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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$3,200.00

Average Mileage:

42,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace the engine head (1 reports)
Ford F-150 engine problems

engine problem

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problem #1

2009May 29

F-150 XL 4.6L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,000 miles

This appears to be a known problem with the aluminum head, which only has 3 threads in some cylinders, which is not enough to keep the spark plug from ejecting.

Nick W.

Tallahassee, FL, USA

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