2000 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE-WAY FOR FIVE HOURS WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THROUGH THE FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THEY DID NOT KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN THE NEXT FIFTEEN DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD, I COULD SMELL UNBURNT FUEL. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS COULD BE A BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. ALL HAVE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND OTHER FORD ENGINES. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. MY LOCAL DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE STOCK PLENTY OF IGNITION COILS ON HAND. THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO COST ME $400. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. *TR

Mileage: 92,550

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO HOURS AT HOME AFTER A LONG TRIP. NEIGHBORS NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND NOTIFIED ME. LOCAL VFD WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ... BUT NOT BEFORE TOTAL LOSS OF THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 237,000

SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. LOCATION NUMBER 5 CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

MY 2000 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4 TRIDENT ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. I HAD NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAPPENS TO HUNDREDS OF 5.4 ENGINES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS DEFECT. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS MOTOR?I CANNOT AFFORD THE $3000.00 REPAIR BILL. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 223,000

PARKED CAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 45MILES. SPONTANEOUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER IN PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE. APPARENT ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT QUADRANT CLOSEST TO DRIVER. *TR INTERNET SEARCH OF SIMILAR FIRES SUGGESTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. (SEE HTTP://WWW.RVAPPRAISALS.COM/FORD-FIRES.HTM)... TRUCK NOW LOOKS LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN COLUMN 2, ROW 9 ON ABOVE PAGE. (SEE ALSO HTTP://PUT.EDIDOMUS.IT/AUTO/PDF/NEWS/141009_INCENDI_FORD.PDF). *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN HIS DRIVEWAY, HE WENT OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT DID NOT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200.

Mileage: 69,200

I HAVE HAD 2 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF CYLINDERS, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE WHILE IT WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE TORQUED IN USING A TORQUE WRENCH, BUT WORK LOOSE WITH TIME. I HAVE TO CHECK THE TIGHTNESS OF THE PLUGS EVERY SIX MONTHS OR THEY WILL LOOSEN UP AND BLOW OUT. I HAVE HELICOILS PUT IN FOR THE THREADS, BUT IT IS $400 EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

PARKED MY FORD F150 IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE LAST EVENING ABOUT 6PM. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ABOUT THE WAY THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING OR OPERATING. WAS AWAKENED AT 3AM THIS MORNING TO MY NEIGHBOR BANGING ON MY DOOR,SCREAMING "YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!" I WOKE MY HUSBAND, HE AND THE NEIGHBOR PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE FIRE DEPT SHOWED UP. ALL SAID AND DONE. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED AFTER DAY LIGHT, TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL PART! RECALL WAS IN 1999, I BOUGHT THE 2000 FORD IN 2003 USED. NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I CALLED FORD. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD SEND ME A PACKET TO FILL OUT. BUT IT WOULD TAKE 15 DAYS BEFORE I WOULD RECEIVE THE PACKET. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS FRACTURED. THE SPARK PLUG WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM HAVING TO TAKE MY 2000 FORD F150 IN TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE REPLACED THE FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. EACH PREVIOUS TIME ENDED WITH THE HEATER CORE BEING REPLACED. EACH TIME THE ISSUE IS PRECEDED BY FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE STREET AND INTO THE CAB. AS IT DRIPS INTO THE CAB IT GIVES OFF A PUNGENT SMELL. THE FIRST TIME THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED I PAID 800 DOLLARS FOR THE WORK. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A COMMON ONE BUT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE WORK FOR THE HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT AT THAT TIME. I WAS TOLD HOWEVER THAT IF I NEEDED ANOTHER CORE IT WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTIED WORK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY TRUCK JUST BURNT UP SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

2000 F 150 4X4 EXTENDED CAB CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED UNDER A CARPORT. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE PICK UP TRUCK, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW AND HAD ONLY 120,000 MILES. THE FIRE ALSO SPREAD TO THE CARPORT AND DESTROYED IT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD CONTAIN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS ONLY COVERED WITH LIABILITY INSURANCE. THE PICK UP WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE CRUISE WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX], [XXX], GA DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER [XXX]. I HAVE A CALL IN TO FORD AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THEY SAY IT TAKES UP TO 15 DAYS. IF A PASSING UPS DRIVER DIDN'T SEE THE FIRE IT WOULD HAVE ALSO BURNED OUR 2ND CAR THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE F-150. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

2000 FORD 5.4L SPARK PLUG EJECTION FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM' THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE FLAW. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND CHILD WHILE DRIVING, SHE NEARLY DROVE OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE LOUD NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 124,131

MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AS WE WERE VISITING. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MY DAD GOT A HOSE AND I CALLED 911 AND BETWEEN DAD AND THE FIREMEN, THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY OR THE GARAGE. THE F150 IS TOTALED WITH THE HOOD TOTALLY GONE AND THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE COMPARTMENT BURNED UP AS WELL AS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE TO TAKE MY 5 YEAR-OLD NIECE HOME W/MY 9 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

