NHTSA Complaint #10258422 — 2003 FORD EXPEDITION

THE SPARK PLUG COIL ON MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WAS EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BECOME DISABLED. MY WIFE WAS STRANDED ALONE IN AN UNFAMILIAR NEIGHBORHOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM ONLY ONE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS REGARDING THE STABILITY OF THE SPARK PLUG AND THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE UNEXPECTED AND TOTALLY SUDDEN EJECTION OF THE COIL. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO SUBMIT TO THE PREDATORY PRACTICES OF MOST REPAIR SHOPS UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE? THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE AND ACTION MUST BE TAKEN. SO FAR THIS HAS COST ME ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FOX IT RIGHT. THE WAY IS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I HAVE READ THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE A RESULT OF A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CYLINDER HEADS AND THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS SHOULD WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DESIGN AND FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES DISABLED BY THIS ERROR. *TR