2004 FORD EXPEDITION Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD GASKET. THE SPARK PLUG RIPPED THE TREADS IN THE SLOT WHERE THE SPARK PLUG WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED NOR WAS IT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL, I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND MY SON WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL BECAUSE I HAD NO RIDE. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD AND AM FURIOUS THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR FORD OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

THE REAR A/C ACTUATOR BEGAN MAKING A THUMPING NOISE AND THE REAR A/C NOW ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND ALSO THE HEAT IN THE REAR. IF YOU TURN ON THE A/C SOMETIMES HEAT WILL COME OUT OF THE VENTS AND IF YOU TURN ON THE HEAT, SOMETIMES A/C WILL COME OUT OF THE VENTS. *TR

Mileage: 98,865

2003 FORD F250 AND 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER STATES RIGHT REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH VEHICLES *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED AN ADAPTER WAS MADE AS A TEMPORARY FIX. ABOUT 500 MILES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE HEADS OR ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000-$4000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD AREA. UPON INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE OIL RESERVOIR. THERE WERE NO FLAMES. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO COOL FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR HOURS BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,238.

Mileage: 110,238

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION, A SPARK PLUG HAS BEEN EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. ONE TIME, AT CITY SPEEDS, A SECOND TIME AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH TIMES, THERE WAS AN INSTANT LOSS OF POWER AND THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. AFTER THE ORIGINAL FAILURE, I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT COIL ON PLUG ASSEMBLY. I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE SECOND INCIDENT AS IT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT INITIALLY DIDN'T SEEM THAT SIGNIFICANT, BUT AFTER THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR SAID, THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL, IT PROMPTED ME TO RESEARCH FURTHER. HIS TOW SERVICE OPERATES IN THE HARRISBURG, PA AREA AND HE CLAIMED THAT HE SEES THIS HAPPEN NEARLY 1-2X/WEEK WITH FORD 5.4L V8 ENGINES. HE SAID, THAT HE'S "SEEN SO MANY OF THEM, THAT THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A FORD EXPEDITION 2004 ON WHICH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ACTUATOR 3 TIMES SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN THE REPAIR SHOW CLAIMS THEY REPLACE MANYR CAR A/C UNITSEGULAR BASIS MORE SO THAN MOST OTHER OF THESE ACTUATORS ON A R. *TR

Mileage: 33,490

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ENGINE

Mileage: 88,800

ENGINE HOOD INSULATOR MATERIAL BEGAN TO SMOLDER AND SMOKE. NEEDED TO REMOVE BEFORE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. BURNED TWO FINGERS. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

3 WEEKS AFTER 60,000 MILE CHECK UP, MY WIFE TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND IT MADE A LOUD POP NOISE THEN ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING ABNORMALLY AND MAKING A LOUD PUTT-PUTT NOISE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AND IT SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. MY MECHANIC SAID, IT BLEW OUT THE #5 SPARK PLUG, AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON A FORD TRITON ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 60,433

WE OWN A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. ON JUNE 29TH MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME WHEN A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. SHE DROVE THE TRUCK TO ME AT WORK NOT KNOWING WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. THERE WAS A PLUG ATTACHED TO THE COIL BOUNCING AGAINST THE BLOCK NEAR A HOLE SPITTING GAS AN GAS VAPOR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT SITUATION IS NEEDED TO ORDER A RECALL BUT IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE ONE UNLUCKY BOUNCE AND AN ENGINE FIRE WOULD BREAKOUT. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED THIS MATTER UP AND FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE VERY LEAST FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO INFORM THEIR BUYERS THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY. I HAD NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM OR I WOULD HAVE PUT ANTI-SEIZE ON THE PLUGS WHICH COULD HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM. IN A TIME WHEN TOYOTA HAD TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND DEATH TO GET SOMETHING DONE MAYBE WE COULD BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE ON THIS ONE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

STARTING VEHICLE SPARK PLUG BROKE LOOSE,DAMAGING THREADS FOR SPARK PLUG AND BREAKING COIL PACK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURED. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SPARK PLUGS HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT. IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE WILL HAVE BE REPAIRED BEFORE A NEW PLUG CAN BE PUT IN. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING 25MPH IN TOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS A SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM THE ENGINE & WOULD COST $1200+ TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE PARKED THREE SPARKS PLUGS/ENGINE MISFIRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED $1700.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AND ALL OF THE WIRES UNDER THE CYLINDER HEAD WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,680.

