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5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding Vehicle

Dennis B., 05/27/2017
2016 Ford Expedition Limited 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

My family and I traded in a 2003 Eddie Bauer with a 5.4L V8 and we were a little hesitant (because we loved our 03 that we had for 14 years (w/ 218,000 miles). That being said, we couldn't be happier with our decision. This SUV is fansastic. The speed, ride, handling, confort, steering, overall quality, etc is all 5 star. My only gripe is the plastic air vents that could have been made better. In the end, Ford hit it out of the park with this vehicle. If you're on the fence, don't give it a second thought. I drive a Chevy Tahoe full time at work and the quality of the Ford far surpasses that of the Chevy. You will not be disappointed with the Expedition.

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5 out of 5 stars

Upgraded to 2016 from 2003 - great choice!

Robert Plamondon, 02/15/2017
2016 Ford Expedition EL XLT 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

We had a 2003 Eddie Bauer and were hesitant to get rid of it. It did have the smaller 4.6 engine and didn't tow our travel trailer very well. We had heard many good things about the 3.5 Ecoboost with plenty of torque, so we thought this would work. The 2016 Version has so much more power and 50% better fuel mileage, and yes, pulls the trailer with ease. Many improvements in 13 years including built in brake controller, sync 3, and much quieter ride. The dash is laid out better and easier to see the readings. Still a bit difficult to get into the 3rd-row seat, but ample room once you get in. The extra few inches gained from the EL version was well worth it.

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Buy another Brand. Ford having issues all models

NLYONS, 10/09/2016
updated 04/13/2017
2016 Ford Expedition Platinum 4dr SUV 4WD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
33 of 45 people found this review helpful

Purchased second Expedition.(first one was 2010 and went 250,000 miles AFTER spending first two months in shop with repairs at Casco Bay Ford, Yarmouth maine) . This one a 2016 Platinum sticker price about $74,000. +/- YUP... less than 6000 miles on it on a trip to FL from Maine, on interstate I-95 southbound, doing about 80mph, passing an 18 wheeler and with an 18 wheeler behind me. I'm in the third lane (left)...it's raining. The engine just decides to shut down....no notice, nothing. The only way I knew it was off was I de-accelerated and by pumping the gas frantically, NOTHING HAPPENED! Luckily, by the Grace of God, I was not too committed to the passing and was able to slid in behind the 18 wheeler and coast to the right hand side of the road where I said a number of prayers. Then called my dealer. We went round and round where he felt I had a sensor that prevented me from getting too close to the vehicle in front of me and we thought the rain might have malfunctioned the sensor. We went through everything and I kept telling him I didn't have that "YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT< iT"S A PLATINUM"..NOPE I didn't have that. SO I took off again....with one sensor thing turned off....whatever. I played it cautiously....and stayed in the right hand lane. I still had like 800 miles to go.... About 150 miles later, the truck did the SAME THING. I was in the right lane this time, coasted off the highway and into the rest area, where I again called the dealer (VARNEY FORD, NEWPORT MAINE) and we went round and round. I told them to come pick up the truck on in the rest area, I was NOT going to die driving it (SOMEONE WILL IF THEY HAVEN"T ALREADY AND INVESTIGATORS UNABLE TO TELL WHAT CAUSED CRASH!) SO.... We convince me to drive to Daytona Ford and have them look it over. Daytona Ford kept it for a day and said they found the problem...LISTEN TO THIS..... UNFILTERED AIR. Yup, that's what they said. BUT I've gone about 8000 miles since and no issues on THAT. (TONS AND TONS OF OTHER ISSUES!!! TONS!!) SO.... now that's done. I have a HUGE LOUD CLANKING when I turn a hard right. (can't find a cause). My windshield trim has fallen off. My rear windows will not open while driving on highway. My sunroof leaked (repaired twice so far). My heated seats smell like they are MELTING....my heater smells like it's burning up. Oh and the best one yet....FORD NAVIGATION SYSTEM. Well second best...the UNFILTERED AIR is the best. The navigation system just decides, like the car itself, to SHUT OFF, randomly...whenever it wants to. Just shut off. Now the 2016 Platinums ALL THE CONTROLS are ON this system. (not sure if same for all models)...ALL. I can't control my volume, my heat, my navigation, nothing. GONE. BLACK. GONE. Dealer cannot find issue..replacing whole system. THe truck has been int he garage the past 2 weeks for a whole slew of little stuff including the navigation system. The sensors are a PAIN IN THE BUTT. The back up sensor is the only one you really need. the side ones just go off randomly going down the road. The light telling me there is a vehicle on my right, flickers when it wants to, i thought it was when I passed trees, but not so, it went off while i was passing a field...no signs, nothing within 1000' of vehicle, so I'm REALLY going to trust that light...NOPE, I'll ignore it. THe beeping sensors are ANNOYING...they just randomly go off, not always when something is coming, never (yet) while driving though...) SO with ALL the SMALL stuff....one that could KILL YOU....OR YOUR LOVED ONES. RUN AWAY FROM FORD. RUN DON'T WALK as I am not sure they will EVER get my truck fixed. If I die, someone look into HOW...if I was in my Expedition...YOU KNOW NOW WHY. UPDATE: MAY 2017. FORD REFUSED TO HELP ME OR THE DEALER (wicked LOSERS). As far as FORD as a company, they LOST ME and my faith in Ford, Forever. HOWEVER....THE DEALER took it upon themselves to replace the vehicle and get me into a new 2017 and out of the LEMON. THEY AGREED there was something desperately wrong and tried and tried to deal with Ford, but FORD REP...JOHN I think was an idiot and NOT NICE. He refused to even LISTEN to the issues...just said NOPE NO CAN DO NOTHING. IDIOT. SO THE DEALER took care of me and I am still driving a FORD, as it was the ONLY way out of the LEMON.....and I took it. I have about 8000. miles on the new vehicle and KNOCK ON WOOD, ALL IS GOOD. I think FORD should pull their head out of their butt and realize someone HAS or WILL be KILLED with the issue THEY turned their face from. BUY ANOTHER BRAND FOLKS. Don't support FORD who doesn't care about killing people.

