Ford Aspire Engine problems by year

First my engine seemed to overheat a bit then every once in a while it would sound like the engine was grinding on something and wouldn't stop.. Sounded like a bunch of chains in my hood. But then on occasions the stupid thing wouldn't shut off when it was making the chain sound, even with my key out. It just happened again and now the thing smells like something is burning and I have no power what so ever in my vehicle. Before when it finally shut off it sounded like it was about to spark. Then it was making a clicking noise that wasn't cool. *Tr

Incident like many others I have had my 1997 ford expedition xlt blow a spark plug out of the cylinder head. The vehicle was running fine and trouble free when a pop from under the hood and a loud banging noise came from the engine head. The vehicle was towed to the repair shop ; who in turn called the local ford dealer. The reply was they never heard of this problem before. My local service tech said the repair kit alone would cost $1,000,00. To repair it he said that ford had only used 3 threads in the head that...

Dt*: the contact stated that the speed control deactivation switch was leaking fluid. There is a nhtsa recall on other ford vehicles. The vin was not included in the recall. When the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, the repair were made for a fee. Also every 25000 miles, the oil pan gasket needed to be changed due a small leak. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the problem. Third, the exhaust and intake manifolds were leaking causing a noxious smell inside the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to the same service dealer. The dealer replaced both manifolds, and determined that there was an oil leak dripping onto the exhaust system.

On sunday december 11, 2005 while traveling on the highway I expired a sudden spike in temperature on my 1996 ford crown victoria. After taking my car to a ford dealership I was informed that my "plastic" intake manifold had cracked. I have researched the current investigation and had never received any sort of customer notification from ford. I heard about the manifold issue from a fellow employee. The total cost of repairs for this faulty manifold was $978.00. I feel if they knew they needed to update it with an aluminum manifold than they knew the plastic ones were faulty.*Jb

Intake manifold was replaced on 1996 thunderbird in 2000. It is now cracked, and after spending 550.00 To find that out, there is nothing ford will do even though it is on campaign (97m91). Now I can not drive my car.

Aspire is running very bad like missing, seems like its not getting gas. New thing is now it will not start unless you basically flood the car by pumping the gas pedal and that includes while its running. I took it to ford and they don't know what is wrong with the car according to frederick motor company. *Jb

Consumer states of having problems with the rims on her vehicle. Dealer was contacted. Mr. Consumer was infomred a new battery was needed, the vehicle was leaking coolant, and the engine light was on.*Jb

Engine replacement/ I have been a firm believer in ford products and still believe that ford makes a good product...I am very disappointed in the position I was placed in last week...I have always maintained my ford truck the best that I could and never had a major problem with it for the 6 yrs I have owned my truck...I have experienced a few stall outs a few times but nothing that I took to serious, I figured maybe a spark plug problem...The fact that my engine would need replacement at 86000 is beyond me. Looking...

My name is [[redacted]], the mother of [[redacted]]. I bought this car new. The fan failed within the first year I owned it and the dealership fixed it. [[redacted]] has owned the car for a few months now, and the fan went out again, but this time the relay to the fan melted. In checking with the haynes book on this car, it states to watch for burn holes in the carpet and smoking wiring under the dash because of this. Our fear is after getting it fixed it will do it again and possibly cause a fire. Ford is...

While driving, smoke entered the passenger compartment, vehicle eventually caught on fire, consumer stated transmission started giving out in 4th and 5th gears, possibly engine failure ohio traffic crash report.#10-91-204 *Slc

The dealer put cooper cobra tires (no specific tire information mentioned) on the vehicle, which were defective and caused the front end of vehicle to shake, the dealer put defective tires on the rear axle, but the condition still existed, finally, the consumer had another dealer replace the cooper cobra tires with another brand and the condition was resolved. *Tt also the thermostat was installed, because the dealer stated there was no thermostat. *Jb the dealer told the consumer there were no recalls on the vehicle. Refer to recall #'s 9v141000 and 9v186000. *Scc jb *cb

Vehicle has been turned into ford dealership twice, after extensive 2 and 4 day troubleshooting diagnostics tests, with still no findings as to the cause of the problem. This last failure the vehicle had to be towed to the dealer because it would not start, but two days later it starts as if nothing had happened. Vehicle has stopped running while driving in freeway traffic, while in park and when returning from multiple destinations. This has the potential of becoming a serious if not fatal flaw if no reason for the failure can be detected anlong with a means of correcting the malfunction.*Ak

I am very disappointed because they took a long time to fix my car and now it is overheating, and it wasn't overheating before they tried to fix my headgasket.*Ak

This vehicle has been in for a engine check light 4 times in the past six months. Each time, the mechanics claimed a different cause for the codes in memory. The problem is, if it is the catalytic converter, which was replaced at 58481 miles, it is possible for it to cause a vehicle fire. The problem has not recurred again yet, but the last visit, nothing was changed to remedy any underlying problem. I think four times for a problem is a bit out of line, and would like an investigation into the problem since it occurred shortly after the warranty supposedly ended. Full details of the case can be obtained from the state attorney general's office, financial fraud division in oregon.

Catalytic converter needs repair although the car has less than 50,000 miles and only 6 years. The ford repair shop states it does not fall under the warranty but the converter failed on its own and not due to owner's fault.*Ak