2000 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 1999 N/A Ford F-250. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 176,369. The contact stated that the odometer was inoperable. The contact stated that the odometer only operated while the 4WD feature was activated. Upon further investigation, the contact became aware that when the previous owner purchased the vehicle in 2023, the mileage was 167,697. The correct odometer reading was unknown.

The contact owns a 1993 N/A Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V424000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). The contact stated that fuel spewed out of the rear tank filler neck. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer refused to perform the recall repair. The contact was informed that the recall repair pertained only to the chassis and not light-duty trucks. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

The contact owns a 1994 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while renewing the registration, the contact was informed of an open, unrepaired recall associated with the VIN. The unrepaired open recall was NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V399000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer declined to perform the recall repair because the VIN was not in the Manufacturer’s Database. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer located the VIN information in the database and the contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while standing next to the vehicle a burning odor was present coming from under the hood. Upon inspection of the vehicle, it was discovered that several wiring harnesses were saturated with leaking brake fluid. The contact was concerned that the saturated wiring harnessed had caused electrical failures within the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 240,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HIS VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE DOOR TO KNOCK THE CONTACT DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE CONTACT WAS RAN OVER BY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRAE IN THE NECK, A PARTIALLY SEVERED RIGHT EAR, AND AN UNSTATED INJURY TO HIS LEGS. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND THE AMBULANCE TOOK THE CONTACT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT TO HIS INJURIES. THE CONTACT WANTED TO STAY THAT HE WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR TWO WEEKS AND ON A FEEDING TUBE FOR A FEW WEEKS. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND LATER SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 295,000.

WE JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AND THE OLD MAN THAT OWNED IT HAS USED A BUNGEE CORD TO KEEP IT SHUT BUT WE PREFER NOT TO DO THAT SO I'M LETTING THE PROPER AUTHORITIES BE AWARE THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH WON'T STAY SHUT, SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LATCH, THE DOOR OPENS WHEN DRIVING.

WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING A BUMP ESPECIALLY IN A TURN, THE FRONT WHEELS SHUTTER VIOLENTLY.

MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, I WAS RESEARCHING ONLINE WHAT PARTS MAY HAVE GONE OUT WHEN I SEEN A RECALL DONE FOR CRUISE CONTROLS COVERING FORD VEHICLES INCLUDING THE DIESEL OF MY TRUCK AND YEAR. WHEN I CALL TODAY I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED I DO NOT SEE HOW ALL THESE OTHER VEHICLES ARE COVERED DID INCLUDE AT THE DIESEL AND THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK AND NOW THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON MY WAY TO WORK OCTOBER 7TH.

Left front tire blew without warning, lost control of truck and trailer and crossed the median into oncoming interstate traffic. Stearing link on truck broke, not sure when. Truck and trailer were totaled. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW WHILE PARKED A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. No visible defects. I have attached two pictures of the left front tire taken at the scene of the accident and three pictures of the left rear tire taken as it failed in two stages, first a bulge in the tread, followed a few weeks later by a zipper-like sidewall separation. Tires were less than 10 years old when they failed. I still have the tires as well as the other two matching tires from the set. The accident occurred in Bath NY. Michelin LT235/85R16

TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED ALL AFTERNOON AT WORK. UPON LEAVING WORK THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE THAT WENT ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING BUT ONCE THE VEHICAL WAS STOPPED I SAW THAT THE UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T TIRE HAD BEEN THE ISSUE. IT HAD TREAD SEPERATION AND HAD DESTROYED THE BED OF MY TRUCK WHEN IT CAME APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE ON THE SCENE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. *BF THE REAR STRAP SECURING THE GAS TANK FAILED. *TR

2000 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PEDAL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE LINKAGE FAILED AT LEAST 4 TIMES *JS

BRACKETS HOLDING FUEL TANKS HAVE CORRODED ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DROP. I NOTICED IT WHEN I PARKED MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE SINCE PUT A CHAIN AROUND TO TRY TO PREVENT IT FROM DROPPING ENTIRELY AND EXPLODING.

WENT TO START ENGINE IN THE TRUCK AFTER SETTING OVER NIGHT UNDER MY CARPORT AND SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD . THIS TRUCK HAS A 5.4 LITER V8

FORD AND "TAKATA RECALL" THE SAFETY BELTS IN THE BACK OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL, THE MUFFLER ON THE BOTTOM BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS HANGING ENOUPH TO STRAP IT TO CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER IS CRACKED AND HELD TOGETHER BY PLASTIC TYWRAPS. THE LIGHT IN THE DASH LIGHT IS OUT AND DOESN'T LIGHT UP AT ALL BESIDES A PERSON WITH THE AIRBAG DIPLOID SHOWING. BACK SEAT DOOR LOCK SWITCH DOESN'T WORK AND THE BACK DOOR RIGHT SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T GO UP AND DOWN. THE BACK SEAT LITTLE WINDOW IS BROKEN OUT. THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL INCLUDING DEFROSTERS. THE WIND SHIELD IS HELD ON FROM WHAT LOOKS LIKE FOAM GLUE. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED AND THE FRONT SIDE WHEEL AND BRAKE ARE RUSTED, AS WELL AS THE FRONT SIDE BACK WEAL BARING AND BREAK, DRIVERS SIDE BACK REAR WHEEL BARRING AND BREAK ARE RUSTED. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THE FAN DOESN'T BLOW AT ALL, THE CAR JUST STARTS MAKING LOUD NOISES, AND THE THEFT LIGHT SEAMS TO BE ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT DASH BORD. THE REASON IS DUE TO PREVIOUSE OWNER AS THE CAR WAS LIKE THIS BEFORE I BAUGHT THE VEHICLE SO THE REASON FOR THE CONDITION IS DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON OF PREVIOUSE OWNER NOT TAKING CARE OF IT. I PERCHASED THE VEHICLE AT BRITNEY VANSTRATENS HOME 122 NORTHGATE EASTATES NEW LONDON, WI, 54961 ON 6/5/2018.

EJECTED SPARK PLUG RUPTURING THE FUEL RAIL CATCHING THE TRUCK ON FIRE, BURNING IT TO A CRISP. HAPPENED 4 TIMES, (EJECTING THE PLUG) THE FIRST TIME THE FORD DEALER REPAIRED IT. WE WERE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A BANG THAN A HISS OF THE FUEL LEAKING GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED AND JUST GOT OUT IN TIME. FULL FLAMES IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL GENERAL (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE, TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE, AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST MONTH. IT WAS ADVERTISED WITH 97,000 MILES. I WAS SHOWN A CARFAX THAT SHOWED 97,000 MILES. JUST FOUND OUT THE CLUSTER WAS SWAPPED OUT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WITH THE DMV IS ABOUT 382,000 MILES. I NEED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WE WERE AWAY AT A MEETING. VEHICLE WAS STARTED, MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR AND THEN SHUT OFF AND LOCKED. ALSO BURNED DOWN FAMILY WEEKEND CABIN. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND OPEN RECALL THAT CAN CAUSE THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD RECALL FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED/CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN COLMESNEIL, TX ON 2/18/2017 BETWEEN 1:50 PM AND 3:00 PM. FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE CABIN AND THE TRUCK. WELL PUMP HOUSE WAS DESTROYED, AS WELL AS AN ALUMINUM BOAT THAT WAS PARKED CLOSE BY. VERY RURAL AREA. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT RESPONDED. NO INVESTIGATION OF ANY KIND AT THIS POINT.

SPARK PLUG BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND TWO OF THE THREE TIMES I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.WE FIXED THEM WITH NEW PARTS FROM AUTO STORE BUT WAS REMINDED THAT THE REPAIR IS ONLY TEMPORARY.TWO OR THE THREE TIMES I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE OTHER TIME I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD.

WE HAD JUST HAD NEW FIRESTONE TRANSFORCE HT TIRES PUT ON OUR TRUCK. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, AS WE ARE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WE FELT A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. WE SLOWED DOWN TO 60 MPH & THAT'S WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY TO INSPECT & THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING & NO ROAD HAZARD CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. WE SIMPLY FELT AS A SERIOUS VIBRATION & WITHIN A HALF A MILE OR MILE IT BLEW OUT. THE SHOP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE TIRES CHARGED US FOR ANOTHER TIRE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT WE WENT AHEAD AND PAID FOR IT BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE VEHICLE FOR WORK. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE SEVERE VIBRATIONS WHICH CAUSE DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE IN ACCELERATION & IN BRAKING. SO WE HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED ON THE FRONT END. AFTER THIS, THE TRUCK STILL FELT UNSTABLE...THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE AND IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO STEER.. IT ALSO HAD A TENDENCY TO PULL FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER & AT ALL TIMES & MY AIR PRESSURE WAS AT SPEC. THEN JUST RECENTLY, WE NOTICE THAT ALL THE TIRES, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WE HAD REPLACED FROM THE BLOWOUT, WERE COMING APART ON THE SIDE WALLS. THERE WERE CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL OF EVERY SINGLE TIRE. THIS CAUSED QUITE AN ALARM TO US AS WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK & COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED HAD WE NOT NOTICE THIS FLAW! THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES AND IT IS SERIOUS! THERE'S ALSO ALSO A PROBLEM WITH SOME OF YOUR DEALERS AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE FOUR TIRES UNDER WARRANTY JUST AS THEY DID FOR THE BLOWOUT. THEY PRORATED MY TIRE USAGE WITH NO KNOWN MILEAGE OF WHEN THE TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DOCUMENT IT. ALL FIVE OF THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY WITH NO CHARGE! THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG THREAD IN THE ENGINE HEAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

BLUE A SPARK PLUG OUT OF HEAD, BROKE COIL IN PROCESS WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45MPH.

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE TREAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT AND THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CONNECTORS TO THE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD TO BE REMOVED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM INDEPENDENTLY STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH MY STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAPPENED TO BE 200 YARDS BEHIND THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACT. A HYDRAULIC HOSE FAILED AND RENDERED THE STEERING AND BRAKES ALMOST COMPLETELY USELESS. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL BUT I MANAGED. THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE BUT I MANAGED TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO A SAFE STOP OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY DIESEL MECHANIC I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER THAT FORD ENGINEERED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND BRAKES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD WITH THAT KIND OF RIDICULOUS ENGINEERING. I HAD THREE HOSES REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $451.54. ONE FACTORY HOSE WAS $172.53, ANOTHER $100.68 AND THE THIRD WAS $24.04. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS UNREAL. HOW COULD FORD ENGINEERING HAVE DONE SUCH A STUPID THING.

TAIL LIGHT BULB SOCKET BURNT. NOTICED THAT BULB ACTS LIKE IT'S BLOWN BUT RESEATING ALLOWS IT TO FUNCTION AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. NO FUSES ARE TRIPPED WHICH IS ODD. HOWEVER THE FIRST TIME I CHECKED THIS I NOTICED THE SOCKET WAS SCORCHED YET WIRING LOOKS OK. I ASSUMED IT WAS JUST MY VEHICLE BUT SINCE HAVE HEARD SAME REPORT FROM OTHERS ON THEIR TRUCKS AND CARS. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF DANGER UNTIL YOU REMOVE TAIL LIGHT TO CHECK BULB.

THE TOW HOOKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PIERCED THE DOOR PANEL OF A PASSENGER SEDAN DURING A T-BONE IMPACT AT A STOPLIGHT, CAUSING MASSIVE PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN, WHICH RESULTED IN HER DEATH.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE TUNE-UPS BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 5.4 ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT AND CATCHING ON FIRE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UN-ACCEPTABLE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT THE DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN. THERE IS NOTHING FORD COULD EVER DO TO HELP "MAKE THINGS RIGHT" IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY. I SURE HOPE THAT FORD CAN BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK BROKE (RUSTED THROUGH) AND THE GAS TANK FELL ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE. THE TANK WAS ALMOST FULL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

THE STRAPS ON THE FUEL TANK BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I DID NOT DISCOVER UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. LUCKILY IT WAS SNOWING OR A FIRE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, SIZE: 235/85/R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES BECAME UNRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12T019000 (TIRES) BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,500. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS JUST SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT!! IT HAPPENED IN THE FOLLOWING WAY. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, FORTUNATELY I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES OFF FROM CENTER. WITH MY MECHANICAL BACKGROUND I KNEW THAT THIS WAS SERIOUS AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I CHECKED THE TIE RODS, SUSPENSION, TIRES LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OBVIOUS AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK TO TEST THE STEERING WHEEL AND AS I TURNED THE WHEEL THERE WAS A SLIGHT RESISTANCE THEN POP AND THE WHEEL SPUN FREELY. OPENED THE HOOD AND THE SHAFT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BOX SPINNING FREELY. I WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY!

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED F-250. WHILE TRYING TO PARK IT IN A PARKING LOT, I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 1 MPH. WHILE STOPPED OR BARELY MOVING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT MAKES PARKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHILE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND/OR PEOPLE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, MAKING AN ACCIDENT EXTREMELY LIKELY. THE TRUCK HAS THE 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE, TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES WITHOUT RISKING HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PERSON. *TR

BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2000 FORD F250 USED IN 2006 AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT THE BELT WHEN NOT IN USE. THE BELT WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. I WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOOSE SO IT COULD BE USED. THIS PROBLEM MAKES USING THE SEAT BELT A MAJOR PROBLEM EACH TIME I GET INTO THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A NEW BELT AND RETRACTOR FROM FORD FOR ABOUT $120 AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT BECAME THE SAME AS THE OLD SEAT BELT. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL 2000 MODEL TRUCKS AND FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES YOU NOT TO WANT TO USE THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH TROUBLE IT IS TO BE USED. *TR

THIS IS MY THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TRUCK. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN I HAD TAKEN IT TO A SHOP AND THEY HAVE FIXED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE DIFF. PLUGS, NOT THE SAME ONE. THIS LAST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE PLUG STRIPPED IT OUT SO BAD THAT IT CANT BE FIXED AND THAT I NEED A NEW HEAD OR ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALOT ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING IS HAPPEN, SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD REPORT IT AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE TIRES ON A VEHICLE THAT ARE ON RECALL #12T-019. HAVE VISITED SAMS CLUB IN MONTGOMERY AL MONTHS AGO ABOUT REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, TOOK MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN THE TIRES ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A V-10 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD 5 OF MY 10 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT IN THE LAST YEAR. 4 OF THEM REQUIRED A HELO-COIL REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,600.00 TOTAL. THE SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING RIPPING THE THREADS OUT OF THE HEADS, RENDERING THE TRUCK USELESS. IN THAT LAST INCIDENT I WAS TOWING A CAMPER WHEN IT BLEW LEAVING ME IN AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS POSITION. I CAN NOT EMPHASIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM IS. FORD TELLS ME I NOW NEED NEW HEADS AT A COST OF ABOUT $5,000.00. FORDS STATES THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA TO MAKE A RECALL. AND UNTIL THEY DO NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE..... THIS IS NOT A BLOWN MUFFLER OR A BLOWN WINDSHIELD WIPER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. WILL THE NHTSA STAND TALL HERE AND ORDER A RECALL OR PUSH IT OFF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VDWD1XL150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TWENTY YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 41,930.

BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25-35 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 185,000.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,FOUND BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT ON #4 CYL, POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK AT 35 MPH, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG, I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY , WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD, I SEEN THE COIL WITH THE SPARK PLUG ON THE OTHER END ! IT HAD BLOWN RIGHT OUT OF THE ENGINE ! I HAVE READ A LOT OF BLOGS OUT THEIR AND I WAS VERY LUCKY, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND THE PLUG BLEW OUT WITH SUCH FORCE IT HIT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE ! I DO NOT HAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT FORD IS CHARGING TO FIX THIS ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN READING ! THEIR HAS BEEN PEOPLE THAT ARE RETAPPING WHERE THE PLUGS ARE GOING INTO ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER SPARK PLUG ! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED HERE AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THIS PROBLEM THESE 5.4 LITER TRITON MOTORS ARE HAVING ! I AM IN THE MILITARY AND JUST CAME HOME FROM IRAQ AND REALLY DONT HAVE TO MONEY TO GET IT FIXED THE RIGHT WAY ! HOPE YOU CAN HELP ? *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SAME SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT!!! *TR

THE SAME PLUG BLEW OUT AGAIN. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING STALL AT MY RESIDENCE, NEIGHBORS NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE (THE FIRE ORIGINATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE).THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND CALLED 911. SAN JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND FINISHED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD VISIBLE BURNT WIRING, RIGHT SIDE FENDER DAMAGE FROM HEAT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND THE RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO MELTING DEBRIS FALLING ON TIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. AS I HAVE RELAYED THIS EVENT TO OTHERS, THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A "RECALL FIRE" AND THAT I SHOULD REPORT THIS INCIDENT. *TR