2003 Ford F Super Duty Engine Problems

MY TRUCK HAS 101K MILES ON IT AND IT JUST STARTED STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING( ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS), ALSO WHILE JUST IDLING IT STALLS(STATIONARY). I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD FOR THEM TO HOOK IT UP ON THEIR COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AFTER HOURS THERE AND IT STALLING OUT AND NOT RESTARTING THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND CHARGED ME $125. AS I WAS LEAVING THEY SAID CHANGE YOUR MAF SENSOR AND #8 COIL AND IT'LL BE FINE. SO, I DID JUST THAT IN THE PARKING LOT AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. IT STALLED OUT MANY TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I THOUGHT BY TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP (THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS) I WOULD GET IT FIXED. AND MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE AGAIN. I WAS WRONG. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME WITH THIS. THANKS

NHTSA ID

10981472

Incident

Apr 26, 2017

MY TRUCK HAS SPIT OUT TWO SPARK PLUGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THESE PLUGS HAD TO BE REPAIRED WITH A HELL-COIL AND THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX. IT COST ME $400 TO REPAIR BOTH. MY TRUCK HAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND SPIT OUT THE FIRST AT 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10854243

Incident

Dec 27, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

SPARK PLUG SHOOT OUT OF ENGINE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY 4 THREADS TO SCREW INTO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK TWO TIMES WHEN IT WAS YOUR WITH THE FACTORY PLUGS. AND NOW WITH OTHERS THAT WERE THAT WERE DO TO SPECS BY FORD. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE THAT STICK THEIR HAND IT THERE WHEN THEY SEE A FLOPPY COIL AND DON'T KNOW THEY CAN BE SHOCKED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME WHEN DRIVING, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND THEN IT STARTS RUNNING DIFFERENT ANSWERS SOUNDS LIKE A LAWNMOWER WITHOUT A MUFFLER. IT IS SCARY AND CAUSED ME A PANIC ATTACK AS I HAD TO FIND MY WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY WONDERING IF IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE. IT NOR FIXED BECAUSE IT COST TO MUCH AND MY HAND IT TWITCHY FROM THE SHOCK IT GAVE ME.

NHTSA ID

10850559

Incident

Mar 17, 2003

I HAVE A 2003 F350 SUPERDUTY TRUCK. IT HAS A TRITON V10 ENGINE. THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPEND 2 YEARS AGO ALSO. FORUNATELY I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS AND WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN FATAL.

NHTSA ID

10748909

Incident

Aug 14, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ALUMINUM HEAD CAUSING UNBURNED FUEL TO IGNITE FROM COIL IGNITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631889

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING ON NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL LOSING POWER STEERING. STEERED INTO THE MOUNTAIN SIDE TO PREVENT HEAD ON COLLISION. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ENGINE FIRES DUE TO PLUG BLOWING OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD AND FUEL NOT PROPERLY BURNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629874

Incident

Aug 31, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

THE PROBLEM: 6.0L HEAD BOLTS. PROBABLY THE MOST WELL-KNOWN AND PROBLEMATIC IS THE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY HEAD BOLTS. ESSENTIALLY, THE BOLTS STRETCH, WHICH RESULTS IN A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IS WHY THERE IS A LAWSUITE PENDING DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND OTHERS WITH THIS 6.0L ENGINE. THE PROBLEM: EGR COOLER THE 6.0L DIESEL HAS A BAD REPUTATION FOR BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND STICKING EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION) VALVE. WHILE STRETCHING HEAD BOLTS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME FOR THE HEAD GASKET ISSUE, PROGRAMMERS THAT TURN UP THE POWER IN YOUR 6.0L TRUCK ARE GUILTY CULPRITS AS WELL. SIMPLY PUT, THE STOCK EGR COOLER CANNOT KEEP UP WITH FILTERING A MODIFIED 6.0L. A FAILING EGR COOLER CAN CAUSE YOUR TRUCK TO OVERHEAT, RUN POORLY, AND ADD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE PROBLEM: VACUUM LEAK ALTHOUGH THE SUPER DUTY USES UNIT BEARINGS UP FRONT FROM THE FACTORY, THE TRUCKS ARE STILL EQUIPPED WITH SELECTABLE HUBS. MANY OF THE EARLY TRUCKS WERE EQUIPPED WITH FORD-SPECIFIC HUBS WHICH HAD AN AUTO AND ON SETTING ONLY. THESE HUBS WERE VACUUM-ASSISTED AND KNOWN TO BE PROBLEMATIC. A LEAKING OR DRY-ROTTED VACUUM LINE IS NOT UNCOMMON TO FIND, NOR IS A DAMAGED HUB ACTUATOR. PICTURED HERE IS A QUICK TRAIL FIX THAT USES A STICK TO PLUG A VACUUM LINE THAT WAS LEAKING AND NO LONGER NEEDED BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS OUTFITTED WITH AFTERMARKET HUBS. THE PROBLEM: FRONT UNIT BEARINGS BIG TIRES AND UNIT BEARINGS DON'T ALWAYS MIX WELL. EVEN IN THE FACTORY CONFIGURATION, THE NON-SERVICEABLE UNIT BEARINGS HAVE A LIMITED LIFE CYCLE. THE EASY WAY TO CHECK FOR A BAD UNIT BEARING IS BY JACKING UP THE FRONT AXLE, ONE SIDE AT A TIME. YOU'LL WANT TO RAISE THE TIRE OFF OF THE GROUND ENOUGH SO THAT A PRYBAR CAN BE PLACED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE TIRE. YOU CAN ALSO USE YOUR HANDS TO TEST THIS, BUT THE PRYBAR WILL GIVE YOU EXTRA LEVERAGE. ISSUE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629052

