NHTSA Complaint #10789336 — 2001 FORD EXPEDITION
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10789336 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD EXPEDITION |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 240,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | GA |
Consumer Description
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2012. I HAVE HAD THREE PLUG TO POP/ BLOW OUT, SINCE I'VE OWNED. 1ST TIME- WAS 9/2012. WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A POP, WAS IN MOTION,ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 2ND TIME-WAS 6/2014 WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, IN MOTION AND LIGHT CAME ON HEARD A POP , VEHICLE LOST POWER , WAS SCARY THOUGH I WAS GOING TO WRECK , DUE TO LOST OF POWER . 3RD TIME-05/2015 , WAS IN TOWN, COMING BACK FROM THE STORE IN TRAFFIC, WAS IN MOTION , IT POPPED THEN DIED , ( LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON THIS TIME)ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR END ,DUE TO LOST OF POWER. I CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE. WHEN I CRANKED IT AGAIN I LET IT ROLL ON IT'S OWN TO DOWN THE HILL TO GAS STATION TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, GOT IT TOWED HOME. THIS IS AN ISSUE FORD KNOWS OF,PLEASE GET THEM TO ADDRESS AND FIXED. IT SOON. THIS IS SOLD AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOSE ANY FAMILY TO GET THIS ADDRESSED AND FIXED.
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