2000 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY TRUCK. I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL (NHTSA #07V553000) CONCERNING THE CAM POSITION SENSOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. I HAVE HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE IN MY VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN HESITATION AND STALLING - AN EXCEPTIONALLY FUN EXPERIENCE ON INTERSTATE 25. $312.52 LATER, I NOW HAVE A NEW CAM SENSOR. FORD IS ONLY INCLUDING THE E-SERIES VANS, EXCURSIONS AND F-450 AND F-550 MODELS IN THE RECALL. THE SAME ENGINE, WITH THE SAME CAM SENSOR, IN THE SAME ENGINE LOCATION WAS INSTALLED IN F-250 AND F-350 SUPERDUTY MODELS. WHY AREN'T THEY SUBJECT TO THE RECALL ALSO? *TR

ENGINE PART FAILED AFTER ENGINE RUNNING LIKE CRAP THEN LEAVING ME STRANDED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IDLING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

#1 JUST USING VEHICLE. #2 BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ON GROUND IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL COMING FROM FRAME RAIL. IT APPEARS BRAKE LINE IS CORRODED. VEHICLE HAS 100 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, AND UNDER CARRIAGE IS RINSED AS NEEDED. A WRITTEN REQUEST HAS BEEN SENT TO KLABEN FORD (KENT OHIO) REQUEST ALL BROKEN PARTS. *TR UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED

I'VE HAD TWO SEPARATE CPS FAILURES ON MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL. BOTH TIMES IT MANIFESTED ITSELF AS THE MOTOR DYING WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WHERE NO INJURIES WITH EITHER INCIDENT BUT THAT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY HAD I BEEN PULLING MY TRAILER. BOTH TIMES REPLACING THE (OVER PRICED) CPS WAS THE SOLUTION. THE OLD PARTS WERE DISCARDED.*JB

INLET FOR TURBO WAS MIS POSITIONED AND ATE THRU POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. *TR

I OWN 265/75R16 KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT 10 PLY LOAD RANGE E TIRES THAT AT LEAST ONE HAS STARTED TO BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE BEAD OF THE TIRE, ONLY 20,000 MILES ON TIRES WHICH WERE REGULARLY ROTATED, AND HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING WITH THEM. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE SAME TIRE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM) BY KUMHO MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2005 AND DECEEMBER 2006. THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOUT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THE TIRES IN JUNE 2004 AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE THE RECALL INCLUSION DATES BEEN EXPANDED. *AK

AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS OF GOOD SERVICE A PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW STILL HAVING NUMEROUS CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(CPS) FAILURE IN THE 2000 F350 7.3 SD PICKUP TRUCK CPS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP AND LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AS EXTRA COSTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THE ORIGINAL CPS PART NUMBERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND AN ALTERNATE PART IS A REPLACEMENT TODAY. A YEAR AFTER THE LAST REPAIR OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE COMPUTER CODE FINALLY RECOGNIZED THE DEFAULT WITH A CODE P0340. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SENSOR ERROR WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CHECK ENGINE CODE SYSTEM AND IT IS THE SECOND TIME THE CPS WILL BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 IN REPAIRS TO FIND A FIX. I HOPE THE NEW PART BE THE FINAL FIX. *TR

I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL ON THE FREEWAY I-80 (RENO) ON MY 2000 FORD F350 POWER STROKE DIESEL PICK-UP. REPLACED PART OUT OF POCKET. NO OTHER ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. TRUCK STOPPED DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. *TR

TOWING 20 FT TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AND MOTOR JUST DIED NO BRAKES OR STEERING LUCKILY ONLY DOING 25 MPH WAS ABLE TO TAKE SIDE STREET AND HAVE TOWED TO DEALER WAS OUT OF STATE AT THE TIME. CAM POSITION SENSOR NOT LISTED NEEDS RECALL. *TR