2003 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

BLEW #3 SPARK PLUG AFTER STARTING UP FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. WITH VEHICLE IDLING, OPENED THE HOOD, BUT THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. CALLED AAA AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. *KB

MY BEST FRIEND'S 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE PULLING A BOAT ACROSS A HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND SEVERAL CARS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO BARELY AVOID COLLISION. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME ENGINE IN FORD VEHICLES OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF PRODUCTION. FORD DENIES THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND ENDANGERS LIVES EVERYWHERE WITH THIS MOTOR. I SAW THIS PROBLEM MYSELF, AND MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO SAID THAT THESE FORD CYLINDER HEADS ARE ALL BAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR EVERY FORD TRITON 5.4 LITER V8 ENGINE, SO IT EXISTS ACROSS THOUSANDS OF VIN NUMBERS. *TT

OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET ON PASSENGER REAR OF HEAD..... LEAKS ONTO MANIFOLD WHERE A FIRE CAN START. FORD MECHANICS KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE CASTING IN THE HEAD. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

SUDDEN BACKFIRE RESULTING IN SPARK PLUG EJECTION. REPLACED WITH HELICOIL KIT. *TR

2003 EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT. YESTERDAY EVENING DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE AND 10 YEAR OLD SON, WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE A COMPRESSION SOUND. PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND SAW NO FLUIDS OR EXHAUST DEFECTS. PROCEEDED TO POP THE HOOD AND REALIZED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT WAS 113 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WASN'T GOING TO STICK MY HAND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND GET BURNED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE, SO I LIMPED VERY CAUTIOUSLY TO MY HOME. I PROCEEDED TO POP THE HOOD AGAIN FOR A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION AND WITH A FLASHLIGHT I COULD SEE SPARKS FIRING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. LOOKED CLOSER AND THERE WAS A HOLE NEXT TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LONG RUBBER TUBE. GRABBED MY TOOLS AND REMOVED THE ENGINE SHROUD TO GET A BETTER...

DRIVING OUR 2003 FORD EXPEDITION THRU THE DESERT TO GREEN RIVER UTAH. LOUD POP AND CAR SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO PRICE UT. FORD DEALER SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. $2000 TO RE-THREAD HEAD, $3000 FOR NEW CYLINDER HEAD OR $5000 FOR A NEW MOTOR. SINCE OUR MOTOR HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT WE OPTED FOR A NEW MOTOR. BUT AFTER RESEARCHING ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO BLEW SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THEIR MOTOR'S HEAD I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. COME TO DISCOVER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE PUBLIC IS BEING SOLD A DEFECTIVE MOTOR AND HAVING TO PAY UNNECESSARILY WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES AND FIX...

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING THE COIL TO BRAKE AS WELL, AND THE WHOLE CAR TO SMELL OF GAS. THIS HAPPENED ONCE IN APRIL, AND AGAIN THE OTHER DAY (MAY 17TH), ON A DIFFERENT PLUG. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE WORK, AND MY MECHANIC INSTALLED A REPAIR KIT WITH A NEW SPARK PLUG. IT WAS $200-$300 FOR EACH REPAIR. FORD SAYS ITS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT MY MECHANIC HAS HAD OTHER CASES LIKE THIS, AND STATED FORD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, ASKING THEM TO AT LEAST CHECK MY OTHER PLUGS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE TIGHT, BUT THEY WERE UNHELPFUL. THERE WAS NO WARNING IN EITHER CASE. THE TRUCK DRIVES FINE, AND THEN SUDDENLY STARTS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AS ITS DRIVEN, AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SMELLS OF GAS. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL PLUGS, AND THE TRUCK...

I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L THAT HAS BLOWN THE #3 SPARK PLUG 3 TIMES. EACH TIME I HAVE PURCHASED OEM PLUGS. IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS EXPERIENCE AND MANY SPECULATE THAT THE THREAD DEPTH IS NOT ENOUGH TO SECURE THE PLUG APPROPRIATELY. *TR

SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF ITS PLACE IN THE ENGINE. AT FIRST, I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND I HAD PROMPTLY TAKEN TO THE SHOP (ASE CERT.) BUT THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON ANY MORE. AFTER THE SERVICE MAN RAN THE TEST SOME TIME LATER, NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG. A DAY OR SO LATER, I WAS HEARING A "CLICKING" SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, LATER, I HAD LOST A SPARK PLUG. WHICH BY THE WAY IS A HORRIBLE NOISE! I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *TR

FORD SPARK PLUG EJECTION, 2003 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L TRITON ENGINE. "CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM" HAS 317 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TWO (2) BLOW-OUTS, COSTING ME $1,200.00 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PETITION FOR RECALL STARTED, BASED ON POTENTIAL FIRE AND SAFETY ISSUES. IN MY CASE, I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND LOST POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CAREFULLY PULL OFF HIGHWAY WITH VERY LITTLE ENGINE POWER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I NOW OWN A VEHICLE THAT I CAN NOT TAKE ON A LONG TRIP, FOR FEAR OF HAVING THE ENGINE EXPLODE AGAIN. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL NOT TAKE A FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY TO HAVE SOMEONE REVIEW THIS PROBLEM AND TAKE ACTION. THE FEBRUARY 21,2007 MEMO FROM DOT, REF: DP05-005 REVIEW IS IN NEED OF UPDATING. THE NUMBERS ARE NOW MUCH GREATER THAN...

2003 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER, SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER BACK SIDE EJECTED FROM HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THEY WERE STILL ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS. GOING TO COST OVER $1000 TO TEMPORARILY FIX PROBLEM. *TR

1ST OCCURANCE: 2003 FORD EPEDITION, 5.4L V8 ENGINE. FACTORY ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELLING AT 60MPH.MILEAGE: 72,955. DATE: 8/17/08. 2ND OCCURANCE: SAME ENGINE, ORIGINAL PLUGS( LESS ABOVE REPAIR). 2/05/2010, MILES 77,525. SPARK PLUG EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELLING 40 MPH.

MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITON WAS MAKING A SLIGHT TAPPING NOISE ALL DAY AS I DROVE AROUND TOWN. WHEN I HIT MY HOME TOWN I WAS A .10 OF A MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND A HUGE BANGING NOISE OCCURED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I COULD SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS. FROM INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD I NOTICED THE COIL ASSEMBLY ABOVE IN THE RIGHT REAR CYLINDER WAS BROKEN AND THE SPARK PLUG WAS LAYING ON THE MOTOR. IT HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INSPECT FOR REPAIRS. THE CAR WAS SUB-LETTED OUT TO A FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT A HELICOIL REPAIR WAS WHAT WAS ONCE ACCEPTED BUT THEIR DEALERSHIP NO LONGER PERFORMED THAT PROCEDURE BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. FORD PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2003. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BLOWING OUT OF THE HEAD AND CAUSING THE COILS TO BREAK. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN 8 MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COST OVER $1200 TO REPAIR AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE NOR FOR HER PARTICULAR MODEL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES 96,772. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

2003 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L V-8 ENGINE BLEW A SPARKPLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IS UNKNOWN. THIS COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES AS RAW FUEL WAS BEING BLOWN THROUGH THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS, SO THIS IS NOT A CASE OF SOMEONE PUTTING TOO MUCH TORQUE ON REPLACEMENT PLUGS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND AFTER READING THE POSTS ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I AM CONVINCED THAT FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION DOWN THE FREEWAY @55 MPH NOTICED A LOUD POP AND A WEIRD NOISE. STOPPED VEHICLE, POPPED HOOD AND INSPECTED. FOUND #5 COIL HANGING BY HARNESS AND #5 PLUG SITTING ON MANIFOLD. PLUGS ARE ORIGINAL AS THE TRUCK HAS ON 76,000 MILES. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. WILL HELICOIL THE HOLE USING A KIT FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM.

I HAVE PARK MY TRUCK AND WENT TO HAVE DINNER WITH MY FAMILY AND UPON MY RETURN WHEN I START MY TRUCK. THE ENGINE MAKE A LOUD SOUND AND SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE ENGINE TODAY. AFTER READING ABOUT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE, MY AUTO WAS ACTING EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. A SLIGHT TICKING SOUND WHILE THE ENGINE IDLES. WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, A SLIGHT LOUD BAM OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE HARD. THE CAR WAS TOWED 70 MILES TO A REPAIR CENTER NEAR MY HOME AND I NOW AM TO DECIDE ON A NEW MANIFOLD OR A COIL REPAIR THAT IS RISKY. HOW A COMPANY CAN OPERATE WITH CRITICAL ENGINE PART THAT ARE SO POORLY DESIGNED IS BEYOND MY IMAGINATION. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS OF SPARK PLUGS POPPING OUT OF ENGINES IN F150S AND EXPLORER/EXPEDITIONS. IT IS A SHAME THAT SUCH A SIMPLE THING AS ENGINEERING A THREAD DEEP ENOUGH TO HOLD A SPARK PLUG IN PLACE FOR THE LIFE OF A CAR IS TOO CHALLENGING...

2003 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L EJECTION OF FACTORY SPARK PLUG FORM CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

DRIVING FROM LAS VEGAS TO PHX WE WERE AT WICKENBERG, AZ A LOUD POP OCCURRED AND KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS PRESENT AND WOULDN'T RUN PROPERLY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN WICKENBERG WAS LUCKILY OPEN AND INSTRUCTED US THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT IN THE 1ST AND 2ND CYLINDERS. THEY DID ALSO TELL US THAT THIS OCCURS OFTEN IN AND THERE IS A TEMP FIX FOR IT. THEY TAPPED OUT THE HEAD AND INSERTED A STEEL SLEEVE FOR THOSE 2 CYLINDERS. TAKING 2 HOURS IT WAS FIXED AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY VERY HAPPY TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT NOT HAPPY AT ALL AT FORD FOR HAVING SUCH A BLATANT DESIGN FLAW. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN I HEARD A POP AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE. SPARK PLUG NO. 7 HAD BEEN EJECTED BREAKING THE COIL. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW AND IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, ONLY 65000 MILES. I HAVE READ MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND I'M AMAZED AT THE NUMBERS OF ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A BAD DESIGN THAT SPANS A NUMBER OF YEARS. *TR

MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST 65 MPH, AND THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 59K MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. IT COST ME OVER $4K TO REPAIR, AND I NOW FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH FORD TRITON MOTORS FROM 1999 TO 2004. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION AND HAVE HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS BLOW CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE. IN EACH CASE, I HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AND EACH TIME IT WAS A DIFFERENT SPARK PLUG TO BLOW, NOT A PREVIOUSLY FIXED ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER INSERTING OIL INTO THE ENGINE, THE OIL LEVEL ABNORMALLY DEPLETED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

COIL #1 MISFIRE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE 97,000. *TR

MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON AUGUST 22, 2006. THE TRITON 5.4 LITER ENGINE HAS 86K+ MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER PURCHASING 12 FORD VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 32 YEARS. IT IS TIME FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT. MY REPLACEMENT COST OF THE ENGINE WAS $5,400.00. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 'BLOWN SPARK PLUG' PROBLEM WITH FORD'S TRITON 5.4 LITER ENGINE FOR A SECOND TIME. MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW THE # 3 SPARK PLUG ON NOVEMBER 15, 2008. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS REPLACED AUGUST 22, 2006 WITH 86K MILES BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM AT A COST TO ME OF $5,400. THIS ENGINE HAS 53K MILES AND WAS INSTALLED BY KOONS FORD OF ANNAPOLIS. ALTHOUGH FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT FORD'S REDESIGNED V8 ENGINE HAD RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. IT IS TIME FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP, AND THEN A RATTLING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND NOTICED THAT MY SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. I THEN HAD TO WALK APPROX 1/2 MILE (WHILE I WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT) TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE PLUGS THAT WERE IN WERE FACTORY, AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORDS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PLUGS WITH A HEALING COIL, AND THEN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A GUARANTEED FIX, IT WAS MORE LIKE PUTTING A BAND AID ON THE PROBLEM, IF I WANTED TO GUARANTEE THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD. I OPTED TO REPLACE THE...

