Paint/Trim
Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling), loose interior and exterior trim or moldings, rust.
What Owners Say
"We live near the ocean and the roof is rusting"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 4.5-L V8)"clear coat coming off front bumber"
Anonymous, SC (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"Paint has peeled off on the back of the vehicle and on both rear fender areas"
William L., NY (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"Paint on rear tailgate is flaking and pealing off. Car was rust proofed when new. This appears to be defective paint from factory. Do see others with similar defect"
Anonymous, IL (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer)"Paint on back door bubbled and pealed"
Anonymous, MA (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"Paint bubbling on rear hatch"
Greg C., IN (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"The paint on the rear liftgate is blistering due to corrosion of the aluminum caused by steel/iron particles embedded on the aluminum at the factory by accident. Ford knows this is a BIG issue with this model but does not fix it!"
Art H., PA (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"clear coat peeling Rust blisters on tailgate and inside doorpost"
Larry H., PA (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"Faulty Aluminum for Tailgate causing spalling-like spots all over tailgate - Ford's poor quality control over the manufacture allowed steel pieces to be incorporated into the aluminum for the base, causes this ugly issue. This is a car defect that has never been addressed because it has no driveability relationship, but it looks terrible"
Timothy P., IL (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"Peeling off hood and rear cargo door, plastic skirting fading since 2006..."
Anonymous, MO (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"For the past 10+ years, we have seen "bubbles" under the paint on the rear hatch. We had alerted the Ford dealer about it and they said it was out-of-warranty. Later we found that Ford had a known issue on this, extended teh warrantya couple more years and we would have been covered under that program had our dealer been honest with us! VERY, VERY DISTURBING as it was a known manufacturing defect."
Anonymous, PA (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"Paint on hood and top faded. Repainted in Dec. 2019"
Anonymous, NC (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"The Expedition body was rusted through above the running boards on both sides."
Anonymous, MN (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"Paint is bubbling and peeling and flaking on back end and now other places."
Lynda-Vern F., ID (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"Rocker panels rusted out. Radiator support frame rusted out"
Franklin M., KY (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"The body is rusting out by the wheel wells and running boards. Seems to be a problem with most Fords!"
Barbara B., MN (2004 Ford Expedition 4.5-L V8)"the panel under the doors rusted out"
Patrick M., DE (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"rusting around both back wheels and the rocker panels"
William L., NY (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"I can see rust developing on interior of left front fender, on inside of joint, lowest point. When drivers door is open. Car was rust proofed when new"
Anonymous, IL (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer)"both rocker panels rusted out"
Anonymous, MA (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"Both rocker panels have rusted through. The radiator support panel has severely deteriorated"
Franklin M., KY (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"Love this vehicle but is quickly being eaten away by rust. Specifically, the rocker panels have rusted completely and I expect the floorboard will rust through soon"
Anonymous, NH (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"The roof has 2 runners down the top for luggage. along the insides of both of these, there is a lot of rust. It has started leaking into the ceiling and out the upper door handle."
Carol P., WA (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 4.5-L V8)"Radiator support almost completely rusted out and had to be replaced"
Anonymous, (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)"Quarter panels completely rusted out. I had the same problem on a nearly identical 2004 expeition"
Anonymous, (2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4-L V8)"Radiator support structure almost totally rusted out - had to be replaced"
Anonymous, PA (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)
"Cowling below the front bumper hit a parking lot wheel stop, breaking the plastic"
Anonymous, NJ (2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4-L V8)