2000 Ford F-350 SD engine problems

ENGINE

THIS ISSUE WAS ON A 2000 FORD F350 AMBULANCE ON ROUTE TO EMERGENCY CALL WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL 7.3 LITER DIESEL AND TANK WAS FULL. HAD UNIT TOWED TO TABS GARAGE IN KING NC AND $1700.00 LATER AFTER NEW FUEL TANK FUEL PUMP 3 INJECTORS DUE TO LINER INSIDE OF TANK CAME OFF AND CLOGGED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NO HELP AND SAID SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE COST ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #10520498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THIS ISSUE WAS ON A 2000 FORD F350 RESCUE TRUCK ON ROUTE TO EMERGENCY CALL WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL 7.3 LITER DIESEL AND TANK WAS FULL. HAD UNIT TOWED TO GARAGE IN KING NC AND $900.00 LATER AFTER NEW FUEL TANK FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP TO LINER INSIDE OF TANK CAME OFF AND CLOGGED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NO HELP AND SAID SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE COST ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #10520505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE SPARK PLUG LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE RIGHT CYLINDER BANK OF A 6.8 LITER GASOLINE ENGINE WAS EJECTED. THE SPARK PLUGS IN THIS ENGINE HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED TO MY KNOWLEDGE SO THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF IMPROPER TORQUING PROCEDURES. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATING PROPERLY AND VERY SELDOM HAS GONE OVER 70 MPH. ACCELERATION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWING. NO FIRE ENSUED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A FAINT GASOLINE ODOR UNDER THE HOOD RIGHT AFTER I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE FAILURE WAS OBVIOUS BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG AND ATTACHED COIL PACK WAS LYING ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE FORD DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THESE ENGINES.

NHTSA complaint #10447480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

2000 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FACTORY RECALL, CAM SENSOR/CAM PARTS AND REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS INOPERABLE AS A RESULT DIRECTLY RELATING TO AND STEMMING FROM A SPECIFIC RECALL REGARDING THE CAMSHAFT. FORD SENT THE CONSUMER A RECALL LETTER TWO YEARS LATER. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10383812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2009 UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V553000, WHICH WAS FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2009 WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE IT FAILED; IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE NEW CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAD THE ORIGINAL CAM SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2005 AND WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THE NEW CAM SHAFT SENSOR HAS FAILED IN JUST OVER A YEAR AND LESS THAN 4000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT HAS A 12 MONTH 12000 MILE WARRANTY.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184329 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188600.

NHTSA complaint #10357027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS SIMPLY BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 2000 FORD F350. THESE WERE FACTORY PLUGS, SINCE MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I SIMPLY STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING AND IT BLEW RIGHT AWAY.

NHTSA complaint #10324415 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAREFULLY, SPARK PLUG BLOWS RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD AND TRUCK STALLS OUT. VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED. COULD NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACING THE HEAD OR THE ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10277552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V553000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL). THREE WEEKS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AGAIN. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE ADDRESSED IN THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

NHTSA complaint #10253577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF HEAD AND RAPID LOSS OF POWER AND LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SPEED AND HAULING CAMPER GOING UP HILL SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF HEAD AND YOU GOT NOTHING ENGINE STALL AFTER CALLING DEALER WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I SAY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SPARK PLUG GOES THROUGH HOOD THROUGH WINDSHIELD AND CAUSE ACCIDENT OR DEATH ???? AFTER FURTHER LOOKING IN TO THIS I KNOW OF AT LEAST 12 OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WHY CANT FORD PUT CAST IRON HEADS ON.

NHTSA complaint #10226824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

ENGINE PART FAILED AFTER ENGINE RUNNING LIKE CRAP THEN LEAVING ME STRANDED.

NHTSA complaint #10207888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CPS FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY PLUS 2 MORE FAILURES OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10206615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

I'VE HAD TWO SEPARATE CPS FAILURES ON MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL. BOTH TIMES IT MANIFESTED ITSELF AS THE MOTOR DYING WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WHERE NO INJURIES WITH EITHER INCIDENT BUT THAT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY HAD I BEEN PULLING MY TRAILER. BOTH TIMES REPLACING THE (OVER PRICED) CPS WAS THE SOLUTION. THE OLD PARTS WERE DISCARDED.

NHTSA complaint #10198914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS OF GOOD SERVICE A PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW STILL HAVING NUMEROUS CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(CPS) FAILURE IN THE 2000 F350 7.3 SD PICKUP TRUCK CPS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP AND LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AS EXTRA COSTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THE ORIGINAL CPS PART NUMBERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND AN ALTERNATE PART IS A REPLACEMENT TODAY. A YEAR AFTER THE LAST REPAIR OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE COMPUTER CODE FINALLY RECOGNIZED THE DEFAULT WITH A CODE P0340. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SENSOR ERROR WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CHECK ENGINE CODE SYSTEM AND IT IS THE SECOND TIME THE CPS WILL BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 IN REPAIRS TO FIND A FIX. I HOPE THE NEW PART BE THE FINAL FIX.

NHTSA complaint #10195933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL ON THE FREEWAY I-80 (RENO) ON MY 2000 FORD F350 POWER STROKE DIESEL PICK-UP. REPLACED PART OUT OF POCKET. NO OTHER ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. TRUCK STOPPED DEAD IN ITS TRACKS.

NHTSA complaint #10192412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

TOWING 20 FT TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AND MOTOR JUST DIED NO BRAKES OR STEERING LUCKILY ONLY DOING 25 MPH WAS ABLE TO TAKE SIDE STREET AND HAVE TOWED TO DEALER WAS OUT OF STATE AT THE TIME. CAM POSITION SENSOR NOT LISTED NEEDS RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10192208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN...NO WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. RESTARTED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS SEVERAL TIMES, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE REPAIR COST ALMOST $ 600 WITH TOWING..A WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS.

NHTSA complaint #10190640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE SPARK PLUG THREAD BECAME DETACHED. THE DEALER IS CHARGING BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THREE DAYS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE FORD TRITONS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

NHTSA complaint #10190486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

(1) NO EVENTS BESIDES A SUDDEN MISS OR COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER (2) ENGINE DIES (3) I HAVE HAD MY 2000 F350 DRW AND I TOW 16K LBS I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND DIE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I REPLACED THE CPS TWICE IN 15,000 MILES AT 105 BUCKS EACH FROM INTERNATIONAL. TOWING THIS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AT THIS TYPE OF SPEED IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE A MOTOR THAT DIES WITH NO WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10188799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CPS ON MY 2000 F350 7.3L DIESEL 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE LISTED THE LAST REPLACEMENT IN THE FORM BELOW.

NHTSA complaint #10188695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

F-350 DIESEL CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10188755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT IDLING AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO PUFF OUT TONS OF SMOKE AND RUN BAD... TOOK IT THREE BLOCKS TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE CPS CAM POS SENSOR (FORD CALLS IT A SYNCHRONIZER P# F7TZ-12K073-A) WAS BAD... I HAVE RODE IN TWO OTHER 7.3 L TRUCKS THAT ALSO HAD CPS GO BAD IN THEM. I NOW CARRY A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX BECAUSE IF IN THE DESERT OR WHERE EVER I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED FOR A SIMPLE PART. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 20 WHO OWN THIS TRUCK WHO HAVE ALL HAD CPS FAILURES.

NHTSA complaint #10188553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 FORD F-350 W/7.3 DIESEL FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME IT TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEN COST ME $162.36 FOR A NEW SENSOR! I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART IN CASE YOU WANT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10175728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THIRD TIME REPLACING CPS/CMP (CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR) ON MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL. TRUCK DIES AND WILL NOT RUN BEYOND ABOUT 30 SECONDS UNTIL THIS SENSOR IS REPLACED. FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN MY LARGE TRUCK AND IT DIES, NO POWER TO STEERING OR BRAKES. SCARED MY FAMILY, THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT THOUGH. I CARRY A SPARE CPS BUT HAVE GIVEN 2 AWAY TO FRIENDS WHEN THEIRS WENT OUT. THIS PART IS A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE DANGER OF A 7,800 LB TRUCK GOING DEAD W/O WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10169004 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

2000 FORD F350 V10 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT.

NHTSA complaint #10163531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED DURING VERY INOPPORTUNE TIMES WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. FUEL HAS BEEN RULED OUT, A FULL SYSTEMS CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, WITH NO ERROR CODES OR OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO STALL, IT GOES THROUGH A PERIOD OF STUTTERING (<1 MIN) THEN STALLS COMPLETELY. YOU CAN WAIT FOR APPROX. 2-7 MINUTES AND THEN ENGINE WILL START AND OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF <5 MINS, BEFORE AGAIN STALLING. DURING THIS SECOND EVENT, THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER SERVICING.

NHTSA complaint #10162855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

3 CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 14 MONTHS. STEERING AND BRAKING ARE DIFFICULT AT BEST WHEN THE SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE OCCURS.

NHTSA complaint #10159676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.