1999 Ford F-350 complaints

THE LEFT REAR OUTBOARD AND THE RIGHT INBOARD FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL (LT215/85R16) TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *MJS

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING ,ALMOST ACTING AS IF IT RAN OUT OF FUEL. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS IT WILL LOSE ALL POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED -AND TWO OTHER TIRES ARE BULGING AT THE SIDE WALL( DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM419 TIRE SIZE: LT 265/75R )

PEOO 020 ; SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE. BACK RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE#AT STEEL TEX 16INCH. SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED, LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK THE WHITE WALLS COLLAPSED IN WARD ON BOTH RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR TIRES ON TWO OCCASSIONS. *YH

THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P265/75R16 DOT VNW81XM FAILED, THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE. *SLC

FRONT END WAS CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY TO THE CORE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLES WAS DUE TO THE FIFTH WHEEL. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED & SUSPENSION REALIGNED. *AK

WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, WHILE LOADING VEHICLE, IT ROLLED FORWARD. EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD VEHICLE, IT STOPPED IN A DITCH. *AK

WHEN BRAKING UNDER A LOAD OR BRAKING HARD THE POWER BRAKES LET GO AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED. NLM

WE WERE TRAVELING HWY 40 AT ABOUT 60 MPH AROUND 2:00 P.M. WHEN OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. AS THE TIRE TREAD WAS PEELING OFF, I TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK/CAMPER TO AVOID GOING OFF THE SHOULDER OR A HEAD-ON CRASH. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED ABOUT $2000.00 IN DAMAGES BESIDE COMPLETE TIRE REPLACEMENT. I MADE A CLAIM THROUGH FARMERS INSURANCE AGENCY AND THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED. ADDITIONALLY, I STILL HAVE THE DAMAGED TIRE AND RIM. UPON MY RETURN FROM THIS TRIP, I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE I FELT I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY IF I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT LIKE THIS. I FEEL THIS BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIRE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TREAD UNRAVELED AND THE STEEL BELTS BLEW OUT. I WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION HOW TO PURSUE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE DAMAGES. YOUR PROMPT REPLY WILL BE APPRECIATED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNW8 TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16 )

HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL FAILURES ON VEHICLE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO WARRANTY REPAIRS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

THE TRUCK IS BEING BOUGHT BACK BY FORD; SO I DON'T KNOW THE SIZE / MAKE; I'M 99% SURE IT WAS FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THE THREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT SUSPENSION THEREBY LOCKING THE TIRE FROM MOVING CAUSING ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (I'VE RACED STOCK CARS 10 YEARS AND AM FAIRLY USED TO BLOWOUTS, THIS WAS FAR MORE VIOLENT THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER FELT IN A RACE CAR). THE TIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGING THE FENDER, INNER FENDER WELL, BRAKE LINE AND POWER STEERING LINES. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE GOTTEN OFF THE TRUCK UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS OF WORK IT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THINGS SO BAD. THE VEHICLE IS IN TN WHERE THE TIRE BLEW OUT; I LEFT IT THERE FOR FORD TO DECIDE TO BUY BACK OR NOT AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THIS WITH THE DAMAGE, NOT TO MENTION WE DIDN'T TRUST THE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER THIS. THE TIRE WAS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK (IN THE BED), HOWEVER AS I SAID; FORD IS BUYING BACK THE VEHICLE (ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THAT IN WRITING YET; ONLY VERBAL CONFIRMATION). THE TIRE LOOKS WORSE THAN ANY OF THE PICTURES ON CNN TODAY OF BLOWOUTS, IT'S WORTH GETTING A PICTURE OF. THE PASSENGER AND MYSELF HAVE NO INJURIES NOR CLAIMS AGAINST FIRESTONE / FORD FOR THE PROBLEM; OTHER THAN THE PASSENGERS ALMOST HEART ATTACK (WE HAD TRACTOR TRAILERS SURROUNDING US IN FRONT, BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT). PS: THE TRUCK HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH NOT WORKING, BRAKES, AND ENGINE PROBLEMS; HENCE THE BUY BACK.

WIFE WAS DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE ON RT95 SOUTH TOWARD RICHMOND, VA FROM NO-VA ARE WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS HIT!! TREAD ON OUTTER TIRE STILL IN TACT HOWEVER OUTSIDE WALL WAS TOTALL TORN APART. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS KILLED SINCE MY WIFE IS A EXCELLENT DRIVER SHE WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR IN RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TRUCK (ALONG WITH OUR 30FT CAMPER TRAILER). ALL TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIP FROM FORD FOR WHICH WE SPECIAL ORDERED ON TRUCK TO ENSURE WE HAD BIGGEST TIRE AVAIL AS OPTIONS FOR TRUCK THAT YEAR WE ORDERED IT. NOW ALUM RIM IS RUINED AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE TIRE(S) NOR RIM. CLOSEST FIRESTONE DEALER IS VERY FAR AWAY 1.5/2 HOURS. ASKED STERLING FORD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES (SINCE THEY NO LONGER FEEL SAFE AND SHOW BUBBLES ON SIDEWALLS) AND THE RIM BUT THEY WILL NOT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY SAYING THAT IT IS FIRESTONE DEALER RESPONSIBLE. HOWEVER, STERLING FORD SELLS FIRESTONE TIRES BUT OBVIOUSLY DOESNOT WARRANTY ANY OF THEM!?!? ALSO, ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER VALVE STEM ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT BAD.. SO, I HAVE HAD TWO (2) INCIDENTS WITH FIRSTONE PRODUCE. ALSO, ALL TIRES ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR AND THERE IS ONLY 25K MILES ON TIRES. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BEFORE WINTER AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW LONG THESE TIRES ARE WARRANTIED FOR; 50 OR 60K?? IF 60K TIRE WEARS OUT HALF WAY AND BLOWS OUT ON SIDEWALL SOMTHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. WHEN ATTEMPING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. WHEN OPENING THE HOOD, DRIVER SAW POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS BUSTED. THIS WAS DETERMINED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT. THE TRUCK WILL BE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH WHILE REVERSING AND PULLING A TRAILER, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. DEALER REDESIGNED THE TRANSMSSION AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED, IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPED WITH MECHANISM TO CONTROL VEHICLE'S SPEED WHEN DESCENDING STEEP GRADES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE PREMATURELY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO OVER HEATS UNDER HEAVY LOAD AND WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TOWING A TRAILER HIT A POTHOLE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM CONSUMER'S HAND. CONTACTED DEALER. 2000'S F350 SERIES HAVE A STABLIZER/ SHOCK ABSORBER PROBLEM. *AK

V10 ENGINES: IN RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WILL GET INTO AIR FILTER, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. FORD HAS TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WILL BE KIT. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE KIT SINCE MAY, BUT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE 2757516,FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME APART WHICH ALMOST CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLUTCH WILL FAIL WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH TO LOW.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EXTENDED DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE WIDE ANGLE MIRROR DOES NOT PROVIDE THE VIEW THE DRIVER NEEDS. *AK BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS POORLY DESIGNED, IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE VEHICLES IN ADJACENT LANES DURING CHANGING LANES. *YH

CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS WARPED. EVERY 8000 MILES SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, AND FRONT END HAD TO BE REALIGNED. ALSO, STEERING WAS HARD TO STEER. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHES A STOP SIGN VEHICLE MOVES BY ITSELF. HE HAS TO PUMP PEDAL TWO OR MORE TIMES TO STOP. PEDAL IS BLEEDING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND EVEN WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED, WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREEZE. CONSUMER WON'T BE ABLE TO TURN. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL TIME. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATION.

WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. TURNING STEERING WHEEL QUICKLY, CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO MOMENTARILY LOCK UP. A SECOND AND RELATED PROBLEM IS AN EXCESSIVELY SOFT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WHEN A QUICK TURN IS REQUIRED, THESE TWO PROBLEMS MENTIONED HERE, IN MY OPINION AND EXPERIENCES, COMBINED, CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON ROAD, TURBO-CHARGER WOULD NOT KICK IN. THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING, TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEVENTH RING. *AK

I KNOW MANY FELLOW FORD DIESEL 6 SPD. OWNERS HAVING CLUTCH&TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORD DEALERS TELL US IT'S AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I GUESS THAT'S WHY MY TRUCK IS IN DOUGLAS, WY AND I LIVE IN NEEDVILLE, TX

SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I FEEL THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OWNERS OF SIMILAR AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE PAKING BRAKE IS APPLIED IT IS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING.

THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE AT ITS GVWR ON AN INCLINE.*AK

BLIND SPOT PORTION ON DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR POINTS TO LEFT REAR WHEELS. BLIND SPOT MIRRORS ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE. CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE MIRROR TO BE ABLE TO SEE OTHER CARS. ALSO, RIGHT BLIND SPOT MIRROR DOES NOT GIVE THE PROPER VIEW, UNABLING DRIVER TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK *ML

WHEN TAKING THE REAR WHEEL LUGS: NUTS OFF, THE REAR WHEELS GET STUCK AND WON'T COME OUT. DEALER SUGGESTED TO HIT WHEEL WITH A HAMMER. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT END BOUNCES UP AND DOWN UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAPPESN ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CLUTCH LOCKS UP AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN THE CLUTCH DISC SPRING POCKETS BREAK, JAMMING THE CLUTCH. IF THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD ADMITS THAT THERE IS A FAILURE PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH DISC. CONSUMER SAYS CLUTCHES ARE LASTING 25K MILES BETWEEN FAILURES. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS WANDERING, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER THOUGHT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WANDER . DEALER SAID IT WAS STEERING. REALIZED IT WAS A PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO REMEDY. *AK

DEALER STATES THAT THE REPAIR PART FOR THIS RECALL IS ON A SIX MONTH BACK ORDER. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V311000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32/ FMVSS 301- FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

AT 10009 MILES I HAD BRAKE SHUTTER(VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE) WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS WOULD OCCUR MORE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER ( MONACO FORD 767 NEW LONDON TNPK PO BOX 110 GLASTONBURY CT 06033 PHONE 1-800-727-2377)AND THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LISTED THE DATES AND MILEAGE. SECOND OCCURENCE JUNE 1999 MILEAGE 22876. THIRD OCCURRENCE JUNE 1999 MILEAGE 24225. FOURTH, OCT 1999 MILEAGE 36370. FIFTH, JAN 2000 MILEAGE 46492. IN FEB OF THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED TO ME THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO AND FORD WASN'T GIVING THEM ANY MORE INPUT SO THEY HAD TO TAKE THE STANCE THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND WAS REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME EVEN THOUGH THEY REALIZED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 10000 MILES. ONE OF THE PHONE REPS AT C.A.C. DID TELL ME THAT FORD REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME. HER NAME WAS SHIRLEEN(THIS WAS ON OR ABOUT FEB 21 2000). WE SHE STATED THAT FORD HAD AGKNOLEDGED THE ONGOING PROBLEM, SHE TOLD ME THAT FORD WOULD CONTINUE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK DISPITE THE EXPIRATION OF ITS WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED,GOING AROUND CURVE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. LOST CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GUARDRAIL.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN REVERSE. *AK

EVERYTIME WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR TURNING A CORNER ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER CLEANED THE CONNECTORS, BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS. *AK

ALL POWER STEERING LOST AT IDLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED,HAD ALL COMPONENTS REPLACED BY DEALER AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM,VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT, AND ABS BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL LINE WORN, CAUSED BY RUBBING AGAINST ANOTHER FUEL LINE, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *MJS

FROM DELIVERY, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY STAY ON. EL;ECTRICAL SYSTEM SOMETIMES 'STUMBLES' AND LOOSES VOLTAGE... AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL.. THEN IT CORRECTS ITSELF UNTIL THE NEXT TIME DRIVING IS VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO POOR FRONT SHOCK/SPRING SETUP.. MUST FIGHT TO KEEP ON ROAD AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO PLACE 500 LB. WEIGHT IN REAR TO IMPROVE THIS SOMEWHAT.

WHILE TRAVELING WITH FRIENDS AND HORSES, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(65) THE FUEL GUAGE WAS SHOWING A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER AND THE TRIP COMPUTER WAS STILL SHOWING ABOUT 60 MILES TO EMPTY. THE TRUCK SPUTTERED AND ENGINE STALLED. IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. AFTER TRYING TO GET FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE - WHO SAID WAIT 5-6 HRS TILL MORNING AND WE'LL GET SOMEONE OUT, AND AAA WHO DOESN'T TRANSPORT FUEL - ONLY GAS. THE NC HP WAS CONTACTED AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO TRUCK STOP AND BACK TO TRUCK WITH FUEL - THEN TRUCK RAN FINE. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR NHTSA RECALL 99V311000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32 BECAUSE OF A FIFTH WHEEL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING BOTH CENTER HUB CAPS CAME OFF. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH DOGS IN VEHICLE, ONE OF THE DOGS' PAWS WAS RESTING ON DOOR ARMREST. IT THEN SLIPPED DOWN ON DOOR HANDLE & THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. THEY FELL OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS MOVING. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED AT TIME THE HANDLE WAS ENGAGED. LOCK ON DOOR AFFECTS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT NOT INSIDE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE WHEN APPLIED DOES NOT WORK. VEHICLE WILL ROLL IF NOT IN GEAR WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. *AK

EXTERIOR MIRRORS LEAVE BLIND SPOT, AND UNABLE TO MAKE AJUSTMENT. NOTICED CORRECTION MADE ON 2000 F350 MODELS, BUT NOT 1999 MODELS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

POWER STRG PUMP NOISEY AND WHEN APPLY BRAKES AND TRY TO TURN AT SAME TIME STRG REAL STIFF, RD TEST, REPLACED P/S PUMP AND SWAP PULLEYS AND FLUID PUMP - POWER STEERING