2001 Ford F-250 complaints

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. *NM THE REMAINING DEPTH WAS 0.20 INCHES DEEP. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB A PIECE OF THE TIRE DAMAGED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD. *NM

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 3AM, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS INVOLVING FORD TRUCKS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION STARTED WITH THE LEFT REAR DRIVER 'S SIDE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE, STEEL AT, P265/75R16, #DOT VNW81XL0701. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE FAILURES. *NM THE FIRST VEHICLE TIRE SEPARATION OCCURED AT 16900 MILES. BOTH FAILURES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSTABLE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. FIRESTONE REPLACED BOTH TIRES WITH THE SAME MODEL TIRE. *TC

UPON JACKING THE VEHICLE UP TO CHANGE THE TIRE THE TRUCK FAILED. THE JACK WAS NOT BUILT CORRECTLY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER'S REAR AND DRIVER'S REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

THE TREAD ON THE TIRES WORE OUT. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD 26,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER SAW THE SPARK PLUG WAS DEFECTIVE, AND DROVE HOME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING IMPACT REPORTED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE BRIDGESTONE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A KNOT ON IT. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO SEND THE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT AND THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED BY CONSUMER STATING THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE DAMAGED UNDER THE CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX P26575R16 LOAD RANGE E #DOT NUMBERVNW81XL1601. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE ON THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE SLOW SPEED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK IN FAST SPEED IF THEY FUNCTION WHEN ENGAGED. ALSO, WILL NOT WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE START POSITION WHEN TURNED OFF. RECALL 01V258000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE SPRAG CLUTCH IS BREAKING ACROSS IN TWO SECTIONS. *MR THE MATERIAL WAS MADE OUT OF A IRON/POWDER MIXTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL USE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE COMING OFF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE FIRESTONE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE ONLY AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON THE FORD EXCURSION. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT HE HAD THE SAME TIRES AND THEY WERE DOING THE SAME THING. FIRESTONE, LT 265/75R16LRD. *AK FIRESTONE REPLACED THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES. *SC *JB

THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE LINE WAS MADE OF RUBBER. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DRIVER'S FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE DRIVER HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 55-65 MPH. THEN, HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE UNKNOWN SOUND, AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STELLTEX, LT265/75R4S. *AK AS A RESULT, REAR FENDER WAS DAMAGED. FIRESTONE DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INCIDENT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES RAN LOW ON AIR PRESSURE. *LA

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES NO MODIFICATION BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD BECOME WORSE IN THE WINTER WHEN THE CONSUMER WEARS BOOTS. *SC

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ENGINE SPUTTERED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS SEPARATED FROM WHERE IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE ALUMINUM ENGINE MOTOR HEAD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

FAILURE TO REPAIR APPARENT DEFECT @4000 MILES UNDER FORD'S BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. (NAR) *PH *CB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED IT DAMAGED SOME PARTS UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN SLUSH/SNOW OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE EITHER HAD NO BRAKES OR THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

FORD HAD INSTALLED A WRONG PART IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND FORD PUT IN A CLUTCH THAT DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. A TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE SPRAG FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAD GIVEN OFF FALSE POSITIVE READINGS WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPUTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE WRITER. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 15-20 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. AFTER STOPPING, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A CLUTCH MECHANISM INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *NLM *SCC *JB

CONSUMER WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*AK *TS *JB

CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WINDSHIELD WAS IMPACTED BY A SMALL OBJECT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED WINDSHIELD GLASS SPIRALED OUT, AND SMALL PIECES OF SPARE SHAPE GLASS WENT INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE OCCUPANTS.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER,WHO REPLACED THE DRIVELINE. 1200 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *PH

E-MAIL REC'D FM FHWA/MARY PETERSON WRITER REPORTING DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE SEPARATED...*MR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DAMAGING THE TRUCKS BODY AROUND THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.*TS *JB

FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S TIRES DEVELOPED SLITS ON THE SIDEWALL, RESULTING IN A FLAT.LT26575R16. *AK

VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES NOT FROM USUAL WEAR AND TEAR. LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH(FIRESTONE AT A SIZE#26575R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER). *NLM. *AK

THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH (FIRESTONE AT A SIZE#26575R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER). *NLM. *AK

ON MONDAY MAY 12 I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY AIR BAD DID NOT ACTIVATE. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD F250, GOING AROUND 40-45 MILES PER HOUR. I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PERSON THAT WAS SITTING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I NEVER HIT MY BRAKES SO I HIT HER STRAIGHT IN THE REAR. WHY TYPE OF IMPACT DOES IT TAKE FOR THE SENSOR TO GO OFF FOR AIR BAGS? *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON IN THE CALIPER EXPLODING AND BROKE INTO PIECES. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CLUTCH BROKE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. *NLM

THE FRONT SEAT WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. *JB

ALL FOUR TIRES CRACKED (SIZE#LT26575R16). PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. NLM

THE LUGS WERE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE WHEEL AND TIRE*JB

THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE.*JB