1999 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

I RECENTLY WAS AT A FORD DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEM. WHILE THERE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAF MISSING FROM MY LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING PACK. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID. OH YAH, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE A LOT OF SPRINGS, THEY JUST KEEP BREAKING. HE SAID IF I LOOKED ON THEM I WOULD NOTICE THAT THEY WERE MADE IN MEXICO. HE SAID FORD HAS BEEN REPLACING A LOT OF SPRINGS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE SHEARED OFF FROM THE HUB. THE TIRE WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *MR *NM

MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER.THE TREDS RIPPED OUT OF THE MOTORTHAT HELD THE SPARK PLUG IN $800.00 FOR A 50 CENT FIX THAT FORD COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BY USING A HELI COIL.*MR

1999 FORD F250 PICKUP IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR AFTER THE CONSUMER HEARD OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE TIRES AND INDICATED NONE OF THEM WERE PART OF THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO HANDLED THE HANDLED THE TIRE REPLACEMENTS. THE TIRE WERE LOOKED AT AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FIRESTONE TIRE EQUIPMENT. *MR WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, WITHOUT WARNING, THE OUTSIDE CAP OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COME OFF AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE HAD NEVER GONE FLAT BEFORE AND HAD 6/32 AND 8/32 TREAD REMAINING. THE TIRE DISINTEGRATED AT 8/32 TREAD REMAINING. *SCC *JB *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE PARTICLES FROM THE TIRE CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. *AK

CABLES HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK BED BROKE AND DROPPED THE TIRE TO THE GROUND. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING BUT FORTUNATELY WAS STILL IN THE FARM LANE. COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY

BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD COME TO A STOP. *SCC *JB

THE FRONT TIRE ROD FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK BOTH FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

SHORTLY AFTER MY TRUCK ROLLED OVER 106,000 IT STARTED MAKING SOME VERY LOUD RATTLING SOUNDS. AFTER A FEW FALSE STARTS WITH DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT HAD A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND THERE IS A TSB ON THE SAME SUBJECT DATED 1999 (THE SAME YEAR AS MY TRUCK) AND THE PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED BUT NOT FIXED AT THE FACTORY, JUST TOLD MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE PART TO THE TUNE OF $373 FOR THE PART AND $275 LABOR. THEY SAID THE REPLACEMENT HAD A NEW DESIGN TO KEEP THE SAME PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WHY WHEN IN 1999 DIDN'T THEY FIX THE PROBLEM TO START WITH? *PH

WHILE BACKING A JET SKI TRAILER DOWN A BOAT RAMP THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE OTHER COMPONENTS AND LAID AGAINST THE FIREWALL. THIS MADE THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNUSABLE. THE TRUCK WAS FINALLY STOPPED WITH THE PARKING BAKE PLUS THE TRAILER JACK KNIFING TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE PICKUP BED. THE YELLOW RETAINING PIN THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE PEDAL POST WITHIN THE ? STABALIZING MOUNT AND THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR MODULE WAS FOUND ON THE FLOORBOARDS. ONCE RECONNECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMED NORMALLY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK A VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE ON A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VEERED UPON IMPACT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE FOUR HORSE TRAILER WITH THREE HORSES ON BOARD JACKNIFED AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HEAD EASTBOUND AS IT ROLLED OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT. THERE WAS MORE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE THAN THE LEFT SIDE. *PH *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6 SPEED MANUAL. I HAVE 61000 MILES ON IT. TODAY THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THE CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT. ...AGAIN. LUCKILY I KNEW HOW TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A BAD CLUTCH. I HAD TO SHIFT A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHOUT THE CLUTCH PEDAL JUST TO GET IT HOME. AT LEAST I WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. *AK WHEN THE CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER GOES OUT THE CLUTCH PEDDLE LOSES PRESSURE AND LETS THE CLUTCH ENGAGE AND THE TRUCK STARTS ROLLING. THIS EXACT THING HAS GONE OUT ON MY TRUCK TWICE IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS SINCE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE OF THESE WENT OUT WHEN SOMEONE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OR BEHIND THE VEHICE AND THE VEHICLE RAN THEM OVER OR EVEN IF IT WENT OUT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRUCK ROLLS INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE SOMEONE CAN STOP IT. SINCE ITS A DIESEL (LOTS OF TORQUE), YOU CAN'T STOP IT VERY EASILY IF IT STARTS ROLLING IN LOW, 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE. I AM A MEMBER OF A FORD DIESEL FORUM (WWW.THEDIESELSTOP.COM AND THERE ARE MANY MANY CASES OF THE CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER GOING BAD. YOU CAN GO TO THE FORUMS AND LOOK IN THE 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN SECTION. (JUST DO A SEARCH FOR THE WORD "SLAVE")

