general problems of the 1997 Ford Expedition

My 1997 Ford Expedition XLT beige in color since I have own this vehicle I have had to replace five (5) spark plugs and coil for they have blown out of the cylinder and I have had to have the vehicle towed into a repair facility which have been costly to me. The engine on this vehicle is a 5. 4. The vehicle was in motion at the time of the problem on the highway.

Coil pack, spark plug issue. My Expedition sounded like it was "missing". Not sure when I 1st heard it. I took it in for some maintenance- oil change, change spark plugs, basic tune up. But I was told by the shop that the coil pack/spark plugs were defective & if I attenpted to change the plugs & could that there is a good chance it will blow the head. The shop refused to change the plugs n coils. Stating that they will not attempt it, being as they do not want to be responsible for the head. So, I have to live with a defective engine. Ford needs to own up to the problem. If this blows while I drive it & anyone gets injured as a result, I will sue Ford. The 97 Expedition is a great SUV. But I can't believe the coil pack/spark plug issue has not been included in any recalls! this is a very serious & dangerous & expensive problem. Shame on you, Ford.

Spark plug blow out. On my trip from va to PA spark plug blew out while on i95 in delaware a snowstorm about to start and I got stranded. No part store has any answers, auto repair shops want to change $300+ dollars to fix. There is a repair kit that cannot be bought in any auto part store only online. My truck is yet in PA can't afford having it towed back to va. . Had to get a rental to come back home. Ford needs to do the right thing here.

Spark plug blew out, broke coil and damaged head.

I was driving down the street, going about 10 to 15 mph and while driving I had not light on my dashboard indicating any problems all of sudden my 97 Ford Expedition makes this crazy sound and completely turns off. I was not able to start the truck up again so I had it towed. After two day past I tried starting the truck up and it would not do anything.

I currently own a 1997 Ford Expedition that keeps spitting out spark plugs! !st time was cylinder #4 then #5, then today 2-3-2014 I met with #3 after starting the engine with the hood open looking for what I thought sounded like a vacuum leak or valve tick only to have the spark plug blow out and almost take out my eye!!! Ford has known for years that there are millions of vehicles out there especially from 1997 through 2005 and still have done nothing to assist in either fixing the problem or compensating people for their losses due to this crap design they came out with that only has the heads of the motor holding the spark plug in with 4 threads!! I am told that they do not have a recall because they believe there is no eminent danger involved with the malfunction of this defect?? what about - hey the motor is running so the fuel injector is spewing out fuel all over the motor when the plug shoots out like a rocket and then knocks someone's eye out? fire did u say?? eye out?? naaah no problem!!! I am also told from my mechanic that I will have to live with this because even if you replace the heads that hold the plugs in you will only have the same problem again down the line. This is not an answer. Ford needs to step up and fix the problem, make a recall, redesign the heads and stop with the b. S. Before someone gets hurt bad!!! too much time and $$$ lost from having this problem go to the shop every [xxx] few miles not to mention the time and $$$ I am loosing from work - just fix it Ford!! information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I currently own a 1997 Ford Expedition that keeps spitting out spark plugs! !st time was cylinder #3 then #7, then on 3-6-2014 it was #8 then on 03/14/14 #2 after starting the engine with the hood open looking for what I thought sounded like a vacuum leak or valve tick only to have the spark plug blow out and almost take out my eye!!! Ford has known for years that there are millions of vehicles out there especially from 1997 through 2005 and still have done nothing to assist in either fixing the problem or compensating people for their losses due to this crap design they came out with that only has the heads of the motor holding the spark plug in with 4 threads!! I am told that they do not have a recall because they believe there is no eminent danger involved with the malfunction of this defect?? what about - hey the motor is running so the fuel injector is spewing out fuel all over the motor when the plug shoots out like a rocket and then knocks someone's eye out? fire did u say?? eye out?? naaah no problem!!! I am also told from my mechanic that I will have to live with this because even if you replace the heads that hold the plugs in you will only have the same problem again down the line. This is not an answer. Ford needs to step up and fix the problem, make a recall, redesign the heads and stop with the b. S. Before someone gets hurt bad!!! too much time and $$$ lost from having this problem go to the shop every [xxx] few miles not to mention the time and $$$ I am loosing from work - just fix it Ford!!.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire, which originated from under the hood. The police and the fire department were called and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 232,936.

1997 Ford Expedition 5. 4l trition engine . Engine has experience several coil pack failures since about 25000 miles. Around 120,000 miles it has had 3 failures due to spark plugs blowing out of the heads. Had to have the car towed each time with a rather expensive repair bill each time. Needless to say Ford says this is not a problem. This car is in great condition and has always been service properly.

Fire center of hood drivers side vehicle sitting not running.

Tl- the contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicles engine caught on fire while parked in the driveway. Only the frame remained after the engine fire was extinguished by the fire department. The manufacturer was notified, and did not offer a remedy. The failure mileage was 190,000 and the current mileage was 190,000. The VIN was not provided.

Engine making a load noise after traveling to my inlaws which was 216 miles pulled over noticed number 8 cylinder had blown the spark plug out of the block 2 months prior number 3 cylinder blew out and in 2008 number 1 cylinder blew out plug from the block. I have been in touch with Ford motor company they there was nothing they could do.

Spark plug blew out of motor.

As I was driving my Ford the sparkplug blew out of my cylinder head and took out my coil.

1997 Ford Expedition with a 5. 4 l v-8. Spark plug blew out of cylinder head. Have read this is common problem but to this date Ford hasn't had to recall to repair the defective cylinder heads.

1997 Ford Expedition, 5. 4 v8. Driving about 25 mph when a spark plug blue out. This is the second time this has happened. The first time it happened when my wife was driving. My mechanic is going to use a helicoil kit to repair the threads. I was out of town for the first incident and do not know what was done to repair the problem the first time.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that his vehicle caught fire. The engine and hood burning were able to control the fire. A fire report was filed. The manufacturer is aware of the failure, but there are no recalls available. They advised the contact to have the insurance company perform an investigation. The current and failure mileages were 110,000.

Spark plug blew out of cyl. # 3 due to lack of threads in cylinder head, or lack of material in that location. The triton v series engines have an inherent problem with blowing the plugs out, it will cost between 2500- 4000 to fix one plug blow out, putting in inserts only causes the repair again at a later date. When is the government going to step in and say enough, the public has already.

Our 1997 Ford Expedition ejected a sparkplug, multiple times in the past year. Was helicoiled and still damaged motor to the point of rebuild or replacing motor. Happened during a holiday towing our boat, very lucky it didn't hurt anyone. We had to have boat and Ford towed, ruined our vacation, thanks to having a class a driver behind the wheel minimized a major accident.

I had a ingnitor blow completely out of the head on my Expedition. . It immediately smelled of gas and sounded like a tractor. The ingnitor then kept hitting the fuel rail. We were lucky that the vehicle did not start on fire because of the two hitting and starting a fire with a spark. When I talked to a Ford dealer they said that yes it does happen quite a bit because of the on the head. . . They only put 2 threads in to thread the ingnitor in. I think there needs to be a recall on this if this happens. Some one could be working on the vehicle when this happened and could start a fire due to the gas. It will now cost me $3000 to fix this design default only to get replaced by the same issue!!!.

Traveling @ 65 mph and loud bang. Engine lost power and was extremely loud. Was told by authorized Ford dealer that the spark plug had blow out of the cylinder. The truck was not fixed. Ford wanted $5000 for new engine or $4200 to rebuild mine. 1997 eddie bauer Expedition.

The consumer stated vehicle was parked with the engine off in the yard when it caught fire and burned. Flames came from the front of the vehicle. Just had it serviced twice since December.

The consumer was driving on the highway at approximately 65 mph and at that speed the engine began to eject the spark plugs out of the seventh cylinder. The ignition coil sits under the fuel rail. The consumer feels, " this could ignite and cause a big fire to the engine. " provide further details.

Spark plug suddenly blew out of the passenger side cylinder head while driving 65 miles an hour on the freeway. Had the car towed to the dealer and they wanted $3100 to put on a new cylinder head. Did some checking on the internet and found it was a common problem with that engine that has not been recalled. Took the car to another shop and had inserts put in for all 4 spark plugs on that head for $2000.

While driving at 65 mph vehicle lost engine compression. Dealer notified.