1999 FORD F-250 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHILE DRIVE THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SHUT DOWN ENABLE TO START! *TR

Mileage: 249,456

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, THERE WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

FORD F250 V-10 ENGINE BLOWNING OUT SPARK PLUGS

Mileage: 205,485

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. UPDATED 12/19/11

Mileage: 45,000

BLOWN SPARK PLUGS FROM FORD F250 V10 ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 205,685

FORD 5.4 LITRE TRITON V8 SPARK PLUG EJECTION. *TR

Mileage: 76,049

FORD 1999 F250 5.4L TRITON V-8 BLEW SPARK PLUG. LOST POWER, CREATED ROAD HAZARD AND SCARED THE CRAP OUTTA ME WHEN IT BLEW. MADE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY AND GOT TOWED. WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AS WELL AS OTHER TRITONS. SPARK PLUG THREADS ARE VERY SHORT LENGTH. NOT JUST POORLY ENGINEERED BUT ENGINEERED TO FAIL. HAVE READ POSTS SAYING FIRES WERE CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM WHEN FUEL MIXTURE EJECTED FROM HOLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM ARCING BLOWN PLUG. OTHERS CLAIM THE PLUG BLEW A DENT INTO HOOD. CANNOT IMAGINE THE DAMAGE TO AN EYE OR OTHER IF MECHANIC OR OTHER PERSON IS LOOKING DOWN INTO ENGINE LOOKING FOR REASON FOR TICKING NOISE, WHEN BAM, THE PLUG BLOWS OUT. FORD WILL FIGHT THIS TOOTH AND NAIL BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. THEY MAKE TONS OF MONEY BY HAVING THEIR SHOPS PULL THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE HEAD. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY IN OCTOBER OF 1998 AND AFTER 130,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED PUSHING OUT THE SPARK PLUGS RIGHT OUT OF THE ENGINE HEADS. FORD SAID AT THE TIME THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I PURCHASE ANOTHER ENGINE FROM A DISMANTLER AND AFTER 12,000.00 MILES THIS ENGINE DID THE SAME THING BLOWING OUT SPARK PLUGS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

1999 FORD F250 ORIGINAL OWNER, 150K MILES MAINTAINED BY FORD DEALER. SPARK PLUGS REPLACED AT 100K MILES PER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. #3 BLEW OUT ON 12/10/10. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FORD MODULAR ENGINES AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE BAY. HAS BEEN KNOWN TO START A FIRE. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF SOMEONE WAS LOOKING IN THE ENGINE BAY WHEN A SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

AUGUST 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH 6.8L V-10 AND SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS THE 4TH CYLINDER ON PASSENGER SIDE HAVING THE PLUG BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND FIXED FOR $500.THEY USED A HELICOIL INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE HEADS WHICH IS WHATG FORD RECOMMENDS. OBVIOUSLY LOST THE COIL PACK TOO. I HEARD AFTERWARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL OF THE TRITON MOTORS. I AM NOW WAITING FOR THE NEXT ONE TO GO AND DON'T REALLY TRUST THE VEHICLE FOR LONG TRIPS ANYMORE. THANKFULLY NO FIRE. THIS REPORT IS LISTED LATE AS I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS THREAD. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL BE FORCED TO FIX THESE IN THE FUTURE AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. *TR

Mileage: 171,958

MY 1999 FORD F 250HD HAS BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE HEAD.THE REPAIR COST IS 400.00 EACH AND FORD ACTS LIKE THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS A MFG. DEFECT THAT FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO.OUR LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY CANT COUNT HOW MANY PLUGS THEY HAVE SEEN BLOWN OUT

Mileage: 160,000

I OWN A 1999 F-250 TRUCK WITH A V-10. RECENTLY RETURNING FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. SPEED LIMIT FOR THIS SECTION WAS POSTED FOR 75 MPH. LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES WITH A STRONG ODOR OF GAS, WAS WORRIED OF POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRE BUT NEEDED TO GET HOME WITH MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND ATV. DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE ALL THIS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH SEAMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TRITON MOTOR DESIGN. POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

