9.3
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $580
- Average Mileage:
- 150,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 27 complaints
Most common solutions:
- insert or new heads (19 reports)
- not sure (8 reports)
« Read the previous 20 complaints
Ford alum. heads SUCK!!!! Never know when the next plug will blow!!!!
- rottmom, Sand Springs, OK, US
Sucks because u never know when the next one will blow. Ford knows about this problem, won't recall. All models of this motor is doing this. I have spoke 2 people with 1500 miles all the way up to 300,000 miles and they all do it.
- rottmom, Sand Springs, OK, US
We were on our way to S. Carolina with our 5th wheel camper when climbing a grade in West Virginia, I blew my first plug. We had to spend the night in back of a Ford dealership till the service dept. opened. After telling them my problem they proceeded to try to sell me a new engine or a new engine head costing anywhere from $3,000.00 to $5,000.00 and a minimum of three days to repair. After telling them No Way, the repaired the sparkplug hole with an insert and about 30 minutes later and $350.00 lighter in the pocket, I was on my way South... This was my first experience....It happened again a couple of years later on our way to Pennsylvania!! Had to rent a car that time and limped into the campgroung with the engine making the awful noise.
- thegarymeister, Wadsworth, OH, US
Lost a plug on our way to PA. Limped into the campground there around 10pm making a lot of embarrassing noise. Had to rent a car for a few days while local garage repaired problem.
- thegarymeister, Wadsworth, OH, US
I live in Vancouver B.C Canada and in the process of going to small claims court trial with Ford in the new year. As I have blown three plugs out of my f250 SUPERDUTY 5.4 If you have any info receipts or would like to share your problem to help me in my fight it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Cam
604-836-1117
blownplugs@yahoo.ca
- juzda, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
I live in Vancouver B.C Canada and in the process of going to small claims court trial with Ford in the new year. As I have blown three plugs out of my f250 SUPERDUTY 5.4 If you have any info receipts or would like to share your problem to help me in my fight it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Cam
604-836-1117
blownplugs@yahoo.ca
- juzda, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
We are sick & tired of this CRAP with the Ford alum. heads. They need to recall these heads and they know it!!!
- rottmom, Sand Springs, OK, US