1995 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID AND STEERING COLUMN WERE LOCATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON PAPERS TO BE SENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I NOTICED WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 THAT THE OIL PAN WAS VERY WET WITH OIL. THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LOOSE GASKET I RE-TORQUED THE PAN BOLTS. IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL. I CLEANED THE PAN OF ALL OIL AND NOTICED THE PAN HAD A LOT OF RUSTY AREAS. THE OIL LEAKS WERE IN AREAS WHERE THE PAN HAD THE WORST RUST SPOTS WITH THE METAL OF THE PAN BEING EATEN AWAY BY THE RUST. TWO AREAS HAD TINY HOLES RANGING IN SIZE FROM A TIP OF A PIN TO THE LARGER ONE WHERE IT WOULD LIGHTLY SQUIRT OUT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE OTHER TWO LEAKED SLOWLY LIKE FROM A SPONGE. TWO OF THE LEAKS WERE ON THE FRONT OF THE PAN AND TWO WERE AT THE BOTTOM REAR OF THE PAN. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN REMOVED THE DRAIN PLUG AND...

MY 1995 FORD F-150 SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 6 HOURS. A FIERY INFERNO TOTALED THE ENGINE AND CAB. NO SIGN OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLE PRIOR TO FIRE EXCEPT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN WORKED AGAIN.*AK

I OWN A 1995 FORD F-150 WITH A ROTTED OUT OIL PAN . IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE MOISTURE GETS BETWEEN THE PAINT AND THE OIL PAN METAL AND STARTS TO ROT IT OUT WITHOUT YOU KNOWING ABOUT IT. NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE OIL DRIPPING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF FORDS INABILITY TO REPAIR OR RECALL THIS PROBLEM. THESE IDIOTS WANT TO SELL YOU A VEHICLE AND DON'T CARE AFTER IT IS SOLD. THE PAINT THEY USED IN CERTAIN 1990'S MODELS WAS DEFECTIVE AND OR NOT DONE PROPERLY AND NEED TO BE RECALLED OR REPLACE THE OIL PAN WITH LIMITED COST!! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR MISTAKE, DON'T LET THE CONSUMER HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOUR INCOMPATIBLE!!!!*JB

WHILE QUESTIONING MECHANICS ABOUT COSTS ON A NEW MOTOR FOR MY F150 I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A 'SILENT' RECALL ON THIS ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK PROBLEM. IS THIS TRUE? IT HAD ALWAYS LEAKED OIL AND WE KEPT IT FULL. TROUBLE SEEMED TO BE THE OIL WASN'T GETTING TO THE ENGINE BLOCK.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*JG *JB

AFTER VEHICLE HAD SAT FOR 6 HOURS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER INSURANCE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO CONSUMER HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TS

OIL PAN HAS RUSTED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN OIL PAN. PLEASE PROVDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE REAR FEUL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL AT A VERY ALARMING RATE. EVEN AS IT IS EMPTY THE FRONT TANK WILL DRAIN INTO IT SO NOT USING THE REAR TANK AND ONLY USING THE FRONT WILL NOT HELP THE TANK LEAKS 24 HRS A DAY AND IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CAUSE A FIRE. I ALSO WANT TO STATE THAT THE OIL PAN IS A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM RUSTING THROUGH AND THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE I WILL HAVE TO TAKE UP WITH FORD.*AK

OIL PAN HAS A HOLE DUE TO RUST, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.*AK CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HELP IN REPLACING THE OIL PAN. CONSUMER BELIEVES FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *JG

CONSUMER STATES OIL PAN IS RUSTED THROUGH, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *TT

NOTICED OIL LEAK ON GARAGE FLOOR AFTER CHANGIN OIL...WENT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT AND FOUND THE OIL PAN COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND 2 QUARTS HAD LEAKED OUT IN 1 WEEK. IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS AT THE TIME OF COMPLETE OIL LOSS IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS WE AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM. WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS MATTER. AS WE AREN'T DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES OIL PAN IS RUSTED THROUGH, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *TT

HYDRAULIC CLUTCH WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO PRESS WITH HIS FOOT IN ORDER TO CHANGE GEARS. CONSUMER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT A "SLAVE CYLINDER" FOR HYDRAULIC CLUTCH HAD FAILED ,RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FLUID IN THE CYLINDER. NOTE: ALSO, REPORTS OIL PAN IS RUSTING AND ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ENGINE OIL PAN IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVID FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE OIL PAN IS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT MADE A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE STEEL, CAUSING THE OIL TO SEEP THROUGH. UPON CALLING THE FORD CO. LAST WEEK, I WAS TOLD BY THE REP. THAT THE RUST WAS COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE OIL PAN AND THAT IT WASN'T FORD'S PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED A FEW GARAGES AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH CORRODED OIL PANS ON F150 PICKUPS AND THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD SHOULD BE COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WITH A 6 YEAR OLD PICKUP WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE OIL...

OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED IN ONLY 5 YEARS AND WITHIN 88,000 MILES, POSSIBLY DUE TO POOR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. FORD MANUFACTURER IS NOT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PASSING GEAR AFTER 62 MPH. DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IDLER PULLEY WAS WORN AND NOISY. *YH

OIL PAN RUSTED OUT AND STARTED LEAKING. I CAUGHT IT BEFORE ALL OIL LOST ON ROAD AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM THROUGH A FRIEND THAT LOST ALL HIS OIL AND SEIZED ENGINE. THIS TRUCK IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT HAS NEVER PLOWED SNOW. IT VIRTUALLY HAS NO OTHER RUST. OIL PANS SHOULD NOT RUST OUT. IF OIL IS LOST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

OIL PAN RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO CATALITIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE OIL PAN HAS CORRODED THROUGH, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CORROSION ON OIL PAN, RESULTING WITH PIN HOLE. *AK

NOTICED WHEN DOING OIL CHANGES THATENGINE OIL PAN CORRODED WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE UNDERCOATING BUBBLES CORRODING THE STEEL UNDERNEATH, EVENTUALLY PUTTING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

THE OIL PAN HAS SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT RUST AND HAS STARTED LEAKING MOTER OIL. THE FAILURE SEEMS PREMATURE GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4.5 YEARS OLD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF OIL ARE LEAKING TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING EXHUST AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. MOTOR OIL IS ALSO LEAKING ONTO THE RAODWAY. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN CORRODED THROUGH, CAUSING LEAKAGE (CORROSION SPOTS DETECTED IN NUMEROUS PLACES). *AK

DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, LARGE RUST BLISTERS DETECTED ON OIL PAN. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A HOLE, AND RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE FROM ENGINE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

OIL PAN CORROSION, LEAK, LOOKS LIKE MATERIAL FAILURE

AT 39,000 MILES THE OIL PAN IS SEVERLY CORRODED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL ONTO ROADWAY.

AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME, THE OIL PAN ON THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO DISPLAY LARGE RUST BLISTERS. AN INSPECTION BY THE DEALER SHOWED THAT THE OIL PAN HAD RUSTED THROUGH.*AK

OIL PAN RUSTED.

OIL PAN RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

ENGINE OIL PAN CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING LEAKAGE.

OIL PAN IS RUSTING ON 3 SEPARATE PLACES, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE OIL PAN. *AK

OIL PAN GASKET FAILURE.

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS, AND CALIPERS 6 TIMES. TT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR THE 5TH TIME, ALSO RIVETS HAVE POPPED FROM UNDERNEATH MOTOT MOUNT AND LEFT FRONT, REPLACED WITH 1 CASE HARDENED BOLT ALSO MALFUNCTIONED, HAD TO BE SPOT WELDED, CONSTANT INTERMITTENT BANGING NOISE IN FRONT END, DEALER UNABLE TO FINE PROBLEM, WHEN TURNING FRONT END SEEMS TO SHIFT GIVING UNSTABLE FEELING AND BANGING NOSIE.*JB