2012 Ford Expedition vehicle speed control problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2012 Ford Expedition — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The speedometer will quit working and the vehicle will not shift out of 1st gear, if you can work through it it will start throwing error messages such as zero miles to empty, tire moniter system fault, etc. This is a very dangerous situation especially in high traffic areas. There was a customer…”
filed Nov 17, 2025
“I was driving my 2012 expedition and suddenly the vehicle went from doing 60 to 40 immediately the tires squealed and threw me into the right lane . This vehicle transmission has a recall for down shifting and power train issues. My vin number does not fit the Recall but my vehicle has all the…”
filed Aug 29, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Expedition years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Expedition | 8 | 11% |
| 2023 Expedition | 6 | 9% |
| 2022 Expedition | 8 | 7% |
| 2021 Expedition | 9 | 4% |
| 2020 Expedition | 13 | 3% |
| 2019 Expedition | 13 | 3% |
| 2018 Expedition | 15 | 4% |
| 2017 Expedition | 21 | 6% |
| 2016 Expedition | 20 | 9% |
| 2015 Expedition | 15 | 9% |
| 2014 Expedition | 4 | 6% |
| 2013 Expedition | 7 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Ford Expedition
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.