration.

10 speed transmission is eratic and can cause sudden loss of power or stuck in gear and slamming in and out of gears.

My transmission stalls out multiple times while driving. It switches gears really rough. If my car stalls out at a light it could interfere with other drivers and could cause an accident. I have not taken it to a dealer yet but whoever rides in my car can feel the problems it’s causing. There is no warning lights or anything that come up.

Transmission shifting is spectacularly (not in a good way) erratic. Early shifts are fine when cold, incredibly hard when warm. Later shifts are extremely sluggish. Sometimes the transmission will disengage completely when accelerating in traffic, leading to nearly being rear ended by following vehicles. This is completely unacceptable and very, very dangerous. I've never owned a vehicle that acted this dangerous! One Google search of erratic Ford 10 speed transmission will send you to many websites with thousands of complaints. Since Ford will not stand behind this product, the federal government needs to take the reigns and protect the consumer purchasing this vehicle. Thank you.

my transmission shifted from first gear to second gear very hard causing the vehicle to lunge. My daughter is a new driver and it scared her so much that she stopped in traffic at a stop sign and I thought the vehicle was hit. my dash cam even recorded it as a possible collision (no one hit us just jerked that bad). I have only owned it for a month and when I took it to the dealer that I bought it from they said Ford knows they have a problem and it sucks. (dealerships words) I had no lamps or warnings come on at the time of the event. when I changed driving modes the vehicle went completely out of gear and would not go back into gear until I shut it down and started it back up.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made rattling sounds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N08 (PCM Reprogram Due To Engine Shudder) and that the cam phaser also needed to be replaced. However, the dealer informed the contact that the manufacturer declined the repair due to the vehicle's salvage title. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and declined the replacement part due to the salvage title. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Something is going on with the transmission we got it at dealer now it shifts funny 3 to 4 and 6to8 and sometimes you go to pull out and it revs up to 3000 rpm and don't move then it slam in gear and move and not all the time but sometimes you slow down you hear a crunching noises under expedition. If you stop fast it down shifts hard and if you go to move again it's like it's in a high gear it never shifted down .it's a 2018 10 speed transmission and if you read online ford has problems with them so why is it not a safety recall on this transmission before someone pulls out somewhere and gets kill because it won't move . It's a problem not a accident

Powertrain/ Transmission required replacement. Replacement transmission from the factory deemed defective and suffered a catastrophic failure in less than 24 hours after install.

Vehicle with 80k miles. Transmission stuck in 2nd gear resulted in safety issue when merging with traffic. When this occurs the engine revs and then the transmission jumps into 8th gear. Once in 8th gear it is very slow to accelerate. If there’s any reason I need to decelerate, the transmission remains in 8th gear and will not shift back to 1st gear even if at a complete stop. Have been stopped at a traffic light and had to place the vehicle back in park and shut the engine off so the transmission will reset back to 1st.

Random gear shifts lead to dangerous changes in speed during normal driving. Example-Driving in 8th gear transmission shifted to 2nd and then jumped back to 6th gear causing near loss of control. Other times transmission sticks in-between gear resulting in a loss of power during driving. Dealer and independent service center have reproduced problem. Replaced value body per Ford's recommendation which did not fix the problem. Vehicle has not been inspected by police, insurance representative or manufacturer. Powertrain warning light did come on but after these issues were affecting the vehicle.

During a routine trip on the highway, as I was trying to overtake a vehicle the SUV shifted from 10th gear to 1st and locked up the wheels. This left my vehicle unable to move for a few seconds while on the highway. I lost all throttle response, the vehicle lit up the wrench icon on the dash. The issue has been replicated at the ford dealership and there are currently 3 others in for repair for the same issue.

Transmission seems to get stuck in 2nd and 8-9 gear when driving and I have lost all ability to accelerate at both slow and high speeds. I am able to see the gear it gets stuck in since there is a visual on what gear the vehicle is in on the dashboard. When it appears to be stuck in a gear, if you hit the gas it does not respond and you lose your speed. RPMs increase. After a delay which there is no acceleration, it then kicks into the next gear with a large jolt that shakes the whole vehicle pretty harshly. I have expressed to Ford Corporation my concerns on safety and no one was behind me during the times this has happened. If there was someone behind me I feel that I could have easily get hit from behind especially at the higher rates of speed. SUV is currently at the dealer since the first 2 service bulletins have not corrected the issue. I have been dealing with this for almost 3 months.

The vehicle "chatters" when starting first thing in the morning and sometimes after it sits for a few hours(when engine has had time to cool down). It started about two months ago. We recently took our Expedition to an independent mechanic to have it checked over prior to a road trip. Their diagnosis was a loose timing chain and their recommendation was to take it to a licensed Ford dealership. I contacted three local Ford dealerships and their estimated next available service dates were between 4 and 6 weeks. Plus they are having problems getting some parts. We bought vehicle used with 68,000 miles and did not buy extended service plan. We currently have 95,000 and local dealer advised this repair is not covered by Ford even though Ford Issued TSB 21-2119 acknowledging the problem and recommended fix.

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TAKING A LEFT AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. IT WOULD NOT GO. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WAITED A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN AND THEN THE CAR TOOK OFF AS NORMAL. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME THIS SITUATION HAS BEGUN HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY CAN NEVER GET IT TO DUPLICATE WHAT IT DOES TO ME. CONCERNING TO ME IS IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND CAN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VTC SOLENOID AND CAM-PHASER WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER FORD COLLEGE STATION LOCATED AT 1351 EARL RUDDER FWY, COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A MANUFACTURES FIELD SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

EXPEDITION WILL NOT TOW BUMPER PULL TRAILER, 2000LBS. ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES TERRIBLY, DEALER CANNOT FIX AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES INCLUDING LAST WEEK, CROSSROADS FORD, DOESN'T KNOW THE CAUSE, AGREES ITS TERRIBLE, UNUSABLE, DANGEROUS.HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE A FARM, CANNOT GET HAY ETC. CANNOT TRAILER HORSES, ETC. HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TRAILERS, SAME PROBLEM. $65,000 TRUCK THAT CAN'T MEET MY BUSINESS NEEDS. WHAT WILL FORD DO ABOUT THIS?

POWER TRAIN FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 800 MILES INTO A ROAD TRIP. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS IN EXTREME STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER RECENTLY EXITING THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE STARTED DOWNSHIFTING EXTREMELY ROUGHLY, JERKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FORWARD AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO OVERHEAT. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH UP SHIFTING SINCE PURCHASE BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 36,000 MILES.

TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY HARD AND BANGS. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY OUT AND BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS

THE VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE DOWN SHIFTING FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACTUALLY SHAKE AND FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS JARRED. IT IS WORSE WHEN YOU HAVE THE BREAK APPLIED TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE NEW 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND IT'S FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. HOWEVER IT'S VERY ALARMING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND STARTLES PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE.

THE TRUCK WAS BEING BACKED INTO A PARKING SPOT ,THE TRUCKS TURNED OFF I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO START THE TRUCK TO BACK UP AND IT PROPELLED INTO THE WALL OF THE ESTABLISHMENT THAT I WAS GOING INTO TO EAT DINNER CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND MY VEHICLE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING LOOKED INTO. I HAVE A FAMILY AND WE ALL RIDE IN THIS TRUCK I WOULD NEVER WANT TO PUT THERE LIVES IN DANGER KNOWING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM GOING ON WITH THESE TRUCKS.