1999 Ford Expedition Engine

THREE ENGINE REPLACEMENTS WITHIN 35,000 MILES. *MJS

WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT STARTED SMOKING. LATER I NOTICE A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR.

VEHICLE SMELLS OF OIL BUT NONE VISUALIZED ON INSPECTION OF ENGINE. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES. OIL GAUGE IN VEHICLE RUNS HIGHER END OF NORMAL ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS NORMAL. *AK

ENGINE ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE "RUMBLES" AT IDLE. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED; NO SATISFACTION. *AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE EXPLODED IN FLAMES, TOTALED. ONLY 2000 MILES. FORD SAID RECALL 98V312 DOES NOT APPLY. PROBLEM MAY BE MORE PERVASIVE THAN FORD THINKS. STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE, IT HESITATES/BACKFIRES AND STALLS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SB

WHEN DRVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF. *AK