BLOWN SPARK PLUG ON A 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. MILEAGE:36046 CYLINDER NUMBER 3 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD 4 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AS I HAD BEEN HEARING A SLIGHT TICKING NOSE COMING FROM ENGINE. FORD DEALER TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL SOMETHING BIGGER HAPPENED AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY MIGHT NOT COVER ALL LABOR COSTS IF THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT IT WAS SMALL EXHAUST LEAK AROUND THE THREADS OF THE PLUG. ONCE THE PLUG BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH LOUD NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. NOW THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW HEAD AND WILL BE WITH DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK. *JB
2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2003 FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD AT 85K MILES. FORD DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT SEES 2 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUTS A MONTH AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN 2003 EXPEDITIONS. REPAIRED WITH A FORD FIX - HELIACOIL OR LINER INSTALLED INTO HEAD FOR DAMAGED SPARK PLUG. FOR TRUE FIX, FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND SPARK PLUGS TO ENSURE THAT OTHER SPARK PLUGS DON'T COME UNTHREADED AS MILEAGE INCREASES. *TR
