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2004 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	846937
Internal NHTSA #	10387309
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2004
File date	16/11/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling on i-70, westbound through illinois, my ford f-150 began shaking violently and was barely controllable. There was no previous warning of any kind that there was a problem with the truck. I managed to get to an exit and got the truck to the nearest ford dealer, in the small town of greenville, il. The ford mechanic diagnosed the problem as catastrophic engine failure. At least two valve stems had broken and the valves had fallen into the cylinders. They could not tell me what caused the failure but showed me a few of the parts they had removed (a broken valve spring, pieces of valve stem and a frozen rocker arm). The engine had been scrupulously maintained and the oil and filter were changed at least every 5000 miles. The engine was clean and there was plenty of oil. I have since seen several on-line posts about this engine (ford's 5. 4 liter v-8 gas) failing due to faulty valve springs failing. I believe this engine has serious flaws that might cause serious problems if engine failure happens at high speed in traffic. Fortunately, i was in very light traffic when the failure happened.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	88200
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
VIN pattern	1FTPX14524NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	68
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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