2002 Ford Expedition: engine failure

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 100,000 miles · VA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford expedition. The contact stated that smoke emitted from the driver's side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the engine and the timing belt. The contact also stated that the vehicle failed to respond to deceleration attempts and that it caught on fire while it was parked and unoccupied. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2012 · Engine · 80,000 miles · CO

Engine blew out #3 spark plug. Ford dealer said that this is normal! Could cause engine fire by igniting fuel vapors from cylinder.

Filed Feb 21, 2011 · Engine · 137,000 miles · IN

I own a 2002 ford expedition with a triton 5.4l v* engine. While driving I heard a loud ticking type noise from the engine. I immediately pulled the vehicle over. My mechanic stated that a spark plug had been ejected from the block. He stated that this is a common problem with the ford triton engines. I feel that ford should make this right with the consumers that have had trouble with this. I have yet to find a mechanic that will do the repairs for a reasonable amount. The truck has been sitting in the driveway for 3 months, un-driveable. I have not been able to get the repairs done and fear driving it due to the risk of fire and engine failure.

Filed Jun 12, 2009 · Engine · GA

Ford spark plug blow out defect. It is a known defect thousands have experienced. It is where the spark shoots out of engine head stripping threads and damaging the head and sometimes causing fire. My car had this happen and now I am stranded. There are some temporary fixes but no permanent fix. The helicoil can come out. You can replace the engine but it will have the same defect. My car is a 2002 ford expedition 4.6 triton v8. It is affecting 1997 through 2004. Ford is aware but says they wont fix it. I am going to try class action. This can cause fire. This is a 9 passenger vehicle used to carry my kids if it catches fire from it I may not get everyone out in time.

Filed Jun 13, 2008 · Engine · 92,000 miles · CA

2002 ford expedition - out of the blue, the car blew a spark plug. It was towed, did full tune up and new spark plug. Was informed that there have been many problems with blown plugs and faulty aluminum heads in my year and make. It was $500.00. 2 weeks later same plug blew out. Had to tow again. My choice was either new car or drop a new engine in the car. A new head would have been a band-aid. I had to put a new engine in, the engine and the labor were $6,000.00. I should have never had to do this for a 2002 that I paid over 30,000.00 for. Several mecanics said they are seeing more and more of these coming in their shops from years 2000-2002 in different fords.

Filed Mar 9, 2006 · Engine · 62,000 miles · NY

On sept. 16th, 2005, as I was driving in my ford 2002 expedition, my engine blew a spark-plug out of the engine which caused me to swerve out of my lane and loose all power on the highway. It was a very dangerous experience for me and my family and other drivers around me. I have since learned that ford is aware of this obvious manufacturing defect and has done nothing to prevent this from happening and does not stand behind its product. The attached letter was sent to ford motor company. I purchased a 2002 ford expedition brand new from syosset ford on long island. After four years and 62 thousand miles, I was told by tower ford of great neck that I blew a spark-plug out of the engine head. They requested that I change the entire engine since there maybe cylinder damage, and also I would now have a new warranty for my engine. Before spending $5,253.34, I looked into the problem with other customers on the national highway traffic and safety administration and found out that other purchasers of this engine have had the same problem and ford has done nothing to compensate them or fixed the engines problems. They know this is a problem in this particular engine and continue to use it, even though, ford states that no tune-up is need on this engine for 100,000 miles. It is obvious that this is a manufacturer??s defect in the engine and nothing is being done about it. At this point, I had no choice but to have a new engine installed or junk a $39,000 SUV. Tower ford replaced the engine in september. Now here I am again, three months and 4,900 miles later I had to change the front blower motor for $335.09. In march two months and 2,100 miles later, tower ford tells me that spark-plugs one and two, and coils one and two, need to be replaced and this is not under warranty for my new engine and it will cost me $488 plus tax. What??s next?

Filed Apr 17, 2003 · Engine · 20,000 miles · CA

The vehicles engine missed, lost power and made a banging noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the entire engine was replaced. About 100 miles later the banging returned.