2001 FORD F-350 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

1.)FORD F-350 PARKED IN THE MORNING AT 8:04 AM AFTER TAKING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. AFTER SITTING FOR ALMOST 15 HOURS TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND AT APPROX. 11:00PM. AT NIGHT, AFTER EVERYBODY WAS SUPPOSE TO BE IN BED. I HAPPENED TO HEAR A POPPING AND HISSING NOISE AND SAW FLAMES GLOWING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE TIRES. HUGE OAK TREE NEAR IT WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNT APPX. 35 FEET INTO THE AIR, OTHER VEHICLE NEXT TO IT WERE DAMAGED AND HOUSE WAS IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT ON FIRE PER FIRE DEPT. ( THEY HOSED THE HOUSE DOWN FIRST) 2.) ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. 3.) FIRE DEPT CALLED TO PUT OUT RAGING FIRE. *TR

2001 FORD F350 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNATTENDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

MY 2001 FORD F350 5.4 ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO HAVE A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT SHUT OFF AGAIN TWO HOURS LATER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED PURCHASED A NEW CAM SENSOR PART # F7TZ-12K073-B. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN, CYLINDERS AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

I PARKED MY TRUCK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY AT 7:00AM. AT 8:03 AM I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I RAN TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND MY 2001 FORD F350 WAS ON FIRE! THE ENTIRE ENGINE AREA WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. USING TWO GARDEN HOSES UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, I WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AREA. THERE WEREN'T ANY PRIOR ISSUES TO SIGNIFY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I ROUTINELY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED IN A GROUP OF FORD TRUCKS, OF WHICH MY TRUCK WAS PART OF. *TR

OIL PAN RUSTING FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER; UPON INSPECTION THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN BECAUSE CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILED. CAM SHAFT SENSOR WORE OUT BEFORE ALL THE OTHER THINGS BECAME DEFECTIVE AND IT KILLED THE ENGINE. CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THIS DID HAPPEN, AND THE ONLY THING THEY DO WAS REPLACE THE SENSOR. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE BLOCK HEATER PROBLEM. THE BLOCK HEATER CORD CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE ENTIRE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. ALSO, IT CAUGHT THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHICH THE TRUCK WAS PARKED UNDERNEATH. *AK *TC

I HAVE A 2001 F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH 58,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A 2-3 IN OIL LEAK UNDER THE TRUCK. AS I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM MORE IT WAS NOTED THE THE OIL WAS LEAKING DOWN THE BACK OF THE MOTOR COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. I TRACED THE LEAK TO THE VALLEY OF THE MOTOR WHERE I FOUND A POOLING OF OIL. I CLEANED THE OIL UP IN ORDER TO TRY AND TRACE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. IT WAS FOUND TO BE POOLING IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, AROUND THE H.P.O.P AND THE TURBO PEDISTAL, ONCE THE VALLEY FILLS WITH OIL IT TRICKLES DOWN THE BACK OF THE MOTOR. SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER IT'S 100,000 MILE WARRANTY I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF JANUARY 9,2004 FOR AN EARLY AM JANUARY 10,2004 APPT. BY 10AM I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THE...