2001 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4. I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG/POP AND MY TRUCK CAME TO A HALT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THE NOISE I HEARD WAS MY SPARK PLUG THAT HAD BLOWN OUT AND HIT THE ALUMINUM HEADS CAUSING DAMAGE. THE HEADS WERE SENT OUT TO A MACHINE SHOP AND WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, I PAID OVER $3,000 TO FIX IT. A FEW DAYS AFTER PICKING IT UP, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN BECAUSE A COOL PACK WENT BAD, THIS WAS LIKE MY THIRD ONE SO FAR. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2006 AND NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER IN MARCH OR APRIL, MY TRUCK WAS BACK TO BARELY RUNNING/MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN ITS THE ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN A VISCOUS...

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO VIRGINIA, MY 2001 EXPEDITION POPPED A PLUG FROM ITS ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 200 MILES BECAUSE THE SMELL OF FUEL IT WAS LATE FRIDAY AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO UNTIL MONDAY. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE IN DEARBORN, MI. I WAS TOLD BY THE FEMALE OPERATOR (CHARLOTTE) TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO BOWDITCH FORD AND TO HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. MY VEHICLE WENT OFF TO THE SHOP VIA FLATBED AS TO NOT CAUSE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. I LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING ME THAT IT WOULD COST $92.50, I OK'ED IT BECAUSE OVER THE WEEKEND I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE TRITON ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I WAS STILL IN CONTACT WITH FORD AND HAD EVEN TALKED TO AN OPERATOR NAMED RALPH. I...

BLOWN SPARK PLUG IN 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 2006, HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $2,000. TODAY 2/14/07 IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, I WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SAME PLACE FOR REPAIRS PROBABLY COSTING ANOTHER $2,000 - $3,000. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, THE NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT RENDERING MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION UNUSABLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND BEGAN TO BUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE NUMBER 8, 7, 5, AND 4 ENGINE COILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NUMBER 7 & 5 COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AND DAMAGED IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL KEPT AND FROM SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ENGINES. I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR FORD SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR COST APX. 3,700.00. *JB

ON 09-15-2005 AT 12:10 AM I DISCOVERED A LARGE FIRE IN MY GARAGE. MY FAMILY AND I ESCAPED WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. ALL CONTENTS OF THE GARAGE WERE DESTROYED. SOME DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE HOME. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR (CAL STATE LIC NO. PI-75781), THE EXPEDITION IN THE GARAGE WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *JB

DT: THERE ARE RECALLS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED CAR IS A 2001, BUT THEY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE CAR AS A RECALL BECAUSE THEY RECALLED THE 2000 MODELS AND NOT THE 2001. THIS CAR WAS DELIVERED IN 2001, AND THEY USED 2000 PARTS, ALTHOUGH IT IS A 2001 MODEL. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN. *AK

OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 51/2 HOURS, AND THEN IT SAT FOR 1 1/2 HOURS. WHEN DRIVING OFF THE FERRY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ENGINE EJECTED THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE SEVENTH CYLINDER . OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE DEFECT. *AK

ON 12-21-04 WHILE DRIVING OUR '01 FORD EXPEDITION HOME FROM WORK, THERE WAS A LOUD POP, FOLLOWED BY RATTLING AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. MY HUSBAND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD EXPLODED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND HE STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG EXPLODED OUT PF THE HEAD STRIPPING THE GROVES IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WE REPLACE THE CYCLINDER HEAD AT A COST OF $2700. THIS TRUCK IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES ON IT.

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF SOCKET #3 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN ON 7 CYLINDERS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT ON AN INCLINE, THE ENGINE STALLED. IF THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN HALF TANK OF FUEL, IT WOULD STALL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER FIVE TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT CONSULTED. *AK *SC *JB