Loud Engine Noise problems of the 2001 Ford F-250

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-250 sd. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, he heard a loud noise as the vehicle began to lose power. Upon further investigation he noticed that a spark plug had been expelled from the engine at a high rate of speed. He could also smell gasoline on the engine. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that there was not enough thread in the aluminum head to hold the spark plug. A heli coil was needed in order to add more threads. The contact stated that it was the second recurrence of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.

Was driving truck all of sudden I heard a loud pop then loud sound coming from under the hood. Called husband and took truck back home (approximately 2 miles). Husband started researching problem and found online that several people have had spark plugs explode and heard similar sound, this caused him to remove wires and inspect spark plugs. One of the spark plug had popped out and now the threads can't be used. I believe this is a known problem and Ford should be responsible for the damage.

Within 6000 miles of tune-up from Ford dealership in salem, va. A spark plug on passenger side 3rd back came out of head of engine causing loud noises and damage to head , was taken to garage and was told by them and numerous other garages I called that it would cost 800. 00 plus if was fixed on vehicle by tool from snap-on and no guarantee , to 2000. 00 plus dollars for head to be taken off vehicle and still no guarantee because of aluminum heads on a 2001 F-250 super duty truck and I am on a fixed income and according to other garages this is an ongoing problem with Ford trucks with 5. 4 liter motors.

Driving on the road, and this god awful loud noise from under the hood. According to the dealer a spark plug blew out of the head. The correction was to replace the entire head, the patch fix would have cost 1,000. 00, but with no warranty. I have a friend who works at Ford in michigan and this is why I am in touch with you people. Nhtsa action #dpo5005 addresses the problem about the aluminum heads and the problems with plugs ejecting from the heads. The dealer has done all the work on this truck, and this repair was 3,509. 80. Ford should step up to the plate , an agree there has been a problem. If this week the other side goes that will be 7,000. 00 and not even a new engine, just 2 heads if nothing else happens.

While driving home with 4 kids in our family f250 Ford pick up truck a loud noise, which sounded like gunfire, came from the truck. I stopped as fast as I could and had all of my kids run for safety. I called my brother n law and was screaming hysterically that I thought someone had been shooting at me. He started laughing at me and was quite familiar with what was going on because this was a common thing with Ford. The spark plug actually blew out of the head. I contacted Ford and they just brushed me off, this is a very serious problem that spark plug could of came through the windshield and killed one of my kids something needs to be done.