NHTSA Complaint #10240578 — 2001 FORD F-250 SD

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 WITH THE TRITON 5.4L V8. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT I HAVE HAD 3 TOTAL SENSE MARCH. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES IN MARCH THERE IS A SLIGHT "TICKING" NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE THEN THE BOOM FROM THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE 1ST TO GO WAS THE NUMBER 7CYLINDER FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 1 AND FINALLY NUMBER 3 CYLINDERS. THE SECOND AND THIRD HAPPENED ABOUT 200 MILES FROM EACH OTHER AT THE 143,000 MILE MARK THIS WEEKEND. FRIDAY AUGUST 29 THE SECOND ONE BLEW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE GOING NORMAL SPEED WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO WADE FORD IN SMYRNA TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED WITH IN SEVERAL HOURS AND I WAS ON THE ROAD AGAIN $750 LATER. I WAS HEADED TO FLORIDA AT THE TIME AND STILL MADE THE TRIP. ON SUNDAY THE 31ST THE THIRD PLUG BLEW OUT LEAVING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ALABAMA, AGAIN WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPETITIVE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD, THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE HAS NEVER BEEN STRESSED OR STRAINED AS TENDS TO HAPPEN WITH SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. I HAVE READ A LOT ON THE INTERNET OF THE PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY,MANY WITH THE SAME ORDER OF PLUGS "BLOWING-OUT". THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, AND SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE NOT DONG ANYTHING ABOUT. ITS A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR THE OWNERS FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN NOT SEE COMING OR PREVENT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR