My 2000 Ford F-150 with 5.4 trident engine blew a spark plug out of the cylinder head. I had no problems before this. I understand this happens to hundreds of 5.4 engines. There are no recalls for this defect. Can anything be done about this motor?I cannot afford the $3000 repair bill. Ford knows about this but will not do anything about it.

- Riverdale, MI, USA

I own a Ford lightning pick up truck that recently blew a spark plug out of the diver side cylinder head. This was caused by insufficient engagement of the spark plug in the cylinder head, an engineering oversight that needs to be fixed.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

Exhaust fumes seep into cab causing consumer to fall asleep. Consumer fell asleep once and woke up after hitting a guardrail. Leak was so bad that consumer has to leave window cracked to drive. Dealer found leaks in joint of the pipe. Vehicle has been to dealer 5 times, and muffler was replaced to help back up.

- Catoosea, OK, USA

Copy of letter to Ford and bill utter E-mailed to webmaster 8/14/00. Hard copy to follow. No safety defect listed.

- Corinth, TX, USA

After vehicle started, vehicle ran rough. Pure gas vapor (heavy white fog) pumped out the exhaust pipe. When vehicle was lifted for tow, gasoline poured from the exhaust system. Vehicle serviced at mark Ford Mercury Inc, 493 danbury road, new milford, ct 860-354-2226

- New Milford, CT, USA

Suddenly in reverse the truck took off like a rocket, driver had no control of the vehicle, rear wheels were spinning at very high speed.

- Houston, TX, USA