Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 12720 | 05/01/1999 | 6091697 | Some vehicles may develop a coolant leak at the worm gear clamp located at the joint between the metal intake coolant tube and the flexible rubber coolant hose. *tt | 11/09/2000 | |
| 6232 | 05/01/1999 | 607031 | Some vehicles may develop a coolant leak at the worm gear clamp located at the joint between the metal intake coolant tube and the coil resulting in engine misfire with diagnostic trouble code p0304 and / or rough idle. *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 13100 | 08/01/1999 | 6091903 | Subject regarding discontinue of the engine compartment beauty shield. *tt | 11/16/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 15570 | 01/01/2002 | 630111 | Some vehicles may exhibit various driveability conditions including lacks power, hesitates, hard to start, and/or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated and produce possible diagnostic trouble codes p0103, p0172 and p0175. *tt | 04/12/2002 | |
| 012110 | 10/29/2001 | 627768 | Some vehicles equipped with the romeo built 4.6l 2v engine may exhibit an engine oil leak or oil weepage from the cylinder head gasket at the right hand rear or the left hand front of the engine. *tt | 02/22/2002 | |
| 01122 | 06/25/2001 | 622661 | On some vehicles there may be an oil leak from the right hand head gasket at the rear of the block / head joint. *tt | 10/22/2001 | |
| 15068 | 07/01/2001 | 621071 | Vehicles equipped with a 4.6l engine and 5 speed manual transmission may exhibit a slight hesitation on light tip-in acceleration and a malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes p0172 and p0175. *tt | 09/06/2001 | |
| 0147 | 03/05/2001 | 619424 | Subject regarding engine oil recommendations for use in 2001 vehicles - sae 5w-20 motor oil. *tt | 05/30/2001 | |
| 0182 | 04/30/2001 | 619273 | Some bi-fuel vehicles may exhibit a no start condition. *tt | 05/22/2001 | |
| 00238 | 11/13/2000 | 616519 | Some vehicles may exhibit a no crank / no start condition in temperatures below 12 degrees c (10 degrees f). *tt | 03/01/2001 | |
| 00232 | 11/13/2000 | 616513 | Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent hesitation or buck while driving in any fuel mode (lpg, cng or gasoline). *tt | 03/01/2001 | |
| 985185 | 11/01/1998 | 613316 | Cold start engine noise | 01/29/2001 | |
| 5267 | 12/01/1998 | 615388 | Subject regarding misfire codes on all engines. *tt | 01/16/2001 | |
| 4981 | 12/01/1998 | 615321 | Some vehicles equipped with 5.4l engines may exhibit a cold start engine knock concern until warmed up. *tt | 01/13/2001 | |
| 5257 | 12/01/1998 | 615374 | Information on vehicles exhibiting cold engine knock. *tt | 01/13/2001 | |
| 12139 | 11/01/1998 | 613160 | Some vehicles equipped with 4.6l or 6.8l engines may exhibit a cold start engine noise until warmed up. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| 996034 | 05/01/1999 | 606947 | Experiencing a engine knock at cold start-up. *tt | 09/08/1999 | |
| 99816 | 05/03/1999 | 606420 | Ford motor company now recommends sae 5w-30 viscosity grade for servicing any ford gasoline-powered vehicle regardless of model year. *tt | 08/19/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 14365 | 09/01/2000 | 618636 | This bulletin addresses concerns a noise at intial engine startup when cold from the accessory drive belt. *jb | 04/18/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 8021 | 04/01/2000 | 613615 | Exhibiting a crackling / popping noise from the exhaust. **mr | 07/26/2000 | |
| 13806 | 01/01/2000 | 612823 | Some vehicles built between 11/1/97 and 12/8/99 may exhibit a crackling/popping noise from the exhaust. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
| 8021 | 01/01/2000 | 612686 | Some vehicles may exhibit a crackling/popping noise from the exhaust, vehicles built between 11/1/97 and 12/8/99. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
| 982010 | 10/12/1998 | 603695 | Experiencing a buzzing or rattling noise from the exhaust system. *yc | 03/02/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||||
| 05417 | 03/07/2005 | 10014666 | Intermittent rough idle - non-commanded egr (exhaust gas recirculation valve) flow. *tt | 05/05/2005 | |
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 | |||
| 12/20/2008 | 40000 | 1 | |
| 1999 ford f250 5.4 spit spark plug from cylinder head-2nd one back on driver side, left me stranded at 1am in december cold,no warning at all, just bang then pop-pop-pop. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 17000 | 4 | 05/01/1999 |
| Engine leaking oil through head gasket. four attempts have been made to repair the problem. problem began @ 17, 000 miles. currently vehicles has 67,000 miles. first attempt took over 6 weeks to complete. all other attempts took 1 week. additional problems with carbon build up in the engine have occured inbetween repair attemps. any attempt to contact ford to address the problem was a dead end. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/25/2009 | 88000 | 1 | |
| Ford 250 light duty truck blew #4 plug out of head while driving approximately 35 mph. truck odometer registered 88,000 miles and affected spark plug was the original equipment. vehicle had to be towed tenvoorde ford, saint cloud mn to effect repair. repairs involved an insert kit for the #4 cylinder and totaled $950.00. vehicle was operating in traffic at the time of the incident, the blown plug created a noteworthy distraction and sudden loss of power requiring the vehicle to be maneuvered out of the traffic stream. this problem has been well documented from dealership databases to internet forums; everyone in the know is aware of this issue. it is not uncommon, but there seems to be a consensus that we're on our own. ford needs to cowboy up with recall to fix the problem. *tr | |||
| 02/03/2003 | 1 | 08/01/2002 | |
| The engine did not perform as designed.*jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1998 | |
| 1. the parking brake does not disengage after it is engaged. 2. the engine leaks oil between the engine block and the head on the passengers side just above the starter. the engine was replaced after going back the second time for the same problem. | |||