1999 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

1999 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE CYLINDER#8. *JB UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. UPDATED 09/24/15*JB

I JUST PURCHASED THIS EXPEDITION AND THE NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE DESTROYING THE COIL PACK AND STRIPPING THE THREADS. I HAVE READ ALOT ABOUT THIS AND FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ON THIS ISSUE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON A DESIGN FAILURE THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS FORDS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE I JUST GOT IT I HOPE THIS DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE MOTOR WHICH WAS STRIPPING THE SPARK PLUGS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE PURCHASE A SPARK PLUG KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,500.

THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM BLOCK BREAKING ELECTRONIC COIL. TWO WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN THEN AFTER A HEILCOIL WAS INSTALLED AND ON 10/15/2011 SAME HAPPENS FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR

WHILE MOVING ACROSS COUNTRY MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EJECTED THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG. THIS SITUATION PLACED MY FAMILY IN HARM'S WAY AS IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS QUITE STARTLING. THE SERVICE REP WAS ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS TOLD HIM THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE REPAIR COST IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UNDER HOOD FIRE CAUSED BY THE FUEL VAPORS BEING IGNITED BY THE EJECTED PLUG IS OF GRAVE CONCERN. FORD IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED A REPLACEMENT HEAD FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT REFUSES TO DO THE HONORABLE THING AND REPLACE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY INSTEAD CHOOSE TO PROFIT FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS BY CHARGING THEM FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS. I FIND IT PREDATORIAL THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD MAKE A FAULTY PRODUCT AND THEN PROFIT FROM THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND SAW SMOKE ESCAPING FROM THE HOOD AND DEFROST VENTS. WHEN THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY SON IN MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION(EDDIE BAUER SERIES) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD A POP TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW AND A COIL WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD CUZ THE HOLE WAS TO BIG I HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY A MONTH AND A HALF AND I'VE BEEN READING THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. PLEASE!!!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. WAS AT A LIGHT AND TURNED RIGHT GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I HEARD AN EXAGGERATED POP AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT RATTLED VERY LOUDLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SPARK #3 HAS POPPED OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WORST PART IS THAT IT HAPPENED AT 2:00 AM ON A DARK ROAD. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CYLINDER 7 BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, CYLINDER 3 HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

FOR THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS TIME THE GAS CAUGHT FIRE. I MANAGED TO BEAT IT OUT WITH MY JACKET, UNHOOK THE FUEL INJECTOR, AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. FORTUNATELY THE FIRE STARTED JUST AS I OPENED THE HOOD AND I GOT IT OUT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. *TR

A SPARK PLUG BLEW/POPPED OUT THE HEAD ON OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, CAUSING FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK OUT OF THE OPENING, AND STARTING A SMALL FIRE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY DOUSED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 3 YEARS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, RESULTING IN OVER $2000 IN REPAIR COSTS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AS I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, F-150, AND F-250 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE? PEOPLES LIVES COULD BE AT RISK WITH THIS ISSUE? RECALL NOW! *TR

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARKPLUG. THE COST TO FIX IS RIDICULOUS COMPARED TO THE WORTH OF MY SUV NOW. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS ALL THE TIME TO THIS ENGINE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS? THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. IF BRAKES FOR JAPANESE CARMAKERS ARE RECALLED WHY NOT PLUG PROBLEMS WHICH CAN CREATE ENGINE FIRES AND STRAND PEOPLE FAR FROM HOME? PLEASE HELP? *TR

1999 EXPEDITION 5.4L BLOWING SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAD A SPARK PLUG SHOOT OUT FROM THE HEAD ON MY WAY TO MY CABIN APRIL 2ND, 2010. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WAS DRIVING IN A AREA WITH NO CELL COVERAGE OR GAS STATIONS. THE FUMES MADE THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE SMELL HORRIBLE AND HAD TO DRIVE TO 17 MILES WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN LATE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A BAD ENGINE FROM FORD, I COULD'VE BEEN WORSE OFF WITH KIDS GETTING SICK FROM GAS FUMES OR BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *TR

ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARKPLUG JUST LIKE THE OTHER REPORTS. COST ME AROUND 900.00 GET RUNNING AGAIN. MECHANIC TOLD ME FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY A REPAIR KIT JUST FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NORMAL DAILY DRIVING. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. NOT REPLACED YET. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECT FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO THE POOR THREADING IN THE CYLINDER HEAD! IT COST ME $3,000 FOR THE FIRST FIX, AND NOW MAYBE ANOTHER $3,000!!! THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE TO HAVE DONE THIS IN A 3 YEAR SPAN, IT DAMAGED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IGNITION COIL ALONG WITH DAMAGING MY FUEL RAIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED WE HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED ALONG WITH IGNITION COIL GASKETS ECT. THE BILL WAS $3,220. *TR

MY SON EXITED THE PUBLIX GROCERY STORE WHERE HE WAS WORKING AND FOUND THAT OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN HIS POCKET. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. FOUR SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE TWO VEHICLES PARKED ON EITHER SIDE. WE WERE HAVING NO MECHANICAL TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE AT ALL, IN FACT, WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE FOUR TIRES THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WE HAD COMPLIED WITH BY IMMEDIATELY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL, WHERE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEM OF UNEXPECTED FIRES WAS CORRECTED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES THAT OCCURRED AS A...

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. MY WIFE STARTED OUT ON HER DAILY DRIVE TO WORK. AS USUAL, SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING. ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM OUR HOME, SHE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, RUN ROUGH, RATTLED AND LOSE POWER. SHE ALSO HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS IN POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE LATER IN THE DAY AND FOUND THAT THE 2ND SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD AND DAMAGED THE COIL. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE READ OF MANY FORD OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A TUNE-UP AT APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILE IN 2006. IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 130000 MILES....

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" UNDER MY HOOD AND THEN MY TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE A STEAM ENGINE. I ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL RAW GASOLINE. I PULLED TO THE CURB AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT, BREAKING OFF THE COIL PACK. GAS HAD SPRAYED ONTO THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. MANUFACTURED WITH AS FEW AS 4 THREADS TO HOLD IN A SPARK PLUG. THIN WALLED ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS ARE A VERY POOR DESIGN. FORD ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO INTENTIONS OF A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, LAST YEAR THE NUMBER 3 PLUG POPPED AND HAD TO BE RETHREADED AND NOW WE HAVE A DIFFERENT POPPED PLUG THAT NEEDS REPAIR. THE FIRST REPAIR COST $800 AND I HAD TO RENT A CAR. FOR THIS SECOND REPAIR I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TWO REPAIR GARAGES AND NEITHER MECHANIC COULD REPAIR THIS PLUG BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REACHED. HOW CAN I BE COMPENSATED DUE TO THIS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SECOND OCCURRENCE IN MY VEHICLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS THREAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO EJECT FROM THE COIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,900.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,800.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. IN 2004, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STRIPS THE SPARK PLUG THREAD, WHICH CAUSES THE PLUGS TO EJECT. HE THEN REPLACED THE ENGINE HEAD, AND ECM AT AN EXPENSE OF $2,200.00. THE FAILURE RESURFACED SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO A REPAIR FACILITY.A MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH A SPECIAL THREAD, AT AN EXPENSE OF $1,600.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT CHANGED I HIT THE GAS AND THE SPARK BLEW OUT OF THE SECOND HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SECOND INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES PER HR AND THE PLUG IN HOLE 3 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT. THIRD INCIDENT, I WAS AT STOP SIGN, AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO GO IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUG IN HOLE 3 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS ALL IN A 5 MONTH TIMEFRAME. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE USING THE TIMESERT KIT FROM TIMESERT.COM. THE MECHANIC CHARGED ME $350 + PARTS. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SUV. 2. SUDDEN NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND STRIPED THE THREADS. 3. MODIFICATION KIT (READILY AVAILABLE, AS THE PARTS STORE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM) WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. *TR

PARKED VEHICLE AT 8:32 AM. OUR SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT THE FIRE ON CAMERA AT 11:20 PM. VEHICLE BURNED OUT TOTALLY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, TRITON V8 ENGINE, IT HAS 100,000 MILES, I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 AND ECT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, IT COST ME 460.00. 2 DAYS AGO I WAS COMING HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN ANOTHER SHOT OUT CAUSING ME TO GO FROM 60MILES TO 40 WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK! WHAT IS GOING ON? I'M TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. HOW CAN THERE NOT OF BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE DEFECT. AND NOW IM OUT 500.00 AGAIN AND MY WORRY IS I STILL HAVE 6 MORE PLUGS TO GO, THE MECHANICS HAVE TO GET A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT FROM FORD. I AM SO UPSET, THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT FORD WILL NOT RECALL THIS ENGINE AND EITHER REPAIR THE DEFECTS OR...

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WITH A TRITON 5.4 LITER V-8 AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ENGINE, BUT I LIKE MANY OTHERS AM GETTING TIRED OF SHELLING OUT THOUSANDS F DOLLARS TO FIX A "DESIGN DEFECT" I AM A LAID OFF AUTO WORKER LIVING IN MICHIGAN AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD WANTS US TO STILL BUY THEIR MISTAKES AND THEN BAIL THEM AND THE OTHER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES OUT OF WHAT IS CLEARLY THERE OWN DOING.. AND AS FAR AS MY TRUCK I THINK WILL BE LOOKING INTO A BETTER KIND OF CAR AND COMPANY!!!!!! *TR

99 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW OUT #3 SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGED COIL, NO FOREWARNING OF THIS , HAS 114,000MILES, COST ME $400 FOR A TEMP FIX,,WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE, GARAGE INSTALLED A REPAIR SLEEVE AND SPECIAL PLUG,,NO WARRANTY,,I WAS 800 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN THE PLUG BLEW, I THOUGHT SOMEBODY TOOK A SHOT AT ME...IT ALSO RUINED THE COIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WERE ALL CRACKED AND DAMAGED DUE TO THE HIGH FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY DEFECTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE OVER 200,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE FARTHEST REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TRITON V8 ENGINE EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM DOCTOR VISIT, HEARD A LOUD POP, AND LOST POWER, VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISE AS IF I HAD NO EXHAUST. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT APPARENTLY THE ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG MAKING IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD SINCE IT STEPPED THE TREADS. AND ALSO BROKE THE COIL. AM ON DISABILITY AND FIXED INCOME, THE REPAIR COST IS SO HIGH I HAVE TO WAIT AND BE WITHOUT A CAR. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FORD. AND I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. FURTHERMORE WHEN GOING TO FORD FOR REPAIR, THEY SAY THAT THE NEW HEAD IS A IMPROVED VERSION. SO IF IT IS AN "IMPROVED" VERSION THAT MEAN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT TO BEGIN WITH. FORD SHOULD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED A HEALY COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED. A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIR. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WITH A BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 09/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 SPARKS PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT FROM THE ENGINE. UPDATED 09/24/08. 8JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED (3) BLOWN SPARK PLUGS! THE TRITON ENGINES FORD MAKES HAVE ALUMINUM HEADS AND SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT. ON MAY 6, 2008 WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE (COST $273.03) REPLACED HELIE COIL. JULY 18TH 2ND BLOWOUT WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN LATE AT NIGHT. POLICE OFFICER HAS HAD 2 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON HIS FORD! (COST $1,502.02) HAD TO REMOVE HEAD. #3 BLOWOUT LAST NIGHT PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH FAMILY ON BOARD. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AGAIN AS THESE EXPLOSIONS CAN CAUSE A CAR FIRE AND I WILL NOT RISK THAT OR BEING STRANDED IN REMOTE CAMPING AREA. I HAVE WROTE A LETTER TO FORD BOARD OF DIRECTORS- CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS "NO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS" ACCORDING TO "AMY" MY CASE GIRL. GOOGLE "FORD TRITON ENGINE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS" AND YOU WILL...

