Problems with 2004 Ford F-150 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Cam shaft diffuser recall. when vehicle was brought in for a knocking noise in engine dealership automatically diagnosed the problem without inspecting the vehicle and replacing the air raid intake as stated in the above recall. this part was replaced three times. however the knocking noise still existed. a factory representative was contacted. the factory representative visibly saw the after market air raid intake system installed, and immediately instructed the dealership to disallow the warranty, charging the consumer for parts/ labor, and rental car cost. also, factory representative indicated that the knocking noise from the engine was due to the vehicle running lean because of the after market air raid air intake system which was installed by their company. ford representative wanted to charge the consumer $6, 900 to replace the long block which was damaged due to the above problem. *ak

Truck continues to stall/engine dies when driving. usually stops when slowing down or starting from a stop. commonly dies at intersections/stop sings etc. has stoped on highway when slowing down making it very difficult to control.*ak

Vehicle bucks and surges at low speeds.*ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. when the contact depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle would stall. the failure also occurred when turning the vehicle at less than 5 mph. the rpms would drop to zero before the vehicle stalled and jerked as if it were attempting to proceed forward. the dealer could not duplicate the failures. the contact discovered that by placing a higher grade of fuel into the vehicle, the failures would temporarily cease for a few months. the failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 103,000.

The consumer 2004 ford f150 experienced sudden acceleration which resulted in an accident. *nm the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test. the test indicated 4 trouble codes (camshaft position sensor, pcm processor fault, throttle actuator control system which forced shutdown and an internal control module software incompatibility). *nm

The consumer's 2004 ford f150 experienced sudden acceleration which resulted in an accident. *nm the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test. the test indicated 4 trouble codes (camshaft position sensor, pcm processor fault, throttle actuator control system which forced shutdown and an internal control module software incompatibility). *nm

Dt: without warning the car dies while driving. at a stop light it died, and consumer could not get it started. pushed it to the side of the road, and after 15 minutes it started. they didn't know when it was going to happen, and it happens intermittently. dealer replaced the starter, and did something on the computer. manufacturer did not offer any help.*ak

I bought my 2004 ford f-150 supercrew fx4 feb. 17, 2004.i started having trouble with the a/c system as soon as it started to get hot[ above 85 degrees ] i brought it to the dealer[scarsdale ford ] twice and they tell me it is in spec ,but it does not cool the cab, i checked the temp coming out of the vents and it stays at 43 degrees, my wifes pathfinder blows at 28 degrees, a big difference.i am now waiting for a ford engineer to show up at the dealer ship.t o speak frankly i am very upset with the way this is being handle by ford.i have had many different car over the years and never had this problem.*ak

Re nhtsa's response dated 10/21/04 re defective intake manifold in 1997 ford f-series trucks. reply duplicate to midlothian, va office. *bf the consumer attempted to start the vehicle and the intake manifold exploded into many pieces. no flames were seen but thick black smoke from under the hood for twenty minutes. the consumer stated that there was a fire inside the engine fueled by oil. *tc

Engine noise

The emission light came on. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, and consumer was told that fuel pump was defective. the gauge went out of control. after filling the tank, the gauge read empty. *ak the brake light wiring was inoperative, alignment was out, the vehicle had stuck in park, the right passenger door was inoperative, the speedometer read wrong, and the vehicle would die out. *sc

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. the contact had taken the vehicle to an authorized dealer for routine maintenance. while the technician was performing the repair, the spark plugs fractured. the technician stated that the spark plug failure was a common issue due to the design of the engine. currently, the vehicle was being repaired. the failure mileage was 92,000. the vin was unavailable.

Vehicle 2004 f150 5.4l triton problem: you cannot service the spark plugs without breaking them off in the head. even when using ford written tsb, spark plugs will break off leaving ground shield in cylinder head. per ford's owners manual spark plugs should be replaced at the 100,000 mile mark. i replaced mine at 35,000 and broken one off in the cylinder head. i used the ford issued tsb to extract them and was still not successfully. this issue will only grow in magnitude as more people become aware and more vehicles start to approach the 100,000 mile mark. this issue is begin well documented at the ford dealers and ford has also acknowledged by writing a tsb for this failure mode. i ask that nhtsa get involved and force ford to design a spark plug that is capable of begin extracted at any mileage interval without the threat of them breaking off. thank you for your time. *jb

On june 11th 2007, i drove my 2004 ford f150 pickup truck 12 miles to drop my dad off at his house. i came straight home. i parked the truck in front of my home at 5:00pm that evening. it stayed parked for the night. at 3:20 am on june 12, 2007 my 2004 ford f150 full size pickup truck burst into flames. it burned so hot that the firemen had a hard time putting it out. the police checked a camera that points down my street and it did not show anybody doing anything to the truck. it just spontaneous combustion. there were no modifications made to the truck, and all maintenance was performed in a timely fashion. i also have pictures of the truck if needed. *tr

Dt: engine failure. fail safe mode light comes on, and the vehicle loses power. has been trying to get it fixed for a year. dealer said they are trying to find what the problem is, but cannot find cause of the problem. manufacturer will not contact caller back a,nd will not offer any help. computer parts and electrical parts have been replaced and nothing has helped. *ak