2000 Ford F-250 Engine Problems

“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.”

“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 february 2011, second time was april 2015.”

“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 alot about this and nothing is happen, so I thought that I would report it as well.”

“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 not emphasize how dangerous this problem is. Ford tells me I now need new heads at a cost of about $5,000.00. …”

“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 will idle down the second I come to a complete stop. I am concerned about not only my but others safety as the truck tries driving faster than I want when the idle is high. …”