Engine
Filed Mar 9, 202169,000 milesCA
SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES DANGEROUS CONDITION OF LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RAW FUEL/AIR MIXTURE BEING RELEASED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
2003 Ford F-53
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine
Filed Jun 4, 201918,000 milesTX
LOSS OF POWER DRIVING IN THE RAIN. EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM. COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 020909, DATE: 2004-12-13CATEGORY: 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINESUMMARY: EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER INTO THE AIR FILTER AND A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. 1999-2004 SUPER DUTY F-53 STRIPPED CHAS. *TT
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2020| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.