2001 Ford F-250 Sd Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (TOMBALL FORD, 22702 TOMBALL PKWY, TOMBALL, TX 77375, (281) 378-3160) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE CONTACT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH VOLUME OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

NHTSA ID

11153339

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

157,000 mi

DRIVING OUT OF STATE FOR WORK AND SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE. AND FROM THAT RESULTS IT COST ME QUIET A BIT OF EXTRA MONEY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEND AND MISSED A DAYS TRYING TO GET THAT PROBLEM FIXED. AND IT RUIN MY FATHERS DAY WEEKEND I WANTED TO SPEND WITH MY KID.

NHTSA ID

10875692

Incident

Jun 16, 2016

Mileage

135,686 mi

5.4 MOTOR SPARK PLUGS KEEP BLOWING OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OLDER ONES AND NEWER ONES AS WELL FORD SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT WITH THE CONSUMERS

NHTSA ID

10862370

Incident

Mar 20, 2010

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE 2001 F250 I OWN HAS ALWAYS STALLED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. FORD RECALLED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR, I HAD ALREADY CHANGED IT JUST BEFORE RECALL THEN THEY DID AGAIN. THAT NEVER STOPPED IT FROM STALLING, IT ALSO DOESN'T READ WHEN YOU SOMETIMES GO TO TAKE OFF. I'VE CHANGED (THROTTLE SWITCH) THAT DID NOTHING. ALL OF ITS MISHAPS HAS CASED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR. ALWAYS BROKE DOWN AND CAN'T MAKE MONEY WHEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE TRUCK TIME AFTER TIME. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS, WHEN I LOSE POWERSTEERING AND ALMOST HAVE CRASHED INTO CARS. I FIGURED OUT THE FUEL TANK FLAKING OFF INSIDE THE TANK COULD BE THE CAUSE. THE TRUCK GETS TERRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS COSTING A FORTUNE IN WASTED DIESEL FUMES. THAT HAVE BEEN KNOW TO CAUSE BRAIN CANCER, ALSO THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION FROM NOT RUNNING PROPER. I AM NO FAN OF FORD'S REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY TELL YOU IN 1983 TO MY FATHER THAT HIS ALMOST BRAND NEW DIESEL NEEDS NEW (SPARK PLUGS) WHEN DIESEL DO NOT EVEN HAVE THEM. I OWN THIS 2001 DIESEL FOR A LONG TIME NOW FOR A LANDSCAPING AND SNOWPLOWING THAT IS OUT OF BUSINESS. IT IS EMBARRASSING FOR IT TO STALL, REV UP SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, HARMING WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. NEVER KNOWING WHEN I'M COULD BE STRANDED IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. I HAVE HAD ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH THE FORD I OWN. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. SOUNDS LIKE FORD HAS DONE GOOD AT COVERING UP PROBLEM BY NOT TELLING US IF THEY KNEW. I THOUGHT THE FUEL PROBLEM CAME FROM GAS STATIONS. ONLY THING HELPED ME WAS MOSTLY SAME NEWER STATION, AND TRIED TO KEEP IT FULL HELPED. CAN ANYONE HELP, THESE ARE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN LIVES DEPEND ON THEM. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUCK, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO TO SCRAP AT THIS TIME. WITH 277,000 NOT EVEN RUSTED OUT MUCH. IT NEEDS WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN AGAIN, I DON'T WANT THE OILY LEAKING, POLLUTING JUNK ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671247

Incident

May 30, 2001

Mileage

23,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,885.

NHTSA ID

10553105

Incident

Nov 15, 2013

Mileage

207,885 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EXPELLED FROM THE ENGINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE COULD ALSO SMELL GASOLINE ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH THREAD IN THE ALUMINUM HEAD TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG. A HELI COIL WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ADD MORE THREADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS THE SECOND RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/22/13

NHTSA ID

10536502

Incident

Aug 18, 2013

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL STUTTERING NOISE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505243

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

Mileage

72,000 mi

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482960

Incident

Nov 3, 2009

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ UPDATED 05/14/12

NHTSA ID

10454332

Incident

Apr 1, 2009

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS IN A 2001 F-250 SD 5.4 LITER, SLOWED TO MAKE A STOP AND THEN PROCEEDED ON AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND MAKING A LOT OF NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT TURNED OUT THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER WALL CAUSING THE NOISE AND ROUGH RUNNING. THESE PLUGS HAD JUST BEE REPLACED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP ALMOST 100 MILES TO BE REPAIRED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM MY MECHANIC THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10420862

