1999 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

CLOCK SPRING FAILED . AS A RESULT, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK

THE ALUMINUM HEAD WAS CRACKED ON THE ENGINE, WHICH THREW THE SPARK PLUGS OUT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *JB

SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN FROM THE HEAD. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CYLINDER WALL CREATED ENOUGH MATERIAL AND LABOR COSTS TO JUSTIFY REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD THIS LOUD POP SOUND. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, WERE MULTIPLE POPPING SOUNDS, SO I PULLED INTO THE IMMEDIATE PARKING LOT ON MY RIGHT TO TAKE A LOOK. UPON EXAMINING THE ENGINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE 3RD SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT. HAD TO GET A RIDE TO NAPA TO GET MORE SPARK PLUGS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO REPLACE IT (BEING THE MECHANICALLY INCLINED PERSON THAT I AM) I REALIZE THAT I HAD A BIGGER PROBLEM ON MY HANDS. THE THREADS ARE SHOT AND WILL NOW HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY FACILITY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE ESTIMATED BETWEEN $1500 TO $2000 (CONSERVATIVELY).*AK

I WAS MERGING INTO THE RIGHT LANE OF THE FREEWAY TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND MY TRUCK DECELERATED AND CAUSED THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ALUMINIUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER PLUG OPENING WAS BORED OUT AND TAPPED. AN INSERT WAS THEN PUT INTO PLACE AND THE SPARK PLUG REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS WAS ~$450. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURENCE ON THE FORD TRITON ENGINES AND THAT FORD IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO AVOID TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT. THIS STINKS!!!*AK

WAS TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH AND THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE SEPARATED. WHEN THE THE TIRE SEPARATED, PART OF THE RUBBER CAME UP AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PASSEGERS SIDE BED. I PUT MY SPARE TIRE ON IT TO GET HOME. THE BED HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR TIRE(S) REPLACED. HAVE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE. THE TIRE COMPANY WE BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM ADVISED US TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THEY ARE WILD COUNTRY, RADIAL RVT, SIZE- M+S 35X12.50R16.5LT 1230. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FORD F 250 SAFETY ISSUE, CONSTANTLY HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN THE TRUCK DOESN'T LURCH FORWARD ON RELEASE. *BF THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH ON THE SIX SPEED MANUAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CLUTCH RELEASES ONLY 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL HAD A RUBBER HOSE PART THAT ALLOWED EXPANSION WHEN THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FLUID WAS COMPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH FORK WAS BENDING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A PAUSE THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE ELSE REAR ENDING HIM. THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL NOTICE HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STILL HAS TO LEAVE IT IN GEAR ON EVEN THESLIGHTEST GRADE BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK IN PLACE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AGREED TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE FRONT CABLE AND THE PEDAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY. *TC THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR. *SC

WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 65 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE . CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT WENT IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT , DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THIS COLLISION OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER (WITH EQUALIZER) THE LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUBBED AGAINST INSIDE OF LEFT TIRE CAUSING THE BRAKE CABLES RUBBER SLEEVE TO WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL BRAIDING AND THE TIRE TO BE WORN DOWN TO THE SIDEWALL CORDS (CAUGHT BEFORE TIRE RUPTURE) . THERE ISN'T A BRACKET OR RETAINING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I HAD TO RE-ROUTE THE CABLE SLIGHTLY AND RESTRAIN IT WITH ELECTRICAL CABLE TIES. IT SEEMS THAT THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER A LOAD. THE TIRE AND CABLE NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND ARE STILL ON HAND.*AK

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE WAS HALF FULL, THEN ALMOST EMPTY. AFTER NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A STATE TROOPER NOTICED GAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. *AK *JB

