Only about the 5th or 6th time this has happened since I've owned the truck (less than 100,000 miles, 10 years.
The fix doesn't last more than a couple of months now before it recurs. The first time I took it in under warranty. The tech told me which cylinder malfunctioned before the truck was pulled into the bay. You'd think they'd repaired a lot of them. After that, the repairs have been on me. I saw a fix on Motorweek that apparently requires that you buy a special tool, coat the spark plug with some kind of silver goop so that it doesn't break, etc. Unfortunately, the truck is so old, I know Ford won't recall it. What's worse, I also have a 1997 Ford F250 Diesel with 205K miles on it that I swear by. I'll drive the F250 into the ground. The 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel is bullet proof. Wish I could say the same for my Expedition. When it's right, there is no better truck, even with the gas mileage. But this is ridiculous.
This is the 2nd time this has happened . Spark plug blows out because they strip out taking out coil pack . This time i couldn't fix myself. I spent 5 hrs trying. Took to Rusty Eck Ford They made the repairs 300.00. I asked if any recalls they said no. Auto zone said this happens to a lot of Expeditions.This is a defect.
Heading home from the 4th of July the #8 spark plug blew out of the head. We had no idea what it was and ended up limping home. Only good news is our decision between a Ford Expedition, Ford, or GMC Acadia was made very simple. As a former GM Powertrain engineer there is no way I can justify purchasing a vehicle from any company that cannot stand by their product and issue a recall for a bad design. The only option is to vote with my wallet. Too bad for Ford. They earned my business from GM and now lost it again.
me and my husband own a business and while on the road for work my spark plug just blew out after checking with our mechanic and the internet this seems to be a major problem with fords. i have two ford suvs and have always been a loyal for customer. i can,t believe ford is not doing something. I will be selling this car real soon and i won,t be buying another for
Blew out a plug on the way home from work. luckily within limping distance to a mechanic. I was doing about 45 and not horsing it at all when it popped. I love my expedition and will replace both the engine and tranny twice over before getting rid of it. I've had it for 4 years now and this and an alternator issue was all I've had to deal with - very reliable indeed!
Ford needs to recall and fix. They have not. This is the reason they will fail or be taken over by foreign companies! The plug broke, came out, piece fell into chamber, damaged valve.
My husband had to use our 2001 Ford Expedition to get to work yesterday (this is our only vehicle so my husband usually rides with someone else due to the fact we have 5 children that I have to get around). He works a good 30 miles away from home in the middle of nowhere. On his way home (only about 5 miles away from his job) the #3 plug blew out. The vehicle was sputtering, shaking, wanting to stall out, and the motor was REALLY loud. He called a friend to pick him up and find a parts store to replace the spark plug. They drove around for nearly an hour to find one because as I said before, he works out in the middle of nowhere. After finding a store, spending money for tools and plug and returning to the vehicle, they discover they can't fix it because the hole that the plug came from is completely stripped! He had to leave it out in the middle of nowhere and pay for a tow truck to go get it. Given the distance it was from home, the amount it is gonna cost to fix, there is no money for my kids' Christmas. You ask what level of inconvenience this was??? WHAT DO YOU THINK!!???? I say this "defect" has temporarily ruined my life! When I found out that this is a common defect on Fords and yet Ford is doing NOTHING about it I have decided we will be getting rid of this vehicle soon and will NOT buy Ford again.
Of course I just paid the vehicle off, This is totally unacceptable that Ford would not have a recall over these plugs, you almost have to remove the entire engine to get the blown plug out, $3,500 wow, I can't afford to pay for that right now so thanks for the new lawn ornament.
While driving home from picking my son up from surgery two and a half hours away from home at 7:45 p.m. Thanksgiving eve my #2 spark plug blew out of my engine leaving me stranded with two kids on the side of the freeway with no help and a $1000 dollar tow bill home to find that ford wont fix my car since it's not covered and told to get a helicoil and have it fixed but theirs a chance it can blow another one or again no guarantee very upsetting since I live paycheck to paycheck I really can't afford this considering I hear that the thread on the block is insufficient to hold the spark plugs so why would ford do this to hard working Americans who try to keep or buying to the US well I hope they are made to recall and fix the problem and regain our trust in Ford again. if not I will be buying a different brand and turn my friends and family away from Ford and hope they will make good on this defect.
not the first time, this is third for us in last year, considering my husband only drives 4 miles a day back and forth to work and seems like ford should have come up with a solution in last 10 years,
blown spark plugs, coils replaced every 3 months.costing me a lot on money time and gas..every time i have it fixed, it does it again.. i called Ford Co. to complain
about my continued problem, they want all your information, but they don't do anything to help. my truck in misfiring constantly...i like my truck{paid for} don't want to start over with a new vehicle. i wish they would look into this issue and try to assist in solving the problem. i know a few other ford owners who have had the same problem....this has to be a factory defect...MAN UP FORD COMPANY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM......
LISTEN I LOVE FORD ALL IM SAYING IS IF SO MANY PEOPLE R HAVING THIS ISSUE (AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE WHEN I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECH HE HAD NO LESS THAN (6) PREVIOUS FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT S ISSUE FUNNY HOW HE TOLD ME MY ISSUE BEFORE I COULD EVEN SPEAK THATS HOW FAMILIAR THIS MECH WAS WITH THIS ISSUE) FORD SHOULD JUS FESS UP TO THE DESIGN FLAW AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM.
I will never buy another ford i will ride a bike seeing how my ford always leaves me walking moisture in the plugs blowing 38 coil packs in two years and no recall or redesign what bs maybe Obama can give ford a stimulus designed to get all of our vehicles running for more than 30 days at a time F!!!U!!!! FORD
Just before thanksgiving I blew a spark plug in my expedition, and now only two weeks later I blew another one. I will never buy another expedition again, I may never buy a another ford again.
Just very inconvenient considering the time of the year with christmas just around the corner and all. I would think that if this was such a common problem that Ford would have done a recall. I guess not everyone has to own up to their mistakes.
Update from Dec 6, 2010: Oh, I was lucky this time, the spark plug didn't cause any damage to the threads so it cost me $160.
Actually 7 out of 8 spark plugs have blown out of this engine, this is only one complaint. The heads on both sides have been replaced now at a total cost $1200.00, and the cost is going up with every repair..
2nd time the spark plug has blown out on this engine. The first time I had it repaired for a minimal cost and now today it happens again with a different spark plug! I know it will be a huge repair bill this time around because the head may have to be pulled to fix this problem. WTF? Checking for people who have had similar problems on line and as iturns out, this is a FORD problem that they are not admitting to...
WELL, no more Fords in my lifetime (after a lifetime of owning only Ford's)
7/21/2010 I had a tail light replaced and as I was leaving the dealership I was approximately 1 mile down the road and my engine started mis-firing. I took it back to the dealer and was told the coil on cylinder 4 was failing. I had the coil and all 8 spark plugs replaced at 122288 miles. ($648)
On 8/23/2010 123800 miles I had the spark plug blow out of the engine on cylinder 5. It was a known Ford problem and has not been recalled by Ford, even the service people acknowledge the problem. ($550 after hard negotiation)
On 8/24/2010 I have a ticking sound coming from the drivers side of the engine. The service people say this is probably a collapsed lifter but can't say for sure until they remove the valve cover which is another $230 just to remove the valve cover to look at the inside. It may need a new engine.... est. $6500
I think it's another spark plug getting ready to blow out the side of my motor.
we where coming to stop when we heard this like flapping sound we thought we had a flat at first then open the hood n found spark plug had popped out.was on family trip with my 5 kids when this happened about 5 hours away from home when this occur had to have vehicle towed to hotel n then towed back home. very stressing.
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Only about the 5th or 6th time this has happened since I've owned the truck (less than 100,000 miles, 10 years.
The fix doesn't last more than a couple of months now before it recurs. The first time I took it in under warranty. The tech told me which cylinder malfunctioned before the truck was pulled into the bay. You'd think they'd repaired a lot of them. After that, the repairs have been on me. I saw a fix on Motorweek that apparently requires that you buy a special tool, coat the spark plug with some kind of silver goop so that it doesn't break, etc. Unfortunately, the truck is so old, I know Ford won't recall it. What's worse, I also have a 1997 Ford F250 Diesel with 205K miles on it that I swear by. I'll drive the F250 into the ground. The 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel is bullet proof. Wish I could say the same for my Expedition. When it's right, there is no better truck, even with the gas mileage. But this is ridiculous.
- elroyjetson, St. Louis, MO, US