2001 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD INNER FENDER WELL CRACKED DUE TO SALT AND WEATHER AND THE BOLTS FRACTURED OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 1ST GEAR AT TIMES AND WOULD NOT UPSHIFT UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASE. THIS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT GRADUALLY WORSENED. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE.

THREADS ON THE REAR COOPER TIRE OF MY PICKUP TRUCK CAME OFF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE THREADS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE CARS AND TRUCK IN BACK OF ME HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID THE DEBRIS. THE COMPLETE SIDE OF MY PICKUP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS " LOAD RANGE E "TIRE STILL HAD ALL OF THE AIR IN IT WHEN I CHANGED IT. I SENT THE TIRE BACK TO COOPER TIRE COMPANY AT THEIR EXPENSE ALONG WITH PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. COOPER INSPECTED THE TIRE AND DETERMINED THE AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN LOW, APPARENTLY FOR SOME TIME, AND DENIED MY CLAIM. THIS LOAD RANGE E TIRE HAS A MAXIMUM INFLATION OF 80 PSI. THE FIRESTONE / BRIDGESTONE - FORD COURT CASE APPARENTLY HAS GIVEN TIRE MANUFACTURERS A GREEN LIGHT TO MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND ANY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TIRES ARE BLAMED ON THE CONSUMER NOT KEEPING THE TIRE PRESSURE AT MAXIMUM PSI.*JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH 4 KIDS IN OUR FAMILY F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK A LOUD NOISE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE GUNFIRE, CAME FROM THE TRUCK. I STOPPED AS FAST AS I COULD AND HAD ALL OF MY KIDS RUN FOR SAFETY. I CALLED MY BROTHER N LAW AND WAS SCREAMING HYSTERICALLY THAT I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BEEN SHOOTING AT ME. HE STARTED LAUGHING AT ME AND WAS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON THING WITH FORD. THE SPARK PLUG ACTUALLY BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SPARK PLUG COULD OF CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND KILLED ONE OF MY KIDS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *JB

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A FORD F250 TRUCK. IT'S A 2001 WHICH WE PURCHASE IN 3/2002. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN HE HEARD A BANG THEN THE TRUCK DIED. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT CAUSING THE HEAD TO BLOW. THEY STATED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING THING WITH FORD TRUCKS AND FORD WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ATTENTION. NEITHER ONE OF THEM WOULD ASSIST ME. THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER THESE PHONE CALLS I CALL A FEW OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THAT WAS UNUSUAL THAT A SPARK PLUG WOULD BACK OUT AND EVEN IF THE SPARK PLUG DID BACK OUT THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT IT WOULD BLOW THE HEAD GASKET. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH IS 3,500.00. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER LOOKED INTO.

ELECTRICAL FIRE RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS. *NM

I STOPPED TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN GEAR AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN I GOT BACK, I COULD HARDLY GET THE TRUCK BACK INTO NEUTRAL TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ALSO HARD TO FIND GEARS TO DRIVE BACK TO WORK. WE DROPPED THE TRUCK BY THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFT SHAFT TUBE, 2 BUSHINGS AND THE SHIFTER CABLE ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE NOW. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH (WHICH IS THE CUT OFF SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS IT BURNED ALL THE WAY UNTIL IT GOT INTO THE HARNESS, AND CAUGHT THE RUBBER BOOT ON FIRE WHICH COVERS THE STEERING CONTROL. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL RELATED. *JB

WHILE OUT OF TOWN I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP.MY TRUCK, A FORD F250 WITH A 5.4 LTR TRITON V8 STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLE AND MAKING A GOD AWFUL NOISE.I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT.I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND AN IGNITION COIL PACK AND SPARKPLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.I WAS ABLE TO REINSTALL THE SPARKPLUG AND REPLACED THE COIL PACK DUE (COIL PACK ATTACHMENT EAR HAD BROKEN OFF WHEN PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE.).APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO A LOCAL PARK.THEY HAD JUST TURNED OFF A MAJOR STREET WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD POP,THEY DESCRIBED AS SOUNDING LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TO DATE I'M SUPRISED THAT A FIRE HAS NOT OCCURED OR NO SERIOUS INJURIES HAVE OCCURED. THIS IS VERY DANAGEROUS THE SPARK PLUG IS ACTUALLY EJECTED LIKE A MISSLE.

WE WERE NOTIFIED BY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN OUR YARD. OUR FORD 250 WAS ON FIRE AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR AROUND 4 HOURS. UPON INVESTIGATION THE FIRE MARSHALL INDICATED THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN AND PRESUMED IT WAS THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH BASED ON ITS LOCATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED AND CAUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON FIRE NEXT TO IT.

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NO LESS THAN 4 CAM POSITIONING SENSORS FAIL. ON TWO OF THESE OCCASIONS THE PART FAILED SLOWLY CAUSING INTERMITTENT ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN ROUGH AND LOOSE ALL POWER. ON THE TWO REMAINING OCCASIONS THE PART FAILED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT MY LIFE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. ON ONE OF THESE FAILURES I WAS TOWING A 12,000 LB FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. MY ENGINE STALLED (STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY) WITH NO WARNING AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME WAS THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT. IT HAPPENED ON A LONG STRAIGHT AWAY. IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN THE MOUNTAINS, ON A HILL OR ON A CURVE I WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED JUST BEFORE A STOP LIGHT. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH BUT THE ENGINE STALLED, ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING, JUST AS A LIGHT TURNED RED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST MISSED ME. AFTER THE INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND LIMP IT HOME. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND HAD TO TOW IT. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED, WITH 52,000 MILES IN OCT OF 2003. MY FIRST FAILURE DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL NOVEMBER 2004. WITH IN 6 MONTHS OF REPLACING THE PART WITH A FORD FACTORY PART THE SECOND UNIT FAILED. WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF THAT PARTS INSTALLATION IT FAILED AGAIN. THEN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I REPLACED THE UNIT WITH A NEW PART FROM INTERNATIONAL WHEN IT BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THIS PART WAS ON THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 4 WEEKS AND LESS THAN 2000 MILES BEFORE IT FAILED THIS PAST WEEKEND. I NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW FACTORY UNIT IN PLACE AND CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT TOWING OR DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. EACH REPLACEMENT PART HAS COSTS MORE THAN 125$ WITH ONE AS MUCH AS $185. ON ONE OCCASION I HAD TO PAY A 50$ TOW BILL. *NM

THE CONSUMER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES ON HIS 2001 FORD F250.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE FRONT AND REAR LEFT TIRE HAD COME APART WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SC

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT 60 MPH. TIRE LOCATED REAR, PASSENGER SIDE OF PICKUP TRUCK. TIRE INFLATED TO CORRECT PRESSURE OF 80 PSI. TIRE INFO: GENERAL GRABBER AW LT 235/85R16 LOAD RANGE E

CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES ON A 2001 POWERSTROKE FORD F250. FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. SECOND TIME ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND STEER DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT: GOODYEAR, TRAIL MARK M&S LT235/85R16 12/1160, DOT PJCR C9KV 0703. MILEAGE ON TIRE AT TIME OF BLOWOUT: 37580.4; MIN TREAD DEPTH: 3/8"; EVEN WEAR; NO SIDEWALL DAMAGE PRIOR TO BLOWOUT; INFLATED TO DEALER SPEC (CHECKED INFLATION THAT AM). VEHICLE: FORD F250 LONG BED, SUPER DUTY TRUCK. TIRE PURCHASED AT AND INSTALLED BY FORD DEALERSHIP. INCIDENT: PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLOW OUT RENDERED TIRE INTO 3 INDEPENDENT PARTS: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE RIMS AND TREAD. DRIVING UPHILL PULLING SMALL, DUAL-AXLE ALPACA TRAILER (EMPTY) AT 55 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM PDT; MAINTAINED VEHICLE CONTROL, PULLED TO SIDE OF I-80 JUST WEST OF RENO, NV. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDED WITH ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. REPLACED REMAINING TIRES WITH TOYO COMMERCIAL TIRES, NOT TAKING ANY MORE CHANCES WITH GOODYEAR OR FORD DEALERSHIP.*JB

COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AT SPEEDS UNDER 55 HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. TWO TIMES ON A COVER CAUSING POWER STEERING FALURE - WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. VEH WILL START RIGHT AFTER

SAW ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING,TOOK VEHICLE, WHICH IS A 2001 FORD F250 SD, TO THE DEALER. HAD PRESSURE TEST DONE OF COOLING SYSTEM,FOUND WAS A BROKEN HOSE CLAMP,DEALER CHANGED ALL FOUR HOSE CLAMPS. VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES. *NM

I OWN A FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH THE 5.4L MOTOR AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, #3, BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET AREA. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE A FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND NOW HAVE HAD A SECOND, FOLLOW UP INCIDENT, WITH THE SAME CYLINDER, RESULTING FROM THE ORIGINAL REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS (AMONG OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS) AND NOTICED THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOW PAVING THEY WAY TO SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION. THE DEALER EVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER TRUCKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY ACTION ON BEHALF OF VEHICLE OWNERS THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUE AND REFUND MONIES SPENT ON REPAIRS. *JB

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F250 THE TRUCK HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 6 TIMES. 3 TIMES WERE NEAR FATAL. WE GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THEY FIX IT AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WE CALLED FILES FLORIDA LEMON LAW AND THEY SAID BECAUSE WE DID NOT FILE WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THAT IT IS NOT A LEMON.FIRST TIME OCCURED 12/00 NUMBER 6 OCCURED 6/05

THE CONSUMER STATED AT 27,000 MILES HIS 2001 FORD F250 DEVELOPED AN ENGINE VIBRATION. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A VIBRATION. THE DEALER MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS THAT WERE CRACKED. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST SHIELDS WERE LOOSE, THE HOSE CLAMP ON THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NM

AFTER 65,000 MILES, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR, THE CLUCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE AUTO SHOP SAID THE PRESSURE PLATE HAD WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH PLATE ONLY HAD 40% WARE.

DT THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK TWICE, THE LAST CAME UP OUT OF THE SEAT AND HAD TO BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THAT ITS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CRUISE SET ON 59 MPH AND IT IDLED REALLY HIGH. HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE OFF BUTTON, AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRA,L AND IT STILL IT WOULD NOT DISINGAGE. HAD THEM DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

2001 FORD F-250 WITH 55,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE $2,329.79 REPAIR BILL. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME BECAUSE OF SOME CHANGES MADE IN THE PARTS I WOULD NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.

2001 FORD F150 DOOR STRIKERS ARE STARTING TO RUST.*MR THE STRIKERS HOLD THE REAR DOORS SHUT AND IF THEY FAIL THE FRONT DOORS COULD COME OPEN. *BF *NM

THE CYLINDER HEAD IN MY 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THE DEALER HAS QUOTED A $3,000 REPAIR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATES THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CYLINDER HEAD FAILURES IN THE 5.4 LITER TRITON V-8 MOTOR. THE APPARENT CAUSE IS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SCREW THREADS AVAILABLE TO CONTAIN THE SPARK PLUG. THIS CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG PORTS HAVE 4 TO FIVE THREADS AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE THE PLUG, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF WHAT ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT TO FIND. SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF A CYLINDER HEAD ARE RARE OR SO I THOUGHT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON LINE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, ON VARIOUS FORD PRODUCTS WHICH USE THE TRITON V-8 MOTOR. THE MILEAGE AT WHICH FAILURE OCCURS IS VARIED. THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH FORD, SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

2001 F250 REGULAR CAB PICKUP [XXX] THE PICKUP WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SURMISED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN UNDERNEATH THE DASH. THE PICKUP WAS TOTALED IN THE FIRE. *NM *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DRIVING 2001 FORD F250 4X4 ON I-10 FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16E A/T) WHICH FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THIS FAILURE OF THE TIRE RESULTED INLOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE HAD APPROX. 39,450 MILES OF USE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALL 4 TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I HAVE POSSESSION ON THE DAMAGED TIRE.*AK

UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT A LINE WAS WEARING THROUGH DUE TO RUBBING ON THE SHOCK TOWER INSIDE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL, AND WAS ACTUALLY WORE PAST THE NYLON STRENGTH CORDS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THIS WAS FOUND TO BE THE POWER STEERING LINE WHICH IS USED FOR THE HYDRABOOST SYSTEM, WHICH USES POWER STEERING FLUID TO BOOST THE BRAKES. HAD THIS LINE CONTINUED TO WEAR UNTIL LEAKAGE OR RUPTURE I WOULD HAVE LIKELY LOST BOTH ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE TYPE OF CONNECTIONS USED ON THIS LINE, THE NEW LINS CONTACTS THE EXACT SAME AREA AND WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO WEAR THROUGH AGAIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS NOTICED THERE WERE CHUNKS OF RUBBER MISSING FROM THE TREAD AND THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES AT 48,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/2/2006 - *NM

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 2001 FORD F-250 PICKUP WITH 34,000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED MISSION GEARS AND COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 25 MIOLE AN HOUR. HAD TRUCKED TOWED BY AAA TO CLOSEST DEALER-CRSYTAL FORD. THEY ADVISED THE NEXT MORNING THAT TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED/FRIED. COST WAS 3300.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. WAS OUTSIDE OF 3 YEAR WARRANYY BUT UNDER 36,000 MILES. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BUT NO HELP. AM CURRENTLY FILING APPLICATION FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD . *AK

ALL FRONT AXLE SEALS, HUB SEALS, HUBS FAILED. *AK

DT: ABS BRAKES, AIR BAGS, AND FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. AT 4700 MILES THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD IT A MECHANIC SHOP AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ABS. WHILE GOING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED CAUSING A WRECK. KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, FUEL LINES SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 15, 2002. *AK *NM

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. MAINLY HAPPENED WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE TREAD ON THE CONSUMER'S 2001 FORD F250 SEPARATED. *NM *JB

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUES TO "UNCLICK" ITSELF. EXAMPLE, PASSENGER "CLICKS" SEATBELT IN. THINKS THEY ARE SAFER. MINUTES LATER SEATBELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF. PASSENGER MUST REBUCKLE SELF IN CONTINUALLY. ON 3/29/2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB TRUCK BROUGHT IN TO THEODORE ROBBINS FORD (COSTA MESA, CA) FOR FIXING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. I HAVE RECEIPT SAYING IT WAS FIXED. SEATBELT STILL TO THIS DAY UNCLLICKING ITSELF. CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN MICHIGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2005, THEY SAID, SORRY, OUT OF WARRANTY, YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED......*AK

THE CONSUMER'S 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED IN THE CONSUMER'S BARN. *NM THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE FRONT HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *SC *JB

THE "CAM POSITION SENSOR" ( CPS ) ON 2001 FORD 7.3L DIESEL FAILED. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE ENGINE DIES THUS LEAVING NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE FLAKY. THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

01 V 227 001/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *JB *SC

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY MY WIFE NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK (2001 FORD F250) AS SHE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE REAR BUMPER. *JB

FIRE IN FORD F-250 PICK-UP TRUCK. PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. OWNER SAW INITIAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. REMAINS OF CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WERE FOUND AND X-RAYED; INTERNAL CONTACTS WERE SPLATTERED FROM ELECTRICAL ARCING. FUSE #13 WAS A 20 AMP DEVICE AND WAS THE ONLY ONE BLOWN. ACCORDING TO FORD WIRING DIAGRAMS, THAT CIRCUIT FED THE CDS. THE OWNER REPORTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING LAST SUMMER. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM IT NEEDED A NEW CC MODULE AND WOULD COST $150.00. OWNER ELECTED NOT TO SPEND THE MONEY AT THAT TIME. *JB

HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 165 MILES PARKED VEHICLE AND PLUGGED IN ENGINE BLOCK HEATER. THAT NIGHT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD USED THE CRUISE CONTROL THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE, AND IT HAD WORKED FINE. THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE DAMAGED THE HOUSE. INSURED BY USAA POLICY #5597087. *AK *NM

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. *NM THE REMAINING DEPTH WAS 0.20 INCHES DEEP. *SC *JB

A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION STARTED WITH THE LEFT REAR DRIVER 'S SIDE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE, STEEL AT, P265/75R16, #DOT VNW81XL0701. *AK

SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF CYCLINDER HEAD. *NM

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

ON NOVEMBER 20TH I CAME HOOME HOME FROM SHOPPING AROUND 8:30PM ,PAPRKED IN DRIVEWAY ,TURNED TRUCK OFF WENT INSIDE TOOL CARE OF DOGS WENT OUT T TRUCK TO GET PACKAGES.CAME IN WENT TO BED AROUND 10:00PM. MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK AT 1:30AM PARKED IN DRIVEWAY SDIDNT NOTICE ANYTHING . SUNDAY MORING NOVEMBER 21ST WENT TO START TRUCK(8:55 AM) TO WARM UP BEFORE GOING TOP GET THE PAPER , AND WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR TO THE TRUCK IT SMELT AND WAS BLACK , THE DASH MELTED I CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY CALLED THE FIRE COMPANY THE FIRE WAS OUT .I MADE A POLICE REPORT AND THE FIRE MARSHAL MADE A REPORT ,WHICH HE CONCLUDED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWICH . LATER THAT WEEK THE INSURANCE MAN CAME LOOKED AT TRUCK AND SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A TOTAL LOSS,WHICH I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD, THEY CAN NOT HELP ME DEAL WITH THE INSURANCE CO.IT WOULD COST ABOUT 12,000. TO FIX AND THE BOOK VALUE IS 23,000.BUT THE FACT IS THAT THE WIRING FROM THE 4X4 SWICH IS WHAT STARTED THE FIRE .I PLAN ON GOING TO FORD WITH THIS BEING THEY DIDNT SEND ANYONE OUT TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK BUT ARE SAYING THEY CANT HELP ME .*AK

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 3AM, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS INVOLVING FORD TRUCKS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

AFTER NOTICING DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL ITEMS REMAINING ENERGIZED AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF I BEGAN DOING SOME RESEARCH. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD SEALANT COMPOUND USED WAS OF POOR QUALITY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. OVERTIME THIS ALLOWS WATER TO SEEP IN AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DRAINS INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH AREA. THIS LOCATION HOUSES THE FUSE PANEL AND GEM (GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE). THE WATER THAT ENTERS THE FUSE PANEL AND GEM CAUSES BOTH UNITS TO SHORT OUT, AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE EARLY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM ARE THE AC FAN RUNNING WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO FLASHING WHEN IT SHOULD BE OFF (IGNITION OFF), AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, AND POWER MIRRORS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FORD DEALERS ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATE THAT THOUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADMITS USING POOR QUALITY SEALANT, THEY REFUSE TO FIX ANY OF THE FUSE BOXES OR GEMS. WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY DASH I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE LINKAGE FOR THE BRAKES, PASSING THROUGH THE FIREWALL, IS EXTREMELY RUSTY. EVENTUALLY THIS RUST COULD CAUSE AN OWNER TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY A BROKEN LINKAGE. *AK

UPON JACKING THE VEHICLE UP TO CHANGE THE TIRE THE TRUCK FAILED. THE JACK WAS NOT BUILT CORRECTLY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK