Powertrain malfunction per engine light on dash and ford app description. Car lost gas power and immediately came to a halt. When trying to get car going it would not shift into gear. Got it to the ford parts store and they said it needs a complete new transmission. There were no warnings prior to the transmission going out.
2019 Ford Expedition transmission complaints
Page 7 of 9: complaints 161 to 190 of 224, newest first, as owners wrote them.
When entering the vehicle and closing all doors, one pushes the start button. Once starting to drive or reverse, an error message appears "Transmission Not in Park". The error message stays until the vehicle is put into motion. Then when coming to a stop, the error message reappears. It is understood the transmission is not in park because one is attempting to drive the vehicle. The vehicle drives fine, but the message appears repeatedly while in reverse and or drive. Many forums have suggested the rotary dial to engage the different drive modes is not speaking with the door latches. No other warnings appear and no doors are ajar.
At highway speeds the transmission will lose all power like it's in neutral. The vehicle will have no power when this happens. Ford has had a tsb for this problem. This is very dangerous and should be a safety recall.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate and lost motive power. While driving uphill, the vehicle failed to accelerate. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the cam phaser and the differential pinion seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened. The contact was then referred to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle shifted abnormally, and hesitated while attempting to accelerate, causing the vehicle to stop. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted to 1st gear prior to driving the vehicle to the residence. There was a rattling sound coming from the front of the vehicle and the vehicle was jerking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The dealer was not notified, and the vehicle remained unrepaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that during the initial start-up, there was a rattling sound coming from the engine department. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired: however, the failure recurred after several months. The contact stated that a year later the failure became persistent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the power train control module for the cam phaser had failed. The cam phasers were replaced. The vehicle had been returned to the dealer, however, was not repaired another time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed that the repair was no longer covered under warranty. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.
On December 19, 2023 my 2019 Ford Expedition the Cam Phasers failed on the EcoBoost V6 Engine requiring a $3,500 repair. A local Ford dealership has confirmed this issue and are proceeding with the repairs. This is a very common issue with the EcoBoost V6 Engine and Ford needs to address this issue.
On multiple occasions I have experienced a sudden loss of power. This seems to happen when excelerating while entering/merging on to the freeway. There is a large bang/clunk and then no power. This has caused nearly caused me to be in accidents, especially when trying to merge into speeding traffic. I'm afraid this is going to cause an accident.
Expedition shifts terribly. Gets stuck in 4th gear and jerks very badly. Car has shut off multiple times while driving. Expedition will get stuck in the middle of traffic lights due to it not being able to shift up gears. Gets stuck in 4th gear every time it stops so then have to put car in park and turn off for it to be able to drive. The 10 speed transmission needs a recall asap before there is a death if there isn’t some already.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle shifted abnormally, and hesitated while attempting to accelerate. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the vehicle had experienced a failure shifting into second and third gear due to a failure with the valve body. The contact was informed that the valve body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 69,000.
In June of 2022 (50,284 miles) we were experiencing hard shifting and noises upon starting. We took it to our local dealership in Virginia who did an upgrade on the powertrain control module and told me what I was experiencing was normal for this transmission and not a concern. In December of 2022 (57,715 miles), my husband was driving our expedition when it suddenly downshifted, would not accelerate, and a warning popped up saying “drive mode unavailable”, in addition to a wrench and engine light displaying on the dashboard. We immediately had it towed to our local dealership where they diagnosed the problem as needing a MAP sensor replacement even though there was no codes showing. In March of 2023 (at 63,20 miles) while traveling with my 2 young children down the highway at 75 mph in a desolate area, my car made a noise, downshifted very hard, and lost ability to accelerate. The same warning popped up stating “drive mode unavailable”. I had to maneuver my vehicle to the shoulder in traffic traveling at a high rate of speed with my children in the car. I again had it towed to a ford dealership where they stated it was due to the previous dealership only replacing one MAP sensor so they replaced both. On October 28, 2023 (at approximately 72,000 miles) while traveling at 75 mph on a highway in a desolate area, my car again downshifted, lost the ability to accelerate, and had the same pop up stating “drive mode unavailable” with the same warning lights as the previous 2 times. I had to navigate across multiple lanes to the shoulder in low visibility pouring rain with vehicles driving at a high rate of speed. My car has been at a dealership for 2 weeks now and they have diagnosed the issue is my cam phasers and the repair is for them to be replaced. I opened a case with Ford customer experience who agreed to pay 40% of the cost. I have been put in dangerous situations due to Ford’s refusal to put out a recall when it is a known issue.
