1999 Ford F-350 Complaint Log

BECAUSE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BUILT INTO THE ARM REST, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL SLING OPEN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR NHTSA RECALL 99V311000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32 BECAUSE OF A FIFTH WHEEL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED,GOING AROUND CURVE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. LOST CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GUARDRAIL.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V311000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32/ FMVSS 301- FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

DEALER STATES THAT THE REPAIR PART FOR THIS RECALL IS ON A SIX MONTH BACK ORDER. *AK

BLIND SPOT PORTION ON DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR POINTS TO LEFT REAR WHEELS. BLIND SPOT MIRRORS ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE. CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE MIRROR TO BE ABLE TO SEE OTHER CARS. ALSO, RIGHT BLIND SPOT MIRROR DOES NOT GIVE THE PROPER VIEW, UNABLING DRIVER TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK *ML

CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS WARPED. EVERY 8000 MILES SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, AND FRONT END HAD TO BE REALIGNED. ALSO, STEERING WAS HARD TO STEER. *AK

EXTENDED DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE WIDE ANGLE MIRROR DOES NOT PROVIDE THE VIEW THE DRIVER NEEDS. *AK BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS POORLY DESIGNED, IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE VEHICLES IN ADJACENT LANES DURING CHANGING LANES. *YH

CLUTCH WILL FAIL WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH TO LOW.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

V10 ENGINES: IN RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WILL GET INTO AIR FILTER, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. FORD HAS TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WILL BE KIT. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE KIT SINCE MAY, BUT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS.*AK

THE TRUCK IS BEING BOUGHT BACK BY FORD; SO I DON'T KNOW THE SIZE / MAKE; I'M 99% SURE IT WAS FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THE THREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT SUSPENSION THEREBY LOCKING THE TIRE FROM MOVING CAUSING ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (I'VE RACED STOCK CARS 10 YEARS AND AM FAIRLY USED TO BLOWOUTS, THIS WAS FAR MORE VIOLENT THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER FELT IN A RACE CAR). THE TIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGING THE FENDER, INNER FENDER WELL, BRAKE LINE AND POWER STEERING LINES. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE GOTTEN OFF THE TRUCK UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS OF WORK IT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THINGS SO BAD. THE VEHICLE IS IN TN WHERE THE TIRE BLEW OUT; I LEFT IT THERE FOR FORD TO DECIDE TO BUY BACK OR NOT AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS WITH THE DAMAGE, NOT TO MENTION WE DIDN'T TRUST THE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER THIS. THE TIRE WAS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK (IN THE BED), HOWEVER AS I SAID; FORD IS BUYING BACK THE VEHICLE (ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THAT IN WRITING YET; ONLY VERBAL CONFIRMATION). THE TIRE LOOKS WORSE THAN ANY OF THE PICTURES ON CNN TODAY OF BLOWOUTS, IT'S WORTH GETTING A PICTURE OF. THE PASSENGER AND MYSELF HAVE NO INJURIES NOR CLAIMS AGAINST FIRESTONE / FORD FOR THE PROBLEM; OTHER THAN THE PASSENGERS ALMOST HEART ATTACK (WE HAD TRACTOR TRAILERS SURROUNDING US IN FRONT, BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT). PS: THE TRUCK HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH NOT WORKING, BRAKES, AND ENGINE PROBLEMS; HENCE THE BUY BACK.

HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL FAILURES ON VEHICLE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO WARRANTY REPAIRS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

WHEN BRAKING UNDER A LOAD OR BRAKING HARD THE POWER BRAKES LET GO AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED. NLM

FRONT END WAS CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY TO THE CORE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLES WAS DUE TO THE FIFTH WHEEL. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED & SUSPENSION REALIGNED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING ,ALMOST ACTING AS IF IT RAN OUT OF FUEL. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS IT WILL LOSE ALL POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DRIVER WILL FEEL A VIBRATION, AT LOW SPEED A PULSATION WILL OCCUR UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. DEALER HAS CUT ROTORS THREE TIMES AND REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DROP DOWN ONTO HIGHWAY WHICH CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

PARKING BRAKE IS INEFFECTIVE. WHEN APPLIED ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE STILL ROLLS. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

LARGE BULGES ARE FORMING ON THE SIDEWALLS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THEM. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM BEFORE I GO ON VACATION. SHOWED THE TIRE TO A DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MINOR COSMETIC DEFECT. DIGITAL IMAGES AVAILABLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VMW8 1XM TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R45 TIRES 265 75 R16 EXPERIENCED CRACKING ON THE INSIDE WALL AND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE SIDE. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE FRONTAL TIRE WAS LOSING PRESSURE, TIRE WOULD NOT STAY INFLATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REMOVED RIM, AND FOUND A CRACK ON INSIDE OF THE RIM ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG, CAUSING TIRE TO DEFLATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE STEERING BOX SECTOR SHAFT BROKE OFF AT THE PITMAN ARM. CJ

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE ON THE SHOULDER (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL 26575R16). NLM

THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THE BRAKE LINE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PRESUMABLY AT THE FACTORY.*AK

LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS WHEN BACKING UP TO A TRAILER AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW.*AK

ALL OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S LOT 235-85R16 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED DUE TO DRY ROT AND CRACKING. *MJS

OWNER HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS. IF FRONT TANK DOES NOT STAY FULL GAS FROM REAR TANK GOES INTO FRONT TANK. FRONT TANK RECEIVES GAS FROM REAR TANK, AND IF GAS CAP IS OPENED, FUEL WILL SPRAY OUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

FRONT END SHIMMIES, AND STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR STEERING HARD TO THE LEFT, POSSIBLY DUE TO MISSING STABLIZER BAR. VEHICLE MUST COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK THE MANUFACTURER STEERING STABLIZER KIT WAS INSTALLED AND REMEDIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. *YH

LOST CONTROL AND STEERING. A MAJOR CRASH WITH FATALITY AND SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

STEERING WANDERS. DEALER ADDED STEERING STABLIZER, BUT STILL WANDERS ALL OVER ROAD. *AK

THE PROCESSOR THAT CONTROLS EMISSIONS ON A 6.0 L V-10 WITH A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN CALIFORNIA IS THE SAME PROCESSOR AS FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE USE OF THIS PROCESSOR CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE OR NOT REDUCE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. WHEN USING THE ENGINE COMPRESSION TO SLOW DOWN, THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AND CAUDE THE VEHICLE TO SPEED-UP. THE VEHICLE IS STRESSFUL TO DRIVE IN CLOSE TRAFFIC OR IN CONGESTED PARKING LOTS. FORD WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM APPROXIAMENTLY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FORD HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY NUMERIOUS FORD DEALERS IN SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING CALIFORNIA. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING SMELLED SMOKE. SOON AFTER THAT AIR CONDITIONING FAN STOPPED BLOWING . CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED SIGNS OF A FIRE MELTIG THE WIRING HARNESS. FUSE PANEL AND BLOWER SWITCH HEATER WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT A/C COVER DISINIGRATED ON US 270 WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, AND END UP ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE FRONT END PULLS BADLY TO THE RIGHT, DEALER REPLACED A WORN PART ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND HAVE REALIGNED FRONT END, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT

VEHICLE, WHEN LOADED TO GVW, DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE BRAKES, FRONT WHEELS LOCK, LONG STOPPING DISTANCES, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FOOT PRESSURE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER TIRE WAS SLOWLY DEFLATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE PINHOLES ON RIM, CAUSING TIRE TO HAVE A SLOW LEAK. ALSO, RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER PURCHASE ANOTHER RIM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO SHIFT, THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE WEATER IS NOT HOT, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. NLM

VEHICLE WAS STOLEN WHICH ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH WHEN IT HIT A POLE, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL CUT ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS TRAVELED OVER 15 MPH. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY, RESULTING IN RIGHT TIRE WEARING OUT UNDER TIRE WARRANTY. MECHANIC STATED IT INNER TIE ROD MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL REGARDING FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN. CALLED DEALER TO CHECK ON VEHICLE . DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE REPAIRS ALMOST DONE. COUPLE HOURS LATER, CALLED DEALER BACK AND DEALER INDICATED DID NOT HAVE PARTS. HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK WHEN PARTS CAME IN.*AK *TT

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 02V-068. NLM

CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 40000 MILES, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER/DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC

PLASTIC SPACER IN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING CLUTCH TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING INTERMITTENTLY LIGHT AT THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AT AIRBAG ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE VEHICLE SURGED FOWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED SLIGHTLY THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT GEAR IN REVERSE THEN NEUTRAL TO STOP ENGINE FROM RACING.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION AND HEARD A LOUD FLAPPING NOISE. DRIVER LOOKED OUT OF REARVIEW AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. *AK

MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL 03 E 028 000, BECAUSE THE WHEELS HAVE A FORD STAMP ON IT.*AK