Ford Motor Company
Ford Bad engine and spark plug design in 04-08 F150 5.4L excessive replacement costs

A Ford TSP on the plugs indicates Ford is aware of the poor engine and 2-part spark plug design Ford used in their 04 - 08 F150 5.4L 3V trucks.in fact acknowledged this awareness by reporting they fixed the problem in 2008. Nevertheless, of the hundreds of thousands of trucks Ford sold from 04 - 08 (boasting #1 truck sold in America), they are are making a killing off of it. Reading from others, most are charged about $1200 to have just their plugs replaced, because the plugs break off in the engine.

The Apple Ford dealership in Maryland told me my #2 coil was bad and that I needed to replace 8 plugs and one coil. The estimated damage was $700 for one coil and 8 spark plugs, plus at least 1/2 hour labor per plug if one breaks off in the engine. I told them I could not afford that much to have plugs changed. The service center didn't waste the words to warn me that they will break off, and I will need a special tool to remove them.

Company: Ford Motor Company
Country: USA
State: Michigan
City: Dearborn
Phone: 8003923673
Site: ford.com

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