1999 Ford F-250: engine knocking or ticking

7 of the 581 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-250 describe engine knocking or ticking.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 40 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine knocking or ticking by model year

2011
4
2008
3
2006
2
2000
3
1999
7
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1993
1
1990
1

What owners say

Filed Mar 1, 2022 · Steering · AZ

My fiancé & I were driving down a 35mph road & I told her my steering wheel was a little crooked & I don't remember hitting anything to knock out of alignment. We got to my friends house to move a car trailer for him up his steep driveway. I hooked up to the trailer pulled it out, moved it around to line up to back up driveway & making the last adjustment all of a sudden I was turning my steering wheel but the tires were not turning, jumped out to find the output shaft of the steering box was cracked in half diagonally & the steering arm was laying on the street. When I got under the truck & looked at the part that broke you could see it was fractured for a long time. There was only about an 1/8" on one side that was raw metal from just finally breaking. Thank God we are alive if it would have happened going fast probably would have killed someone.

Filed May 12, 2006 · Engine · 89,000 miles · NH

Began to hear a slight ticking of what appeared to be a slight exhaust leak. Within a matter of a minute or two it got loud, then there was a pop. The rear spark plug on the passenger side blew completely out of the motor. I pulled over and was in need of a tow. The mechanic had to put some sort of insert in the head to fix the hole.

Filed May 23, 2005 · 72,535 miles · KY

Truck began making ticking sounds for about 3 days. When started a spark plug was blown out of its mounting hole. Threads in head are not deep enough.

Filed Dec 25, 1999 · Transmission · MA

When I put my truck into gear and initially start out there was knocking and clunking coming from under the right (passenger side) floor boards. Clunking seemed similar to bad u-joints when torque is put on them. Clunking could be felt on floor. I had in to dealer numerous times before they were able to feel and hear clunking. The knocking and clunking is more prevelant in warm weather. Now I am told by dealer ( place motor, 19 thompson road-route 193,webster, ma,01570, ph.#5089438010) that this is "under investigation" by ford motor co. I asked what my options were because I don't like driving a new vehicle around with the clunking and nothing being done. At this point there was nothing they could do and that these problems happen and it takes time to find them. I wasn't happy with the wait until it falls off attitude I got, not necessarily from the dealer but from ford. This is the second new vehicle we have purchased from ford that has had the "under investigation" label put on it. I had a 1997 ford expedition that, on cold start ups, had a two to three minute engine rapping noise that was also "under investigation". It sounded as if no oil was getting in the engine for the longest time. This problem turned us off from buying out our vehicle from its lease program. 2 for 2 does not make me very keen on ford quality or its customer satisfaction, especially on $30,000. To $40,000. Vehicles *ak.

Filed Oct 31, 1999 · Engine · TX

While driving heard loud knocking all gages registerd ok pulled over had truck towed dealership said had no, oil gages still read ok not hot ,or low oil pressure, told bearing in engine failed need new engine,I have up to date maint. Records why did oil gage or water gage not register a problem befor e engine blowing up . If someone changed there own oil and did not tighten oil pan plug -oil drained out -shouldn't some sort of indicator (check engine) or gages reading abnormal come up before engine blows up please advise asap

Filed Mar 2, 1999 · Engine, Transmission · UT

Loud knocking noise from engine, dealer said drive it until it quits it is a gas engine but it sounds like a diesel,, transmission which is a 5 speed manual comes out of gear when you shift from 2 to 3 this happens about 20-30% of the time at speed of about 15 engine RPM is around 3000-3500, had a proublem with the air bag system when is was 2 days old dealer had the truck for about 3 weeks, not to sure that I want them to tear into the transmission, engine noise the service manager had no idea what that proublem is.

Filed Oct 22, 1998 · Brakes · MA

Abs problems; when applying the brakes during normal braking, more during emergency situations, there is a spongy feeling and a ticking noise coming from the system. The truck does not stop unless driver really jams the brake pedal down. The dealer is not aware of the problem.