Diesel Engine problems of the 2000 Ford F-250

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 the windshield and dashboard. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v553000 (engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel). The current and failure mileages were approximately 160,000. Updated 03/18/09. Updated 03/18/09.

Cam position sensor failed on a 2000 Ford f250 w/7. 3l powerstroke diesel engine. This is the 4th cps I've had in this truck. The truck has 60k miles.

While on the way home from vacation on 9/18/07 (towing my 32 foot fifth-wheel) my Ford F-250 diesel (7. 3 liter) started acting as if the rear-end was slipping. The check engine light came on and then the engine stalled. Luckily I was in a construction area at the time and the speed limit was only 35 mph. I pulled over and had to be towed to a Ford dealer 10 miles back. Tri star of somerset, PA ( which is a Ford dealer) determined the problem was the cam shaft sensor. It cost $243. 00 for repair and replacement of sensor (which took 8 days due to work load backup). It cost me $200. 00 to have my RV towed to a local campground (which I no longer have a receipt for). It cost another $180. 00 to keep RV at campground until repairs to truck were completed. In addition to this, it cost $225. 68 to rent a car from tri star to continue 200 miles home to wait until truck was repaired. Today I read in the paper that there is a recall on 1997 through 2003 Ford superduty trucks. However, my F-250 is not among the recalls (Ford/ e-series, excursion, f-450 superduty, f-550 superduty. Old part was kept by tri star but I still have the receipts dated 25sept07. What recourse do I have? p. S. Luckily a state patrol officer happened by when this occurred and assisted me in contacting a tow truck CO.

Camshaft position sensor failure at highway speed resulting in engine shutdown/ no power steering or power brakes/ was able to pull off the side of the road with only minor traffic slow down.

2000 Ford F-250 7. 3 psd engine died while driving, lost power steering and braking took extra effort. Problem was due to camshaft position sensor, replaced it at a cost of $200 and truck is running fine.

Camshaft position sensor failure caused engine stop on 2000 Ford superduty diesel in heavy traffic. Mileage was approx 125,000. Replacement oem cps failed after a further 3,000 miles! old parts are not available.

I have a 2000 Ford excursion with the 7. 3 diesel engine. On 1/12/07, while sitting at a traffic light it killed on me. Started right up and performed ok. On 1/17/07, while accelerating at about 7 miles per hour it stopped running again. I've parked it until I can determine what causes this problem. It is an extreme safety hazard to be stopped in front of fast moving oncoming traffic. Thank you for your help. Bruce mcpherson.

I was traveling down hwy 174 in SC at around 10:00 pm when my Ford f250 7. 3l diesel truck began to knock and finally shut off in the highway. The vehicle would not restart, and had to be towed back to my house, and then to ravenel Ford the following day where they diagnosed the failure as cam position sensor and said that this was a common occurrence and recommended that I keep a spare one in the glove box. The total repair bill was $453. 42.

When I stated my 2000 Ford f250 sd with the 7. 3 diesel engine the motor ran rough and would not develop enough power to move. The check engine light came on. After almost an hour of idling the motor developed enough power to move. I took the vehicle to the dealer the next day and was told that the problem was a disconnected/loose wiring harness to the injectors and glow plugs. Minor problem till I found out it would take all day to fix and cost $675. I was told this was a common problem with my type vehicle. So I spent the money and the dealer installed a $17. 00 part to lock the connectors in place. This is a problem that should never have happened. Even a first year engineering student or a person with any common sense would know to install a positive lock connector for an internal wiring harness. I'm just glad the problem showed up when starting and not on the highway going highway speeds with a horse trailer behind.

1st day of ownership of 2000 f250, engine inexplicably dies, rendering useless power steering and power breaks. Towed to dealer. Explained problem to service writer. Without even seeing the vehicle, the service writer says "camshaft position sensor. " as it turns out, he was right. Problem fixed for nearly $500 dollars.

Camshaft positions sensor failure nearly causing accident as truck quit running halfway through intersection. Ford cps failures are often and fail for no reason and with no warning.

Truck was running sluggish. On night of occurrence, truck stalled in highway, restarted, stalled for good. Waited 2 hours for tow truck on busy highway. Had towed to Ford dealership and they replaced the cam shaft position sensor for $430. 00. I do not have the old part.

My camshaft positioning sensor went out on my 2000 f250 it shut off my motor when I was going 70 mph and I lost all power and was very close to crashing. It was fixed easy with a new cps but this should of never happen.

While on a back road, at night after a camping trip with my kids, truck stumbled/stuttered. Check engine light came on. Was able to stop truck and then restart it. Check engine light was off. Made it home. Next day truck would try to crank but wouldn't fire up. Called a diesel mechanic who came over, pulled cps, went to local International and bought a new cps. Changed out mine and truck started up just fine. Threw out the old part.

I own a 2000 f250 diesel truck. On October 26, 2006 at approximately 12 midnight while making a left hand turn from a dead stop, crossing over three lanes of traffic traveling no faster then 10 miles per hour the truck cut off halfway across the roadway without any prior warning. I then coasted across the road while cars proceeded to go around me. So as to define what I mean by cut off, and no prior warning, they are as follows: cut off ã‚ engine stopped running completely. I had loss control of the steering to the extent that it required the full use of both arms to be able to even turn the steering wheel. It was as if I had turned the ignition switch to the position just prior to the key removal position. No prior warning ã‚ the truck had not shown any hesitation or inclination to stop running just prior to it cutting off, nor any hesitation or inclination to stop running from the time I had bought the truck new to the time of this incident. My concerns. This incident happened at approximately 12 midnight when the road had very little traffic on it. Had it happened during the daylight hours when the road is heavily traveled. It would be more likely then not that either I, or others would have been in an accident as a result of trying to avoid me. An even worse if I had my trailer attached to the truck, the reason I purchased the truck, there would be no doubt that an accident would of accrued. I had the truck towed to a Ford service center. Where they replaced a faulty cam position sensor the next day. Part # f7tz-12k073-a. I spent several hour reading up on the cps today. This problem seems to be quite common as shown on automotive information systems (ais) reports, and elsewhere. Although often there are warning signs ( sluggish performance under load, stalling at idle ) of a faulty sensor quite often they can fail without any warning signs. It was fortuitous that the cps failure on my truck happened when it did.

Vehicle - 2000 Ford F-250 4x4 7. 3l diesel. Camshaft position sensor (cps) went out causing vehicle to stall and not start again until part was replaced. Engine turned off exiting freeway going approx 65 mph. This is the third cps that has gone bad on this vehicle. First at 38,000 miles, second at 95,000 mile, and third at 159,000 miles.

I have had to replace the camshaft position sensor in my 2000 f250 three times now. The part costs over 140 dollars at a Ford dealer and I know many many people who have had to replace the same part. It is a design flaw and Ford knows it. When I walked in the dealer and said my truck died the first thing the mechanic said was "OH, sounds like a camshaft position sensor". This has left me stranded twice (once in the middle of nowhere on a road trip).

2000 f250 power stroke would shut off engine at speed, usually around 40 mph while driving. Loss of power included power steering which made it difficult to maneuver vehicle out of traffic. Happened several times over the month, once determined was not bad diesel fuel, I took it to the Ford dealer. They replaced the camshaft position sensor. Researched on web about part and saw a lot of failures related to part, and link to this complaint page from forgotten. Com link. Part f7tz-12k073-a no check engine light ever appeared during the month, no warning indication from vehicle before engine is shut off while at speed.

Engine would quit while on the road or at idle outside temp or engine temp did not make any difference. Replaced cam position sensor problem corrected never occurred again . When engine quit would restart. Believe very dangerous due to you never knew when it might quit.

Failure of camshaft position sensor (cps) caused engine to stall during operation resulting in loss of steering and braking. Fortunately, it was early am and traffic was light allowing me to bring the vehicle to a stop without incident. No advance warning or check engine light. Towed to dealer, cps replaced at my expense.

I have two Ford pickup trucks with the 7. 3 liter diesel engine. Both of these trucks have had the cam positions sensor fail. The first time this happened to me I was in the truck and in a bank drive through with the vehicle running. I replaced the sensor at that time and then had the replacement sensor fail in the same vehicle less than 50,000 miles later when I was driving the truck down the road. This could of caused an accident as there was no warning and the engine quit running leaving vehicle with no power. I recently had the sensor fail on my 2nd truck with 7. 3 liter diesel engine. This truck was under the 100,000 mile warranty so Ford is paying the parts on this but I had the vehicle in for service in December 2005 and they hooked the vehicle up to a diagnostics machine to check for any error codes and were not alerted of any. The sensor failed late in the day and would not allow me to start the vehicle leaving me stranded and requiring to be towed.

Ford F-250 pickup with 7. 3l powerstroke diesel engine. Engine shut off without warning due to faulty camshaft positioning sensor (synchronizer). Engine shut off caused loss of power steering and brakes making heavy duty vehicle difficult and dangerous to maneuver in traffic. Replaced sensor to correct problem. Sensor is the same design to another failure is highly possible.

While driving 50 mph, the engine shut off. The consumer stated after waiting 10 to 15 minutes , the vehicle started again. The cam shaft position sensor needed to be replaced, and it was, however, the problem recurred.

Early evening Friday, Feb 18, 2005, driving 2000 f250 sd psd 7. 3-liter diesel @ approx 50 mph, truck bucked a couple of times then engine died, losing all power. Truck was nose into an intersection before I was able to steer it to a stop. Fortunately this did not cause an accident, as the area was suburban and people drive a bit less aggressively than they do in columbus, where I live. I called aaa, had the truck towed to dealer. Dealer diagnosed and replaced cam sensor assembly: item f7tz*12k073*a synchronizer asy $185. 91, labor of $106. 32, misc charges of $7. 44; subtotal 299. 67, plus tax of $20. 97. Grand total out of my pocket $320. 64 fortunately I had aaa deluxe; otherwise the towing would have cost me an additional $40.

Owner of a 2000 Ford f250 wants to be reimbursed for replacing the camshaft position sensor under recall 07s57. The consumer stated he had to replace the camshaft position sensor twice.

Traveling south on hwy 78 in sachse, TX my engine stalled at cruising speed if 45 mph. I lost all power steering and braking control on my 2000 f250 diesel. I partially got my truck into a turn lane, and after 5 minutes of repeated cranking the truck started again only to stall out 15 seconds later. The date below is approximate, but can be verified as the part was changed under warranty, and explained as normal by my dealership.

Ford super duty diesel F-250 : engine cuts out and/or dies during all load conditions. Service engine soon light comes on under most severe cut-outs. Ford service has repeatedly (8 times in 2 years) worked on the issue on my truck as well as other owners trucks with whom I am acquainted. This engine failure occurs approximately once every 10 miles, and is very dangerous when trying to enter a freeway or pass on a fm road. I believe Ford damaged the engine control unit when they installed their Ford authorized power chip. They seem to keep replacing less costly components and giving me the truck back. I feel they are waiting for my truck to get out of the warranty period before the real story is told. That way, I will be out the money for what ever is really wrong with this vehicles. Others that I have talked to have the same issue. Perhaps its the dealership covering up, but I would not put it past Ford to be behind this.

Ford super duty diesel F-250 : engine cuts out and/or dies during all load conditions. Especially dangerous when passing cars or on freeway. Dealer is unable to locate problem and "nothing registers on the computer" began in March 2003 and continues daily to this day.

Own 2000 Ford F-250 super duty. The cam position sensor has failed 3 times since purchase of this truck in Dec 2000. Very dangerous situation as all power, brakes-steering etc. Are not functional when the engine stalls. Engine stall without warning at high and low speeds creating hazardous situations due to all power failure. Dealer replaced under warranty in 2002 approximately 70,000 miles.