1996 Ford F-250 engine and engine cooling problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F250. HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE WIRING HARNESS AND BURNED THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. FORDS LEGAL DEPARTMENT SENT A LETTER DENYING RESPONSIBILITY , BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING DECELERATION, SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, OR WHILE IN IDLE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 07V553000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE, DIESEL WHO CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 360,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/06/09 *BF UPDATED 10/08/09”

“I HAVE A 1996 FORD F250 7.3 LITER DIESEL TRUCK. IT STALLS ON OCCASION AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON 1997 AND NEWER TRUCKS BECAUSE OF THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. EVERYTHING I COULD FIND OUT ABOUT MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME. THE CPS UNIT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL FORD SHOULD REPLACE MY CPS UNIT AS WELL. *TR”

“WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING MY DIESEL ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THIS ACTION ALMOST CAUSED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. I RETAINED THE SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE MOTOR FAILED AS WELL. THE SENSOR IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER FRONT END OF THE MOTOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE 1996, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STALLING. UPDATED 09/16/08 *JB”

“I HAVE A 1996 F250 THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR FOR THE SAME REASON THAT THE 97-03 HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIRS THIS IS A 7.3 LITER POWERSTROKE WHY AM I NOT GETTING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS YEAR MODEL ITS THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL REALLY CLOSE CALLS WITH IT DYING IN TRAFFIC THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. *TR”