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1996 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 1996 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

ANTI LOCK SENSOR FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 4, 1997WA

TIRED TO STOP VEHICLE IN RAIN AT 40 MPH, ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 4, 1997WA

LOOSE FRONT SUSPENSION BOLTS, CAUSING CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 10, 1997IN

REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP; CAUSE: LEFT REAR BRAKE CABLE BINDED, NOT ALLOWING REAR BRAKE SHOES TO RETURN FULLY TO ANCHOR PINS. AFTER PARKING BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE DRIFTED TO LEFT, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. DEALER WILL REROUTE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, INSTALL WINDLECE ON LEFT REAR SPRING BRACKET TO PREVENT CHAFING.

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman
Filed Aug 26, 1997WA

SHORT SHAFT (PITMAN ARM) CAME OUT OF STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE . TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOT REPAIRING IT BECAUSE OF MISUSE OF VEHICLE. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Aug 8, 1997CA

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS LOCATED TO FAR DOWN AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CROSS TRAFFIC.

Suspension
Filed Aug 6, 1997NC

ALIGNMENT CANNOT CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 ALIGNMENTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 10, 1997MO

BRAKES/ROTORS: THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING WHICH IS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THREE SETS OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN 1996. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1997MN

EXPERIENCED FRONT MAIN SEAL FAILURE DURING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN RUPTURE OF MAIN OIL SEAL WHICH CAUSED COOLING FAN TO BLOW OIL ONTO ENGINE, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR CONCERN OF POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

CENTER CROSS MEMBER DEFECTIVE.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 11, 1997WA

LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR PILLAR CRACKED 3 TIMES.

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Jan 28, 1997AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING BOX TOTALLY FAILED, COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE, STEERING BOX REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED, SPEED 25 MPH. *AK

Equipment › Other › Labels
Filed Jan 23, 1997CT

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE IN TIME. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 16, 1997MT

PE96-052 ACTIVE, SUSPENSION FAILURE, FRONT BEGAN UNBOLTING AND CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR, WILL PROVIDE VOUCHER FOR THE REPAIR. *AK

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Jan 13, 1997MA

WHILE DRIVING, BOLTS THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME SHEARED OFF, ONE LEFT HANGING, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Dec 20, 1996AL

LOCATION OF UPPER SHOULDER SEAT BELT MOUNTING MAKES THE BELT RUB ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. *AK

Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed Dec 17, 1996AZ

TAILGATE FAILURE.

Equipment › Other › Labels
Filed Dec 16, 1996VA

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. RECALL #96V161000. *AK

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Dec 16, 1996OH

WHILE DRIVING THOUGH PARKING LOT, EXPERIENCED. STEERING GEAR BOX BOLT FAILURE, WHEN BOLTS SNAPPED OFF FRAME, LEAVING GEAR BOX DANGLING, DLR REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX AND BOLTS, MONTHS PRIOR EXP ERRATIC SHATTERING AND STEERING CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 15, 1996KY

WHEN MAKING A TURN AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 5, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 22, 1996MO

WHEN THE STREETS ARE SLICK AND WET OR ON GRAVEL UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS ONLY APPLIES TO THE REAR BRAKES. *AK WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS, CONSUMER TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STEER OR STOP, CONSUMER STATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE ONLY CAME EQUIPPED WITH REAR ABS, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 23, 1996TX

WHEN TURING IN ANY DIRECTION FRONT END MAKES A LOUD POPPING NOISE. FELLS LIKE WHEELS ARE COLLAPSING. *AK

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil SpringsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 10, 1996TX

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN/ROLLOVER/ACCIDENT.*SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 28, 1996OH

ABS-WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed May 10, 1996WA

BRACKET HOLDING POWER STEERING PUMP IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. *DH

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