97 TO 99 5.4 FORDS LIKE TO BLOW PLUGS OUT OF THE CAST ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS. THEY DOUBLED THE THREADS IN 2000. IT OCCURRED TO MY 99 EXPEDITION,OUT OF WARRANTY DON'T EXPECTANCY HELP FROM FORD MAYBE YOUR DEALER. MY EXPEDITION WAS 4 YEARS OLD,AT THE TIME. BEST ADVICE BUY GM FORGET ABOUT FORD UNLESS YOU OWN A TOW TRUCK. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO COLORADO SPRINGS ON HWY 24. SHE PULLED AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, DESPITE HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE HAD THE FORD EXPEDITION TOWED TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY HAVE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HE BLOCK RUINING THE THREADS THAT HOLD IT, IN ADDITION THE COIL PACK WAS RUINED. I HAVE A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE (IT WAS BOUGHT USED), THE SERVICE MANAGER IS TELLING ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS A "MAINTENANCE ISSUE". I INFORMED HIM THAT I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND HE SAID HE WOULD CALL FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING, LOL. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HWY SPEEDS SHE COULD HAVE CRASHED...

1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR

ATTN: I APOLOGIZE FIRST SUBMISSION WAS INCORRECT PHONE NUMBER: THIS CONTAINS PROPER CONTACT PHONE NUMBER 1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR

FORD EXPEDITION - SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM CYLINDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2007 AND THE AGAIN ON MARCH 21, 2008. THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. HE FOUND THE SPARK PLUG SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT YOUR NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE ALSO STATED THAT IF HE WERE DRIVING FASTER THAN 25 MPH THE SPARK PLUG WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE HOOD AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIR. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $3,000 TO $7,000. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND WAS NOT GIVEN A CASE NUMBER TO...

THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR IT SAYING THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF SOME SORT OF ABUSE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEEING THOUSANDS OF THESE TYPE OF COMPLAINTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE CLASS, IT IS REASONABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, IF THE FUEL RAIL HAD BEEN COMPROMISED, THE END RESULT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD REQUIRE FORD TO EITHER REPAIR THE AFFECTED DEFECTIVE ENGINES, OR COMPENSATE THE OWNERS FOR THEIR REPAIRS... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 0 AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT AND STRIPPED THE ENGINE HEAD. ONE OF THE ENGINE HEADS HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,306. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 MOTOR BLEW SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE-REAR PLUG. *TR

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. YESTERDAY, MY FIANCE AND KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD EJECTED THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE COIL PACK TO "SHATTER" AS WELL AS THE PLUG CABLE ATTACHED TO IT. I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE SEARCHING ON THE SUBJECT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS REPORTED OF FIRES CAUSED BY THESE PLUG EJECTIONS. ALSO, HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH REPAIR COSTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. LIVES ARE AT RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IN 2005, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD COME THROUGH THE ENGINE. A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PURCHASE AND INCIDENT DATES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DEAR SIRS, I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE HAVE OPERATED FINE UNTIL THE # 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. IF THE PLUG AND THE DESTROYED COIL WOULD HAVE RUPTURED THE FUEL RAIL THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ON THE PART OF FORD TO REPAIR THIS UNBELIEVINGLY, AMAZING , AND VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM FORD WAS BRUSHING UNDER THE RUG. THE VEHICLE WAS PAST THE WARANTY PERIOD SO THAT WON'T BE OF ANY HELP, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS

5.4 TRITON ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOWN AT 77,000 MILES ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. *JB

1999 FORD EXPEDITION BOUGHT BRAND NEW AT SERRAMONTE FORD IN COLMA CA. SERVICED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE EVERY 5000 MILES PER FORD OWNER MANUAL AND AT THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP EXCLUSIVELY. LOST ENGINE, TIMING CHAIN AT 55,000 MILES, LOST TRANSMISSION AT 130000 MILES. *JB

I BOUGHT A USED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST SPARK PLUG EJECTED. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER FIX IT THE PROBLEM IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. I HAD TO SPEND 1000 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME FROM NY, THE PRICE OF THE RENTAL CAR AND ANOTHER 3500 TO GET A NEW HEAD. NOT TO MENTION THE 500 I PAID THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAR. *JB

#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE TAKING THE THREAD INSERT WITH IT. *AK