2001 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

AIR BAGS FAILED TO GO OFF DURING ROLL OVER ACCIDENT FOR FORD F250 (2001 CREW CAB 4DR)

TRAILER ARM BROKE FROM DIFFERENTIAL, ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, AFTER ARM FELL INTO STEERING STABILIZER, AND JAMMING. *JB

MY TRUCK'S HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. BOTH OF THESE TIMES IT PREVENTED ME FROM DISENGAGING THE MOTOR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS BOTH TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED MY VEHICLE BOTH TIMES AT NO COST, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND KILL SOMEONE, MYSELF INCLUDED, WHO THEN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE? IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEFECT RENDERS THE TRUCK UNSTOPPABLE. THE FIRST OCCURANCE, THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 1200 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND ONE WAS JUST RECENTLY AT 20,900 MILES. I'VE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MONTHS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS.

NAR 02/28/2003 MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED WITH THE GEARS GOING OUT SHIFT. *CB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY LEAKED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE THE DEALER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND O- RINGS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE LEAK AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL.*JB INJECTION MODULE REPLACED. *TT

2001 FORD F-250 DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK. UNDER HARD BRAKING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD DEALER SAYS "THIS IS NORMAL, THEY ALL DO THAT".*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. THE ENGINE HAS A BOIL HEATER THAT WILL KEEP THE OIL HEATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THEM WITHIN FIVE YEARS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG TO THE OIL HEATER WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE BURNED THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE AND FRONT BUMPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN HIS POSSESSION AND HE REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. *AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE ITSELF. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW PART AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE PART WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HER TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION WHICH JUST ABOUT RESULTED IN A POTENTIAL CRASH IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. LUCKILY I HAD STOPPED FOR GAS. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT FIXED THE PART SAID IT WAS SEALED AND WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I CALLED FORD BACK TO REPORT IT AND THEY INSIST THERE IN NO PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 5 FRIENDS WHO HAVE EXPEREINCE THE EXACT PROBLEM IN THEIR F250 TRUCKS. I ALSO REFERRED FORD TO A WEBSITE CHAT THAT INDICATED OVER 200 OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE OWNERSHIP (10K, 25K, 50K MILES) SOME UNDER WARRANTY SOME NOT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ENOUGH FOR FORD TO TAKE OWNERSHIP. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR MY REPAIRS AS WELL AS LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THEY CONTINUE TO PUT THIS PART ON THE TRUCKS KNOWING THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND CANNONT FUNCTION ONT HE SUPERDUTY TRUCK FRONT ENDS. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH DIFFERENT FORD MECHANICS WHO ADMIT IT IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND THEY KEEP THE PART IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY REPLACE THEM SO MUCH. THE WORD FROM FORD ABOVE IS "IF IT IS IN WARRANTY FIX IT, IF IT IS OUT CHARGE, AND IF THEY COMPLAIN COMPENSATE" WHEN ASKED ABOUT POTENTIAL ACCIDENT IT WAS SAID "THEY WOULD DEAL WITH IT AS THEY ARISE". I THINK THIS NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO. I AM ONLY OUT $500 BUT SOMEONE ELSE MAY BE OUT ALOT MORE IF THAT FRONT END LOCKS UP GOING 70 DOWN A HIGHWAY.

CONSUMER STATED "WHEEL BEARING IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT". DEALER CONTACTED AND STATES THAT THE PART WAS A FIELD DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE ROUGH. THE RIGHT REAR TIRES SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. PH SCC

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON INTERSTATE 80, MY PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL WAS GONE. DT

THIS INCIDENT WAS A COMPLETE SHOCK: I HAD JUST PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK-UP AND THE FRONT AXLE COMPLETELY FELL- THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL COLLAPSED: I HAVE PICTURES. MR

THE DOOR OPENING LEVER IS SO CLOSE TO THE DOOR HANDLE THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER REACHED FOR THE HANDLE THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED *MR *NLM

PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR LT30570R16 TIRES AT GOODYEAR DEALER IN ARCADIA, FL TO REPLACE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONES TO AVOID TIRE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR DEALER ASSURED US THAT LARGER TIRE WOULD BE ADEQUATE AND SAFE FOR OUR NEEDS EVEN THOUGH WE EXPRESSED CONCERNS. CONTINUED WITH TRAVELS AND IN 6/2001 UPON CROSSING THE US/CANADA BORDER ON THE DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD KNOWN AS 'THE TOP OF THE WORLD HIGHWAY' GOING 25MPH TOWING A 5TH WHEEL THE LEFT REAR TIRE SPLIT IN TWO CROSSWAYS. I HAD TO DIG A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND WITH THE HELP OF A FRIEND MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE CHANGED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WAS A 1,000 FT DROP OFF OF A VERY NARROW ROAD WITH ADDITIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES PASSING DUE TO THE US CUSTOM'S STATION HAVING JUST OPENED FOR THE DAY. RETURNED TIRE TO GOODYEAR DEALER IN FAIRBANKS, AK ON 6/26/01. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE AND WE WERE FORCED TO PURCHASE A SECOND TIRE , $243, TO HAVE MATCHING TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. (LT305/70R16 WRANGLER MTR). SECOND INCIDENT IN COLORADO HEADING NORTH ON I-70, 2 MILES FROM THE COLORADO CITY EXIT. TRAVELING AT 60MPH DOWN A VERY STEEP WINDING PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY THE TIRE BEGAN THUMPING AND THE TREAD SEPARATED, BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO CHANGE TIRE. AGAIN, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT SUNSET WITH SEMIS COMING AROUND THE DOWNHILL CURVE AT 75MPH. WITH GOD'S GRACE WE WERE ON A VERY WIDE PORTION OF PULL OFF AND MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE CHANGED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR ESTIMATED AT $1,300. I FEEL VERY ANGRY THAT I HAVE HAD TO ENDURE 2 INCIDENCES SUCH AS THIS. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME OCCURRANCE WITH THE WRANGLER TIRES. I FEEL THAT I AM JUST A PART OF A 'CALCULATED RISK' BY GOODYEAR. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER WRANGLER AT/S TIRE THAT IS BULGING. I AM TOLD THAT I MUST REPLACE. DT

THE ONLY REASON THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES IS BECAUSE THE VEHICLES AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND GOT OUT OF THE WAY AS I FISH TAILED ACROSS THE LANES OF I-95. DT

VEICHLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2001. AT 36700 WHILE I WAS ON LEAVE IN DALLAS TX, I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I ATTEPTED TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND TRIED TO GO TO THIRD THEN JUST STAYED IN 2ND AND GOING BACK FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND KEPT DOING THAT UNTIL I PULLED OVER ABOUT A 1/6MILE FROM THE LIGHT. I CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS AND THEY WERE FINE. AT EXACTLY 25500 I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED WITH A FULL SYSTEM FLUSH AND A FILTER CHANGED. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SKYLINE FORD DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT HAD KICKED OUT SOME CODES ON THEIR "FORD" COMPUTER. I HAD NO INDICATION OF FAIL LIGHTS IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THEY GOT THE TRANSMISSION APART THEY SAID THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS MANY TIMES FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL, AND THE TRANSMISSION INTERNALS WERE NO GOOD, THE TECHNICIAN PICKED UP A HANDFUL OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOWED THEM TO ME. THEY PERFORMED A FULL TRANSMISSION REBUILD USING THE HULL OF THE OLD TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED JUST RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT UNTIL I TOLD THEM I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE PURCHASE TIME OF THE VEICHLE. NOT LESS THAN 3000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE TRUCK DIED SO I STARTED IT BACK UP WENT INTO DRIVE AND IT DIED AGAIN. I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO TOW IT. THIS TIME THE DEALER WAS MCKIE FORD IN RAPID CITY SD, WHEN THEY GOT THE TRANSMISSION OFF THEY SAID THE SAME THING THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH FORD TRANSMISSION WITH THIS TRUCK WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES OF TOWING UNDER ITS BELT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL BOTH FAILURES WERE TO BE BLAMED ON FORD. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD AND ALL OF THE TRUCK REMAINS STOCK.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING CAN FEEL TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. CONTACTED DEALER. TRANSMISSION FAILING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *MR

PREVIOUS FAILURE (2ND) REPORTED UNDER ODI#759329 ON SAME SUBSYSTEM -MARCH 2002. *AK

WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS SLIGHTLY SCRATCHED AND OVER THE YEARS THE WINDOW HAS BEEN SCRATCHED MORE OVER A LARGER AREA MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IF THE SUN IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I KNOW OTHER MODELS AND YEARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE HYDRAULIC LINE FROM THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER ?TERM CAME OFF AND RENDERING THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY USELESS (PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE). WAS LUCKILY IN A PARKING LOT JUST ABOUT TO PULL ONTO A HIGHWAY WITH A 4000 LB TRAILER. REALIZED HOW DANGEROUS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN. FORREST CATE FORD IN LAFAYETTE, GA SAYS THE PART THEY ARE REPLACING IT WITH IS UPDATED SO THAT THE LINE DOESN'T DO THAT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF THAT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ZERO WARNING, I COULD HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING QUICKLY OR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY BUT WANT NO ONE ELSE TO BE UNLUCKY. THANK YOU.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 258 000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SCC

2001 YEAR MODEL FORD F250. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF A MINIVAN. THE DRIVER INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND KILLED THE DRIVER OF THE MINIVAN. LATER, THE TRUCK WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY KIT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL INJECTORS HAS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,174.

CONSUMER WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*AK *TS *JB

ON A SLIPPERY ROAD WITH POWER STEERING CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS AND CAUSED A CRASH.*AKI

VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. *AK STEERING IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO HANDLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS TO CONTINUALLY BE AWARE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE STEERING WILL FAIL. ALSO THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED RESURFACING AT 25335 MILES. THE RIGHT FRONT WAS BADLY WARPED AND WAS CAUSING A VIBRATION WHILE IN MOTION. IT WAS GRABBING AT STOPS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *JG

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND CONSUMER WILL TRY TO START MOVING VEHICLE WILL GO INTO IDLE AND NOT MOVE FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE MOVING AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEYARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T REMEDY IT. *AK

WHILE IN MOTION , THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE LIGHTLY. CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM TRAFFIC WHEN THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE CAME APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE AND SOME WIRING ON THE VEHICLE. *JG

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DEALER'S SERVICE GARAGE, BOLTS FOR HYDROBOOST UNIT BROKE OFF. *AK DEALER REPLACED HYDROBOOST UNIT AND ADDED FLUID. *TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TORQUE-CONVERTER. I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUDY PICK-UP TRUCK, SINCE 9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION & DRIVE SHAFT (ALREADY REPLACED IT WHILE UNDER WARRENTY), WITH THE TRANSMISSION WE HAD A PROBLEM DOWN SHIFTING, EVEY TIME WE TOOK IT IN THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ( FORD DEALER, THEY SAID THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO), IT HAS 90% OF HIGHWAY MILES ON IT & 10% TOWN MILES. IT IS NOW 2004 IT HAS 61000 MILES & THE TORQUE-CONVERTER IS SLIPING & SHUTTERING, NOT ALOWING THE FLUID TO PASS THROUGH CORRECTLY & THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAS TO BE REBUILT, BECAUSE FORD DEALER SAID THE COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG, SO WE TOOK IT FOR A SECOND OPINION & THEY FOUND SOMETHING, BUT WHILE UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT !!!!!!! GO FIGURE, I GUESS THATS HOW THEY MAKE THERE MONEY .*AK

FIRST HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FAILURE OCCURRED (WHILE LIVING IN FL) ON 06 JUN 2001 (ODO: 2188 MILES) AT APPROX 30MPH. LOST USE OF CLUTCH WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR. HYDRAULIC CYLINDER REPLACED BY ORVILLE BECKFORD FORD UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND OCCURRENCE IS DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THIS REPORT --OCCURRED AFTER MOVING TO TX. TO BE REPAIRED BY GILLESPIE FORD, SAN ANTONIO, TX.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH AND HITTING PASSING GEAR, VEHICLE WENT INTO IDLE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES RECENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING A LANE CHANGE AT 70 MPH, THE RPMS DROPPED TO 600, CONSUMER PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR TWICE BEFORE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 65 MPH VEHICLE SWERVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO STEER VEHICLE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT CRASH AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK INJURY, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS 8000 DOLLARS. *AK THERE IS A RECALL, 01V082, HOWEVER FORD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN AND STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR FAILED (PART #: F71Z-12K073-A). THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CAM SENSOR. THE COMPONENT FAILED FOUR MORE TIMES. THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION (ACTION #: PE06011) THAT WAS CLOSED WITH NO RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.*AK

REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED AND WAS LEAKING LUBRICANT INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL RIM AND BRAKING COMPONENTS. IF GONE UNNOTICED THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE FAILURE OF THE LEFT SIDE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THIS CRASH. DEALERSHIP HAS VEHICLE. NO DETERMINATION AS TO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND LEG INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BURNED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VECHILE STARTED TO BECOME UMCOMFORTABLE, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SQUEAK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS, ALSO THE STEERING WAS HARD TO ADJUST ON TILT WHEEL.*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUSE PANEL AND MODULATOR. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED PROBLEM, DEALER THINKS IT COULD BE A LOOSE WIRE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. ALSO THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD, IN WHICH CONSUMER BELIEVES STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PRIOR. *AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE SECOND OPINION, WHILE ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*YD

UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, THE R.P.M. GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING FROM 1000 TO 3000 R.P.M., IT SQUEALED AND JERKED INTO GEAR AND A POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT END. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, BUT HE SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CLUTCH FAN SLIPPING. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AGAIN WHAT HE FELT WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT THE LIGHT NEVER FLASHED ON THE OVERDRIVE COLUMN SO TAKING NOTE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THEN THE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE OVERDRIVE COLUMN, WITHIN SECONDS, CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, THE R.P.M. GAUGE WENT TO BELOW 1000, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, AND THE CAB STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE, FIRE WAS ESCALATING UNDER THE TRUCK AND HOOD. POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *YD *SLC

WE HAD THIS TRUCK INTO A DEALERSHIP 9 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH OUR TRUCK AND ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT PREVENTED US FROM DRIVING IT. 9 DAYS LATER WE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FELT THE NEED TO GET ANOTHER OPINION SO WE WERE IN ROUTE TO A DEALERSHIP AND DID NOT MAKE IT DUE TO THE TRUCK FAILING AND CATCHING FIRE. TRANSMISSION FLUID ESCAPED THE FILLER TUBE AND WENT ON THE EHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED A FLASH FIRE. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET OURSELVES AND OUR SMALL CHILDREN OUT OF THE TRUCK IN TIME. THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE FIRE SAID THAT IF WE WERE IN FACT HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON THE SHIFTER COLUMN FLASHING, THIS NEVER OCCURRED WHICH LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A FAILURE IN THE COMPUTER OF THIS TRUCK THAT THEY REFUSED TO FIND. WE PLEADED WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THIS DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING AND THEY REFUSED. NOW WE HAVE A TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN AT A DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 90 DAYS AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIND THE CAUSE OF FIRE. AND DUE TO THE FIRE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR PRODUCT. THEY DENIED HELPING US AND REFERRED US TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. WE HAVE INCURRED A DRASTIC FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO THIS AND FEAR BEING PUT BACK IN THIS VEHICHLE KNOWING THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUS THE INITIAL CAUSE OF FIRE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. WE HAVE FAUGHT A HARD FIGHT WITH ALLSTATE INSURANCE TO GET THEM TO FIX OUR TRUCK PROPERLY TO NO AVIAL. WE KNOW OF OTHERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WE FEEL FORD NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MECAHNICAL FAILURE, DUE TO FAULTY PRODUCTION OF THESE TRUCKS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS.*AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEATBELT CAME UNDON AT HIGH SPEED BREAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND THROWING DRIVER INTO DASHBOARD. SEAT BELT SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED, BUT KEEPS POPING OUT ON DIPS AND ROCKING OF TRUCK.*AK

THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT A LOW SPEED AS WELL AS AT A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER STATES THAT A "HIGHER STEERING EFFORT W/SITTING STILL W/BRAKES APPLIED" IS NORMAL. WHEN ASK TO TRY IT FOR HIMSELF, HE REFUSED. LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO USE THE "HIGHER STEERING EFFORT" THEORY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL OR STEER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A LOW SPEED OR AT A STOP!!!

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT LOOSENED AND FAILED TO STAY TIGHT. IF THE BELT IS PULLED IT WILL TIGHTEN, BUT IT HAS TOO MUCH PLAY AND MAY NOT ACCURATELY HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE BUCKLE WILL NOT COME UNDONE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THE BELT WORKED EVEN THOUGH IT IS LOOSE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE IT ANYMORE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST ACQUIRED WHEN IT WAS NEW. UPDATED 9/27/2006 - *NM