1999 Ford F-250 SD: engine failure

Filed Mar 29, 2011 · Engine · 205,485 miles · PA

Ford f250 v-10 engine blowning out spark plugs

Filed Dec 1, 2009 · Engine · 180,000 miles · NJ

Twice I have been stranded by the same problem. In july while driving on a major 4 lane highway towing my horse trailer, my 99 ford f250 with the v10 engine blew a spark plug. It sounded like and exhaust leak and I kept driving later to find out that this situation often causes an engine fire. Again in november my truck did the same thing, same plug after the manufacturer recommended repair was done. This is not safe at all and a design defect of all triton ford truck engines.

Filed Apr 19, 2008 · Engine · 158,900 miles · GA

I have a 1999 ford f250 with a triton 5.4l v8 engine. In march of this year it blew out a spark plug from the cylinder head. After researching this I've found it to be a common problem with these engines. This could have been disastrous due to the fuel vapor that was coming from the exposed cylinder. The smell of gas in the cab was substantial. I had to replace the engine at a cost of $4521. It is just a matter of time before some one gets hurt or worse from a fire caused by this problem.

Filed May 2, 2007 · Engine · 76,000 miles · NC

Engine died while traveling at approximately 60 MPH and going around a turn on a 2 lane highway. Since loss of power, also had loss of power brakes and steering. Had to slowly pull vehicle over shoulder of road. It restarted after several attempts. This happened about 4-5 times, before it finally would not start. Had it towed to dealer. It was the camshaft position sensor. Was told this is a common problem with this truck. I have also heard from many, many other owners to keep a spare in the truck as this will happen many times. This is a safety issue when traveling at highway speeds and loosing power and ability to control vehicle. Ford charges between $150 and $190 for this part, which the company knows is a problem, thereby making a large profit on their mistake.

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 May 14, 2006 · Engine · 134,425 miles · MI

Engine died on freeway on my way to work.

Filed Sep 23, 2005 · Electrical · 138,069 miles · CA

Daughter was driving truck on highway 101 and engine died. No power, no power brakes or steering. She pulled to side and tried to restart truck - nothing. Called tow truck and vehicle started but died again. Vehicle was towed to ford dealer. They said it was the cam positioning sensor. When it is broken the truck thinks the engine is not running and kills the power. They did not recommend she drive the truck without making the repair as it would die again. The repair cost $500 and only the dealer could do the repair as they had the computer to read the error. They said there were numerous service bulletins on this problem but no recall.

Filed Aug 22, 2005 · Electrical · 128,500 miles · OK

Random truck failure of the engine at no particular time. Problem diagnosed as camshaft sensor by ford technicians. $185.00 part that seems to be failing a lot according to ford techs. Ford states they are currently not having problems with the sensors but out of 5 guys I personally know, all 5 have had problems with their 7.3l diesel camshaft sensors. Extremely dangerous because of engine failure. Ford only offers a 1 month warranty on the item and offers an average of 6 months on any other electronic device on the truck. Seems they know the failures are occuring as well but doing nothing about it.

Filed Aug 17, 2004 · Engine · 55,084 miles · HI

I own a 1999 ford f-250 super duty with the 6.8 liter v-10 engine with 55000 miles. I have suffered catastrophic engine failure due to internal corrosion of the cylinder heads caused by the engine coolant, thereby filling a combustion chamber with engine coolant and subsequently destroying a connecting rod and main bearing. I am seeking any corroborative evidence of similar cases.

Filed Jul 9, 2003 · Electrical, Engine · AZ

Consumer states that spark plugs blewout of the cylinder, stripping the threads out of the cylinder heads, resulting in engine failure. This has occurred twice since vehicle purchased. 1st occurrence at 3900 miles, 2nd occurrence at 56000 miles.