NHTSA Complaint #10631248 — 2005 FORD F-150

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10631248
Vehicle	2005 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 3, 2014
Date Filed	September 6, 2014
Mileage	136,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2005. CHANGE OIL AS REQUIRED AND DID REGULAR SERVICES. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND RUNNING ROUGH. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED CAM PHASERS WENT OUT WHICH IN TURN BLEW THE ENGINE. DEALER STATES NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED ON A 9-YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 140,000. DEALER STATES CAM PHASERS ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS ENGINE (5.4L TRINITRON) . CALLS TO NUMEROUS OTHER LOCAL FORD DEALERS REVEAL NUMEROUS ENGINE REPAIRS DUE TO CAM PHASERS IN THE ENGINE INTERNET RESEARCH FIND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE CAM PHASERS IN THIS ENGINE CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. DEALER QUOTE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON A 9-YEAR OLD VEHICLE WAS $7150.00. *TR

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