1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. OIL LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS IT COULD START A FIRE.*AK

I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ REPORTS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME AND IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. NO WARNINGS, JUST A $4000 BILL TO HAVE THE HEAD REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION,AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS POPPED OUT OF CYLINDER. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED (LOCAL NEWS CAST) THAT A PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH MY 1999 FORD EXPEDTION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU DEPT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON POROBLEM WITH THE FORD EXPEDITION AND F-150'S. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE @1700.00 WAS CASUED BY A SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF THE CYLINDER CASUING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THE NEEDED REPAIRS WERE EXPENSIVE ABD TIME CONSUMING FOR OUR FAMILY NOT TO MENTION THE NEED FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT PUSHED NEARLY 700.00. THANKS FOR YOU RESPONSE TO THIS MATTER GREG JENSEN BURNSVILLE MN. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 95,000 MILES. AT 31,000 IT HAD WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED TO REPAIR AN OIL LEAK BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE BLOCK. THE WARRANTY WORK WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FIRST TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (011202) DATED 6/12/01. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS THE LEAK AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAS THIS AS THE ISSUE: SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE ROMEO BUILT 4.6L 2V ENGINE OR 5.4L SUPERCHARGED ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK OR OIL WEEPAGE FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AT THE RIGHT HAND REAR OR THE LEFT HAND FRONT OF THE ENGINE. OIL WEEPAGE IS NOT CONSIDERED DETRIMENTAL TO ENGINE PERFORMANCE OR DURABILITY. AN OIL LEAK MAY BE CAUSED BY METAL CHIP DEBRIS LODGED BETWEEN THE HEAD GASKET AND THE BLOCK, CHIP DEBRIS BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE HEAD GASKET, OR BY DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD SEALING SURFACE THAT OCCURRED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE NOT A CONSUMER ISSUE.*AK

FRANKLY, I NEED YOUR ADVICE ON A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION FROM WALDORF FORD IN OCT 2002. RECENTLY I HAD A BREAK DOWN; I HAD THREE SPARK PLUGS BLOW-OUT, YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD THAT THREE CYLINDERS ARE GONE DUE FROM THE DAMAGE OF THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ASSISTANT TEAM MGR SAID IT WOULD COST $6000.00 TO GET A NEW ENGINE OR GET A NEW VEHICLE; I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS. THESE TRUCKS ARE LEMONS AND I BELIEVE ITS TIME THAT FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND RECALLS THESE ENGINE. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. MY TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR AND I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. OTHER NOTED PROBLEMS: THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE STAYS ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES ARE WORN OUT AT A HIGHER RATE. *JB *BF *NM

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5 MINUTES. FIRE CENTERED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BRAKE SWITCH AT PEDAL HAD BEEN REPLACED 4 MONTHS BEFORE FIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIE ROD SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED A MINOR VEHICLE COLLISON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION.I HAVE HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE HEADS. 2 DIDNT TAKE THE THREADS OUT BUT 1 COMPLETELY RIPPED THE THREADS OUT WITH IT. I HAD IT RETAPPED AND A HELOCOIL PUT IN BUT THAT ONLY LASTED ABOUT A MONTH. NOW BEST FORD IS TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER HEAD AT A COST TO ME OF 2500.00, AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO FORDS CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER TRYING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM. PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRUCKS WITH AS LOW AS 25 THOUSAND MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED IN. TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK