NHTSA Complaint #10328117 — 2004 FORD F-150

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN I FELT THE ENGINE "MISSING". I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND COULD HEAR THE ENGINE MISSING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I WAS ABOUT 30 SECONDS FROM MY HOUSE, SO I CONTINUED. RIGHT BEFORE I GOT TO MY HOUSE I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I TRIED CRANKING THE TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING AND IT IDLED ROUGH FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. I TOWED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT HYDROLOCKED. THERE WAS A LOT OF GAS AND WATER IN THE OIL PAN (THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM HAD DUMPED THERE). IT WAS THEN THAT I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005 F150'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR THAT CAUSED HYDROLOCKING. I CALLED FORD AND ASKED IF I WAS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL SINCE I HAD THE SAME PART. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS ONLY FOR 2005, NOT FOR 2004 REGARDLESS OF THE PART #. THEY OFFERED ME NO HELP SINCE MY TRUCK WAS AT 72K MILES. THE TRUCK WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED WITH THE OIL BEING CHANGED EVERY 3K MILES. *TR