1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND AS A RESULT, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER WHETHER THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,838 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 241,000.

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

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

1999 F-250 SPARK PLUG DEFECT V8 5.4L HAD 2 SPARK PLUGS COME LOOSE. $700 TO REPLACE. MECHANIC LAUGHED AND SAID THEY HAVE A KIT FOR THIS DEFECT BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-250, SUPER DUTY PICK-UP, WITH A 5.4 V8 ENGINE, WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP (GUN SHOT SOUND), FOLLOWED BY POP POP POP POP POP. WHEN I PULLED OVER I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF MY MICRO-COILS OVER MY SPARK PLUG HAD BROKEN OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING. WHEN I REMOVED THE COIL I FOUND THE PLATINUM SPARK PLUG IN THE COIL BOOT. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT! NICE!...FORD WANTS $550 TO REPAIR ONE SPARK PLUG AND COIL, AND ALSO CHECK THE REST OF THE PLUGS FOR TIGHTNESS. HELP! *TR

DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ENGINE STALLED. UNABLE TO RESTART AS ENGINE HAD SEIZED. UP TO THIS TIME, THE OIL PRESSURE AND WATER TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE NORMAL OPERATING RANGES, AND OIL LEVEL WAS WITHIN RANGE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR COMB OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

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

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

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