2000 Ford F-350 SD: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated while driving various speeds the vehicle stalled although the fuel level was at capacity. The contact took his vehicle to an independent mechanic and the dealer who both stated that having less then 5% bio diesel would cause the failure to occur. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000. The current mileage was 200,000.

Filed Jul 21, 2009 · Engine · 150,000 miles · ID

Driving down the road carefully, spark plug blows right out of the head and truck stalls out. Very close to getting rear ended. Could not be fixed without replacing the head or the engine.

Filed Jan 2, 2009 · Engine · 12,500 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f-350 sd. While driving approximately 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine stalled without warning. The engine restarted after the first attempt. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact inspected the vehicle and replaced the camshaft position sensor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on five separate occasions for identical failures and the camshaft sensors were replaced. The technician discovered the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v553000 (engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel). Three weeks after the recall repair was performed, the camshaft sensor failed again. The recall remedy has not corrected the issue addressed in the safety defect. The vehicle is in the process of being repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 12,500 and current mileage was 173,000.

Filed May 6, 2008 · Engine, Transmission · 75,000 miles · PA

Spark plug shooting out of head and rapid loss of power and losing control of vehicle due to speed and hauling camper going up hill spark plug blows out of head and you got nothing engine stall after calling dealer was told this is not a safety issue I say what happens when spark plug goes through hood through windshield and cause accident or death ???? After further looking in to this I know of at least 12 others with same problem why cant ford put cast iron heads on.

Filed Dec 6, 2007 · Electrical · WY

I have a 2000 ford f-350 superduty truck. I heard about the recall (the federal safety agency #07v553000) concerning the cam position sensor in the international 7.3l diesel engine. I have had a cam position sensor failure in my vehicle which resulted in hesitation and stalling - an exceptionally fun experience on interstate 25. $312.52 later, I now have a new cam sensor. Ford is only including the e-series vans, excursions and f-450 and f-550 models in the recall. The same engine, with the same cam sensor, in the same engine location was installed in f-250 and f-350 superduty models. Why aren't they subject to the recall also?

Filed Jul 19, 2006 · Engine · 174,850 miles · NY

In the past 2 weeks the vehicle's engine stalled during very inopportune times while highway driving. Fuel has been ruled out, a full systems check was performed by the dealer, with no error codes or other problems noted. When the engine begins to stall, it goes through a period of stuttering (<1 min) then stalls completely. You can wait for approx. 2-7 minutes and then engine will start and operate for a period of <5 mins, before again stalling. During this second event, the truck needed to be towed to the dealer for further servicing.

Filed Mar 23, 2006 · Engine · 152,000 miles · OH

2000 ford f350 7.3 the truck kept stalling and stopping in traffic. Had the codes checked and nothing showed on the scanner, I was told I had bad fuel. Drained the tank, changed the fuel filter,put in new fuel from a different station and the truck ran fine for a couple of days and then stopped again in the road and had to have it towed. Took it to a ford dealer in johnstown this time. The dealer said the cam sensor was bad and for $ 680.00 the problem would be repaired. Had them make the repairs and when we picked it up the service writer said this happens all the time. Talked with several owner of the diesel trucks and they told me that it happens so often that they keep a spare in the glove box that it only takes 15 min to change. The first time this happened I was on a state rt at rush hour with a semi pulling out in front of me,he seen that I was having trouble and did not continue. I was lucky that day. The next time it happened I was going down a steep hill with a sharp left curve at the bottom, just as I got to the point of having to use my brakes the engine stalled, I made the turn but had to drive on the berm and in the ditch to do so. Again we ran the codes and nothing showed. On the way home from scanning the codes it stalled in the middle of st rt 13 . That is when it went to the dealer for repair. Why keep making the same bad sensor and why does it not show up when your run the codes?

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Engine · 74,500 miles · CO

On my 2000 ford f350 diesel, the camshaft position sensor failed as I was entering the highway. The engine stalled and I had no power to the engine. The power steering and power brakes failed and I could not get the truck totally off the highway. Luckily a police officer on the highway pulled in behind me and stayed with me with his lights on until a tow truck arrived. It was a scary situation. Then I find out that the problem is very common, very dangerous, and very ignored by the manufacturer. If the police officer was not there quickly, or if he had a call to attend to, someone could have been killed.

Filed Sep 20, 2005 · Electrical · 45,000 miles · TX

Dt: the contact stated vehicle turned off while driving. It just died. It varied at the speeds that the contact was going. The dealer changed various sensors. They could not duplicate the problem. They have repaired the wiring harness. On 9-16-05 the contact took vehicle to the dealer, and the dealer replaced the wiring harness. However, they were still experiencing the same problems with the vehicle just stopping. It will sometimes start back right away. Sometimes it will just not start, and one could wait 10 minutes and it will restart or may have to wait 2 hours before it will restart. This has been an ongoing problem for two years. The contact cited recall 05s34 on the same vehicle but just different year models.

Filed Jan 29, 2005 · Transmission · 52,000 miles · NY

2000 ford f 350. Clutch will not disengage driveline when depressed. 2 nd failure of such nature. Vehicle will keep rolling in current gear and speed when clutch is disengaged. Can do nothing but stall the engine by hard braking or turning off the key both create other dangers. First failure happened at 38k miles second at 52k. Paid for first repair out of pocket- said to be the clutch master cylinder boot ripping while under pressure. Seeking ford to fix this time. Ford dealerships in norfolk va and knoxville tn deny that this is a safety issue. I do not understand their logic.

Filed Feb 8, 2003 · Transmission · 94,000 miles · DE

Clutch release bearing (throw out bearing) actuator arm failure resulting in movement of vehicle while clutch pedal is depressed this is the second failure of the subject part in the life of this serial number truck. The first occurred at apx. 37,000 miles; the second at apx. 95,000 miles. Both repairs were completed using oem parts. I am in possession of the second failed part and will make it available for inspection upon request. This failure is a major safety issue as the power train can not be interrupted by normal means. That is, one normally depresses the clutch pedal to interrupt power transmission and applies brake action to stop the vehicle. When the subject arm fails, one depresses the clutch pedal and the vehicle continues movement, causing an inherent reaction delay to asses the abnormality, subsequently followed by application of brake pressure to stop the vehicle, causing a significant bind in the transmission, resulting in the inability to move the transmission shifter out of gear, then one must either turn off the ignition or apply brake pressure of sufficient force to stall the engine; all of which has consumed and exceeded a reasonably planned stopping distance. The resulting delay may result in injury or death of by standers, should they be pinched between the failure vehicle and a stationary object. The operating nature of a truck of this design increases the risk of injury or death, following the described failure. The manufacturer markets this truck to commercial operators and one will routinely find the vehicle employed on work sites and similarly congested areas. This failure leaves the trusting and capable operators of this vehicle and unsuspecting by-standers at risk of injury or death; while at play or on the work place.