2016 Ford Expedition · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 29owner reports
- 90,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
70 of the 217 complaints on this car are about the backup camera. 29 of those describe infotainment. Only brake wear is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 29 reports
Infotainment on other Expedition years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the camera (27 reports), the head unit or screen (8 reports) and the module (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the backup camera cover the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
The front blower motor located behind the glove box may fail.
All 3 recalls on the 2016 Ford Expedition, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the backup camera on the Expedition
Rearview camera fmvss 111 noncompliance. Open.
Windshield leak causes electric failures. Closed dec 6, 2006.
Electrical system failure. Closed oct 13, 2005.
Engine compartment fires. Closed aug 2, 2006, led to recall 05V-388.
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 70,000 and 144,000 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 32 service bulletins or notices for the 2016 Ford Expedition that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to: Display operation concerns Navigation inoperative Voice recognition concerns Phone connection issues Dropped phone ...
Some 2016-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 may exhibit a condition where the navigation voice prompts are inoperative after a SYNC map update. This may be due to an incomplete installation of the SYNC map software.
Some 2016-2021 Ford or Lincoln vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 or SYNC 4 may exhibit a blank screen or other various SYNC symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode.
Some 2016-2017 Expedition/Navigator, 2016-2018 Focus/C-MAX, And 2016-2018 Transit Connect vehicles may exhibit a concern where the radio will revert to an AM or FM station after the vehicle's ignition has been turned off and turned back on.
28 more on the 2016 Ford Expedition page.
What owners wrote
“Rear camera is inoperable or intermittent. It has been for over a year. Ford finally issued a recall notice I believe in September 2025. They have still not corrected the problem or even sent a letter confirming when it will be completed. I feel there should be reasonable time limit for them to repair my car.”
Filed Dec 29, 2025
“Rear camera fails intermittently. Phone stopped connecting through BlueTooth. Tried different phone. Still wonât connect. Tried resetting to factory settings. Nothing. Blower fan only works on 1 speed. Changed blower motor and wiring harness. Still not working. Changed the ccm73. Still wonât work. I accidentally found what I thought was a recall on APIM but dealer says there is no recalls.”
Filed Jul 17, 2025
“Rear view camera went out. Mechanic traced it to a broken camera. 90,000 miles on vehicle when it went out.”
Filed Jun 5, 2025 · 90,000 miles
“The Backup camera. It Shows that blue or in and out quickly causing it not to work most of the time. The 2015 has a recall for this exact thing but not 2016.”
Filed May 1, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 29 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 48 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 25 reports