While doing pmcs a spark plug ejected from the motor. I dont like being shot at from my truck.
2007 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. The contact stated that the engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the coil pack would have to be replaced. After the repair, the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Hauling my daughter's basketball team back from king city, ca on us 101 northbound. Accelerated to merge on to highway, engine coughed, lurched, coughed, lurched, shook and finally proceeded. Took it to the shop and was told that a bad spark plug had fried my coil. That explained some of it. I was told by the service manager to bring it back before 100k miles, and I did. Now I am told that all the remaining spark plugs are effected, but they don't see any issue when they run diagnostics. Therefore, it cannot be repaired. Great. Just made the last payment on it too.
Was experiencing a shutter similar to the feeling of a misfire when accelerating up a grade from level road conditions. This shutter was between 1250 and 1500 RPM. Took the vehicle to ford dealership who eliminated coil pack and torque converter as the source of the problem. I had taken another vehicle I own to a repair shop I have used foe several years for an oil change and when I picked up my vehicle I mentioned the problem I was having with my 2007 ford f150 and they advised that my problem was probably misfire on one or more plugs. They advised me that they had dealt with this same problem over the past few years. They proceeded to inform me that there was a major problem with replacing the plugs-they could break when removing. If that happens and it did (4 plugs broke) then additional labor costs would be added to my bill. End result a bill for $600.00 to replace 8 spark plugs. Absolutely absurd. As a part of this experience I have learned that ford mfg this engine from 2005-2007 and when this issue began to surface that they changed the engine design to eliminate this problem. Ford was obviously aware that a future problem was going to be faced by the consumer. Why should we the consumer have to bear the full expense to pay for their flawed design in this engine. They should be willing to admit their mistake but apparently it is going to take some legal pressure to get this done. If they do not step up I will never by another ford.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH with the cruise control activated, the cruise control system suddenly stopped functioning with the illumination of the wrench warning icon. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it appeared that the power steering bearing failed and the serpentine belt became detached from the vehicle. As a result, the serpentine belt erroneously came into contact with the engine temperature sending unit and fractured the wires from the sensor, struck the clutch fan and was destroyed. The failure caused all of the plugs and wires to be exposed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the sensor unit, power steering pump, clutch fan and all associated parts were replaced. The manufacturer was notified and lodged a complaint. The failure and current mileage was 57,319. ... Updated 12/26/12
I have a 2007 f150 at the time of incident my family and I were in ct and were doing approximately 45 MPH on a highway. The truck began to buck violently and dropped to 20mph with out a warning or lights. Then it started to run normal then started the same thing all over 20 minutes later. Come to find out that the spark plugs needs to be replaced. No garage will touch it due to fords poor design ford says it will cost approximately five hundred dollars plus due to the poor design the spark plugs can brake in the cylinder heads. They said it can be $50.00 per broken spark plug and possibly more if the plug cannot remove broken part. I should only pay for plugs not fords design floor which need to be recalled.
2007 f150 5.4 engine oil dipstick does not seat into the dipstick tube properly,approx 1/2", causing the engine oil level to always show 1/2 quart low level.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. The contact stated that the engine became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who advised that the failure could have been a manufacturing defect. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was from the interior of the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that the only way the vehicle could be repaired is if the contact could provide the manufacture with proof that the vehicle was having an oil change performed every three months and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 94,000.
Want me to spend $689 to change spark plugs due to possible breaking of plugs at removal. Apparently this is a known problem.
Vehicle was sitting in a parking spot at a post office. I started the vehicle and did not give it any gas and the engine revved to 6000 RPM's. Not knowing what happened, I turned the engine off. I started it again and it did the same thing but started to come down in the RPM's but I still turned engine off. I started it a third time and it revved again but came back to normal RPM's. All this without giving it any gas. In april of this year the same thing happened to my other f-150 that is a 2005 which I will also file a detailed report on following this report. The ford dealership said it was the throttlebody and it had to be replaced. They said other fords were having the same problem but ford has not done a recall and has failed to recognize the seriousness of this problem. As you will see in my report on my 2005, it could have resulted in a fatality due to this issue. Looking at blogs in the internet, others have had this same problem. My wife was driving the 2005 approaching a stop sign entering into a very busy street and the engine revved and pulled the vehicle into oncoming traffic before my wife was able to depress the emergency brake and bring the vehicle to a stop. The same issue according to the ford dealership was the throttlebody.
