11 problems related to engine failure have been reported for the 2004 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2004 F-150.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the motor in the three valve engine failed because the cam tower collapsed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 72,300.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after having an oil change, the engine failed. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic, who advised the contact that the entire engine needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the engine replaced. The failure mileage was 100,207.
Engine failure due to sludge in motor caused by poor engine design and overly high rate of failure of cam phaser(vct). . .
Drop in speed caused by engine failure caused by cam phaser or vct valve. Was in rush hour traffic at the time.
2 1/2 years ago my husband purchased a used 2004 F-150 fx4 with the 5. 4 tritan engine (with a 5 for the 8th digit in the VIN) along with a 2 year extended warranty (that covered the engine among other things), from a Ford dealership. It had just under 50,000 miles. Over time, we had the suggested oil changes, put new tires on, new battery and had the spark plugs changed. The problem I am most upset about is the â??tickingâ?? sound I heard the day my husband brought the truck home. When I asked about it he said he already asked the dealership what the sound was and they said it was just how â??this engine soundsâ??. It was such a strange sound, we asked two other Ford dealership and they stated the same thing, but they never looked into it. One morning in October, my husband was driving to work and the truck started shaking severely. It was so bad he had difficulty controlling the vehicle. If it wasn't on a back road, we know he would have been in an accident. We took it to court street Ford and they said they had to run diagnostics on it. They received a code of 340, but couldn't find anything wrong. The Ford dealership brought Ford engineers in to help identify what was wrong with the vehicle. Per the engineersâ?? suggestion, the mechanic would ask for permission to run a test. Each time, we were told, this test will tell us if it is this repair or that. After 2 â½ weeks and almost $700 in tests, imagine our surprise at the final diagnosis "catastrophic engine failure" due to clogged oil passages. Now we find that this particular sound is a symptom for this engine that has nothing but problems and even has a TSB for it (06-19-08). This TSB replaces parts that would prevent this problem, but was never part of a recall.
Complete engine failure less than 100,000 miles. Driver and front passenger window motor failure.
2004 Ford f150 with 5. 4 liter v-8. Engine problems, stalling when slowing down, hestitation, spark plugs ratcheted down that they break when removing. Engines that need to be replaced because of design. Ford aware of problem but techs at Ford tell people its bad gas until it is too late. Check f150forum. Com and you will see how big the problem really is. I believe Ford knew of this problem and is trying to bury it. My engine failed in a snowstorm going up hill. I was almost in a terrible accident with snow covered roads. Mechanics know its a flawed engine, and I want to know why the NHTSA didn't do anything about it. You are told it is bad gas and to keep changing your fuel filter. My truck would not go over 85 miles an hour since I bought it new. I was told it was bad gas. I kept changing the filter every six months as I was told. I think they knew this engine had a bad design and kept people in the dark hoping the engine would last until it was out of warranty.
While traveling on I-70, westbound through illinois, my Ford F-150 began shaking violently and was barely controllable. There was no previous warning of any kind that there was a problem with the truck. I managed to get to an exit and got the truck to the nearest Ford dealer, in the small town of greenville, IL. The Ford mechanic diagnosed the problem as catastrophic engine failure. At least two valve stems had broken and the valves had fallen into the cylinders. They could not tell me what caused the failure but showed me a few of the parts they had removed (a broken valve spring, pieces of valve stem and a frozen rocker arm). The engine had been scrupulously maintained and the oil and filter were changed at least every 5000 miles. The engine was clean and there was plenty of oil. I have since seen several on-line posts about this engine (Ford's 5. 4 liter v-8 gas) failing due to faulty valve springs failing. I believe this engine has serious flaws that might cause serious problems if engine failure happens at high speed in traffic. Fortunately, I was in very light traffic when the failure happened.
Engine started knocking at 62,000 miles leading to total catastrophic engine failure while driving. Engine shut down and I had limited control of the vehicle while driving.
I was driving the truck at about 45 mph when I felt the engine "missing". I rolled down my window and could hear the engine missing and running very rough. I was about 30 seconds from my house, so I continued. Right before I got to my house I shut off the engine and coasted into my driveway. I tried cranking the truck the next morning and it idled rough for about 10 seconds and then the engine failed. I towed it to the Ford dealership where they diagnosed that it hydrolocked. There was a lot of gas and water in the oil pan (the entire coolant system had dumped there). It was then that I found out that there was a recall on 2005 f150's for the same problem, a faulty fuel injector that caused hydrolocking. I called Ford and asked if I was covered under this recall since I had the same part. They informed me it was only for 2005, not for 2004 regardless of the part #. They offered me no help since my truck was at 72k miles. The truck was impeccably maintained with the oil being changed every 3k miles.
Engine failure. Fail safe mode light comes on, and the vehicle loses power. Has been trying to get it fixed for a year. Dealer said they are trying to find what the problem is, but cannot find cause of the problem. Manufacturer will not contact caller back a,nd will not offer any help. Computer parts and electrical parts have been replaced and nothing has helped.