2000 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

2000 FORD F-250 7.3 PSD ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING, LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING TOOK EXTRA EFFORT. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, REPLACED IT AT A COST OF $200 AND TRUCK IS RUNNING FINE. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 F 250 DIESEL PICKUP. THE ENGINE HAS STALLS AND THUS YOU LOOSE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING A LOWW SPEED 2X RECENTLY.ALSO WHILE STOPPED . I HAD THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD. IT IS NOW OCCURING MORE OFTEN.

OCCASIONAL ENGINE STALL WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS TURNED ON OR ON INTERMITTENT SETTING. OCCASIONAL STALLS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED QUICKLY LEFT TO START TURNING FROM STANDING POSITION AT INTERSECTIONS. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS. *JB

THE BALL JOINTS IN MY VEHICLE ARE WORN OUT & I NEED TO HAVE ALL 4 BALL JOINTS (BOTH UPPERS & LOWERS) REPLACED ON MY 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO GREASE THE JOINT-NO GREASE FITTING!!!! IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD TRUCK OWNERS. AFTER YOU REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS WITH NEW JOINTS WITH A GREASE FITTING IN IT THE FAILURE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURS. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIME HE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH HIS 2000 F250 TRUCK, WAS WHEN HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ASK THAT HE BRING VEHICLE IN. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT HIS BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE ASKED MECHANIC WHY THIS HAPPENED AND HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. CONTACT STATED THAT HE ONLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE IT USES DIESEL FUEL. AND DURING THE SUMMER HE DRIVES VEHICLE MORE. CONTACT STATED THAT HE DOES USE THE TRUCK TO TOW HIS 5TH WHEEL CAMPER DURING THE SUMMER. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AND CONTACT DOES HAVE REPAIR ORDER.

WHEN I STATED MY 2000 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE THE MOTOR RAN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ALMOST AN HOUR OF IDLING THE MOTOR DEVELOPED ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DISCONNECTED/LOOSE WIRING HARNESS TO THE INJECTORS AND GLOW PLUGS. MINOR PROBLEM TILL I FOUND OUT IT WOULD TAKE ALL DAY TO FIX AND COST $675. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TYPE VEHICLE. SO I SPENT THE MONEY AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A $17.00 PART TO LOCK THE CONNECTORS IN PLACE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. EVEN A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENT OR A PERSON WITH ANY COMMON SENSE WOULD KNOW TO INSTALL A POSITIVE LOCK CONNECTOR FOR AN INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS. I'M JUST GLAD THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP WHEN STARTING AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A HORSE TRAILER BEHIND. *NM

2000 FORD F250, 7.3 DIESEL, FUEL LEAK FROM PLASTIC DRAIN VALVE ON THE MAIN FUEL FILTER. LEAVING A TRAIL OF FUEL ALONG THE ROAD. AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK LOSING ABOUT 4-6 GALLONS OF FUEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR. OTHER THAN CONTACTING FORD. FILTER DRAIN VALVE, ON TOP OF THE ENGINE, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY. *NM

CAMSHAFT POSITIONS SENSOR FAILURE NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT AS TRUCK QUIT RUNNING HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION. FORD CPS FAILURES ARE OFTEN AND FAIL FOR NO REASON AND WITH NO WARNING. *NM

TRUCK WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH. ON NIGHT OF OCCURRENCE, TRUCK STALLED IN HIGHWAY, RESTARTED, STALLED FOR GOOD. WAITED 2 HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK ON BUSY HIGHWAY. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR $430.00. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 7.3 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS ON 11-4-06 THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY/ WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LARGE DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THESE HUB ASSEMBLES ARE A SEALED UNIT WITH NO WAY OF SERVICING THEM. THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE( 450.00) PER SIDE FOR PARTS + LABOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HASN'T RECALLED THE PROBLEM,AS THEY ALONE HAVE REPLACED CLOSE TO 65 UNITS AND THIS IS JUST ONE DEALER. NEEDLESS TO SAY FORD WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND THE REPAIR AND I HAD TO PAY IT MYSELF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD MOST CERTAINTY CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS AND MY BROTHER WHO ALL HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND ONE,MY BROTHER, HAD DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND AM PERPLEXED WHY FORD DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *NM