Loud Engine Noise Problems of Ford Excursion

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while pulling into the residential driveway, the check engine warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who refused to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and referred her to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. While driving various speeds, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the spark plug had ejected from the cylinder head. As a result, the spark plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired twice, but the failure recurred both times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

2002 Ford triton 6. 8l v10 engine in an Excursion vehicle ejected an original (unchanged, factory torqued) spark plug with great force and damage in the engine compartment. Coil was immediately damaged as spark plug ricocheted around the engine compartment followed by the smell of gasoline vapors and loud noise from the engine compression being directly vented from the vacated spark plug hole. The five threads of the triton spark plug hole were damaged by the force of the ejection. This should not happen with the Ford engine to the customers safety given this was an original plug (at 85,000 miles). The weather at the time of the spark plug ejection was -4f, and the spark plug ejected as the vehicle was beginning to accelerate from a standstill. Ford has a major and costly defect with their triton engines they sold to customers (engine replacement is estimated at $4000) and the government should enforce Ford to recall and repair all spark plug holes in these aluminum engines spanning years 2000 to 2004 given they only used 5 threads in each spark plug hole, which is insufficient for an aluminum block. How is it that this widely known issue is not getting the federal government's attention given this is a demonstrated major defect and a safety issue (could have had a fire in the engine compartment if a spark from the ejected spark plug occurred).

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I had been out of town when my 2000 Ford Excursion had a door ajar dummy light fail to shut off. I attempted to figure out what was causing the door ajar light to remain on but never did find the problem. I ended up driving home so I could make an appointment with my dealer to have it checked out. I was able to get the truck home, but as I was driving through my subdivision my truck made a noise, then made a much louder noise, and began running really rough. A strong odor of fuel filled the passenger compartment of my truck. I immediately shut off the engine so my truck wouldn't ignite, but that left me stranded in the middle of the road. I have since been told that the triton v10 engine blew a spark plug and it's been quoted at $4200 to be repaired at the closest dealership and $3500 at the dealership where I purchased the truck but I have to have it towed again.

Consumer started vehicle early in the morning and heard a loud noise comingfrom the engine. Independent mechanic indicated one of the spark plug came out of the head gasket. Need to be replaced the engine.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, he heard a loud noise in the engine. The vehicle then stalled and the contact confirmed that the engine was blown. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer advised that the oil was not entering the engine as it should have, which caused the failure to occur. The engine was replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 180,000.

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