I understand that there is a technical service bulletin on the 2003 ford f 250 2w/4w drive v-10 motor. Was this motor [v10-6.8l VIN s] recalled ? Was ford to repair / or replace these defective motors? The VIN # on the truck is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2003 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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Ford 2003 f250 spark plug ejected cylinder #7 triton 5.4l occurred twice. First repair (heli-coil insert) failed.
While driving down the road, a spark plug blew out of the engine on my 2003 v10 triton f250 truck. It has 86,000 mi. And still has the factory spark plugs in it at the factory torque settings. The spark plug exploded out of the engine and could have potentially caught the engine on fire (I read in some cases where it did catch the engine on fire with the same incident). It caused some internal damage when blowing out of the engine, but the plug was no where to be found. I have noticed that ford has a problem, with this particular vehicle and others, with the spark plugs ejecting out of the head, but has done nothing to fix the problem with their engineering defect. I noticed that the head only has three threads holding the spark plug in place and that is not enough to hold one in place with an aluminum head. The potential safety hazard with this problem is high and very severe. I feel like I need to replace all threads and spark plugs before this incident happens again and again. If one spark blew out than it is just a matter of time before another one blows out potentially catching fire and/or causing injury or death.
My 2003 ford f 250 shot a spark plug out - mechanic looked inside and said all the threads had been ripped out and has had this issue with several other ford pickups in recent months. Obviously a problem as this is a small town and not that many ford pickups around. 2 options to fix replace the heads or retap.
I was driving my 2003 ford f-250 when a spark plug blew out of the cylinder head breaking the coil, and causing the truck to run on 7 cylinders. My truck has only 72340 miles on it and those are the original spark plugs from the factory.
This the second time my 2003 ford f-250 v/10 has ejected a spark-plug.
I have a 2003 ford f250 with 73k miles on it, and I too am another victim of a spark plug blowing out of my 4th cylinder on the passenger side of my truck. Why is ford not doing anything about this. As much as we pay for these cars and trucks, you would think they would make things right. No wonder u.s. Auto makers are failing. Just more corporate greed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250hd. The contact stated that while driving at any given speed the vehicle would jerk. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and inspected where it was determined that the failure occurred from the injector wire harness. The vehicle was repaired at a cost of $100.00. Four years later the contact noticed a antifreeze smell in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and inspected where it was determined that the oil cooler had failed. The vehicle was repaired at a cost of $844.00. Three months later the contact attempted to start the vehicle and the vehicle would not start. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to a dealer for further inspection. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed to take the vehicle to a dealer for further inspection. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage is 76,286. Bl the dealer determined the high pressure oil pump and injector failed. The anti-lock brakes were inoperative as well. Updated 10/07/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f250 super duty. While driving 15 MPH, the check engine light illuminated in the vehicle. Shortly after, he noticed that the vehicle barely accelerated while pulling out of a parking space. The vehicle would also stall at low speeds. Once he restarted the engine, the vehicle would operate normally. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that they would diagnose the failure. The dealer stated that the vehicle needed a new injection control pressure sensor module (icp) installed in the vehicle. Through research, he found the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v270000, the federal safety agency action number ea05003 (electrical system:wiring). In 2004, a 2004 engine was placed in the vehicle. He believes that the vehicle was experiencing the same defect because it had a 2004 engine. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 61,000. Updated 08/31/09 *bf updated 09/03/09.
Traveling at 52mph spark plug blew out. 2003 ford f250 5.4l.
I have a 2003 ford f250 with the 5.4l engine with about 80,000 miles. I purchased the truck new. The number 3 oem spark plug backed out and blew out of the head. I contacted ford, they recommended I cover all expenses and have it towed and repaired at ford dealership. I paid a local mechanic to repair it. He is unsure what will happen in the future. He said it could be dangerous and might cause a fire if it happens again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f250 super duty. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact lost control of the power steering and brakes. The failure occurs at least forty times per week. The contact stated that he must turn off the vehicle and give it time to restart. He is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer is aware of the failure, but will not provide compensation since there are no recalls for the issue. The failure mileage was 130,000 and current mileage was 180,000.
2003 f250 6.0 diesel icp sensor, leaking oil in the wire connector. The truck stalls at idle and the RPM's jump up while driving making you go faster then you are. Icp sensor being replaced.
My husband and I were pulling our camper to virginia for vacation and half way there we could smell antifreeze. By the time we got to martinsville and got our camper backed up at the campground white smoke was coming out of our tailpipe and later overheated. We called aaa the next morning and had it towed to a local dealer where they had informed us that it was the egr cooler. They put the new egr cooler on and we got our truck back 2 days later. We did not drive the truck anymore until we were pulling our camper home to ohio and noticed the same things were happening. The white smoke and antifreeze smell we also had loss of power. I made my husband pull over and low and behold we had no antifreeze in the truck. The dealership had put 2 bottles of antifreeze and changed our oil because of antifreeze in the oil. We called the dealership and they told us to try and limp it home. We were not going to be any part of that and asked the gas station attendant where the closest ford dealership was located. They told us the get off the next exit and go 1/2 mile up the road. We made it a 1/4 mile from the dealership and had to pull over because truck was overheating. Tried to start truck back up and nothing. Got a tow truck to tow us to this dealership where they told us our engine was vapor locked. We only had gone 130 miles from the other dealership before this happened. Dealership is telling us that ford has been having issues with the 6.0 liter v6 f-250 super duty diesel engines. Have an ongoing lawsuit with dealership and ford. Would like to know of other issues with these trucks because we are over warrant by 2,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f250 super duty. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to making a hissing noise. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and the hissing stopped. He looked under the hood, restarted the vehicle, and noticed that the number 4 spark plug blew out of the engine head with a failed coil. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that a new engine was needed. The current mileage was 102,300 and failure mileage was 101,999.
Vehicle has a oil cooler and egr cooler defect. Common problem by many f250 owners. Ford is aware of the problem and has issued a superseded part number for the oil cooler, egr cooler is unchanged. When these components fail it causes the vehicle to overheats when towing a load and can consume several gallons of coolant. It's a safety concern due in part that if a vehicle overheats and shuts off while towing a heavy load the vehicle will lose braking power.
Original spark plug in f250 5.4 liter shot out of motor.
I was driving on hwy 59 south to home when a spark plug blew out of my 2003 f-250 with 5.4 motor. Number 3 passenger spark plug blew out, truck only has 53,000 miles on it. Truck was towed to dealership and they acted like they never heard of such but that they had a kit to fix it. Cost to fix was $454.36, then the told me no warranty on the fix. Plus tow bill of $149.00 ford motor company knows of this defect and refuses to do anything!
I was checking my transmission fluid on my truck, my spark plug blew out nearly hitting me in the face. I fell off my step stool, and hurt my wrist because of the big noise and it scared the heck out of me!!this could have been a much worse of day for me if it hit me. This is also the second time the plug has blown out!!
My truck died on my way home and almost caused me to not only run into a bunch of trees, but almost hit another car in the oncoming lane. My truck just shut off without warning and I had no power steering, power brakes, or any way of an easy stop. I had to get the passenger in the car to help me steer the 7500lb vehicle to the side of the road. I had heard that the camshaft position sensor is notorious for going out at the worst possible moment and didn't believe it until I experienced it myself. I did a little research the next morning and my truck was giving me all the signs of a bad cps. I went to the ford dealership and bought a new cps for just under $30. I installed it in the parking lot I ended up in and after a few cranks, my truck started right up and hasn't given me any other problems since then pertaining to the cps. I am very disappointed that ford would mass produce a product that could possibly kill or injure someone in this manner. I believe the average person (man/woman) would not be able to steer this vehicle by themselves if the cps went out on them. I am very lucky I survived this with no injuries of any kind. I hope everyone that drives this series of truck is also as lucky as myself.
9/11/05 purchased 4/29/06 truck stalled towed into rancho ford 5/11/06 truck repaired 2/6/07 tune-up performed at north county ford ($525.01) ?engine light is on? Noted on invoice. Truck returned same day. Technician stated ?engine light caused by bad glow plug. Not a main concern.? 9/27/07 oil change 9/28/07 spoke with technician: icp connector, engine harness, injector harness and injectors 6 and 7 are bad and need to be replaced 9/28/07 I called ford customer service and asked for a total reimbursement or a new truck 10/3/07 received truck back 10/4/07 received call stating ford believes all work is complete and claim is denied. 10/13/07 truck will not start 10/15/07 called ford asking for new truck 10/16/07 received call from rancho ford stating: injector harness and number 8 injector are bad 10/22/07 received call from stating ford will not cover the cost of the towing and the request for replacement has been denied. 10/24/07 received truck from rancho ford repairs seemed to mirror what north county ford had done. 10/25/07 sent email to (gm north county ford) and (gm rancho ford) that contained this timeline. 10/25/07 spoke with from north county ford and he stated that he did not understand why ford would not cover the towing because it was under warranty. He also stated that the engine that is in my truck (the 6.0l) are known to have these problems and he has seen ?many? Cases where all the injectors need to be replaced. I asked why his invoice stated after repairs to injectors 6 and 7, ?all injectors good? And just ten days later injector 8 needed to be replaced. He said ford does not allow the dealerships to replace parts until complete failure. Basically injector 8 could have tested poor and they were not able to replace it.
On september 4, 2007, my vehicle would not start. I towed it to the nearest ford dealer where they worked on it and replaced the cam sensor (trouble code p-0340). I have complained about this code popping up since 15,000 miles. The vehicle now has 90,000 mile. This is the same sensor used on all 7.3 diesel engines since 1999 through 2003. All of the diesel forums say that this sensor is always going out. Why isn't ford doing something about this since they obviously know about the problem. This is an expensive problem to fix and the part should have been redesigned by now. There should be a recall on this part. *tr updated 12-12-07. *kb updated
Failed three times in the last 24 months - fuel regulator, oxygen sensor. Water pump failed 06/23/07.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f250 super duty truck. While driving 55 MPH the spark plugs fell out of the engine. The contact drove to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The failure mileage was 55,238. The dealer stated that the failure was due to the spark plugs being loose. The current mileage was 60,000.
Camshaft position sensor fails when driving causing engine to stop.
Dt*: the contact stated when the turbo started to flutter and the truck either stalled or almost stalled. The vehicle stalled 6 times and on two of the occasions it would not start. This first incident occurred in november 2004 and the most recent occurrence was august 4 2006. This incident occurred only while accelerating. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer 4 times however they were unable to repair the vehicle.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 MPH on the freeway, the contact heard a loud popping noise. Upon inspection of the engine, the spark plug was lying on the intake manifold. The vehicle was towed to a local dealership.
Failed cps (cam position sensor).
Dt*: the contact stated without warning on various occasions, the vehicle looses 80 percent of the power. This occurrence is not dependent on the speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, where multiple components have been replaced, but the problem persists. The turbo charger has been replaced twice, the turbo boost and egr valve has been replaced and the computer has been reprogrammed.
I own a 2003 ford f-250 super duty with a 7.3 litre diesel engine. I came over a hill and was faced with stopped traffic. I had a load in the truck bed making the truck heavier. The truck stalled and my power braking was lost. I had to steer into the medium curb in order to stop the vehicle. I came very close to hitting the rear of a small car in front of me, and she had a baby in the car. I have replaced the camshaft position sensor and the truck no longer stalls. Another name for the part is a diesel cam sensor. Many people that I know have the same problem with the same truck.
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