The 10R80 transmission started delayed shifts between 8,9,10. After 50 miles the issue spread to the lower gears. When going from 3rd to 4th or 5th the engine speeds up vehicle loses speed. To recover let your foot off the gas and then apply gas very gently. After another 50 miles shifting became more erratic, sometimes with a load clunk. My safety has been at risk because you cannot count on the vehicle to do a smooth acceleration during a traffic merge. If you are in a lineup doing a merge suddenly you cannot keep pace because the transmission is shifting erratically. The vehicle has been at the dealer from October 3rd within in line for repair. They have stated Ford is just overwhelmed with 10R80 repairs. Based upon public information the Ford 10R80 transmission has some major flaws. Received an orange wrench message telling me repairs are required. I know that by its behavior. Filed a case with Ford Customer Care program, so far no help.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift out of 4th gear. The contact then stated that the vehicle failed to shift in the intended gears. The contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine revved but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that when the vehicle finally accelerated, the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the cam phaser and transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The transmission was replaced but the cam phaser had not yet been replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was transferred to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
2019 Ford Expedition engine rattles on cold start, while driving at highway speeds, loss of engine power, and when Auto start/stop engages, it will, at times, "catch" and turn vehicle off due to lack of engine power- it will then flash a warning message stating driver must shift to park, then restart vehicle. Cam Phaser/Cam shaft wears prematurely, thus, not allowing it to open and close valves related to the crankshaft and pistons, which in turn poses a risk to both the vehicle operator as well as drivers on the road. Safety is a put at risk due to the cam phaser adjusting the camshaft so the car responds to low RPM- This causes reduced engine power and potential stalling- which is a major concern when driving any vehicle, especially on freeways with small children in the car. This problem has been confirmed by a dealing, specifically a dealer services manager, who stated "its a very known issue and somehow hasn't been recalled yet". The vehicle has been inspected a ford service manager The first known symptom is the rattle sound upon cold start, then other symptoms arose such as the lack of engine power, stalling, and auto start/stop not working correctly. The only "warning" is that of the auto start/stop malfunction that offers upon stalling (at a stop speed), this does not include stalling when at highway speeds.
April 2023 was the first time we experienced an issue. We were out of town driving on the highway, accelerating to an on-ramp when we heard a loud thud underneath the car and then lost acceleration. My husband removed his foot off the gas and then when he put pressure on the gas pedal again it began driving. During this incident we saw warning lights on the dash (a wrench and we believe a few other lights as well) and a chime noise. Since April 2023 we have had 3 to 4 other instances where the car has shifted hard, not like the usual shifting. On August 29 2023, my car was at 77,405 miles we experienced the same hard shifting incident. This time we were accelerating to change lanes on the highway when we heard a loud thud underneath the car, this time it was so loud it was like a sledgehammer underneath us, we could even feel it underneath our feet. We lost all acceleration and could not get it back. Because we lost all acceleration, my husband had to get over multiple lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder and figure out what to do next. This experience was very frightening because with no acceleration it put us at a huge risk in the middle of a very congested highway with our kids. Again, we had warning lights on the dash (a wrench) and a chime noise but it went away before we could get a picture or look at it long enough to remember if any additional lights popped up, we were too worried about pulling over to safety. After being pulled over for a few minutes, turning the car off and back on again, we were able to accelerate. We tried to take the car in to be fixed under warranty but they were not able to replicate the issue. We believe this issue it due to the power train (transmission) and it is available for inspection upon request. The vehicle or component has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others.
Car has 49700 miles. I was traveling on highway at speed and tried to accelerate to merge into exit lane traffic and engine and power train completely cut out and transmission failure light with wrench came on. Luckily cars behind me were able to slow down and avoid an accident but this could have been deadly. Thank God my children were not in the car. Car was previously taken to dealership in January of 2023 for transmission shifting issues and repair work was done. Car is also “hard shifting” into gear from park, causing whole car to jerk. Car routinely “hard shifts” when accelerating onto highway and “hard shifts” when slowing in rush hour traffic.
Transmission problems - slipping, shifting delays, clunking sounds, losing power, hard shifting. Cam phasers - rattling on cold start Car is available for inspection Shifting delay was confirmed by dealership service department. 4 VCT units and gaskets have been replaced once already to fix cam phasers rattle in 2/21, but issue is happening again. Vehicle has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, insurance reps, or others. No warning lamps or other messages.
Cam phasers gone bad even after doing a ‘reprogram’ that Ford listed as a recall. Ford then sent out a Customer Satisfaction Extension to replace the cam phasers (that we never received) but we missed the expiration date so now they are refusing to cover any of the service or parts. This is a known issue for the 3.5 engine, yet consumers are paying thousands out of pocket for a known issue.
My truck does this during, gears shifts 3-4- them 3,4,t complete gri g like people noise somewhere around 15 mph - 20 mph. Happens 80% of the time when I'm slowing down coming around a curve on a slight inclin, 5gear sounds like it's grinding in then it dowm shifts to 4th and slows down very fast..then downs hard shift with clunk upto 5th when speeding up after that slight turn . Seem to get worse after 95,500 miles
The transmission on this vehicle slips in and out of gear . It is very dangerous trying to merge into traffic. It make a high pitch sound and smells a burning smell. I have not taken it to the shop yet but will have to in the near future.
Hard shifts by the transmission, an extreme lack of shifts by the transmission resulting in stalling out on highway as if it was in neutral, jumping multiple gears at one time, trying to shift once it reached the final gear, Ford took 6 months to rebuild my transmission and when I got it back the sunroof was broken and leaking in my passenger floorboard, a month later I’m still have loud whining noises from start and leaking coolant, it is now back in the shop, while being covered under a certified pre owned warranty, we bought it from a dealership a little over 2 years ago and it has been in the shop for these repairs and others a total of 10 months.
When crossing an intersection my vehicles RPMs went up but there was no acceleration, after a few seconds the car found the gear and went across. There hasn't been any lights on for any issues. Trying to find somewhere to take it because the transmission is done. had we been hit with my kids in the vehicle ford would have a bigger issue at hand.
On at least six occasions in the last few months, the transmission has disengaged while attempting to accelerate. This has happened most frequently when attempting to merge into traffic on the freeway. The transmission disengages, the engine revs, and no power is transmitted to the tires. The car coasts in neutral until the transmission re-engages. The loss of power and duration for which the transmission is not working poses a major safety problem--right when you need to accelerate to merge safely into traffic, all power is lost. In some cases, the transmission will re-engage while the engine RPMs are still elevated and the gear will make a loud noise and the vehicle will jerk. I've taken the vehicle to a Ford dealer for service under warranty and the dealer provided no information other than a general "something's certainly wrong and we need to open it up and start rebuilding things" response. They say they're over 3 months out before they have time to start repairs. I have been unable to actually schedule these repairs with the dealer after multiple contacts. I'm worried that Ford has no resolution to this issue and hopes to make it through to the end of the warranty period without providing any resolution. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Transmission; yes. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Yes. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Unknown. The dealer's service center confirms something is wrong, but could not provide specifics. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? A Ford dealer's service center. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? The digital display on the dash has, in some instances, flashed "see owners manual" when power has been lost.
