KnownCarProblems2000 Ford F-250 SD Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 233 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Ford F-250 SD, most often about the engine (31% of complaints, typically around 99,500 miles). It is 12th of 27 F-250 SD model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2000 Ford F-250 SD problems
Engine
71 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 99,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system, cooling system.
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…
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…
Wheels and tires
45 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 51,000 miles. Parts named most often: tread/belt, sidewall, lugs/nuts/bolts/studs, valve.
I have a 2000 Ford f-250 superduty. It's common knowledge among Ford owners that the balljoints in the superduty line are prong to premature faiure. I've heard of failures on vehicles with mileage as low as 24,000. Check some of the Ford truck forums on the internet, theres alot of data to back my claims. Mine failed…
Date: september 18, 2011 driving south on the 605 freeway rear left tire blew out the tread belt portion of the tire tore of and caused body and paint damage to the rear fender. I can provide pictures of the tire and body damage it caused. I received a recall notice and I mailed the documents requested. Bf goodrich…
Brakes
28 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 77,500 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, antilock, conventional.
Stopped for fuel. Smelled something hot. Right rear brake caliper piston stuck in caliper and would not release, wheel became excessively hot, was hot enough to cause a burn on finger. Drove to nearby repair center for repair. During repair it was also discovered that left front caliper was also sticking.
Tl contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250 SD. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing brake fuel, which was leaking from the master cylinder push rod retainer clip. The failure occurs when the vehicle is in motion or parked. The dealer stated that they would not repair the failure for free because the vehicle was not…
Electrical
23 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, ignition.
Vehicle was parked outside the owners homeand it caught on fire. Owner contacted the manufacturer. Currently the manufacturer was recalling several similar vehicles for this problem. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall. ...
While driving my 2000 f-250 Ford pick up truck equiped with the 7.3 liter diesel engine, the engine suddenly stopped running, without any warning signs. This occured while I was entering a circle intersection, fortunately very early in the morning before any rush hour traffic. When the engine shut down I lost both the…
Transmission
21 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 52,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, manual transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive), clutch assembly.
Had a throw out bearing fork break into two pieces on my 2000 f250 Ford pick up. Clutch became totally inoperative and the truck had to be towed. Truck had 52,000 miles on it at the time of the failure. On examination the t.o. Bearing fork appears to have been cracked since new.
While driving at 50 MPH clutch did not disengage to change gears. Vehicle was taken to a dealer. The dealer determined that the housing for one of the springs in the clutch pad broke between the sprind and outer housing.
Suspension
16 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 51,000 miles. Parts named most often: front, rear.
The ball joints in my vehicle are worn out & I need to have all 4 ball joints (both uppers & lowers) replaced on my 2000 Ford f250 super duty pickup truck because there is no way to grease the joint-no grease fitting!!!! It seems that this is a common problem among Ford truck owners. After you replace the ball joints…
I have a 2000 Ford f-250 superduty. It's common knowledge among Ford owners that the balljoints in the superduty line are prong to premature faiure. I've heard of failures on vehicles with mileage as low as 24,000. Check some of the Ford truck forums on the internet, theres alot of data to back my claims. Mine failed…
Speed control
15 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 129,000 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control, linkages.
Parked vehicle about and 25 minutes later smoke was coming from under the hood of the vehicle. Opened the hood to find the cruise control servo was smoking. Disconnected the wires to the servo and it stopped. Haad the burned part for inspection. During the trip before the fire the cruise control light on the dashboard…
Tl contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250 SD. The contact stated that his vehicle caught fire while in his driveway. The fire originated in the sensor of the master cylinder. He believes that the vehicle should have been included in NHTSA campaign id number 06v286000 (vehicle speed control), although it was a diesel engine.…
Visibility and wipers
8 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 48,000 miles. Parts named most often: windshield wiper/washer, windshield, rear window wiper/washer.
Windshield wiper motor on my 2000 Ford f250 truck was replaced (supposedly)by Ford in 2002 due to a recall. Here is the NHTSA reference:"NHTSA campaign id: 01v258000" on 12/27/04, my vehicle had an electrical fire/burn/meltdown caused by the wipers not being able to return to the," park" position by snow and ice. The…
While driving in rainy weather, intermittently the front windshield wipers failed. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The consumer provided a copy of safety recall 01s24 which was for 2000 Ford f250 with defective wiper motor switch.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2000 Ford F-250 SD recalls
Speed control: vehicle speed control
Risk: A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
Fix: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Engine: diesel
Risk: In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Engine stalling
Summary
In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. The subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection r
Engine stalling
Summary
The cam position sensor (cps) provides a critical signal to the subject vehicle (sv) engine management system, the loss of which results in an engine stall.during pe06-011, ford stated in their response to odi that it is continuing to investigate allegations of cps related engine stall and further advised that an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation.ford data shows that 20% of the 716,000 svs are equipped with manual transmissions which are capable of back-driving the engine when a stall occurs; power assisted steering and braking are not lost during engine back-drive.ford data also indicates that back-drive occurs in automatic transmission vehicles above certain road
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Engine compartment fires
Summary
Ea05-005 is closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire.ford is also including the entire population of 1998 explorers.ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation is closed.odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the obs
Sector shaft fractures
Summary
This ea was opened based on a response received from ford motor company to an information request (ir) submitted during sq00-018.ford stated in an internal service message that it had changed the steering gear sector shafts and pitman arms installed 1999 model year f-series super duty vehicles on march 22, 1999.ford stated that these design changes were implemented to make improvements in vehicle steering and handling, and that virtually all of the reported fractured sector shafts were the result of extraordinary, possibly multiple, impacts.an engineering analysis closing report is attached.
Questions about the 2000 Ford F-250 SD
- What are the most common problems with the 2000 Ford F-250 SD?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (71 complaints, typically around 99,500 miles); wheels and tires (45 complaints, typically around 51,000 miles); brakes (28 complaints, typically around 77,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2000 Ford F-250 SD have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 13, 2009 (speed control). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2000 a bad year for the Ford F-250 SD?
- It is 12th of 27 F-250 SD model years by number of complaints, with 233 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.