1999 Ford F-250 complaints

MAJOR OIL LEAK COMING MOST LIKELY COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE LEFT HEAD WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BLOCK OR IN THAT VICINITY. I NOTICED A LITTLE OIL THE WEEK PREVIOUS ON THE DRIVE WAY BUT WAS NOT TO CONCERNED AS I HAD JUST CHANGED OIL. YESTERDAY, BEFORE LEAVING TO CHRISTMAS SHOP I FUELED UP AND CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS ABOUT 2 QTS. LOW SO ADDED OIL. THIS MORNING 12/19/99 I NOTICED A LARGE QUAINTLY OF OIL UNDER THE TRUCK SO I AGAIN CHECKED THE OIL. WHILE DRIVING THE DAY BEFORE THE ENGINE HAD LOST ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF OIL IN APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES OF DRIVING. DURING THIS DRIVE I NOTICED NO CHANGE IN OIL PRESSURE OR ANY OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE HOPEFULLY THE GAUGES ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY. THERE WAS SO MUCH OIL UNDER THE TRUCK THAT IT HAD SATURATED THE LEFT REAR BREAK CALIPER AND THE ENTIRE UNDER BODY OF THE VEHICLE. I PLAN ON TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER MONDAY MORNING.

THE FAILURE IS THAT STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE HARDER THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED THE HARDER IT IS TO TURN THE WHEEL, UNTIL A POINT IS REACHED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL CAN NO LONGER BE TURNED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL POP OUT. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. *AK

WIDE ANGLE MIRROR ON TRAILER TOE DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VIEW FROM REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL 99V093000 OVER 8 WEEKS AGO. CONTACTED DEALER TO SET AN APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. WOULD NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS WERE IN. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO IN TURN, SAID TO CONTACT DEALER. CONSUMER HAS BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND TRYING TO GET RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE. *AK

WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED 1/8 TO 1/25, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. CONSUMER VEHICLE STOPPED CAUSING SOMEONE TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF HIM DUE TO FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TRUCK TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. OTHER TRUCK'S AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION @ 50MPH,.UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. *ET

WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH FRONT END VIBRATED HARD WHICH ALMOST RESULTED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER KIT. *AK

MANY OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE SUDDENLY/ UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A MINOR INJURY. DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A STEEL LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAG'S EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN HEAD INJURIES, MINOR WRIST AND BACK INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YC

DRIVER CANNOT TAKE OFF THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL RIM HUB, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

EVEN WITH THE DOORS SHUT AJAR, INSTRUMENT PANEL REFLECTS WITHIN WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY FOR THE DRIVER AT NIGHT. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON VACATION TO ALASKA IN THE SUMMERTIME HAD THE A/C ON MAXIMUM. IT WAS VERY HUMID AND HOT, AND WIFE BECAME ILL. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED A STRONG MOLD ODOR COMING OUT OF AIR CONDITIONING. SOLD THE CUSTOMER A ENVIRONMENT KIT. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, THE A/C VENTS SHOULD ALWAY REMAIN OPEN EVEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK

THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER, VEHICLE AT 45MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FORD HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

POWERSTEERING HOSE BROKE, CAUSING A LEAKAGE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WEREN'T ANY BRAKES. CONSUMER PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKES, AND AFTER A DELAY, THE BRAKES KICKED IN. *AK

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60-65MPH AND SOMETIMES LESS). IN JANUARY OF '99 THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED A SECOND TIME IN OCTOBER OF '99. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 17K MILES. THE SHUDDERING HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR PEMATURE FAILURE OF NOT ONLY THE BRAKE PARTS BUT ALSO THE FRONT END COMPONENTS.

WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD KNOCKING ALL GAGES REGISTERD OK PULLED OVER HAD TRUCK TOWED DEALERSHIP SAID HAD NO, OIL GAGES STILL READ OK NOT HOT ,OR LOW OIL PRESSURE, TOLD BEARING IN ENGINE FAILED NEED NEW ENGINE,I HAVE UP TO DATE MAINT. RECORDS WHY DID OIL GAGE OR WATER GAGE NOT REGISTER A PROBLEM BEFOR E ENGINE BLOWING UP . IF SOMEONE CHANGED THERE OWN OIL AND DID NOT TIGHTEN OIL PAN PLUG -OIL DRAINED OUT -SHOULDN'T SOME SORT OF INDICATOR (CHECK ENGINE) OR GAGES READING ABNORMAL COME UP BEFORE ENGINE BLOWS UP PLEASE ADVISE ASAP

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. INSUFFICIENT ADJUSTMENT SPACE IN LATCH ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT PROBLEM

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH T CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. APPLIED THE BRAKES,AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OVER 9 WEEKS AGO. FOR FMVSS 301 "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO SAID TO CONTACT DEALER. WENT BACK & FORTH, BACK & FORTH. THEN RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE, INDICATING WORK NOT DONE. OWNER GETTING FRAUSTRATED & UPSET. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT THEY REPLACED THE RECALL. CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. TOOK CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY PUT THE CAR UP, AND SAID THE FIRST RECALL HAD NEVER BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED. DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL LETTER. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER,AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FIRST RECALL HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE INITIATED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEALER. RECALL 98V192/SPEED CONTROL CABLE. *AK

DRIVING DOWN A DRY ROAD WITH THE 4 -WHEEL DRIVE AND UPON MAKING A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS WILL LOCK UP. CONTACTED DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS ORMAL. *AK

LINKAGE CAME APART. DRAG LINK AND SLEEVE WERE STRIPPED AT THREADS. REPLACED DRAG LINK AND ADJUSTING SLEEVE.

FRAME IS BENT WHICH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD SIDEWAYS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EITHER PULL TO THE LEFT OF THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORREECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE FORD DEALER FOR A SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING SYSTEM. THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TANK HAD A PUNCTURE THAT WAS CAUSED BY SOME OBJECT THAT BOUNCED OFF THE ROAD. THE TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAS NO SHIELD TO PROTECT IT FROM ROAD DEBRIS. HAD THIS BEEN A GASOLINE TANK INSTEAD OF DIESEL FUEL IT COULD VERY WELL HAVE EXPLODED WHEN THE OBJECT STRUCK THE TANK. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND AT THE VERY LEAST A SHIELD SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON THE FRAME TO PROTECT THE TANK FROM BEING HIT BY FOREIGN OBJECTS.

THROTTLE WILL STAY AT HIGH RPM EVEN WITH FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL ,VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN ,TAKES ABOUT 1/2 BLOCK BEFORE IT WILL DECREASE IN SPEED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, VEHICLE WOULD SHOOK/VIBRATED, STRAYED INTO ANOTHER LANE. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE OF VIBRATION. BELIEVED STABLIZER WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

HORN AND THE AIR BAG ARE IN THE SAME PLACE. WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HORN, THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOOKING DOWN ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO APPLY THE HORN. *AK

SIDE MIRRORS USED FOR TOWING, EXTEND TOO FAR OUT WHEN VEHICLE NOT TOWING. CAN NOT PULL MIRRORS IN OR SHIFT TO DIFFERENT POSITION IN ORDER FOR MIRRORS NOT BE HIT. ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD HIT SIDE MIRRORS. THEY HAD SHATTERED GLASS ONTO DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE PROCESS. *AK

NO MATTER HOW CONSUMER ADJUSTS THE MIRRORS THERE IS STILL A BLIND SPOT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL ,TURN SIGNAL WON'T STAY ON. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A BOLT BROKE OUT OF THE STEERING MANUAL SHAFT SECTOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V062001 CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL CABLE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REPORTING BOTH FRONT AND REAR BELTS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. BELT WOULD LOOSEN BY ITSELF WHENEVER A PERSON MOVES, INSTEAD OF TIGHTENING AND HOLDING THE OCCUPANT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THE BELT WOULD ONLY LOCK BY ITSELF DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS. *AK

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS NOT SECURE TO FRAME, CAUSING IT TO RUPTURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER, THE UNIT ISN'T WORKING, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BE COVERED WITH 2/3 FROST. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL DIE COMPLETELY, CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS DISINTEGRATED TWICE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE TO LOCK TOGETHER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

STARTED TRUCK. PULLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ALL IT WOULD DO WAS IDLE. PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR 4 TIMES AND STILL THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALL IT WOULD DO WAS IDLE

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTIFY CONSUMER THAT SPARE TIRE WAS NOT LISTED AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. MJS

UPON BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AFTERWHICH A FLASH FIRE DEVELOPED WHICH DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WIREING, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT & GEAR BOX, 4WD ACTUATION LINES ETC. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE SERVICE & RECALLS ON THE BRAKES. FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE FRONT ROTORS & HUBS BUT REFUSES TO UPGRADE EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES. ALL EARLY PRODUCTION 1999 FORD F250SD VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. THE ROTORS WARP, THEY SHAKE WHEN STOPPING, THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REAR BRAKE RECALLS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES RELEASE & WILL NOT STOP ON ROUGH ROADS & NOW MINE WENT ON FIRE. THESE TRUCKS ARE DEATH TRAPS! THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 3 MILES, & HAD NO LOAD IN THE BED. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA TOWING MY 5000 LB TRAILER & LOST THE BRAKES & HAD A FIRE ? WHEN I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO FORD I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY REALLY DIDN'T CARE.

THE PROBLEMIS THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED FOUR TIMES ALL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND TO FORD FLEET SERVICE IS DEARBORN AND ALL I CAN GET FROM THEM IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS IIT IS EITHER OPERATOR DRIVING HABITS OR OVERLOAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WEITHED TWICE AND IT IS NOT OVERLOADED. THE LOCAL TRUCK DEALER HAS TWO MORE TRUCKS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND ANOTHER WORKER HERE HAS REPLACED HIS ROTORS FOUR TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK IS OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. I AN THE DIRECTOR AND FIRE MARSHAL AND THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. DAILY MILEAGE AVERAGES 125 MILES. 110 ON INTERSTATE 95 AND 15 MILES AROUND THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN ON CITY STREETS. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH THE DEALER AND FORD FLEET SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. FORD DOESNOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. THE SELLING DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, YET THE LOCAL FORD TRUCK DEALER SAYS HE HAS THREE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD TECH ASSIST CANNOT TELL HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE ROTOR ARE TURNED OR REPLACED, THE PROBLEM TEMPORRILY RESIDES. WITHIN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES IT RETURNS. IT ONLY OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ANDIS MOST SEVERE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. IF YOU DRIVE FOR MORE THANT 10 MILES WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES, IT WILL NOT BE NOTICABLE. IF THE BRAKES ARE USED, EVEN LIGHTLY, MORE THAN ONCE

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD WHEN SET. A LOT OF FORCE IS NEED TO SET BARKING BRAKE. CAMPAIN ID 98V101000 SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY F250 SUPERDUTY. ABS PROBLEM: BRAKES GO INTO ABS MODE WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH (BUMPY ROADS) DRY ROAD SURFACES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK HAS NO LOAD IN IT. MY STOPPING DISTANCES ARE INCREASED UNPREDICTABLY..