2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

2000 F250 SUPER DUTY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE IN HALF AT 165,000 MILES OTHER THEN THAT I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK HAS THE V10 ALOT OF POWER. *TR

BLEW #2 PLUG OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD ON A FORD F 250 V10 TRITON ENGINE AT 36K MILES AND THEN RECENTLY AT 85 K MILES. PROBLEM LIES IN THE MANUFACTURING/DESIGN BY FORD. SPARK PLUGS HAVE FEW THREADS TO HOLD THEM IN THE CYLINDERS. ALSO ALUMINUM HEADS WON'T HOLD THE PLUGS. THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORDS. WHY NO RECALL????? I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD TOTALING NEARLY $ 4000.00 TO FIX THIS! TALKED TO 3 OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS LOCALLY, AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THEIR FORD TRUCKS TOO! WHAT GIVES????? THIS IS SAD AS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND FORD STILL FEELS LIKE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE!!! *TR

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

SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN MY 2000 FORD F250 5.4L ENGINE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE ENGINES AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS BY FORD MOTORS. BEFORE THE SPARK PLUG IS EJECTED, THERE IS A LOUD TAPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE EJECTION SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE FUEL ESCAPES FROM THE HOLE AND CAN BE IGNITED BY THE SPARK PLUG THAT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE COIL PACK AND FIRING. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE AND WORSE. FORD SHOULD BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE TIRE TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 186,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE CAB AND TIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 207,000. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATOR, THE FIR ORIGINATED WITHIN THE LEFT OR DRIVERS SIDE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE FIRE WAS BEING CLASSIFIED AS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. 10/14/10*JB

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 138,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT ABOUT 122,000 MILES ON IT SO IT HAS ABOUT 250,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT BRAKE ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD 8 BRAKE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE BRAKE SHOPS AND HAD FORD ORIGINAL PARTS PUT BACK ON IT. EVERYTIME THEY CHANGE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND EVERY OTHER TIME THE CALIPERS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY HAD A REPAIR DONE AND I HAVE ONLY WENT 2,100 MILES AND IT IS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AGAIN. I USUALLY GET AROUND 18,000 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE REPAIRS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PARKING BRAKE WAS WEDGED AGAINST THE REAR BRAKE DRUM WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED SINCE HE FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET IN MY TOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR BUT DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED YET. I DID HAVE SPARE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAD A FRIEND RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A FIRE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN 15 DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.