1999 Ford F-250 complaints

CONSUMER NOTICE OIL LEAKING ONTO THE BLOCK AND THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED. NLM *MJ

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. HAD TO WAIT UNTIL TIRE HAD COOLED DOWN BEFORE CHANGING. FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265-75-R16 DOT VNW8 1XL - 079E4 - 008062 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A 1999, FORD, F250. *AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED CUTS AND MINOR BURNS DUE TO CHANGING THE TIRE. *TT

RIGHT SIDE MIRROR IS MADE OF FLAT GLASS INSTEAD OF CURVED GLASS. THE FIELD OF VIEW ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS SO LIMITED THAT I BELIEVE IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH WHEN MERGING OR CHANGING LANES. EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN IN RECENT YEARS HAD A CURVED GLASS, WIDE ANGLE MIRROR ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

HAD TO SERVICE HEAD GASKETS ON TWO OCCASIONS, CURRENTLY, GOING ON THIRD TIME, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE PARKED, SIDE WALL OF TIRE EXPLODED AND INSTANTLY WENT FLAT. (FIRSTONE STEELTEX) *JG

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. TRANSMISSION HUNG UP IN GEAR AND FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM ANY GEAR. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. *AK *SLC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JUMPS ALL AROUND, THEN VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES, PROBLEM REOCCURRERD THIRTEEN MONTHS LATER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS, BUT THEY FAILED AGAIN. *YH

WHEN COMING TO A STOP DRIVER HIT BRAKES AND VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS 4 TIMES. *AK

WHILE REPLACING FRONT ROTORS, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT AXLE WAS INCORRECT FOR THIS VEHICLE AS LISTED IN PARTS OF CATALOG. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

WHEN MAKING TURNS THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK

WHILE CHANGING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE CHIPPING ON THE INSIDE. CONSUMER REPLACED ROTORS. *AK *JG

ROTORS WARPED WITHIN 25000 MILES OF USE, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, WARPED AGAIN; ROTORS REPLACED, WARPED AGAIN AFTER 1500 MILES. VEHICLE USE IS LIGHT W/OCCASIONAL TOWING, WITHIN VEHICLE RATING. DLRSHIP STATED ROTOR PROBLEM KNOWN & COMMON IN THIS MODEL.*AK

AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE I WAS EXITING MY TRUCK, WITH MOTOR OFF AND TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE PIN THAT HOLDS IT IN PARK FAILED AND ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS SCOPED ME UP IN THE DOOR AND DRAGGED ME OVER THE HILLSIDE NEXT TO THE ROAD. I HAD TO ESCAPE FROM THE DOOR BEFORE IT RAN INTO TREES, AND IN THAT PROCESS DISLOCATED MY LEFT ELBOW AND TWO RIBS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS BRUISES. THE TRUCK IS AT A REPAIR SHOP TO REVIEW WHAT HAPPENED TO ITS PARK GEAR.*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS FACE, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK. *JB

TWICE I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END AND TWICE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. IS IT POSSIBLE THE AIR BAGS ARENT IN THERE AT ALL?*AK

INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTING COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, "DOOR AJAR" SIGNAL COMES ON AND DOOR CHIME ACTIVATES WHILE ALL DOORS ARE PROPERLY CLOSED. MAIN POWER FUSE DISCONNECT TEMPORARILY CORRECTS PROBLEM.*AK

STEERING SECTOR SHAFT BROKE. IT HAPPENED JUST AS CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.*AK *TT

SIDEWALL FAILURE, SPLITS AND CRACKING ON SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

WHILE TRAVELING AT 42MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOT IN THE WAY OF CONSMER'S VEHICLE, AND IT RAN INTO OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY HURT IN THE CRASH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WASD NOT WILLING TO LOOK INTO DEFECT OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSFER CASE DROPPED OUT, BROKE THE CASING. DEALER REPLACED PART.*AK

SIDEWALL FAILURE ON LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR. NO BLOWOUTS. BULGE IN LEFT FRONT WHILE VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IN RIGHT REAR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO BLOWOUT. WEATHER HOT, TIRE PRESSURE PROPERLY MAINTAINED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75R16)

FUEL VALVE IS LEAKING FUEL BACK INTO COOLING SYSTEM WHICH IS NEXT TO BATTERY. THIS CAUSES FUEL VAPORS TO ENTER THROUGH VENTS WHILE DRIVING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 04 OCT 01 AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOW REAPPEARED. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED. CONSUMER STILL HAS BRAKES, BUT DOES NOT HAVE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO CHANGE MODULE.*AK *YH

REFLECTIVE COATING IS COMING OFF THE OUTSID MIRROR, CAN NOT SEE OUT THEM.

