2001 Ford F-250 complaints

THER SIDEWALL OF THIS TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BM14480-3 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

THERE IS VISIBLE SHAKING IN FRONT END AT 65 MPH. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK

THE RIGHT REAR STEELTEX TIRE ON MY F-250 BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND HAD 19,000 MILES ON THEM. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER STEELTEX TIRES STILL ON MY TRUCK AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH BRAKES APPLIED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TURN WHEEL. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *JB

LACK OF POWER ASSIST, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE BRAKING. *AK

FROM THE BEGINNIG THERE WAS TROUBLE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE (VERY LONG CRANK). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NEVER SOLVED. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT OFF (ENGINE, ELECTRIC, EVERYTHING) AND AFTER A FEW TERRIFYING SECONDS IT WOULD ALL KICK BACK ON. WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED BACK ON THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT TO THE ENGINE (AND TO THE PASSENGERS). THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING TO "CORRECT" THE PROBLEM. LASTLY, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING HARD, LUNGING RATHER THAN SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. AFTER STOPPING FOR A TOLL AND THEN PROCEEDING THE ENGINE ALMOST CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT GO PASSED 2ND GEAR. WE WERE IN A VERY BAD SECTION OF TOWN AND THERE WAS NO WAY IN HELL WE WERE GOING TO STOP. SO WE DROVE SLOWLY TO A RELATIVES HOUSE THAT WAS CLOSEST TO WHERE WE WERE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST AND WERE NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH THEIR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. ALL THEY DID WAS CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND RELAY THE SAME INFORMATION WE HAD ALREADY GIVEN THEM. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT FORD MUST PUT IN A WHOLE NEW "DIFFERENT" TRANSMISSION, WHY? THEY MUST ALREADY BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS "YEAH, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER TRUCKS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WERE DIESELS TOO". HMMM.*AK

I HAVE HAD THREE INCEDENTS IN WHICH I HAD TO USE HEAVY BRAKING TO TO AVOID AN SOMETHING. ALL OF THESE INCEDENTS WHERE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. IN THE FIRST INCEDENT I HAD TO MAKE A HEAVY EMERGENCY APPLICATION ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I DID THIS THE TRUCK PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. IT APPEARED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICAT THIS SITUATION. IT DOES NOT ALLWAYS DO IT TO AS A SEVERE DEGREE. BUT I HAVE GOT IT TO VIOLENTLY PULL THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I AM A ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS AND HAVE HAD ALOT OF EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING IN DRIVING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER OR ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE NHTSA WANTS TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE TRUCKS BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE ON THEM. I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET YOU DRIVE THIS VEHICLE . PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CLUTCH HOSE HYDRAULIC LINE THE RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER MELTED ACROSS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

HOSE BLEW OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF CLUTCH MASTER CYCLINDER DUE TO THE KEEPER PIN MISSING. THIS CAUSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND REMAIN THERE. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OBSTICLE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT.

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS POPPING OUT, EACH TIME IT IS BEING USED WHERE MALE PART COULD LATCH IN, THEN WILL POP OUT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PART.*AK

THE TRUCK WILL NOT TURN AT LOW SPEED. NOT ENOUGH POWER ASSIST. *AK

CLUTCH HOSE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER MELTED ACROSS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THEREBY RELEASING ALL THE HYDRAULIC FLUID, UPON SHIFTING OUT OF OVERDRIVE DUE TO THE TRAILER AND THE GRADE ON THE FREEWAY, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY BEING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *SLC

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER FOOT HIT GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE TWO ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IT SURGES FORWARD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS.*AK

SIDEWALL IS FLAKING APART AND LETTERS ARE COMING OFF. ALSO, THE TREAD IS WEARING VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE LESS THAN 1800 MILES AND THE TREAD IS ALREADY 1/2 WORN IN SOME SPOTS. I TRIED MORE TIRE PRESSURE, BUT THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL STILL FLAKES APART.*AK (DOT NUMBER: NONE FOUND TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

DRIVER OF THE TRUCK LIZABETH SALINAS, DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 25 FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO DENVER, VERY COLD OUTSIDE, APPROX 17 DEGREES , WELL BELOW FREEZING, I HAD THE HEAT ON THE LOWER VENTS ONLY, AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES I SWITCHED THE HEAT TO COME OUT THE DASH VENTS, SOON AFTER WITHOUT WARNING THE GLASS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE CAB, THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS WAS IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT AND FLOOR, GLASS WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I HAD THE GLASS REPLACED WHILE I WAS AT WORK IN DENVER ($240.00 MY EXPENSE) DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PAINT OUTSIDE RIGHT DOOR AND SIDE OF TRUCK ALSO THE RUBBER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW WAS DAMAGED. THE INSIDE PLASTIC DOOR SURFACE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PAINT AND BODY WORK ON THE TRUCK, IT IS FORDS RESPONSIBILITY ANYWAY. I AM SUFFERING AN INJURED LEFT SHOULDER AND EAR ACHE IN MY RIGHT EAR. I NOTICED THE VENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DASH WAS FACING DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT WINDOW. I BELIEVE THE HIGH HEAT BLOWING DIRECTLY ON THE GLASS CAUSED IT TO EXPLODE DURING OUR COLD WEATHER. THESE VENTS NEED TO BE LOWER SO THEY DON'T DIRECT INTENSE HEAT DIRECTLY ON THE GLASS, THIS MODEL TRUCK HAS THE LOWER CUT FRONT PART OF THE WINDOW TO ACCOMODATE THE NEW LARGER SIDE VIEW MIRRRORS. LUCKILY I HAD NO PASSENGER AND MAINTAINED CONTROL, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. DURING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS MOST FAMILIES CHOOSE TO DRIVE THEIR TR

VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER. SON DROVE VEHICLE & REAR END FISHTAILED AROUND FRONT ON SNOWY ROAD & ENDED UP HITTING A BRIDGE. REAR END HIT FIRST & THEN SPUN AROUND, AND FRONT END HIT BRIDGE. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER IS APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL AND WILL APPLY GAS PEDAL AT SAME TIME.*AK

THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE INABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRUCK IS BEEING OPERATED FROM 0-5 MPH AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE POWER ASSIST IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL DUE TO BRAKES AND STEERING USING THE SAME ASSIST RESULTING IN SEVERE HARDSHIP ATTEMPTING TO DO THINGS LIKE BACK A TRAILER OR PARRALLEL .*AK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE NIGHT I BROUGHT IT HOME THEN TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING. WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I DID HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE IT OCCURED. AFTER I COASTED TO STOP. BRAKES WERE FIND AGAIN. VERY BIZZARRE!