With all this talk about blown spark plugs and such...has anyone noticed that this is happening mostly to vehicles still under warranty for the most part? I for one plan on keeping this truck a long time and as a result, I live with the fact that there is a pretty good chance of losing a plug. When will it happen? maybe never. But what happens when the plugs start launching when the truck is out of warranty? What I am getting at is that this is a KNOWN problem at Ford and I'll be damned if they will be expecting me to pay the bill out of warranty. Nor, should I be obliged to pay for an extended warranty to cover this. It shouldn't even be happening!! i am wondering how this will be handled but i for one plan to fight if it happens. Myself or even someone else on this board may need your help some day building a case, hehe.

Anyway, just some thoughts and I would be interested in knowing what you guys think.

Tom

 

Maybe you will get lucky, blow a plug from each head while under warranty and get the new heads that are being made now. I am keeping my fingers crossed, that his happens to me

Serisously though, I've considered this. For me it isnt as big of a deal except that the truck is my daily driver. I figure some day I will have another vehicle, then if a plug blows, well I can fix it whenever ...

 

look in my photo gallery, there is a black truck there that blew it's first plug at over 40,000 miles.

we had an expedition here at the shop that blew a plug at 90,000 miles!

 

See, thats my point......I will get a damn lawyer before they make me pay for that. I would be willing to pay for maybe a portion but Ford is crazy if they think I am gonna foot the bill for what is a design flaw in my book.

i am just thinking out loud...don't mind me, hehe.

 

Thats a good reason to trade my 01 for an 05

 

Check your plugs on a normal basis and make sure they're snug in there. It may not garuantee never launching a plug, but it will help.

 

You got the right Gator, mine will be traded in before it's out of wrrnty too. HOPEFULLY FOR AN 05 LIGHTNING