Three problems related to axle assembly have been reported for the 2003 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2003 Expedition.
Rear axle repaired 3 times, problem persists.
My 2003 Expedition has had the rear differential fail twice in less than five months. The first time with 1668 miles on it, the failure resulted in the total loss of my 22 foot travel trailer. The second time it failed the vehicle had 5142 miles on it!.
Grinding noise in the rear axle when turning left or right after vehicle has set overnight or for a long enough period so axle components cool down to ambient temperature. I have had vehicle in for service 4 times and it spent almost 3 weeks in the shop. Problemseemed to be fixed after last visit, but noise has reappeared again. Sounds worse. Vehicle will now be going in for the fifth time for the same problem. There is something wrong, but I cannot get Ford to admit anything.