Ford Engines - Spark Plug Defect

I was driving in a 45mph zone when a loud pop was heard coming from the engine compartment. I stopped and took a look under the hood and saw the rear plug on the right cylinder bank was lying on top of the cylinder head. The outdoor temperature was -8 degrees F. Fortunately, I was only about 1/8 mile from a Ford garage so I limped it to the garage without starting a fuel vapor fire. So Ford doesn't have a problem, huh? If only Toyota made a 1-ton truck!

I was driving on the freeway and the #4 sparkplug shot out of the motor and ripped the coil to pieces. I spent 2 nights and about $100 to $150 for the parts to fix it. I was stranded far from home with no transportation. Now, I'm changing all the sparkplugs myself because I'm afraid it's going to happen again. I don't think by changing the plugs it's going make a difference based on what I'm reading from others.

I have a 1999 F250 I bought brand new. It has been a reliable truck, an everyday driver with terrible gas mileage but paid for and never had a problem with it. In August, I heard a tapping noise. I was on my way to town to get it looked at. Filled up with gas and started it. Then there was a loud bang, then the pop, pop, pop. Drove it home and it's been sitting since. Thought I blew a header at first then saw the #4 spark plug sparking in the back of the engine as it set up on top of the valve cover. I live in a rural area and have not tried to contacting mechanics out here to get it worked on. I don't have that kind of money to throw into the truck right now. Fortunately, I have two other vehicles but want my truck back. It's been a big problem.

I have a 99 F250 Triton V10. In 2004 my wife and I were in Sacramento at a stop light and as soon as we started to pull through the intersection a loud pop followed by a continuous loud popping sound started. We pulled into a parking lot and discovered the number 6 spark plug had blown out and was lying next to the destroyed coil on the head. The truck had 87,000 miles on it. I had it towed to the Ford dealership and the service manager said he would help me deal with Ford to try to get some reimbursement for it. I wasn't looking for all of it but at least help with the $3800.00 repair and the inconvenience of being 120 miles from home.

After dealing with letters and phone calls back and forth to the highest authority I could get to, they said they were not having any problems with any other of the V10's and too bad. Later I found out they were having terrible problems with them and hadn't furnished that information to me. Well, it's been 7 years, 3 coils and nursing the truck along with making sure the maintenance was done on a schedule and I was rewarded with another blown spark plug out of the other side of the head today. I was just about back to being a semi ok Ford person again and this is the last straw. I'm thinking of buying a jackass just because I feel like I am one. Thank you, Ford.

I have a 2006 F150 with only 67,000 miles on it. I went to change the plugs, before they carbon up inside the head and two broke while removing. I had to buy the special removal tool and even after all that now I have unexplained gas fumes in the cab. None of the new plugs are loose?

I own a 2007 Ford Expedition. This is the second Expedition I have owned. Previously, I have never experienced any issues with my vehicle although I have never owned the others this long. I recently took my truck in for a tune up which was initial quoted at approximately $800 only to find out that it would be a lot more! Apparently, there are three spark plugs that are broken-in or did not come out properly which not only increased the cost of repair, it also increased the repair time. I am not sure what filing a compliant will do since reading all the other complaints does not seem to bring any resolution yet I have decided to submit one anyway. If there was/is a known issue, I would think there should have been a recall or something.

Number six cylinder blew plug on my 2001 Ford F-250. It has a 5.4 Triton V-8. My wife and one year old were driving to a friend's (we live in the mountains). She heard a loud "explosion" and was able to pull the truck over. She walked in freezing weather two miles to our friend's house in the dark. When I was back home from work, I found that #6 plug had blown out so hard it smashed into the fuel rail, destroyed the coil and blew pieces of porcelain from the plug all over the engine! Ford, you need to acknowledge you have an issue with these engines and do something about it, or, close your doors before someone gets injured.

I have a '06 Lincoln mark LT with a 5.4 3-valve engine. Changing out the coils and plugs and like many others, I had one bust off in the head and with the electrode still in the porcelain. I couldn't use an extractor and need to get the head removed to get it out! Ford knows this is a problem and so does the dealerships. So when you ask the dealership to change your plugs, they warn you about the problem and tell you if any breaks off, they might have to remove the head and it costs $1500 per side. I feel if you take it to the Ford garage and they break them, they'll fix them at their cost!

I am a soldier stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. I have been here with my wife for almost three years and we have a one-year old daughter. I have owned my 2004 F150 pick up since I came back from Iraq in Sept 2006. I saved everything I made for that whole year, almost $25,000. I loved my truck until I got to Germany which is where everything went wrong. I paid almost $2500 total just to get it registered because of a faulty passenger airbag. That was in 2009. Then there was a miss in #4, and I replaced the spark plugs, big mistake. Seven out of eight broke off inside and the dealership charged me almost $2900. I later got a rebate of $900 and some change, but that is still $2000 for some plug changes.

The problem is still not fixed and now I am being told that they need to change the exhaust valve needs to be replaced. I know that in America I won't get this kind of runaround. They have had my truck since July 2011, it is January of 2012. I told the AutoMeister today that in the US, I could get a new engine installed for about the same as what I would be charged for these serves about $5000. There is no way this should take this long. I have been a loyal Ford customer, and shareholder, but I really don't like the way I have been treated over the last seven months and I hate to think that it is because I am a service member serving overseas that I am being treated this way. I would think that "No way would Ford treat me like this in the States." If any one knows a way to help, please let me know. My family can't afford to keep this up. Please email me at ***@yahoo.com

Yesterday, I joined the "Blown Spark Plug" group. On my way home from work, the #8 plug blew while I was entering an intersection. Thank God it didn't stall the truck and I had enough momentum not to get caught in the middle of it. I was able to get to a parking lot where I called a flatbed to come pick me up. I was aware of the problem but never experienced it, to even know anyone who did. I bought the truck, brand new in '02. I have taken good care of it. In it's 10 years, it has only accrued 67,983 miles. I find it ridiculous that Ford is aware of the problem that could potentially cause some serious issues, including accidents.

Thank God, so far that it seems no one has been involved in such an accident due to this issue. However, I guess, that's what it will take for Ford to be held responsible. A crock of ** I say. The owner of the part store near my home overheard me, telling someone else about it and told me he too had this problem. He actually ruptured a fuel line and set the engine bay on fire, foolishly he put it out (and he regrets it now). He showed me a repair part that he sells, cost $75 and it's not a Heli-coil. It is a screw in insert, slightly larger in diameter than the hole.

It supposedly self-taps itself and doesn't drop any shaving into the cylinder. He said, it is an in vehicle, engine together fix. My problem is its the #8 plug, which sits against the fire wall. Gonna try this fix and see how it works. In the meantime, I too will call the 800# that someone posted earlier and add my name to the growing list of unsatisfied victimized customers.

I have been a Ford customer since 2004. I had a tune up done to my 2007 Ford Expedition and found out that my two back spark plugs are jammed into my engine. This is not acceptable. There are too many defects and problems with the engine of the Ford vehicles.

Same issue as everyone else with my 2005 Ford F150, spark plug broke off when replacing due to them being defective. I had to have it towed and paid $941. This is three times the amount it would cost to replace on my own.

Yet another Ford product with a blown spark plug, a 2001 Escape with 100,000 miles. I have owned it, since it was new. My wife works shifts in the health care industry, and depends on this vehicle to get to work at odd hours, and reliably in the winter. While driving home last night at midnight, in light snow, the number 5 plug ejected from the head, with the usual very rough and loud running. She just made it home, only a couple of miles further. We live in the country, rather than in town so, it was also very dark. It didn't take too long to diagnose, but I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the plug was gone! I will try the helicoil insert, though I see it seems to have a spotty record. What's even more unbelievable is that Ford has known of the problem for years yet continues to to deny its existence or remedy the problem newer vehicles.

This, along with the defective brakes requiring repeated replacement of all brake components ($1,200 per throw), again without acknowledging its a common problem, means no more Fords for us. We'll be dumping this vehicle as soon as its repaired, as we can't rely on it any more.

I have a 2001 E350 Quigley 4x4 van. It just blew out the second plug. First time was a factory original that went at 69000 miles, cost $750 to fix, $380 towing and one week lost time. The second, I'm going to take a lost and scrap the van. I used this van for remodeling work and I'm self employed. I hope some attorney is going to help out all the people that lost money on this. You can go to the salvage yards and see all of the Ford trucks sitting there with plugs blown out and people like me gave up and scrapped them.

The number 5 spark plug went bad on a 2008 F150 Lariat 4wd. It cost $300.00 to fix it. I had no idea about the problem, until the dealer told me there has been millions of problems with 5.4 liter engines. My truck has 49,000 miles on it. I wish to join any class action suit that may arise from Ford's defective products.

This is an addendum to my previous report: We have had five Toyota vehicles, four- and six-cylinder; some receiving over 300,000 miles of use. We have also traveled over 110,000 miles in a VW Jetta and currently have an Audi A6 with close to 70,000 miles. The only ignition problem in all these vehicles that are not Ford was a coil pack recall on the Jetta that VW paid for, and the car was not even having symptoms.

Vehicle: 1999 F150 5.4L. Meticulously maintained truck, at 110, 000 miles, suffered blew out of the right side spark plug closest to firewall. Head had to be removed to get at that location, repair cost $1,200 with steel sleeve repair kit and new coil pack and labor. All plugs were replaced.

Today at 130, 000 miles, a spark plug blew out again, location of problem spark plug not yet determined. The post by Jesse of Scappoose dated 10/04/11 is not helpful. My mechanic explained the cause of the spark plug problem is that the thin walled ford aluminum heads have only three turns of thread to anchor the spark plugs. Therefore, this design (problem) allows loosening of the spark plug under normal operating/maintenance conditions.

Loss of use of vehicle for several days to be repaired, recurring unreimbursed/unwarranted repair expenses and loss of use of the vehicle for any long distance traveling as the problem cannot be cured permanently, therefore rendering the vehicle unfit for such use.

I was driving down the Garden State Parkway at 70 mph when I suddenly heard a loud pop. The engine started to die and I had to make way to shoulder, crossing three busy lanes with no power. Then, I had the vehicle towed off to station--to have #7 spark plug found to have blown. I owned the truck since it was new, it was serviced as directed and its plugs were changed long before required. I own a small fleet of Fords--three vans, one dump, one pick-up and I am not happy. I was a Chevy owner since May up until 1991. All my trucks are 1999 and newer. I am not really happy with the repair bill.

Well, I'm afraid I am now a member of this club! Last Thursday night, I'm driving my '98 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4 along just fine to pick up my daughter after a game, and boom--loud popping sound and an immediate smell of burning gas. I thought my car was on fire for a minute from the smell. I pulled over to the side of the road and once I determined it wasn't on fire, I cautiously drove about another 100 ft. so I could be in a parking lot of a school. Of course, my husband was out of town. I called a friend who picked up my daughter and then picked up me. The next day, I got a tow from AAA. Upon inspection of the engine, my husband said sure enough it was a blown spark plug. Come on, Ford Motor Co., take care of your faithful customers!

2005 F-150 5.4-Truck, bought new and was aware of the spark plug problem from my dealership back in 2009. Now I'm faced with the problem myself. I've been buying Ford products and have stood proudly behind them since 1977. I can't seem to comprehend that an American made product can go so long, that appears to be thousands of complaints. Come on Ford, even Toyota took responsibility for their engineering mishaps. I guess that's what separates American made vehicles from Japan. Honor! I've had 9 cars and trucks all bought new in the last 35 years from you and this is the thanks we get.

The dealership started the changing of all 8 cyl. The cost of this starts at $840.00 and there's no possible end in site, if it does"nt go as planed. I had to sign an agreement for this to be done, so the dealership would"nt be held accountable for messing up my heads. It's a shame I can't put these glow plugs where I'd like too, Mr. CEO.

I blew the cylinder 7 spark plug and I find out that Ford Motors Co. knows there is a problem and chooses not to issue a recall and repair the problem.

Today, 1-11-12, I was driving south bound on I-35 in Austin, TX when all of a sudden, I heard a pop and strong smell of burning coming from my hood and my vehicle started to stall in the extremely busy traffic. All I could think of was "please, don't let me get hit" as I was trying desperately to get my car off of the interstate. Luckily, I was able to exit safely without being struck by traffic. I had to get a tow truck to take my vehicle 35 miles back to my home. The driver from the tow truck had asked what was going on with my vehicle. After explaining what had happened, he indicated "oh yeah, your spark plug probably popped which I hear is a common problem with Ford". He said, "you were very lucky that a big rig did not hit you from behind if your vehicle would have come to a complete stop". I am so lucky my children were not with me today. Now comes the shock of how much money this will cost. My vehicle has 163,000 miles and well-maintained.

My number 3 plug blew out in my 5.3 Ford Expedition. I ended up doing the Heli coil. We will be selling the truck.

The spark plugs blew on our F150. Two days later a spark plug blew on our other F150. Trucks shut down and were towed to mechanic who fixed it. Apparently, it is a common issue and there is no recall. Here is what I did: I called Ford customer satisfaction/relations department at 1-800-392-3673. You will need your VIN number. Tell them what happened so they can document it and give it to their engineers. The more calls they get, the more they will have to take care of this as a possible recall. Also make sure you save your receipts. If this turns into a recall, they will refund your costs. Please take the time to call them. I know most of you will think that it is not worth it, that they already know about it, etc. I think if you go through the right channels, this may change.

Well, add me to the list, I have a 2002 F150 SuperCrew with the 5.4L motor. I am the second owner and have had the truck since it had 26k on it, it currently has 74,000 miles. I first blew out spark plug #4 it happened while on my way to work, after learning it was a common enough problem that several places sold kits to repair it I knew I was in real trouble.

After contacting the local Ford dealership, I learned they were aware of the problem, but wouldn't take any responsibility. I decided to install a heli-coil and repaired #4 myself. Two weeks later it happened to #6! At this point I opted to repair all eight so I could put it behind me. Now that all eight have been "repaired", it won't idle properly. I have owned nothing but Ford's for twenty years, but never again. The fact that Ford knows of the problem but refuses to make it right, makes me lose all confidence in my Ford vehicles.

The spark plug blew out of 5.4l v8 at 225000 miles. FYI to all, the Helicoil option will work on the engines, I don't put a lot weight on the fitness of this light duty insert. When my #8 blew in Dec. 2011, I already had new injectors and intake gaskets to install. I decided to reinsert all 8 cylinders. I didn't like the thinwall inserts and have looked for options. MAC tools SP389FC Ford cylinder repair kit fits the bill nicely, a heavy and thick-walled insert. When installed with JB weld as directed, is a permanent repair that requires no further work and will take plugs being replaced multiple times without issue.

Listed price for the kit is over $300. I found mine second-hand at a pawn shop for $125. I will be redoing all 8 cylinders later this summer with the more resilient bushings as well as some other work on the heads. For a dealer to shrug and say that after the Helicoil fails, its unrepairable is **!

I've got a 2001 Ford Expedition with 120k and this makes the second runaround within 4 months for a blown spark plug. The repair cost is killing my budget. I will never purchase another Ford product again.

2001 Ford Expedition spit out two spark plugs in the last two years and now those same two cylinders are causing the engine to run very roughly without remedy. Once the cylinder head is repaired/rethreaded; taking out the replaced spark plug risks further damage requiring a compete head replacement. I can't drive the car safely and can't sell it.

Well it happened, 73K and driving to my vacation spot for the holidays and my 2002 F-250 V8 Triton blew #8. Stranded, vacation ruined, helicoiled by local company, 300 bucks then after 200 miles the engine now is running rough and the check engine light is on. Dealership states it is a bad valve and the head has to come off, $3600 plus most likely. I can't afford it. I am military almost ready to retire. I can't understand this. I have kept great care of my vehicle and I am proud of my American made truck. Is this why Americans buy foreign? Ford needs to fix this now.

Two years ago I dumped my 08 Chevy and I bought a 2007 F-150 FX2 Supercab that I actually have loved. Recently I noticed raw fuel blowing in the vents when starting and at stop signs. I also noticed a slight ticking noise that I never heard. Concerned about safety for my family I took the truck in today. After researching these characteristics I was prepared to be told there was a loose spark plug or bad injector o-ring. Turns out one of the plugs was experiencing blow-by due to one of the plugs already experiencing a blown out plug and having a heli-coil repair early on in the life of the truck.

When the Ford dealership tried to fix it, the newest heli-coil wouldn't take again and the plug will not tighten or come out. Now the truck doesn't even run! The entire head has to be replaced at a quote of $3,800.00! The labor alone is $2000.00. We are experiencing dire financial hardships as it is. I still owe money on the truck, and we are experiencing dire financial difficulties due to this economy. How is it possible that Ford has been aware of this problem for years and does nothing to assist the consumer?! I need this truck to make a living. This just does not seem fair.

I purchased a 2000 F150 that had been maintained very well. It blew out # 8 spark plug. It was fixed by the Ford dealership at $280.00 but is not guaranteed. I drove the truck for 2 months and it blew out #6 spark plug, and it was fixed for $240.00. I drove truck for 1 week and #6 spark blew out again. Now, I am faced with replacing motor or simply trashing vehicle. What a crook! I think I am done with Ford.

I recently bought a 2003 F-350 with a 5.4 with 90k. A month after the purchase, I blew the #2 plug which also trashed the $90 coil. The plug threads are shot which puts the repair beyond my skill level. I also noticed that if I were to try to check the rest of the plugs, I would have to take apart other engine systems, i.e. fuel injectors etc.

I recently sold a 2003 Chevy 2500 that I put over 100k on and had 0 problems with it ever. I now sit here on Christmas day wishing that Santa had brought me another Chevy.

In October, as I was driving to work over a the Hopland Grade in Northern CA, the #8 plug blew out. I had never heard of this problem until the tow truck driver told me to start the truck. He heard the sound and told me he sees this problem "all the time" and started recounting the horror stories he witnessed from this defect. Fast forward to 12/23/2011 and the #1 plug blew out! This time, I had to tow the truck home, 45 miles away and was able to get a kit for the repair and repaired it myself. Another $120. I don't understand why Ford has not recalled this defect. It is hazardous, not to mention, a real drain on consumers. I have owned Ford trucks all my life. Never again.

The spark plug blew out on F250 2002 with 40,000 miles. I was able to rethread and replace it with a new plug but I expect more problems as my mechanic has 7 Fords in right now with blown plugs. Why is not there a recall on this? I also have broken off exhaust manifold bolts on low mileage truck with very little rust. This is a difficult problem as well and needs a recall. All Ford needed was to increase the size of the exhaust bolts about 10 years ago. What is wrong with those engineers? They had it right with the last v-8 on these issues.

I was headed from my home to go to dinner with my wife, in our Ford E350 Super Duty van, 5.4 L engine . We heard a loud bang and it continued. I turned the van around and returned about one block back to my driveway. We found out it was probably a spark plug blown out of the engine from internet reports. So the next day I went out and plugged in my OBDII electronic reader and it said misfire #2 cylinder. Sure enough I could feel the #2 spark plug was completely loose and out of the cylinder head. There was not even enough room to get the loose plug out to look at it. The engine or some components were going to have to be removed.

The van had 197,000 miles and I had taken very good care of it, but it was one of the most expensive vehicles I have ever owned to get repaired. I called Ford and they said it could cost up to $1700 for repairs if the engine had to be removed. A new engine was going to cost $7,200 or more. It looks like the engine would have to come out for that #2 plug. I sold the van for $500. to some young men that thought they could fix it. Now I am afraid to buy another Ford van. The internet has no reports of Ford fixing the problem and even the dealerships (I called two) do not know which years or which engines have the long reach spark plugs. Also, there have been reports of the long reach plugs breaking off when it came time to change them.

I have F150 Supercrew that blew the #3 plug. Well, it looks like I made the list. It has 181000 miles and is always maintained. I also have a Ford Mustang. I love the Ford, but I am not sure what to do now. I will be ordering an insert kit to fix the problem. I am hoping I don't have to do them all. My daughter and I are lucky that we had just pulled into the ranch, going 10 mph when it blew. After reading all of the posts, I don't think I can drive this truck on vacations with the family anymore. I might have to look at another brand.

I was headed east on 64 to work when clank, the number one spark plug on my 202 Lightning popped. I rolled off to an exit and had it towed to Wynne Ford. They fixed it at no charge because a few days earlier they had replaced all of the plugs. I hope it doesn't happen again because I love that little truck.

I have a 2005 Ford F150 with 4.6l, 141,000 miles. I bought it brand new from dealership. I always keep up maintenance. Last week, the spark plug blew out of it. I searched the internet for info and found out this is a common problem on Fords. Ford needs to come up for a solution to correct heads. The repair kit is $300 plus. Good thing my dad is a mechanic.

I bought a 2005 Lincoln LS in 2008 with 16,000 miles. At about 28,000 miles in 2010, my car wouldn't start. I had it towed to the Ford dealer. They diagnosed spark plug blowout and changed plugs and coils. Extended warranty wouldn't pay the $600 cost. They said spark plugs were routine maintenance, but I had had all the required maintenance done.

Why hasn't Ford had a recall for this problem? I had an overheating problem last year which the warrantee paid for, but I am now worried about the spark plug issue since reading these reviews. I've had no other problems and love the car otherwise. Maybe I won't buy another Ford or Lincoln after hearing of this problem. Apparently, it can be dangerous. Also, I read airbags haven't deployed in some accidents, but the car did save them anyway.

2003 Ford Expedition with 104k miles has the second spark plug blew out while on vacation. I had to rent a car and pay for repairs and tune-up.

I own a 2000 F-150. I have had no problems with this truck until I hit the 113k mileage mark. Since then, my truck has blown 3 sparkplugs all within a 2-month period, each costing me between $400 and $600 (depending where I break down). I will not buy Ford again.

Spark plug ejected from the engine. It seems to be a common problem. Truck stops. Towed to shop.

The No. 3 plug, right side, blew on Tuesday of this week. It cost $850 to repair which was finished on Thursday - sleeve in stripped hole and new plugs all the way around. Today, 300 miles later, plug 3, left side blew out. This has been a good car until the spark plug incidents, but I'm only paying for one more repair. I'll fix and sell this rig.

We own a 2004 Ford Taurus with a 3.0 DOHC. We just turned 90,000 miles and it blew out the number one spark plug. Does Ford have a recall on this? It cost me over $2000 to fix. Did I mention? I was a 1000 miles from home, had the added expense of renting a car and staying longer then planned at even more expense.

I have a 2001 Ford Expedition with 155000 miles it. It spit out the #3 spark plug and damaged coil with wife and kids while driving. I bought for $240 the CalVan insert kit to do the repair, which can be a bear depending on location of plug. The kit worked well. Now we'll see if it holds, it comes with 8 inserts so now I'm ready when the others decide to depart. I was planning on buying another Ford, but will be looking at other makes now. How can this not be a recall?

98 Lariat: At 130K miles, a rear passenger side spark plug blew out and damaged the $60 coil. I reinserted the spark plug as the threads seemed undamaged. The plug seated. I nylon-tied the electrical connector to the coil and so far it works; but, that said, Ford should take care of their engineering snafu. I had a similar problem with the carbon steel exhaust with header bolts snapping off because of dissimilar metals and electrolysis. $600 to repair using a Ford stainless steel fix kit.

Of all the American auto-makers, Ford did not take a bail out; yet they have faltered on this issue. I am tired of being a guinea pig for these car companies. Is a class action lawsuit required to get Ford off their butts to treat their clients respectfully that we may continue to be faithful customers? I'm driving the vehicle and waiting to see if the plug holds in place.

I have a 2006 Ford Escape with less than 50000 miles that just had a spark plug fly right off. When I had it towed, the mechanic found a second one ready to pop also. This isn't the first problem I have had with this vehicle. But I know once I get done paying off the loan I'm getting rid of it and looking for another SUV that isn't a Ford. Ford can't be trusted and doesn't stand behind its name.

I have a 2000 Ford F-150. I have had three spark plugs to blow out after putting heli-coils in truck missed. So I purchased an engine with 98,000 miles on it and spark plug blew out of it too. The people around me with Ford Triton engines are having the same problem. I've spent over 4,000 dollars in spark plug repairs and replacement engine.

My wife and daughter were driving my 2001 F250 when the #3 spark plug blew. It sent smoke everywhere including the inside of the cab. It left them stranded outside in the cold for thirty minutes until I was able to get there. This is ridiculous and this should have been recalled and taken care of years ago. Not only was the family on the side of the road in the cold its gonna cost $$$$ to fix it.

Something needs to be done. I have always bought Ford but will probably reconsider the next vehicle purchase.

The spark plug blew out on a 2002 Ford F150 #4, passenger side. Not to say the hardest one to get. On the tow truck to the local Ford shop, the tech said it appears that this is happening 2 times a week. Ford has a major problem. I am starting to believe the saying, "found on the road, dead".

At 108K, my '04 SuperCrew F-150's tranny let loose. Replaced it with a factory rebuilt. At 126K, the motor started to "buck" and sputter. Checked the oil, tranny fluid, electronics. Nothing wrong. And then the dummy light comes on and bang, motor is trashed. Replaced with a factory rebuilt and I now have $15K into a truck worth about $9k in trade. The Ford dealership I purchased my 11 previous and this truck offered, "Sorry for your luck, but it is out of warrantee." And it is the last Ford I will own! Now I find all of the other people who have the same problem and I bet Ford knows it, too. Maybe they don't care. I hope not since I won't be back, even if I have to ride a horse to work and back!

I have owned several Fords and have never had any major problems. I bought my current 2003 Ford Expedition almost 3 years ago with about 78000 miles on it and it currently has 151000 miles. 2 days ago, while driving my son to the airport, which is 1 1/2 hours from where I live, I heard a loud popping sound. My son noted that the hood of the car started vibrating and there was the smell of gasoline coming in through the A/C. I immediately pulled over and called my insurance company to call a towing company, because I did not want to drive the car any further and taking a chance on making things worse.

I had the car towed 30 miles back to my local mechanic. He stated that it was a blown spark plug and that the coil was damaged in the process. I had to get the car towed to the closest Ford Dealership which was 30 miles away. They stated the same and stated that it was $330 to replace the coil and the sparkplug. And they suggested that I get the other plugs replaced for another $220. I have agreed to have it done and am praying that I do not have any further problems that I have read on this site. I will be shelling out $550 for repairs after already shelling out $165 for towing and another $165 to reschedule my son's flight. I hate to say it but I will probably be looking to switch to either a Toyota or Chevy if there are more problems like this.

This is a 2004 E150 Cargo Van with less than 80,000 miles. Today getting ready to go to the jobsite and the spark plug blew out. It will need extra work. When I called the dealer, they said it would have been covered if it was 36,000 miles or less. I asked her if this happened often and she said their dealership had several. So why isn't this taken care of by Ford? This should be a defect like the Ford Pinto catching fire.

I have a 2004 Expedition Eddie Bauer with a 5.4 Triton engine. I have already replaced the number 2 and 7 cylinder spark plugs for about $1100, due to stripping in the heads. The other cylinders were not an issue. That was at 120,000 kilometers, now at 300,000, I am having to do the same thing again on #5 cylinder as it actually blew out of the hole.

Why won't Ford recognize this issue? I spoke with Ford and they never heard of it. That's **, I told them and to start listening to their customers. Talking to a robot I think. Should this not go "class action" in a lawsuit for all those that have had to face large bills for these repairs and towing charges for an issue we are all aware of and we know Ford certainly is also aware of? Does this not fall into negligence?

I have a 1999 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer with the Triton 5.4L motor. I love the truck and have always had the most confidence in it. That is until yesterday. I went to start it up after shopping and it started just fine, then we had a pop and a horrible noise from the motor. I had sense enough to turn it off and called my husband. Well he had me drive it home so he could work on it. Thankfully, we made it home and he started trying to figure out what was going on. He said it sounded like a vacuum leak. Low and behold, he found that spark plug #3 had blown out of the motor and ripped apart the coil pack.

I was sick to my stomach. He went to the local auto parts store and got a new plug and coil pack, and right now is out there busting his hand and arms up, and cussing up a storm trying to fix it. He is a old school mechanic and is no stranger to repairing our vehicles but this is crazy! I will now be forever afraid to drive my beloved truck.

Reading all the posts on here are making me think I should just junk the truck and go with a foreign vehicle. Ford really needs to stand behind their cars/trucks and put a recall out on them so we can get the fixed once and for all. Many of my family and friends all have nothing but bad to say about FORD and I defended FORD all the way. My confidence and loyalty is gone!

I have Ford F-150 2002 with 107,000 miles. I had the third plug back on the passenger side blow out. It seems to be a major unaddressed issue with Ford. It sounded like a blown exhaust manifold gasket or a broken/cracked manifold. The engine was misfiring and there was the strong smell of gasoline. I had very little power to go uphill. In the process of trying to determine the location of the gasses that were being exhausted, I got a pretty sizeable shock from the coil that was just laying on the side of the valve cover.

I have a Ford Expedition which I absolutely loved until the last couple of months. About a month and a half ago, I had just gotten off the highway, when I heard a loud bang, and smelled something burning. I pulled over on a side street, got out of the truck and called my husband. He drove it to a repair place, and they said they could tell by the noise it was making, that a spark plug had blown. They said it would cost $500 - $2,500 depending on the location of the plug to repair it. Luckily, it was the lesser.

Last night, I went to start up my truck to pick up my son from church, and the same thing happened. My husband took it in, and they said that the Fords are known for this problem, and I can keep going through this every time one blows, or I can spend $800+ right now, and have them all replaced and hope for the best.

It is Christmas time, we are in danger of losing our house, the economy is terrible, and now this? I am at my wit's end! Besides this problem, my husband's f-150's windows keep coming off the track, and sliding into the doors. We have had that problem fixed numerous times as well. I am fed up with Ford.

I was driving down the parkway about 65 mph when my truck started missing. When I finally got it to a mechanic , I was told it had blown a spark plug, he knew just by listening to the motor, after which he said it was a common problem on fords, the 5.4 was the worst , but the 4.6 like mine did it also. It was going to cost me about 2 grand to repair cause it took a chunk out of the head and they could not use a helly core. My motor had 132,XXX miles so I spent almost $4,000 to just replace the motor with one out of a wrecked truck with only 19,XXX miles on it. I own a 2004 Lincoln town car, a 2002 ford Taurus, and a 2004 f-150. Always bragged on ford, only thing I'd purchase, but if ford don't step up and do something about this problem, I may have bought my last ford. They know about this and don't even try to improve the engine.

I had a spark plug blow in my 1997 350 van with a 5.4 v8. I got rid of it for a new 350. I just lost another plug in another van; both were around 130,000 miles. I guess I need to look for another truck. Maybe a Toyota, RAV4. All I need is something to pull a small trailer. I'm a slow learner. The second time I was 500 miles from home.

My guy was driving down the Illinois toll road when the engine blew a spark plug. It was on the hottest day of 2011 & immediately the engine caught fire & burned up the truck. This was a 2002 F450 with the tritian v10 engine that has had 2 plugs replaced after they blew out. I contacted Ford & they will not do anything.

I am selling the truck for scrap even though there is a dump body & hydraulics that are still good. I own 5 ford vehicles at this time & will not buy another one.

I have a 2001 F150 with the Triton 5.4 in it. I had run very strong since I bought it a year ago and I love the truck. It had a slight tick ever since I bought it, and now, a little shy of a year later, just over 163k on the truck, a spark plug on the driver's side head blows out and takes the threads with it as I pull in to school, which was lucky because I didn't have to wait too long for a tow. I had it fixed by my mechanic with a heli-coil and it's been a couple days, and the truck runs better than before (even though it never ran "bad" before), so I'm hoping that the heli-coil holds. Either way, it's ridiculous how many people have been affected by such a stupid problem that won't be addressed.

I have a 2002 E350 with the V8 and I have had to replace four different holes. I have used the timesert and they seem to be okay. I agree Ford knows about this and won't do anything about it! You ask dealer about it and they pretend they have not had any problem and if they have fixed any they say it's because someone did not use the correct spark plug or did not tighten right. If they do not do something for the people that have had problems and spent a lot of money fixing the problem that Ford made, I will never buy another Ford and you can bet anyone I see will hear about this problem. The only reason they don't do a recall is because it has not cost any lives as far as I know so they figure it cost them less just to let it go!

I have a Ford 1998 F150 Triton V8 and the spark plugs has blown out 3 times, all different plugs. The truck has a straight pipe from day one; should be less restriction, you would think, but has blown out 3 times. It is pain in the ** to fix it. The shop will charge you an arm and a leg to fix it. All that Ford tells me is that it is a design flaw. I would say so. The spark plug does not tread in all the way. How would you not notice? Ford needs to step up to the plate and deal with this issue before they are sued. This is a major safety problem. The next time it does blow a spark plug, it will be in the showroom floor of my local Ford dealer.

I have heard terrible tales of spark plug problems on many of the Ford vehicles and would like to track down as many vehicle owners in the state of Florida for a possible news story for a TV news station in South Florida. Please call me at **.

Last weekend, while driving home with a full load of wood with my family and our dog, my 99 Ford F-250 blew another plug. The first time it happened, it left my 86 year old grandfather, my son (10), and daughter (8), stranded on the top of a mountain! This is the 8th coil blow out!. This will be the second Helicoil. I have talked to the dealer several times, and I get one of two answers. "You are not using Motocraft spark plugs" or "This happens a lot with aluminum heads".

They wanted $240 to replace all spark plugs after charging me for the coil, and thread repair. I call BS on it all! I am a Mechanical Engineer, with over 10 years of experience in design. Before I went back to school to become an engineer, I worked as an ASE certified mechanic. I also worked as a welder in the Winston cup NASCAR series. In all my experience, and vehicles I have owned, I have never seen, or had a spark plug pop out of an aluminum block.

Not to say that it doesn't happen, but as compared to how many times it has happened on this 5.4L, something is way wrong. If the spark plug is the problem, and the Motorcraft plug is the solution, then Ford has stepped outside the standards for plug manufacturing, and they are doing something that is helping them cover up the problem. This is a safety issue, as well as the consumer, being taken to the cleaners. I own a Lincoln, Focus, Excursion, F-250, F-350, and Explorer. After how I have been treated, and this blatant coverup, I will never own a Ford again.

Triton 4.6L in 2001 Expedition spit #3 plug at 169,511 miles, everything else on truck has been great. Quoted 600 to over a grand depending on fix. Ford, you should step up and do the right thing if you want customers to remain loyal.

I was raised driving Mustangs, Torinos, and Ford Trucks. Me and my friends were considered "Ford Men". With that being said, I must voice my unhappiness with my 2002 F150 with a Triton 5.4, which was the first vehicle I'd purchased brand new. I always performed all maintenance as recommended by the owner's manual.

About six months ago, the #3 plug blew out. It cost me about $1000 to have the repair done with a helacoil. Unfortunately for me, some of the threads off the spark plug must have dropped into the head and has now destroyed the piston. I'm looking at about a $4000 repair to replace the engine with another used engine, which may do the same thing.

After reading all of the other postings regarding this issue I'm totally disappointed that Ford is not recalling and taking responsibility for this obvious flaw. I plan to do the engine replacement and then sell the truck. I will never purchase another Ford truck again without researching the engine online. I appreciate all of the comments on this site and wish I'd seen them before I made the purchase!

2002 F150 Supercrew FX4 5.4 blew #3 spark plug @ 91000 miles. Fixed with a Timesert insert kit. Dads 00 Lightning blew a plug @ 65400 miles. Still under warranty, lucky for him. Ford replaced head. My dad had a chance meeting with a retired ford engine plant worker. The worker knew all about the blown spark plug problems and actually apologized for Ford to my dad. Ford knows damn well they are at fault but will never admit it! Pisses me off! I used to be a Ford guy but will never own another new Ford.

I pulled into hardware store to get some supplies. When I came back out to leave, I started the truck and up to a loud bang. I raised the hood to find no. 3 plug sitting in broken coil pack. I had the truck taken to Ford shop to be heli-coiled. When the shop completed the heli-coil, it was discovered that the no. 8 plug blow out when they were ready to test drive.

I blew out my # 3 spark plug on my 5.4 lt. motor in my 2003 F-250 with 95,000 miles. It was still under warranty and they replaced it with a heli coil. I asked the ford rep how long would it last. He said he hasn't got one back yet. Well! 1 year later two more plugs blew out. Had them all heli coiled back in & the original one that ford had done was stripped causing the plug to break resulting in piston damage. Ford does nothing saying it was a design flaw. Now after spending around a thousand dollars my truck still run's like **! Ford motor corp. should address this issue. I've had ford trucks for over 23 years .Next time I'll buy a Toyota. If enough people complain about this maybe they will recall the truck s & fix this problem.

I was on my 1998 F-150 5.4 Triton when # 4 and #7 spark plug blew out. First time, #4 blew it left me stranded 3 miles from home. I had it towed and had helicoil put in. Second time, #7 blew. I knew what it was as I was pulling into work, went and bought new plug and put it back in. Now I'm scared to drive it out of town for fear of being stranded.

My 2005 Ford F350 Super Duty with the 5.4 engine, blew a spark plug out. The mechanic did a helicoil but now it runs terrible. It was out of warranty, so I had to pay for it. The mechanic said it happens all the time with this motor. He recommended I trade the vehicle. I depend upon this truck and so I most likely will, but it will not be a ford. I would like to tell Ford what I think of their products by never buying another one of their trucks or cars.

This truck has been the worst riding truck I have ever owned. I think a horse and buggy would be smoother! The engine has always shut off and spit and sputtered since new. Never left a code in the computer and so the mechanics would just say it is normal. Blowing spark plugs out of cylinders is dangerous. I think someone will have to die or be injured before Ford will be faced with the facts and when it does, I hope it Bankrupts them. Here is your future story Dateline NBC.

I have always been a Ford owner. My entire family has always owned Fords. I bought my 99 F150 with the 5.4L new. At 30k miles, I blew a head gasket; followed by two more times after being replaced. Ford determined my block was not milled correctly so they replaced my motor at 38k miles under warranty. I now have 74k on the new motor and tonight the spark plug blew out doing 25 mph.

After learning about what was wrong, I am very upset that Ford will not take charge of this issue and do the right thing. I'll probably have to install a kit in it to get it fixed.

I own a 2002 F-150 Lariat 5.4 Triton. I left for work today, and while I was accelerating on a hill I heard a loud pop, followed by several more pops, and then a vigorous shaking of my truck, with the cab filling up with exhaust fumes. Then the truck would hardly accelerate. Immediately I pull over, open my windows and get out, and call my husband. We get the truck to the repair shop which was less than a fourth of a mile down the road, and they determined it was a spit out spark plug - I believe number 3. So then we had to take it to the Ford dealer for repair who tells us they do this all the time, and they just repaired one last week! I was shocked to see how much this is actually happening, and it's even making engines catch fire, and Ford won't do a darn thing about it! All I can say is that we are trading it in and getting something different. Unless Ford steps up, they have definitely lost our and our families' business for good.

Last year I was buying a vehicle for my wife. I wanted a Chevy, she wanted the Ford. I should have bought the Chevy. I have owned this 1997 Expedition for a year now and I have the same amount of money put into it that I paid for it. The first thing that went out was a timing guide that racked up a bill of $1,800. The guide was plastic. Today it blows out number two plug and after a large tow bill and my wife and kids stranded, who knows how much this is going to cost. And yes, it has the correct plugs that Ford installed at the same time they did the timing.

This vehicle has put a strain on my finances. I am currently unemployed and have no money.

The reason that plugs are blowing out is due to over-tighting. 13-14 lb of torque is specific to fix a blown-out plug. There is a company called Time-Sert. It's $450 for the kit, but it was well worth it. Sell the kit once you sell your vehicle.

After attending a great financial planning session with a CFP in Peachtree City (where it was said that the number one vehicle driven by American millionaires is a Ford F150), I cranked up my 2002 F150 4X4 (one of the coolest trucks in metro Atlanta), and the spark plug blew out. What a pain in the **. What a piece of **! All I've got to say is that Ford needs to do the right thing now and fix the design defect. Rich man, poor man, working man--stay away from Ford until they get this right. I am still searching for the silver bullet for this ** situation!

My '99 F-250 blew a spark plug at a stop light. I never knew the full extent of this problem, until I researched it. And I cannot believe that a company would allow this to happen to so many people and do nothing. I have always proudly driven Ford trucks. But now because the Helicoil repair did not work (blew out again about 1 mile down the road), I am without a truck until I spend the money that I don't have to fix something that never should have broken. Obviously, it is an engineering shortfall. This is ridiculous. I will not fix this problem by buying more junk. I will start shopping for my first non-Ford pick-up.

I have a 2003 F-150, 5.4L Harley-Davidson that blew out the number 3 plug twice. All I can say is that if you have this engine, I hope your luck is better than mine.

This has happened to me twice within 6 months. Two different spark plugs have blown out. Besides two expensive tow bills. I have always owned Fords but are considering changing brands; including my work vehicles. Thank god I have an honest mechanic in Jerry at American Tire Depot in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

I have a 2001 Expedition and the spark plug blew out in 2008 on my way back from Fort Polk picking up my brother for a weekend before he went to Iraq. I had it fixed and it is now blown out again and will need to have the head replaced.

2000 Ford Expedition 4.6L, I have replaced all eight spark plugs and all eight coil packs. I did this over a period of time due to the costs. In a short period, after replacing all the spark plugs/coil packs; the vehicle starts blowing out the whole package, which resulted in a repair called Heli-Coil. So far, Heli-Coil has been completed on Cylinder 2, 8, and now as of 10/9/11, cylinder 6.

I am now saving for after market converters and a Jasper Engine. Ford did do something for a large rental fleet service. They supplied reduce cost heads for the fleet. They created this nightmare as it has been said over over that this is a design defect not consumer neglect in changing spark plugs.

I will never buy a Ford again. Moving into the foreign market now.

Spark plug blew in 2001 F-150 Supercrew 5.4L V8 #5 cylinder. I'm disappointed about how many consumer complaints concerning this are on file with no reply/action from Ford. Cost = $371.17 for repair (including labor and new ignition coil). I'm looking into time-sert kit for when this happens again, which looking at the posts so far, it will.

I own a 2004 Ford F150 4.6L V8. While driving down the road, the rear spark plug broke off and shot out, leaving half inside the engine and the other half breaking the coil pack. The dealership I called informed me that there is no recall for this problem and it would cost upwards of $2000 to fix.

I purchased a used F150 pickup which now has 68,000 miles on it. The truck blew spark plugs and ruined my engine to the tune of $5,300.00 for the repair cost. I called and asked for some assistance, especially after I read online about all the same complaints from several other Ford owners. They denied any problems with these engines and said there was nothing they could do for me. I just think this is wrong! They have a problem and should stand behind their product.

I had a spark plug blow out. It cost three hundred dollars to fix with an insert. It just blew out again. And I am having the head replaced. It is very expensive. I have had my truck in the shop for two weeks now. I have trouble going anywhere. This is going to cost thousands and is so unnecessary. I wish Ford would man up.

I was pulling my 26-foot camper and my number six spark plug blew out. I am not sure about the consequences as of yet because it is still being diagnosed.

Hey, morons, I am surprised at how many people put the blame on someone else. Has anyone thought about reading the owner's manual? Spark plugs should be replaced after anywhere from 30,000 miles to 100,000 miles for premium, long-life spark plugs. Instead of "waiting for the next ones to blow," why not actually do some preventive maintenance like Ford literally tells you in the owner's manual? There are a few various reasons why a plug would blow--improper plug size, which means that the plug is too long and is actually slamming against the piston or valve. Duh, I think that might make it blow out.

And another main problem might be that the spark plug is having detonation problems. When you pull out the spark plug and the insulator is split or chipped, detonation is probably occurring which is also known as spark knocking. The cause might be a fouled EGR valve, over-advanced ignition timing, excessive compression from accumulated deposits in the combustion chamber, or engine overheating. All of these problems, and several other problems, can be avoided by replacing spark plugs at the recommended number of miles, and making sure that they are the right size for your make and model of vehicle.

Thus, one of the reasons why a Ford-certified mechanic might tell you that if you had someone else replace the spark plugs, they could very well have put the wrong ones in. If you aren't sure whether the plugs need replaced or not, pull one or two out and examine them. Read the owner's manual to see what the specifications are for the plug gap. There is a special tool you can use to adjust them very accurately. Look for deposits on the top of the spark plug, what color the insulator tip is (light brown or tan colored is normal--what you want to see) and a few other tips you can easily look up online on YouTube, or just by Googling it.

I have never had a problem with Fords--as long as you read the owner's manual, follow it accordingly with driving habits, and recommended maintenance at specified intervals. If you replace the spark plugs when suggested, they are incredibly cheap, especially when comparing the costs of what happens when you ignore your vehicle's needs. Happy driving!

They have defective design on spark plugs, causing them to break off and damage engines. The average cost to remove and replace plugs is $900, which is a known problem for many years. Ford will not recall. This is a dangerous situation.

I am livid with what has taken place with our 2006 Ford E250. It was spitting out its second spark plug within weeks of having a complete tune up. I have come to this site and seen that it is a very common problem with Ford vehicles. It has become exceedingly costly not only for us but for multiple consumers. The first spark plug spit out approximately 3-4 weeks after having a complete tune up. Approximately 3 weeks later, we faced the problem with the vehicle running rugged and had the emission coil replaced. Moments later, during a test drive, another one did the same thing.

Upon inspection, under the advice to check all of the spark plugs, it was discovered that two more were loosened and were about to spit out. I spoke with two employees from Ford and I was informed that this was a common problem that resulted from the heads of the engine being made of aluminum. I then made random calls to different state locations and discovered that it was happening everywhere with different years, makes, and models of Ford vehicles. A major repair shop stated that this vehicle was in good condition except for the spark plug problem and we experienced no problems up until this. Ford dealers advised us that there was nothing to be done about this as it had been going on for years and we should prepare ourselves to assume the cost.

I bought a used F150 King Ranch from MGM Ford in Red Deer. On their inspection sheet, they said that the plugs were good. If they had looked closely, the truck had 173,000 on it and it had the original plugs. I have had the truck since June and I now have to redo all the plugs. I took it to Lacombe Ford and when they tried to pull one to check, it was seized.

Not only is Ford full of **, so are all the dealers. Do you want to know why your product is sucking the hind tit? It is because of stuff like this that you pull on the consumers. It is no wonder why foreign vehicles are kicking your **. They out last and the design is not designed to steal money from your overpriced overrated **.

My spare truck is a GMC Canyon with a 2.8 liter Mitsubishi 4-cylinder engine. It is an '05 and has 349,000kms on it--runs better than your junk. I bought it brand new in '05 and it has never let me down. You will reap what you sow, Ford--man up.

I was driving along a major interstate when there was a loud popping sound from the engine, followed by a fluttering sound and a loss of engine power. I managed to pull the F150, plus trailer with two horses in board off the interstate, but I was left stranded in the pouring rain in a vulnerable place with other lunatic drivers whizzing past inches from me.

I have a 2003 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4x4 4.6L which I bought used with 60,000 miles. When it hit the 90,000 range, that is when it went to pieces. Six spark plug ignition coils, three on the #3 cylinder. It has blown a spark plug on the #3 cylinder. It was fixed for awhile, now it has two more bad ignition coils. It is sitting in the yard now as junk. And I still owe on it.

I'm on my second spark plug blowout with my 2002 F150 Supercrew Triton motor. The truck has 120,000 miles. First plug blowout was at 100,000. I will not buy another Ford product. I'm going with a Toyota Tundra next time.

I was driving down the highway and the #4 plug blew. It scared the heck out of me and I was told that my truck could have burned up. Ford should be held accountable.

Three spark plug failures so far, stranding my wife once and me and my family once in the middle of nowhere.

I was just driving to look at a boiler I was going to replace that morning when POP! A plug took a walk. Now, I'm 50 years old and never had this happen on any vehicle. My first thought was my mechanic cross threaded the plug when he changed it but later, after research, I read this forum. I had this 2003 E-350 super duty built for me special. It had heavier springs and class 5 hitch dual batteries, engine oil cooler, you know, a real work truck. I hit a deer with it, a tree, another truck and various pot holes and road hazards. I worked this truck to death and I never had a gripe. I love my truck. But, at 160,000 with no mechanical issues ever, I get this! What the hell's going on! I was sure I couldn't kill this truck. I was right, I didn't, Ford did! Now, stop screwing around guys and work the problem! It's almost perfect!

I own a 2001 Ford Expedition with 5.4L engine with 164,500 miles. In 2008, the #3 spark plug blew out, which cost $450 to repair with a Hela Coil. On September 3, 2011, the #8 spark plug blew, leaving my wife stranded and had to be towed to a Firestone shop. Same repair and another $400.

I called a local Ford dealership and they said the problem occurred because they did not use Motorcraft spark plugs and were improperly torqued. I am having a hard time believing that only Ford mechanics know how to change a spark plug properly. The dealership suggested I change the other 6 spark plugs at a cost of $400. I am not convinced that will fix the problem.

I am the second owner of the '02 Expedition XLT and love the size and power. I have had so much luck with my '95 Explorer (197K) that I was eager to find its big brother. I lost the plug yesterday, passenger side, 3rd in from the front. I looked at the plug and found that it already had a Hela-Coil on it from the previous owner! I should have done more homework before buying a 5.4l.

2000 Expedition 5.4L. Blown plug. Replaced with insert. Blown insert. Sounds familiar everyone? Go to hell Ford. I'll never buy another ford as long as I live.

For simply changing out the spark plugs for my 2006 Ford Expedition, the dealer's quote for tune-up was $900. I knew the horror stories so I decided to do it myself. I broke four of the eight plugs. I was able to extract 3 out of the 4 with a Lyle Extraction Tool. The fourth one simply won't come out so I brought it to the dealer. They threw up the white flag and said that they couldn't remove it. Then, they quoted me $4,000 replacement cost for their bad design.

Last night was the third plug to blow out in months. I have a 2004 town car that I just had to put a used motor in at 153,000. The new motor has 73,000 miles on it. The first time it happened, I had no clue so I called the guy and he put in the new motor. He said that this happens all the time on this engine. I was able to just put the plug back in. Then, it happened again and I was told to do the same thing--just put the plug back in (it was not the same plug).

Last night, the third one came out and this time, it ruined my coil boot so I replaced it. It went back in fine. So now, I am thinking that if I would have went to the dealer, would they have said $600 or new head? Maybe so. I am just saying that you can try to see if you can put it back yourself; it's not that hard. It's a pain but it can be done. I don't work on cars at all but just like everybody is saying, Ford needs to fix this. If I go to court, they will also pay for my stress.

This is now the 3rd plug that has either broken or ejected itself. I am an ASE master certified automotive technician that works for a different company. I can honestly say this is a problem that is long over due, needing to be addressed by Ford, not the consumer! This is a very costly repair every time and is an on-going battle.

When I started my 2001 Ford Excursion with 165,000 miles, the #7 plug blew out of the cylinder head. I was very surprised but after finding this site, it seems that it is a common issue.

Surprisingly, the mechanic at the Ford dealership said that the head was not stripped and he was able to put a new plug in and torque it appropriately. Time will tell if it actually holds. The coil on that plug needs to be replaced and I did pay for towing.

My 2000 Rexhall motor home with a Ford V-10 engine blew the #7 plug at 127,000 miles. Insert was installed, but didn't last. I had to have the head removed and sent to a machine shop to have inserts that won't unscrew installed. Since everything on top of the engine was already removed, I elected to have both heads removed and all 10 holes sleeved. The huge number of reports of multiple plug ejections clearly made that a prudent action is needed. It is obvious to any rational observer that the aluminum heads on the 1997 through 2003 Triton engines have a spark plug hole design flaw. I have an advanced degree in Systems Analysis and worked in that field in helicopter systems development for several years.

This design defect has cost Ford's best customers hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars over the last 14 years. The Triton engines are in the vehicles that created more than half of their profit during the 7 years they were produced. Ford has done a masterful job of controlling the complaints on these spark plug ejections. It would probably bankrupt the company to recall and fix. Since nothing has changed about the company's response in all these years, I don't expect anything new to happen. Maybe I need to contact 60 Minutes or some aspiring investigative reporter.

My 2003 Ford Expedition Triton 5.4L V8 blew its spark plug in number three passenger's side. From what I have read on this website, I am lucky that it did not catch fire with my wife and kids in the vehicle.

Today, I had my second spark plug blow out in my 2003 5.4L Ford Expedition. I have 91,000 miles on it. My first spark plug blow out occurred just after the 36,000 mile warranty expired. These engines are complete junk and totally defective. The first repair cost over $2,500. I guess I am looking at another $2,500 again. This is totally ridiculous. Ford needs to be held accountable for their defective engines.

I had a #5 plug blow out on my 2001 F-450 6.8 v-10 at 142000 miles. Just now, I'm getting it fixed and I'm going to do all five on the one head. I am doing the inserts on the right side when a plug fails on that side. In all the years I have worked on engines, I can't remember spark plug blow outs being a problem. Ford needs to correct this.

I have a 2005 F-150 pickup truck with only 60, 363 miles on it.

Driving home, it blew out the no.3 spark plug. I went in and spoke with the service manager at Royal Oak Ford (Michigan) and I was told there is no recall on this issue. And get this, my truck was in the dealer for an airbag recall this summer and the engine was making the sound like an exhaust leak and was never told that I could possibly have a problem with my plugs!

When traveling across Texas, my 2000 Ford Excursion blew a spark plug out the cylinder. The dealer in Decator, TX did a helicoil for approximately $350. It worked until I got home to Houston. The Ford dealer in Houston had to put in a new cylinder head that was approximately $3000.

This is another instance of the spark blow out on Ford V8 engines. I have an 02 Ford Crown Victoria with a 4.6 V8. The #2 spark plug blew out of the cylinder head, destroying the cylinder head threads and damaging an ignition coil. The cylinder head threads were repaired with an insert and the spark plug and ignition coil were replaced. The cost was around $450.

Now, I'm worried that this will happen again given the number of complaints about this defect.

I have a 2002 EB Ford Expedition and it just blew its second spark plug which happened less than six months ago.

This is going to cost a fortune and could still happen again. According to the mechanic at the Ford dealership, Ford is aware of the problem and refuses to do any sort of recall.

I have a 2004 Ford Excursion with 160,000 miles that just blew a spark plug. The repair cost me $440 including a rental car. It also cost me a day of work. Judging from the conversation with my mechanic and the people online with similar issues, this is most certainly an issue that Ford Motor Company should address.

Here is another one for the Ford V8 spitting out spark plugs complaints. My 2002 Expedition with the 5.4l Triton V8 spit out the number 7 plug in February. I had all eight replaced and new coils. Just shot out the number 3.

My wife was driving my 2003 Ford F-250 with the Triton 5.4l V-8 when a spark plug blew out of the head and left her stranded. I had to pay $80 for a rollback to pick the truck up and I had to have the hole fixed for $350. I loved the truck until then, but I will not buy another Ford until they get their act together.

My family was driving on the highway in the fast lane when our car literally died. No warning, no nothing. The engine just stopped working. I never had a problem with the car. It's been maintained and had 72,944 miles on it. My husband was able to coast to the shoulder and we had to be towed to our mechanic. It took him a week to fix it to the tune of $2,800. While it was at his shop, I did some research online and noticed that there are several similar cases. I contacted Ford to explain the problem. Ford Customer Relationship Center directed me to a local dealer since both the dealers that I bought my Fords from are out of business. I was informed by the dealer's service manager that if I had brought it to a dealer, the service would have been covered.

Several phone calls and emails later, Ford sent me to the dealer but the dealer sent me to Ford. Apparently, no one wants to take responsibility for the problem. They tell me that it's my responsibility to pay for it but if it does become a recall in the future, I should keep my receipts so I can get reimbursed. They also offered me a friends and family thing for $1,000 towards a new Ford within the next year. Are they kidding? It seems pretty unethical and un-American to me that Ford knows there is a problem, yet they aren't willing to do something about it. I guess they are waiting for someone to get hit when the engine dies.

I have a 2000 F-150 5.4 and I've had the truck for eight years. I replaced my spark plugs at 75000 miles and I have blown out four of the eight spark plugs and destroyed the coils in the past three years. It has cost me around 1200 dollars to fix what I have had done so far and I still have four more plugs that I am waiting to go. I have lost five days work and had been towed two times.

I have been a Ford owner for 35 years and yes, I have had some problems but nothing like this which may cause me to consider a different make vehicle when I get a new one .

I have a 2002 Ford F150. It has a Triton V8 engine. One of my spark plugs blew out. We need to do something to make Ford do a recall on these engines and fix them.

At 130,000 miles, just idling at a stop, #4 plug blew out. It stripped a hole so badly that even Dorman/Napa repair kit just spins. I've been a fan of Ford for years, owning 5 of them before. I have read the forums, seeing that literally hundreds of others that are having the same problem and still Ford does nothing to fix the problem or to help its customers. Ford should be ashamed. It apparently feels nothing for it loyal customers. I'll be buying something else next time.

My 2003 Lincoln Navigator's spark plug blew up. Just 4 months from the first time it happened, another spark plug broke off while changing, costing me over $1,100 for the repair.

I was pulling a travel trailer with my 1999 Ford F250 (Triton 54.L engine) when #1 spark plug ejected. The plugs had 32K miles on them. The truck was towed to an independent repair shop. Timesert insert was installed for $390.00 (very reasonable) which included a new coil. The rear plugs are much harder to access and would have cost more. Also the rear plugs are situated under the fuel rail which could rupture and explode with a blown plug. This is a clear and present danger to any Triton engine.

The truck now runs fine but I am afraid to get it out on the road. Ford needs to come out with a Ford approved fix at a reasonable cost, which would carry a Fomoco warranty.

I love my truck but am considering switching brands.

I have a 2002 5.4 f-150 Fx4. I had # 5 spark plug blow out which cost me $200.00 for repair on Friday and two days later at church, the # 1 spark plug did the same thing. I know the truck has 222,000 miles on it but this is not something I can afford to keep doing to my truck. Ford needs to step up and fix this defect. I haven't had much wrong up until now with it except for the AC.

we were driving down the road in our 2006 Ford E250 van with a 4.6 engine and 69,000 miles and pulling a 28 foot RV. we heard a pop and it was the #7 plug that blew out. We incurred a $200 dollar towing fee, $300 mechanic fee and 2 days of lost work while being stranded out of state.

How can Ford Motor Co. turn their back on their custimers and this obvious design flaw. This needs to be addressed in the national media, to put pressure on the irresponsible manufacturer. Don't they even consider the future sales and alienating the long time customers that they've worked so hard to gain.

My spark plug blew out of the motor. I did some research on the internet. I found out that there is a huge number of people who have experienced the same issues. Ford needs to step up and do a recall on this motor. It is going to cost $ 3,000 to fix this. And then, it could happen again.

My 1998 Eddie Bauer Ford Expedition with Triton 5.4 engine suddenly blew out a spark plug. We were travelling in an extremely remote area of British Columbia heading north to Alaska when it happened. Like everyone else, a loud pop and then loud exhaust sounds coming from under the hood. I had no idea this was such a common Ford problem. It took a few minutes of looking around the motor to discover a spark plug laying alongside the top of the block, and disconnected from the plug wire. Thankfully I carry tools and know how to use them since there was no chance of making a call and no one to come help even if we could. I put the plug back in, although it wouldn't even go past the first thread, re-attached the coil and started it up. Ran fine, so we continued our trip, counting our blessings all the way.

After getting back home over a week later I took it back to my local repair shop who fixed it for me at no charge since I'm a long time, loyal customer but told me this was very common with these engines.

wow, Ford, until now I was ready to buy another one... that won't happen given the thousands of complaints listed here and Ford's unwillingness to own up to their poor quality engineering.

had to have a spark plug replaced and it cost me $300.00 for one plug. I need the rest replaced now and they say it could cost me up to $2000.00. I have a 2007 5.4 Triton Eng. There is a problem of removing the plugs. Ford should have a recall or quit making this engine. Up till now I have always bought ford trucks, but I cant afford to change the plugs.

I have owned a 2002 Ford F250 V10 since 2006. I have had four of the 10 spark plus blow out of my engine.

This is ridiculous. We need to get together and file a class action law suit against this company. It is a problem they have not addressed and is an engineering flaw. Complaining about it will not change the fact they are selling an inferior product. My email is **. Send me an email if you are interested in getting on board with a law suit. Thank you.

I had three spark plugs blowouts in one year with a total cost of 3 thousand dollars out of pocket.

My 2001 Ford F-250 truck has blown 4 spark plugs from 2007 until 7/25/11. The cost to me has been over $2700.00 (not to mention the stress of being stranded in Alaska in the wilderness with no cell coverage for over 3 days - life threatening 2 weeks ago). This is an engine design flaw that Ford will not acknowledge. I feel I should be compensated for my out of pocket losses.

A 2002 Ford Expedition has blown four plugs already. The Ford dealership in Knoxville, TN said they've never heard of this being a problem. What a bunch of **. Triton 5.4 engine is the biggest lemon ever created. Four threads hold the spark plug in. They should have recalled these heads by now. If anyone knows of a lawsuit pending against Ford, please post.

Third spark plug from my 2000 F150 Triton V8 Super Cab blew at 110,000 miles.

I have a Ford f-250 pick up 2003. It has 5.4 engine and I was driving on freeway when the engine blew spark plug #3. It has 200k miles.

I noticed on the internet that Ford seems to have a problem with their engines, especially #3 spark plug. The cost to repair was $800.00 or $3,200.00 to replace the engine. Thanks Ford.

I have a 2003 F-150 4.6L. I have had number 4 and number 8 spark plug blown out of the head. I had both fixed and now number 8 cyclinder has no compression. Ther is clearly a problem with these motors. There are too many complaints of this happening. This problem has cause too much money for anyone that has had this happed. Ford should step up and acknowledge this problem and recall the heads on these engines

I had a spark plug blow out of my engine. I screwed it back in and the next day it blew out again. So I bought a helicoil. Four months later it blew out again. I then bought a Time-Sert for $312.00 and it fixed it for good. Time-Sert is used by for except the charge $300 for one repair when you can do five repairs for $312.00. I recommend using Time-Sert.

go to Time-Sert.com

I bought a 1999 Ford e250 cargo van with a 5.4 triton engine and this is the third time that I had a spark plug blown out of the block. According to my research, this is a common problem with ford engine, so there should be a recall.

The spark plugs blew on my 1999 Ford Expedition XLT Triton engine. I understand this problem is quite common and dangerous. Why doesn't Ford make a recall?

had two spark plugs blow out of my 2002 Ford f250 (5.4 engine) the truck was purchased new and only has 56,000 mi.

Bought a used 1999 ford expedition, as/is no warranty Eddie Bauer, #3 plug blew while driving down the interstate @ 70mph

I went to start my 2002 Ford F150 Super crew cab FX-4 truck and heard a loud pop. Shut the truck off and open the hood and started the truck again and saw the spark plug arching. Got the truck home and took it to a local garage and the mechanic told me the plug blew out. Talked to a friend and come to find out his truck did the samething. He had a garage put a helicoil in and the plug blew out again after 11000 miles and he ended up replacing a motor. is there a fix for this?

I own a Ford E350. It has blown 4 spark plugs over a nine-month period. All have been on the driver's side -- so far. I have tapped the plug holes and inserted the new spark plug sleeves. I even tried thread lock (blue) in all four spark plugs that have ejected. So far, nothing has worked. If anyone has some advice on what might work, short of pulling the head cover, please let me know. Thanks, John **

I own a 2002 Ford F150 with a Triton V8 engine in it. It has blown two spark plugs out of it in the past 12 months. The vehicle only has 84,000 miles on it.

This is a common Ford problem, that Ford will not cover under a recall, even though the smaller spark plugs with less threads are what is causing the blowouts.

Number 3 spark plug of my truck blew out on my way to my job. The truck has 5.4 Triton engine with 50,000 miles on it.

Spark plug blew out of engine after being replaced at Ford dealership about one year earlier

98 5.4L Ford Expedition blew spark plug. They should have to recall all the Triton aluminum heads. They do not have enough threads to hold spark plug. Ask any mechanic and this is a common problem with the Triton engine.

I have a 1997 Ford F-150 that blew out a spark plug while driving. I have seen from on line articles that this is a common problem but Ford will do nothing about it.

I've owned 2 Ford vehicles since 1991; a '91 explorer purchased new and a 2000 expedition purchased new. Both trucks are high mileage. The 2000 expedition, at 253,000 miles, blew a spark plug. I am still waiting on the exact damage estimate. This has been a great vehicle except that nearly every year, I had had to replace at least 1 to 2 coil packs a year. I learned through my mechanic that this was a Ford defect. I just accepted it as part of driving a Ford.

On way to North Carolina to take a child to camp, we heard a loud pop and engine began making loud popping sound. I figured it was blown head gasket. Well, our AAA tow truck driver and my husband diagnosed the problem. Currently, at 3 am on a Sunday morning, I'm sitting in the car with two of my six children in the parking lot of pep boys. The tow truck driver gave hubby a ride to Wal-Mart so he could buy parts to fix. I pray it's not as serious as complaints listed.

Yes, Fords do have issues with plugs and coils. But considering I've driven this car for a quarter million miles with minor issues, I just did the math for the price I paid and miles I've driven. That's .11 cents a mile. I will buy a Ford again. The '91 explorer was sold to a friend of mine. It still runs and has half a million miles on it.

I have taken my truck (2005 F150 with 5.4 motor) to have the spark plugs replaced. 4 out of 8 four have broken off down in the head. I have been advised that the cost of repairing this issue is going to be at least $2000.00 to $3000.00 as the heads are going to have to be removed to get the broken piece out of the head. I have researched this issue and it is a well know problem that has never been acknowledged by Ford. I have now had to stop the repair as I can not afford the expense of the repair and will have to find other means of transportation.

I have owned Ford truck since 1984 and I am very disappointed with the lack of concern and ownership by Ford motor company to take financial responsibility for this issue. I was considering purchasing another Ford product but with this kind of product support will never purchase another Ford product. I will have to find other means of transportation.

This is the second time that the spark plugs blew out. My son drove my truck to FL for graduation. Ford company needs to make it right. I have four Ford vehicles and I think that I will sell them all. Ford will pay in the end. Word will spread about the problem. I have an f250 2001 model v10.

Driving 1999 Ford F350 V-10, Plug blew out .I was slowed to a crawl on I10 west and was nearly killed.I asked Ford about it ,they said they never heard of such a thing.After checking websites I am not the only one with this problem. Sooner or later someone is going to get hurt.This truck only has 84000 miles on it ,plugs should not blow out.

Same as hundreds maybe even thousands, Ford does not stand behind their products. They will not admit a problem with the Triton motor. Spark plugs blow out.

I have lost the use of my vehicle. I am on a fixed income and I cannot afford the $300-$3000 it will cost to fix the blown out plug. Ford needs to step up to the plate on this one.

I was driving and traveling with my children at approximately 65mph when my 1999 Ford Expedition blew its spark plug from the motor. The vehicle immediately lost power and smelled gas inside. The spark plug was completely striped out of its head, and the spark plug wire exploded. I am shocked to see how many similar issues or complaints are out there, and nothing is being done.

I had a spark plug blow out, repaired for $500 and same plug blew out again after a month and now I'm looking at a $3000 repair. I saw your article about it being a common recurring problem and possible recall. It's a 98 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4 liter. Please let me know if a recall was ever issued and/or any development on this issue. Thanks.

My 2002 Ford Expedition has had three blown spark plugs in five months. The cost to repair exceeded $2,000 not to mention lost time and inconvenience. The last two times I reported it to Ford and heard nothing in return. Thanks Ford for standing behind your product. I will let everyone know about this bad service.

I have a 2002 Ford F-150 Pickup which has 5.4 engine. I was driving on the freeway and the engine blew spark plug no. 3. The vehicle has original plugs, with 104k miles. I noticed on the internet that Ford seems to have a problem with their engines, especially spark plug no. 3. I took it to a Ford dealer and found out it was going to cost $750.00. I have had to park the truck.

I bought my Lincoln Navigator new in January 1998, and I took good care and maintained it well. I blew a sparkplug at 126,000 miles and another at 154,000 miles. The car might last 300,000 miles, but I can't afford safety concerns for my wife and children, who also drive this vehicle. I don't need a car fire or fatal accident to realize that Ford has a problem with this engine, and they are not going to admit it. No more Fords or Lincolns for me. Even Toyota takes care of its customers; the company even admitted that there was a rug problem, and they did something! It cost me $635 in Las Vegas and $600 in Auburn, Washington, plus the towing costs and inconvenience when traveling with dogs.

I own a 2001 Ford F-150 that I purchased used through a Ford Dealership (Capitol Ford, Santa Fe). Again, like most of your readers, I felt that getting the vehicle for about 40% less than what it was selling on the lot was a "deal", only to find out now that it wasn't. My Ford currently has over 166,000 miles on it & has blown its third spark plug just tonight on my way home from work. It blew its first one last year just shy of its scheduled tune-up & again last week, all, of course on the driver side cylinder head.

For the most part, I've done the repairs myself & after consulting with a few different mechanics that have "never heard" of the problem, chalked it up to mere coincidence. I have only now found your site and have begun to release that, after the second spark plug 'blew out', that a much bigger problem exists. The only difference I can see so far between some of your stories posted and mine is that with the exception of the first blown spark plug, the other two that were blown out were less than a year old & the threads had remained intact.

On February 26,2010, I started my F150 Lightning and when I put it on drive, a spark plug blew out of the aluminum head #7 plug on the drivers side. I had the truck towed to Greenway Ford costing me $107.00 for the toll to get the truck to Greenway Ford.Greenway Ford told me that the problem was a spark plug that blew out of the aluminum head and it would cost $3500.00 to put new ones, or $509.46 to put a Helicoil in that #7 Plug. I had the helicoil put in since I couldn't afford a New aluminum head for $3500.00. Greenway Ford put in the Helicoil with no warranty for the Job, and it blew out on April 04, 2011. I was told that I needed a new aluminum head on the drivers side.

I told Greenway Ford that these heads on the 5.4 Triton engine are defective and that they need to come forward and take the responsibility on this matter. I decided that the best options for me, and my truck was to buy a re-manufactured engine costing me over $8000.00 since 02/26/2010. My F150 Lightning 2001 vin#** is at Greenway Ford since 04/05/2011, waiting for an engine. I hope this one will not have any defect in the aluminum heads. My complaint to Ford Affairs is that their Triton engines have a defect in the aluminum heads and they should step forward and take the responsibility to fix this problem. Its costing your customers nationwide lots of money, and inconvenience in fixing the problem. And they say, Ford Build Strong, but their Triton engines **!

I had a spark plug blowout with my F150. There is an inexpensive fixed called a Helicoil (cost me about $250). Don't be fooled into thinking the only option is to spend thousands on a new head for the engine.

Ford 5.4 litre spark plug blew out. This just happened to me this week and it ended up having a $1000.00 bill. I ended up buying a thread repair insert kit, 8 Iridium plugs and a coil to replace the one that was damaged from the blow out. The kit came with 4 inserts and a DVD which tells you how to do the job. Sold the kit with the truck and told the new owner about the problems with it. Truck ran fine after I fixed it. Thanks FOMOCO. Spent as much fixing this truck as it cost to buy it over the years I've had it. Should have bought it in yellow so it looked like a lemon on the outside too.

I am the owner of a 2002 Ford Mustang 6 cylinder with a spark plug that has been blown out. Estimated cost of repair is $300 for a simple Heely Core fix or $3000 for a whole new cylinder head. Didn't realize this was such a major common problem until I started researching the cost of repair.

My 1998 Lincoln Navigator has the 5.4 in it. About 3 miles from home, I take off from stop sign and heard loud pop followed by knocking (compression escaping) and gas fumes you could smell in cab. I have owned it 3 yrs and drove 5 as it was a company car. It seems it threw the number 6 spark plug out removing the coil and denting my hood. It made me feel lucky as the fuel rail sits above it and did not break even though it was hit.

From what I read I am lucky as it made it to 170,000 before ejecting a plug. I have replaced two coils in the last three yrs and now if the head can be fixed the third. Even though it was getting a few miles on it, I have never seen a plug go for no reason so I started researching on the net, to see how to fix and why. I am shocked it took only about 550 events from the cruise control for them to recall, so why so many?

I have read of thousands. My coil was missing the rubber boot but still had the spring hooked up. Lucky it ripped the plug loose that fires it as the bare spring lay on top, the motor with fuel pouring out that cylinder from a live injector. I intend to fix myself. I ordered the tools to replace the threads as what I read if I keep it I will most likely need them again. The tools cost around 200 plus 50 for the coil plus time I don't have.

What is sad is 10 or 20 people will have to die of engine fire before Ford is forced to step up. I have always been a fan of Ford but I do believe unless they step up to and take responsibility ,then this is my last. If this didn't happen to so many people I would just say, "oh well, it's an old car" but they clearly were not meant to last.

Another blown Ford spark plug. I just replaced all plugs and 4 coils in 99 Expedition 5.4 and have not even put 200 miles on it when it blew a plug. Since all I have been reading and all the mechanics agree here is another complaint about Ford, which makes it seem well over 200 complaints have been made. And there's no telling how many thousands have not. The mechanic says it could happen again at anytime due to the well-known Ford default, which is well-known to Ford. $214.00 for now is the cost of a rental car. No vehicle for 3 days during the holidays is pure inconvenience because all auto shops were closed.

I too own a 2002 F150 with the 4.6L V8 with the popping spark plug problem. It was the number 4 plug. I was horrified to learn the extent of this problem. I will file a complaint but will repair the problem myself. I am a long time Ford owner but will rethink my next purchase if Ford does not stand behind their products.

We own a Ford F150 super crew cab 4.6 engine. We purchased it used with 76,000 miles. Around 97,000 miles we had a spark plug blow out. We were driving when we heard a popping noise. My husband pulled over and opened the hood. He went to the back of the truck to get a flash light when there was a loud pop. It was the spark plug blowing out. My husband would have been seriously injured if his head was under the hood. We called ford and they didn't want to know anything. They weren't taking a responsibility. Very frustrated.

Another spark plug story: I own a 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty with a 6.8L V10 that I custom ordered in April 1998 and took delivery in May 1998. I have always used Mobil 1 oil since the first change and have followed the maintenance schedule as outlined in the book. I am totally pleased with the truck and thought I would have it another 8 years since I didn't have any problems with it. At 100,000 miles, I had the spark plugs changed and some other maintenance done at the dealership and it continued to run fine. Now I have 150,000 on it. I was looking at a trailer and the salesman was standing near the truck and commented on a tick he was hearing.

I didn't think too much about it so I didn't do anything and the tick wasn't that pronounced. I chalked it up to higher mileage and was going to change to a different synthetic oil at the next change (one of the ones designed for higher mileage) and see if that corrected the noise. I should have done my homework! Hindsight is 20/20. I had never heard of the spark plugs spitting out before so when it happened to me on Saturday, 12/11/10, I was caught by surprise. Usual stuff, pop, etc. I pulled into a parking lot, called my wife, have it towed (we have a towing policy so that saved some bucks) and had it towed to dealer which wouldn't open until Monday.

So I looked into the problem on the Web. Wow, I knew I was going to have problems with the dealer so when they called and started talking I had all of the information. So now it is just a game to see if they will pay a portion of the bill, or if I am going to do the work myself. I've already decided that since it is inevitable that another one or two or all of them will blow, I will be better off doing all 10 with inserts.

After looking at the various products on the market and Ford isn't going to cover any of them as a warranty issue if it fails, I will use the CalVan inserts (Product No. CAL 38900 DLT) and either do it myself or have a local mechanic do it. I can't see spending $300 to $400 an occurrence. I will try to add to this as to the outcome if possible.

We have a 2002 Ford F-150 Triton 5.4L. When traveling, we heard a series of loud "Pops" but as able to drive it 2 blocks to our house. After the plug was reseated (last plug rear passenger side.) it appeared to run fine. However, when I called the Ford dealership, I was told it would cost $320.00 to replace the spark plugs ($40.00 per plug) further reading told of similar problems with ford trucks.

I began having issues 2 years ago with my F-150 5.4 L truck misfire (year of truck 2000). I took my truck to a mechanic and he said it was cylinder #3 misfiring and that I needed to replace the power pack because water was leaking into the cylinder. It cost $1,500 to fix. This year, same thing is happening truck started to misfire again same cylinder. I don't want to spend money again but will probably need to. I heard about the issues with spark plugs I'm just waiting for one to fail because my truck has 124K already.

I started my 2000 Ford Expedition and heard a loud boom! Then smoke poured from under the hood. I just found out that it is a blown spark plug, a known problem with this Ford engine, so we can expect more to happen. That's the bad part, as my wife and children use this truck, so I am worried about their safety.

Ford has a known issue with their F150 engine. A number of different Ford mechanics and different Ford dealerships told us that there are not enough threads to secure the spark plugs in these millions of Ford trucks. So at around 100,000 miles, they started spitting out spark plugs. They have even made a special part to fix it, but they are not accepting responsibility for a flawed design. So basically you cannot expect a Ford engine to last over 100,000 miles. So far we have been stranded out of state 2 times while moving across the country due to a military transfer. We have spent about $2000 so far, but there are 6 more spark plugs that could blow out at any time if we don't go ahead and buy a new engine. We haven't decided what to do yet. I will feel loads of guilt if I even sell this truck to anyone else, but apparently Ford feels no guilt for advertising its truck as reliable and lasting 200,000-300,000 miles, which is just a lie.

My 2003 Ford F150 4.6l V8 just blew number 4 spark plug out of the cylinder head together with the thread. I'm shocked to find out that not only will this cost me $3500 to fix and that it is not covered by the warranty. I took out with Global warranty for covering my cylinder head but that this is a known problem with Ford Pick up trucks and that Ford are not taking any responsibility for this flaw but instead passing the cost on to the innocent car driver like me. I cannot afford to pay $3500 out of the blue for my car. I can plan and budget for servicing and for winter tires etc. but not for a manufacturing flaw by Ford!

I have no choice but to pay for the fix and get my truck back on the road. I'd like someone to help me get compensation back from Ford for part of or all of this expense. $440 to tow my car to a Ford dealer and $3500 to have the cylinder head removed and machined with a new thread. I'm afraid this will happen with other spark plugs in there too. What guarantee do I have that I won't have to pay this again?!

I own a 2001 F-150. The truck broke down, am told it needs a need head on engine because it blows out it spark plugs. $3,500.00 for a new head. I went online a known design flaw on Ford's part. No recall. Consumers are paying daily for Ford's neglect. On going problem for over ten years. Please help. Class action? I'm a small independent contractor, self employed can't work and w/o a truck.

7/21/2010 I had a tail light replaced and as I was leaving the dealership I was approximately 1 mile down the road and my engine started misfiring. I took it back to the dealer and was told the coil on cylinder 4 was failing. I had the coil and all spark plugs replaced at 122288 miles ($648). On 8/23/2010 123800 miles I had the spark plug blow out of the engine on cylinder 5. It was a known Ford problem and has not been recalled by Ford; even the service people acknowledge the problem. ($550 after hard negotiation)

On 8/24/2010 I have a ticking sound coming from the driver's side of the engine. The service people say this is probably a collapsed lifter but can't say for sure until they remove the valve head which is another $230 just to remove the valve head to look at the inside. It may need a new engine estimated $6500. I think it's another spark plug getting ready to blow out the side of my motor. I believe these are all related to the spark plug problem that Ford fails to recall and acknowledge.

My 2001 4.6l f-150 blew #3 spark plug while in the middle of hunting trip. It was dark; I was in the middle of a field with limited tools. The cop blew off and I was stranded for hours until I was able to get that plug back in. I thought it may have just been a loose plug since I recently just purchased the vehicle until I did research on the net and discovered hundreds of complaints of the same thing. After getting repaired the same plug was spit out again a week ago. This should be a recall if it is happening to so many people. The fuel lines are directly above the plugs! That is surely a safety hazard that needs to be investigated!

I have a 2001 Ford Expedition 5.4L Triton v8. Its spark plug has blown out and cost $500 to repair. Engine light (168k miles) came on the car, and it would not pass inspection. Also, there's a damaged repaired plug. So now car is inoperable. I think Ford is responsible for all of these due to the obvious design / nature of this issue. Besides this issue, we absolutely love the vehicle; it's very comfortable and powerful.

I have a 1999 Southwind motor at home with 56,000 miles on it. It blew out a plug on the way home from Florida in April of this year. It cost me $3,900 to have it fixed. Ford should have to paid at least a portion of the cost since this is an engineering problem.

My company purchased a new 2002 Ford F-250 with a Triton 5.4 liter engine. The engine has blown out 4 spark plugs since the mileage hit 149,358. It blew the fourth plug today, at mileage 184,663. It has cost an average of $284.93 to repair each plug. The Ford dealerships admit there is a design flaw, yet Ford does not admit to a problem. I wrote to Ford Motor Co. about the problem, to which they replied, "We must place limits on our post warranty assistance. We regret to advise you that your vehicle is beyond those limits and we are therefore, unable to assist with the cost of any repairs."

I went on the internet to see if others are experiencing the same problem, and was shocked to see how many have experienced the same thing. Some have experienced the problem at mileage of only 75,000 miles. Since even Ford dealerships admit to there being a design flaw, I feel that Ford Motor Co. ought to at least pay for a portion of the repairs, if not all of the expenses incurred, and/or prevent further blow-outs by fixing the problem before more plugs are blown out. I need this vehicle for work for installations, material transport, etc., and cannot depend on it to make it from one place to another without blowing another plug. To date, it has cost my company $854.78 to repair three blown-out spark plugs, not to mention the added cost of today's blow-out. I have lost time on the job from the vehicle being in the shop. I need to be able to take the vehicle out on a job, or to get materials, but risk another break-down from another blown-out plug, as I have four plugs that have yet to blow, but according to the Ford dealerships, they will likely blow as well.

2003 Mazda Tribute. The spark plug blew out and damaged the manifold. There could have been a fire. I have major repairs and no help from Mazda.

I own a 2000 excursion. Had two spark plugs fly out of my cylinders and destroying two coils and denting my hood. Possible danger but Ford states, they are looking for a fix but Buena Park Ford states they are not willing to fix the truck for free because Ford has not put out a bulletin report yet but it's a known problem. I will never buy another Ford product if not repaired in a timely manner.

I own a 2000, F150 with approximately 130,000 miles. It blew out a spark plug a year ago. I had it repaired at a cost of about $350. Almost a year later, a second plug at a different location has blown out. I expect similar cost for repair. The previous plug was on the driver side and the current plug is on the passenger side.

My 2005 f150 has on three different occasions blown out spark plugs. 62,000 miles. Very costly. The dealership won't cover it and claims they are not aware of ford pickups having this problem. What a laugh! All the mechanics in my area are aware of this problem with ford pickups. How come the ford company won't admit it?

Starting from a stoplight, I heard a sudden pop and smelled gas. Loud clicking or popping noise caused me to turn around and head straight to the dealer. They said a spark plug blew out, damaging the coil. Initial estimate of $500 grew to $3600 as they said then that the head would need to be replaced due to damage there as well. It appears that there are many people with this problem.

I bought my 2000 F-150 used with 65,000 miles on it. Ran fine never an issue. At 110,000 miles I opted to change the spark plugs just to give it a tune-up. At 126,000 it blew a plug out of the head. The truck now has 150,000 on it and it has blown 3 more in the last 6 months. All have been different cylinders. I am one of the lucky ones that has not had a fire as a result of this and as well I have a local garage that does repair it and does not charge an outrageous amount to fix it but Ford needs to step up and NHTSA needs to force them to step up as it has dented my fuel rail but has not cracked it. This is just as much of a safety issue as tires blowing out going down the road or a car accelerating for some unknown reason. I have $1200 tied up in the repairs on my truck and I feel bad, especially in the economic times that we are in, for the people who have to pay the $3,000.00 repair bills. Ford needs to back it up if they plan to prosper in the future.

I have a 2001 Ford Super Crew with a 5.4L Triton v-8. To date, it has blown out five spark plugs, and it is getting to be a joke. I am afraid to leave town because at the most inconvenient time, another will blow. On the bright side, there are only three plugs left to be fixed!

I have a F150 that I am having problems with spark plugs blowing out of the engine head and I called a couple dealerships and was told that there was no recall and Ford was not standing behind this problem. I repaired one about 10000 miles ago and now another. This is not right. Ford should recall and fix this problem.

My 2003 F250 spit out a spark plug and cost me a pile of money. I'm just glad it didn't catch fire yet! There are 7 more plugs in this motor. So far the cost is approx $600 and that's just one plug.

I have had three spark plug blow outs in the last 9 months! 2001 F150 with a 5.4 motor. Looks like everyone has the same problem. I will never own another ford again! A real company would stand up and fix the junk they sold to all of these people. I don't know what I'm gonna do with this truck but I cant wait until it's gone. Never ever, ever, ever buy a Ford!

While driving home from a long trip, my 2000 V-10 Excursion with only 77,000 miles on it blew the #8 plug clear out of the head! 100 miles from home at midnight with my pregnant wife and two little kids. Luckily, we were only 2 miles from the next town and were able to get a room. I bought the extended warranty on the truck the previous year when I purchased the truck from a local Dodge dealer. I took the truck into the local Ford Dealership the next morning to be repaired. He called an hour later to say that the warranty holder (National) wouldn't honor the warranty on that particular repair because "it was a known Ford defect".

Are you kidding me! So the extended bumper to bumper warranty I supposedly bought isn't really bumper to bumper if it's a known Ford issue? So why hasn't Ford been made to be responsible for fixing a "defect" it's known for having!? Luckily, the Dodge dealer I bought the truck from stepped up to the plate and covered the repair of $500. But what if it happens again like I've heard so many have? This is ridiculous. Once again, the middle class consumer gets stuck holding the bag! We have been Ford loyalists for 20+ years. Way to keep your customers Ford. Next time, I will buy a Dodge. Gee, I wonder why?

2003 Ford Expedition w 5.4 Liter. Blown out 3 plugs to date. I don't believe a recall is in order because safety/health of driver or occupants is not affected. Any lawyers out there? Here is the potential to make some big money. (Class action lawsuit) represent owners of Ford vehicles that have incurred $$$$ of expenses due to known flaw. Where are the lawyers?

2002 Ford F-250, Triton V-8, Our retirement purchase one year ago. Simply loved this vehicle. Ford owners since the early '70s. Blew out a plug and coil, lengthy replacement and costly. Special tool to correctly repair problem was purchased at a ridiculous cost of $360 plus s/h. Ran truck for about 6 days when another plug blew and repair once again incurred. These costs are ridiculous and not covered as our mileage is over the 110,000 miles. According to many reports this is an ongoing issue with so many owners of the Triton V-8 motor. FMC will not help with repair only if we pay through the nose. (Take to their auth. mechanic.) Think there should be some sort of investigation into the FMC stepping up and taking responsibility for this design and their aluminum heads. This truck was our retirement gift to ourselves as it is a special looking truck and large enough to haul a bigger trailer and crew cab holds all the grandkids and their parents (One family at a time).

My Ford F250 blew out #7 spark plug while driving. It scared me and cost me $3500.

At least 1 spark plug blew out of my 2005 F-350 with Triton 5.4 V8 with 131k. It did not pop up and out, as in the stories here, but some metal may have been blown into the engine. At the same time, the oil pump blew, possibly damaged by floating debris. Now, I'm having the engine replaced with a re-manufactured one. The cost is about $5,600. Also, I spent $400 to have one broken plug replaced, making the total $6,000. Why is there no class action suit here?

I was driving my family back from a vacation in Yellowstone on Sunday, August 8, when our 2001 Expedition with a Triton 8 cylinder engine, blew out a spark plug 29 miles from Wheatland, WY. Thank God we had not taken the shortest route, as one of the escaped murderers, who hid near Yellowstone, was arrested along that route on Monday. Imagine breaking down, hours from the nearest tow truck in that situation. Fortunately, I am only out roughly $3500 and not my family.

My 2003 Ford F150 with a 4.6 is in the shop with number 7 spark plug blown. This one is a bad one. It stripped the threads off the head. Something should be done about this, it's just not right. I had never read so many complaints on this issue. Thanks.

On August 1, 2010, I was leaving Cedarpoint amusement park about 11:30 pm. My 2003 Expedition started making a loud clapping noise. I pulled over and the person that tried to help found the number 3 spark plug popped out. Therefore we were stranded in an unfamiliar place all night. My car had to be towed to a garage. They tried to fix it but determined it would cost at least $3.000.00 to take the motor down and rethread the spark plug hole. I had to spend $500.00+ trying to get home. My car is still in Cleveland, Ohio.

I am having repairs (as we speak) to my 3rd spit plug/ helicoil coil. The engine is 3.0 litre with 130 kms in a 2003 Ford Escape which shows no sign of overheating. this is unfamiliar to my local Ford dealer, so I take my vehicle to an independent shop which is familiar with the recurring problem. I am very discouraged with Ford as a result of this ongoing problem, not to mention there are 3 remaining cylinders that will soon need attention.

MY 2003 Ford F-150 blew a spark plug out of the number 3 position on the passenger side. I went in to have it worked on and was told by the Ford Dealership they would not touch that plug. they recommended a repair shop install a heli-coil and sent me down the road. It cost me 400.00 to have the repair done. I learned that this seems to be a common occurrence on Ford engines and I hope that at some point they will stand behind their product and warranted this kind of work.

I have a 1999 Ford E350 with 110k miles. It has the Triton 5.7L V8 engine. Last night on my way home from vacation, the engine spit out the third spark plug since May of this year. I called Ford the first two times and they said there is nothing they can do since the vehicle has 110k miles. I asked at what point are their engines designed to spit out spark plugs. They said they are not but since the vehicle has so many miles, they cannot or will not do anything about it.

On Saturday 8-07-2010, while driving in heavy traffic, in my 2002 Ford F150, I felt and heard a loud pop under the hood followed by serious vibration and engine knock! I was fortunate enough to pull off the side of the road without incurring a vehicle accident or harm to myself. Upon inspecting the engine compartment, I found that the #2 cylinder spark plug was ejected from it's socket with a force that it ruptured the "coil over plug"and it's mount! Being on the "Garden State Parkway," it was necessary to have the truck towed the 64 miles to my home.

Thinking that I could make the repair myself, upon some research, I not only realized that I couldn't, but in fact I am one of many Ford Owners who experienced this hazard and are at the mercy of FMC and their dealearships to repair this particular cylinder when there are seven other ones in the engine apt to fail at any time. This, I don't want to happen again! Before notifying you, I sent an e-mail to Gentilini Ford asking for a reply and an appointment to possibly repair and explain the ongoing plug ejection problem. At this time, I'm waiting for a reply. Thank you for giving this matter you're attention.

We have a 2003 Ford Expedition and in a 1 year period, we have been stranded due to spark plugs blowing out. Both times, we were on summer family vacations. After researching this problem, I have found that it is a common problem with this year make and model. Both repairs were around $750 each. The economic damage was roughly $750 for each repair. The problem now is we are nervous to drive the vehicle out of our town.

I have a Ford Expedition 2004, and two spark plugs blew out. Why is Ford putting out bad spark plugs. It damaged a fuel injector, and coil. They are located in a difficult spot, so the mechanic has to charge more time. ($1,300)

I own a 2005 Ford F-150 XLT. The vehicle has 90K on it and it just blew a spark plug out of the number 1 head. I have already spent $1000 but it appears the heli-coil kit may not fix it. I am disgusted with Ford who obviously has known of this issue for years.

I'm not sure what it takes to start a class action law suit against Ford for this problem, but I am very interested in finding out. If anyone knows, please let me know so that we might be able to recoup some of the money that we are all out! I was left stranded on the side of a busy California freeway and had to pay nearly $1000.00!

I own a 2002 F250, and had a spark plug, blow out of the head today, while I was driving down the interstate. I knew instantly what had happened, because my best friend has the same model truck and he has experienced the same problem twice before. I pulled over and opened the hood, and the front coil and plug on the passenger side was blown out of the head. I am very disappointed with Ford, for not addressing this issue. It is obvious that they have a defective problem with these heads, and they are doing nothing about it. I have been a loyal Ford owner for 30 years, and this truck will be the last one I buy from Ford.

I got a '01 F 250 Super-duty with some thing like 160 K, minor problems here & there but nothing serious until Sunday when it just blew a plug out of a cylinder head! I did some research on it & now I am ready to sell this piece of junk as soon as I weld a spark plug back in it ! I was a Ford man all my life but after this I would not even look at one.

Blown spark plugs on my '99 Expedition. Once with my kids in tow and once in the middle of nowhere Alaska on the way home.

I have had the spark plug blow right out of the engine three different times. I thought this was a rather ironic thing until I heard how often it happens. Why isn't there a recall for this? The damage that has been caused is a bill the first time for $500.00. The second time for $650.00 and this third time is cost me over $800.00. There is obviously some form of issue here that needs to be addressed.

The 3rd sparkplug in my Ford f-150 blew out. It's costing me way too much money, but I can't afford a new truck. Is there any law suit out there against Ford?

I have a 2006 Ford that has the spark plug problem that seems like everyone is having with the Ford Motors. I put my truck in the shop on the 5th of July and now it is the 25th of July and they had to order a special tool to get the rest of the plug out. I have no clue what my bill is going to be, but it seem like it is a big problem with Ford and they should be liable for some of the cost. Thanks.

Hi I live in Vancouver Canada and in the process of going to small clams court trial against Ford. I have blown three plugs in my 2001 f250 Super Duty and have had enough of paying Ford money for a known manufacturer's defect. If you could share your experience with me and if you could supply the receipts to help me in my fight that would be a great. Thanks Cam (***) ***@***.ca

I have a 2002 ford F-150 and the number 3 spark plug has blown out. I checked your web site and found out that it is an ongoing problem with Ford trucks for years 1997-2004. I don't understand why Ford has not been made to issue a recall when on your website there are lots of people complaining about the same issue on a daily and monthly basis. Now, they want $500 to $2800 to fix it when it is obviously a Ford manufacturing defect.

Spark plug blew out cylinder head of 2001 f150 at around 80.000 miles. Tow fees cant repair due to lack of resources at this time.

I own a 1999 Ford F-250 with the Triton 5.4 V-8. This truck has 85,000 miles and has now blown one of the spark plugs out. This repair will cost me around $475.00 to fix. If all 8 of them blow out, it would total the vehicle. I am also out of transportation for two days. I have never heard of such a thing until I saw it on this website.

I have a 2000 Ford F-150 V8 Triton with 150,000 and over the last nine months, have had a spark plug "spit" out. My mechanic who fixed it the first time said that it was because of how few threads there was in the cylinder. This time, it broke an even bigger piece off with it so I am not sure that it can even be repaired at this point or for how much. I am very disappointed!

My 1999 Ford F-250 V-10 blew out a plug between California and Houston, TX. It had about 101,000 miles. The repair was done with a heli-coil and is holding up; the mechanic said it was a common problem and suggested putting in spark plugs with longer threads. In Texas, we blew out another plug at about 103,000 miles. This repair was $650 whereas the last repair was $265. The mechanic said we should have a Ford recommended kit installed for $2,800 plus.

Now at 104,000 miles, another plug blew out, we repaired it again at $650 and parked it until we can raise the money to fix it right. During this time, I had a tune up done, replaced all the coils, and replaced some faulty smog equipment. I now have over $3,000 into it and it it is unreliable unless I put another $3,000 in the head repair. Any mechanic that does not know about this problem with Ford is lying. A good mechanic will refuse to effect a temporary fix and will have the gumption to say that the Ford needs the complete Head repair or nothing!

I have a 2001 Ford F250 with the 6.8 liter v-10. The engine has spit out a spark plug on two separate occasions. I have been told by my local Ford dealer that while this is a common problem it is not covered by any warranty or recall. Both times, the bill was over $600.00. I have been told that it most likely will happen again. I can't afford a new truck and I can't afford for this to keep happening. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

2002 Ford Excursion V10 6.8L Triton Engine Spark Plug Blew out of Cylinder Head. 130k miles on engine. I have had the vehicle for 6 1/2 years and what little I knew about this issue is now very apparent to me that I have fallen into the group of disgruntled Ford owners with this issue. I am down $145 so far with the towing. Luckily, I wasn't far from home coming back from vacation with the family. I am very interested in seeing if any class action will grow legs. Add Ford to the list of car manufacturers trying to screw the consumer.

I want to complain about my 1999 Ford F150 truck with the 5.4 motor. My spark plug blew out and took the threads with it. I was told by the dealership that this is a common problem and that it would cost me 1900 dollars to fix it. I cant believe that there has not been a recall for this problem for faulty workmanship.

I have never seen such a nice truck go so bad so fast. I won't even mention the transmission issues or the two alternators that I have replaced in 2010. Today, I go to start it and just like many have said .. Loud "POP!". Soon as I heard it, I knew what it was. I opened the hood and the coil for cylinder number 3 was laying on its side and The spark-plug still in the chamber loose. Attempted to see if it would go back in and it would not.

I have been a Ford customer for many, many, years. My story is that the spark plug story that everyone is talking about which has happened to my 2003 Expedition three times in a year and a half. The first time I took it to Fiesta Ford in Indio, Ca., it cost me the cost of the tow and repair was over $600.00. Then again about nine months later, it happened again. This time, I had to take it elsewhere because the person at Fiesta Ford said that they would have to charge me again because it wasn't their error, it was Fords and because there was no recall, it was not covered. I paid over $800.00 the second time. Now, the third time is the charm because I payed it off on Tuesday and on Thursday it happened again.

Right now as I type this, my 2003 Ford Expedition sits in a shop having the motor replaced because the spark plug blew again and this time shreds of the white casing feel into the motor and ruined it. Something needs to be done about this problem now!

Do not buy a Ford truck. The cost for the first repair was $600.00 for recoil, second repair of $800.00 for recoil, and third repair of $2500.00 for new motor.

I own a '99 Ford F-150 5.4 Triton V8 with 100,000 miles. It has blown coil three times in nine months. Do not buy a ford truck. It cost over $1,000 in fixes so far. Now, I'm waiting for a price from my mechanic to replace the head.

Ford Excursion Triton V10 engine. Spark plug blew, taking coil out, and spark plug threads from the head. Costly repair. Ford has had thousands of complaints, and continues to hide this problem. Maybe one day, with enough complaints filed, Ford will be required to fix this faulty design! This is the second time it has happened to me. Who has an extra $560 around to have a head rethreaded? Two times in 12 months! I am lucky that I have AAA. They have had to tow my vehicle both times.

I have a Ford F150 SuperCrew which blew a plug. I tried to start it to go home after work and heard a loud banging. I shut it off, popped the hood and started pulling coils off the plugs. One of the plugs came with the coil. All the threads were blown out. Now, I have to take it to a shop to install helicoil, which will cost a ** of a lot more than I can afford. Ford should own up and recall this obviously defective product. Maybe we should all call Obama and have him do to Ford what he has done to Toyota since he does not own any of Ford either. Watch their stocks drop. I used to be an avid Ford owner, this will be the last one I'll ever own.

F150 spark plug blew out because it only has four threads holding them. Going to cost me a fortune to fix this about 2000 to 3000 dollars. This is a known issue with D150 PUs and Ford has done nothing about it.

While traveling in our 1999 Motorhome with a Ford V10 Triton engine, we were driving along and heard a loud bang from the motor and started losing power. We "limped" our way to a Midas in Keene, NH. There we were told that the engine blew out a spark plug. We were lucky that one of the technicians recognized the problem right away and was able to order a new helicoil at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon and a new coil pack to be able to repair it the next day. What I cannot believe is that after reading on this site and others that this seems to be a known problem that Ford refuses to address. At this point we are ready to get rid of the Motorhome because we do not know if we can trust the engine to not blow another one. It does not make for a relaxing vacation.

I am an owner of a 2001 Ford F-150 with approximately 75,000 miles on it. Most recently, it blew out a spark plug which also ruined the attached coil. Upon investigation, I found that this was commonplace with the 5.4 Triton engines as the spark plugs have a reduced number of threads due to the design of the engine heads. The cost to repair was $319.48.

2000 F-150 spark plug blown. My truck is beautiful and in almost mint condition. Just wondering if Ford is going to man up and fix their poor engineering problem. "Built Ford tough" is their quote, so they should fix this CHEAP design with the aluminum heads and plugs blowing out of them, and recall all Fords that have this problem to fix them right. If the coil pack flies off the plug when it blows, there is a very good chance of the coil pack starting a fire. Does it take someone to get seriously injured to get rich people off their butts and fix their own terrible design. Thank you

Bought a used 2003 Lincoln Navigator from a friend. On June 17, 2010 and at about 72,000 miles, it spit out a spark plug while I was driving. There was a loud noise and the car started to loose power. I was holding up traffic so the other driver's started honking. The repair bill starts at $2500 which I do not have and now the car is sitting in the driveway. I'm just glad my family were not in the car. This is such a costly repair bill. My cash reserve is for my son's monthly school tuition. I can not afford to have the Navigator fix.

1999 Expedtion spit Plug out costing me $900.00 and change.

had spark plug blow out of 2000 ford excursion.i use to be a mechanic and have never heard of this happening before the car manufactures went to aluminum heads. this is definitely the result of poor engineering. all they had to do was make the area around the plugs thicker and use longer threaded plugs,or put in steel thread inserts. i cant believe that a car, that cost what a house use to, would have such poor design, and a company as big as ford , would refuse to do the right thing and repair their engineering mistakes. what bothers me most now is i own three of these vehicles and now cant trust any of them.

have 2006 ford F150xlt triton pickup truck (engine need tune up) only have 25,000 miles. was told by ford service manger that ford f150 where made with (spitting spark plugs) which could brake in half. normal cost $400, if spark plug brakes cost $1100 or more! a normal tune up is around 100,000 miles as stated by ford, since the spitting spark pugs is a defect! ford should pay for one piece pugs replacements. how do i get ford to correct that mistake. with ford paying the total cost. our son also has a 2005 ford f150 with the same kind of spark plugs. replacement with one piece spark plugs and cost to be covered by ford. my truck needs tuneup. 75,000 miles sooner than stated by ford for maintainance

I have 5 kids all under the age of 11. I am a military member that dosent have much money to begin with and now I am out of a vehicle. I find out this is a common problem and I am very upset that Ford will not stand behind their product. It seems to me that if Ford is the number 1 selling truck in america they should also have a responsibility towards americans to build and stand behind a quality product.

Spark Plug Blow Out. When this happened it also ripped the coil out hanging down into engine which could have caused our van to catch fire. We were driving our kids to school when the whole thing happened. We were recently on the freeway prier to this happening which could have caused a major accident with 6 of us in the van at the time. I called the ford dealership along with local part stores, mechanics, friends that work on cars and also investigating this issue on the computer.

I find that this is a common issue among Ford vehicles with certain engines which I own a vehicle which has this defect. Shouldn't there have been a recall by ford by now when I'm told by all of my sources that this is a problem everyday. What can we do to make Ford realize that they have a serious issue causing their consumers a lot of money. I figure that ford needs the money so they don't want to acknowledge this problem.

My family of 7 is without a vehicle the only vehicle that we own. the damage will cost up to $3,000 possibly more and I don't have that kind of money to fix my van. We are both students and raising 5 children under 16. Without a vehicle I might not be able to get my children across town to the babysitter so i might end up missing work.

My wife had a 2003 Explorer. We bought it used with 17,000 miles. At 38,000 miles the transmission went out!! We had to drop $2400 to get it fixed. Ford would not help us because they said it was out of warranty. We never pulled anything with it. It was a passenger vehicle. The list goes one. I have owned a 88 F150, 97 Ranger, 98 F150, 2003 Explorer, 2001 F150. If I had all the money back in unneccessary repairs for all the Ford issues I could buy a new Chevy with cash!! One thing is for sure, never a Ford again! I hope Ford sinks. We just bought my wife a Honda Pilot. She loves it. I am going to trade the F150 for a GMC. Ford needs to step up to the plate and take ownership of their [bad products]! Build a better product!

Spark plug blow out on my 99 Ford Expedition.

My Ford 2001,4.6l V8 Expedition blowout a #3 spark plug . I've heard this is happening to a lot of Expedition owners. I had it fixed but it happened again, this time the spark plug fell into the engine causing damage to the piston and pieces of spark plug metal to be in the engine which is bad. The mechanic said it would be best and cost efficient to put in a new engine for $4,900 verses a repair, because it will happen again with the shallow plug thread depth that Ford put on their Triton V8 engines (I did not buy this truck new but used). No vehicle to drive to work. I cannot afford the repair or replacement of engine.

Owner of a nice 1997 Ford Expedition with the 5.4 engine. Just blew spark plug number 3. Mechanic said it's not in a place that can just be worked with and taken care of. After reading on here it's evident it's a frequent and costly problem. Sounds like a major malfunction that should be covered on some kind of a recall. Young, single parent left stranded at 10:30 pm on an S-curve on a highway at night. Thankfully good Samaritans stopped, pulled car to a side road and gave her a ride home. Don't know what's going to have to be done with the car.

I own a 2001 ford E-250 Econoline van with a 5.4 Triton V-8 engine of which the # 2 spark plug blew out of the aluminum head and striped out the threads, making it impossible for me to reinstall the spark plug without having major engine work done. After this happened, I was informed that this is a very common problem and should have been fixed before these heads where used in production.

We park our 2002 Mercury Sable over the summer months, and have a Mustang as our "summer" vehicle. Today, when my father tried to move it in the garage we have it parked at, the driver's side spring broke, blowing out the tire. My father mentioned him having this issue with his '01 Sable, and the cost was reimbursed by Ford under the recall. But none of the recalls shown for this reference anything newer than model year 2001. I can only thank God this didn't happen while my wife or sons were driving. The results could have been fatal.

While starting my 2003 F350, I heard a pop and then the engine was not running right. When I checked under the hood, I noticed that the coil was dislodged and that the spark plug had blown out of the cylinder. I see from reading that this is not an uncommon problem. It would have been nice to get a letter about the "potential issue with spark plugs."

Add my experience to the Ford spark plug blow out issue. I have a 1999 F-350 with the V-10 engine. I have had four plugs blow out. Instance 1 through 3 cost about $400 for the standard repair. Instance number 4 (one day after number 3, by the way) was estimated at $4,400 as they believe that this time, the plug blew a hole that damaged the head beyond repair. The $4,400 is for a new cylinder head. The Ford dealer claimed that this was an unusual, although not unheard of problem. This is obviously far more common than Ford is letting on.

I took Ford to Small Claims Court April on 2010 and won! I have a 2000 Ford Expedition 5.4 liter V8. I had spark plugs blow out three times and more that had a misfire. The cause is the aluminum heads were built poorly. The threading is too thin and when they heat up the spark plugs can loosen and blow out, ruining the threading, plug and coil. In 2007, Ford came up with specific guidelines on how to repair the problem. All the dealerships know of the new guidelines and all mechanics are supposed to know also, according to the rep that showed up for my court case. She gave me a copy of it and you can find out the info on **.

I want to know why they didn't mail every Ford owner a copy of the guidelines like they do when there is a recall. I also had two other major problems. There is a leak that causes water to get into the fuse box below driver's side. It becomes rusted and causes all kinds of electrical issues (wipers stop working, dinging sounds when you open door and key is not in yet, etc.) You have to replace fuse box and still don't know exactly where water is leaking from. I also had a starting problem that lasted over two years before we found the problem.

Randomly, it would turn over but wouldn't stay idling unless I pushed on gas pedal while turning it over. Finally, when it did it one day, it also stalled out at every stop and check engine light came on. They finally were able to get the code and found out it was the idle control valve. I had it replaced and haven't had the problem again so far. I hope this info helps anyone and I recommend that you take Ford to Small Claims if you want to recover your losses.

While driving at a speed of 40 mph a spark plug blew out of the head on the passenger side of my 2003 Ford F-150 crew cab 4.6 engine. I have babied my truck since it was new. Truck has 94,000 miles on it. Truck is now with the mechanic waiting on repair. I don't know how much for the head repair.

This is a complaint about Ford 4.6-liter spark plug blowout. I now have experienced the same thing, and I have to say "Thanks a whole lot, Ford motor company for the crap." This is the only family vehicle we have and can afford. I have done some research on repair and cannot afford to repair the problem. I guess I can take the whole family on the motorcycle now; it is the only other transport I own. Ford really should step up and fix these vehicles.

Spark plugs blew up in my engine. Now I need to buy a new engine and Ford is claiming they have no idea about this problem, but I did some research and there are millions of complaints about this same problem.

I own a 2002 Ford 150 Crew Cab. I purchased it in 2003 with 12,000 miles and I have maintained it at the local dealerships for every required service. On Saturday, April 23, 2010, I heard a "ticking" sound, so I decided to take it to the dealership and on the way I heard a pop. The dealership called me the next business days to tell me that I blew a spark plug and that it will cost $600. After researching this issue, I have found this to be a general problem and not just a one-off situation. So I am adding my complaint to the pile. $600 if temporary fix works to $3000 for new heads plus down time.

I have a 1997 Ford Expedition. This vehicles has run very well over the last years with no problems. Now, all of a sudden, the engine is blowing out spark plugs, and I am hearing this is a common problem with Ford. I am just at a loss for words. The repairs are extremely costly and this is now my second time. How can a design flaw as huge as this be ignored by the manufacturer? My loyalty to Ford is falling fast.

2006 F150 has bad plugs, seat belt won't always hook in. I replaced window switch. It seems like this one is going bad also. Power steering pump is going bad. It appears there is moisture in my oil fill cap milky looking. I never had a high temp but coolant was a little low.

I have a 2006 F150 that has 56,000 miles. After a trip to the service department of Prince Fredrick Ford dealership in MD, I was charged over a $1000.00 for a normal tune up because 5 spark plugs broke off. Parts for $300, labor over $800. How is this not an issue Ford should pay for? I will never buy an American truck again.

I have a 2004 Ford Expedition that spit out 2 spark plug. So I called Ford directly and they wouldn't do anything. Ford told me this is an uncommon occurrence. This in not true. What can be done to correct this issue with Ford? I paid out $1313.00 to have the car fixed. Now, I am nervous about this happening again!

I was driving my 2002 Ford Explorer on Interstate 80 when I heard a loud bang (like a gunshot) and the vehicle started running very poorly, leaving me stranded on shoulder of busy highway. Upon inspection, after a $150 tow job, my mechanic informed me that a spark plug had blown out of the engine head and shattered the ignition coil and severely damaged the fuel rail directly above the cylinder. The total repair was about $600. When the vehicle was repaired, I was again stranded with same problem--same expense!

This time, I went to my personal computer to search for a possible recall. What I found was amazing--hundreds, perhaps thousands of people with same problem! I was stunned to find that Ford was not standing behind their product and actually stonewalling on the whole issue! I am now on fifth repair related to this problem with a total of about $3,200 in repairs and no guarantee that it will not keep happening.

This has caused such an inconvenience to my family with car in shop all the time and trying to use one vehicle to provide for two working adults, and two children with many social and school related activities that my wife has been in tears several times over this issue. (Not to mention the financial strain it has put on us in these already tough times!). I need Ford Motor Company to provide adequate repair options and believe that I should be reimbursed for all of my repair costs and hardships!

I Bought a ford 150, my main complaint is bad quality and design of the motor. I have to fix some how some way! Ford left me with there problem, I have a $30.0000 truck that I'm still paying for with a huge problem, spark plugs blowing out of the motor, not once but twice so far. It's been fixed and it continues to run bad, now I'm in debt with a truck that I'm afraid to drive because it's not reliable and can't afford to keep fixing, due to all the repair cost now I'm behind on payments, which affects my credit, etc., etc. Thanks Ford!

I thought that I bought one great Ford 350 v-10 while blowing out three spark plug in a period of two years. Ford will not even consider helping me offset the cost while the aluminum head is not sufficient to support the theory of Ford tough. The heli-coil is a fix but Ford should understand consumer should not have to do their job. I'm very disappointed in Ford after finding many people in America have the same identical problem. I never thought about buying anything but a Ford truck. I will consider something else.

A spark plug broke while trying to change in my 2005 Ford F150 pick-up. I took it into the shop and they broke 5 more trying to remove the one and change the others. Well now, they want to charge me $1000 to repair. How is this my fault? Pocket book is in economic ruins. I've been with out a job for 1+ years and now I don't even have a vehicle to drive until I come up with $1000 dollars to pay for this, not to mention I still need to make the $500 loan payment for this vehicle each month. What kind of crap is this? I've been a firm believer in Ford until now!

I too have an F-150 that needed a tune-up at 94,000 miles. Plugs broke off so the heads have to be removed to get them out. The engine needs to be removed to get the heads out. A simple tune-up now is costing me $2400.00 to start. Rotors have to be changed every brake job also. Money is tight, but I have only one car to get to work. I'm pretty much in a no-win situation. They won't even address this issue. Tough luck for the consumer again.

Last Thursday, my 1998 Expedition 5.4 Triton engine blew a spark plug on the passenger side, number 3 or 4. I had the truck towed to a shop and they proceeded to fix it only to find that the piston now has a hole in it and now the engine will need to be rebuilt. I cannot afford to rebuild the engine and I owe the shop just over 500 dollars for the work they did and my truck is not fixed. I lost my job at BF Goodrich last October when the plant closed, I have had to move from my rental house because I cannot afford it anymore, and I cannot find a job despite looking and applying for months, and now this with the Expedition. It had around 150,000 miles on it and was running fine the day this happened. Life's good.

This was my wife's truck. I cannot afford another vehicle at the moment because I am an unemployed bF Goodrich tire builder who cannot find a job. Now my wife will have to use my car and it is a 1997 SHO with it's own problems.

The same spark plug keeps coming out while driving! This has happened 3 times and I was able to put it back in and drive this time I put it in it will not tighten and as soon as I start the vehicle it shoots out again. The vehicle is dead on the side of the road and I don't have the thousands of dollars to put a new motor in it. Didn't we just give these people a crap load of money to keep putting garbage on the road? My job depends on me having a car so now what do I do?

2004 Ford F150 Lariat 4X4 5.4 L motor's poorly designed spark plugs (factory installed), recently had to tune up truck spark plug in cylinder 3. It snapped off and left part of plug and porcelain inside engine block. The plugs seize into cavity causing breakage upon removal. I had to tow it to Ford dealer and have partial plug extracted at a cost of $250 per plug (labor only).

Spark plugs should not break apart upon removal. The truck has only 58,000 miles on it and has been well-looked after with regular service and oil changes done every 3000 kilometers or less. I was lucky, only one plug broke off. Many have had all 8 plugs break inside the block. Ford issued a TSB on how to remove these plugs, which i followed, only to have one break anyways.

Ford should be taking care of its customers and help cover this bad design flaw. My truck is still under extended warranty but this is not covered. It cost me $60 for tow to Ford dealer and cost $250 for Ford dealer service dept to extract plug from block. Luckily, only 1 plug broke. It's common for all 8 plugs to break off.

I have a 2001 Ford E-350 Van with a V-10. My father uses it in Southern California. He came and helped me to tow a camper across the country with it, and before he got to Georgia, the van blew out a spark plug. It left him stranded for a few days and we did a temporary fix. Then a couple of years later, it did it again on a different cylinder. I think that the design is not a good one but there is hope. I found someone to do a permanent fix and didn't have to buy a new head. He will fly to where you are and fix the problem. He lives in Southern California. Eric did a great job, but he fixed 3 plug holes that were messed up. And he told me that he torques the plugs at a higher value than Ford calls for and he is a Ford technician.

I own a 2003 Ford Expedition 4.6L 2WD. I changed the spark plugs for the first time last fall at around the 85,000 mile mark, as a light tune up before a trip to Texas. Shortly after the spark plug 3 blows out on the way from work. I changed it out and drove to Texas. On the way back from Texas, spark plug 4 blows out in New Mexico. I changed it out and spark plug 4 blows again. Tapping the plug will only band aid the problem. Now I am looking at 2 cylinder head replacement. This is a problem. As a life time Ford supporter, I am very disappointed with this cylinder head issue. I've seen over 20 people on the internet blog having the same issue with their Expedition and I personally know of two other Expedition owners who face this same problem. This needs to be recalled. Ford is supposed to be the best vehicles on the planet. They shouldn't be breaking at 90,000 miles and costing people thousands of dollars. Repair cost will approximately be $4,500. My family is down to one vehicle.

I bought a Ford F150 King Ranch 4x4 with a 5.4 in it with 127km in August 2008. Today April 3, 2010, my wife and me went to my in-laws for dinner. We had dinner and went to leave. We got in to the truck and went to start it. All of a sudden it went... poof! I turned it off right away. We got out to see what happened. It sounded like a cylinder went. I looked to see what I could see. I noticed a coil loose, then the spark plug that was on the end of it. The engine blew a spark plug. I got a 160kms on it. I never would have believed it. I am not happy. I am gonna take it to Ford and see what they say.

2002 Ford F-150 5.4L, V-8 has blown out two spark plugs from cylinder head in last eight months. I had to replace coil pack, spark plug, tap out cylinder to install threaded insert to hold in new plug, M14 1.5M tap and insert required. See F150online.com for multiple similar problems with spark plugs and coil packs blowing out of aluminum heads of Windsor or Romeo design. 5.4L worst case history, 2 valve.

I have a 2002 Ford Excursion with a V10 engine. Last year, it blew number 10 spark plug. The truck was down for a week and it cost me $800 to fix the problem. Be aware, Ford is not owning up to this product. Unless they address this, this is my last Ford. The sign of a plug about to blow is a sound of air leaking out of a valve. It sounds like a tea pot that is hot. I heard there is no fix till it blows out of the block and if you're lucky, it can be fixed. I heard the tea pot sound about 6 months ago and I hear it again. I am tired of this. I am a DJ and can,t be having this. Please, Ford, fix this!

I have a 2005 Ford F-150 that has now blown three spark plugs out of the block. Once again Ford says they don't see any problems but only millions of 4.6, 5.4 and 6.8 engines have done this. The first time it happened, it was the number 6 cylinder. We were 500 miles from home, It cost me $700 to get the truck towed home, another $400 to fix it and three days of down time to get it fixed. Less than a year later, number 4 does it. This time it only takes the treads off the plug; we put a new coil and plug in it. It cost $75 and a day off from work.

By now, I have called Ford to see if there is a recall and they say there's none because they don't see a problem. Now it is three months later and two more blows, one being the one we fixed and another one. I called Ford and they want us to bring it in and it could cost $400 to $2500 to fix. What they are not telling you is that you can go to the auto parts store and get the same kit they will use to fix for $30 and you can fix it in less than a day. When will Ford get the picture?

I have now spent $1250 and lost four days worth of work to be able to drive back and forth to work. I use my truck in my job and when it is down, I'm losing money. When I'm not making money, I can't support my family. It is time for Ford to open their eyes and fix this problem. There are too many of these issues going on and it is getting out of hand.

My 2002 F150 lighting blew out its spark plug yesterday. Neither the corporate will not help, nor will my local dealer. And, as most of you already know, the government to this date has done nothing to help either. These kinds of things are exactly what is wrong with this country, more often than not there is no accountability for things that go wrong. I will never buy a Ford again, and when I get my truck back, a for sale sign is going on it before something even worse happens to it. This whole situation is breaking my heart because I really do love America and my beautiful American-made Ford truck. It's a lighting, people.

My point is that it was built here in America, not outside our borders like some of the other cars we buy. The manufacturer includes a numbered certificate with each lightning to verify that it was built in America, by and for Americans. I am ashamed of Ford, and of my government for letting this go on for so long. This has been happening with Ford v8 engines spanning back 11 years, and that's just what I've found so far: I've been searching online for only about ten minutes now.

When I googled the issue, I didn't even put Ford's name in the search box. I just typed "why do spark plugs blow out?", and it spit out a ton stuff about Fords, in particular their Triton 5.4 v8. How many millions of these have they installed? Good people of America, they won't acknowledge the problem because to do that would cripple them. This is their version of the Toyota accelerators. I even called my congressman today, left a message, which breaks my heart even more because I already know I probably won't be called back. Now I own a truck, built by a company that I no longer trust or believe in.

I don't want a new vehicle, I just simply want my Ford to be "Ford tough". Even the technicians that are doing all these extremely expensive repairs on these engines are telling me that they see this particular kind of repair so much that even they do not think it's a coincidence. The reality of this is just horrible, and I feel for all of you out there who have had your hard earned money stolen from you. America is hurting in so many ways. This is just another example that will get lost in the shuffle of all the other things that are wrong in America. Nothing will be done to fix this. Ever. Sell your Fords, and stop buying them. That's the only way to "fix" the problem that Ford will respond to.

The first cost was all the anger and frustration, I've been pissed off for two days now about this, and you can go ahead and add in feelings of helplessness and powerlessness too. Nothing is more painful than when you realize that you have been screwed since you bought your vehicle and that it was just a matter of time before it came back to bite your ***. Hard. As for the second cost: apparently, I am one of the "lucky" ones because my spark plug blew out in such a way that it will only cost around $600, with towing included to fix it. They offer no guarantee that that particular spark plug will not blow out again and if it does, I will be expected to pay it again, and again, and again. I have read horror stories about repair bills being as high as $3500. I feel so sorry for them.

While driving down a two-lane road, the #10 spark plug on my 2001 Excursion blew out of the head, causing the engine to run roughly. The vehicle will have to be put in the local shop for repairs. I understand this to be a wide-spread problem with many other documented instances of spark-plug blowout. Cost of repairs is unknown, but estimated to be $500-$2,500. I have been without truck for a week now due to remote location of truck.

I know nothing will ever get done about this, but I just have to voice my anger. I love my truck, its a 2002 F-350 Longbox 4 DR superduty. However, never in all the years have I run Ford trucks for my business, have they cost me so much and caused me to lose so much time from my business than the 5.4 Tritan has.

What ever group of people responsible for the final approval on the production of this engine should be lined up and have hot spark plugs drifted at their body. The speed is the shoot out of our engines. This motor is in a class of its own, it cannot be compared to any other auto maker from 1997 to 2002.

My spark plugs blowing out #6 and #7 have already blown out. I will need a new engine if it happened again, $5,500 for Ford Expedition.

I have a 2000 Ford V10 in my motor home that just spit a spark plug from the engine while driving. This is the second time I have had a spark plug spit from the engine leaving me stranded and a $2500 bill to pay! Ford refuses to recognize this as a problem even when it's the second time! They quote me between $2500-$3000 for an "updated" head (what's with an "updated" head if there's no problem?). This is a vehicle I use for work and now I'm out several days of work at $750/day!

I have had the number three spark blow out of my engine three times. Each time not only did the spark plug blow out, but it also destroyed the coil assembly on top of it. This is a $60 charge every time and there is no warranty on it. This last time, I was two hours from my home and it took all the threads with it. I have been quoted $2000.00, just to get the head off. I don't own the tools to do the job. I have called Ford and they told me they can do nothing to help me.

I purchased a 2003 Ford Expedition 2 years ago and since then I've had to replace #3 spark plug 4 times. Ford is not doing a recall on this issue. The plugs randomly blow out leaving you stranded. Ford needs to recall this and do the correct thing for all their customers. I've had this problem fixed 4 times and yet it continues to happen due to Fords lack of ensuring their product was accurate and dependable! Ford recall is a must!

My Ford F150 van blew a spark plug while out of state. It only has 67,000 miles. After investigating the problem online, I know this is definitely a Ford problem that they are trying to deny. It has been over a week now and it is still not repaired. There seems to be a discrepancy as to the best repair technique. We are stuck without a vehicle in a place where we are unfamiliar with reputable repair services.

I have owned Ford vans for over 30 years but if Ford does not address this problem and accept responsibility, I will never buy a Ford product again. I have no idea what the final costs of repair will be but I'm sure they will be costly. I had to extend stay which is costing me each day. I am emotionally exhausted with the stress of no transportation and the prospect of traveling home 1,400 miles in an inferior vehicle. Many consumers have testified to numerous spark plug blowouts! I am not looking forward to my repair bill or the trip home on pins and needles.

Since then we had a second plug blow out near home. Once again I had to repair it. This is a known problem with the Ford Triton engines. They must be forced to do a recall on their engines now.

I am responding to Joe ***'s article on Ford engines spitting spark plugs. I have a 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Dually with a 5.4 Triton engine. I, too, have experienced a spit spark plug and I was given a choice by the Ford Dealer of either replacing the head which would cost $2500 or re-threading the hole which would cost $400. I went with the $400 fix. The mechanic told me that they have had good success with this method that's why I chose it. However, when I asked how this could happen, his response was, "Well, these are high compression engines." I said, "Big deal. My truck has 65,000 miles on it. How could this happen?" No answer.

Anyway, that's it. I've experienced this problem as well as serious power loss without a "check engine" light coming on. So I guess there is no problem, right? Wrong. I'm using 50% more gas and have a loss of power. The only answer I can come up with is there are only 4-6 valves firing. I'm afraid to take the truck to a dealer for a "diagnostic" test only to find out what I already know and what it'll cost. This is a serious problem that has effected many people and Ford should pay for this in a massive recall. What can we, Ford owners, do?

Spark plug blew out of 2001 F250 V10 motor. After reading all the posts on this site, mine is all so similar. The expense is unbelievable and does anyone know if Ford has stepped up to help consumers with this problem that should have a recall? Any help or info will be very much appreciated.

We have had 3 spark plugs blew. This is costing too much to fix and Ford is doing nothing. That is **. I'm sick of replacing them at $200 a time. I have no other car and I can't afford to fix it over and over and over.

I have a Ford F250, 2002 truck with a 5.4 liter engine. It has just had a spark plug blow out of the engine. It is clearly a defect and now I read it happens all the time to this Ford engine. The repair cost will be $4,000. The truck is now not operational.

I have a 99 F250 super duty. My fiance and I were coming home from Gainesville when we got off the interstate we heard a loud pop. We pulled over and found that the (#7) spark plug had blown. We have had this problem before but thought it was fixed. Now, after looking online, this seems to be a very serious problem among the 5.4 engine. Ford should step up and fix the problem or recall the defective engine before someone gets hurt!

I purchased a brand new 2004 Fords F-250 Super-duty truck. The truck has never given me any problems until it reached 124K miles. The engine starting clicking a few weeks after turning 100K miles, never thought anything about it. I figured the engine was getting tired, and that the noise was normal. After a few days, I noticed that the noise was intermittent, then finally one day around noon the noise stopped.

That same evening my wife and I were heading out to dinner and at a green light, I started to accelerate and heard a popping noise coming from the engine area. At first, I thought it was an exhaust gasket leak. I had it towed to the dealer where I had purchased it. (Hemborg Ford Norco CA.) The Service writer said, one of the spark plugs had blown out, and that this happens all time.

The fix. They were going to put in a heli-coil. After she told me, "It happens all the time", I did some research on-line and low and behold, it seems that in fact it does happen all the time. Ford Motor Company. "Stand behind your product." Do the right thing and come clean. Recall all your heads that keep spitting out motor craft spark plugs or better yet, why don't you have one of your VPs. Meet me at the dodge dealer next week. You know things are really tough right now financially, but Ford doesn't need to make things any tougher. I thought that Ford was "built ford tough," really are they? (F=found)(O=on)(R=road)(D=dead) and so was mine.

The 1997 Ford Expedition with 93,000 miles lost 2 spark plugs having blown them out. It needs a cylinder head replacement. My freshman son was driving back to college after spring break. We had to drive to pick him up, deliver him 500 miles to Duke. The truck was towed and repaired for about $2500! It now will never be used on the highway since the other head may blow! This was our long haul family vehicle. Internet research suggests aluminum head had too few threads for spark plug.

I have a 2006 Ford F150 and I took it into the dealership for a tuneup. I told them to replace plugs (90K miles), they said they looked at the plugs and they did not need changing, they were good for another 50K. At 105K, the truck quit running and the engine failed, the engine safe mode light came on. I went into the dealer and they changed the throttle body and while changing the plugs, they broke off plug# 5. They charged me a total of $2700.

I found that Ford has a lot of trouble with the plugs seizing in the engine. Ford has several Technical Service Bulletins on this problem. The Ford mechanic said that Ford should have had a recall on it because they have had so much trouble. When I picked my truck up, the service writer said that they had 3 more trucks with the same problem in the last two days. I have tried to talk to the owner 3 times but with no luck. I have been a lifelong Ford person and all I can say is if I don't get some satisfaction from them, this is the last Ford I will ever own.

I have a 2002 F250 5.4 liter that the plug just blew out. I had never heard of anything like this until I called my mechanic. He said that Ford owners have been having a lot of problems with this issue. I called Ford in Detroit and they said that they have not heard of this problem and I was on my own. Ford just lost a lifetime customer. Ford said it will cost between $2,000 and $2,000 plus towing. Ford will lose many customers. I'm one of them.

I own a 1999 Ford Expedition. While driving, I heard what sounded like a gun going off under my hood. I looked under the hood and I could not believe what I saw, my spark plug completely blew out. I thought maybe I did not put the spark plug in right and it blew out. After looking online, I see that thousands of people have the same problem and the Ford 5.4 liter Viton engine I have is the most common to have these problems. It looks like someone will have to get seriously injured or die before Ford acknowledges the problem.

I have grown up with Fords and so has my family, but I will never buy a Ford again. I have a 2003 F150 and the spark plug blew last night while my brother was driving home from work. When I went to replace it,I noticed it was cross threaded. Ford wanted $3500 to $4000 to fix it saying that they would have to replace the cylinder head. After reading the issues that other owners have with the spark plugs, it's obvious that they are defective. Why is Ford not taking action? I now have to get some kit that is costing me $500. Why is there no class action lawsuit against Ford yet?

It's the #8 spark plug on my 2001 Ford F150 5.4 V8. According to numerous sources, this is a typical problem and is also not being addressed by Ford. This is clearly a safety issue and Ford should be held accountable. I have not fixed it yet. It is significant time and or cost for one plug (there are 7 more which could blow at any time). I have no faith in taking this vehicle farther than 30 miles from my home.

My 2000 Ford F150 has blown a spark plug again and now the cylinder head needs to be replaced. I've had the cylinder head repaired twice before. It worked for a few months and then the spark plug would blow out again. I've been driving Ford vehicles for sixteen years and have never experienced a problem of this magnitude. As a long time Ford customer it's disappointing to see Ford handle this problem in such a manner.

I have had 3 spark plugs blow out of my Expedition with the 5.4 liter. From what I find on the Internet, this has happened to thousands of Ford owners and no one cares.

Ford built a defective product and has not taken any responsibility whatsoever. Having to get a major engine overhaul at 100,000 miles is unacceptable! After the repairs were made they lasted about a 1,000 miles and then they blew out again. Now the heads need to be replaced at a cost of $5,000.

Blown spark plug. Why is this not a safety recall matter when as stated on the NHTSA web sight, that if a fan blade breaks, that is a safety recall because it could injure someone working on the vehicle. Can't a spark plug blowing out in your face injure you? I don't get it! $500 temporary repair for one plug.

I took my 2004 Ford F150, Lariat to my mechanic because it is idling rough. Although the mileage is quite low (62,000 kms) for a tune up, he suggested it needed one, but as he tried to remove the spark plugs, he said they were seized, and that to remove them could involve the whole day. And the worst case scenario would be removing the head to get the broken pieces of spark plug out of the engine. As an alternative, he has used the moto-vac system to clean the engine. The consequences to this is it is still running rough and I paid $150 for nothing.

I have a 2002 Ford f150. In Sept of 2009, I had a spark plug to blow out of my 4.6 engine. I repaired it myself with a helicoil but I am not comfortable taking it on a trip as the fear of breaking down. I was in NC when this happened. I had to have it towed to friend's house to work on it. It would have cost me a head and large repair bill.

A spark plug blew out on my Ford F-250 2003 truck & I am facing a major repair, potentially costing me thousands of dollars. This has been a fairly common problem with these vehicles & there needs to be a recall on them or Ford needs to foot the bill for repairing them. I am still in the process of researching repair costs. Ford will repair them for about $3500.00.

I have a 2005 F150 4.6L V8. The original spark plugs, which are factory installed currently, has blown out. I am still within recommended mileage at 64,000. I found hundreds of websites on the internet with consumers with the same problem. Ford denies any blame with design issues of cylinder head.

Our daughter was backing out of our garage when she heard a loud popping noise. She got out and looked and could not see anything wrong. She had to get to her college class for an important test. She could hear a noise in the back as she drove, but it seemed to leave. It turns out the rear left spring broke and was poking the tire. It made a groove in it but didn't puncture it. If she would have had to go much farther, who knows what would have happened? We ended up replacing all four struts/springs. We also ended up getting 4 new tires. We did not trust the other 3 springs and that is why we replaced them. I had called Frederick Motor Co. where we had bought the car new, 2004. They said that Ford had fixed the problem and the 04's were fine. Obviously, they did not fix the problem.

This is about Ford Engines Spark Plug Defect. It's a 2002 Ford XLT-350 Super duty extended 15 passenger van. With 209,000 on my van, and pulling an empty 5x8 Wells Cargo trailer, it blew a spark plug. I guess Ford has not been using strong enough materials in their casing. It was a $500 fix, AAA tow, $100 in trailer parking and rental vehicle for 2 days. My mechanic had to buy a new tool that makes new threads and inserts a new sleeve. Hope this doesn't happen again, but from reading this site, it seems likely. Watch out, when replacing spark plugs, check your threads!

If anyone is having problems with their Ford Lincoln or Mercury with spark plugs blowing out, you need to call Ford, 1800392ford or 1800-392-3673.

My pristine 2002 Ford Lightning with only 36K miles has spit out 2 spark plugs in the last 6 months, leaving me and my family disabled on the side of the highway each time. I am extremely upset that Ford refuses to help me even after I offered to pay part of the repair costs. The 2 repairs were done by Ford dealerships costing me nearly $2K so far. Each blow out costs me work downtime, a towing charge, overnight lodging and more stress than I can describe. I have a nice truck that cannot be trusted on long trips. I am stuck with a very bad Ford product. Please add my name to any future class-action law suits since FoMoCo has told me they cannot help.

My 2002 Ford Excursion V-10 engine has just had its second spark plug blow out. The first time was 2 years ago. Tonight, the second one blew out. I know that this is an ongoing problem with these vehicles and I believe that there should be a recall issued or that Ford at least should compensate those of us who have had these issues. I had to pay about $1000 the first time to have it repaired and I am expecting the same again this time.

I have a Ford f-150 FX4 with a Triton 5.4-L engine. The truck started running real rough, so I decided to change the spark plugs. The very first plug I tried to remove broke off in the head. I have no idea how to remove it, so I checked the internet and found out this is a common problem. Checking further, I found out that Ford Motor Co. charges right at $1000.00 to change all the plugs. My question is why isn't this on a recall list? Is it only safety issues that hold a company responsible for major problems? I call this a major issue, because there are a lot of other spark plug problems with Ford engines.

Spark plug cylinder #3 blowout. Spark plug cylinder #2 blowout. 1999 Lincoln Navigator 80,000 miles. Second time #3. approx. one year later cylinder #2. Down time for repairs. Ford says no recall. Customer assumes cost of repair.

I have a 2001 Ford F-150 Supercrew pickup and have had nothing but trouble with this truck since I bought it. But most recently on 2/14/10, I got in it to warm it up before I went to work and it made a startling popping sound, so I shut it off. What I found is that it blew the passenger side rear spark plug out of the head found the spark plug under the truck with part of the coil still attached to it and the threads packed full of aluminum. I bought this truck used off the dealership lot and already have had way to much done on this truck, it just turned over 100,000 miles. Ford really needs to do something about this.

Well, now I have a really expensive paper weight that I still have to pay payments on until I can afford to fix it which is looking to be around $1800.00 and doing all the labor myself.

While returning from a business trip to San Diego at 4000 ft. and freezing cold, my Lincoln Navigator lost power. I had to have it picked up and delivered to my house and found out it had blown the rear left spark plug. I can't afford to fix it, so now it just sits there. We need Ford to man up. Look what is happening to Toyota. $500.00 tow bill, and all cost of future repairs. And since I'm disabled due to lumbar surgery, it causes me a lot of pain to use a small Pontiac Grand Am that never quits.

After about 60 miles into a 400+ mile trip, our Ford F150 2001 with about 105,000 miles made a loud popping noise and began losing power. We immediately pulled to the side and found that a spark plug had been ejected. We had to rent a car to complete the trip. The repairs to re-tap the head were $540.

The first time this happened, I was coming out of Food Lion with a load and my Triton v8 decides to spit out a spark plug on the number 7. It's lucky I know a mechanic and he has a special tool that I fixed it myself but just today it happened again. I believe it is the number 2 this time,so I have to do this all over again. My mechanic told me that this happens often and Ford hasn't done anything about it. Maybe, if enough people come forward and complain, they will have to do something about this. It seems to me that Ford uses poor castings and cheap materials.

This is a 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty extended cab truck with 5.4 litre Triton V8 engine. Spark plug blew out. I had to replace both heads with professionally rebuilt heads containing spark plug sleeves for $2200 parts & labor.

The local dealer broke off the spark plug and now I have to eat the cost. I bought Ford all my life. Never again if I have to pay this bill.

I just purchased an 06 Ford F150 with the 5.4 liter engine with 38,000 miles. The truck has started a rough idle within the past several days. I ran fuel system cleaner through hoping to fix the problem but rough idle was still there. I looked into replacing the spark plugs.

I purchased the truck after much input from several other pro Ford guys. I am an enlisted military member with a new child on the way. I purchased the truck to have the ability to carry my family around. I will never be able to fork out thousands of dollars to fix this problem when it happens, not if but when. I will never trust this truck and plan to get rid of it as soon as possible. I cannot fathom how the government has allowed Ford to take advantage of so many faithful consumers with no penalties.

The only fix for my rough idle is to replace the spark plugs which could cost up to $3000 dollars and does not prevent the engine from spitting spark plugs and costing the same amount, if not more to fix. If this occurs, there is no way I could fix the truck out-of-pocket and support my currently expanding family.

I purchased my mint looking and running so I thought Expedition 1997. I bought it on a Monday, parked it because of snow storm here in NYC. I decided to go and fill up in Jersey on Friday of same week after only putting less than 50 miles total on the truck. BLAM! Spark plug on passenger side rear blows out, you got it stripped. I just sold my Tahoe with 183,000 and still running strong like new actually. Ford ready for trash after one week, what piece of ****, never will by again.

And to top it off, I do not even have any faith in our leaders of government. You would think there would have been a recall this is a design flaw. Well, we all know they work hand in hand, Ford has government in their hands and we are the suckers. Hoping for the government do the right thing is a joke. Ford and the government is a joke. Shame on me to think things would be better. Well, there's the damage to the motor, the cost of towing, the inconvenience and the overall cost of $1,500.00 total for this junk in one week ($300.00 tow and $1,200.00 repair). I do not have a peace of mind when driving.

I have a 2000 F250 truck with the 5.4 liter engine that has blown a spark plug out of one of the cylinder heads. From what I have read, the financial consequences will be between $1000.00 to $3000.00 to have it repaired.

Ford F150 has history of blowing out spark plugs. Cost of repair is $750.00 to $3000.00. Ford will not pay for any repairs. Truck will not run and can catch fire because flying spark plug can damage gas line. This should be a class action suit for ford to fix this design. It is dangerous to have vehicle to lose power on beltways and spark plug flying through hood, also could damage gas line.

While driving home from work at 11 pm, my Ford truck let out a bang and then sounded like a Harley with no muffler. Thankfully, I was next to a gas station to pull into. Come to find out once we got the truck home, I had blown out a spark plug. Imagine my surprise when I found out this has been happening for years with Ford trucks. With all the hype with Toyota recalls, why is this not being addressed too? This is going to cost me any where from $700 to $3000. Unbelievable!

Due to the damage to the truck we're having to get rides to and from work until we can save up the money to repair the vehicle. On top of that, it's money that we just don't have to spend at this time. So basically we're paying $350 a month for a vehicle that we can't drive due to a design flaw in a vehicle and Ford keeps attempting to blame the problem on the spark plugs being the wrong ones. How possible is this when the spark plug that was ejected from the cylinder was a Ford Motorcraft plug?

2003 Ford Expedition, Eddie Bauer with 5.4L V8 Triton engine has now blown two (2) spark plugs, (#3 and #7) at a cost to me of $1,200.00. These were original plugs. Mileage at first explosion 72,955, mileage at second explosion 77,950. Engine died, lost power, at 60 mph in traffic. Out of pocket expenses: $1, 200.00. I can no longer trust vehicle to travel any extended distances. Only option is to trade/sell vehicle.

Daughter-in-law coming home at night on US99 driving my 1999 Ford F250 with V10 engine. Engine spit out spark plug, stranding her on side of road.

I was just informed that I have to change the spark plugs in my 2006 Ford 250 at the 75,000 mile mark. Ford knows that there is a design flaw in the spark plugs, but they refuse to recall the plugs and redesign them as they are a money maker for Ford Motor Company. Changing the plugs can only be done by a mechanic who has the "special tool" (which costs about $300) as they break in half when being removed. To change the plugs is a minimum cost of $350 and you have to sign a waiver at the Ford dealerships that if they break the plugs off when removing them, there is an additional $125 per plug charge. But if the plug falls into the engine area, it is an additional $1,500 per plug charge. Is there a class action lawsuit against this? How about a recall? Ford knows about the design flaws!

I took my F-150 Ford truck to a garage to have the spark plugs changed, and two broke off because of poor design and it took the mechanic eight hours to get the broken plugs out.

I bought a used 2004 E250 Van and two months afterward, I was on the freeway and heard this loud pop! My van slowed and lost compression. I took it to Ford and they told me a spark plug blew out and that they would need to put in a heli coil. They did the job and we paid them $1100. Now, less than one month later, the van still has compression problems and I took it back to Ford Country and they said that when the plug blew out it created a leak in the Intake Manifold and now I needed a new one, they would charge $1600 more to replace it.

I have found another mechanic who I trust more than the price gouging Ford Country and he is going to do it for almost half. The problem is both my mechanic and I have called Ford to order the Intake Manifold and have been told they are back ordered and that the next shipment due in is meant for 17 people in the area who have been waiting for months! And that there is so many people with these vehicles that have this problem they can't keep up with the part orders. Now, I come to Consumer Affairs and see hundreds and hundreds of the same complaints. This is ridiculous! Why is Ford not taking any responsibility for this problem?

I was driving my 2001 Ford Expedition to pick up my child from Girl Scouts when I heard a loud pop followed by a strong smell of gasoline. I was only two blocks from home and turned around. The spark plug on #6 was ejected and the coiled pack was destroyed. Now, the thread is stripped, I have never heard of the a thread being stripped or this happening before. I looked online and there are hundreds of people that have encountered this issue. This is ridiculous, and dangerous. If Ford knows about this, they need to fix it. There is a gas line that runs along the coil packs right above them, this could have ignited the whole engine compartment and the vehicle. I have two kids and now, I don't know where to fix this. I don't have thousands of dollars to fix this issue. I don't see why this isn't recalled.

As I was driving my Ford Escape along, all of a sudden I heard this loud pop and flapping sound as well as feeling it in my gas pedal. I immediately slowed down and got over to the side of the road in order to stay safe while waiting for AAA. They arrived and towed me to my mechanic. Upon my mechanic examining the problem, he informed us of a spark plug blowout. I was in shock! A what?

I went online that evening and found this website with many, many listings for this same problem! I couldn't believe it. I contacted Ford and they told me that there was nothing they could do about it. I still have not had the chance to call them again but I, like the others this has happened to, believe that Ford needs to be responsible for this problem, especially since it has been going on for years and years and they are aware of it. It is also a safety issue. I was lucky enough to have been traveling on a small back road in my area. If I had been on Route 80 going 65mph, I do believe things would have been very different for me.

We incurred $850 worth of damages that could have been avoided if Ford took responsibility and had some sort of recall on this years ago. I wanted to file this with consumer affairs in case there was any type of action that you could take and that I would be included in this. Thank you for taking the time to gather this information and I do hope we are all successful in reaching a conclusion to this horrible problem. I was without a car for many days while the mechanic used a "kit" to fix some of the other plugs. Our cost was around $850. I was starting a new job after being unemployed for awhile and was very concerned about being able to get back and forth to work safely. The mechanic was able to get our car back to us and so far, so good. Thank God for a good mechanic!

Ford really needs to step up and take ownership of this problem with the spark plugs being blown out of the head. I thought I was alone with this problem but keep reading more and more complaints. Ford stand behind your product! I have a 2003 Expedition, and got stranded on my way home from work. Few hundred dollars later. I hope I'm good now.

I own (2) Expeditions, a 1999 and 2000. Both have blown #3 spark plug out and twice in the 2000. This is absolutely ridiculous to have the same occurrence twice in one and once in the other. Complaints are all over the internet, but they aren't willing to help. Why buy Ford junk ever again? $750 for each repair and no one is willing to stand behind the repair since it is in the junky aluminum head. I would love for them to step to the plate to accept the financial impact and fix it for me!

My wife called stranded after hearing a loud noise under the hood. I saw that it had spit out a spark plug and thought that it came loose. Now I learn that it stripped the threads and that many other people have been having this problem. There are even several companies that produce a repair kit for this particular problem since it happens so often. I spent $400 on a repair kit and did the work myself. It took an entire day, and there's no guarantee that the other 7 plugs will not spit out.

Same thing as a lot of other people had happened to them. My 2001 Ford F-150 with a 5.4 Triton spit a spark plug. I am not very happy about it since I had my daughter with me (she is 3 years old) and it wasn't a very warm day out. We had to wait 2 hours in the cold for a tow. I got a couple estimates anywhere between $700 and $1200 to fix. There goes my family vacation!

The spark plug blew out of my 2002 Expedition and I lost power and the smell of gasoline was real strong. I shut the engine down rather chance an explosion and I was left in the cold for hours until the tow truck came. My mechanic is well aware of this Ford defect. He said that he did not want to put new heads on the engine because Ford will ship out new heads with the same defect. So, we agreed to put in helo coils for now. $700 later, I do not trust this truck.

I used a complaint to Ford and to the NHTSA website. I am going to get rid of this truck and go back to Chevy. Ford, fix or repair daily was found on road dead. Some things never change and it's too bad that we bailed them out. I got $800 for towing, new coil, helo coil and longer plugs.

I bought a used 2003 F-150 Supercrew Fx4. I was hesitant to buy it because it had 114,000 miles but bought it anyway because I am a Ford man through and through. My kids and I got it for my wife for Mother's Day because she has always wanted a 4-door Ford truck. She was thrilled with the truck until 2-20-10 when the Triton 5.4 liter blew the number 4 spark plug out of the cylinder. I had never even heard of such a thing until I called the warranty place and they said, "Oh, yeah! On a Ford. Happens all the time." Are you kidding me?

They agreed to pay for the repair, thank god, and then the guy at the local Ford dealership said he has done 3 in the last year! We love our truck but this is **! Ford needs to step up and admit there is a problem here. If not for buying an "aftermarket" warranty, we would be ** and who's to say it won't happen again on our truck? I don't want a new truck. I just want mine fixed! There are currently 314 pages of complaints here on Consumer Affairs about this problem. We need some help here.

I don't know if anyone has hired an attorney or if there is a lawsuit pending against Ford on this, but we need some help here! I am still a Ford fan but I will not buy another one until my F-150 is repaired permanently! I don't have the money to sue Ford on my own but if there is anything I can do about this, please tell me. Right now all I'm out is the $100 deductible on the warranty. But then what? My warranty is up in a few months! I'm begging for help here on behalf of all the people dealing with this. I feel like I just had my best friend stab me in the back.

The spark plug blew out on the 2001 Ford F-150 XLT, 4.2L V6 with the standard transmission. It happened right at 80,000 miles on the odometer. The truck has always had routine maintenance performed on it and is great shape. I'm not sure what position it blew from, or the number is but it is the one on the drivers side closest to the front of the truck. The truck left me on the side of the road for the first time. After having to fork out seventy five dollars on towing, the tow truck driver incidentally had the same problem with his Ford. It cost another 270 dollars to have a helix coil installed.

I have a 1999 Ford Econoline van. The rear passenger plug blew out going down the highway 60 miles from home. I used this van for work and it has around 98000 miles on it. I am a die hard Ford owner and this is ridiculous. Built Ford tough just doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

I have a 1999 Ford Econoline van, The rear passenger plug blew out going down the highway 60 miles from home. I use this van for work and it has around 98000 miles on it. I am a die hard Ford owner and this is ridiculous. Built Ford tough just doesn't seem to be the case anymore. It cost $250.00 tow charge. Repair estimates are from $800 to $2,400 with no guarantees that this will not happen again.

A spark plug blew out in the cylinder head of my 2002 Ford Expedition XLT, which has caused major engine damage and, is not covered under any warranty. This is the 2nd time the same issue has occurred. After researching, I've learned that Ford Motor Company has consistently put out a defective product and sold it to the public since 1996 to 2007. Ford has not done anything to address this issue. This is unnecessary money wasted in tough economic times. Ford should treat their customers better than this.

I currently own a 2001 F250 and have had three plugs blow out. Ford refuses to accept responsibility for their major design flaw. I am currently trying to gather information to pursue this issue further. Any help is appreciated thanks. Consequence is the cost that I should never have incurred.

In my F150 engine 2001 truck, the engine spark blown out, ruining the head of my engine so bad that the technician said the head had to be replaced at a cost of $1,700,00. I find out later that Ford has received many, many complaints and has not owned up to its bad engines and replaced the heads with new heads that will not fail the way these are doing now. In my opinion, installing spark plug extension or sleeves would cause the engine to use more gas and create a new problem and would only add more metal or projectiles for the next time this would happen or hit a passing pedestrian when it flew the side of the truck or a passing motorist. This is a bomb waiting to happen again and again.

I have now had to replace three spark plugs and coils on my 2002 F250 pickup. Two of them were the same one. It has happened on both sides of the engine. I really like Ford--most of my family drive Fords, my mom has three--but this is getting expensive, not counting dangerous, because when it happens, there is raw gas coming from the top of the engine. Is there anything that can be done? After some research, I have learned that this is a problem for many people.

It has cost me nearly $200.00, not counting the time (I have made the repairs myself), and the fact I have to borrow a vehicle when this happens to go get the parts I need.

My 1998 F250 Triton just blew its 4th spark plug in 2 years. I think I would rather shoot myself in the foot than have to deal with my husband having to fix another one of these stupid things. I can't believe there is not a recall on this!

Our 2002, Ford F-150 5.4 Triton spit the 3rd plug back on the passenger side leaving my wife stranded 57 miles from home in way below zero temps. In a blizzard, a friend went and got her. Thank (GOD) she could have died. I am told we need to replace the cylinder heads at a cost of over $3000.00. Ford will not cover with a recall. My wife is fine but my truck is dead in the garage. What do we do? There are thousands of complaints but nothing is being done. We had to have our truck towed 57 miles to home.

My Ford F-250 lariat with the infamous 5.4 Triton engine blew a plug leaving me stranded. This is not "wear & tear" as they claim! This is a design defect or just plain cheap on Ford's end. I cannot get any other help with this matter. This truck is my living and I cannot afford to be spending money on something that Ford should be responsible for. I have owned Fords for the past 21 years but from this experience, I will not buy another Ford product again. Built Ford tough? Yeah right! Is there a class action suit against Ford for this? If not, why not? I see a Tundra in my near future. Thanks for the junk you sold me, Ford!

Cracked spark plugs 2004 f 150 at regular maintenance. Dealer cost $150.00, first. Plug $75.00 each. Total cost $498.00.

I was driving my 2003 F150 pickup. I parked the truck, restarted the truck and 2 to 3 minutes later I heard a loud popping noise. When I looked under the hood I noticed the the third cylinder on the passenger side coil was flopping around. After further inspection I noticed the spark plug laying on the intake manifold. There were no threads left in the cylinder head, I had to install a heli-coil. I also have to replace the coil because the mounting hole was broken.

Spark plugs on the 5.4 Tritan v8 need to be remedied on my f150 pick up truck. Cost of replacing two spark plugs and inserting heli coils on my 2002 f-150 pickup truck.

For the 2nd time within 2 years, my 2002 Ford F150 has spit out a spark plug. This time it blew the threads out of the head. Ford should have a recall for this problem.

My F-150 had the spark plug blow out on the right side, one from rear. I was at the store and started it up and it made a loud noise. I looked under the hood and saw the coil and plug had come out the plug. It will not go back in. This had happened to many other people. How does Ford get away with this?

My 1999 F-150 pickup truck with the Triton 5.4 liter engine has blown 2 spark plugs since I have owned it, once in 2007 and recently in January 2010. I went to see if I could fix it myself and discovered that this appears to be a problem with this engine as far as 2008. I wrote to Ford my concern about this and basically got the "Oh, well" attitude. You would think with the number of vehicles spanning a number of years that Ford would be more concerned. It is a repair placed on the consumer that is unreasonable given the fact that it is not isolated to a few vehicles. My repair cost was $607 for 1 plug and was given the scenario that it could have been $2,000 if they had to replace the head to date. I spent $500 the first time for a total of $1107. How one can fight a large company over what they feel is trivial but in today's economy have far reaching effects on consumers.

On Dec. 2009, my 2003 Ford Expedition 5.4liter Triton v-8 spit a plug & broke the coil in position #6. I just turned 100,000 miles. I had this heli-coiled. Two weeks before this blew, when I started the car for the first time after sitting idle for 3 days, it started hard. Looking back, it seemed as if the the engine had a heavy explosion when starting. It ran fine, no new noises, no hissing, etc. This happened again the morning. The plug blew, but not as hard. Again, it idled and ran fine. I was less than 1 mile from the house, just coming out of a coasting, downhill curve onto flat ground. As I barely applied gas, the plug spit out of the engine breaking the coal, running rough & hissing.

Note: I put the car in park & shut it off. We could not get the car of out park when the tow company arrived.

I have a 2006 Ford F-150 with a 5.4 v 8. At 63000 miles, I went to have a maintenance tune-up done which involves spark plug replacement and boot inspection and wire inspection. I was told it would be $500.00 if all goes well. After soaking the plug area overnight, still stripped out all 8 plugs trying to change them. All I hear about this problem is that even now that my bill almost doubled for extra work involved, it should be done every 30,000 from here on. Sounds like Ford will not fess up to this problem, but it should be made public knowledge that the 5.4 is a bad investment for unexpected maintenance cost. I'm a long time Ford truck owner, but this is coming to an end

I have a 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty with the V-10. At approx. 60,000 and at 106,000 miles, I have had a spark plug blow out. When the plug blew out the first time at 60,000 miles, I contacted Ford and they said that they would not cover the problem even if it was still under warranty. Now the second one has blown out and both were factory installed plugs. This happened two weeks before I was going to take it in for the 1000,000 mile tune-up.

This last time I had to get a car trailer and tow it approx. 75 miles to the shop I use to get it repaired. My wife was driving it and I had to pick her up and then drive back to get the truck. Both times, I have had the coil method used to repair it because Ford wants to change the heads at $3000 to fix the problem. It seems to me that with all of the trouble with these heads, Ford should cover the fix.

I have a 2002 Ford F250 pick up; coming down the PA turnpike on Sunday, 1/17, I heard a loud popping noise. The spark plug blew out. I called Ford. There is absolutely no warranty or customer service. This truck has 50,000 miles on it. Ford will do nothing. The correct fix is to replace both cylinder heads, thousands of dollars for repairs. I will never purchase a Ford product again and they do not care. American-made vehicles and companies are the worst in the world. There is no customer service, no recourse! Buy Japanese, you will have no problems!

My Ford F150 2002 5.4 spit out a spark plug when I started it up to go get my mail, and now it is at the Ford dealer getting fixed. I found out my wife's brother's friend Ford also spitted out spark plug. And the vet. told me his Ford spit out a spark plug also. He traded it off. I had to tow my Ford from my garage to Ford dealer. They told me it might cost me 2 or 3 hundred dollars to fix. I was told they have a special tool they use to fix that kind of problem and they have fixed that kind of problem other times. I have yet to get the bill and my truck has been down there for 6 days, 2 of them Saturday and Sunday. I guess, you call it 4 working days.

My 2003 Expedition blew out a spark plug at 82,000 miles. I had purchased an extended warranty. The Ford dealership the car was sent to said they are no longer allowed to perform the heli-coil repair because it is only a temporary fix. They recommended full head replacement. The warranty company would not cover it because a Ford Service announcement said the coil repair was good enough but not the best repair. So now the warranty company will only do minimum repair as per Ford's Motor's recommendations. Ironic, the Ford dealer will no longer do what FMC deems acceptable. I now have to worry about driving my family of 5 around in fear it will happen again. Too bad the recommended repair was not to totally replace the faulty head. I may have to replace the head myself since warranty is only good for another 6,000 miles.

#3 spark plug on drivers side popped out. Ford issue per local dealer, Homer Skelton Ford. 5.4 liter Triton in a 1999 Ford F250 pickup

While driving on interstate, I lost power and heard a loud popping noise. I pulled over and discovered that No. 2 Coil broke off. I pushed down on it and the noise lessened somewhat. I knew the plug was out of head. I was hoping it just loosened up and popped out. I bought a new plug and coil, crossed my fingers, and tried installing. Once I realized the threads were stripped, I had to call to get towed to shop that I don't know anything about (I was 2 hours away from home). I had to rent a mini van (7 of us) and pay extra to return it near my home.

I'm waiting to hear the total cost. I think I might have that whole side heli-coiled! I was stranded for 5 hours without a car. Luckily, it happened near our exit and I was able to limp it to a gas station. I was never a big Ford guy. This just made me hate Ford more than ever, especially after reading how common this is and that Ford knows about it!

I own a Ford (Found on Road Dead) F-150 2004 model truck. On January 13, 2010 as I was driving in from out of town, the #4 spark plug blew out of the head, stripping out the threads. My only option is to have the cylinder tapped and reinstall the plug. Many people can't afford to replace the heads on their trucks. Ford needs to compensate everyone that this is happened to. I promise you this, I will not buy another Ford as long as I live.

2003 Ford F-250 Lariat V-10. The spark plug blew out at 75,000 miles. I had dealer install helicoil to replace and torque all other spark plugs. Six months later, another plug blew out yesterday while on freeway. 2003 Expedition 5.4L blew out a plug at 65,000 miles. That's two vehicles, both 2003 Fords blew out three plugs in the last 6 months. I am more than irritated. Lifelong Ford loyalty is going out the window. The warranty covered 2003 Expedition. $1,200 for the first repair on the 2003 F250, waiting for dealer response on the 2nd blowout.

The spark plug blown out. I have a 2003 Ford F250 with 5.4L engine 80,000 miles. While driving in low speed 10 miles from home, I heard a sudden popping flutter noise. I pulled over with engine running. I found Number 3 spark plug on intake manifold. COP was broken off at its mounting point and actively sparking. It shut down and disconnected COP from connector. I started and limped the pickup home. All spark plugs were replaced prior at 60,000 miles. Further investigation revealed threads in engine block head completely stripped out. It will require a heli-coil repair.

And each time, the COP was destroyed. One time, it blew the fuel rail loose. This a 2001 Super crew truck Lariet model.

My 2003 Ford Expedition with Triton 5.4L engine have needed 5 coils replaced. After replacing the 4th coil on the way home, the 5th coil went bad. I had to bring the car back to the dealer next day. Less than a month later, spark plug blew out without any warning.

Spark plugs, twice, have popped out of my Ford Expedition Triton Engine, stranding me in October and again in January. Negligent design and Ford representatives are liars. They claim it is normal wear and tear, but they are popping out of engines even before first spark plug service interval comes. My mechanic says there's no question it's design defect.

Dear Ford, Great work on 5.4 l motor. It just blew one of the spark plugs out. Just add me and our company to the list of very dissatisfied customers.

I was driving and my 1998 Ford expedition blown spark plug on head. It happen without any warning or indications. Just how? The ** spark plug blew out of its socket. I want ford motor to fit it at no charge!

I took my 2006 Ford F-150 for a misfire and bad coil. It's just over the 100,000 mile mark when this occurred. One of the 8 spark plugs broke off during removal. To remove the one spark plug which broke off in the engine block, I was charged an additional $240.00. Ford is very aware of this problem, yet it continues to pass the buck onto the customer.

There is a TSB out about this problem with broken spark plugs in the 5.4L V8 engine. Ford is willing to pass the cost onto the customer and let the dealer ships collect the cash money profits of their poor design! I was unable to use the truck for more then 8 days, which cost me valuable time and money as this is my work truck. Also, due to the poor design the routine maintenance of spark plug removal cost an additional $240.

I have a 2001 F-250 4x4 , with 55,000 miles on it. Last year, I heard a loud tapping from the engine compartment. I followed the sound to #6 coil, and removed it to find a very loose spark plug. I tightened plug, and the noise went away. On Friday night, January 8th, driving home, I heard a loud bang under the hood, and the vehicle lost power. I looked under hood to see plug #3 blown out, and the coil arcing where gas was being blown out of a plug hole. In 20 degree temps, and minimal light, I had to disconnect the coil and limp it home for fortunately, only 2 miles. In the morning, I opened the hood, and found plug on the engine, with no thread damage to the plug, but would not thread back into the hole, due to thread damage in head. This is my personal vehicle, which I drive very little, and mainly on weekends. I have not missed any maintenance. I've already had to replace faulty ball joints. I've bought Ford since I was old enough to drive. As a Union Brother, I like to think I'm doing my part, but if Ford does not step up and remedy this problem, I hope working class people do their part to get the word out to boycott Ford products! I have not gotten it to a mechanic to estimate the damage.

I have a 1998 Ford Expedition. I have gone through expensive lengths to make sure this truck was maintained well. I have had 3 instances in which I have had to do some major repairs on the truck due to spark plug blowouts. All outside the normal times of replacements or tune ups. This last one almost caught the engine on fire and is totally void of all threads in the spark pug hole. All dealerships said this is a reoccurring problem. Why has a multi billion dollar company, who depends on its consumers, not tried to help them with any of these rather expensive repairs? If there is any class action lawsuit or if they finally wised up for a recall, please sign me up. Thankfully no physical damage did occur this time. If it was someone who may not know what was going on and kept driving it, serious consequences could have happened. Only thing that happened was continual repair and major loss of gas mileage.

98,000 miles on my 2004 f150. Brought it in to do the 100,000 mile tuneup which consists of replacing the spark plugs. 5 out of 8 broken spark plugs had to be extracted. 2 coils were on their way out also. My total bill was $1203.91. I also paid 120. In change for a rental vehicle for 3 days. The more I read, the more I see that ford knows about it, refuses to accept responsibility. My bill would have been about $682 if nothing had gone wrong. There is a TSB 08-1-9 which shows my truck problem. In the owner's manual, it says to service plugs at 100,000. No where does it say to remove and clean and reinstall with never seize prior to 100,000 miles.

Last night, 01-08-2010, I had a spark plug blow out of the V10 Triton engine on my 2001 E350 Ford RV with 79,119 miles on it. The nearest Ford truck repair shop is over 90 miles away. They say they will repair this at my cost. Shouldn't this be taken care of by Ford? An RV sitting in my yard is useless to me.

For the second time within the last 5 months, and 3rd time in the last 5 years my 1999 Ford Expedition 5.4L has blown a spark plug. In 2004, the engine blew 2 spark plugs which damaged other parts totaling $2,200 in repairs. In August of 2009, the engine blew out another spark plug - $457 repair. 2 Days ago, it happened again. Haven't gotten it repaired yet. Is there a class action suit I can join? Is there anything we can do?

I own a 1997 F250 with the triton 4.6. During Christmas, the engine began to miss as though perhaps the gas line was frozen. Within the 30 kilometers on route home at 11pm, a serious misfiring and slapping occurred in the engine compartment within 5 kilometers of home on a blizzard cold winter night with my 4 young children and wife aboard. Parking the truck was not an option due to lack of traffic, residence on this stretch.

Calling various repair facilities and Ford in Kelowna is was suggested that the spark plug had come out and Ford service stated it was a common problem. My mechanic stated that another plug was almost out as well. With a new belt and 8 plugs plus the repair the cost was $660.00 **! An unaffordable cost and right at Christmas. I have owned 3 Ford pick-ups and 2 Ford vans. This truck may be my last Ford product if Ford does not compensate me for their obvious flaw.

My 2002 Ford Expedition just blew its second spark plug right out of the block. The cylinder was pumping gas into the engine compartment. Potential for a fire or an explosion. This is happening to Fords all over the USA. It is all over the internet if you do a search on this subject. This will be my second costly repair.

Coming home from work, I heard a loud noise from the engine compartment. Upon inspection, I realized the spark plug blew out, leaving me stranded on the side of the road. The truck only has 70000 miles on it. I am furious about this and something needs to be done about this (recall).

The Ford 2001 Expedition has blown out 2 spark plugs. This is a factory defect that Ford should be responsible for.

I own a 2001 Ford E-150 Ford van with the 5.4 liter V-8. At 90,000 mi. I had the engine tuned-up by an independent mechanic. The plugs were replaced but not the coils (which I was not told about). At around 110K miles, the coils began failing, fouling the plugs and costing an average of $400. (each event)to repair--$1200. To date, I am once again experiencing the same symptom, and mechanics cannot seem to be able to identify the cause of the misfiring. I am encouraged to replace all plugs, plug wires and coils, with no guarantee the problem will be solved. I am concerned that the $2000+ repair cost will be unaffordable as I have been unemployed for over a year and am 63 years old.

Even if I make the repair, I am told to expect plug blowouts and other defects that plague these Ford engines and cannot afford to lose the use of my vehicle which is in excellent condition except for the defective motor. I cannot afford to trade it in on a new or used car, taking on debt that I cannot afford.

A Ford mechanic told me that I was "lucky" not to own the newer 3-valve engine(2009-2010) which was designed with spark plugs that actually break-off when removed, requiring a special Ford device to remove the broken tip from the cylinder head! It appears that Ford is intentionally forcing owners to use only their expensive service departments while ignoring the previous problems they have caused these past 15 years. If a class-action lawsuit is brought against Ford, please sign me up!

Spark plug blew out. 2003 F150 with 5.4 engine. 71,000 miles. Left stranded and had to call wrecker service. Taken to Ford dealer (Feney Ford) for diagnosis. Quoted $3600 for head replacement. Talked to 2 independent service shops and they were also well aware of the problem. Had another wrecker service tow to his facility. Awaiting quote from him. I know there is no recall on these and also have been a loyal Ford fan for not taking any government money. It is time for them to "step up to the plate."

Already spent $350 for wreckers, dealership charged $50 for diagnosis and service shop has not yet given me a quote. Luckily, I had just stopped at a rest area, so I was able to stay indoors awaiting the wrecker as the temp that night was single digits and I was also by myself with no family members.

I will be driving my 1997 Ford Expedition on Sunday evening, January 4th 2010, in Charleston, SC, when I heard an unfamiliar sound and had a sudden loss in horsepower. I was later informed that I had a spark plug blowout and that it is rather common in the Triton 5.4 ltr engine. I wish that I would've been informed of this potential event more sooner than later!

My truck was down for three days while my mechanic tried to locate the necessary parts needed to repair it properly.

On 12/27, I was driving down the street near my home and all of a sudden as I was taking off from a stop light, I heard a flapping sound like a fan belt that was slamming against the cover. Upon further inspection, I could see the coil had split in half. A buddy of mine who is a mechanic saw that the spark plug had shot out of the #2 hole. I have not driven the car for a week. My regular mechanic said a special tool was needed to re-thread the spark plug hole and a new insert to be installed. He didn't have the toolkit which runs about $600 from Snap On or $1,100 from Ford. To have Ford do the repairs, the be will be $550.

I plan on contacting my Congresswoman, about making a Federal Investigation into the matter because of the safety issues involved. Does someone have to die before anything is done? So far $550 is what I'll have out of pocket, that's just for starters. I don't know yet. I can't use my vehicle. I had to borrow a truck from my family to be able to go to work.

2002 Ford f150 5.4v8 with 79,000 miles blew out spark plug in #3 cylinder. Took to local dealer who immediately knew what the problem was. It was recommended to replace all coils and new "longer" plugs to prevent the problem from "happening again". Choose to helicoil the #3 only $658. 81,683 miles #4 ignition coil failure. Replaced remaining 7 coils and plugs (#3 not replaced) $1324.83,355 miles blew out #6 plug and destroyed coil. Helicoil repair of #6 at $659.

Have blown #2 and #7 spark plugs from my 2001 F+250 4x4 truck costing me towing charges and repairs for 2 instances. This problem leaves me unsure of driving any distance from home for fear of another blow out. I need the truck for my construction business, but am going to have to sell it. No trust in Ford. I have had Ford trucks since 1978. But if they can't address their mistakes, I'll buy elsewhere.

I blew a spark plug out of my head on my 2001 Ford Expedition. Luckily, I was with my family when this happened and I was close to the fire station so I had a ride back home. It is very upsetting to know that Ford knows this problem but refuses to do anything about it. A $1300.00 bill for the week of Christmas and not to mention that my 8-year-old daughter was scared since this happened at night in downtown Houston coming out of a hockey game.

My problems started on 3-30-09 when I blew the #7 spark plug on my 2002 Ford F-150 with the 5.4L engine. On 11-27-09, I blew the the #3 spark plug. I was told by my local Ford dealer these were the two they were having problems with. So on 12-17-09, when the #6 spark plug blew, I questioned my dealer. They of course, changed their story and said that any of the plugs could blow out and that 3 and 7 are just the most common. Now I am absolutely furious because today, 1-04-10, spark plug #1 blew out. At $350.00+ per repair it is getting costly.

The Ford dealer is using Helicoils to repair the spark plug hole. If the engine blows a plug with the Helicoil in it, then I have to replace the heads as many others have had to do. $3000 to replace the heads on top of the $1400+ I have spent to date is not going to happen. I too take good care of my vehicle. It looks good and runs good. I have had no other problems outside of this spark plug issue. Ford needs to wake up and take care of its customers before they lose them.

Ford - spark plug blow out: Yesterday my 2001 Excursion with a 5.4 Triton V8 engine blew a spark plug right out of the engine. It blew out with such force. The boot and cap/ coil snapped in two (the screw is still on tight). The treads of the old plug have no (none, zero) signs of damage. So, how does a spark plug that is screwed in just blow out? Our local mechanic states "This is common on many Ford Triton engines. The head heats up and expands, since there are minimal threads holding the plug in place. During the combustion cycle, the plug just blows completely out."

I thought he was giving me a load of non-sense, thus simply preparing me for the sure to be huge upcoming bill. However, once I researched this on-line, it only took just a few minutes to discover many, many people have experienced the same thing, on several different years, make and model vehicles involving Ford's Triton engines. I have always been a Ford guy. I dealt with the cruise control issue and such, but this one takes the cake. During these harsh economic times, Ford needs to step up and do the right thing. Otherwise, they will never see me, any of my relatives or friends at any of their dealerships again! We will go elsewhere and let Ford learn a thing or two about a very valuable lesson regarding simple economics called "supply and demand" or lack thereof for any of Ford's products (cars, trucks, T-shirts, logos, etc). Ford owners experiencing this same issue need to stand up, be heard, and more importantly to have this problem fixed by those responsible for creating the issue - Ford!

My 2002 Ford F-150 has 101,000 miles. I bought it a year ago. I replaced the spark plugs and wires three days ago. I drove the truck about 100 miles the day after and everything appeared fine. This morning, however, I went to start the engine and a spark plug blew. I had no idea that it was a problem with these trucks until I read this website. I am furious that Ford has been so slack with this problem.

On Wednesday, December 30, 2009, I too was driving my 1999 Ford Expedition back from Burbank, CA. when the #6 plug blew. Luckily, we were only 16 miles from home. I contacted my local Ford Dealership and was quoted over $2100 to replace the head. Unfortunately the repair costs are more than what I owe on the vehicle. I have no idea where I'm going to get that kind of money to fix something that Ford should have engineered better. You would think after all of the same complaints they would do something.

Well in 6 weeks, I have had 3 blown-out plugs. This time, it ruined the hole threads and such. I would love to know if a purchase of high-performance heads would solve that problem. So far, I have put 3 tow charges--450 for the first, 250 for the second one. And the truck is at the dealership. I'm waiting for the new year to see what can be done to make it reliable.

I bought the truck, a 1998 Ford Expedition, Eddie Bauer, 5.4L, with 3rd row seat, with 36,000 miles in December 2000 and purchased the extended warranty at the same time because I did not know the previous owners. It was of a Ford dealer lot. On 3/29/02, with 64,788 miles, while traveling down I-69 to catch a plane with my family to go on spring break, the number 7 spark plug blew out of the LH head. Luckily, my mother, who lived in Muncie, came and got us to Indianapolis Airport in time. I called Don Hind's Ford to come and get it out on the side of the highway. They helicoided the cylinder threads and installed a new spark plug and coil pack. This repair cost was $311.37 including the towing covered by my extended warranty.

P.S., I always wondered where the metal shavings went when they helicoided that number 7 hole? On 12/2/03 with 87,426 miles, approximately 3 miles from my home in Ft. Wayne, IN, the number 7 plug blew out of the LH head again. This time there was a service bulletin out according to the Service Manager that said, if the plug comes out of the cylinder, Do not repair the threads' but replace the head'. Dimension Ford found the number 7 cylinder spark plug threads stripped out and the ignition coil broken again. I told the service manager to replace the spark plugs on the other head while they had it all apart and if they thought the threads were not good then to replace the RH head at the same time. They replaced only the LH head which the number 7 plug was located but did not replace all eight plugs which was included in the original RH head on the other side. The cost was $3698.86 and it was now out of warranty so I paid the entire amount myself.

At the time, I thought the truck was worth enough to justify the repair. The Service Manager told me that he would contact the area Ford representative and see if he could do anything. The answer was No! On 12/30/09, with 150,301 miles, a plug on the other RH head, that was never replaced, blew a plug out of that head. I know that the original heads from the build of the vehicle only have a few threads in an aluminum head. The replacement head is aluminum and has many threads, like 4 times as many as the original head. I kept this vehicle because I really like it and truly believed that this would not happen to me again. The repair this time will be more than the last time because it was 6 years ago. The truck is not worth that much now but is in great shape and has been very well maintained by a Certified Mechanic. I had planned on driving this vehicle for many more years and now it is worth zero.

The bottom line is, I cannot believe Ford has not recalled these motors that have aluminum heads with just a few threads. They knew they had a problem when they put out a service bulletin back 8 years ago. I want to keep this vehicle but I should not have to bear the cost of paying for it again. Can anyone help me solve this problem? There are some many that I have read having the same problem. Class Action Suit? Sign me up!

I have a 2005 f-150 with 70000 miles on it. This vehicle blew a spark plug out of the cylinder head. I called the local Ford garage and asked about it I was informed that this problem happens generally after the vehicle has had a tune up. Ford does not recommend a tune up until 100,000 miles. I asked about cost and found out it was going to be aprox. 4,000 dollars to replace the cylinder heads. I asked about a recall and was told that they hadn't put one out even though they have known about this problem for a long time now. So in other words I have a $25000 truck sitting in my driveway until I can come up with the $4000 to fix it.

My 2003 Ford Mustang blew a spark plug out of the thread and made a whole in the engine, fluid (water/oil) is draining out of the engine. I took it to a repair shop and was told that I need a new engine. I called The 800.392.3673 number for Ford and the lady I spoke with said Ford would not pay for this as it was not a recall item, that I would have to pay for it myself. She was very rude and would not let me talk with a supervisor or anyone else at Ford. I am very dissatisfied with my Ford Mustang and will never purchase a Ford again. I will now have to spend thousands of dollars replacing the engine.

My 2000 Ford Excursion blew a spark plug on Monday 2.20 pm. My wife and son was in the car with me and it was 15 degrees so cold.. We had to wait for two hours with no heat. The truck went dead. My truck is now at my mechanic shop. I use to go to the ford dealerships. But they all sucks. I have a lot of stories pertaining to bad service My engine may or may not be worthless.

Is Ford Planning on doing thing about the spark plug issues with the 2005 F-150 trucks equipped with the 5.4 l Engine? Per my service advisor at the local dealer here in College Station FORD is well aware of the problem. Per the service advisor I needed to change the plugs before I had more miles on the truck. So at 68,810 miles I had this MAJOR OPERATION performed. For something that should have been minor, it turned into being a $2,293.28 job. Rather than pay the dealer well over $3,500.00 for the repairs I used a local(better than the dealership) mechanic shop This is something that for should take care of.....With all of the complaints that are out there why is Ford putting the "screws" to the customers??? This is something Ford should take care of before owners start some sort of lawsuit.

My 2001 F150 blew a spark plug from #7 cylinder spark plug. I started it up and heard a loud pop and saw a puff up smoke from under the hood. I drove it to a Ford dealership which was about two blocks away. It cost me $460.88 to have an insert,new spark plug, and a couple of hoses that were burned installed. I am considering trading it in. I have 138,000 miles on my truck.

I also have fallen victim to the blown spark plug on my 200o0 Ford Expedtion. I have babied this vehicle; maintenence is up to date. After 2 days of hearing a ticking sound under the front driver's wheel well, this morning on my way to work a spark plug popped out striping the treads and the engine started rattling. Now the cost of repairing a truck that was well maintained and Ford's ignorance to the defect is killing me.

Luckily there was no more damage to vehicle than the spark plug, coil pack and tap. All though it is setting me back little over $200 just in parts to repair. Could have been prevented since Ford has been awear of the problem and could have took necessary steps in fixing it.

I have a 2001 Expedition which blew a spark plug on Xmas Eve. I had no idea there was a problem with the 5.4 engine (which I always thought was bullet proof!). Guess I will just need to pay the $650 repair bill for the helicoil fix and cross my fingers.

After a couple days of research, I am amazed at how common this problem is, and just how much consternation this engineering defect is causing consumers. Ford needs to do a recall on this before a motorhome catches on fire. I'll definitely be saving all my repair receipts!

On December 24th my #3 spark plug blew out on my engine. It had happened once about a month prior and my mechanic informed me that there were very few threads left and I would have to spend at least $2,500.00 to get my F150 fixed. When it blew the second time I decided to get the truck fixed. I friend of mine, who is a mechanic for Ford, recommended a Helicoil if I didn't want to get the head replaced. I managed to find a Ford dealer that will do the Helicoil for about $250.00

Spark plug blew out damaging coil and cylinder head. Thread on head gone. No thread depth on head to retighten plug.

At 8:30 p.m. on December 24th 2009, just north of Gaviota pass on Hwy 101 may ford Triton 5.4 blew a spark out of the cylinder head. This caused myself, my wife, and 10 year old twins to be stranded on the side of the hwy. Tow trucks are expensive and hard to come by on Christmas eve. Thank God for my nephew and his friends. They got a trailer and drove the 100 miles to get us at midnight. I gave them $200 to cover time and fuel etc. I find out the next day via internet that this is a common problem with fords and is not covered by any recall or warranty. This problem should be recalled immediately. The safety problems both due to potential fire and my family being stranded at night should never have happen. My Truck has only 70000 mile. The plugs are not to be changed for another 30000 miles according to fords own manual. This is a defect in design of the heads and was cause at the factory at time of manufacture. I don't know at this point how expensive this repair is going to be, but I can assure you, in this economy, I can't afford it.

I have a 1999 Ford F-150 V-8 Triton and last week as I was getting on the freeway i heard a pop and had to get over as quick as possibkle and had truck towed to my mechanic and found out as MANY others have that my #2 spark plug had blown out. Luckily for me my mechanic was able to heli-coil it for $300. I am attempting to sell it as fast as possible beofre the other ones come out. I do have 160,000 miles on the truck. I sure wish someone would get a classaction suit against FORD. HONDA here i come.

2000 F250 super duty with triton 5.4L engine blew out spark plug

I have 2002 expedition and I had to repair the #8,2,and 4 spark plug etc..thank god I don't use the freeway to get to work or had my wife and three children ages 1,5 and 17 aboard. Each time the plug blew there was a loud pop and sharp loss of power. The first warning sign is pinging noise from the the motor."I thought it was bad feul or maybe sticking lifters?" I'm guessed? But each time before they blew, there was a pinging sound at the plug.

2002 Ford F-150 Triton 5.4L V-8, Spark Plug Blew out of cylinder head upon starting the truck (December 10, 2009). Original spark plugs, never touched (ford recommends replacing at 100,000 miles), my truck has 75,000 original miles. Truck was towed to Morande Ford in Berlin, CT (same day). Discussed issue with the Morande Ford sevice manager (Bill) Bill stated that Morande Ford has seen NUMEROUS vehicles from 1997 to 2004 with this motor, and the same spark plug and cyllinder head issue. However, Bill also stated that Ford has not acknowledged the problem or issued a recall or safety bulletin to cover the repair. Bill then stated that this repair would need to be fixed via use of a Heli-Coil insert especially adapted for this problem. ($650.00)

In an attempt for monatary retribution and to further make Ford aware of this issue, I called the Ford Corporate Service Representative directly (December 11, 2009) and explained the problem I experienced. The Ford representative continually stated that the spark plug repair is not covered by Ford since it is a normal "wear and tear" issue which is due to lack of normal vehicular maintenance. When I stated the fact that Ford does not want the spark plugs replaced until 100,000-miles (as stated in truck maintenance schedule located in owners manual), and that my truck only had 75,000 original miles and has only been serviced by Ford, they reiterated that this is a normal maintenance item not covered for repair. The service representative failed to take my name, phone number or offer a complaint #, indicating that they have logged my complaint for further review.

As a status update, my truck has now been at the dealership for repair for 1.5 (going on 2) weeks. They first inserted the Heli-coil replacement. Then called me on December 18, 2009 to state the truck was running, but it needed a radiator hose before I could take it from them. On December 15, 2009, after not hearing back from them, I called Morande Ford only to be told by the service manager that the truck is running, but that there is an issue with the valves for the cyllinder which the spark plug blew out, and they would need to remove the cyllinder head to diagnose (another $2,000). To date (December 21, 2009) the truck is still under repair, and Morande Ford has not been able to diagnose the additional problem (if any).

2003 Ford Excursion with the V10 engine. Just blew out a spark plug today, for the second time since I have owned the vehicle.

Currently, the truck has 68,786 miles on it. Ford has know about this problem and will not do anything about it...just like the window regulator assembly. I have taken the truck to a service center locally that repairs all of my vehicles from work. As of today I do not know the exact labor charges. We are at $750.00 and until they finish the work we do not know the total.

1999 Ford F150 4X4 pickup went to pull out into traffic from my business and heard a loud pop. #3 spark plug blew out of the head and stripped the head out. Called Ford they said too bad no recall for this reocuring problem.

I am an owner of a 2000 Ford Expedition V8 5.4Liter. I have had multiple problems with interchanging spark plugs. Obviously, this is a very serious defect. Maybe a petition or a Federal Investigation.

2002 Ford Expedition 5.4L. In one weeks time my truck "spit" 2 sparkplugs from it's cylinder. Costing me almost $1000 in repairs. Ford should be getting a class action lawsuit against it for letting this happen from 99-04. Ridiculous.

well lets start here i bought a 2001 f 250 superduty 5.4l v 8 when diesel was alomst 5 + a gallon because i needed a big 4 wheel drive for the winter and because i used my last half ton truck so much i needed a bigger one and found this truck at a sister delarship that i work at germain cadillac so i test drove it. it ended up fine and i bought it used it about a year and a half put 40k miles on it an still only had 68000 miles on it when i went to grab a bite to eat i went in came out and went to make a right hand turn hardly no accel. and all of a sudden bang i thought it was a tire becauase it shook alittle then i realized what i had read about other peoples vech.

had happened to me i am an ase certified technician i do it for a living on gm cars and dont have the ford tools to do it so basically i am stuck with taking it too them an having it fixed there because by the time i spend the money on the tools i could have just had them do it and been done with it i am telling you now that believe that for makes a great truck but this is just suk a comman occarance and bullitens are still out on them to this date they need to figure something out about it because i was half way there to replaceing sparkplugs so it shouldnt have happened and now i have to spend money that i dont have and arent making with this econmy for something like this and thats gonna be on top of the 2 sets of ball joints i have done replaced all the shocks and a radio on top of all the regular maint. that has been done because in theory if you do all your maint. you vech. will last longer..... so now back to the bull of ford

FORD VEHICLES..2001..F-150, 5.4 CU IN ENGINE AND OTHERS. Spark plugs self-extract after 2,000 mile service. It has happened multiple time, the plugs were properly torqued during installation. This is a severe fire hazard. I get no satisfaction from Ford. I had to retap engine head, replace ignition coils, etc. I had to get towed to my shop and pay for repairs and rental vehicle.

My 2002 Ford F-150 with 94941 miles on it blew number 3 spark plug this morning. I called Ford and was told they didn't cover because a spark plug is a maintenance item. I then told them it wasn't the spark plug but the cylinder head that was the problem. The Ford rep then told me she was sorry but that was all she could do. I will not buy another Ford. I am going to fix the problem my self. It will cost me around $200 to fix.

I will never buy another ford product as long as I live.I will get on the web and also spread.

Had a spark plug blow, of course Ford fixed it for $1,000.00. Now a few years later the same one blows again. With the economy the way it is I cannot afford to get it fixed, so I am looking for a newer motor for it. The first time it happened, had to go buy a used car until the truck could get back from the shop and I had the money to pay for it. Now, my brother is unemployed and we live in the same house and I have a truck that I have to somehow fix, again.

we have not had any work done to our RV since we purchased it,other than have an RV company give it the once over to make sure everything was OK before we took our first trip,,we have only taken a few short trips (current mil. 30000)

ell we decided to go to Holbrook for The Thxgiving Holiday this year, We took our RV without any issue it ran fine as it has on our past trips,we planned on driving home to Tempe on Friday the day after Thxgiving less traffic etc. all seems well all in good spirits Rv running fine no nocking or noise of any kind as it usaully is were about 20 miles outside of Payson and without warning Bang! Clank! Clank! power drops I pull over right away stop the engine pop open the hood can't see a thing wrong no Idea what happened or why,

Well after 8 hrs we get towed to Payson and then on to Mesa to a Ford dealership it being the holiday no one is around so we have to wait to find out what happened to our RV, not worried at all knowing we have a warranty contract, well the service adviser calls Monday and I advise him of our contract ok Great, the contract co. will send someone out to verify coverage and repairs all moving right along right? wrong! I get a call Wed. from the service adviser telling me the repair would not be covered he just recived a report from Prizm my warranty co. stating the problem is a blowm Spark plug and Spark plugs are not covered,

They tell me the spark plug was faulty of course the dealership and Mechanics tried to argue with the Waranty co. that the spark plug was not the failure and the threads to the plug are fine however the engine head is not

I'm not asking for a new RV or even a new spark plug,what I need is new heads to put the spark plugs into so I can have a running RV again.Nothing more,

I then go on-line to search for help and I find that I'm not alone I see thousands of the same issue's with Fords engine's and wonder why or how is Ford able to get away with this or why they are letting this happen and then the Waranty co. are using the same excuse bad spark plugs WOW how can anyone even begin to beleive such a crock a spark plug just doesn't blow out of an engine head because it has nothing better to do.

someone has take responsibility for the many consumers out there that are suffering undo expense and stress over something we didn't do or have any control over.We are brought up to trust American made American values and To Do the Right Thing,I suppose it doesn't apply to everyone atleast not corporate America. We should all be asking ourselves What's next.

We are now without our RV, going to miss our X-mas vacation with family spent 10 hours trying to get home 8 hours of that just waiting on a Tow and it is just sitting at the Dealership while we fight to have it repaired or try and come up with the $4500.00 it's going to take to do the repair. We just don't have that kind of money on hand.

Driving home from work their was a loud bang from the engine and after that a loud thumping noise. Right away I new what this was.This is my 3rd spark plug that my ford F150 4.6 v-8 triton has spit out! They know they have a problem they need to fix this.Ford deal ship in springfield said they know that this is a problem but it is up to me to pay for the repairs.

I have a 1997 ford lariat 150..Has 180,000 on this beast.I have changed oil professionaly every 2,000 to 3,000 .I had replaced the exhaust manifolds and had all new plugs put in and this was right about 164,000..the truck has been running fine...I did hear a slight ticking once and a while...thought is was a low end knock.buut it would go away when warmed up.Anyways driving home and "pow" thought someone shot me..What bs...i had to pay for a tow to my garage.Yeap blown plug...what the freakin crap,never have i ever heard of this junk.As i can see numereous complaints.who knows how much.Going to trade is in and get a jeep..I have always had fords my whole life.and this has ended my ford tour,iam goin jeep for the rest of my life.

They should own up to their mistake and do something to fix it before someone dies do to this problem and then get sued and end up loosing money and loyal customers like my self my family owns about six of their trucks and now I am really thinking of never buying a ford again.

I brought this vehicle in broadman, ohio and 1 month after I purchase the 2004 F150 the 3rd spark plug just blew out and this was on my way to North Carolina. It cost me over four hundreds dollars to fix it. I did not call the dealership because I was relocating to North Carolina so I just had the vehicle fixed. Now it's a little over a year later and it's happened again. I called the Ford dealership and I tell them what's going on, describing the situation of what the truck is doing. He tells me right off that it sounds like a spark plug has blown out. He tells me to bring it in and they will have to go in the block and drill but it would cost me around 1700 dollars. He said that those trucks are known to do that.

I don't have that kind of mone so I take the truck to Firestone and explain to them what happened. Number one, they tell me that the wrong plugs are in the truck but the bottom line was they could not fix the truck without it costing me an arm and a leg. This is wrong and I mean wrong. I went on the internet to try to find answers some solution and found that there are complaints after complaints about those trucks and other Ford trucks and no one is doing anything about it. I ran across this site and I said what the heck, I will tell my story. I was told that your agency could help when companies knowingly sell defective products and so I said why not maybe something will come of this. Truly I doubt it because when it come to a big company and no one has been killed so nothing happens.

I never heard about any kind of these problems like these. My vehicle is not over a 100,000 miles. This last incident just happened this past Thanksgiving and as of this writing my vehicle is still broke down. I am blessed, I do have a job but now no way of getting to work. If by writing about my experience will help get so relief them here it is, if there is anything thing else I can do let me know. I have receipts and name and numbers of where and who I talked to. I was driving along interstate 76 the truck was sounding and riding great and all of a sudden it go pop. Firestone was very nice they really tired to assist me but the price was so costly i could not afford for them to fix the car.

Well got a call from my service guy 4 plugs broke off in the motor. This is a problem. why should i pay for this $996.26. later i got my truck. Ive owned fords my whole life and would argue ford was #1. i think i will look elsewhere next time. unhappy ford owner

Driving into work I heard a loaud popping from the engine. Come to find out the spark plug popped out of the engine and find it will cost $596.00 to fix.

My 2000 Ford F-150 VIN2 ejected the #4 spark plug (front passenger side). Total cost for repair was $583. This vehicle had 102,000 miles on it and an extended warranty. The warranty refused to pay because the spark plug is not covered. I explained the spark plug was not damaged, it was ejected like an ICBM missile and this was due to a machined defect in the head (lack of enough threads). $583 damage repair. I cancelled the 3rd pary contract w/People's Vehicle Protection i'd paid $2200 for just 3 months prior.

While driving my 2002 F250 V10, I heard a popping sound from the engine area. I was able to determine that a spark plug had blown out. While researching this it seems to be caused by a possible engine defect. Contacted Ford dealer and this appears to be an expensive repair that is not covered by Ford. My truck has aprox. 90,000 miles. Dealer said other plugs may possibly blow out in the future. I'm writing this in hopes of a recall with this problem in the future. Unable to use vehicle until repair is performed.

i have bought a ford expedition and have 6 spark plug blow outs. it is very expensive and the coil packs with each. im on dis ssi and cant aford this i have car payments but cant keep it on the road. have spent several thousands of dallors extra and expedition still sits in yard.

I have a 99 ford F 250 with a V10 triton motor it has blown 7 plugs and also coil packs this has become very expensive I have contacted Ford motor company about this promblem after researching and finding out I am not the only one with the same promblem with the V10 triton motor there reply on this is we know about the promblem what do you want us to do about it I was shocked I commented back you built the motor that is defected and you know about the problems make your ford customers happy! He commented stand in line with the rest of them! What happened to Ford Tough I guess I will have to buy a chevorlet and hope they stand by there saying of like a rock!

I own a 2003 F-250 with a 5.4 gas engine and the #3 cylinder has blown out 2 spark plugs and coil packs in about 30000 miles apart. I understand this has been a problem for many years and is a design flaw according to even Ford mechanics at dealers, but Ford refuses to recall due to the fact that it will be very costly. This is unacceptable and they should be held accountable. It would probably be less expensive on them to recall than go to litigation because they would not only have to pay the consumer but also the blood sucking lawyers and courts. I am very dissappointed in Ford because i did believe in their product so much that I've had nothing but Fords all my adult life. Integrity means nothing anymore. Henry would roll over in his grave if he knew. (Henry Ford that is)

I have a 2003 F150 with Triton 5.4, I bought it a week ago, has 141K on it. I was driving home, slowed down for a school zone, and all the sudden...pow-pow- pow, spit a plug. paid $100.00 tow to the dealership, and $606.00 to get it redone. I am disabled and was not happy about this truck.

I can,t beleive Ford won't take care of their loyal cusomers! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM! I suffered a stroke in 2004, and have had 2- knee surguries in 2009. I also only get disabillity pay, that is my whole source of income, this purchase wiped me out financhually not to mention the cost of the tow, the cost of repair, being without a vehicle, stress, uncalled for "harrassment by Ford in the first place. it raised my already high blood pressure.

I am thinking on getting rid of my Ford forever. I can't be stranded over a ongoing problem. PLUS I have a debt at the Credit Union now for the over $6,700.00 I borrowed to purchase this F150.

Same problem with my '02 Ford F-150.. was driving yesterday and all the sudden it had loud "popping noise" from underneath motor.. Called and had it towed to my local dealer and they say it's a blown sparkplug! All the threads are gone and needs a Healy Coil kit installed.. $575 + tax... but will this will a one time deal, or can I expect another to blow out?? Ford needs to own up to the problem ASAP!! This is ridiculous to keep finding these same problems all over the internet!!

Around 120,000 miles I had a spark plug blow out of my 5.4 v8 engine. My mechanic told me that due the design of the engine, when the spark plug is changed due to a tune up, the threads are stripped out. When the new plug is inserted it is crossed thread and can only hold for a short time. $4500.00 later I have a new top end of engine. Now, again due to the engine design, water sits in the spark plug well and shorts out the sensor connected to the spark plug. I forget the name of the sensor. It's like a distributor cap for each plug) sorry, I'm not super mechanic guy). When it rains water collect and my engine runs like crap (I live in Washington; it rains a lot).

2005 thru 2008 Ford Trition Engines, I have a 2005 Expedition w/5.4 V8. At 60,000 miles, change spark plugs, not 100,000 as recommend. If you wait, they won't come out/break off. Then it's dealer time. Put never/size on new plug threads, torque to 11 pounds. It takes time to do this, let air out front tires slowly, tie off wiring and so forth, till out of way, 10mm 1/4" socket for coils, assortment lengths of extensions, 1/4" drive, lift up on coils, have a spark plug designed socket, keep centered on plug, if you have air nozzle, blow out around spark plugs, sand/road dirt get in there. Factory plugs are in tight. Do this on cold engine, use recommended (owners manual) number spark plugs, not aftermarket. Put a little diaelectric grease on top and side of spark plug for next change, coils/spark plug boot come of easier. Ford 1999-2004 motors are junk, 05 and up won't spit out, just change at 60,000 miles, 120,000 and transmission fluid faithfully. New anti-freeze at 100,000, correct type, oil/filter at 3000 miles, transfer case-2 quarts, your Ford will do you right. Transmission and transfer case are NOT the same type, read owners manual. On Expedition, the rear wiper shaft lets water in, will freeze up, pop off tiny c clip, pull shaft out, polish shaft, relube, reinstall, watch o-ring, otherwise that motor for rear wiper will burn up, very poor engineering on Fords rear wiper assembley. In all, very nice truck, thirsty on gas, I hear 2009 trucks are alot better, we will wait and see. Good luck

Looks like I was just struck with the blowing out plug that every one else is seing. I have a 5.4 in a 02 F150. After hearing what I thought was an exhaust leak for the past 1000 miles #3 plug came out and left me stranded. Truck has 92,000 on it and just pulled out of the ford garage from an oil change. Ford just lost another loyal customer. This fix will cost me 150 for atwo and 630 for repairs. and 1 week with no truck.

1999 Triton V-10 spark plugs began blowing out at 103k. Blowouts have continued to the present. I called Ford and they said its to bad this is happening to me but they have told me that they ar enot aware of a plug blowout problem with the Triton engines. I then called back again after further research and let customer service know what I had found regarding this problem on the internet. This time the rep told me that they had a few blowout problems but at this time thye were few and Ford has no reason to recall or repair the "select" few that have failed. My next call was after even more research and talking to a Ford Engineer who informed me of Fords awareness of this large problem with 1997 to 2008 yr vehicles. In fact Ford has issued a TSB regarding this problem. But due to the large number of failures they can not issue a recall or even some sort of buyback or trade in voucher due to the large dollar ammount associated to a recall or credit to owners of these vehicles. I wanted to trade the truck in on a newer Ford, the local dealer told me that while my truck is in great shape due to the KNOWN engine troubles of this vehicle and others like it they will give me 2k for trade in. I can trade it in on a newer Dodge and get 5400 and a Toyota and get 7250 for trade. So owners you are left with a vehicle that is worth nothing if you go to trade it in at a Ford dealership.

I was driving my work truck around started hearing a ticking noise so decided to change the spark plugs. The first spark plug I started to take out come off very difficult. But I wasn't as lucky with the following plug very hard to come off and when it did come of just the threaded part came off the actual igniter part is still inside stuck to the motor. I don't think This is fair because my truck only has 64,000 miles and its a 2005. I don't have my work truck. The truck I use to make my living.

My 2002 Ford F-250 blew a spark plug out of the cylinder head while running in my driveway luckily. I couldnt afford to put it in a shop to fix it so I called Ford Motor Company Coporation and talked to a gentlemen there. After explaining the whole situation he rudely said "so what do you expect us to do about it?" I replied I expect for there to be a recall after seeing the forum there is alot of people in the same perdicament. He said,"after signing on the line when you purchased this vehicle, you assume all responsibilities and problems it comes with." I was stunned said some mean things back and hung up. Now I have a truck rotting away in my driveway with 101,000 miles on it because I can't afford to fix it. Safely to say I'll never buy another ford.

2000 Ford F 150, 5.4 blew spark plug out. has disabled my only, vehicle, it has put me in a deastating situation, in live in the mountains, I am partly disabled, what work i can do can be miles apart. working with the ecomonoy as it is there are very few jobs. i have to live job to job. now i am lookingat a $3000.00 bill to repair my truck, and i live 52 miles fromthe nearest machanic

My 1997 Ford Econoline with a 5.4L v8 triton engine blew a spark plug. This seems to be a very common problem.

Blown spark plug on 2005 F-150 truck. Stripped out threads. Had an insert installed but was told it may not hold. I can smell fuel everytime I start the engine. Very worried about fire or explosion.

Im going to get it fixed and then sell it ,

I work in hollywood and it is the norm to have ford vehicles on film productions so since this let me down on a high end delivery for my company im done with it Ford Needs to own up to it and recall the engine,

My 2003 F150 pickup with 117,000 miles blew a spark plug out of it's head. Passenger side second froem front of vehicle. This happened Oct, 31, 2009. I understand this is a coomon problem and will cost approx. $2500.00

I was driving home from work at 9:30 at night when I heard what sounded like a soda bottle trapped in my fender well. I pulled over and looked and nothing was there but the noise continued at idle. I popped the hood and heard the loud popping noise and noticed a spark coming from the area of the top of the head. I towed the truck home and the next day after work saw the coil over and plug resting next to the head. I have read alot of peoples complaints of the same problem. Is it time for a class action law suit. If I had had a fuel leak at the same time as this condition the spark would have lit my truck on fire. Does someone have to die for this problem to be resolved by Ford?

I just blew my first spark plug out of my 2001 f350 5.4 liter engine at 102,000 miles on the truck .I changed the plugs at 80,000 put antisieze on the threads like mechanics say to do. I started getting bad gas milage and sounded like an exhaust leak but I think it was the spark plug loose but no codes or check engine light before it happened.So if you start noticing bad gas milage and truck seems fine check the plugs quick .

My 2001 f150 truck blew out 2 spark plugs in less than a month. truck has 74,000 miles on it and first repair cost $441.00 plus towing. the other blowout happened today so who knows. ford dealer says no recall and its not a ford problem. baloney! $442 plus $75 towing X2

I have a 2001 Ford F150 pickup, yesterday while my wife was driving it, it began making a loud popping noise that sounded like gunfire. I brought the vehicle to my mechanic and he is attempting a heli coil repair but makes no guarantees it will work. The vehecle has 136,000 miles on it, therefore it is way out of warranty. As I investigate this issue, I find the scope and magnitude well within a recall. I have been a lifelong Ford customer, but I am not one anymore.

The cylinder heads probably need replacing with ones that have enough threads to actually hold the plugs in place! My vacation has been shortened and if parts can not be located locally and have to be air shipped, I have the choice of 700 mile round trip home and back or 3 additional nights in a hotel, plus a missed day at work.

My 2001 ford F150 has spit two spark plugs out striping all the threads from the the two front leaft and right cylinder heads in the past month. the truck only has 94000 miles on it. The repairs are expensive and i am left standed in the middle of nowhere.I have to leave the truck in the shop for at least a week and need to find and pay for alternative transportation to work.

This seems to be an ongoing problem with these particular models. If you "google" Ford sparkplug blowout, you will see that Ford has a serious problem.

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?

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.

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!

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.

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.

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?

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...

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.

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!!

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.

I have a 99 F250 with the V10 engine and have had two spark plug blow out of the cylinder head. The first time this happend I was stranded in a Montana winter in the middle of no where until I could find cell service and call a tow truck. The second time was less than 1500 miles after this was repaired by the dealership.

After the first repair bill of $700 to re-tap the spark plugs in which I was told at the time should be a permanent fix. When the 2nd plug blew out of the same hole I was 350 miles away from the dealership that fixed it and they refused to stand behind they work stating that it was a spark plug repair and was not covered under their warranty policy. Now I am looking at $4200 from my local dealership for an entire head replacement. My truck has now been sitting since April 2009 as I can not afford to sink that much more money that I just purchased from a relative in March 2009.

I am having problems with my spark plugs on 6 different occasions 5 different spark plugs have popped i have paid so much money fixing it and m truck has spent more time in the shop getting fixed rather then being used.

I have had 3 spark plugs blow out of my 2000 F150. The first one went, so I got it repaired within a week, nearly 800km later I lost a second, so again I got it fixed. Then just this week another plug blew, this happened only with less than a 1000Km since the last repair. I have parked the truck and am not repairing or driving it until FORD fixes this problem.

I have had to have replaced 4 different spark plugs for same reason at different times. Spark plugs blowing out, stripping head and coil being destroyed.

I started the truck up and spark plug blew out. Many people have had the same problem and I don't understand how Ford can get away with this. The repair work is so expensive and I don't have the money. I am left without a vehicle because I don't have the money to repair it.

he tried taking the plug out and it broke off below the parts that screwed out, Part of the plugs fail into the cylinder,so he had to take apart the cylinder to get out the rest of the plug,So after he did this, he thought he would go ahead and change the other plugs while he had it apart,He had to beat the other ends of the plug out of the cylinder and all the other plugs broke off in the cylinder too, It has costed more then we can afford, We have put around a thousand dollars into it, over the sparks plugs.On our budget we really can't afford this, My payments is $484.94 a month, We still owe 16,200.00 on it

Add me to the list of popping spark plugs. 99 E 250 Econoline with the Triton V8. Had it tuned up by Ford dealer at 82,000 miles. At 108,000 miles #3 plug blew out and #7 was on it's way. $1100 to for a fix on these. Mechanics are tapping plug holes and installing sleeves that give additional threads to hold plugs in. I am having them do all 8 at a cost of $1700 as, I do not want to worry about when one of the other 6 may go. I guess there is a kit on the after market to correct the problem. Van is being repaired by Midas Muffler Shop in Merrillville, Indiana.

This is a shameful moment for Ford. I was born and raised a Ford man. Next work van or vehicle of any kind won't be a Ford...unless, of course, they step up and do what is right.

I too just fell victim to the blown out spark plug issue in my 2000 Ford F-250 with the Triton V-10. This occurred in my #3 cylinder which ruined the threads in the head and destroyed the coil and boot which also had to be replaced. This cost me a day of work, 125 dollars for a tow and $350.00 in repair's. It sounds like I was lucky and found a good repair shop.

My wife was on her way from work, here in Alaska, and the spark plug blew out of the Engine. She was stuck for 45 minutes, until I could get to her. If this would have been in November she could have frozen to death. I am really disappointed in Ford not to send a recall out on this problem. Ford, You just lost a faithful customer of 35 years! Repair $1500

Ford can bank on that.

triton engine third time repair for spark plug blowing out of engine . making me scared to drive it .each time it happens on high way what can be done ?

My 2002 Ford F-150 5.4 liter engine blew the spark plug out og the head. I have researched this problem and found that it happens to many people.Ford refuses to honor that there motor design has a flaw. I was out of a vehicle for one week. and the repair cost was well over $500.

we have a 1999 f250 superduty v10. the spark plug blew and stripped the spark plug hole. After talking to the local ford dealer they wanted approx 1500.00 to fix it. We do not have that kind of money to hand over so i checked with a few machine shops to find out how much it would cost to repair the hole and decided to take apart the engine ourselves and have some repair the head

Funny thing is that I never heard about this until now and we were told the plugs were good for 100K miles and I cant find it in my owners manual where it tells me to check the torgue of the spark plugs every 60K miles. My consequence is now I will have to take my truck to Ford and allow them to conduct the proper repair. I dont have money or time for this and if I had known that Ford wanted me to check the torgue on my spark plugs I would have. Maybe they could have sent me a letter stating something....Ford needs to "man up" and just replace the heads, or lose customers.

2002 ford 150 plugs replaced at 100000 miles by joe cooper ford of shawnee ok. at 128000 miles #3 cly spit spark plug

While merging onto Highway 80 in Vacaville, CA, going to work on Travis AFB.(I am in the Air Force), we heard a pop and then a constant sputtering sound. I barely got to the base and found a secure parking spot and found out that a spark-plug may have blown out of the head? now I read the internet and find this is a common problem and Ford Motor Company did not recall their engines for this safety defect?

My 1999 Ford Expedition experienced the spark plug blow up on Sept. 11th 2009, the Truck was running fine, then a sudden loud blow-up on the left side. It's crawled to my local Mech, and he knew exactly what happened as soon as he heard the engine. After reading all the similar occurances with these Ford Engines, it just makes me Angry that Ford didn't recall and or Fix this Problem..I always been a Ford Guy..now, I'm no longer sure.

Second time a spark plug has blown out of the head removing all threads. 2003 F250 5.4 triton. Repair cost unknown at this time. vehical is a ticking time bomb.

Today 9-16-09 while driving my 2002 Ford F150 home I heard a loud noise comning from the engine. I took my truck to the repair shop and as it turns out the spark plug blew out of the engine. Coil is broken and needed replacing, boot is burned and split. The mechanic said this is a common problem with this model Ford truck. The cost of repair but the mechanic said there was no gaurantee the repair would last and is most likely to occur again. After researching this issue online I see the mechanic was right and there are many complaints. I want Ford to address the issue.

While driving to pick up my kids from school in my 1998 Ford F150 with the Triton V8 engine (128,000 miles), my spark plug blew out of my engine block, and cracked and dislodged the coil... all while doing 65 mph on the highway. I tried to replace the coil (I've had to replace about 10 of them to date). That's when I notice the damaged spark plug (missing ceramic, crushed plug etc.) laying in the cylinder. Yikes! I had it towed to the mechanic. He had to buy a rethread kit, coil, plug, etc., just to find out that cylinder now has no compression. Estimated repairs are over $6000 (new engine needed). I am only now aware of this huge Ford defect problem, and want action! I have 2 young kids, and don't have a safe/relaible vehicle to transport them. Ford knew of this problem! If I'd have known, I'd have used the Clunker program but now am stuck. Please help!

Driving down the highway and driving my 1999 Ford E350 Econline Van blew out a spark plug. Was told that this is very common with Ford. It will cost approximately 3 thousand to fix the problem. However they can not guarentee that it won't happen again soon. Ford is aware of this and yet still no recalls. What is going on here.

The Baytown and Crosby Texas ford dealers act as if they never heard of such spark plug problems? I asked the Goobers if the Googled? Google search engine is loaded with these complaints and it baffles me how we as Americans can no longer do an honest days work for an honest days pay. There is no integrity or morals just sorry, shotty workmanship and no since of pride. I cannot afford to repair and continue to make payments on this vehical and will unload this manufacturers lemmon as soon as economically feasable!

I have a 2000 F-150, V8. 5.4L cc 330CID , 230,000 kms. I am 2nd owner and really liked the truck until know.I tow a 5th wheel RV and yes BANG blew a plug going down hill no load in the vehicle. I got the repair plug thing done, I am no mech, asked around to those in the know all ageed the best thing to do was to get ride of the truck before it happens again.(unless I want to keep giveing my money away for a problem that won't go away ) I am afraid of even taking my truck out of town now due to the fact it may be a ticking time bomb ready to blow again. Might as well just have a tow truck follw me around, ha that was a joke, but a possible solution. Nobody has seems to have a solution and nobody can tell me if any repair will make my truck reliable. I even called Ford and they had no advise worthwhile, even more Ford would not even give me any kind of incentive to purchase another modle of Ford truck ?? Good thing we bailed them out.I am totally frustrated and have given up ,so I am getting ride of it, I am not a mech and can not pay or afford an unreliable vehicle. I have passed all information along to any one with same truck to try to save them this aggravation, so far I have talked to 2 other people that are giving up on Ford who have had same problems.

Costly repairs avoided... I had intended to change my spark plugs in my 2004 F150 this weekend. Thankfully I decide to look on the web for information. I have 96K plus miles on this truck and its over due this routine maintenance. After reading numerous articles on the web concerning the poor design of this critical part I can not fathom how Ford can expect there customers to literally pay for their design flaws. This is outrageous. What do I do know...

In our case, my son and his new bride were driving home from their honeymoon late at night and broke down on the side of the interstate far from home. A trailer had to be rented and the vehicle had to be taken in for a second occurence. Ford should recognize that this is a serious maintenance problem and do everything within their power to rectify it.

I must admit that I check my plugs every 4 months. I really hate the fact that Ford is ignoring this issue and shame on you. The 4.6 and 5.4L engines are used in many applications. Meaning there are many more complaints to follow on this website. If it's a manufacturing defect at the plant, then the manufacturer should COVER the repair 100%. Love my truck but this is the last FORD I buy.

I have a 2001 F-150 XLT with the 4.6L engine. It currently has 151,000 miles. While driving on Interstate 64, I heard a loud pop from the engine and it started missing violently. Now I know that it is a blown spark plug after looking under the hood.

We bought our 2000 F-150 Truck used in 2003, after we had it for a year, we started having problems, the coil packs, starting going out one by one, we had all the spark plugs replaced. Had trouble getting #4 plug out. It was still missing, so we finally we replaced the last 4 remaining coil packs at a price tag of about $800. Then last week I went out and started the truck up, I heard a loud boom, the truck sounded really bad. Got out popped the hood and it had blown the spark plug out of the cylinder head, and striped the threads. Now I'm left with the option to replace the motor at a cost of approx $3700, or take the head off and and have it repaired at a cost of approx $1500. More money we don't have. It is ridiculous the amount of complaints that Ford is aware of and doing nothing about.

Defective cylinder head on my 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty Super Cab with a 5.4 Liter Engine. Subsequently the spark plugs are being thrown from the engine. (5) Five plugs total to date since 2003. Out of pocket cost amounting to $4,500.00 and now ford is requesting that I purchase and replace the Engine with a New engine, because of a faulty head, at the estimated cost of $5,200.00

Blew #6 plug out of the head. 2 months later, blew #4 plug. $450 each time to helicoil the head. 2 weeks after the #4 blew, the #3 blew. Ended up with a damaged valve and head. Repaired the head, replaced the valve and put inserts in the remaining plug sockets for $3600. Total cost of repairs somewhere in the area of $4500. Add to that a total of about $500 in towing. Add to that misery.

Spark plug blew out from 4.6l Mustang Gt 1998. 800 dollar repair

I'm unable to use my truck to get to work.I will also have to order a special tool to get the broken plugs out.

Just tried to change the spark plugs on my 2007 Supercrew with a 5.4 Triton. One of the plugs is broke off in the head. I heard aboput this problem only after I bought the truck. I found out today that this has been going on for years. I have bought my last Ford Truck. I will see if the dealer will do anything about it and let you all know the outcome.

spark plug blew out of my 2002 ford f150 with a 5.4 liter triton motor 400 miles away from home. then find out that ford is aware of this common and extremely dangerous problem but does nothing to resolve the issue

we have a f250 super duty v10. the spark plug spits out and it ended up stripping out the spark plug hole. we went to the ford dealer and they gave estimated cost of 1500.00. we unable to pay this we decided to do some of the repairs ourselves. even though we did it ourselves we still ended up having to pay over 500.00 for parts and repair of the head plus very time consumming the truck sat for more than 2 months

Unfortunately the shop admitted that there was a problem with this make of truck but there was no legal action that could be taken. Repair $1000-$3500. Poor workmanship has caused us extreme financial hardship investing $30,000 in a vehicle which turned out to be defective and unreliable.

The plugs on my 2004 F150 Heritage have popped out of the cylender head several times at a cost of approx. $6,000.00! I paid $30,000.00 just a few years ago for this truck and it has been nothing but trouble. The engine had to be pulled to fix the last plug failure. I am sick to death with this truck but I have too much money invested to get rid of it for practically nothing. I will never buy another Ford because the old addage, Fix or repair daily, is true.

The spark plug blew out on the passenger side of my 2002 Ford Expedition. The extended warranty doesn't want to cover it, and it cost $500- $1500 to get it fixed. This seem to be a very common issue, that Ford is aware of.

The cylinder heads should of been recalled and had this problem fixed. I was getting on I-95 and I hear a BOOM, it woke my baby up and it scared my sister one year old. I had to get it towed at another $220.

There is damaged to the coil, spark plug and cylinder head of the truck. The expense is to much for people to afford. Ford is aware of the problem, but does nothing to resolve it.

This is thw 7'th NEW Ford the I have bought since 1987 and this is the thanks that I get. This is wrong and we are being scammed by Ford and their dealers.

Spark plugs in Ford F150 could not be removed at the recommended service interval of 100000 miles. Time to replace plugs was 18 hours of mechanic's time. 10 hours of time at a Ford dealer. Plugs snapped off and extremely difficult to remove even with Ford's special removal tools.

My 2003 Mercury Mountaineer spit out it's #4 spark plug. The car only has 89,000 miles. It cost me $800 to repair and rent a car. Bad design by Ford. Cost $800. Delayed my trip. Makes me want to get rid of my car.

I owned a 1999 expedition that blew a sparkplug. I had it fixed by the same pepole I bougth it from and traded it in for a GMC truck.If I had knew about all the other pepole with the same problem,I wouldnt had bought it.

2001 E-350 Service Van. Has had the plugs changed at 150,000 miles and one at a time blown each plug out. Costing as of now $3,000.00. The last one is out and the repair shop ig quoting new heads and repair. Ford Mo Co is aware of these problems and not done anything to help with the problem. Poor design and poor customer service to advise owners of this potential problem. A class action should be filed. If so please include me and the company I work for.

On July 23,'09 my '02 F150 5.4 triton V8 with less than 69k miles spit out the #3 spark plug. I was on I-82 towing a 19 ft. travel trailer with a 4-wheeler in the bed and was on the bridge over the Columbia River when it blew. Fortunately I was able to continue to an off ramp where was towed to Ford dealership in Pasco,WA for repair. No one seemed surprised or apologetic acting as if it were pretty much routine. Even had a repair kit on hand to fix it for $620.

2001 Ford F150 5.4 number 3 spark plug blow out. I had it heli coiled on 12/08 and it just blew out again, Im told now the head has to be replaced, I dont have the $2500.00.

im a ford person or was and we bought a 2001 f-250 extended cab. and july 25 2009 our truck blowed the number 3 plug out and ignited and caught fire and burnt. It was a total loss. That truck was my transportation to and from work,but now im out of a vehicle.I will by chevy from now on.I feel that ford ought to be responsible for this.

I own a 1999 Ford F-350 4x4 Super Duty with the Triton V-10. It has approx. 139000 miles on it. Tonight my son was driving home and the spark plug on the back cylinder passenger side blew out of the head. I have been researching this on line and see where this has been a common problem. What do we have to do for FORD to address this issue? I have been a loyal FORD customer for years but I can say that their customer complaint resolution policy needs some overhauling.

My 2001 F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab (V10) just spit out it's second spark plug. About 6 months ago the 3rd plug back on the passenger's side blew out while driving. After paying for a Heli Coil repair I was told that it is common for this to happen on these engines but Ford does not think it deserves a recall. Well today it blew out the 2nd plug back on the passengers side. Ford needs to correct this issue before someone gets hurt.

My wife was driving my 2001 mustang gt to take our daughter to a doctors appt.,when out of no-where the #3 sparkplug blows out. She was getting on the freeway when it happened. She said she heard a pop and then the motor started acting funny. She called me at work and described what happened, so I told her not to drive it any further(she had stopped at a gas station)and I took off work to check it out.(I was an auto tech for 10+ years)I was able to get a new plug to barley thread in, and had to replace the coilpack, but it will happen again. I believe ford knows about this problem and needs to order a recall.

I own a 2002 Ford F150 with the 5.4 liter V8 Triton. I recently experienced what people are calling the spark plug blowout. Although I have 140000 miles on my truck It still shouldn't be spitting spark plugs out the cylinder head. It cost me $700 to fix and not more than 30 days later I fear I may loose another one as the truck is taking on the same symptoms as it did just before it blew the first one. After researching on the internet this seems to be a big problem for ford owners. I feel Ford should step up and absorb some of the costs for repair. A recall would be perfect.

Yesterday while driving to a family outing, our 2004 Ford Expedition blew the #3 spak plug and reduced our safe and operating speed to a dangerous and life threatening crawl while on a local San Diego southern california freeway. Luckily we were not hit by anyone as we proceeded to get over intothe emergency lane and get off the freeway before being hit.

7-18-2009 blew out sparkplug from engine head. I bought this f250 used because my toyota could not carry any weight. Im really bumming for i owe 11000 and its my ride to work and my firewood delivery truck. I was told to buy chevy, i stood behind ford.

$187 repair (discounted because I know the Mechanic), loss of use of my vehicle for one and a half weeks, less than original spec. engine due to the repair and possible reoccurance of same problem in every cylinder including the one that was repaired. This is a common known problem that has proliferated throughout the Country in 97-03 Fords with the modular engine (V-6/V-8/V-10).

The #6 spark plug blew out and ripped through the threads of the aluminum head. Causing me to pay out of my own pocket 800 for the helicoil repair and 200 for the rental car. I have come across other f-150s like mine that have also had this happened to them.

Wife's '02 Excursion with 6.8L V-10 blew out the #3 spark plug on the drivers side.

1997 ford E150 5.4 liter triton engine with 70126 miles driven ejects spark plug for no reason upon start up. Gas vapor filled the van. I think it was seconds away from bursting in flames

While driving down the road in my E-150 Conversion Van, the spark plug blew out the coil and now I am having to replace the cylinder head. My van has been through all recommended services by the Ford manual and has 63,000 miles on it. This is absolutely a flaw. This happened while on vacation in Missouri.

I have an '01 ford f-250 4*4 with 75k miles in sept 07 it had 63k miles, the first spark plug blew out of the #3 journal and took the coil pack with it, 600.00 dollars later it was fixed. On july 4th '09 at 75k miles the second one blew, # 2 journal, another 500.00 dollars, and it was fixed, so I thought, I had to wait a week to pick it up from the shop which was 130 miles from home, I started out the drive and the #6 plug blew.. This is crazy. So now I have to fix them all the dealer quoted me at 1350.00 to fix them all with the heli-coil kit. I talked to the dealer to no avail, sorry sir we can't help you, This is crazy, I went on-line and there are hundreds of us with this exact same problem, it is a design flaw and we should be reimbursed, for all this money..

The #4 spark plug in my 1999 Ford F150 with a 5.4L V8 and 96,000 miles blew out of the cylinder head while I was driving. The ejection sounded like a shotgun going off under the hood, and I'm glad I wasn't driving fast in a crowded area when it happened!

My kids and I went to get burgers, started my 2000 Ford Expedition to leave and BOOM ! The truck sounded like a helicopter, looked under the hood and to my suprise a spark plug blew out. I have never seen this, lucky we were close to home and we got back safe. I see all these various estimates to repair and have decided to try to have the plug rethreaded to be able to drive to Toyota to trade it in under the Obama cash for cars and get the $4500 for a new Scion. 13 mpg for 28 mpg = no-brainer.The sad part is Ford (show us the money for our mistake)was no help and we liked this truck. No more Fords for us.

2000 Ford Expedition 4.6 V8.

Blew out the passenger side front spark plug and coil. Required the hole to be tapped and then heli coil installation to make the vehicle operational again. Could have casued a fire if it had crack the fuel line right above it. cost me 3+ hours and $200 to repair at home. Lucky for me this happened at low speed and less then 10 miles from home.

spark plugs blew out of the heads do to poor design!! apparently ford choose not to use steel inserts for the spark plugs to screw into so this means that they are threaded into the alluminum head which is not strong enough to hold the plugs in. this causes the threads to become stripped and forces the plugs to be pushed or blown out of the heads like bullets causing major damage and a very expencive fix and this is for all 4.6 engines and up from about 97 to 2003!!! this should be a recall so why isnt it? just google "spark plug blowout ford" you will see. almost crashed my truck and cost alot of money to fix. also caused damage to other parts of the truck and almost caught fire!!

I have a 1999 Ford Expedition. It has 142,000 miles on it. One of the spark plugs ejected and there are no longer any threds in the head. My local Ford dealer has told me that Ford is aware of the issue but it is my fault for not periodically tightening down the spark plugs. Most of the plugs are not even able to be reached by human hands and I have looked all through the owners manual and I don't see any such suggestion. The dealer told me to replace or remanufacture the head, which would cost more than the car is worth, or he has a technician that could re-thread the stripped hole but there would be no guarantee. I not only feel that this an obvious design flaw, I also feel that Ford has known about this occuring for over ten years. They don't need to do a recall but they should foot the bill to replace the heads when it happens.

The spark plug blew out the ripped through the threads of the aluminum head. Causing it for me to pay out of my own pocket of at least $1500 to get it fixed at a local dealership. I have come across other f-150s like mine that have also had this happened to them.

I own a 2004 f-150 that has experienced the seized spark plug problem and several of the plugs have broken inside the head. My mechanic has gotten two of the three out but has had my truck for over a week. He has even tried to fabricate tools to solve the problem after trying the removal kit without sucess. Ford will do nothing to help me with the problem.

June 19,2009 while driving my 2001 F250 V10, it spit a plug. Plug is on passenger side, rear cylinger. This is a recurring problem with the ford motor and a health and safety issue. Fuel from the injector and spark from the coil can cause a fire, either injuring or killing passangers. For is aware of the problem, but refuses to do anything about it. Something needs to be done about this issue

We have a 2002 Ford Windstar with 62000 miles on it. My wife backed out of the garage and heard something rubbing when she turned the wheel. She drove it back in the garage. I found that the left front coil spring had broken. Luckily it had not punctured the tire.

A week or so ago I heard a minimal tapping. I scheduled for an oil change, etc but before I could make the appointment I started it and heard BAM BAM BAM BAM under the hood. Popped the hood to see a spark plug popping around. So I Google, "spark plug blew out" and what comes up- my exact make and model, a 2001 Ford Expedition with a Triton! This is ridiculous. What does it take to start a recall, a death from a fiery crash? RECALL!!

I was left stranded 3 1/2 hours from home with my son in a wheelchair we were stuck for 5 hrs. on the side of the road.

3 hours off 210 fwy@sierra. NO PHONES. paid 60.00 dollars for a phone, paid 137.00 for the tow truck. And ford asked for 1,100 to fix it. because a faultie plug blew out and they had to replace threds, coil, and spark plug. but agreed to 713.00. I paid all this.

