1999 Ford Expedition complaints

MY SON EXITED THE PUBLIX GROCERY STORE WHERE HE WAS WORKING AND FOUND THAT OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN HIS POCKET. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. FOUR SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE TWO VEHICLES PARKED ON EITHER SIDE. WE WERE HAVING NO MECHANICAL TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE AT ALL, IN FACT, WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE FOUR TIRES THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WE HAD COMPLIED WITH BY IMMEDIATELY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL, WHERE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEM OF UNEXPECTED FIRES WAS CORRECTED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES THAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THANK GOODNESS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WHEN THIS FIRE OCCURRED. IT HAS CAUSED US A GREAT DEAL OF UNNEEDED AGGRAVATION, TIME AND UNAVAILABLE COSTS INVOLVED IN ACCOMMODATING OUR SON'S RESPONSIBILITY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK, ALONG WITH OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. MY WIFE STARTED OUT ON HER DAILY DRIVE TO WORK. AS USUAL, SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING. ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM OUR HOME, SHE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, RUN ROUGH, RATTLED AND LOSE POWER. SHE ALSO HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS IN POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE LATER IN THE DAY AND FOUND THAT THE 2ND SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD AND DAMAGED THE COIL. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE READ OF MANY FORD OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A TUNE-UP AT APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILE IN 2006. IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 130000 MILES. *TR

THE FLARED PORTION OF THE TERMINATOR FOB ON THE RETAINING/RETRACTING CABLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). *TR AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE AND THE METAL CROSSPIECE RETAINER DROPPED ONTO THE STREET PAVEMENT, AND IN FRONT OF ONCOMING VEHICLES, WHICH SWERVED AND AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH THE LOOSE SPARE TIRE. I AM JUST GLAD, AND FORTUNATE, THAT THE SPARE TIRE DID NOT BOUNCE INTO THE AIR, OR END UP CRASHING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL INCIDENTS OF THIS SPARE TIRE CABLE BREAKAGE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE CRANK MECHANISM IS DRIVEN USING THE JACK HANDLE, AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO "RATCHET" WHEN THE SPARE TIRE BECOMES SNUG AGAINST THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE, PREVENTING OVER TENSION ON THE CRANK MECHANISM AND CABLE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF RUST, OR CORROSION, OR ATTEMPTED THEFT OR TAMPERING. A SMALL COLLAR PORTION OF THE TERMINATOR FOB REMAINED ON THE CABLE, WHILE FLARED PORTION BROKE AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE END OF THE CABLE. THERE ARE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL SAFETY DEVICES ON THE VEHICLE THAT RETAIN THE SPARE TIRE IN THE EVENT THE CABLE FAILS. DURING THE 2001 FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES, WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE TIRE. OTHERWISE, THE CRANK MECHANISM HAS NOT BEEN USED. I SEARCHED BUT FAILED TO FIND A REPORTED GOVERNMENT RECALL OF THIS CABLE AT HTTP://WWW.RECALLS.GOV/SEARC

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" UNDER MY HOOD AND THEN MY TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE A STEAM ENGINE. I ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL RAW GASOLINE. I PULLED TO THE CURB AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT, BREAKING OFF THE COIL PACK. GAS HAD SPRAYED ONTO THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. MANUFACTURED WITH AS FEW AS 4 THREADS TO HOLD IN A SPARK PLUG. THIN WALLED ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS ARE A VERY POOR DESIGN. FORD ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO INTENTIONS OF A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, LAST YEAR THE NUMBER 3 PLUG POPPED AND HAD TO BE RETHREADED AND NOW WE HAVE A DIFFERENT POPPED PLUG THAT NEEDS REPAIR. THE FIRST REPAIR COST $800 AND I HAD TO RENT A CAR. FOR THIS SECOND REPAIR I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TWO REPAIR GARAGES AND NEITHER MECHANIC COULD REPAIR THIS PLUG BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REACHED. HOW CAN I BE COMPENSATED DUE TO THIS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SECOND OCCURRENCE IN MY VEHICLE? *TR

1999 FORD EXPEDITION. SUV HAS BEEN RANDOM ELECTRICAL ANOMALIES OVER THE PAST MONTH FROM TODAY. GAUGES, INTERIOR FANS, AND LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN THE IGNITION WOULD BEE IN THE OFF POSITION AND KEY REMOVED. UPON INSPECTION FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, IT HAS BEEN NOTED FROM THEM THAT CORROSION OF THE GENERAL ELECTRICAL MODULE AND FUSE BOX ARE THE CAUSE, MOST LIKELY FROM A WATER LEAK FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IMPROPER INFORMATION FROM DASH CONSOLES CAN LEAD TO STALLS ON ROADWAYS OR IMPROPER DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN MY CASE, IT IS LIMITED TO BATTERY DRAIN, IMPROPER FUEL READINGS, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, AND FAILURE TO START. IN THE END IT IS MAINLY A RESEMBLANCE TO ODI COMPLAINT EA05-015. *TR

HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT, TOOK SAID VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I THEN CHECKED WHAT I WAS TOLD AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST, THEN THREE WEEKS LATER WITHOUT WARNING THE NO. 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ITS PORT AND BREAKING THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY, AS OF NOW, WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX SAID PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND SEE THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE TO FIX SAID PROBLEM. *TR

1999 FORD EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD LEAKS AND SHORTS OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAPPENS WHEN UNATTENDED OFTEN AND TURNS ON LIGHTS AND OTHER SYSTEMS SO BATTERY GOES DEAD. HAD FORD DEALER REPAIR ONE YEAR AGO AND PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE CONTROL ARMS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. SHE HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09

I OWN A 1994 FORD EXPEDITION TRITON 5.4L V8 THAT HAS NOW BLOWN 4 SPARK PLUGS CAUSES THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS TO EJECT FROM THE MOTOR. THE MOST RECENT ON SEPT 17,2009. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE TIME PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. LUCKILY UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN A FIRE OF OUR VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS THREAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO EJECT FROM THE COIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,900.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,800.

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L AND COASTING DOWN A HILL ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD POP AND THE A LOUD EXHAUST NOISE. I SMELLED FUEL AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. UPON OPENING MY HOOD I FOUND A SMALL FIRE (THANK GOD I CARRY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER) AND THAT MY ENGINE HAD SPIT OUT A SPARK PLUG STRIPPING ALL THE PLUG THREADS. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED FOR AN UNKNOWN COST. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. IN 2004, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STRIPS THE SPARK PLUG THREAD, WHICH CAUSES THE PLUGS TO EJECT. HE THEN REPLACED THE ENGINE HEAD, AND ECM AT AN EXPENSE OF $2,200.00. THE FAILURE RESURFACED SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO A REPAIR FACILITY.A MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH A SPECIAL THREAD, AT AN EXPENSE OF $1,600.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ONE HOUR AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A FIRE REPORT BEING FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR TAKING MUCH LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V296000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURED STATED THAT HIS VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 275,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 276,000.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. LIGHTS, DOOR LOCK, WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, FLASHERS, LIGHTS, GAUGES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS A 2009 EVENFLO DISCOVERY CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL 3021899 (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON JANUARY 30, 2009. THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN THE INFANT ONLY CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TOP PORTION OF THE HARNESS RETAINER CLIP, USED TO SECURE THE HARNESS STRAPS, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED USING THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE RESTRAINT SEAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN, MILEAGES, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN.

WELL ME AND SOME OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WAS HEADING TO DESTINE WE WAS ON I-10 SOUTH WHEN THE COVERING OF THE TIRE CAME OFF AND BENT THE FINDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TIRE CHANGED. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FENDER WAS FOLDED UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL LINE. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09. *JB

FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT CHANGED I HIT THE GAS AND THE SPARK BLEW OUT OF THE SECOND HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SECOND INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES PER HR AND THE PLUG IN HOLE 3 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT. THIRD INCIDENT, I WAS AT STOP SIGN, AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO GO IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUG IN HOLE 3 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS ALL IN A 5 MONTH TIMEFRAME. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE USING THE TIMESERT KIT FROM TIMESERT.COM. THE MECHANIC CHARGED ME $350 + PARTS. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SUV. 2. SUDDEN NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND STRIPED THE THREADS. 3. MODIFICATION KIT (READILY AVAILABLE, AS THE PARTS STORE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM) WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE BATTERY LOSING POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. ON MAY 16, 2009, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY LOST POWER AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER RELEASED FLUID. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEM MODULE WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 0481541389 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

PARKED VEHICLE AT 8:32 AM. OUR SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT THE FIRE ON CAMERA AT 11:20 PM. VEHICLE BURNED OUT TOTALLY. *TR

I HAVE A V8 TRITON 5.4L WHICH HAS BLOWN A SPARK PLUG FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WAS NOT PUTTING UNDO STRESS OR WEAR AND TEAR ON MY ENGINE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I KEPT MAINTENANCE UP ON MY VEHICLE SO THEREFORE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC BUT THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SINCE FUELS BEING EXPELLED INTO THE ENGINE AND A SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE HEAD LEAVING A GAPING HOLE WHERE THE FUEL IS STILL BEING EXPELLED AND THERE IS STILL A SPARK IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM STRANDING PEOPLE AND WORSE. HOW IS A MANUFACTURER ALLOW A DESIGN AND INTEGRITY FLAW LIKE THIS GO UNNOTICED OR FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, TRITON V8 ENGINE, IT HAS 100,000 MILES, I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 AND ECT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, IT COST ME 460.00. 2 DAYS AGO I WAS COMING HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN ANOTHER SHOT OUT CAUSING ME TO GO FROM 60MILES TO 40 WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK! WHAT IS GOING ON? I'M TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. HOW CAN THERE NOT OF BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE DEFECT. AND NOW IM OUT 500.00 AGAIN AND MY WORRY IS I STILL HAVE 6 MORE PLUGS TO GO, THE MECHANICS HAVE TO GET A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT FROM FORD. I AM SO UPSET, THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT FORD WILL NOT RECALL THIS ENGINE AND EITHER REPAIR THE DEFECTS OR PONY UP A NEW ENGINE? BUT THEY WILL PAY 12MONTHS OF A CAR PAYMENT IF YOU BUY A NEW CAR AND LOSE YOUR JOB????? SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I COULD OF BEEN KILLED BY THAT TRUCK FROM SLOWING DOWN SO FAST. THANK GOD I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. ANY SUGGESTIONS? IT'S ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WITH A TRITON 5.4 LITER V-8 AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ENGINE, BUT I LIKE MANY OTHERS AM GETTING TIRED OF SHELLING OUT THOUSANDS F DOLLARS TO FIX A "DESIGN DEFECT" I AM A LAID OFF AUTO WORKER LIVING IN MICHIGAN AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD WANTS US TO STILL BUY THEIR MISTAKES AND THEN BAIL THEM AND THE OTHER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES OUT OF WHAT IS CLEARLY THERE OWN DOING.. AND AS FAR AS MY TRUCK I THINK WILL BE LOOKING INTO A BETTER KIND OF CAR AND COMPANY!!!!!! *TR

99 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW OUT #3 SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGED COIL, NO FOREWARNING OF THIS , HAS 114,000MILES, COST ME $400 FOR A TEMP FIX,,WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE, GARAGE INSTALLED A REPAIR SLEEVE AND SPECIAL PLUG,,NO WARRANTY,,I WAS 800 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN THE PLUG BLEW, I THOUGHT SOMEBODY TOOK A SHOT AT ME...IT ALSO RUINED THE COIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WERE ALL CRACKED AND DAMAGED DUE TO THE HIGH FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY DEFECTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE OVER 200,000.

WATER LEAKS IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR TO STAY ON AFTER IGNITION IS ON, RANDOMLY TRIES TO START WHEN KEY IS NOT EVEN IN IGNITION, LIGHTS BLINK, COULD CAUSE FIRE. *TR

PURCHASE 4 NEW INTERCO TSL/THORNBIRD TIRES ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. PURCHASED IN MURRIETA CA AT THE TIME OF RESIDENCE. JUNE 2008 MOVED TO YUMA AZ. ON 9/2/08 A BIG CHUNK BLEW OUT THE CENTER OF THE TIRE IN TUCSON AZ. CONTACTED RAMONA TIRE VIA EMAIL. EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN . THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME TO TELL ME WHO TO TAKE IT TO. NEVER RETURNED A MESSAGE. ON 11/28/08 ANOTHER TIRE DID THE SAME THING. *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR TO WORK THIS MORNING. MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE SUDDENLY AFTER COMPLETING TURN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN I SMELLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE. CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER WAITING A FEW HOURS THEY TOLD ME SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT AND CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE FIXED ALONG WITH PLUG, AND IT WAS INDEED GASOLINE I SMELLED. THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED MAJOR REPAIR TO FIX, AND TRIED TO CONVINCE ME TO PAY AND ARM AND A LEG. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT, I CARE THAT MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN IN CAR, AS I PICK HER UP EVERY DAY FROM SCHOOL. ALSO MAD THAT A FIRE COULD HAVE STARTED AND FORD DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH EXPEDITIONS AND F150'S FROM 97-02. SOMETHING BETTER BE DONE TO RECALL THESE FAULTY ENGINE COMPONENTS, OR FAMILIES WILL SUFFER FROM FORD'S LACK OF SAFETY WITH THESE PLUGS AND CYLINDER HEADS/COILS. *TR

1999 EXPEDITION 5.4 WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE .MOTOR SHUT OFF . SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD I PUT OUT THE FIRER AND SEEN #3 COIL BLOWN OUT . THE SPARK PLUG WAS NO WERE TO BE FOUND THE SPARK PLUG HOLE THREADS CAME OUT WHIT THE PLUG WHAT A HAVE SEEN FORD DID NOT PUT MANY THEARDS IN THE HEAD THY MADE A NEW HEAD FOR THAT MOTOR SO THEY KNOW THE HEADS ARE NO GOOD PLUS THE INJECTOR IS PUTTING GAS IN THAT CYLINDER THAT WHY IT STARTED THE FIRE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE FARTHEST REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TRITON V8 ENGINE EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE #3 SPARK PLUG BEING BLOWN OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE COIL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD GARAGE AND THEY GAVE ME 3 OPTIONS. 1. HELI COIL IT, BUT THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE WORK AND THAT WILL BE $600. 2. BUY A NEW HEAD, THAT WILL COST $3000.00 3. BUY A NEW MOTOR AND THAT WILL COST $6000.00 I FEEL THAT I'M GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4L TRITION ENGINES AND FROM WHAT I GATHER THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM DOCTOR VISIT, HEARD A LOUD POP, AND LOST POWER, VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISE AS IF I HAD NO EXHAUST. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT APPARENTLY THE ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG MAKING IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD SINCE IT STEPPED THE TREADS. AND ALSO BROKE THE COIL. AM ON DISABILITY AND FIXED INCOME, THE REPAIR COST IS SO HIGH I HAVE TO WAIT AND BE WITHOUT A CAR. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FORD. AND I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. FURTHERMORE WHEN GOING TO FORD FOR REPAIR, THEY SAY THAT THE NEW HEAD IS A IMPROVED VERSION. SO IF IT IS AN "IMPROVED" VERSION THAT MEAN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT TO BEGIN WITH. FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADS AT NO COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AND THEN PARKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SHE LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ORIGINATED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

I HAVE THE FORD EXPEDITION 1999 IT WAS FIRE. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE IS VERY DANGER. IN THEN I TALK TO SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME VEH. THEY DON'T NOT ABOUT THIS. I SEND THE LETTER TO FORD WHY THEY NO REPORT THIS IN RADIO,TV AND NEWSPAPER. PLEASE HELP DRIVER ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU. *TR

IT STARTED OFF WITH A BEEPING, THAT HAPPENED ONCE AND A WHILE. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON BLACK DUST LIKE STUFF WOULD BLOW OUT. THEN ONE DAY MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD THE EXPEDITION TRYING TO START. NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, NO ONE IN THE TRUCK! MY HUSBAND HAD TO DISABLE THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. WE WERE GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER,BUT WHEN WE STARTED IT, IT CONTINUED TO TRY AND TURN OVER. THEREFORE MY HUSBAND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AGAIN AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR A TRUCK HAULER TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER. WHILE AT THE DEALER WE TOLD THEM IT COULDN'T BE STARTED, BECAUSE OF IT TRYING TO TURN OVER, BUT APPARENTLY THEY DID LET IT RUN AND NOW WE HAVE STARTER PROBLEMS. ALSO THEY HAD THE WINDSHIELD SEAL REPLACED, BUT IT STILL LEAKS. WE WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO THEM TO HAVE THEIR REPAIRS REPAIRED. IT'S A SHAME, I WAS SO PROUD OF MY SUV, NOW I JUST DON'T KNOW. *TR

I BOUGHT 1999 EXPEDITION AND 12 HOURS LATER THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE 2 CABLES WERE SPARKING AND FLYING BY DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IN 5 MIN THE VEHICLE WAS GONE AND ON TOP OF THAT IT MELT MY HOUSE. FORD DOESN'T RESPOND TO ME AFTER I TURN IN REPORT. FORD TELLS ME THE LADY ON MY CASE IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT TALK TO ME AND SHE WON'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS WHAT CAN I DO? I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 5 KIDS. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN LIVE WITH MY DEPRESSION. FORD ARE KILLERS MY KIDS COULD OF BEEN IN THERE! *TR

