Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031863	Incident Date: Jul, 31 2005
Consumer's City: CRAWFORDSVILLE	Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION	Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMPU18L8XL	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2005	Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Dec, 11 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: Dt: 1999 ford expedition. consumer had a spark plug blow out. the spark plug came out when consumer's wife was driving. the plug was still attached, and there were sparks coming from this. the vehicle was pulled over and turned off. consumer heard a funny noise. a local mechanic stated they can fix it with a thread insert. when consumer called ford, they stated they would not fix the problem, but they would change the head. this happened on august 1, 2005, at 100,000 miles. the owner's manual stated there should be no spark plug maintenance until 100,000 miles. these were the original spark plugs. consumer states vehicle could have caught on fire. *ak