Drove my ford f150 to work, parked it and 30 - 40 minutes later the entire engine compartment was on fire. I entered the truck 30 minutes after I parked to remove my check book, but I did not see or smell anything that resulted in the fire. The truck was not insured, but appears to be a total loss.
2001 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Spark plug blown out of cylenfar head (#3) 2001 ford f-150 5.4 triton.
Spark plug ejected from cylinder head.
Was cruising in my ford lightning, when I heard a loud pop and then sounded like my engine was running off the headers. Pulled over and had to catch a tow truck, to the shop. They told me my spark plug had shot out of the head. $1,100 bucks later it is back in the shop now and having the entire motor pulled cost not known but approximately 5-10 grand...
Total engine failure. Must be replaced after 137,000 miles and has never been run low on oil nor failed to change at appropriate intervals. Never been overheated. Well maintained and no good reason for this. Ford f150xlt 2001 4.2l engine. Several mechanics have now told me this is common for this engine.
Spark plug blow out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. On july 27, 2007, the vehicle caught fire while parked. The vehicle was destroyed. A fire and police report were filed. The fire marshall stated that the fire began in the engine compartment. The passenger side fender of another parked vehicle was scorched due to the fire. The current and failure mileages were 80,000. Updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. She was informed that her vehicle caught fire. The fire was extinguished using a fire extinguisher and the fire department was called. As of august 3, 2007, the dealer has not repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that they would send a letter to the contact within two weeks. The current and failure mileages were 119,000. Updated 02-01-08. *kb updated 02/01/08
I was driving my 2001 ford svt lightning, with only 30,000 miles on the odometer. No sign of a problem whatsoever. While passing a big truck, pop........and then I lost power and almost didn't complete the pass in time. Once I pulled over, I found that a spark plug blew out, and took out a coil on it's way. The ford dealer wants big money for the repair (new heads), and I can't afford it right now. I've found this to be a common problem, and ford won't do anything about it. My plugs are original, so nothing was done by me to contribute to this failure. Now my truck is sitting in the driveway, and it can't be driven. Hope my other fords don't spit out a plug.
On tuesday morning, 05/29/2007 at 1:30am, I was awakened by a loud boom and a bright flash from outside of my bedroom window. When I jumped up to see what was happening, I saw my truck engulfed in flames. I grabbed my cell phone from beside my bed and dialed 911 as I ran to the front porch. By the time I reached the front porch the entire front of the vehicle was engulfed, the hood was completely gone and the front tires were on fire. When the fire department arrived, the truck was on fire from the front bumper to the rear bumper. The inside of the truck was completely in flames and all of the window glass had either melted or been blown away from the truck body. It was determined by the fire department that the fire began inside of the engine compartment.
01 f150 supercrew 5.4l with less than 41,000 miles. Right rear spark plug blew out of head also breaking coil mounting bracket. Dealer removed engine to attempt repair and found spark plug hole would not accept heli-coil. In process at this time trying to locate a new head. This truck has been well taken care of and with less than 41,000 miles, how was this possible! I have been a ford driver most of my life. But I will think twice before buying another ford. This problem is well documented and should be repaired under a recall.
A spark plug blew out of my ford f-150. Did not know until recently that this problem occurs a lot in ford truck motors. Engine does not really run now because it would probably catch on fire from exhaust flames. I do not know what I have to do to get the problem fixed, but after reading multiple complaints, I am LED to believe I will be paying roughly $5,000 to get the problem fixed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving 70 MPH in dry conditions, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle. Initially, the contact thought a tire was blown and pulled the vehicle off the road. All four tires were in normal condition, but the scent of gas was detected. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic, who disconnected the fuel injector to the number seven cylinders, so the vehicle could be driven home. The failure was not repaired at that time. The contact took the vehicle to a local shop closer to home, and was charged $1,863 for removing both heads, and had the machine flat at the number seven cylinder. The ford manufacturer was notified, and stated that the contact was responsible for the engine repair. The current mileage was 91,750, and failure mileage was 90,075. *ak the consumer feels the problem was the triton engine and ford should be held accountable for the cost of the repairs. Update 5/3/07
Ford - spark plug defect. While driving on the interst a spark plug popped out of its socket and broke the spark plug coil. I was in th middle of heavy traffic an ws very scared because I could not initially pull over due to the amount of trucks on the higway.I was boxed in. After I was able to pull over to the side of the road I opened the hood an found a spark plug stuck to a piece of plastic melted to it due to the hea). I also oundthe spark plug coil, with the spring hanging out of the rubber insulator, spaking against another piec of plastic.*ak I feel the is an extreme danger because: 1. I could have caused a major accident on the freeway. 2. The spark plug coil could have shocked meor even started something on fire. After researchingthe problem on the internet, I see that more and more incidents exactly like e are happening every day. Ford refuses to admit there is a problemeven though they changed the design in 2004 and theprobem doesn't exit with spark plugs anymore. What needs to be done to get this problem resolved. Does omeone have to die?
My 2001 ford f-150 truck had a spark plug eject from the cylinder and hit the fuel rail while on the highway on 9-1-06 (70,000 miles on odometer). I had the truck hauled to nearest service center where they fixed the cylinder with a repair kit made for this problem. On 2-26-07 at 79 thousand miles another plug ejected with the same consequence. Now the entire head has to be replaced at a cost of $3600 to me.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving 40 MPH the vehicle made a loud popping sound similar to a truck back firing. The mechanic stated the spark plug and coils werecausing the failure. This failure occurred on 2 previous occasions. The recent failure the mechanic was unable to repair by changing the spark plugs, the damagewas more advanced and costly. Most ford trucks experienced this failure at 8 years. The vehicle was towed, and was currently at the dealer for repair. The failure and current mileage were 93000.
While traveling on a busy highway near my home my 2001 f150 blew a spark plug from the motor. This is the second time this has happened to me. The first at 37k miles and the second at 48k. The loss of engine power nearly caused a collision. I was in heavy traffic and in the passing lane at the time. This is a frequent occurence with this ford motor from what I can see on the internet. Why is nothing being done to protect the consumer from this obvious design flaw? Does someone have to die first?
Http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/ford_spark.html please check out this link , it is in regard to a similar problem I am having please help!!!!!!!!
I was driving in my 2001 ford f-150 truck on I-5 and the spark plug blew out of the v8 triton motor and there was a couple of fire balls that came out of the motor area which I was told was the gas vapor catching fire after the plug blew out of the motor lucky that I was able to stop right away and had water to put it out. This is going to kill someone and now I find out ford has known about this problem for a long time. I took the truck to ford and they told me it was not covered under my extended warranty and I would have to pay to replace the whole head piece that the spark plug goes into because they could not just put another plug into the motor, they know it's a problem and they are not covering it under the warranties. One of these trucks are going to catch fire and really hurt someone.
Spark plug blew out of cylinder head while vehicle was traversing street.
Spark plugs blow off the aluminum heads.
For a few months after tuning up my ford f-150 with the 4.8 v-8, my truck started blowing spark plugs out of the motor while driving down the road. I brought this to the attention of ford and was told it was a common problem with this motor but they would not be responsible. I did my own research and found instances of people running off the road after their plug shot through their hood and scared them.
Spark plug blowingout of cylinder head on a 2001 ford engine 5.4 v. 8.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 10 MPH through a light, and making a left turn under normal road conditions, the contact heard a pop coming from under the hood. After pulling over to inspect under the hood, the contact noticed that the third spark plug had popped out of place from the cylinder head. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who would not inspect the vehicle. It was towed to another dealer via reference from the warranty company. The vehicle was currently being evaluated by the dealer, awaiting the results. The manufacturer was notified and denied that the vehicle was part of the recall list and therefore would not provide further assistance. The contact noticed consumer complaints via website similar to the problems the vehicle had. One similar complaint was odi #10033248.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving any speed on various road conditions, the engine stalled and there was a loss of all power without warning. After an extended period of time, the engine restarted and the instrument panel provided an incorrect digital display. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was not notified.
Blown out spark plug on passenger side of 2001 f 150 with 102k miles.
1 - was driving from tucson, az to my uncle's funeral in riverside, ca. Outside el centro, ca plug blew out of the head on my 2001 ford f150 supercrew 4x4. I attempted to put another plug in but the threads were gone from the head so I went to the dealership. They took two days to repair so cost me a day of work and my kids an extra day of school. The did a helicoil repair at a cost of $498.
Spark plug blowout...cost of repair $4000
Number 3 spark plug blew out, stripping the threads in the head and breaking the ignition coil. Fuel could have been ignited from the dangling spark plug wire after the spark plug blew out.
Ford spark plug blowout.
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