2004 Ford F-150: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed May 17, 2018 · 154,000 miles · MI

Hercules tire recall 15t011000 included all trac a/t tires of various sizes for tread separation but not my size. My size tires 275/65r18 have plenty of tread however are suddenly showing signs of tread separation on all four tires. Hercules was contacted and they said my tires are out of warranty.

Filed Feb 5, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 15,000 miles · TX

Between approximately 150000 and 160000 miles on my ford f150 there have been three incidients of spark plug blow out starting with the 3rd, the 1st, then the 2nd cylinder on the right side/passenger side of the engine.

Filed Jan 12, 2012 · Engine · 16,256 miles · KS

I was stopped at a red light and had just put my foot on the accelerator when there was a loud pop and the sudden smell of gas inside the cab of the truck. When I got it to the dealership I was told that the spark plug had blown out of the head and the coil pack was damaged. I was told that the head that ford decided to use only had three threads to hold the spark plug in place and that the plugs seemed to blow out of 1997-2004 models. They could use a helicoil to repair the threads but they couldn't make any guarantees about the repair. After I had it repaired I discovered thousands of other complaints on the internet about the same issue of spark plugs being blown out of the heads and other people having to replace the heads on their vehicles. I spoke to a buddy of mine in topeka who told me of his neighbor who just bought a used 2004 model ford truck and had an engine fire because of this same issue. I got lucky with the cost of this repair but because of the poor construction design of this head, that it should have been covered under a warranty of courtesy coverage. This issue needs to be seriously looked at as a recall because of the potential of a fire hazard and a safety issue because if someone is looking under the hood when this occurs, they can be seriously hurt by flying debris.

Filed Nov 22, 2010 · Engine · 144,988 miles · NC

Returning from a trip to northeast alabama, my 2004 f-150 4x4 with a 4.6 liter engine, blow the # 2 spark plug out of the engine. I got the truck back to my girlfriends home in northeast ga. And this is where I'm still at. The dealer I called told me that the plug was at fault before I could even finish telling him what had happened and that it would cost me about $2,800.00 to replace the head on that side... I asked him "if it was the plug at fault and you haven't even seen the truck yet, how do you know it's going to take a replacement head and the cost of it"? He put me on hold and after 20 minutes I hung up and called back and no one would talk to me about it..!! Since then, I have researched this and found that not only has it happened to others, but it has happened to alot of others...!! I have also found that this problem has been reported to your agency many times and to date, nothing has been done about it. When this plug blow out of the head, fuel was being pushed out of the head and could have caused a fire under the hood. At speeds on interstates as high as they are, my girlfriend, myself and out 2 dogs could have been killed..!!!! So why is your agency not doing anything about this problem...!!!?????!!!!

Filed Aug 26, 2010 · Wheels · 38,760 miles · MA

Factory chrome plated wheels on 2004 ford f150 rust prematurely causing loss of air and/or blowout. The design causes pooling of water that can not escape, causing the wheel to rust out prematurely.

Filed Jun 25, 2010 · Tires · 117,000 miles · OR

Goodyear wrangler tire failure. I have 235/17/70 tires on my f150. The sidewalls are peeling, revealing white... I have had two sidewall failures resulting in highway blowouts. The remaining two tires appear to be destined for the same fate. Additionally, the tread is showing premature wear. I will be replacing the tires with another brand.

Filed Jun 4, 2010 · Engine · 99,000 miles · PA

Ford f-150 with triton engine. I serviced spark plugs at 99,000 miles per ford manual. Plugs snapped off when mechanics tried to remove them even with special tools. The garage said I was lucky that it only cost $1200 to change the plugs. They didn't have to pull the heads on the engine which could have cost thousands. Garage said this defect was common on triton engines. I called ford. Their reply was that they wouldn't do anything because this is a maintenance part. Interesting to note that ford now supplies the new plugs with a tube of grease so the plug threads don't lock up in the engine head. Other posts on this site detail similar problems plus plugs blowing out of the heads. One needs to wonder if ford didn't transfer their blow out problem to the rest of us by tightening the plugs too tightly at the factory.

Filed Apr 6, 2010 · Engine · 105,000 miles · TX

Ford f-150 with triton v-8 spark plug blowout.

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Engine, Transmission · 60,300 miles · IN

Plug failure in v8-triton engines they break off in the heads of the engines is one problem causing a 300 dollar tune up to sky rocket all the way up to 2800 dollars this is all triton 3 valve motors ford said the fixed the problem they did not and they still break . The other problem is that some of the plugs blow out the heads causing a sudden power loss and possible accidents when I contacted the dealer all they would do is give me a price quote against broken plugs trying to take them out they said it falls under warranty restrictions and that's not fair because one of the selling points about the truck was no need for a tune up for 100.00 thousand miles you can't hit that number 3 years 3600 miles there are a lot angry people out there because of this me included and I believe it falls under a dangers vehicle problem I no they have fixed other people trucks over the warranty and I had to fix my on truck after it stop running and I couldn't get a attorney I am handicap and don't have the money it took at least week to get the plugs out by my self the new plugs cost a $103.00 and the time crawling around because my legs or bad I figure 100,000 would be fair or may plugs paid and a trade for new tires.

Filed Jan 31, 2010 · Visibility · 63,567 miles · MO

Vehicle was parked in a parking lot overnight. The failure is that the power window regulators blow out, just stop working and the window slides to the bottom of the door. This is the second time within a year of me having had a different window's regulator replaced that this has occurred. To correct the power window regulators have to be replaced, its a dealer-only part so you can't save by going to a non-dealer workshop.

Filed Jul 1, 2009 · Engine · 64,865 miles · WI · fire

2004 f150 4.6ltr engine. Spark plug blow out #3 cylinder 64865 miles. Original factory parts. Spoke directly to ford motors they act as if this is my fault. The parts have never been changed. Ford told me it is not covered under warrenty because this is a maintanence part. The dealer told me that this has been a big problem for ford. But they wont honor to fix the problem even though it is a mechanical failure due to bad design. It cost 600.00 to fix and I beleive this should be covered by ford due to the number of instences. There were two trucks fixed the same day for the same problem and again the service department said this has been a big issue. I would like this to be resolved. The consumer should not have to worrie about a spark plug blowing out while driving. This is a saftey issue because fuel keeps flowing into the cylinder and when ignights flames fly out through the spark plug hole. Quit acting like th is is not a problem and recall these poor desinged parts before someone does get hurt.

Filed May 26, 2009 · Tires · 45,000 miles · NJ

While driving in heavy memorial day traffic on I 87 in ny state tire tread completely separated from tire causing a blow out.