46 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 1999 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford f150. Within the last thirteen months, two different spark plugs have blown out of the cylinder head. Both the dealer and the extended warranty company stated that this is a common failure and is due to the casting of the cylinder head. The second failure occurred while driving 20 mph. The current mileage is 99,979 and first failure mileage was 88,844. Updated 02/01/08.
My daughter was traveling on a high speed state highway when a spark plug blew out of the aluminum cylinder head of the 5. 4 liter engine of her 99 Ford F-150 XLT 4wd pickup. The truck was towed home. After numerous inquiries with Ford customer relations I was rudely instructed not to contact them further. Her truck had 65,909 miles on it. I had it towed to the local Ford dealer and paid them $3600 for the repairs and a new head assembly. I'm a retired auto technician with 50 years in the business, so, I consider myself knowledgeable. I know of 5 incidents with our customers suffering the same fate. One customer had a truck still under warranty that blew all 8 plugs out. All customers affected were towed to Ford dealers by us. This condition could present a nasty accident on a super hi-way with possible loss of life.
While driving my tuck at 40 mph there was loud pop from the engine. The truck could not be driven and had to be towed. The Ford dealer told me that I had blown a spark plug and that I needed a new engine at 5,000 dollars.
Spark plug pulled out of the motor. The cost was great. It is my understanding that Ford knows of the problem and did not notify the vehicle owners of the issue. It is also my understanding that if the spark plugs had been changed this problem would not have occurred. The plug pulled out at 81,000 miles. The plug changes are recommended at 100,000 miles. This procedure cost me well over $3000. 00. If Ford had notified me, and I had gotten the plugs changed the cost would have been considerably less that $1000. 00. I was informed by the dealer ship that this could have caused a fire. As soon as the noise was heard I shut the truck engine off. This is a very dangerous condition that should be taken care of. I feel that Ford should reimburse all the vehicle owners for the cost of this design issue.
While the vehicle was idling, a fire started in the engine. The fire was put out and the vehicle was towed. Please provide more information.
While I was driving 30 miles per hour, my back passenger side spark plug shot out of my head, I have a warranty but the dealership is not sure if they will cover this incident. I have noticed all over the internet that this is a common problem, what is wrong with Ford, how can they make something defective that is so costly to their customers and not recall the item? the dealership is quoting me $3800. 00 to put a new head on the 1999 Ford f150 which I thought was a dependable vehicle. I have driven Fords all of my life and I doubt I will ever buy another one, not to get this kind of treatment.
I own a 1999 f150 with a 5. 4 liter motor that has a design flaw (also affects that ztec and 4. 6l, 5. 4l v8 and also their big v10 motors): this is the 2nd time my sparkplug has blown out the top of my engine and almost caused an accident. It happens unexpectedly under normal driving conditions. As I search google, yahoo and other web forms I see 1,000's of others have complained about the same issue and Ford will not fess up. It's so bad that there is even a company that make s a kit to fix the hole where the sparg plug once was to save you from having to buy a new head. If you go to the dealer to fix this and it will cost you $2000-$3000. Ford need to recall this before some one gets hurt or killed due to the unexpected power loss.
The spark plug in the 3rd cylinder back on the passenger side blew out of the engine causing 1800 dollars damage to the engine. This is not an isolated incident and has happened to several Ford f150 owners. It is the consensus of several mechanics that this failure is related to the design of the cylinder head. There is a potential for fire from this caused buy the unburnt fuel leaving the cylinder and being ignited by the exposed spark plug.
1999 Ford lightning that has a leaking intercooler. Just recently bought vehicle used from Ford dealer in March 2003. Would like recall on intercooler to be re-opened. I did not own the truck at time of original recall,but I would like it to be repaired. They sold me a pre-owned certified vehicle that should have been inspected for this.
While driving at 35mph spark plug blew out. Dealer notified.
A spark plug blew out of the head on my 1999 Ford f150 5. 4l engine approximately 10,00 miles after changing the plugs.