2001 Ford F-350 Sd Engine 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

NHTSA ID

10361300

Incident

Oct 18, 2010

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH FAILURES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000.

NHTSA ID

10324445

Incident

Apr 7, 2010

Mileage

231,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10324437

Incident

Apr 7, 2010

Mileage

231,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10268580

Incident

May 12, 2009

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE OIL PANS ON MOST LATE MODEL FORD 7.3 LITER POWER STROKE DIESELS HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PANS RUSTING THROUGH, CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAKS, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS, AND SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE, IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME. THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY WELL DOCUMENTED AMONG OWNERS OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, NO RECALLS, NO TSB'S, NOTHING. A NEW OEM OIL PAN FROM FORD IS CLOSE TO $400 DOLLARS, AN AFTERMARKET CLOSE TO $100. THE WAY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE FROM THE VEHICLE, A JOB REQUIRING EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND SKILL, AS WELL AS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT. (IN ORDER TO DO THE JOB PROPERLY, AND SAFELY). IT IS THE PERSONAL OPINION OF MY PERSONAL ASE CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER THAT THE ONLY FAIR THING TO DO WOULD BE FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267334

Incident

Apr 9, 2009

Mileage

134,500 mi

V-10 TRITON. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAD TAKEN IT TO SHOP FOR UNRELATED WORK AND THEY DID NOT THINK IT UNUSUAL. ON 1/8/09, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OTHERWISE RUN OK, I DROVE IT TO A FORD DEALER IN SNOHOMISH WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE #4 CYLINDER. THE PLUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254372

Incident

Jan 8, 2009

Mileage

83,000 mi

2001 FORD F-350 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. AUTHORITIES CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME WIRING REPAIRS MADE TO THE FUSE BOX GOING TO THE REAR LIGHTS, BECAUSE THE WIRING HAD MELTED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0110-50)*JB SENT IN ADDITIONAL VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.

NHTSA ID

10222770

Incident

Feb 21, 2008

Mileage

380,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE ACCELERATING TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,638.

NHTSA ID

10221168

Incident

Mar 13, 2008

Mileage

165,638 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10204142

Incident

Jul 31, 2007

Mileage

59,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10200921

Incident

Jul 29, 2007

Mileage

82,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10196529

Incident

Jul 13, 2007

Mileage

85,000 mi

OIL PAN RUSTING FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193655

Incident

Mar 14, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

1.EVENTS - TAKING A TRIP FROM WASILLA, AK TO FAIRBANKS, AK (300 MILE TRIP) TEMP STARTED AT 28 DEG AT WASILLA -47 IN FAIRBANKS. AFTER ABOUT 150 MILES THE TRUCK STUTTER A FEW TIMES AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES THE TRUCK DIED. WOULD NOT START NOTHING. WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MIN (IN -27DEG WEATHER) THEN THE TRUCK STARTED UP AND I GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 25 MILES NOW IT WAS ABOUT -32 SOMEONE PULLED OVER TO LET MY KIDS KEEP WARM THREE GIRLS AGES 2, 4, 6 AND LET ME TAKE WARM UP BRAKES IN THERE CAR WHILE I TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS FAILING. I HAD A CODE READER WITH ME. IT SHOWED NO CODES. THEN SOME GUY PULLED OVER HE WAS DRIVING A FORD AS WELL. BUT HE CARRIED A EXTRA C.P.S. WITH HIM AND THE TOOLS. 2.FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES- THE FAILURE WAS A CPS IN THE 2001 F-350 7.3 THE CONSEQUENCES WERE NOT THAT BAD ONLY BECAUSE OF 2 VERY NICE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME. BUT THINK ABOUT IT --32 DEG AND GETTINT COLDER IT COULD HAVE BEEN 4 DEATHS. REPLACED THE CPS FROM A GUY THAT WARNED ME TO KEEP ONE IN THE GLOVE BOX AT ALL TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192355

Incident

Nov 29, 2006

Mileage

89,500 mi

MY CAM POSITION SENSOR ON THE DIESEL ENGINE WENT BAD FOR THE THIRD TIME. MILEAGE IS 90,000. LAST TIME I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY CARS COMING ONTO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP. THIS TIME IT WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND I GAINED SPEED AND ALMOST LOST THE TRUCK OVER A CORNER BEFORE COMING TO A FLAT AREA. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW AND ITS NOT FAIR CONSIDERING WHAT I PAID FOR IT. ALMOST EVERY DIESEL OWNER I KNOW HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE CPS FAILURE. I CAME TO REST UP AGAINST SOME TREE LIMBS AND HAVE SCRATCHED PAINT---IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR SEE ALSO 10153677. *DSY.

NHTSA ID

10191279

Incident

May 3, 2007

Mileage

89,900 mi

I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH MY TRUCK....ALL OF WHICH WERE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. FIRST WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE MINE AND MY DAD'S ,BOTH FAILED AT SIMILAR TIMES AT IDENTICAL TRUCKS. -AFTER FORD GAVE US THE RUN AROUND WE TOOK THE TRUCKS TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD TRANSMISSIONS FIXED.....NOTE THAT THE FAILURE OF THE COAST CLUTCH IN TRANSMISSIONS PREVENTED THE TRUCKS FROM ENGINE BREAKING. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY SERIOUS WHEN TOWING, WHICH WAS WHAT THIS TRUCK WAS MADE FOR. MY DAD FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIS WAY DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS IN COLORADO PULLING A 11,000 POUND FIFTH WHEEL. THE NEXT COMPLAINT WAS REGARDING THE CAM POSITION SENSOR, WHICH FAILED FASTER THAN CAN REPLACED. THE NEXT COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE DEALT WITH DEALERSHIPS TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND THEY COULDN'T DO IT, SO I FIXED IT MYSELF! THE PROBLEM WAS A SEVERE PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THAT PROGRESSED TO A SEVERE PULL AND SHIMMY. .AGAIN, FORD COULDN'T FIX IT, I DID. ALL OF THESE WERE TREND ITEMS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND RESEARCHING WWW.DIESELSTOP.COM AND BRIANS TRUCK SHOP. EITHER ONE OF THESE SOURCES CAN ACCURATELY REFLECT THE FAILURES IN THESE PARTS ON THESE TRUCKS----THE REASON FORD DIDN'T GET MANY COMPLAINTS-----THEY CANT/WONT FIX IT UNTIL SOMEONE DIED. *AK!

