NHTSA Complaint #10253559 — 2003 FORD EXPEDITION

IN LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS, TWO SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION ENGINE. IT IS A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH TIMES. I WENT FROM DRIVING 70 MPH TO 45 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WITH MY WIFE AND 9 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE VEHICLE! FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A REPAIR REPORT, BUT NOT A FACTORY RECALL. THE ISSUE IS A FLAW IN THE ENGINE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE; THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE (A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "FORD 5.4L SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT" DEMONSTRATES THIS). HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC BEHIND OR BESIDE ME, WE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. SINCE FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, THEY OUGHT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OR REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THEIR EXPENSE. I NO LONGER TRUST MY VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS FOR THIS ONE ISSUE HAVE COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO DATE, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR