Fuel Injection Rail Problems of Ford Expedition

My customer called to inform me that he was smelling raw fuel inside the vehicle on April 13,2012. I told him it was probably a stuck injector. Being a Ford senior master certified auto repair technician/ase master certified for Ford dealerships for over 14 years I was aware of the injector concerns with these vehicles. I checked the engine oil to find that it was overfilled a quart and smelled of fuel. My diagnosis was correct #2 injector was leaking badly. I replaced #2 injector and changed the oil,found small shards of rust in the injector that could only have come from the fuel rail as they were too large to have by-passed the fuel filter. 2005 f seriesexpeditions/navigators had a recall on injectors and the 2006-2007 vehicles should have had the recall. This could be a potential fire hazzard causing major engine damage if it occurs again. Research online and found that thousands of Ford Expedition,licoln navigator and f-150-250 owners have had the same problems with injectors. I am also aware of a recall that was on certain Expeditions and navigators for a new fuel rail that was rusting internally causing the same problems but the recall just claims that the fuel rails were "defective". Ford motor company is aware of these concerns and refuses to resolve or help any owners of the affected vehicles outside the recall. If these vehicles are allowed to continue to operate without being properly repaired eventually someone is going to be injured or worse. I have witnessed engine explosions and fires caused by leaking injectors. This is clearly a manufacture defect and should be adressed by Ford motor company. I urge any Ford owners with this problem to file a claim with NHTSA as well as Ford motor company so they can resolve these concern before anyone is harmed. All my customer wants is the fuel rail and injectors replaced.

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I have a 2007 Ford Expedition el . I lease a 4000 sq. Ft. Garage where I'm working to open my own dealership. On the morning of February 18, 2010 around 3am the Expedition caught on fire all by itself. It started on the engine and worked its way back until the firefighters arrived and were able to put it down in a timely manner. The Expedition is a total loss. The 2008 f350 crewcab dually I had parked next to it had some damage to the driver side and also extensive damage to the ceiling and insulation of the building. The police crime scene investigator mentioned right off the bet that these cars have a cruise control recall and it is common to many of them to catch on fire all by itself. I did some research online and found two major problem with these cars involving the risk of fire: a recall for the fuel rail assembly and a problem with the speed control deactivation switch being powered at all time and resulting in fire under certain conditions. Since my lease started on February 1st and I'm in the process of opening and registering the business, I had no insurance all the time. The insurance of the garage's owner will cover the damage on the building but none of my car and truck damage. On top of loosing my car, my business will be shut down for about two to four weeks until the insurance get all paperwork and claim settled and owner gets the place all fixed up. All that's left for me is to find a way of getting Ford to acknowledge and take responsibility for the default vehicle - not only mine, but the tens of thousands - they have driving on the streets putting at risk many homes and lives. That is pretty scary taking into consideration that there's many people that lost everything due to this fire and I was lucky enough not to loose everything I had.

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Car would not start on first attempt. Ford dealer (ted russell kingston pike) said defective battery which was replaced. Problem still persisted. Ford dealer (ted russell kingston pike) then said it was a defective fuel pump. Went to pep boys kingston pike - they diagnosed defective fuel pump regulator. Went to different car dealer location (ted russell parkside drive) - they observed leak of fuel from fuel rail onto exhaust manifold. Requested that they hold part for me after replacement.

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