Complaint 614730
1999 FORD E-350 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Feb 24, 2007
- Complaint ID
- 614730
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-350
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Incident Date
- Feb 24, 2007
- Date Received
- Feb 27, 2007
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Owner Narrative
DURING NORMAL TOWN DRIVING, A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN FROM PASSENGER-SIDE ENGINE HEAD, SECOND FROM CLOSEST TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH ENGINE. PLUGS NOT RECENTLY REPLACED. NO OBVIOUS TELL-TALE SIGNS THAT FAILURE WAS IMMANENT. VAST MAJORITY OF VEHICLE'S 140K MILEAGE WAS LONG RUN ON INTERSTATE. THREADS WERE STRIPPED, IGNITION COIL WAS DESTROYED. NO INFORMATION FROM FORD REGARDING HOW TO FIX, OTHER THAN A DEALERS SUGGESTIONS TO REPLACE HEAD OR REPLACE ENGINE. NO INFORMATION ON FORDS WEB SITE. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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