2000 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND RUSTED IN TWO. THE OTHER TWO LINES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW. THE ONE THAT WAS RUSTED MUST BE MADE OUT OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE BRAKES JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-05. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. *AK (11/17/05) *SC

MY VEHICLE BLOWS SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HIGH TRAFFIC PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES IN DANGER. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON FORD, F250 SUPER DUTY WERE DEFECTIVE BACK IN AUGUST. THE TRUCK STARTED WALKING ALL OVER THE ROAD ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CHANGED THE BALL JOINT AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT THEN. HE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS SINCE CHANGING THEM IN AUGUST. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON IT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT DID HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, HE DID THE LABOR HIMSELF.*AK

I HAVE A F250 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L DIESEL,YEAR 200 101,000 MILES.WHILE MY WIFE WAS TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WITH THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH.THIS IS IN A RECALL FOR F150 AND VANS BUT NOT MY F250 DIESEL.THIS FIRE WAS FLAMING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN MY WIFE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION.ACCORDING TO ZFORD THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE F250 WITH THE SAME PART

WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, AT 5:30 A.M., 68 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND BENT THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, BROKE THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. I SENT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND THEY SAID THE STEELTEX R4S, LT 265-75R16, HAD BEEN UNDER-INFLATED, CAUSING OVERHEATING AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR ANYTHING IN THIS SITUATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM IN REGARD TO THE INFLATION PRESSURE THAT THEY SAY CAUSED THE SEPARATION. I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO TOWING A 10,000 POUND TRAILER. THE PRESSURES MAINTAINED WERE 55 PSI(NO TRAILER WEIGHT) AND 75 PSI(WITH TRAILER WEIGHT). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM OFFENDED THAT THEY WOULD CLAIM OTHERWISE. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND HAVE IT AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR TESTING. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BEARING ON THE MOTOR. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OR JULY 2003. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD OCCURRED WAS IN AUGUST 2004, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL OCTOBER 2004. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 8-14-05. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED UNDER NO SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. AS SOON AS THE WIPERS WERETURNED ON THERE WAS A WINDING NOISE. *AK

MY 2000 F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION BURN UP. THE F150 HAS THE RECALL BUT NOT THE 250, EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME FAULTY PART ON BOTH VEHICLES. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT NO VISIBLE FLAMES. I WAS ABLE THE UNPLUG THE DEVICE BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE HAPPENED. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ABOUT 300 MILES HIS VEHICLE IT DIED IN TRAFFIC. AT ONE TIME HE HAD A FUEL SENSOR GO OUT, BUT DEALER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHY THE VEHICLE CUT OFF LIKE IT DID. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE HE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IT HAS DIED OUT COMPLETELY ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. IF IT SITS ABOUT 2 DAYS, IT WILL START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER LAST ON 12-03. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

TIRE TREAD SEPERATION. *NM

DT: LIVE ON LAKE, DRIVEWAY HAS A SLOPE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE CUT SWITCH OFF GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. HAD TO JUMP BACK IN AND MESS WITH THE GEARS IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK

DEPRESSED CLUTCH PEDAL AND RELEASED IT. THE PEDAL ROSE AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE CLUTCH. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I HAD BEEN LUCKY THAT IT HAD NOT RISEN AN ADDITIONAL .25 INCH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUTCH. FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD AN UPGRADE KIT AVAILABLE WHICH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. I ASSUME THE SAME MASTER CYLINDER IS USED IN THE BRAKES.

WHILE TRAVELING MY LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II LT265/75/R16 SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THEN BLEW OUT, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE LEFT OF CENTER, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC COMING. WHEN I SENT MY TIRE TO FIRESTONE THEY HAD SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SEPARATION. FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE STATED IN A LETTER THAT THE TIRE WAS OVER LOADED. THE TIRE IS OEM FOR MY 2000 FORD F-250. THE TIRES ON FRONT WE REPLACED FULL COST TO ME WITH TRANSFORCE. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING A SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF VEHICLE. HAD TO AWAIT FOR PART TO BE ORDERED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRUCK STOP FOR REPAIRS. WHEN PLUG WAS TO BE REPLACED THEY DISCOVERED THAT TREADS WERE ALL GONE OUT OF THE HEAD. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP, AND SAID A WHOLE NEW HEAD WOULD BE NEEDED. HAD TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WOUND COST OVER $3,000 FOR REPAIRS AN A PROBLEM THAT BEGAN WITH A SPARK PLUG. *AK

