1993 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WITH A MANUFACURER ENGINE. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURREG AGAIN IN THE NEWLY INSTALLED ENGINE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A SCRAP ENGINE. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 230,000

LEFT FOR WORK ON THIS DAY IN THE USUAL MANNER. TURNED ONTO US 19 FROM US 64. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOPLIGHT THE TRUCK BACKFIRED OUT OF THE EXHAUST, I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT BACKFIRED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. I LOOKED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT. WHEN I STOPPED THE SMOKE BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRETRUCKS GOT THERE THE ENTIRE MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE BLAZING. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

1. REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT ON 1993 FORD F-150. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT, LET WATER AND SALT COLLECT IN THE SUPPORT. CAUSING RAPID RUST AND FAILURE OF SUPPORT. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE IF THIS PART WOULD FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FORD DEALER HERE IN TOWN TOLD ME AT THE PARTS COUNTER, WHEN I BOUGHT THIS PART THAT THEY SELL 5 OR 7 SUPPORTS A WEEK. THIS TELLS ME THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. IN THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT. 2. THE EMISSION SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN WHICH LETS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CAB. THE PIPE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE HEADS OF THE ENGINE, IS SUPPOSE TO PUMP FRESH AIR INTO THE EXHAUST TO HELP IT BURN CLEANER. BUT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS YEAR IS THAT IT SPLITS APART AND RUST CAUSING FUMES INTO THE CAB. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT JUST MINE. I KNOW MEN WHO HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK 1993 FORD F-150 WITH A V-8 302 IN IT THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS POINTS OUT A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS BOTH SAFETY FOR HUMAN BUT ALSO EMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THESE CONCERNS. SHORT ANSWER IS THEY TELL ME TO FIX IT MYSELF. I ALSO REALIZE THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT A 1993 TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THESE ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES. I BELIEVE THAT THESE ISSUES ARE DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. NOT JUST MINE BUT OTHER MEN THAT I KNOW. I WOULD YOU TO LOOK INTO THESE POINTS PLEASE. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

DT:CONSUMER REPLACED FAN MOTOR TWICE BEFORE INCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON STATE ROAD 441 WHEN SMOKE CAME INTO CAB FROM VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH HELP FROM AN OFF DUTY FIREMAN. THE FIRE SPREAD TO INSIDE THE CAB. CONSUMER KEPT THE FAN HOUSING WHICH HAD BURNED INTO THE FIREWALL. FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FAN MOTOR STARTED FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Mileage: 115,000

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT OIL FROM THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACTED.*AK

Mileage: 63,000

OIL PAN IS RUSTING OUT AN LEAKING OIL

Mileage: 57,000

THE OIL PAN LEAKED OIL. *JB....*AK

THE OIL PAN LEAKED OIL. *JB

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE ERRUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JG

CONSUMER COMMENTS THAT VEHICLE IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TT

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED OIL PAN WAS RUSTED FROM INSIDE, CAUSING THE OIL PAN TO LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SHACKELS ON REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK THE OIL PAN HAD RUST FROM OUTSIDE AND WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CONSUMER REPLACED IT AT HIS EXPENSE. *YH

CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF OIL PAN WHICH HAD RUSTED, THIS CAUSED OIL PAN GASKET TO BLOWOUT.*AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.*SLC

CONSUMER STATED THE OIL PAN IS RUSTING, AND OIL IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE OIL PAN HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST.*SLC

OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *SLC

I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK FOR THE FIRST 5 YEARS. BUT AFTER THAT EVEN WITH TAKING GREAT CARE OF THE TRUCK IT STARTED TO FAIL THE ALTENATOR....$400,REPLACING 2 EXHAUST TUBES FOR EMISSIONS $450,REAR SPRING SHACKELS AND MOUNT $450, THE TRANS MISSION IS NOW FAILING COST NOT KNOWN YET, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT DOORS DON'T LINE UP ANYMORE WATER LEAKS IN,LOWER SHEETMETAL OF TRUCK BED RUSTING THROUGH PAINT EVEN WITH BEING WAXED MANY MANY TIMES,VENT WINDOWS LEAK AND ARE RUSTING, I KNOW VEHICELS NEED ALOT OF CARE BUT I THINK THE WORST PROBLEM WAS THE RUSTING OUT OF THE REAR SPRING MOUNTS AND SHACKELS THIS IS A REAL DANGER ,I HAVE NEVER HEARED OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANY VEHICLE. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER 93 F 150'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN GET THE WORD OUT TO OTHERS WITH 1993 F 150'S SO THEY CAN HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT FOR THEIR SAFETY.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING, SHOWING FRACTURE BETWEEN CYLINDERS TWO AND THREE. EXHAUST SOUNDS INCREASED BOTH DURING IDLE AND AT SPEED. NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS CRACKLING/POPPING AT IDLE AND A VERY LOUD HIGH-SPEED TURBULENCE (AS IF FROM A LARGE ENGAGED CLUTCH FAN) WHEN ACCELERATING. CRACKED MANIFOLD HAS TRIGGERED "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON LONG TRIPS (AFTER 3+ HOURS HIGHWAY DRIVING). HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT THE CRACKED MANIFOLD IS A REPLACEMENT. APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY AND WITHOUT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE (I.E. DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER, OVER ROUGH TERRAIN). INCREASED EXHAUST NOISE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE WAS ONLY HEARD AT WIDE-OPEN THROTTLE, AND PROGRESSED TO A FULL-TIME LEAK WITHIN 30 DAYS. OTHER STORIES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE ABOUND, I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE OF DESIGN.*AK

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL THROUGH OUT OIL GASKET, AND IT LEAKED ON EXHAUST PIPE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE FILLING FIRST TANK FUEL WOULD TRAVEL TO SECOND TANK AND SPILL OUT. *AK BOTH PUMPS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, THE OXYGEN SESOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PLUG WIRES WERE REROUTED. *YH

WITHIN 60,000 MILES OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

OIL PAN RUSTED OUT. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.*AK

STALLS , LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DEALER TESTED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE

ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING ONLY IN HEAVEY TRAFFIC; DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH,NO WARRANTY,FIRE HAZARD. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT, LEAKING OIL, NO RECALL!!!! THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. NO WARRANTY. *AK

#7 PISTON BURNED UP. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED FROM FORD MOTOR CO. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ONCE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, FUEL RETURNS FROM THE FRONT TANK BACK TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THE BACK TANK IS FULL, IT CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE TANK. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V125000 FUEL TANK: AUXILIARY SELECTOR AND SWITCH. PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, IT TAKES 20-30 MINUTES FOR RESTART THE VEHICLE. *YH

OIL PAN RUSTING OUT

HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON & THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE PASSENGER HAS MS & WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FOOT. THE LEFT FOOT SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RADIATING HEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL & HAD SEVERAL LAYERS OF SKIN REMOVED BURNED AREA. LEFT FOOT HAS NOT PROPERLY HEALED. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE OIL PAN FALLS OFF, THAT COULD RESULT INTO A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONVERTER HEATS THE AXLE BUSHINGS AND MELTS THEM.

ENGINE OIL PAN IS RUSTED OUT, AND OIL LEAKING, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NO WARRANTY, LEAKING FOR THREE YEARS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAK DUE TO THE OIL PAN RUSTING OUT, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE OIL PAN FALLS OFF CONSUMER CAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RUSTED ENGINE OIL PAN.

DRIVE BELT FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION.

PCV VALVE FAILED.

VEHICLE FIRE.

OIL PAN LEAK. *SD

THERMOSTAT REPLACED.

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.

FLYWHEEL FAILED.

GASKET REPLACED.

ENGINE IDLE CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL, ALSO WHEN IS GOING UPHILL, ENGINE FEELS LIKE ITS JUMPING OUT OF THE TRUCK.

ENGINE FAILS PERIODICALLY.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.PLEASE DESCRIBEL. *AK

ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE.

ENGINE SHIFTED ON MOUNT IN MINOR ACCIDENT. *SD

FUEL CHECK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO OVER FLOW OUT OF THE FILL SPOUT WHEN TRANSFERRING GAS FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER.

ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. *AK

THE POLLUTION CONTROL VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ESCAPE AND BE PULLED INTO THE TRUCK'S INTERIOR. *AK

REAR FUEL TANK WHEN FULL HAS A SMELL/ODOR, REPLACED VALVE. *AK

REPLACED LEAKING OIL PAN GASKET. *AK