2000 FORD F-350 SD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS SIMPLY BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 2000 FORD F350. THESE WERE FACTORY PLUGS, SINCE MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I SIMPLY STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING AND IT BLEW RIGHT AWAY. *TR

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. *TR

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 NHTSA 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.

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE SPARK PLUG THREAD BECAME DETACHED. THE DEALER IS CHARGING BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THREE DAYS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE FORD TRITONS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 FORD F-350 W/7.3 DIESEL FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME IT TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEN COST ME $162.36 FOR A NEW SENSOR! I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART IN CASE YOU WANT IT. *NM

2000 FORD F350 V10 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. HE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, TO MISS THE OTHER VEHICLE HE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AS FORD OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF A NEW CAM SENSOR AND TOW TRUCK SERVICE (PART # F7TZ12K073-A, SYNCRO 997690). *NM

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AT 76000 MILES. MY ORIGINAL OWNERS MENUAL ATES THE PLUGS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SEVICED FOR 100,000. THIS IS CERTAINLY A DESIGN ERROR SPARK PLUGS SHOULD NOT BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.*AK