2002 FORD F-250 SD Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System Problems

WELL GUESS WHAT, IT'S ME AGAIN WITH F250 4X4 WITH THE TRITON MOTOR. GOT IN IT MADE IT ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE, IT STARTED SHIMMING AND RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND IT DIED. I'M AFRAID TO START IT BECAUSE OF THE SPARK PLUG EJECTING ALREADY ONCE AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AND CATCH FIRE. FORD IF THIS KEEPS UP U WILL HAVE A LAWSUIT AND YOU CAN BRING IN YOUR BIG LAWYERS BUT I GUARANTEE YOU WILL NOT WIN. *TR

SPARKPLUG EJECTED OUT OF MOTOR ON RIGHT SIDE AND ANOTHER SPARKPLUG ON THE LEFT SIDE KEEPS MISSING OUT BECAUSE OF OIL IN IT. I CAN'T KEEP FIGHTING REPAIRS I'M STILL PAYING ON IT. FROM WHAT I'M HEARING THERE IS SEVERAL MOTORS DOING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED PLEASE OR FORD CAN PAY MY TOW BILLS. MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. I HAVE A RUMBLE IN REAR END WHEN TURNING CORNERS. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT, DIFFERENT THINGS FIXED AND NO REPAIR FACILITY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. I WORK 60 MINUTES AWAY AND I CAN'T KEEP GETTING STRANDED IN IT AND I'M VERY TIRED OF IT. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AT 75,000 MILES AND NOW I AM REPLACING THEM AGAIN ALSO. I HAVE READ ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPARKPLUGS AND THE BOLTS BURNING INTO AND I HAVE HAD FORDS SINCE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AT AGE 16 WHICH IS OVER 30 YEARS AGO AND I MIGHT BE CHANGING MY BRAND BECAUSE I AM SICK OF THE TROUBLE. FORD YOU NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, THESE ARE HARD TIMES FOR EVERYONE BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE 2002 FORD F250 WITH A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE RUSTING AND BREAKING OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS AN $850 TO $1000 FIX. I AM AFRAID THAT THE EXHAUST GASES MAY START SOMETHING BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THAT THE LEAKING EXHAUST IS NOT BEING CLEANED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? THE REPLACEMENT STUDS ARE STAINLESS STEEL AND ARE BIGGER SO FORD MUST KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2002 F250 V10 WITH APPROX 84,000 MILES. I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE # 8 CYLINDER BLEW OUT. I HAD TO RETAP IT AND PUT A HELICOIL IN IT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON KLINE. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO I NEED TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE SAME CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ONLINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY (5.4L V-8) I EXPERIENCED A POPPING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHICH INCREASED IN VOLUME VERY QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER (ON A BUSY HIGHWAY) AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I LEARNED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED. THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS ABOUT THE MOST MINIMAL THAT COULD BE DONE, COST ME OVER $600.00, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. MY INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE INCIDENTS INVOLVING FORD ENGINES. FORD CLEARLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS, BUT DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT, DOES NOT ASSIST WITH THE COSTS, AND WILL NOT RECALL THE ENGINES. THIS IS NOT JUST A VERY COSTLY INCONVENIENCE - IT IS A CLEAR-CUT SAFETY ISSUE THAT STRANDS VEHICLES ON BUSY HIGHWAYS AND HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS FIRES. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE, I BEGAN TO HEAR AN EXHAUST LEAK. I KEPT DRIVING MY TRUCK ASSUMING IT WAS JUST A SMALL LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ON APRIL 29, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY V10 TAKING THE LAST FEW THREADS WITH IT. THE DEALER SAYS, BEST CASE SCENARIO I NEED A HELICOIL REPAIR, COSTING AROUND $600, WORSE CASE SCENARIO, THE FAILURE COULD COST ME MY ENGINE. $1000'S OF DOLLARS. *TR

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM #3 CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SNAPPED OFF ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION BY HIS MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 10/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB