2001 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS LOUD CRASH AND BANG, AND WAS JERKED FORWARD. THOUGHT THE PICK UP TRUCK BEHIND ME REAR-ENDED ME. THAT DRIVER PULLED UP ASIDE OF ME AND TOLD ME YOU JUST DROPPED YOUR DRIVESHAFT. SINCE IT WAS DARK AND MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION I CALLED THE POLICE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY TOLD ME WE CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO GET HERE, IT'S TO DANGEROUS, SO THEY CALLED ANOTHER TOWING COMPANY. WELL AFTER A LONG HASSLE AND THE 1ST TOW OF $150.00, I GOT MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. AFTER MAKING SEVERAL PHONE CALLS I FINALLY GOT IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON 7/8/13 AND HAD TO PAY ANOTHER TOW OF $75.00. FINALLY GOT THE CALL ON 7/10/13 WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY ROTTED OUT...

AFTER DROPPING OFF MY CHILDREN AT DAYCARE I STOPPED AT THE STORE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT, IT MADE A LOUD POP LIKE SOMETHING HAD CAME OFF. SO I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TOP VENTS AND THE TRUCK BEGAN MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING. I WAS SCARED AS HELL AND I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TO BLOW UP FROM THE SOUND OF IT. SO I CALMED DOWN AND DROVE TO THE AUTO SHOP THANKFULLY DOWN THE STREET. WELL MY SPARK PLUG HAD BLEW OUT THE HEAD AND THAT'S WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE #5 COIL AND PLUG WITH FORD ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 AND THAT WAS $340.61. I AM BARELY MAKING IT FINANCIALLY AND TO READ ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A POPPING NOISE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE NUMBER TWO SPARK PLUG. THE NUMBER TWO SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD HOLDER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. A FAILURE WAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE NUMBER SEVEN SPARK PLUG, WHICH ALSO BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD HOLDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

A SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE AND ANOTHER WAS LOOSE. THE PLUG IN QUESTION RUINED THE THREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, AND WILL REQUIRE $700-$1000 FOR THE DEALER TO FIX. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH PROVES FORD HAD BEEN HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YET HAS DID NOTHING ABOUT IT !! *TR

MY VEHICLE SUFFERED SPARK PLUG EJECTION. UPON PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP OR BANG AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY. UPON INSPECTION, THE COIL-OVER-PLUG ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER WAS BROKEN FROM THE BRACKET AND A LOUD CLANKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE IN THAT SPOT. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO REPLACE THE COIL, THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET WITHOUT AND FORCE OR TOOLS. THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT WITH THE COIL. THE AREA HAD TO BE RETHREADED AND REPAIRED BUT WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR CLOSE TO THREE MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN SPARK PLUG THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK. HE WAS GOING AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH WHEN THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. IT LEFT HIM STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT SPARK PLUG BLOWOUTS ARE A COMMON DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE YET FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, COSTING THE VEHICLE OWNERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

WHILE TWO HOURS FROM HOME BRINGING MY SON HOME FROM SURGERY, WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY MAY VEHICLE MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND LIKE A CHOPPER MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN I SPENT OVER A $1,000.00 TO TOW MY CAR HOME TO FIND OUT THE SPARK PLUG #3 BLEW OUT AND STRIPPED OUT SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE ALUMINUM BLOCK AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD REQUIRE A HELICOIL BUT COULD HAPPEN TO THE OTHER PLUGS. PLUS IT WOULD COST ME OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE A 5.4 L ENGINE AND MY VEHICLE RUNS STRONG I WOULD OF HOPED FORD WOULD OF STOOD BEHIND THIS BUT I WAS WRONG I WILL DEFINITELY CONSIDER BUYING A DIFFERENT BRAND LIKE A MAZDA OR TOYOTA. *TR

#3 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM CYLINDER HOLE AT FREEWAY SPEED. ORIGINAL PLUGS, NEVER CHANGED, NEVER REMOVED OR CHECKED FROM DEALER DELIVERY AT NEW CAR IN 2001. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 3/29/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE SPARK PLUG THREAD. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REINFORCED THE THREAD AT LOCATION NUMBER EIGHT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED IN OTHER LOCATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD SUCKING SOUND AND NOISE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF A TRACTOR.

