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Spark plug ejected 2002 ford van.
I have had 3 spark plug this year come shooting out of ey 2002 ford e350 v10.
2002 ford e350 ambulance van. Person placed the key in ignition. Switched to on position (not turn the engine on). White smoke started coming out from under the steering wheel area. Smoke got thicker then grey. Flames started coming out from under the steering wheel area. Unable to save the vehicle. Completely burned in hospital parking lot. No injuries. Http://www.ocregister.com/articles/reported-fire-valley-2363353-call-fountain.
The contact owns a 2002 ford e350.while driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud pop and the check engine light illuminated.the vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the spark plugs.the failure occurred three times.the first time, it was plug # 7 ( coil was tightened), followed by plug # 1 (rethreaded), and lastly plug # 3 (not repaired).plug #'s 1 and 3 detached and plug # 7 was loose.the current mileage is 79,700 and failure mileage was 65,359.
I was driving my van when a very loud explosion occured. Pull over to side of road and shut off van. Exited van and smelled a strong gasoline odor. Open hood and found a spark plug & coil laying on top of engine! the spark plug just exploded out. This van was taken to dealer and the "heavy" tech said that this has happen before, because of lack of threads on engine head four to be exact. Ford recomends that the plug be change at 100,000 miles. This e350 van has 77,000 miles on it with the original plugs still in it. Ford has no current recall on this problem.
The truck shuts off. It sometimes is intermittent (runs fine at cruise, but wont idle) or it could be absolute. (truck just up and died! no reason!) there is no timeline, no precursor, no warning. I can drive for 200 miles, then it happens, or 1 to 7 miles.the failure is a stall. Engine light comes on,if a stall comes and doesn't shut down the truck, (usually because the rpm's are being revved up.)and is restarted, the engine light will no longer be on. The engine will restart, or not restart, but eventually it will restart. Then failure again. It started march 1 and continues. All else appears to be functioning fine.i believe it is the camshaft position sensor. I have not yet verified this with a mechanic, but if this is the problem a ford part will be bought and it will be replaced.
Head on vehicle stripped because of the way it is made. There was a recall on regular e350 but mine is an rv. It was in motion when the spark plug popped out while driving down the highway on i-65 in birmingham alabama.
This 350 econoline, 8cyl., extended bodyvan was purchased new, and i am the original owner.the vehicle has only 120k miles on it since 2002.beginning several years ago, my mechanic complained of severe frame erosion, having had to reinforce andre-weld several parts back onto the frame, including but not limited to the brackets which support the rear leaf springs. (two ocurrances-- left and right sides).last week, my employee complained of some rear end swayingat moderate speed cornering.we discovered a cross-tie connection between the side rails at the rear of the vehicle's frame had rotted away, thus causing some unwanted frame movement.if it weren't for a heavy-duty towing package i had purchased with the vehicle in 2002, i believe the left and right sides of the vehicle's under-framing would have twisted and separated from the body years ago ! also beginning a few years ago, was the decay of the vehicle's engine block, as three separately timed spark plugs had literately 'blown' out of the threaded wells of the engine block.my mechanic had to adapt heli-coil kits into re-bored holes in the vehicle'sspark plug wells.it's only a matter of time before these kits come loose, and blow -outagain.i'm already experiencing a painfully ominous compression loss in one (or more) of the cylinders.could ford have purchased some inferior metals, thus producing a line of junk vehicles?
The contact owns a 2002 ford e-350. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2002 ford e-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred three times over a period of four years. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
The contact owns a 2002 ford e350.while driving approximately 20 mph on normal road conditions, the contact heard a loud noise that sounded like an explosion.the vehicle proceeded to a stop sign and resumed normal operation.the failure occurred without warning.the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the spark plug blew out in the engine.the vehicle was repaired.the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion for an identical failure.the dealer replaced the spark plugs.the failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 72,000.
Driving down a street at approx. 40mph i heard a bang and then a bunch of air escaping. Sounded like an exhaust leak.spark plug was blown out of number 2 cylinder. Had repaired at local repair shop, put in a new heli coil.since 7-6-09 has happened again.this time number 8 cylinder.these ford engines don't have enough thread on the engine heads to hold the spark plugs in. It's probably going to keep happening until all of the threads are replaced.
My 2002 ford e-350 has been found to have a spark plug blow out. This hapened without notice. I have been told that i need a tune-up. I have researched online and found many complaints about ford truck engines ejecting spark plugs. I'm concerned that if all the plugs are replaced, that the problem may not fuller be solved without some very expensive work.
Ford e350 5.4l trinton engine blew out spark plug. It happened when i resumed driving after stopping at a red light. Researched this out and found hundreds and hundreds of complaints on the internet.
2002 ford e350 5.4lspark plug #7 blow out.the average consumer would think that something was wrong with the exhaust system before ever knowing or expecting that compressed fuel was being pumped into the engine compartment from the exposed spark plug orifice. At the same time, the sparked plug coil wire is still active, combining a non-contained fuel / spark condition, possibly resulting in fire or explosion.
The vehicle in question was purchased used with 82,000 showing on the odometer. I owned the vehicle for 2 1/2 months prior to this engine issue. Left for work on the morning of dec. 20 2006. I am an in home service plumber. Approach. 1:30 pm on the aforementioned day, i started my vehicle to leave one job and proceed to another, and upon starting the vehicle, heard a very loud pop, followed by a continuous exhaust leak type sound. Upon further visual investigation, i discovered that a spark plug was laying on top ofthe manifold and the number 2 cylinder coil pak was distorted and pulled away from it's attached position over that cylinder. The failure was the plug ejecting out of the cylinder head ( per dealer ) and the consequences are missed days of employment until the vehicle is repaired. The repair will cost me around 4800,00, new cylinder head plus labor to install. Vehicle is an e- 350 cargo 2002. 5.4 triton.i was unemployed 7 months prior to this vehicle purchase. The new job i have requires me to purchase a service vehicle.
Ford 2002 e-350 5.4l triton. Two spark plugs have blown out so far. Original plugs appx 95,000 miles. Ford says the plugs should not be changed until 100,000 miles.
Started my 2001 ford e-350.after 10-15 seconds, large pop and engine died.opened hood and found right rear spark plug had blown out of engine.i'm an engineer and i've been working on engines of all descriptions for 35 years.this is an obvious engineering defect.ford should replace the parts.we have a fleet of fords.i now wish it was a fleet of chevy's.
Engine failure on 2002 e350 ford van. Van was being operated normally on a rainy day in california. Van stopped running. Driver restarted van and returned to yard. Van engine was making knocking noise. Van was sent to dealer. Dealer determined that vehicle had large volume of water in intake system and said it would not be covered under warranty. Consumer appealed to ford motor co. Ford sent field engineer who agreed with findings; adding that the vehicle is designed to ingest a small amount of water, but not that volume of water, therefore it was consumers fault. Consumer says that if that volume of water can enter the vehicles intake system under normal operating conditions then there must be a design flaw or defective part. Nowhere in owners manual does it say not to operate vehicle on rainy days, and the dealer says there is no sign that the vehicle was submerged or driven through deep water. Consumer checked other e350's (earlier model years) in fleet and found evidence of small amounts of water in the intake system leading the consumer to believe that the problem may be a defect with the 2002 model year or a design flaw. *nlm
2002 ford econoline 350 equipped with v8 tritan engine. Spark plug blew out.have tapped with heli-coil repair kit, but his repair has failed. Now faced with cylinder had been removal and replacement.
After traveling 10 miles during my morning commute, while at 40 mph, a spark plug ejected from my ford triton v8 engine causing raw fuel fumes to enter the engine compartment and passenger cabin. This has resulted in an estimated $1900 repair bill from my local ford dealer to remove and repair the plug threads for the ejected plug.
The contact owns a 2002 ford e-350.the contact stated that after the dealer replaced thespark plugs the engine shot the spark plugs out of the engine block 15,000 miles later.everytime the contact has the plugs replaced the vehicle continued to shoot out the spark plugs.the contact brought the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the engine heads need to be replaced.the current and failure mileage were 131,000.
Spark plug ejected 2002 ford van.
The truck shuts off. It sometimes is intermittent (runs fine at cruise, but wont idle) or it could be absolute. (truck just up and died! no reason!) there is no timeline, no precursor, no warning. I can drive for 200 miles, then it happens, or 1 to 7 miles.the failure is a stall. Engine light comes on,if a stall comes and doesn't shut down the truck, (usually because the rpm's are being revved up.)and is restarted, the engine light will no longer be on. The engine will restart, or not restart, but eventually it will restart. Then failure again. It started march 1 and continues. All else appears to be functioning fine.i believe it is the camshaft position sensor. I have not yet verified this with a mechanic, but if this is the problem a ford part will be bought and it will be replaced.
2002 ford e350 at 39,000 miles one spark plug blew.. Out of head. Ford dealership said they would only replace the entire head at a cost over$5,000.00 dollars. Had repaired with helcoil at local repair shop. Again at 79,000 miles two spark plugs blew out of head. Not yet repaired.
Ford e-350 with 5.4 tritonv-8 in hvac service truck.blew spark plug out of # 7 cylinder @ 92,000 miles on 5/15/06. Lost day of work to make repairs on truck , repair parts $130.00on 6/22/06 blew spark plug out of #2 cylinder. Put truck down for 2 days while repairs were made. I had all plugs removed4 of the remaining including #2 were bad. That's 5 of 8 that the threads were compromised . All of these were factory installed original plugs. I had the repair shop install repair sleeves in all the plug holes.the terrible part of all of this is that i may have been lucky. I didn't have to remove the heads , if the head is damaged beyond repair the only recourse is to replace it,not usually a real major job. But thanks to fords engineers the only way to replace the heads is to remove the complete cab. In a pickup it's tough in a van who are they kidding.
Spark plug ejected 2002 ford van.
The contact owns a 2002 ford e-350. The contact stated that the turn signals and hazard lights would not illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised the contact that the turn signal switch would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Delamination of ford fuel tanks causing decrease speed.
2002 ford e-350. S10 direct reply-request financial assistance related to the repairs of his truck due to the federal grant mandated chemical additives to diesel fuel, chemical additives have caused the de-lamination of the fuel tank *tgwthe consumer stated the loose laminate material damaged the fuel pump, fuel filter and fuel lines and prevented the operation of the vehicle.the consumer stated the replacement of his fuel tank, pump, filter and lines would cost $4,000.00 . The consumer is seeking financial assistance because the root cause of the situation stemmed from a government mandate. Updated 10/18/11. The consumer stated the engine stopped, with no warning, on a busy highway. Updated 11/10/11.
2002 ford e350 diesel van.we bought the van with 32k miles on it.we replaced the first gas tank with 65k miles in pa after it broke down on i-81.we replaced the second gas tank at 80k miles at otis ford in quogue, ny.we are now going to replace the tank again, tank #3, because the same issue is happening again.the inside of the fuel tank has been delaminating and causing the fuel filter to become clogged.the van will lose power and chug along spewing out black smoke.it has been a known problem by ford yet they claim it is not their fault.this has become a very expensive problem and under the right conditions with the lack of power has the potential to cause an accident.
Delaminating fuel tanks on ford e-350 ambulances. Causes damage to the fuel pump then stalling where it needs to be towed. This situation is with patients on board. This problem needs to be checked out and recalls done.the cost to repair is $1,370.46 per truck. We own 8 of them all with the same problem.
While traveling on an interstate highway, the van started showing symptoms of fuel starvation and with the family and a semi on my bumper things got quite hairy and started and argument with my wife! i exited the highway and put clean diesel fuel and fuel additive to get me back home; this did not work as the van acted up again several miles down the road. After stopping and starting numerous times on a side street, i got to a place where i could change the fuel filter; i noticed that it was full of rust and aluminum flakes. The van would not move any further, i had to trailer it home, the next day. Upon further investigation, i discovered that the aluminum coating the fuel take had come off and was plugging up the fuel pickup, emergency valve and the filter. You can do an internet search and find were this is a common problem with fords. If i would have known about it i would have performed preventive maintenance on the fuel tank and filters. Very dangerous and expensive to repair when it is to late.....
Blowing out spark pluges.
Rear lap and shoulder belt are jammed into retractor.consumers not able to fasten seatbelts. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information.
Rear seatbeltis jammed. Consumer not able to fasten seatbelt. Please provide any further information.
Seat belt retractor has disconnected fromanchorage while driving. Feel free to provide any further information.
Truck wobbling to the point of almost wrecking...was told it was wheelbearing,rotors,tierod ect. I now realize ford has a problem with the trucks regarding uncontrollable shaking , it is very scary when this happens. I also owned a 2003 and 2004had to sell them because the turbo kept blowing off and fuel injectors were clogged. I am so disappointed. I hope if there is a problem you will do something about it. [xxx]information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When the brakes became hot, the vehicle pulled to the right when braking. The dealer stated it was normal and refused to give service. The consumer had a warranty, but was turned down by at least two other ford dealers. Roffenbaugh ford & broudus ford mauee.
When the brakes became hot, the vehicle pulled to the right. The dealer stated it was normal.
When the consumer attempted to apply the brakes, it did not go down to the floor. After a few second the pedal wentdown to the floor.the consumer noticed that the pedal was hard.
