2002 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

2002 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW TWO (2) SPARKPLUGS OUT IN ONE WEEK. HAD #5 FIXED AT A FORD DEALER, 6 DAYS LATER #4 BLEW OUT. *TR

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. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND PROCEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PASS MY CAR THREW A SPARK PLUG AND COIL OUT OF ITS HEAD. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSS POWER AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. AT THIS MOMENT A 18 WHEELER HEADED TOWARDS ME AND MY SON . THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION.THAT COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN DEADLY. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT LEAST 10 TIMES EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS THEY HAVE RETHREAD PLUGS AND PUT NEW COIL IN CAR VERY COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING. *TR

IN MARCH 2008, I PURCHASED 4 ADVANTA SUV TIRES P265/70R17 FOR MY VEHICLE, ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER ONE TIRE HAD AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE SIDE AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I DON'T TRAVEL THAT MUCH JUST TO AND FROM WORK. THIS AUGUST 2009, I LET MY MOM USE MY TRUCK AND THE TWO REAR TIRES WENT, ONE BLEW OUT WHILE THE OTHER REAR ONE BEGAN TO SHRED. ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR P265/70R16 AND I NEED TO KNOW WHO I NEED TO CONTACT REGARDING THE TIRES THAT HAVE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, MY FAMILY AND I AM ARE VERY BLESSED THAT WE WERE NOT HURT IN THESES INCIDENTS. *TR

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. *TR

2002 FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG EJECTION. #3 SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF ENGINE STRIPPING THREADS AND REQUIRING AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

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. *TR

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... *TR