2000 Ford F-250 SD engine problems

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG THREAD IN THE ENGINE HEAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA complaint #10955245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-90 IN ERIE,PA AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR. I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND. THE TRUCK IS A FORD F-250 WITH A TRITAN 5.4 L MOTOR.

NHTSA complaint #10418439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DRILLED INTO THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,050. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10407574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING ON ITS OWN. TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING LIGHT PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR TO MAINTAIN AN 800 TO 1000 RPM. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, HOWEVER, THE LEFT FOOT MUST BE USED FOR BRAKING SINCE THE RIGHT FOOT MUST BE USED TO KEEP CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STALLING. THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER STARTUP, HOWEVER, IN MOST CASES THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE ENGINE IDLE CORRECTS ITSELF, THE RPMS WILL TAKE A +1000 RPM JUMP FROM THE CURRENT RPM POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU WITH LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, THE JUMP FROM 1000 RPM TO 2000 RPM MAY SEND THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU DO NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES QUICKLY! ANOTHER SITUATION THAT HAS ALSO CAUSED A "CLOSE CALL" IS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE 5 MPH AT 1000 RPM IN A PARKING LOT. THE REASON THIS SITUATION IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE IS TYPICALLY NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL, SO WHEN THE +1000 RPM JUMP TO 2000 RPMS OCCURS IT CAN SEND YOUR VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN THAT IS CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE FAILURE BY REMOVING THE AIR BREATHER ASSEMBLY AND CLEANING THE INTAKE THROAT WITH CARBARATOR CLEANER, HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10390000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

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

NHTSA complaint #10372002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN MY 2000 FORD F250 5.4L ENGINE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE ENGINES AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS BY FORD MOTORS. BEFORE THE SPARK PLUG IS EJECTED, THERE IS A LOUD TAPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE EJECTION SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE FUEL ESCAPES FROM THE HOLE AND CAN BE IGNITED BY THE SPARK PLUG THAT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE COIL PACK AND FIRING. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE AND WORSE. FORD SHOULD BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10367903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2000 FORD F-250 6.8L ENGINE BLEW SPARK PLUG OUT OF HEAD AT 73,300 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10352587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2000 FORD F250 V10 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD, THREADS ARE STRIPPED.

NHTSA complaint #10321104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET IN MY TOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR BUT DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED YET. I DID HAVE SPARE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAD A FRIEND RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10294557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY EVENING I STOPPED TO GAS UP. AFTER FUELING THE TRUCK I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE SECOND CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EJECTED DESTROYING THE COIL IN THE PROCESS. I HAVE YET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10286270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

LAST YEAR ABOUT SEPT 08...MY 2000 F-250 10 CYLINDER P-UP STARTED VERY ROUGH-LIKE. IT WOULD NOT DO 50 MPH ANYMORE AS OF THAT SAME DATE. I TOOK IT TO GOOD-YEAR AND TO TWO OTHER GARAGES FOR ESTIMATES AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG. THE 10TH VALVE HAD STUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME 4,000 DOLLARS TO DO A VALVE JOB. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 49K MILES ON IT. THE ENTIRE REAR OF THE ENGINE REQUIRED ALL NEW PLUGS AND WIRES.

NHTSA complaint #10269285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F250 WITH THE 5.4 TRITON V8 GAS ENGINE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. UPON INVESTIGATION AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEFT REAR SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED BETWEEN $300 TO $3000 PENDING ON HOW BAD THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE SPARK PLUG THREADS. IT IS CURRENTLY PARKED UNTIL THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE.

NHTSA complaint #10268264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-250 POWERSTROKE 7.3 LITER TRUCK THAT WAS RECALLED FOR A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL LEAVE THE TRUCK NOT RUNNING, AND CAN RESULT IN NOT HAVING POWERSTEERING OR BRAKES. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT IT MADE MY TRUCK RUN WORSE. IT NOW HAS A MISFIRE THAT IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE 'NEW' IMPROVED SENSOR. I AM NOT PLEASED AND WOULD LIKE SOME ACTION.

NHTSA complaint #10265561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

OWNER OF A 2000 FORD F250 WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UNDER RECALL 07S57. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #10264548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. NOW I AM LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REPAIR THIS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT AN NEW SPARK PLUG IN THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #10256438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FORD 5.4L SPARK PLUGS. I JUST EXPERIENCED MY THIRD BLOWOUT. LUCKILY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DID UNPLUG THE FUEL INJECTOR. SOMEONE LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE MAY HAVE DRIVEN THEIR VEHICLE AND WITH UNBURNED GASOLINE PUMPING ONTO A HOT ENGINE, WITH THE BLOWNOUT SPARK PLUG NEAR BY, THUS CAUSING A FIRE, OR WORSE AN EXPLOSION. IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT FORD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEADS ON THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, AT THEIR EXPENSE, WITH THEIR NEWLY REDESIGNED CYLINDER HEADS. IF THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE REDESIGNED THEM!!! DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN A SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE FIRE, BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO RECTIFY THEIR PROBLEM? IF THEY CAN ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BAIL THEM OUT, THEY CAN STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE MESS THEY HAVE CREATED.