I WAS DRIVING TO A BALLGAME WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I PULLED OVER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I OPENED THE HOOD TO NOTICE THE #3 SPARK PLUG IN MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L V8 WAS FLOPPING AROUND ON TOP OF THE HOOD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FROM THIS ONE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON SEVERAL ONLINE WEBSITES, FORUMS, AND BLOGS, I HAVE DETERMINED THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FORD ENGINE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM FORD OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SHUT OFF AND THE BLOWER PRODUCED WARM AIR BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. THE STATE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD 'BANG'. THINKING IT MUST BE A FLAT TIRE I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY TIRES. AFTER I FOUND NO ISSUES WITH MY TIRES, I NOTICED THAT THE NOISE WAS IN FACT COMING FROM MY ENGINE WHICH ALSO SMELLED AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BE INSPECTED, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALUMINUM AROUND THE SPARK PLUG HAD MELTED AND I NEEDED A NEW HEAD REPLACED WHICH WILL COST OVER 3000 DOLLARS. THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT THE SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO HAVE FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES? *JB

DRIVING NORMALLY. #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT DAMAGING IGNITION COIL AND RUINING THREADS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THESE FORD TRUCK ENGINES.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. UPON EXAMINATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW DUE TO INADEQUATE ENGINE DESIGN OF THE THREADING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THREADING. THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE THAT RELATED TO THE CONTACT'S ISSUE.

1.) I WAS JUST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. 2.) I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 L TRITON V8 WITH 78,000 MILES AND THE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. 3.) A FORD DEALER IS REPLACING THE HEAD ON MY EXPEDITION, COST $3000. *JB

ON JANUARY 18, 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4L TRITON V8. JUST SOUTH OF CHICAGO THE ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG FROM THE #5 CYLINDER. FORD WANTS $4500 TO REPAIR AND SEEMS TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE SINCE THE PLUG WAS OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THE INJECTOR WAS STILL FIRING PUTTING RAW GAS IN THE CYLINDER. I COULD SMELL THE GAS. IF IT HAD SPILLED OUT ONTO THE ENGINE, A FIRE COULD RESULT. FORD HAS NO INTEREST IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. *NM

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION AND MESS UP THE WHOLE ENGINE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HEADS. FORD DENIES IT WAS A ENGINE PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS LIKE MINE AROUND THE COUNTRY. *NM

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP IN TRAFFIC WHILE GRADUALLY THE VEHICLE MOVED UP. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SOMETIMES, THE LIGHTS BLINKED RAPIDLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD JUST STAY ON. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE SEVEN TIMES, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHILCE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE. THE MOTOR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH RIGHT AFTER A STARTUP ONE MORNING WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER ANOTHER ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE ON STARTUP IN THE MORNING. THE CHAIN OF EVENTS ALSO CAUSED OTHER INTERMITTEN PROBLEMS WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE SUCH AS A SENSE OF SLACK BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHEN UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS INTERMITTEN PROBLEMS STARTING , FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE TO CRANK THE ENGINE THREE TO FOUR SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL AND AT TIMES I HAVE HAD TO STOP THE IGNITION AND TRY AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AND A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH THE MIRRORS MOVING WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO, ALTHOUGH I HAVE...

2002 FORD EXPEDITION. ENGINE SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING SLOW SPEED STOP. CONSIDERABLE BRAKE PEDDLE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE. *NLM