NHTSA Complaint #10660160 — 2004 FORD F-150

I WENT TO GO START MY F150 AND APRON STARTING IT STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOAD BANGING NOISE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A BLOWN ENGINE THE TRUCK HAD VERY LITTLE POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE . I HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME AND UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. AFTER LOOKING INTO TO THIS MORE THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING WITH THE TRITON V8 MOTOR. THE HEADS ARE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM AND EACH PLUG IS ONLY HOLD ON BY 4 THREADS FROM THE CONSTANT PISTON PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE PLUGS THEY BLOW RIGHT OUT OF THE HOLE THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO RETAP THE HOLE AND INSTALL NEW PLUG. THE IS A FLAW FROM FORD AND THESE ENGINES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PROPERLY FIXED BY FORD. WHEN THE PLUG BLOWS OUT RAW GAS IS GOING AND NOT BEING BURNED THIS CAN CAUSE AND SURE IT HAS CAUSED A FIRE ON SOME OF THE ENGINES . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD LEAD TO DEATH IF A PERSON IS LOOKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN ONE OF THESE PLUGS LET GO IT COULD KILL THEM PLEASE HAVE FORD OWN THE MISTAKE AND RECALL THE TRITON V8 2 CYLINDER AND 3 CYLINDER ENGINES. *TR