Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LEFT OFF AND REAPPLIED THEM AGAIN, CAUSING ABS TO LOCK ON AND OFF, RESULTING IN SEVERE SHAKING OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD, DRIVER ENTERED INTO CURVE AND HAD NO STEERING, THEREFORE LEAVING THE ROAD AND HITTING A TREE. AFTER INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE BREAK IN STEERING SHAFT, THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.*AK
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2001, FORD TRUCK, F350 WITH 3,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE ABOUT 10-12 INCHES ACROSS SIDE OF TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, DOT NUMBER VDW810XM. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT IDLE FOR 30 MINUTES WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
I REPORTED AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 4/3/2001 AND BROUGHT TRUCK IN TO SERVICE ON 4/4/2001 I WAS TOLD THAT A SENSOR ON THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPERATE I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK HAD A RECALL AND PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK I SHOULD BRING IT BACK IN 3 DAYS . MY WIFE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD HER THEY MAILED NOTICES ON MARCH 8TH 2001 ABOUT THE RECALL THEY DID NOT ADMIT THAT THEIR WAS A FAILURE IN THE SENSORS!!! FORD SHIPPED MY TRUCK TO APPLE VALLEY FORD AND THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED ON 3/12/2001 I TOOK DELIVERY ON 3/13/2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS PUT MY LIFE AT RISK KNOWING THAT THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK PRIOR TO MY TAKING DELIVERY AND NOW KNOWS THAT A SENSOR TURNS OFF MY AIR BAG AT RANDOM PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER AND IT MUST BE DELT WITH TODAY THANKYOU IN ADVANCE [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
ENGINE KNOCKS LIKE HAVING PUT BAD GAS IN TO IT. BUT VEHICLE USES DIESEL GAS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT 8 CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.*AK *SLC
THREE OUT OF THE FIVE NEW TIRES DELIVERED WITH VEHICLE HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 R16 )
UNSAFE!! STEERING DOES NOT WORK WITH BRAKES APPLIED. STEERING BINDS UP AND CAN NOT BE TURNED WHEN BRAKES ARE ON. CAN'T PARALLEL PARK, MAKE U-TURN, OR BACK UP FOR BOAT OR CAMPER. STEERING WILL NOT TURN IN SKID. STEERING IS SLOPPY AND TRUCK WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ROAD. BUMPS AND RUTS THROW TRUCK DANGEROUSLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. STEERING DOES NOT CENTER ITSELF. IT IS A CONSTANT BATTLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK GOING STRAIGHT. CONSTANTLY CORRECTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.*AK
FRONT BRAKE CALIPER RATTLE. DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLIES RATTLE UNDER LIIGHT GRAVEL ROAD CONDITION AND OVER LIGHT BUMPS. IS ASSEMBLY COMING APART? FORD SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION BUT RECOMENDS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON F350 SUPER DUTY VEHIVCLES? FORD SAYS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROLEM FROM 2000 TO 2001 F250/350 AND EXCURSION. SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN #14277 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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