1999 Ford F-350 SD complaints

THE FORD F350 1995 THRU 2003 MODELS HAVE THE SIGNAL TURNING ARM ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN JUST ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE. WHEN GIVING A LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE LEFT LEG IS IN THE WAY TO TURN THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAN BE TURNED ON WITH THE LEFT LEG LOWERED IN A VERY AWKWARD FASHION AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ACTIVATED,THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE DRIVING WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ACTIVATED WHILE WAITING TO TURN ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY OR AT A STOP SIGN AT A FOUR WAY STOP. WHEN GIVING A LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL WITH THE LIGHTS ON DIM THE LEFT LEG PUSHES THE TURN SIGNAL OFF EVERY TIME LEAVING A PERSON ON A LEVEL ROAD STOPPED IN THE STREET WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED AND NO TURN SIGNAL OPERATION UNLESS SOMETIMES HE HAS HIS BRIGHT LIGHTS ON WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IS HOLDING THEIR LEFT LEG AT A VERY AWKWARD POSITION .WHEN TURNING ON A UPWARD INCLINE HILL, RIDING THE CLUTCH TO KEEP THE TRUCK STILL WHILE WAITING THEN THIS IS FOR SURE NO LEFT SIGNAL WILL BE WORKING DUE TO THIS KEEPING THE LEFT LEG HIGH ON THE CLUTCH . I HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED A LOT OF FORD DEALERS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID WITH NO RECALL THEN BIG DEAL!!~.I WAS TOLD TO JUST KEEP MY BRIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME . I JUST WANTED A NEW TURN SIGNAL ARM THAT WAS TURNED UP INSTEAD OF TURNED DOWN TOWARDS MY LEFT LEG. IF THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STRAIGHT LIKE MOST CARS THEN PLENTY OF ROOM IS AVAILABLE! WHO LET THIS SLIP BY? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE, HE FELT THE VEHICLE SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM OF RECALL NUMBER 98V116000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)). HOWEVER, FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL, HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,858 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

PROLONGED CRANK/NO START. *AK

TWO FAILURES OF CAM POSITION SENSOR CASUSED ME TO BE STRANDED TWICE UNTIL THE PART WAS REPLACED. *AK

I HAVEA 1999.5 FORD F-350 DIESEL CREWCAB DUALLEY TRUCK. ON 05/15/2007 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER. I GOT OFF FREEWAY, AND TRUCK WAS IDLING ERRACTICLY AND ROUGHLY WITH LOSS OF POWER. THE NEXT DAY TRUCK STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL. I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, AND SAME SYMTOMS OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHANGED THE CAM POSITIONER SENSOR (CPS), AND RESET THE COMPUTER. I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK WITH NO PROBLEMS I HAD BEFORE.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON V10 ENGINE. ONLY HAS 74000 ON THE ENGINE. IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATED THE FIRST MAJOR TUNE UP WASN'T UNTIL 100000. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED $5000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SAYS IT WAS VERY COMMON ON THE V10 FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. FORD WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM ,AND THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. WHY WERE A FEW F350 SUPER CREW TRUCKS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. THEY SAY IT WAS HEAVY DUTY, BUT IT WAS NOT. IF THIS WAS SO COMMON THAT EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TRUCK THEN IT MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WITH OUR 6 YEAR OLD TRIPLETS. SHE BARELY MADE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND ALMOST WAS HIT TWICE. FORD WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IF ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED TO MY CHILDREN I WOULD BE IN COURT GETTING LOTS OF MONEY FROM FORD. *AK

VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING RANDOM STALLING OR NOT STARTING WITHOUT CRANKING FOR A LONG DURATION. FINALLY VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN VEHICLE STALLED A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WAS NOTICED DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IN GEAR AND BEING BACK DRIVEN AS TERMED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. VEHICLE REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CMP SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. TROUBLE CODE P1111 WAS FOUND BY TECHNICIAN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A "PROBLEMATIC" PART AND I SHOULD CARRY A SPARE IN CASE IT HAPPENED AWAY FROM THE CITY. AS A RESULT I CHOSE TO PURCHASE A SPARE PART AND KEEP IT IN THE GLOVE BOX FOR JUST SUCH A REPEAT OCCURRENCE.*AK

MULTIPLE CPS FAILURES. I'VE HAD 2 SENSORS FAIL IN A 40,000 MILE PERIOD. WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. IT'S NOT A FUN RIDE WHEN YOU HAVE A TRAILER WEIGHING CLOSE TO 10,000 POUNDS ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK THAT LOOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW CARRY A BRAND NEW PACKAGED SPARE SENSOR AND TOOLS TO CHANGE IT IN MY TRUCK AT ALL TIMES. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATING POWER, THEN LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO PROBLEMS. NEW CAM SENSOR SOLVED PROBLEM. *JB

