2002 Ford F-250 SD: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 6, 2009 · Engine · 152,000 miles · VA

While driving at 35 MPH, a spark plug was ejected from my 2002 ford f-250 5.4l v8 pickup truck, causing the engine to stall and resulting in a loss of power for steering and braking. I'm told by my mechanic today, who identified the problem even before I told him why I was there, that this is due to a known defect with many ford engines, but that no recall was ever issued. Given the danger of fuel vapors escaping from the spark plug hole and risk of fire, perhaps the federal safety agency should press ford on the issue if it really is a common problem.

Filed Jul 3, 2009 · Engine · 80,000 miles · AZ

Vehicle stalls intermittently. Occurs often in intersections when taking off. Creates a very dangerous situation. The same year, make, model number and engine type have been recalled, however, our VIN was not included so ford will not honor.

Filed Apr 28, 2009 · Engine · 160,000 miles · VA

I was driving when a loud pop and what sounded like a large exhaust leak came from under the hood. Opened hood and found coil pack and spark plug laying on top of the valve cover. Vehicle stalled and didn't want to start. Took to repair facility where the retapped spark plug cylinder added heli coil new spark plug and coil pack two weeks later the engine started making a loud gurgling noise which has yet to be diagnosed.

Filed Aug 10, 2008 · Engine · 80,841 miles · NY

Driving my 2002 ford f-250 w/a 5.4l triton engine with 80k miles, #3 cylinder spit out its spark plug and strips threads . Vehicle stalled, brought to ford dealer and incurred $3,800.00 engine repair. This is absolute bs!, ford is well aware of thousands of these defective cylinder heads, as they profit from this very expensive repair ($3,800.00). My complaint is that there ought to be a recall as there are thousands of victims of this defective ford product. It's a safety issue, I stalled on a major highway and the sparkplug is right under my fuel rail. Please don't tell me this is another ineffective/costly government agency, surely the federal safety agency is doing something about this well known defect.

Filed Oct 20, 2007 · Acceleration · 167,000 miles · TX

Any range of RPM while driving & occasionally while idling my truck has stalled and engine dies. It has, so far, restarted quickly and I continue on my way. This occurs in heavy to moderate traffic and when the truck dies you lose power steering & power brakes. I have been told to replace my cps (cam position sensor) by a ford mechanic and I intend to do that today. My truck is not safe to drive in it's current condition of random stalling.

Filed May 4, 2007 · Engine · 60,000 miles · NV

Vehicle is a 2002 ford f-250 w/ 7.3l diesel engine. The cam position sensor (cps) failed. When it fails, the engine stalls. This means that a nearly 7400 pound vehicle suddenly has no power, including loss of power steering & brakes. The reported incident date is the date of the first failure (happened at a stop light). The second failure happened about 1 year later (while driving). When purchasing a replacement cps, the parts guy said they sell a lot of these (as in they fail often).

Filed May 2, 2007 · Engine · 74,467 miles · TN

I have a 2002 ford f250 power stroke diesel truck. The diesel engine just shutdown as I was driving on a major road in memphis tn. I lost power steering and brakes but was able to avoid an accident because I muscled the steering wheel and the brakes to get my truck off the road into a parking lot. Fortunately I was in the outside lane and not traveling at 65 MPH or the accident could have been very serious. I am told that the problem is the cps although I just found that out today. The truck has been stalling intermittently at stop lights and sputtering on the interstate so I had a hard time diagnosing the problem.

Filed Dec 19, 2006 · Engine · 42,000 miles · CA

Engine stalling truck shuts down, all power is lost.

Filed Jul 31, 2006 · Engine · 92,000 miles · TX

Two times it died while driving the third I was idling talking to a friend and it just died and would not restart.

Filed Apr 11, 2006 · Engine · 29,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled without prior warning. The engine had to remain in the off position for 15 minutes before it would restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection.

Filed Mar 27, 2006 · Engine · 45,000 miles · CO

Truck sat all night, started truck waited approx 10 min , drove approx 2 miles, truck stalled/died in the middle of intersection, brakes did not have power assist. Coasted down hill approx .5 miles before I could stop the truck. Truck cooled and restarted then died approx 2 min later. Truck was towed to local ford. Cps replaced as bad.

Filed Aug 20, 2005 · Electrical · KY

My ford truck would stall whenever you stopped or pressed the brake to slow down at intersections ,I took it to the dealer and they said it had a faulty cam sensor,faulty o-rings and high pressure pump,I dont have the original part only the work order from the repairs that were made