The contact owns a 2009 Ford F-150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the engine rattled. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the cam phasers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
exhaust manifold on the fords' 5.4l engine apparently were not engineered correctly. i have heard of many that have leaked and had to be replaced. i worry about the possibility of fire. i have contacted ford motor co. multiple times however they declined any help with there replacement on my truck. it seems to be a very common problem from what i've heard and see online. should ford have a recall on these manifolds? *tr
the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. the contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal rattling noise detected. the check engine warning light was flashing on and off. the vehicle failed to start. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to a faulty cam phaser. additionally, the contact was informed that the timing chain and engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred him to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the approximate failure mileage was 185,000.
we purchased a 2003 ford f150 supercrew fx4 in october of 2002. on december 2,2002 this vehicle lost control of it's brakes and acceleration pedal. it was picked up that day and taken to the dealership to be fixed. it is still to this day at the dealership. we have not had possession of it since. they have repeatedly tried to fix it but we unable, until 01-22-03 when we were told it was fixed. but even so we are not given a guarantee by the dealership that it is. they do not feel safe with it on the road also. we are in the process of acting on the lemon law with ford. at first,we were told that the egr valve was the problem , it litteraly let moisture into the throttle body which formed ice, and they have pictures of this, which made the vehicle lose control of the brakes and the throttle to stick wide open. i have been told that there has been further complaints against moisture in throttle bodys of the same trucks but not to the extent of ours. also there is complaints of the gas pedal sticking but ford is telling people that it is thier floor mat creating the problem. i really feel this should be looked into before someone gets hurt or killed. it is not a good feeling when you are driving on icy curves and hills and the speed keeps increasing on its own and the brakes dont work! the only way i stopped it was by throwing it in park,thank god it was in 4 wheel drive, this probably ruined the transmission, but it was the least of my concerns at the moment. i had a car coming towards me and one following behind me, thank god no one was hurt. please check into this.
sparkplug / head blow-outs. *ak
have a ford f150 lightning truck. 2 weeks after i bought it cylinder #2 blew the spark plug out of the head. all i did was turn the engine over and it blew. when the dealer replaced the head and plugs they found 3 of the 7 remaining plugs loose. if i didn't have the dealer replace the plugs, it would of happened again. i have all this on an invoice. dealer would not cover it under warranty. bill was $2300.00. *la
2000 f-150 4.6l engine. blown spark plug, which damaged the driver's side head. ford will not approve of a repair, so either the head or the engine needs to be replaced.*ak from reading various ford forums and message boards, this is a known problem that ford should be held accountable for on the 4.6l and 5.4l engines.
the rear passenger side spark plug blew out of the head at normal operating speed (40mph). this appears to be a common problem among the ford f150 triton v8 engines (having reviewed several internet web sites). there is a design flaw where the rear passenger side cylinder overheats and causes the sparkplug to blow out of the cylinder head. consumers must be made aware of this situation and ford needs to take responsibility and be held accountable. if i were on the freeway with my children in the truck when this failure occured i shudder to think of what could have happened. shame on ford!!!*ak
known failure to cylinder heads. failure involves the launching of spark plugs while engine is running resulting in severe engine damage. *la
i have 2 spark plugs that will not stay tight. because of the problem with these motor blowing plugs out i have to stay on top of them. i tighten then about every 3 weeks. *la