1999 Ford Expedition fuel system problems

Filed Oct 5, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

My car has been over heating and having problems since I first bought it. I could not understand why I have to continue to keep fixing it after I just bought it. Someone told me to check if it had a recall and sure enough it does! I checked on the dmv website today.

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 165,000 miles · KY

My expedition started acting like it was starving for fuel misfiring loss of power and there's a ticking sound coning from under the dash board the door lock unlock the lights flicker and horn beeps by its self I parked it and a couple days later it wouldnt it trying to crank but its sound I dont believe battery is dead if it was then lights wouldn't come on now and again also when I use my key ring lock to lock the door there's a clunk cluck sound I've spent a lot of money trying to find out what's wrong with lamont that's my expeditions name and nobody knows last repair shop had it 9 days total on the 7th day I called them they said they had no idea and on the 9th I went in and they said I needed a new motor costing 2600 and charging me 220 to tell me that. The shop before that cost me 350 saying the truck itself were the plugs go in was stripped and they needed a special tool. Any how I believe it would be a matter of time before the vehicle will catch on fire. The vehicle is very unpredictable and you dont know what it will do next it also dies while driving it ..

Filed Nov 9, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 120,000 miles · IL

Blew out 3 spark plugs already. Now I need to get the engine fixed and spend 50% of the trucks value, because ford rolled out a faulty design and wont own up. I've never heard of this blow out until I purchased a ford, and I've owned soo many other cars that never experienced this. This needs to be recalled by ford!

Filed Aug 21, 2013 · Fuel system · 214,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the fuel tank straps were completely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 214,000.

Filed May 24, 2011 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · CA

I have a 1999 ford expedition xlt with a 5.4 l v8 with 130k miles on it. I started my vehicle this morning and it sounded like the engine had exploded followed by grey smoke coming from under the hood. After inspecting the vehicle I discovered that the passenger side , second from the rear spark plug was blown out of the cylinder head.after some research I found that this is an all to common problem for certain year model fords. This a very dangerous defect and not only could someone get injured or stranded but could also be lethal if the gas from the cylinder were to ignite under the hood causing an explosion or engine fire. Something should be done to prevent this.

Filed May 12, 2011 · Fuel system, Transmission · 66,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. The contact stated the straps that supported the fuel tank were corroded and fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced both fuel tank straps at a cost of $278 to the contact. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000. The rear differential cover was leaking and had to be replaced. Updated 06/27/11

Filed Nov 8, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 154,000 miles · KY · fire

For the 2nd time I have had a spark plug blow out of the engine. This time the gas caught fire. I managed to beat it out with my jacket, unhook the fuel injector, and drive the vehicle the rest of the way home. Fortunately the fire started just as I opened the hood and I got it out before any damage could occur.

Filed Oct 16, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 122,000 miles · CA · fire

A spark plug blew/popped out the head on our 1999 ford expedition, causing fuel vapor to leak out of the opening, and starting a small fire, which was quickly doused. This is the 2nd time in 3 years that this has occurred, resulting in over $2000 in repair costs for each occurrence. I am very frustrated as I have read thousands of complaints from other expedition, navigator, f-150, and f-250 owners with this same dangerous situation, and nothing has been done? Peoples lives could be at risk with this issue? Recall now!

Filed Sep 22, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 186,000 miles · CA

My 1999 ford expedition blew a sparkplug. The cost to fix is ridiculous compared to the worth of my SUV now. I checked online and this apparently happens all the time to this engine yet there has been no recall. What is up with this? This is dangerous and costly. If brakes for japanese carmakers are recalled why not plug problems which can create engine fires and strand people far from home? Please help?

Filed Jul 16, 2010 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · OR · fire · 1 injury

Suv stalled fuel vapors filled inside SUV smoke then filled inside,we got out lifted hood a fire was starting on driver side near wall, my son and I stood back fire was dropping from the engine we got away from the vehicle it exploded 3 x. I received lung life long lung damage, the incident had never occurred before,the vehicle was not salvageable.