While driving at low speed, the number three spark plug shot out rendering my 2001 ford expedition unusable. Fortunately, I was able to pull off to the side of the heavily traveled road. Upon further research, this appears to be a very common problem.
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Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerates on its own. This occurs approximately two times a week. The dealer determined it is a faulty mass airflow censor. The contact expressed it has not been repaired due to a warranty dispute. The defect only began a few months ago.
Dt*: the contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the check engine light illuminated, and the vehicle lost speed and began to buck. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic shop, where it was determined that there was an electrical shortage. The number 8, 7, 5, and 4 engine coils have been replaced on the vehicle. The consumer stated the number 7 & 5 coil has been replaced twice. Updated 07/25/06.
While driving my 2001 ford expedition with a 5.4 liter engine, the spark plug blew out of the head and damaged it. The vehicle has been well kept and from some research I have found that this is a very common problem with the ford engines. I feel it needs to be investigated, if this is a recurring problem there needs to be a recall or ford should pay for repairs. Repair cost apx. 3,700.00.
Spark plug blow out on ford expedition. Threads in head stripped causing premature failure.
No events prior to failure. Blow out of #3 spark plug from cylinder head. Ford estimates $3,600.00 to repair. No repair done. Deciding what to do.
2001 ford expedition eddie bauer with a 5.4 v8. Sitting at a stop sign, as soon as I pressed on the accelerator to proceed the engine blew the 3rd spark plug on the passenger side. Towed to ford dealer estimates to fix are 800 for heli coil, 3500 for head replacement.
Dt: the consumer owns a 2001 ford expedition. The consumer's wife was driving and the spark plug blew out. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership and they said that it was a manufacturing defect and that the problem was not the spark plug, but the #3 cylinder head. The consumer could not afford to have this problem fixed. There was no warning. The consumer called ford and they said that the consumer was responsible for any repairs. The consumer only had vehicle for ten months and searched the website and found that this was a known problem with this particular engine. There was no accident. *ak (12/01/05) the spark plug violently ejected causing a loud noise which startled the driver, almost causing him to lose control of the vehicle.
5.4 engine spark plug blow out.
The spark plug blew out of my 2001 ford expedition. I was cranking the vehicle and heard a loud pop and then the motor started popping and shaking. I had to have it towed to the ford dealer that has handled all my repairs. They claim the aluminum in the head is faulty and there are no threads on the head but the heads on the spark plug are fine. The warranty company claims that they do not cover the threads on the head; just the head itself. Well duh is that not part of the head. I am still fighting with both the dealer and the extended warranty company. I have paid the extra cost for the maintenance and repairs on my vehicle over the years because I wanted the dealer to handle everything just in case something like this did happen and the warranty company could not get out of paying because I didn't have the dealer do the repairs. I expected better than this from ford. I had every preventive maintenance performed on this vehicle that ford motor company recommends and it was done by a ford dealer; plus I have the extended warranty. Either ford, the dealer or the warranty company should pay for this; because judging from the other complaints that I have seen; they are all aware of the problem!!!!!!!
On 09-15-2005 at 12:10 am I discovered a large fire in my garage. My family and I escaped without harm. The fire department responded quickly and extinguished the fire. All contents of the garage were destroyed. Some damage occurred to the home. According to the fire investigator (cal state lic no. Pi-75781), the expedition in the garage was probably the cause of the fire.
2001 ford expedition 5.4l for about 2 weeks it sounded like there was an exhaust leak. Had an appointment to have exhaust looked at on 9/6/05. Coming home from work on 9/2/05, was stuck in slow traffic. When traffic broke up, I started to accelerate and heard a pop and lost power. I had to get over 3 lanes of traffic to pull over. The truck was making a loud noise and smelled gas. Had to call a tow truck to pick it up. It cost me $200 to have it towed home. On 9/6 I called the dealership that had worked on it last and they pretty much told me that did not want to look at it. So I called the local ford dealer and they told me the same thing. So I had it towed to a local engine shop for repairs. They are pulling both heads and installing 8 new head certs, which cost me $2000.
I was dropping my grandmother off at church. I pulled into a parking space. When I went to start the truck, the engine started making noises and I saw and smelled smoke. I opened the hood and I saw the engine shaking went the truck was on. Today, ford is recalling 2000 expeditions along with other models due to cruise control problems causing fires under the hood. The truck is a 2001 expedition which has 75,000 miles on it. Ford is saying it is not their problem and they are not taking responsibility for this issue.
I was driving the vehicle to the dealer when the check eng light started rapidly flashing. ,pulled over opened the hood and burst into flames , now I am out the down payment and the remaining amount that the ins did not pay . I am not able to purchase another vehicle putting me into a bind.
Dt: there are recalls that should be investigated car is a 2001, but they will not recognize car as a recall because they recalled the 2000 models and not the 2001. This car was delivered in 2001, and they used 2000 parts, although it is a 2001 model. They changed the transmission design.
Driving about 40 miles per hour in my 2001 ford expedition w/ triton v8 5.4l when I heard a loud pop. Vehicle was very loud afterwards but still driveable. Had to stay under 15 MPH to turn around and drive it the one mile I had already driven to return home. Greater than 15 MPH produced sounds similiar to the sound of an extremely loud lawnmower. Problem: blew a spark plug. Don't know which one yet but from what I am reading on the internet, the repair will be sure to drain my wallet. Am having it towed to the dealer tonight to find out the damage to my engine and my purse.
