1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

SPARK PLUG LAUNCHED OUT OF ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD IN 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L EDDIE BAUER 4X4 AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE! *JP

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IN 2005, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD COME THROUGH THE ENGINE. A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PURCHASE AND INCIDENT DATES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DEAR SIRS, I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE HAVE OPERATED FINE UNTIL THE # 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. IF THE PLUG AND THE DESTROYED COIL WOULD HAVE RUPTURED THE FUEL RAIL THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ON THE PART OF FORD TO REPAIR THIS UNBELIEVINGLY, AMAZING , AND VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM FORD WAS BRUSHING UNDER THE RUG. THE VEHICLE WAS PAST THE WARANTY PERIOD SO THAT WON'T BE OF ANY HELP, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS

MY FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 4TH OF JUNE 2007. IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 AM - MY GARAGE WAS BURNED AND THE CAR WAS A CRISP. *TR

AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 99' FORD EXPEDITION STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. ALL GAUGES GOING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY MANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING LOUD CLICKING AND POPPING NOISES LIKE SHORTING OUT NOISES IN FUSE BOX AREA. BATTERY DIED SHORTLY AFTER WHILE IN TRAFFIC HEADING HOME LEAVING ME STRANDED COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED OLD BATTERY WITH NEW ONE AND STILL EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURES. VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING TO THIS DAY! *TR

SPARK PLUG EJECTED, VERY INCONVENIENT, VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR NEED THE CAR FOR WORK. *TR

FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE SUPPLY LINE RUBBING AGAINST STEERING COUPLER, CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LINE. I HAVE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADVISING THEM OF THIS MALFUNCTION, AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THEM.*AK I CAN FURNISHED A COPY OF THIS LETTER WITH THE PROBLEM OUTLINED IF NEEDED.

ON 4/4/07, AT ABOUT 1:15 AM MY HUSBAND HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM A LONG DAY AT WORK AND AT 1:30 AM 2 PASSENGERS BANGED ON DOOR TO INFORM US THAT 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE. THANKS TO THEM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY, INCLUDING MY 3 KIDS, AND MY MOM AND DAD , WHO WAS ON OXYGEN 24 HOURS A DAY), OUT OF THE HOUSE. WE CALLED 911 TO INFORM THEM OF THE FIRE. THE POLICE CAME WITHIN MINUTES , AND THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WE WATCHED FROM OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET AS THE FIRE BURNED. WE WERE GRATEFUL THAT IT WASN'T ANY WORST. THE ENGINE IN THE TRUCK WAS ALL BURNT, THE HOOD WAS GONE, SOME OF THE PIECES EVEN BURNT ONTO THE PAVEMENT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS BURNT, INCLUDING THE CAR SEATS FOR THE CHILDREN. MY DAUGHTER'S SOFTBALL EQUIPMENT, AND ANY OTHER ITEMS LEFT IN CAR. AS FOR THE HOUSE, LUCKILY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT IN TIME AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING NORTH EAST. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE WAS THE SIDING SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK IN FAIR CONDITION, ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. ALSO, WE A HAD THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE FIXED. WE WERE STILL TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE PAVEMENT IN THE DRIVEWAY. LIKE I SAID, WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT I WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE TRUCK. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN 2005 AND DID MAKE THE APPOINTMENT TO FIX IT AS SOON AS WE KNEW ABOUT IT. WE EVEN PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE UNTIL WE HAD IT FIXED BY FORD. IT IS 2007 AND FORD STILL DIDN'T GET THE PART IN TO FIX THE RECALL, AND THIS STILL HAPPENED. RECALLS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND VEHICLE SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE STREET UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. FORD SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING FURTHER TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING 2 YEARS AFTER IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG TO DISENGAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,800.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALUMINUM HEAD SPARK PLUGS, THE NUMBER 3 & 4 CYLINDER FAILED, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NOT HAVING ENOUGH THREAD IN THE ALUMINUM SPARK PLUG HEAD. HE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE OR A HEAD JOB. IT WILL COST HIM OVER $3000. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 110,000.*AK