2000 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN...NO WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. RESTARTED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS SEVERAL TIMES, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE REPAIR COST ALMOST $ 600 WITH TOWING..A WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. *AK

TRUCK FAILED ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 10 KM FROM NEAREST TOWN. MANAGEDTO LIMP TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. DEALER CHARGED ME $621.00 TO REPLACE A FAULTY CPS MODULE.*AK

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE- TRUCK TALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY- HIT ROAD SIGN TRYING TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. DAMAGED THE TRUCK=$ 850.00. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE SPARK PLUG THREAD BECAME DETACHED. THE DEALER IS CHARGING BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THREE DAYS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE FORD TRITONS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

(1) NO EVENTS BESIDES A SUDDEN MISS OR COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER (2) ENGINE DIES (3) I HAVE HAD MY 2000 F350 DRW AND I TOW 16K LBS I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND DIE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I REPLACED THE CPS TWICE IN 15,000 MILES AT 105 BUCKS EACH FROM INTERNATIONAL. TOWING THIS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AT THIS TYPE OF SPEED IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE A MOTOR THAT DIES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CPS ON MY 2000 F350 7.3L DIESEL 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE LISTED THE LAST REPLACEMENT IN THE FORM BELOW. *TR

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT IDLING AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO PUFF OUT TONS OF SMOKE AND RUN BAD... TOOK IT THREE BLOCKS TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE CPS CAM POS SENSOR (FORD CALLS IT A SYNCHRONIZER P# F7TZ-12K073-A) WAS BAD... I HAVE RODE IN TWO OTHER 7.3 L TRUCKS THAT ALSO HAD CPS GO BAD IN THEM. I NOW CARRY A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX BECAUSE IF IN THE DESERT OR WHERE EVER I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED FOR A SIMPLE PART. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 20 WHO OWN THIS TRUCK WHO HAVE ALL HAD CPS FAILURES. *TR

NO WARNING, TRUCK JUST DIED. STARTED UP AFTER I COASTED TO A STOP. GOOD THING I WASN'T PULLING MY TRAILER COMING DOWN VAIL PASS. DIED THE NEXT DAY AND WOULD NOT START. REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

LEAF SPRINGS BROKE WHILE HAULING LOADS. PULLING A 16 FEET TRAILER WITH ONE SMALL MINI PONY SPRING BROKE, CAUSES SWAYING IN DECEMBER 2006. PULLING 28 FEET TRAILER ON INTERSTATE IN JANUARY 2006 HAD SAME THING HAPPEN. NOW THE 3RD EVENT USING 30 FEET HORSE TRAILER TAKING 6 HORSES TO FARRIER HAD SAME PROBLEM. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY FORCING VEHICLE OFF ROAD WHILE TOWING.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350, AND STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT RIMS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT THEY WON'T HOLD ANY AIR. THERE WEREN'T ANY DENTS, AND HE HAD NOT DRIVEN OVER A CURB OR HIT ANY POTHOLES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE RIMS TO CRACK. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122000 MILES.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB