1999 Ford E-150 engine problems

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL STRAP BENEATH THE FUEL TANK ON THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WELDING ON THE TAIL PIPE WAS ALSO RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

NHTSA complaint #10733578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON MY FORD E150. THIS IS A RIDICULOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS/VANS/ SUVS- WHY IS FORD ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? JUST GOOGLE "FORD SPAR" AND INSTANTLY "FORD SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT" POPS UP- THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF WEBPAGES ABOUT THIS, YET FORD CONTINUES TO ESCAPE LIABILITY FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. CAN'T SOMEONE MAKE THESE PEOPLE @ FORD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX IT?

NHTSA complaint #10294101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN # 8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF PLUG HOLE.

NHTSA complaint #10294140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEN EXPERIENCED SOME LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE IS AN OPENED AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION (DP05005) REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,800.

NHTSA complaint #10210033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR.

NHTSA complaint #10204468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

MARCH 16, 2007. V8 (5.4L) I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT.MY 1999 V8 5.4 HAD BLOWN THE SPARK PLUG CERAMIC PORTION OUT OF THE HEAD. I MADE IT HOME DRIVING IT LIKE THAT (5 MILES) AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON EVENT FOR THE FORDS. HE IS NOW GOING TO TRY TO HELI-COIL THE PLUG HOLE TO SAVE ME A HEAD JOB, THO HE'S HAVING PROBLEMS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PLUG. NOW CHECKING THE WEB I SEE THERE ARE MANY MANY...OF FORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE FED HAS EVEN URGED FORD TO FIX AND RECALL THIS PROBLEM...

NHTSA complaint #10185382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

1999 FORD F150 4.2 LITER V-6 ENGINE. ONLY 52,000 MILES AND BLOWN ENGINE. STARTS BLOWING STEAM OUT OF EXHAUST, THEN ENGINE STARTS KNOCKING AND TIES UP BECAUSE OF HYDRO LOCK. COOLANT IN CYLINDERS LOCKS ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT BACK UP COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ALL STARTS WITH A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH CANNOT BE DETECTED UNTIL IT'S TO LATE. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ENGINE FROM 1997 TILL ????, WHO KNOWS IF THEY ARE ANY GOOD NOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10154832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS. ALL SHOPS SAID THAT THERE WAS A DEFICIENCY PROBLEM WITH SPARK PLUGS 6 AND 1; ALSO, ALL THREE SHOPS SAID THAT THE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT TWO TIMES (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $260.00 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR TWO TIMES AS WELL (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $70 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FOUR TIMES THE SPARK PLUG CABLES (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $35 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS (I HAVE THE OLD ONES AND HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $50 FOR EACH.) I HAS GO TO AUTOZONE THEE TIMES TO BORROW THE COMPUTER TO TRY TO GET THE CODES (BY THE WAY, IT GAVE ME THESE CODES: 401 AND 406); EVERY TIME I HAD TO BORROW THIS COMPUTER I HAD TO HAVE $90 SO THAT AUTOZONE COULD LEND ME THE COMPUTER. I HAD TO TOW MY VAN THREE TIMES, THIS FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT $350 (BY THE WAY, I SAVED MONEY ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE I HAD FRIENDS HELP ME TOW THE VAN, BY THIS I DO NOT MEAN THAT I DID NOT HAD TO PAY; I STILL PAID, IT JUST WAS LESS MONEY.) ONE OF THESE TIMES I HAD TO SPEND SEVEN HOURS IN THE FREEWAY. SINCE THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, I HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS 1 AND 6 FOR AS LONG AS I KEPT USING THE VAN AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH (THIS SOMETIMES I HAD TO DO IT WHILE WORKING WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOOSING POWER.) I HAVE NOT USED THE VAN FOR FOUR MONTHS AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FOR WORK. I HAD TO UNNECESSARILY BUY ANOTHER VAN. THIS TIME I BOUGHT A VAN FROM CHEVROLET BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WOULD GO THROUGH THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IF I BOUGHT ANOTHER VAN FROM FORD. UP TO THIS DAY I DID NOT KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN UNTIL I READ THE NEWSPAPER.

NHTSA complaint #10132810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AFTER CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND THE HEAT BLOWER STAYS ON. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

NHTSA complaint #10002143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, AND SAME DAY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. SWAY BAR HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY/GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING/WET FLOOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES/ LEAK FROM FIREWALL/FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED/EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED/BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS REPLACED, WERE NOT STAYING IN POSITION/BUMPER REPLACED 3 TIMES, RUSTING THROUGH,, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #881726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

STRONG FUMES, SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST, ARE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY , POSSIBLY DUE TO MOLD BUILDUP, CAUSING BACTERIA . DEALER HAS ONLY USED DEORDORTIZER AND DIONIVERING MACHINE, BUT IT DOES NOT HELP.

NHTSA complaint #880209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.