Engine Problems of Ford F-250 - part 1

On vacation in maine with my 2001 Ford f250 super duty I was driving down a very narrow, heavily wooded two lane road at about 20 mph, suddenly and without warning a loud bang under the hood occured. Difficult to pull over safely and investigate. I had to drive several hundred feet to try to get on a straight away for safety. There were several log trucks that had to pass as well as other traffic. I discovered that the #6 spark plug had "blown out" of its hole and destroyed the threads, coil pack, and spark plug. After getting the truck to a repair facility the owner/mechanic informed me that this 5. 4l triton engine does this all the time. He informed me that he repairs two or three of these a week, in fact there is a "repair kit" available from most auto part stores. Doing some research after getting home I discovered that this is a chronic Ford problem that they refuse to address. I will be selling this truck because it is a huge safety issue for me. I dont need to be stranded on back country roads or interstates with any of the other 7 spark plugs ready to launch from my engine without warning or cause.

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I was traveling on I-90 in erie,PA and a spark plug blew out of the motor. I lost all power and was nearly hit from behind. The truck is a Ford F-250 with a tritan 5. 4 l motor.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford f250. The contact stated while driving 5 mph the engine caught on fire. There were flames coming from under the vehicle. After stopping on the side of the road, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and put the fire out. A report was available if needed. The origin of the fire was unknown. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who will inspect the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted who stated they will send a representative out within the next twenty days to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 220,000.

While driving my 2001 Ford f250 5. 4 l v8 engine powered truck the second (2nd) spark plug on the passenger side of the engine blew out (was ejected) from the head. This was an original spark plug on the 2001 f250 truck with 75300 original miles on it.

Spark plug ejected from the motor while driving. Blew out the coil and stripped the threads. 5. 4 liter triton engine with 122,000 miles.

Ford 5. 4 litre triton v8 spark plug ejection.

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Ford f250 v-10 engine blowning out spark plugs.

Have a 2003 Ford F-250 with the 5. 4l triton engine I have owned the truck approx. 6months and in a matter of 1000 miles I have blown 2 spark plugs and inserts out, this repair has cost me $300 each time and $150 in towing fees,I am waiting to see when the other ones will blow, this problem is well known by all mechanics and make the repairs often, if this problem is so well known maybe Ford should address this issue and demand a recall of all vehicles with this well known issue, this problem also causes other issues, like engine fires due to the fuel fumes escaping from where the spark plug should be, when I try to research this problem I see that there is a website dedicated to this truck and problem so apparently Ford is waiting for an engine blowup to kill someone before they take this seriously.

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Have a 2003 Ford F-250 with the 5. 4l triton engine I have owned the truck approx. 6months and in a matter of 1000 miles I have blown 2 spark plugs and inserts out, this repair has cost me $300 each time and $150 in towing fees,I am waiting to see when the other ones will blow, this problem is well known by all mechanics and make the repairs often, if this problem is so well known maybe Ford should address this issue and demand a recall of all vehicles with this well known issue, this problem also causes other issues, like engine fires due to the fuel fumes escaping from where the spark plug should be, when I try to research this problem I see that there is a website dedicated to this truck and problem so apparently Ford is waiting for an engine blowup to kill someone before they take this seriously.

I purchased a 2006 Ford f 250 with the triton 54 . I had it for 2 days when the motor started ticking. I'm told that it's a spark plug issue and no one is willing to work on it due to the high cost of fixing the problem when the plugs break off in the head and they also said it will probably blow a sparkplug out . This will cost aprox. $3000 to fix .

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1999 Ford f250 original owner, 150k miles maintained by Ford dealer. Spark plugs replaced at 100k miles per maintenance schedule. #3 blew out on 12/10/10. This is a known issue with the Ford modular engines and causes damage to the interior of the engine compartment and components in the engine bay. Has been known to start a fire. Could cause serious injury or death if someone was looking in the engine bay when a spark plug blows out. Needs to be addressed before someone is seriously injured.

During wet weather conditions (humidity and rain especially) and after approximately 30-40 minutes of steady state driving on at freeway speeds; the truck will hesitate when the accelerator pedal is pressed to the floor. The engine rpm will increase with the transmission downshift, then the engine rpm will immediately fall back down by about 500 rpm for approximately 5-7 seconds before returning to a full thottle engine speed. During this time of rpm fluctuation it feels/sounds like a stumble and/or miss in the engine. This is a common occurrence and when weather conditions are as described above can be duplicated easily. This issue is of real concern when merging into traffic or attempting to pass another car. The truck feels like it is going to accelerate into traffic, then all of a sudden momentarily looses power leaving the driver and passengers of the truck vulnerable to a collision with another vehicle. So far my truck has been to the Ford dealership multiple time for multiple days. They have not been able to cure the problem. They have hookup up vehicle data recorders multiple time without success. They did find inconsistencies in the map sensor readings which was subsequently replaced, however the problem persists.

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I own a 1999 F-250 truck with a v-10. Recently returning from an out of town trip one of the spark plugs blew out of the cylinder head while driving on the highway. Immediately lost power and pulled onto the shoulder. Speed limit for this section was posted for 75 mph. Limped the vehicle home for approximately 25 miles with a strong odor of gas, was worried of potential engine fire but needed to get home with my travel trailer and atv. Did not want to leave all this on the side of the road. After internet research seams that this is a common problem with the Ford triton motor design. Poor engineering.

Heat shield around turbos on 08 F-250 with the 6. 4 diesel is losing its shape and beginning to hang too close to the turbo and can catch fire. This is a poor design with no clips to hold it in place.

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My 1999 Ford F-250 sd. Blew a spark plug out of the number four cylinder and a gasoline vapor fire started. I got the fire out and discovered the problem. The spark plug was laying on top of the engine with approximately four threads of aluminum attached to its threads. How can Ford have sooooo many of this exact issue and not have a recall?please help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Brand new Ford f250 diesel. Rear main seal "leaking like a sieve" according to Ford dealership mechanic. Major fire concern. Vehicle has <8,000 miles, bought new by consumer, driven only on the highway without towing or heavy loads.

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Ongoing problem with the 6. 0 diesel in the 2005 Ford f250 super duty trucks.

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I was driving my 2003 Ford F-250 when a spark plug blew out of the cylinder head breaking the coil, and causing the truck to run on 7 cylinders. My truck has only 72340 miles on it and those are the original spark plugs from the factory.

I have a 2002 Ford f250 with a triton v* engine. To this date, it has blown out 5 spark plugs! so far, the repairs have run over $1000 to fix this, and with three more to go, I can foresee at least another $750, which I can ill afford.

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I had a spark plug blow out of my cylinder head of my Ford f250 2002 with 79,000 miles on it.

Spark plug blows out of cylinder head and takes coil pack with it.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f250 superduty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the engine ejected spark plugs. The vehicle was taken to a licensed mechanic and repaired by adding an insert into the engine head. The failure had occurred again after the repair was performed. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. The current mileage was approximately 85,400.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. When the contact would attempt to start his vehicle he noticed that the key would turn inside the ignition but the engine would not start. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic shop where the contact was informed that the injector driving module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 160000.

Ford 250 light duty truck blew #4 plug out of head while driving approximately 35 mph. Truck odometer registered 88,000 miles and affected spark plug was the original equipment. Vehicle had to be towed tenvoorde Ford, saint cloud mn to effect repair. Repairs involved an insert kit for the #4 cylinder and totaled $950. 00. Vehicle was operating in traffic at the time of the incident, the blown plug created a noteworthy distraction and sudden loss of power requiring the vehicle to be maneuvered out of the traffic stream. This problem has been well documented from dealership databases to internet forums; everyone in the know is aware of this issue. It is not uncommon, but there seems to be a consensus that we're on our own. Ford needs to cowboy up with recall to fix the problem.

2001 Ford F-250 sd 6. 8l v-10, spark plug on the number eight cylinder blew out of the head while driving at approx. 15-20 mph. The threads on the cylinder head are non-existent at this point, the coil was destroyed, and the vehicle is undrivable. After researching, I have found this to be a known problem on several models from Ford. The vehicle is currently awaiting inspection and repair by a local Ford dealership. I have been told by the service writer that it is a known problem, but that Ford will not provide a covered repair. I have been told that if the head is repairable without removal from the vehicle, the cost will be approx. $750. 00 with no guarantee that it will not re-occur. If the cylinder head must be removed, the cost is between three and four thousand dollars. I will be retaining the old parts.

Traveling at 52mph spark plug blew out. 2003 Ford f250 5. 4l.

I have had two (2) spark plugs blow from my engine on two (2) separate occasions (1999 Ford f250 with 5. 4 litre v8 with 150,000 km's). I'm not getting any cooperation from my dealer and in the research I have done on the net, it appears that this is a problem with several models and engines. Both times the dealer has repaired it with a "healy coil" at a cost of approximately $560 plus towing costs. Very dangerous as gas is ejected into the engine compartment. It appears that Ford has issued a technical bulletin to their dealers and the solution is to replace the defective cylinder head. Ok if you are under warranty. It will cost you approximately $3500 in canada to fix Ford's defective part if you aren't.

I own a 1999 Ford F-250. The truck has had 3 spark plugs blow out of the engine spontaneously while I was driving at approximately 60mph each time. The truck has received proper maintenance. I am finally reporting it after I started to research and found out that this is a well known Ford defect that they will not admit to. The engine in question is a 5. 4l v-8.

Spark plug blow out from a triton v 10 6. 8 l engine.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f250 super duty. The contact stated that the vehicle began to pump out coolant and smoke. The dealer stated that the head gasket needed to be replaced. Upon further investigation, the contact found that this was a common issue with this particular vehicle, and was associated with the bolts used for the head gasket. There were no recalls for the vehicle and the manufacturer had not been notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 140,000.

My 2001 f250 with 5. 4l triton engine has blown out 4 spark plugs over the last year. Each repair has been around $600. This has to be a defect. Ford didn't advise me that this was a common issue. Had I known, I would have put in a different motor or heads as I have spent that much in repairs and towing.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-250 sd. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, smoke was seen coming from under the front hood of the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed that the spark plug had separated from the engine. The dealer replaced the engine numerous times, but the failure continuously recurred. The manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 103,000. Updated 05/08/lj updated 05/14/12.

Spark plug blow out on my 2001 Ford f250 5. 4 liter engine.

While driving 65 mph on the freeway, the spark plug blew out of the engine. Now I am looking for a way to repair this. There is no way to put an new spark plug in the vehicle. I researched this problem online and seems to be a big problem with Ford vehicles.

Ford 5. 4l spark plugs. I just experienced my third blowout. Luckily, I was close to home and did unplug the fuel injector. Someone less knowledgeable may have driven their vehicle and with unburned gasoline pumping onto a hot engine, with the blownout spark plug near by, thus causing a fire, or worse an explosion. It is my recommendation that Ford be required to replace the cylinder heads on the defective vehicles, at their expense, with their newly redesigned cylinder heads. If the cylinder heads were not defective, they would not have redesigned them!!! does someone need to die in a serious automobile fire, before they are forced to rectify their problem? if they can ask the federal government to bail them out, they can step up and take care of the mess they have created.