Oil leak from right rear corner of engine (head gasket)leaks oil onto hot exhaust causing significant smoke at speed. Defect unrepaired as manufacturer will not cover cost.
1999 Ford Expedition engine complaints
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Ehicle is leaking oil. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated leak was in head gasket. Had repaired it, but problem still exiss. Please add VIN.
4.6l v8 engine was leaking oil, vehicle taken to dealer and informed consumer of a blown head gasket. *ak the vehicle was taken in for routine service when consumer was informed that the vehicle had an oil leak. Consumer called the dealership and was informed that there were several vehicles that complained of the same failure but no recall has been issued.
There is a low recurring beep when driving.
While driving engine completely shutdown. Cause unknown. Took vehicle to dealer. Please provide further information.
The right side head gasket is leaking oil. My dealer told me they have had many of these failures for this model. With only 27000 miles on an expensive vehicle like this, it shouldn't be leaking oil all over my garage floor. The 3 year warranty expired 3 weeks ago and the dealer as well as ford motor company said I will have to pay for it. I am outraged and would like the federal safety agency to order a recall. We all know ford motor company will not recall this defect on their own!
During christmas while driving around town, we noticed that the truck felt sluggish and non-reponsive to acceleration attempts. At which time it was noticed on the driveway that a oil leak had begun. We took the expedition into the local ford dealership for a service evaluation. We were informed that the head gasket had been blown. We decided to get a second opinion by a respected independent mechanic, who gave us the same prognosis. We again contacted the ford dealership to see if the cost of the repair could be negotiated lower than the $1,850. Estimate. A ford mechanic mentioned that a special plan might be available, by extending the warranty due to the nature of the failure. That request was rejected. In trying to talk with a ford factory service manager, he wouldn't talk with me about the problem nor did we receive any additional help. In purchasing a used vehicle, I realize there is a risk of failure, but 7 months & 14,000 miles later, to payout close to $2,000!, that's too extreme. A head gasket should not fail this soon into a vehicle's life. I've noticed that ford's have had a recent history of head gasket problems and we would like this to be "recalled" and to be reinbursed for this expense. Thank you.
Vehicle is leaking oil. Also, every two weeks conusmer has to add a quart of oil. Also, fumes of oil burning go inside of vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer is not willing to do anything.
Passenger side head gasket is leaking oil. This is a common problem on the 5.4l emgine. Ford should have a recall to correct the problem. With 60oo miles. I do not expected to have this kind of failure.
The oxygen senor shorted out causing the wiring harness to burn completly through. This then caused the wiring harness below the oxygen senor wiring to also burn through which then caused the computer to the engine to be damaged and in need of replacement. If would seem this is a safety hazard if a wiring harness can completely burn through itself. This could have caused a severe fire in the vehicle. Dealer and manufactuer state this is not a problem and an isolated incident.
Light came on the dashboard indicating there wa sno oil inside of vehicle, and it started making clunking noise. Dealership was aware of problem.
Needle in oil pump was defective. It kept going up and down. Oil pump has not been replaced. The dealer was aware of problem.*ak dealer refused to replace the multifunction switch that was included in a recall.
These head gasket failures are common on the late 1998 and early 1999 5.4l engines. Many have been repaired under the 36,000 mile warranty. How ever, it appears that this defect can occur at any mileage. Ford has refused to repair my vehicle since it occurred after the warranty and no recall has been issued. From the number of documented failures of this component, I feel ford should extend the eingine warranty or just recall the engines in question. There are two tsbs on file (8093-122 &13846-124) that detail the dates of manufacture and the engines involved. There are dozens (if not hundreds) of this gasket failure noted on various internet sites, most that I can find have been covered under the 36,000 mile warranty, others under extended warranty. In any event, this gasket/head is a defective component that will fail and should be corrected by ford motor company.
Please note that brandon ford has not helped me resolve some of these issues. No safety defect mentioned in summary. *ak (tiresize: 26516)( dot number: tire size: 26516 )
This is the second time that this vehicle has been back to the dealer in a 6 month period for engine troubles due to a defective engine block. The dealer has stated that ford motor co. Is aware of this defect, however they have not notified consumers that purchased affected vehicles. This dealer has made repairs using a "rebuilt, remanufactured" engine block. This repair is not satisfactory as I purchased anew vehicle and expect the repairs to be done with brand new not refurbished parts. Had I not taken my vehicle to the selling ford dealer for routine maintenance, I would not have known about this problem unitl my engine failed and possibly after my warranty expired. I believe that other consumers may be charged for work that is a result of this same type of engine defect that ford is aware of and has sent technical memo's to the dealers about this problem. The dealer stated that ford motor co. Won't allow the dealers to notify consumers about this defect as it could cost significant amounts for ford warranty work. This is a serious defect and a safety issue as engine failure can result if not repaired. The first time my vehicle was leaking oil, and the second time it was leaking engine coolant due to the defective engine block. I feel as though ford motor co. And it's dealers are keeping this information from consumers that have a right to know their vehicles may be defective before they have an accident or incident due to engine failure.
