Loud Engine Noise problems of the 2002 Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Expedition. While the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway, the engine compartment erupted into flames without warning and a loud explosion sound emitted from the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was completely burned and part of the garage was damaged. The police and fire departments filed reports. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 180,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Expedition. While starting the vehicle, an abnormal noise was heard from the engine. In addition, the vehicle stuttered without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the plug and ignition coil were replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted eight months later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with the same failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Expedition. The contact was accelerating from a stop when the vehicle exhibited an abnormal noise and smoke was seen coming from under the hood. The contact stopped the vehicle and found that a fire had started in the engine. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and drive the vehicle home. The contact found that a spark plug had blown and caused the engine fire. The spark plug was replaced but the failure recurred four times and each time, the spark plug was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the vehicle. A complaint was filed with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 145,000 and the current mileage was 149,000.

While entering a highway (I-75) heard a loud noise from the engine. After having the vehicle towed to a shop, it was determined that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the engine. In January 2012 the same thing happened at start up again it was determined that a spark plug had blown out of the engine. February 2012 (today) apparently the same has occurred while entering a highway (I-75), I have not had a shop look at it yet. I believe this is very dangerous because fuel vapors could leak out of the spark plug hole and cause a fire or explosion.

Spark plug blowout of Ford v8 triton motor. Recently replaced motor due to old motor failure. 5/16/2010 loud pop noise and gas leak, motor sounded like a "harley davidson motorcycle" stopped dead in its track in the middle of the road. Two children and myself in the vehicle. Strong gasoline smell and horrible sound, unable to drive vehicle.