1999 Ford Expedition Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 67
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 67 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 7 indicate fire
What owners report
- spark plug · 50 records
- cylinder head · 13 records
- plug blew · 11 records
- head gasket · 9 records
- spark plugs · 8 records
- plug ejected · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 32 |
| 60–100k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other · Unknown Or Other
99 ford expedition blew out #3 spark plug and damaged coil, no forewarning of this , has 114,000miles, cost me $400 for a temp fix,,was told this is a common problem with the 5.4 engine, garage installed a repair sleeve and special plug,,no warranty,,i was 800 miles from home, when the plug blew, i thought somebody took a shot at me...it also ruined the coil. *tr
ODI 10262782
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. After the vehicle had been shut off for approximately 15 minutes, it caught fire. The fire department arrived and stated that the fire originated from the front driver's side of the vehicle, underneath the engine. A report was filed. The windshield and windows were all cracked and damaged due to the high flames. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact believes that the…
Fire reported
ODI 10261305
Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving at 60 mph, the farthest rear spark plug on the driver's side of the ford triton v8 engine ejected from the head. *tr
ODI 10252603
Engine And Engine Cooling
Driving home from doctor visit, heard a loud pop, and lost power, very loud engine noise as if i had no exhaust. Mechanic looked at it apparently the engine blew out a spark plug making it necessary to replace the cylinder head since it stepped the treads. And also broke the coil. Am on disability and fixed income, the repair cost is so high i have to wait and be without a car. Do not know what to do. The mechanic…
ODI 10247817
Engine And Engine Cooling
I own a 1999 ford expedition and my family has experienced (3) blown spark plugs! The triton engines ford makes have aluminum heads and spark plugs are blowing out. On may 6, 2008 was my first experience (cost $273.03) replaced helie coil. July 18th 2nd blowout with 3 young children late at night. Police officer has had 2 blown spark plugs on his ford! (cost $1,502.02) had to remove head. #3 blowout last night…
ODI 10236626
Engine And Engine Cooling
My wife was driving to colorado springs on hwy 24. She pulled away from a stoplight when she heard a loud slapping noise. She was able to get to the side of the road safely, despite heavy traffic. We had the ford expedition towed to the dealer we bought it from. They have called me to tell me the number 7 spark plug blew out of he block ruining the threads that hold it, in addition the coil pack was ruined. I have a…
ODI 10232170
Engine And Engine Cooling
Attn: i apologize first submission was incorrect phone number: this contains proper contact phone number 1999 ford expedition #3 spark plug blowout. *tr
ODI 10229392
Engine And Engine Cooling
1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR
ODI 10229391
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the engine. He managed to get control of the vehicle and pulled over. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and they replaced a healy coil. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred two months later while driving at the same speed. A state trooper stopped to assist. The vehicle was once again…
ODI 10236631
Engine And Engine Cooling
Ford expedition - spark plug was ejected from cylinder. *tr
ODI 10223598
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a loud popping sound under the hood. The vehicle decelerated to 0 and would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The dealer stated that the spark plug popped out and stripped the engine head. One of the engine heads has to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 70,306. Updated 02/15/08. *lj
ODI 10215886
Engine And Engine Cooling
1999 ford expedition 5.4 motor blew spark plug on passenger side-rear plug. *tr
ODI 10212164
Engine And Engine Cooling
I own a 1999 ford expedition. Yesterday, my fiance and kids were on their way to school when the engine failed. Upon inspection, we found that the engine had ejected the #3 spark plug on the passenger side. This caused the coil pack to "shatter" as well as the plug cable attached to it. I've done extensive searching on the subject, and there have been incidents reported of fires caused by these plug ejections. Also,…
ODI 10211002
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. The failure occurred in october 2007 and the again on march 21, 2008. The spark plug came out of the engine while driving 25 mph. He found the spark plug sitting on top of the engine. The service engine soon light was not illuminated until the following day after the failure occurred. The mechanic stated that your number three spark plug blew out the engine block. He also…
ODI 10222816
Engine And Engine Cooling
The #3 spark plug blew completely out of my 1999 ford expedition, ford refuses to repair it saying that it must have been the result of some sort of abuse of the vehicle. After seeing thousands of these type of complaints from this particular engine class, it is reasonable to conclude that this is a serious design flaw, if the fuel rail had been compromised, the end result certainly would have resulted in a fire. I…
1 injury
ODI 10218674
Engine And Engine Cooling
Dear sirs, i own a 1999 ford expedition, the engine seemed to be have operated fine until the # 3 spark plug blew completely out of the cylinder head. If the plug and the destroyed coil would have ruptured the fuel rail the vehicle would have gone up in flames. I hope that something can be done on the part of ford to repair this unbelievingly, amazing , and very common safety problem ford was brushing under the rug.…
ODI 10193869
Engine And Engine Cooling
5.4 triton engine spark plug blown at 77,000 miles on my 1999 ford expedition. *jb
ODI 10183586
Engine And Engine Cooling
Engine blew out a sparkplug just like the other reports. Cost me around 900.00 get running again. Mechanic told me ford knows about this problem because they a repair kit just for this problem. *tr
ODI 10320828
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling
1999 ford expedition bought brand new at serramonte ford in colma ca. Serviced in strict accordance every 5000 miles per ford owner manual and at the same ford dealership exclusively. Lost engine, timing chain at 55,000 miles, lost transmission at 130000 miles. *jb
ODI 10161868
Engine And Engine Cooling
#3 spark plug blew out of engine taking the thread insert with it. *ak
ODI 10148724
Engine And Engine Cooling
Dt: contact stated while stopping at a stop light heard a loud pop. The vehicle was taken to a local dealership ,where they found the engine head needed to be replaced because the spark plug blew out of the engine. The repairs will be made at the contact's expense. *ak updated 03/20/06. *jb
ODI 10142918
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. In 2005, while driving 55 mph, the contact heard a popping sound and stopped the vehicle. He noticed that the spark plug had come through the engine. A month later, the failure recurred. The purchase and incident dates were unknown. The current mileage is 130,000 and failure mileage was 90,000.
ODI 10196288
Engine And Engine Cooling · Gasoline
1999 ford expedition with 5.4 triton v8. Spark plug is ejected from the aluminum cylindar head. Immediately upon the plug being "blown" from the position on the head i could smell fuel and the engine began to violently make a loud "popping" sound. I have found numerous complaints on the web regarding this but cannot find any resolution measures. Bought the truck used with 85k miles but i have read other complaints…
ODI 10122147
Engine And Engine Cooling
I bought a used 1999 ford expedition. I owned it for less than 30 days before the first spark plug ejected. After having the dealer fix it the problem it happened again in less than 30 days. I had to spend 1000 to have the car towed home from ny, the price of the rental car and another 3500 to get a new head. Not to mention the 500 i paid the dealer to fix the car. *jb
ODI 10158295
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford expedition. The contact stated that the spark plugs thread failed, which caused the spark plugs to eject from the coil. He attempted to repair the vehicle himself. A technician from the dealer stated that he would have to pay $1,900.00 to repair the vehicle. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 98,000. The current mileage was 135,800.
ODI 10284852