1999 FORD F-350 SD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 SD. IN MARCH OF 2009, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE COIL PACK HOLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE SPARK PLUG REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON JULY 23, 2009. THE CONTACT IS UNSURE IF HE WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN DUE TO THE SAFETY DEFECT. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

FORD SPARK PLUG EJECTION - DP05-005. *TR

I WAS GOING TO THE STORE TO FINISH CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. I WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT WAITING TO TURN LEFT WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOAD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I FIRST THOUGHT SOMETHING ON THE EXHAUST BROKE. WHEN I PARKED I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE #5 SPARK PLUG COIL AND WIRE HANGING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH THE SPARK PLUG STILL IN THE BOOT. I ATTEMPTED TO THREAD THE PLUG BACK IN BUT FOUND THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED OUT. THE SPARK PLUGS AND BOOTS WERE CHANGED ONCE SINCE I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE NEW PLUGS WERE ALL TORQUED TO EXACTLY 11 FOOT LBS AS SPECIFIED BY FORD. I JUST HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME TODAY SO NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. *TR

FORD F350 V10, MULTIPLE SPARK PLUG EJECTIONS FROM CYLINDER HEADS. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, REINSERTED PLUGS PER "FORDS" RECOMMENDATION, AS IF I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY TORQUE PLUGS. NOW I AM LEFT WITH MY FAMILIES TRUCK, STRIPPED HEADS AND NO MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY TOWING A TRAILER AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE 1999 FORD F350 SD 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS TRIP AND SUBSEQUENT DATES. I ATTACHED A OBD2 READER, WHICH GAVE ME THE CODE FOR THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. I REPLACED THE CPS AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PARTS WORKER HAD THE PART NUMBER MEMORIZED WHEN HE SOLD ME A NEW ONE. I NOW CARRY A SPARE CPS AND A 10 MM WRENCH IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE OR AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. PLEASE LET FORD KNOW THAT I WILL BY A DODGE OR CHEVY NEXT TIME. *NM

DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DIED WITH NO WARNING. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. REPLACING THIS PART WITH A NEW ONE HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM SO FAR. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 FORD F-350 DIESEL SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH DUELS. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT'S STILL RUNNING, BUT YOU CAN'T GO ANY WHERE. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IS USELESS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND ACCELERATION IS RESTORED. OTHER TIMES, I HAVE TO STEER THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EITHER PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK WHICH WILL SOMETIMES MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL DISAPPEAR OR TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I AM AT RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED. I AM VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET AND PRAY I WON'T BE. PLEASE HELP OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GET HELP! THANK YOU! *NM

SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF ENGINE - STRIPPED THREADS. *JB

DRIVING TO LOCAL FISHING SPOT ON A SPRING DAY WHEN A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY MORE CONSISTENT POPS, NOISE, AND POOR RUNNING CONDITION. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ONLY TO FIND THE COIL PRECARIOUSLY PROPPED UP AND OUT OF IT'S SEAT. REMOVING THE COIL WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE THAT THE PLUG WAS STILL IN THE COIL. THE PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED CRUSHING THE COIL AND FUEL RAIL. I CALLED THE LOCAL WRECKER FOR A TOW (MUST BE FLATBED DUE TO SIZE OF TRUCK) TO THE DEALER. DEALER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM AND WAS PROMPTLY TOLD IT WOULD BE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND MANY MANY DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO MY HOME AND PROCEEDED TO FIX IT MYSELF. *NM

TRUCK HAS 56K MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILES FROM HOM EWHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP NOISE WHICH SHOOK THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN CONTINUED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, SHE DROVE BACK HOME AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE ENGINE, I DETERMINED THAT A COIL PACK HAD BLOWN OFF. THE SPARK PLUG WAS ALSO ATTACHED TO IT SO THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, AV FORD AND THEY SAID MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S WHAT THEY CALL A 'BLOWN PLUG'. THEY ESTIMATED THE HEAD SHOULD BE REPLACED SINCE THIS WOULD STRIP THE THREADS OF THE HEAD. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT BOTH HEADS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5800 BECAUSE OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS...

3 CAR PILE UP. OUR TRUCK WAS THE 3RD VEHICLE. IMPACT SPEED 35 TO 45 MPH. WE HAVE A 1 TON TRUCK THAT HAD THE FRAME BENT AND MOTOR MOUNT THAT BROKE. REPAIR DAMAGE EST. TO BE $9,000. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK