2016 Ford Expedition power train problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2016 Ford Expedition — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My 2016 Expedition has the same 6R80 transmission as the Ford F150, for which there is a recall for the Lead Frame. My wife was driving the vehicle on the highway and the check engine light came on and the vehicle went into "limp mode" causing the vehicle to decelerate to approximately 35 mph…”
filed Aug 26, 2026
“My expedition started stuttering and the speedometer, started fluctuating speeds which would also cause my cruise control to turn off. Then the speedometer quit working altogether and so did the odometer. If I turned the truck off and restarted it, it would reset everything for a few miles then it…”
filed Apr 6, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
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Power Train problems in other Expedition years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Expedition | 5 | 15% |
| 2024 Expedition | 5 | 7% |
| 2023 Expedition | 11 | 17% |
| 2022 Expedition | 15 | 13% |
| 2021 Expedition | 110 | 47% |
| 2020 Expedition | 260 | 63% |
| 2019 Expedition | 218 | 44% |
| 2018 Expedition | 146 | 39% |
| 2017 Expedition | 51 | 14% |
| 2015 Expedition | 29 | 18% |
| 2014 Expedition | 34 | 47% |
| 2013 Expedition | 43 | 47% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 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.