2000 Ford F-250 engine and engine cooling problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2000 Ford F-250 — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving my 2000 ford f-250 super duty pick up truck at 35 mph, when I heard a loud bang, I pulled over right away , when I popped the hood, I seen the coil with the spark plug on the other end ! It had blown right out of the engine ! I have read a lot of blogs out their and I was very lucky…”
filed Feb 25, 2012
“Blew #2 plug out of cylinder head on a ford f 250 v10 triton engine at 36k miles and then recently at 85 k miles. Problem lies in the manufacturing/design by ford. Spark plugs have few threads to hold them in the cylinders. Also aluminum heads won't hold the plugs. Thousands are having this same…”
filed Jan 25, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other F-250 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 F-250 | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 F-250 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 F-250 | 12 | 5% |
| 2011 F-250 | 7 | 3% |
| 2009 F-250 | 2 | 4% |
| 2008 F-250 | 15 | 8% |
| 2007 F-250 | 3 | 5% |
| 2006 F-250 | 17 | 8% |
| 2005 F-250 | 17 | 12% |
| 2004 F-250 | 44 | 29% |
| 2003 F-250 | 24 | 21% |
| 2002 F-250 | 23 | 15% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Ford F-250
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.