NHTSA Complaint #10253226 — 2002 FORD F-150 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10253226
Vehicle	2002 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 30, 2008
Date Filed	December 30, 2008
Mileage	58,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

2002 FORD F150 5.4 LITER ENGINE. TRAVELING AT APPROX 25 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SOMETHING HITTING THE HOOD. THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND GASOLINE FUMES STARTED TO FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR GARAGE WHO INDICATED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN FROM THE HEAD. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON FORD PROBLEM BY THE GARAGE AND SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS VERIFIED THIS. THE HEAD WAS REMILLED AND THE PLUG AND COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD DOES ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED A TSB HOWEVER WARRANTIES DO NOT COVER REPAIR. WITH THE PLUG BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD GAS VAPORS WERE BEING INJECTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE RISK OF FIRE IS PRESENT. *TR

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