2000 Ford F-250 SD complaints

WHEN I STATED MY 2000 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE THE MOTOR RAN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ALMOST AN HOUR OF IDLING THE MOTOR DEVELOPED ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DISCONNECTED/LOOSE WIRING HARNESS TO THE INJECTORS AND GLOW PLUGS. MINOR PROBLEM TILL I FOUND OUT IT WOULD TAKE ALL DAY TO FIX AND COST $675. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TYPE VEHICLE. SO I SPENT THE MONEY AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A $17.00 PART TO LOCK THE CONNECTORS IN PLACE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. EVEN A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENT OR A PERSON WITH ANY COMMON SENSE WOULD KNOW TO INSTALL A POSITIVE LOCK CONNECTOR FOR AN INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS. I'M JUST GLAD THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP WHEN STARTING AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A HORSE TRAILER BEHIND. *NM

2000 FORD F250, 7.3 DIESEL, FUEL LEAK FROM PLASTIC DRAIN VALVE ON THE MAIN FUEL FILTER. LEAVING A TRAIL OF FUEL ALONG THE ROAD. AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK LOSING ABOUT 4-6 GALLONS OF FUEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR. OTHER THAN CONTACTING FORD. FILTER DRAIN VALVE, ON TOP OF THE ENGINE, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY. *NM

CAMSHAFT POSITIONS SENSOR FAILURE NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT AS TRUCK QUIT RUNNING HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION. FORD CPS FAILURES ARE OFTEN AND FAIL FOR NO REASON AND WITH NO WARNING. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 7.3 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS ON 11-4-06 THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY/ WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LARGE DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THESE HUB ASSEMBLES ARE A SEALED UNIT WITH NO WAY OF SERVICING THEM. THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE( 450.00) PER SIDE FOR PARTS + LABOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HASN'T RECALLED THE PROBLEM,AS THEY ALONE HAVE REPLACED CLOSE TO 65 UNITS AND THIS IS JUST ONE DEALER. NEEDLESS TO SAY FORD WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND THE REPAIR AND I HAD TO PAY IT MYSELF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD MOST CERTAINTY CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS AND MY BROTHER WHO ALL HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND ONE,MY BROTHER, HAD DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND AM PERPLEXED WHY FORD DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *NM

TRUCK WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH. ON NIGHT OF OCCURRENCE, TRUCK STALLED IN HIGHWAY, RESTARTED, STALLED FOR GOOD. WAITED 2 HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK ON BUSY HIGHWAY. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR $430.00. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. *JB

MY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2000 F250 IT SHUT OFF MY MOTOR WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH AND I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING. IT WAS FIXED EASY WITH A NEW CPS BUT THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN. *JB

1. TRUCK RUNNING CORRECTLY. 2.ENGINE STOPPED, PULLED OFF ROAD, TOW REQUIRED TO FORD, ROCKLAND MAINE . 3. CPS REPLACED, ENGINE RUNNING FINE. NHTSA ACTION #: PE06011 SYNCHRONIZER OR CMP SENSOR. *NM

VEHICLE DIED SUDDENLY AND FAILED TO RESTART. CPS WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE RAN. *JB

I OWN A 2000 F250 DIESEL TRUCK. ON OCTOBER 26, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MIDNIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A DEAD STOP, CROSSING OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING NO FASTER THEN 10 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK CUT OFF HALFWAY ACROSS THE ROADWAY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I THEN COASTED ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE CARS PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND ME. SO AS TO DEFINE WHAT I MEAN BY CUT OFF, AND NO PRIOR WARNING, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: CUT OFF '' ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY. I HAD LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT REQUIRED THE FULL USE OF BOTH ARMS TO BE ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS AS IF I HAD TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE POSITION JUST PRIOR TO THE KEY REMOVAL POSITION. NO PRIOR WARNING '' THE TRUCK HAD NOT SHOWN ANY HESITATION OR INCLINATION TO STOP RUNNING JUST PRIOR TO IT CUTTING OFF, NOR ANY HESITATION OR INCLINATION TO STOP RUNNING FROM THE TIME I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW TO THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. MY CONCERNS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MIDNIGHT WHEN THE ROAD HAD VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON IT. HAD IT HAPPENED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS WHEN THE ROAD IS HEAVILY TRAVELED. IT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY THEN NOT THAT EITHER I, OR OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF TRYING TO AVOID ME. AN EVEN WORSE IF I HAD MY TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK, THE REASON I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THERE WOULD BE NO DOUBT THAT AN ACCIDENT WOULD OF ACCRUED. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER. WHERE THEY REPLACED A FAULTY CAM

