| Issue ID | 782237 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10324094 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 28/08/09 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2004 f-150 (a $34,00 vehicle)ford pickup truck (58,000 miles) blew a spark plug out of the head in august of 2009. A ford dealer fixed the problem by putting in a helicoil into the plug to repair the issue. ($580) this past february it blew a plug again, the dealer told me that the only reliable fix was to put in a new engine head. The cost for this was $3,000 dollars. If you look at this web site you will see the thousands of consumers that have face this defect. It is apparent that ford is turning their back and ignoring the issue that these vehicles should be recalled. If they will not address the issue i am sure that your agency should look into this issue. Http://www. Topix. Com/forum/autos/ford/tr7hfu0vd0n2u9kpd thousands of examples of this recallable failure. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 58000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CATAWISSA, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1FTRX14W54NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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