Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH, an abnormal noise emitted from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer mechanic, who diagnosed that the timing chain, timing chain slide, timing chain tensioner and cam phasers need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
2008 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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On sunday 12/14/14 at 7pm my 2008 ford f-150 shut off when I was going 65 MPH down the new york state thruway. I was stuck on the side of the road for hours waiting for it to be towed. Turns out the fuel pressure module (fpm) that is mounted in the back of the truck on a crossmeber of the frame up above the spare tire was the cause. Ford needs to recall these 2004-2008 ford f-150 that use this fpm before someone gets killed on the side of the road!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f 150. After starting the vehicle, exhaust fumes emitted inside the vehicle, but the failure recurred daily. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the exhaust manifold kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.
I was driving my truck home on thanksgiving and it blew out a spark plug (second incident, different cylinder). I was later told that an engine fire could occur from the fuel/fumes coming from the open cylinder head.
Drivers side seat belt takes a few tries to get it to click and sometimes it doesn't engage all the way and the latch comes out. A misfire in cylinder 1 lead the discovery of known issues with spark plugs and removal. 3 of the plugs were loose.
Motor ejected spark plug passenger side third one back. Should be a recall because it is a faulty design.
Vehicle would stall at slow speed and severe rattling and loss of power to vehicle which could easily result in accident. Ford service indicated that it was cam phasing or otherwise known as intake camshaft position timing over retarded problem. Very dangerous condition which should be addressed via recall.
Started shaking and sputtering in reverse at low RPM. Two transmission shops said it was the reverse band in transmission and needed rebuild. Had trans rebuilt (at cost of 2390.00). After rebuild, mechanic was driving and it still had problem. After researching, he thinks it is the cam phasers causing problem. He had replaced my plugs before transmission work to rule that out (all 8 of the plugs broke while taking them out, he had never seen all break on a f150 before). This engine/transmission is a bad design all around and ford needs to step up, admit it and fix and or reimburse customers for repairs. You can spend thousands chasing problems in this power train! Even though the transmission rebuild did not fix the initial problem, the rear band was worn, and the plate in the transmission had a small dent and hair line cracks, so it was going to fail eventually! The transmission shop said this is common in these. I want something done!
Purchased used 2008 ford f-150 5.4l v8 gasoline truck a couple of years ago. Last year the truck started to sound like a diesel once the engine warmed up. The cam phaser sensors were replaced. This did not fix the problem. Next we will have a cam phaser lock out system installed. The mechanic says that 50% of the time it fixes the problem but the other 50% requires a brand new engine. Also, keystone is the only engine that my mechanic will use for the replacement due to the original manufacturer having this problem with 2004 to 2008 model years. All searches online and discussions with various people (friends, family, ford dealership mechanics, public forums) have found this to be a common problem that can cost up $7,000 to fix yet ford has not recalled the engine or offered to modify the engine by installing the lock out kit. Now the truck hasn't been driven more than a couple of miles in the last year so the engine is not destroyed. The most common course of the break down in the engine is as follows: cam sensor fail, cam phasers break if not locked out, fragments of the phaser gets into the oil causing the engine to be destroyed.
I have a 2008 ford f-150 king ranch with a 5.4 l engine. Exhaust studs have snapped off causing a leak from the exhaust manifold and carbon monoxide fills the cab of this vehicle setting at idle. Ford has a problem with this engine for using a non conforming grade of stud. According to forums that I have researched showed that ford has changed the studs. They are now using stainless steel studs. Is there a possibility of a recall on this vehicles engine for a repair to change all studs to stainless steel. I purchased this vehicle used and noticed the problem after the 30 day warranty had expired. Buyer beware! Protect your family from this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. The contact stated was driving 35 MPH and noticed that the engine rpms increased as smoke billowed from the exhaust. After the contact allowed the vehicle to cool down, it was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the seals were leaking to the bearings and the turbo of the emissions system had failed. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.
My son was having trouble with engine being sluggish for a week or so and tried to pass someone and engine cut out and he was almost ran over by oncoming traffic. We took to ford dealer and they had a bulletin from ford about faulty engines in 2008 f 150's and said ford would replace the engine. They called back now and said they found some sludge in bottom of engine which only has 41,000 miles on it and said ford will not cover it. This is a ford default and their liability. Ready to join the class action against them on this issue.
The truck steering column was hard to turn. Clunking and sticking points were noted during turning.found lower steering shaft u-joint in engine compartment seized. This coincides with latest ford recall for 2005 - 2011 ford cars. This was diagnosed as "frozen" by ford and replaced on 06/17/13. This recall should be expanded to include ford f-150 series trucks. The repair cost $460.00. I thought this should have not happen being only 5 years old. Another issue with truck was a split in the radiator (main core.) while driving , my family noticed the smell of glycol. The radiator was leaking (streaming)in the middle of radiator core. Ford replaced the radiator at a cost of $820.83 on 08/05/13. There was no impact damage to radiator. It was diagnosed as leaking.
The #3 passenger side engine spark plug was blown completely out of the engine head. The blow-out striped all the threads from the engine head. This damage caused the spark plug hole to be unusable. Reinstallation of the spark plug was not possible. The spark plug blowing out also caused the coil to be broken leaving the coil laying on the engine still active with high voltage arching across the surface of the engine potentially causing a fire in the engine compartment. This incident has not been uncommon to ford aluminum head engines and is a problem ford refuses to address. The cost to consumers is in the millions of dollars to repair this defect in the engine head. Consumers are being forced to replace the head or replace the entire engine due to this defect. A quick internet research into this anomaly will reveal millions of consumers who have victimized by this defect. Ford service facilities are making millions if not billions of dollars after the sale of the vehicle as a direct consequence of this unrevealed defect. This is nothing less than a case of doing business in bad faith and should be addressed by the federal safety agency.
My 16 year old son was driving our truck and the engine started to knock and then proceeded to die. It started back up but it will die when you start to slow down for an intersection or to park. Our truck is only 5 years old, only has 121,000 miles, and has had its oil changes regularly. There is no reason we should be having a problem like this with the truck. When I talked to our local auto mechanic he informed me that he has replaced the cam phasers in 7 f-150's in the past month. This seems to be a problem that should be looked at by ford. The repair is not cheap and I believe ford has a responsibility to look into this considering the danger of the vehicle dying whenever it wants with no warning. I thought I was giving my son a reliable truck to drive but as it turns out he cannot drive it because I feel it is to dangerous for him with the engine dying.
At idle the engine knocks loudly vehicle stalls engine fails. Not able to drive. I have been told by ford techs and dealership to replace engine.
I bought my ford truck used in april 2012 with 33000 miles. About a month later I noticed that when I applied the brakes to stop, the engine would rev up. It has since gotten alot worse. Now the engine has started to overpower the brakes. I find that when the engine starts to rev, if I let off the brake and rebrake it will drop the RPM's back down. It's dangerous to have to let off the brake especially in traffic! It's such a safety issue. In researching this for a recall, I've come across other complaints like this.
Had a p/m check done on my vehicle by my mechanic. During the check, he informed me that the ignition coil for cylinder 5 was going out. He advised that this was common. He also adv that he needed to replace the spark plug but he did not want to until I check info on the 9/16 plug on-line. This plug has history of breaking (design flaw- carbon fusing/replacement mc plugs have been redesigned) based on info in various forums. The plug did break during extraction requiring additional work/expense. Called a local ford dealer service mgr who advised he was unaware of that happening before 80k mls. An email to ford revealed that they are unaware of any problems/recalls or tsb (which do exist). In other words, they will not do anything. I am now worried about plugs breaking during scheduled tune resulting in additional expense even at ford dealer .(as per comments on line forum) this is clearly a design flaw w/ motorcraft plugs and they know it (tsb's) can you help?
I was driving down the freeway at 60 MPH when I heard a loud pop and the engine died. I coasted off the freeway which was difficult because of the traffic and was able to get it on the off ramp. I then started the truck and got it in the driveway of a hospital. It died again and I started the truck and moved it out of the road when I noticed smoke coming from the engine. I lifted the hood and found the engine on fire. I was able to smother it by throwing a jacket on it. It melted the wiring and the computer modules. I had the vehicle towed to my mechnics shop and found it had blown a spark plug. I went home and found ford wants to replace the cylinder for a cost of $3000. I had my mechanic put in a sleeve and replace all 8 spark plugs. But then I called my insurance company for the fire damage and they had it towed to the ford dealer who is replacing the modular. This could have been much more serious. Ford denys they have any problems with their spark plugs.
150000 miles the engine just started to miss fire we were told the engine had to be dismantled I was told the engine just wore out it still ran fine until there was the right throttle position this engine was well maintained and I mean well every service record showed it was better than ford recommended can you believe it just wore out how can this happen with nothing broke or damaged just it's time 3 years 150'000 miles and it's over for a engine who ever said that if you maintain the service and its up to date this wont happen as far as I can see ford you cant build a engine that cant go over 150,000 mi stop building cheap internal parts rip king ranch you were the most gorgeous truck on the road. I hope you see this ford I think it has something to do with the bad plug design.
