Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPEDITION / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005051004 | Incident Date: Dec, 23 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPEDITION | Model Year: 1999 |
| 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#: 1FMPU18L9XL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Pulling out from a stop sign in neighborhood when suddenly smoke smell and loud rhythmic banging from under hood. i immediately pulled over and had the vehicle towed to shop. they discovered a spark plug had blown through the head, requiring a head replacement. subsequently i discovered this is a problem with ford vehicles with the triton engine-design defect in that their are only 5-6 threads holding spark plugs in leaving them susceptible to this type of failure during normal operation. ford would not assist me with repairs stating there was no recall dealing with this issue. *jb |