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 138,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT ABOUT 122,000 MILES ON IT SO IT HAS ABOUT 250,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT BRAKE ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD 8 BRAKE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE BRAKE SHOPS AND HAD FORD ORIGINAL PARTS PUT BACK ON IT. EVERYTIME THEY CHANGE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND EVERY OTHER TIME THE CALIPERS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY HAD A REPAIR DONE AND I HAVE ONLY WENT 2,100 MILES AND IT IS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AGAIN. I USUALLY GET AROUND 18,000 MILES BETWEEN BRAKE REPAIRS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING 10 TO 15 MINUTES , THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND IT WAS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB

DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 55MPH NOTICED A VERY BAD HESITATION IN 5.4L ENGINE AND APPARENT MISFIRE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING ENGINE OFF, NOTICED # 3 COIL BROKEN AND SPARKPLUG LAYING BY FUEL RAIL. SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING BY FORD. 1999-2002 F250 5.4L HEADS ONLY HAVE 4 THREADS THAT HOLD SPARK PLUGS.*AK

EARLY EVENING FRIDAY, FEB 18, 2005, DRIVING 2000 F250 SD PSD 7.3-LITER DIESEL @ APPROX 50 MPH, TRUCK BUCKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN ENGINE DIED, LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WAS NOSE INTO AN INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE AREA WAS SUBURBAN AND PEOPLE DRIVE A BIT LESS AGGRESSIVELY THAN THEY DO IN COLUMBUS, WHERE I LIVE. I CALLED AAA, HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CAM SENSOR ASSEMBLY: ITEM F7TZ*12K073*A SYNCHRONIZER ASY $185.91, LABOR OF $106.32, MISC CHARGES OF $7.44; SUBTOTAL 299.67, PLUS TAX OF $20.97. GRAND TOTAL OUT OF MY POCKET $320.64 FORTUNATELY I HAD AAA DELUXE; OTHERWISE THE TOWING WOULD HAVE COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $40. *NM

DT: WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND THEN IT SHUTS DOWN, WHICH CAUSES LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THEM. ON MAY 30, 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BRAKE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HIM, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE JUST CUT OUT, LIKE IT WAS NEVER STARTED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *JB *NM PER CONSUMER, NONE OF THE ABOVE IS ACCURATE. THE CONSUMER WROTE: WHILE BRAKING, THE RPM REVVED UP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN THE RPM DROPPED AND THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE . THIS WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT TIMES. FORD RECALLED THE SAME MAKE MODEL YEARS 2003-2005. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE RECALL STARTED WITH HIS VEHICLE'S YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. *SC *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 7.8 DIESE AT APPROX. 5 MPH. IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE. I HAD MY WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS BECAME STUCK AND THEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS OFFS. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE WIPERS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE THEN CONTINUED TO FASTER. I ALSO SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. MY WIPERS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND I THERE IS STRONG ODOR OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT AFTER ABOUT TEN MILES OF OPERATION, THEN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. A LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *SC *JB

WHILE TURNING RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TC

WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP FIRE BY PULLING OUT WIRES WHERE FIRE WAS COMING FROM. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AT FIRST, VEHICLE LOST CRUISE CONTROL. THEN IT LOST THE BRAKE LIGHTS. WHEN TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN OUT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK WAS REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY)BY FORD IN 2002 DUE TO A RECALL. HERE IS THE NHTSA REFERENCE:"NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 01V258000" ON 12/27/04, MY VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE/BURN/MELTDOWN CAUSED BY THE WIPERS NOT BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO THE," PARK" POSITION BY SNOW AND ICE. THE WIPERS WERE IN THE,"OFF" POSITION HOWEVER. DAMAGE TO THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SUPPLYING WIRING HARNESS WERE EVIDENT, ALONG WITH THE DISTINCT ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE( WHICH IS STILL PRESENT SEVERAL DAYS AFTER INITIAL INCIDENT). THE WIPERS ARE NOW INOPERABLE, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FROM LACK OF VISIBILITY (MELTING SNOW/ROAD GRIME QUICKLY MAKE THE WINDSHEILD VERY DIRTY). *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE , AND THAT IT SPREAD TO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. AS OF TODAY, THE MANUFACTURER HAD DONE NOTHING. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. DEALER FINDS NO DEFECTS.*AK MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THAT A PUSH ROD BROKE IN THE ENGINE ONE MONTH PRIOR. *TT

