51 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2002 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2002 Expedition.
Spark plug ejected from engine.
# 3 spark plug blew for the second time and destroyed the motor head. Now have to replace head and have been quoted around $3000 to fix a problem Ford has known about and has had many complaints about as well as consumer affairs.
I have a 2002 Ford Expedition with a 5. 4l engine that has just recently experienced a blown out spark plug and coil. In more than half of the 5. 4l engines produced by Ford between 1990 - 2005 have experienced a blown out spark plug and coil. The plug thread within the cylinder head are inadequate resulting in replacement of your heads or to temporarily fix the problem with the lock-n-stitch method which is Ford approved. The reason I am raising this concern is that this situation has affected so many vehicles yet Ford still continues to produced equipment set up to fail. I always see recalls on items that are definitely safety issues but are a cheap fix but when it comes to complex problems that are costly to repair and very common among the same style and size engine it should be addressed as well. At this time I am not sure of the result in damage or injury except for maybe the person working on the vehicle.
I have a 2002 eddie bauer Ford Expedition, and it just blew out a spark plug at 66 thousand miles or so. Dealer says it isn't covered under warranty. I am seeing a huge amount of these v8 triton engines blowing out spark plugs on the internet, and attempted class action lawsuits. It looks like the engine threading is messed up and the plugs blow out. All the plugs are original factory. I smelled fuel after a loud pop happened, and I was worried the engine might explode from gas vapor, but I wasn't on the freeway thank god.
My 2002 Ford Expedition threw out a spark plug(#3) after I started it. The car showed no signs of any problems prior to the event. From the number of complaints I've seen online, this is not an isolated incident. The dealer recommended a head replacement but I could not afford the $3,700 they wanted. I had to choose the helicoil fox at $600 and was informed that there would not be any guarantee on this fix or how long it would last. Updated 07/17/08.
2002 Ford Expedition - out of the blue, the car blew a spark plug. It was towed, did full tune up and new spark plug. Was informed that there have been many problems with blown plugs and faulty aluminum heads in my year and make. It was $500. 00. 2 weeks later same plug blew out. Had to tow again. My choice was either new car or drop a new engine in the car. A new head would have been a band-aid. I had to put a new engine in, the engine and the labor were $6,000. 00. I should have never had to do this for a 2002 that I paid over 30,000. 00 for. Several mecanics said they are seeing more and more of these coming in their shops from years 2000-2002 in different Fords.
My 2002 Ford Expedition exploded, last night on April 11th.
#1 spark plug ejected from cylinder head damaging coil and plug wiring this is 2nd incident costing over 4000 dollars to repair head replaced.
2002 Ford Expedition with 5. 4l trition engine suffered spark plug "blow out".
The #3 spark plug on my 2002 Ford Expedition ejected from the cylinder. I was told by a mechanic that this failure could have resulted in a fire in the engine compartment. I am now looking at a $2,200 repair bill!.
On three separate occasions, my 2002 Ford Expedition has blown a spark plug. This is a well documented, albeit unacknowledged by Ford, issue with the triton engines. Each time, I incurred the direct cost of an independent mechanic correcting the issue using after market repair kits. Websites such as consumeraffairs. Com are replete with others encountering the same problems. Why Ford has not been forced to recall and fix these vehicles is beyond me. There is a very real danger with the blown spark plug igniting vapors and starting an engine fire. Each time the spark plug blew, it was while the car was in motion, causing rapid deceleration and jerking of the car. I am using the second date of incident for purposes of this report. The most recent occurrence happened on Sunday, Nov 30, 2008.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the spark plugs caused the engine to fail. The vehicle began to smoke occasionally; however, he was able to continue driving it. Prior to filing the complaint the failure occurred three times. It also seemed to occur once every year since 2007. The first failure was repaired by the dealer according to the extended warranty. The second time, the dealer repaired it at the owners expense. The vehicle was being diagnosed at the dealer at the time the complaint was filed. The manufacturer stated that they were not responsible and that there were no existing recalls. The current mileage was approximately 89,000. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
Engine backfired blowing out no. 7 spark plug stripping out cylinder head. Has backfired before splitting no. 3 spark plug. Causing the vehilcle to be unusable until repaird.
An original equipment never changed spark plug on my 2002 Ford Expedition suddenly and without warning blew off my engine, stripping the threads on the engine block. Prior to this failure, the engine was running well and without problems.
My repair is as described in service bulletin # 041601 and NHTSA # 10018745. My coil was replaced.
On several separate occasions the engine has revved upon depression or release of the brakes. This causes the vehicle to lurch forward unexpectedly. The radio also becomes louder as if the speed sensitive volume is affected as well. I have notified the dealer but as they have been unable to duplicate the problem, they have not responded. Please help as I fear that this will eventually cause an accident.