Thank god I did not pick my kids up yet. Park the vehicle on level ground. I had to call my brother to haul the truck home since I knew that driving it like that could cause engine problems,. I shut the truck off. Problem was that the spark plug overheated and ejected. After doing a little research about this problem, I found that spark plugs popping out of their holes is kind of a common thing for Ford triton engines.
Working Height of Spring in. My truck has always ran fine until I changed the plugs. Brake Lining Segment Area sq. Thank god I was just starting off from a light and hadn't even got back up to 20 mph. I have been told that they have known about tit for quit some time and haven't been forced to fix the problem so they probably wont send out a recall for this. After taking it in, it turns out it was a blown spark plug that shot out of the engine, damaging the block, plug, and coil.
I pulled over and shut the truck off immediately,. I pulled off at the next exit, approximately 30 seconds later, and came to a stop. I immediately pull over, and pop the hood, I smell gasoline. Perhaps a death due to this problem might force legal action. Why has this issue not been addressed by Ford motor company yet,.
Engine Performance problem 2001 Ford F150 V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic My truck runs good for a few miles but after that it runs sluggish like I am pulling a huge load. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. This is a widely reported problem with this model and is an obvious manufacturer defect due to insufficient thread depth in the head. In an effort not to damage the vehicle further I put it in neutral, and coast to the break down lane of a three lane highway and proceed to call aaa to get a tow. Apparently someone will have to die from the engine fire before anything will be done. So there are two cases right there that they didn't even know about.
The failure and current mileage was 170,000. It also broke both coils on those cylinders. The failure was being investigated by the contact's insurance company. This is a factory Ford defect, they did not drill the appropriate threads for the spark plugs. Center Disconnect Rear Axle — Type Semi-floating, Ford — Capacity Rating Ground 3800 lbs. If this is a design issue, then Ford needs to at least make the repairs affordable.
It is a design flaw and this is getting ridiculous. Apparently all attempts at a recall and class action law suit have been met with relative disregard. I simply do not have the funds available to pay for this if it is a major repair job nor do I have the means to purchase another vehicle due to the current economic state and were barely getting by as it is. This is a very strange issue I am having. After some research, I realize that this has happened to thousands of people.
Manual Automatic Automatic — Speeds 5-Speed Overdrive 4-Speed Overdrive 4R70W 4-Speed Overdrive 4R100 Clutch Diameter 11. We had the trans rebuilt a year ago. The fire originated under the hood of the vehicle. Do someone have to die in order for something to be done. Start the engine and let run for a couple of minutes.
A fire report was not filed. I have a 2001 Ford f150 5. Number of Leaves 1 Total Thickness Pad in. Ford should be doing something about this. I have read that this could cost in the thousands and when I get an estimate I will update this matter further.
Is this a linkage issue? Its actually Idling little High now. Answer A little over 6 and a half quarts. Now it has happened to me twice, this very easily could have gotten me hurt on the highway, or could have set fire to my vehicle since gasoline from the cylinder was spilling onto the hot engine block, directly next to the fuse box, there a current runs through. The failure was being investigated by the contact's insurance company. He would have been severely hurt or worse if this occurred at 70+mph. Immediately pulled over to find that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the head.
This truck has ran great until now. Dealer stated this is very uncommon problem. Install 5 quarts of oil. I opened the hood and did not see anything wrong, so I started it back up and the same noise could be heard,. Ford F150 V8 started missing, smelling of gas, making loud noise which appeared to be every time the belt went around, unable to accelerate, had to keep one foot on gas and one foot on brake at red light.