2002 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

MY 2002 FORD F150 SVT LIGHTNING EJECTED THE VERY BACK PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG. I WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, A LOUD POP, AND SOMEHOW DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. (JOE SARTAIN FORD, DECATUR, AL) *NM

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 FORD F150 4X4 FROM THE MANAGER OF A FORD DEALERSHIP. WITHIN 7 MONTHS A SPARK PLUG BLEW, WE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM BUT WE REPAIRED IT AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN WE REPAIRED IT THINKING MAYBE WE DID NOT REPAIR THE FIRST ONE CORRECTLY. THEN A MONTH LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I SEARCHED WEB SITES AND SAW IT WAS A GREATER PROBLEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP-(WHICH SAY THEY CAN NOT REALLY SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY?) IT COULD BE FROM A BLOWN SPARK PLUG.. BUT REFUSE TO GIVE THAT AS A REASON? I WONDER WHY? SO THEY HAVE QUOTED ME ABOUT $3200.00 IN REPAIRS NOT INCLUDING LABOR, WHICH WILL TAKE IT UP TO ABOUT $5000.00!!! I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS AS IT TOOK EVERYTHING FOR ME TO PAY FOR THIS...

ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, MY FORD F-150 WITH A TRITON 4.6 LITER V8 ENGINE HAS "BLOWN A SPARK PLUG" CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS FINANCIALLY AND TRANSPORTATION WISE. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT ISSUE WITH FORD F-150 TRITON ENGINES AND I ASK THAT A FORMAL INVESTIGATION, RECALL AND, IF POSSIBLE, COMPENSATION BE AWARDED TO ME AND OTHERS HAVING SUFFERED THE SAME FATE. THE MOST RECENT CASE OCCURRED ON SATURDAY NIGHT APRIL 1, 2006 WHEN RETURNING FROM A FAMILY WEDDING. *NM

FORD 5.4 V-8 TRITON ENGINE SPIT SPARK PLUG MY 2002 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW SPIT OUT THE #3 SPARK PLUG. THE REPAIR WAS $500 TO HAVE THE HEAD RE-THREADED WITH NO GUARANTEE. DEALER ADVISED NEXT TIME THE HEAD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3000. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEAD WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG IN PLACE. THE HEAD, COIL FOR THE SPARK PLUG AND THE GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, LOOP 375 EL PASO TEXAS, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DISCOVER FOR THE SECOND TIME A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A POPPING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND A SPARK PLUG ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. A NEW ENGINE HEAD WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

ON 12-29-2005 HEARD TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE OF 2002 FORD F-150 HARLEY DAVIDSON. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM INTERSECTION NEAR HOME, I HEARD A LARGE BANG AND TRUCK LOST POWER. IMMEDIATELY PULLED TRUCK OVER AND HAD IT AAA TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD DIAGNOSED THE TRUCK AND ACCORDING TO THE FORD SERVICE ADVISOR, #6 SPARK PLUG BLEW, CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT CYLINDER HEAD. APPROXIMATE DAMAGE REPAIR $3800.00. TRUCK ONLY HAD 57,000 MILES. *JB

ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOWN FROM ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. VEHICLE DISABLED BY DAMAGE. REPAIR COST $2481.38 TO OWNER. INFORMATION COMMONLY AVAILABLE SHOWS THIS TO BE RECURRING PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL COVER ONLY WITH VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM NOT RESTRICTED TO AGE OF ENGINE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE ENGINE LOST A CYLINDER AND FLUID LEAKED OUT INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

2002 FORD F150 SVT LIGHTNING 5.4L ENGINE WITH ONLY 30,121 MILES ON IT BLEW UP ON DYNO METER ON 12-1-05 AT ONLY 3300 RPM'S. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOO BAD. ESTIMATE FOR NEW ENGINE IS $5300 PLUS TAX, ETC, INSTALLATION ADDS UP TO A TOTAL OF $9,300 WHICH I DON'T HAVE. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS TRUCK TOO. I HAVE READ 32 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE TONIGHT REGARDING THE SPARK PLUGS EJECTING AND CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE (A ROD WAS THROWN IN THIS CASE). THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WITH IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES NHTSA NEED TO GET BEFORE THEY MAKE FORD RECALL AND FIX THESE ENGINES THAT ONLY HAVE 4 THREADS ON THE SPARK PLUGS??? HOPEFULLY BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED AS A RESULT. MAYBE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD JOIN THE...

2002 F-150, 5.4L - 56,000 MILES ON TRUCK. SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM CYLINDER HEAD. HEARD LOUD POP - EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER - PULLED OVER - GOT TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM - SAID CYLINDER HEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED - ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FOR FIX - ESTIMATE OF OVER $3,000 - WOULD NOT DO ANY KIND OF INSERT (HELICOIL) FIX. CALLED AND COMPLAINED WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE - DEALER AGREED TO GIVE ME 10% DISCOUNT - STILL COST ME OVER $3,100 PLUS TOWING AND RENTAL VEHICLE. PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL FROM FACTORY - HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED. HAD BEEN HEARING A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE FOR F-150, F-250, EXPEDITION FROM 1999-2002. CYLINDER HEADS REPORTED TO HAVE ONLY 4 THREADS FOR PLUG. APPARENTLY FORD CHANGED CYLINDER HEAD IN 2003 TO...

RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. AS I BEGAN PULLING A WAY I HEARD A SINGLE LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND POPPING AND TICKING. I STOPPED THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY -- I NEVER MADE IT OUT ONTO THE CROSS STREET. THE PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD --BLOWN PLUG. FORD HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE HEAD FOR A COST OF $3900.00. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #2 CYLINDER ON RIGHT SIDE HEAD. 45000 MILES WITH ORIGINAL PLUGS STILL IN FROM FACTORY. DEALER SAID IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT BUT FORD IS NOT COVERING IT. 3200 DOLLAR REPAIR. TRUCK IS A 2002 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4L TRITIN V-8. *NM

APRIL 2005 2002 F-150 FORD TRUCK ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. #3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER CAUSING EMERGENCY EXIT FROM FAST LANE ON HWY 81. SECOND INCIDENT SAME CYLINDER NOVEMBER 2. AFTER RESEARCHING FORD FORUMS ON THE INTERNET FOUND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE FORD TRITON 5.4 LITER V8 MOTORS. FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS CONTACTED - NO ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES AS WELL AS LIVES. FORD HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND WILL LEND NO CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. A FORCED RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. FAILURE IS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREADING OF MACHINED ALUMINUM HEAD ON ALL TRITON 5.4 LITER V8S. ESTIMATED REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $300 EACH OCCURRENCE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS NOT A WEAR/TEAR COMPONENT OF ANY VEHICLE. IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD AT ANY...

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *NM

SPARK PLUGS BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE DESERT. THE FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLEW OUT WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. I WAS DIVING TO OREGON EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WHEN THE REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. I WAS STUCK IN THE DESERT FOR 9 HOURS. CALLED AAA AND WAS TOWED BACK TO WINNEMUCCA ON FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. NO REPAIR FACILITIES AVAILABLE BUT THE TOW YARD GUY HAD SOME JB WELD. I PUT SOME ON THE THREADS OF THE SPARK PLUG AND SCREWED IT BACK INTO WHAT LITTLE THREADS REMAINED IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY MORNING. I LET THE JB WELD SET FOR 5 HOURS. WHEN I LEFT WINNEMUCCA IT WAS 1:30 AM SATURDAY. I DROVE FROM WINNEMUCCA NEVADA TO AUBURN...

I WAS DRIVING IN GERMANY ROAD BACK HOME WHEN SUDDENLY A HARD BANG UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THERE WAS A NOISE LIKE THE HOLE MUFFLER WAS GONE AND I LOST POWER, I BARLY COULD PARK MY TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY, IT TOOK 4 HOURS, NEXT DAY A GARAGE OWNER FROM A BOSH WORKSHOP PUT IN A REPLACEMENT INSERTCOIL WITH A NEW SPARK PLUG. IT COST OVER THE 450 EURO'S TO PAY IN ADVANCE WHIT NO WARANTY. *JB

2002 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER CABIN WHILE PARKED.*MR *JB

REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, DROVE NORMALLY FOR 8 OR 9,000 MILES, WENT TO OHIO AND BACK .THEN DROVE TO WORK ON THE 19TH, HEARD A POP AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. WHEN I GOT OF WORK I LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE NUMBER THREE PLUG WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.

DT: CONTACT STATES HER VEHICLE IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE ONLY THING THAT SIGNALS THAT THE VEHICLE IS STALLING IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND RPMS DROP. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING EVERYDAY. THE SERVICE DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER TODAY. *NM

2002 FORD PICK UP TRUCK ENGINE EJECTED A SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AS IF HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THE THREADS HAD BEEN STRIPPED FROM THE HEAD WHEN THE PLUG WAS EJECTED. *JB THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE.

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, A LOUD POP CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER HOOD AND DISCOVERED A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. HEAD NEEDS REPLACEMENT.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF HEAD . NEW HEAD NEEDED $2500 REPAIR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE 2 SPARK PLUGS THAT WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTOR BLOWING PLUGS OUT I HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF THEM. I TIGHTEN THEN ABOUT EVERY 3 WEEKS. *LA

KNOWN FAILURE TO CYLINDER HEADS. FAILURE INVOLVES THE LAUNCHING OF SPARK PLUGS WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING RESULTING IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA

ENGINE MISFIRES IN COLD WEATHER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER FIRST STARTED AT 341 MILES AND CONTINUES TO DATE.*JB