1999 FORD F-250 SD Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON 5.4L V8 ENGINE. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR IT BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I'VE FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS DUE TO THE FUEL VAPOR THAT WAS COMING FROM THE EXPOSED CYLINDER. THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAB WAS SUBSTANTIAL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $4521. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE FROM A FIRE CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD WITH MY FORD 5.4 LITER TRUCK. THE FIRST WAS A FAMOUS FIRESTONE TIRE BLOWOUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, AS I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ACROSS A BRIDGE. IT CAUSED ABOUT $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF MY TRUCK. TODAY, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE THREADS ARE GONE. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE TRUCK, SO I KNOW NOTHING HAS BEEN DAMAGED BEFORE. I HAVE SMELLED FUEL FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS AND COULDN'T COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. I HAD SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP TOMORROW, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT LONG. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WILL FORD STAND UP TO THE PLATE AND REMEDY THE ISSUE, PLEASE? IN CALLING THE DEALER TODAY, THEIR COMMENT WAS "WOW, WE'VE NEVER SEEN...

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH AV10 ENGINE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK THE CRANKSHAFT AND TWO RODS BROKE. I USE THIS TRUCK WITH A CAMPER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAMPER ON, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I CANNOT EVEN GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I TALKED TO FORD IN DETROIT AND TO A DEALER WHO SERVICES THE CAR. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 75000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO V10 ENGINES. I THINK THE QUESTION OF WHY THIS HAPPENED IS REASONABLE AND YET I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *NM

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH - DAMAGED COIL PACK AND CYLINDER HEAD - RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE RETURNED TO BISHOP, CA (NEAREST TOWN, APPROX. 10 MILES) AND LEFT AT SHOP THERE FOR THREE DAYS WHILE REPAIR COMPLETED. REPAIR FAILED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY, 2005. VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD. *NM

SINCE OWNERSHIP VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS, VEHILCE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE TO REPLACE RANDOM PARTS THAT MAY BE CAUSING THE STALLING PROBLEM. *JB

ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM

FAILED OIL PAN, MAIN BEARING AND LONG BLOCK CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK. NLM