2000 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

ON NEARLY EVERY F250/350 SUPER DUTY I HAVE SEEN IN WY, THERE DEVELOPES A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT 5 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE DEFROSTER HITS. AS MANY AS I HAVE SEEN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ENGINEERING OR WINDSHIELD DEFECT. ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS?

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY HAVE TO BE PUMPED AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALSO VIBRATES, BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURS AGAIN.*JB

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH A NEW SYSTEM, BUT THEN RECANTED THE OFFER. THEY EVEN ADMITTED THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTO LOW GEAR IT PINS HIS LEG DOWN TO THE SEAT, THE SHIFT LEVER COMES TO FAR OVER AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SHIFTER BUT IT WOULD NOT HELP. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *YD

DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKE, THE STEEL ROD POKED THROUGH THE SEAT INTO CONSUMER'S BACK. *MR *TT *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, WOULD NOT RAISE. THEREFORE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CAUSE UNKWOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16 . THERE WERE 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16,000 MILES. THERE WERE 2 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR TIRES. 1 FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. *AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES (P265/75R16) ARE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, THE TREAD IS WEARING AT ONLY 10500 MILES. *SLC

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY FIT THE DRIVER, IT COMES ACROSS THE NECK AND NOT THE SHOULDER. DEALER STATES THAT THISIS A MANUFACTURES DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAULTY 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION KEEPS POPPING OUT OF 4TH GEAR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK *ML

WHEN CROSSING MULTIPLE RAILROAD TRACKS,IGNITION SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. MANAGED TO COAST PAST TRACKS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOW TRUCK DRIVER (LARRY'S TOWING 281-342-981, ROSENBERG TX) SAID THIS WAS THE SECOND FORD TRUCK(MODEL YEAR 2000, THAT HE HAD TOWED WITH SAME PROBLEM, JUST STOPPED RUNNING. THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD EASILY HAD LED TO FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN STOPPED ON RAIL LINE IS APPARENTLY WELL KNWN TO TOW TRUCK DRIVERS , THUS MUST ALSO BE KNOWN TO FORD, BUT THEY HAVE NO RECALL ETC.2 *AK

LOOSE WIRE/CONNECTION.REPAIR WIRE AT CONNECT 1027 GRAY WIRE, ACCORDING TO FORD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HEARS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, AND WHEN FRONT SUSPENSION GOES UP AND DOWN ,IT WILL SQUEAK. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE OR LOCATE DEFECT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER . DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR WEEKS AND CLAIMS COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT.*AK

BOTH MY RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL FAILURES-ONE AT UNDER 12000 MILES AND ONE AT UNDER 15000 MILES. TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED LARGE SIDEWALL BUBBLES OR CONVEXITIES OF AROUND 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 1 INCH IN HEIGHT. FORD DOES NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES SO I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH GENERAL TIRE. A PERSON AT THE 800 PHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL TIRE MENTIONED THAT THIS COULD BE TWO ISOLATED DEFECTS, PERHAPS A BAD BATCH, OR PERHAPS THE TIRE SELECTED BY FORD MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH MY CONCERNS, AS THE TRUCK HAS A DIESEL MOTOR WHICH IS QUITE HEAVY, AND BOTH FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM EARLY IN THE TIRES' TREADWEAR. ONE TIRE DEALER SAID HE'S SEEN IT BEFORE, SO I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TIRE CANNOT STAND UP TOT HE WEIGHT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE. FORD SAYS TO CONTACT GENERAL TIRE, AND GENERAL TIRE WILL ONLY WARRANTY THE INDIVIDUAL TIRE AS IT FAILS. NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WARRANTING THAT THE TIRE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS MAY BE TWO RARE AND ISOLATED INCIDENCES, BUT I FEEL THAT 100% FRONT TIRE FAILURE IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT WARRANTS LOOKING INTO. I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THESE TIRES ARE REPLACED ON FORD DIESEL-POWERED TRUCKS, BUT ONLY GENERAL TIRE KNOWS THE ANSWER.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235/85R1 )

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GEARS SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF NUETRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. RECENTLY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 40MPH WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DRIVER HAD TO PUT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND START VEHICLE BACK UP. AN HOUR LATER , VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

I HAVE THE SAME TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED ON THE EXCURSION AND I WAS WONDERING IF THEY ARE THE SAME AS ON MY TRUCK. MY TIRES SEEM TO HAVE LUMPS IN THE SIDE WALLS. IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN RECALLED, SOMEONE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME THAT WOULD BE VERY SAFE. PLEASE GIVE SOME SORT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS. *AK

THESE TIRES CAUSE SHAKING OF TRUCK @ABOUT 65 MPH AND ABOVE, SO THE AUTO DEALER SAYS BUT FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT IN THERE TIRES (DOT NUMBER: VNW8)

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO BIG O TIRES IN SONORA FOR THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION AT 11,600 MILES. THE SERVICEPERSON TOLD ME I HAD "SCALPING" DAMAGE TO MY TIRES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A HEAVY LOAD NOR HAVE I TOWED ANYTHING. I KEEP THE PROPER TIRE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND CHECK THE PRESSURE REGULARLY. I FEEL THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM RESULTING IN THE DAMAGE. I ALSO HAVE FACTORY INSTALLED HEAVY DUTY SHOCKS WHICH CAME WITH A TOWING PACKAGE I ORDERED WITH THE TRUCK. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 73 MPH TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT, CAUSING TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE. AK

WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES, TIRE ON PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE HAD A BIG BULGE IN INSIDE OF TIRE BY THE SIDEWALL. TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F250. TIRE MILEAGE IS 26,000. OWNER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING ON OCCASIONS OF SIMULTANEOUS HEAVY USE OF BRAKES AND STEERING. I PRAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION.*AK

THERE IS A CLUCKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATION. FORD CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL NOISE, BUT ARE WORKING ON RESOLUTION.

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT MANUFACTURE HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING SAME DEFECT.

WHEN APPPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE OEM SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE REBOUND 2-3 CYCLES AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO DEVELOP MODERATE CUPPING, THE POSITION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OEM SHOCK ABSORBER TOP BOLT HAD A SHARP EDGE AND WAS RUBBING A HOLE IN THE OUTER JACKET OF THE HYDRAULIC HOSE EXPOSING THE INNER BRAID, CONSUMER EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY OF REPOSITIONING THE HOSE BUT A HOSE SUPPORT CLAMP WOULD NOT ALLOW SUCH POSITIONING. NLM

THIS TRUCK HAS GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE P23585R16 WRANGLER/AP. WHILE DRIVING TIRES SUDDENLY WENT LOW. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED SIDEWALL SEPARATING. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TIRE TREAD WEARS QUICKLY (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16). NLM

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH FORCE, TRUCK WILL NOT STEER. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND ALL 1999, 2000, 2001 250 AND 350 TRUCKS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FORD TECH NOTES STATE (11/13/00: "...THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND FORD ISN'T GOING TO REENGINEER THE VEHICLE TO SOLVE IT. THE CONDITION COMES FROM A NEW WIDER STANCE, TIE ROD ANGLE AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS MORE WEIGHT IN THE FRONT END THAN ON THE 97 OLD BODY STYLE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK CANNOT BE REENGINEERED TO SOLVE THE CUSTOMERS DESIGN ISSUE UNLESS THE ENTIRE PLATFORM IS REDESIGNED. FORD IS NOT GOING TO INCORPORATE A DESIGN CHANGE AT THIS TIME AND HAS NOT PLANS ON THE DRAWING BOARD THAT THE THE HOTLINE KNOWS ABOUT." THERE WILL BE FATALITIES BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE/STEERING PROBLEM! . *AK

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, AT LOWER SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK. *SLC

FUEL GAUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN HITTING BRAKES, FORD SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THI, IF VEHICLE HAS TO SUDDENLY STOP THERE IS NO POWER STEERING TO STEER QUICKLY OUT OF THE WAY WHEN NEEDED. *AK *SLC

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 2000MILES. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND WOULD NOT REPLACE. *AK

I AM ON 3RD POWER STEERING PUMP AND 2ND. HYDROBOOSTER IN 53000 MILES 3RD. PUMP FAILING AGAIN I AM ALREADY OUT 1600 DOLLARS ON THESE REPAIRS .FORD HAS A MAJOR PROUBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT .

QUESTION - I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOME STEERING COMPONENT OF THE F250 FORD PICKUP; HOWEVER, THE ARTICLE DID NOT ELABORATE. COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. INFORMATIONAL, NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN SOME CASES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. *AK

VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC NOTICED ROTORS WERE WARPED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HAD THEM REPLACED AFTER 10,000 MILES.*AK ENGINE STALLS AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE TURBO INTO THE INTER COOLER. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT. TIRES BEGAN TO BULGE OUT, CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY KIND OF TIRES. ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. SEALS ARE OUT ON THE FRONT AXLES AND THEY WERE JUST REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO. AIR FILTER SYSTEM IS INADAQUET FOR THIS SIZE OF ENGINE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 TO 3 THOUSAND MILES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND HIGHER, STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF CONSUMERS HANDS, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IF A ROUGH SURFACE IS HIT, STEERING WILL JERK OUT OF DRIVERS HANDS, VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE AROUND SIDEWAYS OUT OF CONTROL, DEALER INSTALLED SHIMMY SHOCK TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES IT HELPS, HOWEVER HAS NOT COMPLETELY REMEDIED PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON A STEEL GRATE BRIDGE, VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE, THIS HAPPENS AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH. FORD SAID FOR ME TO CONTACT FIRSTONE. FIRESTONE SAID THAT ALL TIRES DO THIS. TIRE DEALER AGREED TO PRORATE AND EXCHANGE TIRES, BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE CONSUMER LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING. NLM CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE BOOSTER PUMP RUNS BOTH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. *YH

DAVID WARSHAW OF WARSHAW ENGINEERING WAS ASKED TO INSPECT VEHICLE AFTER ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVER RAY KANE WAS DRIVING, MR KANE STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JACK KNIFE, HOWEVER THE INVESTIGATOR STATES THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE AN ESTIMATED 15 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD TRUCKS. THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT FIXED AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT A 50 000 DOLLAR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE PROPOR WORKING DOORS. *AK

SWING-AWAY PASSENGER SIDE ON 2000 F250 - CAN NOT SEE CARS IN NEXT LANE - SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND RELACED ALL 4 ROTORS, 10,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE. DEFECTIVE HOSE CLAMP AND STEERING FAILED. *JB