2000 Ford F-250 SD complaints

ONE OF THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE IN HALF ON MY 2000 F250. *AK

PAINT CRACKING IN THE RAIN GUTTERS IN THE ROOF OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, WOULD NOT RAISE. THEREFORE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CAUSE UNKWOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION. SIX VISITS TO TURN ROTORS, REPLACE REAR ROTORS AT 50,000 MILES, FINALLY REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AT 63,000 MILES THEN NEW BRAKE PADS AT 73,000. STILL NO CURE. FORD REFUSED INITIALLY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, SO I WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO LOCAL TIRE/BRAKE SHOP. SCHAWB TIRE 1201 HILLTOP DR REDDING CA.96003...PH. 530 221-5314.... FINALLY TOOK PICKUP TO DEALER, FOUND FRONT HUB FAILURE, WORN OUT BALL JOINTS, WARPED ROTORS. COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER....7,000 MILES LATER, PROBLEM IS BACK!. AT TIME OF SERVICE BY CORNING FORD, I ASKED SERVICE MANAGER, STEVE LOWERY, WHAT WAS TO PREVENT THE BRAKES FROM FAILING AGAIN IN THIS MANNER. HE SAID... NOTHING! SURE ENOUGH, HE WAS RIGHT! THIS STARTED IN 2001, ON THE WAY HOME FROM ALASKA..IN THE YUKON. TOOK IT TO SHOP AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. MY EXTENDED CNA SERVICE WARRANTY TERMINATES AT 100,000 MILES. SINCE I KEEP MY VEHICLES FOR 200,000 TO 300,000 MILES, I'M VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE, AND THE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I'M SUBMITTING THIS IN HARD COPY ALSO WITH CORRESPONDING BILLS BY WAY OF US MAIL . THANK YOU. *NLM

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WONT ENGAGE AT TIMES NEVER KNOW IF ITS LOCK IN EVEN WHEN INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS YOUR IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE .DEALER REPLACED HUB BUT IT STILL DOES IT. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HIS BAY PARTNERS TRUCK DOES THE SAME THING.THEY NOW TELL ME THEY BELIEVE ITS A COLD WEATHER PROBLEM AND THAT THEY CANT DIAGNOSE IT ANY FUTHER AS TEMPS ARE TO WARM .ITS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHHAMPTON FORD IN MASS.) FOR ATOTAL OF 12 DAYS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL CONTACTED MY DISTRICT ATTORNIES OFFICE REGARDING THIS MATTER. PREVIOUS TO THIS FORD DID OVER $1000 IN PARTS ALONE WARRENTY WORK . AT TIMES I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME IN THREE INCHES SNOW. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKE, THE STEEL ROD POKED THROUGH THE SEAT INTO CONSUMER'S BACK. *MR *TT *JB

POWER STEERING HOSE FITTING AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAME APART. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES IN A 7,000 LB TRUCK. *NLM

FAILURE OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX 16" TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGH SPEED. *JB

FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL F-250 : ENGINE CUTS OUT AND/OR DIES DURING ALL LOAD CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING CARS OR ON FREEWAY. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AND "NOTHING REGISTERS ON THE COMPUTER" BEGAN IN MARCH 2003 AND CONTINUES DAILY TO THIS DAY.

THE FRONT "O" RINGS IN THE AXLE FAIL CAUSING THE GREASE TO LEAK OUT AND THE "FLOATING HUBS" STOP FUNCTIONING AND EITHER LOCK IN 4X4 MODE OR NOT. THERE IS NOW WAY TO SEE OR CHECK THIS FAILURE AND THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. THIS REPAIR IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1200.00 TO 1600.00 DEPENDING ON THE DEALER DOING THE JOB. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE F250 4X4 SINCE THERE WERE THREE IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME AS MINE. THERE IS ONLY 47000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE THE FACTORY ENDED AT 36000 MILES. *NLM

45000 MI. ON A SET OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES, 265/75R16LT. INFLATION WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND A 8" X 2" TREAD SEPARATION ON OUTSIDE TREAD SHOULDER. *NLM

TWO BUSTED AXEL BOLTS ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FOUND IN THE HUB CAP BY A FORD TECHNICIAN DURING A 42,000 ANNUAL SERVICE. THEY WERE FOUND BECAUSE I REQUESTED A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HUB, AXEL, 16 BOLTS AND SEAL AT A COST OF 757.14 PLUS TAX. *NLM

REF ODI NUMBER 10019141 FURTHER INFORMATION ON REPORT IS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER COST OF SERVICE ESTIMATE. EXTENDED WARRANTY IF FROM: FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 130745, DALLAS, TX 75313 PHONE 1-800-527-3426, POLICY NUMBER IS PMA4 510002 DTD 11/17/2001, FURTHER WHEN I CALLED MYSELF AFTER THE SERVICE REP CALLED I REQUESTED IN WRITING WHY THEY WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE, AND WAS TOLD BY FIRST SVC CORP, THAT I HAD TO REQUEST THAT INFORMATION IN WRITING TO GET ANSWER BACK IN WRITING. *NLM

I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2000. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN(OCTOBER 2002)THEY SAID THEY WOULD WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FOR ONE YEAR BUT NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT HAS AN AFTER MARKET SUSPENSION LIFT AND BIGGER TIRES (IT'S BEEN ON THERE SINCE THEY PUT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION IN AND THEY PERFORMED WARRANTY WORK ON IT THEN). *NLM

DRIVING DOWN THE I-10 IN TEXAS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW UP AND CAUSED A ROLL-OVER. *NLM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY ON MO HIGHWAY 71. SHE WAS PASSING A CAR ON THE LEFT LANE OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE "EXPLODED, IMMEDIATELY PULLING HER OFF THE ROAD DOWN A 3-4 FT. EMBANKMENT INTO THE MEDIAN. LUCKILY, SHE AVOIDED ROLLING THE TRUCK AND WAS NOT PERSONALLY INJURED. THE TIRE HAS SEPERATED BELTS AND LOOKS LIKE IT "EXPLODED". THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT 265/75 R16 DOT VNW8 1XL 289. IT IS NOT LISTED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TRUCK BUMPER, FENDER AND WHEEL WELL WAS DAMAGED.

FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL F-250 : ENGINE CUTS OUT AND/OR DIES DURING ALL LOAD CONDITIONS. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON UNDER MOST SEVERE CUT-OUTS. FORD SERVICE HAS REPEATEDLY (8 TIMES IN 2 YEARS) WORKED ON THE ISSUE ON MY TRUCK AS WELL AS OTHER OWNERS TRUCKS WITH WHOM I AM ACQUAINTED. THIS ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 10 MILES, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY OR PASS ON A FM ROAD. I BELIEVE FORD DAMAGED THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WHEN THEY INSTALLED THEIR FORD AUTHORIZED POWER CHIP. THEY SEEM TO KEEP REPLACING LESS COSTLY COMPONENTS AND GIVING ME THE TRUCK BACK. I FEEL THEY ARE WAITING FOR MY TRUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BEFORE THE REAL STORY IS TOLD. THAT WAY, I WILL BE OUT THE MONEY FOR WHAT EVER IS REALLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLES. OTHERS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. PERHAPS ITS THE DEALERSHIP COVERING UP, BUT I WOULD NOT PUT IT PAST FORD TO BE BEHIND THIS. *JB

TWO TIRE FAILURES ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. THE A/T LT 265/75R16 E STOCK TIRE ON MY FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. AND A STEELTEX R4S LT 225 75 R ON MY 32' 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. TRUCK IS A 2000, TRAILER A 2001 CARRIAGE CAMEO. BOTH TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED, NOT OVER LOADED.*JB

ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TWO FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE VIA COMPLETE BLOW OUT AND SEPERATION. I AM ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES THAT ARE HEAR TO TELL OF MY NEAR CATASTROPHES INVOLVING FIRESTONE TIRES. FARMER INSURANCE REPAIRED MY VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME AND SENT THE BLOWN TIRE ( WHAT WAS LEFT ) TO FIRESTONE AND A LETTER WAS SENT TO FARMERS INDICATING THAT LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS THE CAUSE. THE SECOND TIRE WAS SEPERATED IN MARCH OF 02 AND ONCE AGAIN DAMAGED MY VEHICLE. ONCE AGAIN, I RECEIVED THE RESPONCE BACK. IT WAS THE SAME OLD STORY. IMPROPER AIR PRESSURE. MY VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AN AVERAGE OF 700 MILES PER WEEK. MY TIRES ARE MAINTAINED BY FLYIN J TRUCK CENTERS AND MY AIR PRESSURE IS DOCUMENTED FREQUENTLY AS REQUIRED. I AM UNDER THE BELIEF THAT INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE IS THE STANDARD ANSWER GIVEN BY FIRESTONE TO NEGLECT COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES WHICH OCCUR BY THEIR FAULTY TIRES. THIS TREND IS VERY ALARMING AND I AM HOPING THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT CAN GET INVOLVED INTO A RESOLUTION. I AM VERY DISTURBED BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, FIRESTONE IS ABLE TO INSPECT THEIR OWN TIRES WITH NO INDEPENDANT AGENCY OVERSEEING THE PROCESS. ALSO HAVING A PARALEGAL ON STAFF TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS THWARTED FROM RESPONDING. I WILL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD VIA FAX, ALL DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. I HAVE CONTACTED ALL AGENCIES INCLUDING, FOX NEWS, NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL, PRIVATE COUNCIL, SENATORS HARRY REID AND JOHN ENSIGN, AND TH

SEVEIR VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION .... REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND NEW ROTORS.... SUSPENSION SEEMS FINE....NEW TIRES....BALANCED

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED 4 TIMES AND REPLACED FRONT ROTORS ONCE IN 55,000 MILES. I DO NOT TOW A TRAILER OR CARRY HEAVY LOADS. MOST OF MILEAGE IS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING.

OEM TIRE DEFECT (THE 2ND TIRE TO FAIL IN THE SAME WAY). TIRE DEVELOPED A 2" X 3" X 1" HIGH KNOT ON THE SIDEWALL. TIRE REPLACED BEFORE FAILURE.

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES MACHINED ON THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES IN 30,000 MILES. *AK

THE INSURED WAS UNABLE TO STEER WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE INSURED STATED THAT ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. CLAIM# 48-5119-497 *YH

CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTO LOW GEAR IT PINS HIS LEG DOWN TO THE SEAT, THE SHIFT LEVER COMES TO FAR OVER AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SHIFTER BUT IT WOULD NOT HELP. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *YD

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH A NEW SYSTEM, BUT THEN RECANTED THE OFFER. THEY EVEN ADMITTED THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE.*AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL VALVE STEMS CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO RAPIDLY LOSE AIR WHICH COULD RESULT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO SHOWN UP ON OUR OTHER VEHICLE OF SAME YR.MK. MODEL. DEALER OFFERED TO CORRECT PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A METAL VALVE STEM. UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL TO CHECK OTHER VEHICLE'S OF SAME YR.MK.MODEL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I HATE TO THINK FORD WOULD WANT ANY MORE TIRE/WHEEL LAWSUITS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER.*AK *JB ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******754105.

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY HAVE TO BE PUMPED AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALSO VIBRATES, BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURS AGAIN.*JB

ORIGINAL EQUIIPMENT ON A 2000, F250, SUPERDUTY LT, 265/75R16 SIZE ,LOAD RANGE "E". TREAD ON LEFT REAR BLEWOUT FROM SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FAILED TIRE WAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT, P265/75R16 E, DOT VNW81XL469. *SLC REAR TIRES HAD 82#

THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THEN A SNOW BANK, THE AIR BAGS DEFLECTED IMPACT,HOWEVER CONSUMER SUFFERED A SORE NECK AND BACK, THE PARTS AND TOOL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER . NLM

ON NEARLY EVERY F250/350 SUPER DUTY I HAVE SEEN IN WY, THERE DEVELOPES A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT 5 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE DEFROSTER HITS. AS MANY AS I HAVE SEEN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ENGINEERING OR WINDSHIELD DEFECT. ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS?

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS

TIRE BLOWOUT AND TIRE VIBRATION - SUSPECT TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )