1993 Ford F-150 Engine

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WITH A MANUFACURER ENGINE. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURREG AGAIN IN THE NEWLY INSTALLED ENGINE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A SCRAP ENGINE. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LEFT FOR WORK ON THIS DAY IN THE USUAL MANNER. TURNED ONTO US 19 FROM US 64. AS I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOPLIGHT THE TRUCK BACKFIRED OUT OF THE EXHAUST, I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT BACKFIRED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. I LOOKED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT. WHEN I STOPPED THE SMOKE BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRETRUCKS GOT THERE THE ENTIRE MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE BLAZING. *TR

DT:CONSUMER REPLACED FAN MOTOR TWICE BEFORE INCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON STATE ROAD 441 WHEN SMOKE CAME INTO CAB FROM VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH HELP FROM AN OFF DUTY FIREMAN. THE FIRE SPREAD TO INSIDE THE CAB. CONSUMER KEPT THE FAN HOUSING WHICH HAD BURNED INTO THE FIREWALL. FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FAN MOTOR STARTED FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT OIL FROM THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACTED.*AK

I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 5 TIMES SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WHEN I BRING THIS TO FORD'S ATTENTION THEY JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWER THAT THE DO NOT KNOW WHY MY TRUCK IS BLOWING ALTERNATORS, WHICH ALSO CAUSES ME TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY EVERY TIME THE ALTERNATOR GOES. I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND ALSO PURCHASED THE VEHICAL NEW AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

OIL PAN IS RUSTING OUT AN LEAKING OIL

THE OIL PAN LEAKED OIL. *JB....*AK

THE OIL PAN LEAKED OIL. *JB

CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF OIL PAN WHICH HAD RUSTED, THIS CAUSED OIL PAN GASKET TO BLOWOUT.*AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.*SLC

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE ERRUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THE OIL PAN IS RUSTING, AND OIL IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE OIL PAN HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST.*SLC

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED OIL PAN WAS RUSTED FROM INSIDE, CAUSING THE OIL PAN TO LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL THROUGH OUT OIL GASKET, AND IT LEAKED ON EXHAUST PIPE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WITHIN 60,000 MILES OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

OIL PAN RUSTED OUT. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING, SHOWING FRACTURE BETWEEN CYLINDERS TWO AND THREE. EXHAUST SOUNDS INCREASED BOTH DURING IDLE AND AT SPEED. NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS CRACKLING/POPPING AT IDLE AND A VERY LOUD HIGH-SPEED TURBULENCE (AS IF FROM A LARGE ENGAGED CLUTCH FAN) WHEN ACCELERATING. CRACKED MANIFOLD HAS TRIGGERED "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON LONG TRIPS (AFTER 3+ HOURS HIGHWAY DRIVING). HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT THE CRACKED MANIFOLD IS A REPLACEMENT. APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY AND WITHOUT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE (I.E. DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER, OVER ROUGH TERRAIN). INCREASED EXHAUST NOISE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE WAS ONLY HEARD AT WIDE-OPEN THROTTLE, AND PROGRESSED TO A FULL-TIME LEAK WITHIN 30 DAYS. OTHER STORIES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE ABOUND, I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE OF DESIGN.*AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.*AK

ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING ONLY IN HEAVEY TRAFFIC; DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

#7 PISTON BURNED UP. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED FROM FORD MOTOR CO. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH,NO WARRANTY,FIRE HAZARD. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT, LEAKING OIL, NO RECALL!!!! THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. NO WARRANTY. *AK

HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON & THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE PASSENGER HAS MS & WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FOOT. THE LEFT FOOT SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RADIATING HEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL & HAD SEVERAL LAYERS OF SKIN REMOVED BURNED AREA. LEFT FOOT HAS NOT PROPERLY HEALED. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK