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.
2000 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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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. ??????
While driving the vehicle stalled.
The engine failed while driving and caused the check engine light to illuminate.
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
Blew a spark plug out of my 5.4 liter motor.
When the vehicle was turned off, it caught on fire.jb
Spark plug blew out of #3 cylinder 2000 ford lightning pickup 37,500 miles.
Spark plugs threads strip and shoot plug out
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.
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.
Spark plug ejected from the motor while driving approximately 15 MPH. Resulted in drastic loss of power and extremely loud exhaust leak noise.
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.
Head gasket blew while driving causing antifreeze to leak resulting in engine overheating and stalling. Mechanic diagnosed head gasket as being defective. Ph
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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