general problems of the 2000 Ford F-150 - part 1

The contact owns a 1991 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the vehicle was sluggish. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as needed after warming up. The contact stated upon refueling the vehicle, the gasoline would splash out of the fuel tank filler neck and onto the gas pump. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

Spark plug keeps popping out due to powerful air pressure had it replaced several times.

I have a 2000 Ford f150 4x4 5. 4 liter engine with now my second blown out spark plug. I paid a lot for the first spark plug repair. I know this is a Ford design problem - it is well-known. Is Ford compensating consumers for "their" problem? I only have 140,685 miles on this truck and do all the required maintenance myself and the specified intervals. If Ford is not standing behind their product then it is the government's repsonsibility to make them. I am retired and not able to repair this myself. Can you direct me to the right government department or are you it?.

I have a 2000 Ford f150 4x4 5. 4 liter engine with now my second blown out spark plug. I paid a lot for the first spark plug repair. I know this is a Ford design problem - it is well-known. Is Ford compensating consumers for "their" problem? I only have 140,685 miles on this truck and do all the required maintenance myself and the specified intervals. If Ford is not standing behind their product then it is the government's repsonsibility to make them. I am retired and not able to repair this myself. Can you direct me to the right government department or are you it? Ford must compensate the consumer fully and not be allowed to use the consumer as the guinea pig and have us fork out hundreds of dollars for their known bad design. The design issue with the blown out spark plug is due to the fact that there are not enough threads in to the head to hold the spark plug in. Over time the spark plug loosens up and blows out due to the high compression of the piston. All mechanics know of this issue and have repair hundreds of these problems! 0.

Takata recall, on my 2000 Ford F-150 it had very few issues till this occured. At just over 130,000 miles the engine began knocking on the interstate and progressively grew worse as I was looking for a exit, it started to lose power and I got it to the shoulder before it died. Later that day I had a tow truck pull it up to a trusted shop about 60 miles away. The mechanic there said that it droped a rod and the crankshaft was shot. After talking to him, he said that this is a fairly frequent occurrence. I took it to get a second opinion from another shop a few miles away and had the same conversation. Both mechanics and a few fourms on the internet said this is a problem with the 1998-2003 and 2004 heritage, that have the Ford 5. 4 triton 2v engine. At the mechanic the the truck was diagnosed as nonrepareable engine and would have to be swaped out for a diffrent one. The cost of this was for a rebuilt engine by jasper's becasue a donor truck engine would be prone to the same failure. The cost to replace would total out to be around $6500 between parts and labor including the new engine. Be wary of the Ford 5. 4 2v engines, there are a few unicorns out there that will never have a problem, but most, even if they have regular maintenance like mine will be prone to this fate.

Had driven approximately 5 miles parked in a lowes parking lot went into the store for about 45min. Only to come out to my truck on fire. The truck was completely off and no one was in it, and there are only 2 sets of keys one in my pocket and the other at home. The vehicle was locked. Prior to driving the 5 miles it had not been driven in 2 days. Ford says it's not there problem and insurance only wants to give us $3,700. 00. My husband is a retired veteran and this whole situation has caused his ptsd to be triggered.

While driving my truck it started to spit and sputter. Found my number 8 spark plug had blown out. Mechanic found the threads on the spark plug and the engine head stripped.

At approx. 2:22 am on the morning of 3/4/2016, the engine became engulfed in fire after having been parked in the driveway since 3:00 pm on 3/3/2016. We later learned of a number of recalls lead by Ford for the replacement of a defective brake switch which would cause this type of fire. We checked the VIN of the vehicle with both NHTSA and Ford and found that no recall was effective for this particular vehicle. I have attached the fire report and photos.

Spark plug blowing out of the cylinder head because of bad factory threading and possibly hurting engine and making truck run improperly. This is the second time this has happened within one year on a truck at 90k miles. This nearly cause my to have a multiple car accident.

The spark plug blew completely out while driving, it also broke the coil pack when it blew.

Car was parked, car caught on fire do to recall 05s28, put out myself. Was never informed about recall because I was second owner.

5. 4 triton v8. Today while driving, spark plug and coil blew out of #7 cylinder head. This also occurred several months ago on cylinder #3. Sounded like a shotgun blast which startled me taking my attention away from the road. Gas also blowing out of cylinder hole, and luckily no fire started. Strong smell of gas was present in cab of truck. Nauseated family members riding in truck. Upon inspection found plug and coil damaged by fuel rail. Also found spark plug threads stripped out of aluminum cylinder head. Known to be a common problem with Ford 5. 4, and is also an issue that is know to be ignored by Ford. Ford estimates repair between 500. 00 and 3500. 00 for a known manufacturing defect that they blame on a spark plug maintenance issue.

The car has been parked in a auxiliary building with an apartment for 10 day, since may 9th. The people living in the apartment heard a load bang around 3 am and open their front door to seeing a massive fire around the f150. They tried to use a fire extinguisher to the fire to no success. They woke myself up in the main house on the property and we called 911 and started spraying the building with a house, as this is a very dry area in southern California. We open the front of the building using a crobar to see a very smokey and hot fire around the f150. We heard several more large bangs and we attempted to put out the fire until the fire department showed up. After the fire was put out, it took about an hour for the building to cool down. The entire building has smoke damage and the f150 is completely burned out, especially on the passager side. The Jeep parked next to the f150 front end melted but did not catch on fire. It appears that the only item ever on fire was the f150, the battery completely burned away and items next to it only suffered heat and smoke damage. I feel very fortunate that this fire did not kill anyone or burn down the entire neighbored. Let me state again, this car was not moved for 10 days.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked. The fire originated in the engine area. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 200,000.

