2001 Ford Expedition Engine Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- spark plug · 7 records
- plug blew · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
#1 spark plug blew out of block head. Ejected fuel while engine running.
ODI 11003713
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. After starting the vehicle, the contact smelled a burning odor under the hood. The contact looked under the hood and noticed that the engine compartment was on fire. The contact extinguished the fire. A fire report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed…
Fire reported
ODI 10899130
Engine
I have owned this vehicle since 2012. I have had three plug to pop/ blow out, since i've owned. 1st time- was 9/2012. Was driving and heard a pop, was in motion,engine light flashed and had to be towed. 2nd time-was 6/2014 was on a mountain road, in motion and light came on heard a pop , vehicle lost power , was scary though i was going to wreck , due to lost of power . 3rd time-05/2015 , was in town, coming back…
ODI 10789336
Engine · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the brake lights failed to function. In addition, the check engine and the oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the bulbs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.…
ODI 10712488
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact stated that there was an excessive water leak. Upon inspection, it was found that the intake was fractured. The vehicle was repaired by the contact. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 212,000.
ODI 10551501
Engine
I started my truck and there was a very loud knocking noise, my husband looked under the hood and noticed i blew a sparkplug right out of the engine head and also broke a coil. *tt
ODI 10537823
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000 and the current mileage was 130,000.
ODI 10550514
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Approximately 15-20 minutes after i got home from work my 2001 ford expeditions catches on fire. We, my wife and 3 kids here a loud pressure sound go off outside. Not sure what was going on, we run to the front door and as my wife opens the doors she screams that the house is on fire. We run back inside, she calls 911 and i take kids safely through the back yard. I got back inside the house and open the garage door…
Fire reported
ODI 10525690
Engine
The spark plug blew out of the motor and it can not be put back in to the motor. *tr
ODI 10502479
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle made a popping noise, jerked and began to lose acceleration power while driving at an unknown speed. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and a diagnostic was performed, which determined the failure to be a spark plug that separated from the thread. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer…
ODI 10509677
Engine
This is the 2nd time a spark plug blew, stripping the threads again. Ford really needs to do a recall. All you have to do is google fords blown spark plug its the first thing that comes up. *tr
ODI 10560609
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was havin jerkin issues and check engine light was on, took to shop and it was about to blow out the spark plug, i was lucky and caught it and got it replaced but i have done research and seen that many others haven't been and that this is an ongoing issue. My next problem was acceleration, the gas pedal accelerated and cause me to crash into another vehicle and the vehicle fled the scene, there was no major…
Crash reported
ODI 10480781
Engine
This has become a serious issue. Granted we bought the expedition used 3 years ago, but having the plugs blow out 4 times (4 different plugs) and now having to get into the head to fix the first one that the shop replaced with a helix-coil....the helix-coil actually shattered! Sending bits of it into our engine. The shop wanted 2300.00 to fix it this time. Seriously? With all of the miles on it now it is just barely…
ODI 10596486
Engine
June 2007 while driving to mexico for family vacation, a spark plug blew out of the engine in gila bend arizona where the temperatures were close to 110 degrees. I had our dog with us so we could not go into any air conditioned buildings due to having a dog. My 8 and 10 year old boys along with my elderly mother were forced to sit outside and wait for hours until help arrived. It blew while driving on the highway.…
ODI 10885720