NHTSA Complaint #10323553 — 2002 FORD EXCURSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10323553
Vehicle 2002 FORD EXCURSION
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 120,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MD

Consumer Description

MY 2002 FORD LEXCURSION BLEW OUT IT'S SPARK PLUG YESTERDAY. YOU ALL KNOW THE STORY BY NOW: CORPORATE WILL NOT HELP. MY LOCAL DEALER WILL NOT HELP. AND, AS MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT TO THIS DATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP EITHER. THESE KINDS OF THINGS ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY: MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THINGS THAT GO WRONG. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN, THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS BREAKING MY HEART BECAUSE I REALLY DO LOVE AMERICA AND MY BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN-MADE FORD TRUCK. IT'S A EXCURSION, PEOPLE. MY POINT IS THAT IT WAS BUILT HERE IN AMERICA, NOT OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER CARS WE BUY. THE MANUFACTURER INCLUDES A NUMBERED CERTIFICATE WITH EACH LEXCURSION TO VERIFY THAT IT WAS BUILT BY AMERICANS, IN AMERICA, FOR AMERICANS. I AM ASHAMED OF FORD, AND OF MY GOVENMENT FOR LETTING THIS GO ON FOR SO LONG. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH FORD V8,V10 ALL TRITION ENGINES SPANNING BACK 11 YEARS, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I'VE FOUND SO FAR: I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE FOR ONLY ABOUT TEN MINUTES NOW. WHEN I GOOGLED THE ISSUE I DIDNT EVEN PUT FORD'S NAME IN THE SEARCH BOX. I JUST TYPED "WHY DO SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT?", AND IT SPIT OUT A TON STUFF ABOUT FORDS, IN PARTICULAR THEIR TRITON 6.8 V10. HOW MANY MILLIONS OF THESE HAVE THEY INSTALLED? GOOD PEOPLE OF AMERICA: THEY WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE TO DO THAT WOULD CRIPPLE THEM. THIS IS THEIR VERSION OF THE TOYOTA ACCELERATORS. I EVEN CALLED MY CONGRESSMAN TODAY, LEFT A MESSAGE, WHICH BREAKS MY HEART EVEN MORE BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW I PROBABLY WON'T BE CALLED BACK. I AM A FORD OWNER, AND NOW I OWN A TRUCK THAT I NO LONGER TRUST OR BELIEVE IN, BUILT BY A COMPANY THAT I NO LONGER TRUST OR BELIEVE IN. MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME AND I WAS STUCK ON THE BELTWAY DISABLE AND ANYTHING COULD HAD HAPPEN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP. THIS ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND SEEMS THERE IS NO FIX.

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