The spark plug went out while the consumer was driving. Consumer replaced the spark plug, drove to the dealer, who stated the head was blown and replaced it. Currently, the engine blew out. Consumer stated the spark plug left the engine again.
2000 Ford Expedition engine complaints
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Normal driving and heard loud noises under the hood. Turned out to be a blown spark plug in the passenger side head. I managed to pull off freeway after several miles and have it towed to dealer. Have just read about a lot of ford truck owners experiencing the same issue with some experiencing it more than once! I am not happy. Truck at cars101 service dept now in hopes that it can be repaired but from I've been reading I'm not sure.
I own a 2000 ford expedition. I bought it in 2002 from magarity ford. It had 21000 miles on the vehicle. I have not had any problems with the vehicle until this point. Was driving home on 1/6/2004 on rt 55 in new jersey. The engine light came on and I came off the highway.the truck was shimmering, and I could hear a tapping noise. I stopped at pepboys and the mechanic was nice enough to look at the vehicle. However when I turned it on it would not start. I had it towed to ther dealership which was 1/2 mile away. Holman ford in glassboro, nj. I was told that the engine needed to be replaced. It would cost $5400 which I did not have. There was oil in the truck and I recently recieved an oil change. I had another mechanic look at it and he said there was oil in the engine, but it was not lubricating. He had a camera that looked inside and he reported that it was destroyed. Ford refused to do anything ,and deniedc any wrong doing. I am paying a $585 car note and insurance on a vehicle that does not work. The car is out of warranty and they claim that there is nothing that they can do.*ak however different consumer websites have experienced the same problem. I met someone on wed. That owns a 2001 expedition. His engine went last month and he can not afford to get his fixed either. It is not a coincidence that expedition owners are having this problem. My daughter's teacher had a ford car and experienced the same problem last year. All of this being said, I need help. I can not afford to pay this car note, insurance and rent cars to go to work. I am struggling and frustrated at ford's lack of responsibilty and poor workmanship.
The engine caught fire unexpectedly while it was parked. The cause was undetermined.
Vehicle caught fire while parked in the driveway. There was no warning. The fire department arrived but was unable to determine the cause. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they too were unable to determine the cause. Provide further details.
Fire in the engine compartment of drivers side toward the rear of the engine compartment near the windshield after having been parked for 1.5 hours. Two days earlier, brakes were squeaking. No trouble with cruise control, but did not use often. Will e-mail bruce york pictures. *ak
My vehicle went on fire. I believe this is a problem with ford expeditions. Recently my cruise control started acting up. After reading about an ongoing investigation about 200 ford vehicles, I believe mine is the same situation. The truck was arked for more than 12 hours and all of a sudden it was on fire. Ford defect!!!!
I do not know if this is the place to voice this complaint, but since I have tried contacting ford via email with no response, I did not know exactly where else to turn. We have a 2000 expedition. The timing chains went out and we replaced them. The vehicle was driving just fine before we replaced them--just noisy. So we had them replaced. We received the truck back on the 12th of october and drove it approximately 20 miles (that's being generous). It was running fine then sounded like you hit a rock. The engine blew. Lucky for us that it was on a side road and not on 465 which we drive every day. Can you imagine what could have happened at 55+ miles per hour in rush hour traffic? I believe that this is a defect in the engine design because I have since learned that it happens alot in these engines. I feel that replacing the timing chain should not constitute replacing the engine. Since it has happened in ford dealerships as well, I believe that ford is aware that this is a problem and has chosen to ignore it. A four year old engine should not give out because the timing chains have been replaced. I have been in contact with customer service at ford and with a dealership in our area--speaking to them is how I found out that this has happened in dealerships also. Please advise me on where to go from here if I have contacted the wrong place. I have filed a complaint with the attorney general's office in indiana also.
While driving 60 MPH consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the engine blew out, and needed to be replaced.
While driving vehicle stalled. Vehicle ran very rough. Also, hesitated as if didn't have fuel in it. Then it lost power. This was an intermittent issue.
Took vehicle into dealer for one problem, and it was diagnosed with $4100 in problems including a leaky head gasket (leaking on right side) at 57,000 miles. Our mechanic tried "rad seal" as a temporary fix for the leak...still waiting to see if it worked.
Spark plug failure at 67,000 miles, well below manufacturers recommendation of 100k miles. Also, spark plug coil failure.
While driving at highway speeds driver heard a loud noise, and engine began to shake. Consumer pulled over and parked. Vehicle was towed to dealer. The dealer replaced the spark plugs and cylinder heads.
Spark plug blew out with no warning, before recommended time to be replaced. Threads are stripped, head along with related components needs to be replaced. Sparks were observed directly at fuel intake where fuel vapors were at considerable danger of being ignited. Vehicle could have exploded with an entire family including 3 young children riding in vehicle at time of incident .
Engine oil leak. Repaired twice under warranty, third time they couldn't find the same leak.
Problems with headlights blowing out, replaced bulb, still no high beam. Lights completely went out one night. Had to have family member follow me home. Battery detached to get lights inside off. Lights originally went off when I plugged my cell phone in for charging; something that I have always done in my prior vehicles. Vehicle cutting off, shop states that it is due to problem with emission. Ac runs hot when vehicle keep turning off. Vehicle acceleration is bad. Vehicle even when running on interstate appear to be having difficulty maintaining speed, appears to be wanting to cut off. Vehicle cuts off in middle of traffic for no particular reason. Started putting premium gas, but gas smells are bad when I run vehicle in garage to warm up. Shop thinks that once charge AC may improve.
While driving, the engine stalled which caused the vehicle to lose brake power and, power steering. A loud noise came from the engine. The dealer had been notified, however they were unable to duplicate the problem mr *cb
I bought a 2000 ford expedition ,the car is less than three years old and the engine "seized". My vehicle is over 36000 miles so is no longer covered by warranty, however, the car was regularly maintained and the engine always had oil. The engine shut off in the middle of the highway with no warning. I believe this vehicle is defective and dangerous. I contacted ford and they were unwilling to help. I am stuck with a $6000 bill to replace the engine.
While driving on highway at approximately 70 MPH the vehicle's gauges began flashing erratically and the engine stalled immediately. Dealer diagnosed that engine had failed and consumer had to replace.
While driving consumer states' the vehicle's tail pipe was shooting out metal. Consumer witness flames in the rear seat, pulled over and vehicle caught fire. Cause is still unknown. Please provide any further information.
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While driving 70mph engine just cut off.
Motor mount bolt had broken from vehicle, causing engine to shutter and lose power. Please provide further information.
Vehicle started stalling at 24000 miles. Vehicle has stalled numerous times at any speed. Taken to dealer 9 times. Dealer replaced transmission and PCM module, did not remedy the problem.*ak the fuel pump, fuel pump sensor and processor have been replaced, however the problem still exists.
I heard a tapping noise in the hood. I took it to a dealership they stated I needed a new engine.
I purchased my new expedition in october of 2000. On 5/16/02 I took it in for my second annual inspection (44,000 miles). I had also asked them to look into a small oil leak on my vehicle. I thought that perhaps the plug wasnt fully tightened at my last oil change. Needless to say I was shocked when I was informed that I have a defective head gasket. I was even more shocked when I was informed that the repair estimate for the head gasket was $2100! I was informed that because my car was out of warranty there is nothing they could do. I asked them to hold off on that repair until I could do some research regarding this issue. I did some research and found that there have been 3 service bulletins issued for this specific problem. Numerous complaints regarding this issue have also been logged on the internet.
Vehicle stalls out and dies on an incline. Dealer has not been able to duplicate or correct the problem, and has put a box to record the stalling. Please provide additional information.
Engine cam bearing are worn. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that engine needed to be replaced. Vehicle at dealer. Feel free to provide any further information.
While driving 65 MPH vehicle unexpectedly shutsdown without warning, cause unknown. Also, vehicle will at times restart. . Please give any further details.
When traveling on the highway, vehicle cuts off without prior warning, also lights on dashboard flashed on and off, dealership was aware of problem. *ak the vehicle cuts off while driving due to crank sensor failure. While driving right rear wheel jingles. Vehicle cuts off while accelerating, after stopping the vehicle restart and idles up to 1100 RPM at times. Consumer states transmission slips, the dash was rattling and the pedal button on the left steering wheel was installed backwards.
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