Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPEDITION / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005027076 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA BARBARA | 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#: 1FMRU17L2WL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 13 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1998 ford expedition eddie bauer with 84k miles on it has had two spark plug coils go bad and have been replaced for $425 each time. on july 1, while driving on the highway, the car made a loud pop and we had to pull over, luckily without causing an accident. we were able to get to the ford dealer in ojai, who looked at the car and determined that the a spark plug had blown out of the head and cost to repair was going to be $3800. many people with the 5.4l triton engine report the same problem and ford needs to address this. the engine should be recalled since it has a fatal deisgn flaw. there are only 4 threads in each spark plug hole instead of 8. we could have been killed if the car had stalled at the wrong time. please get ford to address this problem. |