NHTSA complaint #10254162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MY 2000 F-250 V-10 PICKUP HAS ONLY 53K MILES. IT SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH THIS WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THREE SHOPS AND PAID FOR DIAGNOSTICS. ALL THREE GAVE ME DIFFERENT REPORTS STATING THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND FOMOCO IN DETROIT. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM UP THE CREEK...LITERALLY. THE REPAIR IS TOO COSTLY FOR ME AND I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRUCK AS THIS PILE COST ME ALMOST 18K INCLUDING FINANCE CHARGES. MY WARRANTY WAS UP LAST YEAR AS I BOUGHT THE 100K EXT WARR. I GOOGLED THE V-10 F-250 AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS INVOLVING COIL PACK PROBLEMS AS THE ROOT OF THIS ENGINE'S BLOWING. THE COIL PACKS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, BUT INDEED CAUSE FOR US CONSUMERS TO GO TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY BILK THOUSANDS OUT OF US SINCE THESE ENGINES BLOW VERY EASILY.

NHTSA complaint #10242682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FORD 250 TRUCK 5.4L TRITON ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10231222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN 200 F250 V-10 ENGINES. DEALER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, REPORTED THAT A SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER AND/OR EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER ALSO NOTED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING NOT TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR BUT REPLACE HEAD ON ENGINE. THIS IS A EXTREME PROBLEMS NOTING FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE DESIGN FLAW AND NEEDS REPLACING WITH NEWER DESIGN THAT HAS A LONGER THREAD FOR THE SPARK PLUG. GAS SPEWS ON THE ENGINE WHEN SPARK PLUG EJECTS WHICH IN TURNS CAUSES A FIRE HAZARD. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH OR AN ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE FOR SOMEONE TO NOTICE A PROBLEM????? MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS HE NOTICED THE SOUND AND THE SMELL OF GAS. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT WE WERE NOT PULLING A TRAILER OR ON AN INTERSTATE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10226895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG.

NHTSA complaint #10223651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STALLING ISSUE WITH MY 2000 FORD SD 7.3 SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THIS SUMMER. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM 2 TIMES. THE RECALL WAS DONE ON THE CPS ON DEC 18TH 2007, AND IT IS STILL STALLING. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, FORD HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO RUN PERFECTLY NORMAL AND IT JUST STALLS LIKE YOU SHUT THE KEY OFF. AND SOMETIMES IT STALLS AND WILL COME BACK QUICK ENOUGH TO STAY RUNNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SES LIGHT AND THE WAIT LIGHT COME ON AND THEN GO OUT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.

NHTSA complaint #10212383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DRIVING AT 50 MPH TRUCK STALLED GOT OFF ROAD RESTARTED WAS OK FOR 3 WEEKS, DID SAME THING ,WAS OK FOR 1 WEEK, DID SAME THING. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD THEY REPLACED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.

NHTSA complaint #10211223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

WHILE ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION ON 9/18/07 (TOWING MY 32 FOOT FIFTH-WHEEL) MY FORD F-250 DIESEL (7.3 LITER) STARTED ACTING AS IF THE REAR-END WAS SLIPPING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKILY I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA AT THE TIME AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS ONLY 35 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER 10 MILES BACK. TRI STAR OF SOMERSET, PA ( WHICH IS A FORD DEALER) DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. IT COST $243.00 FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR (WHICH TOOK 8 DAYS DUE TO WORK LOAD BACKUP). IT COST ME $200.00 TO HAVE MY RV TOWED TO A LOCAL CAMPGROUND (WHICH I NO LONGER HAVE A RECEIPT FOR). IT COST ANOTHER $180.00 TO KEEP RV AT CAMPGROUND UNTIL REPAIRS TO TRUCK WERE COMPLETED. IN ADDITION TO THIS, IT COST $225.68 TO RENT A CAR FROM TRI STAR TO CONTINUE 200 MILES HOME TO WAIT UNTIL TRUCK WAS REPAIRED. TODAY I READ IN THE PAPER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 1997 THROUGH 2003 FORD SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. HOWEVER, MY F-250 IS NOT AMONG THE RECALLS (FORD/ E-SERIES, EXCURSION, F-450 SUPERDUTY, F-550 SUPERDUTY. OLD PART WAS KEPT BY TRI STAR BUT I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPTS DATED 25SEPT07. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? P.S. LUCKILY A STATE PATROL OFFICER HAPPENED BY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND ASSISTED ME IN CONTACTING A TOW TRUCK CO.

NHTSA complaint #10211119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON A 2000 FORD F250 W/7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THIS IS THE 4TH CPS I'VE HAD IN THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS 60K MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10205983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN/ NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES/ WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH ONLY MINOR TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10200619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.