1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

SPARK PLUG PULLED OUT OF THE MOTOR. THE COST WAS GREAT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT NOTIFY THE VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE ISSUE. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN CHANGED THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE PLUG PULLED OUT AT 81,000 MILES. THE PLUG CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED AT 100,000 MILES. THIS PROCEDURE COST ME WELL OVER $3000.00. IF FORD HAD NOTIFIED ME, AND I HAD GOTTEN THE PLUGS CHANGED THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY LESS THAT $1000.00. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER SHIP THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. AS SOON AS THE NOISE WAS HEARD I SHUT THE TRUCK ENGINE OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL THE VEHICLE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THIS DESIGN ISSUE. *JB

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM IS AN OFF AND ON ISSUE. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON JULY 20, 2005. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ON IT WILL HAPPEN, AND SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT THEY WILL COME ON. OVER THE PHONE A DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE TURN SIGNAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 1999 FORD F150 TRITON V8 TRUCK AT 56,978 MILES. CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED AT FORD DEALERSHIP AT A TOTAL COST OF $2,418.93. I WAS NOTIFIED THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

DT: 1999 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD GO 80%, THE CONSUMER COULD GO 20% ON THE BALANCE TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED. THIS WOULD TAKE 3 TO 4 DAYS. DOOR WAS CRACKED BEFORE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A KNOWN STRUCTURE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED.*AK

1999 F 150. THE ENGINE SPIT THE SPARK PLUG OUT AND DAMAGED THE HEAD,COIL, WIRING AND HOOD. *JB

MANUFACTURING DEFECT - PLUG THREAD FAILURE VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F-150 4X WITH 5.4L TRITON AND APPROX. 45,000 MILES. WHILE UNAGGRESSIVELY ACCELLERATING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND A LOUD POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF, AND TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. NO INJURY OR CRASH OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION INDICATED A SPARK PLUG AND COIL HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. THE PLUG WAS THE 2ND FROM THE FRONT ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED SUCH THAT A NEW SPARK PLUG COULD NOT BE SEATED. A HELICOIL WAS INSTALLED FOR APPROX. $300 AND LOSS OF VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, BUT IT FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. THIS FAILURE WAS EVIDENCED BY ENGINE MISFIRE, POWER LOSS AND SLUGGISHNESS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SAME PLUG WAS NOT FIRING, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE THE HELICOIL THREADS WERE ALSO STRIPPED. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,626 WITH AND ADDITIONAL 2 WEEKS LOST VEHICLE USE (2 COMPARABLE QUOTES FROM REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR PROVIDERS WERE OBTAINED). REPAIR TIME WAS LONGER THAN USUAL AS THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM OUT-OF-STATE AND EXPEDITED SHIPPING WAS DEEMED TOO EXPENSIVE. AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE MISFIRES CONTINUOUSLY AT IDLE AND FREQUENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A 3RD TIME TO INVESTIGATE THIS CONTINUING CONDITION. *NM

1. NO EVENTS LED TO FAILURE. 2. A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE ENGINE RUNS POORLY, IS LOUD AND HAS LITTLE POWER. 3. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. *JB

MY 1999 FORD F-150 WAS PARKED AT HOME WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ WHEN MY WIFE CALLED ME TROUGH THE RED CROSS THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BURNED IN THE DRIVE WAY I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RECALLED BUT THAT WAS AFTER MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE CAN YOU PLEASE ADVICE ME ON WHAT I CAN DO OR PROCEDURE I NEED TO TAKE I CAN BE REACHED @407-758-0358 OR 816-407-9223 PLEASE HELP CONFUSED SOLDIER FROM IRAQ. *NM

I WAS TOWING MY TRAILER AND HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND GOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP LIKE A TIRE BLOWING AND I QUICKLY TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I LATER FOUND OUT I HAD A BLOWN PLUG AND OF COURSE IT WIPED THE THREADS AND SHOT UP AND DESTROYED MY COIL ON TOP SO I HAD A HELIXCOIL PUT IN AND A NEW COIL . MY TRUCK IS A 99 5.4 WITH 67,305 MILES ON IT WITH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PLUGS . *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND USING THE CRUISE CONTROL SMELLED SMOKE, AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER CANCELED THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE NEXT MORNING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CONSUMER NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER'S SPECIFIC VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL ISSUED BY FORD. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE COMPONENT UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK