Ford Expedition 2009-2014 Service & Repair Manual

Description

The complete factory service and repair manual for the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ford Expedition — 4,588 searchable pages across 82 factory service sections, the same documentation a Ford dealer technician works from, delivered as an instant download.

About the 2009–2014 Expedition

The third-generation Expedition — Ford’s U324 — is body-on-frame with a fully boxed chassis and independent rear suspension, sold in standard and long-wheelbase Expedition EL form. What defines the 2009–2014 run is the powertrain: the 5.4L Triton three-valve V8 paired with the 6R80 six-speed automatic, which replaced the 6R75 fitted to the 2007 and 2008 trucks. That pairing carried through to the end of the generation, and 2015 is where it stops — the fourth-generation Expedition dropped the Triton for the 3.5L EcoBoost and is a different manual entirely. If your truck has the 5.4 and the six-speed, this is the documentation written for it.

Vehicles covered

Ford Expedition, Ford Expedition EL and Lincoln Navigator (U324). These three were built on one platform with one powertrain, and Ford documented them in a single workshop manual — so Navigator procedures, specifications and diagrams sit here alongside the Expedition’s rather than in a separate book.
Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Engines documented

• 5.4L Triton three-valve V8 (5.4L 3V) — Section 303-01 is titled for this engine and covers no other

Transmission & drivetrain

• 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission, with a dedicated solenoid reference document included
• Rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, with transfer case
• Driveshaft, front and rear drive axles, and halfshafts

What’s inside

82 factory sections running from 100-00 Service Information through to 502-02 Full Frame and Body Mounting: engine mechanical and electronic engine controls, fuel charging, ignition, cooling, emissions and exhaust; the 6R80 transmission with its external controls and cooling; transfer case, driveshaft and both axles; brakes with anti-lock and hydraulic actuation; power steering, column and linkage; front and rear suspension plus the vehicle dynamic suspension controls; climate control and auxiliary climate control; instrumentation, information and entertainment; battery and charging; module communications network; exterior and interior lighting; seating, safety belts and supplemental restraints; body closures, glass, mirrors, wipers, roof opening panel and body repairs; and the full frame.

The electrical content is substantial: 428 wiring diagram references, 305 schematics, 344 wiring diagram cell references and more than 3,000 identified connectors, so circuits can be traced end to end rather than guessed at.

Common issues this manual helps you tackle

• 5.4L rattle and rough idle from oscillating cam timing — Ford’s technical service bulletin 12-7-10 applies to the 2005–2012 Expedition and Navigator with the 5.4L 3V: an intermittent rattle and rough idle once the engine reaches operating temperature, traced to oscillating cam timing, with both variable camshaft timing oil control solenoids replaced as the remedy. Section 303-01 (Engine — 5.4L 3V) and Section 303-14 (Electronic Engine Controls) carry the VCT solenoid and phaser procedures with their torque figures.
• Unexpected downshift into first gear — NHTSA recall 16V248000 (Ford 16S19) covers the 2012 Expedition and Navigator: the automatic could drop into first gear regardless of road speed, slowing the vehicle abruptly and risking a locked rear axle. Ford’s remedy was a powertrain control module reprogram. Section 307-01 (Automatic Transaxle/Transmission — 6R80) and Section 303-14 document the control system behind that behaviour.
• No reverse, or a dead backup lamp — NHTSA recall 12V190000 covers the 2012 Expedition and Navigator for a transmission range sensor calibrated out of specification for reverse: the transmission may not engage reverse, and the R indicator or the backup lamps may fail to light. Section 307-05 (Automatic Transaxle/Transmission External Controls) covers the range sensor and its adjustment; Section 417-01 (Exterior Lighting) carries the lamp circuits.
• Brake lamps that light late or not at all — NHTSA recall 09V232000 covers the 2009 Expedition and Navigator for an improperly adjusted brake stoplamp switch, which delayed illumination and could leave the lamps dark under very light pedal pressure. Section 206-06 (Hydraulic Brake Actuation) covers the stoplamp switch and its setting, with the circuit itself in 417-01.
• Rear air suspension that sags or will not level — the optional rear load-levelling air suspension on these trucks is a known ageing item, with the compressor, air springs and height sensors all failing in service. Section 204-05 (Vehicle Dynamic Suspension Controls) covers the air springs, compressor and height sensors with ride-height diagnosis, and Section 204-02 handles the rear suspension underneath it.
• Second-row head restraint brackets — NHTSA recall 12V034000 covers 2012 Expedition and Navigator vehicles built between 19 November and 2 December 2011 for inadequate welds on the second-row right-hand head restraint support brackets. Section 501-10 (Seating) carries the seat and head restraint removal and installation procedures.

Format

Searchable PDF, 4,588 pages across 16 files. Opens on Windows, Mac, Linux, tablets and phones. English. Instant download — your link is issued as soon as payment clears.

Frequently asked questions

Does it really cover the Lincoln Navigator as well?
Yes. Ford wrote one workshop manual for the Expedition, the long-wheelbase Expedition EL and the Navigator because they are the same vehicle underneath, and the Navigator is referenced throughout. You are not buying an Expedition book with a Navigator footnote.

Will this help with a 2015 or later Expedition?
No, and it is worth being straight about it. The 2015 Expedition dropped the 5.4L Triton for the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 and is documented separately. Nothing in the engine, fuel or emissions sections here applies to an EcoBoost truck, so a 2015-on owner needs the later manual.

My truck is a 2013 or 2014 but the pages are dated 2012. Is that right?
Yes. The dates on the pages are revision dates, not coverage limits. The 5.4L 3V and the 6R80 ran unchanged to the end of the generation in 2014, so the procedures, specifications and torque figures apply across all six model years.

Are the wiring diagrams usable, or just a few pages?
They are usable. There are 428 wiring diagram references and over 3,000 identified connectors, so you can follow a circuit from fuse to connector to component instead of probing blind.

Can I search it?
Yes — the whole manual is searchable text, so a section number, a component name or a torque figure is a keyword search away.