Engine Problems of Ford F-150 - part 2

The contact owns a 2001 Ford f150. The contact stated the vehicle was parked in front of his residence and caught on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was available. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer advised that the vehicle was not under recall and did not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 158,000.

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Spark plug blow out on my 2001 Ford F-150 expensive repair to replace spark plugs. Dealer wants me to purchase a new cylinder head.

In the 2005 Ford F-150 with the 5. 4 liter 3 valve there is a defect pertaining to the spark plugs. In the event that you try to remove the spark plugs they tend to break off in the head possibly damaging the threads of the spark plug hole. When this occurs, Ford is charging an outstanding amount of money to repair it. This problem is all over the internet and doesn't just affect the 2005 model. It is a very serious defect costing people a lot of money that I think should be placed on the manufactures plate. It is almost as if they designed this problem on purpose to make people have to bring it to their repair shop and have it fixed regardless of the price. I have personally experienced this problem along with many others and I think it is obvious that the customers are not happy with the way Ford has handled the issue. Spark plugs are considered to be part of preventive maintenance but this is sickening how they can get away with charging that much for a small problem. The problem was not discovered until Ford had sold so many of them that it would probably take them years to correct every one. It is pretty much guaranteed that you are going to break off at least one of your plugs while trying to do this small task. As far as I know the only thing done to correct the problem was they invented a tool that will removed the broken part of the spark plug in the head, but if the threads get messed up in the process that's when it begins to start costing big bucks and it is totally the manufactures fault to begin with. Please take this request for a recall seriously as I am not the only one who feels this way, just look online.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. While attempting to replace the spark plugs in the engine, the contact noticed that four of the spark plugs were wedged into the head gasket and could not be removed. The vehicle was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages was 46,000. Updated 11/08/10 * bf updated 11/10/jb.

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The contact owns a 1997 Ford f150. He stated the vehicle was parked when he noticed that there was smoke and flames covering the vehicle. The fire department and police were contacted and there were reports filed. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire and then impounded. The manufacturer had not yet been contacted to report the failure. The cause of the fire was undetermined. The failure and current mileages were 179,000.

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Spark plug #3 has blown out of cylinder head on two occasions. This second occurrence damaged the threads requiring repair with a helicoil kit. This defective head can cause fire hazard.

2002 F-150 history - have had to replace 4 coils. 2 were burned out and 2 were damaged from the spark plug blowing out the hole, this last time just recently (June 2010).

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I had my 2003 Ford F-150 shoot spark plugs out of the headers I don"t know why but this ids the 3rd time it has happened and if it would be possible to start a recall on the headers to change them to a 8 thread instead of 4.

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2003 Ford F-150 crew cab , 4. 6 triton engine. Spark plug blew while on highway. Normal driving with no load in truck. No warning before failure. The truck has just over 100,000 miles.

2001 Ford f150 supercrew 5. 4l. While driving this vehicle the spark plug forcibly came out of the cylinder head. Vehicle was not able to be driven after blowout of spark plug. Vehicle had to be towed to garage. Not sure how or why this happened.

Ford triton v8-4. 6l spark plug ejection on #2 plug. This has now happened to me as I was driving at 60mph and it blew it out and the coil spring is now down on top of the piston and smashed within seconds. Towed to Ford dealership and mechanic admitted this was common but no recalls. He scoped the cylinder with bore scope to find the coil spring smashed so bad it could not be retrieved. Estimated cost is $3500. 00 plus remove head and clean out. Can I claim this back to Ford?.

Normal driving when the spark plug blew out of the motor leaving me and my kids stranded still trying to correct problem this is the second time repair bill approximately $3000.

Own 2000 f150 with 4. 6 motor. Right rear spark plug blew completely out on trip from wyoming to vermont. On a Sunday so had to complete the run, fixed it with a spark plug insert and replaced individual coil that was blown apart by the plug, but truck has not run right since. What is being done about this as it seems to be a very common complaint ?.

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2004 Ford f150 with issue during spark plug replacement. Consumer states that it is impossible to remove spark plugs without breaking them causing more money to be spent to get the dealer or mechanic to fix it. The consumer stated once that happens it involves removing the head and incurring charges of $2,000 to $2, 5000 in labor costs.

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Spark plug ejected from engine.

From a moving left turn, the engine cut out/shutoff. No sputter, no warning signals. This is the only occurrence at this time. Dealership contacted.

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2005 Ford f150 v8 4. 6l driving down the road, spark plug popped out of the head. 65,000 miles, original plugs.

I own a 2004 Ford f150 5. 4 liter engine. I have never changed the spark plugs. I driving and a spark plug blew out of the engine. This could be a serious problem and expensive and not created by me,it has to be a defect. The gas vapors coming out of the plug hole could start a fire.

Ford spark plugs fail and are unable to be removed without damage, requiring special tool or significant cost.

I have a 2001 Ford F-150 with 195,000 miles on it ,. . I am the third owner and have not had any problems with it until now. . I was driving down the road and suddenly heard a loud disturbing sound coming from the engine compartment,. . I pulled over and shut the truck off immediately,. . I opened the hood and did not see anything wrong, so I started it back up and the same noise could be heard,. . I looked under the hood and could see a spark by where a spark plug would be,. . I shut the truck off and investigated a little bit,. . I noticed that the coil was off and the spark plug was laying by the valve cover,. . . I had to call my brother to haul the truck home since I knew that driving it like that could cause engine problems,. . After doing a little research about this problem, I found that spark plugs popping out of their holes is kind of a common thing for Ford triton engines. Why has this issue not been addressed by Ford motor company yet,. . . I have been told that they have known about tit for quit some time and haven't been forced to fix the problem so they probably wont send out a recall for this. . . What can b e done to fix this problem !!!.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. While the contact was at work she was informed that the front end of her vehicle had caught on fire. The hood of the vehicle, interior, and both front end tires were burned and damaged beyond repair. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire and the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership or the insurance company. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 270000. The VIN number was unavailable.

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My 2001 Ford F-150 truck had one of the sparkplugs eject from the cylinder head. The vehicle has approximately 118,000 miles. My concern is that this could have ignited into a fire since gas fumes are coming out of the sparkplug opening.

I was driving my truck and heard a loud pop, as if a tire had blown or drive component broke. My truck began to run rough and shake after the noise and continued when I came to a stop very shortly after the sound. It also continued after I came to a stop and put my truck in park. Also, it increased in severity but lessened in time interval, of an obvious knock. I learned I had blown a spark plug out of my head, taking the threads in the head with it. The two options are to remove the head from the motor, which costs about what the truck is worth, or to fix it with the head on the motor and take chances that no metal shavings enter the cylinders. Both options require a heli-coil for the head. I had to heli-coil my head to replace the spark plug since there were no threads for the spark plug to attach to.

Sparkplug blowing out.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. While parked he noticed flames from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was completely destroyed. A fire report was available. The cause of the failure has not been determined. A technician from the dealer stated that his complaint would be forwarded to the office of general council and that they will give him a call back. The vehicle was towed to a Ford collision center for inspection. The failure and current mileages were 125000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. Upon vehicle inspection, a technician from the dealer stated that the spark plugs would fractured soon, if they were not repaired. Shortly after the advisement, the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the sparks plugs would have to be replaced at the owners expense because they have fractured. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure and current mileages were 48000.

Spark plug was ejected from the engine stripping the threads in the head, and causing the truck to die in the middle of the road. Dealership gave a bulletin reporting that there is a problem, and reports that it happens all the time. Ford refusing to help. According to the dealership repair will cost $2,100. I was picking up my 3 yr. Old daughter, and if this problem would have happened 10 minutes later I would have been crossing a busy intersection with my daughter in the truck. Once I get me truck fixed who is to say that one of the other cylinders won't do the same thing! I feel the truck is unsafe to have my daughter in it. What if this would have happened when pulling onto the interstate. The bulletin says that this has been an issue since 1997, when is someone going to make sure that they are held responsible. How do I even know that this is not a problem that is still ongoing?.

The #3 cylinder spark plug blew out on my 2001 Ford F-150 lariat. My truck has the 5. 4 liter engine and it has 139,000 miles. I was driving approximately 15 mph and the spark plug blew out. There was a loud "popping" noise from the engine compartment. Upon investigation I found the #3 cylinder spark plug had blown out and also destroyed the coil on top of the spark plug.

Blown spark plug from 2001 F-150 (lightning) note: this is the third blown spark plug. The first time Ford replaced the entire head (under warranty). The next two were out of my pocket (at $1k each).

I have a 2002 Ford f150 supercrew harley davidson edition with a triton 5. 4 l engine. I placed the truck in drive and heard a pop and then a continued rhythmic popping. I opened the hood and could tell air was coming from the #4 cylinder. I turned off the engine and investigated further. The spark plug had blown completely out of the head and broke the ignition coil attached to the spark plug wire. So far this is the only incident for me but after researching online, for possible repairs solutions, I found that this is way too common of a problem with these Ford engines. I am only glad it happened while I was pulling out of my garage. If that had happened at speed on the highway with the engine temperature up there could have been a serious situation. After reading all the problems so many others have had, I am afraid of when this could happen again!.

My Ford F-150 just blew out the 2nd spark plug in a month. Truck has 74,000 miles and the repair isn't covered by Ford. Original plugs, so can't be due to wrong torque specs. Luckily it happened as I pulled into my driveway, and I was able to shut it down before it caught fire.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-150. She noticed that there were fire balls under the vehicle, near the front driver side wheel and floor board. The fire department was not notified. There were no injuries. Prior to the failure, the abs light fuse was replaced continuosly. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 140000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford f150. During a routine inspection a technician concluded that five of the eight spark plugs separated from the engine head; however, no repairs were made. The manufacturer was notified and no assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he was alerted by the fire department that his vehicle was on fire. As a result the vehicle was completely destroyed. The vehicle has not been inspected by a technician. The current and failure mileages were 140000.

The spark plugs are being blown out of cylinder heads on all size triton engines. This occurred on my 2002 Ford f150, and on my father in-laws expedition. This was on a triton v-8 and v-10s. When I took it to the dealership in ft wayne indiana they informed me that this is common on these engines I also spoke with Ford customer care and they claim that this is common. They wont recall it because they claim that this is not a safety issue. I feel that this is a safety issue because it does not shut off the fuel supply to that cylinder. Not to mention it just happens with out any sort of warning luckily I was able to limp my truck to the closest Ford dealership in my area. With my father in -laws expedition he was just outside of town on his way to arkansas when his blew out. The only remedy is a healy coil or replace the head, thankfully the coil is reasonable in cost but wont last forever.