NHTSA Complaint #10165117 — 2002 FORD EXPEDITION

ON JULY 6, 2005, MY OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 EXPEDITION TRITON V-8 THE SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER AND/OR EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE DRIVING OR UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD, REPETITIVE CLICKING OR POPPING SOUND. THE POPPING SOUND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER. THE VEHICLE DID STALL AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT UPON STARTING IT DUE TO THE LOUD NOISE I ALSO SMELLED GAS OR A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.*JB