2000 Ford F Super Duty
No clear pattern 25% of complaints about the 2000 Ford F Super Duty arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2000 vehicle, but with only 72 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine cooling (15 complaints), typically at 6.3 yr or about 85,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 72
- Median age at failure
- 2.3 yr
- Median mileage
- 85,000 n=30
- Crash / fire / tow
- 5.6% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 3
00V254000 2000-09-06
Exterior lighting:brake lights:switch
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIS-ROUTED WIRE HARNESS THAT ATTACHES TO THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH. THE WIRE COULD RUB ON THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A BLOWN FUSE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STOP LAMP FUNCTION.
THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
00V170000 2000-06-19
Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: F-SUPER DUTY STRIPPED MOTOR HOME CHASSIS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE A MISSING OR PARTIALLY INSTALLED BRAKE PEDAL TO MASTER CYLINDER PUSHROD RETAINING CLIP.
IF THE CLIP IS MISSING OR FALLS OUT, THE PUSHROD COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESULTING IN THE OPERATOR BEING UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
99V265000 1999-09-20
Speed control
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND CHASSIS-CABS EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L MANUAL TRANSMISSION POWERTRAINS. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CORE WIRE CAN WEAR THE CABLE CONDUIT END FITTING DUE TO A FIFTEEN DEGREE ANGLE IT MAKES WITH THE CONDUIT AT THE THROTTLE BODY END. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO WEAR OR SEPARATION OF STRANDS OF THE CORE WIRE, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.
A "STUCK" THROTTLE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.
Engine cooling 62,000 mi 4.4 yr in service
I HAVE A 2000 F-250 WITH 62,000 MI. AND HAD ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BACK OUT AND STRIP OUT THE LAST FEW THREADS. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE 5.4 ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS AND THAT FORDS ONLY FIX TO IT WAS TO REPLACE THE HEAD AT @ $1500.00 PER HEAD. HE REFERRED ME TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT DEVISED A CHEAPER FIX OF RETAPPING THE PLUG HOLE. THIS MECHANIC SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY HAS DONE 5 TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK.*AK
Engine cooling 52,400 mi 5.8 yr in service
BOLTS RUSTED TO MY MANIFOLDS ( ON BOTH ) SIDES. HAD TO HAVE BOTH MANIFOLDS REPLACED AND THE HEADS BORED OUT. IF I DID NOT REALIZE THE NOISE AND HAD IT FIXED IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED MY HEADS.*JB
Engine cooling 85,000 mi 6.0 yr in service
MY VEHICLE HAS BLOWN OUT A SPARK PLUG ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT ON BOTH INCIDENTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM DO TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE. THERE IS EVEN A COMPANY THAT MAKES A REPAIR KIT AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA WHICH WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. *NM