1999 Ford F-250 SD electrical problems

Filed Jan 21, 2011 · Electrical · 69,000 miles · ID

I have a 1999 ford f-250, super duty pick-up, with a 5.4 v8 engine, with only 69,000 miles. I was traveling through town at 35 MPH when I heard a loud pop (gun shot sound), followed by pop pop pop pop pop. When I pulled over I discovered that one of my micro-coils over my spark plug had broken of the plastic housing. When I removed the coil I found the platinum spark plug in the coil boot. Spark plug blow out! Nice!...ford wants $550 to repair one spark plug and coil, and also check the rest of the plugs for tightness. Help!

Filed Jun 28, 2009 · Electrical, Engine · 89,227 miles · NH · fire · 1 injury

I have a 1999 ford super duty pickup. I was driving home after my sons baseball practice and the unthinkable happened. My truck made a loud bang and noticed a burning smell. I stopped to see what the problem with my truck. As I opened the hood I saw a flash of light and saw the engine on fire. I immediately shut the truck off and grabbed my sons water bottle to try to stop the fire. Luckily I was able to smother the fire out with a baseball glove. My son and I waited for over an hour for the tow truck. The vehicle was towed to a local garage. I was shocked to find out the repair bill of $2700!!!!!! The shop said the spark plug blew out of the engine and caused a fire. And to make matters worse they said this was a known problem with the ford v8 engine!!! I am so upset! I just was laid off from my job because of the economy, I now only have my wife's car for transportation, and get a bill for 2700 bucks? This car has put myself and my 10 year old son in danger because of a known engine problem with ford trucks! Not only that but I had to replace my sons baseball glove from trying to snuff out the fire. I can't believe there isn't some kind of safety recall on these vehicles. I hope you guys can look into this before someone gets killed or burned to death!

Filed Apr 28, 2009 · Electrical, Suspension · 150,000 miles · FL

Truck sputtered and shut down at highway speeds. Starts sometimes, other times doesn't. Previous owner had replaced item 1 month before I got the truck.

Filed Jan 20, 2009 · Electrical · 180,000 miles · FL · fire

I have a 1999 f250 super duty pickup 7.3 diesel. As I was driving it one evening I smelled smoke and saw smoke coming from under the dash and up in the defroster area at the windshield. It then began to flame up from those areas and I slowed the vehicle down and jumped out,fearing I was going to get burned. It was late at night on a country road at 2 am. And the truck burned for almost a half hour before anyone drove by me to call 911. By the time the f.d. Got there the vehicle was totaled destroyed and totaled engulfed in flames. I had a small one gallon gas/oil mixture container( for my chain saw on the floor of the vehicle) which had less than half a gallon in it. I told my insurance co. Of that fact. The insurance co. Now wants me to be deposed under oath. I have nothing to hide and will allow that. However I received information from an anonymous source that the insurance co is trying to deny my claim and even possibly try to charge me with arson and fraud. The engine compartment was melted and the entire truck had burned to bare metal. I had smelled the odor of burning electrical wires on several prior occasions but I never did find the source of the odor. I even had a ford mechanic check it and he didn't find what the smell was from. I believe the culprit was the cruise control switch as I have researched the internet and saw several recalls for such imminent fires from a faulty device. Please advise if my veh. Had that control that is suspect on these latest recalls.

Filed Nov 4, 2008 · Electrical · 187,287 miles · WV

Powerstroke engine code po 344 cam shaft pos sensor, had to replace.

Filed Jun 9, 2007 · Electrical · 45,000 miles · AZ

While driving in traffic and the truck began to buck and shutter than shut off with no warning. Would not start was very happy I had not just pulled into traffic! Ford wanted 600$ to fix it when its a 100$ part and takes 15 minetes to fix!.

Filed Jun 8, 2007 · Electrical · 155,000 miles · FL

On the 7.3 powerstroke ford truck I think it is a safety hazord if the camshaft position sensor were to fail approaching an intersection and you wouldnt have power brakes if the engin shuts off and you may not be able to stop fast enough to avoid an accident. I think there should be a recall on the cps because it seems that my life may be endangered every day on the way to work with the common problem.

Filed Apr 22, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · UT

I was driving on the freeway at 65 MPH when the truck suddenly shut down and then turned back on almost instantly. The amount of traffic and freeway speeds made this a very dangerous situation. I got off the freeway and my truck proceeded to shut off two more times before I arrived at home. I called the ford dealer and described what had happened and the first thing the service advisor stated "its the cps we see it all of the time". I replaced the cps and sure enough it ran great again. The cost of the new cps was $180.00.

Filed Apr 5, 2007 · Electrical · 108,949 miles · MT · crash · 1 injury

My 1999 ford f-250 super duty 7.3 power stroke diesel engine had intermittent engine failure while driving. This caused the vehicle to die in precarious locations, such as intersections and freeways. This originally occurred within two weeks of the vehicle purchase date when it was new in october 1998. I have researched this problem, and the cps was the known cause. I have owned the vehicle since it was new. I have not received a recall notice from ford, and have been unable to locate a recall on their power stroke website. According to the many websites dealing with the power stroke diesel, both the 7.3 and the 6.0 ltr models, this problem was consistent throughout the marketplace. I am reporting this because the problem was dangerous and according to ford's same power stroke website - www.powerstrokediesel.com "since 1994 over 2,000,000 power stroke ' diesel equipped ford trucks have been produced '' and an astonishing 98.5%* are still on the road!" as of today's date. Can the federal safety agency tell me if this problem has ben identified previously, and whether or not recall recommendations have been made?

Filed Dec 16, 2006 · Electrical · 72,860 miles · CA

1999 f250 super duty 7.3l diesel. Cps sensor failed and caused the engine to stall while driving 65 MPH on freeway. There was no power steering or brakes. Vehicle very hard to control. I replaced the cps sensor(f7tz-12k073-a- synchronizer) and repaired the problem. Very similar to the thick film ignition issues from the past. The old part is available to the federal safety agency.