1999 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

1999 F250 WITH A V-10. SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT TWICE AND WHERE REPAIRED BY DEALER. EXPENSIVE! ONE OF THE REPAIRED PLUGS BLEW OUT AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE HEAD REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A MACHINE SHOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON EACH OCCASION AND THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IT RUINS AN EXPENSIVE COIL PACK EACH TIME. *JB

ENGINE DIED ON FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. *JB

1999 F250 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *TS THE COIL THAT WAS BOLTED TO THE HEAD WAS HELPING TO HOLD THE PLUG IN THE HOLE, WHICH WAS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW OR A CASTING FLAW. *JB

1999 F250 TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *TS THE SEPARATED TREAD CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S FENDER. *NM

1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DURING COLD WEATHER.. EACH TIME IN DECELERATION.. TWICE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.. HAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED.. RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR A MAGNET.. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES RUBBED TOGETHER, CAUSING A HOLE TO RUB THROUGH THE METAL BRAKE LINES. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.*AK

1999 FORD F-250 TRITON 5.4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. 66,000 MILES. *JB

CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V068000 PARKING BRAKE FAILURE 1999 F-250 TRUCK EXHIBITS ALL PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, YET FORD SAYS, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. YOUR WEBSITE SEARCH OF THIS VIN SAYS THERE IS. *JB

PURCHASED USED F250 SUPER DUTY WITH 5.4 TRITON ENGINE 8/18/05. RETURNING FROM 2ND CAMPING TRIP 10/10/05 IN ST. PAUL MN THE TRUCK MADE VERY LOUD POP & THEN RAN LIKE IT WAS MISSING ON A CYLINDER. TOWED TO DEALER PURCHASED FROM SAME DAY. NEXT DAY DEALER SERVICE INFORMED ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUG THAT BLEW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. $4600.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER 90 DAY WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT IS SPARK PLUG RELATED????? REPAIR IS STILL PENDING, BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD & RELATED PARTS IS NECESSARY. *NM

ON 9/28/05 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 1999 FORD PICKUP. I HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE CENTER OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INJURY. IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED THE INJURY MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A RUSTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON HIS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY AND THIS WAS CAUSING AN OPEN FLAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE HE HAD 108,000 MILES ON HIS VEHICLE, FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HE NOTICED THIS AROUND 20,000 MILES. *AK THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BOLTS WITH BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS. *JB

1999 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. DRIVING ALONG TOWING A 21' GOOSE NECK STOCK TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. ENGINE JUST DIED. SAT FOR A WHILE AND RESTARTED - STALLED A COUPLE MORE TIMES GETTING IT HOME. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED - REPLACED. VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID A PIECE OF METAL IN THE CLUTCH BROKE AND CALLER ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HE SAID HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. HE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER BANK. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 6.8 V10. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE NET, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. I AM ALSO FINDING THAT FORD WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHARGE UPWARDS OF $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD IF SO MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NM

I OWN A 99 F250 PSD. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND LEFT ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE RESULT OF THE BREAKDOWN WAS A CPS, (CAM POSITION SENSOR). THIS INCIDENT COST ME RIGHT AT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TOTAL BUT SINCE I HAVE LEARNED TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. I AM ON MY 3RD SENSOR AND ONLY HAVE 130K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF THESE SENSORS GOING OUT THEY ARE RAISING THE COST OF THEM SO THEY CAN PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE! MY TRUCK HAS BEGUN THE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER CPS FAILURE SO I WILL BE FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE BRAKES WERE ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY. THE DISC BRAKES WERE INSTALLED WITH ANTI-SQUEAL PADS WITH TWO SETS ON THE RIGHT REAR AND ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE WERE NO ANTI-SQUEAL PADS. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE COMPONENTS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS. WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER ON THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT RESOLVE ANY OF THE CONCERNS. *AK (12/02/05) *SC

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 101 AND ENGINE DIED. NO POWER, NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. SHE PULLED TO SIDE AND TRIED TO RESTART TRUCK - NOTHING. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND VEHICLE STARTED BUT DIED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR. WHEN IT IS BROKEN THE TRUCK THINKS THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AND KILLS THE POWER. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND SHE DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT MAKING THE REPAIR AS IT WOULD DIE AGAIN. THE REPAIR COST $500 AND ONLY THE DEALER COULD DO THE REPAIR AS THEY HAD THE COMPUTER TO READ THE ERROR. THEY SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE IN JULY, A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE MOVING BACK TO WASHINGTON FROM NEW MEXICO, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS SOME WEAR ON THE TIRES. THERE ARE 64,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND OWNER DOES NOT KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER CONSULTED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND DISCOVERED RECALL CAMPAIGN. 04T003000 ON THE SAME TIRES. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, MODEL STEELTEX ,AT LT265/75/R16. THE CONSUMER WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DELAERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL-THESE WERE FOR EXCURSION VEHICLES ONLY THEY NOTED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD F250. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT IT CAUSED DAMAGE VEHICLE. IT WAS HAULING A TRAILER, AND DID NOT HIT ANY KIND OF POT HOLE. TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS ELDORADO, TIRE LINE I 265/75R16.*AK

DT COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS WOBLING. PULLED OVER, THERE WAS A CHUNK OF TIRE MISSING. CONTACTED THE SHOP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRES ,AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIRESL. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUITE. THESE WERE COOPER DISCOVER HT TIRES. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE A LOST THE TREAD, DID DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, IT WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. TORE OUT THE MUD FLAP IT FLUG AND SCRAPED OUT THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE LINE WAS LT265/75R16.*AK

RANDOM TRUCK FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AT NO PARTICULAR TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS CAMSHAFT SENSOR BY FORD TECHNICIANS. $185.00 PART THAT SEEMS TO BE FAILING A LOT ACCORDING TO FORD TECHS. FORD STATES THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSORS BUT OUT OF 5 GUYS I PERSONALLY KNOW, ALL 5 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 7.3L DIESEL CAMSHAFT SENSORS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. FORD ONLY OFFERS A 1 MONTH WARRANTY ON THE ITEM AND OFFERS AN AVERAGE OF 6 MONTHS ON ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON THE TRUCK. SEEMS THEY KNOW THE FAILURES ARE OCCURING AS WELL BUT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.

MY 99 F250 SD DIESEL WITH A 7.3 ENGINE EATS CAM SHAFT SENSORS, I AM ON MY 5TH ONE NOW, EVERYTIME I COMPLAIN TO FORD ABOUT IT THEY SAY IT IS JUST MY TRUCKS "THING" THIS "THING" AS THEY LIKE TO CALL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THE TRUCK JUST STOPS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE, HOW FAST ANYTHING AND IT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE SENSOR FAILS COMPLETELY AS I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED (FOR $100.00) AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT STARTS SHOWING SYMPTOMS AND NO CODES EVER SHOW UP I CALLED FORD CANADA AND COMPLAINED LAST YEAR WHEN THE 5TH ONE WAS PUT IN AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK HAS A KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON DENOMINATOR OR NOT BUT IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER (WHICH IS WHY WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK) THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE HORRIFIC AS IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT STOP WITHOUT WARNING LET ALONE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A FULLY LOADED HORSE TRAILER. *NM

I WAS NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE I95 IN FLORIDA TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE PULLING A 32 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT APPROX 09:00 WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD ON MY PICKUP CAME OFF AND CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $7000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. THE TIRE HAD LESS THEN 10000 MILES ON IT AND WAS A FIRESTONE LT265/75R16 STEELTEX AT. *JB

NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK WHILE DRIVING, CHECKED ENGINE TO FIND #3 PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE LEAVING NO/STRIPPED THREADS LEFT IN HEAD RENDERING THE ENGINE UNUSABLE. TRUCK HAS SAT FOR FOUR MONTHS . PRICED A BARE HEAD FROM FORD DEALER AT $1,100. WITH CAMS $1,600 OR A RECYCLED ENGINE BETWEEN $1,400-2,000 PLUS LABOR. PURCHASED RECYCLED ENGINE, 5.4L, 8 CYL, SOHC WITH 15K MILES AT $2000 DUE TO COST EFFECTIVENESS AS OPPOSED TO THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HEAD. THIS IS WITHOUT LABOR AS I AM A CERTIFIED FORD ENGINE MASTER AND WILL DO THE WORK MYSELF. *JB

I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MILES ON I-25 FROM WORK TO MY HOUSE. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE GATE, THEN I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ON TO WHERE I PARK. AFTER PARKING, I GLANCED BACK AT THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE I HAD STOPPED TO OPEN THE GATE, AND THERE WAS A TIRE LAYING ON THE GROUND. IT WAS ACTUALLY MY SPARE TIRE, THAT HAD BEEN MOUNTED UP UNDER THE BED OF MY TRUCK. ALSO ON THE GROUND WAS THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ONTO A CABLE AND THE NUT-LIKE DEVICE THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET ONTO THE CABLE. THE NUT-LIKE DEVICE APPARENTLY SHEARED OFF FROM THE CABLE AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. LOOKING UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK, YOU CAN SEE THE FRAAYED CABLE HANGING DOWN. I AM SO EXTREMELY RELIEVED THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE TIRE FALLEN OFF ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, VIA THERE WEB SITE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AND SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE CABLE FIXED.

APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL, WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. I INVESTIGATED TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS, THE ENTIRE LINE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE BACK IS BADLY CORRODED, ALL THE WAY UP TO WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE LINE COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER (ENEN THE COUPLING IS CORRODED). THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURRING BETWEEN METALS. I HAD THIS HAPPEN IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO SPEED, USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK, IF THIS HAD BEEN A NORMAL STOP (E.G., A STOP IN TRAFFIC, IT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS PENDING FAILURE.

1999 FORD 250 BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING DRIVER TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT FENDER, RIGHT SIDE PANEL, REAR RIGHT FENDER , AND REAR TAILLIGHT WERE DAMAGED. THE TRAILER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED YELLOW PAINT TRANSFER AND SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

TRUCK BEGAN MAKING TICKING SOUNDS FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. WHEN STARTED A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF ITS MOUNTING HOLE. THREADS IN HEAD ARE NOT DEEP ENOUGH.

DT: THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END FAILED. CONSUMER FELT THEY USED GREASE FITTINGS. THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. CALLED DEALER, BUT WARRANTY WXPIRED, AND HAD YET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

1999 FORD SD F250 CREW CAB LONG BED - DIESEL 6 SPD MANUAL: FRONT LEFT BREAK LINE CUT BY ENGINE PLASTIC SPLASH SHIELD. VEHICLE HAS 158K MILES NO RUST ON BREAK LINE BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT THE SPLASH SHIELD HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE METAL LINE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE CREATED IN THE SPLASH SHIELD DESIGN. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES ONLY TO DIESEL APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST . THIS ALMOST CREATED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THE LINE RUPTURED; WE WERE PULLING A 26 FT TRAILER WHICH HAD ELECTRIC BREAKS THAT HELP STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE WE REACHED A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS BEFORE FOR VARIOUS SERVICES. THERE WAS NO WARNINGS THE BREAKS WERE FIRM AND THE THEY WENT WITHG ONE STEP OF LAST STEP ON THE BREAK. BREAK LINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, MODIFIED TO MISS SPLASH SHEILD OR SPLASH SHEILD WILL NEED TO BE MODIFIED TO ASSURE CLREARANCE TO BREAK LINE.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWENTY MINUTES. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THE CONSUMER WENT TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE, AND DISCOVERED, THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *NM

1999 FORD F250 EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.*MR WHEN THE LIGHTER WAS HOT IT WOULD POP OUT OF IT'S CHAMBER AND ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT A FIRE WOULD OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

FAIL TO BRAKE, FOUND HOLE IN BRAKE LINE TO REAR AXLE DUE TO CORROSION . I WILL REPLACE LINE ASAP.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET, STRIPPING THE THREADS AND RESULTED IN HAVING THE HEAD RE-THREADED. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS WAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT TO THE FORD RECALL 05V017000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH.*AK

TOWING AN EMPTY HORSE TRAILER, WHEN I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STRUGGLING TO PULL IT. WHEN I GOT HOME AND WAS BACKING THE TRAILER UP, THE DRIVE WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS LEFT WITH ONLY REVERSE AND DRIVE 1. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $900.00 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TEAR IT APART AND TAKE A LOOK. I DO HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE, BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE TEAR DOWN UNLESS THEY DO FIND SOMETHING WRONG, AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM TEAR IT DOWN, FIND NOTHING WRONG AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY DO FIND WHAT'S MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

THE HORN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, I'VE CONTACTED FORD MANY TIMES WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY IF I WANT IT FIXED. ON YOUR WEB-SITE, (NHTSA) MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, ITS A SAFTY ISSUE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE HORN IT SEEMS AS THE AIRBAG IS IN THE WAY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE HAD INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE IN PRECARIOUS LOCATIONS, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS AND FREEWAYS. THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WHEN IT WAS NEW IN OCTOBER 1998. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND THE CPS WAS THE KNOWN CAUSE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STROKE WEBSITE. ACCORDING TO THE MANY WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE POWER STROKE DIESEL, BOTH THE 7.3 AND THE 6.0 LTR MODELS, THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE MARKETPLACE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO FORD'S SAME POWER STROKE WEBSITE - WWW.POWERSTROKEDIESEL.COM "SINCE 1994 OVER 2,000,000 POWER STROKE ' DIESEL EQUIPPED FORD TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED '' AND AN ASTONISHING 98.5%* ARE STILL ON THE ROAD!" AS OF TODAY'S DATE. CAN NHTSA TELL ME IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEN IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY, AND WHETHER OR NOT RECALL RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE?*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED. THE PITMAN ARM DISENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. OWNER CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE PART, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PART. *AK PITMAN ARM WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER ADDS ALL 4 BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NOT OPERATE. THE OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *JB

RIGHT SIDE 3RD SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE, AND FORD NEW AND KNOWS ABOUT IT AND ARE NOT DOING A --- THING ABOUT IT. YOU CANT EVEN GET A REMANUFACTURED ONE BECAUSE THERE NOT GETTING THEM BACK FAST ENOUGH TO FIX THE OLD ONE. SO NOW I AM PAYING $3500, TO FIX THERE PROBLEM. IT IS WRONG. I CANT EVEN PAY MY HOSPITAL BILL AND NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH $3500. FORD SHOULD BE STRON - UP. *JB

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH - DAMAGED COIL PACK AND CYLINDER HEAD - RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE RETURNED TO BISHOP, CA (NEAREST TOWN, APPROX. 10 MILES) AND LEFT AT SHOP THERE FOR THREE DAYS WHILE REPAIR COMPLETED. REPAIR FAILED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY, 2005. VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD. *NM

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. RIGHT HAND SIDE. *NM

SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT ON MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY V-10. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS A MEDIAN AND INTO 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC (MICHELIN MNRHT, P225/60T16, DOT # 09575883). *NM *TC

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SOMEONE BLEW A HORN. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE AND DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN DECEMBER, 2001 FROM A GOODYEAR DEALER. TIRES HAVE RECENTLY SEPARATED (TWO FRONT TIRES LAST WEEK) (TWO BACK TIRES THIS WEEK). NO BLOWOUTS HAVE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, WE WERE LUCKY. GOODYEAR AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES FOR US AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE, WHICH PRICE WAS FIGURED BASED ON THE "LIFE LEFT ON THE TIRE". THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL AND NOW WE ARE OUT OF $232.+ FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST TWO TIRES. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE SECOND TWO TIRES AT A RATE OF $96.00 A TIRE. GOODYEAR APPARENTLY HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT/RECALL AND SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THEIR INCOMPETENCE. *JB