2001 Ford F-350 SD complaints

MY 2001 FORD F350 REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISION. THE VIECLE HAD ONLY 33,340 MILES AND WAS 3 YEARS 3 MONTHS NEW

DT: CONSUMER STATES 2001 FORD F350 HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR WHEN GOING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH. WHILE DRIVING THE RPM'S ALSO REVVED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED NOT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED LAST WEEKEND. CONSUMER HAS HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSIONS IN F350 1999 AND 2000, BUT THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE NHTSA DATABASE.*AK

I NOTICED A PULL TO THE LEFT ON MY 2001 FORD F350 WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES LT 265 75R 16 THINKING IT WAS AIR PRESURE RELATED THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT I CHECKED THE PRESURE IN ALL TIRES AND ALL HAD REQUIRED PRESURE, SO I THOUGHT THERE MAY BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE NEXT DAY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH DOWN THE TURNPIKE CAUSING SIGNIFIANT DAMMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AN ALMOST A CATASTROPHIC CRASH. UPON INSTALLING THE SPARE THE PULL TO THE LEFT DISAPPEARED, THUS NO ALIGMENT ISSUE THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN ON IT'S WAY TO FAILURE CAUSING THE PULL TO THE LEFT. THE TREAD SEAPRATED FROM THE TIRE COMPLETLY, BUT THE TIRE SILL HELD PRESURE.

SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT? TRUCK IS NOW SITTING AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 8 MONTHS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING ON ANY VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS.

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN BECAUSE CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILED. CAM SHAFT SENSOR WORE OUT BEFORE ALL THE OTHER THINGS BECAME DEFECTIVE AND IT KILLED THE ENGINE. CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THIS DID HAPPEN, AND THE ONLY THING THEY DO WAS REPLACE THE SENSOR. *AK

VEHICLE HAS 85,600 MILES, 95% OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES, 10% OF WHICH WERE PULLING AN 8,000 POUND TRAILER. NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE UNTIL PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN LAST NIGHT WITH NO LOAD. TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT IN MY E04 TRANSMISSION WAS A LITTLE ERRATIC WITH A CLUNKING NOISE. SOON AFTER, IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WITHOUT ME BACKING WAY OFF OF THE THROTTLE AND THEN IT SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND. ALL SHIFT POINTS SEEM TO BE VERY SLIGHTLY HIGHER. NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS EXCEPT IN 1ST GEAR. EVEN MODERATE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP WITH NO LOAD PRODUCES ERRATIC ENGAGEMENT PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE FORD 5-YEAR, 75,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THAT I BOUGHT WITH THE TRUCK WON'T COVER THE TRANSMISSION SINCE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE "POWER TRAIN". IT IS CONSIDERED, INSTEAD, PART OF THE "DRIVE TRAIN." THIS IS VERY MISLEADING AND FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I HAD TO PAY $96.00 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEMS, THEN ANOTHER $96.00 TO TEAR INTO IT AND PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ''ONE-WAY CLUTCH'' HAD FAILED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION WITH BITS OF METAL. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THEY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TRYING TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION BUT, INSTEAD, REPLACE IT WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. THEY DID INDICATE THAT FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE NEWER ONE-WAY CLUTCHES AND SOME OTHER COMPONENTS TO BE STRONGER AND THOSE WOULD ALREADY BE INSTALLED IN THE REMANUFACTUR

VEHICLE: FORD TYPE: F350 DIESEL 7.3L - 2001 ISSUE: THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. CAUSE OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO IDM MODULE (INJECTOR MODULE) AS FROM THE FORD DIAGOSTIC SHEET (CODE P1298); THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED BY THE FORD DEALER, BEING BLAMED ON LOW VOLTAGE BATTERIES. THE "DEAD" BATERIES WERE A CAUSE OF THE IDM MODULE (ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NO FUEL INJECTION PRESENT). AT THIS MOMENT THE IDM MODULE WAS STILL NOT REPLACED, AND FORD STILL BLAMES THE BATTERIES. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR DUE TO THE FACT THA T IT MAY OCCUR ON A HWY., AND A HEAVY TRUCK LIKE A F350 CAN NOT BE STOPPED INSTANTLY. ALSO THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING AND POWER BRAKES.

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING AND BRAKES.AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND BE VERY JERKY,AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GO BACK AND FORTH VERY FAST AND YOU CANNOT HOLD WHEEL STRAIGHT.I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES IN A WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY REPLACED BALL JOINTS,STEERING STABILIZER AND TIERODENDS.THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST AND I HAVE CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE.THE BRAKES ARE ALSO LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STOPPED THERE IS ALOT OF SMOKE FROM BOTH REAR BRAKES.AGAIN THIS IS NOT ALL THE TIME SO DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX THIS AS WELL.I AM VERY CONCERNED I HAVE A FAMILY THAT IS IN THIS VEHICLE AND BOTH OF THESE ISSURES ARE SAFTEY.

RECALL 03T002000 CONCERNING FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. WHILE THE COMPANY REPAIR SHOP WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE MECHANIC NOTICED A FOOT LONG CRACK ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. THE CRACK INDICATED THAT THE TREAD APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. FORD, F350 SUPER DUTY 2001. FIRESTONE TIRE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT # VNW81XL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-45 MPH, MY 2001 F-350 FORD CREW CAB,4-WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY PICKUP TRUCK CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME AS I WAS ONLY ABOUT 1-1 1/5 MIIES FROM MY HOUSE, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, RICART FORD. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I NOTICED A LARGE, GAPPING WHOLE IN THE GEAR BOX ON THE FRONT AXLE. IT APPEARED THAT THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE HOUSING, BLOWING A WHOLE IN THE METAL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (51,178 MILES) AND FORD WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. RICART REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE WITH A USED ONE FROM A JUNKYARD FOR $3478.21. GIVEN THEIR EXTIMATE FOR A NEW AXLE, MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED WITH A USED ONE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR WHICH COST $426.99. I HAVE KEPT A LOG OF MY CONTACTS WITH RICART AND THE ONLY CONTACT WITH THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE WHICH I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SUMMARIZE. I ALSO HAVE THE DAMAGED FRONT AXLE AND HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL DIGITAL PHOTOS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH HOW THINGS HAVE GONE THUS FAR. FOR EXAMPLE, IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO HEAR FROM FORD. IN FACT, RICART AVOIDED GIVING ME A NAME TO CONTACT. EVEN AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY THE FORD REP, I ASKED FOR A CONTACT ABOVE HIM AND HE INFORMED ME THAT EVEN IF I CONTACTED THE PRESIDENT, IT WOULD COME BACK TO HIM FOR THE DECISION. WHEN I ASKED FOR HIS PHONE NUMBER, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A PHONE AND I COULD REACH HIM THROUGH THE DEALER. HAD THIS OCCURRED WITH

SCRAPPING NOISE HEARD AFTER HARD LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. FOUND TO HAVE BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TWO LOWER AND SUGGESTED THAT THE UPPERS WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $727.00 (OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE) THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH ONLY 27K MILES TO DATE. IS THIS NORMAL, OR ARE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM?*AK

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD 4 TRANSMISSIONS, AND A NEW MOTOR ALONG WITH MANY REPAIRS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WEARS OUT PREMATURELY. THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTER IS FAULTY WHICH CAUSES FAULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. CONSUMER WILL HEAR A CLANKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD YOU WOULD BE LUCKY IF YOU GET 100,000 MILES OUT OF THIS TRANSMISSION. *AK

LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING REAR SHACKLE HANGER TO FRAME RIVETS FAILURE. LOWER RIVET HEAD SHEARS OFF BENDING THE SHACKLE HANGER.*AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 TO 35 MILES AN HR.WHEN I HIT ICE ON THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WENT DOWN IN A OLD CANAL AND HIT HEAD ON IN A BANK .THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS A FORD F350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB DUALLY.YEAR 2001. *AK

VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT WHEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 2001 CREWCAB PSD. FORD SAID "TOO BAD, WARRANTY EXPIRED NOW". ENDED UP SPENDING $5000 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION, NOT FROM FORD, BUT FROM A DIESEL EXPERT WHO SAID THIS IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE, AND SPECIFICALLY THIS YEAR - HE ALSO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE OWNED FORD VEHICLES FOR OVER 25 YEARS, BUT NEVER AGAIN WILL WE BUY A FORD BECAUSE WE NOW FEEL THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM, FORD DOES KNOW ABOUT IT, YET REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE BLOCK HEATER PROBLEM. THE BLOCK HEATER CORD CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE ENTIRE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. ALSO, IT CAUGHT THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHICH THE TRUCK WAS PARKED UNDERNEATH. *AK *TC

