Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 137036 | 1 | |
| Fuel tank now leaks after the ford dealer replaced the straps (11s21 recall). they said they will not cover the tank replacement even though the tank did not leak before they replaced the straps! *tr | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 137036 | ||
| Fuel tank now leaks after the ford dealer replaced the straps (11s21 recall). they said they will not cover the tank replacement even though the tank did not leak before they replaced the straps! | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 180000 | 1 | |
| Failure of gas tank strap causing fuel tank to fall. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 180000 | ||
| Failure of gas tank strap causing fuel tank to fall. | |||
| 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. | |||