2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, WITH 83,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. TWO SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON 12/7/05 AND THE SECOND OCCURRED ON 1/9/05. THE REPAIRS ENTAILED INSTALLING STEEL SLEEVE INSERTS INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN I FELT FRONT END SLIGHTLY VIBRATING, AS IF A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I PULLED INTO A TRUCK STOP TO CHECK THINGS OUT, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM RIM HAD A TEAR IN THE METAL, CONSEQUENTLY RUINING A PRACTICALLY NEW TIRE (ON LESS THAN 1 MONTH). PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON, AND TOOK RIM TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND A FORD DEALER AND BOTH DEALERS AGREED THAT THE RIM HAD NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO HITTING ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE SHOWING. WROTE TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM SEEKING A RESOLUTION, BUT GOT NO ASSISTANCE FROM THEM TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON THE STEEL SPARE EVER SINCE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE AND RIM IN STORAGE. *JB

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

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUTS ON MY FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. IT IS A 2000 MODEL. THE SPARK PLUG CAN NO LONGER BE REINSERTED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EJECTION. A HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A RATHER SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT DEFECT. *NM

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

DRIVING AT 45 MPH , I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE BOOT ASSEMBLY & SPARK PLUG WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT A SPARK PLUG AND A BOOT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER (SOMEWHAT) AND WENT BACK HOME. THIS ALL HAPPENED 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A FISHING TRIP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED FORD WAS NOT DOING ANY OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE, I HAD 54687 MILES ON MY 2000 F-250 5.4 L. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND HEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER , THEY SAID FORD WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS IF I PAID THE LABOR ,THIS COST ME $1385.26. THIS WAS THE #5 SPARK PLUG. ON AUGUST 3, 2003 AT 57646 MILES THE #2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT RESULTING IN THE SAME REPAIR AS BEFORE , BUT THIS TIME THE DEALER CALLED IT A "PO7 " GOODWILL WARRANTY "GIVEN" TO ME FOR $495.00. BOTH TIMES THE RESPECTIVE HEAD WAS REPLACED. I HAD NOT TAMPERED WITH ANY OF THE SPARK PLUGS, BECAUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATED THE SPARK PLUGS ARE GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS MY PERSONAL VEHICLE AND NOT USED FOR ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL USE. *NM

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) ON THE FORD 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINES. IT SEEMS THAT MOST/ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS SENSOR HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE, WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. I BELONG TO SEVERAL FORUMS AND NEARLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SENSOR AND IT IS "RULE OF THUMB" TO CARRY ONE IN YOUR GLOVE BOX FOR WHEN IT GOES BAD. THIS HAS BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN NOW BUY THE SENSORS ON EBAY, PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THESE BY THE TRUCKLOAD TO SELL SINCE THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE CONSUMERS HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE FAILING? WE SPEND 20-30-40K DOLLARS ON THESE VEHICLES AND CAN BE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS ONE PART FAILING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PLEASE, SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND NHTSA RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER BEGAN TO BURN, ALMOST CAUSING HIS ENTIRE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE IF HE HAD NOT SEEN IT IN TIME. AFTERWARDS, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE FELT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY THEN WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR COVER. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 IN THE FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS VERY VIOLENT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I BELIEVE DUE TO MY 24 YEARS OF POLICE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SAFETY OR RECALL INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE TIRES FROM FORD OR FIRESTONE. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE EVENT I FEEL VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. *JB