Owner drove the vehicle for approximately 51/2 hours, and then it sat for 1 1/2 hours. When driving off the ferry at approximately 15 MPH engine ejected the spark plug from the seventh cylinder . Owner contacted the dealer, and had the vehicle towed. Owner was waiting for the results of the defect.
My wife was driving our 2001 expedition home from work which is about 35 miles away when the #2 spark plug "blew" out of the cylinder head of the engine causing it to misfire badly. She had to pull off the side of the road in someones yard. Luckily the person there let her use a phone to call me. I called into work, went and picked her up and we went to the nearest ford dealership in springfield, tn. We had to SUV towed to the dealership, they inspected it and found the spark plug had "blown" out of the cylinder head. Ford would not cover any part of the cost because my vehicle had 49k miles on it and I had changed the spark plugs about 15k miles ago because the #1 cylinder factory spark plug "fowled up". Anyway it cost me five days without a vehicle and $2953 to replace the head. I am an engineer and feel that this is a design issue with the vehicle. There have been to many other cases just like mine for it to be an "isolated" incident. This may seem like just a property damage issue but if stranded in the middle of nowhere or even on a busy street or interstate it has the potential to be life threating. Thank you for your time. Sw.
The vehicle was parked inside of the garage without warning the vehicle caught fire. The fire department was called out to extinguished the fire. Two people sustained injuries and went to the emergency room on its own. The vehicle was towed and totaled out by the insurance company. Please provide additional information.
While driving my 2001 ford expedition at 50 MPH I heard a pop and this was followed by erratic handling and poor idle. An inspection later revealed a spark plug which ejected out of the cylinder head and stripped the threads with it. The cost to repair the head was $600.00. Initially I was told I would need a $2700 head replacement. The dealer advised me that there still can be no guarantee that the repaired plug won't come out or any of the other plugs. Research of this problem shows many expedition and f-150 owners with the same problem.
On 12-21-04 while driving our '01 ford expedition home from work, there was a loud pop, followed by rattling and the engine cut off. My husband found that a spark plug had exploded out of the cylinder head. We took the truck to a ford dealer and he stated that the spark plug exploded out pf the head stripping the groves in the cylinder head. The dealer suggested that we replace the cyclinder head at a cost of $2700. This truck is properly maintained and only has approximately 68,000 miles on it.
A spark plug blew out of socket #3 causing the vehicle to run on 7 cylinders. Provide further details.
Begining in the fall of 2003 my 2001 ford expedition with the 4.6l engine begain to make a ticking sound at start up (when engine is cold). I've had the vehicle in the dealer several times and they have heard the sound, but they have offered no reasonable explanation of the cause or nature of the problem and the potential damage it may cause. There are several service bulletins, including 03256, that noted this problem.
While driving at any speed the consumer heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. Please provide further details.
While driving up a mountain vehicle stalled. When this occurred the vehicle lost power steering. Consumer was able to maintain control of vehicle and restarted it. Dealership serviced vehicle several times for this issue, but was unable to remedy the failure because they could not duplicate it.
When the vehicle sat on an incline, the engine stalled. If the vehicle had less than half tank of fuel, it would stall. This problem occurred over five times, but the dealer was not consulted. *ak *sc
Without any indication while traveling 23 MPH an explosion occurred. Then, a loud noise came from the front. A technician servicing the vehicle noticed that the 4th spark plug had exploded.*ak leaving threaded parts inside the engine head, unable to be removed normally, the engine head had to be removed for $1262.02. *cb
While at a stop with the brakes applied, the engine revved. The consumer felt the force of the truck as if it wanted to pull off. The consumer pressed harder on the brake and placed the gear in neutral and at that timed the revving of the engine stopped. *ak *ph
Since approximately march of 2002 I have experienced four seperate incidents where my truck suddenly accelerated. Each time I was moving slowly using the engine idle speed to propel the truck forward when the truck suddenly accelerated. Twice I was pulling into my garage, once pulling into a instant oil change station once pulling into a car wash. Each time I was able to stop the truck before striking anything using the brakes. Pulling into the oil change station I was very startled as the mechanic was guiding me into the stall and if I had not reacted as quickly as I did I'm certain would have been injured. I contacted the dealer by telephone and they stated that no one had reported any similar incidents. I also had the truck examined by another ford dealer and they could not locate any "codes" nor could they duplicate the problem. I have owned more than 25 vehicles during my lifetime and this is a first for me. This is also my second ford expedition, nothing like this has ever happened with that truck either. I hope to resolve this problem before someone gets injured by my vehicle or another expedition. Thank you for your interest, michael t. Adamczak. Dt
Frequently, when I am idle for a few minutes and proceed to pull off or merge into traffic, the vehicle shuts down completely as I try to accelerate. Sometimes I can restart the vehicle immediately and other times I have to wait five minutes. I've reported this problem to the regency ford dealership (where the vehicle was purchased) 4 times. They are unable to duplicate or fix the problem. I have also make a complaint to ford motor company about this life endangering hazard, but no similar defects were reported from other 2001 ford exp. I have been told to wait until the problem gets worse to duplicate and correct it. *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768009
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