2002 Ford Expedition: gas smell in the cabin

Filed May 17, 2010 · Engine · 60,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Jan 11, 2010 · Engine · 74,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Jan 3, 2008 · Engine · 97,433 miles · TX

On december 22, 2007 while traveling we heard a 'pop' in the engine compartment and then the sound an smell of exhaust escaping the engine. When taken to bob tomas ford in mckinney texas I was told the the #3 sparl plug had been ejected from the engine head which had stripped the threads. I was then told that this has been an ongoing problem but that ford has not issued a recall and was not providing any financial assistance for those customers who were no longer covered by a warranty. My vehicle had 97,433 miles when this problem occurred. The total repair bill was $3375.20 to replace the right head. I requested assistance from ford after pointing out that the maintance schedule that came with the vehicle did not require a check of the spark plugs until the vehicle had reached 100,000 miles. Ford stated they would not assist in any way.

Filed Dec 13, 2005 · Engine · CO

Dt: the contact stated the inside of the vehicle occasionally had a strong smell of gasoline when driving at 75 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, but the mechanic could not duplicate the problem. The contact only used the vehicle for driving her children to school, which was about 5 or 6 blocks away. Due to her fears about the smell she tried to exchange the vehicle for another but the dealer denied her request.

Filed Oct 22, 2002 · Fuel system · GA

I just purchased a new 2002 ford expedition from a local dealer and have just returned it for service. My problem is two-fold: first, the gas gauge registers on full for the first 200 or so miles and then works its way relatively quickly to the half full mark, where it there is only 3 or 4 gallons of gas left in the tank (ford claims it holds 26 gallons). Secondly, trying to fill the tank with gas, as you would any other vehicle, is very frustrating and time consuming. Two or more vehicles will fuel up and leave before I can complete the task. When having an estimated 4 gallons left in the tank, upon refueling, the pump will stop between 11 and 12 gallons, and accept another 10 to 12 more gallons at 4 to 6 tenths at a time,. But get this, the tank will show full with only 12 gallons in it!! The selling/servicing dealer says this is normal. I say that's wrong, and it's unsafe. You never know when it's going to run out, or know how far you can really go on a tank. (no idea if the tank was really full) how about the extra exposure to the gasoline fumes the epa is trying to limit us to and keep out of the environment. It goes without saying that fuel gages have been around for a long time as well as fuel tanks. Not knowing when or where a vehicle (new vehicle) is going to run out of fuel is dangerous for not only the driver but also other drivers. The fuel tank filling problem is inexcusable. These vehicles should be recalled and corrected by ford. Thank you for your help and support. Dt