Used 2018 Ford Expedition MAX XLT 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 10A) Consumer Reviews

Name: 2018 Ford Expedition Review
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Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

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Great Vehicle but Ford Engineers What the Hell...

Kc Steeler, Mission, KS, 06/12/2018

updated 12/14/2020

Ford Expedition MAX XLT 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 10A)

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Great travel vehicle, love to drive and styling in great. However, the rotary shift selector is ridiculous and can cause confusion if quick reaction needed. Hard to find the selector in a hurry -- as human reaction reflex might think "round knob" but reach for radio control "round knob" instead. Too many competing round knobs. Sometimes have to take eye off road to fiddle with selector. Put in a column shift or console level to shift. It feels like you castrated the vehicle by eliminating a large shift lever that is more intuitive. Also too much electronics and gizmo's that may act up in the future. Who needs a motor-activated emergency brake...just one more thing to break or malfunction in future. Why is there not an in-line fuel filter instead of a "life time filter" that is integrated with the fuel pump inside the gas tank? I'd hate to accidentally get some gas with sediment stirred up and have to have the fuel pump integrated filter system impacted and need replaced and have the tank is pulled and reinstalled to do this work. The automatic transmission has no dip stick? What the hell... manual says look for slipping transmission or leaks instead. So a big concern is my climate control, first summer (3 months old) I the AC did not appear to be coming on right away no matter what setting. Would just blow hot air for 5 to 15 minutes before any cool air would come out the vents. The air goes from very warm to suddenly I can feel cold coming out vents and this transition from hot to cold again takes a while to happen, so on a hot day I might roast for the first 5 to 10 miles. When I had vehicle serviced, I told dealer about the problem with the AC, but I suspect when they checked it they just started it up and let it idle and walked away then came back later to check if cooling as opposed to checking on startup and monitoring the air temp for the first 5 to 10 minutes of operation. So Ford service center acted like nothing wrong. I need to take back to dealer on a hot day and insist they ride in the car with the windows rolled up after starting and see how they like roasting. (update regarding AC for early 2018 expeditions, warrantee issue, dealer finally replaced entire AC system -- all the tubing, compressor, evaporators, every component the carries or comes in contact with refrigerant due to system being contaminated at factory). FYI, depending on your driving style mileage will vary considerably. As of 2020 I have about 29,000 miles. I've taken several 1000 mile one-way trips mostly all Interstate, got between 24 to 25 mpg. Mostly on cruise control. Also if you get an Expedition, it is probably worth going with at lease the all wheel drive, especially if live where it snows or have to navigate steep unpaved roads.