2001 FORD F-250 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ UPDATED 05/14/12

Mileage: 98,000

WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS IN A 2001 F-250 SD 5.4 LITER, SLOWED TO MAKE A STOP AND THEN PROCEEDED ON AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND MAKING A LOT OF NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT TURNED OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER WALL CAUSING THE NOISE AND ROUGH RUNNING. THESE PLUGS HAD JUST BEE REPLACED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP ALMOST 100 MILES TO BE REPAIRED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM MY MECHANIC THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 88,500

ON VACATION IN MAINE WITH MY 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY NARROW, HEAVILY WOODED TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 20 MPH, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD BANG UNDER THE HOOD OCCURRED. DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND INVESTIGATE. I HAD TO DRIVE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET TO TRY TO GET ON A STRAIGHT AWAY FOR SAFETY. THERE WERE SEVERAL LOG TRUCKS THAT HAD TO PASS AS WELL AS OTHER TRAFFIC. I DISCOVERED THAT THE #6 SPARK PLUG HAD "BLOWN OUT" OF ITS HOLE AND DESTROYED THE THREADS, COIL PACK, AND SPARK PLUG. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR FACILITY THE OWNER/MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS 5.4L TRITON ENGINE DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE REPAIRS TWO OR THREE OF THESE A WEEK, IN FACT THERE IS A "REPAIR KIT" AVAILABLE FROM MOST AUTO PART STORES. DOING SOME RESEARCH AFTER GETTING HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC FORD PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS. I WILL BE SELLING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. I DON'T NEED TO BE STRANDED ON BACK COUNTRY ROADS OR INTERSTATES WITH ANY OF THE OTHER 7 SPARK PLUGS READY TO LAUNCH FROM MY ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 91,675

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F250 5.4 L V8 ENGINE POWERED TRUCK THE SECOND (2ND) SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLEW OUT (WAS EJECTED) FROM THE HEAD. THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG ON THE 2001 F250 TRUCK WITH 75300 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. *KB

Mileage: 75,307

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SD, 5.4 LITER TRITON V8. THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ON MONDAY, JULY 4TH, WHILE RESTARTING THE TRUCK IT MADE A HUGE POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY A VERY LOUD TICK THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS SCARED. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I SAW THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN DISLODGED FROM THE HEAD, THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED AND I CANNOT REPAIR IT MYSELF!! THEN AFTER CONTACTING FORD AND MANY AUTO SHOPS WE LEARNED THIS WILL COST US OVER 500 DOLLARS AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED OVER 10 VEHICLES IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! WHAT? AND AFTER RESEARCH HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2006 AND NO RECOURSE BY OWNERS! WHAT? THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS SO DANGEROUS. WE ARE REPAIRING OUR VEHICLE USING THE MECHANIC THAT FORD RECOMMENDED, HE WILL BE CHANGING THE COIL AND ADDING PINS TO IT TO ENSURE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THAT PLUG, BUT THE OTHERS...KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS BEFORE FORD GETS THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND FIXES THIS!! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SD, 5.4 LITER TRITON V8. THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ON MONDAY, JULY 4TH, WHILE RESTARTING THE TRUCK IT MADE A HUGE POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY A VERY LOUD TICK THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS SCARED. AFTER CONTACTING FORD AND MANY AUTO SHOPS WE LEARNED THIS WILL COST US OVER 500 DOLLARS AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED OVER 10 VEHICLES IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! WHAT? AND AFTER RESEARCH HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2006 AND NO RECOURSE BY OWNERS! WHAT? THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS SO DANGEROUS. WE ARE REPAIRING OUR VEHICLE USING THE MECHANIC THAT FORD RECOMMENDED, HE WILL BE CHANGING THE COIL AND ADDING PINS TO IT TO ENSURE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THAT PLUG, BUT THE OTHERS...KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS BEFORE FORD GETS THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND FIXES THIS!! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING. BLEW OUT THE COIL AND STRIPPED THE THREADS. 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE WITH 122,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY, I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM THE HEADS OF MY MOTOR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WITH THE OEM PLUGS STILL IN THE MOTOR, THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE BLOW OUT REPAIRED ALREADY AND ALL PLUGS WERE REPLACED BUT YET AGAIN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE PLUG IN ANOTHER HOLE BLEW OUT. THIS TIME I HAD ALL HOLES PATCHED WITH A STAINLESS STEEL INSERT. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PAY WELL OVER $50.00 FOR TOWING AND THE LAST REPAIR BILL WAS IN EXCESS OF $800.00. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AND SINGLE FATHER I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY FOR CONSTANT REPAIRS BECAUSE OF AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH OEM EQUIPMENT, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND TOLD BY MY MECHANICS THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE WITH THESE TYPES OF MOTORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

SPARK PLUGS BLOWN OUT OF ENGINES 2001 FORD F- 250 . BOTH SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HEARD A NOISE LIKE A LOOSE ROCKER ARM AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY. THEN AT THE BANK THE NOISE CHANGED AND QUIT "TICKING" AND BY THE TIME I PULLED OUT OF THE LINE I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THEN A CONTINUAL POPPING NOISE, AFTER I GOT PULLED OVER I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE SPARK PLUG CLOSEST TO THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS OUT. WITH FUEL COMING OUT AND A SPARK PLUG FIRING ON THE MOTOR, I AM AMAZED IT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 101,760

I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUTS ON MY FORD F250 WITH A 5.4L ENGINE LEAVING ME STRANDED OUT OF STATE TWICE. I LIVE IN OHIO AND I HAD MY FIRST SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT IN W VIRGINIA WHILE EN ROUTE TO S CAROLINA FOR VACATION. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS LAST YEAR IN PENNSYLVANIA. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER PLUG ABOUT TO BLOW OUT! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2001 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.8 LITER V10 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME NOW THAT IT HAS BLOWN OUT A SPARKPLUG WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A HIGH SPEED THEY WERE NOT THE SAME PLUG AND THEY ARE ORIGINAL MOTORCRAFT PLUGS . BOTH TIMES YOU SMELL ALOT OF GAS THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE OIL PAN . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157752.

