146 complaints reported

2000 Ford F-150 Engine

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
146
Crashes
3
Fires
48
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2003
May 2003

SPARK PLUG ON MY FORD SVT F150 LIGHTNING POPPED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY. DOING 65 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE OVER INTO THEIR TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JUNE BUT STILL HAVE ONLY 21,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. THIS IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT A BILL OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2003
May 2003 Fire

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.JB *TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2003
Apr 2003 Fire

THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND NEARLY 2 HOURS LATER, THE HORN BEGAN "BLARING" AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *JB AROUND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NEVER HAD REPAIRED.. THE CRUISE STARTING WORKING FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR ONE DAY THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ONE FUSE WAS BLOWN. REPLACED 4 FUSES AND THEY KEPT BLOWING WITH A FLASH. ON THE FIFTH FUSE I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AND IT TOOK THE FUSE WITHOUT BLOWING. THIS WAS ALL THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2003
Apr 2003 Fire

UNDER HOOD FIRE AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKE WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR 1.5 HOURS. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FIRE WALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2003
Feb 2003

SPARK PLUGS THREADS STRIP AND SHOOT PLUG OUT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2002
Feb 2003

I OWN A FORD LIGHTNING PICK UP TRUCK THAT RECENTLY BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE DIVER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS WAS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE SPARK PLUG IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, AN ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2003
Jan 2003

OIL SENDING UNIT ON FORD F150, 5.4 LITER ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. UNIT WILL SHOW NO OIL PRESSURE, WHEN INFACT THERE IS OIL PRESSURE. SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN THE COLUMBUS, OH AREA STATE THEY ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHERE I WORK, ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. ONE IS A EXPLORER, AND THE OTHER IS A EXPEDITION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2003
Nov 2002

ENGINE FAILURE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Oct 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND VIBRATE PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2002
May 2002

SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF HEAD. DEALER CLAIMS HEAD IS NOT REPAIRABLE, REQUIRES NEW HEAD. NO WARRANTY FROM FORD, THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE FORD SERVICE MANAGERS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS CLAIM IT'S A VER COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2002
Feb 2002

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE STILL HAD A PROBLEM. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2001
Jan 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD FORD TRUCK, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2001
Oct 2001 Crash

EXHAUST FUMES SEEP INTO CAB CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL ASLEEP. CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP ONCE AND WOKE UP AFTER HITTING A GUARDRAIL. LEAK WAS SO BAD THAT CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE WINDOW CRACKED TO DRIVE. DEALER FOUND LEAKS IN JOINT OF THE PIPE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, AND MUFFLER WAS REPLACED TO HELP BACK UP.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2001
May 2001

AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES CLUTCH AND WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. RPM'S DROP IN VEHICLE, AND ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES, AND CONTINUED TO RESET COMPUTER FOR A CALIBRATION ERROR. BUT, FAILED TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F SERIES, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2000
May 2001

THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Sep 2000

AFTER VEHICLE STARTED, VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. PURE GAS VAPOR (HEAVY WHITE FOG) PUMPED OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LIFTED FOR TOW, GASOLINE POURED FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE SERVICED AT MARK FORD MERCURY INC, 493 DANBURY ROAD, NEW MILFORD, CT 860-354-2226

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2000
Jun 2000

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN REACHING THE TOP OF A FAIRLY STEEP HILL. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2000
May 2000 Crash

SUDDENLY IN REVERSE THE TRUCK TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET, DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING AT VERY HIGH SPEED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2000
Jan 2000

MY TRUCK DISPLAYS AN IDLE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CHASIS, I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO FIXED IT, AND NOW ARE SAYING THAT IT IS NORMAL *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2000
Aug 1999 Fire

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE STARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD FORD TRUCK, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

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Quick Summary

The 2000 Ford F-150 has 146 Engine complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.