Diesel Engine problems of the 1999 Ford F-250

My 1999 F-250 super duty diesel with 74,884 miles on it has a oil pan which is rusting out. Oil is leaking from the bottom of the pan. Oil leaked out and ran into the floor drain.

Occasionally while driving in rain or snow,my Ford diesel engine f250 will stumble or completely stop. On several occasions while driving approx. 30-35 mph the engine stalled causing complete loss of brakes and power steering. I have searched the internet and found this to be a common problem but nobody seems to know how to fix it. I have contacted several Ford dealers and all they can offer is expensive diagnostics with no result.

My Ford f250 diesel died three times while driving down the highway pulling a boat and trailer. All power steering and braking was lost when the motor died. There was no shoulder to move over to. Cars behind me became upset and would try to pass me under unsafe conditions as I tried to coast the truck to the nearest place to get off of the road. It was the cam position sensor that had failed. This is the second time the same failure has occurred. Both times leaving me in a very bad situation with a seven thousand pound truck with no power steering or braking.

Cps failed in my 1999 f250. This is a repeat occurrence.

I have replaced my cam position sensor two times in 60k miles. The last time the truck died while towing up an off-ramp during a blizzard. I had to change the sensor while impeding the traffic of ohtr trucks trying to pass.

Driving down the interstate at posted speed limit (65-70 mph) the truck shut-off with no warning loosing all power including power brakes and power steering. Pulled over to the side of the road, attempted to restart truck and it did. Pulled back out onto the interstate and after a few hundred yards it shut-off again. Truck then would not start for 10-15 minutes, finally started and I made it about 1/2 mile to next exit. Truck shut-off again in parking lot of a truck stop and would not start. After using a hand held scanner to check engine codes, problem was identified as a failed cps (cam position sensor). New part was purchased from parts house (~$150) and I installed in the parking lot. Truck started back up and continued on a several hour trip. A week or so later that sensor had an intermittent failure occurring (according to codes from a hand held scanner) so it was replaced again with a Ford part #. I have not had any problems since but because this cps failure is a well known problem amongst Ford diesel truck owners I have purchased a second Ford sensor and keep in the truck as a spare to keep from stranding myself on the road. The first failure occurred with ~125,000 miles on the truck. I feel ~125,000 miles is an acceptable life span for the sensor, but the immediate failure without warning can leave the driver and occupants in a dangerous situation.

: the contact stated while stopped at a stop sign, the vehicle stalled suddenly without warning and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was very difficult to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence initially and then to a dealership who determined the cam position sensor was defective. Prior to the incident, there was one problem with the vehicle starting. The contact had seen several complaints on the internet concerning this issue on this year, make and model of vehicle.

99 Ford power stroke diesel. I had a cam position sensor fail while pulling my fifth wheel up la veta pass. Because it is a known issue I had a spare in the glove box. My truck stalled going up the pass and I could not get it completely off the highway. I also had to change the cps while lying on the ground with the truck halfway out in the road. This is the third cps I have changed on this truck. One other one was also on the side of the road.

Camshaft position sensor died while on the highway doing 55 mph. There was no warning or anything, just cruising along at 55 then a dead truck with no power to the brakes or steering whatsoever. Pulled off the side of the road and had to diagnose and fix problem myself on the road. New camshaft position sensor resolved the problems.

The cam position sensor on Ford's power stroke diesel trucks are known to go bad. Everyone I know that has one . . . Has had to replace it. Sometimes more than once. Mine happened to go out while driving down the road at 70 miles per hour. This is not good. It can cause serious accidents. I'm just concerned with the safety of people here. Not only that, but replacing them can get expensive. I bought a new sensor from International and paid ~$100 usd. I think someone needs to step up to the plate and fix the problem.

At highway speed, 1999 Ford f250 4wd 7. 3 diesel stalled on two occasions. I am told that this is most likely caused by a faulty camshaft position sensor and is a very common failure with this engine.

Before the main failure, several (6+) intermittent failures (engine stalls or sputters) at different random times (at idle, city speed, highway speed, etc). The main failure occurred on the freeway at 75 mph (actually the 2nd such failure but 1st restarted at speed). While traveling in the fast lane of a 5 lane freeway in moderate traffic, the vehicle stalled without warning. I didn't even notice until steering seemed "stiff". When attempting to break, after realizing something was wrong, extremely hard to break. I placed vehicle in neutral and attempted to restart, to no avail. I managed to direct the vehicle across 4 lanes of fast moving traffic and onto the shoulder without incident, or power. I attempted repeatedly to restart the vehicle with no luck. The camshaft position sensor was ultimately the culprit.

There were no events leading up to the failure. I was driving to work on the interstate and all of a sudden the truck started shaking real bad, the service engine soon light came on and the engine shut down. At this point the vehicle became extremely hard to steer and the brakes were nearly useless. I was able to get off the side of the road and stop. I got the truck cranked back up and started down the road again when the same thing happened about 1/4 mile down the road. At this point I had the truck towed back to my house to try and find the problem. It was determined that the camshaft position sensor was bad and it was replaced the next day with a new one. After it was replaced the truck ran fine and has since. The old (bad) sensor is still available.

Engine died on freeway on my way to work.

1999 Ford f250 super duty. Stalled several times during cold weather. . Each time in deceleration. . Twice was not able to restart truck for several minutes. . Had camshaft position sensor replaced. . Ridiculous amount of money to pay for a magnet. .

1999 Ford super duty - 7. 3l powerstroke turbo diesel. Driving along towing a 21' goose neck stock trailer and the truck shut down. No power brakes or steering. Engine just died. Sat for a while and restarted - stalled a couple more times getting it home. Camshaft position sensor failed - replaced. Very common and dangerous problem on these trucks.

I own a 99 f250 psd. Within the first 3 weeks of ownership the truck broke down and left me sitting on the side of the highway. I had it towed to the dealer and the result of the breakdown was a cps, (cam position sensor). This incident cost me right at six hundred dollars total but since I have learned to replace it myself. I am on my 3rd sensor and only have 130k miles on my truck. I believe Ford knows this is a problem and refuses to address it and with the amount of these sensors going out they are raising the cost of them so they can profit on their mistake! my truck has begun the typical symptoms of another cps failure so I will be forced to purchase another here in the near future.

Engine died while traveling at approximately 60 mph and going around a turn on a 2 lane highway. Since loss of power, also had loss of power brakes and steering. Had to slowly pull vehicle over shoulder of road. It restarted after several attempts. This happened about 4-5 times, before it finally would not start. Had it towed to dealer. It was the camshaft position sensor. Was told this is a common problem with this truck. I have also heard from many, many other owners to keep a spare in the truck as this will happen many times. This is a safety issue when traveling at highway speeds and loosing power and ability to control vehicle. Ford charges between $150 and $190 for this part, which the company knows is a problem, thereby making a large profit on their mistake.

When draining water separator diesel fuel will drip on side of engine, causing fire hazard. There is no safety device or hose to prevent dripping. The fuel also drips under neath the vehicle.