Incident

Aug 14, 2014

Mileage

222,820 mi

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 50MPH WITH NO LOAD AND HEARD LOAD POP UNDER HEAD AND THEN A CONSTANT BLOWING NOISE. PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGERS SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF MOTOR ALONG WITH COIL PACK HAD BROKE OFF. HAD TO USE A KIT TO TAP OUT HOLE AND INSTALL INSERT. PROBABLY WILL BE MORE PROBLEMS IN FUTURE BUT WE WILL SEE. JUST DON'T SEEM SAFE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN WITH THE FIRE THREAT THAT COULD CAUSE. AS A LOCAL FIRE CHIEF I HAVE SCENE HOW FAST A VEHICLE FIRE CAN SPREAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621088

Incident

Aug 8, 2014

Mileage

146,000 mi

OIL FROM LEAKING HEAD GASKET ,PASSENGER SIDE,DRIPPING ON TO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM .OIL COLLECTS IN BRUSH SHIELD ON EXHAUST Y-CONNECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10554075

Incident

Jun 30, 2010

Mileage

66,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD 4 SPARK PLUGS BLOW ON THE MOTOR IN 4 YEARS AND TWICE JUST THIS YEARS OF 2011. LEAVING US STRANDED TWICE, ONCE 1/2 MILE FROM HOME SO WE DROVE HOME, AND ONCE IN WYOMING(1,101 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AT 46 BELOW ZERO SO WE HAD TO UNPLUG THE FUEL INJECTOR SO WE COULD GET TO HELP ON X-MAS DAY AFTER WE HAD DRIVING TO MY DADS FUNERAL ALREADY FOR 14 HOURS TRYING TO GET THERE, WE STILL HAD 9 MORE TO GO AND IT WAS 5:30 A.M. BUT NOW WE COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR FOR FEAR OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN. SNOW STORM AND HOLIDAY NOTHING OPEN..... SOMETIMES YOU HAVE NO CHOICE OF WHAT IS SAFE AND WHAT IS THE SMART THING TO DO, WE HAD TO KEEP MOVING DO TO THE SNOW STORM AND THE COLD. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SPARK PLUGS..... IF THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN ON A FORD VEHICLE WHY IS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED AT ALL??????????????? I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH FORD NOW BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPEN AGAIN TODAY BUT IT WAS FINALLY HERE CLOSE TO HOME AND WE WERE NOT LEFT 110-1,000 MILES FROM HOME FOR ONCE.........BUT NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH EITHER ANOTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND POSSIBLY UNFIXABLE, (THIS MAY BE A REBLOW AND IF IT IS NON FIXABLE) OR OUT A TRACK AND IN OUR BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE WE HAVE TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. THIS ONE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW , PAID OFF 2 YEARS EARLY, FULLY INSURED, MAINTENANCE DONE FAITHFULLY AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10432472

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

149,142 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD F250 P-UP W/ 5.4L ENGINE, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND SUDDENLY MY TRUCK WILL HARDLY GO AND IT CATCHES FIRE. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A SPARK PLUG THAT BLEW OUT, WHICH I HAD NEVER CHANGED. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, AND OTHER PEOPLE WANT $2000 TO FIX IT. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINE. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND NOW ONLY 1 VEHICLE, CAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE $2000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD CREATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254212

Incident

May 19, 2008

ON 7/8/05 AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY FORD F250 DEISEL LARIET STALLED. SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THEN TRIED TO START IT. THE LIGHT INDICATING THE GLOW PLUGS HAD WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY WOULD NOT GO OFF SO SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THIS TIME THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT INDICATOR WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE STARTED FINE, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS. SHE DROVE IT SLOWLY FOR A BLOCK THEN DECIDED TO BRING IT BACK TO SAY IT WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY BUT WHEN SHE GOT BACK IT SEEMED TO WORK OKAY. SHE TURNED IT BACK AROUND AND IT WORKED FINE. AS SHE HAD TURNED AND WAS DRIVING DOWN AROUND A CORNER, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. WITH DIFFICULTY SHE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AGAIN SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TURNING OFF THE IGNITION TWICE TO GET THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR TO GO OFF. THIS TIME THE ENGINE CLUNKED REALLY LOUD AND BLACK CLOUDS OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. SHE TUNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CAL WORTHINGTON FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AS OF TODAY, 7/14/05 IT IS STILL THERE AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. WE ARE GETTING THE STORY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.THEY IFORMED US THAT BOTH BATTERIES WERE DEAD AND THEY COULD NOT GET INTO THE PICK UP. THE SERVICE TECH HAD TO GO IN THROUGH THE PASSENDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERIES WERE FINE WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE THERE. WHEN ASKED WHY THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD THEY SAID BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT CHARGING. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY WERE NOT CHARGING THE ANSWER WE GOT FROM ONDREY WAS, "IF YOU CHANGE ONE BATTERY AND ONE IS BAD IT WILL DRAIN THE OTHER BATTERY." WE INFORMED HIM THAT WE DID NOT CHANGE ANY BATTERIES. HE EVADED OUR QUESTIONS AND SAID HE COULD NOT TELL US ANYTHING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE LOOKING AT IT.

NHTSA ID

10128770

Incident

Jul 8, 2005

A BRAND NEW FORD F-250 DIESEL, HAS OCCURRENCES OF ITS ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONDING. WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041384

Incident

Oct 8, 2003