2007 f 150 king ranch spark plugs break when removing them (ford cheap spark plug system). The truck also pull/tugs like if your transmission is missing however, I've been to the dealer multiple times for ignition coil issues. They said I need to change spark plugs. These spark plugs ford said was to last 100,000 miles.
While driving truck it shut off suddenly without and warning, driver fuel pump control module. This unit is located in an area that is highly corrosive and has no protection against the elements. When this part failed I was driving in a parking lot at a low speed however I was told it can happen any time at all. Once this part goes the vehicle is totally inop. I had to have the truck towed in to the dealer and the part replaced at a cost of $356.00 labor $125.00 parts. I was also told I was lucky it took this long and had better plan on doing it again in the near future as it is a common issue with all ford trucks. Ford redesigned the part but the service manager told me it will happen again as it is only nickel coated and offers no protection from the elements.
Driving down interstate going 65 MPH here aloud pop . Engine ejected out sparkplug causing damage to cyl. Head.
The truck began to make a crackling sound the check engine light came on, low oil pressure light came on. The truck moved very slow. The truck cut off the truck was towed to the dords company the next day. Was told in the service department I needed (3) sprockets to adjust the timing belt. On monday I was told I needed a new motor that one was all chimed up. I asked why I explained I changed my oil at the appropriate times the truck is at 80,000 miles.
Engine makes a knocking noise. I was told by a ford dealer that they can't repair it because ford doesn't know what is wrong with the engine. I was told by ford dealer to drive it till it quits. The engine could lock up at any time, possibly on the highway which could cause an accident to occur. I called ford customer service and was told there was nothing they can do.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered that all of the engine spark plugs were defective. There were six or eight spark plugs replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The failure mileage and the VIN were unavailable. ...update 01/20/12 *bf updated 01/27/12
Changed the sparkplugs on our 2007 ford f-150, and sparkplug broke off in the head, had to buy a special tool to remove it. This is a major problem with these trucks and are causing serious damage to other vehicles. How can ford and motorcraft get away with a poor design while consumers have to suffer and foot the bill for their mistakes. This needs to be a recall.
Vehicle taken to dealer for tune up which was quoted at a minimum to be $500 for parts and labor due to known engineering flaw with the spark plugs. Spark plugs break when attempting to remove and one plug remained in the cylinder head. This lead to replacing the head with a final total of $3,500. This has been a known problem with model years 2004-2008 and ford has not issued a recall or disclosed this known defect. Previously instructed by dealer to not have plugs changed until engine started having problems.
Spark plugs broke when changing. I've had many ford vehicles and changed spark plugs on a few and never have I encountered this issue before.
This vehicle has had a minimum of 200 no start conditions since we purchased it. It has been to the dealership 20 or more time for this problem. They can not or will not fix it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. The contact stated that the engine would need replacing. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the failure had occurred because the contact performed the oil changes to the vehicle and used a fram oil filter, which utilized cardboard in the filter and caused damage to the engine. The manufacturer denied assistance because the contact had not had the oil changed by an authorized dealer. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 77,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150 5.7 v8. The contact stated that his vehicle experienced a leak in the exhaust gasket manifold; which was letting off toxic fumes in the air. The dealership was contacted and diagnosed that the contact may need a new gasket or manifold. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. Updated 07/21/11 *bf updated 09/19/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. The contact was driving 35 MPH and decelerating in an attempt to make a left turn when the vehicle stalled and the brakes became unresponsive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the cam-shaft position sensor, the crank sensor, the timing solenoids and the valve gasket. The parts were replaced but the repair did not correct failure and the vehicle continued to stall sporadically. In addition, the contact stated that the engine was extremely loud as if it were a diesel engine. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for further diagnosis. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 78,000.
