The factory spark plug blew out of the cylinder head on my Ford F-150. My wife was driving the vehicle home after picking my son up from daycare. A fire started under the hood and passer by was kind enough to stop and help put it out. I had a machinist fix the head and I am able to drive the truck again. It scares me to think that a manufacturer is allowed to produce a vehicle that could have killed my family. I have learned that I will never own another Ford vehicle with this type of engine and I will encourage others to the same.

- Hastings, MI, USA

Spark plug blow out on 2000 F150 5.4 Triton engine. Damaging coil and head. Releasing fuel mixture into engine compartment creating an environment for potential explosion.

- Brownsville, PA, USA

2000 Ford F-150 #3 spark plug blows out of cylinder head. This incident has happened twice.

- Redmond, OR, USA

I parked my 2000 Ford F 150, about [2] hrs later I heard noises outside, I went to see what the noise was, and my truck was in flames.

- Greenwich , NY, USA

2000 Ford F-150 blew out a spark plug while driving on highway.

- Cave Springs, AR, USA

On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, I drove to work and arrived at 9:00am without incident. At 11:00am I was notified that my truck (2000 Ford F150) was on fire in the parking lot. It appears that an electrical fire had started in the engine compartment. I read later (online) that there is a recall on numerous Ford vehicles regarding a default with a cruise control switch that has constant power that has lead to numerous F150's (and other Ford vehicles) to unexpectedly burst into flames. This appears to have been caused by this problematic switch because the fire started in the location where this defective switch is located. Fortunately nobody was injured and the vehicle was insured.

- West Seneca, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The vehicle caught fire while parked in front of the contact's residence. The contact stated that the fire originated under the hood and then spread to the front seat and rear of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was 148,000.

- Cedar Hill, TX, USA

2000ford F150 burned to the ground causing damage to house.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F150. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from the front end of his vehicle. He then noticed flames coming from the fuel injector cylinders. The contact extinguished the flames. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 05V388000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle has not yet been taken to the dealer to determine the cause of the failure. No repairs have been made. The failure and current mileages were 222,000.

- Mannford, OK, USA

My Ford-150 pick-up started making a small noise for a few days. I went out to start my truck and it no longer was a small noise but one big loud noise. I had my oil and plugs changed on October 15, 2008. Upon raising the hood I found that one of the spark plugs had blown out from where it was suppose to be. The plug looked like it was the old one and that made me think that they had not changed my plugs. The truck was towed to the dealer and he informed me that the plug was one of the new ones but that the head hid blown the plug out. (I hope I am saying this right). The service manager told me that there had been a lot of problems with this happening to the Ford trucks but that no recall had ever been issued. It seams that there is some weak spots due to the metal not being strong enough to hold the plugs in. I have been researching this problems and there are a lot of people complaining about this same situation.

- Holden, MO, USA

I was backing out of my driveway and one of my sparkplugs blew out of the hole. I had to bring it to the shop where they retapped the hole and installed a new spark plug for a total of $275.

- Lutcher, LA, USA

My Ford F150 was parked in my driveway for approximately 24 hours without being used. I wan notified the truck was on fire in my driveway, burning the entire engine compartment and the whole cab of my truck. I also sustained damage to my fence and my neighbors fence. The heat was so intense it melted the vinyl siding on the entire side of my house where vehicle was parked. The vehicle was approximately 12 feet from house.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

The truck was driven to 2miles very close to home. This is the first time occuring. The truck caught on fire and what I did was call the fire fighters to come. Therefore I got the hose and pointed it at the truck and it turned off.

- Dallas, TX, USA

I was just driving and felt a vibration and have spent a lot of money trying to figure the problem out and no one knows why it is vibrating. I have had my tires road forced and check. I have had an alignment. I have had my crankshaft checked. I have had the tires balanced. I saw a bulletin on valves and that seems to be the closest to my situation I have the information on the valves and will be happy to share that with you. I have spent a lot of money at the dealer and independent shops even a transmission shop and no one can figure it out. I would like to have this 1-2 year problem solved. The front end has been replaced and check as well.

- Natick, MA, USA

2000 Ford F-150 burst into flames while parked in my driveway on May 15th at 3:30 pm. Vehicle was not running, no key in the ignition, had not been started or driven on said date.

- Riverdale, CA, USA

Franklin (tn) fire department responded to a vehicle fire at 108 calvecade cir. Upon arrival we found one pickup truck at the engine compartment fully involved. We extinguished the fire with a 1 3/4 hose from the front bumper. Vehicle details are as follows: Make: Ford shipping date: 01/20/00 dealer code: 23I050 invoice date: 01/18/00 invoice number: 2fyca49209 mco issued: Y horsepower: 4030 number of cylinders: 8 shipping weight: 4312 gross vehicle weight: 63000 color up: R1 component parts component type: Airbag (driver) component id: 2ajx355M30521 component type: Airbag (passenger) component id: RA0131129 dealer - 1 dealer make: Ford dealer code: 23I050 dealer: Murphy-graham Ford dealer address: La place, la 700681417 dealer phone: 5046512881 set up date: 02/07/95 dealer status: Active

- Franklin, TN, USA

Spark plugs that were supposed to last 100,000 miles ( motorcraft platinum) lasted under 55,000 miles. The plug separated from the insulator, one even disintegrated, causing misses in the engine and all the wires to the plugs to melt and adhere to what was left of the plugs. 6 plugs - 6 cylinders.

- Paradis, LA, USA

30,000 miles motor started knocking, spun a bearing, had motor repaired now motor is knocking again. Ford motor and dealership denied any responsability

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

At about 13:30 am on July 25th my 2000 Ford F-150 caught fire 3 days after the last time I used it.

- Riverside, CA, USA

F-150 caught fire while sitting in driveway. Vehicle totaled.

- Dallas, TX, USA