Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPEDITION / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004009191 | Incident Date: Oct, 21 2004 |
| Consumer's City: GLASTONBURY | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPEDITION | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMRU18W2WL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 08 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine failure. in my research of the type of engine in my vehicle, a 4.6l made in the romeo plant, have found that there has been numerous people that had their motors fail(blown). i have a ford expedition 1998 with a 4.6l engine and the 8th digit of the vin # being a w for romeo plant. when i called in excess of 20+ auto salvage yards, i had gotten the same response. that particular engine from that particular plant was a problem. i was also told 1997 was the same occurrence. unfortunately, i owe almost $7000.00 on this vehicle that i now can not drive with out replacing or rebuilding the engine, which will be more than a couple thousand. i have been told by these many salvage yards and my local ford dealer the problem occurs when antifreeze makes its way into the oil and burns out the main bearings. *jb |