Stopped at a stop signal and engine quit. Cranked okay, but would not start. Got it towed to my house. After lots of trouble shooting for not starting, noticed that the engine tachometer was not working when trying to start. Replaced the cam position sensor, F7tz-12K073-B. the truck started right up.

- Greenville, NC, USA

Cam shaft position sensor in truck has gone out suddenly and could be very dangerous when moving - loss of power steering and brakes. Evidently almost all engines have this part fail at some point and have done nothing to help the consumer.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

I have had two camshaft position sensor failures on my 97' F350 7.3L diesel in a matter of one year. This left me stranded on both occasions. I discovered on several Ford truck discussion forums that this is one the most common failures on these trucks through a variety of years. I could not find any person who owned a similar year truck and did not have this component fail on them. Please take action on this issue.

- Kodiak, AK, USA

(1) vehicle randomly dying while driving in traffic (2) cam postion sensor, engine dies, loss of power steering, loss of power brakes (both a nessesity with a diesel pick up to be able to maintain control due to thier weight) (3) replace the cam position sensor at appoximately $140.

- Salem, OR, USA

The water pump bearings failed in my 1997 Ford, F-350, 7.3 liter diesel. This vehicle had 90,053 miles and had been serviced regularly. The serpentine belt broke as a result of the above failure, nearly causing loss of control of the vehicle, by approximately 50% reduction of steering and braking capability.

- Woodstock, GA, USA