#7 spark plug blew out destroying the coil on plug with it. All the threads are stripped out and theres no way to put a new plug in it. Was lucky I didn't have an engine fire from fuel venting out of spark plug hole. This is a triton 5.4l v8
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Vehicle caught fire around 10:25 pm. Vehicle was park and cold since the last time it was used was around 1:00 pm the same day. My wife got home and was parking her car a sudenly saw the ford expedition caching fire and flames coming out of the enginge compartment. Vehicle is total there are no possibility of repair.
While driving this expedition I began noticing strange intermittant electrical behavior like the windshield wipers not working, radio turning off, windshield wash light blinking, and 4x4 light blinking. Several times in the middle of the night I'd notice that the headlights would come on on their own. Also the air ride would turn on and off while the car was off, and the heater fan would also come on. This would kill the battery. Several times while driving the 4x4 would turn on in the low gear making it difficult to maneuver. On several occasions the starter would turn on while the car was already running. I replaced the gem module and had the windshield resealed several times, but after just a few months the problems would recur. The final nail in the coffin was when the starter kicked on while running and it took a minute to get the car safely stopped. I could smell smoke from the burned up starter motor. The expedition has sat for 1.5 years as I am unable to sell it and am unwilling to put any additional money to fix this lemon.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, a loud popping noise was heard coming from the engine along with the odor of fuel inside the vehicle. The contact discovered that the coil on plug to the engine was out of position and a spark plug had popped out of the engine head. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.
Just stopped at stop light, pulled away and heard a small popping noise, slowed down to turn corner to try to pull over and look and vehicle started popping like a popcorn popper. Thought it was muffler(s). Got under car to look nothing wrong there, proceeded to go back home. ( less than 5 blocks away) driving on (coasting) only using gas pedal to make it into driveway. Got under hood and seen spark plug laying on engine, coil looing like it had caught fire. Replaced wire, plug and put a helix coil on it. Drove for about a month. Same thing happened again. Had mechanic "rethread" the head and use "sleeve". This lasted about another month. Had to replace it 3 more times (always the same plug that popped out) until august 2 when it didn't even make it out of my driveway before it popped again. Now it is sitting in my driveway, a 5100 pound "lawn ornament" not looking forward to replacing the head.
Exhaust manifolds leaking and fumes entering vehicle.
On may first of 2014 my check engine light and oil light came on. I assumed I needed oil, so I went to the advanced auto store and purchased some oil. I put the oil in and began to proceed home. I was driving and the oil light was showing as hot. The car would not give enough power for me to drive, it began to shake. The car is not drivable anymore. It is still doing the same thing. After some research I discovered that this car's make and model is a recall car. I need to know what to do.
My 2000 ford expedition will not stay in park. And when it is in park after a couple minutes it will just go backwards. My ford has already hit a parked vehicle. I was warming her up. I got out to shut my back hatch it just took off backwards while still in park and hit another vehicle. I tried jumping in the my truck put was dragged and unable to stop it. I don't feel safe but have no choice but to deal with this issue. Many mechanics looked at it said they don't know what's causing the problem.
It was saturday morning and I was taking my daughter shopping for some school clothes, driving down ell t grasso blvd going to look for the interstate 95 driving 20 MPH I hear this loud pop and my daughter screams and smoke comes out of the hood, and this loud noise from the engine I had no other choice but to pull over in heavy traffic open the hood and see my spark plug out of the engine never seen this happen before I was stuck there for about 3 hours until family members came and help this is my 2nd ford expedition but after reading this is a common problem I will never by another ford again, I just think and wonder what would had happen if I was in the interstate 95 doing 55mph I probably wouldn't be writing this right, now thank god my daughter and me never made it to the interstate 95.
Spark plug blow out.
After an approximate 30 minute drive, vehicle was parked with the ignition off and key removed from vehicle. While unattended, the vehicle caught fire and burned completely to the ground. The vehicle was completely destroyed and is a total loss. Witnesses reported smelling a strong electrical smell before fire was observed, and stated that flames and smoke were first observed coming from under the hood in the engine compartment. The vehicle was not parked near combustible materials such as dry grass, etc. The outside temperature was approximately 70 degrees.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake lunge and stall. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the fuel pump would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued to recur. The vehicle was returned to the mechanic several times and various sensors were replaced but, to no avail. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been further repaired. The failure and current mileage was 120,000...updated 10-21-13 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle would shutdown while driving. Steering column became hard to turn. Updated 10/25/2013
On june 3, 2013 my 2000 ford expedition that I had just purchased 7 days prior exploded in my driveway after being parked for 2hrs. The fire also caught our 2008 cobalt ablaze and caused significant damage to the property that both vehicles were parked at. As of right now there has not been a cause of the fire determined but I did find a recall notice on the expedition that was issued in 2005 from ford. Apparently this recall effected the speed control system that LED to an electrical fire in the motor compartment causing these explosions. I was never told of this recall from the previous owner who is a ford employee and he swears that he was never sent any recall letters from ford in regards to this problem.
Driving to town motor backfired and stalled, speed was about 5 MPH. No power steering at the time. Lucky I was pulling up to a traffic light. Mechanic said #4 spark plug blew out of the engine block damaging coil pack and fuel injector. Just bought vehicle not to long ago and now have to spend a small fortune to repair a clear design flaw by ford motor company. They are not going to recall until they are required to. So much for made in USA quality. Now I just hope the vehicle does not catch fire sitting in my driveway!
I was returning home from a family trip going the posted interstate speed limit of 65 MPH when I heard a loud popping noise that sounded like a major leak had just occurred. When I pulled over to check out the problem I discovered the rear spark plug on the passenger side had ejected itself destroying the threads that hold it in the cylinder head and also destroying the heli coil pack that sits on top of the spark plug. I have never filed a complaint or safety report on any vehicle I have owned. This time the only reason I am filing a report is due to the frequency this problem seems to have on ford triton motors. It seems excessive and upon very little investigating on my part I have found that every person I have talked to about it either owns a vehicle with the said motors in them and have experienced this problem on multiple occasions, or is someone who knows a person who has experienced this issue. I am a dedicated and loyal ford owner and always will be, however I also believe that when a problem occurs with such frequency that they should be required to step up and make good on issues that clearly have been going on for well over a decade at this point in time.
I drove the about 3 miles, and parked the truck, then the vehicle caught on fire in front of the wal-mart. It had been parked for about 1 hour before we got notified that the truck was engulfed in flames and a explosion came from the engine compartment area. 911 was called and the fired dept came and put the fire out. The fire department was unable to determine the cause of the fire, but stated we need to contact the maufactor, and they gave me a case number as well (prince william county - [xxx]" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Coil on plug failure , blown plug in engine or multiple coil failure recurring problem continue on two vehicles on multiple occasions causing loss of power at varying speed requiring towing and repair purchased two vehicles for family use same day, do not intend to buy ford again when ford approach is it is not ford defect or problem.
As I was slowing to stop at a stop sign the engine made an extremely loud noise. After investigating we found a spark plug loose under the hood. The spark plug blew out of the head and stripped out the threads. After looking this up on the internet I found it happens often but that there has been no recalls. My expedition has a triton 5.4 engine.
We are the lien holder on a 2000 ford expedition. Out customer said that his vehicle exploded beside his mobile home after sitting there for 2 days. The mobile home received burn damages but was not a total loss. The car was a total loss and burned all of the car. Our customer said that the vehicle had two more explosion after the first one. All the explosion were in the engine compartment. The sheriff''s department listed the incident status as unfounded. No one was injured.
I have had no problems with my 2000 ford expedition until may 25, 2012. I had taken my husband and daughter to my parent's house and was going to go into town. I was about 50 feet from the stop sign when I suddenly heard a loud bang and my vehicle started sounding like a lawnmower! I was not sure what had happened and was afraid if I turned off the vehicle it would not restart, yet I didn't want to leave it to continue to run because I did not want to further damage the motor. Luckily, since I was only a block away, I just decided to drive it right back to my parent's house; where I had to have aaa come and tow it back to my town to the shop. Come to find out, I blew the #3 spark plug. I was not aware of this ever happening; but I am now. I drive my children to and from school every day in this vehicle. Now I am afraid to drive it because I am afraid it will happen again, and I am not in a position to buy a new vehicle. Ford should own up to this design flaw in their motors.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated the vehicle caught fire while it was parked. The fire caused damage to the contacts home. The fire department was present, and stated the fire originated in the engine area. The vehicle was towed for further investigation. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle he noticed a loud noise and found that the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire caused damage to the residential garage, a neighboring home and another vehicle. The police and the fire department were contacted and a report was filed. The fire department was unable to determine the cause of the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic pending an investigation. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 165,000.
I own a 2000 ford expedition with a 5.4 liter triton engine which experienced a spark plug blow out. So far, the federal safety agency has not required ford to issue a recall for a problem that many others have had with the same type of engine. Ford does not accept responsibility for a defective design of this engine. I am now forced to pay $3,000 to fix the problem before I can even consider trading it in or trying to sell it.
2000 ford expedition with a 4.6l I have had 3 factory install spark plugs blow out of the cylinder head.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated that she received a phone call from the police notifying her that her vehicle had burned. The vehicle was parked and shut off when this occurred. The police and fire department appeared on the scene and no injuries were reported. The failure and current mileages were approximately 179,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated that she was awakened by a loud explosion. She went outside and observed that her vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The contact confirmed that the vehicle had not been driven for at least eight hours prior to the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was available. The failure mileage was 125,000.
2000 ford expedition 5.4l my spark plug ejected from the motor causing the coil to eject as well. It has happened twice now. I took it to the shop and because I do not have the funds to have the head rethreaded they would only due a temporary repair.
I own a 2000 ford expedition and my spark plug ejected out of the cylinder head. When is anyone going to make ford fess up to their design flaw and issue a recall or at least fix this problem for their consumers that have had this issue?
When the key is taken out of my ignition, the blower motor to the heat and air conditioning goes to full blast. I then have to disconnect the battery in order not to drain the battery. This only happens when it is raining out. Apparently the windshield leaks to the gem box and shorts it out.
2000 ford expedition eb 5.4lt 4x4 , speed control defect, when driving vehicle gets too hot , a lot of electrical defects like , signal lights , radio lights , mirrors , miles counter, won't work , I check every fuse and relays all ok, A/C problems etc .
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