2001 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE WITH 75,000 MILES. THERE WAS A SLIGHT TICKING IN ENGINE ON DRIVERS SIDE, HAD MECHANIC CHECK, NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, LOUD POPPING NOISE, ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD (TRACTOR LIKE SOUND) AND ENGINE FAILURE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO IGNITION COIL. HAD 3 CYLINDERS (1,3, & 5) RETHREADED, IGNITION COILS REPLACED AND ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH APPROXIMATELY 130K MILES. THE SPARK PLUG IN CYLINDER 4 BLEW OUT YESTERDAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE DISCOVERED THE CYLINDER HEAD THREADS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT ALSO. I AM UNABLE TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WITHOUT REPAIR TO THE HEAD. *TR

THE # 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; THE HOOD WAS BURNED AND THE WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

FORD 2001 EXPEDITION HAS A BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I DROVE THE TRUCK WITH THE VAPORS POURING OUT OF THE PLUG SPOT (WHICH FLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE ON TO THE ROAD SOME WHERE BEHIND ME). FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ENGINE DEFECT. WHY ARE WE NOT HAVING A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE... WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC #8 SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT, DAMAGED THE HEAD AND PISTON....LOOKING AROUND $1200.00 IN REPAIRS PLUS CAR RENTAL. SPARKPLUGS GOT WATER IN THEM 3 DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FORD 2001 EXPEDITION 5.4L V8 SPARKPLUG BLOWS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. VAPORS, SMOKE , LOUD NOISE EXTREME HAZARD TO MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD SHOULD EFFECT THE REPAIR. MANY PEOPLE ARE AT DANGER DUE TO THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION BLOWS SPARK PLUGS, PIECES BREAK OFF FALL INTO CYLINDER AND DAMAGE ENGINE. FUEL GASES FROM OPEN CHAMBER HAVE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS WITHOUT OPERATION YET THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO THE FIRE BEFORE THEY WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

FOR THE 5TH TIME, MY FORD EXPEDITION (2001) HAS BLOWN A SPARK PLUG FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE NOW SUNK THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO REPAIRING THIS DEFECT, FURTHERMORE, I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR 2 TIMES THANKS TO THIS UNSAFE DEFECT. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY A NATIONAL SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRES A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION [XXX]. I WAS COMING FROM 290 EXPRESSWAY GOING TOWARDS CENTRAL AVE. I TURNED ON PARKSIDE AVE AS I WAS DRIVING MY 9 YEAR OLD SON STATED THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING. I TOLD HIM OK I'M GOING TO PULL OVER. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OVER IT STARTED TO CATCH FIRE. MY CHILDREN STARTED SCREAMING THE CAR IS ON FIRE, THE CAR IS ON FIRE. I SAID TO THEM IT'S GOING TO TO BE ALRIGHT. I STARTED PULLING THEM OUT BY THERE SHIRTS, ARMS, LEGS WHATEVER I COULD GRAB. WE ALL GOT OUT SAFE THANK GOD. MY 2 YEAR DAUGHTER IS STILL AFRAID OF BIG TRUCKS AND STILL TALK ABOUT THE FIRE TODAY. I LOST MY CHILDREN CLOTHES (SCHOOL UNIFORMS) AND SOME SHORTS I BOUGHT EARLIER THAT DAY. I...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD SOUND AND WOULDN'T HARDLY RUN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME. I TOLD HER TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND HE TOLD HER THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE ON THE LEFT BANK. THEN EXACTLY A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE NEVER CAME THAT TIME EITHER. WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF $5200.00. THIS WAS ON A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE THIS WAS THE 2ND THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP QUOTED US 13 TO 15 HOURS TO REPAIR THE HOLE, $4800.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADS OR $5300.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH...

NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. STRIPPED THREADS ON HEAD. *TR

NO NEED FOR LONG DRAWN OUT SENTENCES, BLOWNOUT SPARK PLUGS AND FORD WONT OWN UP TO IT, IT'S REAL GREAT TO BE AN AMERICAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 4.6 V8, AND MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON ME DAMAGING MY HEAD AND SNAPPING MY COIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THEY NO ABOUT IT BUT REFUSE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY COIL AND TAKE MY HEAD TO A MACHINIST SO I CAN PUT A SPARK PLUG BACK IN IT. *TR

THE WIFE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK ON SUNDAY NOV. 22ND. SHE RETURNED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REALLY LOUD. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY YET TO BE REPAIRED. 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 4.6L V8. *TR

I PARKED MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT SUV IN MY PARKING STALL ON THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 2, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600HRS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL TIME OF THE FIRE WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1600HRS AND 2325HRS. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE HOOD OF THE CAR COMPLETELY MELTED AWAY. THE FIRE BURNED AND MELTED THROUGH EVERY PART OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BUSTED OUT AS WELL AS 4 PASSENGER WINDOWS. I HAVE PICTURES AND VIDEO OF THE AFTERMATH OF THIS FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO OTHER VEHICLE OR PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS NOTICED UP TO THE DAY THE VEHICLE FIRE. *TR

SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT ON MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION (5.4 L). THIS POSES A CONCERN OVER THE RISK OF A FIRE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE WHOLE MOTOR HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE WAS BASICALLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, MY BOYFRIEND DROVE IT BACK FROM CORPUS CHRISTI THAT SAME DAY AND THERE WAS NO OVERHEATING WHATSOEVER. AT AROUND 930 PM. WE WERE INSIDE OUR HOME AND HEARD POPPIN NOISES. WE OPENED THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE IN TOTAL AND COMPLETE FLAMES. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT TOOK A GOOD 20 MINUTES TO PUT DOWN THE FIRE. THANK GOD WE WEREN'T DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NO ONE GOT INJURED. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN , 5, 2, AND 1 YEAR OLD. THERE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENGINE, NO WINDSHIELD , AND THE TIRES ARE MELTED IN THE FRONT. ALL THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS DESTROYED. BESIDES THAT, MY CHILDREN CARSEATS AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED. *TR

SPARKPLUG BLOWOUT #3 CYLINDER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN ALASKA GOING ABOUT 70 WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND IT FELT LIKE I LOST COMPRESSION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET BUT UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED AND CAUSED THE CYLINDER HEAD TO MELT AND ALSO HAD MAJOR JUNKS OF METAL IN THE ENGINE ITSELF. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW SPARK PLUG OUT OF CYLINDER. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DISCOVERED ONE THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN "EJECTED" FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE COIL THAT SITS ABOVE THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BROKEN AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG AND TIGHTEN IT DOWN ENOUGH TO SEAL THE CYLINDER AND GET THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP. THE SHOP REPLACED ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS AND THE BROKEN COIL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT WITH A 4.8 LITER TRITON V8 ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND ONLY 7 OF THE 8 SPARK PLUGS REMAINED. HE ALSO WARNED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL RISK OF A FIRE IF SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THAT CONDITION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000.

THE ENGINE EJECTED THE #3 SPARK PLUG, TEARING UP THE THREADS IN THE PROCESS. THE REPAIR INVOLVED INSTALLATION OF A HELICOIL, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER (PACKEY-WEBB OF DOWNERS GROVE IL) INSISTED THAT THE ONLY AVAILABLE REPAIR WOULD BE INSTALLING A NEW HEAD ASSEMBLY. THE HEAD ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING LABOR, WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 4 TIMES THE COST OF THE HELICOIL. THIS MUST HAVE BEEN DUE TO EITHER WEAK THREADS, OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED SPARK PLUGS FROM THE FACTORY. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION. DROVE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND PARKED, THEN WALKED INTO HOUSE AND TURNED TO LOOK BACK AT CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I RAN OVER THERE AND FOUND THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. I SPRAYED WITH HOSE AND UNHOOKED BATTERY. THE PART THAT LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED THE FIRE WAS JUST BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR

SPARKPLUG STRIPPED ITSELF OUT OF ITS SEATING. THE MECHANIC HAS NOTED THIS THREE OTHER TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITHIN HIS BUSINESS ALONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SMOKE APPEARED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A LOCAL GAS STATION, OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED FLAMES. SHE SAFELY EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,100.

I BOUGHT A 2001 USED FORD EXPEDITION IN DECEMBER 2006. BY AUGUST 2007 WHILE IN HAY WAY 11 FROM EL CENTRO TO CALEXICO I MADE A STOP IN A STOPLIGHT IN HEBER AVENUE. AS I ACCELERATED I NOTICE THE CAR RUNNING ROUGHLY. I STOPPED AND OPEN THE HOOD AND I NOTICE THAT SPARK PLUG # 3 BLEW OUT OF ITS PLACE. I BOUGHT A NEW SPARK PLUG AND IT WOULD NOT FIT SINCE THE OLD SPARK PLUG DAMAGED THE HEAD. PIECES OF METAL WENT IN THE CYLINDER AND WARPED IT AS WELL AS THE PISTON. NO I HAVE TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN SINCE I DO NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE COST IS ABOUT $2600 DLLS. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE IN THE NET AND WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND I NOTICE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXPEDITION OR F150. *TR

AFTER SITTING FOR 7 HOURS THE EXPEDITION SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTION AND BURNED UP. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 EXPEDITION 9 MONTHS AGO, IT BROKE FOR THE FIRST TIME 3 DAYS AFTER BUYING IT. IT HAS SINCE BLOWN OUT A SPARK PLUG 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE SENT IT TO 3 DIFFERENT GARAGES INCLUDING FORD DEALERSHIPS, EVERY TIME IT BREAKS DOWN ABOUT A MONTH LATER. *TR

NUMBER #4 SPARK PLUG ON MY 2001 EXPIDITION W/ THE 5.4 ENGINE BLEW OUT. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. 95,000 MILES. ORIGINAL PLUGS. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE, I OWNED A FORD EXPEDITION 2001 THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 9, 2007. IT WAS OUT OF MY HOUSE IN THE NIGHT WHEN WE STARTED TO SEE SMOKE IN THE STREET, AND WHEN WE WENT OUT OF THE HOUSE, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND STARTED TO ADVANCE BACKWARDS THE FIRE, UNTIL THE FIREMEN CAME AND SEIZED THE FIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE CAN BE AN OPTION TO MAKE A LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS EVENT BECAUSE OF THE RISK THAT MY FAMILY AND I LIVED. *TR