NHTSA Complaint #746180 — 1999 FORD EXPEDITION

THESE HEAD GASKET FAILURES ARE COMMON ON THE LATE 1998 AND EARLY 1999 5.4L ENGINES. MANY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. HOW EVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEFECT CAN OCCUR AT ANY MILEAGE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE SINCE IT OCCURRED AFTER THE WARRANTY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. FROM THE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTED FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT, I FEEL FORD SHOULD EXTEND THE EINGINE WARRANTY OR JUST RECALL THE ENGINES IN QUESTION. THERE ARE TWO TSBS ON FILE (8093-122 &13846-124) THAT DETAIL THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE AND THE ENGINES INVOLVED. THERE ARE DOZENS (IF NOT HUNDREDS) OF THIS GASKET FAILURE NOTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES, MOST THAT I CAN FIND HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, OTHERS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN ANY EVENT, THIS GASKET/HEAD IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT THAT WILL FAIL AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*AK