There are 8 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2010 Ford Expeditionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THERE ARE 3 SPOTS SO FAR THAT HAVE BUBBLED UP ON THE HOOD AND TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY TILL 06/15 BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
BUBBLING OF PAINT LOCATED CENTRALLY ON TAILGATE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND METAL EDGE AND AROUND LICENSE PLATE, IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES OR PURCHASED $3500 EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE EITHER...NICE FORD! *TR
PAINT IS BUBBLING ON LIFT GATE. *TR
PAINT IS BLISTERING ON THE HOOD AND REAR TAILGATE, WHICH ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM. FORD WON'T COVER THIS UNDER THEIR CORROSION WARRANTY UNLESS THERE IS PERFORATION THRU TO THE SHEET METAL. BY THE TIME THIS OCCURS THE WARRANTY IS UP AND THE PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR
AFTER ONLY A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED CORROSION AND PAINT BUBBLING ON THE HOOD AND TAILGATE. THESE BODY PANELS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN, ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER IS VERY RELUCTANT TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED COROSSION AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIFTGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTGATE NEEDED TO BE REFINISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
THE PAINT ON THE REAR HATCH IS BUBBLING, FORD STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE A ISSUE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY 2004 EXPEDITION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY WIDESPREAD. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS COULD HAPPEN ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE, ONLY SEND ME A FORM LETTER RESPONSE. *TR
WHEN DRIVING THE 2010 FORD EXPEDITION THROUGH VIRTUALLY ANY PUDDLE, AS THE WATER HITS THE FRONT WHEELS IT IS THROWN DIRECTLY UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE SUV. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND THEY ALWAYS ARE DESIGNED TO PUSH THE WATER AWAY/UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AS YOU LOOSE ALL VISIBILITY EVERY TIME YOU RUN THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. HAVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HIGH STILL TAKES 3-4 CYCLES TO CLEAR THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS DUMPED ON THE WINDSHIELD. SO YOU ARE DRIVING BLIND UNTIL YOU EXIT THE PUDDLE/WATER ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHICH CAN BE QUITE A DISTANCE WITH HEAVY RAINS AND WATER RUNNING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE ROAD). MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD AND THE RESPONSE IS HOW FORD HANDLES ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES....'NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.' HERE LIES THE ISSUE. IT HAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES IN THE RAIN. FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO DEVELOP A DESIGN FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, AND ORDERED TO STOP SELLING ADDITIONAL VEHICLES UNTIL THIS FIX IS ROLLED OUT. FORD IS STILL THE SAME COMPANY THEY WERE IN THE 80'S AND 90'S....DENY RESPONSIBILITY AND HOPE PEOPLE WILL JUST GO AWAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO FORD'S POOR DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. FORD WON'T HAVE RECORDS COMPLAINTS, BECAUSE THE DEALERS WON'T WRITE A REPAIR ORDER FOR IT SINCE THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS THE SAME APPROACH FORD IS TAKING ON THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION ISSUES THESE VEHICLES HAVE ALSO. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026