2001 Ford F Super Duty Problems

FORD F250 2001 6.8 V-10 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT I JUST HAD TWO OF MY TEN PLUGS BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 F250 GAS 6.8 V-10 WITH 161K MILES. I TUNED UP THE ENGINE AT THE RECOMMENDED 100K MILES USING THE SPECIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THIS ENGINE. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WAS EXTREMELY CAREFUL DURING THE TUNE-UP AND PLUG REPLACEMENT. I AM A CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WITH FAA INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION. I USED A CERTIFIED TORQUE WRENCH TO INSTALL THE PLUG WITH THE CORRECT TORQUE. THERE WAS NO ERROR IN TECHNIQUE OR INSTALLATION ON THIS SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT. I JUST PAID $720 TO HAVE TWO SPARK PLUG HELI-COIL INSERTS DONE ON THIS ENGINE THAT BLEW OUT THE TWO FRONT LEFT PLUGS. THERE IS A SIMILAR PROCEDURE FOR AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM CYLINDERS (CALLED JUGS) WITH STRIPPED SPARK PLUG BOSS DEFECTS. AN AIRCRAFT SPARK PLUG HAS A LARGER 18MM DIAMETER PLUG WITH FULL DEPTH THREADS (NOT THE ? THREAD OF THE FORD V-10 AND OTHER FORD ENGINE DESIGNS). AIRCRAFT SPARK PLUGS ARE TORQUED TO 35 FT/LBS (VS THE 8.9 FT/LBS (107 IN/LBS) SPECIFIED BY FORD). THE MAXIMUM RPM OF MOST AIRCRAFT ENGINES IS 2700 RPM AS OPPOSED TO 6000+ RPM IN THE FORD ENGINES. THIS RESULTS IN A SIGNIFICANTLY LESS STRESS ON THE PLUG BOSS AREA THAT IT WOULD HAVE IN A FORD ENGINE. THE ENGINEERING THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO THIS FORD DESIGN IS TOTALLY NONSENSICAL OR NON-EXISTENT. THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON THAT THEY SHOULD DESIGN THIS THREAD DEPTH WITH ? DEPTH IN AN ALUMINUM HEAD INSTEAD OF THE FULLY AVAILABLE 7/8? OF THE SPARK PLUG THREADS THAT ARE INSTALLED. THIS IS A GROSS ERROR IN DESIGN CONSIDERATION THAT HAS RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF FORD ALUMINUM HEADS. HOW LONG BEFORE MY REMAINING 8 PLUGS BLOW? WHERE WILL I BE WHEN IT HAPPENS? WHAT WILL BE THE RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, VEHICLE OR PERSONS IN THE TRUCK? HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO REPAIR? *TR

WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP, AND THIS TERRIBLE NOISE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME DOWN, AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. HE FOUND THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG MISSING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, AND THEY INSTALLED A SPARK PLUG INSERT, AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG, AND COIL. $424.52 WAS TOTAL REPAIR BILL WHICH INCLUDED TOWING. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD SUPER DUTY NEW. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 61K MILES AT 6 YEARS OLD. I REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION WITH A 'REBUILT BY FORD' TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR, 36K MILE WARRANTY. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED (DISINTEGRATED) WITH 31K MILES AT 37 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPLACING IT AGAIN, FORD WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS SERVICED WITH 25K MILES ON IT. *TR

CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT NEEDING MORE TRAVEL UNTIL NEARLY TOUCHING THE FLOOR, OCCURED OVER A FEW WEEKS. THE CLUTCH STOPPED DISENGAGING WHILE TOWING A TRAILER OUT OF STATE AT A STOP LIGHT. IF THE IGNITION KEY WASN'T TURNED OFF IT WOULD HAVE PUSHED US INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, THE OLD PART IS AVALIABLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUPER DUTY FORD PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST WAS ABOUT 43K MILES, NOW IT IS 83K MILES. SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE TRUCKS (ALL WITH DIESEL ENGINES) HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD LESS THAN 30000 MILES OF WEAR. THE TIRE LOOK AS IF IT CAME UNGLUED. *NLM

SIDEWALL FAILER FOUND BY EAST COUNTY ALLINGMENT, SANTEE, CA. THEY HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TIRE. ON SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE TWO DEALERS WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS TIRE AND ONE, SOUTHERN TIRE, RAMONA CA. , HAD A NEW ONE BLOW UP.*AK

MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL COME UNBUCKLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.NO MATTER SPEED ANGLE ETC. *JS

DRIVERS SEAT BELT RANDOMLY DISCONNECTS. MAY DISCONNECT 2 TIMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES OR MAY DISCONNECT ONCE IN 2 WEEKS. EVERYTIME I CONNECT THE BELT I TUG AND YANK TO MAKE SURE IT IS CONNECTED BUT DOING THIS MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT DISCONNECT IN AN ACCIDENT.

BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEAT REPLACED. *AK

WHEN THE PICKUP IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIRST,SECOND,THIRD GEAR, IF YOU DO NOT CRAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKE YOU WATCH TRUCK ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FORD HOTLINE SAID THIS NORMAL. I HAVE DROVE MANUEL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE,THIS IS NOT NORMAL! MY TRUCK HAS ROLLED OVER 20 FEET OUT INTO THE STREET.I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD POP OUT OF GEAR AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT OR RUN OVER SOMEONE! THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND THE TRANSMISSION OR REAREND HAS A PROBLEM.*AK

BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

MY 2001 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I FINALLY HAD TO BUY AN INSERT KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF COST ME 450.00 PLUS A NEW IGNITION COIL FOR 55.00. FORD WOULD NOT EVEN THINK OF TAKING THE BLAME FOR THIS PROBLEM TELLING ME THAT IT IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN???????I DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE BUT I DID SEE SOME SMOKE AND SMELLED GAS VAPORS WHEN THE PLUG EJECTED IT ALSO SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MY WIFE AND I..IF IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT FROM THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE SUDDEN SHOCK FROM THE NOISE.. I REALLY THINK THIS FAILURE IN THE FORD TRITON MOTOR SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CLOSELY AND MAKE FORD RECALL THESE ENGINES....THANK YOU DAVE CURTIN *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK STALLED. IT WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER .A TECH WHO SERVICED THE TRUCK FOUND AN OBJECT INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE\AIR FILTER AREA.THIS GOT THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN. I WAS 200 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS COMING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP. THE OBJECT WAS NOT IDENTFIED TO ME YET I HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT IT COULD BE. ONCE HOME I WENT TO NEW CENTURY FORD NEAR MY HOME AND ASKED THEM TO HELP ME INVESTIGATE THIS OBJECT THAT WAS FOUND AT THE CAPISTRANO FORD 200 MILES AWAY.DON LEE THE SERVICE G.M. WAS NICE TO OFFER HELP IN FIGURING OUT WERE THIS OBJECT CAME FROM. THE TRUCK WAS RISED AND THE FENDER COVER WAS REMOVED AND THERE I SAW A OBJECT HALF INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE AND HALF ON THE FENDER.THE OBJECT LOOKS TO BE FOR INSULATION OR SOUND RESRICTION. THE OBJECT HAS NOT BEEN NAMED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIPS. YET THEY AGREE IT IS FACTORY INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD BY DON THAT IF A OBJECT EVEN A VERY SMALL OBJECT GET INTO THE "SOFTBALL SIZE AIR INTAKE THE TRUCK COULD SUFFER GREATLY." I WOULD NOT WANT ANY OTHER PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN SERRVICE BRAKE IS APPLIED STEERING BECOMES REALLY HARD. FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL INSIDE BEARING FROZE TO SPINDLE AND FELL APART. APPEARED TO LACK SUFFICIENT GREASE. LEFT WHEEL ALSO LACKED GREASE.*AK

WHEN THE PICKUP IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIRST,SECOND,THIRD GEAR, IF YOU DO NOT CRAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKE YOU WATCH TRUCK ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FORD HOTLINE SAID THIS NORMAL. I HAVE DROVE MANUEL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE,THIS IS NOT NORMAL! MY TRUCK HAS ROLLED OVER 20 FEET OUT INTO THE STREET.I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD POP OUT OF GEAR AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT OR RUN OVER SOMEONE! THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND THE TRANSMISSION OR REAREND HAS A PROBLEM.*AK

MY 2001 FORD F-350 7.3 L POWER STROKE DIESEL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING, MISSING,CUTTING OUT, ETC FOR ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL FRD IN SANTA FE, NM ON JUNE 7, 2005 AND PICKED UP ON JUNE 11, 2005. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACED A "RELAY" OF SOME SORT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY WAS.(BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION).THE TRUCK STILL STALLS, MISSES AND CUTS OUT. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE VERY NICE AND TRY TO HELP BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY FUEL FOR THEM TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME WAS 4 DAYS AND 15 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE TRUCK HAS DIED WHILE IN MOTION ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND NUMEROUS TIMES SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS. WHEN IT DIES IN MOTION, I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. PLEASE HELP!!! *JB