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD MOTOR CO. IS WELL AWARE OF. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS NEW OR IT HAS MANY THOUSANDS OR, IN MY CASE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, OF MILES ON IT. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FOR THOSE VEHICLES, LIKE MINE, THAT ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIR IS LEFT UP TO THE CONSUMER. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST FOR THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION IS $2,500.00-$3,500.00. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION FOR THE BASIC FACT THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE ON THE PUBLIC RECORD STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ENGINES BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE FOR THEM TO FIX THEM ALL, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE IS THE ONE THAT FORD INSTALLS IN MOST OF IT'S HIGH END TRUCKS AND SUVS. THIS POSITION BY FORD IS JUST NOT FAIR BUSINESS AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT A BETTER PRODUCT WHEN PAYING $25,000.00-$40,000.00 FOR SAID PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEFECT IS ONE KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEIR ENGINEERING TEAM WHO FINALLY REDESIGNED THE ENGINE IN THE 2002 MODEL YEAR TO AVOID THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BUSHINGS IN CLUTCH KEPT BREAKING OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PIECE THAT BROKE OFF WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND DID NOT DO THE JOB. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME AT 80,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT. *AK

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.8 LITER V-10 ENGINE WITH 55000 MILES. I HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLANT, THEREBY FILLING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYING A CONNECTING ROD AND MAIN BEARING. I AM SEEKING ANY CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CASES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND DUE TO LOOSENING OF ENGINE POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *AK

I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PAINT STORE PARKING LOT AFTER LEAVING A MAJOR HIGHWAY (M-32) WITH MY 1999 FORD F250 (69000 MILES) AND NOTICED A SLIPPING FEELING IN MY STEERING. WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP TO LEAVE THE PAINT STORE MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND MY LEFT WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. I LOOKED UNDER THE RIGHT WHEEL AREA AND SAW THE TIE ROD END WAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING ROD. I HAD THE TRUCK TRANSPORTED ON A FLAT BED TO A REPAIR SHOP. I HAD ALL THE TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP, BEDFORD'S MUFFLER & BRAKE (9893458732) HAS SEEN THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE RECENTLY ON A FORD. I HAVE THE FAILED PARTS AND HAVE CONTACTED FORD OVER A WEEK AGO. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *LA

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON OUR 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY FORD DIESEL AT 69,600 MILES WITH NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TOWING OUR 22' 5000LB BOAT AT TURNPIKE SPEED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD CRASH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BECAME LOOSE AND SEPARATED. THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE THREADS HOLDING THE SPARK PLUGS WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE TREADS WORE DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MPH CONSUMER HEARD AN NOISE. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK BROKE. THE CABLE FRAYED AND SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRE. ONE WEEK LATER, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL A/T, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TIRE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SC

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKED WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FUSE BOX WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS ON INA FLEET OF VEHICLES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEAD IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE FUEL RAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WE BOUGHT A TRUCK ON EBAY FROM A DEALER IN TEXAS. WHEN WE WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED IN OUR HOME STATE OF MD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON IT. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS MISSING EQUIPMENT OR THE CUSTOMER EXHAUST ON THE AUCTION. OF COURSE TO HAVE IT PASS MD SAFETY INSPECTION WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $ 700 TO HAVE IT PUT BACK INTO THE TRUCK. MY QUESTION IS: IS IT LEGAL FOR A DEALER TO SELL A TRUCK WITH OUT THIS STANDARD EQUIPMENT? IF NOT I WANT TO TRY AND HAVE THEM HELP COVER THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6,000 MILES, MY BRAKES START VIBRATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I BELIEVE THE DISC IS WARPING BUT TO DATE, NOTHING CONCRETE HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO FAR, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND THE DISK REPLACED TWICE. THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURING AND I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CAR DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY AND THE VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AND MOST SEEM TO BE FROM ALASKA. IS THE COLD WEATHER SOMEHOW RESPONSIBLE? IT TAKES TIME, EFFORT, AND A LOT OF EMOTIONAL GRIEF TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN AND TELL THEM THAT THE BRAKES HAVEN'T BEEN RIGHT SINCE DRIVING THE CAR OF THE LOT. WHEN IS FORD GOING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM? CHANGING THE DISK IS APPARENTLY NOT A PERMANENT FIX. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM ITSELF. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET SATISFACTION, START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT? HAVE AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FAULTY BREAKS WITH INJURY OR DEATH AND PUBLICISE A LARGE SETTLEMENT LAW SUIT? ALL I WANT IS BREAKS I CAN TRUST. AS IT IS, I GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR THE VIBRTATION TO START! *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED . THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATED AND THEN STOP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM *NM

