NHTSA Complaint #10325783 — 2001 FORD EXPEDITION

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD SOUND AND WOULDN'T HARDLY RUN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME. I TOLD HER TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND HE TOLD HER THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE ON THE LEFT BANK. THEN EXACTLY A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE NEVER CAME THAT TIME EITHER. WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF $5200.00. THIS WAS ON A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE THIS WAS THE 2ND THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP QUOTED US 13 TO 15 HOURS TO REPAIR THE HOLE, $4800.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADS OR $5300.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH A 100,00 MILE WARRANTY. *TR