1999 Ford F-250 SD complaints

DROVE TRUCK WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM, WHEN ARRIVING HOME PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LATER WENT TO MOVE TRUCK AND OBSERVED PUDDLE OF FLUID IN DRIVEWAY WHERE TRUCK WAS PARKED. CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK BEFORE MOVING IT AND DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM LINE THAT RUNS FROM FRONT OF TRUCK TO REAR. BRAKE LINE HAD SEVERE EVIDENCE OF RUST. REPLACED STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RAN FROM JUNCTION AT FRONT TO JUNCTION AT REAR AXLE. OLD LINE THAT WAS REMOVED IS AVAILABLE. *TR

1999 FORD FWIW TURBO DIESEL WITH 78,972 MILES ON 10-8-02 NOISE/RATTLE IN ENGINE. DETERMINED TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER. REPLACED AND REPAIRED TORQUE CONVERTER, ALSO REPLACED FRONT TRANSMISSION SEAL. 10-29-02 LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION EXTREMELY BURNT/ TORQUE CONVERTER HAS INTERNALLY BURNT ,CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. ON 4-12-07 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AND FRONT PUMP. *AK

CPS FAILED IN MY 1999 F250. THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE. *TR

ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. SINCE LOSS OF POWER, ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. HAD TO SLOWLY PULL VEHICLE OVER SHOULDER OF ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES, BEFORE IT FINALLY WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS TO KEEP A SPARE IN THE TRUCK AS THIS WILL HAPPEN MANY TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOOSING POWER AND ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FORD CHARGES BETWEEN $150 AND $190 FOR THIS PART, WHICH THE COMPANY KNOWS IS A PROBLEM, THEREBY MAKING A LARGE PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (65-70 MPH) THE TRUCK SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TRUCK AND IT DID. PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS IT SHUT-OFF AGAIN. TRUCK THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 10-15 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED AND I MADE IT ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO NEXT EXIT. TRUCK SHUT-OFF AGAIN IN PARKING LOT OF A TRUCK STOP AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER USING A HAND HELD SCANNER TO CHECK ENGINE CODES, PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR). NEW PART WAS PURCHASED FROM PARTS HOUSE (~$150) AND I INSTALLED IN THE PARKING LOT. TRUCK STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON A SEVERAL HOUR TRIP. A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT SENSOR HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRING (ACCORDING TO CODES FROM A HAND HELD SCANNER) SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN WITH A FORD PART #. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE BUT BECAUSE THIS CPS FAILURE IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONGST FORD DIESEL TRUCK OWNERS I HAVE PURCHASED A SECOND FORD SENSOR AND KEEP IN THE TRUCK AS A SPARE TO KEEP FROM STRANDING MYSELF ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ~125,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I FEEL ~125,000 MILES IS AN ACCEPTABLE LIFE SPAN FOR THE SENSOR, BUT THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY FORD F250 DIESEL DIED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PULLING A BOAT AND TRAILER. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WAS LOST WHEN THE MOTOR DIED. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO MOVE OVER TO. CARS BEHIND ME BECAME UPSET AND WOULD TRY TO PASS ME UNDER UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS I TRIED TO COAST THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST PLACE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR THAT HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES LEAVING ME IN A VERY BAD SITUATION WITH A SEVEN THOUSAND POUND TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. *TR

I OWN A 99 F250 PSD. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND LEFT ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE RESULT OF THE BREAKDOWN WAS A CPS, (CAM POSITION SENSOR). THIS INCIDENT COST ME RIGHT AT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TOTAL BUT SINCE I HAVE LEARNED TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. I AM ON MY 3RD SENSOR AND ONLY HAVE 130K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF THESE SENSORS GOING OUT THEY ARE RAISING THE COST OF THEM SO THEY CAN PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE! MY TRUCK HAS BEGUN THE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER CPS FAILURE SO I WILL BE FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED MY CAM POSITION SENSOR TWO TIMES IN 60K MILES. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK DIED WHILE TOWING UP AN OFF-RAMP DURING A BLIZZARD. I HAD TO CHANGE THE SENSOR WHILE IMPEDING THE TRAFFIC OF OHTR TRUCKS TRYING TO PASS. *JB

