2001 Ford F-350 Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-350. The contact stated after having parked his vehicle after a short drive, the contact noticed a large cloud of smoke issuing from under the hood from the driver's side towards the front end of the vehicle. The contact stated that he opened the hood, disconnected the battery, and blew the smoke out of the engine compartment with an air compressor he had on hand. The contact called a local dealer who refused to diagnose the vehicle unless the contact called the manufacturer to have the manufacturer authorize service from the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired; however, the vehicle was still drivable. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON 12/22/14, THEN ANOTHER ONE BLEW OUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE TRUCK ON 12/29/14. HAVE HAD BOTH FIXED WITH INSERTS. *JS

#3 SPARK PLUG BOWLED OUT AT 60 M P H TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,390 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE FACTORY SPARK PLUGS 5.4 L TRITON. THIS TRUCK IS A 2001 MODEL HAS VERY FEW MILES BECAUSE IT IS NOT DROVE FAR AT ANY ONE TIME AND THE UP KEEP ON IT IS TOP NOTCH. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFAULT AND AS MUCH AS THESE TRUCK COST FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS FIX!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MUFFLER BRACKETS AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,328.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SAW A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN HAD SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE OIL PAN WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1.)FORD F-350 PARKED IN THE MORNING AT 8:04 AM AFTER TAKING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. AFTER SITTING FOR ALMOST 15 HOURS TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND AT APPROX. 11:00PM. AT NIGHT, AFTER EVERYBODY WAS SUPPOSE TO BE IN BED. I HAPPENED TO HEAR A POPPING AND HISSING NOISE AND SAW FLAMES GLOWING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE TIRES. HUGE OAK TREE NEAR IT WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNT APPX. 35 FEET INTO THE AIR, OTHER VEHICLE NEXT TO IT WERE DAMAGED AND HOUSE WAS IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT ON FIRE PER FIRE DEPT. ( THEY HOSED THE HOUSE DOWN FIRST) 2.) ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. 3.) FIRE DEPT CALLED TO PUT OUT RAGING FIRE. *TR

2001 FORD F350 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNATTENDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH FAILURES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000.

MY 2001 FORD F350 5.4 ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO HAVE A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD. *TR

THE OIL PANS ON MOST LATE MODEL FORD 7.3 LITER POWER STROKE DIESELS HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PANS RUSTING THROUGH, CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAKS, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS, AND SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE, IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME. THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY WELL DOCUMENTED AMONG OWNERS OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, NO RECALLS, NO TSB'S, NOTHING. A NEW OEM OIL PAN FROM FORD IS CLOSE TO $400 DOLLARS, AN AFTERMARKET CLOSE TO $100. THE WAY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE FROM THE VEHICLE, A JOB REQUIRING EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND SKILL, AS WELL AS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT. (IN ORDER TO DO THE JOB PROPERLY, AND SAFELY). IT IS THE PERSONAL OPINION OF MY PERSONAL ASE CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER THAT THE ONLY FAIR THING TO DO WOULD BE FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

V-10 TRITON. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAD TAKEN IT TO SHOP FOR UNRELATED WORK AND THEY DID NOT THINK IT UNUSUAL. ON 1/8/09, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OTHERWISE RUN OK, I DROVE IT TO A FORD DEALER IN SNOHOMISH WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE #4 CYLINDER. THE PLUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. *TR

SPARK PLUGS COMING OUT OF ENGINE. IT HAS FAILED ABOUT FOUR TIMES ON THIS TRUCK AND ONE ON ANOTHER ONE OF OUR TRUCKS. COSTS ABOUT $3900 TO GET FIXED. BOUGHT NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE ACCELERATING TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,638.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE SUSTAINED OVER $2,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR OR PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT SHUT OFF AGAIN TWO HOURS LATER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED PURCHASED A NEW CAM SENSOR PART # F7TZ-12K073-B. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN, CYLINDERS AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

I PARKED MY TRUCK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY AT 7:00AM. AT 8:03 AM I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I RAN TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND MY 2001 FORD F350 WAS ON FIRE! THE ENTIRE ENGINE AREA WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. USING TWO GARDEN HOSES UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, I WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AREA. THERE WEREN'T ANY PRIOR ISSUES TO SIGNIFY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I ROUTINELY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED IN A GROUP OF FORD TRUCKS, OF WHICH MY TRUCK WAS PART OF. *TR

MY CAM POSITION SENSOR ON THE DIESEL ENGINE WENT BAD FOR THE THIRD TIME. MILEAGE IS 90,000. LAST TIME I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY CARS COMING ONTO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP. THIS TIME IT WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND I GAINED SPEED AND ALMOST LOST THE TRUCK OVER A CORNER BEFORE COMING TO A FLAT AREA. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW AND ITS NOT FAIR CONSIDERING WHAT I PAID FOR IT. ALMOST EVERY DIESEL OWNER I KNOW HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE CPS FAILURE. I CAME TO REST UP AGAINST SOME TREE LIMBS AND HAVE SCRATCHED PAINT---IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR SEE ALSO 10153677. *DSY.

CPS- CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES. 2001 F350 7.3 POWERSTROKE. WHILE DRIVING THRU A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-40 WESTBOUND, TRUCK JUST DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH OUT BEING RUN OVER BY EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID TRUCK DIED TO CPS FAILURE. 02/2005. CPS FAILURE AGAIN,04/18/2007 BUT THANK GOD THIS TIME IT WAS IN THE INTEL PARKING LOT. I HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME. 107 DOLLARS FOR CPS. REPLACED CPS AND TRUCK IS ONCE AGAIN RUNNING FINE. FORD CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY FOR ME. *TR

2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY 7.3 DIESEL TRUCK. ENGINE STALLS WITH OUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOST OF STEERING, AND BRAKING CONTROL. OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *JB