The spark plug blew out of the cylinder head on the passenger side, and stripped all of the threads out. *ak *ts
1998 Ford Expedition engine complaints
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Number three spark plug and assembly blown out of head. I have found this to be common with many 5.4 litre motors since experiencing this. Local ford dealer towne ford in redwood city wanted $2,000.00 to inspect and then start to talk about repair costs. Towed vehicle to mission valley ford in santa clara where service advisor obtained an extended warranty from ford to have head replaced due to numerous similar problems. Repair cost $1900.00 for wich I had to pay $750.00. The motor must be pulled from truck to replace the head. I had been informed by one fleet owner of trucks with several of these motors that had experienced the same problem with the same motors as mine, that one vehicle blew out a spark plug on the driver side after replacing the head on the passenger side. I had both heads replaced at the same time and was told by the service advisor that ford had changed the part numbers of the heads indicating that a change had been made to the new heads supplied for replacement. The total cost was $2,500.00 for both heads replaced. The problem is that the heads do not have enough surface area in them to properly hold the spark plug securely.
The vehicle experienced a coolant leak.
At 58,000 miles one of the spark plugs was blown out of the cylinder head on the drivers side. The repair required a replacement head assembly; however, no heads are available in the entire country. Only option from ford was to replace the engine! The engine had already been replaced at 33,900 miles due to a piston slap problem. The cylinder head only had 25,000 miles on it when the spark plug blew out. Ford would not provide any assistance due to the fact that the engine warranty ran out at 24,000 miles.
Consumer states the spark plugs pops out of engine causing the vehicle to lose power. Dealer has been notified.
Spark plug blown out of stripped socket
While driving at any speed the vehicles engine shuts off. Consumer states' vehicle will not restart for several days. Ford has replaced the computer module and the theft system and problem keeps reoccurring. Please provide any further information. Mr
Coolant system vapor form inside of heater compartment, and fumes are coming inside of vehicle . Dealership is aware of problem.
Repeated problem that has escalated to a suggested engine replacement. The #4 coil has been repaired 10 times. The vehicle warranty and extended warranty have been exhausted. Ford has repeatly failed to find the real problem. The customer service department representatives and supervisor have said that there's nothing ford can do about my problem. "it's the ford policy."
While traveling on highway vehicle stalls. Dealership is aware of problem.
Consumer states the engine has been replaced with a remanufactured engine 3 times once being due to a faulty connection rod, and an out of balance crankshaft, the serpentine belt, thermostat and gasket have also been replaced, also, the engine light was illuminating, dealer replaced spark plugs.*jb
While at idle the #3 sparkplug blew out of the cylinder stripping the threads. The repair facility estimates $2000 to repair. This is exactly like odi #743868. There is a defect in the heads. This engine was replaced twice at about 30,000 miles because of leaks in the headgasket. The current engine only has 34000 miles. When the spakplug blew out it spewed gas over the engine creating a potential fire hazard.
While driving, heard a noise under the truck as if vehicle ran over something. Took vehicle to dealership, mechanic stated it was sway bar link that broke off. *ak check engine light is illuminated; dealer found hego sensors were not responding; bank 1 and 2 hego sensors were replaced.
Head gaskets are leaking coolant onto the ground. A recall has been issued on vehicle's make and model; however, this vehicle was not included due to VIN. Please provide additional information.
Dealership says oil leak due to engine block being mis-cast. Dealership recommends new engine to fix the problem. Heads could be replaced but problem would reoccur again. This problem has occurred in many engines and ford is aware of this but is offering no help with the cost of replacement or recall on the engine to anyone but those who have ford extended warranties. This is the original engine that was put in the truck. The defect has always been there and is not something that has occurred over time. Cost of new engine approximately $4,500.
When starting the vehicle it would shut off and could not be restarted, the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the problem could not be found. Nlm
While driving on freeway consumer heard a loud pop in vehcile, and then vehicle started to shake. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, and dealer noted that head gasket had blowen out.
The engine consistently cuts out when placing the transmission into reverse. Its been back twice, but no trouble found. It happens when in traffic and has nearly caused rear end collisions. No particular action causes this, just come to a stop and put it in reverse.
When vehicle is parked down hill after starting and letting the vehicle warm up engine completely shutsdown, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While driving crankshaft/ pulley snapped off the motor. Lost all power to vehicle. After towing vehicle to mechanic, there was not a reason for crankshaft to snap.
Parts of rubber kept coming off, engine kept loosing to much oil but claimed they could not find why. Has done this since I bought it now find the problem the intake is busted can not pay to fix it . Never get recall notices. No safety defect.
We purchased a brand new 1998 ford expedition in november of 1997. The car came standard with a 3 year "bumper-to-bumber" warrenty. Our 3 year warranty expired in november of 2000. On july 19, 2001, we experienced a mechanical problem with our vehicle and had it towed to theodore robins-ford in costa mesa, ca. They,theodore robins informed us that one of the engines cylinders was not working. Now, our car is a little less than 4 years old and has only 21,000 miles on it. Theodore robins-ford is refusing to fix the car free of charge. The total cost of repairs is about $1900. Theodore robins-ford maintains the point-of-view that the warrenty has expired. They are willing to charge us $495 that would extend our warrenty from november of 2000 until november of 2002. This $495 amount will cover the cost of fixing the car.
Dealer said it was normal to put in a quart of oil every thousand miles. Consumer does not agree, none of prior vehicles needed that much oil.
While sitting at idle, the engine blew a sparkplug from the cylinder, completely stripping the threads and requiring an entire new header assembly ($1800 repair). I had never heard of such a failure but the dealer has seen it on other expeditions/navigators and f-150 pickups. This SUV is used as my wife's "mini van" and does not pull trailers or go off-road. There has to be a manufacturing defect with the aluminum head.
Fluid from the cooling system leaked from hoses and dripped on #4 spark plug, causing plug not to function. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Driving 70 MPH on interstate and lost power steering, while passing slower vehicle. Cj
Windows- all power windows occassionally will not let up if down or down if up. Engine- when stopped, gives an intermitten vibration. Child locks- engages when unlock power locks. Turn signal- if steering wheel not straight, can't engage turn signal. Tires- making sound as if they will peel off at any moment. (tiresize: p255/70r16)( dot number: tire size: p255/70r16 )
Vehicle had been leaking oil since it was bought. But, dealer couldn't find where the leak was coming from.
Constantly brought to dealership who continually says nothing is wrong with vehicle. No safety defect listed within summary.
While driving,the vehicle is stalling, once it stalled while making a right hand turn.
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