MASTER CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, PART BROKE TWICE, REPLACE

EVERY 5000 MILES VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE IN FRONT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE WARPED FRONT ROTORS/CALIPERS AND PADS. THIS HAS BEEN DONE 3 TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE/APPLIED BRAKES, AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE TURNED WHEEL AND HEARD ANOTHER NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED A POWER STEERING GASKET. A FEW WEEKS LATER, CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25-35MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MAJOR DAMAGE TO CONSUMER FRONT END. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVLEING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FULL FRONTAL CRASH. BOTH AIR BAGS, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S, FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE BY DEALERSHIP AS TO THE REASON FOR AIR BAG FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS / PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK

FRONT OF TRUCK TOTALED FROM 2 IMPACKS BUT NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN A 1999 FORD F250, THE LEFT-REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE, SIZE: LT265/75R16, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AND IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD THROWN ALL OF THE TIRE TREAD OFF IN ONE PIECE AND THE TREAD HAD BEAT UP THE TRUCK BODY AROUND THE WHEEL. DOT # VNW81XL039. *YH

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT I WILL GET SOME ANSWERS. HAVING JUST COME OFF THE INTERSTATE 40 ONTO OUR 14 ACRES, BOTH AIR BAGS IN A VEHICLE WE OWNED EXACTLY 23 DAYS, DEPLOYED - DESTROYING THE CAB INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK. I PHONED THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. TWO MONTHS LATER, FOLLOWING AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE, FORD INFORMED ME THAT THE SENSORS REGISTERED THREE CRASHES AND THAT IT LOOKED AS IF THE RIGHT FENDER HAD BEEN REPLACED, THE RADIATOR SUPPORT WAS STILL BROKEN AND THE HEADLAMPS AND GRILL WERE LOOSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS AND I AM REQUESTING INFORMATION AS TO WHAT WOULD CAUSE AN AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I AM NOT IMPLYING OR PLACING RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING UNUSED SINCE JULY 21ST AND I AM AFRAID TO PLACE MY FAMILY IN ANY FURTHER JEOPARDY BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE CONTROLS AND INTERIOR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

TIRE HAS A BULGE IN ONE-HALF OF THE TREAD APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES LONG. I NOTICED THE TRUCK STEERING OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE BEFORE IT BURST. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND IT HOLDS AIR BUT I INTEND TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. SINCE IT HASN'T FAILED I THOUGHT IT MAY BE VALUABLE TO YOU FOR CLOSE SCRUTINY. I ALSO HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS IF YOU LIKE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THE TIRE WILL BE DISCARDED. THANK YOU. THIS TIRE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS FIRESTONE RECALLS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL129 TIRESIZE: LT265/65R1) (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL129 TIRESIZE: LT265/65R1)

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, THEN NOTICED A TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND VEHICLE, ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. COULD NOT FIND WHERE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM, VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATED TRAMSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, MECHANIC FOUND PIECES FLOATING INSIDE, ALSO FILTER WAS FLOTING AROUND.*SLC

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DUAL FUEL TANKS . FUEL CROSSING OVER BETWEEN FUEL TANKS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 72 MPH. LEFT FRONT IS NOW MAKING A SLAPPING NOISE. FORD DEALER SAID TO CONTACT FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID NO WARRANTY OR RECALL, OFFERED TO SELL NEW TIRES AT 25 % DISCOUNT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL108 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE IDLE ARM CONTROL VALVE. WHAT IT IS USED FOR AND WHY IT WOULD GO BAD?*AK

VIOLENT SHUDDER AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. CONTINUED SHAKING TILL SPEED DECREASED TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE EXTREME TWISTING AND TIRE BOUNCING MADE CONTROL ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, FORTUNATELY, I HAVE A CLASS A CDL AND WAS ABLE T STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY . FORD DEALER HAS TRUCK AND CAN FIND NOTHINING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK ITSELF. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 1231200/S TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY. THE TREAD CAME OFF AND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THE TIRE--THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME. THE SECOND TIME, 2 WEEKS AGO, THE TIRE TREAD WHIPPED AROUND INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL AND WRECKED MY FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD. I ALMOST GOT RUN OFF THE ROAD AND CAME CLOSE TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I THEN PURCHASED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES FOR SAFETY SAKE. I CALLED FIRESTONE AND THEIR "CUSTOMER SERVICE " SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AS THESE TIRES AREN'T UNDER RECALL!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TIRES---PEOPLE WILL GET HURT AND/OR KILLED WITH THEM!!!!! THANK YOU. P.S. AFTER REVIEWING THIS, WE TYPED 0 PEOPLE WERE INJURED OR KILLED, BUT YOUR SYSTEM PUTS IN A NUMBER????*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

ON JANUARY 30, 2001 OUR VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE CAR COLLISION WITH A BRIDGE OVERPASS CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS TO OUR TRUCK. THIS WAS MAINLY A FRONT IMPACT WITH COLLATORAL DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE TRUCK. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, OUR SON WAS IN A REAR SEAT AND ALL WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. LUCKILY FOR US THE SEATBELTS DID THEIR JOB AND OUR ONLY INJURIES WERE RELATED TO THE SEAT BELTS HOLDING US IN PLACE. ALTHOUGH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. SINCE THERE WERE NOT SERIOUS INJURIES WE WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MY NAGGING CONCERN WAS WHAT IF WE HAD NEEDED THEM? THAT IS WHY I'VE DECIDED TO REPORT AT THIS TIME PLUS WE RECEIVED NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM FORD THAT THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

1ST TIRE FAILED W/ TREAD SEPARATION OCT, 2000. DID NOT REPORT BECAUSE THOUGHT WAS ISOLATED INCIDENT. THEN, ON MAY 22, 2001, 2ND AND 3RD TIRES OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR FAILED WITH TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 125 MILES OF EACH OTHER. WE HAD TO LIMP HOME ON TWO USED TIRES. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT IN ANY OF THE INCIDENTS. INITIATED CLAIM FOR MAY, 2001 FAILURES THROUGH TIRE DEALER. PER CONTINENTAL'S REQUEST, I SENT THEM BOTH TIRES. THEY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF 2ND TIRE AND REFUSED TO PAY CLAIM FOR 1ST TIRE. THEY STATED TIRE HAD AT SOME POINT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE IN TREAD AREA WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS POSSIBLY TRUE. HOWEVER, CONTINENTAL WENT ON TO STATE THIS CAUSED GRADUAL LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE WHICH LED TO UNDERINFLATION WHICH LED TO TIRE FAILURE. NOT TRUE. I RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED PROPER AIR PRESSURE IN ALL THE TIRES ALL THE TIME. THEIR FINDINGS ARE BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS WHICH WORK FOR THEM BUT DO NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL SITUATION. I WOULD SINCERELY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN AFFORD ME IN THIS MATTER. WE ONLY HAVE 30 DAYS FROM 7-25-01 BEFORE THEY DISPOSE OF THE TIRE. SINCE THEY REJECTED MY CLAIM, ALL ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE PERSON @ CONTINENTAL WITH WHOM I WAS WORKING HAS FAILED. HER NAME IS KIMBERELY SOMERVILLE AND HER PHONE NO. IS: 704.588.4164.

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE SHOWING STRESS CRACKS. CONSUMER FEELS IN AN ACCIDENT DOORS MAY NOT HOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, F250, LT265/75R16SIZE. REAR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED A SPLIT RESULTING IN AIR LOSS, CAUSING A BLOWOUT FROM SIDEWALL WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

SIDEWALLS ON FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALL AROUND THEM. CRACKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TO 3/8 DEEP. HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP OR TIRE RETAILER. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, 265/75R16 WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON THEM. *AK

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VERY HARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN JULY OF 2000 THE NEWSPAPER IN BECKLEY, WV , THE REGISTER-HERALD, RAN AN ARTICLE THAT NHTSA REPORTS THAT THE FORD F-SERIES SUPER DUTY TRUCK HAD PROBLEMS OF LOSING THEIR STEERING AND BRAKES. AND THEY COULD GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. FORD DENIES KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE REPORT? I HAVE ASKED TO TALK TO FORD ENGINEERS AND HAVE BEEN REFUSED. WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT THIS? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?*AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRES ARE FAIRLY NEW AND IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 3057060)

PURCHASED NEW TIRES ON 3/16/2001. ON 4/23/2001 FOUND HOLE ON OUTERWALL OF TIRE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD NOT PURCHASED ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. HE ATTRIBUTED THE DAMAGE TO THAT. PURCHASED AT TOM FROST FIRESTONE IN WARRENTON, VA. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R16E)

WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ON DASH WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO SHUTOFF VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT VEHICLE MAY NOT START AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT DEALER.*AK A FAULTY FUSE PANEL WAS DISCOVERED AND REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WHICH CONTOLS THE COMPUTER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL IT WAS THE MAIN PANEL THAT CONTROLS ALLS THE OPERATING FUNCTIONS.*JB