1999 Ford F Super Duty complaints

1 OF THE 4 BOLTS HOLDING THE DRIVESHAFT TOGETHER NEAR THE TRANSFER CASE IS MISSING. ANOTHER BOLT IS HALF WAY OUT. REAR DRIVESHAFT DID NOT COME OFF COMPLETELY, BUT VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CHESAPEAKE FORD TRUCK SALES,INC.

ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER, DUE TO RAIN WATER INGESTED INTO AIR BREATHER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )

BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK

ON APRIL 17 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I 75 IN MICHIGAN WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT EXPLODED . I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 8 HOURS AND IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES . THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER . I WAS TOLD THE FIRESTONE DID NOT MAKE BAD TIRES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FORD PROBLEM. CALLED FORD BACK TOLD SERVICE MANGER WHAT I WAS TOLD . HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK IN TO IT . SEVERAL DAY LATER FORD CALLED BACK AND SAID ALL THEY WOULD COVER WAS ONE TIRE . I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE FORD REPLACE THESE TIRES WITTH A DIFERENT BRAND . I PULL A 8000 LBS BOAT AND AM GLAD I WAS NOT TOWING IT AT THE TIME THE TIRE BLEW OUT . I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE ON THE TRUCK AS WELL AS OFF THE TK. THIS TK WAS ASSEMBLED IN CANADA. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 1XL TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 8,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS CLAIM NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM. HAVE HAD BRAKE ROTOR WORK 6 TIMES IN 44,000 MILES.*AK

TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP. TRUCK ALSO IS HARD TO TURN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD.*AK

LUCKILY NO DAMAGE OR INJURY, HOWEVER THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH OM HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE THREE TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRESTONE , P225 75 16 MF, VD1L1XD267, FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TIRE SEPARATED AND COMPLETLY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY,OUR EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING A ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, SIDE OF TRUCK AND EVEN TOPPER OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, OUR EMPLOYEES FELT THE VEHICLES WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THESE TIRES ON THEM. AS A RESULT WE HAVE REPLACED THE EXISTING FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ON OUR WORK VEHICLES, 20 TIRES. WE DID NOTIFY MATTHEWS CURRIE FORD(OUR DEALER) REGARDING THE PROBLEM IMMEDIALTY. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AT NO COST TO US, WE PAID FOR ALL OF THEM. WE ALSO HAVE RECORDS OF THE REPAIR AND HAVE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE DAMAGED TIRE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. WE CAN EMAIL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TRUCK AND TIRE TO YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM TIRESIZE: 265/75R1)

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON RIGHT HEAD LEAKING OIL ONTO RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD FUMES COMMING INTO CAB CREATING HEALTH HAZARD AND OIL LEAKING ONTO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOUSING THEN ONTO THE GROUND ALSO CREATING AN ENVIROMENTAL HAZARD PLUS WASTE OF PRECIOUS OIL SUPPLIES. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ONE AS A SINGLE FAILURE OF ANY COMPONENT FROM THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION TO THE REAR WHEELS WILL, WHEN PARKED, WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE ONLY PARKING BRAKE PROVIDED IS A DRUM BRAKE AT THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT. WHEN PARKED BESIDE THE ROAD IN STEEP TERRAIN LIKE ROCKY MTN NAT'L PARK WITH NO GUARD RAIL A SINGLE FAILURE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE AS WELL AS VEHICLE. THE BOLTS ON MY FRONT U-JOINT HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUND LOOSE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALL AUROMOBILES AND OLDER MOTORHOMES HAVE BOTH CABLE OPERATED REAR PARKING BRAKES AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION LOCK. ANY SINGLE FAILURE IN EITHER SYSTEM WILL STILL LEAVE THE VEHICLE SECURELY PARKED. I AM NOT WILLING TO BET MY LIFE OR MY WIFE'S LIFE ON NOT HAVING A SINGLE FAILURE. I AM SEEKING MODIFICATION/REPLACEMENT OF REAR CALIPERS TO PROVIDE REDUNDANT PARKING BRAKE, LIKE MOST OTHER VEHICLES.*AK

LICENSE PLATE LAMP FAILURE/ SHORTED OUT REAR RUNNING LIGHTS,3RD BRAKE LIGHT,DASH LIGHTS,STEERING COLUMN LIGHTS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD A RECURING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PULSATION, THAT SEEMS TO RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MADE A COMPLAINT TO FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES STARTED PULSATING ON THIS TRUCK I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. WHEN I ENGAGED AND HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL MY TRUCK SLID SIDE WAYS ON THE EXPRESSWAY INTO THE MEDIAN. I THOUGHT ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS VEHICLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITUATION. I KNOW OF OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD CORRECT THIS DEFECT BEFORE IT GETS SOMEONE KILLED. *AK

I WAS EXPERIENCING A VERY BAD SHAKE TO MY TRUCK. IT WAS WANDERING ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND A 14 INCH CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD OF ONE TIRE. THE OTHER TIRES TREAD WERE WORN IN AN UNEVEN PATTERN (CUPPING) . I CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. DUE TO SAFTEY REASONS I PURCHASED NEW GOODYEAR TIRES THE SAME DAY. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD TIRES. PLEASE ADVIES IF THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WHAT OPTION ARE AVAILABLE. THANKS,JEFF. *AK (DOT NUMBER: F07D-G061 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED SEVERAL DEGREES OFF CENTER YOU CANNOT ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LEVER WILL NOT CATCH AND IS RELEASED, CAUSING THE SIGNAL NOT TO ACTIVATE. ONE REMEDY IS TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SIGNAL LEVER TO CATCH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. THE END RESULT IN MANY SITUATIONS IS THAT YOU CANNOT ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL. THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND ENCOUNTERING ROUGH ROAD SURFACES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM RELEASES THE BRAKE AND ALLOWS VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD AT A RATE OF SPEED THAT IS FASTER THAN DESIRED. END RESULT IS THAT THE VELE COULD HIT AN OBJECT IT WOULD NOT ORDINARILY ENCOUNTER IF THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE. IF THE BRAKE IS APPLIED WITH A FIRM AMOUNT OF PRESSURE, AND A TIRE ENCOUNTERS BUMPS OR DEPRESSIONS IN THE ROADWAY BRAKE IS EFFECTIBELY RELEASED FOR THE DURATION OF THE ENCOUNTER. THE ROUGHER THE SURFACE THE MORE THE EFFECT IS AMPLIFIED. IT DOES NOT TEND TO HAPPEN ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES. *AK

AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC, WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL CHATTERS AND KICKS BACK AS WOULD BE EXPECTED WHEN THE ANTI SKID SYSTEM ENGAGES. THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. I NHAVE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. AS A TEST, I TEMPORARILY REMOVED THE FUSE ON THE ABS SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN AT A FORD DEALER TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. IT IS AN INTERMITTANT FAILURE. I HAVE HAD A MOTORHOME DEALER SUPERVISOR EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND HE SUGGESTED IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. THE INTERMITTANT MODE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE ANYONE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I AM UNAWARE OF ANY COMPUTER FAILURE CODE THAT MIGHT BE STORED THAT WOULD RECORD THE EVENT.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHEN LEAVING HIGHWAY. HAVING SLOWED DOWN KEPT TIRE FROM COMING COMPLETLY APART. TIRES ARE 1 YEAR AND 8 MONTHS OLD. HAD 41320 MILES ON THEM. ONLY TIRE I HAVE HAD TO SEPARATE, EVEN WHEN I'VE RAN THEM BALD BEFORE. LOCAL TIRE SHOP EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD TWO OTHER F250'S COME IN WITH THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE EXACT SAME MODEL TIRE OR NOT. WORRIED ABOUT OTHER 3 TIRES NOW. (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL508 TIRESIZE: 265 75 R16)

SIDEWALL CRACKING/BUBBLES IN 3 TIRES; 2 REPLACED 5/00 ON INVOICE 013465, 1 FAILING NOW, WILL REPLACE AT FIRESTONE STORE #010464 UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST 2 HAD CRACKING AT 5145 MILES, 3RD AT 8900 MILES. ALL NEW CANADIAN MADE FIRESTONES INSTALLED BY FORD ON NEW TRUCK BEFORE TRUCK PURCHASED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL249 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

I HAVE HAD TWO BASICALLY IDENTICAL VEHICLES IN 18 MONTHS. I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND DID NOT WANT THE WRECKED $40,000 VEHICLE AFTER THE DAMAGE DONE DUE TO THE BLOW OUT A FIRESTONED TIRE CREATED. I NOW HAVE A 2000 MODEL WITH THE SAME TIRES AND THEY TOO ARE SHOWING ODD WEAR PATTERNS AND SIGNS. *AK (TIRESIZE: (LTP265R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: (LTP265R16 )

RIGHT REAR TIRE..OUTER TREAD BLOCKS MISSING/TORN OUT FROM TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT2657516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT2657516 )

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. IT WAS NOT AN ORDINARY TREAD BLOWOUT. 3/4THS OF THE SIDEWALL BLEW APART AND THE TIRE WAS NOT REPARABLE.. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A RIGHT REAR TIRE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: DA217P TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

AIR FILTER FILLS WITH WATER WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY FORD, NO FIX AT THIIS TIME. WHEN I CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER THEY KEEP CHANGING THE STORY OF WHEN THE FIX WILL BE AVAILABLE..

AT 323 MILES ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS, AT 14,182 DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER, MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY AND SYLINOID ASSEMBLY DUE TO ENGINE NOT SHIFT THRU GEARS, AT 34,800 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO A GEAR(DRIVE OR REVERSE) TRUCK WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN YOU PRESSED ACCELERATOR.

WHILE DRIVING AT 55/60 MPH THE ENGINE QUIT. WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS FAILURE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE OPEN ACTION ITEM # EA00017.. THIS FAILURE HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND WAS ALMOST A FATALITY.*AK

HAVE HAD BROUGHT BACK TRUCK FOR BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE TWICE. SEVERE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. ROTORS WERE CUT/TURNED BUT PROBLEM REOCCURS. WILL BE GOING BACK FOR THIRD TIME SHORTLY. *AK

WITH PARKING BRAKE FULLY SET TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK ROLLED DOWN BOAT LAUNCH SMASHING BOAT TRAILER INTO DOCK. WITH PARKING BRAKE COMPLETELY SET TO FLOOR, ON LEVEL GROUND, DRIVER ACCIDENTLY LEFT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND EXITED WITH MOTOR RUNNING. TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD NEARLY RUNNING OVER DRIVER. PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE WITH MAXIMUM RATED GVWR, WILL NOT HOLD ON INCLINE, AND WILL NOT HOLD WHEN TRUCK IS LEFT IN GEAR. EXCESSIVE PEDAL EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO GET BRAKE TO WORK AT ALL. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. FORD SAYS "CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE". *AK

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, TRUCK SUDDENLY AND SHARPLY PULLS LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE WITH BRAKES APPLIED. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE WITH BRAKES APPLIED. CAN NOT TURN WHEELS WITH BRAKE APPLIED WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. UNABLE TO PARALLEL PARK. *AK

IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS BIND UP NOT ALLOWING THE WIPERS TO CONTACT THE WINDSHIELS. THE COLD CONTRACTS THE METAL WHERE THE WIPER ARM PIVOTS CAUSING IT TO BIND. THE WIPER ARM RETURN SPRING CAN NOT OVERCOME THIS BIND. DRIVER CAN NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD TO SAFELY DRIVE WHEN COLD, EVEN WHEN DE-ICED AND USING WINTER BLADES. *AK

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT YET FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND THE RAKES TO FADE. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE EARLY MODEL SUPERDUTY. FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL BUT THEY HAVE PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED TO FORBY FORD (I DID NOT PURCHASE THE TRUCK FROM THEM) AND THE ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO RESULTS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A SPECIALIST THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED AND THIS CAUSES THE ROTORS TO WARP. IN ADDITION, I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

THIS TRUCK IS USED FOR LIGHT HAULING (PERSONAL) OF MY LAWN MOWER AND SNOW PLOWING MY RESIDENCE. CONTINUOUS/EXCESSIVE BRAKING WAS NOT APPLIED, THEREFORE NO REASON FOR BRAKE ROTORS TO BE WARPED AT 26K MILES (EXCEPT A DESIGN DEFICIENCY). THE DEALER IS SAYING THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME. WITH THIS KIND OF ATTITUDE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A REPEAT OF THE SAME DEFICIENCY IN ANOTHER 26K MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE DEALER IS WANTING TO PASS THE BUCK AND BLAME THE CUSTOMER. *AK

CONCERN THAT IF SEAT BELT IS SQUEAKING THERE IS FRICTION CAUSING THIS AND A FAILURE IN THIS SAFETY SYSTEM WILL RESULT. SQUEEKING IN THE SUSPENSION COULD ALSO BE A SIGN OF FRICTION/MOVEMENT, CONCERN WITH FAILURE OR UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULDN'T SQUEAK! *AK

CLUTCH/CLUTCH HYDRAULIC INTERMITTENT FAILURE. EXCESSIVE FREE TRAVEL IN CLUTCH PEDAL AND INSUFFICIENT CLUTCH PEDAL RESERVE(CLUTCH BEGINS TO ENGAGE WITH PEDAL NEARLY BOTTOMED AND CLUTCH DOES NOT BEGIN TO DISENGAGE UNTIL PEDAL HALFWAY THROUGH FULL LENGTH OF TRAVEL.) WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY WINTER HAVEN FORD WINTER HAVEN, FL. PROBLEM HAS SINCE REOCCURED.

I HAVE THE TRITON 5.4 V8 THIS MOTOR HAS A INTERNAL KNOCK WHICH HAPPEN DURING COLD START UP, AS WELL AS RPM'S AT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT. FORD HAS REPLACED WITH A REMAN, AND THIS MOTOR HAS SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS PISTON SLAP AGAINST CYLINDER WALLS. THIS CONCERNS ME.

CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION HOWEVER DEALER HAD NOT YET RECIEVED ANY INFORMATION ON RECALL 99V-311 FOR THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM THUS IT WAS NOT REPAIRED.

BRAKE CONTROLLER MODULE FAILED. YH

RECALL REPAIRS (98S33) AND (99S09) CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (COMPONENTS: ACCELERATOR CABLE AND SPEED CRUISE CONTROL). MJS

VALVE STEMS ARE TOO SHORT RESULTING IN THE DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. NLM

I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE. I AM SEEKING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE USE OF AIRBAGS WHILE PLOWING SNOW WITH AN AIRBAG EQUIPPED TRUCK. SOME SAY TO DISCONNECT THE AIRBAGS. SOME SAY NOT TO DISCONNECT THEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES FOR MAKING

PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE.