Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005004291	Incident Date: Jan, 28 2005
Consumer's City: BIGLERVILLE	Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION	Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMFU18L0VL	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 30 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Sep, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: My husband went out to start vehicle. he heard a pop. turned off the truck. saw that the coil and plug blew out of the cylinder head. had it towed to ford dealer who said all they could do is charge me $2700 to replace the head that was damaged from the spark plug blowing out. i've seen other complaints on this website similar to my problem and yes, it should be a manditory recall. will never buy another ford. also talked with ford company who acted like they had never heard this complaint before. ford dealer has worked on truck each time it needed repair. buying a chevrolet.*ak