2017 Ford EXPEDITION EL - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"near total loss of brakes. pulled in to a parking spot and brakes very squishy, upon returning brake light was on. no indication of brake fluid on ground. added approximately 25oz of fluid topping off reservoir, upon returning home (1.5mi) the pedal travel was much longer than normal, and no fluid remaining in reservoir again. replaced master cylinder and power booster. upon removing the power booster was full of oil."

"while driving down the highway, the low brake fluid light sounded and the brake light came on . we slowly loss brakes while driving down the hwy. we added brake fluid, which there was no brake fluid in there at all .when we added the fluid, we pump the brakes and they tighten . shortly after adding more fluid , the fluid and brakes were gone and white smoke came out of the tail pipe. we never could see exactly where it was leaking at. we added about a quart and a half of fluid . after adding the more fluid, we managed to get it up to the dealership where it was purchased . we explain to what was going on and he knew of the situation because he said it was a recall last year on the master cylinder if i’m saying it, right. i told him that we never received a recall letter but we left the vehicle and he did research by our vin number, and said we were not part of the recall, but i read a recall number 22s14 about the break failure in expeditions. we called the local number attached to the recall and they once again told us that our vehicle was not part of the recall because i guess it was not out of the kentucky plant . we are having the same issue with our brakes, but it’s not covered in the current recall. my vehicle is currently in the shop and waiting to be repaired. can someone research and see if our vehicle can be part of the recall now and be repaired under the/a recall. thank you."

"in december we took our vehicle in for a scheduled recall repair. upon installation, we were told by the dealer that all parts were not available. so they released our vehicle back to us. no follow up between and on march 17, the braking system failed. an accident was narrowly avoided."

"2017 ford expedition. consumer writes in regard to brake failure."

"winner ford still doesn't have the part to fix my march 2022 recall of brake master cylinder."

"at the present i have a vehicle that can not be driven. the low brake fluid alarm and light came. so i stopped purchase some brake fluid and fill the master cylinder up. not 5 minutes later the alarm goes off and low brake fluid light is on. now i have no or little brakes. brake pedal goes straight to the floor. too dangerous to drive. my vehicle is now in my drive way after another bottle of brake fluid and slowly driving home. don't know where the fluid is going don't see any on the ground. i was told my vehicle vin # was not included in the recall."

"on 8/15/22 i was driving when all of a sudden my brake pedal went all the way to the floor, the braking system dash light chimed and lit up a warning, and the dash read low brake fluid. i pulled over with almost zero brakes, was able to add a bottle of brake fluid. i was able to limp the car home and when i got there again no brake fluid and all warning lights on again. we added another bottle of brake fluid and let the car sit. after an hour we went back and started the car and got the same warnings. we popped the hood and again zero brake fluid, even though we have added 2 bottles. there was nothing visibly leaking. we were able to get the car a mechanic that verified there is a leak in the master cylinder and it needs to be replaced along with the brake booster. the vehicle is available for inspection. there is a recall on this model truck for the same problem but i was told my vehicle was built 10 days past the date allowed in the recall. having this happen with no warning was extremely dangerous given that i had almost no braking power. it was a challenge moving the car off the road and back home. i had no indication anything was wrong prior to 8/15/22 until the pedal went to the floor that day. vehicle has only been inspected by my mechanic."

"while driving with two of our younger children, our 18 year old daughter noticed the brake warning light came on and the brakes failed to the point that the pedal had to be depressed completely to the floor to get any braking power, which was considerably diminished. after taking the car in to the mechanic, we learned we needed a new master cylinder and brake booster because the original set was defective. we also then learned of the current related recall for 2016-2017 ford expeditions (nhtsa recall no. 22v-150) yet our vin is somehow inexplicably excluded. we had the repair done (see attached invoice) as otherwise the vehicle was unsafe for driving. we are just grateful that no one was hurt as it was a terrifying experience. the recall needs to be expanded immediately before someone is seriously injured, or worse."

"brake master cylinder began leaking and filled the brake booster with fluid. vehicle lost all ability to brake while driving down road. took to dealership as i believe it should be included in existing recall for same issue. they repaired the issue with a new master cylinder and brake booster. but i paid for it as i was told it isn’t included in recall."

"brake master cylinder is allowing brake fluid to leak. i almost rear ended someone because out of nowhere, the brake alert light and chime came on, then the brake petal went “soft”and i had to literally had to push ut to the floor for my expedition to stop. it is in the shop now being repaired."