2019 Ford Expedition · symptom sheet
Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard
- 107owner reports
- 75,000median miles
- $9,867median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
220 of the 505 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 107 of those describe transmission shudder, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2019 Expedition.
Narrower sheets: Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear (58 reports) · Transmission slips (29 reports)
Tick what matches of 107 reports
Transmission shudder 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, 2022, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This is the biggest drivetrain group on the site: a transmission that shudders, slips, hesitates or bangs into gear. It's the everyday version of transmission trouble, where the car still drives but doesn't drive right, and it has three narrower sheets of its own for jerking, hesitation and slipping.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (10 reports), the valve body (4 reports), the torque converter (3 reports) and the clutch (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The transmission park pawl may engage while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in park system damage.
The "Transmission Not In Park" warning message and associated chime duration are shorter than intended.
All 11 recalls on the 2019 Ford Expedition, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Expedition
Unexpected transmission downshift. Closed oct 22, 2019, led to recall 19V-075.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 107 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $9,000 to $10,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 60,000 and 92,000 miles, from the 41 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 8 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, 2018-2021 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang, 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 10R80 transmission may exhibit a harsh/delayed engagement and/or harsh/delayed shift, an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic ...
Some 2017-2023 F-150, 2018-2023 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang, 2019-2023 Ranger, 2020-2023 Explorer/Aviator/Transit and 2021-2023 Bronco vehicles equipped with a 10R60/10R80/10R80MHT transmission may exhibit a harsh/delayed engagement and/or harsh/delayed ...
Some 2017-2020 F-150, 2018-2021 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang and 2019-2023 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 10R80 automatic transmission may exhibit a harsh engagement/harsh shift/delayed shift.
Some 2017-2020 F-150, 2018-2022 Expedition/Navigator/Mustang and 2019-2022 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 10R80 automatic transmission may exhibit a harsh engagement/harsh shift/delayed shift.
4 more on the 2019 Ford Expedition page.
What owners wrote
“Transmission will not shift properly under acceleration and will make loud clunking noises when shifting.”
Filed Jul 24, 2024
“On multiple occasions I have experienced a sudden loss of power. This seems to happen when excelerating while entering/merging on to the freeway. There is a large bang/clunk and then no power. This has caused nearly caused me to be in accidents, especially when trying to merge into speeding traffic. I'm afraid this is going to cause an accident.”
Filed Dec 13, 2023
“My truck does this during, gears shifts 3-4- them 3,4,t complete gri g like people noise somewhere around 15 mph - 20 mph. Happens 80% of the time when I'm slowing down coming around a curve on a slight inclin, 5gear sounds like it's grinding in then it dowm shifts to 4th and slows down very fast..then downs hard shift with clunk upto 5th when speeding up after that slight turn . Seem to get worse after 95,500 miles”
Filed Aug 27, 2023 · 95,500 miles
“The transmission on this vehicle slips in and out of gear . It is very dangerous trying to merge into traffic. It make a high pitch sound and smells a burning smell. I have not taken it to the shop yet but will have to in the near future.”
Filed Aug 17, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 107 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
- Seat belt or seat problems 105 reports
- Timing chain or cam phaser rattles 77 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 61 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 54 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 38 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 30 reports