Mileage: 119,680

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS INADEQUATE SEALANT ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IN RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD CLEANER WOULD ALSO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A CRACKLING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE DIGITAL COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE LEAK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE RESEALED AT THE COST OF LESS THAN $100. IF THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WOULD COST OVER $200. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ENGINE STARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 97,000. UPDATED 04-20-09 *BF UPDATED 04/24/09.*JB

Mileage: 97,000

MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS FAILED. THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY CLAIMING I DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL, THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ME COMING IN FOR MAINTENANCE, I CHANGE MY OWN OIL AND BROUGHT RECEIPTS IN. THIS WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 18 WEEKS WITH NO RENTAL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY THE BBB A NEWS CHANNEL IN MY AREA AND I ALSO WORK FOR FORD WHICH MAKES IT EVEN WORSE THAT THEY ARE DENYING MY CLAIM. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION'S MOTOR POSSIBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS BLAMED SAYING I DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL SAYING THEY DIDN'T HAVE ME ON RECORD COMING TO DEALER TO HAVE IT DONE. I CHANGED MY OWN OIL AND COULD ONLY FURNISH A FEW RECEIPTS. THE DEALER AND THE INSPECTOR BLAMED EACH OTHER FOR THE DENIAL SAYING THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL PAN WHICH WAS THE CAUSE. THEY HAVE HAD MY SUV FOR 17 WEEKS GIVEN ME NO RENTAL AND IT WAS TAKEN APART AND IS NOT DRIVABLE AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR IT. THEY ALSO WON'T PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITHOUT CHARGING ME SO I CAN TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. I ALSO AM AN EMPLOYEE OF FORD MOTOR AT THE NORFOLK ASSEMBLY PLANT WHERE THE F-150 IS BUILT AND WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT I WORKED FOR FORD. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER STATES THE STEERING ROD MALFUNCTIONED. *AK ALL 4 WHEELS WERE BALANCED, HOWEVER STEERING WHEEL IS STILL VIBRATING AND NOISY. BLUE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. NO PROBLEM FOUND. ALL WINDOWS SLOW TO GO DOWN AND SQUEAKS. NO PROBLEM FOUND. ABNORMAL STARTING. ENGINE FAN NOISY. DEALER FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. CLANKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. LOWER STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 65,000

2004 FORD EXPEDITION. SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY, THE VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE IN ANY GEAR ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE (APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES). THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL "SOLUTION" WAS STATED THAT DUE TO THE CHANGE IN GAS TYPES FROM SUMMER TO WINTER THE DIFFERENCE IN OXYGEN IN THE FUEL WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT USING A MID-GRADE GAS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AND IF THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT RETURN IT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 5,900 MILES ON IT AND THE ROUGH IDLE CONTINUES AFTER IT WARMS UP. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY GETTING ABOUT 10.6 MPG WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN MFG STATED AND LESS THAN THE 1997 4.6L EXPEDITION I PREVIOUSLY OWNED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS FROM THE ORIGINAL VISIT COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM AND REDUCED MILEAGE. ON THE SECOND VISIT THE DEALER SAID ALL "ELECTRONIC" CHECKS WERE IN SPEC AND THERE WAS NOTHING "WRONG" WITH THE VEHICLE. SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO TURN IT OVER TO FORD ENGINEER. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD. THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND THE MILEAGE IS POOR. STILL NO RESOLUTION TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 4,400

2004 FORD EXPEDITION. SINCE DELIVERY DAY THE TRUCK HAS A ROUGH IDLE IN ANY GEAR ONCE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHES THE MID POINT BETWEEN C AND H. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHI[S FOR THIS PROBLEM. TWO HAVE CHANGED DIFFERENT COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS. ONE OF THEM CHANGED OIL SAYING IT DISPLAYED TOO MUCH OIL. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP, WHICH THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO TWICE SAID THIS WAS A CHARATERISTIC OF THE 2004 4.6 ENGINE. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 6,000 MILES ANE THE ROUGH IDLE CONTINUES AFTER IT WARMS UP. NO OF THESE DEALERS HAVE CHECKED FOR A BAD COOLING SENSOR, BAD HEAD GASKET, CLOGGED OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR OR CONSTRICTED COOLING SYSTEM.*AK

Mileage: 52

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, IT STALLED. ALSO, AIR BAG WARNING AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALERSHIP PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

CONSUMER WILL DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM RELATED WITH THE EXHAUST INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB THE LEAF AND TWIG LITTER WOULD COLLECT ON THE SKID PLATE WHEN DRIVEN OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HOT PIPES WHICH CAUSED SMOLDERING AND A FIRE HAZARD. *SC *JB

GAS MILEAGE 6 MPG CITY AND 11 MPG HIGHWAY. POWER WINDOWS MAKE A LOUD SCRATCHING SOUND WHEN OPERATED.*AK