1999 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STARTED BREAKING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE MANIFOLD IN PLACE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 291,000.

Mileage: 291,000

STARTED THE TRUCK UP AN BLAST OFF! DONT KNOW WHERE THE PLUG WENT BUT IT WAS GONE AFTER I HEARD A LOUD BANG. *KB *TR

Mileage: 131,992

CYLINDER 5 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, WRECKING THE THREADING IN THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE COIL. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

IN MAY WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED AND THE PLUG BLEW AT SECONDS LATER I GOT IT TOWED TO THE SHOP FIXED IT WITH THE HELI-COIL KIT DAYS LATER AS I WAS GOING UP A STEEP HILL HEARD A POPPING SOUND BROUGHT IT RIGHT TO THE SHOP ANOTHER PLUG WAS READY TO EJECT THEY PULLED ALL PLUGS ANTI SEIZED THEM GOOD FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW IN SEPT IT IS READY TO LOSE ANOTHER PLUG. MY TRUCK IS A 1999 FORD F-150 TRITON. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD F-150 4X 4 WITH A TRITON 5.4 V-8 ENGINE USED. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 140,000 WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I ONLY DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK IN LAS VEGAS, NV (APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ROUND TRIP) AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH. THE ENGINE BLEW THE BACK PLUG AT 163,000. BECAUSE IT WAS THE BACK PLUG THE LABOR TO REPAIR WAS HIGH (PULL THE ENGINE). THE DIFFERENCE IN PUTTING HELICOILS (ALL EIGHT PLUGS) IN AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE SO I ORDER A LONG BLOCK FULL ENGINE FROM FORD WITH STIPULATIONS IT CORRECTED THE DESIGN FLAW. THE ENGINE COST ALMOST $7000 WHEN ALL WAS DONE AND COMPLETE. FORD WARRANTY THE ENGINE 3 YEARS AND 75,000 MILES. I FIGURED THIS CORRECTED THE ISSUES WITH THE SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT. WELL AT THE 4 YEAR POINT AND APPROXIMATE 25,000 MILES THE NEW ENGINE BLEW A PLUG. FORD AND THE DEALER (WHOM WE PURCHASED THE ENGINE FROM) SAY IT IS OUR PROBLEM. THE DEALER (PARTS MANAGER) ACTUALLY SAID SINCE I WAS NOT A FREQUENT CUSTOMER AND HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED THEY DID NOT SEE A WAY TO HELP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND BELIEVE IT IS DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING STEEL INSERTS PUT IN ALL OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLES SO I MIGHT GET USE OUT OF A HEFTY INVESTMENT IN A MOTOR WITH A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH FORD WILL NOT BACK. I OWN A FORD CROWN VICTORY, A MERCURY MARQUIS LS, AND THE F-150 TRUCK . . . THESE ARE THE LAST VEHICLES I WILL OWN FROM FORD. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECTED TWICE NOW WITHIN 3000 MILES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME FORD ENGINES. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY SCARY DUE TO THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTERWARDS WITH THE ENGINE BEING SO HOT. IT NOW SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A COSTLY PROBLEM TO FIX. EVEN WORSE, THE FIX IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN TO THE REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HEADS. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-150, 5.4L V-8 TRITON. I RECENTLY HAD A TUNE UP IN DECEMBER 2010 WITH ALL EIGHT SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES CHANGED OUT FOR A MERE $700. IN FEB 2011, AS I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, I HEARD A LOUD POP THEN MY ENGINE STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A TRACTOR WITHOUT A MUFFLER ON IT. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED WRECKER TO RETURN THE TRUCK TO MY HOUSE, OUT OF POCKET $60, NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT ENGINES. I CALLED THE REPAIR CENTER WHO THEN HAD IT TRANSFERRED BACK TO THEIR SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE #8 PLUG HAD COMPLETELY SHOT OUT RIPPING THE COIL WITH IT. THEY FIXED THAT, NOW TWO WEEKS LATER, THE #7 PLUG IS FOULED ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND A FINANCIAL BURDEN, AS I READ OTHER STATEMENTS OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE ISSUES WITH FORD, CONSIDERING FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT. PLEASE RE-OPEN THIS INVESTIGATION AND FORCE FORD TO ISSUE RECALL SO THAT THOSE OF US WHO ARE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED CAN HAVE OUR TRUCKS REPAIRED. OTHERWISE I CAN ASSURE THAT I WILL NEVER BUY FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 270,000

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON SUBURBAN TWO LANE HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUBSEQUENT RHYTHMIC POPPING SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGINE MISFIRING. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE # 4 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG LYING ON THE VALVE COVER; UN ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE THREADS "BLOWN OUT" OF THE HEAD AND HAD TO UTILIZE A HELI-COIL KIT TO REPAIR. THE SPARK PLUG WAS A MOTORCRAFT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PART. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRITON 5.4 LITER ENGINE. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM ORIGINATING FROM UNDUE STRESS FRACTURES IN THE ALUMINUM HEAD AFTER CONTINUED USE AND INHERENT THERMAL DIFFERENTIAL RATES (EXPANSIONS/CONTRACTIONS) OF THE TWO DIFFERENT METALS; I.E. STEEL SPARK PLUG VS. ALUMINUM ALLOY HEAD. POOR ENGINEERING !! I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE F150 WITH 140K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

1999 FORD TRITON 5,4L. #2 SPARKPLUG THREAD FAILURE. THE SPARKPLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF HEAD AND IGNITED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

FORD F-150 5.4L TRITON ENGINE - BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG...PLUG EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE WHILE - SMOKE, MINOR FIRE... *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE 2007, FOUR SPARK PLUGS WORKED THEIR WAY OUT OF THE HEAD AND BLEW OUT THE CYLINDER. EACH TIME, HE WOULD INSTALL A NEW PLUG AND IGNITION COIL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING 1/4 MILE AND THEN PARKING THE VEHICLE NEAR THE GARAGE THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS TURNED OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF UPDATED 09/20/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 09/20/10.*JB UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPT. DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. SIX DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. UPDATED 08/02/11

Mileage: 120,000

I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS AND JUST TODAY I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD CREATING A LOUD KNOCKING/TICKING NOISE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS CAN CREATE ENGINE FIRES WHICH CAN BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JULY 2009 WHILE DRIVING, THE COIL PACK BECAME DISLOCATED ALONG WITH A SMALL PIECE OF THE SPARK PLUG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THREADING ON THE SPARK PLUGS WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE, CAUSING THE PLUGS TO FAIL DUE TO ENGINE MOVEMENT. THE FUEL LINE WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED, A FIRE COULD RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IN JULY 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,179.

Mileage: 123,179

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MILES, I PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER MY WIFE AND I SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN I INVESTIGATED, I FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE TRUCK IN FLAMES. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL. FIRE COMPANY WAS REQUIRED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. EVERYTHING FORWARD OFTHE FIREWALL WAS DESTROYED. *TR

Mileage: 30,500

MY 1999 FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO THE HOUSE. APPARENTLY IT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. IT IS NOW A BURNED-OUT SHELL OF A TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS WORKING FROM HOME AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT SO THE HOUSE DID NOT SUFFER MUCH DAMAGE. I DID LOSE A FEW THOUSAND $ WORTH OF TOOLS IN THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE. HE WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR HEAD SENDING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE MOTOR HEAD HOLE WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT WAS DRILLED TOO LARGE.THE GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR HEAD IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS $700.00.THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

I OWN A USED 1999 FORD F-150 5.4L ENGINE. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 117,500 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY, I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING TYPE NOISE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING OPENED THE HOOD. JUST AS I DID, THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CAME WITHIN 3" OF MY SKULL ALMOST KILLING ME. TOOK IT RIGHT OVER TO THE POWER FORD DEALER IN TUSTIN, CA. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSIS FEE TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW. I TOLD THEM THEY BETTER ASSURE ME THAT THE REMAINING 7 PLUGS WON'T DO THE SAME THING OR I MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED AND A LAW SUIT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFINITE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND OUT OF WARRANTY SO TO SPEAK, BUT IT A UNIQUE PROBLEM ALL IT'S OWN. THIS HAS TO LEAD TO A RECALL. IT IS FAR TO DANGEROUS AND IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS COME UP WITH TOYOTA RECENTLY WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE THINGS , THESE SERIOUS DANGER TO CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO SAVE FORD A FEW $. I AM ALSO GOING TO WRITE TO CONGRESS. *TR

Mileage: 117,850

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT ON 1999 FORD F150 WITH 5.4L TRITON V8. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD MODULAR ENGINES. TODAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP COME FROM MY ENGINE BAY AS I ACCELERATED AND THEN THE SOUND OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE A MASSIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUG ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAD EJECTED AND BROKE THE COIL WITH IT. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAD ONLY DAMAGED THE THREADS ON THE SPARK PLUG AND SHEARED THE COIL AT ITS MOUNT, INSTEAD OF DAMAGING THE THREADS ON THE HEAD, BUT FROM READING THE MULTIPLE OTHER STORIES ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING, IT SEEMS THAT I AM LUCKIER THAN MOST. I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT BY REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG, BOOT, AND COIL, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD WHEN IT HAPPENS. I DON'T SEE WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL SINCE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SCARING A DRIVER WHEN THEY HEAR A LOUD EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT HAPPENS, OR POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE AS FUEL/AIR VAPORS ESCAPE THE ENGINE AND THE SPARK PLUG COULD POSSIBLY IGNITE IT OUTSIDE THE ENGINE, AND BEING RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS, POSSIBLY CAUSE MASSIVE FIRE DAMAGE WITH ITS OCCUPANTS STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE TELL FORD TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I SEE THE FIX BEING AS SIMPLE AS PUTTING STRONGER THREAD INSERTS TO PREVENT THE SPARK PLUGS FROM EJECTING. ITS RIDICULOUS US AS CAR OWNERS SHOULD HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PAY BIG BUCKS FOR A FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX. *JB *TR

Mileage: 227,000

SPARK PLUG KEEPS BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD $3,000.00 THEY FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN THEY JUST PUT IN A HELICOIL KIT AND CHARGED ME A $1,000.00. I HAVE ALSO REPLACE 2 COILS ON THIS SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ON THAT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

ACCELERATING ON RAMP TO FREEWAY HEARD A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ENGINE RAN ROUGH WHILE MAKING LOUD UNMUFFLED NOISE. FOUND THAT VEHICLE HAD BLOWN OUT #6 SPARK PLUG. FORD F-150 WITH 5.4L ENGINE, WITH 120,000, ORIGINAL OWNER. FOUND NUMEROUS INTERNET POSTINGS ON THIS PROBLEM. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, NO RECALLS OR ASSISTANCE. MAKERS FIX IS TO REPLACE HEADS, AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. FOUND SHOP OFFERING IN VEHICLE REPAIR, AND EXPECT REPAIRS TO BE DONE SHORTLY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS ON MY 1999 FORD F-150 SIMPLY BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING AT A MERE 15 MPH. AFTER INSPECTION, THAT PLUG WAS EJECTED CLEAR OF THE VEHICLE, NEVER TO BE FOUND, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE THREADS THAT IT WAS SCREWED INTO. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WAS DRIVING MY FORD ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I STOPPED NEARBY TOOK A LOOK AT IT FOUND THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT, CALLED FORD THE SAID THEY COULD FIX IT FOR 2200! *TR

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING AND ACCELERATING ROUGHLY FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER ABOUT A DAY. THE PROBLEM WOULD STOP AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. THIS LAST TIME, MARCH 27, 2009 IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR A DAY OR TWO. I WENT TO START THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND ACCELERATING ROUGHLY AGAIN. UPON TAKING IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR TWO COIL PACKS HAD FAILED AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE RAIN RUN OFF FROM THE VEHICLE DRIPPED ONTO THE REAR TWO COIL PACKS AND WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 71,000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED AT JUST OVER 72,000. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY TRUCK 1999 FORD F-150 5.4L. AS SOON AS I STARTED THE TRUCK I HEARD A LOUD BANGING, SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, OPEN THE HOOD, AND A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT THE HEAD RIPPING ALL THE THREADS OUT AND BREAKING THE COIL. SO NOW MY $14000 TRUCK IS USELESS. MY ONLY OPTIONS INCLUDE $3000 FOR NEW HEADS OR A HELI COIL KIT WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW THE SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE TO OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 1999 F150 WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE ALUMINUM HEAD HAS ONLY 4 THREADS HOLDING THE PLUG IN PLACE, CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAD BOTH HEADS REMOVED AND HAD ALL EIGHT HOLES REPAIRED...TOTAL COST WAS ABOUT $3,000. THERE WAS 80,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

1999 FORD F150 . FORD PUT ALUMINUM HEADS IN THESE VEHICLES. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE SHOOTING OUT THE SPARK PLUGS. THEY HAVE NEVER RECALLED THIS. IN THE PAST 4MOS, WE HAVE HAD 4 SPARK PLUGS SHOOT OUT. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT COST 300.00 TO REPAIR AND 200.00 FOR TOWING. NOT INCLUDING THE MONEY LOST IN WAGES, RENTING A VEHICLE ETC. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THIS AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE END OF THIS. THE DEALER SHIP WE TOOK THIS TO, SAID THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ALUMINUM HEADS AND FORD RECOGNIZES THIS NOW AND CHANGED IT. WELL, THEY DID NOT CHANGE IT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STILL HAVE THESE TRUCKS. THIS SITUATION IF VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME AS A CONSUMER. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BLOW THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 10YRS OLD. THERE ARE 4 MORE SPARK PLUGS THAT COULD GO YET. WE DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO KEEP STICKING INTO THIS TRUCK AND WE ARE IN NO FINANCIAL SITUATION TO BUY ANOTHER ONE AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE TO GET BY WITH WHAT WE HAVE, BUT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH THIS MESS. IN MY OPINION AND OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO THEIR CONSUMERS. THANK YOU, WILLIAM KRUMHUS *TR

Mileage: 160,000

HAD JUST PULLED OUT FROM INTERSECTION ONTO MAIN ROAD WHEN TRUCK DEVELOPED A SEVERE MISFIRE. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HOLE. WE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO INSTALL A NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK BUT SOME OF THE THREADS IN THE HEAD HAD BEEN DAMAGED. WE WERE TOLD THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD HOLD. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM ON THE FORD TRITON ENGINES AND THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED .THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 124,240

FORD 1999 F-150 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT & POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE 91,132 MILES. TRUCK NOT FIXED YET, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ESTIMATES. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ON THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. IN 2000, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. HE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE V8 ENGINE, ONLY THE V6 ENGINE MODEL. IN 2008, THE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL ONTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSES IT TO SMOKE. AS A RESULT, OIL GETS BENEATH THE MOTOR AND INTO THE EXHAUST, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SMOKING. THE FORD DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT KEEP THE VEHICLE PARKED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V194000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE FIGHTER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING FORD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL RAIL. UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

Mileage: 127,000

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150, 5.4L V-8 TRITON. IT HAS SPIT THE NUMBER EIGHT SPARK PLUG TWICE, AND NOW THE NUMBER SEVEN PLUG HAS BEEN EJECTED MULTIPLE TIMES. LUCKILY, MY WIFE AND KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME WHEN THESE EVENTS HAPPENED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, AND MUCH READING AND RESEARCH, AND THE FACT THAT YOUR OFFICE WILL NOT GET INVOLVED WITH THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THEM IN MY TRUCK. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY, THE COIL PACK OR SPARK PLUG WILL BE EJECTED RIGHT INTO THE FUEL RAIL AND THE COIL PACK WILL STILL BE SPARKING AND CAUSE A FIRE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOURS AND FORDS HELP WITH THIS, AS I AM A DISABLED VET ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT THIS TIME; SO MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. MAYBE SOME DAY SOMEONE WILL REALIZE THE DANGERS HERE AND HELP US! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY 1999 FORD F150 EJECTED A SPARK PLUG - DAMAGING OTHER PARTS AS IT EJECTED - THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS A RECALL A FIRE CAN EASILY HAPPEN IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND BROKE BOOT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT STILL SPRAYS GAS OUT AND COULD START A FIRE.THEN A MONTH LAITER IT DID THE SAME THING WITH ANOTHER PLUG NOT THE SAME PLUG AS THE FIRST TIME.HAD TO BUY A THREADER KIT AND NEW BOOT AND NEW PLUGS DID IT MYSELF IT HAS HAPPEN 2 TIMES AND WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN IM AFRAID IT WILL START A FIRE BECAUSE IT SPRAYS GAS OUT THE PLUG HOLE AND YOU HAVE A SPARK PLUG BOOT THERE SENDING SPARK TO THE PLUG. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

MY EMISSIONS, EGR AND 02 SENORS. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

1999 FORD F150 5.4L V8 BLEW OUT THE NUMBER FOUR (4) SPARK PLUG LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE REAR. PERSONAL RESEARCH HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A "FACTORY DEFECT" (FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT ADMIT THIS) OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH THREADS IN THE HEAD TO HOLD THE PLUG. RECOMMENDED REPAIRS INCLUDE REPLACING THE HEAD, WHICH IS $2,500 JOB. I AM USING A THREAD TAPPING DYE WITH AN INSERT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS STILL NOT PUT BACK TOGETHER AT THIS TIME. IN MY OPINION, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE HEADS ON THE 5.4L MOTORS FOR ANY AND ALL YEARS THAT HAVE HAD THESE BLOW-OUT PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #3 CYLINDER IN THE HEAD OF A 1999 FORD F-150. *TR

Mileage: 234,000

SPARK PLUG / CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE (VERY COMMON PROBLEM) 1999 FORD F150 WITH THE TRITON 5.4L V8, COST TO REPAIR WAS NEARLY $1000.00. *TR

Mileage: 105,400

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR

Mileage: 121,200

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE THYREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD WERE SHEARED OFF. THIS VEHICLE (1999 FORD F-150, 4.6L ENGINE) HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO EXCESSIVE COSTS OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 186,000

THE #4 SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. I WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 5.4L V8 TRITON MOTOR BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED TWO MONTHS AGO AND WAS NEVER INFORM AT TIME OF THE PROBLEM. I WOULD NEVER HAVE MADE THE DEAL IF I WOULD HAVE KNOW ABOUT THIS . *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING MY TUCK AT 40 MPH THERE WAS LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT I HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT 5,000 DOLLARS. *JB

Mileage: 98,000

SPARK PLUG SPIT FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. WITHIN THE LAST THIRTEEN MONTHS, TWO DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND IS DUE TO THE CASTING OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,979 AND FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,844. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

Mileage: 88,844

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,250.

Mileage: 113,250

HAVE A 1999 F150 THAT HAS A FIX RECORDED FOR THE HEAD GASKET, BUT HAS NO RECALL. EVEN THOUGH FORD KNOWS THERE IS A FAULT, AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF OR REPAY THE CONSUMER FOR FIXING, SINCE FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

1999 FORD F-150 SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT. *NM

Mileage: 98,233

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 5:30 AM, A LOAD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY RUN AND REQUIRED A TOW, THE DEALER SHIP SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO STRIPPED THREADS IN THE BLOCK. ALSO I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRUCK LOSING OIL AND THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL ON AN OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2000. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. THE LEAK IS NOW WORSE WITH OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR FOR THE PAST YEAR AND THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL MORE OFTEN. I SUSPECT THE HEAD GASKET FROM READING OTHER REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. *NM

Mileage: 87,000

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *NM

Mileage: 47,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET HAD A SMALL CHIP CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE DEALER RECOMMENDED A NEW HEAD GASKET TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE.

Mileage: 34,000

TRUCK STARTED MISSING, SPUTTERING, PINGING, RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS. VALVE SPRING BROKE IN ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 60,303

I PURCHASED MY '99 FORD F-150 IN THE SPRING OF '04. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 49,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST MONDAY (10/16/06) WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LOCAL PARKING LOT, THE #2 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD, RIPPING OUT THE THREADS THAT THE SPARK PLUG SCREWS INTO & DESTROYING THE COIL PACK LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE. MY TRUCK ON THE DAY OF FAILURE HAD 81,790 MILES ON IT. THAT'S 18,210 MILES SHORT IF THE TRUCKS FIRST MANUFACTURES SUGGESTED 100,000 MILE TUNE-UP. FORD WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE THOUGHT OF MAKING THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT RIGHT. THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME THAT THE HEAD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND AT THE COST OF $2,800.00 TO $3,000.00. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW!!! THE ALUMINUM HEADS FOR THE 5.4 L ENGINES WERE ENGINEERED WITH AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF THREADS NEEDED TO RETAIN THE SPARK PLUGS. THERE ARE ONLY 4 TO 5 THREADS TAPPED INTO THESE HEADS (APPROX. 1/4" TO 5/16" IN LENGTH) TODAY IS OCTOBER 19TH AND I HAVE PURCHASED A REPAIR KIT MANUFACTURED BY DORMAN PRODUCTS TO FIX THIS STRIPPED OUT SPARK PLUG MYSELF. THIS KIT IS SPECIFICALLY MADE BY DORMAN NOT FORD, TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OF FORDS 5.4L ENGINES. IT'S REALLY SAD THAT FORD HAS TO USE THE CONSUMERS AS GUINEA PIGS AND THEN FAIL SO MISERABLY TO BACK THEIR PRODUCT. I'M HESITANT TO CHECK THE TORQUE OF THE OTHER SEVEN PLUGS IN FEAR THAT THEY WILL NOT WITHSTAND THE RECOMMENDED 25 FOOT POUNDS OF TORQUE REQUIRED TO TIGHTEN THEM UP BUT IF I DON'T THEN IT'S RUSSIA ROULETTE AS TO WHEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BLOW OUT AND WHERE I WILL BE STRANDED WHEN IT DOES. I EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT 110%, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT BY FORD AND THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE DESIGN OF THE 5.4L ENGINES ALUMINUM HEADS PRODUCED BETWEEN YEARS OF 1997 THROUGH 2002. *NM

Mileage: 81,791

I HAVE A 99 F150 WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. REPAIR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DONE ON THE HEAD. HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS $3600 ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS $5000. I REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF FAULTY ENGINE... HOW LONG UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN?? *JB

99 FORD F-150 197K MILES. CYLINDER #3 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. ALMOST BROKE FUEL RAIL. NO FIRE HEADS REPLACED. SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD 3150.00. *JB

Mileage: 195,300

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGH SPEED STATE HIGHWAY WHEN A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD OF THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE OF HER 99 FORD F-150 XLT 4WD PICKUP. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED HOME. AFTER NUMEROUS INQUIRIES WITH FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS I WAS RUDELY INSTRUCTED NOT TO CONTACT THEM FURTHER. HER TRUCK HAD 65,909 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PAID THEM $3600 FOR THE REPAIRS AND A NEW HEAD ASSEMBLY. I'M A RETIRED AUTO TECHNICIAN WITH 50 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, SO, I CONSIDER MYSELF KNOWLEDGEABLE. I KNOW OF 5 INCIDENTS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS SUFFERING THE SAME FATE. ONE CUSTOMER HAD A TRUCK STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAT BLEW ALL 8 PLUGS OUT. ALL CUSTOMERS AFFECTED WERE TOWED TO FORD DEALERS BY US. THIS CONDITION COULD PRESENT A NASTY ACCIDENT ON A SUPER HI-WAY WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *JB

Mileage: 65,909

OIL LEAK IN HEAD GASKET DUE TO MANAFACTURING DEFECT. I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT HELPING OWNERS.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THEIR WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE #2 CYLINDER COIL WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. WHEN I PULLED THE COIL OUT THE SPARK PLUG CAME WITH IT. THE ALUMINUM ENGINE HEAD HAD STRIPPED OUT THE THREADS THAT HOLD THE SPARK PLUG. FURTHER DEALING W/ FORD DEALERSHIP, AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS TO REPLACE THE HEAD AT A COST OF 2500.00 PLUS. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

MY FORD F 150 BLEW THE #3 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD ON GOOD FRIDAY. THE TRUCK LOST POWER BUT WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON I 39 NORTH OF MADISON WI. HAD I NOT KNOWN WHAT TO DO IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. COST TO FIX THIS FAILURE WAS 4200 DOLLARS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD. *NM

Mileage: 88,000

I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FORD RECALL#99B29. MY ADDRESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY F150 HAS BEEN USING COOLANT AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. NOW THERE IS A LOUD ENGINE TICK AT STARTUP. ALL MY MILES ARE INTERSTATE MILES, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND BABIED SINCE PURCHASE. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS FACTORY DEFECT?? *JB

Mileage: 175,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE HEAD DAMAGE. THIS COST OVER $3000 TO REPAIR AND I UNDERSTAND MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME WITH ANY OF THE 8 SPARK PLUGS. *NM

Mileage: 54,240

1999 FORD F-150 WITH A 5.4L TRITON V8 ENGINE... PROBLEM: BLOWN SPARK PLUG AFTER WORK, WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE MADE A "POP" NOISE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A STEAM ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND LOUD, THUS I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE BLOWN A SPARK PLUG (OR POSSIBLY A VALVE) AND DIDN'T WANT TO SET THE ENGINE ON FIRE. I WAS STRANDED UNTIL I COULD GET ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE ENTIRE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED HEAD. OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDE TO RETREAD THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW BASED ON THE LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER USERS W/ THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME, ABOUT A MILE OUT AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN SHOT OUT OF IT'S PLACE, PER A SHOP OWNER. NOT SURE WHY IT HAPPENED YET. IT WAS STATED TO US THAT FORD HAS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR TRUCKS. WE HAVE A 99 F150 AND WONDERING IF THERE ARE MORE SUCH COMPLAINTS AND IF SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO PUSH THE ISSUE. IT COULD GET SOMEONE HURT AT SOME POINT! *NM

Mileage: 86,200

SPARK PLUG BLEW OFF WHEN I TURNED MY TRUCK ON. FORD RECOMMENDS NEW ENGINE BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT HAPPENS OFTEN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. TRUCK NEEDS REPAIR. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE HAD DIFFERENT TWO SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD AT DIFFERENT TIMES. A HELI COIL WAS USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 137,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD LOUD BANG IN ENGINE. FOUND OUT SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED. I HAVE TWO FORD VEHICLES AND THE BOTH HAD SPARK PLUGS BLOW WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. BOTH ENIGNES ARE 5.4 L. *NM

Mileage: 65,000

LEAKING HEAD GASKET @ 101K MILES. ANTIFREEZE IN #6 CYLINDER. *NM

Mileage: 101,000

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, NEAREST TO FIREWALL. THIS WAS THE THIRD COIL THAT THE CONSUMER HAD, BUT THIS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOWED IT. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. AT 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRE, BUT IT KEPT POPPING UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT THE TIRE. RAISED THE HOOD AND COULD SEE IT FLAPPING. NO LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CAME ON AND GAUGES DID NOT MOVE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 82,050

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY DOWN A WINDING MAJOR MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY IN MY 1999 FORD F150 TRUCK (5.4L V-8, 117400 MILEAGE) WHEN A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND MY TRUCK LOST POWER. THIS STARTLED ME AND I LOST MOMENTARY CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I REGAINED CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE ROAD SIDE. THE NEXT DAY (10/3/05) I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FAIRWAY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAD REPLACED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS ABOUT 10,000 MILES PREVIOUSLY. THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG". BOTH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BAD DESIGN BY FORD (NOT ENOUGH THREADS TO HOLD THE PLUG) AND THE PREVIOUS PLUG REPLACEMENT HAD NOTHING TO NO WITH PROBLEM. THEY SAID NEITHER THEY NOR FORD WOULD TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A REMANUFACTURED LEFT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD, ALL PER A FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE COST WAS $2549.35. THEY KEPT THE OLD PARTS. *NM

Mileage: 117,400

SPARK PLUG PULLED OUT OF THE MOTOR. THE COST WAS GREAT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT NOTIFY THE VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE ISSUE. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN CHANGED THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE PLUG PULLED OUT AT 81,000 MILES. THE PLUG CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED AT 100,000 MILES. THIS PROCEDURE COST ME WELL OVER $3000.00. IF FORD HAD NOTIFIED ME, AND I HAD GOTTEN THE PLUGS CHANGED THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY LESS THAT $1000.00. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER SHIP THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. AS SOON AS THE NOISE WAS HEARD I SHUT THE TRUCK ENGINE OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL THE VEHICLE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THIS DESIGN ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F150 WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL AND HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 9/20/05, MY ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT BLEW UP. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WAS MY #3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THANKFULLY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER INVESTIGATING HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM I LEARNED THIS WAS BECOMING VERY COMMON WITH FORD TRITON MOTORS AND WOULD COST APPX $3000 TO REPAIR. FORD OFFERED NO HELP OTHER THEN FOR ME TO BRING IT IN FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR, WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THEN 60K MILES AND FEEL LIKE I BOUGHT A LEMON. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

1999 F 150. THE ENGINE SPIT THE SPARK PLUG OUT AND DAMAGED THE HEAD,COIL, WIRING AND HOOD. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 1999 FORD F150 TRITON V8 TRUCK AT 56,978 MILES. CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED AT FORD DEALERSHIP AT A TOTAL COST OF $2,418.93. I WAS NOTIFIED THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

Mileage: 56,978

1. NO EVENTS LED TO FAILURE. 2. A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE ENGINE RUNS POORLY, IS LOUD AND HAS LITTLE POWER. 3. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. *JB

Mileage: 77,562

MANUFACTURING DEFECT - PLUG THREAD FAILURE VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F-150 4X WITH 5.4L TRITON AND APPROX. 45,000 MILES. WHILE UNAGGRESSIVELY ACCELLERATING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND A LOUD POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF, AND TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. NO INJURY OR CRASH OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION INDICATED A SPARK PLUG AND COIL HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. THE PLUG WAS THE 2ND FROM THE FRONT ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED SUCH THAT A NEW SPARK PLUG COULD NOT BE SEATED. A HELICOIL WAS INSTALLED FOR APPROX. $300 AND LOSS OF VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, BUT IT FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. THIS FAILURE WAS EVIDENCED BY ENGINE MISFIRE, POWER LOSS AND SLUGGISHNESS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SAME PLUG WAS NOT FIRING, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE THE HELICOIL THREADS WERE ALSO STRIPPED. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,626 WITH AND ADDITIONAL 2 WEEKS LOST VEHICLE USE (2 COMPARABLE QUOTES FROM REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR PROVIDERS WERE OBTAINED). REPAIR TIME WAS LONGER THAN USUAL AS THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM OUT-OF-STATE AND EXPEDITED SHIPPING WAS DEEMED TOO EXPENSIVE. AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE MISFIRES CONTINUOUSLY AT IDLE AND FREQUENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A 3RD TIME TO INVESTIGATE THIS CONTINUING CONDITION. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS TOWING MY TRAILER AND HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND GOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP LIKE A TIRE BLOWING AND I QUICKLY TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I LATER FOUND OUT I HAD A BLOWN PLUG AND OF COURSE IT WIPED THE THREADS AND SHOT UP AND DESTROYED MY COIL ON TOP SO I HAD A HELIXCOIL PUT IN AND A NEW COIL . MY TRUCK IS A 99 5.4 WITH 67,305 MILES ON IT WITH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PLUGS . *JB

Mileage: 67,305

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON 2ND TO LAST CYLINDER ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 1999 F150 W\ 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 155,000

DT: BOUGHT A USED TRUCK, AND AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER/THE BALL JOINTS/HE UPPER TIE RODS, AND THE CONTROL ARM ON BOTH SIDES. ENGINE MANIFOLD SPLIT, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM RUSTED. LATER, WHILE DRIVING TIE RODS CAME OFF. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DROP AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING LOT, AND AS VEHICLE WENT BACK UP THE DROP, IT SLID AND THERE WAS AN IMPACT. GOT OUT OF THE CAR, AND SAW THAT THE TIE ROD CAME OFF AND GOUGED INTO THE PAVEMENT. SPOKE TO THE MANAGER OF COUNTRY CLUB CHEVROLET, AND HE SIMPLY GAVE CONSUMER A DISCOUNT ON PARTS AND LABOR. YESTERDAY HE WENT TO A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE DEALER AND ASKED FOR THE 88-POINT INSPECTION,, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

I AM SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THE THOUSANDS OF POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE '99 FORD F-150 THAT BLOWS A SPARK PLUG BECAUSE OF TOO FEW THREADS ON THE ENGINE IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. AS A VICTIM OF THIS FAILURE, THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR IT. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS ALMOST $3000 AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT RECUR. SEEMS THAT FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES AS IT CAN LEAD TO FIRE (AS STRAIGHT GAS GOES INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) AND THE SPARK PLUG COULD SPARK AS IT BLOWS IGNITING FUMES OR FUEL. I WILL NEVER FEEL FULLY SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND AM QUITE DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD IS GETTING AWAY WITH SUCH A FAULTY DESIGN! PLEASE HELP ALL FORD F-150 OWNERS THAT WILL FALL VICTIM TO THIS COSTLY REPAIR AND DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A 1999 F-150 FORD PICK-UP TRUCK 4-2L V-6, I WAS HAVING A LOW COOLEANT PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO MCDONOUGH RADIATOR SHOP, THEY REPLACED WATER PUMP AND GASKET. IT WAS STILL LOOSING COOLEANT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD NO THERE WAS NOT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME RADIATOR SHOP AFTER A CLOSER INSPECTION THEY REMOVED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND WATER IN THE BACK TWO CYLINDERS.THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP I HAD NOT DROVE MORE THAN 3 MILES BEFORE IT STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND TOOK IT BACK IMMEADIATELY, NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE 2 BENT PUSH RODS. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO REPLACE THEM TODAY. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT HAS AN LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER "NO SERVICE" I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY BECAUSE OF THE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED. ACCORDING TO JASPER ENGINE REBUILDERS THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A POORLY DESIGNED GASKET FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM ONE OF THEIR TECH BULLITENS.

Mileage: 119,000

I HAVE A 1999 F-150 FORD PICK-UP TRUCK 4-2L V-6, I WAS HAVING A LOW COOLEANT PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO MCDONOUGH RADIATOR SHOP, THEY REPLACED WATER PUMP AND GASKET. IT WAS STILL LOOSING COOLEANT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD NO THERE WAS NOT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME RADIATOR SHOP AFTER A CLOSER INSPECTION THEY REMOVED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND WATER IN THE BACK TWO CYLINDERS.THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP I HAD NOT DROVE MORE THAN 3 MILES BEFORE IT STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND TOOK IT BACK IMMEADIATELY, NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE 2 BENT PUSH RODS. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO REPLACE THEM TODAY. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT HAS AN LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER "NO SERVICE" I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY BECAUSE OF THE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED. ACCORDING TO JASPER ENGINE REBUILDERS THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A POORLY DESIGNED GASKET FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM ONE OF THEIR TECH BULLITENS.

Mileage: 119,000

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN THE CONSUMER 1999 FORD F150 ENGAGED IN LOW RANGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK, LOSE CONTROL AND THE REAR END TO GO OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW REAR END PUT IN BUT THE TRUCK HAS CONTINUED TO GO IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. NOW THE TRUCK START ON IT'S OWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP FROM BURNING OUT THE STARTER. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AND THE RPM'S RACED INTO THE RED. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR CLICKS UNDER THE DASH WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING WHICH RESULTED IN THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED. THE RADIATOR LEAKED. *NM

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT REAR CYLINDER (PASSEGER SIDE). OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F-150 5.4L WINDSOR, ONT, CANADA ENGINE. 81,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. *JB *SC

Mileage: 59,000

DRIVER NOTICED A BROWNISH LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SITTING AT STOP LIGHT IN 1999 F-150 W/5.4 LITRE ENGINE,SLOWLY PROCEEDED THROUGH LIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY VERY LOUD AND ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED AT SIDE OF ROAD AT 3:00AM. TURNS OUT THAT SPARK PLUG RIPPED AWAY FROM CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS NOT ONLY IS AN OBVIOUS MFGR. DEFECT,BUT A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. DOUG BEEMAN. *JB

Mileage: 78,290

I HAVE A 1999 F150 TRUCK AND A 1999 EXPEDITION, BOTH HAVE A 5.4L ENGINE AND BOTH HAVE OIL LEAKS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, THEY BOTH HAVE ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

TRANSMISSION GEARS BREAKING, TIMING CHAIN LOOSENING. *JB

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE STOPPED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

*AKI WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4 LITER V-8 ENGINE WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOWN #3 SPARK PLUG DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON MY WAY TO A SOCCER GAME. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER PROBLEM. GOT IT FIXED WITH A HELICOIL FOR $400 AND SAME #3 PLUG BLEW 4 MONTHS LATER. GOT IT FIXED WITH A NEW HEAD UNIT FOR $2500. NOW I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN.

Mileage: 64,425

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-150 (AFTER A PREVIOUS FIX OF THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE), WHEN MY #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD UNIT. 2ND TIME HAPPENED, COST $2500 TO FIX. NOW I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIR WORK DUE TO FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN.*AK

Mileage: 67,263

SLIGHT TAPPING THAT OF LIKE A TAPPING VALVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING THAT I NOTICED.*AK VEHICLE HAS NOW EJECTED TWO SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL FROM THE FACTORY. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, 3RD BACK. WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT DESTROYED THE COIL OVER THE PLUG AS WELL. IT WAS REPAIRED USING A HELI-COIL SOLID STEEL INSERT WHICH WORKED OK, BUT HAS COME BACK OUT WHEN THE SPARKPLUG WAS REMOVED. LOCAL FORD DEALER QUOTED $1450.00 FOR A SINGLE NEW HEAD, NOT INSTALLED. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS THE THIRD BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS ONE KILLED THE MOTOR. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED YET, BUT ALONG WITH THE BLOWN PLUG, I HAVE WATER IN MY OIL AND THE MOTOR WILL NO LONGER TURN OVER, EVEN WITH ALL PLUGS REMOVED. I'LL BE BUYING A NEW MOTOR NOW WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY. MEANWHILE, MY WIFE MUST SIT AT HOME WITH NO VEHICLE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE.

Mileage: 121,000

I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY ROAD SAFELY, AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE HEAD. IT CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT ALSO POSED A FIRE HAZARD AS FUEL CONTINUED TO POUR INTO A CYLINDER WITH NO SPARK PLUG SEALING THE TOP OF IT.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY PICKUP HOWEVER IT HAS BROKEN DOWN ON ME. IT BEGAN WITH A SMALL SHUTTER. IT FELT LIKE THE PICKUP WAS HAVING ISSUES IDLING/ACCELERATING. ONLY AT LOW (5-10 MPH) SPEEDS DID I FEEL THE WEAKNESS/SHUTTER. I HAD THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, I JUST ASSUMED IT NEEDED A TUNE UP AND WAS PREPARED TO HAVE ONE DONE SOON. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER (STARTED OFF FINE) THEN AT A STOP SIGN FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOW SHUTTERING/MISFIRING EVEN MORE. TOOK THE PICKUP TO MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT VALVE 4 WAS STUCK OPEN AND HAD ESSENTIALLY MELTED ITS SELF OPEN. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE PISTON TO GET DAMAGED AND NOW I'M FACED WITH REPLACING THE HEADS OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE. MY PICKUP HAS 110,000 HOWEVER (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC) THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PICKUPS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH AS LITTLE AS 80,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL ON WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED. *NM

Mileage: 110,835

REPLACED EXAHUST MANAFOLD, MY REPAIRMAN SAID MANY FORD OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

DROVE MY F-150 TRUCK TO EAT THEN WHEN I CAME OUT I DROVE IT ABOUT 100 YARDS AND STOP AND DID ABOUT 15 MINUTES SHOPING AT HOME DEPOT WHEN I CAME OUT AND STARTED IT IT MADE A BANG. IT SOUNDED LIKE A HOLE IN THE TAIL PIPE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A CYLINDER HEAD FROM A BLOW SPARK PLUG.*AK

Mileage: 103,000

MY F150 P.U. HAS A STRESS CRACK IN THE CURVE OF THE DOOR BY THE WINDOW. THE LATCH IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH, SO THE DOOR IS HARD TO SHUT. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, THE ODOMETER LIGHT GOES ON & OFF, THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RECOIL & THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT GETS STUCK, EVENTHOUGH ALL DOORS ARE RESHUT. ENGINE SOMETIMES RUNS ROUGH EVENTHOUGH HAS JUST HAD 60,000 MILE CHECK. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR NEW PART TO FIX ODOMETER LIGHT $300+PLUS LABOR, $58 FOR DOOR PART+LABOR. HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM ABOUT "ROUGH RUNNING", I'M SURE THEY'LL WANT MORE $$ TO FIX IT TOO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING , SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE THE SPARK PLUGS. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE BUTTERFLY TO THE FUEL INJECTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE MOTOR FROZE AND STOPPED THE FLOW OF THE FUEL, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FUEL INJECTION THUS DAMAGING THE TIMING BELT, AND PISTON. THE ENTIRE ENGINE MOTOR FELL APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT PER THE MECHANIC. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SPARK PLUG HAD CAME OUT THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TREAD TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUGS. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET WOULD LEAK OIL. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR, MY BACK PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF MY HEAD, I HAVE A WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE IF THEY WILL COVER THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHAT IS WRONG WITH FORD, HOW CAN THEY MAKE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE THAT IS SO COSTLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND NOT RECALL THE ITEM? THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING ME $3800.00 TO PUT A NEW HEAD ON THE 1999 FORD F150 WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN FORDS ALL OF MY LIFE AND I DOUBT I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER ONE, NOT TO GET THIS KIND OF TREATMENT.*AK

MY 1999 F-150 5.4 LTR 4WD STARTED MAKING LOUD TICKING NOISE @ 39,000 MILES.TOOK TRUCK TO BURCH FORD FROM WHOM I PURCHASED VEHICLE & THEY DIAGNOSED TICKING NOISE AS A BAD CAT. CVRTR!!! THEY ALSO ADVISED ME OF LEAKING HEAD GASKET FROM (R)REAR HEAD AND A REPAIR COST OF $3,200 W/ (12 MO./12,OOO MI.WARRANTY !!! )ON REPAIR.WHEN I PICKED UP VEHICLE & STARTED ENGINE,THE SAME LOUD TICKING NOISE (ONLY WORSE) WAS STILL THERE!!! BURCH FORD & FORD MOTOR CORP REFUSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM OR WARRANTY THEIR REPAIR.WHILE TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE, I DROVE VEHICLE BARE MIN AND APROX. 300 MILES AFTER THE "REPAIR",THE ENGINE BLEW # 3 SPARK PLUG OUT OF (R) HEAD LIKE LIKE A ROCKET & MASSIVE LOSS OF POWER WHICH NEARLY LEFT ME IN DIRECT PATH OF A LOADED SEMI TRUCK !!!(THOUGHT I WAS GOING BE CRUSHED TO DEATH).I HAD TRUCK TOWED BACK TO BURCH FORD & THEY FAXED ME A ESTIMATE OF $3,200. MORE TO REPLACE HEAD (NOW TOTAL IS $ 6,400. FROM THE TWO REPAIRS!!!) AND IN BOLD PRINT @ BOTTOM OF EST. SAY'S ....NO WARRANTY!!! VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE & NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD MOTOR CORP ARE WILLING TO OHNOR THEIR ORIGINAL REPAIR,OR ASSIST IN THIS CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM THAT RESEARCH SHOWS HAS OCCURING BY THE HUNDREDS ON 4.6 ,5.4 & NOW MANY V-10 ENGINES FROM 1996 TO 2004........ (8 YRS.)!!! MY TRUCK IS MY PRIDE & JOY & WITH APROX. 39,000 MILES ON IT,MY $ 40,000.00 RIDE MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO CURRENT BOOK VALUE & CONTRAVERSIAL $$$$$COST OF REPAIR!!! THIS IS MY 6TH FORD VEHICLE(ALL OF WHICH WERE PAID OFF IN FULL 1-2YRS.EARLY!!!)IN THE LAST 9 YRS.I'VE BEEN A MORE THAN LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER,...BUT WITH BLATENT DISSREGARD FOR THEIR BREAD & BUTTER,(LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS) FORD SEEMS TO BE FOR 8 YRS. NOW; GROSSLY AND W/O ANY REMORSE, FAR LESS THAN A LOYAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER !!!...RESPECTFULLY,...J.L. *AK

Mileage: 40,250

THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF A TICKING NOISE HEARD ON VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LEAK INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE HEAD GASKET; HOWEVER, THE TICKING NOISE STILL EXIST AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WITHIN 300 MILES AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR REPAIR WARRANTY AND PERFORM ANY FURTHER SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 39,000

THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF A TICKING NOISE HEARD ON VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LEAK INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE HEAD GASKET; HOWEVER, THE TICKING NOISE STILL EXIST AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WITHIN 300 MILES AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR REPAIR WARRANTY AND PERFORM ANY FURTHER SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 39,000

OIL LEAK. I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150 WITH A 5.4 MOTOR THAT LEAKS OIL FROM THE RIGTH HEAD, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED 03/29/00 AT 9900 MILES.IT 42000 MILES IT STARTED LEAKING AGAIN THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS THE SAME HEAD GASKET AS BEFORE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FORD SAID THEY WONT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT FORD HAD CHANGED TO A DIFFERTENT TYPE OF HEAD GASKET BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS UP TO FORD TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150 WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND HAD TO HAVE A COSTLY REPAIR DONE BY THE MECHANIC PULLING THE HEAD AND PLACING AN INSERT INTO THE HOLE. KILLED 2 BIRDS WITH 1 STONE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD WAS LEAKING OIL. THIS SAME SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT TWO PREVIOUS TIMES. FINALLY DECIDED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. HAVE DRIVEN FORDS ALL OF MY LIFE. NOT SURE WILL PURCHASE AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 108,500

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

1999 FORD F150 BLOWN HEAD GASKET RIGHT SIDE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY 4700.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE GASKET & HEAD. FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GASGETS ON THE TRITON MOTROS BUT FAIL TO TAKE BLAME. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD WHEN OIL IS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST. RECALL!! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *JB

Mileage: 77,500

1999 FORD F-150 HEAD GASKET LEAK, RESEARCH REVEALS COMMON FACTORY DEFECT. NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD SAYS I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE. *JB

I NEVER ABUSED MY 99 FORD LIGHTNING IN ANY WAY AND @ 21000 MILES IT BLEW #3 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD FINALLY AGREED THAT IF I WOULD PAY $817.00 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE THEY WOULD PAY THE REST. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING SINCE THE HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. *JB

Mileage: 20,897

HEAD LEAKS OIL ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR HAD IT FIXED ONCE AND IS NOW LEAKING AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 28,000

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH (NAR) DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE UNTIL THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AGAIN. *CB

RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET ON 5.4 V8 LEAKING AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. HEADS REPLACED ONCE AND GASKETS REPLACED TWICE. OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. WE NEED A RECALL. OIL DRIPS ON HOT EXHAUST AND SMOKES, FIRE HAZARD. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH AFTER SPENDING LUMP SUMS OF MONEY THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN DEFECT IN THE DECK SURFACE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONDITION WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKETS. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGES TO THE ENGINE A NEW ONE HAD TO BE PURCHASED FOR OVER $5000.00. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FORD TO HELP PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THE FAULTY AUTOMOBILE. *CB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD ON MY TRUCK. IT IS A 1999 FORD F-150, WITH A 5.4 LITER TRITON V-8 ENGINE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS, UNTIL THE MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE. ALSO AT AN EARLIER DATE THE SHEET METAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ABOUT THREE INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW CRACKED. ITS HAS CRACKED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. THEY (FORD MOTOR CO.) FINALLY PUT A NEW DOOR SKIN ON, BUT A MAN WHO I KNOW THAT RUNS A BODY SHOP SAID IT'S IN THE DOOR ITSELF AND THAT A SKIN WOULDN'T PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE ON THE MARKET ANYMORE THEY LACK QUALITY AND THEY DON'T LAST FOR NEAR AS LONG AS THEY SHOULD. *LA

Mileage: 75,189

I OWN A 1999 F150 WITH A 5.4 LITER MOTOR THAT HAS A DESIGN FLAW (ALSO AFFECTS THAT ZTEC AND 4.6L, 5.4L V8 AND ALSO THEIR BIG V10 MOTORS): THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY SPARKPLUG HAS BLOWN OUT THE TOP OF MY ENGINE AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS I SEARCH GOOGLE, YAHOO AND OTHER WEB FORMS I SEE 1,000'S OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD WILL NOT FESS UP. IT'S SO BAD THAT THERE IS EVEN A COMPANY THAT MAKE S A KIT TO FIX THE HOLE WHERE THE SPARG PLUG ONCE WAS TO SAVE YOU FROM HAVING TO BUY A NEW HEAD. IF YOU GO TO THE DEALER TO FIX THIS AND IT WILL COST YOU $2000-$3000. FORD NEED TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED POWER LOSS. *AK

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE DRIVING SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOISE STARTLED THE DRIVER WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

FORD F-150 XLT 57,000 MILES - SPARK PLUGS STRIPPED, AND DESTROY SPARK PLUG. NOTICED HISSING SOUND FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN ENGINE WAS JUST TURNED OFF. TICKING SOUND WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING. NO WARRANTY SUPPORT. CLAIMS TO NEVER HEAR OF PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH F150-ONLINE FORUM HAS OVER 100 SUCH INCIDENTS REPORTED. *LA

Mileage: 57,000

I HAVE A F-150 PICK-UP STILL BEING PAID OFF AND IT IS LEAKING FOR THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THERE ARE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS BUT IT WILL COST A COUPLE OF THOUSAND TO REPLACE THE HEAD. IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE LOOKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE, THEY WERE COVERED WITH ANTI FREEZE. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. FORD HAS A CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 51,000

1999 FORD F150 LIGHTNING BLEW TWO SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE HEAD. *LA

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 99 FORD F150 WITH A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THE LEFT HEAD WAS REPLACED WITH 3000 MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE SAME LEAK. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT FORD HAD SOME BAD MILLWORK ON THE HEADS AND THEY COULDN'T GET A GOOD SEAL. NOW WITH 73000 THE HEADS ARE STARTING TO SEEP AGAIN. ALSO MY TRUCK HAS A CRACK IN THE DOOR METAL NEAR THE CORNER OF THE WINDOW OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. HERE AGAIN IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY F150'S FROM 97 THROUGH 01. *LA

Mileage: 74,000

WHENEVER CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED, THAT WERE COVERED WITH ANTI FREEZE. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING, AND THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. FORD HAS A CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ENGINE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD ON MY 1999 FORD F150 5.4L ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 10,00 MILES AFTER CHANGING THE PLUGS.

Mileage: 94,000

DO A RECALL ON THE LEAKING INTERCOOLER ON THE 1999-2000 FORD F150 LIGHTNINGS.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 SVT FORD F150 LIGHTNING THAT RECENLTY DEVELOPED THE INFAMOUS LEAKY INTERCOOLER.THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE/SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN ISSUED BY FORD THAT EXPIRED SEPTEMBER OF '02. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE.WHICH CAN INCREASE CHANGES OF AN ACCIDENT ALOT.ESPECIALLY LOSING POWER BRAKES.FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TIL A REAL RECALL IS ISSUED NOT A HALF ASS CONSUMER SATISIFICATION CAMPIGAIN FOR ONE YEAR.*AK

Mileage: 15,950

3 SPARK PLUGS ON MY 99 F150 HAVE BACKED THEMSELVES OUT, CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGINE DECOMPRESSION. THE ONLY WAY TO ADEQUATELY REPAIR IS TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE HEAD, A MULTI-DAY, MULTI-DOLLAR TASK. VIEWING AUTO MESSAGE BOARDS SUGGEST I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS EXPERIENCE. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME DEFECT IN THE TRITON V8 ENGINE DESIGN, ALTHOUGH MY RESEARCH SHOWS FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. *AK

Mileage: 85,500

THE SPARK PLUG IN THE 3RD CYLINDER BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING 1800 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL FORD F150 OWNERS. IT IS THE CONSENSUS OF SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE FROM THIS CAUSED BUY THE UNBURNT FUEL LEAVING THE CYLINDER AND BEING IGNITED BY THE EXPOSED SPARK PLUG.*AK

Mileage: 107,000

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 76,000

1999 FORD LIGHTNING THAT HAS A LEAKING INTERCOOLER. JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM FORD DEALER IN MARCH 2003. WOULD LIKE RECALL ON INTERCOOLER TO BE RE-OPENED. I DID NOT OWN THE TRUCK AT TIME OF ORIGINAL RECALL,BUT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE REPAIRED. THEY SOLD ME A PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR THIS.*AK

Mileage: 37,000

I BOUGHT THE 99 F-150 USED. I'VE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS AND IN THOSE TWO YEARS SPENT OVER 3000 DOLLARS REPAIRING IT. I CANT HANDLE THE THOUGHT OF KEEPING A TRUCK THAT COST SO MUCH IN REPAIRS. AND NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS ONE WEEK AFTER I SPENT OVER 500 REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL FILTER, AND GETTING THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED. I HAVE ONLY 58,000 MILES ON THE THING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PLUGS DON'T NEED TO BE TOUCHED FOR 100,000 MILES. WELL IT WAS MISSING AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1 AND 2, AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD. AT 58,000 MILES? AND I'VE NEVER EVEN TOWED ANYTHING. JUST REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR? I THINK THESE TRUCKS MUST BE LEMONS. AFTER I GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, I'LL HAVE SPENT $5,600 IN A TWO YEAR SPAN. I HAVE TO SELL IT BECAUSE THE REPAIRS ARE MORE THAN THE PAYMENT. I GUESS THAT'S WHY IT WAS SOLD TO ME WHEN IT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS. OLD. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE HEAD GASKETS WITH 4.6 AND 5.4 ENGINES WERE DEFECTIVE. (FORD BULLETIN 02-22-07) THE OIL DRIPPED ONTO THE FLANGE WHICH HELD THE EXHAUST PIPE TO THE MANIFOLD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. SCC *JB

I HAVE A 1999 F150 FORD TRUCK. LARGE OIL LEAK FROM THE RIGHT HAND HEAD GASKET AT THE REAR OF THE BLOCK ON MY ENGINE. ALSO A LEAK ON OUTSIDE RIGHT HAND FILLING INTAKE VALLEY. ESTIMATED COST FROM FORD DEALERSHIP $1600 DEPENDING ON WHAT IT TAKES TO REPAIR IT. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR AND POSSIBLY THE PART WAS POORLY MACHINED. *JB

Mileage: 115,383

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB

SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF ALUMINUM HEADS ON TRITON 5.4LITER MOTOR.CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO HEADS.*JB

Mileage: 80,000

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

RIGHT REAR HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL, AND IS ALSO STATED IN MANUFACTURERS T.S.B. NO RECALL AS OF YET. PH

HAD A SPARK PLUG STRIP ITSELF FROM THE HEAD AND DAMAGED THE THREADS ON THE HEAD WHERE THE SPARK PLUG IS SCREWED INTO THE HEAD.

Mileage: 42,956

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB OIL LEAKED AGAIN OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR CYLINDER HEAD. SCC

Mileage: 63,000

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ONTO EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING IT TO BURN AND RELEASE SMOKE INTO VEHICLE'S INTERIOR CABIN. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO ADMITTED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT WILL NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRING IT BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TS....*AK

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150 PICK-UP WITH 5.4L V-8 ENGINE. IT HAS HAD A OIL LEAK ON THE RIGHTHAND HEADGASKET. FORD REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT DOSEN'T SEEM TO BE LEAKING ANY MORE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED MANY OF THESE TRUCKS.

1999 FORD F150 5.4L WITH BADLY LEAKING HEAD GASKET RIGHT SIDE. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD YET NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE FROM FORD? LEAKING OIL IS A HAZARD AND OIL ON HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS NOT SAFE.

Mileage: 58,000

THIS IS A SVT ADDISON VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER OWNERS NOTIFICATION FOR THIS VEHICLE ENGINE INTER COOLER, BUT THE NOTIFCATION ENDED SEPTEMBER 2002. PER THE NOTIFICATION THEIRS A DEFECT IN THE INTER COOLER THAT CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTS IN ENGINE SEIZING UP. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM PUT DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX AS A RESULT OF THE NOTIFACTION BEING OVER.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE SPARK PLUG BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE MORE THAN TWO TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IS THIS HAPPENING WITH THE VEHICLE. MR

NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNT MOTOR OIL AT RIGHT SIDE FRONT ON 11/9/2002. CHECK ALL FLUID LEVELS. THEY WERE OK WENT TO AUTO DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK MONDAY MORNING 11/11/2002. MECHANIC CHECK THE TRUCK OUT AND FOUND OUT THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. HE SAID HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE TYPE HEAD GASKETS(MOST OF THE TIME RIGHTSIDE) ON THE 5.4 ENGINES FROM 1999 TO PRESENT. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF MANUFACTORS WARRANTY BEING THAT IS OLDER THAT 3 YEARS. FORD COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE TRUCK FREE OF CHARGE. I AM GLAD THAT I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE COMPANY THAT I PURCHASED THE WARRANTY TO PAY FOR THIS. I HAVE TO PAY THE FIRST $50.OO AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT ALSO. THE DEALER HAS STARTED REPAIRING THE TRUCK AS SOON AS THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID IT WAS OK TO THE REPAIRS. I HAVE NOT COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALER DOING THE REPAIRS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN ME VERY GOOD SERVICE. DT

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE A OIL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICE OIL WAS LEAKING BETWEEN ENGINE BLOCK AND THE HEAD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLS/ DIE WITHOUT WARNING THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACING. *JG *JB

Mileage: 99,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TENSION WIRE SEPARATED AND SHREADED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES LOSS OF OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

THIS 5.4 LITRE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET ONTO HOT ENGINE WITH MINOR SMOKING. *AK *YH

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM GASKETS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET. 2500 MILES LATER LEAKING STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRUCK WAS UNSTABLE WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN AT IDLE WITH RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATING UP/DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, OIL LEVEL DROPPED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE AND FAN CLUTCH. REAR BRAKES EXPERIENCED GRINDING, DEALER APPLIED A SILENCER TO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C AND HEATER, PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE USES A LOT OF GAS, IDLES ROUGH AND EXPERIENCES SMALL HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE KICKS INTO GEAR. VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR RATTLES WHEN CLOSING DOOR, WHEN EVERYTHING IS CLOSED THERE IS AN OUTSIDE NOISE, DEALER RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS, THE CLOCK AND A/C ARE DELAYED. THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS STICK AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW SWITCH. *SLC

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER BUT NO SIGNS OF LEAK. CONSUMER ADDS THIS IS A SLOW LEAK AND CANNOT BE DETECTED IN A SHORT DIAGNOSIS. *TT

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *YD *TS

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK SAME SYMPTOMS AND PROBLEMS HAVE APPEARED AGAIN, BUT VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT

SECOND TIME IN TO DEALER FOR THE SAME HEAD GASKET FAILURE, 1'ST AT 24,500 MI 2'ND AT 26700. DEALER IS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT HOW MANY MORE TIMES MUST I TAKE IT BACK FOR A PROBLEM FORD IS AWARE OF.*AK

OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKETS, CAUSING BURNED OIL SMELL, DRIPS ON EXAUST,SMOKES ALSO, SCARED OF FIRE HAZARD.*AK

VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD DEALERSHIP WA SAWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YH

ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER AT A ST. PAUL, MN FORD DEALER, FORD HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 5.4 L ENGINES PASSENGER SIDE REAR CYLINDER SPARK PLUG MOUNT STRIPPING AND BLOWING THE SPARK PLUG OUT CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS KEPT THIS QUIET BUT HAVE COVERED COSTS ON THIS UP TO 75,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED TO FORD BUT DENIED BEING OVER 75,000 MILES. COST TO FIX WAS OVER $1200.00 AND THIS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX.

BLOWN RIGHT HEAD GASKET. *AK

FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED, INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED, A BAD/LEAKING HEAD GASKET. PRESS RELEASED ISSUED BY FORD TODAY FOR LEAKY HEAD GASKET DEFECT ON 5.4L ENGINES. THIS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER 4.6L ENGINES AS WELL.*AK

VEHICLE GETS LESS THAN 15 MPG, SOMETIMES LESS THAN 14 MPG UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADVERTISED MILEAGE WAS 15 CITY 17 HWY. NOT EVEN CLOSE! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER WAS SMELLING OIL COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM GASKET. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

OIL IS LEAKING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND ENGINE BLOCK. THIS LEAKAGE COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. 2 SETS OF HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WITHIN LAST 6 MONTHS. ALSO WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE AND I WAS INFORMED A HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I DON'T BELIEVE THE ENGINE HAS EVER GONE OVER 3000 RPM, COST TO REPAIR $2,200. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET FORD TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM?*AK

ENGINE CYLINDER IN BACK OF VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE OIL LEAKS ONTO MANIFOLD AND STARTER, STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL LEAKS FROM THE RIGHT HAND HEAD GASKET AT THE REAR OF THE BLOCK OR HEAD JOINT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A METAL CHIP IN WHICH DEBRIS LODGED BETWEEN THE HEAD GASKET AND THE BLOCK. *YH

I NOTICED THE SMELL OF HOT OR BURNING OIL EVERY TIME I STOP. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME I HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I FEEL IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. NHTSA HAS BULTNS SB620275, SB612444, SB612291 HELP! FORD WON'T FIX WITHOUT GREAT COST. *AK

THE CRANKSHAFT WENT OUT OF THE TRUCK AT 59K MILES. THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. FORD IS UNCOOPERATIVE. *AK

RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE.*AK

LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. TO MANY PEOPLE ARE SPENDING TO MUCH MONEY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I DONT WANT TO BE ANOTHER STATISTIC. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE BAD TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES WHILE CONUSMER WAS ON STREET. ALSO, WAS LEAKING OIL AFTER GASKET BROKE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

ROUGH ENGINE IDLE. DEALER CHECKED 3X'S AND SAYS IT'S THE WAY FORD LEANS THE ENGINES THAT CAUSES THE ROUGH IDLE. THEY CAN'T REPLACE PARTS UNLESS THEY FIND A BAD ONE. THEY RAN ELECTRICAL TEST EQUIPMENT AND FOUND NOTHING. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM.*AK

SMELLED BURNING OIL. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE ON CONNECTION BETWEEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST PIPE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHICH WAS BLOWN HEAD GASKET. RECEIVED NO DETAILED DESCRIPTION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED OR EXTENT OF OTHER EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. HEAD AND VALVE GASKETS WERE REPLACED. NO MENTION OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT OR WHETHER OR NOT NEW GASKETS ARE ROOT CAUSE FIX OR SHORT TERM FIX. VEHICLE STILL UNDER MANUFACTURERS ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS COMPONENT FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR LATE MODEL/LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. *AK

SUDEN JUMP IN IDLE SPEED(TO3000)RPM.DANGEROUS TO HOLD VEHICLE STOPPED IN SNOW. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR TILL RMP DROPS BELOW 1000. DANGEROUS TO STOP VEHICLE. FOOT MUST BE APPLIED FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STOP FOR FEAR OF VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT. DEALER SAID HE FIXED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. VERY OBJECTIONABLE ODOR IN VEHICLE( LIKE BURNING OFF OLD OIL DEPOSITS ON METAL) PRESENT AT TIMES. UNBEARABLE TO AN ASTHMATIC PERSON. VEHICLE OTHERWISE IN SOUND SHAPE.*AK

CATALYIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. FUEL WAS GOING INTO ENGINE /BURNED THROUGH AND CAUSED A HOLE IN CATAYLIC CONVERTER. NO REMEDY.*AK

CATALYIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. FUEL WAS GOING INTO ENGINE /BURNED THROUGH AND CAUSED A HOLE IN CATAYLIC CONVERTER. NO REMEDY.*AK

VALVE SPRINGS BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FUNCTION IN/OF CYLINDER 3 . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE WARRANTY EXP. REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPRING (S) WERE FAULTY.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAKS ARE VERY COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS ACCORDING TO MANY OWNERS ACCOUNTS. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1200-$1600 DOLLARS! FORD IS NOT WILLING TO HELP AFTER WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE HAS SEVERE KNOCK AT START UP ,AND USES OIL , DEALERSHIP HAS REPEATED TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A ISSUE. OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ENGINES WHERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY , WHILE I HAVE BEEN PUT OFF AND NOW VECHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER WET/RAINY CONDITIONS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN VEHICLE FAILED TO FOLLOW PATH OF ROAD, AND WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD. *AK AS CONDSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED, NO POWER STEERING AS WELL AS BRAKES FAILED VEHIICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A DITCH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES, CONTACTED DEALER BUT NOT WILLING TO EVEN INSPECT VEHICLE.*JB

ENGINE KEEPS FAILING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ENGINE 3 TIMES ,CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELLED OIL BURNING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND INFORMED OWNER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. HEAD GASKETS REPLACED.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE BURNS TOO MUCH OIL. CONSUMER THINKS THAT VEHICLE HAS BURNED OIL. BUT, WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK, BUT THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS AT GASOLINE STATION FILLING UP HIS GAS TANK HE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. HEAD GASKET CAME FROM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH, FROM THE ENGINE. OIL WAS EMPTY INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ENGINE BLEW, AND THE ENGINE NEDDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE ENGINE BLEW. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

BURNS UP TO 1 1/2 BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND CAN SMELL OIL BURNING 10 DAYS AFTER OIL CHANGE BUT CAN'T SMELL IT ALL THE TIME. CAN'T SEE ANY OIL LEAK. *AK

MOTOR FAILED AFTER 7 COMPLIANTS STARTING WHEN NEW. MANUFACTURER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILT MOTOR USING USED COMPONENTS.F. *AK

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEAKS INTO THE CAB AND ACCUMULATES TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS, THIS HAPPENS NOT ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IDLING, BUT WHILE DRIVING WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND THE HEATER ON, FIRST REPAIR THEY FOUND A BAD MANIFOLD GASKET, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES AFTER REPLACEMENT. * MJS

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEAKS INTO THE CAB AND ACCUMULATES TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS, THIS HAPPENS NOT ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IDLING, BUT WHILE DRIVING WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND THE HEATER ON, FIRST REPAIR THEY FOUND A BAD MANIFOLD GASKET, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES AFTER REPLACEMENT. * MJS

WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT, MOTOR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HARMONIC BALANCER HAD FAILED & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

NEW TRUCK HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION AT IDLE AND ALL SPEEDS, 4TH TIME BACK TO DEALER THEY MADE VIBRATION WORSE, LAST RESORT FOR DEALER IS TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HARD VIBRATION AT IDLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I HAVE BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND THIS LAST TIME THEIR ENGINEER THAT CAME IN HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM I HAVE. THEY CONSIDER THIS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE AS IT IS. FOR BEING A NEW TRUCK IT SHOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT'S HAD. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE REPORTS IF NEEDED. I PRAY THAT THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE RESOLVED. YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT HOME IF ANY QUESTIONS (505-875-1288) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

I HAVE BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND THIS LAST TIME THEIR ENGINEER THAT CAME IN HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM I HAVE. THEY CONSIDER THIS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE AS IT IS. FOR BEING A NEW TRUCK IT SHOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT'S HAD. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE REPORTS IF NEEDED. I PRAY THAT THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE RESOLVED. YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT HOME IF ANY QUESTIONS (505-875-1288) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. ENGINE IS GOING AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE NOISE FROM THE VALVES AND LOWER END ON ENGINE ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM. THEY WILL NOT FIX AT THIS TIME.

LEAKS OIL,REPLACED OIL PAN GASKET AT APPROX. 15000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 33210 MILES

FRAME BENDING UPWARD BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BACK BED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. ENGINE AND REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED AND BRAKES REPAIRED. *AK *ML

NOISE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO WORN IDLER PULLEY, BELT AND ALTERNATOR. *MJS

NOISE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO WORN IDLER PULLEY, BELT AND ALTERNATOR. *MJS

NOISE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO WORN IDLER PULLEY, BELT AND ALTERNATOR. *MJS

NOISE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO WORN IDLER PULLEY, BELT AND ALTERNATOR. *MJS

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD WHEN FIRE OCCURED. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO MANIFOLD AND ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE BURNED UP OIL, BUT WAS NOT LEAKING. WOULD PUT APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO FAILED TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CLAIMED "O" RING SEALS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE VALVE NOISE ON COLD STARTS, IT PROGRESSED OVER TIME TO VALVE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DEALER IS HAVE ENGINE REPLACED, DUE TO A SERIVE BULLETIN. THEY SAY IT WILL BE 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR THE ENGINE TO ARRIVE. HOWEVER, THEY STATE THAT I CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SEEMS KIND OF DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN ANY GIVEN SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

THE DRIVER SMELLS BURNING OIL DUE TO THE RIGHT REAR CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING. YH

VEHICLE SMOKES EXCESSIVELY AND CARBON EMISSIONS COLLECT ON THE REAR FENDER AND TAILGATE. YH

FUEL COMSUMPTION- TRUCK WILL ONLY GET 8-10 MILES PER GALLON WITH THE 4.2 ENGINE BEEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES THEY STATE NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD SMELL BURNING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET AT ALL TIMES. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE REAR SEALS OF THE ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - THE 2ND TO 3RD SHIFT, AND THE 3RD TO 2ND SHIFT ARE ROUGH AND SLOWLY TEAR THE TRANSMISSION APART. MINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES AND IS STILL SUFFERING FROM POOR SHIFTS AND UNDEPENDABILITY. THE ENGINE HAD A VERY SEVERE KNOCK WHEN FIRST STARTED - THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 14,500 MILES WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REBUILDS, ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 14,900 MILES ON THE ODOMETER! *AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE IS SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL. DEALER SAID THAT ENGINE BLEEDS OFF COMPRESSION WHICH ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. *AK

CONSUMER'S SON WAS INSID EOF VEHICLE WHEN THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT CAME OFF. HEAD ENGINE GASKET BLEW OUT. THE MILEAGE WAS 4600. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID. ALSO, BOTH SIDES OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ENGINE BOLTS ARE LOOSE, AND THERE IS A LEAKAGE WHICH CAUSES FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE. *AK *ML

THE ENGINE IS TERRIBLY NOISY AT ALL SPEEDS, COMING FROM VALVE TRAIN. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NO APPRECIABLE POWER, THEY RATE AT 205 HP, BUT I SINCERELY DISPUTE THAT RATING ON MY TRUCK, W/ AIR CONDITIONING OPERATING, IT'S EVEN WORSE! GAS MILEAGE WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON IS TERRIBLE! A PLYMOUTH HORIZON WAS ABLE TO OUTPACE ME ON THE HIGHWAY! *AK

VEHICLE WAS SETTING FOR FIVE MINUTES AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THEIR IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL RUBBING AGAINST METAL. DEALER IS AWARD OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENTIRE BED AND FENDER WELDS HAVE TINY RUST SPOTS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE ENTIRE PROBLEM. 2) WHEN STARTING VEHICLE LOUD NOISE SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

POOR GAS MILEAGE; HAS AVERAGED 15.4 MILES PER GALLON, AND FORD ADVERTISES 16 CITY TO 20 HIGHWAY. OTHER F150 OWNERS REPORT POOR GAS MILEAGE. IS THIS FALSE ADVERTISING BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED TRUCK GETTING 15.4 MILES PER GALLON WHEN I TRAVEL MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE A LOUD RATTLE NOISE UNDER TRUCK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND MUFFLER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED! ALSO, VIBRATION VIA GAS PEDAL FROM ENGINE (?) NOTED BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. *AK

POOR GAS MILEAGE; HAS AVERAGED 15.4 MILES PER GALLON, AND FORD ADVERTISES 16 CITY TO 20 HIGHWAY. OTHER F150 OWNERS REPORT POOR GAS MILEAGE. IS THIS FALSE ADVERTISING BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED TRUCK GETTING 15.4 MILES PER GALLON WHEN I TRAVEL MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE A LOUD RATTLE NOISE UNDER TRUCK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND MUFFLER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED! ALSO, VIBRATION VIA GAS PEDAL FROM ENGINE (?) NOTED BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. *AK

POOR GAS MILEAGE; HAS AVERAGED 15.4 MILES PER GALLON, AND FORD ADVERTISES 16 CITY TO 20 HIGHWAY. OTHER F150 OWNERS REPORT POOR GAS MILEAGE. IS THIS FALSE ADVERTISING BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED TRUCK GETTING 15.4 MILES PER GALLON WHEN I TRAVEL MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE A LOUD RATTLE NOISE UNDER TRUCK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND MUFFLER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED! ALSO, VIBRATION VIA GAS PEDAL FROM ENGINE (?) NOTED BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. *AK

ENGINE HAD AN OIL LEAK, PROBABLY BEFORE THE VEHICHLE LEFT THE FACTORY, THE LEAK IS NOT REPAIRABLE SO THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED. *AK