Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that smoke emitted from under the hood. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that oil leaked onto the brake pressure switch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileages were 190,000.
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While driving on a expressway traveling at 55mph, my wife felt a thumping and heard noise coming from under the truck. When I looked underneath, I noticed 2 holes punched through the backing plate of the rear brakes on the drivers side. I pulled the wheel and the rotor off and the parking brake shoes and hardware fell out onto the ground. After talking to a ford dealership I learned that this is a common problem with expeditions. I researched it on line and found other reports of the same issue including some instances of wheels locking up. This could cause serious accidents. Why has ford not issued a recall? I have also had 2 leaking exhaust manifold gaskets that I am told is also common.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, a loud banging noise was heard and the vehicle began to shake. The vehicle was towed home and the contact noticed that one of the spark plugs fractured and destroyed the motor. The motor and spark plugs were replaced. The failure had since recurred three times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire, which originated from under the hood. The police and the fire department were called and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 232,936.
Feburary 28, 2011 I purchased a 97 ford expedition. I drove the truck for one day and on march 4, 2011 I parked the truck under the garage around 8:30 a.m. And around 10:45 a.m the truck caught fire under the hood on the drivers side by the time the fire was put out . The whole front end was burned up.
1997 ford expedition lost #7 spark plug. All 7 people on-board died in ensuing fire. Defect known by the federal safety agency and ford for many years. The federal safety agency is the headline your waiting for? This is your responsibility. Do your job. Updated 11/29/10 *bf updated 12/07/10
I own a 1997 eddie bauer ford expedition that I bought in 1998 as a demo model it has run great until it started to blow the spark plug from the heads the first time was last year while my family and I were driving back form texas we were in a remote part of the country when it blew and spent over 500.00 for towing not to mention the 1200.00 dollar bill that the dealership tagged on. I was never informed that this was a problem that could re-occur we have taken other trips but did not have issue until just recently it blew another plug and of course the bill in the thousands. Ford needs to take some ownership for the product that they build if they want to keep some of as customers...
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. While driving 60 MPH, the dashboard components failed. Within seconds, the vehicle stalled. The dealer advised that the failure was due to fluid leaking into the engine. The vehicle was neither diagnosed or repaired. The current and failure mileages were 128,000.
1997 ford expedition 5.4l trition engine . Engine has experience several coil pack failures since about 25000 miles. Around 120,000 miles it has had 3 failures due to spark plugs blowing out of the heads. Had to have the car towed each time with a rather expensive repair bill each time. Needless to say ford says this is not a problem. This car is in great condition and has always been service properly.
I have a 1997 ford expedition, my 15 year daughter and I was driving on 10 freeway going eastbound towards san beradino, when my check engine light started flashing a then I heard a loud pop under my hood as my truck started to lose power and make loud popping sounds. I was terrified cause this happen as I was going between 65 and 70 miles per hour on free way. Once I coasted safely to side of freeway and examined under my hood I see my spark plug wire laying to the side and spark plug laying on axle I was in disbelief until I tried to pick up spark plug and it was too hot, to hold in my hand yes this was my spark plug! It had been spit out of the engine. This is very dangerous once this happens your truck lose power and slows down tremendously, I had my truck towed to shop. I knew I would have a hard time explaining this to mechanic, because I'm a woman and mechanic was not going to believe me, but he stated that it was common in ford trucks, the same thing happen to him and when he contacted dealer they did not acknowledge that there is an issue with they're spark plugs. My question is does some have to be killed before you guys do something it cost me $400 dollars to repair this and it could have cost me my life mechanic stated that it could happen again and maybe I should get rid of it as he sold his navigator after his incident. Would not feel right putting someone else thru this. As I research this issue I see I'm not the only one and this is not an isolated incident. This has happened enough times to enough people for ford to be held accountable.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle attempted to stall while driving 10 MPH and there was a leak in the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to midas for an oil change and the vehicle began to stall immediately after it was serviced. The contact took the vehicle back to midas three times after it stalled. The mechanic stated that the vehicle needed a coil pack. The mechanic performed a tune up and that the spark plugs were damaged. The cylinder head also needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. The contact was told by ford a representative that the ford expedition spark plugs recall was closed. The current mileage was approximately 132,000.
#4 spark plug blew thru head.
Fire center of hood drivers side vehicle sitting not running.
Our 1997 ford expedition ejected a sparkplug, multiple times in the past year. Was helicoiled and still damaged motor to the point of rebuild or replacing motor. Happened during a holiday towing our boat, very lucky it didn't hurt anyone. We had to have boat and ford towed, ruined our vacation, thanks to having a class a driver behind the wheel minimized a major accident.
I have a 1997 ford expedition, engine coils were replaced , check engine light went off and there was no jump in acceleration. 2 weeks later check engine light back on.
While driving my 1997 ford expedition xlt 5.4l v8 truck a spark plug blew out of the head of the engine. This is the second time that is happened, the first being in august, 2007. This same problem occurred on 2 different spark plugs. Each time, the plug blew out and the engine made a popping sounds like a badly tuned lawnmower. I was able to get to a dealer the second time, the first time I had to be towed. Throughout the time I had to drive the car this way, gas vapors were coming out of the cylinder at each turn of the piston. This sounds to be a common problem with the 5.4l engines from ford.
Engine making a load noise after traveling to my inlaws which was 216 miles pulled over noticed number 8 cylinder had blown the spark plug out of the block 2 months prior number 3 cylinder blew out and in 2008 number 1 cylinder blew out plug from the block. I have been in touch with ford motor company they there was nothing they could do.
Spark plug blew out of motor.
Was driving home from work, heard a loud noise and truck got really loud. Got it home checked it out. The spark plug blew out. Had to take it to a dealer and get a new insert put in cause it was stripped.
As I was driving my ford the sparkplug blew out of my cylinder head and took out my coil.
Spark plug blew out of cylinder #6 while traveling at highway speed. This resulted in a loud noise and a check engine light, strong smell of gasoline. Due to outside temperatures of -10 deg f car was driven to nearest exit, lucky there was no fire.
I have a 1997 ford exp with a 5.4 engine, I was driving along and I heard this loud pop sound and then lost power! I open the hood and found that the spark plug ejected out the engine and blew the ign coil apart. I have had three set of spark plugs installed from 1998-2007 and never had a problem(175896 miles on my truck). Im a auto tech by trade and have worked for western auto for 11years, and pep boys auto for 14 years. Over the last several years I have seen alot of fords trucks come in with this problem ! With so many people having the same problem when will ford be held accountable or some type of recall put in place ?it has not been fix yet , but I have look into buying a online insert kit that drills out the spark plug hole and install new threads to repair the damage threads. The cost of the kit is $367.95 and im doing the work myself but im sure it would be between 900 to 3000 thousand dollar if I have gone to a shop for repairs. Please contact me with a response ? Thank you for your time!
I have a 1997 ford expedition with a 5.4l v-8 engine. Within the past 2 months, on 2 separate occasions, the same spark plug blew off the engine. The 2nd incident occurred on oct 22, 2008 when I started the truck in a parking lot. I needed a tow to get the truck and my family home. Now, a new spark plug can't be screwed in because the threads are stripped. I have not taken it to a mechanic but based on the numerous complaints in the consumeraffairs.com website, it seems this problem could cost me thousands of dollars. Depending on the cost, I may not repair this since this could happen again with the other 7 spark plugs. I will not buy a ford truck again and will advise my family and friends to get rid of theirs.
1997 ford expedition--aluminum heads are engineered incorrectly. The problem is the spark plug recess bore is to thin, the spark plug does not have enough material to properly seat in the head and after awhile the plug will back out. The pressure from the combustion will eventually blow the plug out. This will lead to costly damage to fuel injection damage, piston, intake manifold, etc. The problem is ranging from 96' to 2005 triton engines. Ford will not help you nor will the engine manufacturer until someone dies! Repairing this problem...... Low cost-heili coil insert $100 to $1000 depending on your service tech. Or a complete head replacement (steel heads) $3000 to $5000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise underneath the vehicle. She pulled to the side of the road and inspected underneath the vehicle and hood. The contact smelled a burning odor underneath the hood. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they stated that the failure was related to a disconnected spark plug in the engine. The vehicle was repaired for the malfunction. On two separate occasions, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 96,000.
1997 ford expedition with a 5.4 l v-8. Spark plug blew out of cylinder head. Have read this is common problem but to this date ford hasn't had to recall to repair the defective cylinder heads.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that the spark plugs are being blown out of the engine head. The spark plugs have been replaced twice. All the repairs to the vehicle have been performed by the contact because the dealer could not guarantee successful results. The current mileage was 239,000 and failure mileage was 230,000.
In a matter of 9 months, my 1997 ford expedition has misfired and blown out spark plug 4 times now. Has cost me over $3,000 in repairs. The last time it happened my truck smelled like fire, but never ignited. My check engine light is now on for a 5th time, the truck is misfiring again and it is only a matter of time before another blowout occurs.
1997 ford expedition, 5.4 v8. Driving about 25 MPH when a spark plug blue out. This is the second time this has happened. The first time it happened when my wife was driving. My mechanic is going to use a helicoil kit to repair the threads. I was out of town for the first incident and do not know what was done to repair the problem the first time.
Spark plug on my 97 ford expedition blow out. The engine is a triton 5.4l. It happened while I was driving on residential street at 30 miles per hour.
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