1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLANKING SOUND, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ITS SOCKET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-150 (AFTER A PREVIOUS FIX OF THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE), WHEN MY #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD UNIT. 2ND TIME HAPPENED, COST $2500 TO FIX. NOW I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIR WORK DUE TO FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN.*AK

*AKI WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4 LITER V-8 ENGINE WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOWN #3 SPARK PLUG DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON MY WAY TO A SOCCER GAME. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER PROBLEM. GOT IT FIXED WITH A HELICOIL FOR $400 AND SAME #3 PLUG BLEW 4 MONTHS LATER. GOT IT FIXED WITH A NEW HEAD UNIT FOR $2500. NOW I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN.

SLIGHT TAPPING THAT OF LIKE A TAPPING VALVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING THAT I NOTICED.*AK VEHICLE HAS NOW EJECTED TWO SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL FROM THE FACTORY. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, 3RD BACK. WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT DESTROYED THE COIL OVER THE PLUG AS WELL. IT WAS REPAIRED USING A HELI-COIL SOLID STEEL INSERT WHICH WORKED OK, BUT HAS COME BACK OUT WHEN THE SPARKPLUG WAS REMOVED. LOCAL FORD DEALER QUOTED $1450.00 FOR A SINGLE NEW HEAD, NOT INSTALLED. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS THE THIRD BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS ONE KILLED THE MOTOR. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED YET, BUT ALONG WITH THE BLOWN PLUG, I HAVE WATER IN MY OIL AND THE MOTOR WILL NO LONGER TURN OVER, EVEN WITH ALL PLUGS REMOVED. I'LL BE BUYING A NEW MOTOR NOW WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY. MEANWHILE, MY WIFE MUST SIT AT HOME WITH NO VEHICLE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE.

RE: DEFECTIVE TIE-RODS A COMPONENT OF THE STEERING LINKAGE ON 1999 FORD TRUCK, REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *BF *NM

I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY ROAD SAFELY, AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE HEAD. IT CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT ALSO POSED A FIRE HAZARD AS FUEL CONTINUED TO POUR INTO A CYLINDER WITH NO SPARK PLUG SEALING THE TOP OF IT.*AK

REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING FORD TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD IN 1999 FORD F-150 TRUCK. *BF *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS MOST SEVERELY DAMAGED. FIRE'S ORIGIN APPEARED TO BE ON LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT DOING APPROX 20 MPH IN A 99 F-150. THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE #2 CYL. BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTLY NO HELP, STATING THAT THERE WAS NO WARRRENTY ON THIS ITEM AND THAT AN APPROX REPAIR COST WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3500. ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A LOCAL REPUTABLE SHOP HERE IN PHX. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT FOR CONSIDERIBLY LESS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A POOR DESIGN ON FORDS PART. WHY IS IT THAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED THIS WAY?*AK

I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY PICKUP HOWEVER IT HAS BROKEN DOWN ON ME. IT BEGAN WITH A SMALL SHUTTER. IT FELT LIKE THE PICKUP WAS HAVING ISSUES IDLING/ACCELERATING. ONLY AT LOW (5-10 MPH) SPEEDS DID I FEEL THE WEAKNESS/SHUTTER. I HAD THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, I JUST ASSUMED IT NEEDED A TUNE UP AND WAS PREPARED TO HAVE ONE DONE SOON. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER (STARTED OFF FINE) THEN AT A STOP SIGN FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOW SHUTTERING/MISFIRING EVEN MORE. TOOK THE PICKUP TO MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT VALVE 4 WAS STUCK OPEN AND HAD ESSENTIALLY MELTED ITS SELF OPEN. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE PISTON TO GET DAMAGED AND NOW I'M FACED WITH REPLACING THE HEADS OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE. MY PICKUP HAS 110,000 HOWEVER (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC) THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PICKUPS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH AS LITTLE AS 80,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL ON WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED. *NM