2000 Ford Ford Truck Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 24%of 25 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,182miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2000 Ford Ford Truck, 24% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,182 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving our Ford expedition and I stopped at a light. When the light turned green I began to accelerate and I heard a pop from the engine. The truck immediately began to ride very roughly, and we smelled gas as we pull the truck to the side of the road.”
NHTSA complaint #10118147, filed 2005-04, 81,900 miles“While driving the excursion at a speed around 35 MPH, heard a very load pop noise from under the hood and lost power from the engine and the vehicle rolled to a stop. Had the vehicle towed to my local Ford dealership for trouble shooting purpose. They told me the number 7 spark plug blew out from the head. The fix was either a heli-coil or a new head. The helicoil cost was 900 dollars and the head was 4500 dollars. Reading this site and many more there is a serious issue with a wide variety of sizes from Ford motors with the spark plug blowing out. …”
NHTSA complaint #10375497, filed 2011-01, 54,365 miles“I own a '00 Ford lightning and it recently launched a plug out of the head. I am outside of the factory warranty, so I am forced to pay for the repair out of pocket. This failure is due to a faulty mechanical design of the 5.4l aluminum heads that Ford puts on it's 5.4l v8 trucks. This is not a problem only on lightnings, it is inherrent to all of the 5.4l heads. I am a member of several message boards and have increasingly heard of this problem with lightnings as well as regular f150's. The design of the head is fatally flawed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10005724, filed 2003-02, 64,000 miles“Our rv seemed sluggish on going up on hills, then sudden engine failure while going uphill on hwy 77 in wv. Towed to a large aaa repair centre, where they looked into some spark plugs and pulled 5 out, one of which was so badly damaged, flattened with twisted threads, they determined it needs a new engine. Had it towed again dec. 26 to an authorized Ford dealer. They inspected the engine and found a hole in one of the pistons. Repair would be new engine assebly. Not one that has seen the spark plug and know the miles (29,500) on this rv believe that this could or should happen. …”
NHTSA complaint #10213180, filed 2007-12, 29,500 milesEngine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 8% |
| 2002 | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 | 6 | 30% |
| 2000 | 6 | 24% |
| 1999 | 8 | 24% |
| 1998 | 4 | 16% |
| 1997 | 6 | 18% |
| 1996 | 4 | 22% |
| 1995 | 4 | 19% |
| 1994 | 2 | 13% |
| 1992 | 2 | 20% |
| 1990 | 1 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2000 Ford Ford Truck
7 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Ford Ford Truck
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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