2000 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

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

2000 FORD F250 LEAKED DIESEL FUEL. *CC WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL AND WAS NOT GETTING THE PROPER MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AT A REST STOP AND NOTICE FUEL LEAKING. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK WAS COVERED IN FUEL. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE AND REPLACED THE PLASTIC DRAIN VALVE WITH A 3/8 BOLT ON THE METAL DRAIN LINE. *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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 POSITION SENSOR THE NEXT DAY. PART # F7TZ-12K073-A. I SPENT SEVERAL HOUR READING UP ON THE CPS TODAY. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON AS SHOWN ON AUTOMOTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS) REPORTS, AND ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH OFTEN THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS ( SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE UNDER LOAD, STALLING AT IDLE ) OF A FAULTY SENSOR QUITE OFTEN THEY CAN FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. IT WAS FORTUITOUS THAT THE CPS FAILURE ON MY TRUCK HAPPENED WHEN IT DID. *NM

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

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

THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER'S DODGE RAM WAS TOWING (2000 FORD 250) HAD A BLOWOUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER OF THE RAM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RAM AND TOW VEHICLE ENTERED THE NORTHSIDE DITCH AND THE TOW VEHICLE OVERTURNED. *TS *NM

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.

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

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.

REPEATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD REPLACED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 F250 UNDER WARRANTY, WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN FAILED WITH ABOUT 84,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, 49,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND $4,000 OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND RARELY OPERATED WITH A LOAD. A SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY TRUCK IN FOR THE 100,000 TUNE UP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF BECAUSE THE CABLE HOLDING IT BROKE. THE SPARE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IF SPARE TIRES ARE FALLING OFF OF TRUCKS. *TR

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 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE SECTOR SHAFT OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX SNAPPED OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THIS CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. UPDATED 7/21/2006 - *NM

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

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD AND THE TIRE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SHARP OBJECT, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE AUTO DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. BOTH THE TIRE AND VEHICLE DEALER WERE ALERTED.

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.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THREE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WERE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIS WAY HOME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WERE THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

SINCE 2006 AND BEFORE, I HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED INCIDENCES OF BATTERY FAILURES AND DASHBOARD WARNINGS. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN 2006 AT MY REQUEST. MY BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN 2006. I ALSO HAD A TEMPORARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ABOUT THIS TIME. I HAD BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN 2009 AND 2012. ON 11/02/2012 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY F250 ONLY TO DISCOVER ABOUT A PINT OF WATER IN THE FLOOR TRAY. I JUMP STARTED, CONTINUED THE TRIP ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEATER FAN STILL OPERATING! AFTER FURTHER CHECKS, MY FORD DEALER PROVIDED A TSB 04-23-9 WHICH HAD NO WARNING OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS OR DAMAGES AND NOT MAILED TO ME. I HAD THE DEFECT CORRECTED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND FORD WAS MAILED MY COMPLAINT ON 11/28/2012 AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH MAILING FOR SERVICE AND FORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO INFORM ME.

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

2000 F250 BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS *NM

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

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

FORD F-250 PICKUP WITH 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR (SYNCHRONIZER). ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MAKING HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED SENSOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SENSOR IS THE SAME DESIGN TO ANOTHER FAILURE IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. *TR

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

DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING HER HUSBAND'S VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN HE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IT MADE NOISES WHILE CRANKING. IT MADE A POPPING NOISE IN THE BACK. THE BUTTERFLY PISTON WAS THE SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

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

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

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