Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Ford Expedition has 24 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS IN THE MORNING BUT IT DID NOT SHIFT ANY GEAR, CAR WAS TOWED TO THE ... |
| Nov 30, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERAT... |
| Dec 21, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ON DECEMBER 21ST 2012 I LEFT TO DROP MY DAUGHTER AT DAYCARE... WE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND I FOUND I... |
| Dec 1, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | REAR DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL LINKS RUSTED THRU AND BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE DIFFERENTIAL TO MOVE TOWARD ... |
| Jan 18, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2002 FORD EXPEDITION HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS. OVER THE YEARS, IT WILL SOME... |
| Jan 2, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2002 FORD EXPEDITION OD LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. I WAS DRIVING DOWN I75 AND MY TRANSMISSION KEPT... |
| Mar 31, 2008 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED TO ... |
| Nov 13, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 75,000- WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FIRST YE... |
| Oct 20, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | BEGINNING OF 2006, I PURCHASED MY USED 2002 FORD EXPLORER. AROUND 70,000 MILES, ABOUT 9 MONTHS LATER... |
| Oct 20, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTER ON THE COLUMN BROKE IN 1/2 WHILE P... |
| Oct 3, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT A USED 2002 FORD ESCAPE 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS CARFAXED AND ALL AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THR... |
| Oct 2, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | PULLED 2002 FORD EXPLORER INTO COVERED SPACE AT APARTMENT COMPLEX AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR INTO ... |
| Aug 21, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SLIP. O/D LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK AND TRANSMISSION CLUNKS INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS... |
| Dec 18, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | PROBLEM: AFTER ONLY 54943 MILES ON MY 2002 FORD EXPEDITION, I COULD NOT MOVED MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMIS... |
| Dec 18, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. I CALLED FOR AN ASSISTANCE, I WAS TOLD MY SHIFTING CABL... |
| Sep 21, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 EXPLORER REAR AXLE MAKES HOWLING\NOISES WHEN ACCELERATING. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR REAR AXLE. REAR... |
| Jul 6, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE WAS THAT THE O... |
| Jan 3, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 EXPLORER STARTED SHUDDERING WHEN GOING UP HILLS, WHEN PASSING CARS, AND ... |
| Aug 24, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | MAY 04, MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED (FILTER CHANGED AND FLUID REPLACED) BY THE LOCAL FORD D... |
| Dec 29, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING YOU EXPERIENCE A HESITATION FORD DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID IT WAS A SPARK PLUG-AND R... |