Diesel Engine problems of the 2001 Ford F-350

The contact owns a 2001 Ford f350 super duty. While accelerating to 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and could not be restarted. The vehicle is currently located on the side of the road where the failure occurred. The contact was unable to get the vehicle to the dealer for service. The failure and current mileages were 165,638.

My cam position sensor on the diesel engine went bad for the third time. Mileage is 90,000. Last time I lost steering and brakes while pulling a trailer and was almost rear ended by cars coming onto the freeway on ramp. This time it was going down a hill and I gained speed and almost lost the truck over a corner before coming to a flat area. Im afraid to drive this truck now and its not fair considering what I paid for it. Almost every diesel owner I know has had at least one cps failure. I came to rest up against some tree limbs and have scratched paint---it could have been much worse. See also 10153677. .

2001 Ford f350 super duty 7. 3 diesel truck. Engine stalls with out warning, resulting in lost of steering, and braking control. Occurs frequently.

My Ford F-350 diesel just had the cam position sensor go out for the third time! I was heading down hill and lost power steering and partial brakes. I was towing a small trailer that had electric brakes and used those to stop us or we probably would have all died. Almost all the diesel owners I know have had these cps's go bad. How can Ford get away with this? im afraid to drive the truck again. See also 10191279.

1. Events - taking a trip from wasilla, ak to fairbanks, ak (300 mile trip) temp started at 28 deg at wasilla -47 in fairbanks. After about 150 miles the truck stutter a few times after about 200 miles the truck died. Would not start nothing. Waited for about 20 min (in -27deg weather) then the truck started up and I got about another 25 miles now it was about -32 someone pulled over to let my kids keep warm three girls ages 2, 4, 6 and let me take warm up brakes in there car while I tried to find out what was failing. I had a code reader with me. It showed no codes. Then some guy pulled over he was driving a Ford as well. But he carried a extra c. P. S. With him and the tools. 2. Failure and consequences- the failure was a cps in the 2001 F-350 7. 3 the consequences were not that bad only because of 2 very nice people that helped me. But think about it --32 deg and gettint colder it could have been 4 deaths. Replaced the cps from a guy that warned me to keep one in the glove box at all times.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford f350. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall. The dealer stated that the motor needed to be replaced and would cost $15,000. The contact sold the vehicle and later received two safety recall notices. He believes that the recall repair is the dealer's responsibility since he sold the vehicle because they were adamant that it needed a new motor. The purchase date, recall number, and VIN were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 175,000.

High pressure oil pump spraying oil all over the road until vehicle quit running. First time was around 10,000 miles- they put and o-ring in this time and with in another 10,000 miles it did it again- this time they replaced the pump and it lasted until vehicle had 36,000 miles and it did it again - they replaced the o-rings again and this time it made it till it had 68,000 miles and it dumped about 15 quarts of oil on the road again. This time the oil pump blew apart. This is 4 times this vehicle has done the same thing. This oil pump is what makes the fuel go to the cylinders and keeping the engine running, no oil pressure and the engine shuts down in the middle of the road without warning. I have mechanized for 20 years with ups and have a knowledge of engines and how they work. The issue with this vehicle is that it dumps or sprays oil all over the road and all under the vehicle which could cause the vehicle itself or someone following to wreck in the oil , or someone run into the back of the vehicle when it quits. Four times with the same problem and Ford would not help with the cost of repairs the last time. This is a pre-existing problem that never has been fixed the first time in the shop. This high pressure oil pump is what makes the fuel injectors operate. No oil pressure and the injectors will not operate and the engine quits without warning. I have had the oil all under the vehicle and all over the rear tires. I also mentioned to the dealer after the 3rd time that if a motorcycle got behind me that he would have problems controlling his ride. I caught the pump leaking before it quit that one time. Four times with 68,000 miles is not a safe record with putting about 3 gallons of oil on the road each time this happens. Also consider the environmental effects of dumping oil everywhere.

2001 Ford f350 7. 3 diesel. Truck stalls without warning causing loss of power, power steering and brakes. Has happened 3 times in last 7 days. I lost control of truck and hit a curb from stall. Read on internet to replace cam sensor. I replaced sensor on 10/6/06.

I own a 2001 Ford F-350 7. 3 liter diesel truck. Last month I was pulling a trailer in heavy traffic when my engine died. I lost brakes and steering. It was all I could do to fight the wheel over to the right and I used my electric trailer brakes to pull me down. We were almost hit by many cars. After being towed, we found that it was a bad cam position sensor, or cps. I have since spoken to other Ford owners and many of them have had similar experiences. This is scary! I am now afraid to drive the truck, especially to pull a load. What can be done? thanks. See also 10191279.

Ford power stroke diesel cam position sensor failure leading to loss of steering, brakes and control of vehicle. Sensor can fail without warning at any time and leave vehicle inoperable in travel portions of highway. I was towing 9,500 lb at that time. The trailer brakes saved the day. I had a spare cam position sensor on hand and made the repair on the side of the highway. It's the third cam position sensor on the vehicle now.

The vehicle is a 2001 Ford f350 super duty sld. The transmission failed. The consumer had been experiencing problems for about a month and gradually it became worse. The transmission was the only know problem with the vehicle. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealership, they told him that it has slipping between and gear. The transmission was not fixed at that time. Now it will not go into reverse and it is leaking oil.

I have several complaints with my truck. . . . All of which were potential safety risk. First was the transmission failure mine and my dad's ,both failed at similar times at identical trucks. -after Ford gave us the run around we took the trucks to a repair shop and had transmissions fixed. . . . . Note that the failure of the coast clutch in transmissions prevented the trucks from engine breaking. This was particularly serious when towing, which was what this truck was made for. My dad found out the transmission failed on his way down a mountain pass in colorado pulling a 11,000 pound fifth wheel. The next complaint was regarding the cam position sensor, which failed faster than can replaced. The next complaint was about the brake system. I have dealt with dealerships time and time again to try to resolve the problem, and they couldn't do it, so I fixed it myself! the problem was a severe pull to the left when applying brakes, that progressed to a severe pull and shimmy. . Again, Ford couldn't fix it, I did. All of these were trend items. . Read more...

Cps failure on a Ford diesel.

The cps on the vehicle failed three times. Two of the three failures left me stranded for over two hours while waiting for Ford roadside assistance to recover the vehicle. The frequency of the problem has caused me to now carry a spare cps in my glovebox in the event of a future failure.

This truck has had 4 transmissions, and a new motor along with many repairs.