Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / F SERIES (LIGHT) / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285088 | Incident Date: Mar, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LAKELAND | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: F SERIES (LIGHT) | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTFX28L1VN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 14 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had just arrived back in lakeland fl from a trip to the east coast. i stopped at a store to buy a few things and when i came out and started my 5.4 liter f- 250 light duty truck it blew a spark plug on the passenger side. it was the second plug from the rear. my truck is a 1997 ford with 100500 approximately miles on it. i had it towed to the ford dealership that i bought it from for repair. the service manager said he had never heard of triton engines blowing spark plugs. i happened to know a person that worked in the service department and according to that individual it was a common problem normally requiring a new head at a cost of around $3000 but some could be repaired by lnstalling a new plug if i was lucky. however ford would not guarantee the installation of a new plug repair. upon going online i found out that alot of other people are haveing the same problem and ford is doning little or nothing about it. i found that prior to the plug blowing most people were hearing a knocking noise on a cold start. i had heard that the week prior to my plug blowing. after the repair the noise was gone for about 4 days. we had a cold front come thru and when i started my truck that morning the noise was back and much worse. i traded my truck as a result. no old parts were available. they discarded them. they also assured me that they had retorqued all the plugs. i had had all the plugs replaced at approx. 80,000 miles by a ford dealer. bigsert makes a kit for installing an insert in triton engines. it comes complete with all the special tools required to do the job. if there is not a demand for such a kit companies wont go th the expense of disigning such a kit. *ak |