2002 ford e 350 motorhome brakes failed while trying to avoid a collision.***no answer required***. *mrwhile braking the pedal went all the way to the floor.it turned out that the antilock braking hydraulic control unit caused the total failure of both braking circuits.
Truck wobbling to the point of almost wrecking...was told it was wheelbearing,rotors,tierod ect. I now realize ford has a problem with the trucks regarding uncontrollable shaking , it is very scary when this happens. I also owned a 2003 and 2004had to sell them because the turbo kept blowing off and fuel injectors were clogged. I am so disappointed. I hope if there is a problem you will do something about it. [xxx]information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving at 35/45 mph vehicle had a sudden loss of power steering, without warning. Dealership had been notified, butthe cause of the failure wasundetermined.
The contact owns a 2002 ford e350 super duty.the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the front end of the frame fractured into two pieces, causing the contact to crash into a barrier on the interstate.the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a private mechanic who confirmed that the a frame was fractured and caused the failure.the manufacturer was not notified of the failure.the failure mileage was 65,000.
2002 f-350 4x4 pickup frame weld cracking just in front of front leaf spring, where frame is joined, has rivets and weld.big-brand tire co. Has found 6 vehicales same problem, not all were trucks.they showed problem to me, and i have found same problem on other trucks of friends.you can here the frame making sounds going down the road. I have not contacted local dealer vista ford in oxnard yet, waiting to here from you.
This 350 econoline, 8cyl., extended bodyvan was purchased new, and i am the original owner.the vehicle has only 120k miles on it since 2002.beginning several years ago, my mechanic complained of severe frame erosion, having had to reinforce andre-weld several parts back onto the frame, including but not limited to the brackets which support the rear leaf springs. (two ocurrances-- left and right sides).last week, my employee complained of some rear end swayingat moderate speed cornering.we discovered a cross-tie connection between the side rails at the rear of the vehicle's frame had rotted away, thus causing some unwanted frame movement.if it weren't for a heavy-duty towing package i had purchased with the vehicle in 2002, i believe the left and right sides of the vehicle's under-framing would have twisted and separated from the body years ago ! also beginning a few years ago, was the decay of the vehicle's engine block, as three separately timed spark plugs had literately 'blown' out of the threaded wells of the engine block.my mechanic had to adapt heli-coil kits into re-bored holes in the vehicle'sspark plug wells.it's only a matter of time before these kits come loose, and blow -outagain.i'm already experiencing a painfully ominous compression loss in one (or more) of the cylinders.could ford have purchased some inferior metals, thus producing a line of junk vehicles?
Truck wobbling to the point of almost wrecking...was told it was wheelbearing,rotors,tierod ect. I now realize ford has a problem with the trucks regarding uncontrollable shaking , it is very scary when this happens. I also owned a 2003 and 2004had to sell them because the turbo kept blowing off and fuel injectors were clogged. I am so disappointed. I hope if there is a problem you will do something about it. [xxx]information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Consumer states:crack in right front spring tower, stress defective material.*sb
While driving the left rear tire blew out, causing the vehicle to rotate clockwise and subsequently striking a guardrail. No other tire info given. (ohio traffic crash report #10-89-277)
This 350 econoline, 8cyl., extended bodyvan was purchased new, and i am the original owner.the vehicle has only 120k miles on it since 2002.beginning several years ago, my mechanic complained of severe frame erosion, having had to reinforce andre-weld several parts back onto the frame, including but not limited to the brackets which support the rear leaf springs. (two ocurrances-- left and right sides).last week, my employee complained of some rear end swayingat moderate speed cornering.we discovered a cross-tie connection between the side rails at the rear of the vehicle's frame had rotted away, thus causing some unwanted frame movement.if it weren't for a heavy-duty towing package i had purchased with the vehicle in 2002, i believe the left and right sides of the vehicle's under-framing would have twisted and separated from the body years ago ! also beginning a few years ago, was the decay of the vehicle's engine block, as three separately timed spark plugs had literately 'blown' out of the threaded wells of the engine block.my mechanic had to adapt heli-coil kits into re-bored holes in the vehicle'sspark plug wells.it's only a matter of time before these kits come loose, and blow -outagain.i'm already experiencing a painfully ominous compression loss in one (or more) of the cylinders.could ford have purchased some inferior metals, thus producing a line of junk vehicles?
Blowing out spark pluges.
When applying brakes vehicle accelerated before stopping.
I have been waiting 7 months after i was notified of a safety recall on my 2002 econoline truck with a speed control that can catch fire. All i get from my local ford dealer is that the repair parts have not come from the factory and they will call me when they arrive.
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