Spark plug popped out.
1999 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250 super duty. While traveling at 55 MPH the vehicle stalled and shut off. The failure has occurred for three years; however, the most recent failure was four months ago. When the vehicle was restarted, the vehicle operated normally. The dealer stated that no failures could be identified. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 95,000. Updated 4/7/08 *cn updated 04/07/08
I currently own a 1999 ford f250 super duty pickup with the v10 engine in it. I have had a spark plug come out of the head before and it was one of the original factory spark plugs at that time. At that time ford would not fix the problem without charging me for the repair stating that the vehicle was out of warranty. I took my pickup to the local mechanic who put in a spark plug insert and charged me $250.00. I was more than ok with the repair and I thanked him for his trouble. Last night I was coming home with my pickup when it blew out the same plug. This time I believe it will cost me thousands of dollars to repair this vehicle and I don't see why a company like ford won't face up to their mistake of poor engineering and fix the problem. I paid $20,000.00 for this truck used. It had 60,000 miles on it when I bought it. It now has 150,000 miles on it and it gets pampered all the time. I am real disappointed that I can't rely on a vehicle that I should get at least 200,000 miles out of. I am 46 years old and I have never heard of spark plugs popping out of a stock engine anytime before in my life until I ran into this issue with my truck. Thank you for letting me vent!!!!! Dwayne heckman
Brake lines, power steering lines, fuel lines, oil pan, valve covers, rear axle cover-all rotted and failed- loss of braking, steering, severe oil leaking.
Occasionally while driving in rain or snow,my ford diesel engine f250 will stumble or completely stop. On several occasions while driving approx.30-35 MPH the engine stalled causing complete loss of brakes and power steering. I have searched the internet and found this to be a common problem but nobody seems to know how to fix it. I have contacted several ford dealers and all they can offer is expensive diagnostics with no result.
This is the second issue that I have had with my ford 5.4 liter truck. The first was a famous firestone tire blowout in rush hour traffic that could have easily killed me and several others, as I was traveling 60 MPH across a bridge. It caused about $3500 damage to the bed of my truck. Today, a spark plug blew out. The threads are gone. I am the only owner of the truck, so I know nothing has been damaged before. I have smelled fuel for the past two days and couldn't come up with an answer. I had scheduled to take it in to the shop tomorrow, but it didn't make it that long. There seems to be many people with the same issue. Will ford stand up to the plate and remedy the issue, please? In calling the dealer today, their comment was "wow, we've never seen that before." that really infuriates me, as I know they have dealt with many of them. Just do a simple search on the internet and you will find hundreds. I am yet to get it fixed, as I hope the dealer will do something about it. I'm not prepared to spend thousands on what should have never been an issue.
While driving ,the truck just shuts down losing all power steering and brakes. This happened while in left hand turn with a semi tractor trailer right beside me. There have been several occasions this has happened. My mechanic has replaced the cps (cam position sensor) twice in the last two months. It seems to fix it for a while but the problem resurfaces without warning. I have found online that many people are having the problem.
Exhaust leak from the manifold of a 1999 v10 f250 ford pick up truck. This truck has 43,000+ miles on it and went in for a annual safety penna. Safety inspection. It failed because of the exhaust leak. This problem is caused by the fact that ford use uncoated steel bolts to attach the manifold to the engine. Without notifying the owners, new coated bolts were available from ford to prevent this problem. This failure of notifying the vehicle owners endangered the occupants by allowing exhaust fumes to be drawn into the interior of the cab. The dealer stated the aim on headlights are low, checked front bearing and suspension parts, and replaced shocks. Updated 09/25/07
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250 sd. While driving 45 MPH, the contact heard loud noises coming from the engine. The vehicle then lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that a spark plug became unseated and blew through the manifold. The vehicle needed a new cylinder and manifold. The dealer stated that the engine had a design flaw. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 43,000.
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.
Cps failed in my 1999 f250. This is a repeat occurrence.
My ford f250 diesel died three times while driving down the highway pulling a boat and trailer. All power steering and braking was lost when the motor died. There was no shoulder to move over to. Cars behind me became upset and would try to pass me under unsafe conditions as I tried to coast the truck to the nearest place to get off of the road. It was the cam position sensor that had failed. This is the second time the same failure has occurred. Both times leaving me in a very bad situation with a seven thousand pound truck with no power steering or braking.
Driving down the interstate at posted speed limit (65-70 MPH) the truck shut-off with no warning loosing all power including power brakes and power steering. Pulled over to the side of the road, attempted to restart truck and it did. Pulled back out onto the interstate and after a few hundred yards it shut-off again. Truck then would not start for 10-15 minutes, finally started and I made it about 1/2 mile to next exit. Truck shut-off again in parking lot of a truck stop and would not start. After using a hand held scanner to check engine codes, problem was identified as a failed cps (cam position sensor). New part was purchased from parts house (~$150) and I installed in the parking lot. Truck started back up and continued on a several hour trip. A week or so later that sensor had an intermittent failure occurring (according to codes from a hand held scanner) so it was replaced again with a ford part #. I have not had any problems since but because this cps failure is a well known problem amongst ford diesel truck owners I have purchased a second ford sensor and keep in the truck as a spare to keep from stranding myself on the road. The first failure occurred with ~125,000 miles on the truck. I feel ~125,000 miles is an acceptable life span for the sensor, but the immediate failure without warning can leave the driver and occupants in a dangerous situation.
I own a 99 f250 psd. Within the first 3 weeks of ownership the truck broke down and left me sitting on the side of the highway. I had it towed to the dealer and the result of the breakdown was a cps, (cam position sensor). This incident cost me right at six hundred dollars total but since I have learned to replace it myself. I am on my 3rd sensor and only have 130k miles on my truck. I believe ford knows this is a problem and refuses to address it and with the amount of these sensors going out they are raising the cost of them so they can profit on their mistake! My truck has begun the typical symptoms of another cps failure so I will be forced to purchase another here in the near future.
I have replaced my cam position sensor two times in 60k miles. The last time the truck died while towing up an off-ramp during a blizzard. I had to change the sensor while impeding the traffic of ohtr trucks trying to pass.
Camshaft position sensor died while on the highway doing 55 MPH. There was no warning or anything, just cruising along at 55 then a dead truck with no power to the brakes or steering whatsoever. Pulled off the side of the road and had to diagnose and fix problem myself on the road. New camshaft position sensor resolved the problems.
1999 ford super duty - 7.3l powerstroke turbo diesel. Driving along towing a 21' goose neck stock trailer and the truck shut down. No power brakes or steering. Engine just died. Sat for a while and restarted - stalled a couple more times getting it home. Camshaft position sensor failed - replaced. Very common and dangerous problem on these trucks.
99 ford power stroke diesel. I had a cam position sensor fail while pulling my fifth wheel up la veta pass. Because it is a known issue I had a spare in the glove box. My truck stalled going up the pass and I could not get it completely off the highway. I also had to change the cps while lying on the ground with the truck halfway out in the road. This is the third cps I have changed on this truck. One other one was also on the side of the road.
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.
The camshaft position sensor on my 1999 ford 7.3l powerstroke diesel went out unexpectedly twice.
Truck stopped running on freeway. Needed towing. Missed work. Ford 7.3 diesel "cps" sensor failure. These parts don't last and cause the truck to stop running. Needed $200.00 part to fix. Second time. Have the old parts.
I own a 1999 ford f250 7.3 turbo diesel. I have had the cam positioning sensor go out on the truck. When this happens, the truck just stops running. I was traveling on the freeway in los angeles. When this happens, there is no power steering, power brakes and the engine may or may not start up again. This is certainly a safety hazard. I know that this is not uncommon for this to happen with this engine. I think ford should recall this part and replace it with something better.
Own a 1999 f-250 superduty, crewcab,v-10. Took it to dealership for 60,000 mile check-up. I was told that it needed a new (left side exhaust manifold). They stated that a bolt broke off and it had to be replaced. Total cost would be $1500.00, they stated that the manifold must be warped? What would cause a manifold too warp?
Dt*: the contact stated while stopped at a stop sign, the vehicle stalled suddenly without warning and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was very difficult to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence initially and then to a dealership who determined the cam position sensor was defective. Prior to the incident, there was one problem with the vehicle starting. The contact had seen several complaints on the internet concerning this issue on this year, make and model of vehicle.
The cam position sensor on ford's power stroke diesel trucks are known to go bad. Everyone I know that has one ... Has had to replace it. Sometimes more than once. Mine happened to go out while driving down the road at 70 miles per hour. This is not good. It can cause serious accidents. I'm just concerned with the safety of people here. Not only that, but replacing them can get expensive. I bought a new sensor from international and paid ~$100 usd. I think someone needs to step up to the plate and fix the problem.
At highway speed, 1999 ford f250 4wd 7.3 diesel stalled on two occasions. I am told that this is most likely caused by a faulty camshaft position sensor and is a very common failure with this engine.
Dt: the contact stated bolts that hold the exhaust manifold fractured. The fractured bolts were discover by the service dealer while performing other maintenance work. The dealer alerted the contact that this is a reoccurring problem with the year, make and model of the vehicle. In the past on there vehicles, stainless steel bolts have been used to remedy this problem but the problem reoccured. The dealer plans to reinstall the same type of bolts originally used on the contact's vehicle. The contact predicted the problem will reoccur.
An ejection of spark plug has occurred on this vehicle on three different occasions. I understand there have been other complaints regarding this problem. The cost to repair the engine is astronomical. Please investigate.
Before the main failure, several (6+) intermittent failures (engine stalls or sputters) at different random times (at idle, city speed, highway speed, etc). The main failure occurred on the freeway at 75 MPH (actually the 2nd such failure but 1st restarted at speed). While traveling in the fast lane of a 5 lane freeway in moderate traffic, the vehicle stalled without warning. I didn't even notice until steering seemed "stiff". When attempting to break, after realizing something was wrong, extremely hard to break. I placed vehicle in neutral and attempted to restart, to no avail. I managed to direct the vehicle across 4 lanes of fast moving traffic and onto the shoulder without incident, or power. I attempted repeatedly to restart the vehicle with no luck. The camshaft position sensor was ultimately the culprit.
Engine died on freeway on my way to work.
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