NHTSA Complaint #10384289 — 2004 FORD F-150 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10384289
Vehicle	2004 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	February 1, 2011
Date Filed	February 24, 2011
Mileage	93,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

2004 FORD F150 WITH 5.4 LITER V-8. ENGINE PROBLEMS, STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN, HESTITATION, SPARK PLUGS RATCHETED DOWN THAT THEY BREAK WHEN REMOVING. ENGINES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DESIGN. FORD AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT TECHS AT FORD TELL PEOPLE ITS BAD GAS UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. CHECK F150FORUM.COM AND YOU WILL SEE HOW BIG THE PROBLEM REALLY IS. I BELIEVE FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO BURY IT. MY ENGINE FAILED IN A SNOWSTORM GOING UP HILL. I WAS ALMOST IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. MECHANICS KNOW ITS A FLAWED ENGINE, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE NHTSA DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU ARE TOLD IT IS BAD GAS AND TO KEEP CHANGING YOUR FUEL FILTER. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 85 MILES AN HOUR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS. I KEPT CHANGING THE FILTER EVERY SIX MONTHS AS I WAS TOLD. I THINK THEY KNEW THIS ENGINE HAD A BAD DESIGN AND KEPT PEOPLE IN THE DARK HOPING THE ENGINE WOULD LAST UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

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