TREAD SEPARATION FROM FIRESTONE "STEELTEX RADIAL A/T" TIRE AT APROX 60 MPH TIRE TREAD SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON DRY LEVEL GROUND THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD INVOLVED, TIRE NEVER LOST PRESSURE AND REMAINED INFLATED UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER EVENT THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT TIME OF EVENT WITH A SPARE TIRE, THERE WAS SIGNIFIGANT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVERS BED SECTION OF MY TRUCK. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED WITH MY INSURER AND SETTELED WITH A REPAIRTHAT TOTALED APROX $2258.00. *AK

MY TRUCK HAD 105000 MILES AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD STIPPING.HE THREDS.THE HEAD HAD TO BE PULLED TO GET THE COIL IN. $2000.*AK

FRONT TIRES WEAR OUT UNEVENLY, AND ARE UNABLE TO HOLD AIR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THE NIGHT (IGNITION WAS OFF). VEHICLE BURNED DUE TO FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TOTAL LOSS (REPAIRS TO EXCEED VALUE). VEHICLE IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION. I WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF A FORD RECALL FOR CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS CAUSING UNDERHOOD FIRES OF SIMILAR NATURE AND CONSEQUENCE ON SIMILAR VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND NO WARNING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE STEELTEX . SIZE #LT265/75R16 DOT #: VNW81XL149 *NM THE TIRE STILL HAD 70LBS OF PRESSURE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE AREA AND SEVERED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINE'S. THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN OUT. *SC *JB

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO PULL A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER THAT WEIGHS JUST UNDER 11,000 POUNDS FULLY LOADED. WE LIVE AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL AND I USE 1ST GEAR TO KEEP HOLD THE WEIGHT BACK AS WE GO DOWN THE HILL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN 5000 MILES OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK (FAILED AT 55000 MILES). HALL FORD SERVICE DEPT. REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH FAILED AGAIN AFTER 1400 MILES. THEY THEN REPLACED IT WITH FACTORY REBUILT WHICH FAILED AGAIN AFTER 500 MILES. HALL FORD COSTUMER SERVICE WAS EXCEPTIONAL, WORKING WITH THE FORD ENGINEERS AT THE FACTORY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION ENGINEER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT YOU CAN NOT USE THE TRANSMISSION IN THAT TRUCK TO HOLD BACK GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. FORD NEVER DID GIVE HALL FORD SERVICE DEPT. AN ANSWER THAT WOULD WORK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FINALLY DECIDED TO ALLOW THE MECHANIC TO USE HEAVY DUTY SK BRAND PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE SINCE. THE REASON WHY I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD SOONER IS THAT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE HALL FORD DEALERSHIP NOT GET IN TROUBLE WITH FORD FOR USING NON-FORD PARTS TO FIX A PROBLEM FOR WHICH FORD MOTOR CO. CLEARLY HAD NO ANSWER. THERE WERE 3 OR 4 OTHER TRUCKS IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN MINE WAS A SUCCESS, THEY DID THE SAME FOR THE OTHER TRUCKS AND SOLVED THE PROBLEM THERE, TOO. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY SITUATION UNLESS IT COMES BACK, WHICH I DOUBT. I AM CONCERNED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY DOCUMENTED FOR OTHERS THAT WILL INEVITABLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MANY HAVE. *JB

MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES AND ON 3/22/04 A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL. FORD CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED BASED ON FORD'S 100000 MILE TUNE UP RECOMMENDATION. DEALER IS STATING I NOW NEED A VERY EXPENSIVE NEW CYLINDER HEAD.

