Complaint 915102

2001 FORD SUPERCREW • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Apr 18, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
915102
Make
FORD
Model
SUPERCREW
Model Year
2001
Incident Date
Apr 18, 2012
Date Received
Apr 19, 2012
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Owner Narrative

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

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.