Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. While driving 15 MPH, there was a loud, unusual pop heard from the hood area. The contact moved off the roadway and discovered that the spark plugs had fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's place of residence. The dealer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 114,000.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The vehicle was parked in front of the contact's home when it caught on fire. There were flames shooting from under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. A fire report was available. There were no prior warnings indicating the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed for the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileage was 95,000.
I was driving my family home from yellowstone on i25, when our 2001 ford expedition blew a spark plug. We were miles from anywhere with a tow truck, and it took over 2 hours before a tow truck operator got us. At the same time, an escaped murderer was hitchhiking down a different route home. (what if we had chosen that route?) I rented a car to drive home, and it looks like we were way overcharged for the repair. ($3500).
2001 ford expedition blows spark plugs, pieces break off fall into cylinder and damage engine. Fuel gases from open chamber have potential for fire.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford expedition. She stated that the vehicle was parked for 2 days without operation yet the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was available. The vehicle was towed to an undisclosed location. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to submit all documentation pertaining to the fire before they would provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 90,000.
For the 5th time, my ford expedition (2001) has blown a spark plug from the engine. I have now sunk thousands of dollars into repairing this defect, furthermore, I have been stranded on a highway or city street with my children in the car 2 times thanks to this unsafe defect. This issue is clearly a national safety issue and requires a recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. On february 19, 2010 while driving at 15 MPH, smoke began to emit from the hood. The contact pulled over and the vehicle caught fire. A police report was filed. The contact called the manufacturer but was offered no assistance at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 150,000.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I was driving a 2001 ford expedition [xxx]. I was coming from 290 expressway going towards central ave. I turned on parkside ave as I was driving my 9 year old son stated that the car was smoking. I told him ok I'm going to pull over. As I was about to pull over it started to catch fire. My children started screaming the car is on fire, the car is on fire. I said to them it's going to to be alright. I started pulling them out by there shirts, arms, legs whatever I could grab. We all got out safe thank god. My 2 year daughter is still afraid of big trucks and still talk about the fire today. I lost my children clothes (school uniforms) and some shorts I bought earlier that day. I lost there book bags, and my purse. I also always carry 2 or three pairs of shoes in my truck at all times they are also gone. I lost my nice radio I got from the flea market. I am devastated and I just paid off my truck a week before it burned up. I have been on the bus since then with all 4 of my children. I trying my best to make it but it is hard. Please help me and my family we need and deserve our truck. Thank you.
My wife was driving on the road when all of a sudden the engine started making a loud sound and wouldn't hardly run. The check engine light never came. I told her to call for a tow truck when it happened the first time and he told her the spark plug had blown out of the engine on the left bank. Then exactly a year later it happened again only on the right side when my wife was driving on the highway and the check engine never came that time either. We had the engine replaced at the expense of $5200.00. This was on a 2001 ford expedition with 88,000 miles on it. Because this was the 2nd the spark plug had blown out and the ford dealership quoted us 13 to 15 hours to repair the hole, $4800.00 to replace the heads or $5300.00 to replace the motor with a 100,00 mile warranty.
Number 3 spark plug blow out. Stripped threads on head.
Blown out spark plug from 2001 ford expedition triton 4.6l engine during operation on a public road. The second spark plug on the passenger side blew out of the engine while it was being driven on the road. This made a loud "bang" sound as if a tire blew out. The loud sound continued like a loud exhaust leak and gasoline vapors were immediately present in the passenger compartment. The driver shut off the engine to prevent an engine fire after attempting to safely park on the side of the road while avoiding moving traffic. This required aggressive maneuvering to avoid moving traffic. The car is now awaiting repairs, which is est. At >$3,000. The mechanic reported that this is a very common problem on ford vehicles with the triton engine. I have never before seen a spark plug "blown" out of the socket like this. The plugs were replaced once at about 50k miles. The engine has about 110k miles today.
No need for long drawn out sentences, blownout spark plugs and ford wont own up to it, it's real great to be an american.
Ford expedition eddie bauer 2001 the spark plug burst out of the engine head; causing sparks inside the front area causing difficult to drive the car on the highway. There was a slight fire - luckily no injury.
I have a 2001 ford expedition 4.6 v8, and my spark plug blew out on me damaging my head and snapping my coil. I understand that this is becoming a common problem with ford and they no about it but refuse to take care of the problem. I had to replace my coil and take my head to a machinist so I can put a spark plug back in it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. While parked he noticed flames came from the cowling ( where the windshield wiper arms are located) of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. A report was available. . The vehicle was towed to a township center for repairs. The ford the insurance company will contact the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 162,000.
Blown #1 spark plug that has occurred 3 times in a year helicoil will not hold.
The wife was leaving for work on sunday nov. 22nd. She returned a few minutes later and the vehicle was really loud. The problem was that a spark plug had blown out of the motor. The vehicle is still in the driveway yet to be repaired. 2001 ford expedition 4.6l v8.
Spark plug was blown out on my 2001 ford expedition (5.4 l). This poses a concern over the risk of a fire.
I parked my 2001 ford expedition xlt SUV in my parking stall on the afternoon of november 2, 2009 at approximately 1600hrs. The vehicle was parked until time of the fire which occurred between 1600hrs and 2325hrs. The entire engine compartment burned the fire was so intense that the hood of the car completely melted away. The fire burned and melted through every part of the inside of the vehicle. The front windshield busted out as well as 4 passenger windows. I have pictures and video of the aftermath of this fire. No one was injured and no other vehicle or property was damaged. Nothing unusual was noticed up to the day the vehicle fire.
I was driving down the road with my 4 children inside when we heard a loud explosion, my ford expedition engine sounded like there was something very wrong. We pulled into a gas station, lifted the hood and you could smell the gas and feel air blowing outside of wear the spark plug used to be. We towed it to a mechanic, we were told that our spark plug blew out taking the coil pack with it. This is the first time we have had a spark plug blow out but we have had to replace 4 other spark plugs and coil packs because they keep working their way out causing the engine to run rough and the check engine light to come on. We have three more plugs and coils that haven't been replaced. I am scared that at any time we could blow another spark plug and cause an accident. I have been told that there isn't any thing I can do to prevent this problem from happening again. The mechanic said it is very likely that the other plugs will have to be replaced in the future but currently the are working. The spark plug that blew out is along the road somewhere but I still have the spark plugs that haven't been replaced. The spark plugs are having to be replaced every month or so, one at a time. My engine still has three more spark plugs that could blow out. Luckily,when this happened there wasn't a fire. You can smell the gas fumes when this happens. We have always maintained our vehicle by a mechanic, this is the first time we have ever had a recurring problem. The mechanic stated this is not a common problem and it is a design flaw, and ford is aware of this problem.
Ford expedition 2001 triton v8. Two blown spark plug engine failures within the last 6 weeks. First was original equipment failure, #7 was fixed, thorough and careful replacement of all spark plugs. Just experienced a second and violent blowout during labor day holiday traffic.
I was driving at about 45 MPH when the spark plug blew out. Pulled vehicle off the road and it towed to a mechanic. The whole motor had to be taken out to fix the problem.
There was basically nothing wrong with the car, my boyfriend drove it back from corpus christi that same day and there was no overheating whatsoever. At around 930 pm. We were inside our home and heard poppin noises. We opened the door and the vehicle in total and complete flames. We called the fire dept and they put out the fire. It took a good 20 minutes to put down the fire. Thank god we weren't driving the truck and no one got injured. I have 3 children , 5, 2, and 1 year old. There fire destroyed the engine, no windshield , and the tires are melted in the front. All the front of the vehicle is destroyed. Besides that, my children carseats and other personal property were destroyed.
2001 ford expedition 5.4l v8 enginge spark plug blew out of head.
Sparkplug blowout #3 cylinder.
Spark plug was blown out of engine when vehicle was started, breaking the coil which sits on top of spark plug. Found info on internet that this is a common problem with ford triton engines due to failure of aluminum threads in engine intake; problem presents a fire hazard should fuel be injected into cylinder and ignited when spark plug is blown out.
I was driving down the highway in alaska going about 70 when there was a loud banging sound and it felt like I lost compression. I immediately pulled off at the next exit and checked under the hood at first I thought it was a blown head gasket but upon having it towed to the nearest shop it was determined that the spark plug ejected and caused the cylinder head to melt and also had major junks of metal in the engine itself.
2001 ford expedition blew spark plug out of cylinder.
2001 ford expedition 4.6l triton v8 spark plug blew out.
While traveling on the freeway at about 70mph when I heard a loud "popping" noise from under the hood. Discovered one the spark plugs had been "ejected" from the cylinder head. The coil that sits above the spark plug had been broken as well. I was able to replace the spark plug and tighten it down enough to seal the cylinder and get the vehicle to a shop. The shop replaced all 8 spark plugs and the broken coil. The vehicle is a 2001 ford expedition xlt with a 4.8 liter triton v8 engine.
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