Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 13186 | 09/01/1999 | 6090542 | Information regarding front cover & water pump bolts-torque valve revision/3.8-4.2l. *mjs | 03/21/2000 | |
| 99207 | 10/04/1999 | 6089651 | Subject on engine coolant leaking into the engine oil on some vehicles. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 99131 | 06/28/1999 | 606484 | Concerns with engine coolant leaking into engine oil on some vehicles. *tt | 08/25/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 980325 | 04/01/1998 | 603518 | Cold engine upper knock/tick. *yc | 07/18/2000 | |
| 5050 | 11/01/1998 | 613183 | Repeat message regarding a stall on decel condition. *tt | 06/19/2000 | |
| 985058 | 11/01/1998 | 613195 | Subject regarding external oil leaks - repeat message. *tt | 06/19/2000 | |
| 6996 | 09/01/1999 | 6090309 | Information regarding a change in the torque values of the engine front cover water pump bolts. *tt | 03/14/2000 | |
| 99146 | 07/12/1999 | 608422 | Concerns with the oil dipstick and / or pcv valve dislodging from the engine and / or engine oil leaking from dipstick tube. *tt | 11/24/1999 | |
| 98120 | 01/19/1998 | 605593 | Some vehicles may experience boom / vibration noise off idle during acceleration and deceleration. *tt | 07/13/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 980307 | 01/01/1998 | 607708 | Vehicle stalls/quits while driving. *ak | 02/06/2001 | |
| 5254 | 12/01/1998 | 615371 | Information on super duty 7.3 dit diesel engine vehicles exhibiti lack of power. *tt | 01/13/2001 | |
| 4638 | 08/01/1998 | 615176 | Malfunction indicator lamp on, with p0300 - p0308 misfire diagnostic trouble codes with a 4.6l engine. *tt | 01/03/2001 | |
| 4625 | 08/01/1998 | 615162 | Brief information on vehicles exhibiting a stall on deceleration condition. *tt | 01/02/2001 | |
| 4617 | 08/01/1998 | 615155 | Brief information on vehicles exhibiting lack of power condition. *tt | 01/02/2001 | |
| 4629 | 08/01/1998 | 615165 | Brief information concern vehicles exhbiting external oil leaks. *tt | 01/02/2001 | |
| 4616 | 08/01/1998 | 615154 | Brief information vehicles exhibiting hard start / no start condition. *tt | 01/02/2001 | |
| 98-4726 | 09/01/1998 | 607139 | Repeat message, no change: hard start/ no start. *ak | 11/02/2000 | |
| 11496 | 04/01/1998 | 613754 | Some vehicles equipped with the 4.2l engine may exhibit a vibration or boom, off idle between 870 - 900 rpms. *tt | 08/01/2000 | |
| 980312 | 04/01/1998 | 603506 | Excessive white smoke. verify glow plug operation by performing glow plug system operation check on the hard start/no start diagnostic sheet. *tt | 07/14/2000 | |
| 5047 | 11/01/1999 | 613141 | Repeat message regarding a hard start / no start condition. *tt | 06/19/2000 | |
| 985042 | 11/01/1998 | 613086 | Repeat message regarding vehicles exhibiting rough idle / miss condition. *tt | 06/16/2000 | |
| 5046 | 11/01/1998 | 613103 | Repeat message regarding vehicles exhibiting a lack of power. *tt | 06/16/2000 | |
| 982474 | 04/01/1998 | 603536 | Some vehicles with the 4.2l engine may exhibit a vibration or boom, off idle between 870-900 rpms. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
| 980317 | 04/01/1998 | 603510 | Symptoms regarding p0300-p0308 misfire dtcs with 4.6l engines. *yc | 02/23/1999 | |
| 980323 | 04/01/1998 | 603516 | Concerns with external oil leaks. *yc | 02/23/1999 | |
| BC0256970201 | 01/02/1997 | 51092 | A running change for the 7.3l to allow better definition on cylinder contribution tests in process. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC0782961014 | 10/14/1996 | 50408 | Concerns of check engine light 'on'. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| 98-4734 | 09/01/1998 | 607148 | Lack of power due to failure of engine turbo boost | 11/02/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| BC0883961004 | 10/04/1996 | 50440 | Vehicles may exhibit an exhaust leak &/or noise due to warped exhaust manifolds. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 02/28/2009 | 97000 | 1 | |
| Spark plug ejection. possible fire hazard. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 12/20/2004 | 35975 | 1 | 08/18/2004 |
| Heater temp control fails. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 12/22/2003 | 100000 | 1 | 11/20/1996 |
| Blown spark plug right out of the head, took the threads with it costing over $3000.00 ford will not except responsability for there negligence in there machine shop can you help? | |||
| 10/16/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was towed due to engine locking up, engine was replaced, consumer states there is a tsb regarding this problem, tsb99-20-7. *slc | |||
| 12/14/2000 | 01/01/1997 | ||
| This is one of 2 1997 vans i own, the other van engine blew at 78000,this one did at 82000 ,and it is thought to be due to the rear seal leaking on exhaust and starting fire at tank. *ak | |||