I HAVE A FORD F250 TRUCK. BOTH FRONT TIRES(FIRESTONE) HAD A TRED SEPARATION WITHIN 15HRS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST OCCURRED 7/11/03 AT APPROX. 1700HRS. IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, THE SECOND OCCURRED 7/12/03 AT 0720HRS. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.NO-ONE WAS HURT, BUT MY VEH. DID HAVE A LOT OF DANAGE.*AK

FORD F-250 5.4 L V8 BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH THREADS TO KEEP THE SPARK PLUG FROM EVENTUALLY BEING BLOWN FROM THE HEAD. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES MYSELF WITH THIS PROBLEM IN TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND WARRANTY THE PARTS. WE STILL HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE IT WILL BE COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS RIGHT IN THE PAPERWORK THAT THIS PART IS COVERED. *NLM

HAD A DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX BLOW OUT ON A REAR PASSENGER SIDE 1999 FORD PICKUP WHILE TOWING A BOAT. THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAD THE PROPER AMOUNT OF INFLATION. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE DISENTEGRATED. THE TIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO FIRESTONE , AKRON FACILITY FOR A REVIEW BY EXPERTS TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE BLOWOUT WAS VERY VIOLENT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL OF THE TRUCK. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AS A FAILURE ON THE FRONT COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVE THEM MINUS THE ACTUAL BLOWOUT WHICH WAS SENT TO THE FIRESTONE FACILITY AS INDICATED ABOVE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT ON A 1999 FORD F-250.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. FORD REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE TOWARD THE THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL. *LA *JB

FAX FWD LTR FM CONSUMER (AK) RE STATUS OF PETITION FILED WITH NHTSA RE FORD MOTOR CO. RECALL OF SPARK PLUGS FOR 1999 FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCKS. *TS *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. SIZE#LT265175R16, DOT#123/12Q. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

SEVERE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. HAVE HAD FOUR MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE SYSTEM. PADS, ROTORS, ETC. STILL EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS. HEAT AFFECTED POOR QUALITY OF METAL IN THE CALIPERS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SEVERAL TIMES, TURNED, AND REPLACED ONCE. THIS LAST TIME BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OFF AND DOWN TO METAL. EXPERIENCE THESE ISSUES EACH TIME I TAKE A LONG TRIP OF 1000 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE. DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED FOR 3-4 HOURS BEFORE STOPPING AND LITTLE OR NO BRAKING DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS LAST TIME I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TURNING OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE KIT. NEW KIT HAS SPRINGS TO HELP A PROBLEM PER TECH? THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM!*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SHUTTER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED . THE TIRE WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL TIRE AND IT HAD 30000 MILES ON IT. IN TOTAL THE CONSUMER HAD THREE VEHICLES EXPERIENCED THREE DIFFERENT FAILURES: TWO BLOW OUTS AND ONE SEPARATIONS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES; ON THE 99 FORD THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX/AT), AND ON THE SECOND VEHICLE (5TH WHEEL CAMPER)THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE AS WELL(STEELTEX RADIAL/LT 245 75 R16-120/116 RM/S, DOT # VN2081XL00). *AK *SCC *CB *NLM

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK AT 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE CRUISE TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT UPON ENTERING PLAINS, TX. THE CRUISE DID NOT RELEASE AND I BRAKED HARDER......THE ENGINE KEPT AT OVER 2,000 RPM AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN.....I BRAKED HARDER TO STOP AT THE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE NEVER SLOWED DOWN......I PUSHED THE OFF BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PUMPED THE BRAKE AND IT NEVER SLOWED......I HAD TO BRAKE PRETTY HARD TO COME TO A STOP AT THE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION.....THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AT 2,000 RPM......I JERKED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.....WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I HAD THE CAR HAULED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, BROWNFIELD, TX. THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM......THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION......THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT......THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,800. AFTER TELLING MY FRIEND, A MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM HE SENT ME THIS MESSAGE: GO TO: WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/HOTLINE/ AND FILE A REPORT ON THE INCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK. AFTER THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID HAPPENED, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE COMPONENTS. IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. IF IT DOES , SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. TRYING TO HOLD THAT ENGINE WITH THE BRAKES (NOT SAYING IT DID) COULD BLOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE REASON FOR FILING THE REPORT IS THEY WILL INVESTIGATE FOR SAFETY AND THEY WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW IF A SIMILAR REPORT HAS BEEN FILED. TOM. *NLM

MY 1999 F250 CREW CAB DIESEL'S TRANSMISSION SPEWED TRANSMISSION FLUID THREE TIMES. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIMES I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS FIX THE SEAL AT A COST OF AROUND $900. THE THIRD TIME I HAD A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOP FIX IT CORRECTLY FOR $2,200. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION SEAL HAS 2/1000S OF AN INCH CLEARANCE AND WHEN OVERHEATED IT BLOWS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER LISTED OTHER DEFECTS WITH FORD'S TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999-2002 ALSO. HE SAID FORD HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM OF ITS NEWER MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $4,000 FOR A FAULTY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. MY $1,500 EXTENDED WARRANTY (NATIONAL WARRANTY) DIDN'T EVEN PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES DUE TO ITS BANKRUPTCY AND IT BEING INCORPORATED IN THE CAYMEN ISLANDS. AM I THE ONLY 1999 F250 OWNER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS?

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO BUCK AND SHUTTER THAN SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT START WAS VERY HAPPY I HAD NOT JUST PULLED INTO TRAFFIC! FORD WANTED 600$ TO FIX IT WHEN ITS A 100$ PART AND TAKES 15 MINETES TO FIX!. *AK

THE VEHICLES BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING . THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE MASTER CYLINDER. *NLM

ENGINE COLD WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK/TICK, AS TIME WENT ON TICK GOT LOUDER THE ENGINE WENT AND THE BEARINGS HAD TO REPLACED AND THE MOTOR REBUILD. WHILE SEARCHING ON-LINE FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. I CAME ACROSS A FORM WEBSITE WHERE IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

MY TRUCK HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND BROKE THE COIL PACK. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED UP. THIS IS A RESULT OF A BAD DESIGN FOR THE SPARK PLUG HOLE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. IT ONLY HAS 5 THREADS TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG IN AN ALUMINUM HEAD. *NLM

TRUCK WANDERS ON ROAD AND PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, DEALER WAS TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE VIEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY NEVER COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED THIS VIEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HUBS TWICE MYSELF AT MY EXPENCE OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. THERE WAS ALMOST A FATALITY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY TRUCK PULLED ME INTO THE DITCH SLIDING AND ROCKING FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE UP ON TWO WHEELS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. WHO KNOWS IF THEY EVEN WORK. MY OVERDRIVE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND IS BROKE AGAIN. DOOR AJAR LITE ON CONSTANTLY. BUT QUALITY FORD CANT FIND OR OFFER ME SOME KIND OF SOLUTION. THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED.

THE HEAD GASKET WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. *NLM

THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF HILL AFTER BEING PARKED 60 MINUTES. TRUCK WAS IN FIRST GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON! THIS HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY DURING MAY OF 2002 AND HAD SERVICE COMPLETED MAY 29TH OF 2002. ON FEBRUARY 28TH 2003 THE SAME TRUCK ROLLED OFF ANOTHER HILL WHILE IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AFTER BEING PARKED OVER 45 MINUTES! THERE SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND/OR TRANSMISSIONS/GEAR RATIO IN THIS MODEL TRUCK***RECALL DID NOT WORK!!!!. A PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT THIS TRUCK IN EITHER FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND COME BACK AND FIND YOUR TRUCK PARKED IN THE SAME PLACE, NOT TWO BLOCKS AWAY ON TOP OF ANOTHER CAR! ESPECIALLY AFTER A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. HOW ELSE IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO PARK THESE VEHICLES? THIS PROBLEM HAS RUINED THREE VEHICLES, MY FLAWLESS INSURANCE RECORD AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY IF IT ALREADY HASN'T.*JB

HORN CANNOT BE ACTIVATED QUICKLY OR REPEATEDLY BECAUSE ONLY A VERY SMALL SPOT IN THE AIRBAG/STEERING PAD IS LIVE. FINDING THE SMALL, UNMARKED SPOT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULT AT ANY TIME. DEALERS KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX. COMMON TO ALL SUPER DUTY WITH AIRBAG.*JB

THE ROTORS OVER HEATED, WHEN DRIVING.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND THEN TURNED BACK ON ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND FREEWAY SPEEDS MADE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE FIRST THING THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED "ITS THE CPS WE SEE IT ALL OF THE TIME". I REPLACED THE CPS AND SURE ENOUGH IT RAN GREAT AGAIN. THE COST OF THE NEW CPS WAS $180.00. *TR

PARKING BRAKE CABLE END PULLED OFF RENDERING PARKING BRAKE DISABLED. *JB

TURBOCHARGER BOLT FAILURE FOR 1999 FORD POWERSTROKE DIESEL

UNABLE TO STEERING THE VEHICLE WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX 26575R16, THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKWAY WHEN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDESIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CAUSE IN UNKNOWN. PH

THE ENGINE DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.*JB

WHEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS NOT STEEP AT BETWEEN 7-8% SLOPE, ON LIGHT SNOW OR ICE MY TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARD. WHILE ROLLING, ONE REAR WHEEL WILL BE TURNING FORWARD WHILE THE OTHER WILL BE TURNING BACKWARD. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE PARK BRAKE IS APPLIED OR NOT, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. MEANWHILE MY OLD 1983 CHEVROLET IS PARKED NEXT TO IT, NOT SLIDING. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME WHENEVER SOMEONE COMES OVER AND PARKS BEHIND MY TRUCK, OR WHEN I AM PARKING ON THE STREET IN THE CITY. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS NORMAL.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 35MPH THERE WAS HEAVY VIBRATION , LIKE FALLING APART. DEALER CHANGED ON SEVERAL OCCASION ROTORS AND PADS UNTIL GUARANTEE WAS OVER. RECENTLY MIDAS PERFORMED A JOB ON THE ROTORS AND PADS.HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE REVERSING , VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN THE DIRECTION THAT IT'S BEING TURNED. THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SECTOR SHAFT HAD BROKE.

THE ENGINE SEIZED, DUE TO LACK OF OIL.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE BECAME STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE'S SPEED TO INCREASE. PROBLEM OCCURRED 5 TIMES DURING THE TRIP. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE GUIDE WAS WORN. *AK *NLM

F-250 SUPER DUTY, 6 SPEED MANUAL TRAN. THE SHIFTING LEVER ATTACHED TO THE THROW OUT BEARING BROKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES. THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, FORD IS UNRESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINT. NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES FROM TIME TO TIME. 8JB

THROWOUT BEARING MAKING LOUD NOISE. WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND DEALER SUGGESTED A $1500 CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. TRUCK HAS 54,000 AND HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 3,000 MILES. FORD SAYS THAT THE BEARING IS NOT LUBRICATABLE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THIS FAILURE WAS AS A RESULT OF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB