2019 Ford Expedition · symptom sheet
Engine rattles or ticks
- 61owner reports
- 80,000median miles
- $4,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 10, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
134 of the 505 complaints on this car are about the engine. 61 of those describe engine rattle.
Tick what matches of 61 reports
Engine rattle 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, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group hear something before anything breaks. Most describe a ticking or tapping at idle, a rattle that's worse on a cold start and fades as the engine warms, or a noise that comes and goes over weeks. Some report the check engine light following a while later. It's the early-warning end of the engine complaints, and the reports that end in a named part are useful to anyone hearing the same sound.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the cam phasers (45 reports) and the timing chain (7 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2019 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Expedition
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head. Closed jan 4, 2006.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 61 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $4,000 to $4,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 67,000 and 100,000 miles, from the 50 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 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 2017-2020 F-150 and 2018-2020 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 30-Nov-2019 and equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a ticking/tapping or rattle type noise from the top front cover area of the engine on initial start-up after a ...
Some 2017-2020 F-150 2018-2020 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 31-Oct-2019 and equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a ticking/tapping or rattle type noise from the top front cover area of the engine on initial start-up after a ...
It may be possible that an undesirable noise may develop from the cam phasers in the 3.5L GTDI engine. This noise might occur as a rattle when starting the engine after your vehicle was turned off for an extended period of time, or as a knocking noise when ...
In some of the affected vehicles, an undesirable noise may develop from the cam phasers in the 3.5L GTDI engine. This noise might occur as a rattle when starting the engine after the vehicle was turned off for an extended period of time or as a knocking noise ...
2 more on the 2019 Ford Expedition page.
What owners wrote
“When turning on the truck there is an excessive rattle in the engine and it keeps on prolonging more and more.”
Filed Jul 10, 2026
“My engine makes a loud rattling noise upon start up and then a more discreet rattling while driving because of the cam phaser.”
Filed Jan 31, 2026
“- cam phaser rattle, yes. TSB-23-2143 -possible engine auto start failure while stopped at stoplight, or failure while driving -yes, dealer diagnosed multiple times -yes, dealer -no”
Filed Aug 11, 2025
“Cam chaser still rattles when starting even after recall was fixed. Getting worse with every drive.”
Filed Mar 12, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 61 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 107 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 105 reports
- Timing chain or cam phaser rattles 77 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 54 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 38 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 30 reports