TRANSFER CASE ON 4X4 F-250 SD DEFECTS LOCKS UP WHEELS TRAVELING HWY. (4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT ENGAGED). VEHICLE SKIDS HARD LEFT CAUSING ROLLOVER. STATE HWY PATROL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES EQUIPMENT FAILURE TO BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REMAINS UNREPAIRED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DOCUMENTATION. *NM

AT 85000 MILES OF VERY LIGHT USE MY F250 HD MODEL YEAR 2000 WITH DIESEL ENGINE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS TRUCK IS REFERRED TO AS A SUPER DUTY AND HEAVILY ADVERTISED AS SUCH A STRONG TRUCK WHY WOULD MY TRANSMISSION FAIL. AGAIN THIS TRUCK IS USED MORE LIKE A CAR THEN A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE OPERATING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, A SINGLE SPARK PLUG WAS SITTING ATOP THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE BLEW APART AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRUCK RR PANEL, RIM AND BED. SPARE WAS INSTALLED AND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO INSURANCE CO. TIRE PARTS WERE SAVED. REPAIRS UNDER WAY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. AAA CHANGED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE FENDER WAS BENT, A MUD FLAP WAS TORN OFF, AND THE LEFT RUNNING BOARD WAS TORN LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE INCIDENT.

I HAVE A F250 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L DIESEL,YEAR 200 101,000 MILES.WHILE MY WIFE WAS TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WITH THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH.THIS IS IN A RECALL FOR F150 AND VANS BUT NOT MY F250 DIESEL.THIS FIRE WAS FLAMING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN MY WIFE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION.ACCORDING TO ZFORD THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE F250 WITH THE SAME PART

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK EQUIPED WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. THIS OCCURED WHILE I WAS ENTERING A CIRCLE INTERSECTION, FORTUNATELY VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE ANY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN I LOST BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKING SYSTEMS. I WAS STARTING MY TURN TO ENTER THE CIRCLE AND AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT I HAD A FRONT FLAT TIRE AS THE VEHICLE BARELY RESPONDED TO MY EFFORTS TO GRADUALLY TURN TO THE RIGHT. THEN, WHEN I TRIED TO STOP IT TOOK AT LEAST TWO TO THREE TIMES THE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP, AS IT USUALLY DOES, EVEN WITH GREATLY INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF THER HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR ANOTHER SORT OF OBSTRUCTION I COULD HAVE EASILY HIT IT. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME, A DISTANCE OF APPROX 2/3 MILES , DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT 4 MORE TIMES, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS OF VERY POOR STEERING AND BRAKING . THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL COMPONET REFERED TO AS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT A COST OF APPROX $377.00 . I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND ENGINE COMBINATION USUALLY HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM OF FAILURE OF THIS SENSOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING, E.G. THER WERE NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY WARNING OF ANY SORT AND THE ENGINES CAN STALL OUT EITHER RUNNING AT 65 MPH OR AT IDLE OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. I WAS FORTUNATE, IN THAT I WAS GOING SLOW AND THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. *NM

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-250 DIESEL IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CANCEL SWITCH LIKE THE OTHERS, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL DIESELS ALSO. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP & ALSO HAVE THE BURNT SWITCH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED NHTSA RECALL #05V388000, RELATING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 7/14/2006. *NM

2000 F250 SUPER DUTY...49,000 MILES #8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT @ 45 MPH.. LIMPED HOME....REMOVED HEAD....CRACKED....$300.00 FOR RECONDITIONED HEAD..... GASKETS, GOOP, TOOLS,BOLTS, FIXTURES..$600.00...........ABLE TO DO WORK MYSELF..LUCKY.....HELP FROM FORD..HA HA HA.... 80,000 MILES HEAD GASKET OTHER SIDE..ALREADY HAD TOOLS AND FIXTURES.... GUESS WHO GOT STUCK OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN.. *JB

VEHICLE - 2000 FORD F-250 4X4 7.3L DIESEL. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) WENT OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND NOT START AGAIN UNTIL PART WAS REPLACED. ENGINE TURNED OFF EXITING FREEWAY GOING APPROX 65 MPH. THIS IS THE THIRD CPS THAT HAS GONE BAD ON THIS VEHICLE. FIRST AT 38,000 MILES, SECOND AT 95,000 MILE, AND THIRD AT 159,000 MILES. *NM

MY CPS IN MY 2000 7.3L TRUCK FAILED. *JB

THREE OF FOUR COOPER TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATIONS WITHIN A MONTH. TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATED ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSING EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE FROM THE TREAD IMPACTING THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. COOPER TIRE WAS NOTIFIED. SO FAR THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE THE FIRST TIRE AND I HAVE THE SECOND AND THIRD AS WELL AS THE SEPARATED TREAD. WHILE COOPER TIRE CO. WAS EVALUATING OUR CLAIM FOR THE VEHICLE DAMAGE ANOTHER COOPER TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING ADDITIONAL VEHICLE DAMAGE. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING, AND CAN TELL YOU THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE TREAD PEELED OFF AND SMASHED THE REAR TAILLIGHT, DENTED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND BENT THE REAR BUMPER! *NM

2000 F250 POWER STROKE WOULD SHUT OFF ENGINE AT SPEED, USUALLY AROUND 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER INCLUDED POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE MONTH, ONCE DETERMINED WAS NOT BAD DIESEL FUEL, I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. RESEARCHED ON WEB ABOUT PART AND SAW A LOT OF FAILURES RELATED TO PART, AND LINK TO THIS COMPLAINT PAGE FROM FORGOTTEN.COM LINK. PART F7TZ-12K073-A NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER APPEARED DURING THE MONTH, NO WARNING INDICATION FROM VEHICLE BEFORE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF WHILE AT SPEED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS METAL FELL OFF OF THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOTICED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEAF SPRING ON BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD A TOTAL OF SIX FRACTURES. THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE BEING REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED ON A DIRT ROAD, THE DRIVER BECAME DISTRACTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD, AND HIT SEVERAL PINE TREES HEAD ON. A TOWING HOOK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BECAME LOGGED IN A TREE AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE OVER TURNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED MOST OF THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. ONLY AN OCCUPANT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THERE WERE FIVE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER AND THE OCCUPANT SEATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER LOST THEIR LIVES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.

TIRE WAS AT NORMAL PRESSURE, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE WHOLE TIRE EXPLODED OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NO SIDEWALL LEFT. IT FELT LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. MY RIM WAS DESTROYED, MESSED UP MY BUMPER. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME, I NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM AND TIRE. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TIRE AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION AT THIS TIME. *NM

FAILURE OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS EARLY AM AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ALLOWING ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO ADVANCE WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOWED TO DEALER, CPS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JB

EARLY EVENING FRIDAY, FEB 18, 2005, DRIVING 2000 F250 SD PSD 7.3-LITER DIESEL @ APPROX 50 MPH, TRUCK BUCKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN ENGINE DIED, LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WAS NOSE INTO AN INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE AREA WAS SUBURBAN AND PEOPLE DRIVE A BIT LESS AGGRESSIVELY THAN THEY DO IN COLUMBUS, WHERE I LIVE. I CALLED AAA, HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CAM SENSOR ASSEMBLY: ITEM F7TZ*12K073*A SYNCHRONIZER ASY $185.91, LABOR OF $106.32, MISC CHARGES OF $7.44; SUBTOTAL 299.67, PLUS TAX OF $20.97. GRAND TOTAL OUT OF MY POCKET $320.64 FORTUNATELY I HAD AAA DELUXE; OTHERWISE THE TOWING WOULD HAVE COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $40. *NM

I ALSO HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT ON MY 2000 F250 V-10 ENGINE, I HAVE CONTACTED YOUR COMPANY AND HAVE BEEN OFFERED NO HELP AT ALL, NOT EVEN TO HELP GET THE TOOL I HAD TO PAY $250 FOR TO FIX YOUR DEFECT!! THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM!! *NM

OWN 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS TRUCK IN DEC 2000. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ALL POWER, BRAKES-STEERING ETC. ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS. ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS CREATING HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS DUE TO ALL POWER FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2002 APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. *JB

MY CPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STALLED LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING. THE TRUCK IS A FORD F-250 WITH THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *NM

CAME OUT FROM WORK TO GO HOME, TRUCK WOULD NOT START, JUST FILLED THE PARKING LOT WITH WHITE SMOKE. CPS SENSOR HAD FAILED WITH NO WARNING. GOT A RIDE HOME AND NEXT DAY PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SENSOR. INSTALLED IT THAT DAY AND THIS ONE LASTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WHEN IT FAILED. IF THIS SENSOR WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING, LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKING WOULD OCCUR. *JB

TIRE TREAD SEPERATION. *NM

I HAVE TWO FORD PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. BOTH OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONS SENSOR FAIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS IN THE TRUCK AND IN A BANK DRIVE THROUGH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AT THAT TIME AND THEN HAD THE REPLACEMENT SENSOR FAIL IN THE SAME VEHICLE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD. THIS COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO POWER. I RECENTLY HAD THE SENSOR FAIL ON MY 2ND TRUCK WITH 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. THIS TRUCK WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY SO FORD IS PAYING THE PARTS ON THIS BUT I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2005 AND THEY HOOKED THE VEHICLE UP TO A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE TO CHECK FOR ANY ERROR CODES AND WERE NOT ALERTED OF ANY. THE SENSOR FAILED LATE IN THE DAY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE VEHICLE LEAVING ME STRANDED AND REQUIRING TO BE TOWED. *JB

FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, WITH 83,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. TWO SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON 12/7/05 AND THE SECOND OCCURRED ON 1/9/05. THE REPAIRS ENTAILED INSTALLING STEEL SLEEVE INSERTS INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN I FELT FRONT END SLIGHTLY VIBRATING, AS IF A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I PULLED INTO A TRUCK STOP TO CHECK THINGS OUT, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM RIM HAD A TEAR IN THE METAL, CONSEQUENTLY RUINING A PRACTICALLY NEW TIRE (ON LESS THAN 1 MONTH). PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON, AND TOOK RIM TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND A FORD DEALER AND BOTH DEALERS AGREED THAT THE RIM HAD NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO HITTING ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE SHOWING. WROTE TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM SEEKING A RESOLUTION, BUT GOT NO ASSISTANCE FROM THEM TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON THE STEEL SPARE EVER SINCE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE AND RIM IN STORAGE. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER HEAD IS STRIPPED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUTS ON MY FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. IT IS A 2000 MODEL. THE SPARK PLUG CAN NO LONGER BE REINSERTED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EJECTION. A HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A RATHER SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT DEFECT. *NM

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) ON THE FORD 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINES. IT SEEMS THAT MOST/ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS SENSOR HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE, WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. I BELONG TO SEVERAL FORUMS AND NEARLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SENSOR AND IT IS "RULE OF THUMB" TO CARRY ONE IN YOUR GLOVE BOX FOR WHEN IT GOES BAD. THIS HAS BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN NOW BUY THE SENSORS ON EBAY, PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THESE BY THE TRUCKLOAD TO SELL SINCE THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE CONSUMERS HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE FAILING? WE SPEND 20-30-40K DOLLARS ON THESE VEHICLES AND CAN BE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS ONE PART FAILING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PLEASE, SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!*JB

DRIVING AT 45 MPH , I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE BOOT ASSEMBLY & SPARK PLUG WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT A SPARK PLUG AND A BOOT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER (SOMEWHAT) AND WENT BACK HOME. THIS ALL HAPPENED 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A FISHING TRIP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED FORD WAS NOT DOING ANY OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE, I HAD 54687 MILES ON MY 2000 F-250 5.4 L. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND HEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER , THEY SAID FORD WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS IF I PAID THE LABOR ,THIS COST ME $1385.26. THIS WAS THE #5 SPARK PLUG. ON AUGUST 3, 2003 AT 57646 MILES THE #2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT RESULTING IN THE SAME REPAIR AS BEFORE , BUT THIS TIME THE DEALER CALLED IT A "PO7 " GOODWILL WARRANTY "GIVEN" TO ME FOR $495.00. BOTH TIMES THE RESPECTIVE HEAD WAS REPLACED. I HAD NOT TAMPERED WITH ANY OF THE SPARK PLUGS, BECAUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATED THE SPARK PLUGS ARE GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS MY PERSONAL VEHICLE AND NOT USED FOR ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL USE. *NM

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 IN THE FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS VERY VIOLENT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I BELIEVE DUE TO MY 24 YEARS OF POLICE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SAFETY OR RECALL INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE TIRES FROM FORD OR FIRESTONE. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE EVENT I FEEL VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND NHTSA RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER BEGAN TO BURN, ALMOST CAUSING HIS ENTIRE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE IF HE HAD NOT SEEN IT IN TIME. AFTERWARDS, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE FELT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY THEN WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR COVER. *AK

FIRST, I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT BE DOWN THE ROAD. ITEMS EITHER REPAIRED OR REPLACED ALL BEFORE 47K MILES (NOW HAS 49K MILES AS OF 10/2005) WITH ALL WORK BEING DONE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE, AND AGAIN REQUIRED REPAIR FOR BROKEN PUMP. REAR END COMPLETELY REPLACED. AUTO FRONT LOCKING HUBS REPLACED TWICE. REAR DRIVELINE WAS REPLACED. AIR BOX BROKEN AND REPLACED. "SUPER DUTY DIESEL" IMPLIES A REALLY TOUGH TRUCK, BUT I BABY MINE - IS THAT WHAT I'M DONE WRONG? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON FORD, F250 SUPER DUTY WERE DEFECTIVE BACK IN AUGUST. THE TRUCK STARTED WALKING ALL OVER THE ROAD ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CHANGED THE BALL JOINT AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT THEN. HE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS SINCE CHANGING THEM IN AUGUST. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON IT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT DID HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, HE DID THE LABOR HIMSELF.*AK

DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 F250 V10 GAS AND SOUNDED LIKE EXHAUST HAD BROKEN CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE FOURTH PLUG FROM FRONT THIS IS THE THIRD PLUG I HAVE LOST IN 194,000 MILES FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 80,000 HAD TO BE HELICOILED SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 125,000 CAME LOOSE ? AND NOW THE THIRD TIME AT 194,000 RIPPED OUT THREADS AGAIN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE FORD TRUCKS IM GETTING TIRED OF PAYING FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. *NM

WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, AT 5:30 A.M., 68 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND BENT THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, BROKE THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. I SENT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND THEY SAID THE STEELTEX R4S, LT 265-75R16, HAD BEEN UNDER-INFLATED, CAUSING OVERHEATING AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR ANYTHING IN THIS SITUATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM IN REGARD TO THE INFLATION PRESSURE THAT THEY SAY CAUSED THE SEPARATION. I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO TOWING A 10,000 POUND TRAILER. THE PRESSURES MAINTAINED WERE 55 PSI(NO TRAILER WEIGHT) AND 75 PSI(WITH TRAILER WEIGHT). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM OFFENDED THAT THEY WOULD CLAIM OTHERWISE. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND HAVE IT AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR TESTING. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND RUSTED IN TWO. THE OTHER TWO LINES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW. THE ONE THAT WAS RUSTED MUST BE MADE OUT OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE BRAKES JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-05. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. *AK (11/17/05) *SC

MY VEHICLE BLOWS SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HIGH TRAFFIC PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES IN DANGER. *NM