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really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

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Average Mileage:

47,608 miles

Total Complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

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Ford F-150 engine problems

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problem #2

2009Jul 20

F-150 5.4L Triton V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 79,000 miles

I have a 2004 Ford F150 5.4 V8 Triton and I just spent $1500 dollars on a tune-up for the truck! It's not just my engine, it's every one of these engines. Check out this motor and see for yourselves what is happening.

It was running rough so I took it to my local mechanic. He called me and said there is a TSB on this engine and the tune-up will be $700. Then he couldn't get the plugs out so we paid to have it towed to Ford and they pulled 4 broken plugs for another $700 Towed it back to the mechanic to finish the job.

500 miles later I lost the motor. They scoped it at another Ford dealer and said the first cylinder piston's head looked like the surface of the moon? They told me only a piece of hardened steel or ceramic could do that to a piston.

Still working the equation. Spent $1500 then lost the motor. Ouch. Hurts my comedy tour.

Johnny Biscuit

http://comedybailout.blogspot.com
Lighten up, choose happy!

johnnyb

Provo, Utah, USA

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problem #1

2009Mar 25

F-150 Supercrew 5.4L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 16,215 miles

I had previously posted this as it first happened last year. I'm glad both times I was on a side street and not a freeway as the vehicle just stops when the wrench light comes on. Even though the warranty is expired I have no choice but to take it to the dealer next week to get it checked.

Update from Jul 10, 2009: I had previously posted this as it first happened last year. I'm glad both times I was on a side street and not a freeway as the vehicle just stops when the wrench light comes on. Even though the warranty is expired I have no choice but to take it to the dealer next week to get it checked. I took it to the dealer; they could not find info in the computer. They did various tests and suggested replacing the throttle body and reprogram pcm. As I'm leery of the truck failing on a freeway, I approved at a total cost of $484.72. I did file a complaint with the NTSB as I found similar complaints on the internet. Instead of going into ""limp mode" to get somewhere safe, the engine just quits. I don't know if NTSB will investigate, but I believe it's a seriouc problem.

loug

San Antonio, TX, USA

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