2000 f250 sd 7.3 diesel incident date 2/15/2010 2/12/2010 I took my truck into the dealer to get a oil change and a recall fixed on the cruise control. That morning when I started it up, it had a noise when I turned the wheel, when I brought it in, they said the gasket on my power steering had gone bad, and I needed a complete replacement of my power steering pump. Now is when the real problem starts... I had not experienced this problem prior to the dealer visit. All of the sudden when I drive on the highway, any rough road sends it into uncontrollable shaking, I thought I was going to lose complete control of the truck, it could easily cause an accident. I looked for this problem on the internet, and found this is a problem for many ford sd drivers, and as others have put it, ford won't do anything until the deaths out way the recall cost. It is up to people like you, to keep us safe, and make these car companies fix their problem vehicles before there are too many deaths. I am sure there has to of been an accident caused by this problem, very possibly 1 or more deaths, I know of one person with this problem on the website caused a 3 car accident. I called the dealer, they want to come to my home and drive it to the dealership, I said I would have it towed in, but they want to drive it, which makes me uncomfortable, since I am liable for what happens with my truck. There has been no modifications done to this vehicle, and the tires are the appropriate tires and they are filled with the proper air pressure.
The worst 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy) problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Tires3
- Acceleration1
- Airbags1
- Body1
- Engine1
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- Tires3
- Acceleration1
- Airbags1
- Body1
- Engine1
- Locks1
- Steering1
- Visibility1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Technical service bulletins for the 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy) 6
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Vehicle equiped with either manual or electronic shift 4X4 system may exhibit a vibration or a ratcheting...
- A slow release of the hubs, at times, which may be regarded a not normal by the operator
- The vehicle exhibit shif on the fly engagement/disengagement issues or heater/AC only blowing out of the...
- A dead battery and circuit board concerns during predelivery inspection.
- Information on removing and / or replacing the generic electronic module (GEM)
- Information on replacing and removing the generic electronic module (GEM)
What 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy) owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Vehicle caught fire while parked and occupied by myself. Engine was not running. Vehicle was totally destroyed by fire. Fire marshall investigated incident and found that cause was directly due to the known problem with ford motor co.'s speed control deactivation switch.
While driving 2000 f250 superduty ford pick up, tire came apart at 65 MPH. Stock aluminum wheel distroyed. Problem is the jack broke while trying to change tire. Second time used. Ford dealer said jack not any good and not warrened. I can forsee that a person hurt useing jack.
Dt: cracked frames on the front end of three ambulances that they had to have repaired. Advised by the national ambulance association to report this to the federal safety agency.
I bought my super duty f-250 in early march of 2000 and my gem module is failing . I cannot use my door unlock buttons. My driver window fails to go down all the way, and my key fob doesn't work the locks. My complaint is that ford had a recall on this same module up to the year 1999 my truck was ordered from the factory in late december 1999 or early 2000 and is having the same problems that the trucks up to 1999 are having, but because it's a 2000 ford will not cover it.
While towing my enclosed car hauler trailer, with a classic car inside, my right rear tire on my f250 super duty pickup exploded. I was running 70 MPH at the time in alabama. I did not wreck but I really had to fight to keep it on the road until I could stop. The tire is in two pieces. The firestone store in pensacola, florida said the tire is not one of their recalls. However, I understand these same tires on the excursions are. Why are the same tires, when installed on f250 pickups, not included in the recall? I will say, regardless of the outcome of this, I will never, never buy another firestone tire of any kind. In fact I hope that firestone is put out to pasture forever.
Tread separated from tire. The tire still held air, damage to running board, mirror and fender. Approximately 65 MPH down interstate. Next day passenger side tire did the same exact thing. Firestone 265/75r16 steeltex.
I have to haul small children in the front seat of my pickup and I do not have a passenger side airbag switch so that I can turn it off. I am afraid that if I were involved in an accident that one of them would be injured by the airbag.
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Is the 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy) reliable?
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy), close to a typical F Series (Heavy) model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy)?
Tires, with 3 complaints. Next is acceleration (1).
How many recalls does the 2000 Ford F Series (Heavy) have?
No recalls on record.
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