FordF-1502004
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2004 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

108
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 108 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 8 indicate fire

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi40
100–150k mi25
1–30k mi20
30–60k mi13
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 10, 2004 · 10,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Cam shaft diffuser recall. When vehicle was brought in for a knocking noise in engine dealership automatically diagnosed the problem without inspecting the vehicle and replacing the air raid intake as stated in the above recall. This part was replaced three times. However the knocking noise still existed. A factory representative was contacted. The factory representative visibly saw the after market air raid intake…

    ODI 10105295

  • November 2, 2004

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    VEHICLE BUCKS AND SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS.*AK

    ODI 10104760

  • October 10, 2004 · 17,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline

    Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle would stall. The failure also occurred when turning the vehicle at less than 5 mph. The rpms would drop to zero before the vehicle stalled and jerked as if it were attempting to proceed forward. The dealer could not duplicate the failures. The contact discovered that by placing a higher grade of fuel into the vehicle, the…

    ODI 10259831

  • June 10, 2004 · 1,100 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    I bought my 2004 ford f-150 supercrew fx4 feb. 17, 2004.i started having trouble with the a/c system as soon as it started to get hot[ above 85 degrees ] i brought it to the dealer[scarsdale ford ] twice and they tell me it is in spec ,but it does not cool the cab, i checked the temp coming out of the vents and it stays at 43 degrees, my wifes pathfinder blows at 28 degrees, a big difference.i am now waiting for a…

    ODI 10078503

  • June 3, 2004

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Re nhtsa's response dated 10/21/04 re defective intake manifold in 1997 ford f-series trucks. Reply duplicate to midlothian, va office. *bf the consumer attempted to start the vehicle and the intake manifold exploded into many pieces. No flames were seen but thick black smoke from under the hood for twenty minutes. The consumer stated that there was a fire inside the engine fueled by oil. *tc

    Fire reported

    ODI 10106852

  • April 25, 2004 · 50 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    ENGINE NOISE

    ODI 10068425

  • April 4, 2004 · 92,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact had taken the vehicle to an authorized dealer for routine maintenance. While the technician was performing the repair, the spark plugs fractured. The technician stated that the spark plug failure was a common issue due to the design of the engine. Currently, the vehicle was being repaired. The failure mileage was 92,000. The vin was unavailable.

    ODI 10394213

  • February 12, 2004 · 56,646 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    On june 11th 2007, i drove my 2004 ford f150 pickup truck 12 miles to drop my dad off at his house. I came straight home. I parked the truck in front of my home at 5:00pm that evening. It stayed parked for the night. At 3:20 am on june 12, 2007 my 2004 ford f150 full size pickup truck burst into flames. It burned so hot that the firemen had a hard time putting it out. The police checked a camera that points down my…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10195524