| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277411 | Incident Date: Sep, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LAWRENCEVILLE | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: F SERIES | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTRX18W1YN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2000 ford f-150 4.6l v-8. blown spark plug. ford dealer claims that ford will not approve a a repair and either the head ($3,000) or the motor ($5000) need to be replaced. there is no official tsb (technical service bulletin) on this problem, but unofficially, it seems that ford is aware of the problem since the dealer put a "special note" on the quote from ford regarding the unapproved repair work above. from various internet searches, others have had trouble with ford 4.6, 5.4 or v-10 motors with spark plugs blowing out of aluminum heads. |
