Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (engine, cooling system, oil leaks, timing chain, exhaust).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 Ford F-350 SD owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
Incidence #1-Ford f-350 crew cab. 69,000 miles. Front wheel bearing went out causing wheel to suddenly jerk pulling truck and horse trailer into oncoming lane and locking up brake system, and almost jacknifing truck and trailer. Truck was hauling horses at the time. Tire and wheel was wobbling and looked ready to fall off. Horse sustained leg injury causing temporary lameness. Incidence #2- same truck one week later. Leaking seals on the turbo oil lines caused engine to be shut down with no warning(lights gauges etc... All driving functions including power steering, brakes were lost to driver. Truck was again hauling large horse trailer in heavy highway traffic on windy highway. Truck crashed onto side of road. No other vehicles involved incidence #3- 8 days later. Diesel fuel lines cracked and leaking. Electrical wiring is frayed in engine compartment. …
Dt: the contact said the vehicle was shutting off while driving due to cam shaft sensor failure. The engine died in the middle of making a right turn. He almost hit another vehicle, to miss the other vehicle he went over an embankment. After the incident the vehicle was towed to a Ford dealership. They diagnosed the problem as the cam shaft sensor. The cam shaft sensor was removed and replaced with a new one. The repair was made at the contact's expense as Ford offered no free remedy. Updated 12/7/2005. The consumer request reimbursement for the cost of a new cam sensor and tow truck service (part # f7tz12k073-a, syncro 997690).
Tl contact owns a 2000 Ford f-350 superduty. While the contact's wife was driving 10 MPH, she slowed down to turn into an entrance and the engine suddenly shut off. She lost all power in the vehicle, including steering and brakes. The failure caused her to crash into another vehicle, which in turn, caused that vehicle to strike another vehicle. The contact believes that there were no injuries. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified; however, the insurance company was called. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 161,530.
Oil pan on all Ford trucks rust out at 125;000- 150000 mi. Causing all oil to be dumped on highway then the engine shuts down then there is no control of vehicle this is a problem Ford is aware of and will not do anything to fix this is a 2000.00 repair job by Ford.
Cold morning starts, eng: 7.3diesel. Problem started around dec. 31,2001. On first start eng. Is slow to start, when it does start it goes from 300rpm to 1200rpm about three times and then settles down on 800rpm's and runs OK. The veh. Has been in approx. 4 or 5 times for this problem. The dealer shows the veh, has been in twice for this problem. I have talked with other Ford truck owners with a 7,3 diesel eng. And no one has had this problem. The dealer tells me that this is normal for the 7.3di in cold weather. Question: if this is normal why did it take almost a year for this to start. Other problems: 1. Aarm reman inj pkg #8 cyl replaced. 2. Warped rotors (front), warped pads heat cracked, calipers replaced. 3. 50 miles on truck, truck pulled to the right all the time, took into dealer 4 times, (carson city), dealer in fallon came to my house took the veh. …
2000 Ford f350 7.3 the truck kept stalling and stopping in traffic. Had the codes checked and nothing showed on the scanner, I was told I had bad fuel. Drained the tank, changed the fuel filter,put in new fuel from a different station and the truck ran fine for a couple of days and then stopped again in the road and had to have it towed. Took it to a Ford dealer in johnstown this time. The dealer said the cam sensor was bad and for $ 680.00 the problem would be repaired. Had them make the repairs and when we picked it up the service writer said this happens all the time. Talked with several owner of the diesel trucks and they told me that it happens so often that they keep a spare in the glove box that it only takes 15 min to change. …
Tl contact owns a 2000 Ford f-350 SD. While driving approximately 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine stalled without warning. The engine restarted after the first attempt. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact inspected the vehicle and replaced the camshaft position sensor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on five separate occasions for identical failures and the camshaft sensors were replaced. The technician discovered NHTSA campaign id number 07V553000 (engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel). Three weeks after the recall repair was performed, the camshaft sensor failed again. The recall remedy has not corrected the issue addressed in the safety defect. The vehicle is in the process of being repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 12,500 and current mileage was 173,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 Ford f-350 super duty. The contact stated that the cam shaft sensor was replaced in August 2009 under recall campaign number 07V553000, which was for engine and engine cooling. The cam shaft sensor that was replaced in August of 2009 was not replaced because it failed; it was replaced because the dealer stated that the contact had to get the new cam shaft sensor. The contact had the original cam shaft sensor replaced September 2005 and was not having any problems. The new cam shaft sensor has failed in just over a year and less than 4000 miles. The manufacturer stated that the cam shaft has a 12 month 12000 mile warranty.the failure mileage was 184329 and the current mileage was 188600.
After about four years of good service a problem started and now still having numerous camshaft position sensor(cps) failure in the 2000 f350 7.3 SD pickup truck cps system. Dealership and local automotive repairs have been performed as extra costs to correct the problem.the original cps part numbers are not available and an alternate part is a replacement today. A year after the last repair of the same symptoms the computer code finally recognized the default with a code p0340. This is the first time the sensor error was identified by the check engine code system and it is the second time the cps will be replaced. I have spent over $1,500 in repairs to find a fix. I hope the new part be the final fix.
The spark plug located at the rear of the right cylinder bank of a 6.8 liter gasoline engine was ejected. The spark plugs in this engine have never been changed to my knowledge so this is not a result of improper torquing procedures. The engine had been operating properly and very seldom has gone over 70 MPH. Acceleration at the time of failure was light and the vehicle was not towing. No fire ensued although there was a faint gasoline odor under the hood right after I shut the engine down. The failure was obvious because the spark plug and attached coil pack was lying on top of the cylinder head. The Ford dealer acknowledged that this has been a problem in these engines.
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle May function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on December 29, 2007. Owners May contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.
NHTSA investigations
Engine stalling
The cam position sensor (cps) provides a critical signal to the subject vehicle (sv) engine management system, the loss of which results in an engine stall.during pe06-011, Ford stated in their response to odi that it is continuing to investigate allegations of cps related engine stall and further advised that an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation.Ford data shows that 20% of the 716,000 svs…
Engine stalling
In a December 3, 2007 letter, Ford advised NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in December 2007.
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
On September 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 Ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or…
Engine complaints in other F-350 SD years
Frequently asked questions
How common are engine problems on the 2000 Ford F-350 SD?
NHTSA has 43 complaints about the engine & cooling of the 2000 Ford F-350 SD, 27% of the model year's 157 complaints. The component named most often is engine › diesel (21 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2000 Ford F-350 SD engine problems?
Yes — NHTSA recall 07V-553 (diesel, Dec 5, 2007). Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.
At what mileage do 2000 Ford F-350 SD engine problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 92,000 miles, and 8% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 4 crashes, 2 fires and 3 injuries to engine & cooling problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.