Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150 lightning sbt. The contact stated that the spark plugs are blown from the engine. While driving 45 MPH the sparks plug blew out while the engine was running. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where they replaced the spark plugs. The manufacturer was called and informed him to call the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 56,000.
2001 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Ford f150 spark plug # 8 blow out while driving to work. There were noxious fumes that eventually become very strong. I have read numerous complaints about this and feel that this must be a safety hazard due to obvious raw fuel, heat and potential sparks.
2001 ford f-150 lariat..5.4 cu .im engine. Multiple spark plugs self extract ..after 50,000 miles, creating possible fire hazard. No warning when it will occur. This happens in spite of routine normal maintenance being performed. When the plug pops out it also breaks the ignition coil tab for this cylinder thus making the cylinder inoperative with the possibility of raw gasoline/ethanol being ejected next to a uncontrolled spark from the loose coil. Very dangerous,especially with my wife and kids in the vehicle. There has been no notification from ford of this possibility. This has happened to at least a few dozen times to vehicles in my local area. In fact, it must be a frequent situation because there are after market repair kits.. Heli-coil installation (not a permanent repair). The repair from ford is to replace the engine heads...a $5,000.00 plus repair cost if past the warranty period. Ford will not provide any satisfaction.
I have a 2001 ford f-150 with 195,000 miles on it ,.. I am the third owner and have not had any problems with it until now.. I was driving down the road and suddenly heard a loud disturbing sound coming from the engine compartment,.. I pulled over and shut the truck off immediately,.. I opened the hood and did not see anything wrong, so I started it back up and the same noise could be heard,.. I looked under the hood and could see a spark by where a spark plug would be,.. I shut the truck off and investigated a little bit,.. I noticed that the coil was off and the spark plug was laying by the valve cover,... I had to call my brother to haul the truck home since I knew that driving it like that could cause engine problems,.. After doing a little research about this problem, I found that spark plugs popping out of their holes is kind of a common thing for ford triton engines. Why has this issue not been addressed by ford motor company yet,... I have been told that they have known about tit for quit some time and haven't been forced to fix the problem so they probably wont send out a recall for this... What can b e done to fix this problem !!!
My 2001 ford f-150 truck had one of the sparkplugs eject from the cylinder head. The vehicle has approximately 118,000 miles. My concern is that this could have ignited into a fire since gas fumes are coming out of the sparkplug opening.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving 40 MPH the contact heard a banging noise in the engine and the vehicle started to lose power. The contact was able to safely drive onto the emergency lane and after looking under the hood, he observed that a spark plug was missing. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic to have the vehicle repaired. The contact is concerned that a crash could have occurred when the spark plugged popped out of the engine. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Spark plug blown out of engine and stripped threads in engine head. Due to poor engineering of original thread length. Short thread length in aluminum block will not hold compression pressures over time. I must either repair the head or replace the head with newer design with threads of proper length. Has not been fixed yet.
I had an original spark plug blow out of my ford f-150 v-8 triton motor while I was driving on the freeway. It made a loud pop noise and then I seen a flame I pulled over right away and shut off the truck and called for help. Thankfully I was not hurt and the fire went out and did not burn the truck to the ground. Ford refused to fix it they said it was not a lubricated part and my warranty didn't cover the $2000-3000.00 repair. It is a defective design and they know it but are not allowed to fix it under the warranty's.
I own a ford f150 trition truck in may of 2008 I blew my first spark plug while driving home. I took it to a local dealer, and the service department informed me that it was a default in the design of the engine and that ford would not cover the approximate cost of $700. Four months later, I threw another one while simply starting my truck in a parking lot. I paid another $700. It has been three months. On christmas eve, while pulling out into traffic from a complete stop, I threw my 3rd. Spark plug. This is a defect!
Spark plug blew out of 2001 ford f150.
The #3 cylinder spark plug blew out on my 2001 ford f-150 lariat. My truck has the 5.4 liter engine and it has 139,000 miles. I was driving approximately 15 MPH and the spark plug blew out. There was a loud "popping" noise from the engine compartment. Upon investigation I found the #3 cylinder spark plug had blown out and also destroyed the coil on top of the spark plug.
Blown spark plug from 2001 f-150 (lightning) note: this is the third blown spark plug. The first time ford replaced the entire head (under warranty). The next two were out of my pocket (at $1k each).
2001 ford f-150 the engine on the truck caught on fire came to work at 6am around 10:15am fire department was call truck was on fire, the radiator and front end was all melted engine completely burn there was a hole in the middle of the dash board and all the wires look burn.
My ford f-150 just blew out the 2nd spark plug in a month. Truck has 74,000 miles and the repair isn't covered by ford. Original plugs, so can't be due to wrong torque specs. Luckily it happened as I pulled into my driveway, and I was able to shut it down before it caught fire.
My wife and I were driving to florida from north carolina. I have a 2001 ford f150 5.4 triton. A loud pop, and the spark plug blew out of the head, taking the coil with it. Very expensive repair. This is a widely reported problem with this model and is an obvious manufacturer defect due to insufficient thread depth in the head.
Ford 5.4 liters have the sparkplug blow out of the cylinder head very often 4 have happen to my 2001 ford f150 with the 5.4 they want you to use a thread insert to repair the damage but even then it still happens not to mention pretty expensive to boot it is a well known problem with these motors they also break the coil packs on top of the spark plug ford knows of the problem but will not fix.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. The contact stated that while eating dinner, the fire department informed her that her vehicle caught on fire. The flames were extinguished, and she has a copy of the report. The insurance company was in the process of investigating the cause of the failure. She was in the process of contacting the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 147,300.
Driving home in my 2001 f150 supercrew and when I turned on the A/C fan, smoke started coming out from under the glove box. I pulled over and look under the box and noticed the connector to the fan speed pack was burning. I blew it out before it did any further damage, then unplugged it. No issues since then.
I have a 2001 ford f-150 xlt 4.6l with 151,000 miles. A few days ago, I was driving on interstate 64 and heard a loud pop from the engine area. The engine started to miss violently. I pulled to the side of the road, raised the hood and noticed the spark plug had blown out. Of course, I could not drive the truck anywhere so my 10 year old son and I had to wait for an hour for a tow truck. After some research, I realize that this has happened to thousands of people. Ford seems to blame incorrect torquing of the spark plugs, but most people blame a poor design in the small quantity of threads holding the spark plug. I can say that no one has touched the plugs in this truck except for a ford dealership when the plugs were changed at 75,000 miles. I am now stuck with an enormous repair bill of over $2000 for installation of a new head and coil pack (not to mention a tow bill and the stress of being stranded on the interstate and not owning a functional vehicle). If this is a design issue, then ford needs to at least make the repairs affordable.
My 4.6l engine on my 2001 ford f150 pickup truck needed new spark plugs. I have changed plugs on many motors before so it is not new to me. I read the service manual and learned more about this particular model by reading information off the net. I was very careful and did everything the service manual and net info told me to do. Even so, the very first plug I removed from the engine block broke. The porcelain and hex nut came out in one piece but the bottom threads and ground electrode remained in the engine block. I went back to the net to search for solutions to the problem only to find that more often than not the spark plugs on these models will break apart when removing them. I believe this falls under the category of a recall. This will be a costly repair that I cannot do myself and I don't believe ford can justify this many plugs breaking.
I own a 2001 ford f150 pickup. I've had to change a coil (above spark plug) on this truck several times (at least 5 failures) since I've owned this truck. When a coil goes out the truck misses a lot and at times when you slow down to turn a corner the truck will die, causing me to brake to an immediate stop because the power stearing goes out. Very dangerous.
Spark plug blown out of engine. 2 years after dealer installed.
I have a ford f-150 2001 with triton 5.4 v8 I started my truck and heard a loud pop and then what sounded like a very bad exhaust leak. Come to find out the back sparkplug on passenger side blew out. I had to have a new coil new plug and helicoil installed.
2001 ford f150 spark plug blowout has left me without a vehicle and out of money now. According to my research this is a common problem among all ford v8's and v10's from 1999 to 2002. The problem is due to lack of threads in the aluminum heads (only four theads), and has resulted in several fires and extensive property damage. Apparently all attempts at a recall and class action law suit have been met with relative disregard. Despite the fact that ford redesigned their heads after 2002 to correct this problem they still refuse any assistance to customers who suffer due to their design flaw. Apparently someone will have to die from the engine fire before anything will be done. And eventually someone will die, if they haven't already. Perhaps a death due to this problem might force legal action. I'm currently looking at over $3000 worth of repair cost, the vehicle cannot currently be driven due to risk of fire. Please refer to consumercomplaints.com for a list of thousands of individuals who have suffered because of ford's design flaw.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that his vehicle had been parked at his residence for three days when it caught fire. The fire originated under the hood of the vehicle. There were no injuries. The vehicle was attached to a boat, which was also damaged in the fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The contact was advised to call the ford manufacturer. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 125,000.
I have 2001 ford f150. Triton v8 engine. Driving under very light load, going 35 MPH the number 1 cylinder spark plug shot out and caused damage to the threads.
I have a 2001 ford f150 with the 4.6l triton. Driving home from work on the evening of april 27th, im at a red light. As soon as it turns green I push the pedal to go. Out comes the spark plug from the block. I have read numerous complaints about this issue on the internet. I cannot believe ford has not issued a recall over this. Not only is it dangerous, but its a silly problem to have. I have had 5 estimates to fix this problem all over $2000. There's no way I can afford this, I am looking for a class action lawsuit to join. Very disappointed in ford and when I get this fixed I will never own another ford vehicle.
While on a trip and 400 miles from home , the vehicle started missing severely. We were able to get to our destination some 180 miles further. The following morning the check engine light came on and the vehicle was malfunctioning badly. We got a dealer to repair it. The intake manifold was cracked and causing water/antifreeze to create the problem. The manifold was replaced along with other necessary parts. Apparently this is a common problem on the f-150.
One morning upon starting my 2001 ford f-150, I heard a loud pop and knocking coming from my engine compartment. The #3 spark plug on the passenger side, shot out of the cylinder head and broke the #3 cylinder ignition coil, stripping the threading on the cylinder head. Ignition coil, spark plug, and steel insert threading were replaced. Mileage = 124515 5.4 v8 this is appears to be a well-known problem: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=4757786 http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/03/ford_spark_plug_fire.html http://ezinearticles.com/?ford-spark-plug-problems---spark-plugs-broken-and-blowing-out&id=1107803.
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