OWN 2000 F150 WITH 4.6 MOTOR. RIGHT REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT ON TRIP FROM WYOMING TO VERMONT. ON A SUNDAY SO HAD TO COMPLETE THE RUN, FIXED IT WITH A SPARK PLUG INSERT AND REPLACED INDIVIDUAL COIL THAT WAS BLOWN APART BY THE PLUG, BUT TRUCK HAS NOT RUN RIGHT SINCE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ? *TR

Mileage: 165,000

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTEND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIREMAN WAS CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT WERE 180,000. VWB

Mileage: 180,000

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN MOVED IN 8 HOURS. I AWOKE AT 1 AM AND SAW MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T GET NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL ON A PART THAT CAUSE THEM TO JUST CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

2000 FORD F150. HAS LAUNCHED SPARK PLUGS ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST ONE SHOT THROUGH COIL PACK, DISABLING VEHICLE. LAST ONE TOOK THREADS WITH IT, FORD SAYS HEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND 4000 DOLLARS.HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML , THIS SITE HAS OVER 300 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MODELS FROM 1997 TILL PRESENT. HOW CAN THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUE TO HAPPEN FOR OVER TEN YEARS WITHOUT ANY RECALL BEING ISSUED? FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS MIGHT BE RECALL, CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT TEN MODEL YEARS AMOUNTS TO FRAUD. THE SPARK PLUGS ALSO REST BELOW THE FUEL RAIL, ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE BURNS TO DEATH OR CRASHES DUE TO THE SUDDENNESS OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT ONLY FORD WILL CHANGE THESE PLUGS AND WHEN THEY WONT THREAD IN BECAUSE THE THREADS ARE GONE, THEY TELL YOU 4000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW HEAD OR TOW IT OUT. OUR FORD DEALER TOLD US IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME, I STARTED IT UP, I DON'T THINK SO. FORD TOLD ME IT WAS A SPARK PLUG DESIGN ISSUE, BUT THE PLUGS THEY INSTALLED WERE MOTORCRAFT, ALSO A FORD PRODUCT. SO IN MY MIND IT STILL A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM, NOT MINE. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

THE FACTORY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD ON MY FORD F-150. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME AFTER PICKING MY SON UP FROM DAYCARE. A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND PASSER BY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO STOP AND HELP PUT IT OUT. I HAD A MACHINIST FIX THE HEAD AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT A MANUFACTURER IS ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE AND I WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 123,456

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED HE NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS COMPLAINT WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNCIL AND THAT THEY WILL GIVE HIM A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD COLLISION CENTER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125000.

Mileage: 125,000

2000 FORD F-150 #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I PARKED MY 2000 FORD F 150 , ABOUT [2] HRS LATER I HEARD NOISES OUTSIDE, I WENT TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS, AND MY TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. *TR

2000 FORD F-150 BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

2000 FORD F150. BLEW NO. 3 SPARK WHILE DRIVING. IT BLEW AT PARTIAL THROTTLE, 45 MPH. TRUCK HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED, NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER CAR I EVER OWNED. COME TO FIND OUT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON TRITON V-8 ENGINES. I'VE OWNED CARS WITH ALUMINUM HEADS BEFORE SO FOR FORD TO CLAIM ITS A TORQUING PROBLEM AND THE FAULT OF THE OWNER IS DISGRACEFUL TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT MAINTAIN THEIR OWN CARS. FORTUNATELY THE FIRE WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AND WENT OUT WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND KILLED THE ENGINE, BUT THERE OBVIOUSLY HAD BEEN A FIRE AT SOME POINT. THIS IS THE SAME TRUCK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ONCE, STILL HAVE A BURN MARK ON THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FROM WHERE IT ALMOST BURST INTO FLAMES IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE DAY, THANK GOD I JUST SO HAPPENED TO HAVE THE HOOD UP TO REPLACE MY COOLANT WHEN IT HAPPENED, OR THE WHOLE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BURNT DOWN, I MANAGED TO PULL THE FUSE BEFORE IT DID, BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON TOP OF THAT IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, I DROVE TO WORK AND ARRIVED AT 9:00AM WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 11:00AM I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY TRUCK (2000 FORD F150) WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. IT APPEARS THAT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I READ LATER (ONLINE) THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON NUMEROUS FORD VEHICLES REGARDING A DEFAULT WITH A CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT HAS CONSTANT POWER THAT HAS LEAD TO NUMEROUS F150'S (AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES) TO UNEXPECTEDLY BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEMATIC SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LOCATION WHERE THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH IS LOCATED. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSURED.*TR

Mileage: 92,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150, TRITON 4.6 LITER. JULY 2007, BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD; COST FOR REPAIR $636.00. MAY 2009, BLOWN SPARK PLUG (#3) FROM CYLINDER HEAD; COST FOR REPAIR $606.00 PLUS $81.00 FOR RENTAL VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING AND OR REIMBURSING A CUSTOMER FOR THEIR EXPENSES. SIGNED, ANOTHER UNHAPPY FORD OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 126,890

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN SPREAD TO THE FRONT SEAT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

2000FORD F150 BURNED TO THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 91,686

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR CYLINDERS. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 222,000.

