Diesel Engine problems of the 2002 Ford F-250

Oil pan rusted out.

2002 Ford f250 superduty. Consumer writes in regards to a strong diesel fuel odor and finding fuel on the passenger side of the engine compartment in the cab of the vehicle. The dealer informed the consumer, the diesel engine was designed with copper sleeves or cups around the fuel injectors. The purpose of the cups were to separate the engine cooling system from the pressurized fuel system. Over a period of time, the engine coolant reacted with the copper cups and created small pin holes or cracks in the injector cups. Since the fuel system was pressurized it injected diesel fuel into the coolant circulating in the engine. Eventually the diesel fuel came out of the radiator overflow and all over the passenger side of the engine compartment. Since there was no way to tell, which injector cup was bad, all of them would have to be replaced along with the coolant hoses and the radiator would need to be flushed. The engine would have to be taken apart, the heads would have to be removed and the injector cups replace.

Nhtsa action #: pe06011 I am currently experiencing these problems related to cps failures and would like to add my support for a recall request. * updated 12/12/07 updated 12/12/07.

Cam position sensor failed on 2002 Ford f250 w. 7. 3l diesel. When this sensor fails you loose all power assist and the steering becomes very hard and breaks are at best no existent. I was able to get the truck to the side of the highway and not become a hazard. Replace sensor with spare I had with me due to multiple failures over the years made me aware to keep an extra with me at all times.

Vehicle has quit running on several occasions, engine just dies, has been happening for about 6 months periodically. On June 2 2007 engine quit 3 times in a half hour time period,replaced camshaft sensor at my expense warranty expired on Jan 1 2007. I have read of several complaints about these sensors on the internet and would like to share mine also.

I had 2 occurrences of this problem. Both times camshaft position sensor failed , causing loss of control. (engine died in traffic. 2002 Ford F-250 7. 3l diesel. Extreme safety hazard , especially since these trucks were for heavy towing which I did from time to time. Seemed to be widespread problem needing to be addressed.

I have a 2002 Ford f250 power stroke diesel truck. The diesel engine just shutdown as I was driving on a major road in memphis TN. I lost power steering and brakes but was able to avoid an accident because I muscled the steering wheel and the brakes to get my truck off the road into a parking lot. Fortunately I was in the outside lane and not traveling at 65 mph or the accident could have been very serious. I am told that the problem is the cps although I just found that out today. The truck has been stalling intermittently at stop lights and sputtering on the interstate so I had a hard time diagnosing the problem.

I have my truck at the dealership today and after diagnostic they find out that my problem is caused by the cam sensor. My problem start about two weeks a go when my truck just with no alerts/lights just shut off on the middle of the road but on Tuesday 24th of 2007 I was driving on an small road I'm pulling a 6x12 cargo trailer when my truck did it again but this time because my trailer on the back was very difficult to drive with no power steering and no brakes. I did a search just now and found out that is a problem that Ford is aware off and they just don't want to admit please advice me to what I need to do. Dealer estimate to fix the problem is about $500. 00 labor and parts.

My 2002 Ford F-250 supercab diesel 7. 3 started with a miss as I drove down the highway and has gotten progressively worse. Now it dies out at low speeds in town driving leaving me with no brakes or steering. I have been told this is a common problem with this truck caused by the camshaft positioning sensor but Ford assumes no responsibility. This is a very dangerous problem especially when the vehicle is pulling a load.

Repeated failure of camshaft position sensor.

Cam position sensor failure on 2002 Ford f250 powerstroke diesel. 70 mph on interstate. Loss of power brakes and power steering.

Truck (2002 Ford F-250 powerstroke) engine randomly quits during braking or low/no acceleration. This causes loss of power brakes and steering. Braking and low acceleration occur in intersections frequently I have discovered. Truck will restart and problem may or may not return immediately. I took it to a dealership who said they could not duplicate the event and the codes set by the pcm were "unrelated". I took it to the dealer a total of three times for this problem. . Read more...

Engine stalling truck shuts down, all power is lost.

(1) failed during driving at highway speed on narrow road without shoulder. Caused complete and immediate engine shutdown, loss of power steering and substantial challenge in steering out of corner. (2) failure of part: "camshaft position sensor" on Ford 2002 7. 3l power stroke diesel engine in F-250 sd pickup. (3) dealer replaced sensor and also "synchronizer assembly" under warranty. Cost was $100 deductible and $96. 87 tow bill. Old parts not available.

: the contact stated while driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled without prior warning. The engine had to remain in the off position for 15 minutes before it would restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection.

I have a 2002 Ford F-250 power stroke diesel. I was on my way to work and all of a sudden the engine just shut off as if I had turned the key off. It picked right back up almost immediately and continued to run for about a mile. Then it shut off again and did not pick back up. This was on a 4 lane highway at 55-60 mph with no power steering and no power brakes on a 7000# truck. I managed to coast into a turn lane and got it to re-fire and moved it into a parking lot. Checked all of my electrical connections under the hood and restarted the truck. It idled fine for a while so I thought maybe a connector was loose and I had fixed the problem. I decided to continue on my way to work. I pulled back out onto the highway and no problems. I had to make a u-turn on the 4 lane highway and right in the middle of it, the truck decides to die again. Luckily, I was able to get it into neutral and re-fired before I got hit in the side by oncoming traffic. Had heard of the cps failures being a problem on the 7. 3 power stroke engines so I had it towed home and replaced the cam position sensor. No problems since. I started looking on web sites to find out how many people had been having this same type failure and it seems to be a very common problem. Several web sites are recommending that the power stroke owners that have had this problem notify you all so maybe we can get the problem solved.

Truck stops running with no warning during normal operation.

Truck sat all night, started truck waited approx 10 min , drove approx 2 miles, truck stalled/died in the middle of intersection, brakes did not have power assist. Coasted down hill approx . 5 miles before I could stop the truck. Truck cooled and restarted then died approx 2 min later. Truck was towed to local Ford. Cps replaced as bad.

Cam position sensor failure.

Truck started cutting off randomly. Truck finally quit running on major street was able to get it off the road coasting. Cps was replaced and problem was corrected. Old part may still be available.

I own a Ford f250,2002, diesel. On three different occasions, while driving down the road the engine has simply quit. On two of those instances, I was very lucky not to have had a terrible accident. The first time, it was under warranty and they fixed it no problem, the last two times, it has been rather expensive to have it fixed. Ford does pay for the part and it is the same part each time, a cam sensor, but I have to pay for the towing and the deductible. This is extremely dangerous, and it is the same part that is failing. According to the tow truck drivers who have picked up the vehicle, they say it is a common problem. It has also happened to my brother-in-law and he has a 1999 model, but only once. I only have 57,000 miles on the truck, and as I said, it is extremely dangerous, as when it goes, there is no warning, it simply dies. The first time I was doing 70 mph and was just about wiped out by a semi behind me.

Vehicle is a 2002 Ford F-250 w/ 7. 3l diesel engine. The cam position sensor (cps) failed. When it fails, the engine stalls. This means that a nearly 7400 pound vehicle suddenly has no power, including loss of power steering & brakes. The reported incident date is the date of the first failure (happened at a stop light). The second failure happened about 1 year later (while driving). When purchasing a replacement cps, the parts guy said they sell a lot of these (as in they fail often).