2000 Ford F-250 SD: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 31, 2011 · Electrical · CA · fire

Approximately 1 hour after being parked in parking stall at my residence, neighbors noticed fire coming from the hood and underneath the vehicle (the fire originated on the driver's side).they attempted to put out the fire and called 911. San jose fire department responded to the call and finished putting out the fire. The vehicle had visible burnt wiring, right side fender damage from heat (inside and outside) and the right driver's side tire sustained damage due to melting debris falling on tire. The fire department took a report of the incident. As I have relayed this event to others, they have mentioned that this is probably a "recall fire" and that I should report this incident.

Filed Mar 13, 2011 · Driver assistance, Engine · 117,000 miles · ID

There were no particular events leading up to the failure. When starting the vehicle engine, the engine will not keep running on its own. To keep the engine running light pressure must be applied to the accelerator to maintain an 800 to 1000 RPM. The vehicle can be driven, however, the left foot must be used for braking since the right foot must be used to keep continuous pressure on the accelerator to prevent the engine from stalling. The accelerator issue will sometimes correct itself after the engine has been running for a period of time after startup, however, in most cases this presents a dangerous situation. When the engine idle corrects itself, the rpms will take a +1000 RPM jump from the current RPM position. For example, if you are stopped at a stop light only a few feet from the car in front of you with light pressure on the brake, the jump from 1000 RPM to 2000 RPM may send the vehicle lurching forward rear-ending the vehicle in front of you if you do not slam on the brakes quickly! Another situation that has also caused a "close call" is when driving the vehicle 5 MPH at 1000 RPM in a parking lot. The reason this situation is even more dangerous is due to the fact that the brake is typically not being applied at all, so when the +1000 RPM jump to 2000 rpms occurs it can send your vehicle lurching forward into another vehicle or pedestrian that is crossing in front of the vehicle. I attempted to fix the failure by removing the air breather assembly and cleaning the intake throat with carbarator cleaner, however, this did not resolve the failure.

Filed Dec 20, 2007 · Engine · 91,000 miles · VT

I have been having a stalling issue with my 2000 ford sd 7.3 since I bought the truck this summer. I have brought the truck into the dealer for this problem 2 times. The recall was done on the cps on dec 18th 2007, and it is still stalling. As far as I can tell, ford has no idea why this is happening. The truck seems to run perfectly normal and it just stalls like you shut the key off. And sometimes it stalls and will come back quick enough to stay running. When this happens the ses light and the wait light come on and then go out like nothing happened.

Filed Dec 8, 2007 · Engine · 216,000 miles · SD

Driving at 50 MPH truck stalled got off road restarted was ok for 3 weeks, did same thing ,was ok for 1 week, did same thing. Took truck to ford they replaced camshaft position sensor.

Filed Dec 7, 2007 · Engine · 113,926 miles · PA

While on the way home from vacation on 9/18/07 (towing my 32 foot fifth-wheel) my ford f-250 diesel (7.3 liter) started acting as if the rear-end was slipping. The check engine light came on and then the engine stalled. Luckily I was in a construction area at the time and the speed limit was only 35 MPH. I pulled over and had to be towed to a ford dealer 10 miles back. Tri star of somerset, pa ( which is a ford dealer) determined the problem was the cam shaft sensor. It cost $243.00 for repair and replacement of sensor (which took 8 days due to work load backup). It cost me $200.00 to have my rv towed to a local campground (which I no longer have a receipt for). It cost another $180.00 to keep rv at campground until repairs to truck were completed. In addition to this, it cost $225.68 to rent a car from tri star to continue 200 miles home to wait until truck was repaired. Today I read in the paper that there is a recall on 1997 through 2003 ford superduty trucks. However, my f-250 is not among the recalls (ford/ e-series, excursion, f-450 superduty, f-550 superduty. Old part was kept by tri star but I still have the receipts dated 25sept07. What recourse do I have? P.s. Luckily a state patrol officer happened by when this occurred and assisted me in contacting a tow truck co.

Filed Jul 3, 2007 · Fuel system · 35,000 miles · NM

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f250 super duty. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Once it restarted, the contact was unable to accelerate past 20 MPH. The dealer stated that three fuel injectors needed to be replaced. Approximately one year later, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the cause of failure were the fuel injectors and they repaired the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled on his way home. He took the vehicle to a different dealer who stated that the cause of failure were the fuel injectors. The dealer made the repair. The current mileage is 51,000 and failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed May 13, 2007 · Engine · 22,000 miles · WI

Cam shaft position sensor failed and the truck stalled and had to be towed, new part was replaced at dealer under warranty, old part kept at dealer.

Filed Apr 17, 2007 · Engine · 140,000 miles · CA

2000 ford f-250 7.3 psd engine died while driving, lost power steering and braking took extra effort. Problem was due to camshaft position sensor, replaced it at a cost of $200 and truck is running fine.

Filed Mar 16, 2007 · Electrical · 97,000 miles · NC

I have a 2000 f 250 diesel pickup. The engine has stalls and thus you loose brakes and power steering. It has happened while going a loww speed 2x recently.also while stopped . I had the camshaft sensor when the truck was about 3 years old. It is now occuring more often.

Filed Feb 1, 2007 · Electrical, Visibility · 10,000 miles · GA

Occasional engine stall when windshield wiper is turned on or on intermittent setting. Occasional stalls when steering is turned quickly left to start turning from standing position at intersections. Ford service department was unable to find cause or make corrections.

Filed Nov 14, 2006 · Engine · 69,743 miles · DE

Truck was running sluggish. On night of occurrence, truck stalled in highway, restarted, stalled for good. Waited 2 hours for tow truck on busy highway. Had towed to ford dealership and they replaced the cam shaft position sensor for $430.00. I do not have the old part.

Filed Oct 27, 2006 · Engine · 62,425 miles · SC

I own a 2000 f250 diesel truck. On october 26, 2006 at approximately 12 midnight while making a left hand turn from a dead stop, crossing over three lanes of traffic traveling no faster then 10 miles per hour the truck cut off halfway across the roadway without any prior warning. I then coasted across the road while cars proceeded to go around me. So as to define what I mean by cut off, and no prior warning, they are as follows: cut off '' engine stopped running completely. I had loss control of the steering to the extent that it required the full use of both arms to be able to even turn the steering wheel. It was as if I had turned the ignition switch to the position just prior to the key removal position. No prior warning '' the truck had not shown any hesitation or inclination to stop running just prior to it cutting off, nor any hesitation or inclination to stop running from the time I had bought the truck new to the time of this incident. My concerns. This incident happened at approximately 12 midnight when the road had very little traffic on it. Had it happened during the daylight hours when the road is heavily traveled. It would be more likely then not that either I, or others would have been in an accident as a result of trying to avoid me. An even worse if I had my trailer attached to the truck, the reason I purchased the truck, there would be no doubt that an accident would of accrued. I had the truck towed to a ford service center. Where they replaced a faulty cam position sensor the next day. Part # f7tz-12k073-a. I spent several hour reading up on the cps today. This problem seems to be quite common as shown on automotive information systems (ais) reports, and elsewhere. Although often there are warning signs ( sluggish performance under load, stalling at idle ) of a faulty sensor quite often they can fail without any warning signs. It was fortuitous that the cps failure on my truck happened when it did.