2001 Ford F-350 SD complaints

I HAVE A FORD P.U WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES WITH ONLY 30000 MILES ON THEM WHILE ON MY WAY HOME ABOUT FIVE MILES WEST OF GREAT FALLS MONANTA I HEARD A TREMENDOUS NOISE AND FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGED TO THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL . THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO ;MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *NLM

2001 FORD F-350 7.3 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY PURCHASED NEW . AT 48000 MILES BOUGHT IT IN FOR A STEERING WANDER PROBLEM AND FRONT BRAKE PULSATION. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND BAD DRAG LINK. I DO NOT TOW OR PLOW WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AT DEALERSHIPS FOR MOST OF ITS SERVICE LIFE DON'T THINK THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BAD BALL JOINT THIS YOUNG IN ITS SERVICE LIFE. THE WANDER MAKES THE TRUCK TRICKY TO DRIVE IN WINTER CONDITIONS WHEN YOU HAVE TO STAY IN THE TIRE TRACKS ON SNOW COVERED ROADS . YOU CANT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A SECOND THE TRUCK STARTS TO WANDER NOT THAT YOUR SUPPOSED TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD. AS FOR THE BRAKE PULSATION HAD THE ROTORS TURNED @ 34000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM IT CAME BACK AT ABOUT 38000 MILES ON A LONG TRIP NOW NO TOWING AND NO UNUSUAL HARD BRAKING. THE PULSATION MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO STEER DURING MODERATE BRAKING EVENTS. *JB

WHILE BREAKING THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, OTHER TIMES WE GET A SERVER VIBRATION WHILE BREAKING AGAIN IT IS ALMOST INPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL,WE ARE GETING ONLY ABOUT 11000 MILES OUT OF A SET OF BREAKS, THIS UNIT IS AN AMBULANCEAND ALTHOUGH FORD HAS REPLACED THE BREAK PADS THREE TIMES AND THE ROTORS TWICE IN 33,000 MILES THIS DOE'S NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, NOW THAT THE WARRANTY WILL SOON END THEY ARE NOW TELLING US THAT IT IS THE AMBULANCE MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. THEY STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM OF WHY ARE WE HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEM THEY JUST KEEP CHANGING PARTS. WE ALL SO HAVE A 1999 THAT IS ALMOST A TWIN TO THIS ONE BUT WE HAVE NO BREAKING PROBLEMS AND ARE GETING ABOUT 35,000 OUT OF A SET OF BREAKS

AUTO. TRANSMITION FAILURE ON 2001 F350 SUPERDUTY FORDS, THIS IS THE 4TH ONE THAT I KNOW OF. THE TRANSMITION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. MY TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES, AND I DONOT PULL ANY HEAVY LOADS.FORD SAID THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY COST. IF THEY ARE HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE W/ THEM WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL?

WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT, RIGHT & SOMETIMES TO BOTH DIRECTIONS. THIS DEGREE OF PULLING WILL VARY DEPENDING UPON VEHICLE RUN TIME AND TEMPERATURE. SOMETIMES THIS PULLING IS EXTREME OTHER TIMES ONLY MODERATE OR SLIGHT. WHEN PULLING A TRAILER WITH ANY WIEGHT, IT IS GREATLY ACCENTUATED. I HAVE ARGUED WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT WITHOUT A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION. THE DEALERSHIP BROUGHT IN AN ENGINEER WHO SAID THIS WAS A "NORMAL" CONDITION AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAD INVESTIGATED THIS COMPLAINT AND FOUND NO FAULT WITH THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE WILL PULL/CHATTER CONSTANTLY FOR DAYS AND OTHER DAYS IT WILL NOT. SINCE 20 DEC 2002, MY FAMILY HAS TRACKED THE ISSUE EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ALL FOR THE PUROPOSES OF ASSISTING THE DIAGNOSTIC REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THE MORE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OR THE WARMER THE VEHICLE GETS, THE MORE IT ACTS UP. IF FOMOCO SAYS THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE, WHY THEN HAVE THEY REPLACED MY FRONT SPRINGS, BALL JOINTS AND INSTALLED SPECIAL EXPENSIVE BRAKE PADS? I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS HAVE A BRAKING ISSUE FOMOCO REFUSES TO DEAL WITH EITHER BY NOT HAVING PROPER DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING ON MILITARY VEHICLES AND WAS ASE CERTIFIED IN 1987 ON BRAKE SYSTEMS. PLEASE REVIEW THIS COMPLAINT CAREFULLY AS I BELIEVE ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR WITH MANY SERIOUS INJURIES. AS OF THIS DATE, WE A

SECTOR SHAFT FAILURE ON A 2001 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. SHAFT SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CHUCK HOLE IN A GRAVEL/MUD PARKING LOT. FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. SECTOR SHAFT WAS A 36 SPLINE, 1-1/4" DIAMETER. I HAVE BOTH ENDS OF THE SHAFT FOR INSPECTION.

TRUCK DRIFTS TO SIDE OF ROAD OR PULLS HARD AND SUDDEN WHEN MODERATE TO HARD BRAKING IS APPLIED. EFFECT IS NOT AS APPARENT AFTER ALIGNMENT IS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY 7 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR. TIE ROD PULLED APART WHILE DRIVING.

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS WHILE STANDING STILL. DEALER FOUND LEAF SPRINGS RUSTY AND DIRTY. *TT