1999 Ford F-250 SD complaints

I RECENTLY WAS AT A FORD DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEM. WHILE THERE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAF MISSING FROM MY LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING PACK. WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID. OH YAH, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE A LOT OF SPRINGS, THEY JUST KEEP BREAKING. HE SAID IF I LOOKED ON THEM I WOULD NOTICE THAT THEY WERE MADE IN MEXICO. HE SAID FORD HAS BEEN REPLACING A LOT OF SPRINGS. *JB

BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD COME TO A STOP. *SCC *JB

GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S SEPARATED FROM BELTS AND BLEW OUT WITH 5/16 TREAD LEFT, OTHERS ARE CRACKED AND BUBBLED.*AK

FORD F-250 5.4 L V8 BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH THREADS TO KEEP THE SPARK PLUG FROM EVENTUALLY BEING BLOWN FROM THE HEAD. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES MYSELF WITH THIS PROBLEM IN TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND WARRANTY THE PARTS. WE STILL HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE IT WILL BE COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS RIGHT IN THE PAPERWORK THAT THIS PART IS COVERED. *NLM

SHORTLY AFTER MY TRUCK ROLLED OVER 106,000 IT STARTED MAKING SOME VERY LOUD RATTLING SOUNDS. AFTER A FEW FALSE STARTS WITH DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT HAD A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND THERE IS A TSB ON THE SAME SUBJECT DATED 1999 (THE SAME YEAR AS MY TRUCK) AND THE PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED BUT NOT FIXED AT THE FACTORY, JUST TOLD MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE PART TO THE TUNE OF $373 FOR THE PART AND $275 LABOR. THEY SAID THE REPLACEMENT HAD A NEW DESIGN TO KEEP THE SAME PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WHY WHEN IN 1999 DIDN'T THEY FIX THE PROBLEM TO START WITH? *PH

WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THE BRAKE PADS, WHERE IT CLUES TO THE METAL, SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE CALIPER AND SKID DISC. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PARTS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS ROUTED INCORRECTLY, WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUB AGAINST THE LEFT REAR TIRE, AND BECOMING COMPLETELY EXPOSED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE RETAINER BRACKET WAS NOT INSTALLED AND CORRECTED. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. THEN ROUTED CABLE UNDER THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING WHICH WAS RUBBING THE CABLE AGAIN, AND CAUSED EXPOSURE.*AK *TS. THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

WHILE BACKING A JET SKI TRAILER DOWN A BOAT RAMP THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE OTHER COMPONENTS AND LAID AGAINST THE FIREWALL. THIS MADE THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNUSABLE. THE TRUCK WAS FINALLY STOPPED WITH THE PARKING BAKE PLUS THE TRAILER JACK KNIFING TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE PICKUP BED. THE YELLOW RETAINING PIN THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE PEDAL POST WITHIN THE ? STABALIZING MOUNT AND THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR MODULE WAS FOUND ON THE FLOORBOARDS. ONCE RECONNECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMED NORMALLY.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SEVERAL TIMES, TURNED, AND REPLACED ONCE. THIS LAST TIME BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OFF AND DOWN TO METAL. EXPERIENCE THESE ISSUES EACH TIME I TAKE A LONG TRIP OF 1000 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE. DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED FOR 3-4 HOURS BEFORE STOPPING AND LITTLE OR NO BRAKING DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS LAST TIME I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TURNING OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE KIT. NEW KIT HAS SPRINGS TO HELP A PROBLEM PER TECH? THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM!*AK

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6 SPEED MANUAL. I HAVE 61000 MILES ON IT. TODAY THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THE CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT. ...AGAIN. LUCKILY I KNEW HOW TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A BAD CLUTCH. I HAD TO SHIFT A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHOUT THE CLUTCH PEDAL JUST TO GET IT HOME. AT LEAST I WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. *AK WHEN THE CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER GOES OUT THE CLUTCH PEDDLE LOSES PRESSURE AND LETS THE CLUTCH ENGAGE AND THE TRUCK STARTS ROLLING. THIS EXACT THING HAS GONE OUT ON MY TRUCK TWICE IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS SINCE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE OF THESE WENT OUT WHEN SOMEONE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OR BEHIND THE VEHICE AND THE VEHICLE RAN THEM OVER OR EVEN IF IT WENT OUT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRUCK ROLLS INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE SOMEONE CAN STOP IT. SINCE ITS A DIESEL (LOTS OF TORQUE), YOU CAN'T STOP IT VERY EASILY IF IT STARTS ROLLING IN LOW, 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE. I AM A MEMBER OF A FORD DIESEL FORUM (WWW.THEDIESELSTOP.COM AND THERE ARE MANY MANY CASES OF THE CLUTCH SLAVE/MASTER CYLINDER GOING BAD. YOU CAN GO TO THE FORUMS AND LOOK IN THE 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN SECTION. (JUST DO A SEARCH FOR THE WORD "SLAVE")

THE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE BRAKES BECAME WARM AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK VIBRATED WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC, THE BRAKES WERE WARPED AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR MOST OF THESE KINDS OF TRUCKS. *NLM THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT SPINDLE AND ROTORS. *TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT SPARK PLUGS BLEWOUT OF THE CYLINDER, STRIPPING THE THREADS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED. 1ST OCCURRENCE AT 3900 MILES, 2ND OCCURRENCE AT 56000 MILES. *AK

SEVERE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. HAVE HAD FOUR MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE SYSTEM. PADS, ROTORS, ETC. STILL EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS. HEAT AFFECTED POOR QUALITY OF METAL IN THE CALIPERS.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS BEING TOO LOOSE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED,M AND HAD FIXED THEM, BUT THEY STILL GO BAD. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK AT 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE CRUISE TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT UPON ENTERING PLAINS, TX. THE CRUISE DID NOT RELEASE AND I BRAKED HARDER......THE ENGINE KEPT AT OVER 2,000 RPM AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN.....I BRAKED HARDER TO STOP AT THE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE NEVER SLOWED DOWN......I PUSHED THE OFF BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PUMPED THE BRAKE AND IT NEVER SLOWED......I HAD TO BRAKE PRETTY HARD TO COME TO A STOP AT THE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION.....THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AT 2,000 RPM......I JERKED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.....WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I HAD THE CAR HAULED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, BROWNFIELD, TX. THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM......THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION......THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT......THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,800. AFTER TELLING MY FRIEND, A MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM HE SENT ME THIS MESSAGE: GO TO: WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/HOTLINE/ AND FILE A REPORT ON THE INCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK. AFTER THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID HAPPENED, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE COMPONENTS. IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. IF IT DOES , SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. TRYING TO HOLD THAT ENGINE WITH THE BRAKES (NOT SAYING IT DID) COULD BLOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE REASON FOR FILING THE REPORT IS THEY WILL INVESTIGATE FOR SAFETY AND THE

PARKING BRAKE CABLE END PULLED OFF RENDERING PARKING BRAKE DISABLED. *JB

THE VEHICLES BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING . THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE MASTER CYLINDER. *NLM

TRUCK WANDERS ON ROAD AND PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, DEALER WAS TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE VIEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY NEVER COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED THIS VIEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HUBS TWICE MYSELF AT MY EXPENCE OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. THERE WAS ALMOST A FATALITY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY TRUCK PULLED ME INTO THE DITCH SLIDING AND ROCKING FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE UP ON TWO WHEELS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. WHO KNOWS IF THEY EVEN WORK. MY OVERDRIVE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND IS BROKE AGAIN. DOOR AJAR LITE ON CONSTANTLY. BUT QUALITY FORD CANT FIND OR OFFER ME SOME KIND OF SOLUTION. THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED.

MY TRUCK HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND BROKE THE COIL PACK. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED UP. THIS IS A RESULT OF A BAD DESIGN FOR THE SPARK PLUG HOLE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. IT ONLY HAS 5 THREADS TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG IN AN ALUMINUM HEAD. *NLM

THE ROTORS OVER HEATED, WHEN DRIVING.*JB

THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF HILL AFTER BEING PARKED 60 MINUTES. TRUCK WAS IN FIRST GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON! THIS HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY DURING MAY OF 2002 AND HAD SERVICE COMPLETED MAY 29TH OF 2002. ON FEBRUARY 28TH 2003 THE SAME TRUCK ROLLED OFF ANOTHER HILL WHILE IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AFTER BEING PARKED OVER 45 MINUTES! THERE SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND/OR TRANSMISSIONS/GEAR RATIO IN THIS MODEL TRUCK***RECALL DID NOT WORK!!!!. A PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT THIS TRUCK IN EITHER FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND COME BACK AND FIND YOUR TRUCK PARKED IN THE SAME PLACE, NOT TWO BLOCKS AWAY ON TOP OF ANOTHER CAR! ESPECIALLY AFTER A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. HOW ELSE IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO PARK THESE VEHICLES? THIS PROBLEM HAS RUINED THREE VEHICLES, MY FLAWLESS INSURANCE RECORD AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY IF IT ALREADY HASN'T.*JB

THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. *NLM *TS

THE CLUTCH RELEASE ARM FAILED. SCC *JB

HORN CANNOT BE ACTIVATED QUICKLY OR REPEATEDLY BECAUSE ONLY A VERY SMALL SPOT IN THE AIRBAG/STEERING PAD IS LIVE. FINDING THE SMALL, UNMARKED SPOT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULT AT ANY TIME. DEALERS KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX. COMMON TO ALL SUPER DUTY WITH AIRBAG.*JB

TURBOCHARGER BOLT FAILURE FOR 1999 FORD POWERSTROKE DIESEL

A RATTLING OR KNOCKING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. NOISE IS EXTREMELY NOTICABLE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO LABOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED FROM A POORLY DESIGNED "Y" PIPE.

THROWOUT BEARING MAKING LOUD NOISE. WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND DEALER SUGGESTED A $1500 CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. TRUCK HAS 54,000 AND HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 3,000 MILES. FORD SAYS THAT THE BEARING IS NOT LUBRICATABLE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED.

F-250 SUPER DUTY, 6 SPEED MANUAL TRAN. THE SHIFTING LEVER ATTACHED TO THE THROW OUT BEARING BROKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES. THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, FORD IS UNRESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINT. NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. MR VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER DATE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 02S34. *TT *JB

WIDE ANGLE MIRRORS ARE FIXED AND NON-ADJUSTABLE. MR

TS

SUPPLMENT; AIR BAG AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK

THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON A FAIRLY STRAIGHT ROAD, THE INSURED STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A STEERING DEFECT. *YH CLAIM# 12-0650-662

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND WHEN THE INSURED TRIED TO SWERVE THE WHEEL DID NOT TURN AS FAST AS IT SHOULD HAVE, THE INSURED WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISON, THE INSURED BELIEVES THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES.*YH CLAIM#55-S326-674

WHILE THE INSURED WAS BRAKING THE FRONT END LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND CLIPPED A MAIL BOX. *YH CLAIM# 18-0389-582

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS NO STEERING, THE VEHICLE CROSSED AN INBOUND LANE AND WENT INTO A DITCH, TIRE WAS BLOWN AND TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. THE INSURED STATED THAT SECTOR SHAFT IN STEERING BOX SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *YH CLAIM# 25-5439-822

5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION; WHEN CONSUMER PUTS IT IN 5TH GEAR AND SETS CRUISE CONTROL, AND STARTS UP ON A HILL, ENGINE WILL SLOWDOWN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CALL FOR MORE FUEL. IF CONSUMER DOWNSHIFTS ENGINE WILL OVER SPEED, MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *YH

EA 01 009/STEERING SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURE: VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HAD STEERING SYSTEM ADJUSTED. CONSUMER INFORMED THAT NO FURTHER PROBLEM RECEIVED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK *SLC

SINCE OWNERSHIP VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS, VEHILCE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE TO REPLACE RANDOM PARTS THAT MAY BE CAUSING THE STALLING PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COULD BE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN THE VACCUM FAILS OR THE SEAL DO NOT HOLD THE VACCUM, THE SYSTEM FAILES. THE SEALS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT, INNER AND OUTER HUBS. *YH

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH APPEARS TO WORK WHEN BUCKLE IS INSERTED BUT IT SOMETIMES COMES LOOSE A SHORT TIME LATER WHEN SLIGHT PULLING PRESSURE IS APPLIED

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE, P26570R16, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S REAR, DEALER REPLACED TIRES AND MADE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *SLC

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO EXTREME PULSATION WHILE BRAKING CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. *MJS

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILED; LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT / TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING WITH DRIVER ONLY IN VEHICLE AT 73 MPH AT 90 DEGREE TEMPATURE IN A 1999, FORD, F250; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 265/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED AND REPLACED TIRE AT NO COST. *AK THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT FIND OUT THE REASON FOR BLOW OUT. THE DRIVER WANTS THE TIRES REPLACED. *YH

I THINK THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IT IS NOT A COMPLETE FAILURE BUT IT WILL LEAD TO SOME FAITAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM ON CURRENT MODELS BUT THE OLDER ONES ARE STILL DRIVING AROUND ON INADAQUIT BRAKES. THE ROTORS ARE WARPING WITH LITTLE USE AND LEFT UNATTENDED WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS PUTTING A BANDAGE ON A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IS REDUCED WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. YH

DUE TO THE INJECTOR PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, UNDER CARRAGE, AND TAILPIPE OF THIS VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON FREEWAY AT MIDNIGHT. *ET