2000 Ford F-250 Engine Problems
- 10
- 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 · 6 records
- spark plugs · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Went to start engine in the truck after setting over night under my carport and spark plug blew out of the head . This truck has a 5.4 liter v8
ODI 11016037
Engine
Spark plug blew while driving on a city street, going 30 miles per hour. *tr
ODI 10948970
Engine
I have had three different occasions where the spark plug has blown out while i was driving to and from work and two of the three times i almost hit another vehicle.we fixed them with new parts from auto store but was reminded that the repair is only temporary.two or the three times i was on a highway in busy traffic and the other time i was on a rural road.
ODI 10955161
Engine
Blue a spark plug out of head, broke coil in process while driving down highway at about 45mph.
ODI 10888059
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-250. While driving 40 mph, the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the spark plugs blew out and the engine cylinder head needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,000.
ODI 10865662
Engine
This is my third problem with the same truck. The spark plugs have been blown out of the head. Every time that i have had this problem happen i had taken it to a shop and they have fixed it. This has happened to three diff. Plugs, not the same one. This last time that this happened the shop told me that the plug stripped it out so bad that it cant be fixed and that i need a new head or engine. I have been reading…
ODI 10490045
Engine
I have a 2000 ford f-250 with a v-10 engine. I have had 5 of my 10 spark plugs blow out in the last year. 4 of them required a helo-coil replacement at a cost of about $1,600.00 total. The spark plugs blow out without warning ripping the threads out of the heads, rendering the truck useless. In that last incident i was towing a camper when it blew leaving me in an extremely hazardous and dangerous position. I can…
ODI 10510325
Engine
Blown out spark plug with original equipment. *tr
ODI 10470280
Engine
The spark plugs on my truck have blown out of the head gasket while driving on the highway. I have spent over $1300 repairing/replacing the spark plug and threads on the heads. I have been reading on the internet where other ford owners are having the same problem and it appears that nothing is being done to correct the problem. This has happened twice to me since i have owned the truck. The first time was in…
ODI 10864269
Engine · Power Train
The truck has an intermittent high idle problem. When slowing down, (either by downshifting the manual transmission or coasting to a stop), the engine will sometimes idle at 1500 rpm rather than the nominal 700-800 rpm. If i don't come to a complete stop (like when turning onto my street), the idle will remain high trying to make the truck go faster. If i do come to a complete stop (like at a stop sign), the engine…
ODI 10463092