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2002 Ford F-250 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2002 record →

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 29, 2002SD

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL ON LOOSE GRAVEL, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THEN HIT A DITCH HEAD ON. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WAS SHUT OFF. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Mar 12, 2002OH

I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIDE WALL FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHILE ACCELARATING DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP I NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHICH STOPPED ONCE I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. A SHORT TIME LATER, POSSIBLY 3 OR 4 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW. THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIDING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE TRUCK NOTICEABLY LEANED TO THE LEFT . THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL (FACING THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK) OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED ENTIRELY LEAVING ONLY A SMALL RING OF RUBBER AROUND THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS THE TYPE OF FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE TIRE WERE SAFE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 22, 2002NV

THE MODULE ACTAVATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS ENGAGING AT IDLE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE, AND VEHICLE TO SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT MANUALLY APPLYING ACCELERATOR.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 14, 2001MI

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS PEDAL FEELS HARD, AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Dec 14, 2001MI

CONVEX MIRROR PART ON OUTSIDE MIRROR IS NOT ADJUSTABLE, MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY.*AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Nov 8, 2001NV

PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR IS CAUSING BLIND SPOT WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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