1999 FORD EXPIDITION WITH 5.4L V8 BLEW A SPARKPLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH, A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,418 UPDATED 10/15/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED A HEALY COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED. A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIR. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WITH A BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 09/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 SPARKS PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT FROM THE ENGINE. UPDATED 09/24/08. 8JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED (3) BLOWN SPARK PLUGS! THE TRITON ENGINES FORD MAKES HAVE ALUMINUM HEADS AND SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT. ON MAY 6, 2008 WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE (COST $273.03) REPLACED HELIE COIL. JULY 18TH 2ND BLOWOUT WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN LATE AT NIGHT. POLICE OFFICER HAS HAD 2 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON HIS FORD! (COST $1,502.02) HAD TO REMOVE HEAD. #3 BLOWOUT LAST NIGHT PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH FAMILY ON BOARD. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AGAIN AS THESE EXPLOSIONS CAN CAUSE A CAR FIRE AND I WILL NOT RISK THAT OR BEING STRANDED IN REMOTE CAMPING AREA. I HAVE WROTE A LETTER TO FORD BOARD OF DIRECTORS- CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS "NO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS" ACCORDING TO "AMY" MY CASE GIRL. GOOGLE "FORD TRITON ENGINE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS" AND YOU WILL SEE THE MANY CONSUMERS FRUSTRATED AND EXPERIENCING THIS. IF MY CAR CATCHES FIRE AND MY FAMILY IS INJURED OR KILLED I WILL HOLD YOU AND FORD PERSONALLY LIABLE AS THIS IS MY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW! *TR

97 TO 99 5.4 FORDS LIKE TO BLOW PLUGS OUT OF THE CAST ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS. THEY DOUBLED THE THREADS IN 2000. IT OCCURRED TO MY 99 EXPEDITION,OUT OF WARRANTY DON'T EXPECTANCY HELP FROM FORD MAYBE YOUR DEALER. MY EXPEDITION WAS 4 YEARS OLD,AT THE TIME. BEST ADVICE BUY GM FORGET ABOUT FORD UNLESS YOU OWN A TOW TRUCK. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO COLORADO SPRINGS ON HWY 24. SHE PULLED AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, DESPITE HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE HAD THE FORD EXPEDITION TOWED TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY HAVE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HE BLOCK RUINING THE THREADS THAT HOLD IT, IN ADDITION THE COIL PACK WAS RUINED. I HAVE A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE (IT WAS BOUGHT USED), THE SERVICE MANAGER IS TELLING ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS A "MAINTENANCE ISSUE". I INFORMED HIM THAT I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND HE SAID HE WOULD CALL FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING, LOL. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HWY SPEEDS SHE COULD HAVE CRASHED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE WAS REAL BECAUSE OF THE FACT FUEL WAS COMING OUT OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE COIL PACK WAS STILL FIRING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE MAY 28, 2008. THE CONTACT AND HER TWO CHILDREN HAD BEEN AWAY FROM THE HOUSE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WHEN THEY RETURNED, THEY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2008. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LEFT A NOTICE IN THE DOOR TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHAT HAPPENED WHILE THEY WHERE AWAY. AFTER CHECKING THE MAILBOX, SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL NOTICE SENT BY FORD TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE RELATED DEFECT IN HER VEHICLE, PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT OR A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THERE WAS A DISTINCT TICKING NOISE THAT CHANGED WITH RPM. SOUNDED LIKE A COLLAPSED LIFTER. WHILE RETURNING HOME ON MEMORIAL DAY 2008, EXPERIENCED A LOUD POPPING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY CONTINUED WHOOSING NOISE AND POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. AFTER INSPECTING ENGINE, NOTICED #7 SPARK PLUG HAD COME OUT AND BROKEN THE COIL-ON-PLUG COIL UNIT. FAILURE OCCURRED 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME, SO I LIMPED IT HOME. HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. *TR

1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR

ATTN: I APOLOGIZE FIRST SUBMISSION WAS INCORRECT PHONE NUMBER: THIS CONTAINS PROPER CONTACT PHONE NUMBER 1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR

MAY 13, 2008 TO: FORD MOTOR COMPANY/CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION P.O. BOX 1904 DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48121 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION XLT 4X4, VEH , THAT WAS LISTED AS PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 11PM, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES, WHILE JUST SITTING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE WAS UNDERHOOD AND AS WE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH IT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL POLICE SHOWED UP AND THEY HAD TO PUT IT OUT. ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND A COPY OF THE INCIDENT REPORT AND WILL NOTE THAT THERE ARE REASONS FOR US TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL ISSUE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF MY VEHICLE ARE DEFINITELY LINKED. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM YOU UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH 2008. MY VEHICLE WAS FINANCED AND THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE PAID OFF IMMEDIATELY BY MY LENDER. THEREFORE, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION AT HAND AND THE LAPSE OF TIME IN WHICH THE NOTICE ARRIVED AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR HAS A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND IS LIABLE FOR THE COSTS I HAVE INCURRED AS A RESULT. WE ARE JUST THANKFUL THAT THE FIRE DEP'T. RESPONDED SO QUICKLY DUE TO VEHICLE BEING SO CLOSE TO HOME AND SLEEPING FAMILY. YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. EUGENE POLICE DEP'T CASE #[XXX] OFFICER M.LEE ALSO HAS PHOTOS SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR