1. Ford F-250
  2. Problems
  3. 1999
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling

1999 Ford F-250 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

9
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • spark plug · 5 records
  • spark plugs · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi2
1–30k mi1
150–400k mi1
60–100k mi1
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 2, 2012 · 139,990 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Spark plug "blew out"of its hole causing loss of power and sudden consternation. Was pulling an light empty trailer and fortunately driving with no other traffic around. 5.4l triton v8 engine, manual transmission. Factory tune-up and plug replacement done about 20k miles earlier, 5 years ago. *tr

    ODI 10453985

  • September 1, 2010 · 138,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    1999 f-250 spark plug defect v8 5.4l had 2 spark plugs come loose. $700 to replace. Mechanic laughed and said they have a kit for this defect because it is so common. *tr

    ODI 10383102

  • December 20, 2008 · 40,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    1999 ford f250 5.4 spit spark plug from cylinder head-2nd one back on driver side, left me stranded at 1am in december cold,no warning at all, just bang then pop-pop-pop. *tr

    ODI 10252641

  • January 21, 2008 · 99,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    99 F250 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT V10. *TR

    ODI 10215927

  • June 9, 2006 · 163,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph on normal road conditions the front of the vehicle started wobbling. The vehicle was pulled over to check the engine and one of the spark plugs was puff- puffing. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined the spark plugs dislodged and declared that all 1999 ford f250 models presented the same defect. The dealership had not received the solution from the…

    ODI 10166160

  • February 15, 2005

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    The check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Driver took vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the problem could not be duplicated. *ak

    ODI 10111563

  • January 16, 2005

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    The spark plug blew out the cylinder head while the vehicle was being driven causing the engine to not operate. The owner will contact manufacturer. *jb

    ODI 10107481

  • October 4, 2004

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    The aluminum head was cracked on the engine, which threw the spark plugs out and caused the engine not to operate. Manufacturer has been contacted by consumer. *jb

    ODI 10112959

  • January 1, 2000 · 17,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Engine leaking oil through head gasket. Four attempts have been made to repair the problem. Problem began @ 17, 000 miles. Currently vehicles has 67,000 miles. First attempt took over 6 weeks to complete. All other attempts took 1 week. Additional problems with carbon build up in the engine have occured inbetween repair attemps. Any attempt to contact ford to address the problem was a dead end.

    ODI 10030893