Truck was parked in driveway when it suddenly caught on fire under the hood burning through the hood in a matter of seconds. Firefighters called to the scene said they have never seen anything like it before. I believe this fire was caused by the speed control switch, of which there have been at least two recalls on of which we were never informed about.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f150. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, there was noise from the vehicle and the spark plugs began misfiring. The vehicle was driven home where a mechanic inspected the failure and advised the contact that the plugs were fractured and were blown from the compartment. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified who stated there were no recalls. They offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 175,000.

The vehicle was parked in front of my home, and about 30 minutes after the vehicle was parked, it caught fire. The vehicle had been turned off for about 30 minutes before it began to smoke and then caught fire and flames burned through the entire front of the vehicle. The fire then spread and burned through the tire before the fire department was able to contain and put out the flames.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential drive-way for five hours when he noticed flames coming from the engine and through the front grill of the vehicle. The fire department was contacted who came and extinguished the fire. They did not know the origin of the fire and no one was injured. A fire report was not available. The insurance company was notified of the failure and the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted who stated they would contact him within the next fifteen days. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Vehicle had been parked for two hours at home after a long trip. Neighbors noticed that the truck had caught fire and notified me. Local vfd was able to extinguish the fire . . . But not before total loss of the truck.

Spark plug was ejected out of the cylinder head. Location number 5 cylinder.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated the vehicle was off for approximately five hours when it engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. The contact was informed that the fire started near the cruise control button. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the residence and parked. The failure and current mileages were 127,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential garage when the vehicle erupted in flames from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire and a fire report was filed. The vehicle as well as the residential garage was destroyed. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The current and failure mileage was approximately 69,200.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact was sitting idle with the brakes depressed when there was an abnormal banging from the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that one of the spark plugs was fractured. The spark plug was repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 86,000.

My truck just burnt up sitting in my driveway.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The vehicle was parked and shut off for approximately three hours when the contact was alerted that the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department appeared on the scene to extinguish the fire. The police also appeared on the scene but a report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop. The vehicle was not examined for the cause of the failure and was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 78,000.

2000 f 150 4x4 extended cab caught fire while parked under a carport. The truck had not been driven in approximately 4 hours when the fire began. The fire destroyed the pick up truck, which I bought new and had only 120,000 miles. The fire also spread to the carport and destroyed it before the fire department could contain it. The vehicle was in excellent condition and is a total loss. It was only covered with liability insurance. The pick up was recalled due to the cruise control causing a potential fire hazard. The cruise was disconnected by the Ford dealership when it was recalled. The VIN number is [xxx] my name is [xxx], [xxx], GA drivers license number [xxx]. I have a call in to Ford and am awaiting a response from them. They say it takes up to 15 days. If a passing ups driver didn't see the fire it would have also burned our 2nd car that was parked next to the F-150.

This pickup blew the spark-plug in the middle of traffic. Had to have it towed, mechanic they had to take the head off to make sure there was nothing inside. It cost me around 750. 00 to fix it, which was cheap . But now 8-2014 it happen again on different spark-plug . My truck was out of the state when this happened. My son and his friends were coming back to tucson arizona when this happened. Truck had to be towed to mechanic shop which he retreaded the plug housing on head, charged 400. 00 to fix it . Drove off and it blew on same spark-plug that was fixed, now the problem is that the new ring that was suppose to hold spark-plug in place fell in cylinder when spark-plug blewoff. Machanic wanted to charge 1,500 dollars to fix put it would take one week to fix it. But due that everybody had to return to tucson, because of work pickup had to be towed at a cost of $2,000. 00. Now head has to be taken off to get the tapped ring out and fix the head. Just very disappointed with the way Ford made these heads.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f150. While the vehicle was parked and unattend it caught on fire. The vehicle was destroyed the fire started under the hood. The police and fireman was called. The contact stated two other vehicles were damaged. The failure mileage and current were 180,000. Vwb.

2000 Ford f150 caught fire. The truck hadn't been moved in 8 hours. I awoke at 1 am and saw my truck was on fire. I didn't get notice about a recall on a part that cause them to just catch on fire.

The factory spark plug blew out of the cylinder head on my Ford F-150. My wife was driving the vehicle home after picking my son up from daycare. A fire started under the hood and passer by was kind enough to stop and help put it out. I had a machinist fix the head and I am able to drive the truck again. It scares me to think that a manufacturer is allowed to produce a vehicle that could have killed my family. I have learned that I will never own another Ford vehicle with this type of engine and I will encourage others to the same.

2000 Ford F-150 #3 spark plug blows out of cylinder head. This incident has happened twice.

I parked my 2000 Ford f 150 , about [2] hrs later I heard noises outside, I went to see what the noise was, and my truck was in flames.

2000 Ford F-150 blew out a spark plug while driving on highway.

On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, I drove to work and arrived at 9:00am without incident. At 11:00am I was notified that my truck (2000 Ford f150) was on fire in the parking lot. It appears that an electrical fire had started in the engine compartment. I read later (online) that there is a recall on numerous Ford vehicles regarding a default with a cruise control switch that has constant power that has lead to numerous f150's (and other Ford vehicles) to unexpectedly burst into flames. This appears to have been caused by this problematic switch because the fire started in the location where this defective switch is located. Fortunately nobody was injured and the vehicle was insured.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The vehicle caught fire while parked in front of the contact's residence. The contact stated that the fire originated under the hood and then spread to the front seat and rear of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was 148,000.