2001 Ford F-250 complaints

CONCERNING TREAD SEPARATION ON UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T LT 265/75R16 TIRE PURCHASED FROM WALMART ON 092007,APPROX. 36,000 MILES ON TIRE. USED ON 2001 FORD F-250,DIESEL, REAR WHEEL DRIVE. THE TIRE HAS DOT MARKING AS FOLLOWS: DOT BFW8 C62U 0807, E RANGE RATED. ON MARCH 23 2011 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH I FELT BAD VIBRATION AND WHEN SAFE, PULLED OFF ROADWAY TO FIND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TO HAVE A BULGE ON TREAD AND SIDE WALL DISTORTION. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME FAILURE FROM COOPER TIRES WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND DESTRUCTION TO QUARTER PANEL. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND LATER (03302011) CONTACTED UNIROYAL WHO OPENED A FILE BASED ON MY PHONE NUMBER([XXX]). UNIROYAL CLAIMS NO RECALL NOR DO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS TIRE. I HAVE 3 OF THESE TIRES AND HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE 2-REMAINING TIRES IN USE. AT TIMES I PULL AN RV OR A BOAT AND MUST HAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT THESE TIRES WILL BE SAFE TO USE. *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. HE STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY CHANGED THE FUSE. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD, THE FUSE BLEW. THE FUSE WAS CHANGED AGAIN AND SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE FUSE MADE A "POP" NOISE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,436. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

THE FORD F250 TRUCK (2001) WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HEB GROCERY STORE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN WITNESSES SAW SPARKS SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SECONDS BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED AND BEGAN TO CONSUME THE CAB BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FORD F250 CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS AND WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS DURING A TRIP (~900 MILES). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 WITH B.F. GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16. THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS BREAKING APART IN HUGE PIECES WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 ON EACH TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 09/14/09 *BF UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER, CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE, TIRE TREAD CAME OF, TIRE STILL HAS AIR IN IT, VEHICLE IS TOTALED, FOUND PIECE THAT CAME OFF TIRE IS A (GENERAL AMERITRAC TR LT235/85R16) SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES DUE TO ROLLOVER. *TR

MY FORD F-250 HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE MY SONS HOME FOR APPROX 2 HRS. WHEN A NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH IT. THERE WAS NOTHING SALVAGEABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. HE WENT OUTSIDE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE SIDING MELTED OFF OF THE HOUSE AND SOME OF HIS WORK MATERIALS AND TREES NEXT TO THE HOUSE WERE BURNED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS DISCOVERED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT DISCLOSE WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR MAY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD F250 5.4 LITER ENGINE.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. THE ENGINE HAS A BOIL HEATER THAT WILL KEEP THE OIL HEATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THEM WITHIN FIVE YEARS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG TO THE OIL HEATER WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE BURNED THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE AND FRONT BUMPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN HIS POSSESSION AND HE REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 WITH COOPER DISCOVER HT TIRES (TIRE SIZE LT265/75/R16). THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE FAILURES WITH THE TIRES. THERE WAS A TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE DEFLATION AND THE THIRD TIRED SUFFERED A BROKEN BELT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER A CHECK FOR LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE FIRST TIRE. THERE WERE 12,000 MILES ON THE TIRES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE TIRE FAILURES HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE BED OF THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE FENDER AND WHEELS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. BEFORE THE BLOW OUT, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BOOM. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BEFORE IT FLATTENED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THE TIRE WAS A CONTINENTAL GENERAL LT 265/75R16 TIRE, WHICH IS NOT THE STANDARD ISSUE TIRE FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS ALSO UNAVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SENT THEM THE FAILED TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE STRUCK SOMETHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS RETURNING THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FENDER, BUMPER, AND THE BED SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AREA AND TAILGATE. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND EACH HAD 12,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 06T016000 (TIRE;TREAD). THE TIRES WERE DISCOVERER H/T (P22575R15). THE DOT # LISTED WAS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOT # WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. RECALL # 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS FOUND. AS OF JUNE 6, 2007, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 185,000. UPDATED 08/29/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND REPLACED THE FAILED TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER , BUT HAD VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR PANEL AND WHEEL WELL WERE DAMAGED BY THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85,997 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, AND STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT HE STEPPED ON THE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.*AK THE STUD TO WHICH THE CYLINDER CONNECTED TO SHEARED OFF. UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO FLOOR. PUMPING BRAKES HELPED IN STOPPING FAILURE WAS IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTROL PART # 5C7Z-2C286-A. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKE, AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS UP DUE TO MIXTURE OF ANTIFREEZE IN OIL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 1ST GEAR AT TIMES AND WOULD NOT UPSHIFT UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASE. THIS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT GRADUALLY WORSENED. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAM SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND FEELS AS THOUGH THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 07/17/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD INNER FENDER WELL CRACKED DUE TO SALT AND WEATHER AND THE BOLTS FRACTURED OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, A FIRE ERUPTED WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FRONT UNDERHOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND WIRING FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OBSERVED TO BE COMPLETELY BURNT TO THE GROUND. A FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN# 06-017205. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY RESOLUTION WHILE THIS CASE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND DEBRIS FLEW OFF OF THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FENDER BRACKET WAS STICKING OUT AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BEGUN TO GO FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A MILE, WHERE THE SPARE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS, WITH MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES. THIS WAS A CONTINENTAL GENERAL GRABBER TIRE, TR M&S LT, . SIZE 235/85R16, *AK UPDATED 10/31/2006 - *NM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON FLAT GROUND, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, MY TRUCK FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK JUST TOOK OFF, LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT, AND WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. IT WAS VERY SHOCKING, AND TOOK THE WIND OUT OF ME. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT ME BY INCHES. I WILL NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY TRUCK AGAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS . UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE PRESENTED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ON A LATER DATE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WAS OBSERVED TO BE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 05V388000.*AK

FAULTY ENGINEERING ON A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. SPARK PLUGS UNDER PRESSURE JUST POP RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD. THE FORD BARELY HIT A 100,000 MILES. FORD BOASTS THAT TUNE UPS ARE NOT NECESSARY UNTIL A 100,000 MILES. WELL ANYWAYS THE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD AND THE END RESULT IS THAT IT WILL COST ME $2,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ALUMINUM HEAD. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS AND DOING SOME INTERNET HOMEWORK WITH ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, I NOTICED AT LEAST A HUNDRED OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME MODEL FORD AND THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *NM

FORD 2001 BLEW UP INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY WHILE VEHICLE WAS OFF. TOTAL LOSS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH SECURELY. THIS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING PULLEY FELL OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION, THE PULLEY APPEARED TO BE GLUED ON INSTEAD OF BOLTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE PULLEY WAS ATTACHED TO THE SHAFT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN OIL RING FAILURE THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A FLUTTERING SOUND, AND THE OIL GAUGE INDICATED A RAPID LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE OIL RING HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. HE ADDED ENOUGH OIL TO THE ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO HIS CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

DT: ABS BRAKES, AIR BAGS, AND FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. AT 4700 MILES THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD IT A MECHANIC SHOP AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ABS. WHILE GOING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED CAUSING A WRECK. KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, FUEL LINES SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 15, 2002. *AK *NM

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A FORD F250 TRUCK. IT'S A 2001 WHICH WE PURCHASE IN 3/2002. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN HE HEARD A BANG THEN THE TRUCK DIED. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT CAUSING THE HEAD TO BLOW. THEY STATED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING THING WITH FORD TRUCKS AND FORD WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ATTENTION. NEITHER ONE OF THEM WOULD ASSIST ME. THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER THESE PHONE CALLS I CALL A FEW OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THAT WAS UNUSUAL THAT A SPARK PLUG WOULD BACK OUT AND EVEN IF THE SPARK PLUG DID BACK OUT THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT IT WOULD BLOW THE HEAD GASKET. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH IS 3,500.00. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER LOOKED INTO.

ELECTRICAL FIRE RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS. *NM

THE CONSUMER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES ON HIS 2001 FORD F250.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE FRONT AND REAR LEFT TIRE HAD COME APART WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SC

DT THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK TWICE, THE LAST CAME UP OUT OF THE SEAT AND HAD TO BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THAT ITS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CRUISE SET ON 59 MPH AND IT IDLED REALLY HIGH. HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE OFF BUTTON, AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRA,L AND IT STILL IT WOULD NOT DISINGAGE. HAD THEM DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

WE WERE NOTIFIED BY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN OUR YARD. OUR FORD 250 WAS ON FIRE AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR AROUND 4 HOURS. UPON INVESTIGATION THE FIRE MARSHALL INDICATED THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN AND PRESUMED IT WAS THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH BASED ON ITS LOCATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED AND CAUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON FIRE NEXT TO IT.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH KEEPS COMING UNDONE. CONSUMER LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL 01V227001. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD SHE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. DUE TO VIN. THE BUCKLE STARTED COMING UNDONE ONLY ON BUMPY ROADS. BUT LAST WEEK IT CAME UNDONE TWICE ON A CITY STREET. SHE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT LATCHED IT PROPERLY, BUT ONCE IT STARTED ON THE CITY STREETS, LATCHING WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE A YEAR. *AK

DT: AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT AND VEHICLE HIT THE BERM AND FLIPPED OVER, END OVER END. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 68 MPH. THE TIRE SEPARATED/BLEWOUT AND THE RIM HIT THE GROUND PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO BERM. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SPENT 7 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES, A COLLAR BONE FRACTURE AND SHOULDER BLADE FRACTURE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN ARM, BROKEN VERTEBRAE AND VISION AND BALANCE PROBLEMS. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES. THE PSI WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. NO WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.*AK *NM THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *SC

THE CONSUMER STATED AT 27,000 MILES HIS 2001 FORD F250 DEVELOPED AN ENGINE VIBRATION. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A VIBRATION. THE DEALER MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS THAT WERE CRACKED. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST SHIELDS WERE LOOSE, THE HOSE CLAMP ON THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NM

2001 FORD F150 DOOR STRIKERS ARE STARTING TO RUST.*MR THE STRIKERS HOLD THE REAR DOORS SHUT AND IF THEY FAIL THE FRONT DOORS COULD COME OPEN. *BF *NM

01 V 227 001/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *JB *SC

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. MAINLY HAPPENED WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE TREAD ON THE CONSUMER'S 2001 FORD F250 SEPARATED. *NM *JB

THE CLUTCH CYLINDER FAILED AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH. THIS MADE THE VEHICLE TAKE OFF, SOMETIMES SENDING THE CONSUMER INTO THE INTERSECTION OF TRAFFIC. THE CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO PERFORM THE SAME WAY. *JB

THE CONSUMER'S 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED IN THE CONSUMER'S BARN. *NM THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE FRONT HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *SC *JB

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR AT AT STOP POSTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE CAN NOT TRUN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN HE HAS THE BRAKE ON. *TC

FIRE IN FORD F-250 PICK-UP TRUCK. PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. OWNER SAW INITIAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. REMAINS OF CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WERE FOUND AND X-RAYED; INTERNAL CONTACTS WERE SPLATTERED FROM ELECTRICAL ARCING. FUSE #13 WAS A 20 AMP DEVICE AND WAS THE ONLY ONE BLOWN. ACCORDING TO FORD WIRING DIAGRAMS, THAT CIRCUIT FED THE CDS. THE OWNER REPORTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING LAST SUMMER. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM IT NEEDED A NEW CC MODULE AND WOULD COST $150.00. OWNER ELECTED NOT TO SPEND THE MONEY AT THAT TIME. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. *AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE ITSELF. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW PART AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE PART WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HER TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE FLAKY. THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB