2000 Ford F-150: engine failure

Filed Aug 21, 2018 · Engine · 132,000 miles · TN

Takata recall, on my 2000 ford f-150 it had very few issues till this occured. At just over 130,000 miles the engine began knocking on the interstate and progressively grew worse as I was looking for a exit, it started to lose power and I got it to the shoulder before it died. Later that day I had a tow truck pull it up to a trusted shop about 60 miles away. The mechanic there said that it droped a rod and the crankshaft was shot. After talking to him, he said that this is a fairly frequent occurrence. I took it to get a second opinion from another shop a few miles away and had the same conversation. Both mechanics and a few fourms on the internet said this is a problem with the 1998-2003 and 2004 heritage, that have the ford 5.4 triton 2v engine. At the mechanic the the truck was diagnosed as nonrepareable engine and would have to be swaped out for a diffrent one. The cost of this was for a rebuilt engine by jasper's becasue a donor truck engine would be prone to the same failure. The cost to replace would total out to be around $6500 between parts and labor including the new engine. Be wary of the ford 5.4 2v engines, there are a few unicorns out there that will never have a problem, but most, even if they have regular maintenance like mine will be prone to this fate.

Filed Oct 20, 2011 · Steering · 395,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted, but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 395,000 and the current mileage was 395,004.

Filed Jun 27, 2011 · Engine · 223,000 miles · MI

My 2000 ford f-150 with 5.4 trident engine blew a spark plug out of the cylinder head. I had no problems before this. I understand this happens to hundreds of 5.4 engines. There are no recalls for this defect. Can anything be done about this motor?I cannot afford the $3000.00 repair bill. Ford knows about this but will not do anything about it.

Filed Apr 28, 2006 · Engine · CA · crash

Was driving on freeway ford f150 pickup engine blow out the #1 spark plug, second 6 mths ago same engine blow out the #4 rear spark plug near passenger, now have to replace engine very costly.

Filed Mar 19, 2006 · Engine · 30,000 miles · AL

2 engine failures.

Filed Jan 14, 2006 · Engine · 116,338 miles · NC

I bought a 2000 ford f-150 with the 4.2l v6 engine and I now have to replace the engine because of a defect that ford is aware of I have done a lot of research on this issue and have found thousands of other 4.2l v6 owners that have the same problem and ford will not do anything about it I have asked ford for help in the replacement of the engine. I was given excuses and told to go away and buy a new engine. I tried to make a formal complaint to ford but I was told that it would be brought to their attention with no paperwork filled out. I am very upset with the way a loyal customer of ford is being treated. I now have to replace the engine but cannot afford to. There is a defective seal or gasket that leaks antifreeze into the engine and causes pistons to break rod to be pushed out of the engine and several other interior engine parts to break. Ford motor company will not replace the engine even though it is a defect on their behalf not the buyer. Ford does not tell new customers about the problem and continue to sell the vehicles knowing that the engine is defective. All I would like is for ford to take responsibility for their engine and replace it with a different engine or make sure that the new engine will not cause the same problem.

Filed May 25, 2005 · Engine · 35,655 miles · MI

Cold air charge intercooler is leaking. Could cause engine failure due to allowing cooling to leak directly into combustion chambers.

Filed Jun 4, 2004 · Engine, Transmission · 24,000 miles · MI

The rear differential was fixed 3 times. When backing out of a driveway if the shifter was in drive, the vehicle shuttered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer 4 times within a 100,00 miles. *ak the engine failed on one occasion. *sc

Filed Feb 4, 2004 · Engine · FL

The truck has 33,000 miles on it and I was just told that it has a blown engine gasket - that is unbelievable for a new truck.

Filed Sep 9, 2003 · Engine · 113,000 miles · GA

2000 f-150 4.6l engine. Blown spark plug, which damaged the driver's side head. Ford will not approve of a repair, so either the head or the engine needs to be replaced.*ak from reading various ford forums and message boards, this is a known problem that ford should be held accountable for on the 4.6l and 5.4l engines.

Filed May 16, 2003 · Engine · GA

Owner of a 2000 svt f150 pickup. Svt recalled this truck for intercooler failures. These failures causes unpredictable engine failure. I learned about this 4 months late however vehicle is still under factory warranty with no modifications. Manufacturer wrote an extended warranty but says it is not covered. ??????

Filed May 12, 2003 · Engine · 60,000 miles · MI

The engine failed while driving and caused the check engine light to illuminate.