Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 17406 | 09/01/2004 | 18147 | 10008288 | Low power, poor fuel economy, fuel gelling cold, excessive white smoke cold, or hard start. *mj this oasis updates previous oasis dated 12/01/03. *tt | 07/26/2004 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| EA06012 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/22/2006 | 12/07/2007 | ENGINE STALLING | 07V553000 | |
| In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. the subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection resulting in an engine stall.once stalled, the engine may restart right away, or may restart after a delay (typically 5 to 10 minutes), or may not restart at all.in addition to exposing the driver and other motorists to crash risk due to loss of motive power or vehicle disablement, engine stalling also effects the power assisted steering and braking. through consumer interviews, odi determined that cps failures occurred without any form of warning, at any vehicle speed (50% at highway speeds), and under any driving condition, such as accelerating.consumers reported that about a third of the vehicles failed to restart, with another third reporting delayed restarting.half the vehicles that did restart experienced another stall on the same or a subsequent drive cycle (before cps replacement) re-exposing those consumers to the risks associated with a stalling event.in their voq reports, half of the odi complainants described difficulty controlling the vehicle due to lose of power assist systems, especially those who were towing at the time of the incident. the one alleged injury incident occurred in an intersection when a subject vehicle stalled while turning across oncoming lanes of traffic.although unsubstantiated, the complainant alleged an injury to a child occupant during odi's interview.the other crash allegations mostly involved low speed, loss of control incidents often caused by lack of power assist; no injuries are reported in these incidents, and property damage, if any, was minimal.consumers also reported other incidents with significant safety risks, such as disablement in a lane or on a shoulder of a high-speed roadway or interstate, or extended disablement in remote areas during severe weather conditions. the population above is ford's estimate of the 1.4 million subject vehicles produced that are currently registered.the ford complaint and warranty counts noted above are current as of ford's last submission dated june 21, 2007; they do not include f-450, f-550, or econoline counts as these products were not formally within scope of the investigation when failure information was requested.warranty data analysis indicates that about half the claims involved a stall while driving event ( ford's assessment) and that poor cps durability was a longstanding concern.ford reported that the new cps design should meet or exceed their 10 year, 150k mile life expectancy design requirement. | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | ||||||
| PE06011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/27/2006 | 06/23/2006 | ENGINE STALLING | ||
| The cam position sensor (cps) provides a critical signal to the subject vehicle (sv) engine management system, the loss of which results in an engine stall.during pe06-011, ford stated in their response to odi that it is continuing to investigate allegations of cps related engine stall and further advised that an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation.ford data shows that 20% of the 716,000 svs are equipped with manual transmissions which are capable of back-driving the engine when a stall occurs; power assisted steering and braking are not lost during engine back-drive.ford data also indicates that back-drive occurs in automatic transmission vehicles above certain road speeds.the manufacturer reports noted reference 755 unique vehicles; 2 are duplicative of odi reports.in its review of customer and field reports, ford identified some 800 reports alleging one or more engine stalls potentially related to a cps failure in these 755 vehicles (ford | ||||||
| EA06012 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/22/2006 | 12/07/2007 | ENGINE STALLING | 07V553000 | |
| In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. the subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection resulting in an engine stall.once stalled, the engine may restart right away, or may restart after a delay (typically 5 to 10 minutes), or may not restart at all.in addition to exposing the driver and other motorists to crash risk due to loss of motive power or vehicle disablement, engine stalling also effects the power assisted steering and braking. through consumer interviews, odi determined that cps failures occurred without any form of warning, at any vehicle speed (50% at highway speeds), and under any driving condition, such as accelerating.consumers reported that about a third of the vehicles failed to restart, with another third reporting delayed restarting.half the vehicles that did restart experienced another stall on the same or a subsequent drive cycle (before cps replacement) re-exposing those consumers to the risks associated with a stalling event.in their voq reports, half of the odi complainants described difficulty controlling the vehicle due to lose of power assist systems, especially those who were towing at the time of the incident. the one alleged injury incident occurred in an intersection when a subject vehicle stalled while turning across oncoming lanes of traffic.although unsubstantiated, the complainant alleged an injury to a child occupant during odi's interview.the other crash allegations mostly involved low speed, loss of control incidents often caused by lack of power assist; no injuries are reported in these incidents, and property damage, if any, was minimal.consumers also reported other incidents with significant safety risks, such as disablement in a lane or on a shoulder of a high-speed roadway or interstate, or extended disablement in remote areas during severe weather conditions. the population above is ford's estimate of the 1.4 million subject vehicles produced that are currently registered.the ford complaint and warranty counts noted above are current as of ford's last submission dated june 21, 2007; they do not include f-450, f-550, or econoline counts as these products were not formally within scope of the investigation when failure information was requested.warranty data analysis indicates that about half the claims involved a stall while driving event ( ford's assessment) and that poor cps durability was a longstanding concern.ford reported that the new cps design should meet or exceed their 10 year, 150k mile life expectancy design requirement. | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph the spark plugs disconnected from the head. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer and they repaired the failure by drilling into the head and then replacing the spark plugs; but the failure reoccured. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 103,000 and current mileage was 103,050. the vin unavailable. nw | |||
| 05/07/2009 | 118000 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2009 | 105000 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 12/19/2007 | 91000 | 45 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 12/21/2010 | 114000 | ||
| In my 2000 ford f-250 super duty 6.8l v-10 the spark plug blew out of the head causing a very dangerous situation. my truck lost some of its power which was obviously a problem being that i was on the freeway during rush-hour. when i popped the hood, i was amazed to find the spark plug sitting on top of the valve cover with a hole underneath it where exhaust and gas was being ejected rapidly. had i not turned off the engine quickly, i could have had an engine fire on my hands on the side of the freeway. ford refuses to fix the problem even though i have done research and found countless other owners of the same vehicle with this exact same problem. they need to be accountable for this problem before someone tries to drive their truck to a repair shop without disconnecting the fuel injector starting a fire under the hood. | |||
| 11/15/2010 | 115000 | ||
| 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 shourtly 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. | |||
| 10/04/2009 | 99450 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2008 | 49761 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 01/25/2009 | 80001 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 01/07/2009 | 1 | ||
| 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. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2008 | 164000 | 1 | |
| Ford 250 truck 5.4l triton engine while driving the spark plug blew out of the engine. *tr | |||
| 05/07/2008 | 90777 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 01/04/2008 | 5 | ||
| My 2000 ford f-250 with a triton v-10 motor is blowing spark plugs. it has blown 5 spark plugs now over the last 6 months or so, and this is on a motor installed by ford. so if there claim of improper torque is true then it was them who is to blame. i also read many consumer reports saying many ford model engines do this from 2000 to 2004. it is very unsafe, fuel still keeps pumping even when the spark plug is gone. you can smell the fule coming out very strongly and fires have occured under the hood due to this dangerous situation. *cn | |||
| 11/08/2006 | 77100 | 1 | 11/04/1999 |
| 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 | |||
| 04/03/2006 | 78000 | 1 | 08/16/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 12/26/2005 | 69005 | 1 | 12/12/2000 |
| Spark plug blown out of cylinder head. cylinder head is stripped. *jb | |||
| 11/04/2005 | 118850 | 1 | 07/03/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| 10/11/2004 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Started engine, heard pop sound, engine suddenly ran bad. mechanic said spark plug blew out (stripped). mechanic said this is common ford problem, a defect, and expensive. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 09/18/2007 | 113926 | 1 | 04/30/2002 |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2007 | 60000 | 1 | 06/13/2000 |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 08/23/2007 | 202000 | 1 | 10/01/2001 |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2006 | 156000 | 3 | |
| I have had to replace the camshaft position sensor in my 2000 f250 three times now. the part costs over 140 dollars at a ford dealer and i know many many people who have had to replace the same part. it is a design flaw and ford knows it. when i walked in the dealer and said my truck died the first thing the mechanic said was oh, sounds like a camshaft position sensor. this has left me stranded twice (once in the middle of nowhere on a road trip). *tr | |||
| 01/14/2007 | 125000 | 22 | |
| Camshaft position sensor failure caused engine stop on 2000 ford superduty diesel in heavy traffic. mileage was approx 125,000. replacement oem cps failed after a further 3,000 miles! old parts are not available. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2006 | 114000 | 1 | 01/04/2000 |
| While on a back road, at night after a camping trip with my kids, truck stumbled/stuttered. check engine light came on. was able to stop truck and then restart it. check engine light was off. made it home. next day truck would try to crank but wouldn't fire up. called a diesel mechanic who came over, pulled cps, went to local international and bought a new cps. changed out mine and truck started up just fine. threw out the old part. *tr | |||
| 05/14/2006 | 87000 | 1 | 10/12/1999 |
| Engine would quit while on the road or at idle outside temp or engine temp did not make any difference. replaced cam position sensor problem corrected never occurred again . when engine quit would restart. believe very dangerous due to you never knew when it might quit. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2006 | 162000 | 1 | 11/10/2006 |
| 1st day of ownership of 2000 f250, engine inexplicably dies, rendering useless power steering and power breaks. towed to dealer. explained problem to service writer. without even seeing the vehicle, the service writer says camshaft position sensor. as it turns out, he was right. problem fixed for nearly $500 dollars. *tr | |||
| 04/13/2007 | 64477 | 1 | 09/30/2000 |
| Cam position sensor/synchronizer failure on 2000 ford f250 superduty with 7.3l power stroke diesel engine @ 64477 miles. engine stopped running while driving @ 40 miles/hour on secondary road. loss of power brakes and steering. vehicle towed to dealer. replace part fmc f7tz 12k073 a. total charge $503.76. *jb | |||
| 04/16/2007 | 140000 | 1 | |
| 2000 ford f-250 7.3 psd engine died while driving, lost power steering and braking took extra effort. problem was due to camshaft position sensor, replaced it at a cost of $200 and truck is running fine. *jb | |||
| 12/14/2006 | 72750 | 1 | 10/15/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 11/15/2006 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 11/10/2006 | 69743 | 1 | 06/30/2001 |
| 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 | |||
| 11/10/2006 | 120000 | 3 | 10/10/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 02/19/2005 | 100125 | 1 | 09/27/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| 05/13/2002 | 61435 | 1 | 02/18/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 03/07/2003 | 0 | ||
| Ford super duty diesel f-250 : engine cuts out and/or dies during all load conditions. especially dangerous when passing cars or on freeway. dealer is unable to locate problem and nothing registers on the computer began in march 2003 and continues daily to this day. | |||
| 03/09/2003 | 11000 | 43 | 01/16/2000 |
| Ford super duty diesel f-250 : engine cuts out and/or dies during all load conditions. service engine soon light comes on under most severe cut-outs. ford service has repeatedly (8 times in 2 years) worked on the issue on my truck as well as other owners trucks with whom i am acquainted. this engine failure occurs approximately once every 10 miles, and is very dangerous when trying to enter a freeway or pass on a fm road. i believe ford damaged the engine control unit when they installed their ford authorized power chip. they seem to keep replacing less costly components and giving me the truck back. i feel they are waiting for my truck to get out of the warranty period before the real story is told. that way, i will be out the money for what ever is really wrong with this vehicles. others that i have talked to have the same issue. perhaps its the dealership covering up, but i would not put it past ford to be behind this. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 01/04/2008 | 5 | ||
| My 2000 ford f-250 with a triton v-10 motor is blowing spark plugs. it has blown 5 spark plugs now over the last 6 months or so, and this is on a motor installed by ford. so if there claim of improper torque is true then it was them who is to blame. i also read many consumer reports saying many ford model engines do this from 2000 to 2004. it is very unsafe, fuel still keeps pumping even when the spark plug is gone. you can smell the fule coming out very strongly and fires have occured under the hood due to this dangerous situation. *cn | |||
| 11/25/2005 | 108000 | 3 | 01/10/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 06/19/2003 | 54687 | 2 | 06/17/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 09/23/2005 | 194000 | 3 | 04/21/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| 03/04/2005 | 2 | ||
| Driving home at about 55mph noticed a very bad hesitation in 5.4l engine and apparent misfire. after pulling over and shutting engine off, noticed # 3 coil broken and sparkplug laying by fuel rail. spark plug shot out of cylinder head due to poor engineering by ford. 1999-2002 f250 5.4l heads only have 4 threads that hold spark plugs.*ak | |||
| 09/14/2004 | 80250 | 1 | |
| 2000 ford f250 5.4l 3rd from front passenger side spark plug shot out. stranded had to have vehicle towed. helicoil installed and is holding, but for how long?*ak | |||
| 07/28/2004 | 99500 | 1 | 04/05/2002 |
| On my way home from work i heard an unusual noise eminating from under the hood of my 2000 ford f-250 super duty, 6.8 (v-10) truck. i thought it was an xhaust manifold leak. i pulled onto a gravel road, lifted the hood and climbed up to look to see what i could find. imagine my suprise to see a left bank spark plug, #8 cylinder, lying against the fuel rail and the coil firing against the head. i limped home, wondering all the while how much fuel was pouring into the oil pan! i used a strong flash light to peer into the spark plug hole and found to my suprise, very little if any threads to contian the spark plug. i then used a 90 deg. pick to feel the threads. none. i called joe machens ford in columbia, mo. to see if this might be a common problem. they informed me they see quite a few of the 5.4 liter cylinder heads in for repair and had had one 6.8. they informed me that ford had issued a tsb for the lightning with the 5.4 ( i can see why, a compressor on top of the engine can create problems) other than the aformentioned tsb, no others exist and ford has yet to acknowledge the problem. i checked for info via the google search engine and wasn't able to find much information. i probably used the incorrect terminology. who knows how much of the alumnium threads were ingested into the cylinder, which in turn will cause scarring and oil control problems. i do know however, due to what i was told by the person at joe machens ford in columbia, mo., it seems as though ford has not practiced due diligence as to finding a suitable cost efective repair or replacement for this problem.*ak | |||
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| 04/05/2008 | 142000 | 2 | 06/14/2005 |
| Blown out spark plug. *tr | |||