NHTSA Complaint #10490169 — 1999 FORD F-150

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LIGHTLY TICK THEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE MOTOR BEGAN TO LOUDLY KNOCK I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS HAD WITH THESE MOTORS WITH THOUSAND ACCOUNTS WERE THIS HAS HAPPENED AND FORD HAS NEGLECTED TO TAKE CARE OF THERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS I AM A 20 YR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT AND I CAN BARELY AFFORD THE HOME I LIVE IN RIGHT NOW I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN THE GOOD FAITH THAT FORD HAD HONORED THE PICTURE THEY HAD SET FOR THIS TRUCK THAT IT WAS A RELIABLE RUNNING VEHICLE BUT AS I HAVE FOUND OUT UNFORTUNATELY LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE ALSO IT ISN'T THIS IS CAUSED BY EITHER A TIMING BELT GASKET FAILING OR MULTIPLE SPOTS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILING CAUSING THE MOTOR TO HAVE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDERS AND CAUSING THE MOTOR FROM A ROD KNOCK TO THE MOTOR BECOMING COMPLETELY HYDRO LOCKED I AM 150 MILES FROM MY SCHOOL ON CHRISTMAS BREAK STUCK HERE BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THANK YOU AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE AFTER READING PAGE AFTER PAGE AND WEBSITE AFTER WEBSITE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALSO LEFT STRANDED JUST LIKE MY SELF AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS BECAUSE OF A CHEAP SHORT CUT FLAW FORD NEGLECTS TO OWN UP TO WE CAN ALL HANDLE THIS LIKE GROWN UPS AND FINALLY GET THE PRODUCT WE ALL SHOULD HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE INSTEAD OF A RECURRING FLAWED MOTOR THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR