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Richard of lA, CA November 2, 2009

While on a film shoot 250 miles out from hollywood I had a ticking sound come on my 2001 f 250 has the v-10. I then heard a loud pop and I thought I had lost the exhaust manifold gasket, so pulled over and found I had blown a plug, I was on unable to fix it on the road, had the delivery to make and a child custody hearing the following day back in LA I had t be there for , So I drove it 250 miles back to LA from Vegas to attend my hearing, The truck ran fine except it sounded like a tug boat, I just played the radio as loud as it would go to drown out the noise, Im going to get it fixed and then sell it ,

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

Thomas of West Seneca, NY November 2, 2009

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

Michael of Discovery Bay , CA October 31, 2009

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

Chris of South Easton, MA October 31, 2009

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

David of christiana, PA October 30, 2009

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

Thomas of Ogunquit, ME October 30, 2009

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

Malcolm of Harvard, MA October 30, 2009

I own a Winnebago motor home with a Ford 6.8L V10 engine and yesterday it blew out a spark plug and took the threads in the cylinder head with it. My motor home had to be towed to a repair facility where F53 chassis vehicles could be serviced. The Ford parts manager is now trying to find repair kit nearby.

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

Hugo of Yuba City, CA October 30, 2009

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

Vera of Gaffney, SC October 26, 2009

My husband and I own a 1999 Ford F150 Pickup Truck. In 2007, while traveling on I-95 in Florida, a spark plug blew out. We had the truck towed to a garage where a helicoil kit was installed. The cost for this was 307.00. The truck had just over 100000 miles on it at that time. The truck now has 114723 miles on it. Recently, the same spark plug blew out again and we have just spent 2976.00 for repairs. All plugs were loose and could not be tightened. The mechanic put steel inserts in all plug holes. Both heads had to be repaired.

I sent an EMail to Ford Motor Company Customer Service asking for some financial help since we are retired and live on a fixed income. Their response was that the warranty had expired (which I knew) and that they could not help. Their suggestion was that we take it to the local Ford Dealership for repairs. This seems to be an ongoing problem with these particular models. If you "google" Ford sparkplug blowout, you will see that Ford has a serious problem.

jesse of medford, OR October 25, 2009

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

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