10 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK (10/22/01) THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION FEED BOLTS CAME LOOSE. I HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. ON MARCH 10, 2004 THE TRUCK HAD TO TAKEN BACK IN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING. IT NEEDED A NEW CONVERTER, PUMP AND ALL NEW SEALS, BRACKETS AND FLUID. ON MARCH 22 I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK IN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING INTERMITTANTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IF THAT IS THE CASE WHY IS IT SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY. THE SALES MANAGE AT THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP WAS VERY RUDE AND MADE MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF FEEL LIKE WE WERE IDIOTS. PLUS THEY NEVER FIXED THE ALARM LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A COMMON OCCURANCE OR WHAT. KH. *AK

WHILE BRAKING 40 MPH BRAKES FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

LAST MARCH OF 2004 ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES WAS DRIVING OUR COMPANYS TRUCK 1999 FORD F-250. WHEN SMOKE RISED FROM THE HOOD AND THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES. HIS DOG WAS TRAPPED IN THE BACKSEAT AND WAS PASSED OUT FROM SMOKE. FORTUNATELY THE DOG WAS RESCUED BY AARON M FOSTER MY SON AND EMPLOYEE WHO WAS DRIVING THE FORD. WE HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ONLY AND THEY WOULDNT COVER THE TRUCK, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER AT, 285/75R16, DOT#PJYUJ3H2700. *AK *NM

INTERMITTENTLY DOORS WON'T LOCK. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 DOME LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING UPHILL IN THE RAIN REAR OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED WHEN BRAKING. *AK

ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. SINCE LOSS OF POWER, ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. HAD TO SLOWLY PULL VEHICLE OVER SHOULDER OF ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES, BEFORE IT FINALLY WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS TO KEEP A SPARE IN THE TRUCK AS THIS WILL HAPPEN MANY TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOOSING POWER AND ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FORD CHARGES BETWEEN $150 AND $190 FOR THIS PART, WHICH THE COMPANY KNOWS IS A PROBLEM, THEREBY MAKING A LARGE PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AND CUTS OUT WHEN ENGAGING SPEED , AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ON MY VECHIEL IT IS A 99 F250 4DR V8. SO COULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME SOMETHING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AND ALSO MY AIR BAG SENSOR IS BAD , THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR IS ALSO ON. *AK

STEERING SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURED RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SPARK PLUG DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

FIRST WE STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO EITHER WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM OR THE Y-COLLECTOR ON THE EXHAUST. THEY ADVISED TO CHANGE Y-COLLECTOR WITH SOMETHING LESS PERFORMANCE ORIENTED, SOUNDED INCORRECT SO I OBIVOUSLY DECLINED. SOON AFTER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN IN BAJA MEXICO WE WERE CLIMBING A MELLO GRADE WHEN BAMM!!! WE LOST MOST OF OUR POWER AND IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH WE WERE RIDING A LARGE LAWN MOWER WITHOUT A MUFFLER. SINCE WE WERE IN MEXICO WITH NO CELL SERVICE, WE CRAWLED ALL THE WAY HOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, REAR PASSANGER SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE THREADS AND TOOK THE COIL WITH IT. REPLACED WITH COLD-FUSION COIL, BUT STILL SOUNDS AS THOUGH MAIN BEARINGS AREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH LONGER!!!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE, AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWOUT. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL AT, SIZE LT265/75R/16, DOT# IS VDW8-1XL-060. *AK

I DRIVE A FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN CITY STREET AT 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING GEAR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS URGED US TO CONTACT FORD DUE TO THIS BEING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE STEERING GEAR, SHOCK, INNER TIE ROD END, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, SWAY BAR BRACKET, AND LINK KIT WERE REPLACED. DUE TO NO CONTROL, I ALSO SIDE-SWIPED 2 PARKED CARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. A FEW SECONDS LATER RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE 8 LUGS: NUTS HAD SHEARED OFF. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR INJURIES REPORTED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

1999 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE IN FIRST GEAR AT STOP LIGHT WITH CLUTCH PUSHED IN TRUCK STARTED MOVING FORWARD. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK FINALLY STALLED. FOUND OUT LATER CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAD GONE BAD. *LA

CONSUMER TRAVELING 65 MPH ON OEM FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE WHEN DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *JB

GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S SEPARATED FROM BELTS AND BLEW OUT WITH 5/16 TREAD LEFT, OTHERS ARE CRACKED AND BUBBLED.*AK