(1) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. (2) TRANSMISSION DECIDED THAT IT NO LONGER WANTED TO SHIFT. I WAS RUNNING EMPTY PULLING NOTHING. I WAS PULLING OFF AT MY EXIT COASTING AS I CAME UP TO THE LIGHT. AS THE TRUCK SHIFTED DOWN I HEARD A CLUNK. NOW I GET A CLICKINGL/GRIND/CLUNK WHERE THE TRUCK TRIES TO SHIFT. THE TRUCK HAS 79K MILES ON IT. MOST OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. I OCCASSINALLY PULL A 6500 LB TRAVEL TRAILER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DEALER WHO HAS A DIESEL/HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SHOP. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.(3) NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, NO APPARANT REASON FOR FAILURE. *AK

2001 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY - I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WHO DOES NOT USE THIS VEHICLE TO TOW. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY AT MY EXPENSE. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL, OR WHY HAS FORD NOT PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT?*AK

AFTER HEARING A NOISE AND HAVING AN ODD FEELING IN THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLEIT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END FELL DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPAIRED.*AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITH TWO ADULT IN A FORD, F350 SUPER DUTY 2001 TRUCK. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED DURING THE INCIDENT. FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, AND DOT# VNW81XL0401.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AND MY LEFT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK AND CAMPER SUSTAINED APPROX 5,000$ DAMAGE. WHILE I WAS AT THE FORD DEALER THERE WAS A 2003 F-250 WITHBODY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EXACT SAME TIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP, THE TIRE LOST ALL THE TREAD, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $1,500 DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE TIRE HAD NOT LOST ANY AIR, WAS FULLY INFLATED. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY REFUSED TO CLAIM ANY LIABILITY CONCERNING THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK. I HAD TO BUY ALL NEW TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED.*AK

THE BRAKES STARTED PULLING LEFT AROUND JULY OF 2003. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, THEY CHANGED THE TOE-IN TO COUNTERACT THE TRUCK PULLING LEFT ON BRAKING. AS A RESULT, THE TRUCK PULLED RIGHT FROM EXCESSIVE ALIGNMENT CHANGE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER INITIALLY CHANGED THE ROTORS, AND CALIPERS, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY REASON I KNEW THAT THE DEALER CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT IS BECAUSE I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A GOODYEAR TIRE STORE FOR AN ALIGNMENT BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKES. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT, I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE GOODYEAR TIRE STORE. THEY MADE THE LAIGNMENT RIGHT, BUT THE TRUCK STILLED PULLED LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WAY OFF CENTERED. GOODYEAR TIRE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DELAER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT, BUT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WRONG AND IT DID NOT HANDLE PROPERLY. IN FACT, THE TRUCK WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. AFTER THAT I TOOK TI TO A DEALER IN RENO, NEVADA AND IN DIXON CALIFORNIA. ALL DEALERS INSISTED THAT THE PULLING WAS CAUSED BY A TIRE PULL. EACH DEALERSHIP BACKED UP THE OTHER DEALERSHIP 'S STORY, SINCE I TOLD THEM I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY THEIR WORK. *AK

1) DRIVING ALONG AT LOW SPEED AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR WITH LARGE THUMP. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND GRINDING SOUND OCCURRED. IMMEDIATE DROVE IN 1ST GEAR TO DEALER 2) CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE ON AUTO TRANSMISSSION AT 38000 3) FORD WANTS TO REPLACE WITH REFAB TRANSMISSION. *AK

RECALL INVOLVING WIPER MOTOR FOR F350.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. *NM

ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING A COLLISON BETWEEEN MY VEHICLE AND A SEMI, SEMI SIDESWIPED MY VEHICLE TEARING OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR.*AK

ON 06/28/2004, I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) IN MY 2001 F-350 PICKUP TRUCK. SUDDENLY, I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, WHICH INCLUDED IMMEDIATE TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF INFLATION. THE FAILURE (BLOW-OUT) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY AND VIOLENTLY SWERVE TO THE LEFT, INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC WHERE I EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE OPPOSING SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE NEVER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT, IT SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $1,930.00 IN DAMAGE FROM THE EXPLODING TIRE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, SIZE LT265/75R16. I HAVE RETAINED THE SEPARATED TREAD AND TIRE CARCASS SHOULD ANYONE DESIRE TO INSPECT IT.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ON F-350 SUPER CREW WARPED. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN ON 11/07/01, MILEAGE 10256, DEALER TURNED ROTORS. TOOK BACK ON 07/10/02, MILEAGE 13026, SAME OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEALER 06/14/04, MILEAGE 23690. VERY HARD TIME STOPPING, STRONG VIBRATION AND CHATTER FROM BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED BY ANOTHER SERVICE STATION. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THEIR OUR OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH ROTORS ON MY TRUCK.*AK

THERE IS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR THE SAME TYPE OF TIRES BUT WITH A DIFFERENT LOAD RANGE. THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE LOST AIR OVER SEVERAL DAYS. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THESE TIRES. DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. *AK THE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THE TIRE FAILED, THERE WAS A LOT OF TREAD. *SC *JB

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION  FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T 265-75-R16 LOAD RANGE E DOT NUMBER VNW81XL4600. WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON US-60 JUST PAST THE FLORENCE JUNCTION INTERCHANGE WITH MY SPOUSE AND INFANT CHILD IN THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING THE TIRE TO EXPLODE AND GO FLAT. NOISE FROM THE TREAD DEPARTING THE TIRE WAS HEARD SECONDS BEFORE THE TIRE RUPTURED. HANDLING WAS DIFFICULT WHILE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING AND BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AFTER THE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED FROM THE RIGHT LANE INTO THE LEFT LANE AND NEARLY DEPARTED THE ROADWAY. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS ARE AT $3700 AND RISING NOT INCLUDING TIRE REPLACEMENT. THE TIRES ARE ROTATED REGULARLY ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS 5-TIRE ROTATION SCHEDULE AND A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TIRES MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE REVEALED THAT NO TIRES WERE UNDER-INFLATED. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD BECAUSE OF PULLING. AFTER THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION, THE VEHICLE PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INDICATING THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE NEW TIRES WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK TREAD WEAR IS VERY MILD ON THE TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY INCH OF TREAD REMAINING. SIDEWALLS ON THE TIRES SHOW DRYNESS BUT A FAILURE DID NOT APPEAR IMMINENT. MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 32,000. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSED THESE TIRES TO FAIL WELL BEFORE TREAD WEAR WAS AT A HAZARDOUS LEVEL. IT IS SURPRISING AND DISAP

MY FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY PICKUP TRUCK (37,000 MI) WAS IN GEAR AND IN MOTION WHEN I STEPPED ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL, PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED DEPRESSED TO THE FIREWALL; AND THE CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR, AND WAS FORCED TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE TRUCK TO LURCH TO A STOP. THIS WAS AT IDLE SPEED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DISATROUS. FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (01-24-1) ON THIS CONDITION. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND SAFELY BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. THE FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO LABEL THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL ITEM IS NEGLIGENT. DESPITE BEING SPECIFICALLY ASKED; THE FORD DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FAILED TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM, WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP.

LOST 3ERD GEAR IN AUTOMATIC TRANS.FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TRUCK. GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR $3600.00 BY THE FORD DEALER. CALLED FORDS HELP LINE AND WAS TOLD FORD WOULD NOT HELP THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY CASES DOES IT TAKE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED?

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FIRESTONE STEETEXT TIRES ON F350 FORD PICK-UP. 02-04-2004 LEFT FRONT TIRE RUPTURED, CAUSING ACCIDENT . VEHICLE WAS TOTAL. NO INJURIES. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ACC. #FHPC04OFF0115584. CRASH REPORT #70818961. STATEFARM INS. CLAIM #59Y649922. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE IN DECEMBER OF 2003 FORD COVERED MOTOR UNDER WARRANTY.TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN FEB OF 2004. MY TRUCK HAS 37,700 MILES ON IT AND FORD OFFERED TO PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH TELLS ME FORD ONLY STANDS BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES FOR 36,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED.I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER FORD VEHICLES SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE IS IS STILLL UNDER THE 3 YEARS AND JUST OVER THE MILEAGE.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH 58,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A 2-3 IN OIL LEAK UNDER THE TRUCK. AS I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM MORE IT WAS NOTED THE THE OIL WAS LEAKING DOWN THE BACK OF THE MOTOR COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. I TRACED THE LEAK TO THE VALLEY OF THE MOTOR WHERE I FOUND A POOLING OF OIL. I CLEANED THE OIL UP IN ORDER TO TRY AND TRACE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. IT WAS FOUND TO BE POOLING IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, AROUND THE H.P.O.P AND THE TURBO PEDISTAL, ONCE THE VALLEY FILLS WITH OIL IT TRICKLES DOWN THE BACK OF THE MOTOR. SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER IT'S 100,000 MILE WARRANTY I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF JANUARY 9,2004 FOR AN EARLY AM JANUARY 10,2004 APPT. BY 10AM I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THE TRUCK WAS "FIXED" AND READY FOR PICK-UP. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE O-RINGS IN THE H.P.O.P AND THEY WERE REPLACED. WHEN I PICKED THE TRUCK UP THE AFTERNOON OF THE 10TH AND GOT IT HOME I LOOKED IN THE VALLEY OF THE ENGINE AND FOUND IT WAS STILL FULL OF OIL. I THEN PROCEED TO CLEAN UP THE EXCESS OIL AND SEE IF IT WAS LEAKING ANYMORE. I'M NOT SURE HOW THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO TELL IT WASN'T LEAKING ANYMORE WHEN THEY LEFT ALL OF THAT OIL SITTING THERE, BUT I TOOK THERE WORD. ON JANUARY 11,2003 I DROVE THE TRUCK 35 MILES AND CHECKED THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AGAIN, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE WAS OIL POOLING IN THE VALLEY AGAIN. SINCE JANUARY 11,2003 WAS A SATURDAY I WAS ONLY ABLE TO CONTACT VOICEMAIL AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOW AWAITING A PHONE CA

2ND FAILURE OF CLUTCH MASTER/SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES, WITHIN 40,OOO MILES

I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS...LIKE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY FREEZE UP AND IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL BOUNCE PULSES THRU THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN DOING SO. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS MANAGED TO CHEW UP MY FRONT TIRES WITHIN LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. I FIND THIS TERRIBLE. I HAVE CHATTED ONLINE W/ MANY OTHERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE WEAR. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE GENERAL GRABBER AW'S. AT THIS POINT I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THE TIRES THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. A FRIEND WITH A SIMILAR DUMP-PLOW TRUCK HAD A STEERING STABILIZER ON HIS WHILE MINE DID NOT HAVE ONE ON AS STANDARD. I REALLY FELT IT SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE. IT NOW DOES! SO, I'VE SINCE HAD THE FRONT END REALIGNED AND HAD TWO NEW GRABBER TR'S PUT ON SINCE I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THEY NO LONGER WERE MAKING THE OTHERS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THESE WILL LAST? I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE MADE IT RIGHT TO THE OWNERS AS THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE STEERING . TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE THOSE SHINY ALUMINUM RIMS THAT DO NOT ALLOW OWNERS TO ROTATE THEIR TIRES WITH OUT/ BREAKING THEM DOWN. THIS WAS CLEARLY A GOOF ON FORD'S PART FOR NOT MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR THIS. *LA

TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265-75-R16. IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE LOST THE FRONT TWO TIRES ON MY F-350 DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF THE TIRE LIKE IT WAS A RECAP, THE FIRST ONE SHREDDED IT SELF INTO A BLOW OUT AND LEFT NOTHING BUT A SIDEWALL. THE SECOND HAPPENED IN ALMOST THE SAME MANNER, THE TREAD PULLED APART FROM THE TIRE LIKE A RECAP. I TOOK PICTURES AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE BUT NO REPLIES. *LA

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY FORD F350 (2001) TURN OFF AT THE SLIGHTEST MOTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TWO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT SERVICEABLE. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SIGNALS TURN OFF WHILE I AM TOWING TRAILER AND OTHER DRIVERS CAN NOT SEE AROUND IT. *JB

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, LT265/75R16 TIRES THAT CAME ORIGINAL ON THE TRUCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 28,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM ALL STANDARD MAINTENANCE INCLUDING TIRE ROTATIONS. THE TIRES UNTIL JUST RECENTLY HAVE ALL WORN VERY EVENLY AND I WOULD ESTIMATE THEIR WEAR AT ABOUT 50-60% WITH PLEANTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES.*AK ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2003 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH FOUR PASSENGERS AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. SUDDENLY THE TRUCK BECAME UNSTABLE AND BEGIN SHAKING AS WELL AS PULLING THE STEERING VERY HARD TOWARD THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER, AND BEGIN TO INSPECT THE TRUCK TO SEE IF I COULD TELL WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A LARGE BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE TREAD WHICH APPEARED TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. THANKFULLY THE TIRE DID NOT COME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HOWEVER I AM EXTREMEMLY CONFIDENT THAT IT WOULD HAVE VERY SOON. THE TIRE HAS A VERY DEFINITE FAILURE, AND VERY PREMATURE BASED ON THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THE REPORTS, ETC. CONCERNING THE PAST FAILURES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES ALL AROUND THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE STEELTEX TIRES AS WELL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE MY CONCERN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND IF THERE TRULY IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES, I ONLY HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT MIGHT S

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF CLUTCH MASTER/SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES. TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURES ARE PROBABLY DUE TO OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE CLUTCH. I REPLACED MY CLUTCH AND FOUND A SIEZED PILOT SHAFT BEARING, DAMAGE TO FLYWHEEL, AND BAD CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE. *AK

IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS I HAD 2 TIRE TREADS SEPARATE CAUSING THOUSANDS IN DAMAGE. IN BOTH CASES 100% OF THE TREAD CAME OFF. REPAIRS INCLUDE NEW LEFT QUARTER PANEL, NEW1/3 OF THE TRUCK BED, NEW LEFT FRONT FENDER, NEW FRONT BUMPER, REPAIR OF BRAKING SYSTEM AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2001 FORD F-350. THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T, LT265/75 R16, LOAD RANGE E, DOT VNW8 1XL 1701. THE MIDDLE 3" OF THE SECOND TIRE THAT SEPARATED APPEARED THAT IT WAS NEVER BONDED TO THE CASING. I'M SURE MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE OVER REACTED AND HAD MUCH MORE SERIOUS RESULTS. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER AT GENTRY FORD (ONTARIO, OREGON) SAID HIS FATHER HAD EXACTLY THE SAME TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE AND TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES ALSO SEPARATED.*AK

TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2001 F-350 WITH 32000 ONE-OWNER MILES. TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT 265 75R16 123/1200. I HAVE KEPT AIR PRESSURE AT FORD'S SPECIFICATIONS. MILES ARE ALL HIGHWAY OR PAVED SURFACE. I WOULD SAY THESE HAVE BEEN EASY MILES ON A COMMERCIAL GRADE TIRE.*AK

2001 F350 P/S DIESEL DUALLY 4X4 PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY FROM RED SIMON FORD IN AUSTIN, TX-EXCELLANT CONDITION; LAST WEEK EXPERIENCED GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT WHEEL AREA; TOOK TO BUD CROSS FORD, CALDWELL, TX; INFORMED THAT WHEEL BEARINGS FOR BOTH FRONT WHEELS (INCLUDING HUBS) NEEDING REPLACING. VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT - ROAD MILES ONLY; NEVER ENGAGED 4WD; NO HEAVY HAULING. DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT USUALLY NOT UNTIL 60 - 70,000 MILES. I ALSO OWN A 2000 F250 PS DIESEL 6-SPEED 4X4 - OF WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS NOR HAD WORK/REPLACEMENT NEEDED FOR WHEEL BEARINGS/HUBS - IT HAS 108,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS FOR THE F350 COST OVER $1250 - I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED.*AK

FORD 2001 F350 SUPER HEAVY DUTY 7.3L, AUTO WITH OVERDRIVE, 2 WHEEL DRIVE, CREW CAB. JUST PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2002 FROM TED BRITT FORD IN VIRGINIA. TRUCK HAS 40,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING! HEARING FROM VARIOUS AUTO MECHANICS THIS IS EXTREMELY TYPICAL WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO UNNORMAL TO HAVE TO REPLACE 3 TO 4 TRANSMISSIONS A WEEK FOR SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND PROBLEM. THERE MUST BE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. $1,800.00 IS A HEFTY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE TO PUT INTO A RELATIVELY NEW TRUCK WITH 40,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

FORD F350 SUPERDUTY AUTMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING. I KNOW OF A FEW OTHERS.*AK

AFTER MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH OUR F-350. TRANSMISSION WENT AFTER 78000 MILES, FORD SAYS THAT INSTALLING A PLOW CANCELED THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *JB