I ask for a price to have my spark plugs changed on my 2004 Ford Expedition and was told due to high miles that if the plug broke off in the cyllinder head by there mechanic I'd have to pay for a new cylinder head or heads, my initial $330.oo estimate wopuld go up to $2200 not includinbg the cost of the plugs, $5.00 each x 8= $40.00. This is a design flaw on all Fords V-8 Trinitron Engines. And there much documentation on this problem, that they won't admit to but have given my service bullitens about,

2004 f-150 with 70,000 miles on it a 4.6 #3 spark plug blew out dammageing head. Called ford. they said that this is not a common problem but it listed all over the internet. ford needs to do something about this problem. costing 3000 to repair and its the same bad part going back on.

My Ford Expedition just spit out it's third spark plug within a five month timeframe. This is unbelievable that Ford is allowed to get away with this known defect they have in the Triton engines. It cost me $400 dollors each time to have a timesert installed.

My 2003 Ford Expedition spit a spark plug on 6-14-09 in Lakeland, FL. I live 200 miles away from there. Had to abandon the car there til Monday when something was opened. This looks costly and is going to cost me dearly in time and money

i have an ford van ,E 350 with a v10 engine ...it just blew out #3 spark plug. i do mechanic work and i don`t see any way of fixing this without removing the engine. van has only 71,000 miles

I have a 2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition with 117,788 miles. My wife and five boys were out shopping for groceries Thursday and Irecieved a call stating that she heard a loud pop under the hood. They were able to make it home. Once I arrvied home from work I investigated under the hood to discover the second spark plug from the front on the passenger side blow out of head. I am glad the truck did not catch on fire with my wife, 18 month, 3, 8, 10 and 11 year old sons. I am finding through research that Ford and NHTSA are aware of the problem but it is not covered under warranty.

I have a 2002 Expedition V8 with less than 35,000 miles and never been off road. I have pampered the vehicle, but without warning it blew a spark plug. It not only left my wife and two kids stranded, but it cost almost $1,200 to repair. The irony is that I carried an extended warranty that expired last year and could not be renewed. I believe that Ford should declare this a major manufacture problem and compensate people for the the faulty design.

1999 Ford Expedition - repeating misfire with clyinder/spark plug #3. Issue remains, even after repairs by mechanic.

2002 ford Expedition that we have put over 6000 dollars in to thus far with maintenancce we have kept up w/ everything required and even replaced the transmission. It blew a sparkplug. Now we are brok and stranded.

I asked an attendant if he could tell if the car was safe to continue. He asked me to start the car up. Quickly stated to turn it off as the problem was readily apparent.

I own a 200 Ford F-250 that I purchased new from a Ford dealer. I am experiencing the same common issue as other Ford owners, it discharges spark plugs while operating. My Ford discharged one plug last fall, I had it repaired at a local shop. The F-250 discharged a different second plug yesterday.

This is clearly a fire hazard as you can smell fuel vapors inside the vehicle when operating.

I purchased this vehicle as an all around vehicle.I use it to take my family to events, , work related hauling, and to pull a fifth wheel camper on vacations. I cannot depend on this vehicle and cannot currently afford to replace it.

There is Timesert Triton repair kit available on the market. This indicates that the issue is wide spread and common if there is enough market share to make this kit readily available

My Brother also owns a F250 about the same vintage, He has experienced the same problem cant keep spark plugs in it.

Being a mechanical engineer, I am sure there is a definable cause to this issue. I'm betting that Ford knows answer but is not making it public. Ford should remedy this defect and make its consumers whole by recall

2001 Ford F150 with 5.4l Triton V8, blew the spark plug out on cylinder 7. Helicoil installed and two weeks later helicoil blew out as well.

2003 Ford F 250 5.4l engine blew spark plug out of the head while running. Seems to be a very big problem with other Ford owners. Talked with Ford they refused to do anything.

On June 01/2009 my 1999 Ford Expedition with a triton motor blew-out #3 spark-plug...avoided an accident when eginr completely shut-off while driving bach home...

What ever happened to customer satisfaction. They just don't give a crap because the factory warranty ran out so they don't have to fix it. I love my Fords and they do excellent pulling trailers and such, but now I'm afraid of buying another one. Mainly because they won't stand behind it and fix the issue. I understand that it would cost a lot of money to recall all these trucks and it would make them go bankrupt, but at least if the problem occurs they should fix it when it happens. IF THEY SAY BUILT FORD TOUGH THEN WHY DON'T THEY STAND BEHIND THESE SO CALLED "TOUGH ENGINES"

This needs to be dealt with by Ford before families start dying. Looking at all the complaints made by others, Ford should also send out correspondence to folks letting them know that this will happen. Love that truck...but now I have to get rid of it.

Spark plug blew out on my 2003 Ford F-150, leaving my family stranded. Towed to the dealership; repair will be $3200. The truck has 42,000 miles on it. My area of legal expertise is class actions, though I'm not licensed in Michigan. I'll be finding nationwide class action counsel in Michigan if my problem isn't solved.

My 1999 Ford Expedition spit the #3 spark plug. I have seen hundreds of complaints like this, but Ford is refusing to do anything about it.

I own a 2003 Ford Expedition XLT with the 5.4L Triton engine (111k miles). As with so many others on this site, we recently experienced a spark plug blowout (cylinder #3). The blowout appears to have caused collateral damage that is draining the battery (which was just replaced) overnight, requiring a jump.

Seeing all of these other customers so recently having the issue, i cannot imagine why there isn't more pressure on Ford to address this problem. Replacing the heads on 20 million vehicles would be terribly expensive, but at a *minimum* they should pay for proper repairs if the issue occurs. Aside from apparent collateral damage from the blowout, this issue has now left us without one of our primary vehicles for a total of 10 days.

Two years in a row. Winter 2007 and Winter 2008, two spark plugs blew out on my 1999 Ford Expedition. I understand many other owners of this type vehicle has the same problem including my sister in Tennesee. What is being done to get these trucks recalled?

2001 F-150 Spit a Spark Plug from the head. There were no warranties or recalls even though this has been a serious problem. Ford would do nothing to help the consumer on this problem.

My mechanic (certified) has already told me that the rest of these plugs "WILL" blow, it's just a matter of time. These re-threads cost No less than $400.00 to $500.00 to have fixed, and forget the labor!!

My question is why no recall? Why no class action?? The attorney I work for says that if no one is pursuing this type of action, the Ford gets to sit on their butts and smell rosey all day! He also suggested that I write Ford about the issue, which I did. I received correspondance back with a request to contact them by phone, shich I did, and I spoke to a liason that pretty much let me know that there is nothing that they can do. She did update my owner information though!

I can't keep driving everyday terrified because I don't know when another plug decides it's time to blow, nor can I afford trying to pay for these things that are just not my fault!

MY 2003 ford f-250 had a spark plug blowout from the head. This is going to cost me anywhere from 3 to 5,000 dollars to fix

I have a 2003 ford f-250 4x4 truck with 56000 miles and had the #3 spark plug blow out it has the 5.4 tritan motor going to try a heli-coil fix insatlled at a certfied ford garage

2001 Ford Expedition blew out a spark plug like reported here by many people. Will cost me more than i can afford and I am getting laid off. Thanks Ford for standing up for a defect in your product.

Driving my Ford F150 4.6 engine home and after one block, a loud pop and now I'm driving a pop corn machine. I pulled right over and killed the engine, as I thought I blew a head Gasket. However, The sound was more akin to a spark plug blow out (I've experienced both scenarios with other cars in the Past. The truck has 115,000 and I believe all the spark plugs were recently replaced. I know all the scheduled maintenance has been perform on the car (my parents just gave it to me one month ago). The engine idle was not as smooth the day before. The engine cooled for a day, and I only drove .25 miles when it happened.

2002 F150 Lariat I was driving down I/94 in Chicago when I knew the truck blew the spark plug completley out cylinder #4, last summer it so happened that it blew out the spark plug out of cylinder #1. In all the years of my driving I have never heard of a plug blowing out of the cylinder and taking all the threads with it. Not to mention me paying for this out of pocket $800 last year for them to heli coil it and now to pay $1000 to heli coil this one. I have replaced 5 coil packs along with the cylinder fixes.

I called the Ford customer service center and well like everyone else I got a lecture on how I failed to understand the warranty policy. They have known about this problem for years and have failed to do anything to remedy it. Whether it's a way to get consumers to use their service garages or what it may be, it is WRONG. It's pretty sad when a technichian, and service manager that sell Ford products say can honestly say that there is a flaw in the product and understand the consumer but the manufacturer cant remedy it. I think personally that this is defenitely a legal issue that should be pursued.

I am an union carpenter and am all for keeping American jobs in America, but if this is how consumers are to be treated this way, my next vehicle will be foreign. And these car manufacturers wonder why they are in financial limbo. WAKE UP! get in touch with your consumers and listen to what they are saying and do something!

Three times my spark plugs have blown the plastic cap off the screw that holds down the coil onto the spark plug. Once I had to get an incert so the spark plug would stay in. If maybe the trucks were given better threading for the spark plugs and the plastic cap had metal instead of plastic around the screw that holds the coil onto the spark plug, this would solve alot of consumer problems. It is the plastic that keeps breaking off around the screw, because of pressure.

Spark plugs have blown out three times in the last year. Have had to pay for expensive repairs regarding trying to rethread the plug head to get them back on- so now will likely need the whole head replaced. There are hundreds of complaints about this- but when I called customer service there was nothing they could do for me. They have faulty heads that cause the spark plugs to blow out while driving.

Last two repairs were around $300- having the cylinder block replaced will likely cost upwards of $1000

1999 Ford F-150 with 5.4 liter engine. All plugs were changed at 103K per manual by a Ford dealer, however they put cheap plugs in it, I assumed they would install the original 100K mile plugs but did not. Anyway, at 133K miles a spark plug came out of the head on a test drive after I replaced the left front brake caliper. Since the dealer installed it I expected them to fix the problem at no charge but they will not. There should be a recall or at least FORD should fix the problem when it occurs.

1999 Ford F-150 with 5.4 liter engine. All plugs were changed at 103K per manual by a Ford dealer, however they put cheap plugs in it, I assumed they would install the original 100K mile plugs but did not. Anyway, at 133K miles a spark plug came out of the head on a test drive after I replaced the left front brake caliper. Since the dealer installed it I expected them to fix the problem at no charge but they will not. There should be a recall or at least FORD should fix the problem when it occurs.

As I was driving home from work on I-90/94 in my 2002 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson, I slowed down to allow a vehicle merging onto the highway to enter. When I accelerated after the vehicle was on to get back up to speed, I heard a sputtering sound as well as felt vibrations through my floorboard. I quickly exited the highway and turned off the truck. Upon inspecting under my hood I found my ignition coil broken, and my spark plug outside its socket stuck in the rubber boot.

When I asked a mechanic from Ford I know to take a look, he told me the threads which hold my sparkplug in the engine were stripped clean off. It would have to be re-threaded before I could drive it again. I spent about $595 on the repair which put me in a finacial fix. It was working good for a while when it happened again. its going to cost me another $600 to fix it.

I was researching on the web if there was any recall or warranty on this when I realized how many other people have the same happen to them and were not helped by Ford at all. I love my truck but it is costing me way too much to keep and maintain. If Ford were to recall it and fix the problem then it wouldn't be a problem, but seeing as nothing is being done only makes dealing with this more difficult.

spark plug shot out sounds like a defect they want 1000.00 to fix got six kids this is arm robbery

2003 ford expedetion 5.4 engine

I own a 2002 F-250, In the last month I have lost 2 spark plugs out of the motor. I have been told there is no warranty for this. I had a ford heilicoil repair done for both. I have just encountered a third. I am a sole supporter of 5 and cannot afford this type of a financial set back. I find that an issue such as this is more than wear and tear. My truck only has 70,000 miles on it.

own a Ford F-150 1999 at this moment is in the shop changing a head because a spark plug blown from head and this is the second time in the shop.

Spark plug has blown out of head on two separate occations. First repaired with a helicoil at a cost of $250. the second time I am told that the head has to be replaced and toi do it properly, the engine must come out. I paid $30,000 for this truk, just 4 years ago. I am so angry with the Ford Motor Co. that I promise you that I will write every newspaper in the United states badmouthing ford. that is a promise. I only wish I was smart enough to have bought a foreign vihecle. My next truck will be a Toyota.

I bought my first Ford Truck ever in February 2009, a 2001 F350 Super Duty 4X4 with a 5.4 Triton V8. I needed a heavy duty truck for towing a trailer and doing landscaping. I thought this truck was the best choice for the job.

About a month after buying the truck, it developed a bad exhaust manifold leak, so I had it replaced at a cost of $500. Being a machinist and metal fabricator, I couldn't believe how cheap the manifold was, and understood imediately why it wore out so quickly. My mechanic said he's replaced many of these manifolds and, after talking to other people, it seems to be a common failure of Ford engines.

As if this expereience with my "Built Ford Tough" truck wasn't bad enough, on May 5 2009, I was driving home from work and heard a sudden pop, followed by the engine running very rough. I live only a short distance from home, so I drove it even though I knew something was very wrong. When I got home, I popped the hood and discovered that the #6 sparkplug had blown out of the head, destroying the coil as it collided with the fuel rail. As I searched the web for similar experiences, I was amazed by the huge number of incidents by this defect!! That with the fact that Ford has known about this issue and refuses to stand behind their product really ****** me off! Now I need to have all 8 plugs removed and replace any threads that are defective and foot the bill myself. I don't understand why this defect hasn't been recalled!!

I don't think I will ever buy another Ford again.

For the Last two years i have dealt with spark plugs blowing out of my 2002 Ford Explorer and quite frankly I'm disgusted that I ever invested in buying a Ford SUV because of the problems you will inherit from this vehicle, maybe the American people should rally against Ford for selling us their junk and ripping off consumers, you can't even pull a trailer because they role over, U-haul refuses to deal with it and to top that off Ford refuses to fix the problem at our expense. I encourage every individual that has been ripped off by Ford to boycott their businesses and get the word out that they better give back what we paid for or we will never do business with them again, we deserve a reliable vehicle instead of buying a rock!

I have a 1999 Ford Expedition and was driving home one day and my car begin skipping...took it to a mechanic and was told my spark plug blew from the number 3 hole and that this was a common problem.. Surfed the net and found this problem.

I have a 2000 Ford Crown Vic 4.6V8 & while driving down I75 south, I heard a loud bang and ticking, I then realized that the car had almost no power, I had to pull over and get a tow home, fearing that my engine was blown! It turns out that the spark plug in CYL #3 was ejected from the head, and stripped the threads!

My 2002 Ford F150 Triton 4.6 blew a spark plug from the number 3 location. I looked up the problem online and found that this is a common problem. There are numberous websites/forums discussing this problem. There are even companies that have started businesses to repair this exact problem not to mention companies that have have started selling kits to help consumers avoid replacing the head entirely. What more does anybody need to realize this is a serious problem being ignored by Ford.

WOW! I just posted on the 21th of this month. the results of my dealing with Ford regarding my 2001 Ford Expedition and it blowing the #3 spark plug out in Oct06. Well last night I had the #4 plug blew out of the other head. How can Ford Motor Co not accept responsibility of all the problems that are with the 5.4 Triton engine. This time though I have no warrenty to fall back on. Hoping they can fix it with a helicoil or something, although not letting Ford touch it this time. I am a single vehicle owner and now am stuck paying for a rent-a-car until mine is fixed.

2002 Ford Expedition spit out a spark plug on #3 cylinder. Repair shop quoted $3500 to repair. This many peoople complaining for at least 9 years should have been enough to make Ford listen by now. I will never buy a Ford again.

Ford Customer Service

Today my spark plug blew out of my 1997 F150...mileage 166,330....5.4l Triton....Ford Service said shove it...dealership wanted $3500 to repair.

Add me to the list of thousands of sparkies!!!!!

Spark plug blew out of cylinder head destroying the cylinder head and coil pack.

I have a 2001 XLT F150 with roughly 130k miles on it. I have owned the truck for almost three years and it is almost paid off. After a considerable repair from a valve dropping into the cylinder and ruining the piston right after I bought the truck, there have been no major issues until now.

Just yesterday, the secong cylinder from the front on the passenger side totally ejected the spark plug and ignition for that cylinder. At the auto parts store, I tried to thread a new plug with no success. TOTALLY STRIPPED. Waiting to see what the mechanic will say about this one. Repair bills may possibly exceed market value for vehicle..... Really?

Why can't Ford Motor company own up to this design flaw and fix this problem. I own two Fords and have driven the brand for years. This vehicle is driven by me a 56 year old male and is not abused or run hard. In talking to Ford mechanics they state that this is a common problem. Caused a small fire in engine compartment and ruined a vacation trip for family not to mention loss the vehicle use.

I have a 99 Ford Expedition that has spit a spark plug twice. Each time it cost us $400. to repair it.

Spark plug 3 cylinder blew out on i695 in baltimore on trip. Ford says not covered on truck with 82000 miles. Costly repair but no recall.

3000 dollar damage to repair head and replace coil.

Anyways, since he changed them, we now have this problem. Since its over 200,000 miles, we know we have to spend money out of our own pocket to repair the heads. But one company wanted to sell us the block for 2500.00. Instead, we put our income tax money to get a newer SUV, a Jeep. No more Fords for us. We just paid off the Ford in Jan 09 and it broke down on us March 09, with a full tank of gas on top of that! If anyone can get a lawsuit going, please send me the info.

Ford Expedition 2003

I honestly don't know what i'm going to do, still paying for this car, just got it used from some dealer about a year ago, don't know where i'm going to try and get this money to fix the car. I'm sad, disapointed, specially my son's birthday in 2 days, and don't even have a car to more around! yea was planning on going to Disney, guess where that money is going? yup so upset. wow...

i own a ford f150, was driving down the freeway and it blew a spark plug out, called around and couldnt fine anybody who was willing to touch a ford engine. this is the last ford i will ever own.

My son was driving my 2002 Ford F-250 to a local building supply store to pick up some supplies to repair a shed. While enroute, the truck motor spit out a spark plug and began to run very poorly. He was forced to park the vehicle. Later, I had the truck towed to my mechanic and had it repaired. The repair cost $299.07. My mechanic told me to get rid of the truck because if it spit out the plug again, it would cost me close to $3,000.00 to repair the problem. This is very disheartening to me because I have maintained this truck according to the owner's manual since day one.

I will have to sell or trade-in this truck for much less money than if it were in good condition resulting in the loss of several thousand dollars. I will not buy another Ford.

have v10 excursion, spit out sparkplug along with coil- cost $300 plus to fix, my other worry is now the other 9 cylinders!-106 thousand miles on engine, i am now the third owner- should have gotten carfax

out of cash plus possible cost of 3 grand to temporarily fix problem which may cost 5 grand to replace the heads on the engine in the future

I purchased a used 2001 Ford Expedition with the 5.4 Triton V8 engine in Sept 2005 with approx 75,000 miles on it. When I purchased it, I also bought an extended warrenty through Ford covering it basically bumper to bumper. About a year later, I experienced pretty much what everyone has had happen regarding this issue. The #3 spark plug blew out. I replaced it myself that day. Another month went by and it blew the #3 plug out again. Again, I was able to replace it.

Finally a month later, it blew the #3 out a third time. This time I was not able to replace it. The vehicle was towed to Ford in Chesapeake, Va. I had researched the problem after the first time and saw that it was an issue with this engine(5.4) At first the dealership said they didn't think it was covered. After pulling out my warrenty that Ford Motor Co had sold me with the purchase of the Expedition, and showing them copies of internet postings regarding this problem, they accepted responsibility of the cost of the repairs, minus the $100 deductible.

After 10 days, my Expedition had both heads replaced at a cost to Ford Motor Co., of over $4000.00. They furnished me with a 2007 Ford F150 4x4 for a loaner while they had my Expedition and while it did take a long time to finish the repairs, I thank them for selling me the extended warrenty ($2000.00 extra) at purchase, but financed over the length of the loan. It was well worth the investment.

While I was not effected as most have been, having the warrenty that covered my issues, Ford Motor Company knows there is a major design problem with these motors, but still refuse to address them. I would like the chance to help with any class action suit that may come from this issue.

I have a 01 expedition with 89,000 miles and I hade a spark plug shoot out and strip the head with it leaveing my pregent with stranded and the middle of no were we had it towed to the macanic the tow bill was 250 and the repairs cost $400 to fix! a mounth and a half later today another plug shoots out so now I am with out a rig until I can afford to reapair it!

$1000 to replace spark plugs on a 2005 Ford F-150 is EXCESSIVE. They have a known problem where plugs snap off inside the heads despite a special tool. They need to issue a recall. I will never buy a Ford again.

I had to give up my wedding savings for this repair. That is not fair. No wonder Ford needs a bailout!

Spark plug blew out of # 3 cylinder of our 1999 Ford F150 pickup.

$3,175 to fix at the Ford Dealership

I had the spark plugs replaced in my 2005 f150 Ford pick-up. The design that Ford has is a joke. It took six hours to replace eight spark plugs. The spark plugs have a metal sleeve that goes into the cylinder and the carbon attaches to the metal sleeve so the plug can't come out. This is a mechanics nightmare. They need a special tool to remove the metal portion of the plug. To remove the plug the ceramic needs to be snapped off then you have to drill and tap the metal sleeve to remove from the cylinder.

This cost me over $533.00 to have 8 spark plugs replaced. The cost of the spark plugs was $88.00.

My Ford F-250 needed a new head on the right side of the engine because one of the spark plugs blew out ruining the head.

$3100.00 and loss of the use of a vehicle for 2 weeks.

While tuning up my 2005 Ford F-150 with a Triton 5.4 L engine, I had new experience that I have never seen before. I have worked on every vehical that I have ever owned. I followed the instructions precisely from a Chilton's manual for my model of truck. The truck sat overnight to ensure that the aluminum block was cold before starting work. I lubricated the ports with penetrating lubricant prior to starting the work. I slowly worked the plugs back and forth to loosen them nice and easy. Two plugs came right out. The third one, well, lets just say that this was a new one. The metal case, or jacket, just spun right off of the plug itself. Looking down in the cylinder, the entire ceramic part of the plug, from tip to tip was still in place. I took a magnet and out it came. What luck, or so I thought...then I realized that the extended sheild was stuck in the cylinder head. Not only did the metal jacket just spin right off of the ceramic plug, but the ceramic plug just slid right out of the exntended tip as well.

Off to the shop it went on the tow truck. The first shop didn't want to deal with it as they said that they will not change spark plugs in Triton engines ever. All other manufacturers are welcome though. Another shop tried, and even spent some money on some of the specialized tools that have been made for this issue. The third shop tried yet another tool. Then, they checked on the other plugs...and as it turned out, I have frozen extended sheilds in both cylinder heads. So now, to have the air conditioning system removed, cooling system, and everything else for that matter...pull the heads, get the tips out, hopefully without damaging the heads because as it turns out, they can't be machined if needed, but have to be replaced, and since the engine is cracked open, get the valves checked and machined if needed and then put back together with all new bolts and gaskets as per Ford's recommendations and having everything working like the AC (Hey it's Florida). my bill so far is going to be $3,500 as long as there are no surprises.

This is the only legitimate shop that I can find willing to do the work, and do it right. Oh yeah, I have to throw in the towing, and the fact that I'm burning through vacation time as I can't afford a car rental...especially with the miles that I will have to put on it for work so I'm sitting at home. I am in the IT service industry, the lower paying end that is, which is suffering right now and I have to cover three counties on the east coast of Florida, and around 6 on the west coast. Me having a working vehical keeps me with a job. Mechanics at all three places have told me that Ford made the holes in the head too narrow which is why the the extented tips freeze to the heads. Usually, during a rebuild, the shops have the holes bored out a little wider to give space for future changes.

This is my third and last Ford full sized truck. If I wasn't on the edge of financial ruin and job loss, I'd already be a Chevy dealership. I stayed with Ford because my first F150 kept me alive and unhurt when a man driving a Ford Ranger, pulling an oversized trailer, and talking on his cell phone rear ended me at a stoplight doing 50 mph and never touched his breaks. My truck and two trucks in front of me were completely totalled and I walked away without a scratch. Looks like once again, product loyalty in this country. My advice to anyone thinking about getting a Ford with a Triton engine...don't. If you have a vehical with a Triton engine in it...trade it in immediately. This company is disgusting

I'm missing work. Trying to come up with the minimum 3500 to fix, praying that there's no other damage to incur costs. I honestly don't know how I'm going to get this done.

My Ford F-150 truck (2001), had a spark plug blow out of one of the holes, taking the threads with it. I tried repairing the hole using a Locktite product. This repair lasted for one day.I have a repair kit that requires tapping the hole larger, installing an insert, and then the plug.The company recommends removing the head to do this proceedure.

The spark plug hole,the third one back on the passenger is stripped. I don't have the money to take it to the shop, or even do the work myself. The over the plug coil also broke where it mounts to the manifold, and the boot split.

2000 Model F250 blew spark plug out of #3 cylinder. Vehicle well manitained, only 83,000 miles. This seems to be a nationwide issue with these engine designs.

Repair estimated between $600-$2500, dealer has to assess repair method.

Refused to honor repair/reimbersment for spark plugs backing out and damaging coil pack.

enging block has to be rethread with a toool and die set

I am paying for a 2004 Ford F150 and had to take it to a mechanic here in Hartwell. He informed us that the number 5 spark plug was mis-firing. He was going to replace the spark plugs for us. He was able to get 1 out and when he went to get the 2nd spark plug out it broke off. The mechanic called Ford and they informed him that they have a special tool made for getting the spark plugs removed and refused to let him borrow the tool. We then had the truck towed to the dealership in Elberton and to get a phone call from them saying that it would cost about $2500.00 to fix. The problem now is that we have 5 broken spark plugs--4 of which Ford broke off theirselves.

The owner of the Ford dealership informed us that Ford is aware of this problem and that they just had to repair 4 other vehicles for the same problem just last week. He gave us the number to customer relations and told us that it would not do any good because Oct. of last year Ford sent out a memo that they would under no circumstances help repair anything on a Ford product if it is out of warranty because of the way the economy is. He also told us that they did not use this tool on our truck because there was still no garantee that the spark plugs would still not break off and that they would have to remove the head gasket anyways telling us it would take 10 hours in labor to repair. (2 hours per spark plug)

This morning I contacted consumer relations and talked with Daysha. She said that their was nothing that Ford would do right now that I needed to contact the General Manager of the dealership. I told her that we were dealing with the owner, hisself. She told me if we were to get this fixed to hang on to the receipt in case theres a recall in the future and she thanked me for taking the time out to call and report this problem. She said my problem was documented and will be sent to the National Highway Saftey Department. I informed her off all the complaints about sparkplugs on this website and she said that is the problem that they are just blogs and that Ford doesn't know anything about them. So I want to let everyone know that if they are having a problem to please report their situation. Maybe if they receive enough complaints; they might rercall the spark plugs.

Needless to say my truck is still at the Ford dealership because we can not afford to repair it. Either we will tow it home and let it sit or just let Ford repo it. This is my form of transportation to work, errands, taking the kids to school and their extra-curricular activities.

Blow spark plugs in the 03 Ford Triton Engine in our Expedition. So far over $2K in repairs and now we have to replace the Engine for $7K. In 30 years I have always bought a Ford. Never again and no longer an american made car. Sorry FORD, you know you screwed us, fix it.

Now over $9K.

Recently my 2001 Ford pick-up spit a sparkplug, the sparkplug popped out stripping the threads from the cylinder head. This is causing an unexpected expense of $2500 for repairs. I had never heard of this problem until this happened and my research has shown it has been a constant problem with these engines since the use of aluminum heads began. Ford will not own-up to the problem.

I lost the use of my truck for several weeks and endured a repair bill of $2500 for repairs to a known design flaw / defect.

towed in my 2004 ford expedition with 46,000 miles with a noise from engine area, had lost all power. the advisor called and told me the #7 spark plug had blown out of the threads. that i had two options to replace the cyl head complete or to perform a repair to that cyl, using a sleve. i didnt have the cash to replace the head for 3000.00 so i opt for the repairs to the cyl for 800.00. i thaught that been something not so common that a spark plug blows out specially if the tune up is schedule at 100k, they would call ford and see if there was anything they can do for the customer.

the advisor called me when vehicle was ready and advised me the vehicle was ready but there was a slight noise coming from the affected cyl, he then mention that there was a piece of the spark plug missing, that it was stuck inside cyl and that this was causing the noise. i had someone droped me off to pick up vehicle, that slight noise was horrible. the truck sounded like a beat up chevy. i was in a hurry and i had no choise but to drive to work, i email the ford manager and ford motor and both of them told me i had nothing coming. so much for customer service, if i was a car manufactor i would be worried if a truck with little miles has a spark plug blowing threads off the cyl heads. this will be the last ford i buy.

great cars, lousy customer service and lack of backing up the reputation of their vehicles. i believe the noise coming from the engine is more severe, possible engine replacement is needed. i kept up with the maintenance according to owners manual. i think dealers just want to make money off people and dont care for customers nor their return for future service.

a truck with an ugly and loud engine noise

On April 4th my father was attempting to leave work when he backed up his 2002 Ford Taurus he hear a horrible grinding sound. Upon inspection of the vehicle he noticed the front drivers side tire was flat. After taking the tire off he found the tire was shredded and the spring was broke. Now how do you justify a broken sping with only 35,000 miles on it???

Well the Ford customer relationship center had no problem telling us there was nothing they could do. That we were the owners of the vehicle and it was our responcibility to fix any malfunctions eventhough tons of other people have had the same malfunction of the spring. So I found out this: Anyone with this problem needs to go to the NHTSA web site and file a formal complaint. This is the only chance we have of getting a recall placed on these springs. I know most of us do not have the money to spend on defects that were not our fault. More importantly before someone we know gets seriously hurt or faitally injured.

the payout that we will have to come up with to fix the springs(recomended to change both front) is to be determend. However the rough estimate was around $1000.00

The third spark plug on the passenger side has blown out of the head, striping the threads as it comes out. I had it repaired the first time for about $500. Now it has blown out again but the spatk plug has fallen down inside the cylinder head.

Ford Motor Co. denies responsibility and says that the cost to repair it will be somewhere around $3500. It will be even more this time. I am a disabled vet on a fixed budget and I cannot afford to spend this kind of money on a new truck.

While backing out of garage head loud snapping noise, followed by tire going flat.had to have car flatbeded to dealer.trouble was breaking of front coil spring,which ruptured new tire..vehicle in question is 2003 mercury sable.after looking on line see many documented cases of of same trouble with same year.Called Ford,said they had recall,but was up to 2002.advised car was maintained to thier specs and springs were not rusted or corroded..said nothing they could do..Appears they still have trouble with coil springs.repairs were made 05/09/08..any recourse??only thing i an grateful for is it did not break on the highway//

cost to replaace front springs and tire came to 430.00

both rear springs broke around forty thousand miles and ford would not cover the repair. they stated that it was not a safety hazard. since then I have gone through four sets of tires due to allignment and suspension issues. I have also noticed many other taurus cars on the road with the same problem.

The last time I had my tires changed the mechanic told me that I better get the suspension fixed because the springs are about one inch from the tires. They told me they could not sell me tires unless the problem was notated on the bill. I showed this to a ford dealer and they still refused to pay for the repair. I short, I have been risking my life for over fifty thousand miles.

so far the only damage has been to the tires.

Blown out spark plug due to broad manufacturing problem of aluminum cylinder head and too few threads. I hope there is a class action suit pending. There are so many complaints on the internet.

$630 for fast fix of the damaged cylinder, $1000 would include replacing the other spark plugs and coils vs. $4200 to repair the cylinder head properly.

2005 F150 Lariat 4X4 with a 5.4 Liter V8 engine. Took to Bluebonnet Motors because of rough running. They replaced the number 2 coil and plug for $295. They suggested that I have the other 7 seven plugs replaced for $420!!! Excuse me?? They said there was a problem with the plugs breaking off as to why they charged so much. I did not belive them, so I bought the plugs for $60 and commenced replacing them myself. I soaked the plugs in a penetrating lubricant for several minutes before trying to remove them. All went well with the first four of seven. Then the bottom of the next plug broke off and remained in the cylinder head. I have tried everything I can to fish this out with no luck. I finished replacing the other two without any problems. I decided to apply Gorilla Glue to the broken spark plug and screw it back into place. In the morning I will try to remove it, but if unsuccessful, I will have to take it to a repair shop. Seems Ford decided to correct the blown spark plug problem by creating another. Why else would they send out a procedure with a special tool to all their Ford Certified mechanics? Oh, and my truck has 77,000 miles which means I shouldn't have to replace my plugs for another 23,000 miles according to their owners manual. NOT!!! And they wonder why Americans buy foreign.

changing the spark plug in 2004 ford truck and the porcelein end broke off and wont come out. If cant get out or goes into the end then major cost of repairs....went to Ford in Madisonville, KY and he pointed to a ford truck that a guy tried changing and all of his did that and he said that its the owners expense. We have always owned fords (now have a 2004 and 2006 truck) but these are the manufactured spark plugs why is it our expensive when everyones is breaking off and etc. I'm really upset! I'm seeking legal councel!

Just wanted to be added to the list of Ford truck owners that had a spark plug spit from a 5.4L engine. At 107K, just 9500 miles after a recommended spark plug change from the Ford dealer, my 2003 F250 SD spit #2 cylinder spark plug along with damaging the coil pack. After researching the issue on the internet, I was educated to the fact that these aluminum heads have a problem.

When I spoke to the service writer, at the time of the spark plug change, he told me that it is a rare case that a spark plug ejects from a head and that the issue was resolved in 2002. Well, I guess he handn't heard or was not willing to admit that the problem has propagated.

The good news, if any, was that they added and insert, replaced the coil pack, installed a new spark plug, and picked up the towing charges with no cost to me. Lets see how long it will last!

I have a 2002 Ford Expedition with a 5.4 triton motor and just the other day the number 3 spark plug blew out ruining the head and of course the dealer wants 2500 dollars to fix it. I had no idea this was such a common problem in ford products. I am aware of it now that I'm paying for a FORD that i cant even drive. By the way the motor only has 90,000 miles on it. I guess some J B weld will hold it in till I trade it back to them for a good Nissan or Toyota.

Ford did not recall their faulty Spark Plugs, and the spark plugs then damaged 2 coils, and the PCM, and we also had to remove all the plugs and replace, along with the 4 other coils as were suggested by the Ford TSB. Costing us 1000s of dollars. When I contacted Ford Relationship center, they were not helpful and when they asked me what I wanted, I told them I wanted them to pay for their mistake and they said NO. At the time that this damage occured we were 890 miles over the power train warranty, of 80,000 miles.This is just not right, it was their faulty plugs installed at the factory, and they knew about the problem since June of 2005.

We were short a vehicle for over 2 weeks and it made it difficult for two of us to get to and from work. The local Ford dealer here, just wanted to do a partial replacement of parts, which from what we understand would of then further damages the other parts, and we would be looking at this same problem a few years down the road. So we had an independant Automotive company do the repairs and we did all the suggested repairs on Fords TSB Bulletin, and not a partial repairs as suggested by the local Ford Dealer. All replacement parts are from FORD.

2005 Ford F150 Supercrew FX4 5.4- Found out that these motors have an issue with spark plugs. So at 26 k miles and still under warranty in August of 08 I went to Ford and told them that one of the plugs was weak and I wanted them all changed so I would not have future problems. They refused so I dealt with the slight miss under acceleration. Well yesterday on the way home I blew a plug on the drivers side. Vehicle is no longer under warranty.... Still have not gotten an estimate for repairs..

why is ford not recalling the 5.4 engines yet??!!!. this should be a recall!! they say its not a safety issue but my 2001 ford f-150 4x4 supercrew spit out a spark plug with the hood open, idling in my driveway. it literally almost hit me!!! and i was only checking fluids...

this truck went from being an 80,000 mile everyday truck to a driveway monument...any help out there???

i have a ford F250 with a V10 Engine. at 140,000 mile one of the spark plugs have blown out. This seems to be now common with ford engines.

truck is currently un usable

I have a 1999 F-150 it has now blown out it's second plug the first time was in 2006 it left my family stranded 4 hours from home in another state the motor had about 85,000 miles on it. The number 4 plug on the passenger side came out 350.00 for repairs . This morning the nimber 3 plug on the drivers side came out the motor now has a 104,000 on it and I have no idea what to do about getting to work or even home. there mist be something done about this problem.

Broken off spark plug took to dealer they broke the other 7 plugs and charged me $984.87 to replace eight spark plugs

Broken off spark plug took to dealer they broke the other 7 plugs and charged me $984.87 to replace eight spark plugs

$984.87 is a lot of money for changing spark plugs. I am still paying off the bill @ 17.98%. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE for allowing this to be a burden to the comsumer.

Broken off spark plug took to dealer they broke the other 7 plugs and charged me $984.87 to replace eight spark plugs

$984.87 is a lot of money for changing spark plugs. I am still paying off the bill @ 17,98% on credit card. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHULD BE RESPONSIBLE for allowing this to be a burden to the comsumer.

1999 ford f150 with 5.4 engine blew a spark plug (3rd from front on the passengers side) out of the cylinder head. 92000 miles. Happened late saturday no time to get to shop. I will check on Monday. Thank you for this site. I will direct the ford dealer to this site when they claim not to have ever heard of the problem. This is a work pickup and I have customers whose livelihood depends partly on me being there. This will be fixed as cheap as possible and traded for a chevy soon. FORD HAS A PROBLEM AND KNOWS IT!!

While about halfway thru an 385 mile trip to visit our grandsons, my 2002 Expedition, 5.4 V/8 with 80k miles, blew the #3 spark plug. I was running 70 mph on the cruise control when I heard a loud bang and continuous banging. I first thought it was a blown tire. As I slowed down, I realized that it was not a tire. I got off the highway and checked under the hood and discovered that the #3 spark plug was loose. I disconnected the wires to the fuel injector for #3 and limped on for another 170 miles to my destination.

I drove the car into Ford, Modesto, CA 95350 and the service writer, Jessie gave me an estimate of $2500+ to repair the engine. Prior to going into the dealer in Modesto, I had called Tony in the service department of my home town dealer, Placentia, CA 92870, and was told that they fix this problem all the time for about $700. Needless to say, I am not going to let the dealer in Modesto rip me off for $2500.

I intend to drive this thing 385 miles back to my home dealer with the plug out of it. The noise is unpleasant, but I think I can make it home to get this think patched up enough to trade it in on a Nissan or Toyota. The last Ford I owned was a 1972 F250 Camper Special with Fords better idea twin I beam from end that ate front tires like it was going out of style. I should have learned.

The economic damage is not yet determined. I am sure that it will be $700 or more, maybe a lot more, before I get this thing back home and patched up.

2003 ford expedition spit spark plug out of head stripped threads ruined coil pack ford has big problem with this problem costing owners $300.00 - $4500.00 to fix something should be done to make ford responsible for bad design instead of consumers thank you

without a car for 2 weeks and $450.00 this time

I was driving early one morning and my 5.4L Triton, F250 began to chug and misfire under acceleration. I had originally thought it had water in the fuel or it was just bad. I used a bottle of HEET to no avail. Two tanks for fuel later it was still doing it. All the time during this there were never any engine codes coming out of the computer. I took it to Checker auto and they put the computer on it and we went for a drive to see if the computer was sending any codes. It was not.

Since I have read all about issues about spark plugs I am afraid to change them. The truck only has 67,000 miles. I am reluctant to take it to the Ford dealer fearing an overwhelming bill. Ford suggests 100,000 miles on their spark plugs but that is ridiculous. My engine problem is far from fuel issues. Two different fuel stations 200 miles apart cannot have the same bad gas! Ford needs to fix this issue with the spark plugs and make shop costs reasonable.

I cannot afford to have my vehicle fixed and meddling with the spark plugs only threatens a more costly bill.

I own a ford F-250 super duty. With a Triton 5.4 ltr. v-8. As I was driving on a busy highway I heard a loud BANG from under the hood.The #3 spark plug ejected out of motors head. Causing damage to the coil and head. Lucky it did not cause a fire and burn up my truck!!! After a Google search with the words F-250 spark plug I found that I am not alone, and many people have had the same thing happen to them.

After taking the truck to the dealer for repair. It cost me over $650 dollars to fix. Lost time at work and 2-1/2 days without my Truck.

If there is a class action lawsuit please contact me. i have owned 6 ford trucks over 25 years,this will be my last.This is a large part of the economic problems with our country,its called accountability!

i have missed atleast 5 weeks of work@ 1500 a week.as well as 5000$ in repair bills and tow fees.

I bought a 2000 Lincoln Ls in June of 08 and Have had nothing but problems with it since I have Fixed the Valve cover gaskets spark plugs coil packs ball joints breaks the battery lug nuts and my car is still not running right I have read online the forum that other people all over the US & Candada have all had or our having the same problems we want to do something about this issue class action I not sure what else to do I am a single mom and i bought this car thought it was reliable both my dad and grandfather retired from ford and my brother still works for ford i figured that I would give ford another try and now look at me with a car thats not running and I am out of money please help me and all the thousands of other people with the same issue.

I have F-150 2003 triton 4.6 liters. I have big problems two spark plug stuck. To much money repairs. I don't have money.when ford recall? Im victim spark plug stuck

My 2001 f150 has had 2 blown spark plugs. This seems to be an issue.

750.00 per plug to repair or 3000.00 to replace the head that still will not fix the design flaw.

My 2001 Ford Crown Victoria blew out the #8 spark plug Sunday when I was 250 miles from home. It is a known defect that they will do nothing about. This type of failure should never occur. I took the cheap way out (heli coil repair) at $300. It cost me a day of work, a hotel room, and a repair that has no warranty.

I started my 2004 Mercury Moutaineer the other day and it sounded like an 8 cylinder lawn mower. When I checked under the hood, there was a spark plug sitting on top of the engine. It turns out the engine spat out the spark plug. When I explained the problem to the tow truck driver, he said, Oh yeah, that happens with Fords. They just spit out the plugs. Good thing you weren't driving when it happened.

The dealer seemed to know all about the problem. He even pointed out that the plug was a factory installed one...meaning this is a factory-defect. Seeing these other accounts of the problem made me realize this wasn't a unique problem. Quite the contrary, it's fairly common.

I am waiting on my bill to see if they will just install a coil to keep the plug in place, if they need to replace the whole head, or maybe the whole engine.

Started my truck in the driveway, heard loud banging, killed engine, opened hood... Spark plug had blown out ripping all or most of the threads with it, and breaking the coil as well

Repairs vary form $30 heli coil kit and some drilling which can lead to the same problem or worse down the road, or somewhere in the market of $3000 for new heads and installation. Money I don't have. Ford doesn't care, I will never buy Ford anything ever again for the rest of my life. Who puts four alluminum threads and expects it to hold under 200 psi

Ford F150 2006 4x4 Titan 5.4 engine.....blew #3 spark plug and now needs a new engine Price of $53??.00 has 89,000 miles when plug blew and now is setting in Louisiana waiting for me to come up with new engine price

I work for Directv. I have to have a newer truck for my route each day or they will question my ability to complete my route because of vehicle problems. I still owe 15,000.00 on the truck so no route.... no money for new engine....no money for note ...so they told me they would repo it if I didn't sign a 2 month extensison which I still haven't gotten. The engine blew on January 22, 2009

On 5 March 2009, my 1998 Ford F-150, 5.4 engine blew spark plug out of hole, didn't know about this issue with ford engines until now

Destroyed the COP, still need to have damage assessment

Spark Plug break off during tune up. Dealship says it happens all the time. Not covered under warranty. Cost 1500.00 dollar to fix. There Fork trucks need to be recalled

3 coils and spark plugs blown out of the same #5 cylinder, and 4 other cylinders #1,3,4&8 making a total of 7 coils and spark plugs blown out of my 2001 4.6 liter trinton v-8.

over 4000$ in tow and repair bills!

My Ford Excursion, family / people mover. Scenario; Got a tune up $250. Several months later, Blown spark plug, destroyed the coil, smelled gas. Lots of loud noise under the hood of cylinders firing rendered the truck inoperable. Repairs $500+ Ford service Reps act as if they never heard of it happening on their vehicles. Although over 150 plus complaints, Consumer investigation finds no real Public Safety issue because of type of engine failures not life treating, Bringing a new meaning to the term Ford Tough PRICELESS

V-10 engine in my RV blew a spark plug out at 53000 miles. Thread insert was installed but only lasted about 100 miles. Engine started running rough and was checked again. This time I was told there were major problems. After a $600 tow job, the service facility determined that the block was cracked and the piston was broken. New engine installed came to $7800. Total with plug fixes and towing came to approximately $9000. Is there any wonder that Ford is in trouble. I don't understand how they can get away with a problem like this.

$9000 for repairs and engine replacement.

On Sunday we were driving our 2005 Ford F150 along a very windy road with no shoulder, with a baby in the truck and out of town, and all of a sudden a loud banging noise started. We slowed down and pulled into the first place we came to which was not far, thank god. My husband got out and looked and found that the spark plug had shot out, broke a bracket and some hose. Thank god my in-laws were away with us so they pulled over after seeing our hood up and were able to take us to an auto parts store to get a new spark plug. They replaced the spark plug and we drove it home very carefully.

First thing Monday morning we brought it into our Ford dealer, Metro Ford, and we were quoted $215 with an oil change. Later that day my husband received a phone call stating it was going to cost over $2000 due to the threads being worn. I saw that this has been an ongoing problem with this model and think something should be done. We were very fortunate that no other damage was done but at the same time we really dont have that kind of money, we have a brand new baby and in these times it is next to impossible.

It is costing us about $2000 to get this fixed, they offered to take 10% off and give us a rental because it was going to take about 2 days to fix.

I have a 1998 Ford Pickup with a 5.4L engine and just today as I was driving it the spark plug blew out. As soon as I heard the popping sound I immediately shut the truck down. I opened the Hood and there was the plug dangling there. I was able to install the plug back on but got 3 turns on it and it was tight. No way should a spark plug only have a few turns on it and no way should a plug fly out of an engine that is spewing gasoline and the plug still sparking. If there is a class action lawsuit against this company sign me up. NEVER again will I buy a Ford product. All their vehicles catch fire( Remember the cruse control).

This is a prime example why the US auto industry sucks and they still want us to bail them out. I have half a mind to go to Detroit and beat the crap out of an engineer there. I am all for an attorney to call me if it is a class action lawsuit. If you make faulty dangerous products such as this you should be put in Jail! People can die from this! I hope Ford goes the way of all the rest of the old American Auto Makers. We should not have to bail them out so they can make more dangerous products and snowball the public!!

I still have to have a mechanic look this over.They quoted me 550 bucks to fix or 3500 for the worse. I am all for an attorney to call me if it is a class action lawsuit.

Yet another victim of Ford's bad spark plug design. Blew a plug at 140,000 miles and has left me stranded. Appears to be nearly impossible for me to fix even though I'm mechamically inclined.

Haven't figured the costs yet. A wealth of information on the yet. There is a company on the net that professes to make permanent fixes (I won't mention names). Funny thing is, he's a Ford master Technician. I smell fish!

#3 cylinder blew the spark plug out on my F150 5.4L at 79,000 miles.

Cylinder head damage that is estimated to be $2500 by two different Ford Dealers in KC, Mo. metro area that will not stand behind or assit in reapirs.

I own a 2000 Expedition that I have had 3 spark plugs that have blown out of the engine and have had 4 of them heli coiled at a cost of $500 apiece. This is a joke. I have owned all Fords for my hole life and I can't believe Ford is not fixing this serious problem.

2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty blew a spark plug.I had it repaired with an insert.Two months later the truck ran rough again.The same spark plug melted.Put another in and it still runs rough. Apparently the valves and possiblt the piston is damaged.Ford has to step up and issue a recall for this there are too many people who have had this problem.

Engine replacement.

I have blown 2 spark plugs out of my cylinder heads with the 3 valve 5.4l

I had the spark plugs changed in my 2000 Ford 150. About 3 months later one of the spark plugs blew out. The plug looked like an old plug but they said that was because of the carbon around the plug that blew out. It cost me about $700, and they just put in a repair kit. I picked the truck up on Monday and the following Saturday the whole engine blew up.

Now the truck isn't worth much of anything. I owe about $13,000 for this truck due to a problem a the time I traded my F-250 for this truck. I can't spend another $4,000 or $5,000 to fix this truck. They said my truck was now only worth $500 to $1,000. If I had not changed the plugs I'm sure the truck would still be running. I have researched the problem and have found that there is a defect in the engine motors on the Titian engines. There is some area's on the motor that allow the plugs to be blown out. The Ford company just does a quick repair knowing that the plugs or engine will go out again.

I am on disability and I also have been dealing with a cancer problem. I need a vehicle that is save to drive. I live in the country and that is why I need a truck. I do not have the money to pay of the $13,000 I owe and then what I would have to pay to replace my truck. Thank you for any help you can give me.

I have owned 25-30 Ford and Lincoln vehicles over the past 20 years, but I am so appalled at Ford's response to this OBVIOUS DEFECT that I am seriously considering the idea of NEVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD!! Granted, I've had issues from time to time with a few of them, but any manufacture having a defect as serious as this is beyond ignoring. And therefore, as I "HAD BEEN" an ongoing and loyal customer to Ford, I feel serious betrayed and I take their lack of restitution for this issue VERY PERSONAL!!!!

"Quality One", either "Fix It or Lose Us".

We have a 2001 Ford F-150 and last night with no warning the spark plug blew. This is the 2nd one that has blown. We fixed the 1st one with a heliocore. Very costly to deal with. I would love to see Ford step up to the plate to take care of this mess they've created!

i have a 2000 ford f150 with the 5.4motor and in jan of 09 i was driving my truck to drop of some stuff at my buddys house and as i letf i was driving about 10 mile an hour and herd a really loud noise like i dan something over going very fast. so i stop and checked it out and sure enough the number 6 plug shot out right through the coil pack and broke the coil. i bought a new coil but have not got the truck fix yet

i have a 2000 ford f150 with the 5.4motor and in jan of 09 i was driving my truck to drop of some stuff at my buddys house and as i letf i was driving about 10 mile an hour and herd a really loud noise like i dan something over going very fast so i stop and checked it out and sure enough the number 6 plug shot out right through the coil pack and broke the coil. i nought a new coil but have not got the truck fix yet

I've had two spark plugs blow out. Right side bottom plugs close to the fire wall. First one left threads intact, trashed the coil pack. Second needed a thread repair kit and $800

I lost my work truck for 2 weeks. The garage could not just put me first in line. So I had to juggle work and use the wife's diesel (thank god) truck.

Before finding this site, the owner of the shop had mentioned he has seen this before not sure if they were ford engines and will ask him next time we talk. He had mentioned he could rethread but couldn't guarantee how long that would last. Worst case situation he mentioned would be replacement of the engine at $5-6 thousand. He is currently looking at various options and is to give me a choice on the options. But now after seeing this site and how many problems there are with these engines I'm realizing it might not be worth the replacement. Contemplating going to a junkyard and try to replace the engine myself then get a new car.

I bought a brand new 2002 mustang GT in 2002. This has been a great car until today 2/16/09. I was on my way to work going about 55 - 60 miles an hour in 5th gear when I hear this load noise under the hood which sounded like someone hit it with a hammer from underneath my car. So I pulled over to the side of the road and then I started to smell a kinda smoke smell so I exited the vehicle mean while its 31 degrees outside & NO cell phone service. Someone finally stopped approx 45 - 50 Minutes later & took downn #'s to contact for me once he got cell phone service.

I had to pay 75.00 for the car to be towed to the Ford Dealership only to find out that # 8 Spark Plug blew out through the coil & a pulley was cracked in the process. I am not sure if It has put a dent in the hood/fenders etc yet. I know that it has stripped the threads where the spark plug was at. So they are telling me that It will be APPROX. 400.00 IF the Heads are not messed up & if they are then I will be looking at 1500.00 for One head & 3,000.00 for 2 heads.

I did some research on this today and there has been approx. 3000 kits sold to fix this problem yourself but that is 411.00 & you still have to have the labor done. When the Ford Dealership was approched with my problem they told me that there was nothing they can do that there has been no recall on this & that I will be responsible for any / ALL repairs. If you would like any more Info please contact me : I would be more than happy to sign any petition on this problem or anything that I can do hold FORD responsible for this problem. If the spark plug would have come out the other way that can cause harm to whom ever is in the car. Thank You,

I have a F250 5.4L-FI engine with 34,500 miles. In Jan 2009 the #4 spark plug blew out of the head. The truck is well maintained but obviously un-drivable and had to be towed to the shop.

Repair costs were around $500 for parts time/labor, I was without the vehicle for 3 weeks (during each of this snow seasons downfalls, and therefore without my plow; making access to my house treachurous); I can't afford to have this happen again without Ford Motor Co. fixing the weak head issues.

Spark Plug Frozen in Right Rear Cylinder.

a yr ago I purchased a 2003 ford expedition 4.6L triton motor. couple months ago my wife was driving the truck and heard a loud pop. come to find that a spark plug was spit out of it. fixed the problem by rethreading the hole and replacing the coil which popped as well. just the other nite another plug did the same thing opposite side of the motor. so far to fix the two it has cost me about 150.00 luckily I am able to fix this so far. I sure hope ford does something soon before someone really gets hurt or something more serious happens. So far its been plugs easy to get too. who knows in the future what will happen. some plugs are buried in this motor with too much stuff around them. ford needs to address this not ignore this.

so far no lost time and wages for my wife. this vehicle is her means of transportation and she has always had the next day off so i can fix the issue. we may not always be that lucky down the road though I am sure some are taking a large hit financially to fix this. I just happen to be able to do the repair myself thus far.

I purchased a 2003 Expedition from Totem Ford approximately 8 months ago. I was driving with my kids to prep for a road trip and after no indication light there was a thumping under the hood. I pulled over to check under the hood and all I heard was the noise, I pulled into Ford to ask a mechanics opinion and right away he stated it was a blown spark plug.

The mechanics the next day inspected my truck, and stated that the antifreeze spilled out of the over flow tank and a spark plug and its components blew. After a thourough checkup they also stated I would need to replace a cracked headgaskit and one that would be wearing out soon. The estimated repair cost is 3600.00. I have two small children plus four more with my line of work, childcare. The cost of a defective motor is a burden not only on myself but for all the people who have experianced it. Ford needs to correct their wrongs and will be hearing from myself.

I have a 2001 ford f150, super crew 4x4 with every option you can get on a Lariet. This truck cost $39,000.in 2002. It has a 5.4 Triton engine. It has blown two spark plugs, the first cosing me $300 to fix and just yesterday blew another. I now find out that this is a design flaw and that thousands of ford engines have had this problem. I am told that I need a new head, costing 4 to 5 thousand. This is rediculous. I can now understand why Ford is in trouble. I have owned fords in the past and had thought that Quality is Job One what a joke. I am willing to do what ever it takes to resolve this matter as I believe that the design of this engine is grossly flawed. There should be some kind of recourse for me and the apparent thousands of others with this same problem. Please help.

I own a Ford F150 4x4 and it has the 5.4 triton v-8 in it. It has 136000 miles on it and has now blown 3 plugs out of the motor as well as destroyed the coil pack 3 times and has cost numerous amounts of money lost for work. The 3 plugs have been the 2 closest 2 the fire wall and the second one up from the firewill on the passenger side.

As this has happened i have missed 2 days of work 2 different time as well as spent money for towing as well as loss of time. This also destroys the perfectly good coil pack which is and added cost. Some body please lets get a recall on this.

My 5.4 Litre Ford Blew the Spark Plug & Coil completely out of the aluminum cylinder head leaving no threads behind and the car disabled. Further research on the web shows the problem exisits with many 1997 thru 2006 Ford Triton Engines.

Left me stranded, with a tow bill, and a repair estimate of over $1200 to repair. Without the repair, the car is not drivable

The class action lawsuit was never filed against Ford. How about we all spend $25.00 and file a small claims case at your local courthouse against Ford within the next month. There is no way Ford can afford to fight 500 cases across the nation. Hopefully the bad publicity of taking it to a public forum in court will send Ford a message. spark plug fixes range from $200.00 to over $4,000.00

Hello We have a 2002 ford expedition with the 5.4 Yesterday it blew a plug. We have kept very good care of this vehicle and should not have had this problem. We are a family of 5 and the only thing ford wants to do is put in a new motor or sale me a new car. this is not right, can someone help us.

we now have no car to drive, it is not easy getting your kids to school and your self to work with no car, the cost will be from $500 to $5000 to repair this truck, we have no money to do this at this time. ford has only used this to try and sale me a new car or motor. they have no intrest in helping fix this problem.

we now have no car to drive, it is not easy getting your kids to school and your self to work with no car, the cost will be from $500 to $5000 to repair this truck, we have no money to do this at this time ford has only used this to try and sale me a new car or motor they have no intrest in helping fix this problem.

I own a Ford E 150 4.6 L, it has 148,751 miles on it. On February 11, 2009, I was driving to the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, with my boys. There was a loud bang from the engine. I pulled over and found the #3 spark plug blew out. I was driving the speed limit of 70 mph. The traffic on Hwy 99 was very heavy due to the Ag Expo. I called my wife to come pick up the boys and get them home safely. It cost $80 to tow the van home.

Researched the problem online and found that this is an ongoing problem of which the Ford Company is aware. Why isn't there a recall on this problem? There are hundreds of people, on this site, that have leveled the same complaint about their Ford vehicles. This sounds like manufacturing problem. From the information on this site it sounds like it will cost up to $4,200, only to have another Spark Plug blow. It is a recurring mechanical problem that Ford wants to ignore. This could have been a very dangerous situation for my boys and myself.

The cost of this repair will be at the maximum $4,200.00! It is also seems to be a recurring problem. So the ultimate price of replacing all the blown spark plugs/engine problems could be quite costly.

#4 spark plug blew out of our Ford Expidition

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On my 2002 Ford F250 with a 5.4L motor had a spark plug blow out of it at 73,000 miles.

Several hundred dollars to repair just one. The other seven will go evetually too I'm told.

2001 ford svt lightning was driving a 35 mph when I heard a pop and my engine sounded like a lawn mower I had blown out a spark plug . The dealer now says I need a new engine valued at $8300 or reboar the cylinder for $7000. I can not beleive that my truck would be sopoorly manufactured. I had dodge ram before that for 8 yrs and now regret trying ford now I read that this is a major problem.

dON'T KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES YET ,NOT REALLY LOOKING FOWARD TO FINDING OUT

Ford 2001 Eddie Bauer Expedition Spark Plug Blow Out. Turns out from reading, I'm not the only one with this problem. My Expedition has been a great truck with little to no problems until now. After putting 150k miles on it, a spark plug decided to blow out destroying the ignition coil and boot!

Not sure how much this is going to cost to fix but everyday I can't drive my work truck, is a day I loose money. Already spent over $50 just to replace the ignition coil/boot assembly. Looking at my $30,000 truck sitting in the driveway dead.

Add me to the list. I had a 98 expedition #3 blew thought it was a once in a life time thing heilcoiled it and traded it in on a 03 expedition 91000 miles later #3 blows on this one.

So what good are those steps on the truck bed if you are constantly stranded on the side of the road because another spark plug blew out of the head? So instead of adding steps, Ford should do something about this design/engineering problem! Wake up FORD and pay for your mistakes or go out of business and stop taking our tax money and let the Japanese take over!!! Unbelieveable how our our government lets a company get away with this and still give them our money so they can keep making and selling junk! They had to pay for plastic intakes that were cracking......why not this?

LOTS of economic damage...maybe the thing will catch on fire with the plug coil still firing and fuel still pumping into the cylinder and I'll be able to get rid of the piece of junk and let the insurance company have it!

I have always own fords, as a matter of a fact I have bought 8 in the last 10 years. I have a 2003 f250. My favorite truck. At 103,000 mile I had a mechanic to put a set a plugs in it. I figured after 100,000 miles it needed it. After he did I had 3 to blow out. The third one broke the insert down into the block which bent an intake valve. After all was said and done $2700.00 in repairs. On the way home the transmission busted another $2400.00. I cannot understand how this can happen without ford doing something. It now has me looking at dodge because the new 6.0 and 6.4 powerstrokes are junk to according to mechanics. 7.3 was great and now they messed it all up.

Blown out spark plug on #10 cylinder on V10 Triton, damaged the alluminum head and the coil pack. Had to have vehicle towed to shop where it is being evaluated (own personall mechanic). I wouldnt take a bycicle to a Ford dealership for repair and I certanly wont be buying another Ford. There is no wonder The Big Three is going down the tubes. I traded in a GMC Yukon for a Camry because of problems and now it looks like I'll be trading in my 250 for a Tundra.

Who knows? Still waiting on damage assesment!

I have a 1999 Ford F-250 with 5.4 liter Triton engine. This is a Super Duty 4 wheel drive truck. While towing my travel trailer yesterday a spark plug blew out of the engine! I thought I had blown a head gasket because I had NEVER heard of a plug blowing out! I have owned many cars and trucks in my life and had to work on most of them myself, so know quite a bit about engines and was actually an aircraft mechanic all of my life. So the next day when someone told me I may have blown a spark plug I thought they were crazy. Now, after reading the hundreds of complaints on the computer about the same thing happening with the same engine, it's just amazing to me that Ford hasn't found a fix for this problem since it apparently has been going on for so many years with this engine.

I was told that it is so common that Ford has a repair kit to repair the plug threads. but when I called the Ford dealer and talked to a mechanic about it, he denied knowing anything about this problem! Now how can so many people know about a problem that is so common and a Ford mechanic never hear of it?? Are they told at Ford to DENY there is a problem? As I said, this is the first time I've ever heard of a plug blowing out! It is VERY apparent to me that this is an engineering flaw with this engine and FORD should ADMIT it and do a recall since they are taking billions of our tax money to bail them out! If they don't take care of design problems like this then people will eventually completely stop buying their products and no amount of our money will save them from bankruptcy!

I have owned a few other Ford trucks in my life with no major problems, but will never buy another Ford product now and apparently this same problem has caused thousands more who have have this same problem to feel the same way! Now if thousands of Ford truck owners have had this problem and Ford hasn't been willing to correct it, I seriously doubt that they will ever buy a Ford again either. Has there ever been a class action law suit filed about this? I'd like to hear from someone who knows about this! WAKE UP FORD and DO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT SAVE YOUR COMPANY!

Not sure how much this is going to cost yet, but even after doing a repair I will be afraid to drive any distance because apparently another plug is going to go...just a matter of time and nobody knows when!

I would like to hear from anyone who has filed a lawsuit or taken Ford to small claims court for the spark plug ejection problem.

1 case in Canada settled against Ford.

I own a 1999 Ford F150 with the triton 5.4L Engine this will be the third time replacing the coil, sparkplug and rethreading the head @$300.00 a pop. I had a 1984 ford f150 stepside w/ a 300 straight six cyl. 4x4 before I purchased my 1999 super cab' Lariat,4x4 in 2001, the 1984 stepside was a good reliable truck wich led me to believe that if I were to purchase another ford that the results would be the same, THANKS FOR PROVING ME WRONG

I have a 2003 Ford Expedition. The #3 cylinder spark plug blew out for the 3rd time taking the coil with it only this time it stripped the threads on my head and now my mechanic wants over $3K to repair it. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING A RECALL ON THIS? I am going to get a laywer and contact everyone that has this issue that I can find.

Loss of using my vehicle.

Our 2003 Ford Expedition had a spark plug blow out and the dealer is wanting to charge us $4,200 to fix it. After doing all scheduled maintenance on time, and our car only having 70,000 miles on it, this should not be going wrong right now. After doing more research, I've learned that this is a VERY common occurance and Ford should recall these vehicles and fix THEIR error.

We are having to pay $4200 to fix this problem.

I was on my way to work and about 3/4's of the way there I heard a loud pop under my hood (I was going about 35 mph). I pulled into a buddies yard and had a friend (who is a Mechanic ) look at my 98 Ford F250 and he told me that a spark plug blew out of my motor. (5.4L v8 Triton motor) I had lost my truck for 2 days for repairs and cost me $500 to repair and $79 for towing.

I thought it was just an fluke thing until I had a second one blow out about 6 months later, (I was escorting vehicles into a secure location going about 20 mph) I looked a little further into this and found this web site and saw all these other people with the same problem. I haven't yet gotten the price to fix this one but the towing fee for this one is $200. I am having all of the spark plugs done this time before it happens again.

I feel that with all of us that this has happened to Ford should make good on their product! I am sending a bill to Ford motor co. for both repairs, towing, and for the down time on my truck. I like my Ford F250 but if Ford doesn't pay for my repairs, towing and down time, I will have no other choice but to bring this to court! I will also give Ford the reputation they deserve and share my experiance with everyone I know right down to all the Landscaping companies I deal with. (I deal with over 100 companies) Please Ford, do the right thing and RECALL these motors!

Ford f-450 v-10 Triton engine blew spark plug. I was across the road at Walmart I limped the vehicle into the dealership I was told thst this was a very rare problem. I was told they would have to take the cab off the vehicle to fix it and it would cost aprox 1600.00 to fix. I pulled the plug on the fuel injector and drove the truck home I will buy a spark plug rethreading kit and fix it myself. for less then $200.00 I will then have the tools on hand for the next plug that blows. Ford just kissed another long time customer goodbye

I am on Social security every dollar I pull ot of my 401 at this time will cost me big time down the road. this truck has been very reliable up to this point but a known flaw was blown off by ford to get my money. no way will I tolerate flat out lies

Driving home from work this evening, my 2002 Ford Expedition with the 5.4 Triton made a loud pop.It then started misfiring and the check engine light came on. I had researched my truck many times in the past for other issues and came across all the spark plug complaints.I didn't need to open the hood to know that the popping sound was due to a spark plug ejection.I already know I'm screwed and cannot afford to throw good money after bad.

The truck has 86,000 on it and is well taken care of. I replaced my spark plugs 6 months ago and was very careful not to cause any problems down the road like this.I will get a helicoil put in as a patch and trade it in on something else. I don't hate Ford for this, I have another Ford that is ten years old and has never seen a repair shop! I replaced the brakes and tires twice on it and it has never let me down. I think I will be looking at diesels now.

I own Ford F-250 Super Duty Triton 5.4L V8 4WD. I am now in the process of replacing for the FIFTH TIME Spark Plugs that keep blowing out and snapping the coil.

My truck is a commercial vehicle for my business Will It or Won't It Hardsurface Flooring L.L.C. I honestly can not put a total cost on what Ford has done to my family, my clients and from what I read all the other Triton Engine Owners across the Great Country of The United Staes of America that just Bailed them OUT. It is just Totally absurd.

I was reading the artical about spark blowouts on F250's and I have already had two of mine blow out and paid for the repairs. To be honest I worry about out and having another one go at any time. I just wanted to let you know that this happened. For your records hope you get the recall before I have another blowout.

2001 Ford Truck 5.4 liter engine spark plug #3 blew out of the engine.......

Had to have the head replaced and other repairs done costing over $3000.00............

Driving my family up to Vermont for a ski vacation and and my 2000 ford Excursion Blew a Spark plug. Stayed at hotel in Plattsburgh NY and had AAA flat bed it to the nearest dealer. Dealer said $5400.00 to replace the head or $7,000.00 for a new engine. Come to find out that this is a common problem with this engine. I need help the Excursion had 93,000 miles on it, and it is garage kept. Ford should take care of this matter. Costly to replace the head and or engine.

Same common problem with my 2001 Ford Expedition Engine. I blew out the #3 spark plug in June 2008 and another one in Jan. of 2009. Cost to fix each was approx. $250.00 plus towing. Last Ford product for me. I'll go back to Chevy's like I had for the last 20 years.

Stranded both times problem occured. Blown out plug ruined the coil. Shop put in an insert to replace the stripped plug threads.

ON 1/28/2009 I too had the same problem with #3 spark plug blowing out- Luckily the dealer was within 2 mins which I requested the dealer to check the vehicle. They diagnosed that the spark plug blew out- for a temp fix the cost was 589.00 but I would have to replace the other 7 before they blew out also.

coil replaced and spark plug- I was also advised to change the remaining plugs before they too would blow up. I feel that this spark plug blowing up is an issue Ford Co needs to address to all Ford vehicle owners- recall a must and correct the problem. I will never purchase another Ford vehicle even if they sold it to me for $1.00.

On January 29, 2009, had just picked my daughter up at school and on the way to an orthodontist appointment, when I had slowed down to stop at a red light and then it turned green. I gave my 1999, F-150, 5.4 triton engine, a little bit of gas and the second from the front spark plug blew out of the head. The coil was busted and laid on top of the head.

I am using my father-in-laws S-10 chevy to get around until tax refund and company bonus and depleted savings will add up enough to purchase a different vehicle.

2004 Ford F-150 4.6 2 valve 89,000 miles. This is a common problem that ford refuses to deal with. I had the number 2 spark plug not blow out but a hole blow out next to the spark plug. This is not the new style small dia plug. It is the std size which tells me it is a head defect. I was able to repair whith a steel insert(barely with a lot of loc tite) but it makes me feel uncomfortable about the balance of the plugs. I will replace the rest of the plugs and check what I can but if the problem is in the head I will not be able to see anything until the problem happens again. What do I do?????

On 1/29/09 I was driving to work and luckily I was still on the side road awaiting my time to enter the highway. Out of nowhere a loud banging sound started coming from under the hood of my 2001 Ford Expedition so I pulled off to the side of the road to a safe area. Long story short - my Expedition was towed to a local Ford dealership for inspection.

Then the phone call came...my Expedition had shot a spark plug out of the head and I would have two options, neither of which I cared for. Option A - spend $4,000 to replace 1, yes 1, head or spend $6,100 and install a manufactory rebuilt engine. As the night drifted on and I contimplated my options, my husband and I started looking at purchasing a new car...a new Ford Expedition and then I came across this website and much to my surprise, this was not an anomoly that happened today.

Ford must be held responsible for this and for those of us that were lucky enough to NOT be hurt when these spark blugs 'blew' - others I'm sure were not so lucky. I thank everyone for posting their stories...if it weren't for you and this site, I never would have known what the real issue is and now, I have some hard evidence to take to the dealership to prove that it wasn't a technicians error...it's FORDS error and they need to fix it! I will not EVER buy another FORD

Has anyone filed a lawsuit or filed in small claims court against Ford for the spark plug ejection problem? I would like to hear the results as I am getting ready to file.

cost $3,700 to repair engine

I have a 2002 ford F-150 and have had some problems. I have had a spark plug shoot out of the head and destroy the head and parts of the ignition. I have spent at least $6000 on the motor after having to buy a used motor and then the shop fees. Then to top it off something caught on fire around the brake booster. After talking to a local dealer then a one eight hundred number i was told that there was nothing they could do and that i would have to pay for it all. After missing work and putting every bit of cash into it i finally got it fixed without the support of Ford.

Was out of work for a period of time which resulted in loss of wages and having to get a loan to pay bills and fix the major problem that i had with the truck.

i was driving in orlando fl. and my expedition started to shack and make funny sound come to find out the spark plugs flow out and it's costing me over 3,000 to fix it and it doesn;t even mean it is going to work

the damage is that ford should replace all the heads on these truck so the treed and spark plugs last and not cost us an arm and leg and know i can't go to n.c to pick up my 3 yr old son not really shore what i am going to do

2002 F150 with 4.6 motor blew spark plug out, breaking coil in the process and leaving threads stripped in cylinder head. Will cost $450 to $500 just to rethread hole $3,500 to $4,000 per side if I want it to be fixed right.

Driving my 2000 Ford Excursion (V10). Driving about 45 mph, when I heard a sudden loud pop. The truck made a bunch of racket under the hood. I pulled over, looked at my gauges, and saw no odd readings. Drove 1 mile to my mechanic, who found a spark plug on my engine. Its still at the shop. I won't get it back until 1 1/2 weeks. FORD needs to OWN UP!! RECALL NOW! Its pretty damn obvious that they have a major and costly flaw with their engine. FORD TOUGH... Yea right. Try again. Think I might sell my Ford for a Suburban.

Estimated to cost me $500.00, if the head does not need to be taken off. Otherwise, will cost me several thousand to fix.

Owner of Ford F150 Triton V8 4.6L, #6 spark plug blew this weekend, opened the hood and found it laying on top of the battery with the coil shattered. Never heard of this until now but it looks like it happens to every Ford with this engine due to crappy engineering. Will cost $450 to get insert and have it happen again, or if I opt to replace the header, $3000 +.

This is epidemic. When is there going to be a recall? It is a safety issue, this kind of incident can easily cause an engine fire with leaking fuel and damaged coil sparks. Come on Ford, give us confidence to buy American again.

I was leaving my home came to a stop sign was going about 5 miles and hour and the sparkplug blew right out of the #5 cylinder

took out coil and fuel rail. and had to try to get it to midas which is 8-10 blocks from my home

01-25-09 I was at a stop light as I begin to proceed througha green light, I heard a load pop and then it was just popo,pop,pop, till I pulled over and checked. Took it to the Ford dealer on 01-26-09 and they said it was the number 4 spark plug and it would cost right at $4,000.00 to fix. it had an extended warranty but was informed that it only covered the internal parts and this was not covered. But this is the dealship I bought this from and they sold the exteded warranty to me.

I will have to find another ways for transportation till i can afford to fix it.

I purchased a 2001 Ford Expedtion 5.4L Triton V-8.I took care of the truck religiously with 2,000 mile oil changes and only taken to the dealer for service. On 1/25/2008 with 117,000 miles spark plug #7 blew. The dealer wanted to charge me $950 to patch/rethread it and 3800.00 to install a new head.The Triton engine. Basically the engine is crap. I Will I ever buy a ford truck again!!

Lost 3 days of work my wife had to quit her job no ridekids hate the new truck.still making payments on the old truck which is rotting in the back yard.

Own a 1999 Ford Windstar. Driving on the Garden Styate Parkway going home from a long day at work at 60 mph. I then heard a loud popping sound. I called a friend and he sadi that it sounded like an exhaust popping sound. I had my vehicle towed to a trusted garage 12 miles away. The repair tech explained to me that a spark plug had blown entirely out of my engine causing a misfire in the engine and i may also have done damage to my catalytic converters as well. I had no choice but to drive my car off the parkway under this extreme condition to get off the parkway.

Now i also have been told that there is a chance that i may have a burned valve from this condition. I have been quoted up to $2000 or more for this repair depending on what needs to be replaced. i ma the 2nd owner of this vehicle and have had this van with only 40k miles on it. The plugs are the original plugs from Ford.

Not only have in incurred towing expenses, but i needed to rent a room overnight so i could go to work the next day. I work 50 miles from my home so traveling is difficult. Now i need to have the cylinder head replaced and possibly the catalytic converters as well and this repair can run into the thousands of dollars for me and my family. I have done many internet searches and i see that i am not alone with the same defective workmanship offered by Ford.

I have a 2001 Expedition with less than 80,000 miles. I was waiting for my son to get out of school when I heard a loud pop under the hood. When I raised the hood, I found a broken coil pack and spark plug lying on the engine. Cost alot of money and the family vacation.

Total cost was more than $2200 dollars. Since this is a common problem, I think that ford should make this a recall item.

I have a 2001 Expedition with less than 80,000 miles. I was waiting for my son to get out of school when I heard a loud pop under the hood. When I raised the hood, I foud a broken coil pack and spark plug lying on the engine. Cost alot of money and the family vacation.

Total cost was more than $2200 dollars. Since this is a common problem, I think that ford should make this a recall item.

The spark plug blew out of my 2002 Ford Expedition. I've replaced the distributor cap 3 times and continue to experience the same problem. At first I thought that this was a unique problem in that the spark plug might be loosening out, which is strange. Apparently, over 200 people have had this same problem, as of your posting pertaining to it.

Being a recent graduate trying to save money for a study abroad trip overseas, the amount of money spent on this was drastic. Over $40 and 2 days of work per experience.

My 97 F150 blew out #6 plug and its sucks to find that this is an ongoing problem for many and it makes it difficult not having transportation avail to get around. Can't afford additional cost of repair or rental. This is so upsetting for the lack of Ford's design on these cylinder head, could have at least made them with titanium or steel threads to hold them plugs in place.

2001 F150 62,000 miles spark plug on #3 port blew out Coil Pack broken as well

Left stranded 5 hours from home on 1/17/09 in Greenville Maine. Temp, -20

1999 Ford Expedition spark plug pop - As per many pasters this should be a recall. 147,000 miles and had the head work done by the dealer.

They claim they never heard of this problem. They wanted 3000-4500 for the repair.

I have a 2000 F 150 with 210,000 miles and ever sence I bought the truck I have had to replace several Coil on the Plugs (COP) and now my #3 plug blew out on me. The Ford dealership is telling me that it would cost me $900.00 to fix it but now they say that they cant and that I need a new head which will put me back $3400.00. I need my truck ASAP so it looks like I can purchase a used engine with 57K miles on for $1500 and have someone else install for me. Does anyone know about any recalls for this one?

While driving to work on 12/31/2008 my 2002 F250 equipped with the 5.4L ejected the #3 sparkplug. The truck just turned 105k on the original plugs. I had planned to do the 100k plug change over the holidays, did't make it.

There was not enough room for my ford dealer to properly repair in place, so the head had to be removed. Cost me $1882.00 and I hauled it to my dealer.

The Vehicle Handbook indicates that spark plugs should receive attention at 100,000 miles, so, at 103,000 miles I attempted to change them myself. I had no trouble with the firdt 2, but, on the third plug, the threaded sleeve screwed out of the socket leaving the plug stuck in the hole. I used penetrating oil to try to loosen the plug, but, then broke it off upon trying to remove it. I then called Steve, in the Dick Edwards Service Dept. and he suggested I have it towed to their shop. I was told that when they tried to remove the remaining plugs in their shop, they broke 2 more, so they had to remove and re-work the Heads in order to install the new plugs.

The total cost to me was $ 2,042.00. I asked Lou who was the Sales Manager, and Steve, who was the Service Shoip Manager to see if they could help me out with this problem, but got NO cooperation at all!! They would not call the Owner, nor would they make any attempt to contact Ford Motor Company. I called Ford Motor Company myself on their Hot Line number, but wasn't given much hope for help. A couple of days later, they left me a message saying, indeed, that it was not a Design flaw and that they could not offer me any help.

FORD MUST RECALL NOW!!!

I did not know so many are have the same problem untill I found your web site tonight!

My 2002 Ford Excursion with the 5.4 Triton engine spit out another spark plug today! this time on the # 3 plug the 1st time it was #2. The 1st time (5 months ago)it happened I called the Ford dealer, the service manager said he never heard of this happening before! I have had it fixed both times with a helicoil at $450 a pop. Ford wanted $3,500!

This vehicle has about 85,000 miles on it. Many people are getting 200,000+ Foreign vehicles.

The same thing happen on a 97 Lincoln VIII that I had 5 years ago.

With the towing cost, rental cost and time off work this problem has cost me $1000's...This is unbelievable the problem that should have never gone on for so long.

5.4 triton engine spitting out the spark plug from cylinder #2. I just found out this is a common problem with this motor, bad design! This has been going on since 2007! $2500 per head to replace and that's no guarantee that you'll end up with a good head.

5.4 triton engine spitting out the spark plug from cylinder #2. I just found out this is a common problem with this motor, bad design! This has been going on since 2007!

$2500 per head to replace and that's no guarantee that you'll end up with a good head.

The dealership that did the repairs used the excuse that the party that did the tuneup at 100K either over or under torqued the plugs causing thread damage. I see this is not the case.

I can't believe this issue has gone on so long and has not been addressed from ford. Now I have to babysit the engine of this piece of junk, which hopefully won't be long.

On 1/13/09 I heard a loud pop and then lost compression in my 2002 F150 and it sounded like my muffler was blown. The engine did not overheat, so I made it a few miles to a repair shop. I found an intact spark plug laying on top of the engine. On 1/14/09 I spoke to a mechanic who said this is a common problem and was working a pricing for a fix... he guesses around $4-500.

My 2002 Ford F-150 ejected a spark plug causing damage to the cylinder head and the coil. Very expensive to repair!

I own a 2002 ford truck with v10 engine. I use the truck for work and at about 105000 miles the engine spit plug # 7 and 4 months later spit # 5 today another one spit out. Haven't heard from shop which one it is but I'm done with this piece of [expletive]. Several hundred dollars for repairs and truck rentals each time.

Minimum repair cost each time $300 plus approx. $150-$200 for truck rentals so I can work

2002 Ford Expedition Spark plug blow out. I purchased a used ford expedition with close to 100,000 miles on it, have had many fords in the past and family has owned many ford vehicles, was on my way home with my wife on January 10th 2009, weather conditions were nasty cold and raining very heavy, i was about 13 miles from home driving 50 miles an hour. then a loud pop no warning lights to give indication of what had happened.

i turned my flashers on quickly pulled into a parking area lessthen 500 feet away and turned the vehicle off, after hunting a flash light calling the tow service and the local police agency to report the vehicle would be parked there for a few hours, i got out of the truck raised the hood and looked at the engine, and there was the spark plug laying up on the intake adn the coilpack broken. i closed the hood and told my wife that this was going to be a costly exspence.

well this has cost me a tow bill, being with one vehicle for a week and me and my wife both work so its hard to share a car, and i can not afford to rent a car for a week, and the fact i will not trust the vehicle again every. time my wife or I get in the vehicle i will be concern of getting home. i feel Ford should fess up and make the corrections to the vehicle since i as a tax payer and every on ewho has had this problem is bailing them out!

So i was going to take it in when all of a sudden, Taking off from a light, no hard acceleration at all, i heard a loud pop and that so called grinding noise was loud and was constant. Looked it over and Spark Plug #3 Blew out of block. Ford Really needs to take this as a recall and get it fixed very soon!!

My 5.4L Ford F250 blew a spark plug while on the rd. It was a OE Ford plug that had never been changed. My truck then caught fire with my newborn baby in the back seat. It was a hairy moment to say the least. I was told it caught fire due to fuel vapor coming out of the hole and hitting the spark plug. I think Ford is putting peoples lives at risk all over money and not wanting to pay, and something needs to be done about it.

I have a 2000 Ford Expedition with the Triton V8 engine. This vehicle has a little over 100,000 miles and is used for personal transportation only. Today we had a spark plug blow out on the vehicle and had to have it towed to the Ford Dealership. The mechanic at the dealership quoted me a price of over $700 to have a temporary fix of a Healy Coil placed into the spark plug hole to replace the stripped threads caused by the blowout and to have the coil replaced. He mentioned that this temporary fix is not something that he can guarantee will work so he also offered me a $5000 permanent fix of having the entire engine block replaced.

Unfortunately, due to my financial situation, I cannot afford the permanent fix and am having to opt for/gamble with the temporary fix attempt. According to the mechanic and research information I found on the internet, this is a common occurrence problem. We are in the process of having the mechanic at the Ford Dealership attempt the $700 temporary repair. With the fact that this is a known issue to Ford and Consumer Affairs, this issue should be part of a recall from Ford Motor Company.

In April 2008 just before my son left to go to iraq. We where going to eat got to the Parking lot of a restraunt, put my 2002 f-150 ford in reverse and it made a loud popping noise. Had it fixed at ford dealership in North Carolina cost was around $550.00 made it all the way until December 2008 and was headed back to North Carolina and was just driving.

Truck made the same noise and the same spark plug blow out of the motor again. Going to fix it this time and get another truck, But no way will i ever buy another Ford Truck. It cost to much money to rent a car every time you go somewhere just so you can get home. I was a very happy ford owner but the quality i thought i was getting just isn't there. Trying a dodge or chevy

3rd coil pack being replaced as I type this - 2003 Ford Expedition. First 2 replaced at around 75,000 and this one at 103,000 highway miles.

about $300. to replace this 3rd coil pack and spark plug. I elected to replace the other spark plugs at this point, but not go through the expense of replacing the remaining coil pack - well over $1,000 if I were to do this. Ford should do a recall

My truck [2002 F150 Ford Super Crew Pickup/tritan V-8 4.6 Liter] made this insanely loud pop and started banging loudly on New Year's Eve day [12/31/08]. I was lucky to make it home, and immediately contacted my mechanic. I had it towed to their shop and was informed that my truck had blown out a spark plug (3rd right passenger side), the cylinder threading was worn down and needed to be re-threaded. The coil was also damaged and needed to be replaced.

He also advised me that this seemed to be a common problem with Ford vehicles and the second mechanic also confirmed this. I have not had any problems with Ford until now, and this is my 3rd F150.

I had to take this to a specialty mechanic to have this work performed which cost $489.00 to have the cylinder re-threaded, coil & cover replaced and a new spark plug inserted.

I have a 2002 F150 with the 5.4 L engine and I have had problems with SPITTING plugs also and being left stranded on the side of the road. It all started this year with #1 plug and coil going bad, then several months later, #4 went out and then #3 blew the whole plug out and left me stranded 100 mile from home and I had to have my vehicle towed.

The mechanic, retired from a ford garage, told men this is common for the 5.4 and he said it is one of the worst engines he has seen. After all this, I am now having trouble s with the firing sequence. The engine light came on pulling a hill and losing power, then went off. Doing this with every hill I came to. Took it to the shop and my mechanic is having trouble diagnosing as every time it misfires, it starts misfiring randomly from different cylinders and he can't explain it. I have had my fill of FORD and their 5.4's.

I have always been a FORD person and I plan on getting rid of the piece of S*** ASAP. I lady I work with has the same exact truck model and year and she has had the same problem and her's even caught fire and burned. I think it is pitiful that FORD denies a problem and won't stand behind their product. I think it even worse that the NHTS doesn't recognize that it is a problem either, let their truck SPIT a plug and leave them stranded or on fire and see if they don't change their minds. To heck with the poor ole working public, let's protect FORD and the almighty company.

Blew cylinder #3 spark plug out of my 03 F150 super crew's engine head on my way down the highway. Had my two daughters (3&5) with me at night! I Did not have a ride for a week. Paid $410 for thread insert and $150 for towing and needed rental car to get to work!

My 2000 Ford Expedition recently blew the #8 plug completely out of the head. I took it to a local shop who told me that it is a defect on the ford motor that mostly affects plugs #4, #3, #7, and #8. They repaired it with an insert which failed less than two weeks later (less than 200 miles). The head now has to be replaced with a new head from Ford that has flaw corrected. If they know this is a problem and have corrected it in the replacement head, why do they not replace recall the vehicles effeact.

As I understand it, all vehicles from 1999 to 2003 with a Triton 5.4l V8 are affected. I have seen reports of vehicles catching on fire from this. Does someone need to die before they fix this. If [they] want a bailout [they] should give me a tax credit of $3,000 for having to replace the engines head. And since it is most often the #4 plug that this happens to ford should replaced the head on that side of the engine when it blows out. They don't have to replace it themselves just reinburse me for my time and money.

Several missed days of work. $3000 dolars spend on repairs that are clearly the result of a manufactures defect.

My lovely 2002 Ford F-150 Super Crew Triton blew a plug at just over 101,000 miles and had to have a new coil. Very pricey! I think Ford needs to face the fact that it is a mechanical defect that they should be responsible for!!!! I still love my Ford.

BLEW OUT TWO SPARK PLUGS ON MY FORD F-350 WITH A V10 MOTOR. IWAS 250 MILES FROM HOME ON THE LAST ONE AND IT WAS ONE THAT ALREADY HAD AN INSERT. ALSO HAVE A 2001 F250 WITH A 5.4 THAT HAS BLOWN ONE PLUG OUT. FORD SHOULD STEP UP. IT IS OBVIOUS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.

Blew passenger side plug blew out of my 01 F250 super duty on my way down the highway resulting with the engine failing.

I now have a truck I owe for and they want $4200 for a new motor installed from the dealer.

I have a 2000 Ford F150 4X4 with a Triton 5.4L V8 that I bought just recently. The engine was running very well until a day ago. I noticed that the engine temp began to climb and I pulled over and checked the coolant. When I opened the hood, I noticed that one of the cylinder heads was leaking coolant from the side at the location of the head gasket. I did not attempt to re-start the engine and instead had a brother help me tow the Ford p.u. truck home.

At home, being I am a trained/schooled mechanic, I removed a spark plug and coolant immediately began oozing out of the spark plug hole. The engine has either a blown head gasket or cracked cylinder head. I will now have to remove the head and determine if it is blown head gasket, cracked cylinder head, or a warped head. This is one of the problems that owners of Ford F150's with Triton 5.4L engines are experiencing.

On multiple occasions I have had 2 of my spark plugs blow out of the cylnder. All on seperate occassions.

I have replaced both coil packs and plugs twice each. It costs $50 each time to buy a new coil pack And about $3 to replace the plug. It's to the point where I do not feel comfortable putting my 2 year old son in the vehicle anymore.

I have had my 1997 Expedition since 99 and have put 150,000 miles on it. Recently a spark plug blew out of the head, which is NO WAY a isolated event in these Triton 5.4 liter engines. While up until now the truck has been solid, it seems silly that so many consumers have had to suffer the same fate as I and Ford will still not take responsibility for their faulty design.

I have looked wide and far for the best way to repair this without replacing the heads, all of the insert kits are just band-aids unless you want to pull the heads and do them right. No wonder Ford and the other big TWO are having problems with consumers. Wise up Ford, my next truck will likely be a Toyota! Lost time, money and stress adds up to a frustrating situation and a truck that just sits there until I can afford to pay for the repair on my own.

spark plug blew out of engine in my truck. this has happened to at least 6 other peoples trucks that i know. machanic at local shop fixes 4-5 a week for 450.00. why have you not stepped in to make ford responsible. it is a manufacturer flaw. go on line and read this has happened to thousands of people. when we buy something we assume we are buying a product that companies will stand behind.

I payed the 450.00 and missed 2 days work because I use my truck for work. I guess I'm lucky though as others have had their trucks start on fire, is the safety of human life not enough reason for you to get involved!

I have a 2002 Ford F250 and I had a spark plug blow in 2006 and a second in 2007. The auto shop we had tow the truck the first time a plug blew said they had this issue happen a lot and it was not addressed by ford. We called ford to ask about the issue and they told us that it was not an issue that would be covered by a recall. We then spoke to a ford dealership auto mechanic and they said we would have to replace the engine because it was an issue with the motor having too much compression so the plug blew which was a lie just to get us to spend $4000 on a new motor. We called around to several mechanics and found one who fixed the plug by using the insert.

When the second one blew my husband knew that it might happen because of the way the truck was acting and sounding. We had the same mechanic fix the second plug that blew. Now the truck is making the same noises and acting the same so it is probably only a matter of time before one blows again. The scary thing is that I am military and I am stationed in Alaska and we have to drive from here to Illinois (4000 miles) pulling a trailer in April. I hope nothing happens while we are on the road in Canada with my three kids. How fast can we get out of the truck if it catches fire? I don't understand why ford can't admit that this is a manufacture defect. DO THEY NEED SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THIS.

$1000 for two thread inserts and towing.

I was sitting at a traffic light waiting for the light to turn green and when it did I proceeded to depress the accelerator when all of a sudden I heard a loud pop and the engine started to shake very bad along with major popping. I puuled to a parking lot, opened the hood to find that the front drivers side spark plug had blew out destroying the coilpak and both were just lying there atop the engine.

Upon examining the spark plug I noticed that there were only about four rows of threads were all that was holding it in. It does not take a engineer to no that four rows of threads will not hold a plug in place with so much compression presure. Fortunatly, I have a little back yard mechanical experience and just replaced the plug and coilpack at a cost of 50.00.

I came in and googled this problem and found you and many more people with the same problem. Is there any wonder why Ford is in such dire straits!. For someone to say an american made vehicle is as quality built as say toyota or nissan, they have no clue what they are talking about. I do, I have a 2003 toyota and a 93 ford F-250, My wife and I dont even know the toyota sevice mamagers name if toyota even needs them.

i bought afford 2000 expedition a year ago and i keep have spark plug related problems that just keep happening

my family being left stranded in the cold twice had to change and fix almost all 8 cylinders worried to death on ween the next spark plug might shoot out and if my kids will be with me. i cant afford for it to happen again my wife will loss her job and we will have to move. because it just cant be made right and they should help me fix it.

i bought afford 2000 expedition a year ago and i keep have spark plug related problems that just keep happening

I have a 2001 ford F150 it has also blown out #4 cylinder plug twice and now #3 has blown out and now there is either a valve problem or a hole in the piston,the electrod was actually missing off the spark plug and have had two replace both coil packs

Money out to a mechanic to repair twice and now possibly replace heads or engine for a problem that ford says doesn't exist????

1999 Ford f350 superduty 5.4L in the past monthhas spit out two spark plugs. Has coast me over a thousand dollars and lots of head aches.

I have a 2001 Ford F150 and have had three spark plug blow out. One happened last spring and one in the summer and the last one just today. I know a mechanic and he repaired the first two with a heli-coil insert and that has worked great. The truck was towed to his shop today to repair the latest blow out. Reading all these complaints there is a real bad problem here that Ford needs to fix. I was buying a new vehicle in 2009 and will not look at Fords.

I have a 2000 Ford Expedition XLT with the 5.4 litre engine. Bought used in August 2006 and have taken on many road trips. Paid off January 2008. In March 2008, blew a spark plug out of the head, cost me $350 plus $80 tow fee. In April 2008, blew another spark plug out of the head and a coil pack went out. Cost this time was $385 and $100 tow fee. Then again in September 2008, the dang thing blew 2 plugs at the same time. Cost me over $500.

I thought I had paid this thing off in January. Each time the mechanic put a heli-coil in and replaced the plug but they say that is just a temporary fix. I am debating on getting rid of it or replacing the heads. Is this going to happen again with new heads, or a new motor? Has there been any kind of recall by Ford?

I have a beautiful truck, inside and out. No body or interior damage, but I can't depend on it anymore. I have a new baby and don't want to get stuck out somewhere if this happens again.

I have a 2001 F-150 5.4 and have had all kinds of problems with spark plugs. The first major issue is how they have placed the plugs in the first place. The last 2 are very difficult to get to and change. Secondly on 12/19/08 I had a problem that I thought cracked a head or somthing within the engine. I get to a repair shop and before I ever popped the hood the mechanic said its a spark plug. I am thinkging to myself thank god it not the motor. The mechanic went on to say it might not be the least of your problems depending on which one blew.

Low and behold it was the last plug on the passenger side that just so happens to basicaly be in the dash. He went on to tell me that their was one of 2 things he could do: Take the cab off or take the engine apart to be able to get to it. He said the repair would be easy but getting to it would be a pain. I asked how much he said $500 to $1000 to repair it. I managed to luck out for now a, friend of mine from H.S. runs a machine shop and he fixed it as best he could without having to take it apart. After finishing it he said he really could not say how long it will hold because of the difficulty getting to it. He also said that if it happens again that a major repair would be necisary to fix it. Well my check engine light is back on and I feel that it is only a matter of time before it happens again.

Since I knew someone that could fix the problem for me it didnt hurt too bad. I believe the reapir cost me $100. As a consequence I will NEVER I mean NEVER buy American again. Up until this happend I felt like the Big 3 should receive a bail out from the Feds. Not anymore I sincerly hope that they fall flat on their face. I wish they would give the american people the money and let them decide if they want to buy American or go elsewhere with their money. As for me as soon as I can save enough money and trade in my F-150 I will buy a TOYOTA TUNDRA and never look back.

My 2002 Ford Explorer just spit out spark plug #2.The first one in October 2007 costing 1245.00 dollars.The second one spit out 12/28/08.The Ford company said they never had a complaint's about this issue. I will urge everyone to never buy a ford again.

Day after Christmas driving through my hometown the air suspension went down on my 99 Lincoln Navigator. Fixed it the next day for 152.00. The next day on the way home started truck outside of tsc blew number 4 plug out. From what I have read on the web this seems to be pretty common. Its bad enough they let engineers design crap like this then they design the truck and stick half the motor under the firewall.

These engineers should be the ones who have to fix everyone of these trucks personally then maybe the next time they design someting a little thought might be used. They should be told this is part of the reason the Big Three are in so much trouble now.

This basically the only vehicle I had that I could get my whole family in. I am trying to repair myself, I know I cant afford the dealer. I was thinking of buying another navigator but this past week is making me think twice.

taking family out to the beach for a good boating day after chistmas and shotgun sound came from the engine. spark plug blew out. no consideration from ford to fix my problem

I have a 1999 Ford Expedition. At 133,750 miles yet another COP (Coil on Plug) wire went out causing the engine to run rough. I took it to my mechanic who fixed it as well as repacked the front wheel bearings. I consider this routine maintenance other than those COP wires seem to go out frequently and it costs about $350 to replace one. When I went to pick up the truck, the mechanic had me to go into the shop with him and he pointed out an oil leak around the right head gasket. He told me it was a common problem and gave me several TSP's (Technical Service Publications) that explained the service needed to make a repair. Basically, 18 hours of labor costing about $2000.

I started searching the internet for consumer complaints and found this website. It turns out that a right head gasket leak is a common problem. In addition to this leak, I found mentions of other problems I've been having: driver side seat heater failure, transmission shudder between 4th gear and overdrive in addition to COP failures. Also I saw several mentions of spark plug blow out which would cost $3300 to repair. After reading about all these common problems I came to two understandings. First, these are design flaws and I wonder why I did not experience more problems sooner.

Second, it was time to scrap the Ford. Better sooner when I could get $2000 on trade-in value rather than later when it would take a tow truck to haul it away and get nothing plus be out the $2000 I spent to repair something that simply could not ever be fixed because of some idiot designer.

Economic consequences: I will not buy another American car. This is why the big three auto CEO's fly in their jets because their cars are unreliable and they beg for handouts because nobody wants to spend money on the junk they build. The question should be why do these people even have a job?

1998 Mercury Grand Marquis, blew a spark plug out of the head. Having it helicoiled. I was out of town for the holiday and I am on the road. Thankfully near a relative so I didn't have to pay for a room. Repair is going to cost me $1300 and a lost day!

I have a 2002 Ford F-150 with the Triton 5.4 and Just blew my 2nd plug in under six months. For Ford to not stand behind this mistake of theirs in ridiculous!

With the Economy being as bad as it is I can NOT Afford to pay 2-3k to fix this so therefore I am without a car! What am I to do?

I have had a spark plug blow out of my 1999 F-350 on 2 separate occasions. Cost me $1200 each for a quick fix, they just put in a thread replacement part, the dealer would only replace the head at a cost of $4000 each. One week after the second one was repaired, I sold the truck. Ford knows this is going on, they fixed the defect in manufacturing in 2003, how is that for admission of a problem.

Spark plug blew out of the engine on 2 separate occasions, the blow out broke the coil as well, the threads had to be fixed, cost $1200 each time.

I have a 2005 Ford Expedition. I reached 75,000 miles and decided to change my spark plugs simply for maintenance and had a slight miss. Keep in mind upon purchasing this vehicle Ford told me that I will not need to have a tune up on my vehicle until at least 100,000 miles. The mechanic changed the number 7 plug however the threads came out but the plug did not. He's a professional and stated that he has never seen anything like that before. We called the nearest ford dealer to ask how can this be possible.

Ford told me that this is a common problem when trucks are at 100,000 miles, and that this is not covered under my extended warranty that I purchased. They simply told me that I should have tried getting a tune up sooner. They claim to have a special tool that will get the plug out however this will cost me an estimated $500.00 We are out of town for xmas and now we are stranded here waiting till Monday when Ford opens and can fix our truck.

After 90,000 miles my 2002 Ford expedition spit out the number 7 spark plug from the cylinder head. A very poor design flaw.It also bounced around and damaged other components on the engine.If there is ever a class action suit please include me.

Cost to fix it was over $2000.00

I will never buy an american car again.

Took my 2003 Ford Expedition in to have the spark plugs replaced after developing a miss and was expecting a $200-$300 repair. Instead, the mechanic called to inform me that one of the spark plugs had frozen to the engine and that he couldn't get it removed. He soaked it overnight to try to loosen it with no luck. He was finally able to get the spark plug out but it broke with the threads in the engine.

After breaking several tools trying to get the spark plug out, he said that the only option left was to remove the head on that side to get the access needed which is an 18 hour labor job. I confirmed this approach with my local Ford dealer who said that these engines had some issues with firing out spark plugs. Although I have had no other major issues with this vehicle, this repair is now going to run me close to $2500 and that is with the mechanic not charging me for all of the hours wasted trying to get the plug out or tools broken. Not a very Merry Christmas.

$2500 repair + $340 SUV rental car for the holiday weekend.

I previously stated having problems with replacing coils and plugs; having a problem now and need to replace by 6th; the problem with Ford, GM, Chrysler is they don't back their product like the Japanese, Germans, etc.; where is the 10 year 100,000 mile warranties some companies give; American auto makers need to fall or begin being responsible and back what they make; this will make people want to buy their products

2004 Ford F150 4.6L Triton Last year, 2007 spit out the number 2 plug out of the head wiping out the plug and coil. This year, spit out number 3. I own a shop and know the demons this particular engine has, and stupidly proceeded with the purchase. I time-serted the two particular cylinders, and as a matter or precaution replaced the other 6 spark plugs and torqued to 144 in lbs. Now their is another misfire, #7 coil is no good. Contacted Ford, they could care less.

1999 f250 5.4 spit out 2nd plug back on the driver side, funny thing is that head had been replaced with a new factory head 40k ago,orig pass head has never had any trouble.left me stranded at 1am in december cold.dealer estimates from 450 to 1250 at different ford dealers--always have had fords but unhappy now.

My 1999 F-150 w/5.4 triton Blew the left rear cylinder spark plug out.

It has cost me $75 before I figured out what was wrong. Now unexpectedly I have to fix or buy another vehicle. This has put me in a terrible financial bind.

Bought a used 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty with the 5.4 V8. Had 2 spark plugs blown out between 80-100,000 miles and a third one blow out yesterday at 130,000 miles. This is a JOKE that Ford will not warranty this issue that apparantly happens to almost every Ford truck/van built between 97-03. I will NEVER buy another Ford again, I sincerely mean it when I say they deserve to go BANKRUPT!

Cylinders 3 and 4 got Heli-coiled and seem to be holding ok for now (about $350 each cylinder) I need to do cylinder 8 now on the drivers side. I refuse to drop $4,000-5,000 for new heads.

During a family trip to the mountains to cut down the years Christmas tree, my 2002 F150 5.4L engine with 85000 miles on it blew the #3 spark plug. After towing it to the nearest dealer, I was informed that the threads inside the engine and not the spark plug was what failed and that the perfect scenario, pending no internal damage, would be $3800.00 to repair.

Due to hard finacial times I was unable to pay that amount and had AAA tow my vehicle 110 miles to my house. Now my recently paid off truck is parked in my driveway awaiting my decision on whether to fix it for keeps or fix it for trade in for a truck made by a company that backs their product.

Following the spark pug blowout I have to repair the coil over plug, spark plug, spark plug wire and obtain some kind thread repair kit. Plus $50.00 in tow fees and $150 for Ford dealer to access the problem.

2002 F-150 - Blown spark plug. I'm just one of many apparently. This is a problem that effects many models and needs to be addresed by Ford. $3,000 in repairs. No assurance that it won't happen again to another cylendar.

My 2000 Ford F-150 blew a spark plug at 5:30 AM in a snowstorm. I was lucky not to be in a place that would have left me in the path of plows or other vehicles, because the rig was completely disabled.

Several hundred dollars later I have a truck that I have lost faith and trust in--I use it for volunteer search and rescue work, but I'm afraid now to put myself at risk of being a victim. I'm looking at a Toyota to replace it.

I am calling the service manager right now and give them an earful. I am also calling Ford Corp. and will complain to them. I am so steamed right now!! I have small children and thank God they weren't with me when this happened. I now realize that it could have been A LOT worse, but I am still mad. I have gone to the same dealer for over 6 years, and this is our 4th Ford. Where does customer loyalty come into play here?

Spark plug blew out of 2002 Ford Explorer. Had car towed to Ford dealership. Cost $605 to repair. From reading blogs, it looks like this is a known design defect by Ford.

Blew out spark plug #3 on 5.4 liter V8, 2001 Ford F150 Supercrew with 74000 miles. Ford customer service said no problem exists. They will not cover costs.

Broke down close to dealer. Cost to repair. $1175.00 Why should I have to pay for this defeat?

My 2003 Lincoln Town Car with the Triton engine and 123k miles blew a spark plug while I was whizzing down the interstate. It sounded like a machine gun under the hood. Scared the crap out of me, wife, grandson! Had it towed to a dealer and the service manager asked me if I had recently had the spark plugs changed. In fact, I had them changed only a few weeks before. The dealer service manager told me that the number one plug blew out and the repair was a new cylinder head at $3660. He did not believe in thread insert repair.

The service facility who changed the plugs has a 90 warranty on repairs but when I filed a claim with them they gave me about 500 pages of documentation showing the it was Ford problem, Ford was aware of it, and Ford would do nothing about. I chose not to repair the car and traded it in. Ford problem or not I am still deciding whether to take the service facility to small claims court for the loss in value.

Cylinder head was damaged. Recommended repair was replacement at a cost of $3660.

I'm waiting for the phone call to tell me my truck is ready and how much. This is the second time in the past year that a spark plug has blown out. I love my truck but this is making me worry. Ford should handle this with a recall

I own a 2003 Crown Vic w/4.6 #4 plug ejected it self the other day on the way home from work,lucky I was only a mile from home.Not surprised I had a 2001 F-250 w/5.4 that did the same thing 2 years ago and since got rid of the truck. Since I work on my own vehicles, I purchased the insert tool kit($450.00) when the truck blew the plug & repaired it and still have the kit.I repaired the Crown Vic today.

I feel bad for the folks that have to have theirs repaired at a dealer or shop!!! Ford should paying for everyone of these repairs!!! I'am going to keep the car which has 103,000 miles on it.Going to order more threaded inserts and install them in the other 7 cylinders so I don't have to worry about this happening again.This problem is more dangerous than most people think because the fuel rail is right above sparkplug & coil and when the plug blows it could knock the fuel rail off and ignite the fuel!!!

Ford should be replacing all the plug holes with inserts when this problem occurs.I've been a Ford man all my life and I'll tell you I won't be any longer!!! It appears that the problem is in the casting of the heads,their not getting enough material around the plug holes to get right amount of threads to hold the sparkplug in under compression.So if they want to put new heads on you'll run into the same problem if there from the same casting, not unless they have inserts installed in them.Just my 2 cents!!!

my spark plug blew out paid a lot for repair it blew out again. ford knows this is a problem I am going to can CNN news and urge others to call also.lets make them fix it.

I was left stranded for 5 hrs. with my son in a wheel chair. this is how I get him to UCLA med. center where his Dr. is he needs to go once a week I live 4 hrs from there. my son is in heart failure and kidney failure and I am on a fixed income how can I get him there? ford should fix this problem, now I dont have a car.

Has now blown out a second spark plug from my f-150 king ranch. Recently had my plugs changed from a ford dealership. After approx. 500miles on my new plugs when i hears a ticking from the engine. It didnt take long before the plug flew out and started running real bad. I shut the truck off(unfortunately before it burst into flames) my fault, to find the prob. Ford should be held responsible for this(manufacture deffect) before they are repeating lawsuits again. Im sure they dont want another issue like the tire issue they had!

800.00 bill for shop labor and parts to fix the problem, with no gaurantee it wont happen again.

My 2003 Ford F-250 spit out spark plug number 3 at 82000 miles.

$650. repair bill. If Ford knows about this ongoing problem, then why don't they take care of it?

Cylinder 3 spark pug blew out.

2003 Ford Expedition, 117,000 miles, ALL regular matainence completed at the dealers (except oil changes). Just payed $1710 for left head gasket repair (parts 463.14 labor 1274.40). Suggested tune up because of spark plug gap, NOT threads and their propensity to come loose and blow up. Driving 45 mile per hour, heard a loud pop and then smelled fuel. Stopped the car, check engine light came on, turned the car off. Towed to the dealer. Spark plug #5 blew (on the same side of the head gasket repair). Initial quote was $3,176.17 for repair. I got it down abit because they don't need to charge me double for the 3 hours to get to the plug and and another 1 hour to get to the coil. Had I not had a mechanic friend to discuss this with, I would have been taken advantage of.

Just paid 2812.47 total (includes the 1710.54 for the left head gasket) for work on my car. Reading all these complaints leads me to believe that Ford is negligent with regards to informing their customers of design flaws. Why was I not told? A gap in the spark plug is much different than a blown cylinder. Five minutes of preventative maintance would have ensured a lifetime customer instead of a lifetime disgruntled former customer. Ford Motor is irresponsible. Where is my bail out?

I own a 1997 Ford Expedition and consider myself fortunate in regards to overall satisfaction with my vehicle. I follow the service schedukes and always do preventative maintenance in regards to the winter or summer driving. This past Wednesday after travelling from work to the local WalMart , I returned to my vehicle and started it, when a loud boom occurred and then a continous popping noise. Upon opening the hood, I find the #3 Coil and spark plug attached to it hanging off the side of the head. I was able to thread the plug back into the head, disconnect the fuel injector wires and limp the truck back home.

A phone call to my mechanic, finds that this is a problem with this engine and that I should be grateful that I got 215,500 miles out of my engine, before this happened. I guess he is right...but this should not happen to begin with.

I called the local Ford dealer and they said they could sell me a 'special' repair kit for the repair. If Ford has developed a 'repair' kit for this issue, then shouldn't they admit there is a problem with the engineering? I hope this is my only plug problem, but I live in Fantasy land alot.... Well my truck is almost ready for a full engine replacement, but I would like to get at least 250,000 miles before that has to happen. Is there anything that can be done to get Ford to admit there is a design flaw/issue? Is there a 'modification' to the heads that can add more spark threads to get more strength to keep the plug in the head, where it belongs?

Day four in the shop and a bill yet to be determined, with no guarantee that the plug won't do it again or that another plug will be next to leave. Also replace the Coil as it gets destroyed in the ejection process.....

Yesterday, my '99 F-350 V10 blew a spark plug for the third time in the seven years I've owned it. I had no ideal this was such a wide spread problem till I located this website while searching for a solution. This is very dissapointing to learn that Ford has had such a significant identifiable problem and will not accept responsibility, yet have sent there CEO to Washington repeatedly to ask for "bailout" funds. Why should we believe they can correct their financial woes with taxpayers money at this point when they haven't taken steps resolve known deffects in vehicles manufactured in their plants for years now?

i would like this added to the thread of ford engines-spark plug defect. I have a 2000 Ford Expedition. always had the service done. have 103,000 miles on it. not hard no towing etc. freeway miles. in Nov. 08 blew spark plug in #4 cylinder resulting in replacing hela coil. called the ford dealer since i just had the 100,00 mile service done...new plugs etc. $600.00.

had to have towed to garage where they replaced the hela coil for 500.00 and rethreaded plug hole. fortunately i did not have to take head off and it would have cost 1,200.00 ford told me that since it was the hela coil they did not cover it. my mechanic told me that it happens frequently to fords.then i come upon this website and see it is happening to everyone else also. so is there a lawsuit yet for everyone to to jump on thanks

600.00 for 100,000 mile tuneup after running rough 550.00 for hela coil, labor after plug blew in #4 cylinder AAA tow

i do not have a complaint i own an auto repair shop in texas i have experience with this problem i have repaired this problem on 2 of my customers vehicles it is a fairly easy repair procedure i have a tool that is designed for this repair both have been sucessful i do agree that there is a flaw in the design in the 5.4 cylinder head there is not enough thread in the head for the spark plug hence the failures thanks

Blown spark plugs from my 2002 Ford Excursion. Two plugs in two weeks

$500.00 in repair for the first one cant afford to fix the second one yet

I have a 2002 Ford Expedition - Eddie Bauer edition. For the third time, it has blown a spark plug. The first time, roughly 3 years ago, we weren't aware of what the problem was. A mechanic was able to reset the spark plug into the remaining threads. This was spark plug #2. I called Ford, and they claimed there was no known issue or recall related to Ford engines blowing a spark plug. In Feb 2008, the #2 plug blew again, this time taking the remaining threads with it.

The after market repair kit was used by a different mechanic, and the car ran fine. This past Sunday (11/30/2008), the #3 plug blew. It is being repaired and I will then get rid of the car - perhaps donating to charity for the writeoff.

This is the 4th Ford vehicle I have owned in the last 11 years. And I do have to say it is the last Ford vehicle I will ever own. They still will not take responsibility for the design flaw, despite the very real danger of a the blown plug igniting fumes from the cylinder.

it costs about three hundred dollars to repair one cylinder. we have a ten cylinder truck so if it repeats it could cost us thousands. not to mention that we use our truck for our livelyhood. so when our truck is down we cannot make our living which has an unmeasurable snowball effect

I have a 1999 Econoline with a 5.4 triton engine. 76,000 miles, the plug just blew on the no 3 cylinder. I'm meeting right now with a mechanic,that said this happens all the time. I was told it is about $500.00 from the travel mechanic to fix with the special tools.. What can we do! Is this a reason for Fords failures. It looks like the motors are problems. I have hasd only good luck until this

2001 F150/5.4 triton spit #3 spark plug with threads out of head. I under stand this is common problem

I was 300 miles from home on holiday at night and parts dealer found shop that ID'ed problem and place longer plug in 1 remaining thread. truck goes in for repair 11/28/08

I was told, by the repair shop, that there is a repair kit available for about $500, but turns out that it only works on 16 valve engines. The Navigator has a 32 valve engine. Still waiting to hear from shop. Last resort is a hugh repair bill for replacement of the head. I've since found there are numerous horror stories all over the internet on blown Ford and Linclon spark plugs. This just shouldn't happen and I think Lincoln should pay for the repair. This is obviously a design flaw.

Besides the obvious engine damage and coil pack and spark plug that will also need to be replaced, I now have very limited transportation and live 35 miles from work. I've been asking for favors to get to and from work, but that won't last long. I'm going to have to end up renting a vehicle as well as ending up with a large reapir bill. The mechanic told me that I don't even want to ask how much to replace the head!

I was driving to work all of suddeen hear this popping sound,I pulled to side of the road called AAA of Mass.they towed my 1999 Ford F150 to Jannell Ford. They said I blew the #2 spark plug.

I was driving down the road and I heard a loud pop under the hood. Then immediately, I heard rapid air pressure wit a spitting sound. Determined that a spark plug popped out

Damaged the coil by braking the stabilizing part of it bolted to the engine bracket.

# 3 plug blue, 2002 E250 , Guess were out of work. Gonna be a Great Thanks Giving. Called my Mechanic, Tow truck will pick up in the morning. He has the tool to put in a heli coil thread, If he can get to it. Van has less access to get to the plugs than a car or truck. Blu off the coil pack as well gonna have to figure a way to long term fix , but reading these post that seems unlikely. but I will call FORD.

Loss of Transportation means lost customers and that means Lost money.

11/21/2008 blown spark plug, traveling with cruise control set

i'm looking at a minimum of $1200 to have it fixed

About 3 months ago we were driving home and heard an awful noise, we pulled over and popped the hood to find a spark plug laying on the engine. We took it in and the repair shop replaced the spark plug and coil. It ran fine for about 2 months then we started hearing the ticking sound again. Sure enough I went to go start my car to run errands and I heard a pop and that awful sound again. This is the only car we own and do not have the money to replace a head on the engine. Not to mention I am 6 months pregnant and need a car to get to the doctor, work, etc.

i have 4 kids and xmas is around the corner. my expedition is almost paid off and now. i have to spend money that i dont have to fix this spark plug problem. this is the truck that i take to work. Also i feel bad because i told my dad that my expedition was the best. so he got one to and now where waiting for his plugs to go out to. I dont feel its our falt.. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL.. ANYONE DOING ANYTHING LET ME KNOW..

MY KID WONT HAVE A NICE XMAS. I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS.

On my way home from my daughters I stopped at a rest stop, when I restarted the engine there was a terrific explotion like noise. The noise continued so I turned off the engine and opened the hood. At first I didn't see anything, I restarted the engine and then located the problem. I called my son and he brought a trailer and transported the truck to the repair shop. The number one spark plug hole was fitted with a coil for the spark plug. My grandson works at this shop and it still cost nearly $400.00.

Iam on SS and will need to make payments for a couple of months, I've told the kids there won't be any Christmas except for the 12 grandkids. Parts for the fix included spark plug, coil,& related parts.

I own a 97 F-150 with 149,000 miles. It's been a good truck for all those miles. However today while going hunting 30 miles from home, as I applied a little throttle to pull away for a stop, I heard a loud pop! Then it continued pop, pop, pop, etc. I pulled over an found the spark plug for cylinder number 8 had just blew out of the head.

The coil cracked when it went up and struck the fuel rail. I have been quoted $480.00 for a repair. So now going for several days without transportation. Hope the helicoil works, and no other plugs blow out of engine in the future.

Blown Spark Plug...My 2002 Ford F150 4.6 liter blew the 3rd spark plug on the passanger side while driving just outside of Sandusky, Ohio. When the plug blew the force broke the coil mounting tab rendering it useless.

There is no way i can afford to fix this, it wasn't my fault. Ford needs to stand up and take responsibility for the flawed design.

spark plugs blew out of the number 7 head and the number 8 head a week apart

ford motor company says it will cost 3000 dollars to change the entire head

The number 3 spark plug blew out on our 2002 Ford Expedition 5.4L engine. I did not know this was a widespread problem until looking it up on the Internet. This vehicle is used by my wife to go to and from work and taking our baby to daycare in the city.

$800 for Ford to put in a heli coil and spark plug, 2 missed days from work, no guarantee that it won't happen again. That is great considering my wife commutes to the city and this could happen again....that would not be a good situation in the dead of winter.

My 2001 Ford F150 has 145k miles. I had a tuneup done 2 years ago with no problems until about a month ago. At that point I had the number 3 cylinder blow out of the engine, breaking the coil mount in the process. I epoxied the coil mount, replaced the spark plug with a new one and all seemed well. Then last week, number 7 cylinder blew its apark plug.

This time the cylinder heads seemed to be damaged because the replacement coil only got about one turn on it before it was seated. Needless to say I am very disappointed in Ford for letting this problem continue without addressing it.

I am now buying the Calvan tools helicoil kit (CAL38900) which looks like should let me fix the thread issue at home for about $250. What a pain. At least it is better than spending $2000 at the shop to have it fixed. Hope this helps anyone out there facing the same issues.

common problem with ford trucks is spitting out spark plugs, 7 hundred dollars later and no recall, nothing from ford but a special tool to fix at owners expense

loss of work,loss of time,loss of money

I was driving on a busy highway and something under the front of the hood started making a loud popping noise.. called my insurance and had the truck towed to Gaudin Ford here in Las Vegas. They diagnosed the problem and told me it was a 4500$ fix or they could put a lock and stitch in for me for 2800$ for the 3rd spark plug. I called a very good car machanic and they are fixing the truck for ruffly 750-800$. When i called back to Ford to have my truck towed thats when he wanted to negotiate. I actually work for a living and spent my whole day trying to get my truck taking care of and finally at the end of the day when i find a better offer they want to try and negotiate.

The way the economy is i understand business still needs to thrieve but seriously. My fiance and I took time out and looked up this very same problem and there are many cases like it. With the same year and same model truck. Why was'nt this a re-call. People should not be responsible for this. I am the type of person that will take resposibility, so dont get me wrong but there is way too many cases just like it. I know things wear and tear, but this is just not the case.

I have a 2001 F-250 with 36,000 miles on it. The other day while my wife was driving the vehicle with my 2 small children inside, the spark plug blew out of the engine. I called the Ford dealership and they told me it needed a new head. These were the original spark plugs, istalled by the factory. The service employee at the dealership said the cost of the repair would be $3000

The cost of the repair is yet to be decided, because this happened on a thurs and I can' get to the mechanic untill later in the beginning of the next week.

my 2000 f250 with the 5.4 blew a plug two weeks ago,and i put a heli coil in it.i was told that i was the first case that are ford dealer has heard of.this is my first ford truck,and my last!it's missing bad now.i changed all the coil packs,and still missing.ford needs to fix this problem!!.i think the heli coil lets air in around the head,but i'm no mechanic.

i've put $1200 in this problen,and still not running right.thank FORD!!!

Here we go again. '01 F-150 100,000 miles and another damn plug. Driving home from the bar at about 3 in the morning when that unmistakable noise started. Earlier in the day, i should have known what was going to happen because it started to lose power almost like there was moisture on the plugs. THANKFULLY it didn't take the threads out with it so i was able to screw it in the very next day. I work for a major supplier for the big 3 plus Toyota, Honda, etc. I have always loved my Fords, but I am seriously considering going Japanese.

Spark plug blow out of head,destroying head.

2,500-3,000 to fix. seems to be a contuining problem with ford motors

My 1999 Ford F150 4WD 5.4 L Triton (garbage) P/U has the same problem with the spark plugs as all the rest. Thankfully I was able to re-tap the spark plug hole and inserat a dual threaded sleeve. Make sure if you do this that you be extremely carefull to have the valve up to the top of the spark plug hole, secon vacumme out any metal shavings out of the hole with a long enough hose and when you tap any metal make sure that you sue cutting oil to draw out the shavings while your cutting to minimize metal fragments falling in the cylinder.

Also before you insert the dual sided threaded sleeve, put a small amount of high heat loc-tight on the OUTSIDE threads and smooth it around. DO NOT PUT ANY LOC-TIGHT ON THE INSDE WHEN THE PLUG THREADS INTO, you will never get the plug out again and possibly break it whne you try. Screw the threaded sleeve on the plug, and install the plug in the hole making sure it is going straight in. don't over tighten it. When it is snug, take out the plug and with the supplied small bar (3 inches) that should have came with the kit, seat it squarely on the top of the sleeve and giv eit a few good whacks with a ball peen hammer to seat the locking teeth in the aluminum head. (why did they put aluminum heads in these vehicles is beyond me) then re-intall the spark plug again don't overtighten and instal the coil pack.

Let it all sit for about 2 or 3 hours to let the loc-tight basically set (glue into place) and then after than start your baby up and it should work just fine. That cost me roughly 40 dollars for the kit from pep boys and about and hour of actual work doing the procedure. Experinced mechanics should be able to do that all in about 20-30 minutes. (at least that is what it said on the packaging) Good luck and please DON'T OVER TIGHTEN ANY SPARK PLUGS OR O2 SENSORS EVER!!!

I have a 2002 F-150 with 120k. Driving down the road when the engine blew a spark plug.There was no warning signs of any problems. Helicoil was used for repair and at 200 miles blew the same spark plug. We have had a 3/4 helicoil inserted in place of the 1/2 coil. I just drove the truck 30 miles to get home and I am afraid to drive it to work because I do not want to get stranded on the side of the road again.

I have talked to quite a few people who have had the same experience. I do not understand that if there is such a big problem with theses engines why Ford has not done something about this. We have paid very good money for these vehicles and especially with the way the economy is now repair to the head is unaffordable for many.

This is not just an inconvienience this has caused miss work along with major frustration. It is very difficult to borrow someones car until yours is fixed. I hope someone can figure out how to help us recover some of this problem. A class action suit holding the manufactures responsible for thier defective equiptment would be fantastic.

After paying for 3 - 5 years for a 25 to 30 thousand dollar truck, we as consumers who take care of their vehicles should not have to endure another 1500 to 3000 dollar fix it. There should be a recall and a new head put on these vehicles, we have shown our loyalty in buying Ford products, in return the Ford Motor Compny should show there loyalty to its consumers in fixing their defective products.

I called Ford Motor Company customer service to see if they would help with the cost of $800.00 to extract the broken spark plugs, I was told NO because I had 103,147 miles, Now remember that Ford Motor Company states in the owners manual that the spark plugs should be replaced at in the region of 100,000 miles,I will never buy a FORD PRODUCT AGAIN, I HAVE ALWAYS OWENED FORD PRODUCTS, but after this NEVER AGAIN. The customer service was awfull. SHAME ON Ford Motor Company

Cost $800.00 to have the spark plugs replaced a Dorian-Ford in Mount Clemens Mi, plus the interest that I am still paying on the over $800.00 plus for the removal of eight DEFECTED DESIGNED SPARK PLUGS, SHAME ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY

And another plug blew out...I give up. I will never buy another Ford truck!! Anyone looking to buy a F150 look out! How can they get away with such an incredibly bad design flaw! Plus they keep just blowing me off. I've been a Ford guy all my life till now..good going Ford.

I'm now stuck with a junk truck!

I have had a problem with the Ford Spark Plug Blow Out. I have a 2000 F-150 with a 5.4 Triton. The first time my plug blew out it was in June of 08. I had just started my truck and was leaving the scrap yard, about 30min from home. I went to Ford and they said they wold have to replace the head. So I got online and got a kit to fix it myself.

Then, I was on my way to wok and the second one blew. First was the #2 cylinder then the second was the #6. This was around the middle of September. So I had to get it home and miss a day of work to get it fixed. Then I was up hunting around the 2nd of November about an hour and a half from home in the mountains, then the #7 blew. So I quit my hunting trip and got it back home to fix it.

We have a 2003 Ford Expedition, with an approx mileage 130k. In our case 2 Spark Plug blowouts, cylinder heads are costing us about $3,000 in costs/repairs. Just as we've been researching the web, we have read about complaints from angry owners this same problem. I am aware of class action lawsuits against Ford and would like more information regarding this please. As this is a matter of defected parts by Ford.

I have yet not checked if this has caused physical damage, but this is costing us a big chunk of change from our wallets.

I have a 1998 ford expedition. It runs rough and no codes come up in the computer. The spark plugs have blown 3 times along with the coils.

The economic damage is that it has cost me about a thousand dollars in repairs.

I have a 2002 Ford Lightning. I was about 100 miles from home going to see my parents. While cruising at 60mph on I-4 in Orlando, the front passenger side spark plug blew out and broke the coil pack mount also. It had to be towed to a Ford dealer (Sunstate Ford in Orlando)as I was helpless at this point. The vehicle had 42K miles on it and both the dealer and Ford Corp refused to help saying it was not their problem.

In the end, I had to replace both heads (to ensure reliability)and pay for a rental car....costing me over $4000. I have been a long time Ford customer and currently own the Lightning, a Mustang and a Taurus. I won't buy another one unless they help (unlikely). Interestingly, Chevy made a goodwill gesture for my son's Equinox when the alternator failed early, but Ford is totally unresponsive on this.

I had to pay $4000 out of pocket for the repairs plus car rental.

My 1999 Ford F-150 (5.4L Triton V-8) blew a spark plug from passenger side second to last cylinder (second closest to firewall). While driving home in October of 2007, a pop sound occured (sounded like I hit a bird) followed by a significant amount of blowing noise each rotation (whup whup whup). Initially, I though I had actually sucked a bird into the cooling fan, but realized it the sound was tied to the RPM's of the engine (I had been coasting downhill with ZERO load on the vehicle when the spark plug blew. I'd heard about the spark plug issue a few years back and when I bought the vehicle (used), I specifically took it to a Ford Dealership to have them replace the plugs, and asked them to be careful with the torque. They'd told me they'd heard/encountered the same thing with the threads being blown out, and assured me they'd do it by the book. The spark plug lasted 2 years, so I don't blame the spark plug installers.

This is just bad head design. Fortunately, the plug blew completely (no broken parts in the cylinder) and a Heli-coil was tapped into the head while still installed on the engine. The repair cost just leass than $500. Ford wanted to charge me $2700 for a new head. I highly recommend going to a reputable head and block shop for a heli-coil repair if possible.

I've had no further issues with spark plugs since that time. Also on the same vehicle, two studs broke on the exhaust header an causing exhaust leak (tapping at startup). Repairs for the leak cost $400. The repair guys said the exhaust manifold problem was incredibly common on Ford engines. They provided the broken bolts and the obviously carboned up gasket as evidence following the repair.

The final cost was $480 to have a Heli-coil installed to house a new spark plug. Vehicle use was 4 days out of commission (damage occured Friday night, leaving a weekend without a vehicle), and a couple days at the shop till they could get to it. Repairs on the exhaust leak were $400.

1998 Ford F150 5.4L Triton V8 blew out spark plug. As you know this is a known problem and I just wanted you to add me to the list of people having this same problem.

Economic consequence is Ford will only authorize their dealers to replace the cylinder head for a minimum of $2400. In my case I bought a repair kit for $250 and will replace it myself, unfortunately many people that have this problem are not able to make repairs themself.

1 have a 1999 ford 250 super duty v10 that a plug blew when driving down road had to buy a used motor that cost me 2,200 that i have to put in myself because i can not afford to have someone put it end think ford motor company should reimburse the money i had to spend for another engine i would not recommend anyone to buy a v10 engine

While driving my 1998 Ford Expedition, I heard a loud pop noise from the engine compartment. The popping noise continued while I stopped the vehicle. I called AAA and the car was towed to my mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the problem and noise as a spark plug blow out. He repaired the spark plug hole and charged me $486. The mechanic told me this is a common problem and Ford will do nothing about it. This event could happen anytime on either one of the remaining cylinders.

$486 to repair.

Spark plug blew out on my F-150

expensive repair. had to find another ride to work.

Yesterday, I was driving on the way to church and heard a loud pop and followed by a continuous pop, I found out that one of the spark plugs on my 2003 Ford Expedition popout. I tried to put it back myself and the block won't take the plug anymore. I took my vehicle to a local shop and found out that the thread on the block was stripped. The shop is already familiar with the repair and charged me $350 for labor and paid another $60 for the spark plug coil that broke, they said this is very common on Ford vehicles. I did a researh on this and found out that there is thousands of people complaining about this problem, not only with the Ford model that I have, also with other Ford models. This is definitely a problem ford should take care off.

This problem can cause serious damage or fire that can lead to accidents or even death.

Another Sparkplug withing the last 8 months on my 2002 F150 ejected out of the motor.

Had to put a Helicoil but new heads are next....Ford just brushed me off. I am a lifetime Ford owner that is going to be a Titan owner soon!

Another Sparkplug withing the last 8 months on my 2002 F150 ejected out of the motor.

Had to put a Helicoil but new heads are next. Ford just brushed me off. I am a lifetime Ford owner that is going to be a Titan owner soon!

2002 F-250 w/ 5.4 Liter. Yet another spark plug, head, ingnition problem to report.

I'm scared to drive the truck anymore. With all the complaints I've read about why won't they recall this issue and replace the heads. If they don't and it sounds like they won't I will never buy another Ford ever.

This is my 5th F-250 I have spent over $120,000 in trucks in the last 10 years.

I am a soldier stationed in South Korea. My Ford F150 started to run rough with no acceleration,I took it to a local Korean dealer and was told that I had two bad coils and spark plugs that was causing the # 6 and #7 cylinder to misfire. They recommended to replace the the two coils and change all spark plugs. While trying to remove the plugs from the engine, the plugs broke off below the thread in the engine.

The fix that was offered was that(1)Ford knows of the problems with breakage the spark plugs and offer a special tool to remove the broken plug ( which cost a little fortune from Ford),(2) Pull the engine and remove the the head to remove the broken plug. After much research online, I found out that there are many more consumers like me with the same problem. Ford is well aware of their faulty sparkplug problem so they put out a TSB(Technical service bulletin).

I can't believe that Ford Motor Company has done this to their loyal customers who always buy their product. This is such a bad deal for us consumers and very expensive, while we are left holding the bag. I currently without a vechile in South Korean while serving my country. The price to fix my 2005 F150 is well over 3500.00 dollars. Which I don't have! This was a gift to me from my wife for serving two fifteen months tours to Iraq.

On Ocober 16 was returning home from Vancouver in 2002 F150 truck. Lifted the hood and heard a really loud banging from the passenger side of the engine. Called for a tow truck as didn't know what was wrong with the truck. The tow truck towed the truck to the ford Dealership in Cranbrook, BC

The Ford dealership checked the truck. #3 sparkplug had been blown out of the clylinder head. The estimated to repair the damage is $3800.00 which would replace all the cylinders with new Healy coils since it could blow out another at anytime. There is no warrenty or gaurentee that this will not happen again. We have researched this occurance and are horrified at all the complaints over these sparkplug spit outs. We have contacted Ford Canada and there is nothing they will do about this defect.

Spark plug blew out of my 2001 5.4 engine F250 Super duty. Ford had to put a sleeve in costing $560.00 and found four other plugs loose that had to be retighten. Now I have to have all the plugs check and tighten every 5000 mi.

2002 Ford Expedition 5.4 Triton motor. Drivers side spark plug blew out of the engine head. Design flaw recognized by thousands of others.

I have 2002 Ford Expedition. I purchased it in 2007 with 106k miles on it. The car only had one previous owner before me. Back in August 2008 my truck started dragging down the highway, like it barely had enough power or something, and I noticed my 4x4 light on the dashboard lit up on it's on. I had the truck towed to a mechanic; I was told the spark plugs had an issue that caused the coil in the 6th cylinder to go bad. It cost me $585.00.

Now, it is October 23, 2008, 2 months later; this morning as I was trying to make a turn across a VERY busy road with oncoming traffic the truck starts to drag as though it's losing power. I notice the 4x4 light has lit up again.

I reseached Ford Expedition and 6th cylinder online and came across this website. It seems that there really is a problem with these Ford Trucks. I paid cash for this truck last year and I do not want a car payment that comes along with a new car. However, I am seriously thinking of selling this truck to Carmax and just being done with it.

I am single mother of four children. I had to rent a vehicle to drive during the time my truck was in the shop, and use $585.00 of my rent money to get the truck fixed. I am not looking forward to this happening again.

I purchased my 2003 Lincoln Navigator new. I now have over 237,000 miles on it. Two weeks ago, the #6 spark plug spit out of the engine destroying the coil pack and stripping the threads. The mechanic was able to put a thread insert in to repair but told me I would need a new head eventually. I was upset with the mechanic who had just done the tune up two weeks prior until I found out that this is an issue that Ford refuses to accept responsibility for. After 30 years of driving Fords and spending $56,000 for this one, I'm finished with Ford.

Add me to the list of dissatisfied Ford customers. 120,000 miles my 2000 Ford F-250 Superduty spit out the #8 plug destroying the coil and head in the process. Plugs were replaced at 90,000 miles. This truck is always babied and never off road. The hubs are replaced at a cost of $1800 evry 40,100 miles. They are warranteed for 40,000 miles.

Ford told me they can give me a small discount because of all the work and problems I am having with this truck/lemon. Can't afford the repair with the numerous other problems with the truck. This truck average cost about $1000 per month for services/repairs. This is the first and last ford I will ever have.

Motorcraft AGWF32PM spark plug broke on 2004 Ford F-150 scarring the block and causing the engine to have to be replaced.

Ford is charging me $6000 for the repairs and offering only a $1500 allowance. According to all online information found this should have cost approx $3000 and is a true defect that Ford refuses to fix.