2001 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

MY 2001 F 250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP WITH A 5.4 MOTOR SPIT OUT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG. IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED, THE # 3 COIL PACT REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL PACT BOOTS. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY , IT SOUNDED LIKE A REAL BAD EXHAUST LEAK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME IN 28 YEARS OF DRIVING AND WORKING ON VEHICLES. THE DEALER HAVE TO PUT IN A HELI COIL AND REPLACE PARTS AS STATED.

I OWN A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 5.4L TRITON V-8 ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 2WD, 137 INCH WHEELBASE, STANDARD EMISSION, WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIONS AND APPROXIMATELY 114,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SOUNDED LIKE THE EXHAUST HAD COME OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE IGNITION COIL. THE THREADS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREW INTO THE HEAD WERE DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRABLE. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE POSSIBILITY FOR SUCH IS LIKELY IF THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC. WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, IT CAN BE DONE WITH A LOT OF FORCE, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY/DEATH, DEPENDING UPON THE PROXIMITY OF PEOPLE AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN A SPARK PLUG COMES OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, GAS FUMES RELEASED MAY BECOME IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM THE COIL OR SPARK PLUG WIRES, RESULTING IN A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR YEARS. MY STEERING IS REALLY STIFF. I HAVE HAD IT TO 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS & THEY SAY THEY CAN,T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I KNOW IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I'VE OWNED LOTS OF TRUCKS & NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM. IT IS REAL HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT MAKES YOU CONSTANTLY TRYING TO CORRECT LEFT TO RIGHT STEERING. THANK YOU *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH.. HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN 2008 BUT THE SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING AT THAT TIME. CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING IN 2009. FOUND SWITCH WAS LEAKING. WAS TOLD NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TW*

THE ENGINE BLEW OUT ANOTHER SPARK PLUG! THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT! FORD SAID THE PLUGS BLOW OUT DUE TO IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE SPARK PLUGS. WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I USED THE FORD REQUIRED TORQUE ON MY SPARK PLUGS AND I USED ANTI SEIZE ON THE PLUGS THREADS! THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM! I KNOW A PERSON THAT HAS ONLY 50K ON THERE 5.4 ENGINE AND THE FACTORY INSTALLED PLUGS AND THOSE BLEW OUT TOO!! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENGINES AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I PULLED BOTH OF THE HEADS OFF MY F-250 AND HAD STAINLESS STEEL THREADED SLEEVES INSTALLED AT THE MACHINE SHOP ! HOPE THIS TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM! I DON'T TRUST THE TRUCKS ENGINE DESIGN FOR A LONG TRIP OR EVEN TAKE IT ON VACATION! I AM WORRIED THE SPARK PLUGS WILL BLOW OUT WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR OUT OFF TOWN! PLEASE HELP US TO GET FORD TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE!!!!! I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER PLUGS BLOW OUT BEFORE THIS ! TO DO THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND UNNECESSARY! BUT MUST BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HOPE! THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT IT! WE PAID HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF REPAIR OVER AND OVER !! I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD IF FORD DOES NOTHING REGARDING THE SPARK PLUGS! I AM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENGINE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ! PLEASE HELP ! THIS PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY !!! THIS IS VERY BAD FOR FORD!!! THEY HAVE NICE VEHICLES BUT BAD ENGINE HEADS !!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FRIDAY JANUARY8TH AT 7:30 PM WHEN MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR WHILE DRIVING, SHOOTING FUEL OUT OF CYLINDER AS COIL WAS STILL CONNECTED AND ARCING ON MOTOR.I LOST POWER AND HAD TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD I COULD NOT FIX BECAUSE THREADS OF CYLINDER HEAD WERE DAMAGED WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED.FORTUNATLY THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A COUPLE MILE OF MY HOME, IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND THE LOSS OF POWER AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

I WAS ON A DELIVERY WITH MY 2001 FORD F 250 V10 WITH 8 THOUSAND MILES, WHEN I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TAPPET NOISE THEN I HEARD A POP AND THEN REALY LOUD EXHAUST NOISE LIKE I LOST A EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL, I PULLED OVER TO FIND I HAD A SUDDDEN SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT, I WAS ON A DELIVERY AND WORK IN THE HOLLYWOOD ANDTHE PRODUCTION NEEDED ME AT LOCATION ON TIME, SO I DROVE IT THERE AFTER I ISOLATED T HE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM GROUNDING BY FLOATING IT IN AIR BY PURRING IT THREW THE OIL DIP STICK, I DROVE ON WITH THE 9 REMAINING CYLINDERS AND MADE MY DELIVERY, I WAS OUT 250 MILES AND HAD TO RETURN TO LA FOR A CHILD CUSTODY HEARING SO I DROVE IT BACK THE WHOLE WAY SOUNDING LIKE A TUG BOAT, IT WAS LIKE I WAS LINDBERG CROSSING THE ATLANTIC I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD MAKE IT, BUT I DID, I CALLED FORD AND THEY WANT 700 TO RE TAP THE HOLE AND PUT A INSERT IN, I LOOKED AT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINES AND FIX THE THREAD ISSUE. *TR

2001 FORD F-250 SD 6.8L V-10, SPARK PLUG ON THE NUMBER EIGHT CYLINDER BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH. THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD ARE NON-EXISTENT AT THIS POINT, THE COIL WAS DESTROYED, AND THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS FROM FORD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING INSPECTION AND REPAIR BY A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THAT FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE A COVERED REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF THE HEAD IS REPAIRABLE WITHOUT REMOVAL FROM THE VEHICLE, THE COST WILL BE APPROX. $750.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT RE-OCCUR. IF THE CYLINDER HEAD MUST BE REMOVED, THE COST IS BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. I WILL BE RETAINING THE OLD PARTS. *TR

FORD F250 TRYTON V-8 BLOWN PLUGS ON INTERSTATE 80 MILES FROM HOME. FORD DEALER SAYS THE JUST ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS BUT ARE OF NO HELP. THE HEADS MUST BE REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH HELICOIL KITS @ UPWARDS OF 800.00 OR MORE. PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL !!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SD CREW/4X4 AND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END STEERING SYSTEM. TODAY WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE SO HARD THAT AT 55MPH BY THE TIME I GOT THE TRUCK SLOWED TO ABOUT 15MPH I WAS OVER INTO THE LANE OF THE ON COMING TRAFFIC (LUCKLY NO ONE WAS THERE). THE OTHER DAY WITH MY WIFE IN THE TRUCK WE TURNED A CORNER AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY REALLY HARD AND I LOST SOME RESPONSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK THE STEERING BECAME SOMEWHAT UNRESPONSIVE, AND I WAS FORCED TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO TRACK INTO THE BAILY POST OFFICE PARKING LOT. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BUT THE MECHANICS TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THAT THEY CAN FIND. THE TRUCK DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME, IT COMES AND GOES, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT AND THEN IT CAN GO WEEKS WITHOUT HAPPENING. I WORKED AS A MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS AND I AM TELLING YOU THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS MAYBE EVEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F-SERIES TRUCKS AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH A BAD DESIGN FLAW THAT CAN CAUSES A LIGHT SHIMMY TO TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THESE TRUCKS AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HARM OR EVEN DEATH TO THE OWNER. MY WIFE WILL NOT EVEN RIDE IN THE TRUCK ANY MORE BECAUSE SHE IS TOO SCARED TO DO SO. THANK YOU FOR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. GARY *TR