Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V523000 | ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 213 | 10/21/2008 | MFR | ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. | 10/08/2008 | 10/08/2008 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Roush is recalling 213 my 2007-2008 ford f-150 trucks altered to operate using liquid propane injection. the hydro-carbon paper affixed to the inside of the airbox lid with adhesive may become dislodged during operation. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This failure may result in a loss of performance, illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and, in extreme cases, a stalling of the vehicle during operation without notice, which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the airbox lid with a new one that includes the hydro-carbon paper which has been affixed using an adhesive promoter and greater pressure as recommended by the manufacturer free of charge. the recall began on october 21, 2008. owners may contact roush at 1-866-307-6788. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
| TSB-10-18-1 | 09/02/2010 | 10037098 | Ready | 05/04/2011 | |
| TSB-10-18-1 | 09/02/2010 | 10037098 | Ford: some expedition, f-150, and navigator models may experience a delayed forward or reverse transmission engagement. usually happens on cold start in cold climates. *rm | 05/04/2011 | |
| 07212 | 10/01/2007 | 10023943 | Some 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with a 4.6l 2v, 5.4l 2v, or 6.8l 2v engine--spark plug thread repair procedure--not covered under new vehicle limited warranty. *nj this includes f-53 motorhome chassis. updated 2/23/10. *pe | 02/20/2008 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - OTHER FUEL TYPES - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| 20228 | 04/01/2008 | 10024865 | 1999-2008 7.3l/6.0l/6.4l/4.5l diesel f-super duty - clean the charge air cooler (cac) system after certain turbo or engine failures - service tip. *nj | 06/03/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/20/2012 | 1 | ||
| Was experiencing a shutter similar to the feeling of a misfire when accelerating up a grade from level road conditions. this shutter was between 1250 and 1500 rpm. took the vehicle to ford dealership who eliminated coil pack and torque converter as the source of the problem. i had taken another vehicle i own to a repair shop i have used foe several years for an oil change and when i picked up my vehicle i mentioned the problem i was having with my 2007 ford f150 and they advised that my problem was probably misfire on one or more plugs. they advised me that they had dealt with this same problem over the past few years. they proceeded to inform me that there was a major problem with replacing the plugs-they could break when removing. if that happens and it did (4 plugs broke) then additional labor costs would be added to my bill. end result a bill for $600.00 to replace 8 spark plugs. absolutely absurd. as a part of this experience i have learned that ford mfg this engine from 2005-2007 and when this issue began to surface that they changed the engine design to eliminate this problem. ford was obviously aware that a future problem was going to be faced by the consumer. why should we the consumer have to bear the full expense to pay for their flawed design in this engine. they should be willing to admit their mistake but apparently it is going to take some legal pressure to get this done. if they do not step up i will never by another ford. | |||
| 03/16/2012 | 71162 | ||
| 2007 f 150 king ranch spark plugs break when removing them (ford cheap spark plug system). the truck also pull/tugs like if your transmission is missing however, i've been to the dealer multiple times for ignition coil issues. they said i need to change spark plugs. these spark plugs ford said was to last 100,000 miles. | |||
| 02/05/2012 | 140000 | ||
| While driving truck it shut off suddenly without and warning, driver fuel pump control module. this unit is located in an area that is highly corrosive and has no protection against the elements. when this part failed i was driving in a parking lot at a low speed however i was told it can happen any time at all. once this part goes the vehicle is totally inop. i had to have the truck towed in to the dealer and the part replaced at a cost of $356.00 labor $125.00 parts. i was also told i was lucky it took this long and had better plan on doing it again in the near future as it is a common issue with all ford trucks. ford redesigned the part but the service manager told me it will happen again as it is only nickel coated and offers no protection from the elements. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 72000 | ||
| Driving down interstate going 65 mph here aloud pop . engine ejected out sparkplug causing damage to cyl. head. | |||
| 12/27/2011 | 109000 | ||
| Engine makes a knocking noise. i was told by a ford dealer that they can't repair it because ford doesn't know what is wrong with the engine. i was told by ford dealer to drive it till it quits. the engine could lock up at any time, possibly on the highway which could cause an accident to occur. i called ford customer service and was told there was nothing they can do. | |||
| 11/17/2010 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered that all of the engine spark plugs were defective. there were six or eight spark plugs replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the failure mileage and the vin were unavailable. | |||
| 11/17/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered that all of the engine spark plugs were defective. there were six or eight spark plugs replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the failure mileage and the vin were unavailable. kmj | |||
| 11/17/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered the entire spark plugs installed in the engine were defective. there were six or eight spark plugs replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the failure mileage and vin were unavailable. js | |||
| 11/28/2011 | |||
| Changed the sparkplugs on our 2007 ford f-150, and sparkplug broke off in the head, had to buy a special tool to remove it. this is a mojor problem with these trucks and are causing serious damage to other vehicles. how can ford and motorcraft get away with a poor design while consumers have to suffer and foot the bill for their mistakes. this needs to be a recall. | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 118800 | ||
| Vehicle taken to dealer for tune up which was quoted at a minimum to be $500 for parts and labor due to known engineering flaw with the spark plugs. spark plugs break when attempting to remove and one plug remained in the cylinder head. this lead to replacing the head with a final total of $3,500. this has been a known problem with model years 2004-2008 and ford has not issued a recall or disclosed this known defect. previously instructed by dealer to not have plugs changed until engine started having problems. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Spark plugs broke when changing. i've had many ford vehicles and changed spark plugs on a few and never have i encountered this issue before. | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 118800 | ||
| Vehicle taken to dealer for tune up which was quoted at a minimum to be $500 for parts and labor due to known engineering flaw with the spark plugs. spark plugs break when attempting to remove and one plug remained in the cylinder head. this lead to replacing the head with a final total of $3,500. this has been a known problem with model years 2004-2008 and ford has not issued a recall or disclosed this known defect. previously instructed by dealer to not have plugs changed until engine started having problems. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Spark plugs broke when changing. i've had many ford vehicles and changed spark plugs on a few and never have i encountered this issue before. | |||
| 06/16/2011 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. the contact stated they were told they needed a new motor on the vehicle. the contact was told by the manufacturer that the failure occurred because they changed their own oil and used fram oil filters. the contact stated the manufacturer would not say which fram oil filters did not work with the vehicles engine, but that they have cardboard in the filters that caused the failure with the motor. the manufacturer stated the failure was not a defect, but it was because the contact did not go to the dealer to have the oil replaced. the vin was unknown at the time. the failure mileage and current mileages were 77,000.rl | |||
| 04/18/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. the contact was driving 35 mph and decelerating in an attempt to make a left turn when the vehicle stalled and the brakes became unresponsive. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the cam-shaft position sensor, the crank sensor, the timing solenoids and the valve gasket. the parts were replaced but the repair did not correct failure and the vehicle continued to stall sporadically. in addition, the contact stated that the engine was extremely loud as if it were a diesel engine. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for further diagnosis. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 78,000. | |||
| 04/18/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford f150. the contact stated while driving 35mph when he attempted to slow down to turn left the vehicle stalled causing the brake to fail, and almost caused a crash. the vehicle was taken to the dealer whom performed a diagnosed. that located failures at the cam-shaft position sensor, the crank sensor, the timing solenoids, and the valve gasket. the parts were replaced, but the repair did not correct failure the vehicle continues to stall, and engine sounds like a diesel engine. the vehicle has not been repaired. the vehicle was at the dealer for further diagnosed. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current miles were 78,000. li | |||
| 12/31/2010 | 51000 | ||
| My truck was giving hesitation going up hills and i called to make an appointment with ford (mind you there was no engine light on) but before i could get it looked at the sparkplug blew out of it and although i have a warrenty ford is telling me it is not covered because i drove it that way like i was suppose to know the plug was loose as he says. the garage has the option of how they word it to determine if it is covered and they would not listen to me when i told them there was no warning. all they said is i drove it that way for so long that it was my problem. | |||
| 06/22/2010 | 29500 | 1 | |
| At slow speeds, 5 to 10 mph, and when the engine is cold, when you attempt to brake for a stop, the engine can rev to 1750 to 2000 rpm, prohibiting your stop, potentially causing an accident. a hard braking action is necessary or shifting to neutral is required. after discussing this complaint with another ford truck own, we'd decided that our right foot was not only attempting to depress the brake pedal, but also the gas pedal simultaneously. both are in close proximity of each other, which provides for this opportunity. i'd suggest a design change, toward ford, separating the two pedals slightly in a better attempt to avoid this from happening. i'm sorry for the form submission, but it was in an attempt to correct a something i'd thought was a real issue. thank you for your time. | |||
| 07/09/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford f150. while driving approximately 15 mph, there was an unexpected reduction in the engine power. the contact continued to drive to his residence with an excessive loss of engine power during acceleration. the vehicle was towed from the residence to an authorized dealer where they stated the engine would need to be replaced as a result of defective fuel injectors. the estimated repair cost was $8,000. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 58,000. js | |||
| 03/25/2010 | 92500 | ||
| Evidently, ford has had a major problem with their truck spark plugs for years. just google ford truck spark plugs and you will find many complaining about this along with their unbelievable stories of misery this has caused. i am continually having the coils on the spark plugs go out. i replaced one and it cost me $262. now, i have another going out. the truck runs rough. i would replace all of them, but the ford dealership recommended not to because they said these plugs break off when trying to remove them and then tend to blow out of the engine after removing and replacing them. then, i researched this on the internet and read about the horror stories about these ford spark plugs. i have contacted ford by email, but they said until the nhtsa issues a recall, they will do nothing. please help us with this. | |||
| 09/21/2009 | 146000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. the service engine light illuminated. the dealer advised the contact that the engine needed to be replaced while he was replacing the spark plugs. the dealer was unable to identify the reason the engine needed to be replaced other than he knew other vehicle owners who had the same issue. the cost to replace the engine was $6,400 since it had to be replaced with the updated version produced by the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated that they could not offer him any assistance and advised him to speak with the dealer. he asked the manufacturer if he could buy an engine for $1,800 but they refused to answer the question. the current mileage was approximately 148,000. the failure mileage was approximately 146,000. | |||
| 08/16/2007 | 9977 | 2 | 01/02/2007 |
| Truck accelerated from 0 to 25 mph without warning. had to put in neutral and turn off engine before the truck would stop. even with the brake applied the truck would not stop. it was taken to the dealer and they could find no problem. *tr | |||
| 07/04/2007 | 469 | 1 | 06/23/2007 |
| New ford f150 with 648.5 miles. was told it has a head gasket leak. was down july 9 & 10 and july 23 until ? ford motor company had no part to fix it. was told that we would get back on august 11, but still no truck. was told that there are 8 others that have the same problem by ford motor company. is there other reports on this? we are scared to death to get it back and drive it. it kept shooting oil or something out onto our garage floor. *jb | |||
| 07/21/2007 | 4000 | 1 | 06/22/2007 |
| The 2007 f-150 truck was purchased on july 22,2007 it has 4,000 miles on it . while driving said truck the motor quit and lost all steering and power brakes. had it towed to the closest dealer not the one i purchased the vehicle from. where they said it was the computer. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2007 | 1040 | 4 | 07/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. while driving 70 mph, the front end of the vehicle shook. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. the current and failure mileages were 1,040. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 12/22/2010 | 69700 | ||
| Our 2007 f150 intermittently losses power underload, stumbles, bug down and stalls.we had a very horrendous experience the last time it happened we almost got wiped out by an 18-wheeler tractor because ofextreme diffculty manuevering backwards downhill with stalled engine, no power steering, no power brakes. other drivers were so irate because we became road hazard at that moment in time. my husband keep ontrying to start the engine and lots of smoke came out of the dash. he immediately opened the hood and isolated the battery. a certified mechanic recommended that we should address the ignition spark plug problem due to the symptom and mileage of the truck. we then found out that #4 firewall-passenger side spark plug was broken (specialty tooling rotunda and cal cannot remove it). got lucky on the other 3 separated once the tools managed to remove them. it needs $1000-$3300 to rectify the damage done by the bad product designed motorcraft spark plugs. ford denied help on potential repair bill due to warranty lapse. the dealer recommended not to need any tune up except filter/oil changes prior to 100,000 miles. at the present we got rob of our only reliable? mobility.however ford credit keeps collecting from me to pay for a dead horse. ford had full awareness of the cancer in these said engines but failed to notify the f150 owners. for the safety of both motorists and pedestrians alike, does this very serious driveability problem warrants an immediate investigation and recall. the problem started oct 2010, nov 2010 we thought it was bad gas so we keep changing fuel filters, then dec 22, 2010 it died on the freeway. | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 179000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1997 ford f150. he stated the vehicle was parked when he noticed that there was smoke coming from all over the vehicle. the fire department and police were contacted and there were reports filed. the vehicle was destroyed and then impounded. the manufacturer was not contacted and will be to report the fire . there have been no diagnosis to the vehicle . the failure and the current mileages were 179,000.cv | |||
| 02/05/2008 | 3000 | 5 | 10/13/2007 |
| Engine makes a rattling noise upon slowing down/stopping/or stopped and vehicle stalls. *tr | |||
| 11/10/2007 | 9000 | 6 | |
| Upon starting vehicle after cold start vehicle knocked and sputtered, at times vehicle starter sounded to like it was sticking took the vehicle to the dealer who could not duplicate problem. dealer advised the problem could be caused by after market oil filter. new oil filter was placed on vehicle. *tr | |||
| 10/24/2007 | 12900 | 2 | 02/15/2007 |
| Truck began to shake and stall suddenly. took to ford dealer who said that due to 7,000 mile gap in oil change, sensors that regulate timing change gummed up. needed oil change. dealer performed. 3 days later, vehicle acted up again. took back to dealer. dealer tore apart engine, then couldn't start engine at all! they called ford manufacturer who informed them that computer failed to tell engine to pump oil. all system parts then failed and engine blew! vehicle only 6 months old. new engine being installed. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2007 | 4 | 11 | 07/23/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford f-150. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle would surge forward. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they were unable to duplicate the failure. the dealer stated that they would install a black box to record the engine data. the failure mileage was 4 and current mileage was 200. | |||
| 02/04/2007 | 1 | 01/27/2007 | |
| 2007 ford f150 on the road less than one week with 1100 miles on it. truck was involved in a minor collision where truck struck the rear bumper of car in front of it. speed at time of impact was approximately 25 mph. the air bag did not deploy and the truck burst into flames. more than likely this should not have happened. truck towed to brian harris autoplex 293 howze beach road, slidell, la 70461 phone:800-773-0831. *nm | |||