Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
041601 | 11/14/2005 | 05228 | 10018745 | Wds cop kit diagnostic tip - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - engine misfire or rough running. *tt | 01/12/2006 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||||
15893 | 05/01/2002 | 637773 | Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative engine cooling fan. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
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 | |
031404 | 08/23/2004 | 04161 | 10011162 | Engine misfire or running - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - wds cop kit diagnostic tips. to include various 2005 models. * ar this article 04161 supersedes tsb 03-14-04. | 01/06/2005 |
16380 | 11/01/2002 | 10008319 | Service cylinder head gasket for 4.6l applications. *tt | 07/27/2004 | |
03256 | 12/22/2003 | 10008278 | Engine-romeo built 4.6l 2v-tick noise from engine-engines built before 9/17/2003. *mj | 07/26/2004 | |
03144 | 07/21/2003 | 10003744 | Engine misfire or rough running condition with coil on plug (cop) ignition systems may be more accurately diagnosed using the optional worldwide diagnostic system (wds) coil on plug (cop) kit. 2003 super duty f series included. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
03157 | 08/04/2003 | 10003187 | Grinding type noise from the timing chain area. *tt | 10/10/2003 | |
03164 | 08/18/2003 | 10003118 | Some vehicles, equipped with the 4.6l 2v engine, with an engine build date prior to 8/29/03 may exhibit an engine tick noise that is present at all temperatures during idle. 2004 models included. *tt | 10/08/2003 | |
0322 | 02/03/2003 | 10002472 | Streamlined diagnostic procedure for vehicles with malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0401, p0402, p1400 or p1401, or runs rough, lacks power, surge, poor fuel economy, and the above listed dtcs without | 09/03/2003 | |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
15881 | 05/01/2002 | 637746 | Subject regarding engine stumble / hesitation cold only condition. *tt | 12/04/2002 | |
16068 | 07/01/2002 | 636263 | Some vehicles may exhibit an engine vibration at 1100-1500 rpm. *tt | 11/07/2002 | |
0254 | 03/18/2002 | 636045 | On some vehicles equipped with the 4.6l engine, the front end accessory drive (fead) belt may hydroplane on the water pump pulley whenthe belt is splashed with water. *tt | 11/04/2002 | |
15668 | 02/01/2002 | 630732 | Concerns with hesitation/stumble , cold only , when shifting from park to drive or park to reverse. *tt | 04/23/2002 | |
01246 | 12/10/2001 | 630515 | Engine oil system priming procedures, service tips for reports of premature engine failure. *tt | 04/18/2002 | |
15415 | 11/01/2001 | 630431 | Some vehicles may exhibit an engine vibration between 1100-1300 rpm when the transmission is placed in either park or neutral. *tt | 04/17/2002 | |
0214 | 01/21/2002 | 630001 | Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt | 04/11/2002 | |
01205 | 10/15/2001 | 627927 | Some vehicles may exhibit vacuum or air leaks in the intake manifold and / or engine system causing diagnostic trouble codes p0171 and or p0174. *tt | 02/26/2002 | |
15158 | 08/01/2001 | 624571 | Some vehicles may exhibit a fead belt jump-off toss. *yh | 11/07/2001 | |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
16412 | 11/01/2002 | 10008342 | Sulphur smell from exhaust under investigation (qsf). *mj | 07/28/2004 | |
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 | |
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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 |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
04/15/2011 | 27100 | ||
I was leaving a shopping center parking lot when i started the car up and everything was okay. i shifted the car into reverse and immediately the engine started to race extremely fast causing the car to move backwards with my foot still on the brake. i tried to turn off the ignition, but i was too close to the car behind me and i hit it. i was moving about 10 to 20 miles per hour with my foot on the brake which failed to stop the vehicle. after the accident, the car ran okay. i took the car to the south hills lincoln dealership where it had been purchased. they claim there is nothing wrong with the car. i have only 27,100 miles on the car. it is a 2002 model and i have owned it since it was new. i called ford to try to get help but they said there is nothing they can do. the dealer had the car for four days and could not find anything wrong with it. i now have a car with just over 27,000 miles and am concerned about driving it. i do not know what else to do and ford could not care less. i did have other instances (about six) when on startup the engine would begin to race. i would immediately turn the engine off and restart it and then it would be okay. in september, 2010, i did take the car to a different repair shop and they replaced the idle control valve, but this did not do any good. the car might go a month or two without a problem. the accident was the first time it happened when the car was in gear. other than this, the car is in perfect condition and i cannot afford to replace this car with only 27,000 miles on it. | |||
01/11/2011 | 115000 | ||
Plastic heater supply tube (located in rear of plastic intake manifold) failed causing engine to overheat. intake manifold has to be replaced. | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
08/07/2007 | 73000 | 2 | 05/29/2007 |
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mercury grand marquis. while driving 35 mph the vehicle shut off. the check engine, battery, and track warning lights illuminated. the contact stated that she had to wait an hour to restart the vehicle. as of august 8, 2007, the dealer has not repaired the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 73,000. | |||
08/01/2003 | 5 | ||
The gears tended to pop, making the vehicle jump forward, as well the engine leaking oil, and increasing the chance of the vehicle to overheat. taken to dealer for repairs 4 times, but the problem recurred. consumer was informed that a new engine was needed, but it will be at consumer's expense.*ak | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
10/26/2002 | 1 | 11/01/2001 | |
No summary. dt | |||
04/27/2002 | 1 | 12/18/2001 | |
The vehicle caught fire while it was parked and the cause has not been determined yet. (encompass insurance) *yh | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
08/20/2002 | |||
Serpentine belt broke off while consumer was driving, causing steering, brakes, and a few other parts on vehicle to malfunction. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything. *ak | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
03/11/2003 | 1 | ||
The vehicle had an odor. *jb | |||
05/09/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2002 | |
The cars exhibits problem described in bulletin 15415 sb630431. dealer claimed it was exhaust vibration. they realigned the exhaust. this did nothing to correct. the dealer claims it must be the way i drive since all the others on the lot are just like. *ak |