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1999 Ford F-250 engine and engine cooling problems

66 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Ford F-25011% of all complaints for this model year.

66
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
11%
share of all complaints
120,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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

    filed Apr 3, 2012

  • 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

    filed Feb 17, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Some 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with a 4.6l 2v, 5.4l 2v, or 6.8l 2v engine--spark plug thread repair procedure--not covered under new vehicle limited warranty. *nj this includes f-53 motorhome chassis. Updated 2/23/10…

    07212 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 2007
  • Intermittent rough idle - non-commanded egr (exhaust gas recirculation valve) flow. *tt

    05417 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 7, 2005
All 1999 Ford F-250 TSBs →

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other F-250 years

YearReportsShare
2014 F-25032%
2013 F-25011%
2012 F-250125%
2011 F-25073%
2009 F-25024%
2008 F-250158%
2007 F-25035%
2006 F-250178%
2005 F-2501712%
2004 F-2504429%
2003 F-2502421%
2002 F-2502315%
F-250 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.