Complaint 861282

2009 FORD E-350 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Mar 15, 2011

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
861282
Make
FORD
Model
E-350
Model Year
2009
Incident Date
Mar 15, 2011
Date Received
Jun 12, 2011
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Owner Narrative

ON 03/15/11 SPARK PLUG #6 BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD OF ENGINE CAUSING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. ON 06/01/11 SPARK PLUG #3 BLEW OUT SAME ODORS RESULTED. DEALER RETHREADED HOLE(S). METAL SHAVINGS COULD NOW BE IN THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT REPAIR AND MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. GASOLINE COULD IGNITE CAUSING A FIRE AND/OR IMPAIRED VISION. [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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