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4 out of 5 stars

2008 Expediton EL Was Better

David Neal, 01/18/2016
2016 Ford Expedition XLT 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
19 of 26 people found this review helpful

I've owned Fords from my first car. V-8 was Ford in my opinion. We moved up from a 2008 Expedition EL 5.4 V-8 with 130K miles, that was averaging 17.4 MPG. Despite the hype the EcoBoost is given regarding fuel economy, I've got just short of 8K logged on this vehicle. Driving down hill with a tail wind in neutral I'm averaging 16.2 MPG. Not what I expected. We are over 70 and have long past the "Roger Racer" phase of lead footing. Ford should have kept the 5.4 V-8 in this vehicle, put twin turbo's on it, then they would have had something to brag about. Or at least offered the 5.4 as an option. Secondly having to scroll through computer displays to find various gauges is annoying especially while driving. We looked at the GMC counter part and regret not purchasing that unit. V-8, better MPG, and gauges to look at. Radio reception on Serius keeps loosing connection as does Blue Tooth from my MPS iPhone. We have reset Serius once and hasn't improved the issues. Most Noticeably the problems occur when we are near cell towers it seems. This didn't happen with the 2008 and Serius.

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5 out of 5 stars

A DO IT ALL FULL SIZE SUV

mickey kirk, 10/24/2016
2016 Ford Expedition XLT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

New 2016 Ford Expedition XLT. Purchased Sept. 2016. Make no mistake this vehicle is a truck that rides like a car. Great for hauling kids and dog. Plenty of room for long trips. Tows my ATV trailer great. Ride quality and fuel mileage were better than I expected. 18 mpg around town/ stop and go driving. Buy good floor mats and seat covers. I have cloth seats in mine and with kids and dog it's worth the $. I wanted leather but could not justify the extra $5,000. cost.

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