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1999 FORD EXPEDITION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 702513 · 2009-01-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
149,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1999 EXPEDITION 5.4 WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE .MOTOR SHUT OFF . SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD I PUT OUT THE FIRER AND SEEN #3 COIL BLOWN OUT . THE SPARK PLUG WAS NO WERE TO BE FOUND THE SPARK PLUG HOLE THREADS CAME OUT WHIT THE PLUG WHAT A HAVE SEEN FORD DID NOT PUT MANY THEARDS IN THE HEAD THY MADE A NEW HEAD FOR THAT MOTOR SO THEY KNOW THE HEADS ARE NO GOOD PLUS THE INJECTOR IS PUTTING GAS IN THAT CYLINDER THAT WHY IT STARTED THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10253803
Machine
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