2000 FORD F SUPER DUTY Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I'VE HAD TWO SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. BOTH ON DRIVER SIDE. TEARING UP THEIR BOOT AND BREAKING OFF THE COIL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BOOT AND COIL IS APROX 50+ EACH TIME. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APROX 35MPH WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE SECOND TIME APROX 45MPH. 2000 FORD F250 GAS ENGINE SUPER DUTY EXTEND A CAB. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

ENGINE ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 V10 STARTED "MISSING" INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. YESTERDAY, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE EJECTED A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE TOWING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF FORD V10. IT WAS THE FACTORY PLUG TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. INSTALLED HELI COIL AND BEEN GOOD SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL. SUDDEN STALL OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING, JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE. REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SOLVED THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, AND 260,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. I NOW CARRY A SPARE SENSOR, AND KNOW HOW TO REPLACE IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2000 FORD SUPER DUTY CREWCAB WITH A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT THAT WILL NOT STAY OFF. OBD CODE READS GROSS VAPOR LEAK. AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. ALL PARTS OF THE VAPOR SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED INCLUDING THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. PERSONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A LOUD POP AND LOST POWER AND CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE. PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM, POORLY ENGINEERED CYLINDER HEAD. MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING ENGINE FIRES AS THE FUEL RAIL CAN BE DAMAGED AND RUPTURED WHEN THE PLUG IS EJECTED OUT OF THE HEAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS AT: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML . *NM

Mileage: 68,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *NM

Mileage: 108,900

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING TRUCK SHUT-OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART ON BUSY RESIDENTIAL STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *NM

Mileage: 135,000

TRUCK ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY ENGINE SPEED HAS HAPPENED IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING. TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. BAD CAM POSITION SENSOR. FORD F250 WITH 7.3 DIESEL. *NM

Mileage: 97,800

SECOND SPARK PLUG IN MY 2000 FORD V10 HAS BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD IN LAST THREE MONTHS. LAST PLUG CAME OUT TUESDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. DEALER NOW SAYS IT NEEDS TO DO $3475 HEAD REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH HEADS. *JB

Mileage: 128,000

MY VEHICLE HAS BLOWN OUT A SPARK PLUG ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT ON BOTH INCIDENTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM DO TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE. THERE IS EVEN A COMPANY THAT MAKES A REPAIR KIT AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA WHICH WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

BOLTS RUSTED TO MY MANIFOLDS ( ON BOTH ) SIDES. HAD TO HAVE BOTH MANIFOLDS REPLACED AND THE HEADS BORED OUT. IF I DID NOT REALIZE THE NOISE AND HAD IT FIXED IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED MY HEADS.*JB

Mileage: 52,400

I HAVE A 2000 F-250 WITH 62,000 MI. AND HAD ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BACK OUT AND STRIP OUT THE LAST FEW THREADS. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE 5.4 ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS AND THAT FORDS ONLY FIX TO IT WAS TO REPLACE THE HEAD AT @ $1500.00 PER HEAD. HE REFERRED ME TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT DEVISED A CHEAPER FIX OF RETAPPING THE PLUG HOLE. THIS MECHANIC SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY HAS DONE 5 TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

VALVE STEMS BECAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO GO TO ZERO. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND FORD TRUCK IN A YEAR 1/2 AND MY FORTH MOTOR I AM EXPERIENCING A LOUD ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START UP. THE KNOCK GETS LOUDER AND LONGER. FORD HAS REPLACED LIFTERS ON MY 2000, THAT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE KNOCK. I HAVE TALKED TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT OWN THE 5.4 ENGINE AND THEY EXPEREINCE THE SAME NOISE. I HAVE FOUND MOST PEOPLE DO NOT NOTICE THE NOISE BECAUSE OF THE RADIO,AS WELL AS THE BELL NOISE WHEN YOU FIRST START THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 1999. THE FORD DEALER WANT TO REPLACE MY 2000 5.4 ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE . HOW MUCH SHOULD A CONSUMER TAKE. HERE I GO AGAIN WITH ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN A NEW TRUCK LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. PLEASE HELP!!!! THANK YOU!!!*AK