Ford Engines - Spark Plug Defect

I have a 2005 Ford 150 with a 5.4, with 54,000 miles. The spark plug broke off and part of it went in the motor locking it up. I had to get a new motor and new intake. I have spent $5,000 and been without a truck for 3 weeks and still waiting. I called Ford Motor, they said they could not help me. I am 52 years old and live on $1,200 a month. This has really hurt me. I hope Ford Motor gives their CEOs a big bonus this year and they all have a good Christmas because I won't be having one. Thanks to Ford.

I was driving home one day last week in my late husband's 2002 F250 V10 Triton truck when I heard a terribly loud sound. Pow and then the truck started missing and almost didn't make it home. The sound alone scared me so bad and I was terrified driving it home. I thought the engine was about to blow up. I had a mechanic look at the truck and they told me it had blown a spark plug and broke the coil pack as well. My husband told me that it had happened to him two or three times before that. The mechanic had already fixed the same one that blew this time with a helicoil. So now, I have to replace the head because it can't be repaired again! I was told that this would cost at least $2,500.

I'm a widow and do not have the money to fix his truck. I don't know what I'm going to do now. And from all the complaints I've read here, Ford does not care! I am totally outraged that they can sit back and do absolutely nothing but rake in the big bucks! I don't feel like I should have to have a warranty because of their defect! I also own a Toyota that was on a recall list and they never asked me for any kind of warranty to fix the defect. As many complaints that I see here, if nothing has been done yet, I feel like I'm just wasting my time here. Ford should be held accountable and I never want another one and if nothing else, my voice will be heard if I ever hear someone say they're going to buy one! Terrible that a company is so big they can't be touched! Nobody cares but us broke down and broke consumers!

It happened 8 houses away from home, the loud bang and noisy engine sound. I pulled over and images of expenses running through my mind. The 2003 Ford F150 had barely 150,000km on it and I owned it not more than 3 years, bought from the dealer. I managed to back up to my driveway and looked into the engine while it was running and noticed that number 6 coil was jumping up and down. I shut it off and noticed right away that the screw holding the coil was broken. I then tried taking out the plug, which came out by hand. The plug was bent and at the electrode, so I replaced the plug and coil and it worked for 2 days until one late night, it happened again. Ford needs to man up and take responsibility.

My '04 F150 bought new has just under 150,000 miles. I started the engine in a parking lot and the loud noise startled a couple getting into the car in front of me. Another Ford 4.6 Triton plug blow out. When will Ford admit there is a problem? I've been buying and driving Ford pickups since 1972. No more.

My problem is that my spark plug keeps blowing out and I'm having to keep replacing plug and coil pack. They have tried to retread it to keep it in; that's not working. Now, my mechanic said the only way to keep it from doing it again and to keep from paying money is to replace the head. This is just keep costing me money that I don't have. Ford needs to take responsibility of this problem because it seems to keep happening to its customers. Thank you. Someone, please help us . We need help before someone gets hurt. My mechanic said it's dangerous to keep driving it like that. I have 4 grandkids and I love them. Someone please help us .

While attempting to perform routine maintenance (changing spark plugs) on my vehicle (Ford Explorer 4.6 l 3-valve), one spark plug broke off at the base of the threads and became lodged in the cylinder. I had to have the truck towed to a local Ford dealer for repairs. It was while this vehicle was in for repair that I discovered that Ford issues a "service bulletin" to all Ford dealers informing them on how to proceed with various repairs due to Motorcraft's defective spark. The service bulletin is eleven (11) pages long. Golly, if had only known this issue before performing the work myself or before purchasing this vehicle, perhaps I would not be out $538.00 to perform a simple spark plug change!

As a consumer, I feel like I have been once again been taken by Ford. Yes, we were a victim of the now infamous Firestone tire issue, where Ford threw Firestone under the bus for their own poor engineering. Knowing this issue will drag on for years (This is how it's done under the laws of protection for corporations against consumers.), I will have to sit back and let my money (once again) support another wrong!

I was on the Interstate when I heard a loud bang. I came to find out my spark plug backed out, busted the coil. I replaced both, almost did not get the plug to go back in, thought it stripped the threads. Now, I have another one trying to back itself out.

I love my 1999 Ford F-150 Pick-up but often my coils and spark plugs have to be replaced. It is almost as often as an oil change. Coil number 6 and plug of course, is usually where it starts and goes downhill from there. The cost is out of this world when you have to replace all. Last year, I replaced them twice. It is absolutely ridiculous. This year, we began with number 6. Three weeks ago, engine light came on, skipping and here we go again. It is time Ford does something about this problem. I used to think I was the only one. Ford, make myself and others happy.

My 2006 F-150 (4.6 liter) blew the second spark plug from the back on the passenger side. It has 57,000 miles. Heli-core and labor at the Ford dealership was $410.00. They said if this doesn't work, I will need a new head. I have had this truck for three weeks. This is the fourth Ford I have owned and if Ford does not do a recall, it will be my last. I am thinking of getting it back tomorrow and trading for any truck besides another Ford. I called Ford customer service to report problem - no response.

Driving down I5 at 70 mph in our 1999 e350, we heard a loud pop that made us think a tire had blown. This was followed by a pop-pop-pop sound and power loss. A spark plug on the passenger's side has blown out, costing repairs, lost work, and down time.

I have a 2008 F-150. I have completed all of the required maintenance. I had an extended warranty (100K Miles) with GE 5 Star (Warranty Solution). Last June, the #3 plug blew out. The Ford approved repair was to install helicoil. The truck ran until April 2008 and the same plug blew out again! The truck is just out of warranty at 100,160 miles. Ford quoted $4,000 to $6,900 to repair. I am more than angry. Warranty Solutions (Wells Fargo) were less than helpful. Ford have not been helpful. Helicoils are not an appropriate repair. I have been a Ford owner for years. This is an outrage!

While driving my 2003 Triton F-150 on the way to Lexington, I took a right on Man-o-War and heard a loud pop that sounded like something fell out under the hood. It started "putt-ing" that sounded like the motor. The #7 spark plug blew out. We went to put a new one in and it won't screw in. It won't get tight. Is it the threads? Because from what I have read, it sounds like the threads. What do I do?

Driving on the Highway 15 in South GA with normal speed of 60 mph, I heard a loud bang under the hood and lost power. I limped in to Greensboro, GA BP station and discovered a blown #4 spark plug. I had to re-thread the aluminum hole with a special tool called save a thread-spark plug port repair kit. I also had to replace the coil as it broke when the SP blew. I now have my truck in for repair as I hooked it up to the CPU and #3 is misfiring. Hope the repair bill will be reasonable as I have had great luck with this truck (2001 5.4L Triton F-150). If you change the oil regularly and provide the required maintenance, it will last as I have 258k on the truck.

I have a 2008 F150 that a spark plug blew out of the engine and hit the top of my fuel rail. I have called and Ford said there was nothing they could do for me. My truck is a 4.6lt with 67,800 miles on 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.

I purchased a used 2006 Ford F-150 4X4 from Driver's Auto Mart in Orlando. When I first purchased the vehicle, I noticed it had a miss. The dealership told me that it needed a tune-up, for which they performed and it did run smooth. 30,000 miles later, the engine started running rougher and had a ticking noise. It had dropped to 9 mpg. I have started pulling plugs to check out. I have found 2 plugs that have blown off the porcelain and probe is completely gone from the lower part of the 2 plugs. I wrote to Ford about this situation. They have replied back that they don't know why the plugs broke the way they did, but want me to take it to a Ford dealership so Ford can repair at my expense. I feel Motorcraft should look at these and find out why this happened. If it's a defective part, they should repair at their expense. I have been driving Ford vehicles (mainly trucks) since 1978. If Ford does not feel it's their problem, I want to know why! And I probably will not buy a Ford again! I have photos of the plugs if anyone would like to see this.

2000 Ford Excursion 6.8L Triton - Ford needs to have a recall on all the ** blown spark plugs out of cylinder heads.

As I was pulling into my driveway with my 2004 Ford F-150, I heard a loud noise from under the hood and the sound of a loud compression leak from my engine, which is a 4.6L. I had my mechanic come and haul my truck to the garage. He told me that one of the spark plugs had loosened up and blown out. In the process of becoming loose, it had arched against the threads of the head and caused a crack in the threads. He told me this was common on these Ford engines. $2,600 later, I was back on the road and not happy.

I cannot believe that 6 out of 8 plugs broke during change out! Never had this happened with any other vehicle in 50 years of ownership. It cost $65.00 per plug! After reading all these other complaints, I am now worried this is not the end of my troubles. Sounds like I would have been better off not to replace plugs! Ford should be hit with a class action lawsuit over this mess!

I had a 2003 Ford F-150. My spark plug blew up and I replaced it two times and it worked for a while. Then as I was driving to Oregon, my engine blew up. I took it to the dealer and they told me my engine head was broken and it was going to cost me about $ 2,000 for a used engine and about $4,000 for a new one. They told me that it was because of poor maintenance but I had recently had taken the car to do the service. I have two friends that is a mechanic and they told me that Ford is is going to tell you that. Since I had no money to pay for the engine and still owed money on the car, the car was repossessed and sold on an auction.

Now, I am being sued. They sent this attorney that I have to pay the dealer the difference that I owe on the car. I really don't think that is fair for people to put up with defective engines. Unfortunately, I still own a Ford Expedition 2003 and I have the same problem. My spark plug blew up when I was pulling out of a parking and I had not driven the car for long. I fixed the spark plug and often I have to change it, and still my engine light comes out often. I don't really drive the car for long trips, just locally and not all week. Mostly, it's for my daughter to take it to the TRAX so she can go to school. That is so not fair. I think Ford should have to pay for the cost of the engine to replace it or something

I stopped at stoplight, the light turned green. I stepped on gas and heard a pop sound then the engine started running very rough. I had a feeling of what had happened and drove the truck (2002 Ford F150 4.6L Triton V8) to a Firestone shop where they diagnosed the problem as a sparkplug blowout. They had the truck 1/2 day, parts and labor was $550.00. After reading literally hundreds of complaints about this problem online, I cannot understand why Ford is not being asked to issue a recall to address this widespread problem. I have driven Ford cars, trucks and even tractors for 50 years of my 65 years and am extremely disappointed in Ford.

F150 spark plug blow-out: I have had three plugs blown in my 5.4L engine. I had a Ford dealer repair with an insert, and it has blown. The local repair shop has repaired one, and it is back in the shop for the third time for this issue. I have never owned anything but Ford vehicles since I was 16 and am now 43. The next truck I buy will not be a Ford.

Something broke and hit the spark plug, causing it to send the ceramic portion into the engine. This totally blew the engine. Consequences: I had to have engine replaced and a new intake manifold because it was totally plugged by engine parts. Total cost: $9000. This happened on my 2009 F-150 Ford. My 1999 Ford Expedition has blown three spark plugs. Both of these engines belong to the 5.4 series. This will be my last Ford vehicle.

I have a 1999 f350 Super Duty pickup that has been having problems with throwing the spark plugs and I have had to replace them 2 times now. It's not cheap and with the economy the way it is, who has the money to replace them. Now, Ford tells me I have to get a new engine put in because they can't fix the problem anymore, so now here goes about $6000.00. I really don't have that enough of money, but I need my truck for work, what's a person to do? I think Ford should stand by their customers or they will lose a lot of business. I think we should go on strike and make something happen, who's with me? Someone has to be responsible and it should be Ford, not us, so let's get something done.

While driving home from work, I heard a big bang. I thought I had a flat, but did not. I looked under the hood of my 2001 Ford F250 4x4 and smelled gas and exhaust. I managed to get the truck home. We had it towed to a repair shop in town and they told us it was a blown plug and it would cost over $2,000.00 to repair. Yet they did not want to do the work because it was beyond their expertise and suggested we call a place called Blownoutsparkplug.com to fix it. They are in California and we are in Michigan. They will fly and repair for $800 plus expenses. We called the Ford dealer in town and asked if they could repair. We could not get a straight answer other than it could cost $1,100 to $2,500 to repair and they don't know if they can do it. So, no matter what, it is costly. The truck has 97,000 miles on and we do preventative maintenance faithfully. We have always bought Ford, but never again.

Spark plug blew out of my shuttle bus, V10 Triton engine. The bus was on a private rental when it blew a plug, this was the 4th time on this engine. It scared the passengers and I had to send another vehicle out costing me money. Luckily, the driver knew what had happened and there was no accident.

2006 F-150 5.4L Crappy Spark Plug - I had a Cylinder 8 Misfire and brought it in to get worked on. Freedom Ford said that I needed a tune up. During the tune up, they snapped 5 of my 8 spark plugs and charged me $280 extra in labor fees just to get the piece out. How the hell is that my fault? They took it out and snapped it. Freedom Ford said that it is a known defect of Triton engines and that Ford knows about it but doesn't cover the problem. So now I guess it's the consumers' problem now huh? What a crock of **.

Ford truck blowing spark plugs, I am now repairing my 3rd plug in 90,000 miles. Ford takes no blame. I have had plugs changed and torqued twice. I guess we need to pull together and file a class action suit, maybe someone will make them stand good.

I went to do the tune-up. Prior to this, the truck was running okay and I was just noticing the gas mileage was down and a slight exhaust smell. We had hell on earth removing the spark plugs for two to end up breaking. Only by the grace of God, I had a neighbor that was able to get the removal tool; of course, I had to wait a week, but better than what I see a lot of people have been through. Doing research on how to solve this nightmare, I find out Ford knew this was a garbage design and only offers a tool that costs even more money. I forgot to mention we had to glue one plug back together just to remove it. I got all the plugs changed with the effort of Hercules. Now, the car is running worse than ever (almost no power) and we are hearing popping noises. I've been in a rental car for a week trying to figure this out. Looks like we were fortunate. We discovered the previous started on the tune-up and apparently gave up. I see why!

While driving down the interstate, I blew a plug. When I heard the sound, I was in a large amount of traffic the car lost power I ended up hitting the median at 70 MPH. The problem was a blown spark plug. I have never heard if this issues other than after the fact. It seems as if this is a major safety issue and should be recalled do to all the issues. You all need to take a large look into this and recall the vehicles affected.

Blown spark plug - Driving with my family on the freeway 710, I heard a big noise explosion and my Expedition started losing speed. I almost got to an accident.

While driving on a 3 lane highway, my truck started making a loud popping noise. I looked under the hood, but could not tell what was wrong with the motor. I limped the truck to the local Ford dealership to have them take a look at it. They told me that a plug had spit out of the head on the motor. That will be $600.00, please, and no, this is not covered by the warranty or a recall. You are the first that we have had here with this problem. Have a nice day. The second plug that spit, I knew what happened, and fixed it with great difficulty. Then the third one, but I had the welded tap with extension. I fixed it. Then the fourth one blew. Well, I only got four more to do!

I have a 1999 F150 with the 5.4L Triton V8 and since September, it has blown out four spark plugs at about $62 to $120 to fix depending if it busted the coil. I have been using the Dorman spark plug repair kit so far but have read that those have even been known to blow out also. I have always bought Ford but I am quickly rethinking that.

My spark plug bottom came off on two plugs and got into the cylinder and bent the valve stem. Engine was ruined. I have five Fords sitting in my driveway. I am very disappointed and I still have payments left. It's a sad day in Fordland.

What happened is my Ford Expedition needed to have the spark plugs replaced. A simple procedure should cost approximately $150 for parts, labor and a glass of soda. When the spark plugs were removed there was rust on the motor seat and ground shield inside the engine, which tells me that it was not installed properly in the first place. This has now turned into is a nightmare, which is now over $3,000 due to broken spark plug, purchasing of tools, so far 4 days without car, it will be more once I finally go to dealership on Wednesday.

The fact is life requires that I need a car to work, drive my children to and from school, and live in general requires a car. I will have to rent a replacement vehicle for the time I am without a car to cover everyday challenges. The economy is so terrible; it is going to be very hard to recover from this financial hit. I have learned that the Ford Motor company has been aware of the defective spark plugs since 2006 and continued to use, manufacture and sell them. It has also come to my understanding that the spark plugs actually blow out, and eject from the engine itself yet Ford has not recalled the plugs? Are you kidding me?

Are they driving their children mother and family around in cars that have these spark plugs? I bet not. I used to be a loyal Ford driver" buy American be American". Not so much anymore. Why would I want to be loyal to a company or anything for that matter that would put my family's life in jeopardy?

Perhaps Ford knew this information about the defective part, wanted to keep it a secret, so they would still get part of the car bail out money Obama gave. If they didn't say anything, then they still get the money, still continue to use the parts, which in turn drains all remaining money from the pockets of the people who still push a Ford. Spark plugs should not be in the $3,000 + range. I will be hiring an attorney on Monday to follow through on these defective Ford spark plugs with intentions of getting my money I was forced to pay back.

I was also informed that since I have this problem with my car, it will depreciate the value of my car when I sell it. Very comforting to know I used to love, love, love Fords but now, not so much its divorce time Ford.

Over the last several years, I have experienced spark plugs out of my 1999 Lincoln Navigator with a 5.4 liter engine popping out a total of 4 times. Three of the times cost me $350.00 each to fix with a heli-coil thread repair kit (not including towing). Yesterday, it cost me $800.00 due to using a "better" thread repair kit (Time-sert). It is getting to the point of the vehicles life to replace anyway.

I always thought I was going to buy a new Navigator. However, this last time has finally pushed me over the edge and I will be looking for alternatives. Only because Ford is not standing behind their product and seemingly are sticking their collective heads in the sand over this? Spending over $2,000.00 to replace 4 spark plugs is absurd at the very least.

Well I have a Ford Van E350 Super Duty 2006. I was having problems with the spark plug #6. They changed a few times, it didn't work. So finally, I decide to take it to a Ford dealer in Plattsburgh, NY. Their diagnostic was the same spark plug #6. They changed and tested it. Then they tell me that I need a new engine, which was a very big surprise to me. They gave me a price, $4,600. That's a lot of money after considering and since nobody seems to fix the problem, we thought they knew what they were doing. They didn't.

So they put a used engine in it, just to find out it wasn't the problem. Now, they tell me I need a catalytic converter, price $2,200 more. But at this time, I call around for a second opinion. 2 certified mechanics agreed the problem was not the engine from the beginning. It was the catalytic converter. They never check that option before. They did a wrong diagnostic on my truck but they will not admit. I end up paying $3,600.

I used this truck for work so I didn't have a choice but you would expect from Ford dealer in Plattsburgh, NY at least, they know what they are doing. Obviously, they didn't so I am very disappointed with this company and I feel you can no longer trust people like that. I still make car payments in my truck. On top of this, you have to pay with your money for Ford's mistakes. That is not fair.

I have a 2001 v-10 with 85k miles on it. Driving down the road, I had a spark plug blow out and strip the threads. Looking for repair options, I saw that this is a very common issue with the 4.6, 5.4 and v10 motors yet Ford has failed to offer repairs at no cost should this happen to your motor. Recommendation: Do not use the cheap 30-dollar repair kit offered at your auto parts store, buy the Cal Van 38900 Ford 5.4L Spark Plug Port Repair Kit. This kit repairs any of the motors and is a complete fix. It took about 2 hours to do all correctly and then a day to let the epoxy to fully cure. So far, no problems. Ford should do a recall or offer repairs at no cost should this happen to their poor motor design.

I paid $22,000 for a truck (5.4 3 valve engine) that was almost new. At 80,000 miles we had the spark plugs changed due to the truck starting to sputter and lose its power when stepped on gas. Diagnostic said it was the spark plugs. When plugs were changed they broke off, which was the first problem. They put new ones in and the truck ran worse than ever, so I took it back. They said it was the cam phasers are bad and that this is a common problem with this engine. It cost about the price of a new engine to fix when sad in done.

My concern is if this is a known problem with this engine and it's happening to everyone, why is there not a recall on this defect? Why are they selling this engine knowing this is going to happen and cost the consumer so much money? There are cases at only 40,000 that this is happening. Ford should live up to their sadly made mistake and fix it. My truck is like brand new; it's in great condition. I've taken care of it and have all receipts. The factory needs to take fault for this or they need to let the consumer know about this engine before they sell it to them.

This actually happened in Germany, in a US Military Community. I was on a restricted access road between 2 posts. A spark plug blew out, and I had to get my insurance to get a flatbed. So a friend met him at the nearest entrance gate, he loaded the truck up, went back to the same gate, then she signed him out.

I had to ride with him all the way around the posts, which added 1 hour instead of going back the way I came in 10 minutes. Then I had to sign him into the front gate, go to my house, drop off truck, then back to the gate and sign him out. Then I had to walk back to my house. It cost me 300EURO ($400) for the tow. Then I found out it was the plug blown. Now I have to order the repair kit, and wait up to 5 weeks for it to arrive here. Shipping through the USPS to my APO box. So I will be paying up to 1000EURO for a rental car during this time, to take my kids to school. Thanks again, Ford. Great job.

I'm also a victim of the spark plug defect. I have a 2000 Expedition. I was at school one night and I had just pulled out of the parking lot when I heard a huge bang. I was alone and I freaked out and called my friend because my husband was deployed. I had to pull over at Checkers and waited a half hour before my friend could come get me and look at my truck. He took me home to my son's. He and my brother went and took a look at it. My spark plug was completely out of the engine. They put it back in the engine and drove it home because that was my only car. Well I thought the problem was fixed. Nope.

A month and a half later, it popped back out. I was about 10 miles from my house picking my eldest son up from school and I had to take a back way home because of an accident up the road. I was on the way home and it popped. I left my youngest son's diaper bag at home and everything. I couldn't get a hold of anyone. My sister was at work, my brother at work, my husband deployed and my friend deployed also. I was stuck on the side of the road for 3 hours before someone stopped and asked if I needed help. This was uncalled for. Ford needs to fix this problem. I grew up on Fords my whole life and I have never seen this happen until I owned one for myself. I will never buy a Ford again. I'm calling Ford this week and demanding they fix it for free or I will see what needs to be done about protesting or whatever needs to be done.

As I was pulling out of my driveway, there was a pop on my engine so I stopped and there was the spark plug on top of the engine.

The #4 plug blew out 200 mi. from home. I repaired it with an insert. Then the #3 did the same. No doubt, it's a chronic quality issue.

Just like all the others, driving along at 40mph with my 2002 FORD F250 5.4, I heard a loud bang. At first, I thought it was a tire blowout. Then I turned the wheel from side to side and and steering was okay. Then I remembered reading about the spark plug blowout problem that Ford has. I smelled fuel inside the cab. Luckily there was no fire and I was still able to drive to a nearby parking lot and see that the plug was laying on top of the cylinder head.

I just got the call from a friend that does repairs and said that he got it fixed with Thread repair kit, plugs,coil and special tool required from Snap-On. He checked out others and replaced 3 questionable plugs also. $500 Dollars later, thank God he is a friend from what I see others paying.

Now I'm not sure if I should keep it since I will always have this problem in the back of my mind. I just like when they say "FORD (Fix Or Repair Daily). Never again will I but Ford.

I was on my way home from work today. I stopped at a red light and when I accelerated to go through, I heard a loud popping noise. It turns out the spark plug shot out again. This has happened to me before. First two times it looked like they could be put back in just by screwing back in. It seemed to work but now on the other side, a new one shot out and could not be put back. It is in the shop awaiting repairs. I love Ford Mustangs but I can't keep this up. Ford needs to do something.

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.

While driving at normal freeway speeds on my way home from work (I was in the middle of the floating bridge crossing Lake Washington), my truck suddenly developed a miss and created a loud popping noise. I limped my super-duty off the bridge, thinking back to a day 60,000 miles ago where my truck had made this same kind of noise. After shutting off the truck, and opening the hood, I immediately noticed a broken ignition coil laying on top of my manifold. Yes, it was a spark plug blowout!

When will Ford acknowledge that they have an inherent flaw built into these motors produced between 1997-2000? It's obvious that their engineers had problems with stress due to different thermal expansion coefficients of the dissimilar materials between the plugs and the heads. Why else would anyone counter-bore the plug holes, only to leave three fragile aluminum threads? This problem is so severe that companies such as Snap-on, Matco, etc. manufacture tool kits for mechanics to perform this costly repair! This problem is strike two for me and there won't be a third! Shame on you, Ford!

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. Cost $150.00 to tow truck and $550.00 to repair. I have owned 7 fords. I currently own 3. I will be buying a truck this year with fords attitude about not covering this repair which is clearly their responsibility. My purchase of a new truck will not involve ford.

The spark plug blew out of the engine after being replaced at the Ford dealership about one year earlier. Due to this, I incurred a loss of 1 hour overtime at work and $560 bill to repair.

98 5.4L Ford Expedition blew the 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 I was driving. The threads are stripped out in the cylinder head so a new plug will not go in and the coil pack for that cylinder was broken when the plug blew out. The plug at least did not go through the hood. I have seen from online articles that this is a common problem, but Ford will do nothing about it. I have yet to get an estimate for the damage.

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. I was 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 need take someone to get seriously injured to get rich people off their butts and fix their own terrible design? The consequences that I have endured is I'm out of a truck that I paid so much for, no way to work, school, babysitter for my son. I'm a single father, by the way and absolutely, no $3,000 dollars to get this piece of junk motor fixed.

I 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 lose power. I was holding up traffic so the other drivers 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 cannot afford to have the Navigator fix.

1999 Expedition spits plug out, costing me $900.00 and change.

I had spark plug blow out of 2000 Ford Excursion. I used 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 can't believe that a car that cost what a house used 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 I can't trust any of them.

I have a 2006 Ford F150xlt Triton pickup truck (engine needs tune up). It only has 25,000 miles. I was told by the Ford service manger that Ford F150 was made with spitting spark plugs, which could brake in half. The normal cost is $400, 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 plugs 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 a tune-up 75,000 miles sooner than stated by Ford for maintenance.

I have a 2000 Ford F-150 with the 5.4 Triton. I noticed a small ticking sound thinking it was an exhaust leak of some kind. Knowing it needed future attention, but not having the immediate time, I chose just to keep an eye on it rather than take it in for service. Well about two weeks later, my wife was driving it at 2AM and she heard a load bang and the truck shuttered making a sound like it is backfiring. I opened the hood to find the driver side rear plug and coil just sitting not attached to anything. The truck blew the plug and now I am awaiting the verdict from the mechanic on how much this is going to cost me. I have 5 kids all under the age of 11.

I am a military member who doesn't have much money to begin with and now I am out of a vehicle. I found 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 prior to this happening which could have caused a major accident with six 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 seven is without a vehicle. It's 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 five 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.

I have a 2001 Ford F150 4x4 Lariat 5.4L Triton truck. It just flipped 100,000. Several thousand miles ago, I was driving down the road when all of a sudden a large bang happened under the hood. Then the truck shuddered and began idling very rough. I pulled over and raised the hood. There was a spark plug on top of the engine. I had to have the vehicle towed.

Ford wanted to charge me $5400 for a new motor! I had the vehicle towed to an independent shop that put a Heli-Coil in it for $400. It was cylinder number 3. It turned out after researching on the web that this is a very common problem that Ford has had and they will not own up to the problem. Now the transfer case is going out, and they want $2000 to fix!

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 on. I have owned a 88 F150, 97 Ranger, 98 F150, 2003 Explorer, 2001 F150. If I had all the money back in unnecessary 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 crap! Build a better product!

The spark plug blow out on my 99 Ford Expedition.

I have a 2002 f150 pickup truck with 95,000 miles and I am having a problem with the engine, spark plugs, and coil-on-plugs. I don't think that it is fair that after I pay $35,000 for it doesn't even last 100,000 miles before it gives you problems with the spark plugs. Compare it with my 2003 Toyota corolla which has 135,000 miles and it hasn't given me any type of problems.

I own a 2001 Ford Explorer with a V8. I bought it 4 years ago with 97,000 miles. Before I picked the vehicle up, the dealer had to put new sparks and wires on because of an engine skip. Every 6 months since, I have had to replace them at $100.00 a set for wires alone. Now even with a change of both coils packs plugs and wires, it skips randomly in different cylinder. Now I'm reading of all the problems people are having with Ford v8. I wonder if my problem is related.

The 3rd plug back on the passenger side blew right out of the head on my F150 5.4 liter. Looking at all the complaints leads me to by a GM next time if Ford does not decide to do the right thing and recall / repair these incidents. Vehicle had to be towed home and a threaded insert will have to be installed. It seems like the plug packs are swinging on the bolt and may be putting a load on the plug or the castings are just bad.

Spark plugs blown clean out of head in ford v-10, again! 3 different plugs blown out of block since I bought this truck.

I bought a 2006 Ford F150 and my son bought a 2007 Ford F150 last year. We both have had a real go around about the spark plugs in these two trucks. $100 for each spark plug to be changed and if the Ford Mechanics broke them while changing them, we would have to pay for them. There are 8 per truck. In the 8 years I had a Chevy truck, I never had something like this happen to one vehicle much less two in this short period of time. I believe this is a flaw in these Ford trucks that the Ford company should have to pay for not the consumer. I never would buy a Ford truck before because I thought it was not a well designed vehicle and I was right after all it looks like.

My son that is US Air Force Mechanic and I changed his spark plugs this weekend in his truck because his truck wasn't running right and he could not afford $800 to change them. I tried to change mine because I couldn't afford the price they were charging either and the plug fell into one of the cylinders of my truck and can't be fixed. This is not right. The Ford Co. needs to have a recall on this with all the complaints there are for this problem.

I was returning from Alabama. As I was coming through Charlotte, NC I heard what sounded like a very bad exhaust leak. I pulled to the side of the road and raised the hood to find a coil pack and spark plug laying on top of the engine. I had it towed home, this cost me $420.00. The next day, I had it towed to the Ford dealership and found out it would cost $2,200.00 to remove the head and have an insert installed into it. I went back and got my truck from Ford, had it hauled to my friend's garage where he felt he could install the insert for about $350.00. I hope this works because I cannot afford to pay the crooks at the Asheboro, NC Ford dealership.

The spark plug spit out in my used 1998 Lincoln Navigator with a big 5.4-liter V-8 engine causing over 4,000 dollars of damage - I request a refund from Ford Motor Company.

After starting my 2001 Ford Expedition, I heard a loud pop and notice smoke coming from under the hood. The engine ran but there was a loud sound of pulsating from the engine. When I opened the hood, I noticed the ignition coil was hanging out of the number 3 cylinder hole. I had the truck towed home and then got online and did some research. I found that this is a common problem with the 5.4 engines. I was hoping to find a recall for this problem, but to my disappointment, there wasn't any.

I contacted my local Ford dealership, and they told me the repair cost would be around $1900.00. I did more research and found that many people had this same problem and got the same answer I did. How can this be possible? This seems to be a design flaw, but instead of Ford owning up and doing the right thing, they are blowing it off and acting like it never happens. Why hasn't a recall been issued and why are they passing this very expensive problem off to the consumer? I now have to figure out how to pay for this expensive repair and trade this truck in. Guess, I'm a Chevy man now.

I own a 2004 Ford F-150 that started running bad with around 70000 miles. It got worse and at 80000, I brought it in to have the plugs changed. 7 of the 8 came out with no problem. The 8th one, under the fire wall on the driver's side, broke off in the head. The mechanic had to order a "Ford spark plug extractor" of the internet because there were none to be had locally. Two extractors later, the plug is still wedged in the head. I have been without my truck for 2 weeks and am now being told that the only way to fix the problem is to remove the heads, have the plug extracted, resurface the head and put all back together. The estimate for the repairs is for 19 hours and $1500 labor.

After doing some research, I am finding out that this problem happens so often that a special tool had to be developed. I am on my 3rd ad last Ford truck and will be sure to pass this good news to any possible Ford buyer that I come across. If the plugs don't blow completely out of the engine, they break off where you can't do what should be a minor maintenance procedure on your vehicle. It is no wonder why the American automotive industry is in such bad shape. Thank you Ford!

I have a 2005 Ford F-150 4.6 V8 with 76,474 miles. Well, driving home from work, I heard a loud pop. I pulled into a parking lot where I opened the hood to hear a really loud noise coming from the motor. I had to get it towed home from there. The tow truck driver said it sounds like I blew a spark plug out of the motor. He said it's very common on Ford trucks with the Titon motor like mine.

Next morning, I pulled a coil bank off one of the plugs, and the spark plug came out with it. I called the dealer, and the service writer said yes, that it happens and they can fix it for around $400-600. My question is if Ford knows about this issue, how come as a Ford owner I was not notified and what are they doing to fix this problem? I told a few people at work what happened, and one said it happened to him and another said it happened to his brother. I looked it up on the web, and it's a common problem with Ford motors. Now, if it's a defect or poor design, why should I be responsible for the money it takes to fix it?

I own a 2002 Ford F150 with a 5.4 V8. Although I think the vehicle drives well and is very comfortable, mechanically I have had many major issues. At 75000 miles I had to have the transmission and rear differential rebuilt. Both blew up within 3 months of each other resulting in nearly $4000 in repair costs. I now just had one of my spark plugs blow out of the head. I did a web search on the problem and found that many, many other Ford owners had the same issue. Come to find out it is a design flaw that Ford refuses to admit to.

I also just found out that my father in law and his brother both had F150s that had plugs blow out of their heads as well. I have not gotten an estimate for the fix from my mechanic yet but I know it will not be cheap. As soon as it is fixed I am going to unload my pos F150 and buy a reliable truck. This was my 3rd Ford vehicle and will definitely be my last. Until Ford admits the design flaw and does something to make things right for its owners, I will spread the word to avoid Ford vehicles at all cost. This spark plug issue has caused engine fires and is definitely an issue that needs to be reported to the proper authorities.

My 2000 F-150 has blown 2 plugs in one year. And now I find out that this is happening to a lot of other Ford owners. What the blank! I have no truck for work and don't have any way of fixing the problem quick.

My truck has blown spark plugs from the engine on 2 occasions, causing the coil to brake as well, and the whole car to smell of gas. Upon doing research, this seems to be a very common problem with the factory installed plugs, on this model Ford, but Ford refuses to do anything about it. They sent out a service bulletin and sell a repair kit to mechanics, but it isn't cheap to have it repaired, and it continues to happen. There is no warning; the truck drives fine, until the plug blows. I had asked Ford to just check my plugs for tightness, or replace the defective head. I have to lose at least one day of work, each time this happens. The repair is over $300 each time, plus towing fees.

I bought a 2002 Ford Expedition (Eddy Bauer Ed.$40,000 plus). I have had nothing but trouble with the motor. I started complaining to the dealership where I purchased the vehicle at approximately 30,000 miles. They told me I didn't drive far enough with the vehicle. At 50,000 miles top end motor work was done to the vehicle. At 70,000 miles the motor was replaced, under extended warranty with a 60,000 mile Ford Triton 5.4 V8 motor. Within one week it was back in the shop with issues.

On 5/16/2010, it had a spark plug blowout nearly causing a fire. I addressed it with the dealership they re tapped the spark plug. A fix not recommended by Ford. The extended warranty company states they are not responsible. It is a Ford problem. Information on this issue is that Ford refuses to recognize this problem despite the frequency of its occurrence. It is a fire hazard and has caused injury. I have two young children whom had to bail out of the car for fear of explosion on 5/16/2010 due to this event. Somehow this problem is left on the consumer, which is a costly and inconvenient problem. How is it possible that a large company like Ford Motor Co, would want to risk people being killed or injured in a vehicle fire due to a design they know is bad and their fault.

This has caused my family and myself fear in using my vehicle, due to known risk of spontaneous fire due to a faulty design. It has been a serious inconvenience being stranded with a useless $40,000 vehicle. It has been an expense to us to have this vehicle constantly in the shop, paying deductibles for shop visits, and items needed for repair of the motor items.

I own a 2000 Ford Expedition and like many others (I just found out this is more common than I thought) I blew out a spark plug. The dealership didn't even want to acknowledge there is a problem. They made it sound like it just happened. I had to pay $1,000 to get it fixed but I don't know if this will happen again! I will sell this truck as quickly as possible and never, never buy Ford again! I just want Ford to acknowledge there is a problem with its engines and fix it!

We, like so many of you have, had multi problems with our Ford and the spark plugs blowing out. We finally filed a complaint with the BBB and spoke to people at Ford Motor Company. The person at Ford told us that they need to have enough people call and complain that this is an issue before they will consider a recall or reimbursement. For all of you those are as frustrated and broke because of the spark plug issue as we are, please file a complaint with the BBB and call 1-866-631-3788 for the Ford Motor company. If even half the people who have written a complaint on this site called Ford, maybe they would be forced to actually pull their heads out of their ** and do something!

The 2005 F250 Ford truck started skipping. I carried it to the Ford dealer. They told me that the spark plugs needed replacing. I left the truck with them for two days. They replaced the # 6 coil and put in eight spark plugs. When I picked the truck up, they gave me a bill for $720.33. I asked them why the bill was so high and they told me that Ford had a problem with the spark plugs in the 5.4 motors (the plug will strip off in the motor). When I left the lot, the truck was still skipping, so I carried it back the next day. They said one of the fuel sensors was bad and fixed it at no charge. The truck now runs fine. It looks to me if Ford has a problem with 5.4 motors and spark plugs, why should I be paying for It? It just doesn't make good sense to me. I think Ford owes me a refund. This job should have been no more than $200 at the most.

I have a 2006 F-150 XLT with 5.4 Triton Engine. Due to the design of the 2 piece spark plug, I ended up having to pull the heads, which cost me $3500.00. I have found out that this is not uncommon. There should be a recall!

The 2003 Cobra we just purchased and used less than 60 days ago just blew out a spark plug on the 5.4 engine. I've been researching on this engine since this happened. This seems to be a common problem on this engine. Why isn't Ford being held accountable for this engine flaw? They should be made to recall and fix this problem. It's in the Ford shop now being fixed. I am being told by the mechanic that there is no guarantee.

I recently had an issue with my 2006 Ford Mustang GT. I was planning to change out the spark plugs, but when I noticed the odd design, I began looking online for issues or installation instructions. I found there was a TSB issued by Ford warning about spark plug breaks that would leave part of the plug down inside the head. I decided to take the vehicle in to a dealer to have the work done since the instructions required very specific procedures to be taken that I could not do myself.

I took the vehicle to Riata Ford in Manor, TX. One plug broke off during removal, even though they followed Ford's recommended removal instructions. I was charged an additional labor fee for the additional work to remove the broken plug.

The plug design is very poor. The part that sits down inside the head is very weakly connected to the ceramic portion of the plug. Once there is any kind of carbon buildup, it is very likely it will break loose when you apply force to remove the plug.

I have called Ford's customer support in an attempt to be reimbursed for the additional labor since this is a design issue and not a maintenance issue. I had the tuneup done at 1/2, the recommended mileage, and the issue occurred. I was informed by Ford that they can only reimburse if the car is still within the warranty period. (Who does a tuneup while the car is under 36K miles?)

