Six problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 1997 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This is the fourth time this has happened, the spark plug shoots out of the block and shortly after you can smell gas fumes with is an obvious fire hazard. Not only is it expensive to find a mechanic who can coil the plug back into the block, after reading about it the same incident happens to many owners who have the same truck as I do. Yet, there hasn't been a recall.
I have a 1997 Ford F-250 with with 87,000 miles on a 5. 4 liter engine. One of the spark plugs was ejected from the engine, threads and all, which also damaged the ignition coil.
Stranded on highway. Tow cost and repair.
Attempting to pass on a two line highway when spark plug blew out of engine. Vehicle is a 1997 Ford f250 4wd 80k miles. Repairs involve removing head. Cost is $2800. Vehicle worthless since don't know when another plug will blow!.
- the contact owns a 1997 Ford f250. He received a recall notice for the crankshaft position sensor. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they ran a diagnostic that showed a problem with 3 sensors. The contact is a mechanic so he remedied the recall himself. When he contacted the manufacturer for reimbursement of the parts and labor he was advised that they would only reimburse him for the crankshaft position sensor and that they would not reimburse him for the other parts or labor. The current mileage was 86000 and the failure mileage was 83000.
: the contact stated while parked and off, the vehicle caught on fire. There were no warnings prior to the incident. The insurance agency could not find the cause of the fire.