Four problems related to body have been reported for the 2005 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2005 Expedition.
Aluminum body panels are corroding underneath the paint, causing bubbling, flaking, and chipping of the paint. This is not caused naturally, this is a failure on the part of Ford and their quality control. The aluminum underneath was contaminated from the factory with iron causing corrosion. While knowing about this problem, they failed to issue a recall.
Transmission bad ,paint come out some areas, replace all the spark plugs.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Expedition. He stated that the paint on the trunk and hood of the vehicle were covered with rust and began peeling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who took pictures of the vehicle and mailed them to the Ford manufacturer. The manufacturer stated responded to the photos stating that they would not repair the vehicle because he was the second owner. There were no related recalls. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 39,000.
My 2005 Ford expidition with just 62,000 miles on it has chipping and bubbling paint on the rear lift gate and the hood. Talked to my local Ford dealer and they said that their was an issue with the aluminum prior to painting these two parts at the factory. Ford is not standing behind this defect.