There needs to be a recall issued on this problem. Ford corrected it in the 2008 model design, but it has done nothing to fix in the 2005-2007 models. I do not believe the consumer should be passed the expense to correct a design issue.

I have become aware that ford incorrectly installed spark plugs in the 2005 ford escape SUV, which in turn causes the SMV (computer system to fry). I was driving 50 miles an hour when my car suddenly without warning came to a dead halt. It was very scary to say the least. It seems that Ford is aware of this problem but has made no attempt to correct this major and dangerous issue. The cost of repair will be 2,500 - 3,000 dollars at best, not to mention loss of school, work, and time.

I purchased a Lincoln LS in 2007. I had no problems, did routine maintenance. In June 2009, the car began running horrible. I took it to Desert Lincoln and was advised there was a defective coil, a manufacturer's warranty was extended for the coil. I still paid $500+ for other repairs related to the coil as there were no problems before this coil issue. Again in October 2009, the car began running the same bad way. I took it in for more coil work. The coil work was covered by manufacturer but I paid $900+ for repairs necessary because the coil was defective. The same exact thing happened again in January 2010. My cost was $198 and again in March 2010, my cost was $900+, and again in April 2010, my cost was $900+. In addition, I had to secure a rental vehicle. The cost for the rental was $60+ to $300+ each time. Ford will not own up to the fact that the defective coil caused other things to malfunction. Each and every time the car has been in the shop from June 2009 through April 2010, there has been coil work done.

At some point while the vehicle was in for repairs in March 2010, it began to shift really hard. I have been advised that cost is from $2500. We never had any problems with the (transmission) car shifting hard. I don't understand why Ford does not cover all work required when the coil(s) malfunctions as it is clearly related somehow. We have paid in excess of $4000 in less than one year for a vehicle which only required the routine maintenance before the initial coil work in June 2009.

I have a 2004 F150 Supercab Truck with the 5.4 liter engine. I took it into the Lincoln garage for new spark plugs as Ford says the plugs are good for 100,000 mi. It was running fine. It has 109,000 miles on it. At this moment all 8 plugs broke during removal and the porcelain part of the back one is still down in the head which may well necessitate removal of the head.

We are now pushing a $500+ bill if they have to remove the head. The dealer Franklin Park Lincoln Mercury, Toledo, OH has been nice, it is not their fault. What is Ford selling? I find from the internet that this is a design problem they don't acknowledge. They know they have the problem because they have special tools to deal with it, which unfortunately in my case don't work. Who would ever think a problem like this continues to plague the unknowing public. Ford has the audacity to know recommended replacement of the plugs every 20,000 miles or less because of this problem. I just had to tell someone!

Driving over to Kingston just to go shopping and accelerated at a light and heard a loud bang! The 1998 Ford Expedition I had was now running very bad, so after verifying that it wasn't leaking gas, coolant or oil, it limped back home. Had that vehicle towed the next day to a repair shop that informed me that a spark plug had blown out of the triton V-8 engine and they were unable to repair it. Too big of a job. Had to call the Ford dealership and have the vehicle towed there for repairs. $1,200.00 repair job with no guarantee that it will not happen again and 2 tows for $80.00 each.

Ford won't even acknowledge that there is a problem with this Triton V-8 engine blowing spark plugs and claims that no recall is being done because it is a spark plug problem. Need I say **? I say there has to be a lawyer out there who wants to make big bucks off of Ford in a class action law suit! Please bring it on and contact me. I can actually say that this Expedition is the most comfortable vehicle I've ever driven or ridden in, but with this issue and the never ending rust problems where I have had trailing arms that hold the body onto the frame just break off and fall along the roadway. And now there is an electrical short in the dash somewhere so I have no interior lights or working windows. I will never buy a Ford vehicle again. The consequences were as described above and were a huge financial burden to me. I cannot afford to purchase another vehicle so I'm stuck repairing this one constantly now.

I bought a 1999 Ford XLT Super Duty Trinton V10 Extra cab as a business vehicle for remodeling in August 2008 and I had nothing but troubles with the spark thread blow out in the header. In June 2009, while driving to do a remodeling in Mountlake Terrace Washington spark plug #1 thread blowout on the passenger and it cost me $280.00 for towing and $1800.00 for the mechanic to fix the spark plug thread in the header. In April 2010, I went to work in Lynnwood Washington to do a remodeling had another spark blowout, spark plug #2 on the passengers and now it going to cost me over $2000 for Ford Dealer to pull the header and fix the spark plug blowout. After looking at some of the complaint I'm so disappointed in Ford Vehicle and never wanted to own a Ford vehicle again. With only one vehicle for remodeling and construction business it cost me money and down time to do work.

I purchased two units of Ford F150 in 1997 and had nothing but problems with the check engine light coming on. I had them repaired, and repaired, and repaired. I even spent thousands of dollars trying to fix them. No one could figure them out. Then I found a Ford mechanic that kept up on everything, and 1 Ford was supposed to have been recalled for a hole in the exhaust manifold to have it enlarged to the next drill size. he did it and problem solved.

The other Ford kept burning up the right rear coil and fouling the spark plug. The problem was supposed to have been recalled for this problem also. The repairs done was to install an additional hose clamp to the heater core hose beside the one that was there. They charged me $150.00 every time they fixed it. The same mechanic fixed it, and it hasn't had that problem since.

Now, I have had the spark plugs start blowing out, as I find out many people are doing. Ford offers no financial help for their engineering error. Their customer service isn't worth anything. Oh, by the way, I have been driving a Chevy since 2002, and it has over 120,000 miles and have not had anything go wrong yet except for the tires and windshield wipers wearing out every now and then. My kids still have the fords, and can't afford to replace them, yet. $10,000.00 total so far. Thanks for letting me vent.

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.