Incident

Aug 21, 2011

Mileage

88,500 mi

ON VACATION IN MAINE WITH MY 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY NARROW, HEAVILY WOODED TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 20 MPH, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD BANG UNDER THE HOOD OCCURRED. DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND INVESTIGATE. I HAD TO DRIVE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET TO TRY TO GET ON A STRAIGHT AWAY FOR SAFETY. THERE WERE SEVERAL LOG TRUCKS THAT HAD TO PASS AS WELL AS OTHER TRAFFIC. I DISCOVERED THAT THE #6 SPARK PLUG HAD "BLOWN OUT" OF ITS HOLE AND DESTROYED THE THREADS, COIL PACK, AND SPARK PLUG. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR FACILITY THE OWNER/MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS 5.4L TRITON ENGINE DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE REPAIRS TWO OR THREE OF THESE A WEEK, IN FACT THERE IS A "REPAIR KIT" AVAILABLE FROM MOST AUTO PART STORES. DOING SOME RESEARCH AFTER GETTING HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC FORD PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS. I WILL BE SELLING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. I DON'T NEED TO BE STRANDED ON BACK COUNTRY ROADS OR INTERSTATES WITH ANY OF THE OTHER 7 SPARK PLUGS READY TO LAUNCH FROM MY ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10420151

Incident

Aug 18, 2011

Mileage

91,675 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F250 5.4 L V8 ENGINE POWERED TRUCK THE SECOND (2ND) SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLEW OUT (WAS EJECTED) FROM THE HEAD. THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG ON THE 2001 F250 TRUCK WITH 75300 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. *KB

NHTSA ID

10413336

Incident

Jul 14, 2011

Mileage

75,307 mi

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SD, 5.4 LITER TRITON V8. THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ON MONDAY, JULY 4TH, WHILE RESTARTING THE TRUCK IT MADE A HUGE POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY A VERY LOUD TICK THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS SCARED. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I SAW THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN DISLODGED FROM THE HEAD, THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED AND I CANNOT REPAIR IT MYSELF!! THEN AFTER CONTACTING FORD AND MANY AUTO SHOPS WE LEARNED THIS WILL COST US OVER 500 DOLLARS AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED OVER 10 VEHICLES IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! WHAT? AND AFTER RESEARCH HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2006 AND NO RECOURSE BY OWNERS! WHAT? THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS SO DANGEROUS. WE ARE REPAIRING OUR VEHICLE USING THE MECHANIC THAT FORD RECOMMENDED, HE WILL BE CHANGING THE COIL AND ADDING PINS TO IT TO ENSURE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THAT PLUG, BUT THE OTHERS...KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS BEFORE FORD GETS THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND FIXES THIS!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10410810

Incident

Jul 4, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SD, 5.4 LITER TRITON V8. THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ON MONDAY, JULY 4TH, WHILE RESTARTING THE TRUCK IT MADE A HUGE POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY A VERY LOUD TICK THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS SCARED. AFTER CONTACTING FORD AND MANY AUTO SHOPS WE LEARNED THIS WILL COST US OVER 500 DOLLARS AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED OVER 10 VEHICLES IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! WHAT? AND AFTER RESEARCH HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2006 AND NO RECOURSE BY OWNERS! WHAT? THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED! IT IS SO DANGEROUS. WE ARE REPAIRING OUR VEHICLE USING THE MECHANIC THAT FORD RECOMMENDED, HE WILL BE CHANGING THE COIL AND ADDING PINS TO IT TO ENSURE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THAT PLUG, BUT THE OTHERS...KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS BEFORE FORD GETS THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND FIXES THIS!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10410809

Incident

Jul 4, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING. BLEW OUT THE COIL AND STRIPPED THE THREADS. 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE WITH 122,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10405528

Incident

Jun 4, 2011

Mileage

122,000 mi

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY, I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM THE HEADS OF MY MOTOR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WITH THE OEM PLUGS STILL IN THE MOTOR, THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE BLOW OUT REPAIRED ALREADY AND ALL PLUGS WERE REPLACED BUT YET AGAIN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE PLUG IN ANOTHER HOLE BLEW OUT. THIS TIME I HAD ALL HOLES PATCHED WITH A STAINLESS STEEL INSERT. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PAY WELL OVER $50.00 FOR TOWING AND THE LAST REPAIR BILL WAS IN EXCESS OF $800.00. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AND SINGLE FATHER I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY FOR CONSTANT REPAIRS BECAUSE OF AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH OEM EQUIPMENT, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND TOLD BY MY MECHANICS THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE WITH THESE TYPES OF MOTORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384386

Incident

Feb 22, 2011

SPARK PLUGS BLOWN OUT OF ENGINES 2001 FORD F- 250 . BOTH SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10362147

Incident

Jun 20, 2007

Mileage

120,000 mi

I HEARD A NOISE LIKE A LOOSE ROCKER ARM AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY. THEN AT THE BANK THE NOISE CHANGED AND QUIT "TICKING" AND BY THE TIME I PULLED OUT OF THE LINE I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THEN A CONTINUAL POPPING NOISE, AFTER I GOT PULLED OVER I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE SPARK PLUG CLOSEST TO THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS OUT. WITH FUEL COMING OUT AND A SPARK PLUG FIRING ON THE MOTOR, I AM AMAZED IT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10356268

Incident

Sep 17, 2010

Mileage

101,760 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUTS ON MY FORD F250 WITH A 5.4L ENGINE LEAVING ME STRANDED OUT OF STATE TWICE. I LIVE IN OHIO AND I HAD MY FIRST SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT IN W VIRGINIA WHILE EN ROUTE TO S CAROLINA FOR VACATION. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS LAST YEAR IN PENNSYLVANIA. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER PLUG ABOUT TO BLOW OUT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10352495

Incident

Jun 25, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.8 LITER V10 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME NOW THAT IT HAS BLOWN OUT A SPARKPLUG WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A HIGH SPEED THEY WERE NOT THE SAME PLUG AND THEY ARE ORIGINAL MOTORCRAFT PLUGS . BOTH TIMES YOU SMELL ALOT OF GAS THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346941

Incident

Aug 2, 2010

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE OIL PAN . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157752.

NHTSA ID

10344458

Incident

Jun 28, 2010

Mileage

157,000 mi

FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD ON A 6.8L V-10 2001 F-250. HEAD BLEW AND IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A RIDING LAWN MOWER. I AM A 3RD GENERATION FORD OWNER, IF FORD WANTS TO BE FORD TOUGH THEN THEY NEED TO FIX FORD DEFECT NO NEED FOR A TRUCK THAT HASN'T PULLED A HEAVY LOAD TO HAVE SUCH A FUBAR ENGINE DEFECT. MAKES ME WANT TO SWITCH TO FOREIGN TRUCK>. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342429

Incident

Jul 10, 2010

Mileage

174,420 mi

I WAS IN MY FORD F250 V10 TRITON SITTING IDLE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER MY HOOD WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A STEAM ENGINE SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATED. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT MY FACTORY SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WITH FORD TRITON MOTORS. THE MECHANIC USED A HELICOIL TYPE TOOLING TO RETAP THE HOLD AND FIT A COLLAR IN IT THAT WOULD ACCEPT A NEW SPARK PLUG. THE COST WAS ABOUT $300 BUT THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY SHOULD BARE THE COST FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10340584

Incident

Jun 26, 2010

Mileage

49,000 mi

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 WITH A 6.8L V10. IT HAS 149,489 MILES ON IT. I AM NO SHADE TREE MECHANIC, I HAVE REBUILT ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS AND TROUBLE SHOOT CPU?S . I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS SOON AS I MADE THE TURN THE #4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. MY FATHER HAS A 2002 F250 WITH THE 6.8L V10 AND HIS BLEW OUT THE #1 AND ABOUT 300 MILES LATER IT BLEW OUT THE #5 PLUG. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE #5. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!! THERE HAVE BEEN TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS NOT DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE ON THE PLUG. BUT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS, 1. THE AMOUNT OF THREADS THAT HOLD THE PLUG IN PLACE.2 THE AMOUNT OF COMPRESSION THAT THE ENGINE PRODUCES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330152

Incident

May 12, 2010

Mileage

149,400 mi

ROTTING OIL PAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10325420

Incident

Jan 30, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi