2000 FORD F-250 SD

277 complaints filed with NHTSA.

277
Complaints
19
Crashes
28
Fires
19
Injuries
4
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL28
TIRES:TREAD/BELT21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING14
TIRES12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL6
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT6
TIRES:SIDEWALL5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5

Recalls (4)

06E02600023/03/2006

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

07E10600017/12/2007

WHEELS:HUB

CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO M

09V39900013/10/2009

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS

07V55300005/12/2007

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.

Recent Complaints

20170518CrashFatalSTRUCTURE:BODY

THE TOW HOOKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PIERCED THE DOOR PANEL OF A PASSENGER SEDAN DURING A T-BONE IMPACT AT A STOPLIGHT, CAUSING MASSIVE PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN, WHICH RESULTED IN HER DEATH.

20170518CrashFatalUNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE TOW HOOKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PIERCED THE DOOR PANEL OF A PASSENGER SEDAN DURING A T-BONE IMPACT AT A STOPLIGHT, CAUSING MASSIVE PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN, WHICH RESULTED IN HER DEATH.

20170220FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WE WERE AWAY AT A MEETING. VEHICLE WAS STARTED, MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR AND THEN SHUT OFF AND LOCKED. ALSO BURNED DOWN FAMILY WEEKEND CABIN. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND OPEN RECALL THAT CAN CAUSE THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD RECALL FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED/CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN COLMESNEIL, TX ON 2/18/2017 BETWEEN 1:50 PM AND 3:00 PM. FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE CABIN AND THE TRUCK. WELL PUMP HOUSE WAS DESTROYED, AS

Mileage: 300,000

20160601CrashTIRES

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE TREAD.

Mileage: 127,000

20140829FireENGINE

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE TUNE-UPS BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 5.4 ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT AND CATCHING ON FIRE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UN-ACCEPTABLE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT THE DANGEROUS SITUAT

Mileage: 195,215

20140829FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE TUNE-UPS BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 5.4 ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT AND CATCHING ON FIRE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UN-ACCEPTABLE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT THE DANGEROUS SITUAT

Mileage: 195,215

20111031FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING STALL AT MY RESIDENCE, NEIGHBORS NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE (THE FIRE ORIGINATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE).THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND CALLED 911. SAN JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND FINISHED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD VISIBLE BURNT WIRING, RIGHT SIDE FENDER DAMAGE FROM HEAT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND THE RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO MELTING DEBRIS FALLING ON

20110702FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

OUR UNATTENDED FORD F-250 PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR CONSTRUCTION YARD. THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IT AND AN ADJACENT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT MOVED FOR DAYS. I WAS THE LAST PERSON TO DRIVE IT AND I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DEFECTS THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DID NOT CAPTURE THE FIRE OF THE FIRST VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT DOES PROVIDE A TIME LINE FOR THE EVENT AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE OF THE ADJACENT VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

20110621FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MY YEAR 2000 FORD F-250 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES IN MY DRIVEWAY TODAY AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER I PARKED IT. IT'S A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

20110418FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED ON AND OFF. ONCE HE TURNED THE HEATER CONTROL OFF, THE FLICKERING STOPPED BUT RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START INDEPENDENTLY. HE REMOVED THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES FROM THE SOLENOID TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE THEN REATTACHED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE

Mileage: 217,000

20090901FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1. FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD STOP WORKING THEN STOP 2. JUST WHEN TRIED TO USE IT WOULD EITHER WORK OR NOT THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVE WAY 3. NOTHING YET WE THINK THE TRUCK IS TOTALED OUT. *TR

20090622FireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE SMOKE CEASED, BUT THERE WAS A MELTED BLACK WIRE UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH HE BELIEVES CAUSED THE SMOKE. THE CONTACT DROVE BACK HOME, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN, AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT IT DID NOT INC

Mileage: 160,000

20090223FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HOT AND FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DIRECTLY UNDER THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED FROM THE TIRES TO

Mileage: 160,000

20080818FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CRUISE CONTROL CEASED WORKING. SINCE THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE, OTHER THAN SIGNIFICANT DISCOMFORT ON LONG TRIPS, AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO OPERATE ACCEPTABLY EXCEPT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, I CONTINUED DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER SMOKE WAS DETECTED WHEN TRUCK WAS STARTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION (STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY, TRUCK STILL RUNNING), FLAMES WERE SEEN UNDER THE HOOD AT THE WIRING BESIDE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE SOON STOPPED, AND THE WIRING WAS COOL. TRUCK W

Mileage: 205,426

20080305CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG FORD OWNERS THAT THE BALLJOINTS IN THE SUPERDUTY LINE ARE PRONG TO PREMATURE FAIURE. I'VE HEARD OF FAILURES ON VEHICLES WITH MILEAGE AS LOW AS 24,000. CHECK SOME OF THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THERES ALOT OF DATA TO BACK MY CLAIMS. MINE FAILED BEFORE 50,000. REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT WILL COST $960.00. THATS EXPENSIVE, I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING MY TRUCK TILL I COULD AFFORD TO FIX. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO STEER STRAIT AND WORE

Mileage: 50,000

20080305CrashTIRES

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG FORD OWNERS THAT THE BALLJOINTS IN THE SUPERDUTY LINE ARE PRONG TO PREMATURE FAIURE. I'VE HEARD OF FAILURES ON VEHICLES WITH MILEAGE AS LOW AS 24,000. CHECK SOME OF THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THERES ALOT OF DATA TO BACK MY CLAIMS. MINE FAILED BEFORE 50,000. REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT WILL COST $960.00. THATS EXPENSIVE, I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING MY TRUCK TILL I COULD AFFORD TO FIX. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO STEER STRAIT AND WORE

Mileage: 50,000

20080304FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE SENSOR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), ALTHOUGH IT WAS A DIESEL ENGINE. FORD STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DAT

Mileage: 130,000

20080105FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

MY 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V-10 MOTOR IS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS BLOWN 5 SPARK PLUGS NOW OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, AND THIS IS ON A MOTOR INSTALLED BY FORD. SO IF THERE CLAIM OF IMPROPER TORQUE IS TRUE THEN IT WAS THEM WHO IS TO BLAME. I ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REPORTS SAYING MANY FORD MODEL ENGINES DO THIS FROM 2000 TO 2004. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, FUEL STILL KEEPS PUMPING EVEN WHEN THE SPARK PLUG IS GONE. YOU CAN SMELL THE FULE COMING OUT VERY STRONGLY AND FIRES HAVE OCCURED UNDER TH

20080105FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

MY 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V-10 MOTOR IS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS BLOWN 5 SPARK PLUGS NOW OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, AND THIS IS ON A MOTOR INSTALLED BY FORD. SO IF THERE CLAIM OF IMPROPER TORQUE IS TRUE THEN IT WAS THEM WHO IS TO BLAME. I ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REPORTS SAYING MANY FORD MODEL ENGINES DO THIS FROM 2000 TO 2004. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, FUEL STILL KEEPS PUMPING EVEN WHEN THE SPARK PLUG IS GONE. YOU CAN SMELL THE FULE COMING OUT VERY STRONGLY AND FIRES HAVE OCCURED UNDER TH

20080105FireEQUIPMENT

MY 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V-10 MOTOR IS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS BLOWN 5 SPARK PLUGS NOW OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, AND THIS IS ON A MOTOR INSTALLED BY FORD. SO IF THERE CLAIM OF IMPROPER TORQUE IS TRUE THEN IT WAS THEM WHO IS TO BLAME. I ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REPORTS SAYING MANY FORD MODEL ENGINES DO THIS FROM 2000 TO 2004. IT IS VERY UNSAFE, FUEL STILL KEEPS PUMPING EVEN WHEN THE SPARK PLUG IS GONE. YOU CAN SMELL THE FULE COMING OUT VERY STRONGLY AND FIRES HAVE OCCURED UNDER TH