2000 Ford F-350 Complaint Log

I HAVE A F-350 CREW CAB SUPERDUTY 2000, ON APRIL 13, 2010 MY TRUCK CUT OFF WITH ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN WILMINGTON NC, AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK TOW IN TO THE GARAGE, I FOUND THAT THE CONNECT WIRE THAT HOOK UP TO THE HEADS FOR THE GLOW PLUGS IN THE HEAD WAS BARE WIRES THERE FROM THE PLASTIC. I AM WORRY IS THIS THE REASON IT CUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, CAUSE THEY WAS TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP RUNNING & WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. THE TUBO TUBE RUN WAS BESIDE THIS WIRING THAT HAVE ABOUT 5 OR SIX WIRE COMING OUT OF THE CONNECTION. *TR

ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS SIMPLY BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 2000 FORD F350. THESE WERE FACTORY PLUGS, SINCE MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I SIMPLY STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING AND IT BLEW RIGHT AWAY. *TR

PLASTIC DIESEL FUEL FILTER DRAIN VALVE HAS DETERIORATED--DUMPING DIESEL FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING AT THE RATE OF 10 TO 25 DROPS PER MINUTE--THE DIESEL FUEL WINDS UP ON THE ROAD --- WHEN TURNED OFF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER (A PINT OR MORE) RUNS OVER THE ENGINE & ONTO THE GROUND---POLLUTION & FIRE HAZARD !!!!!!! *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING MAKING DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

200 FORD F-350 BURNED TO GROUND AFTER BEING PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR FIVE HRS. SUSPECT CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. FIRE MARSHALL SAID OBVIOUS SHORT IN WIRING. DID NOT HAVE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE, BUSINESS AUTO LIABILITY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF OVER $8,000 LOSS OF TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES BECAUSE THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY MY NEGLIGENCE. LOSS OF TRUCK, TOOLS AND SUPPLIES ESTIMATE OVER $20,000. WHY IS FORD NOT RESPONSIBLE?? HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350 SD. SHE STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED FORD RECALL NOTICE THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE HER AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL JANUARY 15 2010. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE SINCE A FIRE COULD OCCUR. SHE STATED THAT THE REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MAIN LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR AXLE. RELEASED FLUID ON GROUND AND IN AIR, BASICALLY NO BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED' LINE WAS CORRODED RIGHT WHERE STAINLESS LINE CHANGES TO METAL SOME SORT OF DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION GOING ON MANY CASES ON LINE ABOUT THESE TRUCKS AND BRAKE LINES.

2000 FORD F-350 FUEL TANK LINER FAILURES. TANK LINER COMING APART CAUSING THE FUEL TANK NEEDING TO BE RELINED, AND REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH CORRECTLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE GOT ON FIRE, STARTED CLOSE TO FUEL FILTER.THE TRUCK IS TOWED TO CHULA VISTA CA. FORD DLR.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL HAD CRACKED THROUGH ONE OF THE SPOKES AND IF HE WERE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 12/30/11 *CN

2000 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FACTORY RECALL, CAM SENSOR/CAM PARTS AND REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS INOPERABLE AS A RESULT DIRECTLY RELATING TO AND STEMMING FROM A SPECIFIC RECALL REGARDING THE CAMSHAFT. FORD SENT THE CONSUMER A RECALL LETTER TWO YEARS LATER. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, SHE SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO AN ENTRANCE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. SHE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. THE FAILURE CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED THAT VEHICLE TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 161,530.

THE CAST ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THE F350 FORD SUPER DUTY DULLY CAN BREAK, AND DID ON MY TRUCK. THE WHEELS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. IF THE FRONT WHEEL BREAKS ON THIS TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE. MY TRUCK WEIGHS JUST SHORT OF 8,000 LBS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND NEVER BEEN ABUSED, SUCH AS POT HOLES, CURBS, AND THAT SORT OF THING. I DID FILE A REPORT WITH FORD MTR. COMPANY AND THEIR COMMENT WAS WE WILL PUT YOUR COMPLAINT ON FILE AND NOTIFY THE ENGINEERS. I BELIEVE THEY ALREADY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS BECAUSE THE NEWER TRUCKS HAVE A BEEFYER WHEEL. MY TRUCK IS A 2000.*TR

SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF HEAD AND RAPID LOSS OF POWER AND LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SPEED AND HAULING CAMPER GOING UP HILL SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT OF HEAD AND YOU GOT NOTHING ENGINE STALL AFTER CALLING DEALER WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I SAY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SPARK PLUG GOES THROUGH HOOD THROUGH WINDSHIELD AND CAUSE ACCIDENT OR DEATH ???? AFTER FURTHER LOOKING IN TO THIS I KNOW OF AT LEAST 12 OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WHY CANT FORD PUT CAST IRON HEADS ON. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAREFULLY, SPARK PLUG BLOWS RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD AND TRUCK STALLS OUT. VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED. COULD NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACING THE HEAD OR THE ENGINE. *TR

OIL PAN ON ALL FORD TRUCKS RUST OUT AT 125;000- 150000 MI. CAUSING ALL OIL TO BE DUMPED ON HIGHWAY THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN THEN THERE IS NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE THIS IS A PROBLEM FORD IS AWARE OF AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS IS A 2000.00 REPAIR JOB BY FORD. *TR

I AM REPLACING THE FUEL TANK FOR THE FOURTH TIME ON MY 2000 FORD 350 DIESEL RACKBODY DUMPTRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK LEAVE ME STALLED DEAD IN FAST-MOVING, HEAVY TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE INTERIOR COATING OF THE STEEL FUEL TANK IS DISINTEGRATING AND FOULING THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

I JUST FOUND MY SECOND ALUMINUM WHEEL CRACKED. I HAVE A 2000 FORD F350 4X4 DUALLY WITH OEM ALUMINUM WHEELS. I HAD ONE CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I REPLACED IT. SO THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I HAVE FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK GOES INTO ON ONE OF THE 5 SPOKES WITH A CRACK STARTING INTO ANOTHER. IF I HAD NOT FOUND EITHER CRACK, IT COULD CAUSED A CRASH OR INJURY. *TR

ENGINE PART FAILED AFTER ENGINE RUNNING LIKE CRAP THEN LEAVING ME STRANDED. *JB

CPS FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY PLUS 2 MORE FAILURES OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2007 I RECEIVED RECALL 05S28 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONCERNING MY 2000 350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. ON OCTOBER 11, 2007, FORD DEALER BLUEBONNET MOTORS DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND ADVISED ME THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN 204 DAYS AND THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS A MOTOR HOME AND IS USED FOR LONG TRIPS. IT IS VERY TIRING AND RESULTS IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS TO DRIVE WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350. IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING NEW TIRES, THE TIRE MANUFACTURER DISCOVERED A CRACK THAT SPANNED MORE THAN HALF OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,528 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RIMS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT TELL THE CONSUMERS IF HIS RIMS WERE RECALLED. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER SHE SHOULD CONTACT HER LOCAL DEALER. THE RECALL WAS FOR AFTERMARKET RIMS. UPDATED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IDLING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2007. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE PART WAS EXCESSIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,100. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A 6-8 MONTH WAIT TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. UPDATED 12/12/07.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAD A STRESS CRACK AND WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD A STRESS CRACK AND FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF

#1 JUST USING VEHICLE. #2 BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ON GROUND IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL COMING FROM FRAME RAIL. IT APPEARS BRAKE LINE IS CORRODED. VEHICLE HAS 100 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, AND UNDER CARRIAGE IS RINSED AS NEEDED. A WRITTEN REQUEST HAS BEEN SENT TO KLABEN FORD (KENT OHIO) REQUEST ALL BROKEN PARTS. *TR UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE. *TR

INLET FOR TURBO WAS MIS POSITIONED AND ATE THRU POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. *TR

I OWN 265/75R16 KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT 10 PLY LOAD RANGE E TIRES THAT AT LEAST ONE HAS STARTED TO BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE BEAD OF THE TIRE, ONLY 20,000 MILES ON TIRES WHICH WERE REGULARLY ROTATED, AND HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING WITH THEM. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE SAME TIRE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM) BY KUMHO MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2005 AND DECEEMBER 2006. THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOUT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THE TIRES IN JUNE 2004 AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE THE RECALL INCLUSION DATES BEEN EXPANDED. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY TRUCK. I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL (NHTSA #07V553000) CONCERNING THE CAM POSITION SENSOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. I HAVE HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE IN MY VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN HESITATION AND STALLING - AN EXCEPTIONALLY FUN EXPERIENCE ON INTERSTATE 25. $312.52 LATER, I NOW HAVE A NEW CAM SENSOR. FORD IS ONLY INCLUDING THE E-SERIES VANS, EXCURSIONS AND F-450 AND F-550 MODELS IN THE RECALL. THE SAME ENGINE, WITH THE SAME CAM SENSOR, IN THE SAME ENGINE LOCATION WAS INSTALLED IN F-250 AND F-350 SUPERDUTY MODELS. WHY AREN'T THEY SUBJECT TO THE RECALL ALSO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON SIX PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,870 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,550.

TOWING 20 FT TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AND MOTOR JUST DIED NO BRAKES OR STEERING LUCKILY ONLY DOING 25 MPH WAS ABLE TO TAKE SIDE STREET AND HAVE TOWED TO DEALER WAS OUT OF STATE AT THE TIME. CAM POSITION SENSOR NOT LISTED NEEDS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE SPARK PLUG THREAD BECAME DETACHED. THE DEALER IS CHARGING BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THREE DAYS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE FORD TRITONS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN...NO WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. RESTARTED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS SEVERAL TIMES, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE REPAIR COST ALMOST $ 600 WITH TOWING..A WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CPS ON MY 2000 F350 7.3L DIESEL 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE LISTED THE LAST REPLACEMENT IN THE FORM BELOW. *TR

F-350 DIESEL CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. *JB

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT IDLING AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO PUFF OUT TONS OF SMOKE AND RUN BAD... TOOK IT THREE BLOCKS TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE CPS CAM POS SENSOR (FORD CALLS IT A SYNCHRONIZER P# F7TZ-12K073-A) WAS BAD... I HAVE RODE IN TWO OTHER 7.3 L TRUCKS THAT ALSO HAD CPS GO BAD IN THEM. I NOW CARRY A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX BECAUSE IF IN THE DESERT OR WHERE EVER I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED FOR A SIMPLE PART. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 20 WHO OWN THIS TRUCK WHO HAVE ALL HAD CPS FAILURES. *TR

LEAF SPRINGS BROKE WHILE HAULING LOADS. PULLING A 16 FEET TRAILER WITH ONE SMALL MINI PONY SPRING BROKE, CAUSES SWAYING IN DECEMBER 2006. PULLING 28 FEET TRAILER ON INTERSTATE IN JANUARY 2006 HAD SAME THING HAPPEN. NOW THE 3RD EVENT USING 30 FEET HORSE TRAILER TAKING 6 HORSES TO FARRIER HAD SAME PROBLEM. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY FORCING VEHICLE OFF ROAD WHILE TOWING.*AK

TRUCK FAILED ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 10 KM FROM NEAREST TOWN. MANAGEDTO LIMP TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. DEALER CHARGED ME $621.00 TO REPLACE A FAULTY CPS MODULE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 SD, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I LOOSE ALL POWER FUNCTIONS SUCH AS BRAKES AND STEERING. IF I AM LUCKY, I CAN GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART ON THE MOVE. IT IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THOUGH WHEN I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JB

NO WARNING, TRUCK JUST DIED. STARTED UP AFTER I COASTED TO A STOP. GOOD THING I WASN'T PULLING MY TRAILER COMING DOWN VAIL PASS. DIED THE NEXT DAY AND WOULD NOT START. REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350, AND STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT RIMS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT THEY WON'T HOLD ANY AIR. THERE WEREN'T ANY DENTS, AND HE HAD NOT DRIVEN OVER A CURB OR HIT ANY POTHOLES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE RIMS TO CRACK. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122000 MILES.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

(1) NO EVENTS BESIDES A SUDDEN MISS OR COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER (2) ENGINE DIES (3) I HAVE HAD MY 2000 F350 DRW AND I TOW 16K LBS I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND DIE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I REPLACED THE CPS TWICE IN 15,000 MILES AT 105 BUCKS EACH FROM INTERNATIONAL. TOWING THIS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AT THIS TYPE OF SPEED IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE A MOTOR THAT DIES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE TREAD FALLING OFF THE TIRES ON TWO OCCASIONS SEVERELY DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL BULGING ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT PROVIDED REGULAR SERVICE TO THE TIRES AS WELL AS KEEPING UP WITH THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OF 80 PSI. THE TIRE HAD NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED. THE TIRE WAS A COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T. SIZE: LT265/7516. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

I HAD A SERIOUS TIRE FAILURE. THE INTERNAL STEEL BELTS SEPARATED CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. IT WAS ON MY 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK. I ONLY HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM NOW WORRIED THE OTHER TIRES MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IS THERE ANY RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF TIRE? *NM

THIRD TIME REPLACING CPS/CMP (CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR) ON MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL. TRUCK DIES AND WILL NOT RUN BEYOND ABOUT 30 SECONDS UNTIL THIS SENSOR IS REPLACED. FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN MY LARGE TRUCK AND IT DIES, NO POWER TO STEERING OR BRAKES. SCARED MY FAMILY, THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT THOUGH. I CARRY A SPARE CPS BUT HAVE GIVEN 2 AWAY TO FRIENDS WHEN THEIRS WENT OUT. THIS PART IS A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE DANGER OF A 7,800 LB TRUCK GOING DEAD W/O WARNING. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE SPARE TIRE CABLE SUPPORT MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700,095 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500,050.

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AVER 50 YEARS, HAVE HAD MANY BLOWOUT/FLATS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, YESTERDAY HAD A FRONT TIRE DEVELOP A SMALL SEPARATION AND AT 45 MPH COULD NOT CONTROL MY 2000 FORD F350 IN ONE LANE. HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AND IT SEEM THAT SENSE I STOPPED REPAIRING VEHICLES THEY HAVE REDESIGNED FRONT END\STEERING SYSTEMS AND FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT IT IS NO WONDER THAT AT 60 MPH+ ANYTHING HAPPENS TO A FRONT TIRE---- WE MAY HAVE A WRECK. I CAN NOT HELP BUT FEEL THESE DESIGNS HAVE LED TO A LOT OF ROLL OVER'S AND BAD ACCIDENTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH WIRES WERE BURNING. THE LOCAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 253,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF