2000 Ford F-350 Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *PH *TS *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE, LT # P265/75/R16 DOT#- UNKNOWN. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND IN THE FAST LANE. THERE WAS A "THUD" AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE EAST BOUND LANE AND HAD GONE OVER THE MOUND OF GRAVEL, CROSSED TWO LANES OF CONSTRUCTION OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDER WALL AND BROKE OUT TWO CHUNKS OF CEMENT, LANDED OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDING, ROLLED OVER ON TOP, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WEST BOUND SLOW LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. (STATE OF MINNESOTA POLICE REPORT) *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. SIZE#P18565R,15 DOT#123/120QM/S. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I80 (TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION), TWO MILES WEST OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE OF MY 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK SEPARATED. THE ENTIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE, WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRE REMAINED INTACT, INCLUDE AIR IN THE TIRE. DURING SEPARATION, WHICH HAPPENED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE TREAD SEVERLY DAMAGED THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER, THE WHEEL WELL, THE DRIVERS DOOR, AND DESTROYED THE SIDE STEP. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NO VIBRATION, OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE FAST LANE, AND HEADING TOWARDS THE MEDIAN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IN HEADED DONE THE EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE GULLY DIVIDING THE EAST AND WEST BOUND LANES, AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, DUE TO THE BUMPER BEING PUSHED INTO THE TIRE.

REPEATED TIRE BLOW OUTS, ONE IN JUNE 2003, ONE IN SEPTEMBER 2003, SAME TRUCK, SAME TIRE LOCATION, SAME BRAND TIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING S/B INTERSTATE 5 - 11:00 AM AT 65 MPH SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS, I HAD A TREAD SEPERATION OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE (SINGLE REAR) CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL LIGHT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SPARK PLUG FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN AT A STOP OR MOVING SLOWLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN PARKING LOTS. *JB

MY 2000 F-350 FORD PICKUP EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT AND CONTINUAL SHAKING WHILE PROCEEDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-5 ON 24 MAY,2003. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BUBBLE AND TREAD SEPARATION ON MY LEFT REAR LT 26575R16 FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S TIRE. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLED AND TIRE CHANGED PRIOR TO ANY INCIDENT. *NLM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 F350 FORD TRUCK. IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ON THE REAR. AT A SPEED OF 55-60 MPH ON I17 IN ARIZONA MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE TIRE SIMPLY SEEMED TO COME APART. SHE MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT SAFELY TO A STOP ON THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD. IT WAS APPROX. 12:30 PM, THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 90'S, AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AFTER ROAD SERVICE CHANGED THE TIRE SHE CONTINUED ON TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ AND DROPPED THE RIM AND DESTROYED TIRE OFF AT A DISCOUNT TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT WAS THE WORSE FAILURE HE HAD SEEN ON A TIRE. THE TIRES WERE OEM. THEY HAD BEEN INSPECTED THE WEEK BEFORE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AS PART OF ROUTINE SERVICE THE SAME WEEK AS THE INCIDENT. THE DISTRUCTION OF THE TIRE RESULTED BODY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FENDER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I REQUESTED AND HAVE THE DESTROYED TIRE. I AGREE IN OVER 20 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE I HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRE THAT FAILED IN THIS MANNER. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

BLOWOUT WITH TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON LEFT FRONT R4S II LT265/75/R16 STEELTEX RADIAL M/S LOAD RANGE E CAUSING AN ACCIDENT CROSSING MEDIAN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC BARELY MISSING AN ONCOMING 18 WHEELER THROUGH A DITCH/6FT CULVERT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO FIELD. EXTENSIVE ($8.000+) DAMAGE TO F-350 SCLWB 4X4 FRAME AND FRONT END. 22800 MILES ON FACTORY TIRES, FORD HAD REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES IN 2000 WHEN ASKED "THEY WEREN'T ON THE LIST" TIRES VDW8-DECATUR PLANT. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *NM

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *MR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE CONSUMER FELT A HEAVY VIBRATION THAT INCREASED. THE CONSUMER TAPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT SLOWED, THEN THE CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISES AND SAW RUBBER FLYING TO THE LEFT BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS FULLY INFLATED BUT WITH NO TREAD. *SCC *JB

THE REAR AXLE FAILED. CONSUMER PAID $180.OO FOR AXLE REPLACEMENT. *CB

THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING (THROW OUT BEARING) ACTUATOR ARM FAILURE RESULTING IN MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WHILE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE SUBJECT PART IN THE LIFE OF THIS SERIAL NUMBER TRUCK. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT APX. 37,000 MILES; THE SECOND AT APX. 95,000 MILES. BOTH REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED USING OEM PARTS. I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE SECOND FAILED PART AND WILL MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THIS FAILURE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE POWER TRAIN CAN NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY NORMAL MEANS. THAT IS, ONE NORMALLY DEPRESSES THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO INTERRUPT POWER TRANSMISSION AND APPLIES BRAKE ACTION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SUBJECT ARM FAILS, ONE DEPRESSES THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES MOVEMENT, CAUSING AN INHERENT REACTION DELAY TO ASSES THE ABNORMALITY, SUBSEQUENTLY FOLLOWED BY APPLICATION OF BRAKE PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT BIND IN THE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR, THEN ONE MUST EITHER TURN OFF THE IGNITION OR APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE OF SUFFICIENT FORCE TO STALL THE ENGINE; ALL OF WHICH HAS CONSUMED AND EXCEEDED A REASONABLY PLANNED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE RESULTING DELAY MAY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH OF BY STANDERS, SHOULD THEY BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE FAILURE VEHICLE AND A STATIONARY OBJECT. THE OPERATING NATURE OF A TRUCK OF THIS DESIGN INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH, FOLLOWING THE DESCRIBED FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER MARKETS THIS TRUCK TO COMMERCIAL OPERATORS AND ONE WILL ROUTINELY FIND THE VEHICLE EMPLOYED ON WORK SITES AND SIMILARLY CONGESTED AREAS. THIS FAILURE LEAVES THE TRUSTING AND CAPABLE OPERATORS OF THIS VEHICLE AND UNSUSPECTING BY-STANDERS AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH; WHILE AT PLAY OR ON THE WORK PLACE.

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE- TRUCK TALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY- HIT ROAD SIGN TRYING TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. DAMAGED THE TRUCK=$ 850.00. *AK

THE "DOOR AJAR" DASH LIGHT IS ON OFTEN. NO DOORS ARE OPEN. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BED LIGHT ARE ALSO LIGHT UP. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES-OFTEN. I HAVE FOUR YOUNG KIDS, IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I SEE THE LIGHTS COME ON HEADING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *NLM

WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP . WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE IT RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. 2000 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY DIESEL HAS DONE THIS SINCE OWNED TRUCK APPROX. FROM 2003 TO CURRENT. *AK

ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY LISTED THIS AS 1 INSTANCE OF FAILURE SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS POORLY DESIGNED (DANGEROUS) SOLUTION FINALLY COST ME GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS ABS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE SLEEP AT NIGHT SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS TIMES IT HAS FAILED ME! IT SHOULDN'T TAKE AN EINSTEIN TO FIGURE OUT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH A BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILS WHEN YOU REALLY NEED IT TO WORK! NOT ONLY DOES IT FAIL THE BRAKES, BUT SINCE THE POWER STEERING IS USED TO (HYDROBOOST) POWER THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN THE ABS UNIT DUMPS THE FLUID TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PRESSURE, YOU ALSO LOOSE STEERING ABILITY! I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS INADEQUATE DESIGN. I GUESS I SHOULD COUNT MYSELF LUCKY THAT I'M EVEN ABLE TO WRITE THIS, BUT THIS SYSTEM IS PLAINLY INADEQUATE AND FLAWED AT THE DESIGN LAYER. EITHER SOMEONE REQUIRES THIS TO BE CORRECTED OR EVERYONE THAT DRIVES A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF SOLUTION BETTER TRIPLE THEIR LIFE INSURANCE AND QUADRUPLE THEIR LIABILITY INSURANCE AND ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES DAILY IN HOPES THAT THEY SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!! OH, MAYBE I'VE TOUCHED ON SOMETHING THERE. DO YOU THINK THE INSURANCE COMPANIES MIND THE PROSPECT OF HAVING EVERYONE HAVING TO INCREASE THEIR INSURANCE TO PREPARE FOR THE RESULTS? DT

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN OPERATOR TRIES TO STOP THE TRUCK THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BCOME A MISSILE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE TRUCK IS TO KILL THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE THE FIRST TIME WHILE EXITING FROM A INTERSTATE HWY AT 70 MPH WHILE PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER. THE TRUCK PUSHED THE OCCUPANTS INTO ONCOMING SIDE ROAD TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME THE TRUCK HAD TO BE DRIVEN UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK IN A CROWED STREET. BOTH TIMES THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THIS PROBLEM COMES UNEXPECTED AND WITH NO WARNING. THE MANUFACTURE REPAIRED THE DEFECT THE FIRST TIME BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM THIS TIME. *AK

MIRROR WAS STRUCK AND SHATTERED INTO JAGGED PIECES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND INJURY TO OCCUPANT.*AK

THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AND WRAPPED COMPLETELY AROUND THE AXLE. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED (FIRESTONE STEELTEX, 265/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, VNW81XL2500). *NLM *NLM

THE TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS (ABOUT THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO REALIZE THAT THE VIBRATION WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ROAD) THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, WHICH DID NOT IMMEDIATELY LOSE AIR. THE TRUCK SWERVED WILDLY TO THE RIGHT AND THANKS TO A WIDE SHOULDER, FRONT & REAR WAY BARS, AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER IT DID NOT ROLL OVER. THE TIRE LOAD WAS APX. 200 LBS UNDER IT'S MAX. LOAD RATING, INFLATED TO MAX. PRESSURE OF 80 LBS, AND WAS NOT OVER HEATED. THE AIR TEMP WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES. I HAVE THE TIRE AND TREAD IN MY POSESSION. THE FORD DEALER CLAIMED THAT FORD HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT A FIRESTONE DEALER. I DID CONTACT A DEALER, THEY GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER WHICH I CALLED, THAT PERSON TOLD ME HE WOULD FILE A CLAIM AND THAT THE FIRESTONE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT ME. THE FIRESTONE 800 NUMBER ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REFERED ME TO A DEALER OR THEIR WEBSITE. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, THANK YOU, JIM WELLS. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HIS POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALSO THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TS

TIRE FAILED ON ASPHALT, NO WARNING. TOTAL SEPARATION , ONLY BEAD THE TIRE TREAD LEFT. NO ROAD HAZARD AT TIME. FOURTH FIRESTONE FAILURE, SECOND FOR SAME TIRE SIZE. *AK

1ST TIRE SEPARATED ON 07/01/02; 2ND TIRE SEPARATION DID DAMAGE TO TRUCK'S BRAKE LINE AND LR QUARTER PANEL. NHTSA APPEARS NON-RESPONSIVE, AS IS FIRESTONE. DOCUMENTATION ON RECORD TO SHOW TIRES ROTATED & CHECKED EVERY 3,000 MILES BY FORD. TIRE CHECKED FOR PROPER INFLATION 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO 2ND BLOW OUT ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, NOT OVERLOADED, MODERATE TEMPERATURE. TWO REMAINING (NOT BLOWN) TIRES REMOVED AND ALSO SHOW IMPENDING SIGNS OF FAILURE. FIRESTONE SENT TIRE AND "RUBBER STAMPED" RESULTS AS DUE TO UNDERINFLATION FOR UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME IS WHEN TREAD SEPERATED, REVEALING BELTS AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEFLATING TIRE. THE NOW UNDERINFLATED TIRE CAUSED RIM TO DAMAGE TIRE WALL WHICH ALLOWED FIRESTONE'S INEPT CONCLUSION. DISCOUNT TIRE, GCR (BRIDGESTONE/FIRE STONE), AND TED WEIN'S (FIRESTONE), AGREE INDEPENDENTLY ON TIRE FAILURE. APATHY SEEMS TO SWEEP THRU NHTSA AND FIRESTONE SETTING IN MOTION CIVIL LITIGATION/CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION IF NOTHING IS DONE. ADD THIS TO THE OVER 162 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE STEEL TEX, ALONG WITH ARIZONA'S DPS PROBLEMS. THIS IS THIRD SUBMITTAL TO NHTSA WITH NO RESPONSE ON FIRST TWO!!! SEN. REID, NV, ALSO BEING ADVISED. *AK

BOTH REAR INSIDE TIRES WENT FLAT AT THE SAME TIME. THE RIGHT TIRE HAD APPROX. 5390 MILES ON IT SINCE IT WAS THE SPARE FROM AN EARLIER BLOWOUT. THE LEFT TIRE HAD APPROX. 22875 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT FILED THIS WITH THE TIRE COMPANY DUE TO THEIR TREATMENT FROM THE FIRST FAILURE. I WAS TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL RV TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END OF TRUCK IS OUT OF LINE. FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING TO SOON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE TO TOTALLY SHREAD TO WHERE AFTER THE TIRE IS TAKEN OFF OF THE WHEEL BOTH OF THE BEADS ARE TOUCHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH RIGHT TIRE CAP CAME OFF TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT , TIRE CAP DID VEHICLE WHEEL WELL DAMAGE THIS IS SECOND TIRE FROM SAME SET ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASE VEHICLE DID SENT INFO ON 10-13-01 FIRESTONE WAS GIVEN THE TIRE AND ALL INFO, THEY DEINE SAYING LOW TIRE PRESSUE WAS NOT SO BOTH TIRES WERE AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE, THE OTHER TWO TIRES SHOW SIDEWALL CRACKING, AND ARE BEING TAKEN OUT OF SERVICES BY ME, DURING THIS TIRE FAILURE THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPURE WAS AT 115 DEGREES AND DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MILES WHEN IT FAILED, THE TRUCK BED DID NOT HAVE ANY LOAD IN IT JUST VEHICLE WEIGHT AND TWO PERSONNEL INSIDE AT THE TIME LOCATION OF TIRE FAILURE WAS SOUTH BOUND HIGHWAY 14 ON CEMENT ROAD BED PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I DO BELIEVE THIS TIRE SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

BULDGE (THE SIZE OF AND APPLE) IN SIDEWALL ON 2 DIFFERENT TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE'S TIRE VALVE STARTED LEAKING AND WAS SPLIT AT THE BASE. PART WAS REPLACED , PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON ENTIRE TIRE FROM STEEL BELT CARCASS. *AK

TIRE PROVIDED TO STATE FARM INSURANCE CLAIMS CENTER FOR ADJUSTMENT WITH FIRESTONE. TO DATE (10/24/02) NO RESPONSE FROM FIRESTONE. DT

RETAINING CLIP THAT ATTACHES CABLE TO PARKING BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CABLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE ASSEMBLY RENDERING PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE INOPERABLE. REPORTED FAILURES ARE COMMON BASED UPON INTERNET SEARCH. MANUFACTURER DENIED PROBLEM EXISTS WITH DESIGN ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS REPORT MULTIPLE REPAIRS OF SIMILAR PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A COOLER LINE LEAK, CONSUMER STATED THAT A SIMILIAR LEAK WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE HAD OCCURED.*JB

TIRE PRESSURE SET AT MFR SPEC. TIRE WAS NOT OVER LOADED. NO PUNCTURE. TIRE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. TREAD SEPARATION, DESTROYED TIRE AND DEFLATED. *JB *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUR-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770831

CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. *JG *JB

VEHICLE'S UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR TOWING THE TRANSMISSION MAY OVERHEAT, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE UPGRADE ON THE COOLING SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL UP THE CODES. ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID INDEED OVERHEAT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER IF THE CONSUMER WANTED THE UPGRADE HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. *JB *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNAL IS INOPERATE, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, AND CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT A CONNECTION TO STOP LIGHT HAD COME LOOSE. DEALER RECONNECTED WIRE. A MONTH LATER, TAIL LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURING.*MJ

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIRBRATE SEVERELY, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

INSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, LINER AND MUD FLAP. COMPANY STATED TIRE HAD BEEN RUN FLAT. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN IF IT WAS FLAT. I ALSO HAD TWO MORE TIRES GO OUT IN JULY OF 2002 (I WILL FILE ON IT ALSO).

WHILE APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY, BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THEN BRAKES LOCKED UP AND ENGINE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN CAUSING BRAKES TO GO IN ABS, CONSUMER RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND STARTED TO PUSH THE OTHER VEHICLE TWO LANES LENGTH. CONSUMER APPLIED PARK BRAKE AND VEHICLE STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *TT

F-350 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED PREMATURELY (28,000 MILES). ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING, BRAKES FAILED. ROLLED TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. NO TRAFFIC AROUND. FORD REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. *JB