1999 Ford F-250 SD complaints

DT: THE CALLER SAID A PIECE OF METAL IN THE CLUTCH BROKE AND CALLER ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HE SAID HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. HE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A RUSTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON HIS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY AND THIS WAS CAUSING AN OPEN FLAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE HE HAD 108,000 MILES ON HIS VEHICLE, FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HE NOTICED THIS AROUND 20,000 MILES. *AK THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BOLTS WITH BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS. *JB

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 101 AND ENGINE DIED. NO POWER, NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. SHE PULLED TO SIDE AND TRIED TO RESTART TRUCK - NOTHING. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND VEHICLE STARTED BUT DIED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR. WHEN IT IS BROKEN THE TRUCK THINKS THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AND KILLS THE POWER. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND SHE DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT MAKING THE REPAIR AS IT WOULD DIE AGAIN. THE REPAIR COST $500 AND ONLY THE DEALER COULD DO THE REPAIR AS THEY HAD THE COMPUTER TO READ THE ERROR. THEY SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. *NM

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER BANK. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 6.8 V10. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE NET, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. I AM ALSO FINDING THAT FORD WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHARGE UPWARDS OF $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD IF SO MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE BRAKES WERE ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY. THE DISC BRAKES WERE INSTALLED WITH ANTI-SQUEAL PADS WITH TWO SETS ON THE RIGHT REAR AND ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE WERE NO ANTI-SQUEAL PADS. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE COMPONENTS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS. WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER ON THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT RESOLVE ANY OF THE CONCERNS. *AK (12/02/05) *SC

RANDOM TRUCK FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AT NO PARTICULAR TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS CAMSHAFT SENSOR BY FORD TECHNICIANS. $185.00 PART THAT SEEMS TO BE FAILING A LOT ACCORDING TO FORD TECHS. FORD STATES THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSORS BUT OUT OF 5 GUYS I PERSONALLY KNOW, ALL 5 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 7.3L DIESEL CAMSHAFT SENSORS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. FORD ONLY OFFERS A 1 MONTH WARRANTY ON THE ITEM AND OFFERS AN AVERAGE OF 6 MONTHS ON ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON THE TRUCK. SEEMS THEY KNOW THE FAILURES ARE OCCURING AS WELL BUT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.

MY 1999 F250 CREW CAB DIESEL'S TRANSMISSION SPEWED TRANSMISSION FLUID THREE TIMES. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIMES I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS FIX THE SEAL AT A COST OF AROUND $900. THE THIRD TIME I HAD A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOP FIX IT CORRECTLY FOR $2,200. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION SEAL HAS 2/1000S OF AN INCH CLEARANCE AND WHEN OVERHEATED IT BLOWS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER LISTED OTHER DEFECTS WITH FORD'S TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999-2002 ALSO. HE SAID FORD HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM OF ITS NEWER MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $4,000 FOR A FAULTY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. MY $1,500 EXTENDED WARRANTY (NATIONAL WARRANTY) DIDN'T EVEN PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES DUE TO ITS BANKRUPTCY AND IT BEING INCORPORATED IN THE CAYMEN ISLANDS. AM I THE ONLY 1999 F250 OWNER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS?

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET, STRIPPING THE THREADS AND RESULTED IN HAVING THE HEAD RE-THREADED. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT ON MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY V-10. *NM

I WAS NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE I95 IN FLORIDA TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE PULLING A 32 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT APPROX 09:00 WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD ON MY PICKUP CAME OFF AND CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $7000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. THE TIRE HAD LESS THEN 10000 MILES ON IT AND WAS A FIRESTONE LT265/75R16 STEELTEX AT. *JB

I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MILES ON I-25 FROM WORK TO MY HOUSE. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE GATE, THEN I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ON TO WHERE I PARK. AFTER PARKING, I GLANCED BACK AT THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE I HAD STOPPED TO OPEN THE GATE, AND THERE WAS A TIRE LAYING ON THE GROUND. IT WAS ACTUALLY MY SPARE TIRE, THAT HAD BEEN MOUNTED UP UNDER THE BED OF MY TRUCK. ALSO ON THE GROUND WAS THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ONTO A CABLE AND THE NUT-LIKE DEVICE THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET ONTO THE CABLE. THE NUT-LIKE DEVICE APPARENTLY SHEARED OFF FROM THE CABLE AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. LOOKING UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK, YOU CAN SEE THE FRAAYED CABLE HANGING DOWN. I AM SO EXTREMELY RELIEVED THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE TIRE FALLEN OFF ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, VIA THERE WEB SITE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AND SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE CABLE FIXED.