NHTSA ID

10190253

Incident

Sep 8, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY 7.3 DIESEL TRUCK. ENGINE STALLS WITH OUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOST OF STEERING, AND BRAKING CONTROL. OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188882

Incident

Apr 1, 2007

Mileage

159,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10188661

Incident

Nov 12, 2005

Mileage

78,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10188588

Incident

Apr 18, 2007

Mileage

97,027 mi

MY FORD F-350 DIESEL JUST HAD THE CAM POSITION SENSOR GO OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME! I WAS HEADING DOWN HILL AND LOST POWER STEERING AND PARTIAL BRAKES. I WAS TOWING A SMALL TRAILER THAT HAD ELECTRIC BRAKES AND USED THOSE TO STOP US OR WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ALL DIED. ALMOST ALL THE DIESEL OWNERS I KNOW HAVE HAD THESE CPS'S GO BAD. HOW CAN FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS? IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. *JB SEE ALSO 10191279. *DSY

NHTSA ID

10184473

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

Mileage

83,800 mi

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT FROM THREADED POSITION IN ENGINE HEAD WHILE ENGINE RUNNING DUE TO PRODUCT DEFECT. SPARK PLUG AND SPARK COIL PACK LEFT "FLOATING" IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CONDITION AS VACATED AND OPEN SPARK PLUG HOLE BEING INJECTED WITH COMBUSTIBLE(GAS) IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SPARK PLUG COIL PACK STILL PRODUCING SPARK. WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED CONTACTED THEY INDICATED THIS WAS A KNOWN PRODUCT DEFECT AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS AS A RESULT. THEY INDICATED THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND IT'S FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS PENDING IN (CA.) ON THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, FORD AUTOSERVE, TILTON NH 03276, FOR REPAIR. REPAIR COSTS WERE NOT COVERED BY FORD. REGIONAL FORD REP CONTACTED FOR FOLLOWUP, BUT HE NEVER RETURNED REQUESTED PHONE CALL TO DISCUSS SAFETY CONCERNS AND REPAIR COSTS. FORD REPAIR INVOICE #[XXX] CUSTOMER #[XXX] VEHICLE 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. V8 VIN[XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10181412

Incident

Nov 20, 2005

Mileage

80,185 mi

(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

NHTSA ID

10177174

Incident

Dec 13, 2006

Mileage

57,340 mi

WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE, WHILE RUNNING, WILL BLOW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE SPARK PLUG IS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS. WITHOUT EXTENDED INSURANCE THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROX. $5,000 VS. $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173425

Incident

Oct 23, 2006

Mileage

67,000 mi

HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER THE ROAD UNTIL VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 10,000 MILES- THEY PUT AND O-RING IN THIS TIME AND WITH IN ANOTHER 10,000 MILES IT DID IT AGAIN- THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AND IT LASTED UNTIL VEHICLE HAD 36,000 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN - THEY REPLACED THE O-RINGS AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT MADE IT TILL IT HAD 68,000 MILES AND IT DUMPED ABOUT 15 QUARTS OF OIL ON THE ROAD AGAIN. THIS TIME THE OIL PUMP BLEW APART. THIS IS 4 TIMES THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THE SAME THING. THIS OIL PUMP IS WHAT MAKES THE FUEL GO TO THE CYLINDERS AND KEEPING THE ENGINE RUNNING, NO OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE MECHANIZED FOR 20 YEARS WITH UPS AND HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINES AND HOW THEY WORK. THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT IT DUMPS OR SPRAYS OIL ALL OVER THE ROAD AND ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE ITSELF OR SOMEONE FOLLOWING TO WRECK IN THE OIL , OR SOMEONE RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT QUITS. FOUR TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS THE LAST TIME. THIS IS A PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM THAT NEVER HAS BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME IN THE SHOP. THIS HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP IS WHAT MAKES THE FUEL INJECTORS OPERATE. NO OIL PRESSURE AND THE INJECTORS WILL NOT OPERATE AND THE ENGINE QUITS WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD THE OIL ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ALL OVER THE REAR TIRES. I ALSO MENTIONED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE 3RD TIME THAT IF A MOTORCYCLE GOT BEHIND ME THAT HE WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS CONTROLLING HIS RIDE. I CAUGHT THE PUMP LEAKING BEFORE IT QUIT THAT ONE TIME. FOUR TIMES WITH 68,000 MILES IS NOT A SAFE RECORD WITH PUTTING ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF OIL ON THE ROAD EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. ALSO CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DUMPING OIL EVERYWHERE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10173164

Incident

Oct 9, 2006

Mileage

68,560 mi

2001 FORD F350 7.3 DIESEL. TRUCK STALLS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST 7 DAYS. I LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND HIT A CURB FROM STALL. READ ON INTERNET TO REPLACE CAM SENSOR. I REPLACED SENSOR ON 10/6/06 *JB

NHTSA ID

10170113

Incident

Oct 2, 2006

Mileage

105,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10165154

Incident

Aug 10, 2006

Mileage

50,500 mi