1997 F150 engine failure 4.2L 6 cyl motor bent or blew a rod after sound came from engine after starting it.

- Chiefland, FL, USA

Faulty head gasket causing oil and coolant to mix. Eventually having to replace the engine due to bent rods.

- Blaine, WA, USA

1997 Ford F25. This was the second spark plug to blow out of head. First repair cost $450, this time it cost me my truck, 2 cameras, gps, laptop computer and several other items as the truck cought on fire when spark plug hit fuel inection rail an started a fuel fire that burnt the truck to ground. Total loss. Burned my hands trying to save items in cab. Had a fire extinguisher, but high pressure fuel lines sprayed fire to fast. My girl friend, her dog, and I had 30 seconds to get out. In 2 minutes the cab was engulfed in flames. I will be dismantling this engine as I am a mechanic and machinist and plan to prove there were not enough threads securing spark plugs in thee alumin um heads. There were standards outlined for machining threads.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

'97 Ford F-150 4.2L V-6, lower intake gaskets failed, leading to hydrolocked engine. I have read hundreds of instances of this happening. Truck is now inoperable.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

While driving along a spark plug was blown out of the cylinder with the insuing loud banging scaring the driver and almost causing an accident. Ford dealer rethreaded spark plug hole and replaced spark plug.

- Lakeville, MN, USA

Front engin cover gasket failed in line with recall 99B29 cost of recovery by dealer 4,700, it would appear recall was inadequate and resulted in engin failer.

- Scottsmoor, FL, USA

I own a 1997 Ford F250 truck. On the below listed date, while driving at 0430 hrs in the morning on a two lane roadway, the third spark plug on the passenger side blew out of the cylinder head. I looked up information on internet and found that this problem has been occurring without warning or fault of the drivers/owners for a number of years. This just happened today and I have not contacted any repair service yet. It is obvious that this is a problem and Ford has not recognized the design fault. I was lucky I was able to get off the road safely due to the lack of engine power from this problem. My complaint is that the Ford Motor Company has known about this safety issue for several years and done nothing to notify owners of the potential dangerous situation not to mention unwarranted cost to vehicle owners that could possibly prevent this if it was known. It is pertanant that someone or some organization with standing and power deal with the Ford Motor Company on this issue. Thanks for your time.

- Fairfield, CA, USA

I had just arrived back in lakeland fl from a trip to the East coast. I stopped at a store to buy a few things and when I came out and started my 5.4 liter F- 250 light duty truck it blew a spark plug on the passenger side. It was the second plug from the rear. My truck is a 1997 Ford with 100500 approximately miles on it. I had it towed to the Ford dealership that I bought it from for repair. The service manager said he had never heard of Triton engines blowing spark plugs. I happened to know a person that worked in the service department and according to that individual it was a common problem normally requiring a new head at a cost of around $3000 but some could be repaired by lnstalling a new plug if I was lucky. However Ford would not guarantee the installation of a new plug repair. Upon going online I found out that alot of other people are haveing the same problem and Ford is doning little or nothing about it. I found that prior to the plug blowing most people were hearing a knocking noise on a cold start. I had heard that the week prior to my plug blowing. After the repair the noise was gone for about 4 days. We had a cold front come thru and when I started my truck that morning the noise was back and much worse. I traded my truck as a result. No old parts were available. They discarded them. They also assured me that they had retorqued all the plugs. I had had all the plugs replaced at approx. 80,000 miles by a Ford dealer. Bigsert makes a kit for installing an insert in Triton engines. It comes complete with all the special tools required to do the job. If there is not a demand for such a kit companies wont go th the expense of disigning such a kit.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

The vehicle stalls out and dies without warning. The dealer has been contacted.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Vehicle engine fire.

- Henryetta, OK, USA

While driving under wet or snowy road conditions the engine goes idle once taking foot off the gas pedal. Comsumer also stated that has loss of control of the vehicle once trying and putting on the brakes. Consumer contacted the dealer and was told that's how the engine was built into the fuel computer.

- Kremmling, CO, USA