Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, he heard a loud noise as the vehicle accelerated. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the bolt on the engine head was rusted and became corroded. In addition, the manifold was cracked and leaking carbon dioxide due to the corrosion. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 120,000.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, attempting a turn or traveling over a road bump, the vehicle would sporadically emit a metal-to-metal dragging noise. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the support for the radiator was fractured, causing the radiator to sway while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed the diagnosis. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 201,000. Updated 07/23/13
Turned into a grocery store parking lot and truck started to smoke. I thought it was over heating but when I parked I got out and the truck started having black smoke then flames came from the driver side of the hood over the tire. I called 911. When the fire trucks arrived the hood was in flames and the front of the truck was burned. I am the original owner of the truck and have took very good care of it. Someone that works with my son had an f150 that burned 6 months ago. After we looked up the information about this I found out this has happened alot. I also found a recall on a part for the cruise control but I was never informed of this. How are people informed of recalls? I lived a the same address for 7 years and had the same phone number. The dealer I bought the truck from palmetto ford in charleston sc has been around for a long time. I don't understand why I was not informed. If I had not got out I would have burned with the truck. Is it the owner responsibility to check for recalls. I would understand if I was not the original owner but I am.
Tl* the contact owns 2001 ford f150. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle caught on fire from under the hood area and exploded. As a result, the contact's home also caught on fire from the vehicle fire. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department and a fire report was filed. A resident suffered fro smoke inhalation. The vehicle was not inspected and remained parked at the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 164,800.
I keep having major issues with my truck ejecting spark plugs from the engine which is breaking not only my spark plugs but my coil pack as well. This is rediculious. The first time I was at a light at a dead stop when I hear a loud banging noise like something exploded then my truck started running rough and had to get it towed. It stranded us 45 minutes from home. The second time was two days ago on march 18 I was driving through a drive thru again at a dead stop and heard a loud noise and had the same issue. Again my spark plug was ejected and coil pack broken. The first time was in cylinder 1 and was repaired then one month later the next time cylinder 2 ejected. 5 minutes after it was repaired and had new plug and coil pack it again ejected. Im upset because I can no longer drive my truck. If ford doesnt fix this I willnever purchase another ford. Now it is useless sitting in my garage takin up space.
As I was leaving a stop sign, I accelerated and a spark plug blew out of it's hole and will not go back in. This is a product defect that can cause serious injury or deaths to unknowing ford owners. Ford should recall asap.
I was driving home and all of a sudden there was an explosion under the hood and it sounded like part of the exhaust system gave way. I pulled over and found out that a spark plug had blown out of the head. The only one to ever touch the engine was ford and that they had replaced a spark plug several years ago. I got on line and found out there are literally thousands of these spark plug ejections. I was wondering if there was a recall on the problem ? The fact that the super-heated air and mixture fuel spraying all over the underneath of the hood is a extreme danger, it would seem that would be a safety recall.
The truck started on fire while sitting in the driveway hours after being parked. By the time we realized it was on fire, it was totally out of control and the truck well beyond saving. It burned so hot it melted the tires, the siding of the house and destroyed part of a privacy fence. We kept water on the fire until it went out about an hour and a half later. The fire started under the hood and the whole front of the truck is almost unrecognizable. The owner ( [xxx] ) is an auto mechanic and has been for forty plus years. We run an auto repair business. We had heard vague things about fords and fires but did not look into it until after the incident. We purchased the truck this winter and never got any recall notices for the cruise control switch problem. The prior owner says he did not either. We have not yet contacted ford because of reading all the horror stories of how they refuse responsibility. We had liability insurance only. The anger is letting up a bit and the shock has worn off and now we are figuring out the next step. Reporting the incident to you seems to be it. I will contact ford on monday. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Pulled out of side road onto major highway and suddenly a loud flapping noise from engine was heard. Immediately pulled to shoulder of road and turn vehicle off and called for assistance. Was told that a spark plug was the cause of the problem and that it should be a easy fix, this was not the case because the head had to be removed to extracted to damaged plug. Our fix is costing upwards of $700.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150 triton. The vehicle was taken for state inspection when the contact was advised that the engine, engine manifold and bolts were corroded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. Updated 05/21/12 *bf the consumer was informed the material used were defective.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from under the hood. After opening the hood the contact noticed that the manifold and the wiring harness was on fire. The contact stated that the vehicle had been shut off and had not been driven prior to the fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000.
I'm in the large growing number of owners that have had a sparkplug blow out. Ford knows this is a problem and have come up with a special tool to help in the repair of this. It rethreads the hole then they have an insert that goes in it. The problem is there's not enough threads to hold the plug. The thing is, if they don't want to do a total recall then they should at least cover the expense when it happens. I guess like everything else, it's going to take a death or serious injury before they will step up to the plate and do the right thing.
Spark plug blow out caused excessive damage to engine. Engine had to be replaced at a cost of $6200.00. This is a known problem for 1999 to 2005 engines.
I was getting on the interstate this am and heard a noise, the truck lost power and started running extremely rough. I turned around and barely made it home (only a few miles). When I raised the hood, a spark plug was laying on top of the engine. The coil pack was also broken when the spark plug blew out. There was a very strong smell of gas. I researched the internet and found that this is a major problem with ford engines built from 1997 - 2003. If I had been in a center or left lane, being rush hour traffic, this could have caused a major wreck. This problem should not be ignored and should become a recall for ford.
Attempting to park vehicle in parking stall with foot on brake stopping the vehicle. The vehicle, for no apparent reason, abruptly accelerated forward striknig the vehicle on the other side of the parking stall. The resulting crash caused damage to the front of the 2011 gmc sport utility vehicle and to the front of the 2001 ford f-150. This is the second time an incident similar to this has occurred. The first time was in august 2011. The first time the vehicle demonstrated a similar phenomena occurred when the owner was parking the vehicle in a parking stall. The vehicle was stopped in the parking stall, the driver's foot on the brake and the vehicle abruptly accelerated, for no apparent reason, over a concrete parking block. The vehicle continued into the street as the driver continued to apply the brake, attempting to stop the ford f-150. The driver was unable to avoid striking a vehicle after entering the street.
I was driving to work and heard a loud pop and stopped the truck and called the tow truck. The mechanic informed me that a spark plug blew out of the head of the engine and it was going to cost $550.00 to fix, he also said that it would be a temporary fix and that I would need a new engine because of the damage. I did some research and found that this has been a problem for some time with these engines because of the aluminum heads and there were only 3-4 threads actually holding the spark plug. A ford motor co. Warranty inspector says the ford triton v-8 engines are "dropping like flies" because of blown spark plugs. I would like to address the ford spark plug blowout issue. Ford triton engines from 1997 to 2003 had a problem where spark plugs would randomly fly out the cylinder head. This appears to be due to a few issues (engineering design flaw), first there are insufficient threads (3-4) in the head to properly hold the spark plug. Second the threads in the head are not inserted, in other words the threads are in the aluminum and are not very strong. Spark plug ejection is dangerous because fuel vapor starts coming out the spark plug hole, which is clearly a serious safety issue. The fuel vapor can be ignited by the loose spark plug - and in fact there have been a small number of cases reported of engine fires due to spark plug ejection/blowout. Ford needs to be held responsible for the repairs of spark plug blow out and should extend the warranty regardless of age on the spark plug blow out issue, they also should be forced to pay a fair amount of labor time, because most of the repairs cost thousands of dollars. Ford has been aware of this serious issue of an engineering-design flaw and needs to recall 17 million vehicles from 1997-2003.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked for a few days when it suddenly caught on fire and burned to the ground. The contact suffered minor burn injuries as a result. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 249,000.
Tl* the contact owns 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud knocking noise from the front end of the vehicle. The contact inspected under the hood and noticed that the spark plug located nearest to the driver side had disengaged from the coil head without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where a coil kit was installed. A few months later, the same failure recurred and the engine was replaced by the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. Consumer is still having problems with the aluminum head. Updated 11/10/2011 *ln
Fire under the hood of a ford f-150 supercrew in our parking lot burned this vehicle and caused fire damage to four other vehicles parked adjacent to it.
2001 ford f-150. The truck had an under hood fire while it was in a parking lot. The business owner found me after the fire was started and put out. The truck was totaled.
I have a 2001 ford f150 5.4 liter v8 triton that the spark plug ejected and ruined the threads the dealer wants $500 to fix I know a few people that this happened to.
While driving down interstate started to hear a load popping noise from engine. Immediately pulled over to find that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the head. Had to be towed. Still waiting of cost of repairs. Researching online, it appears that this is common issue with this motor.
Was driving normally when I started hearing a loud popping noise from engine. Took to mechanic and was told the spark plug blew out - was also told this is a "common" problem with ford triton engines and a design flaw with the engine (too few threads on spark plugs)
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the engine caught on fire. The local fire department was unable to locate the exact origin of the fire. A fire report was not filed. The failure was being investigated by the contact's insurance company. The failure and current mileage was 170,000.
2001 ford f-150. Consumer states vehicle caught fire and then exploded *tgw the consumer stated she saw a report on t.v. Regarding problems with fuel tanks and the federal safety agency was investigating.
I was driving on the freeway when a pop and loud "flapping" sound was heard. I thought I had blown a tire. The truck lost a good amount of power and was shaking while continuing to make the "flapping" sound. After taking it in, it turns out it was a blown spark plug that shot out of the engine, damaging the block, plug, and coil. The cost was $630 to fix it.
I have a 2001 ford f-150 lightning with roughly 31,000 miles on it. Three weeks back I was turning into my neighborhood at 5 MPH, and I head a popping sound, and the truck begins to run roughly. I immediately pull over, and pop the hood, I smell gasoline. I shut the truck off. Call a tow truck to my ford dealership. There they tell me that the spark plug has shot out of the cylinder head, stripping the aluminum head. I get the bill for repair in which they re-bore the head, and install a heli coil at a cost of $560 plus labor. The dealership tells me this should in fact strengthen the cylinder, so I continue normal operation of the vehicle tuesday 5/17/11, I was driving on route 290 in worcester when all of a sudden at 70 MPH the heli coil pops out causing me instantly lose power. In an effort not to damage the vehicle further I put it in neutral, and coast to the break down lane of a three lane highway and proceed to call aaa to get a tow. Once back at the ford dealership the tech tries to do the same thing, and re-bore the head to install another heli coil. He does and takes it for a test drive. The heli coil that he just installed blows. Now they are telling me that I need a new cylinder head. A $1600 part, plus 19 hours of installation costing $3600 in total. This as I have been told by the dealership and upon hours of research, is a common problem with the 1999-2003 ford 5.4l triton engine. This is a factory ford defect, they did not drill the appropriate threads for the spark plugs. Now it has happened to me twice, this very easily could have gotten me hurt on the highway, or could have set fire to my vehicle since gasoline from the cylinder was spilling onto the hot engine block, directly next to the fuse box, there a current runs through. I have spoken to ford and there is no recall on this. A factory defect, that is costing me almost $4000, through nothing but careful care of the vehicle.
I own a 2001 f-150 ford truck. I have experienced 3x now in a year the spark plugs blowing out of the heads. The first 2x it scared me half to death to the point I lost control for a few seconds ( thank god no one was on the road at the time). I have had the plugs heli-coiled in twice and waiting on the 3rd one now. The ford dealership I take the truck to says, "it is a poor design in the heads of this motor that causes the plugs to blow out and ford motor company knows about the problem." I am concerned that it will happen to someone else and cause serious injury or even death due to the "explosion" sound at first and the extremely loud knocking noise.
2001 ford f150 supercrew 5.4l. While driving this vehicle the spark plug forcibly came out of the cylinder head. Vehicle was not able to be driven after blowout of spark plug. Vehicle had to be towed to garage. Not sure how or why this happened.
Spark plug blown out of engine twice. First time cheap fix second time it was over $700. Seems to be a pretty common problem. Needs a recall done.
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