Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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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 2001 Ford Supercrew submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR AND BROKE THE COIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. *TR
THE PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT FOR SOME REASON, I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR 30 YEARS. AFTER DOING TALKING TO PEOPLE THE 5.4 ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM OF PLUGS BLOWING OUT. BOTH MY SONS AND NEPHEW HAVE FORD TRUCKS WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE AND ALL HAVE HAD BLOWN PLUGS. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND THE COST OF THIS IS OUT OF MY BUDGET. BUT I EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS. CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I DO EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND ITS GOOD NAME. I TALKED TO SOME POLICE OFFICERS AND THEY SAID THAT IS THE REASON THAT THE FORCES ARE NOW BUYING DODGE VEHICLES, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD LET THIS HAPPEN BY BEING THE TOP MAKERS. THIS NEWS WILL GO NATION WIDE IF FORD DOESN'T DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW. *JS
2001 FORD F -150 SUPER CREW TRITON V8 HAS BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT PLUGS IN THE 3 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED IT IT WAS USED WHEN BOUGHT MY SON DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION THE NEXT NIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT FIRST PLUG BLEW FACTORY SET SECOND TIME WAS IN COVENTON KY 2ND TIME 3RD TIME WAS COMING HOME YESTERDAY FROM TRIP NEW SET OF PLUGS WAS STUCK AT A GAS STATION FOR 2 HOURS THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED SOME HOW
2001 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW. 4.6L TRITON V8 ENGINE. #3 SPARKPLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE THREADS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE PLUG. 109,000 MI. ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED PLUGS IN VEHICLE. NEVER REPLACED OR TOUCHED BEFORE. *TR
2001 F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN GARAGE DESTROYING F150, MOTORCYCLE NEXT TO IT, AND TRUCK OUTSIDE GARAGE. MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO HOME, MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE TO HOME. *TR
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD SUPERCREW WITH 63,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL WAS DEFECTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL WIRE AND CYLINDER TWICE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 5.4L ENGINES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME ON 3/30/2007 FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.*AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR
IN MAY AND OCTOBER 2006 THE SAME SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIMES IT REQUIRED A NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK. FIRST TIME WAS ON TRIP BACK FROM TX TO CA. JUST STARTED TRUCK IN VEGAS AND IT BLEW. IN OCTOBER WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET HOME FROM WORK AND BLEW. TRAVELING 20 MPH. *NM
WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. SOUND GOT MUCH LOUDER WITH A BANG OR CLUNK UNDER THE HOOD. TRUCK WAS STOPPED AT THAT POINT AND TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT" OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE ONLY REPAIR THAT THEY RECOMMENDED WAS CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT, $2700 AND ONE WEEKS TIME. A QUICK LOOK AT THE INTERNET, PLACING THE WORDS "SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT" IN YAHOO SEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF FORD 5.4 AND V10 TRITON ENGINE, MOST REQUIRED CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. IT IS REPORTED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THIS CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN FLAW REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO COVER ALL OR PART OF THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, AS IT IS NOT A RESULT OF IMPROPER OPERATION AR MAINTENEANCE BUT IS OBVIOUSLY A CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN FLAW.
DEVELOPED A SEVER OIL LEAK ON BOTH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER REPAIRED AT A COST OF 2100.00 DOLLARS. ONLY HAD 52000 MILES.*AK
OIL LEAK AT HEAD GASKET. REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. WHAT ARE THEN CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? HAS THIS PROBLEM CAUSED ANY DAMAG TO THE ENGINE?
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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