Ford Motor Company
Consumer Report

My family and I have driven nothing but Ford vehicles, since 1982. At present, my immediate family own 4 F-150's and an Expedition. Each one of the vehicles we own have a Triton 4.6L engine. Three have the 2- valve versions. 2 out of 5 (40%) of these Triton engines have experienced Spark Plugs being blown out of the cylinder heads, within the past 12 months. The latest, my 2008 F-150 4.6L 2-valve, not only blew out the plug, but the factory installed spark plug broke causing 2 pieces, the center electrode and the ground electrode to fall into the cylinder which resulted in immediate bent valves on this #3 cylinder. I have since researched this apparent design flaw and found many published articles that confirm Ford's design flaw only having 4 threads in the aluminum head that hold the plug in place. Even Ford published TSB 07-21-2 admitting this design flaw and the recomended fix to the problem!

I am not looking to sue or file any sort of class action legal action against Ford and their doccumented design flaw, but some form of financial consideration is in order.

Regards
Rex A. Goodman
Missouri City, Texas

Company: Ford Motor Company
Country: USA
State: Michigan
City: Dearborn
ZIP: 48126
Address: P.O. Box 6248
Phone: 8003923673, 3133227726, 3133223000
Site: ford.com

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