Mileage: 157,000

FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD ON A 6.8L V-10 2001 F-250. HEAD BLEW AND IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A RIDING LAWN MOWER. I AM A 3RD GENERATION FORD OWNER, IF FORD WANTS TO BE FORD TOUGH THEN THEY NEED TO FIX FORD DEFECT NO NEED FOR A TRUCK THAT HASN'T PULLED A HEAVY LOAD TO HAVE SUCH A FUBAR ENGINE DEFECT. MAKES ME WANT TO SWITCH TO FOREIGN TRUCK>. *TR

Mileage: 174,420

I WAS IN MY FORD F250 V10 TRITON SITTING IDLE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER MY HOOD WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A STEAM ENGINE SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATED. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT MY FACTORY SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WITH FORD TRITON MOTORS. THE MECHANIC USED A HELICOIL TYPE TOOLING TO RETAP THE HOLD AND FIT A COLLAR IN IT THAT WOULD ACCEPT A NEW SPARK PLUG. THE COST WAS ABOUT $300 BUT THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY SHOULD BARE THE COST FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 WITH A 6.8L V10. IT HAS 149,489 MILES ON IT. I AM NO SHADE TREE MECHANIC, I HAVE REBUILT ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS AND TROUBLE SHOOT CPU?S . I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS SOON AS I MADE THE TURN THE #4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. MY FATHER HAS A 2002 F250 WITH THE 6.8L V10 AND HIS BLEW OUT THE #1 AND ABOUT 300 MILES LATER IT BLEW OUT THE #5 PLUG. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE #5. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!! THERE HAVE BEEN TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS NOT DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE ON THE PLUG. BUT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS, 1. THE AMOUNT OF THREADS THAT HOLD THE PLUG IN PLACE.2 THE AMOUNT OF COMPRESSION THAT THE ENGINE PRODUCES. *TR

Mileage: 149,400

ROTTING OIL PAN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

FORD F250 WITH A V10 ENGINE. SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2001 F 250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP WITH A 5.4 MOTOR SPIT OUT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG. IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED, THE # 3 COIL PACT REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL PACT BOOTS. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY , IT SOUNDED LIKE A REAL BAD EXHAUST LEAK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME IN 28 YEARS OF DRIVING AND WORKING ON VEHICLES. THE DEALER HAVE TO PUT IN A HELI COIL AND REPLACE PARTS AS STATED.

Mileage: 192,000

I OWN A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 5.4L TRITON V-8 ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 2WD, 137 INCH WHEELBASE, STANDARD EMISSION, WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 114,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SOUNDED LIKE THE EXHAUST HAD COME OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE IGNITION COIL. THE THREADS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREW INTO THE HEAD WERE DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRABLE. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE POSSIBILITY FOR SUCH IS LIKELY IF THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC. WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, IT CAN BE DONE WITH A LOT OF FORCE, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY/DEATH, DEPENDING UPON THE PROXIMITY OF PEOPLE AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN A SPARK PLUG COMES OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, GAS FUMES RELEASED MAY BECOME IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM THE COIL OR SPARK PLUG WIRES, RESULTING IN A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I OWN A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 5.4L TRITON V-8 ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 2WD, 137 INCH WHEELBASE, STANDARD EMISSION, WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 114,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SOUNDED LIKE THE EXHAUST HAD COME OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE IGNITION COIL. THE THREADS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREW INTO THE HEAD WERE DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRABLE. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE POSSIBILITY FOR SUCH IS LIKELY IF THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC. WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, IT CAN BE DONE WITH A LOT OF FORCE, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY/DEATH, DEPENDING UPON THE PROXIMITY OF PEOPLE AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN A SPARK PLUG COMES OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, GAS FUMES RELEASED MAY BECOME IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM THE COIL OR SPARK PLUG WIRES, RESULTING IN A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

THE ENGINE BLEW OUT ANOTHER SPARK PLUG! THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT! FORD SAID THE PLUGS BLOW OUT DUE TO IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE SPARK PLUGS. WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I USED THE FORD REQUIRED TORQUE ON MY SPARK PLUGS AND I USED ANTI SEIZE ON THE PLUGS THREADS! THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM! I KNOW A PERSON THAT HAS ONLY 50K ON THERE 5.4 ENGINE AND THE FACTORY INSTALLED PLUGS AND THOSE BLEW OUT TOO!! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENGINES AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I PULLED BOTH OF THE HEADS OFF MY F-250 AND HAD STAINLESS STEEL THREADED SLEEVES INSTALLED AT THE MACHINE SHOP ! HOPE THIS TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM! I DON'T TRUST THE TRUCKS ENGINE DESIGN FOR A LONG TRIP OR EVEN TAKE IT ON VACATION! I AM WORRIED THE SPARK PLUGS WILL BLOW OUT WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR OUT OFF TOWN! PLEASE HELP US TO GET FORD TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE!!!!! I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER PLUGS BLOW OUT BEFORE THIS ! TO DO THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND UNNECESSARY! BUT MUST BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HOPE! THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT IT! WE PAID HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF REPAIR OVER AND OVER !! I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD IF FORD DOES NOTHING REGARDING THE SPARK PLUGS! I AM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENGINE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ! PLEASE HELP ! THIS PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY !!! THIS IS VERY BAD FOR FORD!!! THEY HAVE NICE VEHICLES BUT BAD ENGINE HEADS !!! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FRIDAY JANUARY8TH AT 7:30 PM WHEN MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR WHILE DRIVING, SHOOTING FUEL OUT OF CYLINDER AS COIL WAS STILL CONNECTED AND ARCING ON MOTOR.I LOST POWER AND HAD TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD I COULD NOT FIX BECAUSE THREADS OF CYLINDER HEAD WERE DAMAGED WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED.FORTUNATLY THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A COUPLE MILE OF MY HOME, IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND THE LOSS OF POWER AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 58,274

