general problems of the 1998 Ford Expedition

While driving down the road, my 98 Ford Expedition spark plug blew out and caused a small fire in the engine compartment.

While driving through a parking lot the drive shaft dropped out. It was later determined the rear lower trailing support arms on both the left and right side had rusted through causing them to break apart. This resulted in the rear axle shifting and the drive shaft snapping away from the rear axle. If this happened at a high speed this incident could have resulted in loss of life, severe injuries and property damage.

Spark plug keeps coming out and if you don't stop and pull over immediately it can cause a fire due to ges coming out of the hole and getting on a hot engine.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that there were strong fuel fumes coming into the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who ran a diagnostic test but could not locate the failure. The mechanic replaced the fuel cap and the fuel filter but the smell continued. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

Was driving the 98 Expedition we just bought and the spark plug blew and broke the coil off. Which come to find out could have even caught fire. With me having 7 kids to put in car that is more then a little worry for me and I risk my kids life putting them in this vehicle and not aware that this motor does this and can cause such a bad risk. There for Ford should have to pay some how for the lives they could have taking. Because of there motors and they haven't even recalled this problem that so many people have with them. We buy cars to put our family in looking at its safety rating and no one thinks they would have to worry about there motor literally catching fire. Which mine could have with my kids in side. Im am very upset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.