Piston knocking and vehicle is losing power, and it stalls. Could be dangerous if on a highway. Consumer states at 50 MPH cars starts to vibrate.
Oil leak around the head gasket-had car serviced 4 times replacing plugs,wires ,gaskets and the whole head assembly. Finally they agreed to put a new engine in. We keep telling something was wrong with the block. They put in a remanufactured engine. Truck was in the shop over 35 days when they could of just drop a new engine the second time..not happy with apple valley ford for jerking me around. Now I do not trust this car. I bought new and now I have a used engine in my truck.
The vehicle experienced an oil leak around the head gasket, the consumer is not pleased with the dealer because they replaced the engine with a remanufactured one. Nlm
Right head gasket has cracked, causing oil to leak onto starter motor. Dealer has been contacted.*ak consumer states that after repairs were completed, 2 weeks later the head gasket started leaking again, consumer is requesting reimbursement.
Engine hesitates. Dealer was not able to locate problem or provide remedy. Also, vehicle had an oil leak, and knocking noise. Dealer replaced head gasket, but problem is reoccurring.
Consumer noticed drops of oil on garage floor. Dealer stated that head gasket may be leaking. *ak the consumer states that the dealer was aware of head gasket problem and waited until warranty expierd for fixing it. Therefore, the dealer should fix the head gasket at no charge.
This is reported because of the common nature of this problem and the expense of repair. This is a faulty design which routes an engine coolant hose such that when the hose connection leaks, it drips onto the #4 coil pack and shorts it out. This defect has been carried over through at least three model years (97,98& 99). The cost of my repair was approx. $400. This is not normal wear nor is it a random component failure. I suspect ford knows about the problem. As a high volume production company, their quality department has surely flagged this defect through some form of failure trend analysis effort.
Computer system affected temperature gauge. This caused it to run hot and stall. Been to dealer 5-6 times for problem. Mechanic claimed to have repaired it each time, but problem reappeared.
This is the second ford vehichle purchased. Initial vehicle traded because of saftey issue involving seat belt malfunction. This particular vehicle needed an engine replaced and extensive transmission repairs. Ford motor company is basically untouchable for comments. Service technician at dealership admitted to knowing the engines in the 1997- 1999 expeditions were having problems. I was never notified.
After changing oil could still smell oil. Then ,took vehicle back to dealer where they found blown out head gasket. This was second time. First was repaired by dealer under warranty, but this time it was not under warranty.
Engine loses power without warning, creating hazardous condition. Multiple repair attempts failed. Ford has displayed no concern for the safety of their customers.
Over the past two years, there have been two incidences where vehicle has lost engine power while driving on highway, cruise control engaged both times, vehicle regains power after the engine is shut off for about 15 minutes, the vehicle has been serviced for this problem 4 times, dealership is not able to duplicate malfunction and therefore could not solve problem. Cj
Engine noise upon cold start. Sounds like marbles churning about inside a coffee can.
Vehicle is leaking oil at right side of engine, bottom of cylinder head. In at dealer's shop for repairs. Also, when vehicle is started there is a loud tapping noise coming from engine for about 5 minuted, then it stops.
At 3000 miles the engine was replaced due to a knock in the engine. At 11,000 miles there was a severe vibration in the drive train at 65 MPH with the vechile under load - ford couldn't identify the problem and had no fix. At 12,500 miles the torque converter failed resulting in the vechile stalling at stops. The torque converter and transmission were replaced. This reduced the vibration but did not eliminate it. Again ford tried several times but could not identify and correct the problem. At 21,000 miles the vechile lost all power and would only move by reving the engine (like severe clutch slippage on a manual transmission). Ford is presently investigating. Both failures could have resulted in severe accidents if the driving conditions had been slightly different at the time of the failures. The problem appears to me to be in the computer constrol system for the transmission resulting in possibly the second failre of the transmission.
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