NHTSA Complaint #10267419 — 1999 FORD EXPEDITION
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10267419 |
| Vehicle | 1999 FORD EXPEDITION |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 157,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WA |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A V8 TRITON 5.4L WHICH HAS BLOWN A SPARK PLUG FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WAS NOT PUTTING UNDO STRESS OR WEAR AND TEAR ON MY ENGINE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I KEPT MAINTENANCE UP ON MY VEHICLE SO THEREFORE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC BUT THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SINCE FUELS BEING EXPELLED INTO THE ENGINE AND A SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE HEAD LEAVING A GAPING HOLE WHERE THE FUEL IS STILL BEING EXPELLED AND THERE IS STILL A SPARK IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM STRANDING PEOPLE AND WORSE. HOW IS A MANUFACTURER ALLOW A DESIGN AND INTEGRITY FLAW LIKE THIS GO UNNOTICED OR FIXED. *TR
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