NHTSA Complaint #10183827 — 2000 FORD EXCURSION

I HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN WHEN MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION HAD A DOOR AJAR DUMMY LIGHT FAIL TO SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO REMAIN ON BUT NEVER DID FIND THE PROBLEM. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME SO I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK HOME, BUT AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY SUBDIVISION MY TRUCK MADE A NOISE, THEN MADE A MUCH LOUDER NOISE, AND BEGAN RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE SO MY TRUCK WOULDN'T IGNITE, BUT THAT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRITON V10 ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG AND IT'S BEEN QUOTED AT $4200 TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND $3500 AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BUT I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN. *JB