DT: THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END FAILED. CONSUMER FELT THEY USED GREASE FITTINGS. THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. CALLED DEALER, BUT WARRANTY WXPIRED, AND HAD YET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL, WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. I INVESTIGATED TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS, THE ENTIRE LINE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE BACK IS BADLY CORRODED, ALL THE WAY UP TO WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE LINE COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER (ENEN THE COUPLING IS CORRODED). THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURRING BETWEEN METALS. I HAD THIS HAPPEN IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO SPEED, USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK, IF THIS HAD BEEN A NORMAL STOP (E.G., A STOP IN TRAFFIC, IT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS PENDING FAILURE.

1999 FORD SD F250 CREW CAB LONG BED - DIESEL 6 SPD MANUAL: FRONT LEFT BREAK LINE CUT BY ENGINE PLASTIC SPLASH SHIELD. VEHICLE HAS 158K MILES NO RUST ON BREAK LINE BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT THE SPLASH SHIELD HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE METAL LINE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE CREATED IN THE SPLASH SHIELD DESIGN. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES ONLY TO DIESEL APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST . THIS ALMOST CREATED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THE LINE RUPTURED; WE WERE PULLING A 26 FT TRAILER WHICH HAD ELECTRIC BREAKS THAT HELP STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE WE REACHED A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS BEFORE FOR VARIOUS SERVICES. THERE WAS NO WARNINGS THE BREAKS WERE FIRM AND THE THEY WENT WITHG ONE STEP OF LAST STEP ON THE BREAK. BREAK LINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, MODIFIED TO MISS SPLASH SHEILD OR SPLASH SHEILD WILL NEED TO BE MODIFIED TO ASSURE CLREARANCE TO BREAK LINE.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWENTY MINUTES. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THE CONSUMER WENT TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE, AND DISCOVERED, THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *NM

FAIL TO BRAKE, FOUND HOLE IN BRAKE LINE TO REAR AXLE DUE TO CORROSION . I WILL REPLACE LINE ASAP.

VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED. THE PITMAN ARM DISENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. OWNER CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE PART, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PART. *AK PITMAN ARM WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER ADDS ALL 4 BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

TOWING AN EMPTY HORSE TRAILER, WHEN I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STRUGGLING TO PULL IT. WHEN I GOT HOME AND WAS BACKING THE TRAILER UP, THE DRIVE WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS LEFT WITH ONLY REVERSE AND DRIVE 1. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $900.00 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TEAR IT APART AND TAKE A LOOK. I DO HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE, BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE TEAR DOWN UNLESS THEY DO FIND SOMETHING WRONG, AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM TEAR IT DOWN, FIND NOTHING WRONG AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY DO FIND WHAT'S MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

THE HORN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, I'VE CONTACTED FORD MANY TIMES WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY IF I WANT IT FIXED. ON YOUR WEB-SITE, (NHTSA) MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, ITS A SAFTY ISSUE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE HORN IT SEEMS AS THE AIRBAG IS IN THE WAY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THE NIGHT (IGNITION WAS OFF). VEHICLE BURNED DUE TO FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TOTAL LOSS (REPAIRS TO EXCEED VALUE). VEHICLE IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION. I WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF A FORD RECALL FOR CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS CAUSING UNDERHOOD FIRES OF SIMILAR NATURE AND CONSEQUENCE ON SIMILAR VEHICLES.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. RIGHT HAND SIDE. *NM

RIGHT SIDE 3RD SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE, AND FORD NEW AND KNOWS ABOUT IT AND ARE NOT DOING A --- THING ABOUT IT. YOU CANT EVEN GET A REMANUFACTURED ONE BECAUSE THERE NOT GETTING THEM BACK FAST ENOUGH TO FIX THE OLD ONE. SO NOW I AM PAYING $3500, TO FIX THERE PROBLEM. IT IS WRONG. I CANT EVEN PAY MY HOSPITAL BILL AND NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH $3500. FORD SHOULD BE STRON - UP. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRE. ONE WEEK LATER, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL A/T, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TIRE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SC

TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN DECEMBER, 2001 FROM A GOODYEAR DEALER. TIRES HAVE RECENTLY SEPARATED (TWO FRONT TIRES LAST WEEK) (TWO BACK TIRES THIS WEEK). NO BLOWOUTS HAVE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, WE WERE LUCKY. GOODYEAR AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES FOR US AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE, WHICH PRICE WAS FIGURED BASED ON THE "LIFE LEFT ON THE TIRE". THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL AND NOW WE ARE OUT OF $232.+ FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST TWO TIRES. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE SECOND TWO TIRES AT A RATE OF $96.00 A TIRE. GOODYEAR APPARENTLY HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT/RECALL AND SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THEIR INCOMPETENCE. *JB

SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN FROM THE HEAD. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CYLINDER WALL CREATED ENOUGH MATERIAL AND LABOR COSTS TO JUSTIFY REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 65 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE . CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT WENT IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT , DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THIS COLLISION OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED . THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATED AND THEN STOP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM *NM

I WAS MERGING INTO THE RIGHT LANE OF THE FREEWAY TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND MY TRUCK DECELERATED AND CAUSED THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ALUMINIUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER PLUG OPENING WAS BORED OUT AND TAPPED. AN INSERT WAS THEN PUT INTO PLACE AND THE SPARK PLUG REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS WAS ~$450. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURENCE ON THE FORD TRITON ENGINES AND THAT FORD IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO AVOID TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT. THIS STINKS!!!*AK

WAS TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH AND THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE SEPARATED. WHEN THE THE TIRE SEPARATED, PART OF THE RUBBER CAME UP AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PASSEGERS SIDE BED. I PUT MY SPARE TIRE ON IT TO GET HOME. THE BED HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR TIRE(S) REPLACED. HAVE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE. THE TIRE COMPANY WE BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM ADVISED US TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THEY ARE WILD COUNTRY, RADIAL RVT, SIZE- M+S 35X12.50R16.5LT 1230. *AK

ON 1999 FORD F250 DIESEL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING IT WILL "HUNT." THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TRANSMISSION GETS HOT. HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET HELP FROM THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK

HAD A DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX BLOW OUT ON A REAR PASSENGER SIDE 1999 FORD PICKUP WHILE TOWING A BOAT. THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAD THE PROPER AMOUNT OF INFLATION. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE DISENTEGRATED. THE TIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO FIRESTONE , AKRON FACILITY FOR A REVIEW BY EXPERTS TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE BLOWOUT WAS VERY VIOLENT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL OF THE TRUCK. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AS A FAILURE ON THE FRONT COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVE THEM MINUS THE ACTUAL BLOWOUT WHICH WAS SENT TO THE FIRESTONE FACILITY AS INDICATED ABOVE. *AK

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER (WITH EQUALIZER) THE LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUBBED AGAINST INSIDE OF LEFT TIRE CAUSING THE BRAKE CABLES RUBBER SLEEVE TO WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL BRAIDING AND THE TIRE TO BE WORN DOWN TO THE SIDEWALL CORDS (CAUGHT BEFORE TIRE RUPTURE) . THERE ISN'T A BRACKET OR RETAINING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I HAD TO RE-ROUTE THE CABLE SLIGHTLY AND RESTRAIN IT WITH ELECTRICAL CABLE TIES. IT SEEMS THAT THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER A LOAD. THE TIRE AND CABLE NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND ARE STILL ON HAND.*AK

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD MOTOR CO. IS WELL AWARE OF. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS NEW OR IT HAS MANY THOUSANDS OR, IN MY CASE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, OF MILES ON IT. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FOR THOSE VEHICLES, LIKE MINE, THAT ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIR IS LEFT UP TO THE CONSUMER. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST FOR THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION IS $2,500.00-$3,500.00. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION FOR THE BASIC FACT THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE ON THE PUBLIC RECORD STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ENGINES BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE FOR THEM TO FIX THEM ALL, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE IS THE ONE THAT FORD INSTALLS IN MOST OF IT'S HIGH END TRUCKS AND SUVS. THIS POSITION BY FORD IS JUST NOT FAIR BUSINESS AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT A BETTER PRODUCT WHEN PAYING $25,000.00-$40,000.00 FOR SAID PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEFECT IS ONE KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEIR ENGINEERING TEAM WHO FINALLY REDESIGNED THE ENGINE IN THE 2002 MODEL YEAR TO AVOID THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. *JB

CONSUMER TRAVELING 65 MPH ON OEM FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE WHEN DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.8 LITER V-10 ENGINE WITH 55000 MILES. I HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLANT, THEREBY FILLING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYING A CONNECTING ROD AND MAIN BEARING. I AM SEEKING ANY CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CASES. *JB

WE BOUGHT A TRUCK ON EBAY FROM A DEALER IN TEXAS. WHEN WE WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED IN OUR HOME STATE OF MD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON IT. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS MISSING EQUIPMENT OR THE CUSTOMER EXHAUST ON THE AUCTION. OF COURSE TO HAVE IT PASS MD SAFETY INSPECTION WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $ 700 TO HAVE IT PUT BACK INTO THE TRUCK. MY QUESTION IS: IS IT LEGAL FOR A DEALER TO SELL A TRUCK WITH OUT THIS STANDARD EQUIPMENT? IF NOT I WANT TO TRY AND HAVE THEM HELP COVER THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

ENGINE COLD WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK/TICK, AS TIME WENT ON TICK GOT LOUDER THE ENGINE WENT AND THE BEARINGS HAD TO REPLACED AND THE MOTOR REBUILD. WHILE SEARCHING ON-LINE FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. I CAME ACROSS A FORM WEBSITE WHERE IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

FIRST WE STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO EITHER WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM OR THE Y-COLLECTOR ON THE EXHAUST. THEY ADVISED TO CHANGE Y-COLLECTOR WITH SOMETHING LESS PERFORMANCE ORIENTED, SOUNDED INCORRECT SO I OBIVOUSLY DECLINED. SOON AFTER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN IN BAJA MEXICO WE WERE CLIMBING A MELLO GRADE WHEN BAMM!!! WE LOST MOST OF OUR POWER AND IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH WE WERE RIDING A LARGE LAWN MOWER WITHOUT A MUFFLER. SINCE WE WERE IN MEXICO WITH NO CELL SERVICE, WE CRAWLED ALL THE WAY HOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, REAR PASSANGER SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE THREADS AND TOOK THE COIL WITH IT. REPLACED WITH COLD-FUSION COIL, BUT STILL SOUNDS AS THOUGH MAIN BEARINGS AREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH LONGER!!!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND NO WARNING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE STEELTEX . SIZE #LT265/75R16 DOT #: VNW81XL149 *NM THE TIRE STILL HAD 70LBS OF PRESSURE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE AREA AND SEVERED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINE'S. THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN OUT. *SC *JB

MY TRUCK HAD 105000 MILES AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD STIPPING.HE THREDS.THE HEAD HAD TO BE PULLED TO GET THE COIL IN. $2000.*AK

MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER.THE TREDS RIPPED OUT OF THE MOTORTHAT HELD THE SPARK PLUG IN $800.00 FOR A 50 CENT FIX THAT FORD COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BY USING A HELI COIL.*MR

THE DRIVER APPLIED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE HAVING FEET ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I DRIVE A FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN CITY STREET AT 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING GEAR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS URGED US TO CONTACT FORD DUE TO THIS BEING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE STEERING GEAR, SHOCK, INNER TIE ROD END, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, SWAY BAR BRACKET, AND LINK KIT WERE REPLACED. DUE TO NO CONTROL, I ALSO SIDE-SWIPED 2 PARKED CARS. *AK

MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES AND ON 3/22/04 A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL. FORD CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED BASED ON FORD'S 100000 MILE TUNE UP RECOMMENDATION. DEALER IS STATING I NOW NEED A VERY EXPENSIVE NEW CYLINDER HEAD.

10 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK (10/22/01) THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION FEED BOLTS CAME LOOSE. I HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. ON MARCH 10, 2004 THE TRUCK HAD TO TAKEN BACK IN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING. IT NEEDED A NEW CONVERTER, PUMP AND ALL NEW SEALS, BRACKETS AND FLUID. ON MARCH 22 I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK IN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING INTERMITTANTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IF THAT IS THE CASE WHY IS IT SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY. THE SALES MANAGE AT THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP WAS VERY RUDE AND MADE MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF FEEL LIKE WE WERE IDIOTS. PLUS THEY NEVER FIXED THE ALARM LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A COMMON OCCURANCE OR WHAT. KH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WENT OVER THE MEDIAN AND FLIPPED OVER ABOUT SIX TIMES. STEERING BAR BROKE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED HEAD ON TO THE GUARD RAIL.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY DOORS WON'T LOCK. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 DOME LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

1999 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE IN FIRST GEAR AT STOP LIGHT WITH CLUTCH PUSHED IN TRUCK STARTED MOVING FORWARD. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK FINALLY STALLED. FOUND OUT LATER CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAD GONE BAD. *LA

STEERING SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURED RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *LA

WHEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS NOT STEEP AT BETWEEN 7-8% SLOPE, ON LIGHT SNOW OR ICE MY TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARD. WHILE ROLLING, ONE REAR WHEEL WILL BE TURNING FORWARD WHILE THE OTHER WILL BE TURNING BACKWARD. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE PARK BRAKE IS APPLIED OR NOT, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. MEANWHILE MY OLD 1983 CHEVROLET IS PARKED NEXT TO IT, NOT SLIDING. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME WHENEVER SOMEONE COMES OVER AND PARKS BEHIND MY TRUCK, OR WHEN I AM PARKING ON THE STREET IN THE CITY. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS NORMAL.*AK