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

Issue ID	874312
Internal NHTSA #	10418831
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2004
File date	24/06/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased this vehicle used from my brother in law when it was 2 or 3 years old. All maintenance has been done timely. The 5. 4 triton engine started running very rough. I immediately went to my mechanics shop. It was late so he gave me a ride home. On the following monday he called to say that he ran a scope and found that the piston was gone and it would not be cost effective to repair. He looked at buying a used engine from reputable dealers who specialize in used engines only to be told that they won't buy that particular engine because their defective and they've yet to see a good one. I've been waiting in the hopes of buying a used wreck with low mileage. A rebuilt engine runs $5,905. 00 installed with a 3 year 100k warranty. In my conversation with jasper the woman immediately told me that this engine was rebuilt with the upgrades to the weak timing chain problem that ford had designed into the engine. I called ford and of course this was the first they had ever heard of such a problem. My mechanic says that year truck and engine are "dropping like flies". He had one in is lot already and saw an add in the local paper of an 04 f-150 for sale with blown motor. He thought it was me but someone else has the same truck and problem. I don't know if this is the right place to discuss this issue but i was wondering if you have heard of anyone else with this problem? If so, how many and what does it take to force a company to remedy a problems they created? My maintenance of my vehicles is second to none. The 97 chevy truck i'm currently driving was purchased new buy me in may of 97. I just turned 358k miles yesterday and it's the same engine with no major repairs. I've never gotten less than 250k out of a vehicle because of my maintenance.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	110000
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	WINCHESTER, KY
VIN pattern	1FTPW14554KXXXXXX
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	0
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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.
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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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