Engine Cooling System Problems of Ford F-150 - part 1

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v635000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

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The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v635000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owned a 2002 Ford F-150. After the contact turned off and exited the vehicle, he was alerted by a passerby that there were flames under the hood. The flames were near the driver's side of the engine compartment near the brake system. A fire inspector extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was uncertain if the failure was related to NHTSA action numbers: ea05005 (electrical system, vehicle speed control) and dp05005 (engine and engine cooling) and NHTSA campaign numbers: 06e056000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle remained at the scene. The cause of the failure was not determined. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

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2. 7 l ecoboost cooling system failure. At 56000 miles. Ford dealership would not provide exact details or specific diagnosis on cooling system failure. Ford dealership gave me the only option to replace the entire cooling system.

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I almost lost my life just leaving work. Made a right onto hwy & almost got smashed, no power in the peddle, with a semi coming at me full speed I'm sitting there trying to go, he blew his horn passing me in left lane. . . Crazy!!!!!!! this really should be a recall, not just cuz of me but for the safety of everyone!!! not cool!!! without a doubt this is a safety defect! reduced power during hard acceleration NHTSA preliminary evaluation #pe13018 status: closed date opened: may 22, 2013 date closed: April 07, 2014 recall: no recall issued component(s): engine engine and engine cooling summary: on may 22, 2013, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe13-018 to investigate 95 complaints alleging incidents of reduced engine power during hard accelerations.

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Engine miss fire. The engine when trying to pass miss fires and actually slows down. When I took the vehicle to a Ford dealer they told me there was nothing wrong and it was not miss firing. It continued to do this and I repeatedly took it back for service with the same result. After doing some research there were many esb's on this subject with the turbo cooling system returning water back to the firing chambers burning out the spark plugs, coil packs, and sending raw fuel to the catalytic converter burning it out. I was never notified of these issues even though the esb's were available to the Ford dealer of the issues now that the warranty is over I am expected to repair these issues. This is fraud!!!.

97 f150 with 130k engine gasket blew. This engine had a recall on engine and timing cover gaskets, and when I typed my VIN number in on the Ford site, they said I had no outstanding recalls. I asked Ford for the name of the dealer who lied and said they did the work and only got paid for it, and Ford said they had no info. I got the shaft, and it cost 5k to get engine rebuilt myself.

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Ford motor company-there was a service bulletin put out show there was a problem with the cam phasers and cam chain tensioner causing the engine to make noises and then engine failure there has been lots of complaintsto Ford with nothing being done if you where driving onthe road and the engine blew couldcause a accident I contact Ford and they have all most admitted to it that they new there was a problem I have found that there has been 1092 complaints over this problem and nothing done. I contacted Ford and that's how I found out about you they keep saying there sending the complaint to another dept. . But this is aproblem that could have been correct before the engine was ruined.

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I was driving my 1998 Ford F-150 when I heard a loud bang and I pulled over to find the spark pug had blown out. Cylinder #3 original plugs.

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2005 Ford f150 5. 4l engine twice the fail safe came on while my wife driving and the engine shut down. Once in October,2009( on the interstate, speed 65) and 11/19/09. This could have resulted in a serious accident she was able to get off the road. After a couple of minutes, engine started ok. With no check engine on Ford dealer replaced throttle body and motor; reprogrammed pcm at a cost of $510. 00.

I have a 1997 F-150 4. 6 v8 with approx 270,xxx miles on it. Around three years ago I replaced the original radiator at around 190,xxx miles, seemed fair that's a decent life I thought for a radiator. I took it to my local Ford dealer for replacement. Since then I am now need of my fourth radiator, the last radiator was replaced in Jan 2008. My local Ford dealer and Ford customer care folks are saying that the part is out of their 12 month/12,000 mile warranty and that there is nothing they can do. All repairs for this vehicle have been completed at this dealer for the past five or so years. My contention is that clearly these parts are suspect and the repair and failure history seems to support this.

While on a trip and 400 miles from home , the vehicle started missing severely. We were able to get to our destination some 180 miles further. The following morning the check engine light came on and the vehicle was malfunctioning badly. We got a dealer to repair it. The intake manifold was cracked and causing water/antifreeze to create the problem. The manifold was replaced along with other necessary parts. Apparently this is a common problem on the F-150.

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Ford F-150 has accelerated with foot on brake pedal 4 times, twice while in reverse, twice when stopping, always at low speed. It was hard to stop truck, even with foot full on pedal. The engine was racing with high rpm's. Restarting engine resolved issue or putting it in neutral. There is also an issue with a/c ventilation. Temperature varies from cool to hot when dial is set to mostly cool air flow, requiring constant adjusting. Truck has been to dealer 3 times and am told they can't fix it unless they experience it themselves.

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I recently noticed a loss of coolant and foamy engine oil. I found an online forum explaining this as a problem called hydrolocked. Ford has known about this problem since 1999 an has issued a TSB 99-20-7 and onp 99b29. Why has Ford motor company not been held financially responsible for this ?.

Blown head gasket a known issue with this engine 2500. To fix. So much for built Ford tough.

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1997 Ford f150 4. 2 v6 oil pressure falls to zero after warm up. . . With warning. I was deceptively sold this problem without warrantee just last month. My truck has only 66k miles and now I discover a big ongoing problem. . . Just by placing this top line in any seach engine you'll reach. . . Read more...

1997 Ford 150, 144,000 miles. Engine knocks and is loosing coolant. After doing research just found out this was a common problem with the 4. 2l v6 engine. I never received a recall from Ford stating a problem with the manifold gasket. I am the original owner.

1998 Ford F-150 4. 2l hydrolock issue. Antifreeze in the #1 cylinder. Manufacturing defect not covered by Ford. Engine useless until repaired due to manufacturing defect at the factory. Need to repair engine.

Coolant leak.

I own a 1997 Ford f150 with a 4. 2l 6 cyl engine and I am having the same problems with coolant leaking and water pump gasket failures as tens of thousands of other owners of this make and model Ford truck. My truck has 90,000 miles and I am paying $1200 dollars to have this problem rectified. Ford has issues TSB's on this issue since 1999 and nothing is being done to reimburse or protect the consumer from this recognized failure. This should be an official recall and reimbursement made to owners who have paid to have this condition rectified.

: the contact stated the vehicle has several problems. While driving at no specific speed, the front end vibrated and rattled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership for inspection. However, the problem could not be duplicated. The second problem occurred while entering a curve at 55mph, the right rear tire blew. The tire was not inspected for the cause of the failure although, the tire was replaced. The third problem is the cooling system bolts were loose. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for routine inspection and maintenance when the looseness of the bolts was discovered. The dealership tightened the bolts for repair.

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Gasket failed on 4. 2 liter Ford engine, causing a rod to break. I was never notified of the gasket recall in 1999. It's going to cost me $3000 to fix. Ford should be liable for this. There are thousands of others just like mine out there.

Loss of coolant in 4. 2 l. V-6 engine. Ford F-150 pick-up truck.

Recall on Ford truck that I did not recieve, which my have saved me from getting a new engine. Recall#99b29.

Leaking head gasket @ 101k miles. Antifreeze in #6 cylinder.

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1997 f150 4. 2l v6 60k miles water in cylinder warped rod. Engine no good. Cant afford to spend 5k dollars to try to repair engine.

(1)Ford 1997 4. 2 l v6, slow coolant leak/gasket leak resulting in internal terminal damage to the engine. (2) replacing lost coolant every so often is not unheard of for a common high mile engine but by doing so, the problem is gradualy getting worse until the engine locks up! (3)the fix is thousands of upset consumers spending hard earned dollars replacing a factory defective motor with another factory defective motor at the owners expense! thanks Ford! found the problem is very common after researching the web. Please help! sincerly, ex-Ford fan.

I have a 1999 F-150 Ford pick-up truck 4-2l v-6, I was having a low cooleant problem. Took it to mcdonough radiator shop, they replaced water pump and gasket. It was still loosing cooleant. I called the dealership and ask if there was a recall for this vehicle and was told no there was not. I took it back to the same radiator shop after a closer inspection they removed the intake manifold and found water in the back two cylinders. They replaced the intake manifold gaskets, I picked the vehicle up I had not drove more than 3 miles before it started to make a knocking noise. I called the repair shop and took it back immeadiately, now they tell me that I have 2 bent push rods. They are suppose to replace them today. I found out later that I was not the only one having this problem, after some research on the internet I found a web site that has an long list of people with the same complaint. When I called Ford motor company customer "no service" I was told that there had been no recalls on this vehicle for that problem and that they could not help me in any way because of the warrenty had expired. According to jasper engine rebuilders the problem stems from a poorly designed gasket for the intake manifold and that is what caused this problem, got this information from one of their tech bullitens.

Contact states: he has replaced about 4 radiators in the last year and a half. They have been leaking. He has asked if there are any defects in them and has been told there wasn't any.

Severe smell of antifreeze in cabin of truck. "mist" from the vents. Must run with windows open and still smell and taste antifreeze. Certified Ford dealership was able to find nothing wrong. Has been like this for 2 years.

I have an Ford f150 with the 4. 2 v6 engine. I have taken good care with oil changes every 3-5,000 miles. In 2001 I noticed it was losing coolant. Took it to dealer and they found nothing wrong. Have had it checked twice since then. Coming home from work yesterday, I noticed the oil pressure dropped to 0 everytime I stopped and the engine idled. Took it to personal mechanic and he called Ford dealership. He was told the engine was getting ready to blow. That there was a problem with this motor and mine has lasted more than most. I have seen on the web other f150 owners with the same problem. Coolant leaking into the cylinders and destroying the engine. Ford should take responsibility for this defective engine. Mine would probably have gone out before now, but I changed the oil really well. Now I'm out $4,000 to put in a new engine.

My '97 Ford f150 4. 2l v6 failed in my driveway upon starting three weeks after purchasing it. After turning the ignition, I heard loud knocking and banging coming from the engine and I shut it down. I found oil pouring from under the engine. Upon inspection found that the # 2 connecting rod was shattered which took out the oil pan, the oil pick up tube, and bent the crank shaft. Removed upper intake manifold, and found coolant in the rear port of the lower intake manifold.

I had purchased a used for F-150 for the dealer it went through inspection and was working very well. However after about six months of use it started to loose coolant, but dot visibly. It would run hot , I would add coolant and continue. Then in April of 2005 the engine locked up and had to be replaced. The mechanic said that the engine had hydrolocked and would need to be rebuilt.

Cold air charge intercooler is leaking. Could cause engine failure due to allowing cooling to leak directly into combustion chambers.

Vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage attached to the consumer's home. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The fire investigator confirmed that the fire started in the engine compartment area. . . . . Consumer felt that it was an engine fire caused by a manufacturing defect. Ford was unwilling to investigate problem, wanted NHTSA to do a thorough investigation of Ford F-150 trucks.