10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$938.00
Average Mileage:
77,319 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- change design of plugs (1 reports)
- change design of spark plugs/5.4 engine (1 reports)
engine problem
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2009May 27
F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 59,638 miles
Ford dealer recommended not waiting to 100k miles to change spark plugs due to potential for them to get stuck and break when being changed. Dealer wanted $700 to change spark plugs due to time involved to remove the two plugs against the firewall.
Took truck to independent garage who had not had significant problems with 5.4 spark plug removal. However, they had three plugs break due to the two-piece design of the spark plug, and the bottom part breaking off the top part of the spark plugs. Showed me how all three plugs came apart, with the plugs from the vehicle.
Garage had to fish out the bottom part of the spark plugs, to keep them from dropping into the cylinders. $400 of additional labor. Total cost of changing 8 spark plugs $938.27.
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2009Sep 01
F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
I bought my 2year old vehicle used so that I could finally have something reliable. I have been a ford person for over 20 years. I recently had lost my employment and fell desperately behind on my bills. I finally got a new job and coming home the first day from work the truck lost power, started to spit and sputter and the exhaust was blowing out black smoke. I had thought I had gotten bad gas. I tried putting in the product to get rid of water in the gas and this did not help. I then took it in to have a diagnostic test done and they stated that my number 5 & 6 plugs were fouled out.
I thought great! no big deal to change a plug. WRONG! the first plug attempted broke off. We tried everything. Our local mechanic stated that he would not take on the job because there has been numerous complaints and it takes a special took and a lot of patience to get the remainder of the plug out.
Meanwhile, I have been going to work be it feat, friend, neighbor co-worker. It would be nice if Ford gave a helping hand for their poor design. Heck, IF I had known prior to attempting the simple job myself that there was such an issue I would have taken it to a dealership and had them do it "SOMEHOW" .
Utterly ridiculous! I also cannot believe that there is only 1 complaint listed on this issue since I have found out from experts dealing with this that the problem is with this engine model years 2004-2008!
STEP UP FORD AND CLEAN UP YOUR MESS, I MAY JUST HAVE TO COME DOWN THERE AND SMACK YOU ON THE NOSE WITH A NEWS PAPER!
NO LONGER A FAITHFUL FORD LOVER
sues
Bellevue, MI, USA
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