Coming in from work heard a loud pop, pulled over and opened the hood. Spark plug and coil had shot out of head stripping head and breaking coil. Had to pull truck home.
Engine & cooling
Regency Ford F150 Engine problems by year
7 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Regency Ford F150's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Latest Ford F150 engine complaints
Blew spark plug #7. Resulted with stripped cylinder head threads and broken coil over plug (cop). *Tr
Blew the #5 spark plug. Resulted with stripped threads on cylinder head and a broken coil over plug (cop). *Tr
Truck caught on fire while parked and turned off for 45 minutes. Fire was located above left front wheel well. Luckily I was walking back just in time to catch the fire while it was still small. Well I thought it was small but the insurance company "totaled" my truck now I have no transportation. *Tr
Engine knock due to water leaking into cylinder. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 regency ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle began to shake violently as soon as it was started. The contact stated that a mechanic inspected the vehicle and advised that coolant had erroneously entered the engine and was contaminating the oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and advised the contact that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 regency ford f-150. The contact stated that she was losing coolant at an abnormally rapid pace. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to locate a coolant leak. The failure persisted and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who advised that water was leaking from the cooling system. Various inspections were performed on the vehicle but the dealer was unable to determine the origin of the leak. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data