general problems of the 2004 Ford F-150

Fuel system problem.

While driving my 2004 Ford f150 on Saturday 10/29/2011 I started smelling gas and then the number 6 spark plug blew out. After finding the problem back home there were 3 other plugs loose.

Driving at 50 mph my truck dies. Tow to a Ford dealership (thomas Ford, beverly MA. ). Diagnostics show blown pcu. Dealer replaces pcu at my expense. Finds that, or says that, the pcu was blown by the fpdm. Ford does not have any in stock and 3 months behind in production due to bad economy. Dealer pressures me into buying used fpdm because 3 other trucks on lot has same problem and they will buy part if I don't. 3 months without truck if I don't. Dealer also says I should complain to Ford motor company direct because (they believe) it should be a recall. Fmc did nothing. Not even expedite a new part. Pcm was $970 part only and fpcm was $343 part only. Fpcm cracked because mounted on dissimilar metal under spare tire.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f150. She stated that when the vehicle was in operation she smelled a strong odor of fuel. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility; however, the mechanic could not identify the cause of the failure. She notified the manufacturer in reference to recall # 06e056000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, a representative stated that since the VIN number was excluded, she was ineligible for a free remedy. No repairs have been made. The current and failure mileages were 114,000.

The contact owned a 2004 Ford f150. The contact stated that while parked in the driveway the vehicle caught fire and destroyed the vehicle. The garage on the house caught on fire as well as her commuter car. The fire department responded and put out the fire. Ford motor company was contacted and they filed a claim 1496812899. There was a recall NHTSA campaign id number: 06e056000 fuel system, gasoline but her VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 77,603.

We have a Ford F-150 2004 the truck is a little over a year old to us. The truck started cutting out when got hot. So we cared it up to the Ford dealer for diagnostic where we was told that it was the fuel filter which was changed. Well the truck counties to have this problem. And each time it gets worse it is causing more trouble with the vehicle. And on top of that the seat belts lock up once the truck is cranked. We have taken it in and it never got better.

2004 Ford f150. The contact stated when turning on the air conditioner was unable to adjust it or turn it off. He stated none of the buttons worked for the air conditioner. This occurred for approximately 15 minutes. The air conditioner finally turned itself off when he turned his headlights on. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. This only happened the one time, on October 15, 2005. Updated 11/30/2005 - this problem occurred once more after oct 15 an hasn't been repaired. The sliding rear window does not work. The fuel gauge did not indicate the correct amount of fuel after the vehicle was filled up.