NHTSA Complaint #10358150 — 2002 FORD F-150

ON SEPTEMBER 28TH 2010 I WAS DRIVING FROM INDIANAPOLIS, IN TO LOUISVILLE, KY ON A VERY BUSY I-65 INTERSTATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 4PM I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND LOST ALL POWER. I COULD HEAR A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT WITH AS MANY CARS ON THE ROAD THIS WAS DIFFICULT. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED MY FLASHERS ON. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE I CHECKED FOR A FLAT TIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND LIFTED THE HOOD OF MY ENGINE. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY COIL POWER PACKS WAS AT A WEIRD ANGLE. WHEN I WENT TO CHECK IF IT WAS STILL ATTACHED THE COMPRESSION OF MY NUMBER 2 CYLINDER BLEW THE SPARK PLUG THE REST OF THE WAY OUT OF THE ENGINE AND HIT MY HOOD VERY NARROWLY MISSING MY HEAD. THE COIL WAS ALSO DESTROYED BY THE FORCE OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT OF THE CYLINDER. MY TRUCK IS A 2002 FORD F-150 WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR