1999 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THE NUMBER THREE PLUG ON THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE SPARK PLUG CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO, PROVIDE CORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB CONSUMER BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS CASES. CONSUMER DO NOT THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD DESIGN FLAW. *BF

THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A FORD TSB CONCERNING OIL LEAKAGE. HE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAD GASKET INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. OIL LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS IT COULD START A FIRE.*AK

I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ REPORTS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME AND IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. NO WARNINGS, JUST A $4000 BILL TO HAVE THE HEAD REPLACED. *JB

RIGHT HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

1 ENGINE BLEW-100 DEDUCTIBLE 2 ELECTRICAL,LIGHTS WONT GO OFF - 3 ELECTRICAL,RADIO/WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOP-4 TRANSMISSION LEAK-5 TRANSMISSION GOING BAD-6 ALTERNATOR BAD ALL WITHIN A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS, BEEN WALKING MORE THAN RIDING, HAVE NOT ENJOYED TRUCK YET, SCARED TO DRIVE PAST 200 MILES OUT I GOT A REAL LEMON THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY 535 FOR, I HATE FORD, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER IF IT WAS FREE, GOING TO IRAQ, BUT ILL BE BACK 4 JUSTICE.... *JB

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL MECHANIC, AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, A DYE WAS PLACED INTO THE ENGINE, AND AFTER ONE WEEK IT WAS TAKEN BACK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP SOUND AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED VIBRATING BADLY. WHEN GOT VEHICLE TO MECHANIC BY TOW TRUCK BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, IT WAS REVEALED TO ME THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR. IT WAS THE 3RD PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE WARRANTY COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THIS IS DUE TO A LOOSE SPARK PLUG. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PLUGS SUPPOSEDLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH THEM FOR 100,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS HAPPENED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE HEAD BECAUSE HE NOT ONLY SPOKE TO FORD MECHANICS BUT HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, UPON RESEARCHING THIS MYSELF I FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME...

I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION USED, WITH 50,140 MILES ON IT. I ALSO PURCHASED AN ESP WARRANTY PLAN. MY ENGINE ALWAYS HAD A KNOCK WHEN COLD.I THOUGHT THAT WAS "NORMAL". ON THE WEEK OF APRIL 12TH, THE ENGINE KNOCK BECAME SEVERE AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. I BROUGHT IT TO JOHNSON FORD FOR REPAIR. MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, I HAD THE BEST WARRANTY PLAN THERE IS, AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4 ENGINES.HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT HE SPENDS MUCH TIME CALLING IN SIMILIAR CLAIMS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "SPUN ROD BEARINGS". AFTER TWO WEEKS, MY CLAIM WAS "DENIED", AND I REMOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER A $6400.00 ESTIMATE FOR A NEW MOTOR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT, AND HAD TO PURCHASE A USED MOTOR FOR MY FORD. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH,...

#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AT 67,000 MILES. ORIGINAL PLUGS FROM MANUFACTURE WITH ALL FACTORY PARTS. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL FORD MECHANICS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES NO DESIGN ERRORS. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL FORD OWNERS WITH THE 5.4 L V8 AND THE V10 ENGINE AND ON OCCASION WITH 4.6L V8. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED. *JB

ENGINE IDLING LOUDER THAN NORMAL. NEEDED A VALVE ASY-IDLE AIR CONTROL. I KNOW 3 PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR EXPEDITION AND THEY HAD THE WORK DONE IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. *JB

FRANKLY, I NEED YOUR ADVICE ON A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION FROM WALDORF FORD IN OCT 2002. RECENTLY I HAD A BREAK DOWN; I HAD THREE SPARK PLUGS BLOW-OUT, YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD THAT THREE CYLINDERS ARE GONE DUE FROM THE DAMAGE OF THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ASSISTANT TEAM MGR SAID IT WOULD COST $6000.00 TO GET A NEW ENGINE OR GET A NEW VEHICLE; I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS. THESE TRUCKS ARE LEMONS AND I BELIEVE ITS TIME THAT FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND RECALLS THESE ENGINE. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. MY TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR AND I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. OTHER NOTED PROBLEMS: THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE STAYS ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES ARE WORN OUT AT A HIGHER...

APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL/OIL LEAK IN MY 1999 EXPEDITION. I PROMPTLY TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET (THIS ENGINE HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED). I SPENT MANY HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH FORD, BUT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP. FEELING STUCK, I WENT AHEAD AND AUTHORIZED MY MECHANIC TO GO AHEAD AND FIX THE HEAD GASKET AT OUR EXPENSE (OF NEARLY $2000)! UNFORTUNATELY, THIS NIGHTMARE ONLY GOT WORSE! YESTERDAY, MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT WHILE TEARING DOWN THE ENGINE TO GET TO THE HEAD GASKET, HE DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS WORN CLEAR INTO THE GUIDES/TENSIONERS. HE (AND 2 OTHER QUALIFIED MECHANICS) HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. THERE IS NOTHING I COULD HAVE...

RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD WARPED, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, FORD AND DEALER REFUSED TO COVER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH, A HEARD A NOISE WHICH AT FIRST FELT LIKE SOMETHING CAUGHT IN THE FAN, BUT WAS ALTER DETERMINED THAT A SPARK PLUG #2 PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT AND BROKEN OFF THE COIL CAUSING CONTACT WITH THE 2 FUEL RAIL. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST FORD TRITON ENGINE OWNERS AND THE ALUMINUM HEAD IS INADEQUATE IN KEEPING THE SPARK PLUGS INTACT AFTER 50, 00 MILES OR SO DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FORD HAS RE-DESIGNED THE HEAD ON NEWER MODELS, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE COIL CAN DAMAGE THE FUEL LINE AND THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *CB

1999 FORD EXPEDITION, V8 TRITON 4.6 LITER ENGINE WITH 68,700 MILES HAS OIL LEAK. INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP DETERMINED HEAD GASKETS NEED REPLACING WITH ESTIMATED COST OF $1200.00 TO $1500.00. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND MAINTAINCE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. A VEHICLE REQUIRING THIS TYPE INVESTMENT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE AT 68,000 MILES. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.*AK

CONTINUING OIL LEAK ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION FROM THE HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES. FORD MUST PERFORM A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK

FIRE HAZARD! MANUFACTURERS DEFECT CAUSES HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN SEVERE PRESSURIZED OIL LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CREATING A DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. *JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL BADLY. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN.*AK

ENGINE PROBLEMS, I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4 USED DEC. 21 2002, IN FEB 2003 I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, HAD TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED, AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED WHILE STILL IN THE SHOP THE MECHANIC COULDN'T GET IT TO RUN SMOOTH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MISSING AND WAS BARELY RUNNING, IT WOULD HARDLY TAKE OFF AND ONCE YOU GOT ROLLING IT WOULD SPIT AND SPUTTER AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I FINALLY GOT IT BACK 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I WAS GIVEN THE RESPONSE, WE DON'T KNOW WE JUST REPLACED PARTS UNTIL IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTH? WHAT KIND OF ANSWER WAS THAT? NOW HERE IT IS AUG 2003 AND THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING! I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID YEP SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT...

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD THE NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000. *JB VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO LEARNED THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A "SCORED CYLINDER." CONSUMER WAS ADVISED FORD WOULD PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. CONSUMER FELT THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED, FORD SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE PORTION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE OFFER WAS NON-NEGOTIABLE. *PH *NLM

OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DRIVE. *JB

TRITON V8 5.4L WITH 90,000 MILES SPARK PLUG PULLED OUT AND DESTROYED THE CYLINDER HEAD. I WAS TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. THERE ARE ONLY 3 THREADS HOLDING IN THE SPARK PLUG. FORD HAS ALSO UPDATED THIS PARTICULAR CYLINDER HEAD BUT HAS NOT RECALLED IT. *TT

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS A FAULTY RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. OIL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST WHICH IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (OIL LEAK FROM THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD) WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER BUT HAS SENT OUT TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION TO THEIR MECHANICS ON HOW TO FIX IT. TO ME THAT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. IF MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD FIX IT (WHICH TO ME IS ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THIS PROBLEM) BUT SINCE IT'S NOT THEY WON'T BACK IT UP. REPAIRS WOULD COST ME APROX $ 2,000. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THESE VEHICLE WERE NEW, BACK IN 1999. I...

HEAD WARPED ON ENGINE .008". WARP BEYOND REPAIR TOLERANCE THEREBY REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD WITH NEW HEADS OR NEW ENGINE. FORD REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP WITH THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENED AT ONLY 75,000 MILES. ENGINE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF HEAD GASKET SEEPAGE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. IN SERVICE MANAGER'S OPINION "ONLY A HEAD GASKET FAILURE COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE." THIS 5.4L V8 IS RENOWNED FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. ACCORDING TO FORD'S OWN ADMISSION THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEREFORE THIS MOTOR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY 1 OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE THIS HAD HAD A BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THESE HEADS ARE ALSO RENOWNED FOR BLOWING SPARK PLUGS RIGHT OF THE HEAD. *NLM

I JUST PURCHASED THE 1999 EXPEDITION 4.6L XLT ON MARCH 4, 2003. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 500 ON IT SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN VIRGINIA AND NEEDED A MARYLAND INSPECTION. UPON THE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED A LEAK AROUND THE ENGINE. HE DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, SINCE IT IS NOT AN INSPECTION ITEM. I AM AFRAID THAT WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET, THAT THIS IS IN FACT THE PROBLEM. WILL MY LIMITED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THAT THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME COVER THIS COST. I THINK IT IS A COMPLETE SHAME THAT FORD HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. IF THERE ARE ANY PROGRAMS THAT FORD IS OFFERING, I WOULD LIKE TO HERE ABOUT THEM. *JB

ENGINE OIL LEAK, RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING OIL.*JB

WE JUST BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 35000 MILES. WE HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR 5000 MILES AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW RIGHT HEAD GASKET. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ANY ANSWERS? *NLM

RECURRING OIL LEAK, RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD, FORD TRUCKS WITH 4.6 ENGINE.*JB

HEAD GASKETS BLOWING OUT ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITIONS. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED 3 TIMES SO FAR. IT IS ALSO OCCURRING ON OTHER PEOPLES SAME VEHICLES. IT IS ON THE 4.6 AND 5.4 LITER ENGINES. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS I ASKED WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING? THEY SAID THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT KEEPS TELLING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT HERE.*JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IT HAS HAD BOTH HEAD GASKETS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE, AND NOW THEY ARE BLOWN AGAIN. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS AN ABNORMALITY IN MY ENGINE WHICH WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE TO RE-OCCUR UNLESS I PAY $5000 TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN. FORD HAS RECALLED SIMILIAR VEHICLES DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ENGINES, HOWEVER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE ON THEIR MUCH PRICIER EXPEDITION. I GUESS THEY FIGURE WE CAN AFFORD THE REPAIRS. THEY REFUSE TO DISCUSS MY PROBLEMS AND TELL ME THAT BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ARE CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ASIDE, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 30 TIMES FOR NON-ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THE LEATHER SEATS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE EXTERIOR MOLDING WENT BAD, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS FAULTY, WIRING WAS FAULTY,...

ON MY RECENT PURCHASE OF A USED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE 4.6L V8 ENGINE, WITH LOW MILES ONLY APPROX 31,500 WHEN PURCHASED, AND AFTER ONLY ADDING 12,000 MORE MILES TO THE VECHICLE, IN WHICH WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR A FULL YEAR, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET THAT I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRENTY AND THE COST FOR REPAIRS RAN UP TO 1300.00 WHICH IS OUTRAGIOUS. I FEEL THAT IF FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS DEFECT LONG BEFORE SO MANY HAVE NEEDED REPAIRS. I REGRET THAT THIS IS THE LAST FORD I WILL EVER OWN, WHICH IS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE INEPT CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT FORD IS NOW KNOWN FOR.

I NOTICE OIL DROPS ON MY DRIVEWAY, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO VERIFY WHERE LEAK WAS COMING FROM, THE DEALER STATED THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE REPAIR COST FOR LABOR AND PARTS WOULD BE OVER $1200.00. THE EXTENDED WARRENTY WOULD NOT COVER SEAL OR GASKET FOR THIS VEHICLE. I REQUEST NHTSA HAVE FORD DEALER OR MANUFACTOR'S DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE HAS THE 4.6L ENGINE WITH LESS THAN 49000 MILES.

OIL LEAK FROM RH HEAD/BLOCK INTERFACE. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND TSB ABOUT THIS ISSUE INDICATE MANUFACTURING ASSYMBLY DEFECTS. TSB NOTE "CHIPS COULD BE PRESENT OR DIMPLES IN MATING SURFACE OF GASKET AREA". CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS THAT ARE NONE TO BE PRESENT.

AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT 42K MILES, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR BATTERY. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING TOWARDS THE REAR. VEHICLE OUT OF MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY BUT LUCKILY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MECHANIC THAT THERE IS INDEED A HEAD GASKET LEAK PROBLEM WITH THE 97-02 EXPEDITIONS. HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 43K MILES AND FORD SHOULD REPAIR PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET "BLEW" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. TS

IS FORD TRYING TO RECOVER MONEY FROM THE EXPLORER/FIRESTONE TRAGEDY OR WHAT? YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD HAVE LEARNED. IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT A HIGH DOLLAR VEHICLE LIKE THE EXPEDITION HAS BECOME A HIGH MAINTENANCE LIABILITY. WE HAVE REPAIRED THIS GASKET VALVE COVER THREE TIMES AT $1800.00 EACH. IT IS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE SUCH A NICE VEHICLE THAT IS POLLUTING THE AIR WITH OIL SMELLS AND SMOKE. THE VEHICLES ARE SLUGGISH AND IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I PRAY DAILY THAT IT IS NOT ME, MY CHILDREN AND FOSTER CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT FOR MY JOB. MY LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS PURCHASED A FLEET OF EXPEDITIONS AND EACH ONE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE. COME ON FORD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. A OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. MY GRANDFATHER HATED FORD PRODUCTS AND STATED THAT FORD MEANT FOUND ON...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING. HEADGASKET IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK *YH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE NOTICED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND STATES IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CONSUMER IS HAVING IT SERVICED.*JB THE CAUSE OF OIL LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *YH

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WITHIN THE FIRST 40000 MILES, VEHICLE HESTITATES DURING ACCELERATION WHICH PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AT INTERSECTIONS.*AK

TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AND ENGINE MISSES. HAD ENGINE REPLACED ONCE, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT REAR CORNER OF ENGINE (HEAD GASKET)LEAKS OIL ONTO HOT EXHAUST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SMOKE AT SPEED. DEFECT UNREPAIRED AS MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER COST.*AK

EHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED LEAK WAS IN HEAD GASKET. HAD REPAIRED IT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

4.6L V8 ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT COMPLAINED OF THE SAME FAILURE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *JG

THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. MY DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD MANY OF THESE FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL. WITH ONLY 27000 MILES ON AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE LIKE THIS, IT SHOULDN'T BE LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY GARAGE FLOOR. THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAID I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM OUTRAGED AND WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL. WE ALL KNOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECT ON THEIR OWN!*AK

DURING CHRISTMAS WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH AND NON-REPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NOTICED ON THE DRIVEWAY THAT A OIL LEAK HAD BEGUN. WE TOOK THE EXPEDITION INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A SERVICE EVALUATION. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN BLOWN. WE DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION BY A RESPECTED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO GAVE US THE SAME PROGNOSIS. WE AGAIN CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE COST OF THE REPAIR COULD BE NEGOTIATED LOWER THAN THE $1,850. ESTIMATE. A FORD MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT A SPECIAL PLAN MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THAT REQUEST WAS REJECTED. IN TRYING TO TALK WITH A FORD FACTORY SERVICE MANAGER, HE WOULDN'T TALK WITH ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM NOR DID WE RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL HELP. IN PURCHASING A...

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 5.4L EMGINE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WITH 60OO MILES. I DO NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FAILURE. *AK

LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THERE WA SNO OIL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK