Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled and the accelerator pedal hesitated when depressed. as a result, the vehicle made an abnormal puttering sound while in drive. in addition, the electrical system failed. the spark plugs were changed multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the spark plugs should not be touched because they were ford certified spark plugs and tear easily. a special onsite ford mechanic repaired the spark plugs. the accelerator pedal and stalling failures were not repaired. the manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was 233,000.
2004 ford f-150 engine is bad. the 5.4 liter engine. i bought this vehicle used 3 years ago and now the engine is ruined. my husband researched and also consulted with several mechanics and found that these engines were known for the cam phasers going bad so ford stopped putting this engine in the vehicles in 2007. the last time i drove this vehicle aa i was making a right turn, the truck cut off on me in the middle of the road which is very dangerous. we owe $8,000 on this ford which is now no food. sits in our yard. we want action. ford needs to stand behind their product.
Cam phazer is out leaning out the timing, causing the motor to knock and idle at 500 rpms causing the vehicle to completely stop in traffic or at a stop light. i am told at minimum a timing chain kit, phaser, might fix the problem if not i would need a new engine at 5000.00 dollars this needs to be a recall fix my truck only has 116454.miles on it and should not need this kink of repairs yet. or should be covered by ford through a malfunction of equipment that was installed and there for malfunctioned prematurely
While driving the vehicle at highway speeds - rpms on engine begin to fluctuate between 2000 and 750. at next stop, engine dies, but will immediately restart. no engine malfunction codes when checked with an obd ii reader, and the check engine light does not illuminate.
Think i bought a lemon truck from ford after spending a lot of money to try and keep truck running but after all the time and effort i put into the truck it will only go in reverse and engin sounds rough .
2 times in the last 6 months, most recently on 2/27/17 my vehicle suddenly accelerated as if the gas peddle was being held to the floor. i was stopped at a light this time and had my foot on the brake, so i was able to prevent my vehicle from lurching into the intersection. i placed the truck into neutral and shut off the ignition. when restarted the vehicle functioned normally. the first time this occurred (about 6 months ago) i was slowly entering a parking lot when the truck suddenly accelerated.
I purchased my 2004 f150 with 10,000 miles on the engine in december of 2004. i now have 130,000 miles on the engine and im told the engine is junk. i changed the oil religiously every 3000 miles and i even had the spark plugs taken out and the engine completely cleaned internally. i love this truck and am finding it hard to beleive that at 130,000 miles its junk. the cams are not getting oil and its causing the engine to rattle and make loud noises, when i drive the truck on the highway at 65 or 70 miles an hour it runs great but as soon as i slow down on the ramp, the noise and rattle start. the engine check light came on. the mechanic says i need a new engine. the warning was cam retarded. the rest of the truck is in great condition. the interior looks almost new. i kept my truck clean inside and outside. i even kept my floors scrubed and clean. i just had to sell my house because of my health and now my only vehicle went to hell. is anyone paying attention to these complaints and trying to fix them. ...
My ford f 150 has thrown a rod & the motor is knocking badly, to my understanding all 2004 ford f150 3v have a bad motor in all trucks, every truck i know have this problem. you exchange this motor to a later or early motor it won't work i being told by the dealership mech. i believe ford should be held to recall & replace these motors. *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning and was able to restart the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. the dealer diagnosed that the air conditioning compressor and plenum kit needed to be repaired. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 84,000. updated 03/21/17*lj *cn
Tring to pass smog but truck has misfire witch caused motor to shake spewing gas at 76 in oakland ca thank god my roomate spotted it as we're leaving pump or we could have blown up or worse after a struggle we were able to get the truck out of gear and push it out of the pump area .
The #3 spark plug has blown free of the cylinder head. this is the 2nd plug that has blown free in 1 1/2 years for this truck. the last was either the #7 or #8 plug. both happened on deceleration while at highway speed.
Most recently,(not including rear end replaced, reverse band on trans replaced, blown spark plug out of engine block) my truck has started to stall out for no reason that i can fathom,1st time was at 65 mph on a major highway, now more recently at lower speeds, coming to a stop at stop signs lights ect , turning street corners at lower speeds, or coming to a stop in my driveway. i see many complaints of this same problem in forums with no cause or repair that seems to be a root cause. please help !
I recently purchased this vehicle and now i am having the spark plugs replaced. 3 out of the 8 broke in the engine. this defect has affected numerous other owners. the repair costs are extremely high for a normal simple repair. this sounds like a design defect and a recall should be initiated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. while driving at an unknown speed, the check engine light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the cam shaft phaser was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 162,000.
My truck felt like it was driving really well, i was driving from a to b which was about 6 miles. im almost home & i stop at a light,when it turned green i accelerated &when i did i heard a knocking sound&so i pulled over& i couldn't pin point exactly where it was coming from,just it was coming from the back of the engine on the right side. im guessing maybe the 3rd or 4th spark plug. i checked my oil i was maybe 1quart low. so hoping that was it, i bought a quart&some oil repair to go in with it. the guy at autozone thought the same. as u could guess that didn't work.it sound almost like a lawn mower.which is baffling cuz there was no warning, no check engine light,no prior noise.i'm lost.i've been reading about spiting spark plugs&a lot of the same stuff happening in these trucks.i'm wondering if there was a recall? if not why? if there are complaints from over 1000 people saying the exact samething,why hunt ford done anything about it?i use this truck to take my71 year old vietnam veteran grandpa to his dr appointments&use it for work.from what i'm reading ...