2000 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 SD, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I LOOSE ALL POWER FUNCTIONS SUCH AS BRAKES AND STEERING. IF I AM LUCKY, I CAN GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART ON THE MOVE. IT IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THOUGH WHEN I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JB

WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 FORD F-350 W/7.3 DIESEL FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME IT TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEN COST ME $162.36 FOR A NEW SENSOR! I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART IN CASE YOU WANT IT. *NM

I HAD A SERIOUS TIRE FAILURE. THE INTERNAL STEEL BELTS SEPARATED CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. IT WAS ON MY 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK. I ONLY HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM NOW WORRIED THE OTHER TIRES MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IS THERE ANY RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF TIRE? *NM

THIRD TIME REPLACING CPS/CMP (CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR) ON MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL. TRUCK DIES AND WILL NOT RUN BEYOND ABOUT 30 SECONDS UNTIL THIS SENSOR IS REPLACED. FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN MY LARGE TRUCK AND IT DIES, NO POWER TO STEERING OR BRAKES. SCARED MY FAMILY, THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT THOUGH. I CARRY A SPARE CPS BUT HAVE GIVEN 2 AWAY TO FRIENDS WHEN THEIRS WENT OUT. THIS PART IS A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE DANGER OF A 7,800 LB TRUCK GOING DEAD W/O WARNING. *NM

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AVER 50 YEARS, HAVE HAD MANY BLOWOUT/FLATS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, YESTERDAY HAD A FRONT TIRE DEVELOP A SMALL SEPARATION AND AT 45 MPH COULD NOT CONTROL MY 2000 FORD F350 IN ONE LANE. HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AND IT SEEM THAT SENSE I STOPPED REPAIRING VEHICLES THEY HAVE REDESIGNED FRONT END\STEERING SYSTEMS AND FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT IT IS NO WONDER THAT AT 60 MPH+ ANYTHING HAPPENS TO A FRONT TIRE---- WE MAY HAVE A WRECK. I CAN NOT HELP BUT FEEL THESE DESIGNS HAVE LED TO A LOT OF ROLL OVER'S AND BAD ACCIDENTS. *JB

IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED DURING VERY INOPPORTUNE TIMES WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. FUEL HAS BEEN RULED OUT, A FULL SYSTEMS CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, WITH NO ERROR CODES OR OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO STALL, IT GOES THROUGH A PERIOD OF STUTTERING (<1 MIN) THEN STALLS COMPLETELY. YOU CAN WAIT FOR APPROX. 2-7 MINUTES AND THEN ENGINE WILL START AND OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF <5 MINS, BEFORE AGAIN STALLING. DURING THIS SECOND EVENT, THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER SERVICING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ITSELF WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON A DRY AND FLAT COUNTY ROAD. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED HOWEVER THE STEEL BELTS NEVER SEPARATED. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION NOTICED OR ABNORMAL BULGING TO THE TIRE PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE ROTATED REGULARLY AND CHECKED FOR CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AS WELL.

DRIVING AT RATE OF 40 MPH WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP FROM HITTING ANIMAL ON THE ROAD. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY PRESSED. BRAKE LINE WAS BUSTED ON DRIVERS SIDE UNDERNEATH THE CLIP HOLDING BRAKE LINE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. *JB

3 CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 14 MONTHS. STEERING AND BRAKING ARE DIFFICULT AT BEST WHEN THE SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE OCCURS. *NM

THE ENGINE WOULD JUST DIE EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CAMSHAFT POSTION SENSOR WAS BAD. *JB