Five problems related to ignition have been reported for the 2000 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2000 F-150.
2000, Ford, f150 XLT, cruise control without the keys in the ignition caused vehicle to catch on fire. No prior problems before. Just found out that Ford had a recall on the vehicle, was not notified of a recall. The vehicle was parked and turned off. This was during the night. Vehicle was parked in the owner's garage. The maintenance records were kept up to date. Owner was asleep when this happened. There was no indication that there could be a problem. There were no injuries. Vehicle was totaled. This happened on 6-16-2005. Owners had contacted Ford, who had not responded. But they did say that some one would be in contact with consumer in 3-5 days. There was other property damage involved. A police report was issued stating that the fire was electrical, because they didn't see any signs of foul play.
2000 Ford f150 caught on fire. ** answer required***. The consumer was told the source of the fire was likely from the ignition column or control panel.
Ford f150 xl 2000. 11/28/03 coil #2 had to be replaced. 07/08/03 coil #4 had to be replaced. 03/06/03 coil #3 had to be replaced. On 04/05/04 my wife bessie was driving and the truck stalled. The steering wheel locked up and she had no control over the vehicle. Luckily, she did not get into an accident. She came to a complete stop, put the truck in park, turned the ignition off, then turned the ignition key and the vehicle started up. My wife was very upset. I contacted chapman Ford rep. Bob 609-646-2000 concerning this matter. He asked me if I had the vehicle detailed lately. I advised him I had the vehicle washed last week. He advised me that water probably got into one of the coils and is causing the problem. I did not have the engine washed. These coils are defective. The vehicle bucks when the coils go bad and has very little power. On 07/02/03 the sensor and processor had to be replaced. Vehicle stalled while driving 65 mph on 2 occasions. I lost complete power of the vehicle. Luckily, there was no accident. It costs over $200. 00 to have the coils replaced. I have spent well over $600. 00 in coil repairs. Ford nor chapman Ford have compensated me for the defective coil repairs. I have a total of 8 coils and they are going bad one after another. After doing extensive investigating gentillini Ford tim champion in woodbine advised me that chapman Ford should have fixed the sensor and processor for free because it was under warranty. Chapman Ford charged me for the sensor and processor. I communicated with service mgr. Jim bailey @ chapman Ford for several months concerning this matter. Chapman Ford finally reimbursed me for the sensor and processor.
Spark plug blew out of #3 cylinder 2000 Ford lightning pickup 37,500 miles.
Spark plugs rusted/seized into the cylinder head causing it to have to be removed in order for the (rusted/broken) spark plug remains to be removed. Poor design allows standing water to accumulate around the spark plugs causing the rusted condition. When I notified Ford of this problem, and included photos of the rusted and broken spark plugs, I was told simply that the truck was out of warranty, and no adjustment, or reimbursement would be made for the repair. Additionally, the factory installed spark plugs were not the correct ones for the engine. They were even two different part numbers. (I still have them) Ford had no comment or explanation for this and has refused to allow me to talk to their technical experts/engineers about this problem.