WE HAVE A 1999 FORD 7.3 DIESEL (112,000 MI), THIS IS THE SECOND CAM POSITION SENSOR TO GO OUT. IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN THE SENSOR WENT OUT THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF OFF, AS IF THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. IT DIED JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL. HAD THE TRUCK DIED WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 F350 7.3 LITER DIESEL THAT HAS ONE CAM POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 7.3 LITER TRUCKS AND IN MY OPINION A DANGEROUS ONE, SINCE THE TRUCK TURN THEMSELVES OFF WITH NO WARNING. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING ON A TRUCK THAT WEIGHS SEVERAL TONS, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F 350 SD WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 132,000 MILES. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE HE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, AND REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROLLER FAILED. RECALL 02V068000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

THE CPS UNIT ON MY 1999 FORD F-350 7.3 DIESEL MOTOR GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. WE WERE DRIVING ON A VERY CURVY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK (NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING). IT SEEMS THAT THESE CPS UNITS FAIL OVER AND OVER ON ALL OF THESE FORD DIESELS. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THEY ARE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND THAT SOMEBODY HAS HAD TO HAVE DIED FROM THIS. *JB

(1) DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HOME FROM WORK. (2) I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO SHIFT DOWN, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, AND REQUIRED TOWING. (3) THE CLUTCH RELEASE FOR HAD CRACKED AND BENT ALSO CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT. REPLACEMENT OF THE RELEASE FORK AND HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT RESTORED THE TRUCK TO OPERATION CONDITION. THE PART NUMBER OF THE NEW CLUTCH RELEASE FORK WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE ONE REMOVED, LEADING ME TO SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK RELEASE FORK. ORIGINAL RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER F61A-7515-BE. NEW INSTALLED RELEASE FORK PART NUMBER YC3Z-7515-BB. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD RELEASE FORK AT MY HOME ADDRESS.*JB

I , BEING THE OWNER WITH A PASSENGER, OF A F- 350 7.3 CREW CAB DIESAL 4X4 WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER GOING OVER BLACK ICE ON I-40 NEAR FLAGSTAFF AZ. RESULTING A ROLL OVER AND TAKING OUT A 14 INCH PINE TREE AND LANDING ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE! THE AIR BAGS IN THE PICK- UP DID NOT DEPLOY !

1999 FORD F-350. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SOURCE APPEARS TO BE JUST BEHIND THE AIR FILTER BOX IN THE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. MOST OF THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS DESTROYED. DRIVER SIDE BATTERY MELTED DOWN. DENVER FIRE HAD TO RESPOND TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST TWICE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *JB

(TRUCK HISTORY: WINDSHIELD REPLACED DUE TO CRACK FROM ROAD DEBRIS). PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE TRUCK WOULD RUN WITH KEY REMOVED WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN HARD. TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER TO VERIFY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT PROBLEM WHICH WOULD COME ON AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMING ON/OFF BY ITSELF. THE MECHANIC FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHOM I HAD WORKED WITH ON MY PROBLEMS, DISCOVERED THE FUSE BOX (UNDER THE DASH) SHOWED SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL ARCING AND MOISTURE AREA THE CARPET IN THE FLOOR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUSE BOX AT MY EXPENSE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND WAS PROPERLY SEALED, THE WINDSHIELD MECHANIC STATED THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT LEAKING BUT AROUND THE FENDER AND WINDSHIELD DRAIN TROUGH SHOWED SIGNS OF WATER STAINING. THE WATER WAS LEAKING ONTO THE FUSE BOX CAUSING HAVOC TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED WITH NO WEAR TO THE TREAD AND THE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND KEPT AT REGULAR AIR PRESSURE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWN TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY TOWING A TRAILER AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE 1999 FORD F350 SD 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS TRIP AND SUBSEQUENT DATES. I ATTACHED A OBD2 READER, WHICH GAVE ME THE CODE FOR THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. I REPLACED THE CPS AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PARTS WORKER HAD THE PART NUMBER MEMORIZED WHEN HE SOLD ME A NEW ONE. I NOW CARRY A SPARE CPS AND A 10 MM WRENCH IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE OR AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. PLEASE LET FORD KNOW THAT I WILL BY A DODGE OR CHEVY NEXT TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE WELDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIM. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THE WARRANTY WAS FOR THREE YEARS AND OFFERED TO COVER THE WELDING LINE WITH SILICONE. THE REPAIR STOPPED THE LEAK FOR A FEW DAYS HOWEVER THE LEAK REOCCURRED CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK.

I HAVE HAD 2 SUPER DUTY'S NOW A 2000 F350 AND A 1999 F350 ON THE 2000 . I HAD THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL AT 45K AND THE RIGHT AT 53K MILES RUNNING STOCK TIRES AND WHEELS WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED THE WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF I HAD TO BE TOWED I SOLD THAT TRUCK THINKING I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT AND GOT THIS ONE THE 99 BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OUT. I LOOKED ON THE WEB THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS CAN'T EVEN GREASE THEM AND THEY ARE $550 EACH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO LOCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEEL FRACTURED AND DETACHED ONCE AND ALMOST DETACHED A SECOND TIME. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT LED UP TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN 2005 AND COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE SECOND TIME, IN 2006, AFTER VIEWING THE WHEEL THE CONTACT OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE REASON FOR THE CRACKS WAS THE WAY THE WHEEL WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRONT HUB WHICH CAUSES STRESS CRACKS IN THE WHEEL ITSELF.

DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DIED WITH NO WARNING. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. REPLACING THIS PART WITH A NEW ONE HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM SO FAR. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *NM

LOST CPS ON FORD 7.3 PSD. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 FORD F-350 DIESEL SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH DUELS. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT'S STILL RUNNING, BUT YOU CAN'T GO ANY WHERE. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IS USELESS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND ACCELERATION IS RESTORED. OTHER TIMES, I HAVE TO STEER THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EITHER PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK WHICH WILL SOMETIMES MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL DISAPPEAR OR TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I AM AT RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED. I AM VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET AND PRAY I WON'T BE. PLEASE HELP OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GET HELP! THANK YOU! *NM

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH COST OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIRS IN LATE 2004 AND NOW AGAIN ANOTHER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $4400.00. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING A TRAILER DOWN A HILL THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING THE TRAILER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF ENGINE - STRIPPED THREADS. *JB

1999 F350 7.3 DIESEL - CPS FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL- NO BRAKES OR STEERING- CAUSED ACCIDENT-3RD CPS

I WAS DRIVING AND MY TRUCK STALLED BEFORE GETTING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS ABOUT TO REACH BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WAS GRASS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND I PULLED IN THERE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR. HAD TO GO OVER THE SIDEWALK. AFTER TURNING OFF, I TRIED TO START WITH NO LUCK. AFTER 10 MINUTES I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED. A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD SAME THING HAPPENED, IT STALLED. HAPPENED LIKE 2 MORE TIMES UNTIL I GOT TO WORK. CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE CPS USUALLY GOES OUT AND HE BOUGHT ONE FOR ME. INSTALLED IT AND IT WORKED. JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AS I HAVE READ THESE THINGS GIVE OUT ALL THE TIME. *JB

DRIVING TO LOCAL FISHING SPOT ON A SPRING DAY WHEN A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY MORE CONSISTENT POPS, NOISE, AND POOR RUNNING CONDITION. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ONLY TO FIND THE COIL PRECARIOUSLY PROPPED UP AND OUT OF IT'S SEAT. REMOVING THE COIL WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE THAT THE PLUG WAS STILL IN THE COIL. THE PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED CRUSHING THE COIL AND FUEL RAIL. I CALLED THE LOCAL WRECKER FOR A TOW (MUST BE FLATBED DUE TO SIZE OF TRUCK) TO THE DEALER. DEALER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM AND WAS PROMPTLY TOLD IT WOULD BE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND MANY MANY DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO MY HOME AND PROCEEDED TO FIX IT MYSELF. *NM

CONSUMER 1999 F SERIES FRONT ALLOY WHEELS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND LOOSES AIR. *TS *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V303000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE . THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - THE VEHICLE HAD A HOSE BREAK THAT WENT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION COUPLER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND AT A COMPLETE STOP THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE AIR BAG HAS NOT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AT 30,000 MILES THE FRONT END SHOOK, AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 5 MPH B TO GAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT. AT 78,000 MILES, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ASSEMBLY. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM HER HUSBAND'S VEHICLE. THE SPARK PLUG CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND BLEW THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE SERVICE DEALER CONFIRMED IT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT SAID THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS EXPERIENCED IN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP05005. *AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW THROUGH THE CYLINDER HEAD OF VEHICLE CAUSING THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3600.00. *JB

I OWNED A 99.5 FORD F350 WITH THE 7.3L DIESEL AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT AROUND 30K MILES, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHILE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES OR ABS BRAKES. HAD THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A STEEPER GRADE OR BUSIER TIME OF DAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER, THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND RAN BRIEFLY BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AT THAT POINT. THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT FIXING THE TRUCK, WHICH LED TO ANOTHER HIGH SPEED STALL WITH LOSS OF CONTROL, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS). I HAD TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM WHEN I HAD IT TOWED THE FIRST TIME. IT SEEMS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG FORD 7.3L DIESEL OWNERS THAT THIS PART FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AT AS EARLY AS 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MOST OWNERS CARRY A SPARE IN THEIR TRUCKS TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS HAS BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AS MORE AND MORE FAMILIES USE THEM AS GROCERY-GETTERS AND/OR THE FAMILY WAGON. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER OR A DRIVER IN A MORE HAZARDOUS SETTING WOULD NOT HAVE FARED AS WELL AS I DID. I URGE YOU TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND BRING IT TO LIGHT SO THAT FORD CAN NO LONGER SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG UNTIL PEOPLE GET HURT. AS THESE TRUCKS GET MORE MILES ON THEM THE ODDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THAT THE CPS WILL FAIL LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE STATE IN MANY I

1)EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE:NOTHING NOTED. 2)FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES:THE STOCK ALLOY FRONT WHEEL ON MY FORD PICKUP HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND LOOSES AIR. VISITING MY LOCAL LES SCHWAB TIRE STORE, I WAS ADVISED AND SHOWN WHERE THEY HAD FOUND MULTIPLE CRACKS AND THIS NOW PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THIS WHEEL CANNOT BE RUN WITH A TUBE OR REPAIRED, BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. 3)WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE:THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL WAS ROTATED IN ITS PLACE. NO LONG TERM REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED AS OF YET. 1999, SUPER DUTY, 4X4, DUALLY, W/7.3 LITER DIESEL - FRONT WHEEL. *NM

THE CAM POSITION SENSOR ON MY '99 FORD F-350 W/ 7.3L POWER STROKE IS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THESE FAILURES CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN INSTANTLY WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 283 IN PA CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSS STEERING AND BRAKES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION WITH A CURB. NO PROPERTY PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IN MY OPINION IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

1. LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 1999 FORD F350 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY WITH 18,800 ODOMETER MILES STARTED TO SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE TIRE BLEW FROM CORD SEPARATION. TIRE HAS ALMOST FULL TREAD DEPTH AS NEW TIRE. IT IS A GENERAL GRABBER TR IN 235/85-R16 SIZE THAT WAS EQUIPPED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED AIR PRESSURE OF 65 PSI. ALL SEVEN TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECENTLY CHECKED (WITHIN THE LAST WEEK) FOR PROPER INFLATION AND ANY ABNORMALITIES. I WAS NOT TOWING A TRAILER. THERE WERE FOUR ADULTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. 2. TIRE BLEW VIOLENTLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. TIRE REMAINS RUINED FENDER, ABS SYSTEM, BUMPER GUARD, AND INNER FENDER WELL, ALONG WITH WHEEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS BEFORE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED FROM 60 MILES PER HOUR. 3. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES USING SPARE TIRE, AND WIRING, FENDER WELL, ETC. OUT OF CONTACT WITH TIRE. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A FORD F350 EXTENDED CAB DUALLY IN 1999. THREE YEARS AGO THE TIRE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BROKE WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED. SINCE PURCHASE THE SPARE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN USED OR TOUCHED BY ANYONE. RECENTLY, WHEN AT A TIRE SHOP WHILE GETTING TIRES REPLACED AND AN OIL CHANGE THE SERVICEMAN NOTED THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE WAS AGAIN BROKEN. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD DEALER, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY TOO DECLINED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SPARE TIRE CABLE COULD BREAK ON THESE VEHICLES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO OTHERS. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 1999 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY HAS A CRACKED WHEEL ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE THE CRACK IS ABOUT TWELVE INCHES LONG. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HER LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND FORD, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WERE NO FREE REMEDIES OR RECALLS. THE CONSUMER DID NOT PLAN ON CHANGING THE WHEEL WITH A NEW ONE. THE CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA HOW THE CRACK HAPPENED, NOR DID THE MANUFACTURER. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 F350. HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. COULD NOT TELL THE PART NUMBER,BUT IT WAS THE SAME ONE BEING USED ON THE FORD/BRONCO THAT WAS BEING RECALLED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V388000. IT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE OLD PART. WOULD LIKE THE F350 MODEL BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PART NUMBER ON THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THAT THE CONTACT FOUND ON TRUCK. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER TO THE LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A BRAKE JOB WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALL THE PARTS WERE FORD PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS BUT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

DT: BOUGHT TRUCK 11-15-01. SINCE THEN YOU HAVE HAD REPAETED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS. THE 1ST TIME THEY WENT OUT WAS 12-12-01, AGAIN ON 2-11-02, AND 2-14-02. AGAIN 4-23-03. NOW CURRENTLY OUT AGAIN. IN THE PAST FORD HAS WORKED WITH THIS ISSUE, NOW WILL NOT. 3-15-05 NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, NOW HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND KNOCKING NOISES. DEALER IS REFUSING REPAIRS UNLESS PAYS OUT OF POCKET.

THE FUEL PUMP ON 1999 F350 4X4 WITH 38800 MILES [XXX] STRANDED ME AND THE FAMILY AFTER TRAVELLING 80 MILES DRIVING AT 65MPH NEAR MORRIS, IL. REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK THAT TOOK OVER 2 HOURS TO GET US. I AM A DIABETIC AND AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BEING STRANDED MY BLOOD SUGAR WAS TOO LOW. TOWED TO THE FORD GARAGE AND TECHS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF $680, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT 7 OTHER FORD VEHICLES WERE TOWED IN WITH FUEL PUMP FAILURES. HE CALLED FORD TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT FORDS FAULT BUT TOO HIGH OF A ALCOHOL LEVEL IN THE LOCAL GAS. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AS MY WIFES JEEP USES THE SAME FUEL THAT I DO AND HER CAR DID NOT HAVE A FUEL PUMP FAILURE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TRUCK HAS 56K MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILES FROM HOM EWHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP NOISE WHICH SHOOK THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN CONTINUED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, SHE DROVE BACK HOME AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE ENGINE, I DETERMINED THAT A COIL PACK HAD BLOWN OFF. THE SPARK PLUG WAS ALSO ATTACHED TO IT SO THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, AV FORD AND THEY SAID MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S WHAT THEY CALL A 'BLOWN PLUG'. THEY ESTIMATED THE HEAD SHOULD BE REPLACED SINCE THIS WOULD STRIP THE THREADS OF THE HEAD. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT BOTH HEADS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5800 BECAUSE OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THE FORD V10 ENGINES FROM ABOUT 1999-2003. I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF OTHER FORD SERVICE TECHS AT OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY AGREED THAT IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS NOT RECOGNIZING OR DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. I CALLED FORD CONSUMER RELATIONS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEFECT AND THEY SAID BEFORE THEY CAN HELP ME, I NEED TO HAVE THE DEALER OFFICIALLY LOOK IT OVER. THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT $5800 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED OR EVEN THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE OF OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE V10 ENGINE. THE DEFECT IS THAT THE ALUMINUM HEADS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH THREADS TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUGS SECURELY AND EVENTUALLY THEY WILL VIBR

A BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR WHEELS CORRODED/ERUPTED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING. THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NM THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIRES DEVELOPED A BUBBLE. *JB

NOTICED TIRE WABBLING ON HIGHWAY DRIVING HOME STOP TO SEE IF TIRE WAS FLAT/FOUND IT INFLATED OK DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AT 45 VMPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF COULD NOT STOP DUE TO NO PULL OVER ON INTER CITY XPRES WAY.TIRE STAYED INFLATED NO TREAD ATTACHED,FOUND A PLACE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY LOTS OF DAMAGED TO TRUCK FENDER, BRAKE, LINE 4-WHEEL DRIVE HUBS, BUMPER, AND RUNNING BOARD PLUS PAINT ON DOOR.DUE TO STEEL CORDS FROM TIRE.I SENT TIRE TO COOPER TIRE COMPANY THEY INSPECTED UNIT SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT! COST OF TIRE WAS $123.95 REPAIR TO TRUCK WAS ABOUT $3700.00 FORD DEALER. AUG 03 2004,5DAYS AFTERIGOT TRUCK FROM DEALER AND DRIVING TRUCK ONLY 34 MILES A SECOND TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPRATION I TOOK TIRE TO LILBURN TIRE (770)923-4400 /IT WAS REMOVED INSPECTED FOUND TO HAVE HAVE SPERATED ALSO :NOTE TIRE WAS INSPECTED FOUND NO DAMAGED TO INSIDE ,NO REPAIR DONE OR BRUSING BOTH TIRES ARE CHAPARRAL A/P LT265/75-R16 WITH THE SER NUMBER OF WEW-081-N07R COOPER TIR HAS FIRST TIRE AT THEIR PLANT IN OHIO.*AK