general problems of the 1997 Ford F-150 - part 1

December 3, 2020. . . My husband drove the truck over to a friends house. After being there for approximately 2 hours his friend walked in the building where he was and said, �hey man, your truck is on fire!� everyone rushed outside to see the truck was in fact on fire. They called the fire department who came and finished extinguishing the fire. It appears the fire started on the drivers side near the tire, or behind the dash. I did not even think to check for a recall, but a friend told me to check because he was aware there was a recall. Sure enough, there is a recall and it describes what happened to my truck exactly. Nhtsa recall number: 05v017000 date: Jan 27, 2005 Ford recall number: 05528.

Started the vehicle in a parking lot. The spark plug blew out of the head on the passenger rear of the motor. Tried the appropriate helicoil repair kit but there were no threads to tap into.

My Ford f150 somehow got water in the cylinder and bent a connecting rod at111000 miles.

While driving home from vacation, with about 150 miles to go, the #2 spark plug blew out of the engine. With about 30 miles left the #3 spark plug blew out. Curse of the Ford triton engine.

While starting from a red light, the engine blew a spark plug! I have the 5. 4 v-8 engine. Fortunately the engine was not damaged or anything else. I immediately pulled off road and had truck towed to the local Ford dealership. Repairs were $600. 00.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, it caught fire. The contact stated that there were flames coming from the engine compartment. The contact did not disclose if a police report was filed or not and who extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

I was driving down the road. The engine got caught on fire. When I have the mechanic looked at it he said that it looked like the rocker arm in the engine came off and he said the that the valves got destroyed from the rockers.

Ford recall 99b29. Front cover gask unable to hold coolant.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, he heard the horn sounding off. The vehicle engulfed into flames soon thereafter. The fire department was notified and extinguished the flames. The fire chief stated that the frontal area on the driver’s side was the cause of the fire. The vehicle had not been inspected. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 161,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked. No one was injured from the fire. The fire department was contacted to extinguish the fire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and took a complaint. The contact did not know what caused the fire. The failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after receiving notification of NHTSA campaign I. D. 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting) the contact took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated that the fuel straps were corroded. The dealer was unable to perform the recall remedy due to the severity of the corrosion on the fuel tank straps. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the recall repair and was advised that the manufacturer the fuel tank mount would have to be repaired at the contact's expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000. The consumer stated the frame bracket had rotted and the recall could not be performed. The consumer stated the vehicle has a slight hesitation, there was a noise when the gear was in drive, the brakes felt spongy, the brake line had to be replaced, as well as the brakes, calipers and hoses. Updated 04/17/12 updated 04/25/lj updated 05/02/12.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact started the vehicle and a spark plug ejected from the head of the engine. The contact shut the vehicle off and had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic. The local mechanic confirmed the blown spark plug as well as a coil, and advised replacing the engine. The contact called the manufacturer to order the necessary parts for repairs and the manufacturer advised that there were only two engine heads available in the country. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact believed the vehicle to be unsafe to drive. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

I last drove my truck on 06/20/2011. When I woke up to feed my animals I heard a sound like a bird caught under my truck. I looked under the drivers side fender and saw flames. I popped the hood and saw the master cylinder was on fire. I grabbed my fire extinguisher from my barn and put the fire out.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, flames emitted from the engine compartment. The contact mentioned that he was able to extinguish the fire with a water hose. The fire department was not contacted and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 207,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The vehicle was parked when a fire began. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 180,000.

A 1997 Ford f 150 parked in a parking lot for several hours caught on fire on it's own in the engine compartment and was completely destroyed. The fire department stated that there was no external cause.

I parked my car in a parking structure at a luxury apartment complex for almost 4 hours. When I came back to get my lunch my CO-worker yelled "dude your car is on fire" I immediately try getting a fire extinguisher and finally found one 2 minutes after I found my F-150 on fire. Thankfully the fire extinguisher put out the fire. Some parts under the hood is all burnt up. I contacted Ford to let them know what happened,because by doing some research I found out that there are recalls on the same year as my truck. I had a mechanic check my truck and he told me that everything the recall is describing,happened to my truck. Ford said someone will contact me within 15 business days, unfortunately that is a huge inconvenience for me,due to the fact I use my truck for work an did now have to use my wife car that isn't really reliable when it come to my job. Note that very same day I filled up my tank with 23 gallons worth of gas and this incident could of been worst if I discovered the fire at a later time. I'm really hoping that this issue can be resolved,because I am not able to drive my truck at all.

Tl - the contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the oil pressure warning gauge illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the oil pressure sensor needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure was repaired three times. The vehicle was taken to a fourth dealer for diagnostic testing however, the technician advised that there were no failures. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000 and the current mileage was 107,600. Kmj.

1997 Ford f150 truck. Spark plug ejection problem. 3rd time. Every time it has happened, no warning, driving regular, then it blows out. Popping crackling horrible. 2 times same one, this 3rd time same side but different spark plug. Been helicoiled by a licensed professional, paid dearly.

Truck caught on fire in the middle of the night.

After driving about 2 miles and parking the vehicle, an engine compartment fire started about 15 minutes after leaving the vehicle.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The vehicle caught fire in the driveway. The dealer advised the contact to bring in the vehicle for repair. The dealer called back and stated that the legal department did not approve the repair of the vehicle. They further stated that they sent the contact a recall notice, but he claimed that it was not received. The contact stated that they sent the notice to a different mailing address, which is why it was not received. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 175,000.

Vehicle running rough and smoking at start up. Mechanic said #4 cycle getting coolant on spark plugs fowling out plugs. Mechanic repaired heads and replaced blown head gasket/tuned up engine/ replaced fuel and air filter/ serviced fuel system / resurfaced heads.

Water discovered in the oil of 4. 2l F-150 motor.

97 f150 4. 2 v6. Started to run rough at start up but stopped after warm up. Couple days later , I started truck and rod blew. Towed in and was told I need another motor. Had remanufactured motor put in $3500.

At 1:50a. M. On 8/1/2007 our 1997 Ford f150, which was under recall, burned in our driveway. Damage was also done to 2 other vehicles, our home, driveway, and basketball goal.

Engine threw rod, just like the few thousand other complaints I have seen on the internet. Treated this truck like a baby, heard from a Ford master mechanic that they knew about this problem already ,and he actually laughed as he told me I was screwed. Happened one morning when to start it and bam blew rod. Was full of oil, full coolant, wet spark plug amazing I come from a 4 generation Ford family and because of this I will never buy a Ford again.

Hydro lock 1997 Ford 4. 2 v6 44,000 miles.

Ford F-150 v-6 4. 2l motor coolant caused the motor to throw a rod.

Own a 1997 f150 with 4. 2 for about a year now. Never seen the smoke coming. Hyrdolocked on me with 150,000 kms which I have heard is kinda low kms for that to happen. Looking at getting a rebuilt but will see what happens with this.

1997 Ford f150 4. 2l v 6 engine. Engine hydrolocked. #4 cylinder full of coolant bending connecting rod and other catastrophic failure. Poor gasket design by manufacturer allowing coolant to leech into combustion chambers. Information readily available on the internet regarding multiple failures of the same type for the same engine type. Manufacturer will not remedy problem. $4000 repair cost to an engine that has less than 75k miles on it.

97 Ford F-150 4. 2, blew a rod and they tell me that is gone cost me about $4000 to replace the engine.

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Intake gasket went out causing antifreeze to leak into piston and when truck was cranked up it bent rod broke piston repair bill was $1685. 00 something needs to be down about this. Many others have had the same problem just look up 1997 f150 intake forum thanks.

Blown gasket-.