NHTSA Complaint #10210740 — 2002 FORD F-150 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10210740
Vehicle	2002 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	July 12, 2005
Date Filed	December 4, 2007
Mileage	78,443 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 FORD F-150. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES A SPARK BLEW OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PLUG. HAD TO HAVE HELICOIL INSTALLED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, MY 2001 EXPEDITION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS ALSO THE ORIGINAL PLUGS, BUT THIS MOTOR ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FORD DEALER I HAD IT TOWED TO WOULD NOT PERFORM HELICOIL, SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THEY SAID FORD DID NOT RECOMMEND HELICOIL. SO I HAVE OWNED 2 FORDS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF EACH OTHER AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH PLUGS. IT'S APPARENT THAT FORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW. I HEARD FROM A FORD DEALER THAT THE NEWER BODY STYLE OF F-150 HAS HAD A CORRECTION IN THE THREAD DESIGN IN THE HEADS. *TR

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