1998 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

1998 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 97,000 MILES BLEW OUT THE #4 SPARK PLUG DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THIS WAS THE FACTORY ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG. *TR

1998 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L V8 ENGINE, SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER#3 BLEW OUT OF HEAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO CYLINDER HEAD AND IGNITION COIL. CLEANED OUT THREADS WITH TAP OF SAME SIZE, WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN TIGHT AREA OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUG BUT IT BLEW OUT AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FORD 5.4 V8. *NM

I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE. AT UNDER 50000 MILES A SPARK PLUG BLEW RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER. HEAD AND STRIPPED THE THREADS. REPAIRS INCLUDED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. FORD RECOMMENDS SPARK PLUG CHANGE AT ABOUT 100000 MILES. THE ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD ONLY HAVING A FEW TURNS OF THREAD TO HOLD IN A SPARK PLUG UNDER COMPRESSION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER EMPHASIZED THE NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF STRIPPED SOCKET

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTS OFF. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL DAYS. FORD HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE THEFT SYSTEM AND PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

REPEATED PROBLEM THAT HAS ESCALATED TO A SUGGESTED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE #4 COIL HAS BEEN REPAIRED 10 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. FORD HAS REPEATLY FAILED TO FIND THE REAL PROBLEM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND SUPERVISOR HAVE SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING FORD CAN DO ABOUT MY PROBLEM. "IT'S THE FORD POLICY."*AK

DEALERSHIP SAYS OIL LEAK DUE TO ENGINE BLOCK BEING MIS-CAST. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS NEW ENGINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HEADS COULD BE REPLACED BUT PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MANY ENGINES AND FORD IS AWARE OF THIS BUT IS OFFERING NO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OR RECALL ON THE ENGINE TO ANYONE BUT THOSE WHO HAVE FORD EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE THAT WAS PUT IN THE TRUCK. THE DEFECT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE AND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER TIME. COST OF NEW ENGINE APPROXIMATELY $4,500.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. NLM

THE ENGINE CONSISTENTLY CUTS OUT WHEN PLACING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE. ITS BEEN BACK TWICE, BUT NO TROUBLE FOUND. IT HAPPENS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED REAR END COLLISIONS. NO PARTICULAR ACTION CAUSES THIS, JUST COME TO A STOP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED DOWN HILL AFTER STARTING AND LETTING THE VEHICLE WARM UP ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

PARTS OF RUBBER KEPT COMING OFF, ENGINE KEPT LOOSING TO MUCH OIL BUT CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND WHY. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NOW FIND THE PROBLEM THE INTAKE IS BUSTED CAN NOT PAY TO FIX IT . NEVER GET RECALL NOTICES. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL TO PUT IN A QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER DOES NOT AGREE, NONE OF PRIOR VEHICLES NEEDED THAT MUCH OIL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DIED, ENGINE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CJ

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE IS STALLING, ONCE IT STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. *SLC

WINDOWS- ALL POWER WINDOWS OCCASSIONALLY WILL NOT LET UP IF DOWN OR DOWN IF UP. ENGINE- WHEN STOPPED, GIVES AN INTERMITTEN VIBRATION. CHILD LOCKS- ENGAGES WHEN UNLOCK POWER LOCKS. TURN SIGNAL- IF STEERING WHEEL NOT STRAIGHT, CAN'T ENGAGE TURN SIGNAL. TIRES- MAKING SOUND AS IF THEY WILL PEEL OFF AT ANY MOMENT. (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. BUT, DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. *AK

ENGINE FAILED. YH

COMPUTER MALFUNCTION CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING AFTER FIXING COMPUTER INCIDENTS OF STALLING STILL CONTINUING.

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN LEAVING STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VERY DANGERIOUS PROBLEM AS VEHICLE STALLS IN FRONT OF ON COMMING TRAFFIC, THAT EITHER HAS TO PANIC BRAKE OR SWERVE TO AVOID STRIKING THE STALLED VEHICLE.

SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING: AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE VEHICLE PULLED RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED A PROBLEM I CALL STEERING BURST OR HANG. WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING WOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CONTINUED PRESSURE COULD ONLY BE STOPED BY JERKING HARD, BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. ANOTHER ISSUE EXPERIENCED IS WHEN ACCELERATING HARD FROM A STOP OR PASSING ETC. THE VEHICLE MOVES TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANE OF TRAVEL. THIS OCCURS IN A SURPRISINGLY QUICK AND UNUSUAL MANNER AS IF THE VEHICLE WHERE DOG TRACKING TO THE RIGHT.?. THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED BY THE DEARLER 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST WEAK OF OWNERSHIP. ALSO THE FRAME AND THE TIRES WERE CHECKED. AFTER THE FORTH ALIGNMENT I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WONDERING LEFT & RIGHT ON THE ROAD. SUSPECTING SOMTHING FISHY, I TOOK THE...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PUT A RECORDER TO HELP DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE MAKES A PINGING NOISE AFTER VEHICLE HAS TIME TO WARM UP(ABOUT 1/2 HR). I'VE BEEN TO THREE (3) DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE FIRST ONE SAID TO JUST PUT IN HIGHER OCTANE GAS (IT SHOULD RUN ON 87 OCTANE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL) AND THAT WAS ALL THEY DID. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WRITE IT UP. THE SECOND DEALER DID THE SAME. THE THIRD DEALER KEPT THE TRUCK OVER NIGHT AND WROTE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER HOWEVER THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE THIRD DEALER AND I WOULD BE HEARING FROM THEM SOON. IT'S BEEN OVER TWO WEEKS NOW AND I'VE HAD ENOUGH. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M POLLUTING THE AIR WITH THIS TRUCK OR NOT. IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO MAKE PINGING SOUNDS EVEN THOUGH AT THE THIRD DEALERSHIP, ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS TOLD ME...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES COOLANT AND OVERHEATS, REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER PROBMEM CONTINUES.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE LOSES POWER. ALSO, OIL GAUGE ANF TEMPORATURE GAUGE ACTIVATE.