2001 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

DT: CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL 01V227001 ONLINE FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE SEAT BELT WILL OCCASIONALLY UNBUCKLE, AND IF WIGGLED, THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS OCCUR.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THER SIDEWALL OF THIS TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BM14480-3 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

ALL 4 TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING IN SIDEWALLS. FRONT 2 TIRES ARE MORE PREDOMINANT THAN THE REAR 2. FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT TIRES ARE ACTUALLY LOSING RUBBER OFF THE SIDE OF TIRES. FIRESTONE SAID THE TIRE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT BUT A ROAD HAZARD AND FORD SAID IT WAS FIRESTONE'S PROBLEM. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75R16)

TIRE BLOWOUT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 62 NORTH OF WELTON,IOWA, SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 TIRESIZE: LT265/7516)

THE RIGHT REAR STEELTEX TIRE ON MY F-250 BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND HAD 19,000 MILES ON THEM. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER STEELTEX TIRES STILL ON MY TRUCK AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

FROM THE BEGINNIG THERE WAS TROUBLE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE (VERY LONG CRANK). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NEVER SOLVED. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT OFF (ENGINE, ELECTRIC, EVERYTHING) AND AFTER A FEW TERRIFYING SECONDS IT WOULD ALL KICK BACK ON. WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED BACK ON THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT TO THE ENGINE (AND TO THE PASSENGERS). THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING TO "CORRECT" THE PROBLEM. LASTLY, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING HARD, LUNGING RATHER THAN SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. AFTER STOPPING FOR A TOLL AND THEN PROCEEDING THE ENGINE ALMOST CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT GO PASSED 2ND GEAR. WE WERE IN A VERY BAD SECTION OF TOWN AND THERE WAS NO WAY IN HELL WE WERE GOING TO STOP. SO WE DROVE SLOWLY TO A RELATIVES HOUSE THAT WAS CLOSEST TO WHERE WE WERE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST AND WERE NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH THEIR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. ALL THEY DID WAS CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND RELAY THE SAME INFORMATION WE HAD ALREADY GIVEN THEM. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT FORD MUST PUT IN A WHOLE NEW "DIFFERENT" TRANSMISSION, WHY? THEY MUST ALREADY BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS "YEAH, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER TRUCKS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WERE DIESELS TOO". HMMM.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING, THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE JULY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS, NEITHER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL WONT TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

B.F.GOODRICH, P275/60R17; BOTH INSIDE TIRES ARE WORN OUT. IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS OUT OF LINE. CONSUMER HAS TO CONSTANTLY KEEP STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. *AKCONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES.(FORD & B. F.) IN WHICH THEY'RE BLAMING EACH OTHER, BUT IN THIS CASE THE PROBLEM IS THE TIRES BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THERE. PLEASE REFER TO SUMMARY. *SCC

WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH BRAKES APPLIED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TURN WHEEL. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *JB

THE 2001 F250 I OWN HAS ALWAYS STALLED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. FORD RECALLED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR, I HAD ALREADY CHANGED IT JUST BEFORE RECALL THEN THEY DID AGAIN. THAT NEVER STOPPED IT FROM STALLING, IT ALSO DOESN'T READ WHEN YOU SOMETIMES GO TO TAKE OFF. I'VE CHANGED (THROTTLE SWITCH) THAT DID NOTHING. ALL OF ITS MISHAPS HAS CASED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR. ALWAYS BROKE DOWN AND CAN'T MAKE MONEY WHEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE TRUCK TIME AFTER TIME. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS, WHEN I LOSE POWERSTEERING AND ALMOST HAVE CRASHED INTO CARS. I FIGURED OUT THE FUEL TANK FLAKING OFF INSIDE THE TANK COULD BE THE CAUSE. THE TRUCK GETS TERRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS COSTING A FORTUNE IN WASTED DIESEL FUMES. THAT HAVE BEEN KNOW TO CAUSE BRAIN CANCER, ALSO THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION FROM NOT RUNNING PROPER. I AM NO FAN OF FORD'S REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY TELL YOU IN 1983 TO MY FATHER THAT HIS ALMOST BRAND NEW DIESEL NEEDS NEW (SPARK PLUGS) WHEN DIESEL DO NOT EVEN HAVE THEM. I OWN THIS 2001 DIESEL FOR A LONG TIME NOW FOR A LANDSCAPING AND SNOWPLOWING THAT IS OUT OF BUSINESS. IT IS EMBARRASSING FOR IT TO STALL, REV UP SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, HARMING WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. NEVER KNOWING WHEN I'M COULD BE STRANDED IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. I HAVE HAD ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH THE FORD I OWN. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. SOUNDS LIKE FORD HAS DONE GOOD AT COVERING UP PROBLEM BY NOT TELLING US IF THEY KNEW. I THOUGHT THE FUEL PROBLEM CAME FROM GAS STATIONS. ONLY THING HELPED ME WAS MOSTLY SAME NEWER STATION, AND TRIED TO KEEP IT FULL HELPED. CAN ANYONE HELP, THESE ARE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN LIVES DEPEND ON THEM. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUCK, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO TO SCRAP AT THIS TIME. WITH 277,000 NOT EVEN RUSTED OUT MUCH. IT NEEDS WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN AGAIN, I DON'T WANT THE OILY LEAKING, POLLUTING JUNK ON THE ROAD. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK IN MAY, 2001. I ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK- FUMES WHICH SMELL MUCH LIKE THAT OF A LAWN MOWER. THE EXHAUST COMING FROM THE END OF THE TAILPIPE DID NOT HAVE THIS SMELL. AFTER 6 MONTHS, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN MY PLACE OF PURCHASE, BILL MARSH FORD IN NEWTOWN, PA. THE SHOP FOREMAN DENIED SMELLING ANY FUMES AND, WITHOUT HAVING LOOKED UNDERNEATH AT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. A YEAR LATER I RETURNED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD HIM DOCUMENT THIS VISIT, BUT NOT THE FIRST ONE. THEIR CONSENSUS REMAINED THE SAME. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE OTHER DAY, I CRAWLED UNDER MY TRUCK WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, SEEKING AN EXHAUST LEAK. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I FOUND. RECENTLY, MY TRUCK'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TODAY, BILL MARSH FORD SERVICE HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I FOUND. I NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED. WHILE IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD HAVE FIXED WHEN IT WAS NEW, OR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER RIGHT AND TESTED AT THE FACTORY, I HAVE A BIGGER CONCERN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE THE EXHAUST FUMES COME INTO THE TRUCK THROUGH OPEN WINDOWS AND THE VENTS. IT IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SINCE THE LEAK IS IN FRONT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I CANNOT SEE HOW I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AFTER I REPORTED SMELLING THE FUMES, OR HOW THE TRUCK WAS EVEN ALLOWED TO PASS INSPECTION IF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY CHECKED. NOW THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS PLAGUED MY TRUCK FROM DAY ONE, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A CORRECTABLE PROBLEM, I WISH TO PURSUE ANY FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY FOR SUCH A CASE. THANK YOU! *JB

HOSE BLEW OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF CLUTCH MASTER CYCLINDER DUE TO THE KEEPER PIN MISSING. THIS CAUSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND REMAIN THERE. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OBSTICLE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT.

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS POPPING OUT, EACH TIME IT IS BEING USED WHERE MALE PART COULD LATCH IN, THEN WILL POP OUT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PART.*AK

PE 0200; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 22MPH AND FELT VIBRATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX AT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT FIRESTONE. *AK

THE TRUCK WILL NOT TURN AT LOW SPEED. NOT ENOUGH POWER ASSIST. *AK

VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES NOT FROM USUAL WEAR AND TEAR. LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD THREE INCEDENTS IN WHICH I HAD TO USE HEAVY BRAKING TO TO AVOID AN SOMETHING. ALL OF THESE INCEDENTS WHERE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. IN THE FIRST INCEDENT I HAD TO MAKE A HEAVY EMERGENCY APPLICATION ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I DID THIS THE TRUCK PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. IT APPEARED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICAT THIS SITUATION. IT DOES NOT ALLWAYS DO IT TO AS A SEVERE DEGREE. BUT I HAVE GOT IT TO VIOLENTLY PULL THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I AM A ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS AND HAVE HAD ALOT OF EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING IN DRIVING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER OR ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE NHTSA WANTS TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE TRUCKS BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE ON THEM. I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET YOU DRIVE THIS VEHICLE . PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND SLOWING DOWN ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE AND ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL OF TRUCK. COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CLUTCH HOSE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER MELTED ACROSS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THEREBY RELEASING ALL THE HYDRAULIC FLUID, UPON SHIFTING OUT OF OVERDRIVE DUE TO THE TRAILER AND THE GRADE ON THE FREEWAY, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY BEING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *SLC

THE CLUTCH HOSE HYDRAULIC LINE THE RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER MELTED ACROSS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

SIDEWALL IS FLAKING APART AND LETTERS ARE COMING OFF. ALSO, THE TREAD IS WEARING VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE LESS THAN 1800 MILES AND THE TREAD IS ALREADY 1/2 WORN IN SOME SPOTS. I TRIED MORE TIRE PRESSURE, BUT THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL STILL FLAKES APART.*AK (DOT NUMBER: NONE FOUND TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER OF THE TRUCK LIZABETH SALINAS, DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 25 FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO DENVER, VERY COLD OUTSIDE, APPROX 17 DEGREES , WELL BELOW FREEZING, I HAD THE HEAT ON THE LOWER VENTS ONLY, AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES I SWITCHED THE HEAT TO COME OUT THE DASH VENTS, SOON AFTER WITHOUT WARNING THE GLASS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE CAB, THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS WAS IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT AND FLOOR, GLASS WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I HAD THE GLASS REPLACED WHILE I WAS AT WORK IN DENVER ($240.00 MY EXPENSE) DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PAINT OUTSIDE RIGHT DOOR AND SIDE OF TRUCK ALSO THE RUBBER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW WAS DAMAGED. THE INSIDE PLASTIC DOOR SURFACE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PAINT AND BODY WORK ON THE TRUCK, IT IS FORDS RESPONSIBILITY ANYWAY. I AM SUFFERING AN INJURED LEFT SHOULDER AND EAR ACHE IN MY RIGHT EAR. I NOTICED THE VENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DASH WAS FACING DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT WINDOW. I BELIEVE THE HIGH HEAT BLOWING DIRECTLY ON THE GLASS CAUSED IT TO EXPLODE DURING OUR COLD WEATHER. THESE VENTS NEED TO BE LOWER SO THEY DON'T DIRECT INTENSE HEAT DIRECTLY ON THE GLASS, THIS MODEL TRUCK HAS THE LOWER CUT FRONT PART OF THE WINDOW TO ACCOMODATE THE NEW LARGER SIDE VIEW MIRRRORS. LUCKILY I HAD NO PASSENGER AND MAINTAINED CONTROL, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. DURING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS MOST FAMILIES CHOOSE TO DRIVE THEIR TRUCKS, TURNING ON THE HEAT IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.*AK

AUTOMATIC FAILS TO SHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS FOR ENGINE BRAKING. WHEN DECENDING A STEEP GRADE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO APPLY. THIS HAS THE SAME EFFECT OF PUTTING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. WHEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THAT IT REQUIRES THE BRAKES TO DO THE WORK OF SLOWING THE TRUCK. IF THE BRAKES OVERHEAT THEN THE TRUCK WILL "RUN AWAY". *AK

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER FOOT HIT GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE TWO ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IT SURGES FORWARD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER. SON DROVE VEHICLE & REAR END FISHTAILED AROUND FRONT ON SNOWY ROAD & ENDED UP HITTING A BRIDGE. REAR END HIT FIRST & THEN SPUN AROUND, AND FRONT END HIT BRIDGE. *AK

LACK OF POWER ASSIST, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE BRAKING. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER IS APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL AND WILL APPLY GAS PEDAL AT SAME TIME.*AK

THERE IS VISIBLE SHAKING IN FRONT END AT 65 MPH. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE NIGHT I BROUGHT IT HOME THEN TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING. WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I DID HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE IT OCCURED. AFTER I COASTED TO STOP. BRAKES WERE FIND AGAIN. VERY BIZZARRE!

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING IS WEAK OR NON-EXISTING WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND DRIVING IN SLOW CONDITIONS. DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT TAIL GATE DOES NOT OPEN, STABILIZER LINK REPLACED. *AK *TT

2001 FORD F-250 WEAVES ON THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CONSUMER NEEDED NEW TIRES AND TO HAVE THE FRONT END REALIGNED. PROBLEM RESISTED. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FRONT END HAD BEEN CHANGED AND THAT'S WHY THE VEHICLE WAS WANDERING. *NM

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGERS REAR SEAT DOES HAVE HEADREST. IT WILL BE UNSAFE FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *YD

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF REAR SEATS, THEY0 DO NOT HAVE HEADRESTS, IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END CRASH THE PASSENGER?S HEAD WOULD GO THROUGH THE WINDOW. *YD

WHEN BRAKING HARD THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES AND FORD SAYS IT IS NORMAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I ALMOST HIT 2 VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM! DT

SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE WHEN A LOAD IS BEING PULLED BY THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DOSEN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER ROTOR BROKE. ALSO, REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE INABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRUCK IS BEEING OPERATED FROM 0-5 MPH AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE POWER ASSIST IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL DUE TO BRAKES AND STEERING USING THE SAME ASSIST RESULTING IN SEVERE HARDSHIP ATTEMPTING TO DO THINGS LIKE BACK A TRAILER OR PARRALLEL .*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHICH CONCERNED DRIVER. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT WHEELS COULD NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE TIRES SLID ALONG THE RIM. CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES FROM A SEARS CENTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS, I.E., GENERAL TIRE INFORMATION/ SIZE, AND DOT NUMBERS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CLUTCH BECAME DISENGAGED FROM MECHANISM THAT IT WAS ATTACHED TO. DRIVER COULD NOT GET OUT OF GEAR. DRIVER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CLUTCH. *AK

CONSUMER STATED ALL TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2001 FORD F250 TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16). NLM THE DOT NUMBERS FOR ALL FOUR TIRES ARE: VNW 81 X M2900. *JG

WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

TRUCK TENDS TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD WHEN IT HITS A SEAM IN THE ROAD. OWNER HAS TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT OF STEERING BOX, WHICH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION ONTO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET UP TO SPEED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY IDLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE STOPPING DEVICE ON THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BENT WHEN THE PEDAL WAS FLOOR AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO IDLE DOWN INSTEAD OF UP. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. *JG *NLM

THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON IN THE CALIPER EXPLODING AND BROKE INTO PIECES. *NLM