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1999 Ford Ford Truck Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Dec 7, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
24%
of 33 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Ford Ford Truck submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Dec 7, 2005

DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN LOAD SOUND CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD SOUNDED LIKE BACK FIRING. EXPEDITION WAS TOWED TO MECHANICS. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HIMSELF HAD TOWED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 EXPEDITIONS DUE TO THIS SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND WE LIVE IN A SMALL COMMUNITY. AFTER EXAMINING, MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT ONE HALF OF THE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT OF THE HEAD AND STRIPING THE THREADS ON ITS WAY OUT. HE CALLED FELLOW MECHANIC THAT WORKS AT FORD WHO TOLD HIM HE HAS REPLACED MANY FORDS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THREADS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR HOLDING SPARK PLUG IN HEAD. OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO EJECTION OF PLUG. CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN TO THE OTHER SIDE A DIRECT QUOTE FROM MY MECHANIC. *JB

NHTSA ID
10144700
Incident
Dec 3, 2005
Engine
Filed May 13, 2005

1999 FORD DIESEL TRUCK OIL PAN LEAKS. *MR THE OIL PAN DETERIORATED PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FIX OF THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS TALKED TO MANY FORD TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *SC

NHTSA ID
10121564
Incident
May 1, 2005
Mileage
54,078 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 6, 2005

AS PER OIL LEAK PER HEAD GASKETS ON FORD 1999 4.6 AND 5.4 ENGINES . THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AT 30000 + MILE FOR A BAD HEAD GASKET , NOW AT 80,000 MILES IT BAD AGAIN, IT'S LEAKING AND SMOKING DUE TO THE LEAK AND WITH SPEAKING WITH SERVICE CENTERS THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE, FOR ?ENGINE FIRE OR ???*AK

NHTSA ID
10116493
Incident
Apr 1, 2004
Mileage
74,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 29, 2003

THERE WAS A SUPER CHARGER INTER COOLER LEAK IN 1999, FORD TRUCK. IT WAS SPILLING COOLANT DIRECTLY INTO THE MOTOR INTAKE. THIS WAS A SAFETY/EMISSIONS PROBLEM WITH COOLANT CLOGGING THE O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONSUMER BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE, AND RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. FORD CONTRACT NOR AFTERMARKET SERVICE CONTRACT COVERED THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10036878
Incident
Aug 1, 2003
Mileage
20,000 mi
Engine
Filed Feb 15, 2003

99 LIGHTNING SHOOTING SPARK PLUGS OUT. PH

NHTSA ID
10007565
Incident
Aug 20, 2001
Mileage
22,500 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 4, 2002

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A TREMENDOUS POP. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE #6 PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD TAKING THE COIL PACK WITH IT. THE ENTIRE HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HEAR THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE FORD TRITON V-8 ENGINES WHICH UTILIZE THE ALLUMINUM HEADS.

NHTSA ID
766716
Incident
Jul 15, 2002
Engine
Filed Dec 23, 2001

OIL LEAK NOTICED ON DRIVEWAY, DEALER FOUND PASSENGER-SIDE REAR OF HEAD GASKET LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AT COST OF $1300, HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MANY OTHER 1999 5.4L ENGINES HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM RECURRING FREQUENTLY. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AND DO NOT KNOW IF THIS COMPONENT WAS ALREADY REPLACED PRIOR TO PURCHASE (BOUGHT AT 41K MILES). THIS SPECIFIC HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE 1999 5.4L ENGINES, MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO RECUR DUE TO DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING.

NHTSA ID
755979
Incident
Nov 20, 2001
Engine
Filed Aug 11, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
727612
Incident
Jul 15, 2000

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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