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I have had three different occasions where the spark plug has blown out while I was driving to and from work and two of the three times I almost hit another vehicle.we fixed them with new parts from auto store but was reminded that the repair is only temporary.two or the three times I was on a highway in busy traffic and the other time I was on a rural road.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250. While driving 40 mph, the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the spark plugs blew out and the engine cylinder head needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,000.
- Pacific, MO, USA
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The spark plugs on my truck have blown out of the head gasket while driving on the highway. I have spent over $1300 repairing/replacing the spark plug and threads on the heads. I have been reading on the internet where other Ford owners are having the same problem and it appears that nothing is being done to correct the problem. This has happened twice to me since I have owned the truck. The first time was in February 2011, second time was April 2015.
The exhaust manifold studs rot out break off and the gaskets start leaking. I know this is a common problem with the 4.6 and the 5.4 Triton engine as there are about 8 of them in my work parking lot that have done the same thing. I owned a 1999 E150 that did the same thing and the exhaust smells in the cab were so bad I had to get it repaired. Cost around $1800 to do this repair. My local exhaust shops say this is a very common problem and usually happens before 100K miles so I should feel lucky I have 138K. Ford should really own up to the problem before someone get hurt or dies from carbon monoxide poisoning.
I have a 2000 Ford F-250 with a V-10 engine. I have had 5 of my 10 spark plugs blow out in the last year. 4 of them required a helo-coil replacement at a cost of about $1,600 total. The spark plugs blow out without warning ripping the threads out of the heads, rendering the truck useless. In that last incident I was towing a camper when it blew leaving me in an extremely hazardous and dangerous position. I can not emphasize how dangerous this problem is. Ford tells me I now need new heads at a cost of about $5,000. Fords states they are not responsible and will not do anything about this, even though their have been thousands of complaints for this issue. They tell me that it is up to the NHTSA to make a recall. And until they do nothing will happen. This is unbelievable..... this is not a blown muffler or a blown windshield wiper. This is a serious problem that has been going on for years yet nothing is being done. Will the NHTSA stand tall here and order a recall or push it off?
This is my third problem with the same truck. The spark plugs have been blown out of the head. Every time that I have had this problem happen I had taken it to a shop and they have fixed it. This has happened to three diff. Plugs, not the same one. This last time that this happened the shop told me that the plug stripped it out so bad that it cant be fixed and that I need a new head or engine. I have been reading alot about this and nothing is happen, so I thought that I would report it as well.
The truck has an intermittent high idle problem. When slowing down, (either by downshifting the manual transmission or coasting to a stop), the engine will sometimes idle at 1500 RPM rather than the nominal 700-800 RPM. If I don't come to a complete stop (like when turning onto my street), the idle will remain high trying to make the truck go faster. If I do come to a complete stop (like at a stop sign), the engine will idle down the second I come to a complete stop. I am concerned about not only my but others safety as the truck tries driving faster than I want when the idle is high. I have taken the truck to several dealers who have performed many services to the truck in an attempt to diagnose and solve the problem but to no avail. I have replaced numerous sensors on the truck with original Ford equipment but again no improvement. I have contacted Ford directly but all they tell me is to take the truck to my Ford dealer. I am out of options as the Ford dealer cannot seem to diagnose this problem and along with it my concern for safety.
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- Winnsboro, LA, USA