Consumer states while driving the engine light comes and stays on. Had vehicle check, the evaporative system gross leak was detected code po455.contacted dealer.
1997 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Truck and been parked the previous day with no problem, upon cranking the next day motor started knocking. Inspection shows bent piston rod on # 3 cylinder which allowde the piston to strike the crank shaft. This was caused fron the head gasket allowing fluid to seep into the cylinder.
I contacted courtesy ford and they said there was no recall,so I replaced the engine with aused engine because I couldn't aford a new engine. As a result the same thing happened. The engine didn't run hot, but there was fluid found in the 1st cylinder, the cranksaft was twisted, the connecting rod was broke, and there was a chunk taken out of the block. On the second engin I found fluid in the first cyinder and the engin will not run. I have recently spoke with some machanics(that work for ford)and they said that"about 90% of the 4.2 l v6 from 1997 have been returned."
Exhaust pipe is located too close to tires. The heat from exhaust pipe causes the tires to melt and rim to corrode. Ak scc
While traveling on highway there is a noise coming from rear of vehicle. Oil was leaking from underneath of vehicle.
The vehicle has a faulty front cover gasket on the engine, which caused coolant leak in turn causing an overheat situation which lead to an intake manifold gasket failure, which may also lead to an engine failure. I took the vehicle to the t&w ford dealership in williamstown, ky where they told me that the front cover would need to be replaced along with the gaskets and also o2 sensors at a cost of 1500.00, I did the work of gasket replacement at a cost of 60.00.
Rod bearing failure at only 73000 miles.
There was no accident. We turned the key on to start the engine and the rod went through the engine and oil pan. There were no lights indicating any problems. The veh did not use any oil. It recieved its oil changes regularly. It had been running just fine. They put a new engine in it and now it vibrates makes a popping noise and runs loud. They told us this is all within ford specs. This should not have happened. We paid over $13000 for a veh that took a dump after 10 months. We could not even get this dealers sale manager to return a call. Everyone else at the dealer said well it worked good for 10000 miles. I called ford and they gave me a case number and that is it. They also did nothing for us. I am getting no where with anyone. I finally went over there and cornered the manager and he says he doesn't remember and I should call him on monday. Which I will. Also they tried to stick us with an extra $1100 bill for something that was not the problem with the shifting gear. We ended up putting a new clutch in also at this time. We had this problem when we bought it and they told us that there was nothing wrong that it ground going into 2nd gear becasue we were going to fast. Actually the clutch cleared that problem. They tryed to say it was the syncronation gears and they needed to be repalced. Which was not true. The clutch fixed this problem. They also at this time are not paying for this even though we bought it that way and I brought that up at the time we test drove it. I feel they need to be checked out and also I am wondering if this falls under the lemon law. We would be willing to give the vehicle back if they are not willing to stand behind there defective engine. I was unsure of what you were talking about with the 2 pt belt , 3 point belt or manufacture belt so I did not check anything. Thank you chris pauley.
Upon cold start, engine threw a rod. Entire engine needs to be replaced.
Seal failed on timing gear very similer to all the other complaints listed.
The engine developed a severe knock when started one morning. The problem was a complete failure at the main crankshaft, severe wear at valve assembly, and corrosion throughout cooling chambers. Ford did a recall on the head gasket the year before, changing head gasket, hoses, & coolant. The truck is uses by house wife driving the children to school. Even though others have reported of same engine failure on 4.2l, ford denies any problem. 5 months later while the truck while the truck was sitting in the driveway, the engine wiring caught on fire, melting the plastic master cylinder, fueling the flames to melt all circuities and plastic. The ABS lamp had lit earlier in the week, added brake fluid to reservoir, and the lamp went out. Independent fire investigator says evidence points to a defect in the ABS/master cylinder wiring in the engine compartment. *ts *jb ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***762417
On 5/3/02 engine check light came on and we took it to the dealership. They checked it and replaced the dpf sensor, updated computer and cleaned fuel injectors. The following week, I had trouble starting 3 times after work. The following wednesday, my wife drove it to work and when she tried to start it after work there was a loud "bang" and it took another 1/2 hr to get it going. When she got it going again there was a loud "tapping" from the engine. We called the dealer and towed it in. They checked and said the coolant was leaking into the oil and the engine could not be rebuilt. It was going to cost us $4000 plus labor to have another engine put in. This vehicle has been very well maintained. On doing some research we found that this is a common problem with this particular engine, and there was a recall (#99b29) related to this problem that we never received. We ordered the truck in jan 1996, and took delivery in march 96 which falls within all of the date ranges specified on f150.com. We have since contacted our salesman, he checked out the problem and called us back telling us to bring it in. This will involve another towing and I'm not sure it will solve anything we do not already know. We do not feel that we should have to pay $4000 for an engine on a truck that has been well maintained. Where do we go from here?
4.2 litre v-6 engine failed after engine seized. Ford agreed to pay 1/3 of costs to maintain customer loyalty. Showed them defect report from the federal safety agency website.
Consumer states that the vehicle has caught on fire twice, the fire starts underneath the vehicle where the muffler is. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything.*jb
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Consumer stated vehicle began experiencing mechanical problems, upon inpspection of the problem, the mechanic diagnosed the issue as a misfire on cylinders number 1 and 3 and there was also water on them.
Engine check light illuminated, indicating that head gasket needed to be replaced.*ak
Front engine cover gasket failed allowing coolant to leak is this problem covered under recall tsb# 99b29 dec. 1999 what do I do ? I never got a recall from ford or dealer.
Tune up. See odi no 562415. Nar 12/04/2002. *mr the consumers vehicle was taken to ford service department to get a tune up. 4 hours later the engine sounded as if it was going to blow apart. The consumer requested a meeting with the service attendant to get an explanation as to why the vehicle is now malfunctioning. The consumer would reimbursement for damages done to the vehicle. *cb
Vehicle stalled right before consumer started to drive. Contacted dealer and dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak
Engine knock at start up. I brought the problem to the attention of ford when the truck was still underwarranty. They knew it was a problem and did not have a fix. So therfore they did nothing. Now that the problem is worsing, ford has a solution but will do nothing as it is out of warranty. I feel they avoided finding a solution and fixing until the vast majority of engines were out of warranty and now will not own up to the fix.
Vehicle skips, misses, backfires and has very little power. No check engine light illuminated.
While traveling heard a knocking noise coming from engine. Vehicle was serviced, and technician stated that engine head gasket needed to be replaced. Please provide further information.
Gasket failed caused piston rod to bend, engine rebuild cost over $1500. I contacted ford, they said there were no recalls and they never had that problem before.
Front housing seal for engine , located behind motor pump, is leaking anti-freeze. Consumer is concerned anti-freeze could contaminate oil supply, and cause damage to engine. Dealership has not examined vehicle. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Vehicle was going 60mph around a icy curve. Then, it went off the road through a ditch and into a bush. Air bag didn't deploy after going five feet into the air. Consumer will contact manufacturer.
The engine is knocking; we park it and we feel that it is a defect in the motor we had it put on the machine and the person whom checked it. Said it was not something that could hve been helped. We took it to a ford place and had it checked there . We have done regular maintenance on it . When we got it we had to take it in for leaking oil and they said they replaced the seal on it it went in twice for this I feel this problem may have resulted in the leaking, and I feel I should not have to replace it if it is a possible defect in the motor thank you for taking the time to read this. Please let me know what I need to do in this matter thank you again for your time and trouble *ak. Sincerely [xxx]. *ak parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Engine failed at 46,900 miles due to water in the engine from a leaking gasket. The same gasket was replaced a year earlier by ford under recall 99b29. Given that there are numerous postings on this type of failure, how many reported failures are required to mandate a vehicle recall?
Whenever vehicle has been started it would it smoke badly. After driving for awhile, blue smoke disappeared. Taken to mechanic., and smelled burning oil. Checked under hood, and found head gaskets had blown, causing damage to motor. Motor had to be replaced.*ak
Vehicle will stall at slow speeds during long trips, 5 times so far. Taken to dealer 3 times, cannot remedy problem.
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