1997 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

1. NO EVENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. 2. FAILURE OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ON FORD F250 WITH 7.3 LITER NAVISTAR DIESEL WITH RESULT THAT TRUCK WOULD NOT START OR RUN. 3. CALLED A FORD MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND I SHOULD CARRY A SPARE CPS. REPLACED CPS AND TRUCK STARTED AND RAN PROPERLY. PART COST ABOUT $190. NB: I HAVE TO SEARCH RECORDS FOR THE DATE - ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. DATE BELOW IS NOT ACCURATE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V171000 CONCERNING THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. *AK THE ASSEMBLY THAT TIGHTENED THE BELT DRIVE AROUND THE STEEL SHAFT ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE TIME WHERE THE TRUCK HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING. *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 1997 FORD F250HD WITH THE 5.8L ENGINE AND 78,000 MILES. I NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK AND DECIDED TO INSTALL EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS TO CURE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED THE JOB I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BROKEN EXHAUST STUDS THAT HAD BROKEN FLUSH WITH THE HEAD. AFTER REMOVING THE MANIFOLDS FROM THE HEADS I ALSO FOUND MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE MANIFOLDS, ONE ALMOST COMPLETELY AROUND THE RIGHT MANIFOLD. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMMON ONE FOR MY YEAR AND ENGINE BUT WAS ONLY TAKEN CARE OF WHILE THERE WAS WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CASTING FOR THE MANIFOLDS FOR THOSE YEARS WAS WEAK. *LA

1997 FORD F250HD MILEAGE OF 40,036 AND GARAGE KEPT EXHAUST MANIFOLD RUSTED, CORRODED AND CRACKED-BOLTS RUSTED TO THE MANIFOLD, CAN'T GET SPARK PLUGS OUT BECAUSE RUSTED TO THE HEAD - MOTOR MOUNT STEEL IS RUSTED ALONG WITH THE BOLTS, VALVE COVER HAS RUST HOLES AND CORROSION, COIL THAT BOLTS ONTO THE VALVE COVER IS SWOLLEN FROM RUST AND CORROSION- BOLTS HAVE POPPED OUT AND ARE RUSTED, ALL EMISSIONS TUBES ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND RUSTED TOGETHER, OIL PAN BOLTS ARE ALL RUSTED AND DISINTEGRATED, TRANSMISSION LINES ARE RUSTED INTO THE RADIATOR, STEERING GEARBOX IS SEVERELY CORRODED AND BOLTS ARE RUSTING OFF, POWER STEERING LINES AND POWER STEERING ARE RUSTED THROUGH, AIRCONDITIONING LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH, ****BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND PROPORTIONATE VALVE FOR BRAKES IS SEVERELY RUSTED*****, DUST COVERS ON FRONT WHEELS RUSTED THROUGH, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND UNIVERSAL JOINT ARE SEVERELY RUSTED, ALL ALUMINUM PARTS AND BRACKETS ARE OXIDIZED, AND THE CORE SUPPORTS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE ENGINE IN A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTED LIKE THIS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE - IN THE PICTURES YOU CAN SEE THE FORD PART STICKERS ARE LIKE NEW WHILE EVERYTHING AROUND THEM IS RUSTED. *LA

WHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE. IT MOVES VERY EASILY UP OR DOWN WITHOUT USING THE ADJUSTMENT LEVER. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-250 PU WITH A TURBO DIESEL. THE TURBO STARTED LEAKING OIL AROUND AN O-RING. LEAK WAS SEVERE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY TURBO IS FAILING. I BELIEVE IT IS FOR THE O-RING FAILURE, WHICH VERY WELL MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW AND A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR AN ENGINE TO EXPERIENCE. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TURBO A NECESSARY ACTION FOR FORD TO UNDERTAKE.

CRACKS IN THE OUTER SHEET METAL OF BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT DOORS.*JB

NHTSA RECALL 03-V-196-000: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT YOKE SEPARATES FROM THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT, THE STEERING SYSTEM BECOMES DISCONNECTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER , IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK *NM

DT: APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A TRAVEL TRAILER CONSUMER SET OUT FOR A TRIP AND THE TIRES BEGAN BLOWING OUT ABOUT 200 MILES AFTER THEY STARTED. THREE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT ON THIS TRIP FROM KENTUCKY TO NEVADA. THE SIDEWALLS BLEW OUT, AND ONLY THE RIMS WERE LEFT. CONSUMER CONTACTED GOODYEAR, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. BUT THERE WAS A BETTER TIRE HE COULD PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TOLD HIM THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER MADE SURE THERE WAS ENOUGH AIR IN THE TIRES, AND THE LOAD WASN'T TOO HEAVY. THE FENDER WAS TORN UP DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F250. HE SAID THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH SO HE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND THEY CLEANED HIS FUEL INJECTION. THE TRUCK HAS TWO FUEL TANKS. THE FRONT FUEL TANK COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING THE REAR TANK WORKED. NOW HE SAYS THAT THE REAR TANK KEEPS ON FILLING THE FRONT TANK WITH GAS AND THERE IS SO MUCH PREASSURE FROM THE TANKS THAT GAS JUST STARTS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS VEHILCE AND WHEN HE OPENS THE GAS CAP FUEL STARTS SQUIRTING OUT HE SAID IT WOULD SQUIRT OUT ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF GAS. HIS SMOG CHECKEDWAS DO LAST WEEK AND SINCE HIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEY WILL NOT DO THE SMOG. THE DEALER SAID HE WAS MISSING A CHECK VALUVE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM BOTH FUEL PUMPS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS HAVE A HORIZONTAL STRESS CRACK IN THE METAL. THIS IS NEAR THE AREA OF WHERE THE RUBBER WINDOW MOLDING MEETS. *NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F250 HD. THE STEERING MECHANISM BECOMES LOOSE AND MAKES RANDOM NOISES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS COMING APART. THE MECHANIC PLACED A TEMPORARY MAKESHIFT TO HOLD THE LINKAGE TOGETHER, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. HE THEN LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF HIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE SINCE IT WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 236,000. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STARTER COMPONET.*JB

PROBLEMS WITH OIL PAN, BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD.*MR THE FRONT END CASING CRACKED. THE OIL PAN, BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION LINES RUSTED OUT. THE BOLT HEADS ROTTED OFF FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, AND THE HEADS CRACKED AS A RESULT. THE REAR END CAP RUSTED ALONG WITH THE POLLUTION CONTROL VALVES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TILTED AS A RESULT IN A CRACKED FRONT END HOUSING LEAVING A 1" GAP. A FRONT TIRE ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. *PH *JB

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND RESTART ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN QUICKLY. VEHICLE WILL STALL AND NOT START AT ALL. PRIOR SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES CABLE THAT MOUNTS SPARE TIRE UNDER TRUCK BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SPARE TO FALL OFF. TS

THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. TS *JB

1997 FORD F-250LD REAR WINDOW LEAKS. YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM BUT I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I AND MANY OTHERS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO WITH THE SLIDING REAR WINDOW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS DESTROYING THE HEAD LIGHTS IN THESE TRUCKS PLUS OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND WHAT'S IN IT. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME IT RAINS HARD OR SOFT AND WHEN I WASH THE TRUCK. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WORKS AS A MECHANIC FOR FORD AND HE SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS. FORD DOES NOT REALLY HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY DO FIX IT, IT DOES NOT LAST FOR LONG. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS AND WOULD BUY THEM AGAIN AND I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO FIND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FIX ALL THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MECHANIC FOUND THAT TIE ROD HAD BROKEN OFF DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SIMILAR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. *TT

TREAD SEPARATION OVER APPROXIMATELY 25% OF TIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL LEFT FRONT TIE ROD HAD COME OFF. LEFT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. MECHANIC REPAIRED TIE ROD AND REPLACED BALL JOINT.*AK *YH

VEHICLE QUITS WHILE RUNNING. STARTS BUT WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BAD FUEL ECONOMY. CAN SMELL FUEL AT TIMES.

DRIVERS SIDE OUTER DOOR HAS A HORIZONTAL "STRESS CRACK" IN THE SHEET METAL. IF LOOKING AT DOOR THE CRACK IS LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE TWO RUBBER WINDOW MOLDINGS JOIN.*AK

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A ERUPTED HIGH PRESSUE HOSE FITTING INTO POWER STEERING PUMP; DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

NOTED THAT FRONT TIRES HAVE SPOTTY WEAR ON OUTER EDGES, OF TWO OR SO INCHES ABOUT EVERY FEW INCHES. WEAR MORE PREDOMINANT ON OUTER EDGES THAN INEER EDGES. IS THIS A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM? WHAT IS CAUSE? MY SERVICE PROVIDER SAYS VEHICLE HAS "TIGHT" FRONT END, AND STEERS AND HANDLES WELL.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT2357516)

DT: 5TH WHEEL CAMPER HAD A TOTAL OF 8 BLOW OUTS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD 3 BLOW OUTS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY CARLISLE. CONSUMER WAS WORRIED ABOUT 2 PLY TIRES. CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE TIRE SIZE TO AN UPGRADED SIZE AND TO 8 PLY TIRE. TIRES THAT BLEW OUT WERE CARLISLE AND GOODYEAR. CONSUMER HAD A 1997, DAMON, CHALLENGER. . THEY FIRST SET OF TIRES HAD KNOTS ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED ANY OF THE DEALERSHIPS THAT SOLD THE TIRES. CONSUMER WANTED THE MANUFACTURER TO STOP SELLING THE TIRES TWO PLY SIDEWALLS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE TWO PLY TIRES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE SPEEDS WAS FROM 55-60 MPH WHEN THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE LOCATION INCLUDED ALL FOUR LOCATIONS, ON BOTH AXLES. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 97V187000 NOTIFICATION CONCERNING TIRES. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE AT 800-457-6281 NUMBER AS STATED ON NOTICE, BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER AT THAT NUMBER. FIRESTONE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT PERFORM WORK UNTIL THEY RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION FROM MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

RIGHT SIDE OUTER TIR ROD END CAME APART. VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD STRUCK A MAIL BOX AND POWER POLE AND LOW VOLTAGE PEDASTEL AND PULLED POWER LINE FROM NEIGHBORING HOUSE. CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOUSE.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- REBUILD.

WHY IS THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALLED ONLY FOR F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS WHILE THE SAME SWITCH IS IN THE F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS AS WELL? *AK

THE BRAKE LINE BROKE WHERE IT IS RETAINED BY A CLIP. NO PREVIOUS ROUGH DRIVING OR ABUSE.*AK

NATURAL GAS VEHICLE. CLAMP IN ENGINE WAS RUBBING ONTO FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT WAS HOOKED TO FUEL INJECTORS ,CAUSING A HOLE IN FLEXIBLE HOSE, EMITTING NATURAL GAS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NATURAL GAS VEHICLE. CLAMP IN THE ENGINE WAS RUBBING ONTO FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT WAS HOOKED TO FUEL INJECTORS, CAUSING A HOLE IN FLEXIBLE HOSE, AND EMITTING NATURAL GAS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE ARE CRACKS FORMING ON THE REAR PILLAR OF BOTH DOORS OUT FROM THE WEATHER STRIPPING AND ONTO THE FLAT SURFACES OF THE DOORS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE REAR BACK TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. *AK

STRONG ODOR OF DIESEL WAS IN VEHICLE. DIESEL WAS FLOATING AROUND IN ENGINE. DIESEL HAND WAS GOING DOWN. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A CRACK RIGHT BELOW WINDOW, VERTICAL ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE RADIATOR FAILED 3 TIMES AND THE HEATER CORE FAILED. *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WHILE STILL INFLATED. ON A 1997 FORD F250, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT# VD0CIX1J337. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. TIRES ARE STEEL TEX R4S. *MR *JG

WHEN YOU ENAGE THE FRONT DRIVE AXLE A SEVEAR GRINDING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE FRONT END IS JUST FREE WHEELING SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING BUT WHEN ROLLED OVER BY HAND ITS QUIET

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN STARTED. QUITS WHILE DRIVING.

THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIME DUE TO LEAKAGE. THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO LEAKAGE. *TS *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WASHER OPERATED SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, COMPLETELY OBSCURING FORWARD VISION IN THE FIRST INCIDENT. IN THE THREE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS BOTH THE WASHERS AND WIPERS OPERATED SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON BUT VISIBILITY WAS OK BECAUSE THE WIPERS CLEARD THE WASHER FLUID AWAY.

PE00 020; FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD STARTED SEPARATING . FIRESTONE, STEELTEX AT, LT23585R16MS, DOT VN0R1XK. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES SIDEWALLS HAVE SHOWN EXCESSIVE WEAR OVER THE PAST 15000 MILES, A MASTER MECHANIC STATED THE TIRES WERE OKAY TO DRIVE ON, HOWEVER WHEN SPEAKING WITH SERVICE REPS FROM FORD, THEY STATE THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AS THEY WOULD NOT DRIVE WITH THEM ON. *SLC

CAN'T GET DOT NUMBER, NOTHING LEFT OF THAT PART OF TIRE BUT ROPES AND FIBERS. NO WARNING, NO NOISE TO INDICATE A BLOWOUT, JUST SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL APART. TREAD AND BELTS ALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER, SIDEWALLS SHREDDED. LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE PERFORATED AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE AT THE "BEADING". NOTHING LEFT OF SIDEWALLS EXCEPT "ROPES" CONNECTING INNER RIM TO TREAD SURFACE, CAN SEE ALL INDIVIDUAL LAYERS OF TREAD, BELTS AND FIBER SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER. FATHER STATES IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH (AND PAST RACING EXPERIENCE OF SEVERAL DECADES AGO) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND KEEP IT FROM ROLLING. I AM KEEPING THIS TIRE IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO INSPECT IT, IT LOOKS STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO THE ONES INVOLVED IN RECALL WHEN THEY FAILED. FATHER HAS NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHEN IT WENT, INCLUDING WHEN RACING. HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE LOOK LIKE THIS AFTER A BLOWOUT. THE TREAD AND BELTS HAVE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER, ALL THE WAY AROUND! IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST FELL APART. THIS IS A DANGEROUS TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: SHREDDED TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- NEW TRANS. INSTALLED

VERY INTERMITTENT INCIDENTS OF FALSE ABS CYCLES WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP FROM A LOW SPEED. THIS SEVERELY EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION INTO STOPPED VEHICLES. MOST OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON DURING THE INCIDENTS. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ITEM NUMBERS SB604767 AND SB606515. WILL BE TAKING TO FORD DEALER, BUT IT WILL BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK