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jesse of medford, OR October 25, 2009

i own a 03 expedition with the 5.4 v-8. it has 62000 miles on it. my first spark plug blew out at 58000 now my second just went. this is basically a new motor. ive heard that ford calls this aq spark plug problem when the spark plugs look fine. no damage to either of the plugs ive found. how can this be legal?

jeanette of lincoln, NE October 24, 2009

my navigator has blown out spark plugs twice since I have owned it. left me and my kids stranded on a highway at night, financial burden.

Richard of Hayward, WI October 24, 2009

I bought a 2002 ford f-150 aprox. 6 months ago. Yesterday the engine light came on and it started to run really bad! I took it to the local mechanic here in Hayward He discovered it blew a spak plug then inhaled pieces of the broken plug back in thru the hole! Long story short I now have a 2002 f-150 that I paid 17,000 for 6 months ago with thousands of dollars in repairs needed that is none of my fault! The mechanic says this is a common problem with Ford! Is this true? Why is there no recall? I cant afford to repair it, but I also cant affor to not!

Greg of Chattanooga, TN October 22, 2009

Ford's 5.4 v-8 triton engines have a desgin flaw which allows for spark plugs to blow out. I have a 2003 Expediton with less than 75,000 miles and have had two spark plugs to blow out in the past twelve months. Ford should be responsible and issue a recall for this design flaw. This is a very expensive repair. The whole coil pack including the spark plug needs to be replaced.

Christopher of Springfield, OR October 22, 2009

I was driving my 2000 Ford F-150 (with the Triton 5.4 engine)yesterday bringing the family back from a some what local pumpkin patch when an annoying ticking, which I thought was a result of sticky lifter, grew to horrendous proportions to the point I thought I had lost the muffler or ran over something. I was almost immediately pulled off the side of the road by the engine sputtering and stalling out locking up my steering momentarily. Luckily I was quick enough to attempt a quick restart long enough to make it off to the side of the road. Upon examination of the exterior I found nothing wrong, it was when I popped the hood to see the passenger side far rear coil over pack had been broken at the base and the spark plug snugly inside of it.

The end result we are down to one vehicle, I had to get the truck towed home in fear of driving it again with a chance of locking up on me, and now looking anywhere from 350 or more to replace a problem that Ford has known of for years. If I hadn't been quick on the draw the end result could have a head on collision or worse. Now its a schedule jumble, loss of cash that I don't have and complete lack of faith in Ford products.

Rick of Las Vegas, NV October 21, 2009

My 2004 Ford Expedition blew a spark plug right out of the engine. I smelled smoke and left the vehicle. After towing it to Ford for repair, I have now discovered that this is part of an ongoing problem with Ford. What can be done to address this problem and not put my family at risk with future similar problems?

dennis of chicopee, MA October 21, 2009

hello my complaint is about ford I bought a 2002 ford mustang and not 2 months later after I put about 6k in rims/tires, shifter, rear upper and lower control arms, shocks, struts cold air intake, exc.. nothing to do with spark plugs or internal motor parts, it still had stock spark plugs in the car.. I started hearing a slight ticking on my way to the beach figured it was exhaust manifold, on my way home it got a little louder I pulled down my street and pop pop bang is what I heard thank god I was on my street so I pushed the car to my driveway looked under hood and I found my spark coil broken off, fuel rail bent, and had no clue what happened until I seen the spark plug mangeled and not where it was suppose to be wow how the hell did that happen. I went online right away and found this is a common problem and FORD doesn't want to stand up for not putting enough threads in the heads, thats crap if you ask me I have owned many mustangs and never had a problem with any of them, well that wasn't my fault or normal wear and tear.

I am very upset I don't want to put a heli coil in it so it can happen to another cylinder or the same one again and cause serious damage maybe even set my car on fire... I would like to see ford do something about this problem or meet me half way somehow.. I don't know if I will buy another ford after this the camero is looking pretty nice and sure they would back up their product.. I will be writing to ford directly I read that there have been people getting money from them but could be bullshit.. I am stuck with a mustang I just paid cash for and can't drive it well the summer is over now and its sitting in the gerage waiting for a bigger and better solution I guess I will be buying a new set of heads now and there deffinately not going to be a ford product wouldn't want to waste my money on something that will break on me... thanks for you space to vent...

mel of evansville, IN October 21, 2009

2006 ford expidition eddie bauer. 94000 miles so i decide to have plugs changed. dealer calls after 4 break off and ask what i want them to, at extra cost. 6 days later, 6 days of rental car expense, and 1700 to replace the plugs, i go balistic. dealer denies liability, fomoco denies liability. every body says plugs are a maintenance item, basically too bad. no acountability, just deny,deny, deny.

rental car cost 280 for the week, that just added to my cost. everybody says this is a known problem, but no where in my manual, or in my service book does it say " the plugs might break off adding additional expense to the owner who replaces plugs at the scheduled interval" somebody needs to step up and start a class action lawsuit against the arrogant Ford Motor Company, and the arrogant dealers who dont consider how much money you have plowed into their dealership through purchases and on-going maintenance.

i estimate that over the 7 years that i had vehicles serviced at this dealership i spent over 30000 on parts and service. i guess the definition of a good customer does not exist in the ford family. it cost me over 2300 for routine maintenance on a defectively engineered product. lets all go after ford.

Shannon of Norco, CA October 18, 2009

I was driving my dad's 2003 Ford F250 V10 at night on a crowded freeway when I heard a loud pop. There was a significant drop in engine performance, as I could barely get over to the shoulder. The engine sounded much like a baja bug sounds like. When my husband was able to come help me, we saw the #7 spark plug sitting right on top of the cylinder head! The mechanic who fixed the truck said that he has heard of this problem many times before and thought there was a recall for it. But when I looked up the vin # on Ford's recall web site, there was no information at all about this problem. I was extremely lucky that I was not hurt, and that I was able to fix the truck. However, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened again because if it happened once to one plug, what's to stop another plug from popping? Very dangerous situation!!

Larry of Liberty, MO October 16, 2009

I have a 1999 Ford F-150, 5.4V8, 68,000 miles and just blew a spark plug out of the engine. I have read about many individuals on this website with the same problem. Please add me to the list. I will shop for a repair tomorrow.

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