Mileage: 222,000

MY FORD-150 PICK-UP STARTED MAKING A SMALL NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND IT NO LONGER WAS A SMALL NOISE BUT ONE BIG LOUD NOISE. I HAD MY OIL AND PLUGS CHANGED ON OCTOBER 15, 2008. UPON RAISING THE HOOD I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT FROM WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE. THE PLUG LOOKED LIKE IT WAS THE OLD ONE AND THAT MADE ME THINK THAT THEY HAD NOT CHANGED MY PLUGS. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE PLUG WAS ONE OF THE NEW ONES BUT THAT THE HEAD HID BLOWN THE PLUG OUT. (I HOPE I AM SAYING THIS RIGHT). THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENING TO THE FORD TRUCKS BUT THAT NO RECALL HAD EVER BEEN ISSUED. IT SEAMS THAT THERE IS SOME WEAK SPOTS DUE TO THE METAL NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLUGS IN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEMS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ONE OF MY SPARKPLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE HOLE. I HAD TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY RETAPPED THE HOLE AND INSTALLED A NEW SPARK PLUG FOR A TOTAL OF 275.00. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

MY FORD F150 WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING USED. I WAN NOTIFIED THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY, BURNING THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE CAB OF MY TRUCK. I ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO MY FENCE AND MY NEIGHBORS FENCE. THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE IT MELTED THE VINYL SIDING ON THE ENTIRE SIDE OF MY HOUSE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM HOUSE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F-150 W/ A TRITON 5.4 L ENGINE (: ) BLEW THE #3 SPARK PLUG. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $3000 FOR A NEW HEAD OR $1000 FOR INSERTION OF A HELICOIL. I KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON MANY TRUCKS LIKE MINE. WHY IS FORD NOT BEING FORCED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE? IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT IT IS NOT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A SPARK PLUG, A FEW TOO MANY COINCIDENCES FOR THAT I THINK. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO 2MILES VERY CLOSE TO HOME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OCCURING. THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WHAT I DID WAS CALL THE FIRE FIGHTERS TO COME. THEREFORE I GOT THE HOSE AND POINTED IT AT THE TRUCK AND IT TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS JUST DRIVING AND FELT A VIBRATION AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT IS VIBRATING. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROAD FORCED AND CHECK. I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE HAD MY CRANKSHAFT CHECKED. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED. I SAW A BULLETIN ON VALVES AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CLOSEST TO MY SITUATION I HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THE VALVES AND WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AT THE DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS EVEN A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS 1-2 YEAR PROBLEM SOLVED. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CHECK AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2000 FORD F-150 BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON MAY 15TH AT 3:30 PM. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR DRIVEN ON SAID DATE. *TR

ENGINE EJECTED SPARK PLUG TWICE IN ONE MONTH (TWO DIFFERENT PLUGS) INCIDENTALLY THE SPARK PLUGS HAD NOT RECENTLY BEEN CHANGED SO IT WASN'T AN OVERTIGHTENING PROBLEM. I HAD CHECKED HE TORQUE ON THE SPARKS ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE INCIDENTS AND THEY WERE TORQUED TO THE FACTORY SPECS. *TR

FRANKLIN (TN) FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A VEHICLE FIRE AT 108 CALVECADE CIR. UPON ARRIVAL WE FOUND ONE PICKUP TRUCK AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FULLY INVOLVED. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A 1 3/4 HOSE FROM THE FRONT BUMPER. VEHICLE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: MAKE: FORD SHIPPING DATE: 01/20/00 DEALER CODE: 23I050 INVOICE DATE: 01/18/00 INVOICE NUMBER: 2FYCA49209 MCO ISSUED: Y HORSEPOWER: 4030 NUMBER OF CYLINDERS: 8 SHIPPING WEIGHT: 4312 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT: 63000 COLOR UP: R1 COMPONENT PARTS COMPONENT TYPE: AIRBAG (DRIVER) COMPONENT ID: 2AJX355M30521 COMPONENT TYPE: AIRBAG (PASSENGER) COMPONENT ID: RA0131129 DEALER - 1 DEALER MAKE: FORD DEALER CODE: 23I050 DEALER: MURPHY-GRAHAM FORD DEALER ADDRESS: LA PLACE, LA 700681417 DEALER PHONE: 5046512881 SET UP DATE: 02/07/95 DEALER STATUS: ACTIVE *TR

BLOWN HEAD GASKET A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE 2500. TO FIX. SO MUCH FOR BUILT FORD TOUGH. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST 100,000 MILES ( MOTORCRAFT PLATINUM) LASTED UNDER 55,000 MILES. THE PLUG SEPARATED FROM THE INSULATOR, ONE EVEN DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING MISSES IN THE ENGINE AND ALL THE WIRES TO THE PLUGS TO MELT AND ADHERE TO WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE PLUGS. 6 PLUGS - 6 CYLINDERS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

30,000 MILES MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING, SPUN A BEARING, HAD MOTOR REPAIRED NOW MOTOR IS KNOCKING AGAIN. FORD MOTOR AND DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY RESPONSABILITY

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT IS A VEHICLE SALESPERSON AND SOLD A VEHICLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL. THE INDIVIDUAL CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE SINCE IT COULD NOT BE PROVEN WHERE OR HOW THE FIRE ORIGINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

AT ABOUT 13:30 AM ON JULY 25TH MY 2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE 3 DAYS AFTER THE LAST TIME I USED IT. *JB

Mileage: 93,000

F-150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE TOTALED. *JB

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE HOUSE, WHICH CAUSED FIRE DAMAGE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED BUT HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. THE FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE ON JUNE 4, 2007. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 5, 20007, THE VEHICLE APPEARED FINE UNTIL SHE HEARD THE NEIGHBORS SCREAMING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SIX FOOT FLAMES RISING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE AND TWO FIRE MARSHALS FILED A REPORT. ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL GET BACK TO HER IN TEN DAYS VIA MAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

SEVERE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IN CABIN OF TRUCK. "MIST" FROM THE VENTS. MUST RUN WITH WINDOWS OPEN AND STILL SMELL AND TASTE ANTIFREEZE. CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 2 YEARS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, ACCOMPANIED BY A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE # 2 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. ONE YEAR PRIOR, THE # 7 PLUG HAD ALSO BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

Mileage: 62,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD F150 5.4 LITER, IT HAS BLOW 2 SPARK PLUGS, ONE AT 90,000 MILES AND NOW A 140,000 MILES IT WILL COST $3000 FOR A NEW HEAD I CAN'T AFFORD IT SO NOW I WILL MAKE A $500 MONTHLY PAYMENT TO A TRUCK LOAN THAT DOESN'T RUN. *NM

BLOWN SPARK PLUG ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 5.4 TRITON. KNOWN TO ONLY HAVE HALF THE REQUIRED THREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE SPARK PLUG, HAVE HAD NEITHER COMPENSATION OR A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENED TO ME TOWING A BOAT GOING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. DESTROYED THE PLUG, THE COIL PACK (COP STYLE) AND THE INTAKE ELBOW OF MY AFTER MARKET INTAKE SYSTEM. OVER $600 IN DAMAGES. *JB

Mileage: 88,903

FORD TRITON 5.4L V-8 HEADS. ALUMINUM HEADS ARE SO POORLY ENGINEERED THAT THEY WILL NOT RETAIN THE SPARK PLUGS UNDER NORMAL LOADS. OVER $5,000 IN REPAIR COSTS, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY FORD F150 PICKUP ENGINE BLOW OUT THE #1 SPARK PLUG, SECOND 6 MTHS AGO SAME ENGINE BLOW OUT THE #4 REAR SPARK PLUG NEAR PASSENGER, NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE VERY COSTLY. *NM

2 ENGINE FAILURES. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

I BOUGHT A 2000 FORD F-150 WITH THE 4.2L V6 ENGINE AND I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT FORD IS AWARE OF I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER 4.2L V6 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE ASKED FORD FOR HELP IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. I WAS GIVEN EXCUSES AND TOLD TO GO AWAY AND BUY A NEW ENGINE. I TRIED TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO FORD BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION WITH NO PAPERWORK FILLED OUT. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE WAY A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF FORD IS BEING TREATED. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE SEAL OR GASKET THAT LEAKS ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSES PISTONS TO BREAK ROD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER INTERIOR ENGINE PARTS TO BREAK. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR BEHALF NOT THE BUYER. FORD DOES NOT TELL NEW CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO SELL THE VEHICLES KNOWING THAT THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS FOR FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ENGINE AND REPLACE IT WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE OR MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW ENGINE WILL NOT CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 116,338

"FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/99 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE." *JB

Mileage: 116,338

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD, REPAIR WAS VERY COSTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I ALSO HAVE HAD 3 COIL PACKS GO BAD ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

WELL I GOT SUCKERED OCT 4 2003 INTO A 2000 F-150 W/52,000 MILES . MY LOVELY TRUCK WAS DOING GREAT UNTIL SEPT 2004 AND THEN MY TRANNY WENT OUT. JUST BLEW OUT. WELL $1400 DOLLARS AND A LOT OF (I MEAN A LOT) OF MONEY AND TIME LATER (NOV 2004) I GOT IT FIXED (HAPPY TIMES RIGHT?). DAD, ME SOME BUDDIES PUT THE TRANNY IN. SO I AM DOING GREAT AND THEN I STARTED TO SMELL ANTI FREEZE AND WELL SOME TIME LATER IN AUG 2005 IT STARTED A STEEM SHOP OUT THE EXHAUST. WATER, ANTI FREEZE AND OIL THAT IS WHAT IS WAS. LOOKED LIKE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD MIGHT BE CRAKED SO GOT NEW GASKET SET AND GOT HEADS TESTED AND RESHAPED AND NEW HEAD BOLTS.($400 LATER) WELL I FINALY GOT TO GETTING IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT IS STILL SMOKING (TODAY IN DEC 2005). SO SOMETHING BAD IS WRONG MAYBE BLOCK IS CRAKED. I DONT KNOW BUT I AM VERY MAD I OWE $12,000 ON IT.

Mileage: 93,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS TRUCK HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00. THIS HAPPENED IN A WELL TRAVELED AREA AND IT WAS ME AND NOT MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE HEAD DESIGN THAT FORD HAS SINCE RECTIFIED. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT A $30,000 TRUCK THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF FAILURE 18,000 MILES OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 54,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF IT'S HOLE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 198,000

THERE ARE NO EVENTS THAT INDICATE ANYTHING IS WRONG UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER AND RUNS ROUGH. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 8 CYLINDER ON 11/14/05. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 6 CYLINDER ON 12/05/05. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 1 CYLINDER ON 12/15/05. ALL INCIDENTS SHOW A MISFIRE ON A PARTICULAR CYLINDER. CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE A COIL PACK INSTALLED ALONG WITH A SPARK PLUG. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACEMENT OF ALL COIL PACKS. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 F-150 THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE 2000. I KEPT MY TRUCKS OIL CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON A NOVEMBER SATURDAY AS MY FAMILY AND I WAS GOING TO VISIT SOME RELATIVES ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE TIMING HAD JUMPED AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. THE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TO HIS SURPRISE IT WAS STILL FILLED WITH OIL AND AFTER DOING A MORE IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE ENGINE, SLUDGE WAS IN THE OIL PAN AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. I ASKED THE FORD TECHNICIAN AS TO HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED AND WITH A REPLY OF I DON'T KNOW. AS A RESULT MY MOTOR IS NO GOOD. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RADIATOR SEVERAL TIMES ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE RADIATOR PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED PURCHASING AN AFTER MARKET RADIATOR AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE RADIATOR AS PART OF THE TRAILER TOWED PACKAGE. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE UPGRADE RADIATOR, HOWEVER AFTER THE INSTALLATION, THE CONSUMER HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

Mileage: 29,134

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO WORK IN EVERGREEN CO. WHEN SOMETHING BLEW IN THE FRONT OF OUR TRUCK. WE HAD A IMMEDIATE STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE VERY LOUD NOISES. A GARAGE IN EVERGREEN LOOKED AT OUR TRUCK AND TOLD US WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO IT AND SAID NOT TO DRIVE IT TO FAR BECAUSE IT COULD HURT THE ENGINE MORE THAN IT DID. WE WENT AND BOUGHT A COIL AND SPARK PLUG AND WAITED ALL DAY FOR THE GUY TO FIX THE TRUCK. HE SAID WE WERE LUCKY HE HAD A TOOL TO FIX IT BECAUSE HE HAD THE ONLY ONE IN EVERGREEN. HE HAD TO RETHREAD THE BLOCK SO THAT HE COULD PUT THE NEW PLUG AND NEW COIL ON. HE ALSO TOLD US OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN EVERGREEN. *JB

Mileage: 158,910

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO WORK IN EVERGREEN CO. WHEN SOMETHING BLEW IN THE FRONT OF OUR TRUCK. WE HAD A IMMEDIATE STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE VERY LOUD NOISES. A GARAGE IN EVERGREEN LOOKED AT OUR TRUCK AND TOLD US WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO IT AND SAID NOT TO DRIVE IT TO FAR BECAUSE IT COULD HURT THE ENGINE MORE THAN IT DID. WE WENT AND BOUGHT A COIL AND SPARK PLUG AND WAITED ALL DAY FOR THE GUY TO FIX THE TRUCK. HE SAID WE WERE LUCKY HE HAD A TOOL TO FIX IT BECAUSE HE HAD THE ONLY ONE IN EVERGREEN. HE HAD TO RETHREAD THE BLOCK SO THAT HE COULD PUT THE NEW PLUG AND NEW COIL ON. HE ALSO TOLD US OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN EVERGREEN. *JB

Mileage: 158,910

I OWN A 2000 F150 SUPERCAB WITH THE 5.4L V8 TRITON GASOLINE ENGINE. THIS TRUCK ABS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ON SUN 17 JULY 2005, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND ONE OF MY SONS, I EXPERIENCED WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT TO BE THE SPARK PLUG BEING BLOWN-OUT OF THE #3 CYLINDER JUST AS WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY--WE WERE LUCKY TO MAKE IT TO A BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT INJURIES. I OPTED FOR THE "HELI-COIL" REPAIR METHOD BASED UPON THE DESCRIBED SUCCESS RATE. ON WED 28 SEP 2005 I BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY TO WORK AFTER THE SPARK PLUG ON #4 BLEW-OUT. THE LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINED THAT FORD HAS A NEW DESIGN FOR THE CYLINDER HEAD BUT THIS REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT NEARLY THE SAME COST AS A LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT WHICH I ULTIMATELY OPTED FOR. THE LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE FORD WOULD COVER THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS (OR EVEN HELP WITH THE COST) BECAUSE THEY DON'T VIEW THIS AS A "DESIGN PROBLEM" AS I DO. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO PERSUADE FORD THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER CARE CENTER WHERE I WAS FLATLY TURNED DOWN I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. *NM

Mileage: 103,000

PASSENGER SIDE #3 PLUG BLOWN OUT TWO MONTHS LATER #4 BLOWN OUT. CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT HEAD. *NM

Mileage: 29,500

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2000 FORD F150 (LARIAT SUPER CAB) CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF THE TRUCK ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PRIOR. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN USED. THE TRUCK WAS LIKE NEW AND EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. THE TRUCK WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. A WITNESS STATED TO THE OWNER THAT THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START IT. THE WITNESS SAID THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS CRANKING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE WERE ALSO PRESENT. FIRE REPORT, POLICE REPORT , AND INSURANCE REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED AT THIS TIME, BUT WILL BE CALLED. *AK (11/04/05) PER FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *SC

Mileage: 60,000

2000 FORD LIGHTNING SUPER CHARGER INTERCOOLER LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. ONCE THE COOLANT IS DRAINED, IT CAN CAUSE A CONDITION CALLED VAPOR LOCK, WHICH WILL LOCK THE MOTOR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WOULD BE CAUSE FROM THE SUPER HEATED AIR THEN ENTERING FROM THE SUPER CHARGER. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND I'M SURE IS NOT GREAT FOR EMISSIONS SINCE COOLANT IS NOW BEING LEAKED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

2000 FORD F-150 4.2L V6 HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MY VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING AND SMOKING WHITE SMOKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. ALSO NOTICED THAT HEATER WOULD ONLY PUT OUT COOL AIR, UNLESS THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW HEAD GASKET, WHICH COME TO FIND OUT ARE NOTORIOUS ON THE 4.2L V6 MOTORS. I CAUGHT IT BEFORE ANY MOTOR DAMAGE WAS DONE SO NO ADDED EXPENSES WERE NEEDED. HOWEVER IT STILL WAS NOT A CHEAP FIX. I KNOW OF AT LEAST A HUNDRED 4.2L V6 F-150 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND MOST WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP FURTHER AN INVESTIGATION. I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD GASKET IF NEEDED. *NM

Mileage: 90,000

LEAKING INTER COOLER FOR SUPERCHARGER. COOLANT LEAKS IN INTAKE AND COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO LOCKUP. IF ENGINE LOCKS UP FIRST THING I WILL LOOSE IS STEERING. THERE WAS A 'CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FIX # 01BB1' , FOR A SHORT WHILE FORD WAS FIXING THIS AT NO COST TO CUSTOMER. THE PART NUMBER IS SPO XL3Z 9424 AB. THERE IS A NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS THAT CAN HAPPEN IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIX TOO, ASIDE FROM SOMEONE CRASHING BECAUSE THEY CANT STEER ANYMORE THEN I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK A LOT MORE BOXES BELOW YOU CAN ALOS GET ALOT OF INFO ON THIS FROM SVT WEBPAGE FORUM AND HTTP://WWW.NLOC.NET/FORUM. *JB THANKS

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE VEHICLE PARKED (ENGINE OFF) A FIRE WAS STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

Mileage: 68,000

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.*MR *JB

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000, FORD, F150. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE.*AK

COLD AIR CHARGE INTERCOOLER IS LEAKING. COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ALLOWING COOLING TO LEAK DIRECTLY INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBERS.

Mileage: 35,655

CONTACT STATES: HE HAS REPLACED ABOUT 4 RADIATORS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.THEY HAVE BEEN LEAKING. HE HAS ASKED IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS IN THEM AND HAS BEEN TOLD THERE WASN'T ANY. *AK

I HEARD A LITTLE TAP THOUGHT MAYBE IT COULD BE AN EXHAUST LEAK THEN A DAY LATTER MY TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER. A SPARK PLUG CAME OUT TOOK IT TO THE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADS. *JB

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DASH BOARD. WAS TOLD THE SPEED SENSOR HAD GONE BAD. TWO DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD JUST TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO CUT OFF. *NM THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE BLACK BOX AND SPEED SENSOR TO BURN. FORD HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR PART AND LABOR TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED. *BF

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD ON 4.6 LITER 2000 F150 4X4, ALSO BROKE THE COIL PACK ABOVE IT FROM THE EXPLOSION OF THE PLUG BLOWING OUT.*AK

Mileage: 81,000

ON THE 2000 FORD F-150 WITH THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE, A FAILURE OF THE THREADS IN THEIR ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS CAUSES THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL-OVER-PLUG TO BECOME DISLODGED AND THREADS STRIPPED. THE CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRES MAJOR REPAIRS TO BECOME SERVICEABLE ONCE MORE. A SIMPLE STEEL SLEEVE (LIKE A "BIG-SERT") INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY WOULD PROBABLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND SAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR THE CONSUMER LATER. ALSO, IF THIS FAILURE WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE VEHICLE WERE IN MOTION, THE SPARK PLUG COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE FUEL RAIL OR AN INJECTOR AND STILL FIRING COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC LOSS AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS, INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT A PART OF THE HOUSE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE LEFT QUADRANT OF THE ENGINE. THREE FIRE INVESTIGATORS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT IT WAS INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO HOW EXCESSIVE BURNT THE ENGINE COMPONENTS WERE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

ARRIVED HOME 1500 PARKED 2000 FORD F150 IN FRONT OF HOME. TRUCK HAD NO MODIFICATIONS NO LEAKS NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH QUIT WORKING IN SEPT OR OCT AT 1800 THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES ON LH FRONT FROM UNDER HOOD TRUCK WAS PARKED 3 HOURS TOTALLY COLD TRUCK WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE CONSUMER'S HOME. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. *AK....CONSUMER FELT THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FORD WAS UNWILLING TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM, WANTED NHTSA TO DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF FORD F-150 TRUCKS. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AFTER SITTING 2 TO 3 HOURS. FIRE SEEMED TO BE AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. POSSIBLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. FIRE PUT OUT VERY SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED. INSURANCE COMPANY NATIONWIDE, 888-593-2432 EXT 13, GEORGE ALEXANDER. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN. *AK

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FIXED 3 TIMES. WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IF THE SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITHIN A 100,00 MILES. *AK THE ENGINE FAILED ON ONE OCCASION. *SC *JB

Mileage: 24,000

FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING 2-4 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE

FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT A FEW HOURS AFTER BEING PARKED. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. CONTACT LAWYER MIKE JOLLY 713-237-8383

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE PARKED. USED CRUISE CONTROL 1 MONTHE PRIOR TO FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 50 MPH;I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE SOUNDS OF A LARGE EXHAUST LEAK.WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND SPARK PLUG,COIL,AND BOOT EJECTED FROM #5 CYLINDER.I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE MY SERVICE PERFORMED AT.I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED BACK IN JULY OF 2003 AND HAVE IT SERVICED ON TIME,ALL THE TIME.THE TRUCK HAS A LITTLE OVER 51,000 MILES ON IT.I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP TELL ME THAT IS GOING TO COST ME APPROX. $3000 TO REPAIR .THAT WILL CONSIST OF NEW HEADS ,COIL PACKS,SPARK PLUGS ,GASKETS AND OF COURSE LABOR.I ASKED THEM WHY DID THIS OCCUR AND NO ONE WILL GIVE A REASON WHY.*AK

Mileage: 51,000

2000 FORD LIGHTNING 5.4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2000 F-150 4X4 TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2003. THE VEHICLE HAD 36,000+ MILES. IT CURRENTLY HAS 43,000 MILES. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THE HEAD GASKET HAS A SEVERE LEAK. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE GASKET LEAKING. THIS WAS NOT A FORD DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TRADED THE VEHICLE. I REALIZE THIS IS A USED VEHICLE AND PROBLEMS DO ARISE, BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF. SEE MFG. BULLETIN NUMBERS 012110, 0214, 15793. THIS IS MY THIRD FORD TRUCK WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PREVIOUS VEHICLES. THE QUESTION IS, SINCE FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T THEY BE RESPONSIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHEN THERE IS SO FEW MILES ON THE TRUCK? PLEASE RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER. THANK YOU.*AK

Mileage: 42,000

THE TRUCK HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS JUST TOLD THAT IT HAS A BLOWN ENGINE GASKET - THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE FOR A NEW TRUCK. *AK

SPARK PLUG ON MY FORD SVT F150 LIGHTNING POPPED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY. DOING 65 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE OVER INTO THEIR TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JUNE BUT STILL HAVE ONLY 21,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. THIS IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT A BILL OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED. *JB

Mileage: 21,604

UNDER HOOD FIRE AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKE WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR 1.5 HOURS. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FIRE WALL

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING TO WORK DOING 60 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO GET ON A OFF RAMP AND I HEARD A BIG BANG. I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND MY, PASSENGER SIDE SECOND FROM THE FRONT, PLUG, COIL, AND BOOT WERE EJECTED FROM THERE HOLE. *LA

Mileage: 56,007

WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER INTO THE FUEL RAIL. LUCKILY NO FIRE WAS STARTED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 5.4L ENGINE. AS EVEN FORD HAS CHANGED THE DESIGN OF NEWER 5.4L ENGINES, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR EARLIER OWNERS. THE VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 11/02. HOWEVER, FORD NOW SAYS THE WARRANTY WAS PUT ON BY MISTAKE AND WAS CANCELLED 1/03 - NOT NOTIFYING ME, THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK, ABOUT IT'S CANCELLATION. I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST. *LA

Mileage: 40,400

ONLY AFTER 30,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG. THE LONGER THE LIGHT WAS ON THE MORE THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND CUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. AFTER BEING HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER WE FOUND THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. *LA

HAVE A FORD F150 LIGHTNING TRUCK. 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT CYLINDER #2 BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. ALL I DID WAS TURN THE ENGINE OVER AND IT BLEW. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD AND PLUGS THEY FOUND 3 OF THE 7 REMAINING PLUGS LOOSE. IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE PLUGS, IT WOULD OF HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE ALL THIS ON AN INVOICE. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. BILL WAS $2300.00. *LA

Mileage: 28,500

TIMING SENSOR GEAR AND PULLEY BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK

2000 F-150 4.6L ENGINE. BLOWN SPARK PLUG, WHICH DAMAGED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD. FORD WILL NOT APPROVE OF A REPAIR, SO EITHER THE HEAD OR THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK FROM READING VARIOUS FORD FORUMS AND MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ON THE 4.6L AND 5.4L ENGINES.

Mileage: 113,000

I HAD $1375 WORTH OF MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 AT MAK HAIK FORD ON AUG.14, 2003, SUCH AS TRANSMISSION & POWER STEERING FLUSH, REPLACING FUEL, AIR & OIL FILTERS, NEW BRAKES & FIXING ABS SENSOR, ETC. WHEN I GOT HOME STRAIGHT FROM THE MAK HAIK, THE ALARM WAS ACTING UP. LATER, I DISCOVERED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BROKEN. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE I WAS IN BWW ON WESTHEIMER, MY TRUCK COMBUSTED INTO FLAMES (ABOUT 30-40 FEET HIGH). THE TRUCK IS A WRITE-OFF. MAK HAIK BLEW UP MY TRUCK. I WANT MY $1375 BACK AS WELL AS APPROX. $32,500 FOR THE TRUCK.*AK

SPARK PLUG LAUNCHED FROM CYLINDER #7 (THIRD BACK PASSENGER SIDE) ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING WITH 26,XXX MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 26,500

FACTORY INTERCOOLER IS LEAKING AT 41000 MILES DEALER SAID RECALL ENDED SEPT 2002 . BOUGHT TRUCK USED DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RECALL NOW WILL HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *JB

Mileage: 41,054

OWNER OF A 2000 SVT F150 PICKUP. SVT RECALLED THIS TRUCK FOR INTERCOOLER FAILURES. THESE FAILURES CAUSES UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE FAILURE. I LEARNED ABOUT THIS 4 MONTHS LATE HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. MANUFACTURER WROTE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. ?????? *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NLM

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND NEARLY 2 HOURS LATER, THE HORN BEGAN "BLARING" AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *JB AROUND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NEVER HAD REPAIRED.. THE CRUISE STARTING WORKING FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR ONE DAY THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ONE FUSE WAS BLOWN. REPLACED 4 FUSES AND THEY KEPT BLOWING WITH A FLASH. ON THE FIFTH FUSE I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AND IT TOOK THE FUSE WITHOUT BLOWING. THIS WAS ALL THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE.

THE ENGINE RATTLED ON A COLD START, WHICH WAS COMMONLY CALLED A SLAPPED PISTON, A GROUND WIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE HOOD, AND A FUSE WAS REPLACED FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *PH *JB

BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF MY 5.4 LITER MOTOR.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.JB *TS

Mileage: 53,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #3 CYLINDER 2000 FORD LIGHTNING PICKUP 37,500 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 37,500

SPARK PLUGS THREADS STRIP AND SHOOT PLUG OUT

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A FORD LIGHTNING PICK UP TRUCK THAT RECENTLY BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE DIVER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS WAS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE SPARK PLUG IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, AN ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

Mileage: 45,576

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. RESULTED IN DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER AND EXTREMELY LOUD EXHAUST LEAK NOISE.

Mileage: 24,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD ON A FORD LIGHTNING (COMPLETELY STOCK, NEVER MODDED). THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 5.4L MOTORS, AND IS A $2000-$3000 REPAIR THAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. MINE HAPPENED AT 39,000MI.

OIL SENDING UNIT ON FORD F150, 5.4 LITER ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. UNIT WILL SHOW NO OIL PRESSURE, WHEN INFACT THERE IS OIL PRESSURE. SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN THE COLUMBUS, OH AREA STATE THEY ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHERE I WORK, ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. ONE IS A EXPLORER, AND THE OTHER IS A EXPEDITION.

Mileage: 38,100

HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING AND STALLING. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED HEAD GASKET AS BEING DEFECTIVE. PH

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND VIBRATE PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF HEAD. DEALER CLAIMS HEAD IS NOT REPAIRABLE, REQUIRES NEW HEAD. NO WARRANTY FROM FORD, THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE FORD SERVICE MANAGERS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS CLAIM IT'S A VER COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE STILL HAD A PROBLEM. *YH

ENGINE FAILURE

EXHAUST FUMES SEEP INTO CAB CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL ASLEEP. CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP ONCE AND WOKE UP AFTER HITTING A GUARDRAIL. LEAK WAS SO BAD THAT CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE WINDOW CRACKED TO DRIVE. DEALER FOUND LEAKS IN JOINT OF THE PIPE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, AND MUFFLER WAS REPLACED TO HELP BACK UP.*AK

THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. NLM

COPY OF LETTER TO FORD AND BILL UTTER E-MAILED TO WEBMASTER 8/14/00. HARD COPY TO FOLLOW. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE STARTED, VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. PURE GAS VAPOR (HEAVY WHITE FOG) PUMPED OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LIFTED FOR TOW, GASOLINE POURED FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE SERVICED AT MARK FORD MERCURY INC, 493 DANBURY ROAD, NEW MILFORD, CT 860-354-2226

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO HONK AND THEN IT STALLOUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL START BACKING UP, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WIRING HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT DEFECT STILLS OCCURS. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN REACHING THE TOP OF A FAIRLY STEEP HILL. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. VEHICLE WARMED UP AND IDLED ROUGHLY. ALSO THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE THERE WAS A BAD SMELL, LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. *AK

SUDDENLY IN REVERSE THE TRUCK TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET, DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING AT VERY HIGH SPEED.

MY TRUCK DISPLAYS AN IDLE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CHASIS, I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO FIXED IT, AND NOW ARE SAYING THAT IT IS NORMAL *AK