The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-250. When the contact exited and returned to the vehicle, it made an abnormal sound when it was restarted. Suddenly, a fire erupted under the hood, which spread to the cabin of the vehicle. The driver fell and hurt her knee while attempting to exit the vehicle quickly. Medical treatment was required. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. There was extensive damage to the front end of the vehicle. The insurance company was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The dealer was not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 300,000.

- Harned, KY, USA

While driving, there was a loud explosion, then engine was running rough and loud. Mechanic stated that due to a faulty design, the #7 spark plug had been shot from the engine, damagine the ignition coil and allowing fuel to spray from the injectors onto the now loose spark plug. Mechanic stated I was lucky this did not result in an engine fire. Engine is Ford 5.4L V8. Mechanic explained that the design of the engine means that the aluminum heads have approx. Half as many threads as a normal spark plug, meaning that this is a frequent occurrence and Ford is aware of the fire risk but has chosen not to address.

- Redmond, WA, USA

Water leaking through windshield causing damage to electrical components under dash. GEM module need S to be replaced. Possibly fuse box as well.

- Danvers, MA, USA

1999 Ford F-150 caught fire and burt to the ground in a parking lot. Fire started under the engine compartmant stated by a witness. The vehicle was sitting about 2 hours before it caught fire. Found numerous recall articles on the web about a switch catching fire.

- San Jose, CA, USA

My family and I were 25 miles from home in our 1999 Ford F-250 when a spark plug blew out of the head. I had the truck towed to the Ford dealership and was told that even though the truck had less than 75,000 miles. I had to pay for the repair. This repair cost us over $3,000.

- Mcneal, AZ, USA

August 24 my F150 truck caught fire nearly killing me and destroying my house. I notified Ford they said they would get back to me when they did the letter states that I owned a Windstar van and there was nothing they could do for me because the Windstar has no investigations..I do not a Windstar they had the correct VIN number and this did dot get reported to you in the investigations truck is 100% loss and I need correct compensation for my loss.

- Bellevue, WA, USA

1999 Ford F250 experienced problems with the cigarette lighter. When the lighter was hot it would pop out of it's chamber and onto the floor of the vehicle. The consumer was concerned that a fire would occur. The dealer was able to fix the problem.

- Bend, OR, USA

Last March of 2004 one of my employees was driving our companys truck 1999 Ford F-250. When smoke rised from the hood and the truck burst into flames. His dog was trapped in the backseat and was passed out from smoke. Fortunately the dog was rescued by aaron M foster my son and employee who was driving the Ford. We had liability insurance only and they wouldnt cover the truck, resulting in a complete loss.

- Landeer, WY, USA

When accelerating a spark plug blew out. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

Driving down the road, I heard this loud pop sound. Immediately following, were multiple popping sounds, so I pulled into the immediate parking lot on my right to take a look. Upon examining the engine, I discovered that the 3rd spark plug was blown out. Had to get a ride to Napa to get more spark plugs. After several attempts at trying to replace it (being the mechanically inclined person that I am) I realize that I had a bigger problem on my hands. The threads are shot and will now have to have my vehicle towed to a nearby facility for repairs that are estimated between $1500 to $2000 (conservatively).

- Centennial, CO, USA

While driving 55 mph a loud banging noise was heard from the front. Consumer pulled over, lifted up the hood, and noticed that a spark plug popped out of the socket. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the spark plugs became loose and separated. They needed to be replaced, but problem was not resolved. The vehicle's engine had to be replaced because the threads holding the spark plugs were manufactured in the engine block. The treads wore due to engine vibration.

- Los Gatos, CA, USA

While driving 25 mph spark plug disconnected from the engine, causing vehicle to stall. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

Spark plug in the #7 cylinder suddenly blew out, Ford comments were that they were sympathetic, but that the cost of repair would be born by me($3000). After doing some internet research I find this seems to be a problem with many others who utilize the 5.4 liter engine, even the dealer acknowledges he has had several cases. These were factory installed original plugs. **dimsii IVOQ entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768315

- Botsford, CT, USA

The head gasket was not operating correctly and that the vehicle kept blowing spark plugs.

- Cassville, WI, USA