Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. The contact stated that the spark plug ejected out of the engine compartment while driving approximately 65 MPH. The vehicle was towed from the contact's residence. Mcmaghn ford diagnosed that the engine would need to have a new cylinder head. The manufacturer was notified, but did not offer further assistance. The failure mileage was 120,000.
2002 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Takata recall my spark plug blow out on # 6 header today on 3/23/2017 on my way to work at 4:00 am on rout 390 in pa
Blew spark plug out of head.
Vehicle in motion, city street, speed at 35mph. Sudden loud bang, engine started banging. Spark plug #4 blew out of engine head.
Started vehicle and heard a real loud bang followed by a load continuous popping sound. A spark plug got blown out of the engine and it took the cop with it so a fire could not start. We were stranded in bad weather.
#3spark plug blew out of right cylinder head . Since the injector was still pumping fuel into the open chamber this could have caused an engine fire inow have found this to be somewhat of a problem with the 4.6 litre engine due to the aluminum heads.
The spark plug on the passenger side of my vehicle exploded out of the head as soon as I started the vehicle breaking the coil pack in the process. I purchased the vehicle used a year ago and since the plug blew out on me I discovered that this is not the first time this has happened to my truck so it is an ongoing problem.
While pulling up to a stop light my truck started popping and shaking. I pulled over and opened the hood to find out a spark plug had blown out of the motor. It exploded with such force it broke the coil over housing on the head. I have called ford and they say they don't know of any issues of this. It is all over the internet about it. They are in court right now over the 2005 and up vehicles having the same issue. I am the original owner and have never had to replace the plugs so they are straight from the factory, and the truck has only 123,000 miles on it. It is now going to cost me over $400.00 to fix this one plug with no guarantee it won't happen to any other plugs. I'm retired on social security and cannot afford a new truck payment, or continue to fix their defects.
Vehicle caught fire after being parked for 5 hours. Almost burnt my building down.
About 6months ago, cruising about 60mph; heard a "pop", lost engine power, engine light on,...pulled over and discovered #3 cylinder missing the spark plug and the cop broken. Had it towed home (approx 25miles); went online and discovered it's a systemic problem with many other ford v8-v10 1997-2003 motors.
Spark plug ejected out of motor when I was pulling out of a driveway onto a city street.
I blew the 3rd cylinder spark plug out on the passenger side, 2 times in 600 miles while driving at normal highway speeds. This caused raw fuel to leak onto the hot manifold causing a safety issue. I spent 1142.17 to have this issue repaired.
Spark plug was ejected out of the engine.
Spark plug ejected from engine.
Exhaust manifolds have developed holes in them. I believe ford's suppliers provided inferior materials in their casting of the manifolds. This not only offers more pollution to the atmosphere but is a possible fire hazard. My vehicle has been well cared for and has only 37000 original miles. I have vehicles built in the 1950 and their exhaust manifolds continue to function. I believe a recall on these vehicles is in order and ford motor company should make the necessary repairs at their expense. Updated 10/01/15*lj
Driving home from the river towing my boat a spark plug blew out of the engine with no warning leaving me stranded in the middle of the desert.
Was driving my vehicle and the spark plug was blown out of the engine. Could have caught on fire. Never heard of this happing before until the tow truck driver told me his expedition with a tritonv8 did the same thing. Dealer wanted $700 to fix the spark plug and $1200 total to replace all coil packs and plugs which is ridiculous for a non-custom pick up truck. What if my wife would have been driving and not known what to do? It could have caught fire or caused a crash. The dealer rattled off the estimate like they do it all the time which tells me this is a defect in manufacturing and why has this not been recalled?
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. While driving at 5 MPH, the engine stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 5/20/15*cn updated 10/05/2017
While driving at 15 MPH cylinder #5 spark plug liberated it self from the engine.
The spark plugs were blown out of the heads; the threaded portion of the head was stripped; heli coils were used to correct the problem; this happened three times now in less than a month.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the contact noticed smoke and an oil odor emitting from the front of the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that oil was leaking from the exhaust. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked, smoke appeared under the hood and the vehicle caught fire. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
Spark plug blew out of head.
2002 f150 harley davidson edition with only 75,000 miles blew a spark plug out of the head. Ford admits no culpability even though they have tsb's. Estimate to repair plug & change out other 7 spark plugs with 8 new coils was $2800. I could almost purchase a new engine for that. Found a reputable garage to do the work for around $900 total. Understand that I should get used to this happening until all 8 spark plug holes have been repaired. Ford man for 35 years. Own 3 currently. If dependability is no longer a priority for ford don't know what I will do.
Another spark plug blew out of cylinder head taking threads with it. Possible fire hazard as fuel spews into engine compartment with live sparks close by.
Spark plug blew out of #2 cylinder taking threads with it required special insert for new plug cost $400 possible fire hazard as fuel blows into engine compartment and spark plug is still firing.
While driving my vehicle under very normal circumstances, traveling approximately 30mph, my truck began to run very rough and there were loud popping noises coming from the top of the passenger side valve cover. It turned out to be a blown-out spark plug and coil pack.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. The contact stated that the spark plugs detached from the cylinder head and caused the vehicle not to perform properly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,006.
Engine quits running and wont restart, so you have no power steering or brakes. Problem indicators are 1. Engine wont restart/ or quit running 2. Odometer reads all dashes, no numbers,3. Anti theft activated. This is caused by the power wire in the fuse box under the hood corroding off for the PCM relay and leaving the PCM dead.
On march 22, 2014, the truck was parked in a local parking lot, the ignition key was removed and the truck was locked. The driver returned to the truck to find that while it was parked, a fire had begun in the engine compartment of the truck, and the fire department and police department were on the scene putting out the fire. Because of the quick actions of an individual parked nearby who used a fire hose to contain the fire until the fire department arrived, the cabin and the body of the truck were spared, and the damage was localized to the engine compartment. The cause of the fire was the speed control deactivation switch.
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