Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004034620	Incident Date: Nov, 30 2004
Consumer's City: HANFORD	Consumer's State: CA
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#: 1FMRU1768WL	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2005	Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact stated while wife was driving a 1998 ford expedition a spark plug blew out from engine. the consumer states wife heard a loud noise coming from the engine and the vehicle kept running, but it lost power and was misfiring. a certified mechanic stated the number four spark blew out on the passenger side due to a defective cylinder head. and stated there is not enough thread on the block to hold the spark plug in. the consumer states this has never happened to his vehicle before. the vehicle has now been repaired by having metal jackets put into the cylinders and also had the cylinders rethreaded. the service dealer stated it would cost approximately $2,000 to repair the vehicle.