1999 ford f250 original owner, 150k miles maintained by ford dealer. Spark plugs replaced at 100k miles per maintenance schedule. #3 blew out on 12/10/10. This is a known issue with the ford modular engines and causes damage to the interior of the engine compartment and components in the engine bay. Has been known to start a fire. Could cause serious injury or death if someone was looking in the engine bay when a spark plug blows out. Needs to be addressed before someone is seriously injured.
1999 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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August 2009 my wife was driving our 1999 f-250 super duty with 6.8l v-10 and she heard a popping noise coming from under the hood. It turned out that it was the 4th cylinder on passenger side having the plug blown out of the cylinder head. Had to have it towed and fixed for $500.they used a helicoil instead of replacing the heads which is whatg ford recommends. Obviously lost the coil pack too. I heard afterward this is a common problem for all of the triton motors. I am now waiting for the next one to go and don't really trust the vehicle for long trips anymore. Thankfully no fire. This report is listed late as I just came across this thread. Hopefully ford will be forced to fix these in the future as I cannot afford to do this over and over and over.
I own a 1999 f-250 truck with a v-10. Recently returning from an out of town trip one of the spark plugs blew out of the cylinder head while driving on the highway. Immediately lost power and pulled onto the shoulder. Speed limit for this section was posted for 75 MPH. Limped the vehicle home for approximately 25 miles with a strong odor of gas, was worried of potential engine fire but needed to get home with my travel trailer and atv. Did not want to leave all this on the side of the road. After internet research seams that this is a common problem with the ford triton motor design. Poor engineering.
My 1999 ford f 250hd has blown 3 different spark plugs out of the head.the repair cost is 400.00 each and ford acts like this is normal. This is a mfg. Defect that ford will not admit to.our local dealer says they cant count how many plugs they have seen blown out
My 1999 ford f-250 sd. Blew a spark plug out of the number four cylinder and a gasoline vapor fire started. I got the fire out and discovered the problem. The spark plug was laying on top of the engine with approximately four threads of aluminum attached to its threads. How can ford have sooooo many of this exact issue and not have a recall?please help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My 1999 ford f-250 v-10 super duty with 42, 960 miles blew the spark plug out of number 8 cylinder. I was driving down the highway, approximately 15 miles from a major city, when it shot out the plug. I was able to limp into town and find a mechanic that would work on a sunday night. He had to drill out the plug hole, tap and install a steel insert, then replace the plug and coil pack. It was a $500.00 repair. This is a well known issue with 1999 through 2002 ford triton v-8 and v-10 engines. A simple web search reveals how prevalent it is, and the amount of complaints documented on the federal safety agency web site confirms that fact. The federal safety agency needs to force ford to recall their defective cylinder heads before someone is seriously injured by this design flaw.
I own a 1999 ford f-250. The truck has had 3 spark plugs blow out of the engine spontaneously while I was driving at approximately 60mph each time. The truck has received proper maintenance. I am finally reporting it after I started to research and found out that this is a well known ford defect that they will not admit to. The engine in question is a 5.4l v-8.
Spark plug blows out of cylinder head and takes coil pack with it.
Twice I have been stranded by the same problem. In july while driving on a major 4 lane highway towing my horse trailer, my 99 ford f250 with the v10 engine blew a spark plug. It sounded like and exhaust leak and I kept driving later to find out that this situation often causes an engine fire. Again in november my truck did the same thing, same plug after the manufacturer recommended repair was done. This is not safe at all and a design defect of all triton ford truck engines.
1999 ford f-250 4x4 5-spd. 5.4l triton, was driving down interstate when it sounded like a tire failure, pulled over and noticed the noise was proportinate to engine rpms. I opened hood and found that #5 coil and plug was ejected from engine.
I have a 1999 ford f250 super duty 4x4 with the triton v10 and I just blew my 3rd spark plug in less than a year. The first cylinder to blow was the 2nd, followed 6 months later by the 3rd and then one month later the 4th blew out. This is absolutely ridiculous and ford doesn't even want to hear any complaints about this issue. I know that there are thousands of other people complaining about this issue and no one can get anything resolved. This is an extremely expensive repair ranging from $2000.00 to $5000.00 to get it repaired. Issue is not covered under the warranty.
I purchased a new 1999 f250 sd 4x4 on 4/2000. At about 11-5 -2006 with only 116,000 miles on the speedo, I noticed 9 exhaust manifold studs broken off .took to dealer and authorized them to replace 20 studs and 20 nuts ,with genuine ford parts. Repair cost me $833.00. Came with 12 mo/12,000 mile warranty. On 10-5-2009 noticed 2 studs were broken again, 25,000 miles later. Took to dealer, they stated could not find the cause and would deduct 10% off the bill if I get it repaired. Told me ok to drive it, not leaking. For one thing, if bolts are missing it will leak raw exhaust into the atmosphere and potentially into the passenger compartment causing the driver to fall asleep and crash. Not to mention polluting the environment. The epa would like to know about it I'm sure. So basically, the factory installed studs lasted 116,000 miles, and 2 of the replacements lasted only 25,000 miles. How many more will break off in the time to come ? I will not pay to fix this problem again.the first time should have been covered by the factory, its their poor design.. Any and all engine bolts should last the life of the engine. There are alot of people out there with the same problem not only with the v-10 but with the small v-8's too. Look at a ford forum site, or type it into ask.com see for yourself.
I have 99 ford f-250 super duty with the 5.4 I had the third spark plug on the passenger blow out on me. The truck only has 140,000 miles on it was regularly serviced. What happened was I picked up my daughter from the baby sitter and when I got her in the truck I started it and ejected the plug out of the head the engine wasn't under ant type of load it just ejected the plug I called the ford dealer they said it was not there fault it was serviced some time before it ejected the plug we had to retap and put a steel insert into the head which I was not happy with because I did not because the problem and ford should fix this problem I would not have bought the truck if I new the 5.4 had this type of problem in the beginning. I think should recall and fix there problems instead of hiding from them they should at least but you now as well as I do that will never happen so I just wanted to lodge a complaint with you guys so I could feel better about doing my part to help!
1. I was exiting the expressway at 35-40 MPH and heard a loud bang and my 1999 ford f250 super duty with a v10 triton engine went bang bang bang and I was barely able to make it to a safe location. 2. The 4th spark plug ejected and broke the coil. The spark plug was sitting on top of the engine. This happened previously with the #3 spark plug and was repaired by a professional with a steel insert. This is the second time this truck has spit a plug out of the cylinder head. 3. I had the vehicle towed home and am saving for repairs. Still haven't got the truck going as of august 2009.
I have a 1999 ford super duty pickup. I was driving home after my sons baseball practice and the unthinkable happened. My truck made a loud bang and noticed a burning smell. I stopped to see what the problem with my truck. As I opened the hood I saw a flash of light and saw the engine on fire. I immediately shut the truck off and grabbed my sons water bottle to try to stop the fire. Luckily I was able to smother the fire out with a baseball glove. My son and I waited for over an hour for the tow truck. The vehicle was towed to a local garage. I was shocked to find out the repair bill of $2700!!!!!! The shop said the spark plug blew out of the engine and caused a fire. And to make matters worse they said this was a known problem with the ford v8 engine!!! I am so upset! I just was laid off from my job because of the economy, I now only have my wife's car for transportation, and get a bill for 2700 bucks? This car has put myself and my 10 year old son in danger because of a known engine problem with ford trucks! Not only that but I had to replace my sons baseball glove from trying to snuff out the fire. I can't believe there isn't some kind of safety recall on these vehicles. I hope you guys can look into this before someone gets killed or burned to death!
Spark plug blow out from a triton v 10 6.8 l engine.
I drive a 1999 ford f250 superduty with a triton v10 with no warning I heard a loud popping sound from my engine while running I opened the hood and saw one of my coil packs bouncing due to the compression of the engine. Upon further inspection I saw my spark plug was blown out after researching online it seems this is an ongoing problem with ford engines how this isn't a defect ill never know, even the tow truck driver knew about this problem as he stated he tows fords all the time with this problem I now have to have a mechanic repair the damaged spark plug hole to reinstall a new plug and had to buy a new coil pack.