Transmission has been clunky since new purchase in 2019. Has been to dealer several times for diagnosis. No resolution. Usually cannot reproduce when dealer has car. Recently dealer did some work on the transmission and then it failed on a long highway trip. Transmission overheated. Went into limp mode. Now stuck at a dealer 300 miles away. Dealer can’t reproduce the problem when they drive it around the block and somehow there are no obd codes so they won’t do any work on it, but also ford won’t pay to have it transported to our home dealer.
Transmission randomly shifts out of gear while trying to accelerate creating an unsafe driving condition. This usually happens at Highway speeds.
I own a 2019 Ford Expedition Max (10R80 trans) & have experienced intermit. issues with the vehicle failing to shift into a higher gear when accelerating rapidly & getting stuck in a high RPM unless the accelerator is released. When releasing the accelerator there is a violent clunk & jerking. I have expressed this issue to Ford’s Service Department at the dealership. When intaking my vehicle the service advisor made a comment to another advisor that we have another Expedition with shifting issues. The advisor stated that this seemed to be a common issue with these vehicles, so I researched the issue online myself & found several threads with the same reported issue to include class action lawsuit websites for this issue. I paid Ford’s Service Department to diagnose the vehicle and they found no issues with the transmission and said it was okay and they weren’t able to replicate the issue (this is because it is an intermit. issue). The advisor stated that the transmission has an adaptive learn system and stated that the adaptive learn could be having issues, so I asked them to keep the vehicle and flash the adaptive learn or do a reset. I had them flash the system and it seemed to resolve the issue for a while, but it later returned. I then attempted contacting Ford Customer Service (Corporate) directly and explained the issue to them however they directed right back to the dealership. Recently I went to West Virginia for vacation and was traveling on the interstate. While traveling on the interstate at about 55 mph I was in a situation where I needed to rapidly accelerate due to an 18-wheeler changing lanes into my lane. The vehicle failed to accelerate/shift into a higher gear and being stuck in high RPMs. We were nearly KILLED in this incident and this is what prompted me to contact the federal safety agency. I am also a law enforcement officer of over 15 years. It is my professional and personal opinion that this issue is an EXTREME DANGER to the occupants of these vehicles.
I own a 2019 Expedition XLT. I was traveling on the highway; I was in the right lane and was stuck behind a slow moving vehicle. I put on my blinker and waited for an opening in traffic, to move into the middle lane. Once there was an opening, I pressed the gas to accelerate into the lane. While the truck should have properly shifted and accelerated; instead the powertrain completely disengaged and I lost all power. The RPM's jumped all the way up. The truck was revving so high, but it was actually slowing down. I took my foot of the gas pedal and as the RPM came back down, the transmission slammed back into place with a horrible loud clunking sound that jolted the entire vehicle. After that, I was finally able to accelerate. This same situation has happened to me on several separate occasions. It is very scary having my 3 children in the vehicle and it losing power as I'm trying to make a move to be safe.
This vehicle has been to the dealer multiple times to check hard-shifting and shuttering. Could not replicate at dealer. On 5/27/23 500 miles into a 2k mile road trip the vehicle hard shifted- felt like we hit something, then lost all acceleration. Would not accelerate. Narrowly missing being hit by several cars as I moved it from the fast lane into shoulder. Trying to accelerate the whole time. It finally reengaged with another jolt. This vehicle has 76,000 miles on it at the time. It went into a dealer on 5/30. They confirmed the transmission was slipping into neutral on its own. They have had it ever since and now say it will be 2-3 weeks before repaired. Meanwhile - I was stuck 500 miles away from home.
In December 2022, my Expedition had a problem shifting while climbing hills. The transmission fluid was also overheating. We took it into the shop, but they didn’t find any issues. Over the past month, the transmission has been significantly hesitating and clunky. The local dealership have no transmission appointments until July 2023.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving into the driveway and shifting into park, the shift indicator message stated that the vehicle was not in park; however, the contact was still able to turn off the vehicle. On another occasion, while driving 15 MPH and entering the highway, the vehicle lost motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The warning light disappeared, and the vehicle operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer did not provide any further assistance. The failure mileage was 92,000.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2019 Ford Expedition?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history