I WAS ON A DELIVERY WITH MY 2001 FORD F 250 V10 WITH 8 THOUSAND MILES, WHEN I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TAPPET NOISE THEN I HEARD A POP AND THEN REALY LOUD EXHAUST NOISE LIKE I LOST A EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL, I PULLED OVER TO FIND I HAD A SUDDDEN SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT, I WAS ON A DELIVERY AND WORK IN THE HOLLYWOOD ANDTHE PRODUCTION NEEDED ME AT LOCATION ON TIME, SO I DROVE IT THERE AFTER I ISOLATED T HE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM GROUNDING BY FLOATING IT IN AIR BY PURRING IT THREW THE OIL DIP STICK, I DROVE ON WITH THE 9 REMAINING CYLINDERS AND MADE MY DELIVERY, I WAS OUT 250 MILES AND HAD TO RETURN TO LA FOR A CHILD CUSTODY HEARING SO I DROVE IT BACK THE WHOLE WAY SOUNDING LIKE A TUG BOAT, IT WAS LIKE I WAS LINDBERG CROSSING THE ATLANTIC I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD MAKE IT, BUT I DID, I CALLED FORD AND THEY WANT 700 TO RE TAP THE HOLE AND PUT A INSERT IN, I LOOKED AT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINES AND FIX THE THREAD ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 78,234

2001 FORD F-250 SD 6.8L V-10, SPARK PLUG ON THE NUMBER EIGHT CYLINDER BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH. THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD ARE NON-EXISTENT AT THIS POINT, THE COIL WAS DESTROYED, AND THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS FROM FORD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING INSPECTION AND REPAIR BY A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THAT FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE A COVERED REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF THE HEAD IS REPAIRABLE WITHOUT REMOVAL FROM THE VEHICLE, THE COST WILL BE APPROX. $750.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT RE-OCCUR. IF THE CYLINDER HEAD MUST BE REMOVED, THE COST IS BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. I WILL BE RETAINING THE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 115,600

FORD F250 TRYTON V-8 BLOWN PLUGS ON INTERSTATE 80 MILES FROM HOME. FORD DEALER SAYS THE JUST ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS BUT ARE OF NO HELP. THE HEADS MUST BE REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH HELICOIL KITS @ UPWARDS OF 800.00 OR MORE. PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL !!!!! *TR

Mileage: 80,622

I OWN A 2001 FORD F-250 PICK UP WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE FIRST TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. THEN AGAIN IN AUGUST OF 2009. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED WITH THE HELICOIL REPAIR KIT AS SUGGESTED BY FORD. THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO OPTION BUT REPLACING THE HEAD OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. AND SEEMS TO BE TOO COMMON. AFTER SOME RESEARCH OVER 17,000 VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD REASON TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. FORD IS OF NO HELP ON WHAT TO DO THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS BUT THEY WILL THROW A $3000.00 REPAIR BILL AT YOU. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

6 MONTHS AGO MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB V-10 BLEW OUT THE 3RD SPARK PLUG BACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. AFTER READING ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WENT TO MY FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT HAPPENS ON THESE ENGINES BUT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL NOR WOULD THEY PAY FOR THE REPAIR. TODAY THE SECOND PLUG BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT. I SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR AND FEEL LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD A FIRE EITHER TIME. NOW DO I HAVE FORD REPAIR THIS ONE AND JUST WAIT FOR THE OTHER 8 TO BLOW? FORD NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 113,340

SEPT. 07; MY FORD 01 F250T. CAB 4+4 WITH THE 5.4 L TRITON MOTOR, BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ITS FIRST OF 3 SPARK PLUGS, ON JULY 4TH 09 IT BLEW OUT 2 MORE; I HAD JUST GOTTEN ONE FIXED AND PICKED UP MY TRUCK AND DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. WHEN THE FIRST ONE BLEW I WAS COMING DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH A POP-UP TRAILER IN TOW, I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME, WIFE AND 2 GIRLS AGE 6 AND 8. WHEN IT BLEW IT SOUNDED LIKE A CANNON UNDER THE HOOD, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL, AFTER A 4 HR. WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK AND A COUPLE DAYS AT THE DEALER, AND 600.00 LATER, I GOT MY TRUCK BACK, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS TIL 7-4-09 WHEN 2 MORE BLEW.. I HAVE WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL STORIES ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THIS MOTOR AND TWO OTHER MODELS, AGES BETWEEN '99 AND '04. THE PROBLEM IS THAT FORD ENGINEERS DID NOT PUT ENOUGH THREADS IN THEIR "ALUMINUM HEAD" ONLY 3 THREADS AND THE SPARK PLUG HAS ABOUT 12. THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT IT TAKES THE COIL PACK WHICH IS MOUNTED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE PLUG ANOTHER 100.00 TO THE EQUATION. I TALKED TO FORD BUT THEY DO NOT CARE, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN HELP ME OUT WITH THE LABOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH ENTAILS DRILLING OUT ALL THE REMAINING CYLINDERS AND INSERTING HELI-COILS, AT THE TUNE OF 1350.00 AT THE DEALER. THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM, AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RE-CALL.... *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WE HAVE A F250 2001 V10 PICKUP THAT HAS HAD 2 SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. THIS WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANICS AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER SHOP AT OUR 2 DIFF FORD DEALERS IS INHERENT IN ALL TRITON MOTORS. THIS HEAD PROBLEM SHOULD BE AA SAFETY RECALL. WHEN THE SECOND ONE HAPPENED WE WERE 200 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO SMELL GAS FUMES FOR 200 MILES TO GET IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED. LUCKILY THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE COIL ASSEMBLY IF IT HAD STAYED ON IT WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND FROM THE MANY MECHANICS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEY ALL STATE IT IS FROM ONLY 2 OR 3 THREADS PER SPARK PLUG HOLDING THE PLUGS IN PLACE. PLEASE RECALL ALL TRITION MOTORS TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 125,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL INJECTORS HAS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,174.

Mileage: 60,174

MY 2001 F250 WITH 5.4L TRITON ENGINE HAS BLOWN OUT 4 SPARK PLUGS OVER THE LAST YEAR. EACH REPAIR HAS BEEN AROUND $600. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT. FORD DIDN'T ADVISE ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE. HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE PUT IN A DIFFERENT MOTOR OR HEADS AS I HAVE SPENT THAT MUCH IN REPAIRS AND TOWING. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 6.8L V-10 FORD F-250. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND SMALL FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

IN LATE DECEMBER 2008 I HAD ALL MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED BY 1ST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE. BY THE END OF JANUARY 2009 ONE OF THE SPARKS PLUGS SHOT OUT OF THE ENGINE. THEY CAME AND TOWED MY TRUCK TO THEIR SHOP AND PUT IN A HELICOIL. ONCE AGAIN AT BEGINNING OF MARCH THE SAME SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT. THE SHOP TELLS ME THAT FORD HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. THE BULLETIN SAYS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD. I CALLED AL PACKER FORD TO CONFIRM WHAT FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE. THEY SAID FORD DOES HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS DEFECT AND AGREED ALONG WITH THE SHOP THAT I SHOULD REPLACE MY CYLINDER HEAD. I FEEL THAT IF FORD KNOWS THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE CYLINDER HEADS THEN THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE IS APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

MY FORD TRUCK STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THEN A LOUD EXHAUST SOUND. THE ENGINE THREW THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT WAS FIXED WITH AN INSERT BUT BLEW THE INSERT OUT A MONTH LATER. HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET AFTER THE SECOND ONE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THE #1 PLUG EJECTED FROM MY FORD 5.4 ENGINE. THE PLUG BROKE THE COIL AND STRUCK THE FUEL RAIL PUTTING A DENT IN IT AND PARTIALLY DISLODGE IT. THIS IS MY FIRST EJECTION. MY SHOP REPLACED THE THREADS IN THE HEAD, INSTALLED A NEW SPARK PLUG AND COIL, THEN THEY STRAIGHTEN UP EVERYTHING. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND HAD PLANNED TO TRAVEL. *TR

Mileage: 96,549

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F-250 WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE AND I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE EXHAUST LEAK. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD I NOTICED ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD AND HAD BROKEN THE COIL, RIPPED THE SPARK PLUG BOOT AND STRIPPED THE HEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 1 1/2 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD. (THESE WERE TWO DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS). THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME AND THEN TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW VEHICLE INSTEAD OF FIXING THE ONE I HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 94,500

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 WITH THE TRITON 5.4L V8. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT I HAVE HAD 3 TOTAL SENSE MARCH. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES IN MARCH THERE IS A SLIGHT "TICKING" NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE THEN THE BOOM FROM THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE 1ST TO GO WAS THE NUMBER 7CYLINDER FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 1 AND FINALLY NUMBER 3 CYLINDERS. THE SECOND AND THIRD HAPPENED ABOUT 200 MILES FROM EACH OTHER AT THE 143,000 MILE MARK THIS WEEKEND. FRIDAY AUGUST 29 THE SECOND ONE BLEW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE GOING NORMAL SPEED WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO WADE FORD IN SMYRNA TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED WITH IN SEVERAL HOURS AND I WAS ON THE ROAD AGAIN $750 LATER. I WAS HEADED TO FLORIDA AT THE TIME AND STILL MADE THE TRIP. ON SUNDAY THE 31ST THE THIRD PLUG BLEW OUT LEAVING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ALABAMA, AGAIN WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPETITIVE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD, THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE HAS NEVER BEEN STRESSED OR STRAINED AS TENDS TO HAPPEN WITH SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. I HAVE READ A LOT ON THE INTERNET OF THE PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY,MANY WITH THE SAME ORDER OF PLUGS "BLOWING-OUT". THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, AND SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE NOT DONG ANYTHING ABOUT. ITS A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR THE OWNERS FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN NOT SEE COMING OR PREVENT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

Mileage: 143,000

SOUNDED LIKE MANIFOLD LEAK SPARK PLUG EJECTION. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH THE 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,100.00. WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE CAME IN THE MAIL, I CALLED AND MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND SURE ENOUGH THE NEW CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CORRECT ONE. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEALER ONLY ISSUED ME A $300.00 REFUND. WHAT IS RIGHT ABOUT THAT. *TR

PIN SIZE HOLE IN RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

A SPARK PLUG JUST BLEW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD ON MY F-250 PICK UP TRUCK. IT IS COMPLETELY WRONG FOR A PLUG JUST TO LET GO OUT OF THE HEAD THIS WAY. IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A FIRE OR A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ON THE WAY TO WORK TODAY, MY 2001 FORD F-250 BLEW A SPARK PLUG. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I CALLED A MECHANICALLY INCLINED FRIEND TO GET HIS FIRST IMPRESSION (TO AVOID BEING RIPPED OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP) AND HE COULD NOT FATHOM IT. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE THAT WHEN I CALLED A DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY FROM THE SOUND HE HEARD OVER THE CELL PHONE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM BEFORE, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND AM APPALLED AT HOW OFTEN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THE POTENTIAL FIRE RISK. THIS IS TOO COMMON, TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND SOUNDS AS IF A BETTER HEAD DESIGN COULD COMPLETELY ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE A FIRE KILLS SOMEONE. *TR

Mileage: 67,900

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V10 ENGINE WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE SPARKING. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO FORD AND WHEN THEY REPLIED TO ME THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL I MY SELF FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE IS AN OPEN SPARK ON TOP OF THE ENGINE SPARKING NEXT TO THE FUEL LINE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC FOR A LONG TIME HOPING THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN TO ME WELL IT HAS HAPPENED AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW THAT I SEE THAT THERE IS A SPARK NEXT TO A FUEL LINE. II REALLY HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE TO DIE FROM THIS DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM HEAD THAT FORD USES ON THESE ENGINES TO PROVE THAT IT IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE FORD OWNERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE HAVING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AT ALL THEIR FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

1.1 MILLION FORD 7.3L TURBO DIESELS RECALLED UNDER FORD RECALL 07S57 FOR MODEL YEARS 1997-2003 FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHILE RUNNING; HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE MY 2001 F250 DIESEL IN WITH SAME ENGINE EXHIBITS SAME PROBLEMS; FORD DEALER TOLD ME MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE "COLOR" OF THE SENSOR THAT WAS IN MY TRUCK. I HAD IT REPAIRED ANYHOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FOR 8-10 MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WHEN USING THE TRUCK CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AND THE LIKE DUE TO THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. I THINK IT RIDICULOUS THAT THEY RESTRICT THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MINE EXHIBITS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. WHILE AN INEXPENSIVE REPAIR, I DOUBT I SHALL BUY ANOTHER FORD TRUCK NOW AFTER HAVING OWNED 3 OF THEM IN THE PAST. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2001 FORD F-250 7.3L DIESEL WHILE DRIVING ON I-495 IN VA. FAILURE WAS WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, THUS CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 118,340

MY 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY EJECTED A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE # 8 CYLINDER. *JB

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN AND STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR FAILED (PART #: F71Z-12K073-A). THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CAM SENSOR. THE COMPONENT FAILED FOUR MORE TIMES. THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION (ACTION #: PE06011) THAT WAS CLOSED WITH NO RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

Mileage: 300

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS/BOLTS DETERIORATING AND OR BREAKING OFF FROM THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE BY SOME OF THE BOLTS THAT HAVE NOT BROKEN YET,BUT THEY ARE VERY DETERIORATED. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE REMAINING BOLTS BREAK OFF WHILE MY VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

HAVING JUST REPLACED THE CPS ON MY 2001 FORD F-250 PSD AT THE FORD DEALER AT AROUND 29,000 MILES, THE FAMILY AND I DEPARTED ON VACATION TO A LAKE IN CENTRAL OREGON PULLING A 24FT TRAVEL TRAILER (7000 LBS). ARRIVING TO THE LAKE REQUIRES A STEEP DECENT INTO A CANYON, ROCK WALL ON ONE SIDE AND SHEAR DROPOFF ON THE OTHER. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DECENT MY TRUCK JUST DIED, BRAKES AND STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL (NO PRESSURES), WHITE KNUCKLE IS PUTTING IT LIGHTLY, I ENDED UP TURNING OVER THE STATER FREQUENTLY TO GET PRESSURES BACK TO THE PUMPS TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNDER CONTOL. ONCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON WE STOPPED AND I CYCLED THE IGNITION SWITCH IT STATED RIGHT UP, NO PROBLEMS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES SINCE THEN AND HAVE REPLACED THE CPS MYSELF WITH GOOD RESULTS UNTIL JUST RECENTLY WITH FAILURES OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

SPARK PLUG (#3) BLOWN OUT OF A 5.4 L V8 TRITON FORD ENGINE. 2,000.00 MILES PAST WARRANTY(100,000) HAS ALREADY COST 1,450 AND TRUCK IS STILL BROKEN DOWN. FORD RECOMMENDING AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY COST MORE THAN THE TRUCK'S WORTH. I AM NOTICING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FORD PROBLEM, I AM WONDERING WHY THE ALUMINUM HEAD HASN'T BEEN RECALLED? THE EXPLOSION FROM THE EJECTING SPARK PLUG HAS DAMAGED THE #3 CYLINDER AND MY ENGINE MIGHT NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THIS AS WE KNOW IS VERY COSTLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH 10K FOR TRADE IN, RUNNING IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HOPE THIS MAKES ITS WAY TO SOMEONE WHO CAN CHANGE SOMETHING BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND PRICEY PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 102,113

CONCERNING: 2001 FORD F-250 7.3 DIESEL. FORD HAS PATTERN CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE THAT CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR IN MY TRUCK FAILED WITH 75,00 MILES. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. IT'S VERY UNNERVING AND UNSAFE. DRIVING ON A CROWDED ROADWAY/FREEWAY WITH SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LOSS OF POWER, BRAKES, AND STEERING IS FLAT OUT SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2001 7.3 POWERSTROKE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. THIS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CPS. WHEN THE ENGINE STALL I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE F250 SD CREWCAB CAN'T TURN CAN'T STOP UNTIL I RESTART THE ENGINE. I REPLACE THE CPS AND THIS HAS STOPPED FOR NOW UNTIL THIS CPS FAILS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 CAM POSITION SENSORS IN MY 2001 FORD F250. ALL OF THE SENSORS FAILED WHILE DRIVING WHICH CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE WHEN THEY DIE THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF THE KEY HAS BEEN TURNED OFF WHICH MEANS YOU LOSE EVERYTHING INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED AND ALSO LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT PULLING A TRAILER AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 88,372

THE "CAM POSITION SENSOR" ( CPS ) ON 2001 FORD 7.3L DIESEL FAILED. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE ENGINE DIES THUS LEAVING NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD F-250 WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. IT HAD A RECENT COMPUTER REFLASH, SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME SOMETHING. ANYWAY THE CPS WAS BAD IN IT. IT WOULD SHUT DOWN, SOMETIMES STARTING RIGHT BACK, SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I GOT TIRED OF THE RUN AROUND SO I PUT A NEW CPS IN IT MYSELF. I HAVE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS, NO THANKS TO FORD. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES ON A 2001 POWERSTROKE FORD F250. FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. SECOND TIME ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND STEER DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

(1)EVENT WAS INSTANT WITHOUT WARNING. ROADS WERE ICE AND SNOW COVERED. (2) POPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE AND SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER CAUSING MINOR LOSS IN CONTROL. SPEED WAS APPROX 35 MPH. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH CONSTANT POPPING NOISE AFTER STOPPED. UPON PULLING OVER AND INSPECTING ENGINE I FOUND A BLOWN SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGE IGNITION COIL. (3) INITIAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT SPARK PLUG AND IGNITION COIL BASED ON SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE IN CYLINDER HEAD THREADS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN STANDARDS. *JB

Mileage: 105,260

I HAVE A 2001 F250 7.3 DIESEL THAT HAS STALLED OR DIED USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO STOP OR TURN A CORNER. RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON HE COULD NOT CHECK FOR A TROUBLE CODE. HE ALSO SAID IT MOST LIKELY IS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I CHECKED WITH FORD,THEY WANT OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE IT. THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $500.00 AND THAT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 58,000

WITHIN 6000 MILES OF TUNE-UP FROM FORD DEALERSHIP IN SALEM, VA. A SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE 3RD BACK CAME OUT OF HEAD OF ENGINE CAUSING LOUD NOISES AND DAMAGE TO HEAD , WAS TAKEN TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD BY THEM AND NUMEROUS OTHER GARAGES I CALLED THAT IT WOULD COST 800.00 PLUS IF WAS FIXED ON VEHICLE BY TOOL FROM SNAP-ON AND NO GUARANTEE , TO 2000.00 PLUS DOLLARS FOR HEAD TO BE TAKEN OFF VEHICLE AND STILL NO GUARANTEE BECAUSE OF ALUMINUM HEADS ON A 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND ACCORDING TO OTHER GARAGES THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS WITH 5.4 LITER MOTORS. *NM

Mileage: 93,546

THE # 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY (5.4L ENGINE). IT COST $1761.61 FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL FROM THE FACTORY. THERE WAS 74254 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND FORD DOES NOT RECOMMEND PLUGS UNTIL 100,000 MI. FURTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. AND GOT A SIMILAR RESPONSE. THIS CAN BE A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM IF THE PLUG DAMAGES THE FUEL LINES AND STARTS A FIRE. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN THIS TIME, BUT I HAVE AT LEAST 7 MORE CHANCES FOR THIS TO OCCUR. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!! I SEE BY THE NEXT QUESTIONS THAT A DEATH MIGHT GET RESULTS. I HOPE THIS IS NOT THE CASE. *NM

Mileage: 74,254

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 6.8 LITER V-10 THE ENGINE KEEPS BLOWING THE SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE TOP OF THE MOTOR WHEN THIS OCCURS RAW GAS ESCAPES THROUGH THE HOLE ALL OVER THE ENGINE UNTIL YOU CAN PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF ALL THOUGH IT IS NOT MUCH GAS IT IS STILL VERY FLAMMABLE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND POSSIBLY CAUSING YOU TO LOSS CONTROL AND CRASH. *JB

Mileage: 101,223

DRIVING ON THE ROAD, AND THIS GOD AWFUL LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. THE CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEAD, THE PATCH FIX WOULD HAVE COST 1,000.00, BUT WITH NO WARRANTY. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WORKS AT FORD IN MICHIGAN AND THIS IS WHY I AM IN TOUCH WITH YOU PEOPLE. NHTSA ACTION #DPO5005 ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE ALUMINUM HEADS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH PLUGS EJECTING FROM THE HEADS. THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THE WORK ON THIS TRUCK, AND THIS REPAIR WAS 3,509.80. FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE , AN AGREE THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. IF THIS WEEK THE OTHER SIDE GOES THAT WILL BE 7,000.00 AND NOT EVEN A NEW ENGINE, JUST 2 HEADS IF NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS. *JB

Mileage: 112,652

SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF ENGINE. ONCE I CHECKED THE ENGINE I FOUND THAT THE SAME THING HAD OCCURRED ON THE DIRECT OPPOSITE CYLINDER BEFORE. *NM

Mileage: 108,111

SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF CYCLINDER HEAD. *NM

Mileage: 58,000

I TOO HAVE A 2001 F-250 WITH THE TRITON V-10 THAT HAD A PLUG BLOW FROM THE CYLINDER. IT DESTROYED THE CYLINDER THREADS AS WELL AS THE SOLENOID. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE A REPAIR KIT. *NM

Mileage: 89,000

FURTHEST BACK SPARK PLUG BLEW WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F250 PICK-UP. I ONLY HAVE 76100, MILES ON MY TRUCK THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS $4300. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I WANT THIS PROBLEM PUT ON THE RECORD, SO THAT IT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. I STOPPED DRIVING AS SOON AS I HEARD A NOISE AND HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE IN TOP SHAPE. *JB

Mileage: 76,267

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE, INTERMITTENT STALLING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2001 FORD F-250 WAS DESTROYED ON 8/11/06 AND APPROXIMATELY 75 ACRES OF RANGE LAND WAS BURNED WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTENTS VALUED AT $1800 WERE ALSO DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. *JB

Mileage: 97,000

TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.. AFTER DOING THIS THREE TIMES, I REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE. *JB

Mileage: 129,000

MY 2001 F-250 DIESEL WILL SOMETIMES STALL AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS WITH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. IT DID IT 3 TIMES TODAY (JUNE 22, 2006) IT HAS APPROX 106,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

Mileage: 106,000

DRIVE A 2001 FORD F250 4WD STRETCH CAB PICKUP WITH A 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. IT IS USED PRIMARILY FOR TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. THE TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS JUST OVER 55,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY ON A TRIP TO NEVADA, WITHOUT OUR TRAVEL TRAILER, THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF IT WERE NOT GETTING ADEQUATE FUEL 3 TIMES AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY TWICE. ALL OF THIS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, WHEN IT SHUT OFF I WAS ABLE TO KICK IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DEALER A PART WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM WAS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS DIESEL ENGINE. PART REPLACED WAS A CAMSHAFT SENSOR. DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DEFECTIVE PART. COST OF REPAIR - PARTS AND LABOR - $261.71 - PARTLY COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAD IN PLACE. ANYWAY, HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS TENDENCY AND THE TIMING OF THE STALLING AND SHUT DOWNS WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I CONSIDER MY WIFE AND I TO BE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE AND WE ARE GLAD THAT WE WERE NOT TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 SD TRUCK THAT HAS HAD 3-4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT. THE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATES 3-4 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. ON MONDAY, MAY 29, 2006 WE WERE IN A HAY FIELD PICKING UP HAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE WITH NO WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

2001 FORD SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH 7.3 DIESEL, WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE MOTOR WILL STOP RUNNING,WHICH WILL EFFECT THE POWER STEERING AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FORD COMPANY CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM, IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AFTER CHECKING WITH OTHER SOURCES, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE 5.4 TRITON FORD SD 250 200. *NM

Mileage: 131,000

2001 F250 DIESEL STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TODAY. IT DID RESTART, THEN STALLED AGAIN. THEN RESTARTED AND STALLED A THIRD TIME. I'M ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR RECALL ON A LATER MODEL. THE VEHICLE DID SEEM TO HESITATE SEVERAL TIMES YESTERDAY BUT DID NOT STALL. *NM

Mileage: 125,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKCAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVING ALONG BUSY ROAD WAY RUNNING FINE, THEN THE MOTOR JUST SHUT DOWN. LEFT STRANDED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, TRUCK WAS TOWED TO GARAGE. CAM SHAFT SENOR REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 48,600

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NO LESS THAN 4 CAM POSITIONING SENSORS FAIL. ON TWO OF THESE OCCASIONS THE PART FAILED SLOWLY CAUSING INTERMITTENT ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN ROUGH AND LOOSE ALL POWER. ON THE TWO REMAINING OCCASIONS THE PART FAILED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT MY LIFE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. ON ONE OF THESE FAILURES I WAS TOWING A 12,000 LB FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. MY ENGINE STALLED (STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY) WITH NO WARNING AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME WAS THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT. IT HAPPENED ON A LONG STRAIGHT AWAY. IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN THE MOUNTAINS, ON A HILL OR ON A CURVE I WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED JUST BEFORE A STOP LIGHT. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH BUT THE ENGINE STALLED, ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING, JUST AS A LIGHT TURNED RED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST MISSED ME. AFTER THE INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND LIMP IT HOME. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND HAD TO TOW IT. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED, WITH 52,000 MILES IN OCT OF 2003. MY FIRST FAILURE DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL NOVEMBER 2004. WITH IN 6 MONTHS OF REPLACING THE PART WITH A FORD FACTORY PART THE SECOND UNIT FAILED. WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF THAT PARTS INSTALLATION IT FAILED AGAIN. THEN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I REPLACED THE UNIT WITH A NEW PART FROM INTERNATIONAL WHEN IT BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THIS PART WAS ON THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 4 WEEKS AND LESS THAN 2000 MILES BEFORE IT FAILED THIS PAST WEEKEND. I NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW FACTORY UNIT IN PLACE AND CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT TOWING OR DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. EACH REPLACEMENT PART HAS COSTS MORE THAN 125$ WITH ONE AS MUCH AS $185. ON ONE OCCASION I HAD TO PAY A 50$ TOW BILL. *NM

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH THE 5.4L MOTOR AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, #3, BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET AREA. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE A FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND NOW HAVE HAD A SECOND, FOLLOW UP INCIDENT, WITH THE SAME CYLINDER, RESULTING FROM THE ORIGINAL REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS (AMONG OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS) AND NOTICED THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOW PAVING THEY WAY TO SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION. THE DEALER EVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER TRUCKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY ACTION ON BEHALF OF VEHICLE OWNERS THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUE AND REFUND MONIES SPENT ON REPAIRS. *JB

Mileage: 99,490

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MOTOR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 44, 000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE HAD 88, 000 MILES. THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *AK (12/08/05) THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DAILY TOWING OVER 14K LBS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *SC

Mileage: 44,000

FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. IF THIS PART FAILS ON THE SUPER DUTY DIESEL AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT THE SUPER DUTY MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH. I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED DUE TO CPS FAILURE. THE TRUCK SLOWED SO FAST I ALMOST HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART. OTHER MOTORIST SAW ME IN TROUBLE AND LET ME PULL TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. STEERING THE TRUCK REQUIRED "SUPERMAN" STRENGTH. I SCRAPPED MY TRUCK AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T TOWING 6,000 LB LIKE I NORMALLY DO AT THAT TIME. NOW I KEEP A SPARE CPS AND A 10 MM SOCKET IN MY TRUCK.

Mileage: 64,940

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH 4 KIDS IN OUR FAMILY F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK A LOUD NOISE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE GUNFIRE, CAME FROM THE TRUCK. I STOPPED AS FAST AS I COULD AND HAD ALL OF MY KIDS RUN FOR SAFETY. I CALLED MY BROTHER N LAW AND WAS SCREAMING HYSTERICALLY THAT I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BEEN SHOOTING AT ME. HE STARTED LAUGHING AT ME AND WAS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON THING WITH FORD. THE SPARK PLUG ACTUALLY BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SPARK PLUG COULD OF CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND KILLED ONE OF MY KIDS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK IN MAY, 2001. I ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK- FUMES WHICH SMELL MUCH LIKE THAT OF A LAWN MOWER. THE EXHAUST COMING FROM THE END OF THE TAILPIPE DID NOT HAVE THIS SMELL. AFTER 6 MONTHS, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN MY PLACE OF PURCHASE, BILL MARSH FORD IN NEWTOWN, PA. THE SHOP FOREMAN DENIED SMELLING ANY FUMES AND, WITHOUT HAVING LOOKED UNDERNEATH AT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. A YEAR LATER I RETURNED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD HIM DOCUMENT THIS VISIT, BUT NOT THE FIRST ONE. THEIR CONSENSUS REMAINED THE SAME. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE OTHER DAY, I CRAWLED UNDER MY TRUCK WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, SEEKING AN EXHAUST LEAK. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I FOUND. RECENTLY, MY TRUCK'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TODAY, BILL MARSH FORD SERVICE HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I FOUND. I NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED. WHILE IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD HAVE FIXED WHEN IT WAS NEW, OR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER RIGHT AND TESTED AT THE FACTORY, I HAVE A BIGGER CONCERN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE THE EXHAUST FUMES COME INTO THE TRUCK THROUGH OPEN WINDOWS AND THE VENTS. IT IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SINCE THE LEAK IS IN FRONT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I CANNOT SEE HOW I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AFTER I REPORTED SMELLING THE FUMES, OR HOW THE TRUCK WAS EVEN ALLOWED TO PASS INSPECTION IF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY CHECKED. NOW THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS PLAGUED MY TRUCK FROM DAY ONE, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A CORRECTABLE PROBLEM, I WISH TO PURSUE ANY FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY FOR SUCH A CASE. THANK YOU! *JB

SAW ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING,TOOK VEHICLE, WHICH IS A 2001 FORD F250 SD, TO THE DEALER. HAD PRESSURE TEST DONE OF COOLING SYSTEM,FOUND WAS A BROKEN HOSE CLAMP,DEALER CHANGED ALL FOUR HOSE CLAMPS. VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE OUT OF TOWN I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP.MY TRUCK, A FORD F250 WITH A 5.4 LTR TRITON V8 STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLE AND MAKING A GOD AWFUL NOISE.I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT.I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND AN IGNITION COIL PACK AND SPARKPLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.I WAS ABLE TO REINSTALL THE SPARKPLUG AND REPLACED THE COIL PACK DUE (COIL PACK ATTACHMENT EAR HAD BROKEN OFF WHEN PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE.).APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO A LOCAL PARK.THEY HAD JUST TURNED OFF A MAJOR STREET WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD POP,THEY DESCRIBED AS SOUNDING LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TO DATE I'M SUPRISED THAT A FIRE HAS NOT OCCURED OR NO SERIOUS INJURIES HAVE OCCURED. THIS IS VERY DANAGEROUS THE SPARK PLUG IS ACTUALLY EJECTED LIKE A MISSLE.

Mileage: 77,064

THE CYLINDER HEAD IN MY 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THE DEALER HAS QUOTED A $3,000 REPAIR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATES THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CYLINDER HEAD FAILURES IN THE 5.4 LITER TRITON V-8 MOTOR. THE APPARENT CAUSE IS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SCREW THREADS AVAILABLE TO CONTAIN THE SPARK PLUG. THIS CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG PORTS HAVE 4 TO FIVE THREADS AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE THE PLUG, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF WHAT ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT TO FIND. SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF A CYLINDER HEAD ARE RARE OR SO I THOUGHT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON LINE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, ON VARIOUS FORD PRODUCTS WHICH USE THE TRITON V-8 MOTOR. THE MILEAGE AT WHICH FAILURE OCCURS IS VARIED. THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH FORD, SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 81,030

DIESEL EMISSIONS GETTING INTO CABIN AT TOXIC LEVELS. WHILE CLEANING OUT THE INSIDE OF MY DECEASED FATHERS F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL, I NOTICED A BROWN HAZE COVERING THE THE FRONT SEAT AND NOTICED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEATBELTS, THEY WERE COVERED HEAVILY WITH DIESEL SOOT. I SENT OFF TO LAB FOR ANALYSIS AND THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST TEST WERE AS FOLLOWS: DIESEL RANGE ORGANIC GC/CARBON DISTRIBUTION 508MG/L. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A FORD F-250 V10 2001. AT 62000 MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE AN INCREDIBLE NOISE IN THE LOWER END. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE LONG BLOCK. SINCE WE ARE 12000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, WE WOULD NEED TO COME UP WITH $5700 PLUS LABOR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR V10 AND FORD WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, IF UNDER WARRANTY. FORD RECALLED AND REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR, BUT IT DID NOT HELP WITH THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP US, I KNOW 10 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WE ARE ALL FRUSTRATED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES. *LA

Mileage: 62,000

ENGINE HAS BEGUN TO IDLE AT VERY LOW RPM'S, TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS TO BE DRIVEN WITH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BOTH BEING DEPRESSED TO STOP OR SLOWING DOWN. THE RPM'S HAVE DROPPED TO 400 AT IDLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AT 600 AND ABOVE WITHOUT MISSING OR HESITATION, BUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, AND THE RPM'S DROP BELOW 600, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THE PROBLEM OR POTENTIAL HAZARD IS THAT THE POWER STEERING DISABLES AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD AND THIS BEING A VERY BIG AND HEAVY TRUCK, IT TURNS INTO A MOVING HEADACHE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY, CREW CAB, LONG WHEELBASE, V-10. IT CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES AT WOULD DO IT ON OCCASION, BUT SINCE ACHIEVING 43,000 MILE MARK, IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY. *PH

Mileage: 37,000

SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE WHEN A LOAD IS BEING PULLED BY THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DOSEN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 700