Spark plug ejecting from cylinder 3 blowing out ignition coil.
2002 Ford Expedition engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford expedition. The contact stated the vehicle was parked in his driveway when it caught on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries. A fire report was available. The contact stated the spark plugs blew out at the cylinder head causing the fuel rail to bend and resulting in a fuel leak that started the fire. The engine was severely damaged. The contact's insurance company advised that the fire originated from a pre-existing failure in the vehicle and would not cover his claim. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where he was advised they were aware of the failure yet would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 190,000.
Well we were just driving home when the spark plug of our ford expedition just shot out of the cylinder head and we cant replace it because its too much money for us.
While driving my youngest daughter to school there was a loud bang from under the hood and a noticeable loss of power. It sounded like the car had a severe exhaust leak. When taken to my local dealer I was informed that a spark plug had blown out of the engine and that this was a very common occurrence with the 2002 5.4 liter engine. I was told that repairs would run anywhere from $700 to $3500.
2002 ford expedition, original factory spark plug was violently ejected from the engine during normal operation. Spark plug smashed through fuel injector and dented the hood. Had someone been servicing the engine the injuries could have been severe. Ford motor company refuses to call this a defect and area dealerships want to charge $700 to $3300 to fix this issue. There have been thousands of complaints and this motor design problem should be recalled and fixed by ford motor company.
Spark plug blowout of ford v8 triton motor. Recently replaced motor due to old motor failure. 5/16/2010 loud pop noise and gas leak, motor sounded like a "harley davidson motorcycle" stopped dead in its track in the middle of the road. Two children and myself in the vehicle. Strong gasoline smell and horrible sound, unable to drive vehicle.
After pulling out from a stop sign I had a spark plug blow out of my 5.4l v8 in a 2002 ford expedition.
I have had two spark plugs blow out of my 2002 ford expedition 5.4l v8. The first blew out after pulling out of an intersection from a dead stop. The second was the #2 plug. I was pulling a travel trailer through mountains on a highway. First noticed was a reduction in power for about 60 miles. Then after rounding the top of the mountain, letting off the gas to go down the hill, the plug blew out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford expedition. After parking the vehicle, the contact came outside to see the vehicle engulfed in flames which were coming from under the hood. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 200,010.
The # 5 spark plug ejected from the head of a 2002 ford expedition 4.6 litre while exiting the freeway. The repair involved tear down of the top of the motor to properly fix at a cost of about $600.00 in parts and a weekend of my time. Repairs included repairing the plug hole by removing the head. This means that the radiator, fan, throttle body, intake, valve covers, exhaust manifold and head all be removed, resulting in gasket replacement as well.
Spark plug was blown out of engine head of 2002 ford expedition with 4.6l v8 engine with 89,100 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford expedition. The contact observed while the vehicle was parked in the driveway flames and smoke expelled from the vehicle. Immediately, the fire was extinguished with the fire extinguisher, and the fire department was not called to the scene. The manufacturer was notified and stated there would be forms mailed concerning the failure which had not been received at the time of the complaint. The vehicle was in the process of being investigated by the insurance company. The failure mileage was 148,592. The current mileage was 148,592.
March 17, 2010 I was stopped at a traffic light on leland and loveridge with my 4 small children in the vehicle. The light turned green, I stepped on the gas and heard a pop. Then a continous extremely loud popping noise. I turned into the arco and had the vehicle towed. The car was taken to rivera auto repair inc. On march 22, 2010. The #3 spark plugged had popped out. They had to do a sleeve and replaced the spark plugs along with the ignition coil on the plug. After my research, this is very common in the 2002 expeditions because of a defect in the engine. At the time of incident, I had 81909 miles on the vehicle. I do have the old parts. It seems that ford is aware of this problem but refuses to do anything about it. I am glad I was not on a freway. They must be waiting for someone to get killed from this defect. Here is a website with several complaints like mines, spark plugs popping out on their own. Including # 3 like mines. Http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2002/ford/expedition/engine consequences to such problem can be loss of power, fuel spurting out of the plug opening into the engine compartment, fires can start from vapors being ignited by loose spark plugs. Ultimate consequence would be death. I don't feel I should be responsible for the repair bill when ford has been aware of this defect in their engine. There is consensus that the spark plug threads on the engine are not strong enough to hold the spark plugs because they're aluminum. Please investigate this complaint before someone gets seriously injured or dies from the result of a blown spark plug since it appears to be very common on these types of vehicles. Thank you!
Ford expedition 2002 fire. In driveway
Spark plug explode,when driving at 45mph, car warranty insurance deny claim due that they said is for a bad torque, however those were installed at factory.
We own a 2002 ford expedition with about 115,000 miles on it. Right when we rolled over 100,000, we have had multiple instances of the spark plugs blowing right out of the engine. Each spark plug repair has cost us between $300-$500 plus towing. The car will have no real sign that it's about to blow a plug. Which is scary of where you may be stuck when the thing decides to go. The last time (yesterday) that this happened, we were told that the car would need new heads ( a $3500 repair). We have researched this problem, and it is not unique to us as ford owners. Complaint upon complaint can be found of the same problem at around the same mileage. Ford claims to not be responsible, however they have since repaired the spark plug flaw in newer ford cars and trucks. The problem lies in that the spark plugs don't have enough threading, which causes them to shoot right out of the engine. If they have realized their flaw enough to change it, then they should take on the responsibility in repairing the cars/trucks that are on the road with this problem, and repairing people's pocket books that have already had to shovel out the funds to pay the repairs.
While sitting inside car at convenience store with the expedition idling the number 3 spark plug shot out the cylinder head. The car started popping and had to have the auto towed. There are numerous drivers having these problems with ford tritron 5.4l engines. Had to place a heli coil to hold a new spark plug.
Spark plug pooped out of my truck twice now...lost power....fuel spurting out of the plug opening into the engine compartment....very costly repairs. It is happening all over the united states....probably worse issues then the current toyota recall in progress now. Go to this web-site and learn more:http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/ford_spark.html . I am afraid of driving this truck now since this issue is dangerous...to lose power while driving on the highway and gas coming out into the engine compartment.
My 2002 ford expedition with less than 49,000 original miles blew a spark plug and blew a hole in #3 cylinder on january 17, 2010. The vehicle was towed to jack madden ford in norwood, massachusetts and was repaired by repairing spark plug hole and replacing spark plug, ignition assembly coil and installing a helicoil at a cost of $813.00 plus $21 towing fee. After going on-line I saw that this is a common problem with the engine in my vehicle which is a ford triton 5.4 v-8. I've also since learned this problem can lead to fires due to fuel vapor being ignited by loose spark plugs. All engine work on my vehicle is always done by ford dealers! I believe there should be a recall. There is consensus that the spark plug threads on the engine aren't strong enough to hold the spark plugs because they're aluminum from what I am reading from different web-sites on the internet. If you blow one plug you can blow any of the remaining plugs at any given time. Any plugs ever installed in my vehicle or replaced were done by ford certified mechanics at ford dealers so there shouldn't be any complaints of incorrect torqueing of plugs as ford seems to be claiming. I understand this would be a costly recall for ford but one that should be initiated by the federal safety agency.
I own a 2002 ford expedition. The spark plug popped out of the engine head on two occasions. The first time it happened was on thanksgiving, 11/26/2009. The engine was smoking and it smelled like gasoline. My mechanic said this is happening to fords all over the country and that it is documented all over the internet if you do a "google " search on ford spark plugs popping. The repair cost me $500. On january 8, 2010, another spark plug popped out from a different cylinder. The truck is in the shop now. My mechanic advised me not to put new ford heads on the truck because the new heads will have the same defect. I expect this new repair to cost $500 as well. Ford needs to be ordered to issue a recall. This is a dangerous defect that can cause a fire or an explosion under the hood due to the gas vapors being pumped into the engine compartment while the popped out plug is still sparking. I was fortunate to shut down the engine when I started to smell the strong gas fumes.
The #3 spark plug blew out of the engine of my 2002 ford expedition while traveling at 65 MPH on a crowded four lane highway. We could have easily been in a severe accident but were able to safely navigate our way to the side of the road.
6 days after having sparkplug #5 blow out of the cylinder #4 blew out.
2002 ford expedition blew two (2) sparkplugs out in one week. Had #5 fixed at a ford dealer, 6 days later #4 blew out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford expedition. After being parked for two hours, he was advised that his vehicle caught on fire. The fire dept stated the fire initiated within the engine compartment. The fire report number was not available. The manufacturer took report number 0589603419. The manufacturer stated an investigator would be sent within fifteen days to inspect the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 150,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford expedition. The contact stated that the spark plugs caused the engine to fail. The vehicle began to smoke occasionally; however, he was able to continue driving it. Prior to filing the complaint the failure occurred three times. It also seemed to occur once every year since 2007. The first failure was repaired by the dealer according to the extended warranty. The second time, the dealer repaired it at the owners expense. The vehicle was being diagnosed at the dealer at the time the complaint was filed. The manufacturer stated that they were not responsible and that there were no existing recalls. The current mileage was approximately 89,000. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
Ford triton engine spitting spark-plugs out of engine resulting in gasoline being sprayed all over engine. Costly repairs are minimum $400+. This has happened 4 times to me and I can anticipate it happening on the remaining 4 cylinders in my 2002 ford expedition. As a result of this problem ford is aware of, gasoline is being sprayed on 1000's of engines when this happens. Bad design by ford. Aluminum heads on iron engine. Duh. My investigation has determined that there are 1000's of ford owner who have experienced this same problem yet ford is unwilling to do anything about it. Their repair shops will charge anywhere from $400 to $1600 to repair the problem. Please address this issue before my remaining 4 cylinders go and I will have to pay to get this bad design repaired. Thank you.
Spark plugs blow out of head two in two months last one burn a hole in head beside number 7 spark plug and was on fire.
2002 ford expedition spark plug ejection. #3 spark plug shot out of engine stripping threads and requiring an expensive repair.
2002 ford expedition - back passenger side spark plug blew out. Car was pushed to mechanic who was luckily close by at time of blow out. Spark plug was completely blown out, the coil was broken and the intake manifold had to be removed to facilitate repair. Total bill: over $1300. Ford knows about this problem - it is widely reported on the internet - but yet they do nothing to help their consumers.
2002 ford expedition spark plug blow out. What the '!@#$%... If this is such a huge problem, why isn't anyone taking responsibility. Oh ya they want our money for a problem they are aware of...
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