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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307013 | Incident Date: Oct, 21 2004 |
| Consumer's City: HOMEWOOD | Consumer's State: IL |
| 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: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTRX18L4YN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 01 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 18 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: A few weeks back, i noticed a slight ticking sound. in checking into this, it was thought to be a lifter or rocker arm. two weeks ago while traveling on a two lane highway with the cruise control set at 55 mph, i blew the #4 plug right out of the cylinder head. the vehicle was towed to sutton ford in matteson, il, where i was quoted a price of $3668 plus tax to fix the engine. this is ludicrous! i am expected to pay this much money for a ford design issue! i can get another engine for slightly more than that! heck, i can get a decent commuter car for that much money! in researching this issue, i have found that this is a somewhat common problem with fords triton engines. i also found an alternative method of fixing the engine which only cost me $350, of which $300 was in the cost of the tools. i cannot believe that ford will not admit to this engineering design problem and assist those of us who have loyally supported them for years. i guess if people are not dying, it is just seen as an easy way to overcharge people and make extra money via their service departments!*ak |
