NHTSA Complaint #10185367 — 2002 FORD F-150

I OWN A 2002 FORD F 150 LIGHTNING WITH 45, 234 MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SOME ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE HEAD. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE 3RD CYLINDER THAT FAILED. I WAS CLIMBING ONTO A OFF RAMP AND JUST STARTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN I HEARD THIS POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS ACCELERATING NORMALLY WHEN JUST LIKE THAT THE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK PRE OWNED WITH 27,000 MILES SO I NEVER THOUGHT TO BUY ADDITIONAL ENGINE COVERAGE. THE TRUCK WAS IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION FOR THE DEALER TO GRANT ME A 5 YEAR LOAN THOUGH. ANYWAY I CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND SAW THE BROKEN SPARK PLUG COIL AND THE SPARK PLUG WITH RIPPED THREADS. I HAD THE LIGHTNING TOWED TO MY HOW WHERE IT STILL SITS. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I AM MAKING $466.46 MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE. I CALLED FORD ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND GOT NOWHERE B/C THEY SAID I WAS BEYOND THE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY OR THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. FORD GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO FIX THE DAMAGED HEAD FOR 3,600 HUNDRED AND 5,400 TO DO BOTH. NOW FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE 2003 FORD LIGHTNINGS DO NOT EXPERIENCE SPARK PLUG ISSUES B/C THE ENGINE WERE BUILT WITH UPDATED HEADS. THAT RIGHT THERE SAYS THAT FORD REALIZES THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE DEFECTIVE TO SOME DEGREE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED IN THIS MATTER B/C I SPENT 29,000 OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS TRUCK AND I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. NOW I HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST 6,000 TO GET IT TO DRIVING CONDITION. LIKE 29,000 ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY ALREADY? I WORK VERY HARD IN LIFE TO BUY THIS TRUCK I CANT JUST PULL THAT KIND OF MONEY OUT JUST LIKE THAT. IF I HAVE TO JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT SO BE IT. BUT ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS MY FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BACK I MISSED MY TRUCK.