This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Spark plug "blew out"of its hole causing loss of power and sudden consternation. Was pulling an light empty trailer and fortunately driving with no other traffic around. 5.4L Triton V8 engine, manual transmission. Factory tune-up and plug replacement done about 20K miles earlier, 5 years ago.
I've had two plugs blow out on my 99 F150. It has less than 100,000 on it. If they know its a defect why not step up and fix the problem? it cost $300 a plug!!!! left me stranded at night with my family along the road!! makes me wonder if I want to stay with Ford or go elsewhere.
1999 F-250 spark plug defect V8 5.4L had 2 spark plugs come loose. $700 to replace. Mechanic laughed and said they have a kit for this defect because it is so common.
I had just got off work and was leaving the parking area and blew out the number 4 sparkplug on the right side head. I shut off the my truck and parked it. I called a friend that lives close for a ride home. The next morning I drove back to the plant and took my truck to the local Ford dealership. They said that I should replace the head or install a helicoil and also replace the spark plug and coil pack. So I had them install the helicoil and replace the damaged parts. Less then a month later I was driving to work on the I 90 and I blow out the number 5 cylinder spark plug and this time it took out the plastic shield and ripped the spark plug and the coil pack off he truck. I have not done any thing but contact Ford Motor Company about this at this time. There suggestion was to replace the heads my self at a cost of 6,000 dollars.
Truck engine started to cut out. Occurs every few hundred miles, requires part replacement. The cam position sensor is the part that continues to fail. Replacement fixes it.
1999 Ford F250 5.4 spit spark plug from cylinder head-2nd one back on driver side, left me stranded at 1am in December cold, no warning at all, just bang then pop-pop-pop.
Blew out sparkplugs and broke bracket on the side of coil packs. Don't like paying $85 a pop for Ford's poor design. Plus the healy coils or maybe that's the motive. This happened three different times.
: the contact stated while driving 60 mph on normal road conditions the front of the vehicle started wobbling. The vehicle was pulled over to check the engine and one of the spark plugs was puff- puffing. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined the spark plugs dislodged and declared that all 1999 Ford F250 models presented the same defect. The dealership had not received the solution from the manufacturer. The vehicle was not drivable since the incident.
1999 Ford Expedition first blew out a spark plug in 2003 due to too few threads in cylinder head. Mechanic was able to repair for around $500. The problem occurred again on another spark plug in 2004 which destroyed the whole engine. I contacted Ford and was told they could do nothing about it. The refurbished jasper engine ended up being around $5400. The old engine was turned in to avoid a core charge. I have all of the paperwork from the mechanic stating the problem.
The aluminum head was cracked on the engine, which threw the spark plugs out and caused the engine not to operate. Manufacturer has been contacted by consumer.
The check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Driver took vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the problem could not be duplicated.
6.8 litre V-10 engine and one spark plug from each cylinder head came out. One cyl head had threads destoyed thereby making a replacement nessesary and the other one was suspect. The dealer suggested a rebuilt engine as costs would be very close between repairs and a genuine Ford rebuilt engine and it would come with a warrenty. My complaint is that the plugs came out because the cyl heads were a poor design with only 3/8" threads in an aluminum casting and I shouldn't be paying for poor engineering and designs. There has been an update in 2001 that now has a cyl head with 9/16" threads and plugs to suit. I want Ford to install a new updated engine at their cost.
Engine leaking oil through head gasket. Four attempts have been made to repair the problem. Problem began @ 17, 000 miles. Currently vehicles has 67,000 miles. First attempt took over 6 weeks to complete. All other attempts took 1 week. Additional problems with carbon build up in the engine have occured inbetween repair attemps. Any attempt to contact Ford to address the problem was a dead end.
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