Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/11/2006 | 144000 | 1 | 06/01/2003 |
| Engine coolant leaked into cylinder due to gasket failure causing piston rod to bend. i have learned that this is all to common problem with 1997 4.2 v6. i am unable to have my truck repaired at this time .the engine needs to be replaced $4,000.00. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/25/2007 | 13500 | 1 | 07/01/2002 |
| Have 1997 f-150,went on vacation, truck ran fine. came back and went to pick up dog from kennel, and boom, hydro-lock. *tr | |||
| 03/03/2007 | 131000 | 1 | 07/06/2004 |
| Spark plug blow out in a 1997 ford f 150 pick up truck with a 5.4 v8. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 07/02/2006 | 125946 | 1 | 05/10/2004 |
| My 97 ford e150 has the 5.4 motor in it. the problem i am having is spark plug blow outs. this is my second in a years time. this could cause a fire due to raw fuel coming out of the spark plug hole and the coil land on the head could case a spark and boom bad fire. *nm | |||