Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 15594 | 02/01/2002 | 630645 | Super duty erratic coolant temperature gauge readings - concerns. *tt | 04/19/2002 | |
| 15199 | 08/01/2001 | 624617 | Some vehicles may exhibit a condition where the transmisison temperature gauge reads in the middle at start up. *yd | 11/08/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 15397 | 11/01/2001 | 630412 | Some vehicles may exhibit a condition of oil contamination in cooling system. *tt | 04/17/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 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 | |
| 16683 | 03/01/2003 | 10001937 | False failure of the vapor management valve (vmv). *tt *jb | 07/28/2003 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 15761 | 03/01/2002 | 636408 | Some dedicated cng vehicles may exhibit driveability conditions of hard start / no start / rough running. *tt | 11/08/2002 | |
| 15693 | 03/01/2002 | 636330 | Subject regarding connecting rod commonization for 2002 super duty and light duty. *tt | 11/07/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| 16094 | 08/01/2002 | 636110 | Some vehicles may exhibit fuel diagnostic trouble codes p0171, p0172, p0174, p0175 or mass air flow diagnostic trouble codes p0102, p0103, p0112, p0113. *tt | 11/05/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||||
| 02M01 | 06/01/2004 | 02M01 | 10007207 | Customer satisfaction program 02m01 supplement #4. certain ford 2000 through 2003 vehicles equipped with a tube-mounted egr pressure sensor - additional egr pressure sensor warranty coverage. *tt supplement #3. *mj supplement #6 | 06/03/2004 |
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 | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 111943 | ||
| Driving on hiway 30 mph and #3 spark plug blew out . | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/26/2011 | 163000 | ||
| Blew spark plug out of head while accelerating to get on highway. had gas spill on motor. it has the 5.4 triton motor. | |||
| 12/18/2011 | 122580 | ||
| My truck threw a spark plug while driving down the road. this is the second time it has done this and the same exact one as before. | |||
| 12/23/2010 | 175000 | ||
| Spark plug blew out of engine while driving | |||
| 05/25/2007 | 75000 | 1 | 04/21/2003 |
| I woke up last week to the sound of a car alarm. i looked outside and the front of my ford f 150 was engulfed in flames. it was so hot the tires melted into the driveway. we had not driven the truck in several days. it appears the fire started in the engine as the entire front of the vehicle is incinerated. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 77249 | ||
| Excessive exhaust smoke. poor performance. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/07/2005 | 65000 | 2 | 06/05/2002 |
| I bought my truck under the assumption that i wouldn't need to do a major tuneup until 100,000 miles. prior to that, i had to get one at 60,000 miles, 3-5 months after that one of my spark plugs shot out of the motor, leading to having to have the head replace. i received no reasonable explanation on what would have caused that or why would it happened. the dealership and ford wanted to charge me 3,600 dollars to fix it. i was wondering if anyone else had this problem with a ford f150 or had there been some kind of recall? if so, is there some kind of legal action i can take against ford for this . *tr | |||
| 12/01/2007 | 98000 | 2 | |
| 2002 ford f150 5.4 liter engine 2 months ago i had a spark plug thread failure on my f150. it cost 400.00 to repr the vehicle so that it could be driven. 1500 miles later i have another thread failure causing another plug to be spit out of my6 cylinder head. i have been told by dealerships and mechanics that this is a common problem and that i can replace the heads with new ones but that they can not guarantee that it would not happen again. or i can have both heads removed and have inserts machined into the heads to prevent anything from failing again. the cost of this process is 2200.00. i have now spent 2600.00 on the engine in 2 months time due to a improper manufacturing of the heads that were made for this engine. i would like to see a defect recall made on the heads and possibly be reimbursed for some of the expense. *tr | |||
| 11/12/2003 | 0 | 0 | 02/13/2002 |
| Truck experiences a rough idle at all conditions where engine is idling. | |||
| 11/25/2002 | 15000 | 1 | 04/12/2002 |
| I made a trip to california and right before i left i had the oils changed on my truck. my truck had about 15,000 miles on it. the trip was 1,000 miles round trip and it used 2 1/2 quarts of oil. i took it to the dealer and was told that it was normal to use that much oil. and they changed the oil to a different weight to do a test on oil consumption. it still uses oil and now the motor smokes when you first start it up. and if it sits for a couple of days it will know loud when you start it. the for d dealer said this is normal. *nlm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/09/2005 | 47345 | 1 | 03/19/2002 |
| Ford triton v8 spark plug blew out of head 2002 f250. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 77249 | ||
| Excessive exhaust smoke. poor performance. | |||