2000 Ford F-350 SD complaints

I OWN 265/75R16 KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT 10 PLY LOAD RANGE E TIRES THAT AT LEAST ONE HAS STARTED TO BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE BEAD OF THE TIRE, ONLY 20,000 MILES ON TIRES WHICH WERE REGULARLY ROTATED, AND HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING WITH THEM. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE SAME TIRE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM) BY KUMHO MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2005 AND DECEEMBER 2006. THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOUT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THE TIRES IN JUNE 2004 AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE THE RECALL INCLUSION DATES BEEN EXPANDED. *AK

AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS OF GOOD SERVICE A PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW STILL HAVING NUMEROUS CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(CPS) FAILURE IN THE 2000 F350 7.3 SD PICKUP TRUCK CPS SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP AND LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AS EXTRA COSTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THE ORIGINAL CPS PART NUMBERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND AN ALTERNATE PART IS A REPLACEMENT TODAY. A YEAR AFTER THE LAST REPAIR OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE COMPUTER CODE FINALLY RECOGNIZED THE DEFAULT WITH A CODE P0340. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SENSOR ERROR WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CHECK ENGINE CODE SYSTEM AND IT IS THE SECOND TIME THE CPS WILL BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 IN REPAIRS TO FIND A FIX. I HOPE THE NEW PART BE THE FINAL FIX. *TR

I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL ON THE FREEWAY I-80 (RENO) ON MY 2000 FORD F350 POWER STROKE DIESEL PICK-UP. REPLACED PART OUT OF POCKET. NO OTHER ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. TRUCK STOPPED DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. *TR

TOWING 20 FT TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AND MOTOR JUST DIED NO BRAKES OR STEERING LUCKILY ONLY DOING 25 MPH WAS ABLE TO TAKE SIDE STREET AND HAVE TOWED TO DEALER WAS OUT OF STATE AT THE TIME. CAM POSITION SENSOR NOT LISTED NEEDS RECALL. *TR

A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN...NO WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. RESTARTED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS SEVERAL TIMES, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE REPAIR COST ALMOST $ 600 WITH TOWING..A WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. *AK

TRUCK FAILED ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 10 KM FROM NEAREST TOWN. MANAGEDTO LIMP TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. DEALER CHARGED ME $621.00 TO REPLACE A FAULTY CPS MODULE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE SPARK PLUG THREAD BECAME DETACHED. THE DEALER IS CHARGING BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THREE DAYS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE FORD TRITONS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE- TRUCK TALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY- HIT ROAD SIGN TRYING TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. DAMAGED THE TRUCK=$ 850.00. *AK

(1) NO EVENTS BESIDES A SUDDEN MISS OR COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER (2) ENGINE DIES (3) I HAVE HAD MY 2000 F350 DRW AND I TOW 16K LBS I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND DIE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I REPLACED THE CPS TWICE IN 15,000 MILES AT 105 BUCKS EACH FROM INTERNATIONAL. TOWING THIS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AT THIS TYPE OF SPEED IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE A MOTOR THAT DIES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CPS ON MY 2000 F350 7.3L DIESEL 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE LISTED THE LAST REPLACEMENT IN THE FORM BELOW. *TR

F-350 DIESEL CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. *JB

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT IDLING AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO PUFF OUT TONS OF SMOKE AND RUN BAD... TOOK IT THREE BLOCKS TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE CPS CAM POS SENSOR (FORD CALLS IT A SYNCHRONIZER P# F7TZ-12K073-A) WAS BAD... I HAVE RODE IN TWO OTHER 7.3 L TRUCKS THAT ALSO HAD CPS GO BAD IN THEM. I NOW CARRY A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX BECAUSE IF IN THE DESERT OR WHERE EVER I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED FOR A SIMPLE PART. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 20 WHO OWN THIS TRUCK WHO HAVE ALL HAD CPS FAILURES. *TR

NO WARNING, TRUCK JUST DIED. STARTED UP AFTER I COASTED TO A STOP. GOOD THING I WASN'T PULLING MY TRAILER COMING DOWN VAIL PASS. DIED THE NEXT DAY AND WOULD NOT START. REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

LEAF SPRINGS BROKE WHILE HAULING LOADS. PULLING A 16 FEET TRAILER WITH ONE SMALL MINI PONY SPRING BROKE, CAUSES SWAYING IN DECEMBER 2006. PULLING 28 FEET TRAILER ON INTERSTATE IN JANUARY 2006 HAD SAME THING HAPPEN. NOW THE 3RD EVENT USING 30 FEET HORSE TRAILER TAKING 6 HORSES TO FARRIER HAD SAME PROBLEM. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY FORCING VEHICLE OFF ROAD WHILE TOWING.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350, AND STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT RIMS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT THEY WON'T HOLD ANY AIR. THERE WEREN'T ANY DENTS, AND HE HAD NOT DRIVEN OVER A CURB OR HIT ANY POTHOLES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE RIMS TO CRACK. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122000 MILES.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 SD, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I LOOSE ALL POWER FUNCTIONS SUCH AS BRAKES AND STEERING. IF I AM LUCKY, I CAN GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART ON THE MOVE. IT IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THOUGH WHEN I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JB

WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING MY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 FORD F-350 W/7.3 DIESEL FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME IT TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEN COST ME $162.36 FOR A NEW SENSOR! I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART IN CASE YOU WANT IT. *NM

I HAD A SERIOUS TIRE FAILURE. THE INTERNAL STEEL BELTS SEPARATED CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. IT WAS ON MY 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK. I ONLY HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM NOW WORRIED THE OTHER TIRES MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IS THERE ANY RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF TIRE? *NM

THIRD TIME REPLACING CPS/CMP (CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR) ON MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL. TRUCK DIES AND WILL NOT RUN BEYOND ABOUT 30 SECONDS UNTIL THIS SENSOR IS REPLACED. FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN MY LARGE TRUCK AND IT DIES, NO POWER TO STEERING OR BRAKES. SCARED MY FAMILY, THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT THOUGH. I CARRY A SPARE CPS BUT HAVE GIVEN 2 AWAY TO FRIENDS WHEN THEIRS WENT OUT. THIS PART IS A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE DANGER OF A 7,800 LB TRUCK GOING DEAD W/O WARNING. *NM

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AVER 50 YEARS, HAVE HAD MANY BLOWOUT/FLATS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, YESTERDAY HAD A FRONT TIRE DEVELOP A SMALL SEPARATION AND AT 45 MPH COULD NOT CONTROL MY 2000 FORD F350 IN ONE LANE. HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AND IT SEEM THAT SENSE I STOPPED REPAIRING VEHICLES THEY HAVE REDESIGNED FRONT END\STEERING SYSTEMS AND FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT IT IS NO WONDER THAT AT 60 MPH+ ANYTHING HAPPENS TO A FRONT TIRE---- WE MAY HAVE A WRECK. I CAN NOT HELP BUT FEEL THESE DESIGNS HAVE LED TO A LOT OF ROLL OVER'S AND BAD ACCIDENTS. *JB

2000 FORD F350 V10 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *JB

IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED DURING VERY INOPPORTUNE TIMES WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. FUEL HAS BEEN RULED OUT, A FULL SYSTEMS CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, WITH NO ERROR CODES OR OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO STALL, IT GOES THROUGH A PERIOD OF STUTTERING (<1 MIN) THEN STALLS COMPLETELY. YOU CAN WAIT FOR APPROX. 2-7 MINUTES AND THEN ENGINE WILL START AND OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF <5 MINS, BEFORE AGAIN STALLING. DURING THIS SECOND EVENT, THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER SERVICING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ITSELF WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON A DRY AND FLAT COUNTY ROAD. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED HOWEVER THE STEEL BELTS NEVER SEPARATED. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION NOTICED OR ABNORMAL BULGING TO THE TIRE PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE ROTATED REGULARLY AND CHECKED FOR CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AS WELL.

DRIVING AT RATE OF 40 MPH WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP FROM HITTING ANIMAL ON THE ROAD. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY PRESSED. BRAKE LINE WAS BUSTED ON DRIVERS SIDE UNDERNEATH THE CLIP HOLDING BRAKE LINE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. *JB

3 CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 14 MONTHS. STEERING AND BRAKING ARE DIFFICULT AT BEST WHEN THE SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE OCCURS. *NM

THE ENGINE WOULD JUST DIE EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CAMSHAFT POSTION SENSOR WAS BAD. *JB

WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE STEERING LOCKS UP (THE PUMP DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PRESSURE FOR THE BRAKES AND STEERING). AFTER CONTACTING SEVERAL MECHANICS THIS IS A FORD DIESEL COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE HAS NOT YET TO BE A CORRECT FIX. *JB

2000 FORD F350 7.3 THE TRUCK KEPT STALLING AND STOPPING IN TRAFFIC. HAD THE CODES CHECKED AND NOTHING SHOWED ON THE SCANNER, I WAS TOLD I HAD BAD FUEL. DRAINED THE TANK, CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER,PUT IN NEW FUEL FROM A DIFFERENT STATION AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER IN JOHNSTOWN THIS TIME. THE DEALER SAID THE CAM SENSOR WAS BAD AND FOR $ 680.00 THE PROBLEM WOULD BE REPAIRED. HAD THEM MAKE THE REPAIRS AND WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. TALKED WITH SEVERAL OWNER OF THE DIESEL TRUCKS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN THAT THEY KEEP A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX THAT IT ONLY TAKES 15 MIN TO CHANGE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON A STATE RT AT RUSH HOUR WITH A SEMI PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME,HE SEEN THAT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND DID NOT CONTINUE. I WAS LUCKY THAT DAY. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH A SHARP LEFT CURVE AT THE BOTTOM, JUST AS I GOT TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO USE MY BRAKES THE ENGINE STALLED, I MADE THE TURN BUT HAD TO DRIVE ON THE BERM AND IN THE DITCH TO DO SO. AGAIN WE RAN THE CODES AND NOTHING SHOWED. ON THE WAY HOME FROM SCANNING THE CODES IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF ST RT 13 . THAT IS WHEN IT WENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHY KEEP MAKING THE SAME BAD SENSOR AND WHY DOES IT NOT SHOW UP WHEN YOUR RUN THE CODES? *NM

FRONT BRAKES, FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; THERE ARE FLOAT PINS WHICH KEEP THE CALIPERS CENTERED OVER THE ROTORS . THEY HAVE SEIZED UP. THE VEHICLE BREAKING WAS BECOMING SLUGGISH. REPEATED INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS INDICATED THEIR CONDITION TO BE GOOD. EVENTUALLY I DECIDED TO ORDER NEW CALIPERS WITH PADS. THESE UNITS CAME WITH 'NEW FLOAT PINS'. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE MY CALIPERS WERE GOOD BUT THEY WERE LOCKED IN POSITION BECAUSE OF THE SEIZED FLOAT PINS. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PRESSURE WAS TO THE INSIDE PAD ONLY GREATLY LENGTHENING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. AS THE PROBLEM CAME ON GRADUALLY I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW POOR THE BRAKING HAD BECOME UNTIL I REBUILT THE SYSTEM. THE PINS WHICH NEED TO SLIDE FOR PROPER BRAKING HAVE LITTLE RUBBER BOOTS TO KEEP OUT ROAD DEBRIS AND WATER. THESE BOOTS WERE NOT SEATED ON THE GROVE ON THE ORIGINAL CALIPER BODY. AS THE SYMPTOMS COME ON GRADUALLY THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH SEVERELY DEGRADING BRAKE PERFORMANCE. CURIOUSLY THE REPLACEMENT CALIPERS HAD A BAG OF SPARE PARTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINE WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION.

2000 F350 TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WENT THROUGH A MEDIAN INTO A DITCH AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE TRUCK TURNED OVER. *JB

WHEN UP-SHIFTING GEARS, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND ACCELERATOR IS NON-RESPONSIVE AS ENGINE IDLES AROUND 1K RPM CAUSING LOSS OF MOMENTUM. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE USED TO INCREASE SPEED, BUT DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH STARTS THE CYCLE OF NON-RESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR ACTION ALL OVER. THE TRUCK HAS DIED ON CURBS, IN INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE GETTING ONTO ON RAMPS. FORD HAS REPLACED SOME MAGNETS WHICH JUST DELAYED THE ACTION FOR A FEW WEEKS. THE LONGER IT GOES WITHOUT REPAIR, THE WORSE IT BECOMES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. HE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, TO MISS THE OTHER VEHICLE HE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AS FORD OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF A NEW CAM SENSOR AND TOW TRUCK SERVICE (PART # F7TZ12K073-A, SYNCRO 997690). *NM

CPS(CAM POSITION SENSOR) THERE ARE NO EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THIS SENSOR. (EXPECT THE SENSOR TO FAIL ANY WHERE BETWEEN 80,000 TO 120,000 MILES)...YOUR FORD 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINE WILL SIMPLY JUST SHUT DOWN LEAVING YOU WITH NO POWER TO STEER OR STOP YOUR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART UNTIL THE FAILED SENSOR IS REPLACED. ONCE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN ANOTHER 80,000 TO 120,000 MILES (WHO KNOWS). MANY PEOPLE CARRY A SPARE SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THIS FAILURE WILL OCCUR. *JB

ON MY 2000 FORD F350 DIESEL, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AS I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STALLED AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED AND I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TOTALLY OFF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY A POLICE OFFICER ON THE HIGHWAY PULLED IN BEHIND ME AND STAYED WITH ME WITH HIS LIGHTS ON UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION. THEN I FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON, VERY DANGEROUS, AND VERY IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IF THE POLICE OFFICER WAS NOT THERE QUICKLY, OR IF HE HAD A CALL TO ATTEND TO, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *JB

F-350 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED PREMATURELY (28,000 MILES). ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING, BRAKES FAILED. ROLLED TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. NO TRAFFIC AROUND. FORD REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 I EMAILED FORD MY CONCERN WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILURE ON MY 2000 F350 TRUCK ([XXX], 153,440 KM). I SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKE TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, AND TO THE SUPERVISOR IN THAT DEPARTMENT, AND COULD NOT BELIEVE THE RUN-AROUND I RECEIVED REGARDING MY CONCERN. THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NO ACCESS TO PERFORMANCE RECORDS ON VEHICLES AND COULD NOT COMMENT ON MY CONCERN. THEY SIMPLY TRIED TO BOUNCE ME BACK TO THE DEALER, WITH WHOM I HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED MY CONCERN. THE DEALER ADVISED I COMMUNICATE WITH FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDED ME WITH THE EMAIL ADDRESS. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED, LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JUBILEE FORD IN SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN FOR REPAIR. THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE HYDRO-BOOST WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $292.70. I WAS TOLD THE NUT AT ONE END OF THE HOSE FAILED. I KEPT THE OLD HOSE. MY CONCERN IS VERY SIMPLE. BECAUSE OF THE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS (LOSING STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL) HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING (IE. ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH), HAS THIS OCCURRED WITH OTHER SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE? FORD'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MUST KEEP RECORDS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AS IT APPLIES TO 1999-2005 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, AND HENCE FORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A STRAIGHT FORWARD ANSWER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN THIS FROM THEM. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING , THE CO NSUMER NOTICED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. NO PARTICULAR SPEED WAS NOTICED AT WHICH THIS HAS OCCURRED. CONSUMER DID NOTE IT WORKS WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THEN ACCELERATING PAST THROUGH THE RED LIGHT THE ODOMETER BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP BUT THIS WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT JUST DIED. IT VARIED AT THE SPEEDS THAT THE CONTACT WAS GOING. THE DEALER CHANGED VARIOUS SENSORS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS. ON 9-16-05 THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPING. IT WILL SOMETIMES START BACK RIGHT AWAY. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST NOT START, AND ONE COULD WAIT 10 MINUTES AND IT WILL RESTART OR MAY HAVE TO WAIT 2 HOURS BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT CITED RECALL 05S34 ON THE SAME VEHICLE BUT JUST DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS. *AK

I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE USE ON MY 2000 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUP. LUCKILY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO BILL ME EXTENSIVELY FOR REPLACING THE MAIN BRAKE LINE. *JB

DT: 2000 FORD F350. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE AND LOST THE SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND NOBODY WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE SPARE HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A FLAT PIECE OF METAL THAT HOLDS THE BED TOGETHER; THE METAL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND APART FROM THE BENDS OF THE TRUCK. HE HAS AN ARROW TECHNICAL BODY. CONTACTED, REDDING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK; THEY CALLED THEIR BOSSES AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WAS THE OWNER OF ONLY ONE TRUCK. HE HAS FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT THEY COULD NOT PUT UNDER COAT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD. IN ADDITION, FOUND OUT THEY WERE PUTTING UNDER COAT UNDER THE TRUCK THAT AROSE FROM A FIRE A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE HE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE STRAPS FOR THE TAILGATE. HE WARRANTY ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK ALMOST EXPIRED. THE TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH ANY OFF-ROAD ELEMENTS. THE MODEL # OF THE BODY WAS: V110FSW99. THE SERIAL # OF THE BODY IS: 501393 . THE REDDING BODY COMPANY WAS IN CHARGE OF THE BODY. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY F-350 PICKUP DOES NOT HAVE A LABEL ON THE DRIVER DOOR SO I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THE PROPER TIRE INFLATION FOR THE VEHICAL. THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR UP TO 80 PSI, BUT BOTH THE TIRE AND VEHICAL MANUALS STATE THAT IT SHOULD BE BASED ON THE LABEL ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. FORD SAYS THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO ME BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IT- ALTHOUGH APPERANTLY A DEALER COULD GET IT. DRIVING A TRUCK THAT COULD REQUIRE 75 PSI IN THE TIRES WITH ONLY 30 PSI COULD RESULT IN A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT THE FORD REP I SPOKE TO JUST KEPT SAYING THEY COULDN'T HELP ME.

MY F350 DIESEL 4X4 HAS THE STEERING SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, SEEMS LIKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS ALSO THE ABS BRAKE BOOSTER. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING ASSIST STOPS. WITH THE WEIGH OF THE DIESEL ENGIN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MORE THAN A QUARTER TURN WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. I NEED TO ROLL SEVERAL FEET WITHOUT BRAKE APPLIED IN ORDER TO TURN, PUMP REPLACED @ 20K MI NO BETTER. THE SITUATIONS IS GETTING WORSE...NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT

DT: THE STEERING SHAFT (POWER STEERING GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT) SNAPPED OFF WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE DID STOP WITH NO ACCIDENT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TT

TIRE FAILURE- TREAD SEPARATION. PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A REDUCED SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY, BECAUSE OF RAIN, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION FROM THE TIRES. AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY I PULLED OFF INTO A REST AREA TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE THINKING THAT I HAD A TIRE THAT WAS GOING FLAT. I MEASURED THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2000 FORD F-350. I MEASURED 60LBS IN THE FRONT AND 70LBS IN THE REAR. I INSPECTED THE WHEELS TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE BUT I COULDN?T FIND ANYTHING. I DEDUCED THAT THE VIBRATION MIGHT BE A RESULT OF THE TIRE THROWING A BALANCING WEIGHT AND I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY SINCE I COULDN?T FIND ANY PROBLEM. ABOUT 8 MILES FURTHER UP THE ROAD I SUFFERED A TREAT SEPARATION FROM THE TIRE WHICH CAME ACTUALLY CAME OFF THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR IMMEDIATELY AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE (IT DID HAVE A SLOW LEAK THAT DRAINED THE TIRE AFTER ABOUT 6 HOURS). I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ENTIRE INCIDENT AND COULD SAFELY DRIVE IT UNTIL I COULD FIND A SAFE PLACE MILE FURTHER UP THE ROAD WHERE I REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE RESULTING INCIDENT DAMAGED THE FENDER AREA OF MY VEHICLE AND WILL REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL REPAIR. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER I WAS DRIVING AT A REDUCED SPEED FOR THIS SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND AT NO TIME DID MY SPEED EXCEED 60MPH. THE AIR TEMPERATURE FROM THE TIME I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE FAILURE WAS 43 TO 38 DEGREES. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AXLE SEALS ON FRONT REAR ARE HANGING OUT OF END OF AXLES. DRIVERS SIDE IS LEAKING OIL.DEALER ALREADY REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM ONCE AT 30K NOW IT IS MY COST PARTS COUNTER SAID FORD REDESIGNED SEALS BECAUSE OF SO MANY PROBLEMS

PURCHASED TIRES FROM COSTCO FOR THE BACK OF MY PICKUP. THEY PLACED 82.5 PSI IN THE REAR TIRES OF A EMPTY PICKUP...AS DIRECTED BY MICHELIN. THIS CREATED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRUCK DID 3 REVOLUTIONS DOWN THE FREEWAY DUE TO SEVERELY CROWNED TIRES. SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THIS RECOMMENDATION OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT/KILLED. THIS IS A COMMON SENSE ISSUE THAT NEITHER COSTCO OR MICHELIN WILL ADDRESS. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL IF POSSIBLE. THIS PRACTICE HAS TO BE STOPPED, PLEASE REVIEW WITH YOUR ENGINEERS. THANK YOU DON PREUITT. *JB