1999 Ford Expedition complaints

I JUST PURCHASED THIS EXPEDITION AND THE NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE DESTROYING THE COIL PACK AND STRIPPING THE THREADS. I HAVE READ ALOT ABOUT THIS AND FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ON THIS ISSUE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON A DESIGN FAILURE THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS FORDS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE I JUST GOT IT I HOPE THIS DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

1999 EXPEDITION XLT 4WD W/17" STEEL WHEELS. WHILE TRAVELING ON A WELL GRADED GRAVEL ROAD, ABOUT 35MPH THE RIDE SUDDENLY BECAME SHUDDERING, LIKE A TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. AS I WAS SLOWING TO STOP & CHECK IT, BUT WHILE STILL TRAVELLING ABOUT 20-25 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN THUMPING THUD, AND THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED, AS IF THE TIRE HAD FAILED, ACCOMPANIED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED. UPON STOPPING & EXITING TO CHANGE THE TIRE, I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE & WHEEL WERE COMPLETELY MISSING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ON THE BRAKE ROTOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO LUG BOLTS UPON WHICH TO MOUNT THE SPARE. I FOUND THE TIRE & WHEEL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FULLY INFLATED; AND ALSO FOUND THE HUBCAP & ALL OF THE LUG NUTS STREWN ALONG THE ROADWAY. THE NUTS HAD THE SHEARED OFF/BROKEN STUBS OF THE LUG STUDS STILL ATTACHED TO THEM. NO INJURIES RESULTED, NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE; NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS WERE AFFECTED BY THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE HUB, IT DID EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AREA AND TO THE QUARTER PANEL/FENDER AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY NOTIFIED FOR A POSSIBLE DAMAGE CLAIM. I SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD OF A RECALL OF NEWER FORD VEHICLES WITH 17" STEEL WHEELS EXHIBITING THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO DECIDED TO FILE A REPORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE BATTERY CABLE TO PREVENT THE MALFUNCTION FROM CONTINUING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY SIDEVEIW MIRRORS KEEP LOSING THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR. I HAVE REPLACED THEM BEFORE AND AFTER A WHILE THE NEW MIRRORS DO THE SAME THING OVER TIME. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT STATED SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION DID NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND INJURIES TO THE KNEES AND LOWER BACK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE MOTOR WHICH WAS STRIPPING THE SPARK PLUGS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE PURCHASE A SPARK PLUG KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,500.

THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM BLOCK BREAKING ELECTRONIC COIL. TWO WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN THEN AFTER A HEILCOIL WAS INSTALLED AND ON 10/15/2011 SAME HAPPENS FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR

WHILE MOVING ACROSS COUNTRY MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EJECTED THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG. THIS SITUATION PLACED MY FAMILY IN HARM'S WAY AS IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS QUITE STARTLING. THE SERVICE REP WAS ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS TOLD HIM THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE REPAIR COST IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UNDER HOOD FIRE CAUSED BY THE FUEL VAPORS BEING IGNITED BY THE EJECTED PLUG IS OF GRAVE CONCERN. FORD IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED A REPLACEMENT HEAD FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT REFUSES TO DO THE HONORABLE THING AND REPLACE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY INSTEAD CHOOSE TO PROFIT FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS BY CHARGING THEM FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS. I FIND IT PREDATORIAL THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD MAKE A FAULTY PRODUCT AND THEN PROFIT FROM THE REPAIR OF SAID PRODUCT. THIS COULD START A NEW PRECEDENT BY SIGNALING TO OTHER CAR COMPANIES THAT IF YOU SELL A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, YOU CAN MAKE MONEY ON THE BACKSIDE BY CHARGING FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART. THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE ARE RELATED TO THE LOUD AND SUDDEN POPPING SOUND WHEN THE PLUG EJECTS, THIS COULD EASILY DISTRACT A DRIVER AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE FUEL VAPORS COULD BE IGNITED SHORTLY AFTER THE PLUG EJECTS AND COULD ALSO CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THE EXPEDITION CARRIES UP TO 9 PEOPLE THE RISK OF A TRAFFIC FATALITY IS INCREASED GREATLY. PLEASE HOL

THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE STARTER TRIES TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UPPER SUPPORT ARMS BROKE, THE FRONT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ROTATED UPWARD TO ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND MOVED BACKWARD, THE FRONT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT PULLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 6" BUT DID NOT DISENGAGE, THE TRACK BAR BEHIND THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS IMPACTED AND BENT, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SUSPENSION AIR BAG WAS DAMAGED. UPPER AND LOWER SUPPORT ARMS REPLACED, TRACK BAR REPLACED, REAR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION BAG REPLACED, BRACKETS AND HARDWARE FOUND BROKEN REPAIRED, FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SUSPENSION PARTS NOTED AS RUSTED. FUEL TANK STRAPS NOTED AS RUSTED, DRIVE SHAFT OK FOR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH COOPER DISCOVER LFX TIRES WITH DOT NUMBER 4909. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT HAD A REAR ALIGNMENT PERFORMED ON THE TIRE, BUT THE SIDE WALLS BURST ON EACH TIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME TIRE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE ORIGINAL ONE SPLIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE BUT NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P265/70/R16 DOT8X72 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND MOUTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND SAW SMOKE ESCAPING FROM THE HOOD AND DEFROST VENTS. WHEN THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION XLT WITH A 5.4 L V8 WITH 130K MILES ON IT. I STARTED MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE HAD EXPLODED FOLLOWED BY GREY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE , SECOND FROM THE REAR SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN YEAR MODEL FORDS. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NOT ONLY COULD SOMEONE GET INJURED OR STRANDED BUT COULD ALSO BE LETHAL IF THE GAS FROM THE CYLINDER WERE TO IGNITE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING AN EXPLOSION OR ENGINE FIRE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS THAT SUPPORTED THE FUEL TANK WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS AT A COST OF $278 TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/27/11

WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY SON IN MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION(EDDIE BAUER SERIES) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD A POP TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW AND A COIL WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD CUZ THE HOLE WAS TO BIG I HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY A MONTH AND A HALF AND I'VE BEEN READING THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. PLEASE!!!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. WAS AT A LIGHT AND TURNED RIGHT GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I HEARD AN EXAGGERATED POP AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT RATTLED VERY LOUDLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SPARK #3 HAS POPPED OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WORST PART IS THAT IT HAPPENED AT 2:00 AM ON A DARK ROAD. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR

VEHICLE NEED ROCKER PANEL DUE TO RUST AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERED SO THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED FORD DOES NOT OFFER ROCKER PANELS THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO STATE INSPECTION IT ALLOWS EXHAUST INTO VEHICLE I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPEDITION AND I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER FORD EXPEDITIONS AND FORD TRUCKS NEEDING THE SAME REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY BLOWN SPARK PLUGS, I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I KEEP MY VEHICLES MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I HAVE NO WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES IT WILL BLOW AND MY ENGINE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD, THAT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, EXCEPT TO KEEP REPLACING THE COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS AND CHARGING ME MORE MONEY. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOV 2007, AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE SAME ISSUE TWO OTHER TIMES AND NOW AS OF TODAY I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. I HAVE TRUST IN MY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AS THEY HAVE SERVICED MY OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L V8 TRITON ENGINE. NUMBER 7 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. IGNITION COIL ON TOP OF SPARK PLUG WAS SHEARED OFF OF IT'S MOUNTING ON THE HEAD. NEEDED TO USE A SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR KIT TO REPAIR THE THREADS IN THE HEAD AND A NEW IGNITION COIL TO REPLACE TO BROKEN ONE. APPROX $100 TO REPAIR. *LN

FORD EXPEDITION 1999 EJECTED SPARK PLUG PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM THREE TIME ALREADY, I START RESEARCHING ABOUT IT AND SEEMS THAT 100TH OF OWNER OF FORD EXPEDITION FROM 1997 TO 2003 ARE HAVING A RECURRING PROBLEM. WHY IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS WHEN HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ARE SPENDING FROM $300 TO $700 ON REPAIRS THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IT IS NOTICEABLE THAT ITS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM NOT A CUSTOMER PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD AND SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CYLINDER 7 BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, CYLINDER 3 HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE GENERAL ELECTRICAL MODULE, AND FUSE BOX, TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND CAUSED THE RADIO, HEATER, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL MODULE AND THE FUSE BOX SEVERAL TIMES. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO LOCATE DETERMINE WHERE THE WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 0478403130 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN UPDATED 11/28/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS "LIMPING" AND THE REAR END DROPPED DOWN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED IT AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 03/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE DID NOT LOCATE ANY LEAKS OR FRACTURED COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,950.

FOR THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS TIME THE GAS CAUGHT FIRE. I MANAGED TO BEAT IT OUT WITH MY JACKET, UNHOOK THE FUEL INJECTOR, AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. FORTUNATELY THE FIRE STARTED JUST AS I OPENED THE HOOD AND I GOT IT OUT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS WHICH HELD THE REAR WHEELS HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER, WHEN CALLED, STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

A SPARK PLUG BLEW/POPPED OUT THE HEAD ON OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, CAUSING FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK OUT OF THE OPENING, AND STARTING A SMALL FIRE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY DOUSED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 3 YEARS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, RESULTING IN OVER $2000 IN REPAIR COSTS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AS I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, F-150, AND F-250 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE? PEOPLES LIVES COULD BE AT RISK WITH THIS ISSUE? RECALL NOW! *TR

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARKPLUG. THE COST TO FIX IS RIDICULOUS COMPARED TO THE WORTH OF MY SUV NOW. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS ALL THE TIME TO THIS ENGINE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS? THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. IF BRAKES FOR JAPANESE CARMAKERS ARE RECALLED WHY NOT PLUG PROBLEMS WHICH CAN CREATE ENGINE FIRES AND STRAND PEOPLE FAR FROM HOME? PLEASE HELP? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD HE HEARD A RATTLE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE REAR CONTROLS ARMS AND TRACKING BAR WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

MY LOWER REAR CONTROL ARMS THAT ATTACH TO THE REAR AXLE FRAME RUSTED AND FAILED ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MY NEIGHBORS 97 EXPEDITION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS EARLIER. HIS FRIENDS 98 EXPEDITION ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. JUNK YARDS AND FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. *TR

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING PARK AND OFF ON MY DRIVE WAY CAUSING DAMAGES TO MY HOME AND PERSONAL INJURIES TO MY 9 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE. *TR

SUV STALLED FUEL VAPORS FILLED INSIDE SUV SMOKE THEN FILLED INSIDE,WE GOT OUT LIFTED HOOD A FIRE WAS STARTING ON DRIVER SIDE NEAR WALL, MY SON AND I STOOD BACK FIRE WAS DROPPING FROM THE ENGINE WE GOT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IT EXPLODED 3 X. I RECEIVED LUNG LIFE LONG LUNG DAMAGE, THE INCIDENT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SALVAGEABLE. *TR

ON MY WAY HOME FROM KANSAS TO COLORADO WHEN WE HEARD A SOUND LIKE A FLAT TIRE BUT IT WASN'T. MY SPARK PLUG HAD SHOT OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED FUEL TO SPRAY OUT AND START A FIRE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRITON 5.4L ENGINES, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OR ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WENT UP IN FLAMES LAST NIGHT (JUNE 26) IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK HOME, TURNED IT OFF AND WALKED INSIDE TO GO TO BED. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I WAS AWOKEN TO MY CAR HAVING SEVEN FOOT FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WE BEGAN TRYING TO FIGHT THE FIRE. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2008 AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION TURNED ON THE LIGHTS ALL BY ITSELF , AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TRY AND CRANK ITSELF WITH NO KEY. RADIO AND AIR COMES ON BY THEMSELVES, CLICKING NOISE UNDER DASH , FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SAYING THAT IT IS A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO GET WET. *TR

AUTOMOBILE INFO: VIN-[XXX] , ODOMETER- 189,143 MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER LEAVING A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT WHERE SHE PAST OUT DUE THE PAIN FROM THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POWER POLE HEAD ON AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND OTHERS MADE COMMENTS THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. MY WIFE RECEIVED A BUMP ON HER FOREHEAD AND A SEVERE HEADACHE FROM HITTING HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND IS SITTING AT A SALVAGE YARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAD OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITIONS AIR SUSPENSION ACTUATORS REPAIRED AND 3 WEEKS LATER BOTH BACK AIR SHOCKS EXPLODED. IT WAS PARKED ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE THEY EXPLODED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

1999 EXPEDITION 5.4L BLOWING SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR TWO HOURS WHEN SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

OUR BATTERY DIED BECAUSE THE AIR FAN INSIDE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ONCE I GOT CAR JUMP STARTED NOTICED THAT MANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES WERE EITHER NOT WORKING OR TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUED AFTER I REPLACED BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD IN 1999 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKED CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN MOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE CAR. AND WOULD COST $1000.00 TO FIX AND THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $200.00. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. *TR

AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE RIDING AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO TILT FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON TWO WHEELS , CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL HITTING TREE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS DONE TO VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED AUTOMATICALLY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAD A SPARK PLUG SHOOT OUT FROM THE HEAD ON MY WAY TO MY CABIN APRIL 2ND, 2010. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WAS DRIVING IN A AREA WITH NO CELL COVERAGE OR GAS STATIONS. THE FUMES MADE THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE SMELL HORRIBLE AND HAD TO DRIVE TO 17 MILES WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN LATE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A BAD ENGINE FROM FORD, I COULD'VE BEEN WORSE OFF WITH KIDS GETTING SICK FROM GAS FUMES OR BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *TR

UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WINDOW SWITCH WORKING THE WIPERS, DIGITAL ODOMETER GOING OFF AND ON, BRAKES WORKING THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS,BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATER COMING ON WITHOUT A KEY EVEN IN THE IGNITION,DOOR LOCKS DON'T ENGAGE UNTIL MOVING FOR A MINUTE OR TWO,AFTER BLOWER MOTOR KICKED ON WITHOUT A KEY, TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY SAID WATER HAD GOTTEN IN THE POWER DIST. BOX AND FLOORBOARD HAD MOISTURE ALSO. WILL COST ME OVER 700.00 BUT I CANT AFFORD TO FIX ON MY 600.00 DISABILITY CHECK I GET A MONTH. THANKS FORD!!! *TR

ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARKPLUG JUST LIKE THE OTHER REPORTS. COST ME AROUND 900.00 GET RUNNING AGAIN. MECHANIC TOLD ME FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY A REPAIR KIT JUST FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE 5.4L TRITON ENGINE BLEW OUT A FACTORY INSTALLED ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG CAUSING A ENGINE FIRE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, BUT ONLINE RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

NORMAL DAILY DRIVING. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. NOT REPLACED YET. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECT FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO THE POOR THREADING IN THE CYLINDER HEAD! IT COST ME $3,000 FOR THE FIRST FIX, AND NOW MAYBE ANOTHER $3,000!!! THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE TO HAVE DONE THIS IN A 3 YEAR SPAN, IT DAMAGED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IGNITION COIL ALONG WITH DAMAGING MY FUEL RAIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED WE HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED ALONG WITH IGNITION COIL GASKETS ECT. THE BILL WAS $3,220. *TR