1999 Ford F-350 Complaint Log

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-350 WITH THE V-10 ENGINE AND ONLY 60,000 MILES. COMING BACK FROM DENVER - NOT HAULING ANYTHING - THE ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT AND WELL DOCUMENTED ON FORD PROBLEMS.COM. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND THE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH A BLOWN OUT PLUG I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST THAT THIS BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL MATTER ON ALL SUCH EQUIPPED VEHICLES. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON FORD V-10 ENGINE. *TR

1999 FORD F350. PULLS TO SHARP RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. WOBBLING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CLUNKING WHEN YOUR TURN SHARP. HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS SHOPS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 SD. IN MARCH OF 2009, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE COIL PACK HOLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE SPARK PLUG REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON JULY 23, 2009. THE CONTACT IS UNSURE IF HE WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN DUE TO THE SAFETY DEFECT. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THE TIRE ON MY TRUCK KEPT LEAKING AIR DOWN OVER A WHOLE DAY. I WOULD REFILL WITH AIR THE NEXT MORNING AND WOULD TRY AND FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS. COULD NOT FIND ANY WHOLE IN THE TIRE. WHEN THE SERVICE STATION TOOK THE WHEEL OFF THE TRUCK AND PUT AIR INTO THE TIRE WE COULD HEAR AIR LEAKING OUT. WE THEN LOCATED A CRACK IN THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. WE THEN LOCATED A SECOND CRACK IN THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. WE THEN CONTACTED A JUNK YARD ( D&D, NEWCOMERS) ABOUT PURCHASING A USED ALUMINUM WHEEL FORD PART # F 81A1007GB, BOTH SAID THAT THEY DO NOT SELL THIS USED WHEEL DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE THEY ASK IF WE COULD PURCHASE A REFURBISHED ALUMINUM WHEEL AND BOTH AGAIN SAID THAT NO ONE WOULD REFURBISH THE FRONT PART DUE TO DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALER HAGERSTOWN FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW OF NO DEFECT. WE REPLACED THE ALUMINUM WHEEL WITH A NEW FORD ALUMINUM WHEEL PART # 4C3Z1007KACP. I OWN A 99 FORD F-350 DUAL WHEEL TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING GEAR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WOULD NEED REPLACING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F350. I HAVE THE BRAKES WORKED ON 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN THE 5 YEARS SINCE THE TRUCK FROM MY FATHER IN LAW. THE FRONT START TO SHAKE VERY HARD AND FINAL SLOWS DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACE THE CALIPERS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS TURNED. I HAVE ONLY PUT 60,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND MY FATHER IN LAW HAD PUT 160,000. HE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY SAY IT IS HARD DRIVING. I HAVE NOT BEEN PULLING ANY TRAILERS WITH IT AND THE BRAKES USUALLY START SHAKING WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OF THE BRAKE JOB. *TR

WHILE PULLING A TRAILER IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE (BECAUSE OF GROUND CONDITIONS) THE FRONT PINION SHAFT SNAPPED. DURING RESEARCH FOR REPAIR PART MOST PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEEDED REPAIR WERE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY A DANA EMPLOYEE THAT THE PINIONS WERE NOT HEAT TREATED PROPERLY. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E., NO NOISE, NO VIBRATION, NO SOUND), ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD VERY LOUD SLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL OF F350 TRUCK. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A 50+% TREAD BELT SEPARATION WITH NO LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL, TWISTED RUNNING BOARD, QUARTER PANEL, AND FRONT BUMPER MOVED. *TR

AUTO PART PUT ON ORDER BUT SEEMS FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS PROBLEM EXISTED WITH MANY OTHER TRANSMISSIONS YET IT SEEMS TECH'S AT AUTO DEALERS ARE SOME HOW NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM IN TECH ORDERS THAT SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE PART IS HARD TO GET AS IT'S ON BACK ORDERS. THE PART NUMBER IS(CLUSTER GEARS FOR SPEEDOMETERS THAT GO INTO TRANSMISSIONS)XC3Z*10849*YA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH 7543 AGC-20AMP GLASS FUSE.THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS A TOTAL OF $610.18 FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS OPERATING V10TRANSMISSIONS *TR

I WAS GOING TO THE STORE TO FINISH CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. I WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT WAITING TO TURN LEFT WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOAD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I FIRST THOUGHT SOMETHING ON THE EXHAUST BROKE. WHEN I PARKED I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE #5 SPARK PLUG COIL AND WIRE HANGING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH THE SPARK PLUG STILL IN THE BOOT. I ATTEMPTED TO THREAD THE PLUG BACK IN BUT FOUND THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED OUT. THE SPARK PLUGS AND BOOTS WERE CHANGED ONCE SINCE I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE NEW PLUGS WERE ALL TORQUED TO EXACTLY 11 FOOT LBS AS SPECIFIED BY FORD. I JUST HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME TODAY SO NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. *TR

ROTTED OUT REAR BRAKE LINE BEHIND FUEL TANK. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY RIGHT LANE WAS EMPTY ALLOWING ME TO USE IT AS A EMERGENCY LANE AND STOP BECAUSE THE TRAILER HAD BRAKES. I LIMPED HOME FOR REPAIRS. I REPLACED THE COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO REAR. IT HAD ROTTED OUT BEHIND THE FUEL TANK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

FORD SPARK PLUG EJECTION - DP05-005. *TR

4 TIRES PURCHASED FROM COOPER TIRES FAILED. *GR ON JULY 22, 2006, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A SET OF SIX COOPER DISCOVER ST TIRES. ON OCTOBER 21, 2008, THE FIRST TIRE FAILED, WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE CARCASS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 8, 2009, THE SECOND TIRE FAILED WITH INCIPIENT TREAD SEPARATION. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2009, THE THIRD TIRE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AND SUDDEN EXPLOSIVE RUPTURE OF THE CARCASS, WHICH CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. ON APRIL 17, 2010 THE FOURTH TIRE FAILED WITH PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND SUDDEN EXPLOSIVE RUPTURE OF THE CARCASS AND THE TREAD AREA. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT COOPER CHANGES ITS RUBBER COMPOUND, PERHAPS MANY TIMES WITHOUT INFORMING SUPPLIERS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIFTH TIRE IS NOW CRACKING DEEPLY BETWEEN THE TREAD. UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 CREW CAB. AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CABLES ON THE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST OF $600 SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ UPDATED 03/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN OR SWITCHING LANES, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD NOT RETURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT OUTSIDE THE LANES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING BOX AND RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V116000- STEERING: GEAR BOX OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

ON 9/23/2008 I ORDERED AND RECEIVED 4 DAYTON (E) RATED 265/75R/16 TIRES FROM H&F TIRE IN LANCASTER, PA. THEY ARE MADE BY FIRESTONE/ BRIDGESTONE. I MOUNTED, BALANCED, AND INSTALLED THEM ON A CUSTOMERS F350 SUPERCAB WORK TRUCK. ON 9/25 I ORDERED 4 MORE OF THE SAME TIRES FOR THE SAME CUSTOMERS OTHER WORK TRUCK. ON 9/26 THERE WAS A RIM AND TIRE LEFT AT MY FRONT DOOR THAT HAD A LARGE BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS ONE OF THE TIRES THAT I INSTALLED 2 DAYS PRIOR. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT. I INSTALLED BRAKES AND THE NEW TIRES ON THE SECOND TRUCK. THE OWNER (AMISH) HIS TWO CHILDREN AND A DRIVER PICKED UP THE TRUCK THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS CALLED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THEIR DEPARTURE AND TOLD A TIRE HAD JUST "BLEW UP". I GRABBED THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM THE 1ST TRUCK AND RAN TO ASSIST THEM. I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I SAW. THE TIRE EXPLODED AND NEARLY TORE IN HALF. THEY WERE SHOOK UP, BUT NOT INJURED AS THE DRIVER GOT THE TRUCK INTO A DRIVEWAY SAFELY. I WAS QUESTIONED BUT COULD GIVE NO ANSWERS. 2 DAYS LATER ANOTHER TIRE BULGED AND WENT DOWN. H&F STATED IT WAS INSTALL DAMAGE. I ASKED THEM TO SHOW ME HOW? ON 9/30 2 REPLACEMENT TIRE WERE SENT. WHY WOULD THEY CONTINUE TO SENT TIRES IF I AM DAMAGING THEM? I CHECKED OUT THE TIRES BEFORE MOUNTING AND 1 TIRE CLEARLY HAS DEFECTS IN THE CORD AREA CONSISTENT WITH WHERE THE TIRES ARE COMING APART. 1 REP FROM H&F AND 2 FROM FIRESTONE CAME AND ACKNOWLEDGED, CIRCLED, AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE AREAS AND WANTED TO TAKE THE TIRE. I REFUSED TO GIVE IT UP. THEY HAVE THE OTHER 3. I WAS BILLED FOR 12TIRES AND A FINANCE CHARGE FOR NOT PAYING LAST MONTH. I PAID THE BILL AND DEMANDED THE OTHER TIRES BACK. THE TIRE I HAVE WAS NEVER MOUNTED AT THIS SHOP. THE TIRES ARE EITHER MANUFACTURING RELATED OR THESE TIRE WERE MOUNTED,DISMOUNTED, AND SOLD AS NEW WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS NOT THE CASE. I WILL TAKE A LIE DETECT TEST STATING I AM NOT DAMAGING THESE TIRES. THE QUESTION IS, WHY ISN'T ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT THE 8 TIRES ON MY CUSTOMERS 10,000 LB TRUCKS. *TR

FORD F350 V10, MULTIPLE SPARK PLUG EJECTIONS FROM CYLINDER HEADS. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, REINSERTED PLUGS PER "FORDS" RECOMMENDATION, AS IF I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY TORQUE PLUGS. NOW I AM LEFT WITH MY FAMILIES TRUCK, STRIPPED HEADS AND NO MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR

TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE, RUINED WHEEL. AFTER INSTALLING SPARE TIRE AND DRIVING 12 MORE MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. BOTH TIMES TIRES BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ON BLACKTOP DIVIDE HIGHWAY AND THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE (CORRODED THROUGH) LETTING THE SPARE TIRE DROP OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE TIRE THEN ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND JUST MISSED HITTING AN ON COMING CAR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS. *TR

THE BATTERIES ON MY 1999 F350 CREW CAB DUALLY WITH A 7.3 DIESEL WENT DEAD. WHEN I TRIED TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES THE CHARGER SHOWED AN EXTREMELY HIGH DRAW. I HEARD A SOLENOID CLICKING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE BATTERY AND THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY HEATER CONTROL WOULD WORK EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF. AFTER TAKING TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING AND WATER HAD DAMAGED THE GEM MODULE AND THE FUSE BLOCK. REPAIR COST TO REPLACE THE GEM MODULE, FUSE BLOCK AND SEAL THE LEAKING AREA WAS $1063.01. WHEN CHECKING THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE GEM MODULE CONTROLLED I FIND THAT THE WATER LEAK IS A KNOW PROBLEM DUE TO A SKIP OR VOID IN THE PRODUCTION SEALER. ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS I HAVE READ THERE ARE MANY MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I FOUND THERE ARE TWO TSB'S ISSUED FOR THE WATER LEAK. THEY ARE TSB 99-2-3 AND 04-23-9. FROM COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET SEVERAL TRUCKS HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP. FORD APPARENTLY DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM NOR WILL THEY ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. *TR

EMERGENCY BRAKE FILL NOT HOLD TRUCK ON A HILL AND CABLE BREAKS EVERY YEAR. HAVE ADJUSTED, REPLACED PEDAL, CABLE, ETC. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE FORD SUPER DUTY AND LOCK MECHANISM ARE PLASTIC. WHICH IN TURNS BREAKS VERY EASILY.THIEVES KNOW THIS AND TARGET THESE VEHICLES AT AN ALARMING RATE. MY SUPER DUTY HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO 3 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. FORD HAS NO FIX TO STOP THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE TIRE. FOUR WEEKS LATER, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT); HOWEVER, ALL THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, TIRE LINE AND SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 44 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE AIR PRESSURE BEING RELEASED FROM HIS TIRES. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A CRACK THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TO THIRTEEN INCHES ON ONE OF HIS CAST ALUMINUM RIMS. THE RIM WAS PLACED ON A SIXTEEN INCH TIRE. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE RIM AND ITS SPECIFIC NAME WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 196,800. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY 99 FORD F-350 PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS I WRESTLED THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. AS FAR AS I COULD TELL, EVEN THE ELECTRONIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WEREN'T HELPING TO STOP ME AS I DRIFTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE TIRE TREAD WHEN IT SHREDDED APPARENTLY BLEW OUT A VACUUM HOSE AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER CONNECTOR OR LINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WAS AFFECTED - BUT I THINK IT WAS JUST THE VACUUM HOSE. THE MECHANIC WHO GOT US BACK ON THE ROAD SAID THAT WHEN THE HOSE WENT OUT, THE ABS SYSTEM THOUGHT THE TIRE WAS LOCKED SO IT SHUT OFF THE BRAKES - APPARENTLY ALL OF THEM. IF I HAD BEEN IN CITY TRAFFIC, WE'D HAVE PLOWED INTO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY FOR SOMEONE. TRYING TO REMEMBER TO DOWNSHIFT OR HIT THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE WRESTLING A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER THAT IS RIDING ON THE FRONT WHEEL RIM AND TRYING TO PULL BACK INTO TRAFFIC IS RATHER CHALLENGING. I'VE LOST A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN ABS AND WONDER IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, SOMETHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE OR A BASIC HAZARD OF ABS SYSTEMS THAT IS UNKNOWN TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

FORD F-350 TRUCK. FRONT ALUMINUM WHEEL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK HAS NOW STARTED TO SEPARATE. I CONTACTED THIS OFFICE ON JUNE 25, 2009 AT 4:09 PM EDT ABOUT THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT ALUMINUM WHEEL SEPARATING ODI # 10274954. I CONTACTED FORD AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ( HAGERSTOWN FORD TIM ROWE) AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE PLUS STORE WHERE IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED, HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR AIR BUBBLES IN THE TIRE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE TIRE STORE STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT SHE WAS STRIKING THE CURB WHEN PARKING AND DRIVING, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES HERSELF. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. MY FIRST ISSUE WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION. THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SUDDENLY STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. EVERY SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INCLUDING BRAKES. MORE THAN ONCE I WAS GOING 70MPH AND IT SUDDENLY STOPPED - I HAD TO GUIDE MYSELF TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. VERY VERY SCARY! I HAD THE TRUCK TO SEVERAL DEALERS AL TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. FINALLY I TALKED TO MY COUSIN, A DODGE MECHANIC, HE EXPLAINED THAT FORD KNEW OF A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THEIR CAM SENSOR ON THAT YEAR TRUCK - HE EXPLAINED WHAT IT SHOULD COST TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE FIXED IT IN HIS SHOP FOR EXACTLY WHAT MY COUSIN SAID IT WOULD COST. FORD STILL HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THEY KNEW OF A PROBLEM. SECOND PROBLEM WAS WITH MY BRAKES. THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE OFF AND JAMMED IN THE REST OF THE BRAKE AND STOPPED MY TRUCK VERY SUDDENLY. I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD THEM REPLACED WITH FORD PARTS. I HAVE HAD THE NEW BRAKES BACK INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AS THEY SEEM TO BE DOING THE SAME AS THE FIRST SET - PULLING TO THE LEFT AND NOT WORKING PARTICULARLY WELL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE - DOWNHILL AND STEERING TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING - NONSENSE- I ANTICIPATE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT ANY TIME AND STOPPING, DANGEROUSLY, SUDDENLY ON THE MAIN STREET OF MY SMALL TOWN JUST AS HAPPENED LAST TIME. *TR

I HAVEA 1999.5 FORD F-350 DIESEL CREWCAB DUALLEY TRUCK. ON 05/15/2007 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER. I GOT OFF FREEWAY, AND TRUCK WAS IDLING ERRACTICLY AND ROUGHLY WITH LOSS OF POWER. THE NEXT DAY TRUCK STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL. I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, AND SAME SYMTOMS OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHANGED THE CAM POSITIONER SENSOR (CPS), AND RESET THE COMPUTER. I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK WITH NO PROBLEMS I HAD BEFORE.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON V10 ENGINE. ONLY HAS 74000 ON THE ENGINE. IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATED THE FIRST MAJOR TUNE UP WASN'T UNTIL 100000. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED $5000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SAYS IT WAS VERY COMMON ON THE V10 FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. FORD WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM ,AND THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. WHY WERE A FEW F350 SUPER CREW TRUCKS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. THEY SAY IT WAS HEAVY DUTY, BUT IT WAS NOT. IF THIS WAS SO COMMON THAT EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TRUCK THEN IT MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WITH OUR 6 YEAR OLD TRIPLETS. SHE BARELY MADE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND ALMOST WAS HIT TWICE. FORD WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IF ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED TO MY CHILDREN I WOULD BE IN COURT GETTING LOTS OF MONEY FROM FORD. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATING POWER, THEN LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO PROBLEMS. NEW CAM SENSOR SOLVED PROBLEM. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F 350 SD WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 132,000 MILES. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE HE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, AND REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROLLER FAILED. RECALL 02V068000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE, HE FELT THE VEHICLE SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM OF RECALL NUMBER 98V116000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)). HOWEVER, FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL, HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,858 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WE HAVE A 1999 FORD 7.3 DIESEL (112,000 MI), THIS IS THE SECOND CAM POSITION SENSOR TO GO OUT. IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN THE SENSOR WENT OUT THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF OFF, AS IF THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. IT DIED JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL. HAD THE TRUCK DIED WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 F350 7.3 LITER DIESEL THAT HAS ONE CAM POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 7.3 LITER TRUCKS AND IN MY OPINION A DANGEROUS ONE, SINCE THE TRUCK TURN THEMSELVES OFF WITH NO WARNING. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING ON A TRUCK THAT WEIGHS SEVERAL TONS, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

(1) DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HOME FROM WORK. (2) I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO SHIFT DOWN, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, AND REQUIRED TOWING. (3) THE CLUTCH RELEASE FOR HAD CRACKED AND BENT ALSO CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT. REPLACEMENT OF THE RELEASE FORK AND HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT RESTORED THE TRUCK TO OPERATION CONDITION. THE PART NUMBER OF THE NEW CLUTCH RELEASE FORK WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE ONE REMOVED, LEADING ME TO SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK RELEASE FORK. ORIGINAL RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER F61A-7515-BE. NEW INSTALLED RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER YC3Z-7515-BB. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD RELEASE FORK AT MY HOME ADDRESS.*JB

THE FORD F350 1995 THRU 2003 MODELS HAVE THE SIGNAL TURNING ARM ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN JUST ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE. WHEN GIVING A LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE LEFT LEG IS IN THE WAY TO TURN THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAN BE TURNED ON WITH THE LEFT LEG LOWERED IN A VERY AWKWARD FASHION AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ACTIVATED,THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE DRIVING WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ACTIVATED WHILE WAITING TO TURN ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY OR AT A STOP SIGN AT A FOUR WAY STOP. WHEN GIVING A LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL WITH THE LIGHTS ON DIM THE LEFT LEG PUSHES THE TURN SIGNAL OFF EVERY TIME LEAVING A PERSON ON A LEVEL ROAD STOPPED IN THE STREET WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED AND NO TURN SIGNAL OPERATION UNLESS SOMETIMES HE HAS HIS BRIGHT LIGHTS ON WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IS HOLDING THEIR LEFT LEG AT A VERY AWKWARD POSITION .WHEN TURNING ON A UPWARD INCLINE HILL, RIDING THE CLUTCH TO KEEP THE TRUCK STILL WHILE WAITING THEN THIS IS FOR SURE NO LEFT SIGNAL WILL BE WORKING DUE TO THIS KEEPING THE LEFT LEG HIGH ON THE CLUTCH . I HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED A LOT OF FORD DEALERS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID WITH NO RECALL THEN BIG DEAL!!~.I WAS TOLD TO JUST KEEP MY BRIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME . I JUST WANTED A NEW TURN SIGNAL ARM THAT WAS TURNED UP INSTEAD OF TURNED DOWN TOWARDS MY LEFT LEG. IF THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STRAIGHT LIKE MOST CARS THEN PLENTY OF ROOM IS AVAILABLE! WHO LET THIS SLIP BY? *JB

I , BEING THE OWNER WITH A PASSENGER, OF A F- 350 7.3 CREW CAB DIESAL 4X4 WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER GOING OVER BLACK ICE ON I-40 NEAR FLAGSTAFF AZ. RESULTING A ROLL OVER AND TAKING OUT A 14 INCH PINE TREE AND LANDING ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE! THE AIR BAGS IN THE PICK- UP DID NOT DEPLOY !

THE CPS UNIT ON MY 1999 FORD F-350 7.3 DIESEL MOTOR GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. WE WERE DRIVING ON A VERY CURVY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK (NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING). IT SEEMS THAT THESE CPS UNITS FAIL OVER AND OVER ON ALL OF THESE FORD DIESELS. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THEY ARE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND THAT SOMEBODY HAS HAD TO HAVE DIED FROM THIS. *JB

1999 FORD F-350. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SOURCE APPEARS TO BE JUST BEHIND THE AIR FILTER BOX IN THE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. MOST OF THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS DESTROYED. DRIVER SIDE BATTERY MELTED DOWN. DENVER FIRE HAD TO RESPOND TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST TWICE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED WITH NO WEAR TO THE TREAD AND THE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND KEPT AT REGULAR AIR PRESSURE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWN TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

FUEL DRAIN O RING FAILS ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE DURING OPERATION IN FORD AMBULANCES F350 BUILT IN 1999. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HE FELT THAT THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE SAME FAILURES, BUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND RIM. HE BELIEVED ONCE MORE THAT THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 285,500. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO LOCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DIED WITH NO WARNING. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. REPLACING THIS PART WITH A NEW ONE HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM SO FAR. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE WELDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIM. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THE WARRANTY WAS FOR THREE YEARS AND OFFERED TO COVER THE WELDING LINE WITH SILICONE. THE REPAIR STOPPED THE LEAK FOR A FEW DAYS HOWEVER THE LEAK REOCCURRED CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 FORD F-350 DIESEL SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH DUELS. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT'S STILL RUNNING, BUT YOU CAN'T GO ANY WHERE. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IS USELESS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND ACCELERATION IS RESTORED. OTHER TIMES, I HAVE TO STEER THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EITHER PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK WHICH WILL SOMETIMES MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL DISAPPEAR OR TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I AM AT RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED. I AM VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET AND PRAY I WON'T BE. PLEASE HELP OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GET HELP! THANK YOU! *NM

I HAVE HAD 2 SUPER DUTY'S NOW A 2000 F350 AND A 1999 F350 ON THE 2000 . I HAD THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL AT 45K AND THE RIGHT AT 53K MILES RUNNING STOCK TIRES AND WHEELS WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED THE WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF I HAD TO BE TOWED I SOLD THAT TRUCK THINKING I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT AND GOT THIS ONE THE 99 BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OUT. I LOOKED ON THE WEB THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS CAN'T EVEN GREASE THEM AND THEY ARE $550 EACH. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH COST OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIRS IN LATE 2004 AND NOW AGAIN ANOTHER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $4400.00. *JB

SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF ENGINE - STRIPPED THREADS. *JB