2016 Ford EXPEDITION EL - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"multiple times while driving the vehicle i had trouble getting the brakes to work while driving and needing to slow down or coming to a complete stop. this almost resulted in an accident 2 times. we thought it was the current related to recall 22s11 which we had fixed already in july 2022. however, it is an issue that is not a reported recall at the moment. it is for the hydrolic control unit. ford will not replace this part at their cost and is forcing me to pay even though it is a major safety issue."

"hello, on a number of occasions (while driving on the highway and attempting a stop at a light) our brake system has gone unresponsive. it almost caused a collision the other day when i was approaching a red light. what happens is i push the brake, and then it almost feels like there is no resistance whatsoever and it goes soft, then i have to push very hard all the way down (pedal to the metal) on the brake to get it to stop. ford tells me my vehicle is not part of this recall for brake issues, but it is just a little suspcious that i have the same kind of car where there is a brake recall issue. https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/ford-suv-pickup-recall-brake-concerns-a9762212717/#:~:text=ford%20recalls%20suvs%20and%20trucks%20with%203.5l%20engine%20due%20to%20brake%20concerns&text=ford%20motor%20company%20is%20recalling,leak%2c%20eventually%20risking%20a%20crash. recall #22s11 (22v150000). did ford accidentally leave my vehicle off this recall, or has this issue just not been discovered by ford yet and i am the unlucky first person reporting an issue? this is very dangerous. we take long road trips very frequently in this vehicle."

"while driving, brake pedal suddenly went straight to the floor with no resistance and no braking. took to ford and found that brake master cylinder had failed catastrophically, just like f-series trucks which have been recalled. vacuum booster was full of brake fluid and master cylinder empty. incurred $1062.62 in repair costs and could have had deadly consequences if it hadn’t occurred in a parking lot at low speed. there were no warning indicators activated. repair done by autonation ford intorrance, ca, and i have the parts in my possession. insurance and law enforcement were not involved."

"low brake fluid light comes on then brake pedal go's to the floor. brake fluid level checks low. after refilling brake fluid it doe's the same thing. find no sign of any brake fluid leak."

"brake fluid level light came on. stopped at autozone, added fluid, drove 2 miles to walmart brakes get soft, barely got home and reservoir was empty again. no visible leaks on the ground. vehicle only has 60k miles on it and this could have been catastrophic and deadly if we needed to stop quickly. research shows that the nhtsa issued a recall for this problem on the 2016 f150. the expedition is essentially the same vehicle chassis, with a different body. the chassis components are the same. reason and logic therefore would conclude that the recall be extended the the expedition , as well as any other shared chassis vehicles."

"i was driving and my low brake fluid light came on and my brake pedal went to the floor. took it to my mechanic and my master cylinder is cracked"

"brake master cylinder leaking into brake booster rendering the vehicle brakes useless. note that this is happening on the 2016 f-150 trucks as well and the 2 vehicles share the same parts for the brake system. the incident occurred while driving back to the office and noticed that it was taking a long stroke of the pedal to apply the brakes. upon arrival back at the office the reservoir was inspected and there was little to no fluid left, and no visible leaks."

"received notification of low brake fluid. shortly after, the vehicle would had trouble stopping and was nearly in an accident. drove to local shop to have fluid added and look for leaks. no leaks found, fluid topped off, seemed to be fine. within minutes, same 'low brake fluid' message appeared. soon after, no brakes again. again, nearly an accident. searched online, saw the same problem happening to others and that there is a recall on the 2014-2016 f-150 that shares the same platform and is built in the same factory (nhtsa campaign number: 20v-332. ford's reference number for this recall is 20s31). ford will not assist with the repair since it is at an outside shop. *tr"

"master cylinder failed completely while stopped. brake pedal dropped to the floor with no back pressure. brake fluid had drained into the brake booster. same problem as the recalled f150! rear brakes were ruined presumably to front master cylinder failing silently. *tr"

"while driving vehicle i had to come to a stop at a red light i pressed brake pedal and it went to the floor. i had no service brake available and went through red light and narrowly avoided hitting a car that had right of way. i rolled to a stop. the driver of the other vehicle was so upset that he drove around and threatened me with physical violence when he proceeded to beat me with a stick of some sort. i was able to diffuse the situation when i explained to him that i had a complete brake failure. i had a friend tow the vehicle on a trailer to my house where i refilled the reservoir. i inspected the vehicle and their was no evidence of leaking fluid anywhere on vehicle or ground. i checked vehicle again after a about 8 hours and reservoir had emptied down to below the low level. i added the remaining amount of fluid which put the reservoir at line just below the full line. at this point i stopped looking for leaks. i was preparing to call a tow truck to take it to mechanic when i heard about a safety recall for the ford f-150 brake safety recall nhtsa number 20v-332 and ford recall number 20s31. i implore you to issue a recall for the 2016 ford expedition. it is a matter of life and death. *tr"