NHTSA Complaint #10301652 — 2002 FORD F-350 SD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10301652
Vehicle 2002 FORD F-350 SD
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 170,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CT

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2002 FOR F350 SUPERDUTY, I FIRST HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ALMOST A YEAR AGO ON CYLINDER 1 IT WAS A LOUD POP THEN FLUTTERING SOUND WITH REDUCED POWER, A SMELL LIKE BURNING OIL- GAS, I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED & WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHEN I DID GO UNDER THE HOOD THE SPARK PLUG WAS JAMMED UNDER THE FUEL LINE FOR THE INJECTORS & I STILL SMELLED A FAINT ODER OF GAS, THE COIL WAS ARCHING ON THE METAL TUBING ABOVE THE SPARK PLUG. I FIGURED IT WAS THE FAULT OF MY MECHANIC WHEN HE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ONE YEAR EARLIER, MAYBE HE STRIPED THE THING OR SOMETHING. I FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH A HELI COIL EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PLUG I AGAIN FIXED IT MAKING SURE TO TIGHTEN THE PLUG DOWN GOOD, THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING SO I AGAIN FIXED IT EACH TIME HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW COIL. NOW YEAR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT 2 YEARS SINCE THE PLUGS WERE INSTALLED, CYLINDER 2 JUST BLEW OUT A PLUG AND DESTROYED ITS COIL, SO I BEGAN TO THINK THERES SOMETHING GOING ON HERE, SOMETHINGS WRONG!, & LOOKED ON LINE FOR THE ANSWER. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN A YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED! & I'M FED UP! I HAVE THE SPARK PLUG & COIL FROM THIS LAST. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD, WITH GAS BEING FED TO THE CYLINDER AND THE COIL ARCHING ON THE METAL AROUND IT, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A TRUCK EXPLODES, OR HAS AN ACCIDENT & SOMEONE DIES! *TR

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