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2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Problems and Solutions
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overall, this Ford F-150 04 and 05 platform appears to be an engineering failure from what I am reading and experiencing.
thanks so much!
I isolated the cause by slightly depressing the e-brake pedal during the shuddering, and found that it intensified the shudder. it seems to go away in a few miles, but is not acceptable performance.
Tom
One last question for other 01 SCrew owners in my area, my manual says to use 5W-30 motor oil but I have had Ford try to switch me to 5W-20 (after 2001 models they switched to 5W-20). How in the world is 5W-20 going to give me the heat protection in this part of the world? If I lived in Detroit I could understand but I don't need 5W protection down here.
Thanks in advance for any future replies.
While braking the truck lurches forward and then the RPM's rapidly decline past 0 and shut the vehicle down. I need some help here. if anyone has had this problem send message.
thanks Lurch1
the clunking noise could be in your chunk (rear end) and would also cause vibrations if it were damaged and out of line.
good luck
He is interested in the "Leer" brand as he made a note as that being one of his favorites.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Angie
I had this exact same problem with my dad's 1986 F-150 and a 89 Jeep Wrangler in each case, when I changed tires, the problem was solved. Now I have a 2005 F-150 and I notice the rough ride until the tires warm up.
My guess is the dealer won't be much help. The real issue is the weight of the vehicle and the tire design.
Good Luck.
Have them replace the parking brake I had mine replaced and the problem is gone.
Thanks Jim
After several attempts of Ford trying to repair the shutter problem on my 2004 Ford 150, the problem is still intermittent.
I filed for the lemon law and Ford wrote a letter back to the Better Business Bureau stating that they could not duplicate the problem.
If this was the case why did they replace parts in the rear end. Now they stated as a goodwill gesture they will have a Ford engineer inspect the Truck.
Has anyone gotten Ford to buy back their vehicle?
If so how did you go about it ?
Thanks
1: The throttle body may need cleaning.
2: The Idle Air Control (IAC) may need attention.
Tom
Dusty
has problems in 2005 that never were addressed by Ford during 2004 model year.
All the people who comment will help others build their case with Ford that these problems exist on a larger than one customer scale.
Took it to the garage, had a center link replaced, upper and lower ball joints on passenger side also replaced, then had an alignment done. It's still drifts to the right. I've already put out about $500 for this and seen two different mechanics. The first one had no idea what the problem was. The second one said the center link portion of the pitman arm needed to be replaced. It was, problem's still there.
Looks like there's grease coming out of the elbows. Normal or not? Could that have anything to do with the original problem? Or could it be something in the steering box? The second mechanic who replaced all those parts says that the center link was the problem and it should be fixed now. I don't really feel like being charged another $100 just to have him look it over and say he doesn't know what's wrong. I'm sort of nervous about taking my kids in the truck because it has jerked hard enough that it even makes me nervous as to what could happen.
Any suggestions or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Bob
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Oh, you wanted to know how?
Well (assuming you have a vacuum brake booster), if it develops a fault that allows part of the vacuum containment to access the atmosphere while the brake is applied, you have the equivilant to a temporary inlet manifold leak, and an inlet manifold leak will allow the engine rpm to rise.
It's not common, and it's not like full throttle, but it can happen. Usual result is that you come to a halt and wonder why the engine is racing.
thanks for the imput
I told you I would get back on the park brake problem.On the report card it says removed park brake shoe replaced L/E brake actuator.My truck was a factory order and built at the KC plant. I am still having problems with the 4 low trying to engage on its own.Other problems I have had-------tailights repaired,tailgate repaired,catalytic convertor,remote start, windshield wiper motor, engine noise (engine dismanteled A/C and both cam gears replaced.I am really P that the dealer has to hear the transfer case noise and loud bang as it trys to engage the 4 low.I told them it could be the vac control and still nothing.They are a good dealership but have their hands tied on this problem.I can see another problem on the horizon if the problems keep up the glove box won't be large enough to hold the work orders
I was just at my mechanics this evening, and as I suspected after a prolonged period of irritating ticking in my 97 f150 (4.6L)......the manifold is cracked. The ticking is particularly pronounced when the engine is cold, then dissipates as the engine heats (manifold expands and seal crack partially). Anyway, I was told that I should replace both the left and right at the sam,e time as the other one is likely to go sooner or later. Apparently the process is quite involved as the inner wheel wells have to be removed to get at the manifolds. My father has an 01 f150 and had the same problem. He had his replaced in Texas while touring with a house trailer. I was told I could live with the noise, but I think I have heard it long enough....so it looks like new manifolds. Other than that the engine runs great.
Hope that helps
Richard
There is a technical document curtesy of good ole' Visteon availible to all avid googlers':
http://www.visteon.com/utils/whitepapers/2002_01_1317.pdf
This document is mostly technical jargon concluding no correlation between manifold cracking and engine run time. Most of the data is plotted using a Wiebull function (transforming data points to percent rank) and analyzed with basic statistics. It is interesting that there seems to be a clear linear relationship between failure and engine run time, yet the extrapolated conclusion is no causality. The tests were done using a lab simulation hot cold cycle for 10-10,000 hours. Unfortunately as with many other applications, there seems to be some serious lab to field extrapolation error...cause my truck has less than 150,000 miles and I definately have a manifold leak.
My 2 cents
Richard
Has anyone ran across this ?? I would think that my options are to Trade for different Ford with seats more to my liking or swap these seats out. I don't even know if I can, I would need to go to Ford site to check.