2000 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

TURNING LOCKS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE STEERING IS IMPEDED. PS PUMP REPLACED TWICE WITHOUT ANY CORRECTION. BELIEVE PROBLEM LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE PS PUMP SERVES AS A BRAKE ASSIST PUMP AND IS NOT PUMPING SUFFICIENTLY TO OPERATE BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. CONDITION APPEARS TO BE RAMPANT AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE NOTED ON NHTSA'S WEB PAGE. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, POSSIBLE MFG. DEFECT.

2000 F250 CREW CAB TRUCK: STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS, I.E.; STEERING WANDER, "BUMP STEERING". VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, ALSO THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *YH

WHILE PARKED WITH KEY ON IN ACCESSORY POSITION WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING BETWEEN DASH AND UNDERNEATH HOOD, AND COULD HEAR A SIZZLING NOISE. SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. COULD NOT TURN WIPERS OFF UNTIL PULLING FUSE FROM FUSE BLOCK. *AK

STEELTEX R4S TIRES ON MY 2000 F250. ONE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BULGE AT APPROX. 27000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL BASED ON WEB RESEARCH OF PROBLEMS OTHERS WERE HAVING. HAVE TIRES IF INTERSTED IN REVIEWING.. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY WORK. WHILE PARKED DRIVER'S POWER SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE, CAUSING $ 17000.00 DAMAGE.*AK

OWN 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS TRUCK IN DEC 2000. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ALL POWER, BRAKES-STEERING ETC. ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS. ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS CREATING HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS DUE TO ALL POWER FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2002 APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. *JB

WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALSO MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION MY TRUCK STOPPED TURNING. LUCKILY, I AM YOUNG AND IN GOOD SHAPE, I COULD "MUSCLE IT" THROUGH THE REST OF THE TURN TO AVOID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY QUICK THINKING AND "LUCKY" CONDITIONS, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A FATALITY. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE BROKE AND TIRE FELL OFF, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC

BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION. SIX VISITS TO TURN ROTORS, REPLACE REAR ROTORS AT 50,000 MILES, FINALLY REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AT 63,000 MILES THEN NEW BRAKE PADS AT 73,000. STILL NO CURE. FORD REFUSED INITIALLY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, SO I WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO LOCAL TIRE/BRAKE SHOP. SCHAWB TIRE 1201 HILLTOP DR REDDING CA.96003...PH. 530 221-5314.... FINALLY TOOK PICKUP TO DEALER, FOUND FRONT HUB FAILURE, WORN OUT BALL JOINTS, WARPED ROTORS. COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER....7,000 MILES LATER, PROBLEM IS BACK!. AT TIME OF SERVICE BY CORNING FORD, I ASKED SERVICE MANAGER, STEVE LOWERY, WHAT WAS TO PREVENT THE BRAKES FROM FAILING AGAIN IN THIS MANNER. HE SAID... NOTHING! SURE ENOUGH, HE WAS RIGHT! THIS STARTED IN 2001, ON THE WAY HOME FROM ALASKA..IN THE YUKON. TOOK IT TO SHOP AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. MY EXTENDED CNA SERVICE WARRANTY TERMINATES AT 100,000 MILES. SINCE I KEEP MY VEHICLES FOR 200,000 TO 300,000 MILES, I'M VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE, AND THE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I'M SUBMITTING THIS IN HARD COPY ALSO WITH CORRESPONDING BILLS BY WAY OF US MAIL . THANK YOU. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A COLLISION HEAD-ON WITH TWO WHEEL TRAILER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK A VEHICLE THAT WAS BEING TOWED, CAME OFF THE TRAILER AND HIT CONSUMERS VEHICLE HEAD ON, CONSUMERS WIFE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER FACE. *JB

WARPING OF FRONT DISC ROTORS. THE ROTORS WARPED OUT THE FIRST TIME AT 30000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE ROTORS WARP BETWEEN 10 - 20000 MILES CONSISTENTLY. AGAIN GOING ONLINE I FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL WITH THE FORD F250, 350 MODEL YEAR 1999 - 2003. PRESENTLY I HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS EITHER CUT OR REPLACED 4 TIMES. ESTIMATED TIME LINE THAT WORK WAS REQUIRED.; 30000, 44000, 60000 AND THE CHIMMY IS BACK AT 76000 . THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND CHIMMY. GREATLY EXTENDING THE DISTANCE WHICH THE TRUCK CAN STOP. *AK

