Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPEDITION / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093198 | Incident Date: Jan, 25 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SAN LEANDRO | 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#: 1FMPU18L0WL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 09 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 ford expedition, triton engine, forcible ejection of spark plug. threading stripped from cylinder head will not allow reinsertion of spark plug. cost to repair per ford service $4000. ford refuses to acknowledge this as a manufacturing defect and issue recall. no guarantee if repaired that same failure will not occur again. probable cause: poorly designed aluminum cylinder heads with insufficient threading to retain spark plugs. *nm |