1999 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE, SHE WAS STOPPING AT INTERSECTION (4 WAY) AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THIS INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING TO HER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THE DEFECT, THE BRAKE LINE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. *TR

AFTER 3 HOURS ON ROAD TRIP WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH. WHEN STARTING 99 FORD 250 SD WITH V10, A SPARK PLUG HAD BROKEN OFF, OR POPPED OUT OF THE HEAD STRANDING US MILES FROM HOME. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. TOO BAD FORD WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT... COST OVER $6,000. TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 75,000 MILES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG BECAME UNSEATED AND BLEW THROUGH THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CYLINDER AND MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE WHEEL BEARINGS WORE THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE 4 WHEEL AXLE. THE 4 WHEEL AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL BEARING HUBS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

ON THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE FORD TRUCK I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZORD IF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE TO FAIL APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND YOU WOULDNT HAVE POWER BRAKES IF THE ENGIN SHUTS OFF AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CPS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT MY LIFE MAY BE ENDANGERED EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK WITH THE COMMON PROBLEM.

DROVE TRUCK WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM, WHEN ARRIVING HOME PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LATER WENT TO MOVE TRUCK AND OBSERVED PUDDLE OF FLUID IN DRIVEWAY WHERE TRUCK WAS PARKED. CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK BEFORE MOVING IT AND DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM LINE THAT RUNS FROM FRONT OF TRUCK TO REAR. BRAKE LINE HAD SEVERE EVIDENCE OF RUST. REPLACED STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RAN FROM JUNCTION AT FRONT TO JUNCTION AT REAR AXLE. OLD LINE THAT WAS REMOVED IS AVAILABLE. *TR

MY FORD F250 DIESEL DIED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PULLING A BOAT AND TRAILER. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WAS LOST WHEN THE MOTOR DIED. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO MOVE OVER TO. CARS BEHIND ME BECAME UPSET AND WOULD TRY TO PASS ME UNDER UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS I TRIED TO COAST THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST PLACE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR THAT HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES LEAVING ME IN A VERY BAD SITUATION WITH A SEVEN THOUSAND POUND TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. *TR

1999 F250 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR THAT CONTROLLED ACCELERATION HAD NO LINK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEREFORE, WHEN THE SENSOR FAILED, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. *AK UPDATE 05/10/07*TR

THE MAIN FORE-AFT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT FOLLOWS THE FRAME RAILS ON MY 1999 FORD SUPERDUTY PICKUP. AS A RESULT, THE LINE FAILED, AND I LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITIES. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED AT HOME, AND NO INJURY OR CRASH OCCURED. *JB

POOR DESIGN LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. TRUCK WAS LEAKING UNTREATED EXHAUST FUMES, BEFORE THE REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST WEEK WHEN MY 1999 FORD F-250 5.4 LITER V-8 TRITON ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD ABOVE THE #7 CYL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN, NOT ENOUGH THREADS IN THE HEAD TO HOLD THE PLUG IN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF FORD OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE FIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. *NM

CPS FAILED IN MY 1999 F250. THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH SAW A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, WENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL #02227 FOR THIS FAILURE. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED, HE WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.*AK UPDATED 1/31/2--7 - *NM

I HAVE REPLACED MY CAM POSITION SENSOR TWO TIMES IN 60K MILES. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK DIED WHILE TOWING UP AN OFF-RAMP DURING A BLIZZARD. I HAD TO CHANGE THE SENSOR WHILE IMPEDING THE TRAFFIC OF OHTR TRUCKS TRYING TO PASS. *JB

THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 1999 FORD 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE. *NM

1999 F250 SUPER DUTY 7.3L DIESEL. CPS SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. VEHICLE VERY HARD TO CONTROL. I REPLACED THE CPS SENSOR(F7TZ-12K073-A- SYNCHRONIZER) AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. VERY SIMILAR TO THE THICK FILM IGNITION ISSUES FROM THE PAST. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE TO THE NHTSA. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV, SIZE P265\70\R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRE TO SLOWLY DEFLATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS AT FAULT BECAUSE HE EITHER DID NOT PROPERLY INFLATE OR OVERLOADED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT OWNS A MECHANIC SHOP AND CHECKS THE TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BARE WIRES UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF HABITUALLY WHEN THE STEERING WAS IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING DOWN A HILL AT 4 MPH, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE HOOD WAS RAISED, AND FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY PUTTING SNOW ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE HAD OPERATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING ON FREEWAY. NEEDED TOWING. MISSED WORK. FORD 7.3 DIESEL "CPS" SENSOR FAILURE. THESE PARTS DON'T LAST AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP RUNNING. NEEDED $200.00 PART TO FIX. SECOND TIME. HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (65-70 MPH) THE TRUCK SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TRUCK AND IT DID. PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS IT SHUT-OFF AGAIN. TRUCK THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 10-15 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED AND I MADE IT ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO NEXT EXIT. TRUCK SHUT-OFF AGAIN IN PARKING LOT OF A TRUCK STOP AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER USING A HAND HELD SCANNER TO CHECK ENGINE CODES, PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR). NEW PART WAS PURCHASED FROM PARTS HOUSE (~$150) AND I INSTALLED IN THE PARKING LOT. TRUCK STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON A SEVERAL HOUR TRIP. A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT SENSOR HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRING (ACCORDING TO CODES FROM A HAND HELD SCANNER) SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN WITH A FORD PART #. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE BUT BECAUSE THIS CPS FAILURE IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONGST FORD DIESEL TRUCK OWNERS I HAVE PURCHASED A SECOND FORD SENSOR AND KEEP IN THE TRUCK AS A SPARE TO KEEP FROM STRANDING MYSELF ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ~125,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I FEEL ~125,000 MILES IS AN ACCEPTABLE LIFE SPAN FOR THE SENSOR, BUT THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

1999 FORD F-250 SD (SUPER DUTY DIESEL) PICKUP TRUCK. ON 11/07/06, THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PAVED HIGHWAY IN MISSOURI. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, THE STEERING FAILED, THE TRUCK CONTINUED STRAIGHT (OFF-COURSE), BUT DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GENTLY BRING VEHICLE TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR HARSH DRIVING INVOLVED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HARDENED ("NEVER SUPPOSED TO BREAK") STEEL BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE LONG TIE ROD TO THE PITMAN ARM WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN TWO. THE FAILURE OF THIS BOLT CAUSED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON ITS STRAIGHT COURSE, UNTIL BEING BROUGHT TO A HALT BY THE DRIVER. INSPECTING MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED BY THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 F250 SD 4X4 ON 4/2000. AT ABOUT 11-5 -2006 WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDO, I NOTICED 9 EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKEN OFF .TOOK TO DEALER AND AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE 20 STUDS AND 20 NUTS ,WITH GENUINE FORD PARTS. REPAIR COST ME $833.00. CAME WITH 12 MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. ON 10-5-2009 NOTICED 2 STUDS WERE BROKEN AGAIN, 25,000 MILES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE AND WOULD DEDUCT 10% OFF THE BILL IF I GET IT REPAIRED. TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE IT, NOT LEAKING. FOR ONE THING, IF BOLTS ARE MISSING IT WILL LEAK RAW EXHAUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND POTENTIALLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL ASLEEP AND CRASH. NOT TO MENTION POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THE EPA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT I'M SURE. SO BASICALLY, THE FACTORY INSTALLED STUDS LASTED 116,000 MILES, AND 2 OF THE REPLACEMENTS LASTED ONLY 25,000 MILES. HOW MANY MORE WILL BREAK OFF IN THE TIME TO COME ? I WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.THE FIRST TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE FACTORY, ITS THEIR POOR DESIGN.. ANY AND ALL ENGINE BOLTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE V-10 BUT WITH THE SMALL V-8'S TOO. LOOK AT A FORD FORUM SITE, OR TYPE IT INTO ASK.COM SEE FOR YOURSELF.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16E. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. ON JULY 10, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE TIRES, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCARDED. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN TO COOPER CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS DENIED SINCE HE NO LONGER HAD THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DOT AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

I OWN A 1999 FORD F250 7.3 TURBO DIESEL. I HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR GO OUT ON THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK JUST STOPS RUNNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT START UP AGAIN. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS ENGINE. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER. *JB

OWN A 1999 F-250 SUPERDUTY, CREWCAB,V-10. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW (LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD). THEY STATED THAT A BOLT BROKE OFF AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WOULD BE $1500.00, THEY STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD MUST BE WARPED? WHAT WOULD CAUSE A MANIFOLD TOO WARP? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE INITIALLY AND THEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS ONE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING. THE CONTACT HAD SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE.

99 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL. I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL UP LA VETA PASS. BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE I HAD A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX. MY TRUCK STALLED GOING UP THE PASS AND I COULD NOT GET IT COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO CHANGE THE CPS WHILE LYING ON THE GROUND WITH THE TRUCK HALFWAY OUT IN THE ROAD. THIS IS THE THIRD CPS I HAVE CHANGED ON THIS TRUCK. ONE OTHER ONE WAS ALSO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR DIED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING, JUST CRUISING ALONG AT 55 THEN A DEAD TRUCK WITH NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING WHATSOEVER. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM MYSELF ON THE ROAD. NEW CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. *JB

I HAVE HAD 3 OF 4 TIRE BELTS SEPARATE ON MY UNIROYAL LT265/75R16/8LAREDO AWP OWL. I REPLACED THE 4TH TIRE BEFORE THE BELT BROKE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN FEB 2002. DOT BFW8FO74501. ONE OF THESE BLOWOUTS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. THESES TIRES ARE A SAFETY RISK. *TR

TIRE TREAD SEPARATING AND IS CAUSING AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

BULGE IN TIRE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T BSW - LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. THIS IS AN OEM TIRE INSTALLED ON A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK. THE TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN DONE. *JB

(1) CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE ON 1999 F250 SUPER DUTY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE ON 5/12/06. (2) NOTIFIED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. (3) FOUND 20 AMP FUSE BLOWN IN FUSE SPACE #13 AND REPLACED IT IN FRONT OF AUTO PARTS STORE. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS. A HISSING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WET WITH BRAKE FLUID AND BURNT SWITCH. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL INFO ONLINE AFTER THE FACT. *NM

THE CAM POSITION SENSOR ON FORD'S POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCKS ARE KNOWN TO GO BAD. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS ONE ... HAS HAD TO REPLACE IT. SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. MINE HAPPENED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I'M JUST CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE HERE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT REPLACING THEM CAN GET EXPENSIVE. I BOUGHT A NEW SENSOR FROM INTERNATIONAL AND PAID ~$100 USD. I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

I SIMPLY PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HEARD A LOUD POP THE TRUCK STARTED MISSING VERY BAD. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO FIND THE #4 PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT. IF IT HAD HIT THE FUEL RAIL VERY HARD MY MECHANIC SAID IT COULD HAD RUPTURED AND CAUSED A FIRE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND THIS A FLAW IN MOTOR HEAD DESIGN BY FORD MAY TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 8 WEEKS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE FRACTURED BOLTS WERE DISCOVER BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK. THE DEALER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST ON THERE VEHICLES, STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS HAVE BEEN USED TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE DEALER PLANS TO REINSTALL THE SAME TYPE OF BOLTS ORIGINALLY USED ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PREDICTED THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 1999 FORD F250 4WD 7.3 DIESEL STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB

VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND 70 MINUTES LATER MY WIFE CAME HOME AND FOUND THE TRUCK ON FIRE. HEAVY FIRE WAS ENSUING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL AS WELL AS OUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE GRILL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE ENGINE AND ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS PUFF- PUFFING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE SPARK PLUGS DISLODGED AND DECLARED THAT ALL 1999 FORD F250 MODELS PRESENTED THE SAME DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RECEIVED THE SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE SINCE THE INCIDENT.

AN EJECTION OF SPARK PLUG HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ENGINE IS ASTRONOMICAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *NM

1999 FORD F-250 SD 4X4 REAR BRAKE ROTOR CRACKING. THE REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE 3 TIME SINCE NEW. *JB

BEFORE THE MAIN FAILURE, SEVERAL (6+) INTERMITTENT FAILURES (ENGINE STALLS OR SPUTTERS) AT DIFFERENT RANDOM TIMES (AT IDLE, CITY SPEED, HIGHWAY SPEED, ETC). THE MAIN FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH (ACTUALLY THE 2ND SUCH FAILURE BUT 1ST RESTARTED AT SPEED). WHILE TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 5 LANE FREEWAY IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE UNTIL STEERING SEEMED "STIFF". WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BREAK, AFTER REALIZING SOMETHING WAS WRONG, EXTREMELY HARD TO BREAK. I PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, TO NO AVAIL. I MANAGED TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE ACROSS 4 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT, OR POWER. I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS ULTIMATELY THE CULPRIT. *NM

BEGAN TO HEAR A SLIGHT TICKING OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT EXHAUST LEAK. WITHIN A MATTER OF A MINUTE OR TWO IT GOT LOUD, THEN THERE WAS A POP. THE REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE MOTOR. I PULLED OVER AND WAS IN NEED OF A TOW. THE MECHANIC HAD TO PUT SOME SORT OF INSERT IN THE HEAD TO FIX THE HOLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE CURRENTLY NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE, BY A FRIEND, OF THE RECENT FORD RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE CRUISE CONTROL PART NUMBER MATCHED THAT OF NHTSA RECALL, #05V388000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH AV10 ENGINE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK THE CRANKSHAFT AND TWO RODS BROKE. I USE THIS TRUCK WITH A CAMPER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAMPER ON, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I CANNOT EVEN GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I TALKED TO FORD IN DETROIT AND TO A DEALER WHO SERVICES THE CAR. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 75000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO V10 ENGINES. I THINK THE QUESTION OF WHY THIS HAPPENED IS REASONABLE AND YET I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AFTER DEPRESSING AND PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND RAN THE RED LIGHT INCIDENT FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN PINHOLE SIZE SPOTS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE CONSUMER STILL HAS THE CORRODED LINE IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

FIRST DAY-ACCESSORIES STAY ON WHILE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF & KEY IS REMOVED. SECOND DAY-BATTERIES GOES DEAD, WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, SPEEDOMETER QUITS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, 2 DIFFERENT BUZZING NOISE FROM UNDER DASH, DOME LIGHTS FLASHING ON & OFF, ABS BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. WE HAVE HAD NO RECENT MECHANICAL WORK DONE. NO SINGLE SOURCE CAUSES ALL THESE PROBLEMS AT ONE TIME. *JB

ENGINE MISFIRES UNDER LOAD 1999 F250. *NM

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND THE BRAKES WERE NEARLY USELESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I GOT THE TRUCK CRANKED BACK UP AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD AND IT WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE TRUCK RAN FINE AND HAS SINCE. THE OLD (BAD) SENSOR IS STILL AVAILABLE. *NM