There has been several times while I'm driving at a slow rate of speed at 20 to 30 MPH, my RPM gauge will rev high to 4 to 5 and stay there for several minutes and will go back to normal RPM after my transmission shifts gears. I don't see why my truck needs to rev that high at a slow speed to shift gears. To me that shows that my transmission is slipping gears or the gear ratio was never properly tuned when I bought the truck. My truck revving that high while I'm slowing driving is an unsafe act and could potentially cause more unsafe situations.
I was travelling on the I-74 from cincinnatti to indianapolis when there was a loud pop and then a fluttering sound before the engine power failed. I was left in a vulnerable place in the pouring rain with two horses on a trailer. When taken to ford it was determined that a spark plug had blown out - despite repair the engine is still making a rattling noise and I am currently being quoted $thousands to investigate and repair what is believed to be fragments of the aluminimum thread that have fallen into the cylinder - this is ford's design fault and they are currently unwilling to stand behind their brand and put this right. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f150. While driving approximately 55 MPH, there was a slight loss of engine power. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a diagnostic test was performed; the technician stated that a spark plug had detached and fallen into the engine compartment. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000. ..updated 08/01/12 *bf the consumer stated ford motor company and the dealer refused to make good on repairs caused by a manufactured installed part. Updated 08/02/12
My 2008 ford f150 was sitting in my drive way until I had to leave to go run errands. I got in it, turned the key and there was fire coming out of the exhaust pipe. I think it stared in the engine because of how hot it was minutes after I turned the key. Please let people know about this. I do not want to see people being harmed by this. Im positive that if I hadn't turned it off as quickly as I did the engine would have caught fire and the truck would have been ruined, throwing away all the money that I bought it for. And wasting all the time that I cud have used the truck for hauling and road trips. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-150. He stated that while driving at 5 MPH, the vehicle lost all power causing the contact to momentarily lose control of the vehicle. He had to forcefully apply the brakes in order to get the vehicle to stop. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer each time, however the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact left the vehicle with the dealer for further inspection. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage 19,000.
I have a f-150 xlt triton ford truck. I have had numerous issues from : seatbelts not working, engine light, solenoid, 4wd linkage, shaking and brakes not working, to not engaging into park or drive...I am so frustrated and ford won't do anything.
2008 ford f150 lariat truck spontaneously caught on fire while parked. Smoke was seen coming from under the hood, then the entire truck was engulfed in flames. Despite the fire department's efforts, the truck burned to the ground. This truck was under a year old, and had never needed repairs of any kind.
I drove my new 2008 ford f-150 (4177 miles) to my son's house, when I got into the truck to leave I started the engine and suddenly realized I had a runaway engine, the sequence in which it happened: I sat down in the drivers seat, put the key in the ignition, put my foot on the brake, turned the key to the start position then the moment the engine started the motor ran away. Luckily I had kept my foot on the brake and had the prescience of mind to go from reverse to neutral and shut the engine off. The restart was about the same, the next start it turned over ok. I think this may have happened a few weeks ago but by the time I shifted into drive the vehicle was running normal . Not only was it extremely frightening to me it also could have resulted in a fatal situation. Stationary skid marks were left on the pavement from the rear tires.
My 2008 ford f-150 is a piece of?!@#$%. Air conditioner compressor was replaced at 24,000 mi and today it's making the same noise (squealing when compressor kicks in) at 27000 miles. Starter made a zip noise previously when it was cold and had to be replaced before this last failure of the air conditioner. They had to take the dash out to replace the air conditioner parts and now it's making the heater noise again and ford knows about this problem as we've seen on this very website, but no recall. The brake pedal and the gas pedal are too close together because it causes me to accidentally hit the accelerator when braking. The f-150 emblem came unglued on the tailgate.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-150. Since the vehicle was purchased, it has experienced multiple failures. While driving 40 MPH, the charger indicator illuminated, which meant that the turbo charger was failing. When the indicator was illuminated, the vehicle would slow down and prevent the vehicle from accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions, but they found no failures with the turbo charger. After the vehicle was taken to the dealer, the failure recurred and white smoke appeared from the tail pipe again. The vehicle completely failed and would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that a sensor failed. The sensor was replaced. Four months later, the contact noticed water leaking underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the radiator failed. The radiator was replaced. A week later, while driving approximately 70 MPH, the turbo charger tubing failed and caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the turbo tubing failed. The dealer repaired the issue. Recently, while driving approximately 65 MPH, white smoke appeared again from the tail pipe and the vehicle decelerated. Diesel fuel was discovered leaking from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact is waiting to be inspected by ford engineers. The dealer stated that they were unsure of what repairs were needed at this time. The manufacturer was notified and the owner is attempting to have the vehicle replaced. The failure mileage was 3,000 and current mileage was 40,000.
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