2004 Ford Expedition Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle shut down completely, and the warning messages indicated check gage and check service engine. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,708.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking. The contact stated that one spark plug exploded and then another spark plug exploded and went through the cylinder head. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the spark plug was replaced. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power without warning and the steering wheel became difficult to steer on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be replicated. The throttle was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 216,000. The Vin was not available.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A STAND STILL THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE MUFFLER SYSTEM AND STARTER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE MUFFLER AREA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAD GASKET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 75,000 MILES AND HE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF BLOCK: OUT OF NOWHERE, MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE BLOCK ON MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. MY CAR DROVE PERFECTLY FINE COMING HOME FROM WORK. I PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A SHORT TIME LATER WENT OUT, STARTED IT TO LEAVE AND IT POPPED AND HAD A LOW RUMBLING SOUND AND A BURNING SMELL. THREADS POSSIBLY STRIPPED.

WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE JUST QUITS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND TRAFFIC, VERY DANGEROUS. SECOND TIME....PROBLEM NOT FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I HAVE A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION WHICH RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO MECHANICS WHO TESTED AND ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPON READING AND RESEARCHING ONLINE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE POSTS ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EXPEDITION LINE. I CONTACTED FORD AND EXPLAINED OF THIS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY ONLY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL AND THEY COLLECTED MY INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO NHTSA. MY SON USES THIS VEHICLE FOR SCHOOL AND THE VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY CONCERN WHICH CAN NOT BE DIAGNOSED BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND FORD HAS TAKEN IS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ATTEMPTED TO RECTIFY. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO DIE DUE TO THIS GROSS NEGLIGENCE, ESPECIALLY MY SON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

I WAS PULLING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND BEFORE I GOT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION MY CAR MAKE A POP AND THEN THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT BLEW. I PULLED OVER AND A SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE HEAD CAUSING A SMALL FIRE THAT MELTED HOSES. ESTIMATED DAMAGE IS A MINIMUM OF 1500 FOR JUST THIS PLUG BUT I WAS TOLD THE OTHERS WOULD FOLLOW SUIT. READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE FORD 5.4 TRITON MOTORS. IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO STAY CALM AND STEER MY VEHICLE CORRECTLY THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IF IT HAD STALLED, AND AS I STATED BEFORE THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 80 MPH WHEN THE CHECK SERVICE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MERGED FROM THE HIGHWAY AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE BECAME A CONSTANT RECURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT THE POSTED 55MPH SPEED LIMIT, A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE ENGINE WALL. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN THE #3 SPARK PLUG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & SMELLED GAS FUMES. A SPARK PLUG (PASSENGER SIDE, 3RD PLUG BACK) HAD EJECTED AND RUINED THE COIL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO SERVICE CENTER & THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED AS THEY HAVE WORKED ON SEVERAL OF THE FORD 4.6L V8'S WITH THE SAME CONDITION. CHECKED FOR RECALLS & FOUND NOTHING. THIS COULD HAVE SET THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD GASKET. THE SPARK PLUG RIPPED THE TREADS IN THE SLOT WHERE THE SPARK PLUG WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED NOR WAS IT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 195,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL, I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND MY SON WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL BECAUSE I HAD NO RIDE. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD AND AM FURIOUS THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR FORD OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.