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2.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
64,000 miles

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1997 Ford F-150 exhaust system problems

exhaust system problem

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1997 Ford F-150 Owner Comments

problem #1

Aug 082004

F-150 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 64,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I own a 1997 Ford F-150 truck, 4.2L V-6. my wife was driving the truck and with no warning the engine started knocking very badly, she was frightened and drove the truck home very slowly, which almost got her into an accident. After doing research with Ford mechanics and private mechanics, I found out the engine is a defective engine the years were 1997 and 1998. I contacted Ford and they will not stand behind their product. There customer service in detroit was no help at all. I bought the truck with 36,000 miles on it, took very good care of it, and it now has 64,000 miles on it and cannot be driven. I recently received a recall for the cruise control saying it could catch on fire. Unfortunately the truck can't be moved until I replace the engine, and it is in my garage. If this truck catches on fire and burns my house down Ford will be sued. There was no warning when the engine went, failure was total loss of engine, again Ford has done nothing.

- Ambridge, PA, USA

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