2001 Ford F Super Duty Engine Problems

FORD F250 2001 6.8 V-10 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT I JUST HAD TWO OF MY TEN PLUGS BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 F250 GAS 6.8 V-10 WITH 161K MILES. I TUNED UP THE ENGINE AT THE RECOMMENDED 100K MILES USING THE SPECIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THIS ENGINE. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WAS EXTREMELY CAREFUL DURING THE TUNE-UP AND PLUG REPLACEMENT. I AM A CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WITH FAA INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION. I USED A CERTIFIED TORQUE WRENCH TO INSTALL THE PLUG WITH THE CORRECT TORQUE. THERE WAS NO ERROR IN TECHNIQUE OR INSTALLATION ON THIS SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT. I JUST PAID $720 TO HAVE TWO SPARK PLUG HELI-COIL INSERTS DONE ON THIS ENGINE THAT BLEW OUT THE TWO FRONT LEFT PLUGS. THERE IS A SIMILAR PROCEDURE FOR AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM CYLINDERS (CALLED JUGS) WITH STRIPPED SPARK PLUG BOSS DEFECTS. AN AIRCRAFT SPARK PLUG HAS A LARGER 18MM DIAMETER PLUG WITH FULL DEPTH THREADS (NOT THE ? THREAD OF THE FORD V-10 AND OTHER FORD ENGINE DESIGNS). AIRCRAFT SPARK PLUGS ARE TORQUED TO 35 FT/LBS (VS THE 8.9 FT/LBS (107 IN/LBS) SPECIFIED BY FORD). THE MAXIMUM RPM OF MOST AIRCRAFT ENGINES IS 2700 RPM AS OPPOSED TO 6000+ RPM IN THE FORD ENGINES. THIS RESULTS IN A SIGNIFICANTLY LESS STRESS ON THE PLUG BOSS AREA THAT IT WOULD HAVE IN A FORD ENGINE. THE ENGINEERING THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO THIS FORD DESIGN IS TOTALLY NONSENSICAL OR NON-EXISTENT. THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULD DESIGN THIS THREAD DEPTH WITH ? DEPTH IN AN ALUMINUM HEAD INSTEAD OF THE FULLY AVAILABLE 7/8? OF THE SPARK PLUG THREADS THAT ARE INSTALLED. THIS IS A GROSS ERROR IN DESIGN CONSIDERATION THAT HAS RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF FORD ALUMINUM HEADS. HOW LONG BEFORE MY REMAINING 8 PLUGS BLOW? WHERE WILL I BE WHEN IT HAPPENS? WHAT WILL BE THE RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, VEHICLE OR PERSONS IN THE TRUCK? HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO REPAIR? *TR

NHTSA ID

10630671

Incident

Aug 28, 2014

Mileage

161,000 mi

WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP, AND THIS TERRIBLE NOISE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME DOWN, AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. HE FOUND THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG MISSING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, AND THEY INSTALLED A SPARK PLUG INSERT, AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG, AND COIL. $424.52 WAS TOTAL REPAIR BILL WHICH INCLUDED TOWING. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10321022

Incident

Mar 16, 2010

Mileage

123,475 mi

MY 2001 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I FINALLY HAD TO BUY AN INSERT KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF COST ME 450.00 PLUS A NEW IGNITION COIL FOR 55.00. FORD WOULD NOT EVEN THINK OF TAKING THE BLAME FOR THIS PROBLEM TELLING ME THAT IT IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN???????I DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE BUT I DID SEE SOME SMOKE AND SMELLED GAS VAPORS WHEN THE PLUG EJECTED IT ALSO SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MY WIFE AND I..IF IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT FROM THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE SUDDEN SHOCK FROM THE NOISE.. I REALLY THINK THIS FAILURE IN THE FORD TRITON MOTOR SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CLOSELY AND MAKE FORD RECALL THESE ENGINES....THANK YOU DAVE CURTIN *TR

NHTSA ID

10210127

Incident

Apr 8, 2007

Mileage

125,000 mi

ENGINE STALLS AT IDLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200714

Incident

Jun 3, 2005

2002 CLASS A MOTORHOME SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT THE ENGINE HEAD UPON START UP. *MR THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE #1 SPARK PLUG HAD EXITED THE ENGINE HEAD AND WAS LODGED IN THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC

NHTSA ID

10133430

Incident

Aug 1, 2005

Mileage

20,718 mi

I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH A DIESEL MOTOR, I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR DIED FOR NO REASON. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WENT BAD. WHEN THIS PART GOES BAD THE ENGINE GOES DEAD. THE PROBLEM IS THESE TRUCKS ARE MADE FOR TOWING TRAILER AND WHEN THE MOTOR DIES FOR NO REASON YOU HAVE NO POWER TO STEER THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE NO LONGER WORK. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052650

Incident

Nov 5, 2003

Mileage

62,000 mi

MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO STALL OUT IN REVERSE SINCE 9/19/01. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE THAN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SEEKINS FORD IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION. CURRENTLY HE HAS 12 FORD F-SERIES TRUCK THAT ARE STALLING OUT IN REVERSE. IT ONLY STALLS OUT AT -10DEGREES OR COLDER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO A SYNTHETIC FLUID BUT AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT IT STALLED 5 TIMES AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE. I HAVE HAD NO HELP FROM FORD AND I AM VERY WORRIED THAT MY TRUCK WILL STALL OUT AND NOT START IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I CANNOT BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT STALLING OUT 3-5 TIMES. MY STARTER IS NOW GETTING USED 5 TIMES AS MUCH AND I THINK THE REST OF MY TRUCK IS ALSO GETTING DAMAGE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CALL MANY DIFFERENT NUMBERS AND NOW I AM ALMOST TWO MONTHS INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ASKS PEOPLE NOT TO CALL CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. THE SEEKINS FORD SERVICE MANAGER(AL) 907-459-4079 HAS A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

755764

Incident

Nov 19, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

747229

Incident

Jun 20, 2001

SKIPS 3RD GEAR AND MOTOR RATTLES LOUDLY

NHTSA ID

745535

Incident

Nov 26, 2000