Spark plugs keep blowing out of the engine, while accelerating, has done five times, , when it does vehicle stalled possibly care cause an accident, almost got hit by a truck trying to turn,

- Mitchell, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-250. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 05V017000 (vehicle speed control). While the vehicle was parked, smoke spontaneously emerged from under the hood and the vehicle caught fire without warning. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was taken to battlefield Ford commercial truck center (8980 mathis ave, manassas, va 20110, (703) 368-3231) who stated that they were waiting on authorization. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A fire report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 144,840.

- West Springfield, VA, USA

2001 Ford F250. Consumer writes in regards to issues with the motor. The consumer stated the motor would back fire and blow out. The consumer stated there was a recall on the motor, but the manufacturer would not honor the recall. The consumer stated the vehicle blew it's last spark plug.

- Nilwood, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a fire was detected coming from underneath the driver's side wheel. The contact also mentioned that the driver side of the vehicle exploded. A police report was filed. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not taken or towed to a dealer or independent mechanic for a diagnostic test or repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in the NHTSA campaign number: 05V170000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Bryant, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-250. While the vehicle was idling at a stop sign, the contact heard a loud abnormal popping noise coming from the engine compartment. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where they replaced the spark plug taps and diagnosed that the intake manifold needed to be replaced. The manifold was not replaced. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 128,000.

- Goldendale, WA, USA

5 the jected spark plug going down road at 45 mph

- Galena, OH, USA

Spark plug ejections

- Galena, OH, USA

The cylinder head gaskets are a manufacturer defect. They used inferior quality gaskets which result in engine malfunction. This manufacturer defect pertains to a 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty 5.4L V8. I am aware this issue became prevalent in 1999 Ford F-250 models and this issue carried forward to 2001. There was a recall for this issue for 1999 models - $4,500 per unit to replace complete engine assemblies where this manufacturer defect was most prevalent with cylinder head gaskets. Ford did not rectify this safety issue as it persisted in their 2001 models. A recall is necessary to rectify this manufacturer defect. www.autonews.com/article/20020401/sub/204010753/Ford-hits-another-quality-snag

- Salem, CT, USA

Spark plug ejected from the engine block, as vehicle was moving on a highway. Disabled, needed a tow. Repair very expensive.

- Goleta, CA, USA

Spark plug blown out of head. Spark plug #7 blew out 9 months ago. Now plug #8 blew out. Mechanic says it's due to poor design of aluminum head and insufficient threads. Both times, this happened while coasting at a slow speed (< 30 mph).

- Arvada, CO, USA

The sparkplug blew out for the second time. The first time was about 9 months ago. Running fine then about 40 mph the plug blew out

- Elyria, OH, USA

I was in the process of running a medical in my personal truck when I starting the engine it popped and when I checked it out I noticed the engine blew out a spark plug. So when I called the parts store they said the type of motor I have in my truck is bad for blowing them like that and to fix it would cost a pretty penny so my question is if you all and Ford knows theres a problem how come they dont have to fix I know so far it hasnt been an saftey issue yet when will it be or is it a consumer issue.

- Danbury, NC, USA

While traveling at approximately 35 mph on a city street, the spark plug was blown out of the cylinder destroying the threads, coil pack and spark plug.

- Modesto, CA, USA

Spark plug blowout.when driving on the highway had a sparkplug blow out of the engine.limped the truck home slowly with gas fumes every were.very dangerous. Ford wont admit they have a problem but they do have a fix.your dollars not theres.this is also the second time this has happened to me.

- Richfield, MN, USA

Motor ejected #3spark plug on passenger side.

- Sioux City, IA, USA

While I was driving along a hilly, winding road the engine of my 2001 F-250 diesel 4X4 truck unexpectedly shut off. I lost steering and braking. There were no lights on the dash. There was no prior indication of any problem with the engine or electrical system. I've had the truck for 12 years at the time and never experienced any problem like this. I was very fortunate to have been able to get the truck to the road's shoulder. After the truck stopped I put the shift into park. The key was still in the run position. I simply turned it to the start position and the engine started right up. I took it immediately to the local Ford dealer who ran diagnostics on the truck. They found no indication of a problem other than one battery's voltage was slightly low, but not out of acceptable range. I replaced both batteries as they were almost 3 years old. So far, I've not experienced this problem again.

- Saluda, NC, USA

The plugs blew!! this has happened repeatedly and as of now(7-2-2014) all have been replaced. Im sure that will start again but this is quite an expensive problem. My truck had 8 plugs...thank god they don't all blow at once!!

- Summerville, GA, USA

Was driving truck all of sudden I heard a loud pop then loud sound coming from under the hood. Called husband and took truck back home (approximately 2 miles). Husband started researching problem and found online that several people have had spark plugs explode and heard similar sound, this caused him to remove wires and inspect spark plugs. One of the spark plug had popped out and now the threads can't be used. I believe this is a known problem and Ford should be responsible for the damage.

- Bolingbrook, IL, USA

2001 Ford F150 was sitting out in driveway of owner's home. He had been home approx 1/2 hours when owners vehicle was on fire coming from the engine compartment. No fire damage to the inside cab of owners vehicle.

- Santa Clarita, CA, USA