NHTSA Complaint #10593142 — 2005 FORD F-150

I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL AND CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND HAD TO RUN SOME ERRANDS UP TOWN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF UP THE ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE GARAGE I USE SO I PULLED IN THERE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON THE OIL PAN WAS ON FIRE OIL AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE ANTI FREEZE WAS COMING OUT OF A HOLE FROM WHAT USE TO BE THE OIL PAN OR WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE PAN, THE FELLOW THAT RAN THE STATION TOLD ME IT HAD HYDRO LOCKED AND BENT A ROD AND PUSHED IT THRU THE OIL PAN, HE WENT ON TO SAY HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THE 4.2 DO THIS AND IT LOOKED LIKE FORD WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING WHEN THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 4.2,I TALKED TO FORD ABOUT IT AND GOT THE RUN AROUND FROM THEM, JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT I HAD NEVER PULLED OR HAULED ANY HEAVY OBJECTS OR MISTREATED IT IN ANY WAY, DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN THE POWERS THAT BE WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE THE CONSUMER WAS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG TO A TUNE OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS, NOW GOT TO DO WITH OUT TO TRY AND SAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, MOSTLY USED THE TRUCK TO GET MY WIFE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DR. SHE HAS M/S AND A HEART CONDITION, THE POOR ALWAYS CATCH IT IF THERE WAS ANYTHING TO FORD THEY WOULD MAKE IT GOOD AND THE SAME GOES FOR THE NHTSA THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM IS THERE JUST LOOK AT THE FORD FORMS, BUT GOD ALWAYS MAKES A WAY JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HIS PLAN ARE, ALOT OF FOLKS LIKE US HAVE NO FAMILY SO WE TAKE CARE OF OR TRUCKS, IT SURE WASN'T ABUSE THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR