10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$5,500.00
Average Mileage:
65,180 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- put in a new engine (2 reports)
engine problem
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2007Sep 24
Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 66,000 miles
Immediately after I "felt" there was a problem, I quite driving the vehicle. My mechanic said the injectors show rich in fuel in the diagnostic test. Come to find out, the injectors stuck open and fuel dumped into the engine coming out of my tailpipe. This happened immediately! I did not continue to drive the truck. Ford refused to help with the costs saying they don't show any problems with the injectors, yet, the dealership said they have seen quiet a few just in the last few months. There was only a 3 yr/36,000 warranty that I exceeded. Ford wanted to charge $10,000 to put a new engine. My mechanic charged a lot less. NOW we receive a letter from Ford saying there is a "potential" problem with the injectors and they have extended the warranty for them to 120,000 miles or 11 years. Wow, how does that help me now?
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2009Jun 18
Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L
Original owner of 2005 Ford Expedition with 64,539 miles. Vehicle has been serviced at Ford dealership though the 36,000 mile warranty. After warranty expired, vehicle has gone to Big 10 ten tires for oil changes. On June 18, 17 year old daughter was driving vehicle on main road when vehicle began to sputter and stall. The car had a very heavy fuel smell so I told her to call a tow truck and have it towed to a local garage (non-Ford). They ran a diagnostic on the vehicle and got a P2196 code. This indicated a cylinder one fuel injector failure and spark plug. They also got a TSB issued by Ford saying that the vehicle was covered under Ford Customer satisfaction program 07M08. Had the vehicle towed to World Ford, Stone Mountain, Georgia and they claimed not to know about the TSB. After giving the service advisor the program number , they found the TSB. They told me that they would replace fuel injector 1, change the spark plug and also change the engine oil per the program and that my vehicle should be ready the next day. They told me that this would be at no cost to me. I called on my way to come get the vehicle and they said that there was a problem AFTER the repairs and oil change were complete. The vehicle was making a very loud noise that they could not identify. They assured me that it was related to the fuel injector problem ( and would be covered) and that they had to call Ford to get an authorization (it was late Friday afternoon). On Monday I received a call from the service advisor stating that the engine had seized and we needed a new engine for $5600. Because we used a NON-FORD oil filter (it was Mighty), particles from the filter had clogged the ports- damaging the engine. it was not covered under the original program- and they added, that the engine problem had nothing to do with the fuel injector anyway. We immediately contacted Big 10 who sent the rep out to get the filter. The filter was sent to an independent lab and tested and three weeks later (all this time our car was in the service bay at Ford) a written report was issued stating that the filter was NOT defective. Even after Ford was given the written report, Ford still asserts that the engine failure is not related to the fuel injector. They say they are not responsible for the engine repair. The shop that the vehicle was towed to initially says that the vehicle was not making a noise and was just running rich. They speculate that after the fuel injector was replaced that the fuel that dumped was not blow out of the engine and the engine hydrolocked, or to much lubricant was used to undo spark plug 1 (as per another TSB 06-15-2). Needless to say we are in the process of towing the vehicle back to our house in pieces and file it in magistrate court. We will subpoena everyone and let a judge decide.
kelatl66
Lawrenceville, GA, USA
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