Upon starting my 1999 ford f-250 super duty, with the 5.4 triton engine, I heard a loud noise from under the hood. Turned the truck off and popped the hood. The passenger side of the engine was on fire. Extinguished fire with garden hose, and found the 3rd spark plug from the front on the passenger side of the engine had blown out of the cylinder head, driving the ignition coil into the fuel rail repeatedly. The fuel rail ruptured, and the gasoline ignited. Less than 12 months after repairing the truck, the 2nd spark plug on the passenger side was ejected from the cylinder head exactly as before, but without a fire this time. From my research online, I have found far too many vehicles with the 5.4 triton engine with the exact same problem that I have experienced, and I am totally appalled and disgusted that such an obvious design flaw is allowed to remain immune to any form of accountability. Ford motor company should hang it's head in shame, as well as any/every one who turns a blind eye in this matter.
1999 f250 blew a spark plug out.
1999 f250 5.4 125,000 miles, #3 spark plug blowing out of passenger side head; twice.
Hello, I had the spark plug blow out of my 1999 f250 6.8l engine. I believe this to be a defect in design and a safety matter seeing how it could easily start a fire and believe there should be a recall from ford to fix this problem.
Tl*the contact does not own a 1999 ford f-250 superduty. When test driving the vehicle, the contact heard a noise and took it in for a diagnosis. An exhaust leak was discovered at the manifold and the studs were detaching near the manifold. The manufacturer would not assist. The failure and current mileages were 141,000. Updated 03/27/09 *bf updated 03/31/09.
After 3 hours on road trip we stopped for lunch. When starting 99 ford 250 sd with v10, a spark plug had broken off, or popped out of the head stranding us miles from home. Was told by dealer that this was a common problem. Too bad ford wouldn't do anything about it... Cost over $6,000. Truck had less than 75,000 miles!
1999 f250 v10- #2 spark plug loosened up flames shot out from around the plug,the cylinder head had a chunk burn out of it around the plug,the coil ,boot and injector wiring was all damaged from the flames coming from the cylinder.
Spark plug shooting out of engine this includes factory and new plugs..we were going to georgia and spark plug blew out and broke the coil and cab filled with gas fumes and we lost 1/8 tank gas in probably 5 miles had to buy new parts we chased new treads and intstalled new plug and coil all parts is still available.
Have been driving my vehicle without problems, for over 160,000 miles. Today I drove approx. 10 miles from home and shut off my vehicle. When I returned to my truck, (5 minutes) upon starting it, there was a pop, followed by a loud, rhythmic, compression release type noise! Upon examining the engine, I discovered the problem to be "spark plug blowout". This truck has not been mechanically touched for a long period of time, and had "no known issues, prior to this event. (other than a factory recall for a fire hazard in the cruise control system) its hard for me to understand, why the engine head would suffer this kind of failure, and pose a safety threat? It would appear that this may be a common failure, in their design. Please let me know, if there are any recalls pending. This is a triton v-10 motor.
I have a 1999 ford f250 with a triton 5.4l v8 engine. In march of this year it blew out a spark plug from the cylinder head. After researching this I've found it to be a common problem with these engines. This could have been disastrous due to the fuel vapor that was coming from the exposed cylinder. The smell of gas in the cab was substantial. I had to replace the engine at a cost of $4521. It is just a matter of time before some one gets hurt or worse from a fire caused by this problem.
On my way to work, I had just exited the express way, when I heard a loud (bang) that was followed by a loud constant sound. I had been told about this problem with the f-250 super duty with the 5.4 v-8 engine so I knew what had happened. I ended up having to drive my truck 35 miles home because I had no other way home. This problem is so common that my local auto parts supplier carries a repair kit on the shelf in the small town of dundee mich. The repair kit came complete with the correct tap, repair coil, insertion tool and spark plug. I also had to replace the ignition coil because it was blown into small pieces. The truck ran fine at first but now it has almost no power.
Poor design lead up to the failure of the exhaust manifold bolts. Parts were replaced at my cost. Truck was leaking untreated exhaust fumes, before the repair.
My 1999 f-250 super duty diesel with 74,884 miles on it has a oil pan which is rusting out. Oil is leaking from the bottom of the pan. Oil leaked out and ran into the floor drain.
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