NHTSA Complaint #10112367 — 1998 FORD EXPEDITION

ENGINE FAILURE. IN MY RESEARCH OF THE TYPE OF ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE, A 4.6L MADE IN THE ROMEO PLANT, HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAD THEIR MOTORS FAIL(BLOWN). I HAVE A FORD EXPEDITION 1998 WITH A 4.6L ENGINE AND THE 8TH DIGIT OF THE VIN # BEING A W FOR ROMEO PLANT. WHEN I CALLED IN EXCESS OF 20+ AUTO SALVAGE YARDS, I HAD GOTTEN THE SAME RESPONSE. THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE FROM THAT PARTICULAR PLANT WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD 1997 WAS THE SAME OCCURRENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, I OWE ALMOST $7000.00 ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I NOW CAN NOT DRIVE WITH OUT REPLACING OR REBUILDING THE ENGINE, WHICH WILL BE MORE THAN A COUPLE THOUSAND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THESE MANY SALVAGE YARDS AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALER THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN ANTIFREEZE MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE OIL AND BURNS OUT THE MAIN BEARINGS. *JB