1997 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

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#549339 | October 29, 1999

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. YH

#549339 | October 29, 1999

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRINVING. YH

#549339 | October 29, 1999

ENGINE MAKES A NOISE. YH

#549339 | October 29, 1999

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRINVING. YH

#549339 | October 29, 1999

ENGINE MAKES A NOISE. YH

#548417 | September 30, 1999

ENGINE USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL (MORE THAN A QUART EVERY 3000 MILES). DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE USE ONE QUART WITHIN 900 MILES. *YC

#849136 | September 29, 1999

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN LOAD IT IS MISFIRING ON THE 2ND AND 4TH CYLINDER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

#848957 | September 28, 1999

ENGINE SPORADICALLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT COME ON. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

#710646 | August 28, 1999 Fire

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. NO APPARENT CAUSE, AND NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF COMPONENT FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS

#710496 | August 25, 1999

ENGINE HAS EXPEREINCED A CLATTER ON STARTUP FOR SOME TIME. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER UNDER WARRNATY ONE YEAR AGO @ 27000 MILES. TOLD THIS NOISE WAS "NORMAL". NOISE HAS INCREASED. NOW DEALER REPORTS IT IS "A MAJOR LOWER -END PROBLEM. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. I SAY 1) NOTHING WAS DONE WHEN IT WSAS UNDER WARRANTY. WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED THEN 2) THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOUDL NOT SHOW UP AT THIS LOW A MILEAGE. THEY AMDE AN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT--THEY SHOUDL FIX IT!

#845601 | August 23, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS/ SHAKES, AND THERE IS AN OIL LEAKAGE WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK

#709593 | August 4, 1999

THE ENGINE ALWAYS MADE A LOT OF NOISE DURING INITIAL STARTUP. CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHO DECLARED THIS AS "NORMAL". NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY, THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS "MAJOR LOWER END PROBLEMS" THAT CAN ONLY BE ESTIMATED BY AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING IN SPITE OF A) THIS BEING REPORTED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALERS NOT DOING ANYTHING AND B) THIS PROBLEM NOT NORMAL FOR AVEHICLE WITH THESE FEW MILES. A ENGINE SHOULD LAST SEVERAL TIMES THIS LONG WITH NORMAL MAINTENANCE.

#546512 | July 30, 1999

ENGINE FAILED, POSSIBLE RECALL ON COMPONENT THAT LED TO FAILURE. MJS

#841767 | July 7, 1999

AFTER TRVELING AT 60 TO 70 MHP ALL DAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SB

#545804 | June 29, 1999

ENGINE FAILED CAUSING KNOCKING.

#834207 | June 22, 1999

IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STARTED THE GAS HAD TO BE APPLIED FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL THE ENGINE REVVED AT A NORMAL LEVEL. ONCE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST BLEW UP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

#545804 | June 2, 1999

ENGINE FAILED CAUSING KNOCKING.

#706531 | May 15, 1999

HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST...FOR NO REASON THE ENGINE WILL ACT AS THOUGH IT HAS A "MISS." IF TRYING TO PULL OUT, TRUCK WILL SHUTTER AND SOMETIMES DIE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ONCE BEFORE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE #8 SPARK PLUG. 10,000 MILES AHVE PASSED AND THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DOING IT AGAIN. *AK

#706116 | April 29, 1999

NO SUMMARY

#827532 | February 17, 1999

ON HIGHWAY DRIVER NEEDS TWO HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. STEERING IS HARD TO HANDLE, SOMETIMES OVERSTEERING OCCURS, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES. DEALER HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND ADJUSTED THE TOE, CAMBER AND CASTER, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL COMPLAINS OF STEERING WHEEL STIFFNESS, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

#781816 | January 13, 1999 Fire

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

#833168 | January 7, 1999 Fire

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

#701101 | December 4, 1998

I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF MY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK HAS A ROUGH IDLE AND HESITATION AND HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE CHANGED GRADES OF GASOLINE AND BRANDS OF GASOLINE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED INJECTOR CLEANER. I HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. I HAVE HAD IT TO COMMONWEALTH FORD IN RICHMOND KY 40475 TWICE AND PERFORMANCE FORD WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED ONCE. NEITHER PLACE FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. MY TRUCK IS ALMOST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING MAJOR MAY BE WRONG AND I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A HUGE REPAIR BILL. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND RECIEVED NO HELP THEIR EITHER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE. THANKS BRIAN ELSEA.

#605266 | November 18, 1998

ENGINE FAILED.

#780736 | October 6, 1998

VIBARATIONS WITH RESONATING NOISE AT 1100 TO 2000RPM. TAKEN BACK TO SEVERAL DEALERS WITH NO ANSWER/

#539045 | October 5, 1998

ENGINE STOPS AUTOMATICALLY INTERMITTENTLY.

#539843 | August 14, 1998

VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE-OFF.

#531458 | March 23, 1998

FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

#525983 | February 20, 1998

EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM ENGINE.

#525011 | February 5, 1998

VEHICLE IS GOVERNED AT 87 MPH (THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN), THIS DESIGN IS VERY UNSAFE.

#526586 | October 31, 1997

ENGINE WON'T SPEED UP TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES SAFELY.

#811838 | April 30, 1997 Fire

WHENEVER CONSUMER EXITS THE VEHICLE, IF EVER TOUCHING ANY METAL PARTS, IT WILL THEN EXERT SPARKS OF FIRE. CONSUMER SAYS IF STANDING CLOSE ENOUGH ONE CAN HEAR THE SIZZLING. CONSUMER ALSO HAS MEASURED THE DISTANCE OF THESE SPARKS WHICH HE MEASURED AT THREE INCHES AWAY. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY GETTING BIGGER. CONSUMER DOES NOT OWN TRUCK, HE'S LEASING IT FROM FORD. *AK

#515095 | April 24, 1997

VEHICLE STALLING.

#509551 | November 6, 1996

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

#802753 | September 23, 1996

THE PICKUP TRUCK MISFIRES CONSTANTLY WHICH OSAGE FORD KEPT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, OSAGE FORD REQUESTED THAT DRIVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NEW TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

#983109 | April 19, 1996

EVERY ONE AND A HALF MILE VEHILCE SMELLS HOT. COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT OR CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

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