The vehicle had been parked for about 1 hour when an explosion incurred which resulted in the truck burning up. The motor area, front wheels and completed cab were destroyed. Gas tank did not blow up.

- Smithland, KY, USA

While traveling on vacation 600 miles from home I experienced a well known failure to Ford Triton engine owners known as a spark plug ejection failure. I was traveling @ 65 mph and up to the failure the engine was running normal there were no abnormal sounds. At the time of the failure it sounded as if the exhaust or the intake was coming apart. I pulled over on the side of the highway and removed the doghouse at the rear of the engine to discover the right bank and 2nd cylinder from the rear had ejected the spark plug and destroyed the ignition coil. I unplugged the ignition coil and the power cable from the fuel injector from that cylinder and nursed the van to a friends house 40 miles away which took over 3 hours. I called several Ford dealers to explain what happened and they finished the story for me, they said they have seen this problem several hundred times and the fix would cost $1000 per cylinder needing repaired. This is a known Ford Triton flaw and should be addressed by Ford with a recall. This could be a safety issue because when the spark plug let go there was a extreme loss of power if in heavy traffic this could cause a accident, and the raw fuel coming from the cylinder along with spark from a live ignition coil is a fire hazard.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

My van has been in the shop 3 times and they tell me I need to clean the injectors. Well it has been starting sluggish from day one. Today it will not start. Same symptoms as everybody else. Weak battery and smoke still will not start. I'm afraid to drive it again. I think it's going to catch on fire.

- Springhill, FL, USA

Contact states because of his disability the vehicle is hard to put into gear, also it is hard to start the engine. The vehicle has not been to a service dealer.

- Clarksville, TN, USA