Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| TB-08-258 | 12/29/2008 | 10029029 | Jerr-dan: anti stall feature for ford f series light duty chassis with v10 gas engine and an engine drive clutch pump. model years unknown. *pe | 06/12/2009 | |
| 03181 | 09/15/2003 | 10004027 | Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt | 11/14/2003 | |
| 98246 | 12/07/1998 | 604059 | Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( f8az - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 15355 | 10/01/2001 | 630273 | Some vehicles equipped with 7.3l di engine may exhibit false diagnostic trouble codes p1105, p1106 (upper and lower alternator faults). *tt | 04/15/2002 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 150000 | 1 | |
| While driving, there was a loud explosion, then engine was running rough and loud. mechanic stated that due to a faulty design, the #7 spark plug had been shot from the engine, damagine the ignition coil and allowing fuel to spray from the injectors onto the now loose spark plug. mechanic stated i was lucky this did not result in an engine fire. engine is ford 5.4l v8. mechanic explained that the design of the engine means that the aluminum heads have approx. half as many threads as a normal spark plug, meaning that this is a frequent occurrence and ford is aware of the fire risk but has chosen not to address. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 150000 | ||
| While driving, there was a loud explosion, then engine was running rough and loud. mechanic stated that due to a faulty design, the #7 spark plug had been shot from the engine, damagine the ignition coil and allowing fuel to spray from the injectors onto the now loose spark plug. mechanic stated i was lucky this did not result in an engine fire. engine is ford 5.4l v8. mechanic explained that the design of the engine means that the aluminum heads have approx. half as many threads as a normal spark plug, meaning that this is a frequent occurrence and ford is aware of the fire risk but has chosen not to address. | |||
| 11/19/2006 | 1 | ||
| 1999 ford f-150 caught fire and burt to the ground in a parking lot. fire started under the engine compartmant stated by a witness. the vehicle was sitting about 2 hours before it caught fire. found numerous recall articles on the web about a switch catching fire. *nm | |||
| 07/23/2003 | 75348 | 1 | 01/28/2002 |
| My family and i were 25 miles from home in our 1999 ford f-250 when a spark plug blew out of the head. i had the truck towed to the ford dealership and was told that even though the truck had less than 75,000 miles. i had to pay for the repair. this repair cost us over $3,000. *jb | |||
| 08/24/2005 | 80000 | 1 | 12/15/2000 |
| August 24 my f150 truck caught fire nearly killing me and destroying my house. i notified ford they said they would get back to me when they did the letter states that i owned a windstar van and there was nothing they could do for me because the windstar has no investigations..i do not a windstar they had the correct vin number and this did dot get reported to you in the investigations truck is 100% loss and i need correct compensation for my loss. *nm | |||