UNIVERSAL JOINTS REPAIRED DUE TO FRONT END SHAKING. *SD
1993 Ford F-250 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
UPON SHIFTING TO ANOTHER GEAR THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BREAKS. RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FLUID. THIS IS THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE. *AK
THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE RECALL AND NOW THE TANK JUST SPILLS THE GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FAN BELT COMES OFF THE VEHICLE. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
LEFT FRONT BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE EVEN AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF BRAKE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHEN SLOWING TO STOP, FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES ROUGHLY, DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS. *DSH
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING HAS ERRATIC OPERATION HAVING LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
TRANSMISSION LINES BROKE, CAUSING FLUID LEAK.
THE FUEL TANK LEAKS 89S70. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE FRONT BUMPER LOOSE,THE REAR FUEL TANK MAKES NOISE . TT
FRONT AXLE MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSEN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY/HANDLING. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 501504, 601387, 601388, 601389, 601390) *DSH
BEARING ON CRANKCASE WENT OUT AND ENGINE BLEW UP. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 15MPH PULLEY BRACKETS SHREDS SERPENTINE BELT AND CAUSES TO BREAK, RESULT LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TT
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAKED AND CAUGHT FIRE. TT
PULLEY BELT MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, POSSIBLE AT RISK OF POPPING. TT
POLY V-BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES/BELT CUT STARTER SOLENOID/STRIPPED COLD WEATHER ENGINE. *SD
THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. TT
RADIATOR FAN BELTS RIPS AND CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. *AK
BRAKES LOCKUP AND PEDAL FADES, REPLACE ROTORS/CALIPER/DRUM/MASTER CYLINDER FIVE TIMES. TT
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SKD
TURN SIGNAL LIGHT LAMPS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH AND ARE VERY HARD TO SEE.
VEHICLE BUMPS/JERKS, ESPECIALLY IN SECOND GEAR. *AW
UPON ACCELERATION TO PASS OTHER VEHICLE, GAS PEDAL STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. TT
MACHINED REAR DRUMS 3 TIMES; DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BRACKET CRACKS, CAUSING BELT TO WEAR UNEVENLY. *AW
PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED WHILE IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND SMASHED INTO A TREE. TT
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. TT
DIESEL TRUCK HAS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT
VEHICLES DRIVERS SEAT BACK FELL OFF INTO BACK SEAT WHILE TOWING AND DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAIN AREA. TT
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