# 2018 Ford Expedition - Loses power, shudders

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [August 9, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715 "2022-08-09T19:33:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bruce48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bruce48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bruce48)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715/1 "2022-08-09T19:33:51Z")

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Car loses power when shifting, shudders, hesitates to accelerate

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715/2 "2022-08-09T21:49:04Z")

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with the limited info, this is one possibility for the shudder…

[F150 & Expedition 6R80 Torque Converter Shutter - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL_fD8QjAUE)

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715/3 "2022-08-10T00:22:23Z")

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Engine could be misfiring as well. This would usually post a diagnostic code. Is check engine light on? Any diagnostic codes using code-reader, p030x type?