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR DIED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING, JUST CRUISING ALONG AT 55 THEN A DEAD TRUCK WITH NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING WHATSOEVER. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM MYSELF ON THE ROAD. NEW CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. *JB

1999 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. DRIVING ALONG TOWING A 21' GOOSE NECK STOCK TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. ENGINE JUST DIED. SAT FOR A WHILE AND RESTARTED - STALLED A COUPLE MORE TIMES GETTING IT HOME. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED - REPLACED. VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND THEN TURNED BACK ON ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND FREEWAY SPEEDS MADE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE FIRST THING THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED "ITS THE CPS WE SEE IT ALL OF THE TIME". I REPLACED THE CPS AND SURE ENOUGH IT RAN GREAT AGAIN. THE COST OF THE NEW CPS WAS $180.00. *TR

99 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL. I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL UP LA VETA PASS. BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE I HAD A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX. MY TRUCK STALLED GOING UP THE PASS AND I COULD NOT GET IT COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO CHANGE THE CPS WHILE LYING ON THE GROUND WITH THE TRUCK HALFWAY OUT IN THE ROAD. THIS IS THE THIRD CPS I HAVE CHANGED ON THIS TRUCK. ONE OTHER ONE WAS ALSO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR THAT CONTROLLED ACCELERATION HAD NO LINK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEREFORE, WHEN THE SENSOR FAILED, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. *AK UPDATE 05/10/07*TR

MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE HAD INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE IN PRECARIOUS LOCATIONS, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS AND FREEWAYS. THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WHEN IT WAS NEW IN OCTOBER 1998. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND THE CPS WAS THE KNOWN CAUSE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STROKE WEBSITE. ACCORDING TO THE MANY WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE POWER STROKE DIESEL, BOTH THE 7.3 AND THE 6.0 LTR MODELS, THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE MARKETPLACE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO FORD'S SAME POWER STROKE WEBSITE - WWW.POWERSTROKEDIESEL.COM "SINCE 1994 OVER 2,000,000 POWER STROKE ' DIESEL EQUIPPED FORD TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED '' AND AN ASTONISHING 98.5%* ARE STILL ON THE ROAD!" AS OF TODAY'S DATE. CAN NHTSA TELL ME IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEN IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY, AND WHETHER OR NOT RECALL RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE?*AK

THE MAIN FORE-AFT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT FOLLOWS THE FRAME RAILS ON MY 1999 FORD SUPERDUTY PICKUP. AS A RESULT, THE LINE FAILED, AND I LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITIES. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED AT HOME, AND NO INJURY OR CRASH OCCURED. *JB

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 1999 FORD 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE. *NM

1999 F250 SUPER DUTY 7.3L DIESEL. CPS SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. VEHICLE VERY HARD TO CONTROL. I REPLACED THE CPS SENSOR(F7TZ-12K073-A- SYNCHRONIZER) AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. VERY SIMILAR TO THE THICK FILM IGNITION ISSUES FROM THE PAST. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE TO THE NHTSA. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING DOWN A HILL AT 4 MPH, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE HOOD WAS RAISED, AND FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY PUTTING SNOW ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE HAD OPERATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING ON FREEWAY. NEEDED TOWING. MISSED WORK. FORD 7.3 DIESEL "CPS" SENSOR FAILURE. THESE PARTS DON'T LAST AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP RUNNING. NEEDED $200.00 PART TO FIX. SECOND TIME. HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD F250 7.3 TURBO DIESEL. I HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR GO OUT ON THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK JUST STOPS RUNNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT START UP AGAIN. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS ENGINE. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER. *JB

1999 FORD F-250 SD (SUPER DUTY DIESEL) PICKUP TRUCK. ON 11/07/06, THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PAVED HIGHWAY IN MISSOURI. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, THE STEERING FAILED, THE TRUCK CONTINUED STRAIGHT (OFF-COURSE), BUT DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GENTLY BRING VEHICLE TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR HARSH DRIVING INVOLVED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HARDENED ("NEVER SUPPOSED TO BREAK") STEEL BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE LONG TIE ROD TO THE PITMAN ARM WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN TWO. THE FAILURE OF THIS BOLT CAUSED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON ITS STRAIGHT COURSE, UNTIL BEING BROUGHT TO A HALT BY THE DRIVER. INSPECTING MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED BY THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM. *JB

OWN A 1999 F-250 SUPERDUTY, CREWCAB,V-10. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW (LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD). THEY STATED THAT A BOLT BROKE OFF AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WOULD BE $1500.00, THEY STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD MUST BE WARPED? WHAT WOULD CAUSE A MANIFOLD TOO WARP? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE INITIALLY AND THEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS ONE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING. THE CONTACT HAD SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE.

BULGE IN TIRE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T BSW - LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. THIS IS AN OEM TIRE INSTALLED ON A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK. THE TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN DONE. *JB

TIRE TREAD SEPARATING AND IS CAUSING AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

(1) CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE ON 1999 F250 SUPER DUTY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE ON 5/12/06. (2) NOTIFIED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. (3) FOUND 20 AMP FUSE BLOWN IN FUSE SPACE #13 AND REPLACED IT IN FRONT OF AUTO PARTS STORE. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS. A HISSING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WET WITH BRAKE FLUID AND BURNT SWITCH. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL INFO ONLINE AFTER THE FACT. *NM

THE CAM POSITION SENSOR ON FORD'S POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCKS ARE KNOWN TO GO BAD. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS ONE ... HAS HAD TO REPLACE IT. SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. MINE HAPPENED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I'M JUST CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE HERE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT REPLACING THEM CAN GET EXPENSIVE. I BOUGHT A NEW SENSOR FROM INTERNATIONAL AND PAID ~$100 USD. I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND 70 MINUTES LATER MY WIFE CAME HOME AND FOUND THE TRUCK ON FIRE. HEAVY FIRE WAS ENSUING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL AS WELL AS OUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE GRILL. *JB

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 1999 FORD F250 4WD 7.3 DIESEL STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE FRACTURED BOLTS WERE DISCOVER BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK. THE DEALER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST ON THERE VEHICLES, STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS HAVE BEEN USED TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE DEALER PLANS TO REINSTALL THE SAME TYPE OF BOLTS ORIGINALLY USED ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PREDICTED THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR.

AN EJECTION OF SPARK PLUG HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ENGINE IS ASTRONOMICAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *NM

BEFORE THE MAIN FAILURE, SEVERAL (6+) INTERMITTENT FAILURES (ENGINE STALLS OR SPUTTERS) AT DIFFERENT RANDOM TIMES (AT IDLE, CITY SPEED, HIGHWAY SPEED, ETC). THE MAIN FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH (ACTUALLY THE 2ND SUCH FAILURE BUT 1ST RESTARTED AT SPEED). WHILE TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 5 LANE FREEWAY IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE UNTIL STEERING SEEMED "STIFF". WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BREAK, AFTER REALIZING SOMETHING WAS WRONG, EXTREMELY HARD TO BREAK. I PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, TO NO AVAIL. I MANAGED TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE ACROSS 4 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT, OR POWER. I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS ULTIMATELY THE CULPRIT. *NM

1999 FORD F-250 SD 4X4 REAR BRAKE ROTOR CRACKING. THE REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE 3 TIME SINCE NEW. *JB

ENGINE DIED ON FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. *JB

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH AV10 ENGINE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK THE CRANKSHAFT AND TWO RODS BROKE. I USE THIS TRUCK WITH A CAMPER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAMPER ON, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I CANNOT EVEN GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I TALKED TO FORD IN DETROIT AND TO A DEALER WHO SERVICES THE CAR. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 75000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO V10 ENGINES. I THINK THE QUESTION OF WHY THIS HAPPENED IS REASONABLE AND YET I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *NM

MY 99 F250 SD DIESEL WITH A 7.3 ENGINE EATS CAM SHAFT SENSORS, I AM ON MY 5TH ONE NOW, EVERYTIME I COMPLAIN TO FORD ABOUT IT THEY SAY IT IS JUST MY TRUCKS "THING" THIS "THING" AS THEY LIKE TO CALL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THE TRUCK JUST STOPS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE, HOW FAST ANYTHING AND IT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE SENSOR FAILS COMPLETELY AS I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED (FOR $100.00) AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT STARTS SHOWING SYMPTOMS AND NO CODES EVER SHOW UP I CALLED FORD CANADA AND COMPLAINED LAST YEAR WHEN THE 5TH ONE WAS PUT IN AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK HAS A KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON DENOMINATOR OR NOT BUT IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER (WHICH IS WHY WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK) THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE HORRIFIC AS IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT STOP WITHOUT WARNING LET ALONE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A FULLY LOADED HORSE TRAILER. *NM

1999 F250 WITH A V-10. SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT TWICE AND WHERE REPAIRED BY DEALER. EXPENSIVE! ONE OF THE REPAIRED PLUGS BLEW OUT AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE HEAD REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A MACHINE SHOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON EACH OCCASION AND THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IT RUINS AN EXPENSIVE COIL PACK EACH TIME. *JB

1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DURING COLD WEATHER.. EACH TIME IN DECELERATION.. TWICE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.. HAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.. RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR A MAGNET.. *JB

FIRST DAY-ACCESSORIES STAY ON WHILE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF & KEY IS REMOVED. SECOND DAY-BATTERIES GOES DEAD, WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, SPEEDOMETER QUITS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, 2 DIFFERENT BUZZING NOISE FROM UNDER DASH, DOME LIGHTS FLASHING ON & OFF, ABS BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. WE HAVE HAD NO RECENT MECHANICAL WORK DONE. NO SINGLE SOURCE CAUSES ALL THESE PROBLEMS AT ONE TIME. *JB

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO PULL A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER THAT WEIGHS JUST UNDER 11,000 POUNDS FULLY LOADED. WE LIVE AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL AND I USE 1ST GEAR TO KEEP HOLD THE WEIGHT BACK AS WE GO DOWN THE HILL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN 5000 MILES OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK (FAILED AT 55000 MILES). HALL FORD SERVICE DEPT. REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH FAILED AGAIN AFTER 1400 MILES. THEY THEN REPLACED IT WITH FACTORY REBUILT WHICH FAILED AGAIN AFTER 500 MILES. HALL FORD COSTUMER SERVICE WAS EXCEPTIONAL, WORKING WITH THE FORD ENGINEERS AT THE FACTORY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION ENGINEER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT YOU CAN NOT USE THE TRANSMISSION IN THAT TRUCK TO HOLD BACK GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. FORD NEVER DID GIVE HALL FORD SERVICE DEPT. AN ANSWER THAT WOULD WORK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FINALLY DECIDED TO ALLOW THE MECHANIC TO USE HEAVY DUTY SK BRAND PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE SINCE. THE REASON WHY I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD SOONER IS THAT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE HALL FORD DEALERSHIP NOT GET IN TROUBLE WITH FORD FOR USING NON-FORD PARTS TO FIX A PROBLEM FOR WHICH FORD MOTOR CO. CLEARLY HAD NO ANSWER. THERE WERE 3 OR 4 OTHER TRUCKS IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN MINE WAS A SUCCESS, THEY DID THE SAME FOR THE OTHER TRUCKS AND SOLVED THE PROBLEM THERE, TOO. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY SITUATION UNLESS IT COMES BACK, WHICH I DOUBT. I AM CONCERNED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY DOCUMENTED F

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND THE BRAKES WERE NEARLY USELESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I GOT THE TRUCK CRANKED BACK UP AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD AND IT WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE TRUCK RAN FINE AND HAS SINCE. THE OLD (BAD) SENSOR IS STILL AVAILABLE. *NM

1999 FORD F250 BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH GREASE FITTINGS. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED HAD THE BALL JOINTS HAD GREASE FITTINGS ON THEM, THEY WOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEAD IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE FUEL RAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

1999 FORD F-250 TRITON 5.4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. 66,000 MILES. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES RUBBED TOGETHER, CAUSING A HOLE TO RUB THROUGH THE METAL BRAKE LINES. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK

CPS(CAMP POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED ON A 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L PSD A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME, SON AND I WERE TURNING INTO A WALMART PARKING LOT, AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND REFUSED TO RESTART. 13K MILES ON IT. DEALER FIXED CPS. SECOND TIME TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 95, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN, WHILE DOING 75 MPH. FORTUNATELY THE TRUCK IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, OR WE WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE TREES, OR INTO THE SIDE OF THE SEMI THAT WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT. THIRD TIME WE WERE TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER, AND TRUCK DIED ON A 8% GRADE, THERE WAS NO TIME TO GET OUT OF THE LANE WE WERE IN TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE WE SLOWED TOO MUCH AND CAUSED A WRECK BEHIND US THE TRUCK NOW HAS 77K MILES ON IT. WE FEEL THE CPS FAILING 3X IN 77K MILES IS EXXX... THE LAST TWO SENSORS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST $250~ WE HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CPS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND HAS SHOWN UP IN MILEAGE INSTANCES RANGING FROM 100 MILES ON ODO. ALL THE WAY TO NOT SHOWING UP UNTIL 200K MILES. WE, (ALONG WITH APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS) FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN, AND LOSING 90% OF OUR STEERING AND LIKELY 85% OF BRAKES (ON DIESELS YOU DO NOT GET A "RESERVE" BRAKE BOOST, UNLIKE ON GAS ENGINES WITH VACUUM), AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS POWERED BY THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PROVIDED BY THE POWER STEERING PUMP!!!! WE KNOW THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IN TWO OF OUR CASES. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WH

ON 9/28/05 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 1999 FORD PICKUP. I HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE CENTER OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INJURY. IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED THE INJURY MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *JB

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH - DAMAGED COIL PACK AND CYLINDER HEAD - RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE RETURNED TO BISHOP, CA (NEAREST TOWN, APPROX. 10 MILES) AND LEFT AT SHOP THERE FOR THREE DAYS WHILE REPAIR COMPLETED. REPAIR FAILED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY, 2005. VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD. *NM

PURCHASED USED F250 SUPER DUTY WITH 5.4 TRITON ENGINE 8/18/05. RETURNING FROM 2ND CAMPING TRIP 10/10/05 IN ST. PAUL MN THE TRUCK MADE VERY LOUD POP & THEN RAN LIKE IT WAS MISSING ON A CYLINDER. TOWED TO DEALER PURCHASED FROM SAME DAY. NEXT DAY DEALER SERVICE INFORMED ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUG THAT BLEW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. $4600.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER 90 DAY WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT IS SPARK PLUG RELATED????? REPAIR IS STILL PENDING, BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD & RELATED PARTS IS NECESSARY. *NM

NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK WHILE DRIVING, CHECKED ENGINE TO FIND #3 PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE LEAVING NO/STRIPPED THREADS LEFT IN HEAD RENDERING THE ENGINE UNUSABLE. TRUCK HAS SAT FOR FOUR MONTHS . PRICED A BARE HEAD FROM FORD DEALER AT $1,100. WITH CAMS $1,600 OR A RECYCLED ENGINE BETWEEN $1,400-2,000 PLUS LABOR. PURCHASED RECYCLED ENGINE, 5.4L, 8 CYL, SOHC WITH 15K MILES AT $2000 DUE TO COST EFFECTIVENESS AS OPPOSED TO THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HEAD. THIS IS WITHOUT LABOR AS I AM A CERTIFIED FORD ENGINE MASTER AND WILL DO THE WORK MYSELF. *JB