2001 FORD F-350 SD Electrical System Problems

AFTER THE FACT HEADS UP REGARDING POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC POWER LOSS. AT ABOUT 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING THE #19 5AMP FUSE, DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT BUT THE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCE IS A LOSS OF POWER, CAN'T CLEAR TRAFFIC IN A LEFT TURN OR GO UP HILL, HAVE TO BACK DOWN. KNOWN PROBLEM ONLINE, SOME PEOPLE JUST REPLACE THE FUSE WITH A 10AMP, THE CAUSE IS A WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THROUGH IT'S INSULATION AND SHORTS. MINE HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY ALWAYS AFTER TURNING LEFT. FORD SERVICE IGNORED THE ONLINE INFO AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW $700 FUEL PUMP. THAT DID NOT HELP AND I DEMANDED THEY OPEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND FIX THE WIRE, NO PROBLEMS SINCE, I AM ASSUMING THIS HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED SINCE I HAD TO GOOGLE FOR THE ANSWER. I WAS LUCKY AN NEVER GOT HIT BY ANY ONCOMING OR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE STORED IN A GARAGE FOR 11 MONTHS HE OBSERVED THAT IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLIED IN A LETTER ADVISING HIM THAT A RECALL NOTICE 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS MAILED IN NOVEMBER 2010; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

I RECEIVED A "RECALL" NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT MY F350 TRUCK, THE RECALL IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE???? LAST TIME I RECEIVED A "RECALL" FROM FORD I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY LEFT ALL FOUR BATTERY CONNECTIONS LOOSE WHICH RUINED MY ALTERNATOR, THEY DENIED HAVING TOUCHED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS YET THEIR OWN SERVICE REPORT HAD A CHECK MARK NEXT TO "BATTERY CONNECTIONS INSPECTED" NOW THEY SENT ME THIS RECALL ABOUT A SPEED CONTROL SENSOR AND WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME I HAVE NO RECOURSE IF THE LOCAL DEALER DAMAGES MY TRUCK AGAIN, AND IF I DO NOT BRING THE TRUCK IN FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY INJURY OR ANY LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH THE "RECALL" HELP PLEASE! *TR

2001 FORD F350 SD 7.3 DIESEL AUTOMATIC TRANS. FUSE KEEPS BLOWING WHEN MANUALLY GEARING DOWN TO SECOND,SOMETIMES ALL ON ITS OWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE GOES TO IDLE, THE THROTTLE DOESN'T RESPOND, THE GAUGES GO DEAD I'M DEAD IN THE WATER. SENSE I CAN'T PUSH THE TRUCK, I HAVE TO GET OUT AND REPLACE THE FUSE WHERE IT SETS TO GET GOING AGAIN. NOW MY OVERDRIVE LOCK OUT IS INOPERATIVE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE TRUCK JUST STOPS MOVING, WHEN THE FUSE BLOWS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION! SO HOW'S THAT FOR A SAFETY HAZARD? CAN ANYONE SPELL LAWSUIT? *TR

TRUCK BEGAN STALLING OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING CPS REPLACED ON A RECALL NOTICE. TRUCK WILL RUN ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER 15-20 MINS, TRUCK WILL RESTART. OCCURS EVERY 20-30 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. 2 CPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, 3 FUEL FILTERS REPLACED, ALL OIL AND FILTER CHANGES UP TO DATE. ONLY RECEIPTS FOR PARTS AVAILABLE, NO ACTUAL PARTS.

2001 F-350 SD PICK UP WAS ON FIRE 5-6 HOURS AFTER I GOT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND STEER. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A NEAR CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NHTSA INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06011). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

CPS- CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES. 2001 F350 7.3 POWERSTROKE. WHILE DRIVING THRU A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-40 WESTBOUND, TRUCK JUST DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH OUT BEING RUN OVER BY EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID TRUCK DIED TO CPS FAILURE. 02/2005. CPS FAILURE AGAIN,04/18/2007 BUT THANK GOD THIS TIME IT WAS IN THE INTEL PARKING LOT. I HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME. 107 DOLLARS FOR CPS. REPLACED CPS AND TRUCK IS ONCE AGAIN RUNNING FINE. FORD CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY FOR ME. *TR

THE CPS ON MY F-350 FORD HAS GONE OUT NOW TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULDN'T BE FAILING ALL THE TIME. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOWING TRAILERS AND HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE TRUCK TO STOP WHEN THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. *JB

(1) ON 13 DEC 06 TRUCK (APPROXIMATELY 57000 MILES ON VEHICLE) QUIT RUNNING ON MAIN ARTERY, NO LEADING SYMPTOMS (2) HAD TRUCK SERVICED AT BLACK FOREST AUTO CENTER (LOCAL) AND REPLACE CPS- CAM POSITIONING SENSOR (3) TRUCK RUNS FINE...THIS IS THE SECOND. *JB

CPS FAILURE. SHUTS TRUCK DOWN. BRAKES ARE BOOSTED VIA POWER STEERING. RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-350 WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL MOTOR. I HAVE REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR IN IT TWICE AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET UPSET ABOUT THIS. WHEN THE CAM SENSOR FAIL THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND ALL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN IT IS GOING TO FAIL. FOR HAS NO RECALLS ON THIS SENSOR AND HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED THEN ITS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. I TOW A 3-CAR HAULER WITH THIS TRUCK, IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE MAY BE RESTARTED AND OTHER TIME I HAD TO WAIT 45 MINUTES.

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON MY 01 FORD F-350 V-10. LOSS OF POWER UN DRIVABLE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 35K MILES. I CALLED COLEY FORD TO GET INFO, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FORD CUSTOMER CARE TO SE IF THEY CAN HELP WITH THE EXPENSIVE COSTS! I WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO BAD CANT HELP, & IT ONLY HAD 35K MILES AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED BUT WAS ALMOST 4 YRS AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE. *NM

ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING A COLLISON BETWEEEN MY VEHICLE AND A SEMI, SEMI SIDESWIPED MY VEHICLE TEARING OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR.*AK