NHTSA Complaint #10133314 — 1998 FORD EXPEDITION ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10133314
Vehicle	1998 FORD EXPEDITION
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 1, 2004
Date Filed	August 18, 2005
Mileage	93,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATES WIFE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING, BUT IT LOST POWER AND WAS MISFIRING. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THE NUMBER FOUR SPARK BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD. AND STATED THERE IS NOT ENOUGH THREAD ON THE BLOCK TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG IN. THE CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO HIS VEHICLE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED BY HAVING METAL JACKETS PUT INTO THE CYLINDERS AND ALSO HAD THE CYLINDERS RETHREADED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.

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