Hi everyone, I'm a newb on the forum but found my way here after just recently purchasing a 2018 Expedition Platinum. First off...my wife and I love(d) the vehicle...or so we thought. Originally we were looking to buy a 2022 Tahoe/Yukon but the issues getting one and the amount of time we were going to have to wait was going to delay a trip that we've had planned for a good long time....so I opted for what I thought was the next best thing...a low mileage Expedition. Ours is a CPO 2018 with 5,000 miles that was a corporate fleet vehicle at one point and must have sat during the pandemic. Either way, on the surface everything seems fine. I noticed some hesitation when doing a full throttle test and the transmission seems kinda jerky at times. Nothing that I would consider severe but did seem strange considering I've driven others that pull like a freight train and shift like butter. I honestly just chalked it up to the fact that it's been sitting for a long time not being driven.
Then I came to the forum and started reading about the timing chain rattle, shudder, transmission issues, electric gremlins (rear hatch opening on its own) and so on and so forth. While reliability ratings from CR were not good, other places had it with a reliability rating that was quite high compared to GM. So here I am...getting ready to pile our family in this vehicle for nearly 2 months of cross country tripping and I'm feeling somewhat gun shy about it. It's too late to undo the purchase, but I can't get over reading this (which I did not see until too late):
Are the rumors true about these vehicles? Am I in for nonstop headaches if I keep it? Reading about the hatch opening on its own, for example, is enough for me to trade it in right now if it's a common occurrence since I'll have my two dogs back there.
Feel free to tell me if I'm being ridiculous...but also please be honest about these 2018 problems as well. Thanks!
Then I came to the forum and started reading about the timing chain rattle, shudder, transmission issues, electric gremlins (rear hatch opening on its own) and so on and so forth. While reliability ratings from CR were not good, other places had it with a reliability rating that was quite high compared to GM. So here I am...getting ready to pile our family in this vehicle for nearly 2 months of cross country tripping and I'm feeling somewhat gun shy about it. It's too late to undo the purchase, but I can't get over reading this (which I did not see until too late):
Buying a 2018 Ford Expedition Is Like Throwing Money Away
Since its introduction in the mid-1990s, the Ford Expedition has been an almost ideal SUV for large families. With robust engine options and three rows of
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Are the rumors true about these vehicles? Am I in for nonstop headaches if I keep it? Reading about the hatch opening on its own, for example, is enough for me to trade it in right now if it's a common occurrence since I'll have my two dogs back there.
Feel free to tell me if I'm being ridiculous...but also please be honest about these 2018 problems as well. Thanks!