Went to start engine in the truck after setting over night under my carport and spark plug blew out of the head . This truck has a 5.4 liter v8
2000 Ford F-250 engine problems
44 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 85,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 44
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical mileage
- 85,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine: gasoline7
- Exhaust system3
- Engine: diesel3
- Engine3
- Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe2
- Exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor1
- Exhaust system: emission control1
- Engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger1
At what mileage
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Ford F-250 engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2000 Ford F-250 engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi?s analysis showed, it is possible for a spark plug to detach from the engine cylinder threads in the subject vehicles.however, odi?s analysis of 474 complaints describing such incidents found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences.none of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence.given the large population and relatively long exposure time of the subject vehicles, the complaint analysis indicates that the risk to motor vehicle safety from the alleged defect is very low.in view of the foregoing, it is unlikely that the federal safety agency would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency?s limited resources to best accomplish the agency?s safety mission, the petition is denied.
DP05005
What 2000 Ford F-250 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I have had three different occasions where the spark plug has blown out while I was driving to and from work and two of the three times I almost hit another vehicle.we fixed them with new parts from auto store but was reminded that the repair is only temporary.two or the three times I was on a highway in busy traffic and the other time I was on a rural road.
Spark plug blew while driving on a city street, going 30 miles per hour.
Blue a spark plug out of head, broke coil in process while driving down highway at about 45mph.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-250. While driving 40 MPH, the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the spark plugs blew out and the engine cylinder head needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,000.
The spark plugs on my truck have blown out of the head gasket while driving on the highway. I have spent over $1300 repairing/replacing the spark plug and threads on the heads. I have been reading on the internet where other ford owners are having the same problem and it appears that nothing is being done to correct the problem. This has happened twice to me since I have owned the truck. The first time was in february 2011, second time was april 2015.
I have a 2000 ford f-250 with a v-10 engine. I have had 5 of my 10 spark plugs blow out in the last year. 4 of them required a helo-coil replacement at a cost of about $1,600.00 total. The spark plugs blow out without warning ripping the threads out of the heads, rendering the truck useless. In that last incident I was towing a camper when it blew leaving me in an extremely hazardous and dangerous position. I can not emphasize how dangerous this problem is. Ford tells me I now need new heads at a cost of about $5,000.00. Fords states they are not responsible and will not do anything about this, even though their have been thousands of complaints for this issue. They tell me that it is up to the federal safety agency to make a recall. And until they do nothing will happen. This is unbelievable..... This is not a blown muffler or a blown windshield wiper. This is a serious problem that has been going on for years yet nothing is being done. Will the federal safety agency stand tall here and order a recall or push it off?
This is my third problem with the same truck. The spark plugs have been blown out of the head. Every time that I have had this problem happen I had taken it to a shop and they have fixed it. This has happened to three diff. Plugs, not the same one. This last time that this happened the shop told me that the plug stripped it out so bad that it cant be fixed and that I need a new head or engine. I have been reading alot about this and nothing is happen, so I thought that I would report it as well.
Blown out spark plug with original equipment.
The truck has an intermittent high idle problem. When slowing down, (either by downshifting the manual transmission or coasting to a stop), the engine will sometimes idle at 1500 RPM rather than the nominal 700-800 RPM. If I don't come to a complete stop (like when turning onto my street), the idle will remain high trying to make the truck go faster. If I do come to a complete stop (like at a stop sign), the engine will idle down the second I come to a complete stop. I am concerned about not only my but others safety as the truck tries driving faster than I want when the idle is high. I have taken the truck to several dealers who have performed many services to the truck in an attempt to diagnose and solve the problem but to no avail. I have replaced numerous sensors on the truck with original ford equipment but again no improvement. I have contacted ford directly but all they tell me is to take the truck to my ford dealer. I am out of options as the ford dealer cannot seem to diagnose this problem and along with it my concern for safety.
Questions about the 2000 Ford F-250 engine
Does the 2000 Ford F-250 have engine problems?
Owners have filed 44 complaints about the engine of the 2000 Ford F-250, 13% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2000 Ford F-250 engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 85,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Ford F-250 engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford F-250 have bad engine?
The Ford F-250 model years with the most engine complaints are 1999 (82 complaints), 2004 (63 complaints) and 2000 (44 complaints).
Other 2000 Ford F-250 problems
Tires 107Steering 48Brakes 38Electrical 24Transmission 23Suspension 21Airbags 15Visibility 9Acceleration 8Fuel system 8Body 6Seat belts 5Lights 4Locks 4Seats 3Wheels 3
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