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND NHTSA RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER BEGAN TO BURN, ALMOST CAUSING HIS ENTIRE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE IF HE HAD NOT SEEN IT IN TIME. AFTERWARDS, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE FELT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY THEN WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR COVER. *AK

2000F-250 SUPER-CREW HEAVY DUTY P/U CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP THE WIRING AND FUSE PANEL ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER. FORD HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WOULD BE 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE ANYONE CALLED, IT WAS THE SECOND WEEK AND NO CONTACT WAS MADE. *AK

OCCUPANTS WERE DRIVING THE VECHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO FLAME UP. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. BUT BEFORE THAT WAS COMPLETED THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED THE WIRING HARNESSES, FUSE PANEL, CRUISE DEACTIVACTION MECH. AND MISC. OTHER COMPONENTS, COMPUTER ETC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FORD WAS ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL OF THE EXACT THING THAT HAD HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK. AT THE TIME THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE VECHICLE. IT WAS PAID FOR... AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT WHEN FORD DON'T WANT TO COVER THEIR MISTAKES... IN CONCLUSION FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TYPE OF TRUCK BUT IF THE CRUISE MECHANISIM IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND THEN THEY DO A RECALL I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR THE ITEM IN QUESTION, NO MATTER WHAT YEAR THEY SAY......

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE OWNERS HOMEAND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLING SEVERAL SIMILAR VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK...*AK

PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT AND 25 MINUTES LATER SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO WAS SMOKING. DISCONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE SERVO AND IT STOPPED. HAAD THE BURNED PART FOR INSPECTION. DURING THE TRIP BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING ON AND OFF AND WAS NOT USED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CANCEL SWITCH WAS LEAKING. *TC

KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. *AK

STARTED ENGINE, HEARD POP SOUND, ENGINE SUDDENLY RAN BAD. MECHANIC SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT (STRIPPED). MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON FORD PROBLEM, A DEFECT, AND EXPENSIVE. *NM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE WAS ON A 2000, FORD, F250-SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16, AND DOT # ADW81EE1202.

REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THIS CONDITION. THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON A 2000 FORD F250- SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENTS MADE BY GENERAL, MODEL NAME APACHE, INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT# ADW81EE1202. TIRE DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

2000 FORD F250 5.4L 3RD FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT. STRANDED HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. HELICOIL INSTALLED AND IS HOLDING, BUT FOR HOW LONG?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AN ESTIMATED 70MPH TOPS. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE STEEL BELT OF MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 PICKUP. THIS SEPERATION CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL AND ENDANGERED MY PREGNANT WIFE AND OTHER 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER INFLATED BECAUSE I HAD CHECKED THEM NOT A WEEK BEFORE AND ALL OTHER TIRES ARE CURRENTLY STILL INFLATED TO CORRECT SPECS. THE TREAD WAS NOT OVERLY WORN THE TIRES STILL HAD QUITE ALOT OF MILAGE LEFT ON THEM. AND WHATEVER ELSE FIRESTONE MIGHT CLAIM WAS WRONG, DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE TREAD SHOULD FLY OFF THEYRE TIRES. QUALITY TIRES SHOULD BE ABLE TO STILL HOLD TOGETHER REGUARDLESS OF ANY SMALL LACK OF ATTENTION ON THE DRIVERS PART. ON A SECOND NOTE THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME FIRESTONES HAVE FAILED ME IN AN IDENTICAL WAY. THE SAME THING HAPPEND TO THE FIRESTONE TIRES TWICE ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEEROKEE. AND EVERYONE KEEP IN MIND THIS TIRE I HAVE LISTED ABOVE IS THE ONE BEING USED TO REPLACE THE RECENTLY RECALLED IDENTICAL MODEL BUT LOAD RANGE D TIRE FROM FIRESTONE.

FAILURE OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD COLLAPSED. THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGED DONE TO HIS VEHICLE. *SC

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN I FELT FRONT END SLIGHTLY VIBRATING, AS IF A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I PULLED INTO A TRUCK STOP TO CHECK THINGS OUT, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM RIM HAD A TEAR IN THE METAL, CONSEQUENTLY RUINING A PRACTICALLY NEW TIRE (ON LESS THAN 1 MONTH). PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON, AND TOOK RIM TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND A FORD DEALER AND BOTH DEALERS AGREED THAT THE RIM HAD NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO HITTING ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE SHOWING. WROTE TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM SEEKING A RESOLUTION, BUT GOT NO ASSISTANCE FROM THEM TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON THE STEEL SPARE EVER SINCE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE AND RIM IN STORAGE. *JB

OWNER OF A 2000 FORD F250 WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UNDER RECALL 07S57. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE. *JB

FIRESTONE TIRE, STEELTEX A/T, 265/75R16 123 1200, DOT# VNW8LXL2301. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VAN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS STILL IN TACT, BUT THE TREAD WAS GONE. *AK *SC *JB

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMINATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 6.8 (V-10) TRUCK. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN XHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. I PULLED ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD AND CLIMBED UP TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND. IMAGINE MY SUPRISE TO SEE A LEFT BANK SPARK PLUG, #8 CYLINDER, LYING AGAINST THE FUEL RAIL AND THE COIL FIRING AGAINST THE HEAD. I LIMPED HOME, WONDERING ALL THE WHILE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS POURING INTO THE OIL PAN! I USED A STRONG FLASH LIGHT TO PEER INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND FOUND TO MY SUPRISE, VERY LITTLE IF ANY THREADS TO CONTIAN THE SPARK PLUG. I THEN USED A 90 DEG. PICK TO "FEEL" THE THREADS. NONE. I CALLED JOE MACHENS FORD IN COLUMBIA, MO. TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THEY SEE QUITE A FEW OF THE 5.4 LITER CYLINDER HEADS IN FOR REPAIR AND HAD HAD ONE 6.8. THEY INFORMED ME THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A TSB FOR THE LIGHTNING WITH THE 5.4 ( I CAN SEE WHY, A COMPRESSOR ON TOP OF THE ENGINE CAN CREATE PROBLEMS) OTHER THAN THE AFORMENTIONED TSB, NO OTHERS EXIST AND FORD HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED FOR INFO VIA THE GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE AND WASN'T ABLE TO FIND MUCH INFORMATION. I PROBABLY USED THE INCORRECT TERMINOLOGY. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH OF THE ALUMNIUM THREADS WERE INGESTED INTO THE CYLINDER, WHICH IN TURN WILL CAUSE SCARRING AND OIL CONTROL PROBLEMS. I DO KNOW HOWEVER, DUE TO WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE PERSON AT JOE MACHENS FORD IN COLUMBIA, MO., IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FORD HAS NOT PRACTICED DUE DILIGENCE AS TO FINDING A SUITABLE COST EFECTIVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

TEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE SEEME TO HAVE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICE AFTER BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

2000 FORD F-250 HAVING CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF WHEN FIRE IGNITED AND BURNED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF TRUCK. FIRE DEPT. REPORT STATES FIRE ORIGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS ELECTRICAL. TRUCK SOLD FOR JUNK METAL PRIOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK AND OTHER RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN FIRE. FORD DECLINES ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE INSPITE OF REPORTS AND WITNESSES TO THE EVENT.*AK

STEEL BELT & TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE DOING ABOUT $200 DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER. *AK

HAD A THROW OUT BEARING FORK BREAK INTO TWO PIECES ON MY 2000 F250 FORD PICK UP. CLUTCH BECAME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE AND THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. TRUCK HAD 52,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ON EXAMINATION THE T.O. BEARING FORK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED SINCE NEW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TREAD OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD F250 SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER. *NM *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD ON THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD F250 SD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. *NM *JB