2000 Ford F Super Duty

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIS-ROUTED WIRE HARNESS THAT ATTACHES TO THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH. THE WIRE COULD RUB ON THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A BLOWN FUSE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STOP LAMP FUNCTION.

Risk. THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 25, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: F-SUPER DUTY STRIPPED MOTOR HOME CHASSIS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE A MISSING OR PARTIALLY INSTALLED BRAKE PEDAL TO MASTER CYLINDER PUSHROD RETAINING CLIP.

Risk. IF THE CLIP IS MISSING OR FALLS OUT, THE PUSHROD COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESULTING IN THE OPERATOR BEING UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RETAINING CLIP INSTALLATION. MISSING OR PARTIALLY INSTALLED CLIPS WILL BE PROPERLY INSTALLED. IN ADDITION, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT VEHICLES FOR LOWER THAN INTENDED WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE; INCOMPLETE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE INSTALLATION; STEERING COLUMN SHIFT LEVER BRACKET BOLT TORQUE LOWER THAN INTENDED; STEERING GEAR BRACKET FASTENER TORQUE LOWER THAN INTENDED; AND LOWER STEERING COLUMN YOKE BOLT TORQUE LOWER THAN INTENDED.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND CHASSIS-CABS EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L MANUAL TRANSMISSION POWERTRAINS. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CORE WIRE CAN WEAR THE CABLE CONDUIT END FITTING DUE TO A FIFTEEN DEGREE ANGLE IT MAKES WITH THE CONDUIT AT THE THROTTLE BODY END. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO WEAR OR SEPARATION OF STRANDS OF THE CORE WIRE, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.

Risk. A "STUCK" THROTTLE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY.

Hood flew up and Brakes locked up when I tried to stop causing me to slide sideways unable to control it and flipped four times and the air bags never came out and truck was totaled.

TRAVELLING ALONG ALCAN HIGHWAY IN REMOTE CANADA. WE HAD TREAD SEPERATION BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT THAT DAMAGED THE F350 DUALLY. TIRE SIZE WAS 285/75/16 WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES ON THEM. TIRE WAS UNUSABLE AND REPLACED WITH SPARE. SCRAPPED THE RIM AS WELL DUE TO DAMAGE WHEN ARRIVING IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA. DO NOT TRUST THESE TIRES FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 10 YEARS A SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD ON THE ENGINE THE SECOND TIME BEING TODAY JULY 13TH 2016 MY CONCERN BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE GAS PAPERS BEING IGNITED BY THE SPARK PLUG ON TOP OF THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF IN THE ENGINE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE RUNNING 60 MILES AN HOUR THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THIS MORNING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, HEARD A NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED SPARK PLUG BLEW FROM ENGINE. A FEW YEARS LATER IT BLEW ANOTHER SPARK PLUG. REPAIR SHOP INSERTED HELICOIL BOTH TIMES.

I JUST LEFT HOME AND HAVE HAD PRIOR PROBLEMS. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHEN BOOM TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT. I LOST CONTROL MAJOR CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I GOT IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD WHERE I LIFTED THE HOOD AND SURE ENOUGH A PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE BLOCK, HAD BROKEN THE COIL PACK AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I DRIVE MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS MOST DAYS AND DO NOT NEED FUEL TO BE EJECTED OUT CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE. WHY HAS FORD NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? *TR

THE 5.4L ENGINE HAS BLOWN 3 SPARK PLUGS NOW , CYLINDERS 7,6,AND 4. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F350 DWD 4X4 AND HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT STOCK ALUMINUM WHEELS DEVELOP LARGE CRACKS AND DEEMED UNSAFE. MY WIFE CONTACTED FORD TO INQUIRE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, SHE TOOK IT TO FORD, AND THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK, AND DID NOTHING ELSE. FURTHERMORE, THEY DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND TOLD HER THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD COME OF IT. THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS AND PERHAPS DEATHS FROM THE RIMS BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE TALKED TO EVERYONE I COULD FIND DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE, AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS EXACTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE WHEELS.THIS STATEMENT MAKES THE NHTSA LIABLE SHOULD THERE BE NO ACTION ON THEIR PART AND THERE BE ANY ACCIDENTS WITH DEATHS. *TR

I'VE HAD TWO SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. BOTH ON DRIVER SIDE. TEARING UP THEIR BOOT AND BREAKING OFF THE COIL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BOOT AND COIL IS APROX 50+ EACH TIME. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APROX 35MPH WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE SECOND TIME APROX 45MPH. 2000 FORD F250 GAS ENGINE SUPER DUTY EXTEND A CAB. *TR

ENGINE ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 V10 STARTED "MISSING" INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. YESTERDAY, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE EJECTED A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE TOWING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF FORD V10. IT WAS THE FACTORY PLUG TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. INSTALLED HELI COIL AND BEEN GOOD SINCE. *TR

FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

NEWSPAPER, AUGUST 2007, IDENTIFIED MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. CONTACTED FORD TO VERIFY RECALL. FORD VERIFIED BUT REFUSED TO ISSUE LETTER. FINALLY GOT A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 2007. FORD IDENTIFIED TWO DEALERS FOR MY AREA. ONE SUNLAND FORD STATED THEY NEVER KNEW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND MADE NO EFFORT TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. SECOND DEALER SAID HE WOULD CALL WHEN HE HAD PARTS. NO CALLS. RECEIVED NEW LETTER FROM FORD 26 OCTOBER 2007. CALLED SECOND DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPAIR 29 OCTOBER 2007. DEALER SAID NO PARTS WERE EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER 1 DECEMBER 2007. I HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE ON A 2001 NAVIGATOR BEGINNING 2002 AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. I ENDED UP DISPOSING THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT PLAN TO CHASE AFTER FORD ANY MORE. *TR

2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL. SUDDEN STALL OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING, JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE. REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SOLVED THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, AND 260,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. I NOW CARRY A SPARE SENSOR, AND KNOW HOW TO REPLACE IT. *TR

2000 FORD SUPER DUTY CREWCAB WITH A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT THAT WILL NOT STAY OFF. OBD CODE READS GROSS VAPOR LEAK. AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. ALL PARTS OF THE VAPOR SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED INCLUDING THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. PERSONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A LOUD POP AND LOST POWER AND CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE. PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM, POORLY ENGINEERED CYLINDER HEAD. MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING ENGINE FIRES AS THE FUEL RAIL CAN BE DAMAGED AND RUPTURED WHEN THE PLUG IS EJECTED OUT OF THE HEAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS AT: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML . *NM

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *NM

RIGHT HEADLIGHT VERY DIM. WIGGLE SWITCH AND IT USED TO RETURN TO FULL BRIGHT NOW IT STAYS DIM. REPLACED BULBS NO CHANGE. I HAVE SEEN THIS OTHER FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS HERE IN CONYERS GA. *NM

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING TRUCK SHUT-OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART ON BUSY RESIDENTIAL STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *NM

TRUCK ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY ENGINE SPEED HAS HAPPENED IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING. TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. BAD CAM POSITION SENSOR. FORD F250 WITH 7.3 DIESEL. *NM

SECOND SPARK PLUG IN MY 2000 FORD V10 HAS BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD IN LAST THREE MONTHS. LAST PLUG CAME OUT TUESDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. DEALER NOW SAYS IT NEEDS TO DO $3475 HEAD REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH HEADS. *JB