1996 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH NO LOAD TIRE BLEWOUT. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THOUGH PARKING LOT, EXPERIENCED. STEERING GEAR BOX BOLT FAILURE, WHEN BOLTS SNAPPED OFF FRAME, LEAVING GEAR BOX DANGLING, DLR REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX AND BOLTS, MONTHS PRIOR EXP ERRATIC SHATTERING AND STEERING CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. RECALL #96V161000. *AK

LOCATION OF UPPER SHOULDER SEAT BELT MOUNTING MAKES THE BELT RUB ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, BOLTS THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME SHEARED OFF, ONE LEFT HANGING, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK

EXPERIENCED FRONT MAIN SEAL FAILURE DURING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN RUPTURE OF MAIN OIL SEAL WHICH CAUSED COOLING FAN TO BLOW OIL ONTO ENGINE, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR CONCERN OF POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. *AK

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS LOCATED TO FAR DOWN AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CROSS TRAFFIC.

THE FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE HUB. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONT DISC ROTORS. *AK

BARRIER HAS COME APART, CAUSING THE REAR END TO DROP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING E STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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WHILE TRAVELING HUB CAPS WOULD ROLL OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. HUP CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TEN TIMES. RECENTLY HUB CAP ONCE AGAIN ROLLED OFF, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT WELD THAT HOLDS SEAT TO RAIL BROKE OFF, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT FORD SHOULD COVER REPAIR COST SINCE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *AK *ML

THE LEFT FRONT RADIATOR SUPPORT BROKE. *SLC

ON A CAMPING TRIP I AWOKE ON THE MORNING OF 9/30/00 TO FIND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FLAT. I INSTALLED THE SPARE AND WHEN I GOT HOME SECURED REPLACEMENT GOODYEAR TIRES AND COMMENCED TO INSTALL THEM. PRIOR TO DEMOUNTING THE RIGHT FRONT I INFLATED IT TO DETERMINE WHERE THE AIR WAS ESCAPING. IT APPEARED TO BE ESCAPING IN AN AREA BETWEEN THE TREAD PATTERN. WHEN I DEMOUNTED THE TIRE I INSPECTED THE INTERIOR AND COULD SEE NO EVIDENCE OF A PENETRATION WOUND AND COULD FIND NO TYPE OF FOREIGN OBJECT. IN MY TWO YEARS WORKING AT A TIRE INSTALLATION FACILITY (SEARS) I NEVER ENCOUNTERED A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE. NEEDLESS TO SAY WITH THE EVENTS OF THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AT FIRESTONE AND MY SUBSEQUENT TIRE FAILURE MY CONFIDENCE IN THE FIRESTONE TIRE COMPANY HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY ERODED. FIRESTONE IS NOW RECALLING SOME SIXTEEN INCH TIRES BUT AS YET HAVE NOT INCLUDED THE 235/85 STEELTEX. I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW IF ANY FAILURES OF MY SIZE TIRE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY RICHARD NEITZEL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNOR1WW365 TIRE SIZE: 235/85R16 )

FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL RFS P235 85 R16 TIRES EXPERIENCE CONSTANT VIBRATION AND TREAD WEAR. *SLC

THE TRUCK STALLS AND GOES COMPLETELY DEAD. THERE IS NOT A SET PATTERN TO THE PROBLEM. SOME WEEKS IT HAPPENS MORE THEN OTHERS. IT HAPPENS IN BOTH TWO WHEEL AND FOUR WHEEL OPERATION, LOAD AND NO LOAD CONDITIONS. IT IS MOST DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND MANEUVERS SINCE THE POWER STEERING IS GONE

3 FIRESTONE STEELTEX (16 INCH) AT TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL CRACKS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHT OR SIGNS. CONTACTED FORD MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. AT DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NO CODES APPEARED. TRANSMISSION COULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO EITHER 1ST OR 2ND GEARS WITHOUT MAKING GRINDING NOISES. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE LT 235/85R16 M & S AT AND FIRESTONE LT 235/85R16 R4S TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE, SHOWED SIGNED OF CRACKING, SEPARATION AND EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT, THE FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED CREDIT TO CONSUMER AS THEY WERE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE TIRES. CJ

TIRES ARE FAILING ,CRACKING AND CHUNKS FALLING OFF ,OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEMS FIRESTONE DOES NOT WANT TO HELP US . *AK (TIRESIZE: 235-85R-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-85R-16 )

TIRES ARE CRACKING AROUND THE BEAD ON THE RIM. I HAVE CONTACTED COOPER ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD MY SUSPENSION IS STIFF CAUSING THE TIRE TO FLEX MORE THAN NORMAL. I HAVE CONTACTED LES SCHAWB, AND BIG O TIRE COMPANIES ABOUT THIS STATEMENT, AND WAS TOLD THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG. COOPER HAS REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 2 YEARS. THEY MADE SURE THAT DOT NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH ON THREE OCCASIONS. COOPER HAS TOLD BE I WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE TIRES BECASUE I HAVE A LOAD RANGE D TIRE, AND FORD RECOMENDS A LOAD RANGE E. THE TIRE I HAVE PURCHASED WILL CARRY APROX 500LBS MORE THAN THE TIRE FORD RECOMENDS. THIS IS WHY LES SCHWAB AND BIG O TIRES ARE SAYING COOPER IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 28161-3 TIRESIZE: 285/75/R16)

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR 10+ DAYS WITHOUT BEING STARTED. THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE INSPECTORS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THERE WAS NO OTHER IGNITION SOURCE ANYWHERE AROUND THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED IN RECLINING POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS ORDERED CONSUMER A NEW SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE TECHNICIAN BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. TECHNICIAN REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK