1999 FORD F-350 SD Engine And Engine Coolingenginediesel Problems

ON NOVEMEBR 20, 2009 I TOOK MY FORD F350 TO A DEALER FOR RECALL WORK, CAM SENSOR REPLACEMENT 07S57. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR BUT VISUAL CHECKED IT. I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009 EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND THEY ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER TO MY PROBLEM. ON JANUARY 7, 2010 I WROTE A SECOND LETTER TO FORD ASKING FOR A DECISION AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. ALL I WANT IS A FORD GUARANTEED CAM SENSOR INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK PER THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

1999 FORD F-350 WITH A RECALL ON THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE 2 CAMSHAFT SENOSRS. HE ALSO STATES DUE TO THIS FAILURE HE CARRIES AN EXTRA ONE IN THE GLOVE BOX. *KB

VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING RANDOM STALLING OR NOT STARTING WITHOUT CRANKING FOR A LONG DURATION. FINALLY VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN VEHICLE STALLED A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WAS NOTICED DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IN GEAR AND BEING BACK DRIVEN AS TERMED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. VEHICLE REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CMP SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. TROUBLE CODE P1111 WAS FOUND BY TECHNICIAN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A "PROBLEMATIC" PART AND I SHOULD CARRY A SPARE IN CASE IT HAPPENED AWAY FROM THE CITY. AS A RESULT I CHOSE TO PURCHASE A SPARE PART AND KEEP IT IN THE GLOVE BOX FOR JUST SUCH A REPEAT OCCURRENCE.*AK

MULTIPLE CPS FAILURES. I'VE HAD 2 SENSORS FAIL IN A 40,000 MILE PERIOD. WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. IT'S NOT A FUN RIDE WHEN YOU HAVE A TRAILER WEIGHING CLOSE TO 10,000 POUNDS ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK THAT LOOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW CARRY A BRAND NEW PACKAGED SPARE SENSOR AND TOOLS TO CHANGE IT IN MY TRUCK AT ALL TIMES. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATING POWER, THEN LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO PROBLEMS. NEW CAM SENSOR SOLVED PROBLEM. *JB

WE HAVE A 1999 FORD 7.3 DIESEL (112,000 MI), THIS IS THE SECOND CAM POSITION SENSOR TO GO OUT. IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN THE SENSOR WENT OUT THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF OFF, AS IF THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. IT DIED JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL. HAD THE TRUCK DIED WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 F350 7.3 LITER DIESEL THAT HAS ONE CAM POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 7.3 LITER TRUCKS AND IN MY OPINION A DANGEROUS ONE, SINCE THE TRUCK TURN THEMSELVES OFF WITH NO WARNING. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING ON A TRUCK THAT WEIGHS SEVERAL TONS, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

THE CPS UNIT ON MY 1999 FORD F-350 7.3 DIESEL MOTOR GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. WE WERE DRIVING ON A VERY CURVY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK (NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING). IT SEEMS THAT THESE CPS UNITS FAIL OVER AND OVER ON ALL OF THESE FORD DIESELS. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THEY ARE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND THAT SOMEBODY HAS HAD TO HAVE DIED FROM THIS. *JB

LOST CPS ON FORD 7.3 PSD. *NM

1999 F350 7.3 DIESEL - CPS FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL- NO BRAKES OR STEERING- CAUSED ACCIDENT-3RD CPS

I WAS DRIVING AND MY TRUCK STALLED BEFORE GETTING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS ABOUT TO REACH BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WAS GRASS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND I PULLED IN THERE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR. HAD TO GO OVER THE SIDEWALK. AFTER TURNING OFF, I TRIED TO START WITH NO LUCK. AFTER 10 MINUTES I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED. A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD SAME THING HAPPENED, IT STALLED. HAPPENED LIKE 2 MORE TIMES UNTIL I GOT TO WORK. CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE CPS USUALLY GOES OUT AND HE BOUGHT ONE FOR ME. INSTALLED IT AND IT WORKED. JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AS I HAVE READ THESE THINGS GIVE OUT ALL THE TIME. *JB

I OWNED A 99.5 FORD F350 WITH THE 7.3L DIESEL AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT AROUND 30K MILES, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHILE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES OR ABS BRAKES. HAD THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A STEEPER GRADE OR BUSIER TIME OF DAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER, THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND RAN BRIEFLY BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AT THAT POINT. THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT FIXING THE TRUCK, WHICH LED TO ANOTHER HIGH SPEED STALL WITH LOSS OF CONTROL, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS). I HAD TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM WHEN I HAD IT TOWED THE FIRST TIME. IT SEEMS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG FORD 7.3L DIESEL OWNERS THAT...

THE CAM POSITION SENSOR ON MY '99 FORD F-350 W/ 7.3L POWER STROKE IS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THESE FAILURES CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN INSTANTLY WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 283 IN PA CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSS STEERING AND BRAKES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION WITH A CURB. NO PROPERTY PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IN MY OPINION IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *JB