Problems with 2001 Ford F-150 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Vehicle was parked and motor was off. vehicle catch on fire and fire departments had to go turn it off but we could not save anything from this truck it got very damaged. *tr

While driving down the interstate, the vehicle caught on fire. everything under the hood was destroyed. *tr

I was driving home and all of a sudden there was an explosion under the hood and it sounded like part of the exhaust system gave way. i pulled over and found out that a spark plug had blown out of the head. the only one to ever touch the engine was ford and that they had replaced a spark plug several years ago. i got on line and found out there are literally thousands of these spark plug ejections. i was wondering if there was a recall on the problem ? the fact that the super-heated air and mixture fuel spraying all over the underneath of the hood is a extreme danger, it would seem that would be a safety recall. *tr

Pulled out of side road onto major highway and suddenly a loud flapping noise from engine was heard. immediately pulled to shoulder of road and turn vehicle off and called for assistance. was told that a spark plug was the cause of the problem and that it should be a easy fix, this was not the case because the head had to be removed to extracted to damaged plug. our fix is costing upwards of $700. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from under the hood. after opening the hood the contact noticed that the manifold and the wiring harness was on fire. the contact stated that the vehicle had been shut off and had not been driven prior to the fire. the contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 28,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150 triton. the vehicle was taken for state inspection when the contact was advised that the engine, engine manifold and bolts were corroded. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 71,000. updated 05/21/12 *bf the consumer was informed the material used were defective.

I was getting on the interstate this am and heard a noise, the truck lost power and started running extremely rough. i turned around and barely made it home (only a few miles). when i raised the hood, a spark plug was laying on top of the engine. the coil pack was also broken when the spark plug blew out. there was a very strong smell of gas. i researched the internet and found that this is a major problem with ford engines built from 1997 - 2003. if i had been in a center or left lane, being rush hour traffic, this could have caused a major wreck. this problem should not be ignored and should become a recall for ford. *tr

Spark plug blow out caused excessive damage to engine. engine had to be replaced at a cost of $6200.00. this is a known problem for 1999 to 2005 engines. *tr

Attempting to park vehicle in parking stall with foot on brake stopping the vehicle. the vehicle, for no apparent reason, abruptly accelerated forward striknig the vehicle on the other side of the parking stall. the resulting crash caused damage to the front of the 2011 gmc sport utility vehicle and to the front of the 2001 ford f-150. this is the second time an incident similar to this has occurred. the first time was in august 2011. the first time the vehicle demonstrated a similar phenomena occurred when the owner was parking the vehicle in a parking stall. the vehicle was stopped in the parking stall, the driver's foot on the brake and the vehicle abruptly accelerated, for no apparent reason, over a concrete parking block. the vehicle continued into the street as the driver continued to apply the brake, attempting to stop the ford f-150. the driver was unable to avoid striking a vehicle after entering the street. *tr

i was driving to work and heard a loud pop and stopped the truck and called the tow truck. the mechanic informed me that a spark plug blew out of the head of the engine and it was going to cost $550.00 to fix, he also said that it would be a temporary fix and that i would need a new engine because of the damage. i did some research and found that this has been a problem for some time with these engines because of the aluminum heads and there were only 3-4 threads actually holding the spark plug. a ford motor co. warranty inspector says the ford triton v-8 engines are "dropping like flies" because of blown spark plugs. i would like to address the ford spark plug blowout issue. ford triton engines from 1997 to 2003 had a problem where spark plugs would randomly fly out the cylinder head. this appears to be due to a few issues (engineering design flaw), first there are insufficient threads (3-4) in the head to properly hold the spark plug. second the threads in the head are not inserted, in other words the threads are ...

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked for a few days when it suddenly caught on fire and burned to the ground. the contact suffered minor burn injuries as a result. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 249,000.

2001 ford f-150. the truck had an under hood fire while it was in a parking lot. the business owner found me after the fire was started and put out. the truck was totaled. *tr

I have a 2001 ford f150 5.4 liter v8 triton that the spark plug ejected and ruined the threads the dealer wants $500 to fix i know a few people that this happened to. *kb

While driving down interstate started to hear a load popping noise from engine. immediately pulled over to find that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the head. had to be towed. still waiting of cost of repairs. researching online, it appears that this is common issue with this motor. *tr

Was driving normally when i started hearing a loud popping noise from engine. took to mechanic and was told the spark plug blew out - was also told this is a "common" problem with ford triton engines and a design flaw with the engine (too few threads on spark plugs) *tt