Our 2007 f150 intermittently losses power underload, stumbles, bug down and stalls. We had a very horrendous experience the last time it happened we almost got wiped out by an 18-wheeler tractor because of extreme difficulty maneuvering backwards downhill with stalled engine, no power steering, no power brakes. Other drivers were so irate because we became road hazard at that moment in time. My husband keep ontrying to start the engine and lots of smoke came out of the dash. He immediately opened the hood and isolated the battery. A certified mechanic recommended that we should address the ignition spark plug problem due to the symptom and mileage of the truck. We then found out that #4 firewall-passenger side spark plug was broken (specialty tooling rotunda and cal cannot remove it). Got lucky on the other 3 separated once the tools managed to remove them. It needs $1000-$3300 to rectify the damage done by the bad product designed motorcraft spark plugs. Ford denied help on potential repair bill due to warranty lapse. The dealer recommended not to need any tune up except filter/oil changes prior to 100,000 miles. At the present we got rob of our only "reliable?" mobility.however ford credit keeps collecting from me to pay for a dead horse. Ford had full awareness of the cancer in these said engines but failed to notify the f150 owners. For the safety of both motorists and pedestrians alike, does this very serious driveability problem warrants an immediate investigation and recall. The problem started oct 2010, nov 2010 we thought it was bad gas so we keep changing fuel filters, then dec 22, 2010 it died on the freeway.
Driving along, heard a bang, smelled very strong smell of fuel, truck started backfiring and vibrating so much it was hard to control, forward motion slowed rapidly, vibration, attempted to pull the truck over across 4 lane of traffic, opened windows as the smell of fuel was choking everyone in the cab. Stopped truck, engine running very rough and had strange noise, unable to locate. Eventually found right rear most spark plug blew out of head (leaving metal threaded part and base in head), contacted dealer "big ford, vancouver, wa" and "courtesy ford, portland, oregon" both claim the "flex fuel engines have a common problem with the spark plugs separating, sticking in the head, and/or exploding out of the head" the also stated the ford was aware of the problem but no recall was taking place as there were not enough complaints as of yet (the truck engine is damaged, still smells like fuel inside the cab, plugs, coil, and injector have been changed, dealer would not honer "bumper to bumper warranty" this issue will eventually cause a great number of deaths and or injuries and the fuel issue could likely cause an explosion (even in my vehicle after the repairs)(dealers wanted between $2,000.00 and $6,000.00 to extract the spark plug bases and stated repeatedly it was a common issue and it was "not covered under warrently"
My truck was giving hesitation going up hills and I called to make an appointment with ford (mind you there was no engine light on) but before I could get it looked at the sparkplug blew out of it and although I have a warranty ford is telling me it is not covered because I drove it that way like I was suppose to know the plug was loose as he says. The garage has the option of how they word it to determine if it is covered and they would not listen to me when I told them there was no warning. All they said is I drove it that way for so long that it was my problem.
At slow speeds, 5 to 10 MPH, and when the engine is cold, when you attempt to brake for a stop, the engine can rev to 1750 to 2000 RPM, prohibiting your stop, potentially causing an accident. A hard braking action is necessary or shifting to neutral is required. After discussing this complaint with another ford truck own, we'd decided that our right foot was not only attempting to depress the brake pedal, but also the gas pedal simultaneously. Both are in close proximity of each other, which provides for this opportunity. I'd suggest a design change, toward ford, separating the two pedals slightly in a better attempt to avoid this from happening. I'm sorry for the form submission, but it was in an attempt to correct a something I'd thought was a real issue. Thank you for your time.
2007 ford f150 4x4 my wife cane home from work and said the rear end was making a sound I went out to look and found the rear housing had broke off at the housing bell and was resting on the axle. In all my life I have never seen this. All people I talk tohave never seen this. I do think this is a defect in the housing. Just wanted to know if this has ever been reported before. If so can any thing be done about it. Can ford be held responsible for it. Thank god she was not in a wreck. Pickup will only be four years old in dec.
Evidently, ford has had a major problem with their truck spark plugs for years. Just google "ford truck spark plugs" and you will find many complaining about this along with their unbelievable stories of misery this has caused. I am continually having the coils on the spark plugs go out. I replaced one and it cost me $262. Now, I have another going out. The truck runs rough. I would replace all of them, but the ford dealership recommended not to because they said these plugs break off when trying to remove them and then tend to blow out of the engine after removing and replacing them. Then, I researched this on the internet and read about the horror stories about these ford spark plugs. I have contacted ford by email, but they said until the federal safety agency issues a recall, they will do nothing. Please help us with this.
Spark plug blow out on my 2007 f150 with the 5.4l modular engine. Spark plugs were the factory plugs and as I bought the truck new their is no way that they have ever been changed and improperly torqued as the ford dealer told me after it happened. I explained that ford has issued a tsb on the problem as it is so rampant in every ford v8 engine from 1993 to current. This is the 3rd ford vehicle that I have had this happen to me.
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