1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

WE HAVE A 1999 FORD 7.3 DIESEL (112,000 MI), THIS IS THE SECOND CAM POSITION SENSOR TO GO OUT. IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN THE SENSOR WENT OUT THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF OFF, AS IF THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. IT DIED JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL. HAD THE TRUCK DIED WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 F350 7.3 LITER DIESEL THAT HAS ONE CAM POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 7.3 LITER TRUCKS AND IN MY OPINION A DANGEROUS ONE, SINCE THE TRUCK TURN THEMSELVES OFF WITH NO WARNING. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING ON A TRUCK THAT WEIGHS SEVERAL TONS, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F 350 SD WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 132,000 MILES. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE HE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, AND REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROLLER FAILED. RECALL 02V068000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

THE CPS UNIT ON MY 1999 FORD F-350 7.3 DIESEL MOTOR GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. WE WERE DRIVING ON A VERY CURVY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK (NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING). IT SEEMS THAT THESE CPS UNITS FAIL OVER AND OVER ON ALL OF THESE FORD DIESELS. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THEY ARE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND THAT SOMEBODY HAS HAD TO HAVE DIED FROM THIS. *JB

(1) DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HOME FROM WORK. (2) I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO SHIFT DOWN, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, AND REQUIRED TOWING. (3) THE CLUTCH RELEASE FOR HAD CRACKED AND BENT ALSO CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT. REPLACEMENT OF THE RELEASE FORK AND HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT RESTORED THE TRUCK TO OPERATION CONDITION. THE PART NUMBER OF THE NEW CLUTCH RELEASE FORK WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE ONE REMOVED, LEADING ME TO SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK RELEASE FORK. ORIGINAL RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER F61A-7515-BE. NEW INSTALLED RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER YC3Z-7515-BB. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD RELEASE FORK AT MY HOME ADDRESS.*JB

I , BEING THE OWNER WITH A PASSENGER, OF A F- 350 7.3 CREW CAB DIESAL 4X4 WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER GOING OVER BLACK ICE ON I-40 NEAR FLAGSTAFF AZ. RESULTING A ROLL OVER AND TAKING OUT A 14 INCH PINE TREE AND LANDING ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE! THE AIR BAGS IN THE PICK- UP DID NOT DEPLOY !

1999 FORD F-350. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SOURCE APPEARS TO BE JUST BEHIND THE AIR FILTER BOX IN THE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. MOST OF THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS DESTROYED. DRIVER SIDE BATTERY MELTED DOWN. DENVER FIRE HAD TO RESPOND TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST TWICE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *JB

(TRUCK HISTORY: WINDSHIELD REPLACED DUE TO CRACK FROM ROAD DEBRIS). PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE TRUCK WOULD RUN WITH KEY REMOVED WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN HARD. TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER TO VERIFY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT PROBLEM WHICH WOULD COME ON AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMING ON/OFF BY ITSELF. THE MECHANIC FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHOM I HAD WORKED WITH ON MY PROBLEMS, DISCOVERED THE FUSE BOX (UNDER THE DASH) SHOWED SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL ARCING AND MOISTURE AREA THE CARPET IN THE FLOOR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUSE BOX AT MY EXPENSE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND WAS PROPERLY SEALED, THE WINDSHIELD MECHANIC STATED THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT LEAKING BUT AROUND THE FENDER AND WINDSHIELD DRAIN TROUGH SHOWED SIGNS OF WATER STAINING. THE WATER WAS LEAKING ONTO THE FUSE BOX CAUSING HAVOC TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *NM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY TOWING A TRAILER AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE 1999 FORD F350 SD 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS TRIP AND SUBSEQUENT DATES. I ATTACHED A OBD2 READER, WHICH GAVE ME THE CODE FOR THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. I REPLACED THE CPS AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PARTS WORKER HAD THE PART NUMBER MEMORIZED WHEN HE SOLD ME A NEW ONE. I NOW CARRY A SPARE CPS AND A 10 MM WRENCH IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE OR AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. PLEASE LET FORD KNOW THAT I WILL BY A DODGE OR CHEVY NEXT TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED WITH NO WEAR TO THE TREAD AND THE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND KEPT AT REGULAR AIR PRESSURE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWN TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

FUEL DRAIN O RING FAILS ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE DURING OPERATION IN FORD AMBULANCES F350 BUILT IN 1999. *JB