2005 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE. I WAS TOLD I NEED NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE ISSUE IS HUNDREDS OF 2004 -2008 FORD F-150 5.4 LITER ENGINE HAVE FAULTY SPARK PLUGS THAT BREAK OFF IN THE HEAD CREATING ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. THE PRICES ARE BETWEEN 500- 1000 TO CHANGE OUT SPARK PLUGS. THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE PLUGS CREATED THIS ISSUE AND FORD HAD NOT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE, RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND HELP CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. LISLE DESIGNED A TOOL TO EXTRACT THE BROKEN PLUGS MODEL # 65600 IT IS FOR THE YEARS 2004-2008 FORD 5.4 LITER ENGINES. MANY DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND JUST CHARGE ADDITIONAL MONIES TO THE CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF FAULITY PART DESIGN. PLEASE, HELP. *TR

WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AT 40 TO 50MPH THE ENGINE STRUGGLES TO PICK UP SPEED LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. IT HAS ALSO STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAUSING ME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE STILL ROLLING,OR COME TO A STOP, TURN THE KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN RESTART.TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND TO BE TOLD IT WAS THE CAM PHASERS WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $2,900.00 TO FIX WERE THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO SAID THE WORST DECISION FORD EVER MADE WAS USING THE 5.4 TRITON V8 FROM 2005-2008. YOU WOULD THINK IF A MANAGER OF A FORD MECHANIC SHOP TELLS YOU THIS, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT ALSO HAS A CONSTANT TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHICH I WAS TOLD IS THE TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 138,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE TIMING CHAIN, AND OIL PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,412. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE IN A JERKING MOTION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONE SPARK PLUG FRACTURED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,542.

CONSTANT TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE, REMAINS TICKING THE ENTIRE TIME./ WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EITHER ON A HARD STOP OR ROLLING OVER TRACTION IN ROAD, GRINDING FEELING IN PEDAL AND NOISE AND WILL NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY.-----WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE "TICKING" WAS TYPICAL FOR FORD AND THE BRAKES WAS PART OF THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM, I DO NOT THINK SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL SOUND, SIMILAR TO BREWING COFFEE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ONLINE RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAM PHASERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

2005FORD F-150 4.6 TRITON V8 SPARK PLUG EJECTED BLOWING OUT COIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTING IN A STRIPPED HEAD AND NEEDING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WITH RESEARCH ON THE WEB SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ENGINE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. CALLED FORD NO RECALL. CAN SEE WHY SO MANY SUV, TRUCKS,ECT. HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD HAVE PAID. WENT TRUCK SHOPPING GOT A NEW DODGE. *TR

THE COIL PACKS AND PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ON DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD HAS TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION TO FIX THESE ONGOING ISSUES SO THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ENGINE LOST POWER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SHAKES WHEN IDLING. PAINT ON FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED PEELING OFF. ALL SERVICE WORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED A T A FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED EXCEPT FOR TODAY WITH (2) MORE COIL PACKS HAD TO BE INSTALLED AT A LOCAL GARAGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A BIG PROBLEM AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT OR FORD WILL FIND GOOD CUSTOMERS GOING TO OTHER VEHICLE BRANDS. *TR

BOUGHT THIS FORD F150 USED WITH 95,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THE PLUGS AND FUEL FILTER NEEDED REPLACED BY THE 100,000 RANGE. MY LOCAL GARAGE SPENT HOURS REPLACING ONE PLUG AND WHEN THEY CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS A LONG ON GOING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID, THEY COULD REMOVE THE PLUGS BUT IT WOULD BE $500.00 DOLLARS TO START AND IF THE PLUGS BROKE OFF IN THE HEADS THE COST COULD BE AS MUCH AS $3,000.00 IF THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE HEADS. RESEARCH SHOWS ME THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR EVER AND FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR OR RECALL THE F150 5.4 3V SPARK PLUG PROBLEM. BUILD UP AROUND THE BASE OF THE PLUGS FROM POOR HEAD DESIGN IS COSTING US CONSUMERS THOUSANDS. PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT JUST TRYING TO REMOVE THESE PLUGS. I FEEL FORD SHOULD RECALL THE F150...

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FORD 2005 F150 KING RANCH SUPERCREW 4X4 ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE DIED AND NO POWER STEERING. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD, THEN AN REAR ENGINE COLLISION WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY OCCURRED IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN OUTER LANE OF A MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE THIRD OCCASION THIS PAST WEEK, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS WHERE IT COST ME $700.00 TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY/MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. MY OBD READINGS AT HOME WERE P2104 AND P2112. IF NOT ALREADY, THIS ISSUE IS A FATALLY WAITING TO HAPPEN. LOTS OF CHATTER ON INTERNET OF SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

THERE IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLDS ON THIS TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS AN FX4 AND RARELY SEEN ANY OFF ROADING. MY MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED THIS RESULTS IN A VERY ANNOYING NOISE. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAD BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, THE NEW ONE IS STILL SLIPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UPON ARRIVING TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DETECTED THE NUMBER SEVEN SPARK PLUG DISLODGED FROM THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THIS 5.4 LITER V8 MOTOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS (CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD). THE SPARK PLUGS HAD WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE ENGINE HEAD, ULTIMATELY REQUIRING THE REMOVEL OF THE ENGINE HEAD TO EXTRACT SPARK PLUG-COST $2,000 IN ADDITIONAL COST TO CONSUMER. INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR REPORTS. MECHANICS AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND MIDAS REPORT FREQUENT ENCOUNTER WITH THIS ISSUE WITH SIMILAR RESULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CLAIM NO LIABILITY, STATING NHTSA HASN'T REQUIRED THEM TO DO A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT FOUR SPARK PLUGS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES BEFORE BEING REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A CARBON BUILD UP ON THE TIPS OF THE PLUGS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (GRAY ST. )APPROACHING A BUSY TWO LANE STREET THAT WAS ONE WAY HEADING SOUTH (ARMENIA AVENUE) IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PREPARING TO STOP, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED INTO THE LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING SOUTH. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT MY LEG WAS SHAKING WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE RPM'S FINALLY CAME DOWN AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I WAS SO NERVOUS BECAUSE IF THERE HAD BEEN CARS COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE STREET IS USUALLY VERY HEAVY WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE OR I MAY NOT BE WRITING THIS TODAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I CAME TO THE...