MY 1999 FORD F-250 SD. BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER AND A GASOLINE VAPOR FIRE STARTED. I GOT THE FIRE OUT AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE SPARK PLUG WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY FOUR THREADS OF ALUMINUM ATTACHED TO ITS THREADS. HOW CAN FORD HAVE SOOOOO MANY OF THIS EXACT ISSUE AND NOT HAVE A RECALL?PLEASE HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY 1999 FORD F-250 V-10 SUPER DUTY WITH 42, 960 MILES BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT OF NUMBER 8 CYLINDER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM A MAJOR CITY, WHEN IT SHOT OUT THE PLUG. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO TOWN AND FIND A MECHANIC THAT WOULD WORK ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. HE HAD TO DRILL OUT THE PLUG HOLE, TAP AND INSTALL A STEEL INSERT, THEN REPLACE THE PLUG AND COIL PACK. IT WAS A $500.00 REPAIR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 1999 THROUGH 2002 FORD TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES. A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH REVEALS HOW PREVALENT IT IS, AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE CONFIRMS THAT FACT. NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE FORD TO RECALL THEIR DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 42,960

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250. THE TRUCK HAS HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH EACH TIME. THE TRUCK HAS RECEIVED PROPER MAINTENANCE. I AM FINALLY REPORTING IT AFTER I STARTED TO RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN FORD DEFECT THAT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO. THE ENGINE IN QUESTION IS A 5.4L V-8. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD AND TAKES COIL PACK WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TWICE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BY THE SAME PROBLEM. IN JULY WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER, MY 99 FORD F250 WITH THE V10 ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG. IT SOUNDED LIKE AND EXHAUST LEAK AND I KEPT DRIVING LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THIS SITUATION OFTEN CAUSES AN ENGINE FIRE. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER MY TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, SAME PLUG AFTER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS DONE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND A DESIGN DEFECT OF ALL TRITON FORD TRUCK ENGINES. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

1999 FORD F-250 4X4 5-SPD. 5.4L TRITON, WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE FAILURE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE NOISE WAS PROPORTINATE TO ENGINE RPMS. I OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT #5 COIL AND PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH THE TRITON V10 AND I JUST BLEW MY 3RD SPARK PLUG IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FIRST CYLINDER TO BLOW WAS THE 2ND, FOLLOWED 6 MONTHS LATER BY THE 3RD AND THEN ONE MONTH LATER THE 4TH BLEW OUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND FORD DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN GET ANYTHING RESOLVED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR RANGING FROM $2000.00 TO $5000.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 F250 SD 4X4 ON 4/2000. AT ABOUT 11-5 -2006 WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDO, I NOTICED 9 EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKEN OFF .TOOK TO DEALER AND AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE 20 STUDS AND 20 NUTS ,WITH GENUINE FORD PARTS. REPAIR COST ME $833.00. CAME WITH 12 MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. ON 10-5-2009 NOTICED 2 STUDS WERE BROKEN AGAIN, 25,000 MILES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE AND WOULD DEDUCT 10% OFF THE BILL IF I GET IT REPAIRED. TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE IT, NOT LEAKING. FOR ONE THING, IF BOLTS ARE MISSING IT WILL LEAK RAW EXHAUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND POTENTIALLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL ASLEEP AND CRASH. NOT TO MENTION POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THE EPA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT I'M SURE. SO BASICALLY, THE FACTORY INSTALLED STUDS LASTED 116,000 MILES, AND 2 OF THE REPLACEMENTS LASTED ONLY 25,000 MILES. HOW MANY MORE WILL BREAK OFF IN THE TIME TO COME ? I WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.THE FIRST TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE FACTORY, ITS THEIR POOR DESIGN.. ANY AND ALL ENGINE BOLTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE V-10 BUT WITH THE SMALL V-8'S TOO. LOOK AT A FORD FORUM SITE, OR TYPE IT INTO ASK.COM SEE FOR YOURSELF.

Mileage: 116,256

I HAVE 99 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 5.4 I HAD THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER BLOW OUT ON ME. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. WHAT HAPPENED WAS I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABY SITTER AND WHEN I GOT HER IN THE TRUCK I STARTED IT AND EJECTED THE PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD THE ENGINE WASN'T UNDER ANT TYPE OF LOAD IT JUST EJECTED THE PLUG I CALLED THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THERE FAULT IT WAS SERVICED SOME TIME BEFORE IT EJECTED THE PLUG WE HAD TO RETAP AND PUT A STEEL INSERT INTO THE HEAD WHICH I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH BECAUSE I DID NOT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IF I NEW THE 5.4 HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING. I THINK SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THERE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF HIDING FROM THEM THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BUT YOU NOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN SO I JUST WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU GUYS SO I COULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT DOING MY PART TO HELP! *TR

Mileage: 138,000

1. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AT 35-40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A V10 TRITON ENGINE WENT BANG BANG BANG AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. 2. THE 4TH SPARK PLUG EJECTED AND BROKE THE COIL. THE SPARK PLUG WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE #3 SPARK PLUG AND WAS REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL WITH A STEEL INSERT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRUCK HAS SPIT A PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND AM SAVING FOR REPAIRS. STILL HAVEN'T GOT THE TRUCK GOING AS OF AUGUST 2009. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

I HAVE A 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY PICKUP. I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER MY SONS BASEBALL PRACTICE AND THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. MY TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. AS I OPENED THE HOOD I SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND SAW THE ENGINE ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND GRABBED MY SONS WATER BOTTLE TO TRY TO STOP THE FIRE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SMOTHER THE FIRE OUT WITH A BASEBALL GLOVE. MY SON AND I WAITED FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE REPAIR BILL OF $2700!!!!!! THE SHOP SAID THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A FIRE. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THEY SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD V8 ENGINE!!! I AM SO UPSET! I JUST WAS LAID OFF FROM MY JOB BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, I NOW ONLY HAVE MY WIFE'S CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND GET A BILL FOR 2700 BUCKS? THIS CAR HAS PUT MYSELF AND MY 10 YEAR OLD SON IN DANGER BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS! NOT ONLY THAT BUT I HAD TO REPLACE MY SONS BASEBALL GLOVE FROM TRYING TO SNUFF OUT THE FIRE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T SOME KIND OF SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BURNED TO DEATH! *TR

Mileage: 89,227

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FROM A TRITON V 10 6.8 L ENGINE. *TR

I DRIVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY WITH A TRITON V10 WITH NO WARNING I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE WHILE RUNNING I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ONE OF MY COIL PACKS BOUNCING DUE TO THE COMPRESSION OF THE ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I SAW MY SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES HOW THIS ISN'T A DEFECT ILL NEVER KNOW, EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS HE STATED HE TOWS FORDS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM I NOW HAVE TO HAVE A MECHANIC REPAIR THE DAMAGED SPARK PLUG HOLE TO REINSTALL A NEW PLUG AND HAD TO BUY A NEW COIL PACK. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

UPON STARTING MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, WITH THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH GARDEN HOSE, AND FOUND THE 3RD SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, DRIVING THE IGNITION COIL INTO THE FUEL RAIL REPEATEDLY. THE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED, AND THE GASOLINE IGNITED. LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER REPAIRING THE TRUCK, THE 2ND SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD EXACTLY AS BEFORE, BUT WITHOUT A FIRE THIS TIME. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND FAR TOO MANY VEHICLES WITH THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, AND I AM TOTALLY APPALLED AND DISGUSTED THAT SUCH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW IS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IMMUNE TO ANY FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HANG IT'S HEAD IN SHAME, AS WELL AS ANY/EVERY ONE WHO TURNS A BLIND EYE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

UPON STARTING MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, WITH THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH GARDEN HOSE, AND FOUND THE 3RD SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, DRIVING THE IGNITION COIL INTO THE FUEL RAIL REPEATEDLY. THE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED, AND THE GASOLINE IGNITED. LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER REPAIRING THE TRUCK, THE 2ND SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD EXACTLY AS BEFORE, BUT WITHOUT A FIRE THIS TIME. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND FAR TOO MANY VEHICLES WITH THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, AND I AM TOTALLY APPALLED AND DISGUSTED THAT SUCH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW IS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IMMUNE TO ANY FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HANG IT'S HEAD IN SHAME, AS WELL AS ANY/EVERY ONE WHO TURNS A BLIND EYE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

1999 F250 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT.*TR

Mileage: 132,000

1999 F250 5.4 125,000 MILES, #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE HEAD; TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT DOES NOT OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND TOOK IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. AN EXHAUST LEAK WAS DISCOVERED AT THE MANIFOLD AND THE STUDS WERE DETACHING NEAR THE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,000. UPDATED 03/27/09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB

Mileage: 141,000

HELLO, I HAD THE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY 1999 F250 6.8L ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND A SAFETY MATTER SEEING HOW IT COULD EASILY START A FIRE AND BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 205

AFTER 3 HOURS ON ROAD TRIP WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH. WHEN STARTING 99 FORD 250 SD WITH V10, A SPARK PLUG HAD BROKEN OFF, OR POPPED OUT OF THE HEAD STRANDING US MILES FROM HOME. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. TOO BAD FORD WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT... COST OVER $6,000. TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 75,000 MILES! *TR

Mileage: 67,558

1999 F250 V10- #2 SPARK PLUG LOOSENED UP FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM AROUND THE PLUG,THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD A CHUNK BURN OUT OF IT AROUND THE PLUG,THE COIL ,BOOT AND INJECTOR WIRING WAS ALL DAMAGED FROM THE FLAMES COMING FROM THE CYLINDER. *TR

SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE THIS INCLUDES FACTORY AND NEW PLUGS..WE WERE GOING TO GEORGIA AND SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND BROKE THE COIL AND CAB FILLED WITH GAS FUMES AND WE LOST 1/8 TANK GAS IN PROBABLY 5 MILES HAD TO BUY NEW PARTS WE CHASED NEW TREADS AND INTSTALLED NEW PLUG AND COIL ALL PARTS IS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 147,265

HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITHOUT PROBLEMS, FOR OVER 160,000 MILES. TODAY I DROVE APPROX. 10 MILES FROM HOME AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY TRUCK, (5 MINUTES) UPON STARTING IT, THERE WAS A POP, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD, RHYTHMIC, COMPRESSION RELEASE TYPE NOISE! UPON EXAMINING THE ENGINE, I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM TO BE "SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT". THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN MECHANICALLY TOUCHED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND HAD "NO KNOWN ISSUES, PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. (OTHER THAN A FACTORY RECALL FOR A FIRE HAZARD IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM) ITS HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, WHY THE ENGINE HEAD WOULD SUFFER THIS KIND OF FAILURE, AND POSE A SAFETY THREAT? IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON FAILURE, IN THEIR DESIGN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS PENDING. THIS IS A TRITON V-10 MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 161,385

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON 5.4L V8 ENGINE. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR IT BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I'VE FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS DUE TO THE FUEL VAPOR THAT WAS COMING FROM THE EXPOSED CYLINDER. THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAB WAS SUBSTANTIAL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $4521. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE FROM A FIRE CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 158,900

ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HAD JUST EXITED THE EXPRESS WAY, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD (BANG) THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CONSTANT SOUND. I HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 5.4 V-8 ENGINE SO I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO DRIVE MY TRUCK 35 MILES HOME BECAUSE I HAD NO OTHER WAY HOME. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT MY LOCAL AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER CARRIES A REPAIR KIT ON THE SHELF IN THE SMALL TOWN OF DUNDEE MICH. THE REPAIR KIT CAME COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TAP, REPAIR COIL, INSERTION TOOL AND SPARK PLUG. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COIL BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWN INTO SMALL PIECES. THE TRUCK RAN FINE AT FIRST BUT NOW IT HAS ALMOST NO POWER. *TR

Mileage: 161,960

POOR DESIGN LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. TRUCK WAS LEAKING UNTREATED EXHAUST FUMES, BEFORE THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 162,998

MY 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL WITH 74,884 MILES ON IT HAS A OIL PAN WHICH IS RUSTING OUT. OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. OIL LEAKED OUT AND RAN INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 74,883

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THREE YEARS; HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS FOUR MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO FAILURES COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH THE V10 ENGINE IN IT. I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG COME OUT OF THE HEAD BEFORE AND IT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUGS AT THAT TIME. AT THAT TIME FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK MY PICKUP TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PUT IN A SPARK PLUG INSERT AND CHARGED ME $250.00. I WAS MORE THAN OK WITH THE REPAIR AND I THANKED HIM FOR HIS TROUBLE. LAST NIGHT I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY PICKUP WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE SAME PLUG. THIS TIME I BELIEVE IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE AND I DON'T SEE WHY A COMPANY LIKE FORD WON'T FACE UP TO THEIR MISTAKE OF POOR ENGINEERING AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I PAID $20,000.00 FOR THIS TRUCK USED. IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT NOW HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT AND IT GETS PAMPERED ALL THE TIME. I AM REAL DISAPPOINTED THAT I CAN'T RELY ON A VEHICLE THAT I SHOULD GET AT LEAST 200,000 MILES OUT OF. I AM 46 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SPARK PLUGS POPPING OUT OF A STOCK ENGINE ANYTIME BEFORE IN MY LIFE UNTIL I RAN INTO THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT!!!!! DWAYNE HECKMAN *TR

Mileage: 150,750

BRAKE LINES, POWER STEERING LINES, FUEL LINES, OIL PAN, VALVE COVERS, REAR AXLE COVER-ALL ROTTED AND FAILED- LOSS OF BRAKING, STEERING, SEVERE OIL LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 18,450

OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR SNOW,MY FORD DIESEL ENGINE F250 WILL STUMBLE OR COMPLETELY STOP. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING APPROX.30-35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND ALL THEY CAN OFFER IS EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS WITH NO RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD WITH MY FORD 5.4 LITER TRUCK. THE FIRST WAS A FAMOUS FIRESTONE TIRE BLOWOUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, AS I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ACROSS A BRIDGE. IT CAUSED ABOUT $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF MY TRUCK. TODAY, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE THREADS ARE GONE. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE TRUCK, SO I KNOW NOTHING HAS BEEN DAMAGED BEFORE. I HAVE SMELLED FUEL FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS AND COULDN'T COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. I HAD SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP TOMORROW, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT LONG. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WILL FORD STAND UP TO THE PLATE AND REMEDY THE ISSUE, PLEASE? IN CALLING THE DEALER TODAY, THEIR COMMENT WAS "WOW, WE'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE." THAT REALLY INFURIATES ME, AS I KNOW THEY HAVE DEALT WITH MANY OF THEM. JUST DO A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS. I AM YET TO GET IT FIXED, AS I HOPE THE DEALER WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'M NOT PREPARED TO SPEND THOUSANDS ON WHAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING ,THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN LOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN LEFT HAND TURN WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER RIGHT BESIDE ME. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR) TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT SEEMS TO FIX IT FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACES WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 205,000

EXHAUST LEAK FROM THE MANIFOLD OF A 1999 V10 F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS 43,000+ MILES ON IT AND WENT IN FOR A ANNUAL SAFETY PENNA. SAFETY INSPECTION. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUST LEAK. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT FORD USE UNCOATED STEEL BOLTS TO ATTACH THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OWNERS, NEW COATED BOLTS WERE AVAILABLE FROM FORD TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OF NOTIFYING THE VEHICLE OWNERS ENDANGERED THE OCCUPANTS BY ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. THE DEALER STATED THE AIM ON HEADLIGHTS ARE LOW, CHECKED FRONT BEARING AND SUSPENSION PARTS, AND REPLACED SHOCKS. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG BECAME UNSEATED AND BLEW THROUGH THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CYLINDER AND MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

CPS FAILED IN MY 1999 F250. THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. SINCE LOSS OF POWER, ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. HAD TO SLOWLY PULL VEHICLE OVER SHOULDER OF ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES, BEFORE IT FINALLY WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS TO KEEP A SPARE IN THE TRUCK AS THIS WILL HAPPEN MANY TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOOSING POWER AND ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FORD CHARGES BETWEEN $150 AND $190 FOR THIS PART, WHICH THE COMPANY KNOWS IS A PROBLEM, THEREBY MAKING A LARGE PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (65-70 MPH) THE TRUCK SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TRUCK AND IT DID. PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS IT SHUT-OFF AGAIN. TRUCK THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 10-15 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED AND I MADE IT ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO NEXT EXIT. TRUCK SHUT-OFF AGAIN IN PARKING LOT OF A TRUCK STOP AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER USING A HAND HELD SCANNER TO CHECK ENGINE CODES, PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR). NEW PART WAS PURCHASED FROM PARTS HOUSE (~$150) AND I INSTALLED IN THE PARKING LOT. TRUCK STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON A SEVERAL HOUR TRIP. A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT SENSOR HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRING (ACCORDING TO CODES FROM A HAND HELD SCANNER) SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN WITH A FORD PART #. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE BUT BECAUSE THIS CPS FAILURE IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONGST FORD DIESEL TRUCK OWNERS I HAVE PURCHASED A SECOND FORD SENSOR AND KEEP IN THE TRUCK AS A SPARE TO KEEP FROM STRANDING MYSELF ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ~125,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I FEEL ~125,000 MILES IS AN ACCEPTABLE LIFE SPAN FOR THE SENSOR, BUT THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MY FORD F250 DIESEL DIED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PULLING A BOAT AND TRAILER. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WAS LOST WHEN THE MOTOR DIED. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO MOVE OVER TO. CARS BEHIND ME BECAME UPSET AND WOULD TRY TO PASS ME UNDER UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS I TRIED TO COAST THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST PLACE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR THAT HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES LEAVING ME IN A VERY BAD SITUATION WITH A SEVEN THOUSAND POUND TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 146,489

I OWN A 99 F250 PSD. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND LEFT ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE RESULT OF THE BREAKDOWN WAS A CPS, (CAM POSITION SENSOR). THIS INCIDENT COST ME RIGHT AT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TOTAL BUT SINCE I HAVE LEARNED TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. I AM ON MY 3RD SENSOR AND ONLY HAVE 130K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF THESE SENSORS GOING OUT THEY ARE RAISING THE COST OF THEM SO THEY CAN PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE! MY TRUCK HAS BEGUN THE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER CPS FAILURE SO I WILL BE FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED MY CAM POSITION SENSOR TWO TIMES IN 60K MILES. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK DIED WHILE TOWING UP AN OFF-RAMP DURING A BLIZZARD. I HAD TO CHANGE THE SENSOR WHILE IMPEDING THE TRAFFIC OF OHTR TRUCKS TRYING TO PASS. *JB

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR DIED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING, JUST CRUISING ALONG AT 55 THEN A DEAD TRUCK WITH NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING WHATSOEVER. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM MYSELF ON THE ROAD. NEW CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 170,000

1999 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. DRIVING ALONG TOWING A 21' GOOSE NECK STOCK TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. ENGINE JUST DIED. SAT FOR A WHILE AND RESTARTED - STALLED A COUPLE MORE TIMES GETTING IT HOME. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED - REPLACED. VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. *JB

Mileage: 235,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND THEN TURNED BACK ON ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND FREEWAY SPEEDS MADE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE FIRST THING THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED "ITS THE CPS WE SEE IT ALL OF THE TIME". I REPLACED THE CPS AND SURE ENOUGH IT RAN GREAT AGAIN. THE COST OF THE NEW CPS WAS $180.00. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

99 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL. I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL UP LA VETA PASS. BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE I HAD A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX. MY TRUCK STALLED GOING UP THE PASS AND I COULD NOT GET IT COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO CHANGE THE CPS WHILE LYING ON THE GROUND WITH THE TRUCK HALFWAY OUT IN THE ROAD. THIS IS THE THIRD CPS I HAVE CHANGED ON THIS TRUCK. ONE OTHER ONE WAS ALSO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 1999 FORD 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE. *NM

Mileage: 148,000

TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING ON FREEWAY. NEEDED TOWING. MISSED WORK. FORD 7.3 DIESEL "CPS" SENSOR FAILURE. THESE PARTS DON'T LAST AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP RUNNING. NEEDED $200.00 PART TO FIX. SECOND TIME. HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 142,000

I OWN A 1999 FORD F250 7.3 TURBO DIESEL. I HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR GO OUT ON THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK JUST STOPS RUNNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT START UP AGAIN. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS ENGINE. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER. *JB

Mileage: 135,000

OWN A 1999 F-250 SUPERDUTY, CREWCAB,V-10. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW (LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD). THEY STATED THAT A BOLT BROKE OFF AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WOULD BE $1500.00, THEY STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD MUST BE WARPED? WHAT WOULD CAUSE A MANIFOLD TOO WARP? *JB

Mileage: 65,387

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE INITIALLY AND THEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS ONE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING. THE CONTACT HAD SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 62,000

THE CAM POSITION SENSOR ON FORD'S POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCKS ARE KNOWN TO GO BAD. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS ONE ... HAS HAD TO REPLACE IT. SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. MINE HAPPENED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I'M JUST CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE HERE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT REPLACING THEM CAN GET EXPENSIVE. I BOUGHT A NEW SENSOR FROM INTERNATIONAL AND PAID ~$100 USD. I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 127,812

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 1999 FORD F250 4WD 7.3 DIESEL STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE FRACTURED BOLTS WERE DISCOVER BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK. THE DEALER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST ON THERE VEHICLES, STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS HAVE BEEN USED TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE DEALER PLANS TO REINSTALL THE SAME TYPE OF BOLTS ORIGINALLY USED ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PREDICTED THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR.

Mileage: 71,000

AN EJECTION OF SPARK PLUG HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ENGINE IS ASTRONOMICAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *NM

BEFORE THE MAIN FAILURE, SEVERAL (6+) INTERMITTENT FAILURES (ENGINE STALLS OR SPUTTERS) AT DIFFERENT RANDOM TIMES (AT IDLE, CITY SPEED, HIGHWAY SPEED, ETC). THE MAIN FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH (ACTUALLY THE 2ND SUCH FAILURE BUT 1ST RESTARTED AT SPEED). WHILE TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 5 LANE FREEWAY IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE UNTIL STEERING SEEMED "STIFF". WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BREAK, AFTER REALIZING SOMETHING WAS WRONG, EXTREMELY HARD TO BREAK. I PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, TO NO AVAIL. I MANAGED TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE ACROSS 4 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT, OR POWER. I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS ULTIMATELY THE CULPRIT. *NM

Mileage: 230,000

ENGINE DIED ON FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. *JB

Mileage: 134,425

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH AV10 ENGINE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK THE CRANKSHAFT AND TWO RODS BROKE. I USE THIS TRUCK WITH A CAMPER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAMPER ON, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I CANNOT EVEN GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I TALKED TO FORD IN DETROIT AND TO A DEALER WHO SERVICES THE CAR. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 75000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO V10 ENGINES. I THINK THE QUESTION OF WHY THIS HAPPENED IS REASONABLE AND YET I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

1999 F250 WITH A V-10. SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT TWICE AND WHERE REPAIRED BY DEALER. EXPENSIVE! ONE OF THE REPAIRED PLUGS BLEW OUT AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE HEAD REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A MACHINE SHOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON EACH OCCASION AND THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IT RUINS AN EXPENSIVE COIL PACK EACH TIME. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DURING COLD WEATHER.. EACH TIME IN DECELERATION.. TWICE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.. HAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.. RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR A MAGNET.. *JB

Mileage: 78,000

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND THE BRAKES WERE NEARLY USELESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I GOT THE TRUCK CRANKED BACK UP AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD AND IT WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE TRUCK RAN FINE AND HAS SINCE. THE OLD (BAD) SENSOR IS STILL AVAILABLE. *NM

Mileage: 136,879

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEAD IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE FUEL RAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Mileage: 81,000

1999 FORD F-250 TRITON 5.4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. 66,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 66,000

CPS(CAMP POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED ON A 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L PSD A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME, SON AND I WERE TURNING INTO A WALMART PARKING LOT, AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND REFUSED TO RESTART. 13K MILES ON IT. DEALER FIXED CPS. SECOND TIME TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 95, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN, WHILE DOING 75 MPH. FORTUNATELY THE TRUCK IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, OR WE WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE TREES, OR INTO THE SIDE OF THE SEMI THAT WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT. THIRD TIME WE WERE TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER, AND TRUCK DIED ON A 8% GRADE, THERE WAS NO TIME TO GET OUT OF THE LANE WE WERE IN TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE WE SLOWED TOO MUCH AND CAUSED A WRECK BEHIND US THE TRUCK NOW HAS 77K MILES ON IT. WE FEEL THE CPS FAILING 3X IN 77K MILES IS EXXX... THE LAST TWO SENSORS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST $250~ WE HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CPS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND HAS SHOWN UP IN MILEAGE INSTANCES RANGING FROM 100 MILES ON ODO. ALL THE WAY TO NOT SHOWING UP UNTIL 200K MILES. WE, (ALONG WITH APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS) FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN, AND LOSING 90% OF OUR STEERING AND LIKELY 85% OF BRAKES (ON DIESELS YOU DO NOT GET A "RESERVE" BRAKE BOOST, UNLIKE ON GAS ENGINES WITH VACUUM), AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS POWERED BY THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PROVIDED BY THE POWER STEERING PUMP!!!! WE KNOW THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IN TWO OF OUR CASES. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE TRUCK DIED. WE NOW HAVE A SPARE CPS INSIDE OF THE GLOVE BOX INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND PROPER TOOLS TO REPLACE IT OURSELVES SHOULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING SAID TRUCKS WITH 7.3L PSD ENGINES ( DO NOT KNOW IF THE 6.0L IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CPS) OF THE TRUCKS BEING TOTALED AND PEOPLE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE CPS FAILING. WE FEEL THAT A RECALL, SHOULD BE MADE... THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY....*JB

Mileage: 67,000

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH - DAMAGED COIL PACK AND CYLINDER HEAD - RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE RETURNED TO BISHOP, CA (NEAREST TOWN, APPROX. 10 MILES) AND LEFT AT SHOP THERE FOR THREE DAYS WHILE REPAIR COMPLETED. REPAIR FAILED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY, 2005. VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD. *NM

Mileage: 79,450

PURCHASED USED F250 SUPER DUTY WITH 5.4 TRITON ENGINE 8/18/05. RETURNING FROM 2ND CAMPING TRIP 10/10/05 IN ST. PAUL MN THE TRUCK MADE VERY LOUD POP & THEN RAN LIKE IT WAS MISSING ON A CYLINDER. TOWED TO DEALER PURCHASED FROM SAME DAY. NEXT DAY DEALER SERVICE INFORMED ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUG THAT BLEW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. $4600.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER 90 DAY WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT IS SPARK PLUG RELATED????? REPAIR IS STILL PENDING, BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD & RELATED PARTS IS NECESSARY. *NM

Mileage: 61,008

NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK WHILE DRIVING, CHECKED ENGINE TO FIND #3 PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE LEAVING NO/STRIPPED THREADS LEFT IN HEAD RENDERING THE ENGINE UNUSABLE. TRUCK HAS SAT FOR FOUR MONTHS . PRICED A BARE HEAD FROM FORD DEALER AT $1,100. WITH CAMS $1,600 OR A RECYCLED ENGINE BETWEEN $1,400-2,000 PLUS LABOR. PURCHASED RECYCLED ENGINE, 5.4L, 8 CYL, SOHC WITH 15K MILES AT $2000 DUE TO COST EFFECTIVENESS AS OPPOSED TO THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HEAD. THIS IS WITHOUT LABOR AS I AM A CERTIFIED FORD ENGINE MASTER AND WILL DO THE WORK MYSELF. *JB

Mileage: 111,912

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A RUSTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON HIS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY AND THIS WAS CAUSING AN OPEN FLAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE HE HAD 108,000 MILES ON HIS VEHICLE, FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HE NOTICED THIS AROUND 20,000 MILES. *AK THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BOLTS WITH BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER BANK. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 6.8 V10. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE NET, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. I AM ALSO FINDING THAT FORD WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHARGE UPWARDS OF $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD IF SO MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 84,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET, STRIPPING THE THREADS AND RESULTED IN HAVING THE HEAD RE-THREADED. *JB

Mileage: 165,093

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. RIGHT HAND SIDE. *NM

Mileage: 92,076

RIGHT SIDE 3RD SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE, AND FORD NEW AND KNOWS ABOUT IT AND ARE NOT DOING A --- THING ABOUT IT. YOU CANT EVEN GET A REMANUFACTURED ONE BECAUSE THERE NOT GETTING THEM BACK FAST ENOUGH TO FIX THE OLD ONE. SO NOW I AM PAYING $3500, TO FIX THERE PROBLEM. IT IS WRONG. I CANT EVEN PAY MY HOSPITAL BILL AND NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH $3500. FORD SHOULD BE STRON - UP. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.8 LITER V-10 ENGINE WITH 55000 MILES. I HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLANT, THEREBY FILLING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYING A CONNECTING ROD AND MAIN BEARING. I AM SEEKING ANY CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CASES. *JB

Mileage: 55,084

WE BOUGHT A TRUCK ON EBAY FROM A DEALER IN TEXAS. WHEN WE WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED IN OUR HOME STATE OF MD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON IT. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS MISSING EQUIPMENT OR THE CUSTOMER EXHAUST ON THE AUCTION. OF COURSE TO HAVE IT PASS MD SAFETY INSPECTION WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $ 700 TO HAVE IT PUT BACK INTO THE TRUCK. MY QUESTION IS: IS IT LEGAL FOR A DEALER TO SELL A TRUCK WITH OUT THIS STANDARD EQUIPMENT? IF NOT I WANT TO TRY AND HAVE THEM HELP COVER THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

ENGINE COLD WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK/TICK, AS TIME WENT ON TICK GOT LOUDER THE ENGINE WENT AND THE BEARINGS HAD TO REPLACED AND THE MOTOR REBUILD. WHILE SEARCHING ON-LINE FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. I CAME ACROSS A FORM WEBSITE WHERE IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 48,800

MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER.THE TREDS RIPPED OUT OF THE MOTORTHAT HELD THE SPARK PLUG IN $800.00 FOR A 50 CENT FIX THAT FORD COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BY USING A HELI COIL.*MR

Mileage: 83,000

MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES AND ON 3/22/04 A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL. FORD CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED BASED ON FORD'S 100000 MILE TUNE UP RECOMMENDATION. DEALER IS STATING I NOW NEED A VERY EXPENSIVE NEW CYLINDER HEAD.

Mileage: 78,000

MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES AND ON 3/22/04 A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL. FORD CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED BASED ON FORD'S 100000 MILE TUNE UP RECOMMENDATION. DEALER IS STATING I NOW NEED A VERY EXPENSIVE NEW CYLINDER HEAD.

Mileage: 78,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT SPARK PLUGS BLEWOUT OF THE CYLINDER, STRIPPING THE THREADS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED. 1ST OCCURRENCE AT 3900 MILES, 2ND OCCURRENCE AT 56000 MILES. *AK

THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. *NLM *TS

Mileage: 52,000

TURBOCHARGER BOLT FAILURE FOR 1999 FORD POWERSTROKE DIESEL

A RATTLING OR KNOCKING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. NOISE IS EXTREMELY NOTICABLE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO LABOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED FROM A POORLY DESIGNED "Y" PIPE.

TS

SINCE OWNERSHIP VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS, VEHILCE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE TO REPLACE RANDOM PARTS THAT MAY BE CAUSING THE STALLING PROBLEM. *JB

ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM

FAILED OIL PAN, MAIN BEARING AND LONG BLOCK CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK. NLM

FAILED OIL PAN, MAIN BEARING AND LONG BLOCK CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK. NLM