I NOTICE CRACKING ON SIDE OF TIRES WHERE THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD MEET. HAD TIRES CERTIFIED SAFE TO OPERATE BY CERTIFIED FIRESTONE DEALER PER FIRESTONE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND COME TO COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TIRE WAS REPLACED BY FIRESTONE DEALER SAME DAY, I WAS CHARGED FOR THE MOUNTING AND BALANCING. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO FENDERWELL OF VEHICLE TO INCLUDE BENT METAL AND TORN MUD FLAP ESTIMATED DAMAGE 250.00. FIRESTONE DENIED REPLACEMENT OF OTHER TIRES. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER BRAND.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY FORD TRUCK WAS IMPACTED AT 55 MILES AN HOUR HEAD-ON. I KNOW OF AT LEAST FOUR OTHER PEOPLE PERSONALLY, WHOSE FORD AIRBAGS DID NOT BEEN EMPLOYED ON THEIR TRUCKS DURING COLLISION. YET I SEE NO REPORTS ON THE NTSA AS FAR AS AS COMPLAINTS GO. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU DO TOO WAND IT'S NOT BEEN REPORTED. I INTEND ON CONTACTING MY CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THE NHTSA'S LACK OF RECOGNITION IN THIS PROBLEM. MY CAREER WAS ENDED BY A 55 MILES AN HOUR HEAD-ON IMPACT IN MY FORD TRUCK. HAVE SEEN NO SUCH REPORT OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRBAGS ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK AND CLOSED HEAD INJURIES. NLM

TRUCK SHAKES AND BUCKS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN MAKING UNNORMAL STOPS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE Z-RELAYS WHERE NOT INSTALLED. ANY ONE OF THESE TRUCK ON THE ROAD PULLING A TRAILER WITHOUT THIS RELAY STANDS A CHANGE OF LOSING CONTROL.

TIRE SEPARATED ON FREEWAY AT SPEED OF SIXTY MPH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL399 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE "DOT" # IS, I GUESSED. HERE ARE ALL THE #'S ON THE TIRE; LT265/75R16 123/1200 UNW8 1XL/399 MADE IN CANADA. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: LT216/75R1 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

VALVE STEMS TO AIR TIRES FAILED, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES, THERE HAS BEEN THREE FAILURE, THE RUBBER PART OF THE STEM SPLIT OPEN, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE.

TREAD SEPARATION ON HIGHWAY CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16) (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16)

WHILE TRAVELING 10-15 MPH ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO COLLAPSE AND ROLLOVER ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-10 @ MONROE ST. IN INDIO, CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I FELT THE TRUCK START TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I LOOKED IN MY MIRROR AND SAW THE TREAD COME OFF . WITHIN 1 - 2 SECONDS, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION WHEN THE TIRE BLEW UP. AS ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPING. WHEN I DID GET STOPPED, I HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 OF A MILE. LOOKING BACK AT THE TIRE TREAD, I OBSERVED ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKING THE TIRE TREAD AND KNOCKING THE TREAD INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER AND UNFORTUNATELY, FELT IT FAR TOO UNSAFE TO TRY TO CROSS TWO OR THREE LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO RETRIEVE THE TREAD*AK. (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM260 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

WHEN VEHICLE GOES THROUGH LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER IT SPLASHS ONTO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING IT TO BE VERY BLURRED. IT TAKES SEVERAL WIPES BEFORE WINDSHIELD IS CLEARED ENOUGH TO SEE. WINDSHIELD IS SO COVERED THAT DRIVER CAN'T TELL WHAT IS IN FRONT OR WHERE HE IS GOING. MANUFACTURER WILL LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK

UPON INSPECTING THE TIRES (LT265/75 R16), DURING ROUTINE ROTATION, 3 OF THE 4 ROAD TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED NUMEROUS 1/4" SPLITS IN THE CENTER AND OUTER TREAD. ON ONE TIRE THEY ARE AS CLOSE AS 1" APART FROM ONE SPLIT TO THE NEXT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL389 TIRESIZE: LT265/75/R)

NATURAL GAS VEHICLE. CLAMP IN ENGINE WAS RUBBING ONTO FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT WAS HOOKED TO FUEL INJECTORS, CAUSING A HOLE IN FLEXIBLE HOSE, EMITTING NATURAL GAS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ON 7/19/01 I FOUND A BUBBLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE BUBBLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 LONG. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIM THE BUBBLE ALSO EXTENDED INSIDE THE RIM. ON 7/21/01 I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS FORMING ON THE SIDE WALLS ON THE OTHER THREE. THESE CRACKS ARE THREE QUARTERS TO ONE INCH IN LENGTH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ADOR1JD379 TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

TIRE FAILED DRAMATICALLY AT 70 MPH. ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. TRUCK WAS PULLING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. TRAILER WEIGHT WAS 11,500 LBS WITH A HITCH WEIGHT OF 2000 LBS. TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED BEFORE HOOKING UP TRAILER, ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE. REAR PRESSURE WAS 70 PSI AND FRONT PRESSURE WAS 45 PSI AS RECOMMENED BY FORD. FAILURE OF TIRE WAS ABOUT 10 MILES INTO TRIP. ONLY WARNING WAS A RUMBLING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE FAILURE. TIRE WAS CHECKED AT FORD. NO PUNCTURES WERE NOTICED. FIRESTONE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BECAUSE ALL FIRESTONE TIRES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE BEFORE THE TRAILER IS AGAIN TOWED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ILLEGBLE TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES MACHINED ON THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES IN 30,000 MILES. *AK

BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THE VIN OF THE TIRE WAS DESTOYED BY THE BLOW OUT. TIRE WAS AT RECOMENDED AIR PRESSURE AT LAST FILL UP OF DIESEL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: LT265R16)

TIRE SIDEWALL BELW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE REST OF THE TIRE IS INTACT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL299 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

HYDRAULIC CLUTCH HAS FAILED TWO TIMES WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED CLUTCH DISC ASSEMBLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

BRAKES FIRST WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AT APPROX 15,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD WENT OUT. FALLON FORD SUPPOSELY TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON. AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES LITHIA TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON, STATING THAT FALLON NEVER DID THAT, THEN LATER ON THE BRAKES STILL ACTING UP PULLING RIGHT. LITHIA PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, LITHIA ALSO HAD THE ALIGHMENT PROBLEM SO THEY HAD SHIMMS PUT IN. LITHIA RELPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER TWICE. WHEN TAKEN IN A GAIN FOR CHATTERING LITHIA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT WITH OUT BEING PAID. JONES WEST FORD REVIEWED ALL OF THE PAPER WORK AND SEEING THAT IT MET THE LEMON LAW THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF FORD, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS USED FOR BUSINESS. THE DISTRICT REP THAT CAME TO LITHIA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TRUCK BECAUSE LITHIA WAS NOT A FORD/TRUCK DEALER SHIP THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE REPLACED, LITHA SINCE HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, FALLON REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRUCK. NOW THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. WE TOOK IT IN TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHO SAID WHEN WE HAD THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE ABS BOX AND THE PORPORTIONING VALVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND IS WHAT PROBABLY WAS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK *SLC

14400 MILES ON ORRIGINAL TIRES. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATIONS ON ALL FOUR TIRES FROM 1/4" TO 2" WITH FROM 5 TO ABOUT 20 INDIVIDUAL SEPARATIONS ON EACH TIRE. COMPLAINT #727191 INDICATES THE SAME PATTERN OF FAILURE AS WELL AS THE SAME DOT #. FORD DEALER BLOWS ME OFF AND NO WORD FROM FIRESTONE YET. I'M REPLACING MY TIRES TOMMORROW(05/31/01 AND THEY WON'T BE FIRESTONE!). I STRONGLY URGE ANYONE WITH A FORD SUPER-DUTY AND FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES TO REPLACE THE TIRES IMMEDIATELY. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS SUMMARIES ON THIS SITE, I'M CONVINCED THESE TIRES ARE AS DANGEROUS AND PROBABLY MORE PRONE TO FAILURE THAN THE INFAMOUS WILDERNESS TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 008061 TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)

ORIGINAL EQUIIPMENT ON A 2000, F250, SUPERDUTY LT, 265/75R16 SIZE ,LOAD RANGE "E". TREAD ON LEFT REAR BLEWOUT FROM SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FAILED TIRE WAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT, P265/75R16 E, DOT VNW81XL469. *SLC REAR TIRES HAD 82#

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL LIGHTLY AND POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS VEHICLE IS A DIESEL MODEL.*AK

2000 FORD SUPERDUTY BUILT AT KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE SHAKING DURING BRAKING SINCE @ 3,000 MILES. REPLACED FRONT DISCS/CALIPERS 5 TIMES BY 100,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH TRUCK IS DRIVEN VERY LIGHTLY (NO TOWING, MOUNTAINS ETC. JUST NORMAL HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING) FORD DEALERS (THREE CONSULTED SO FAR) SAY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT POST-2000 MY VEHICLES RECEIVE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE PUT THE BEST POSSIBLE MATERIALS/PARTS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY TO MINIMIZE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS REPRESENT POST-2000MY IMPROVEMENTS. BRAKES CONTINUE TO WEAR RAPIDLY, WARP AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION DURING EVEN VERY MODERATE BRAKING. THIS IS NOT JUST AND ACCELERATED WEAR ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE IN TERMS OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING DURING BREAKING.*AK

WHEN BRAKING HARD AND TRYING TO TURN/STEER AS IN ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND EVASIVE MANEUVERING, THE STEERING WILL LOCK MOMENTARILY. IT IS A HARD SITUATION TO DUPLICATE SINCE IT IS A REACTIONARY ACTION AND IS ADRENALINE POWERED, BUT IT CAN BE SIMULATED WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE VEHICLE IN PARK. ?DEALER INSISTS THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX!!! THIS HAS OCCURED TWICE WITHIN THE MONTH OF MAY AND BOTH INCIDENTS RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISIONS.*AK

PEE 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATED. ALSO, LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. FIRESTONE, RS4 LT2657516. *AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16, DOT VNW81XL349, ORIG. EQUIPMENT WITH 26000 ON A 2000, FORD, F250 , WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. FIRESTONE DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD.*AK *SLC

IF THERE ARE ANY UNEVEN PARTS OF ROAD OR BUMPS, STEERING WHEEL WILL RIP RIGHT OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND, AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

CATASTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XL TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

VEHICLE DESTROYED BY FIRE ORIGINATING UNDER HOOD. EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN DUE TO EXTENT OF HEAT/DAMAGE UPON DISCOVERY OF EVENT. FIRE BURNED THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED APX 2 HOURS WITH IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION. VEHICLE HAD HAD A 5,000 MILE SERVICE WITH THE NEXT SERVICE DUE AT 10,000 MILES. *AK

BLOWOUT DESTROYED OUTSIDE SIDEWALL, TIRE BLEMISHES AND CRACKS WERE SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT TO FORD DEALER ABOUT 750 MILES BEFORE AND DISMISSED BY EMPLOYEE BLAKE SHOOK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 1XL TIRESIZE: 265/75R16E)

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN TRUCK AND TRAILER TURNING OVER. *AK THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE TRAILER WAS TOTAL LOSS. *YH

VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY UPON APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER INFORMS THAT ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS IS SECOND REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 8000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER INSINUATES DRIVER ERROR. EXPERIENCED DRIVER-NO ERROR. FORD DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.*AK

OCCASIONAL ENGINE STALL WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS TURNED ON OR ON INTERMITTENT SETTING. OCCASIONAL STALLS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED QUICKLY LEFT TO START TURNING FROM STANDING POSITION AT INTERSECTIONS. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DIRECTED TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REDIRECT VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AS A RESULT OF CONSUMER NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. *AK VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL BECAME DISATTACHED FROM STUDS CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL UNTIL STOPPING. THEN, TOWED VEHICLE,AND DEALER'S TECHNICIAN SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK