Ford F-250 Complaints (2003)

294 consumer complaints on file.

#10067498April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064479April 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I OWN A 2003 FORD F250 7.3L DIESEL. SINCE JAN. 2004 THE VEHICLE BEGAN "HICCUPING" OR "MISSING" JUST FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE IN FEB. & THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE "NO CODES, NO FAILURES". TRUCK CONTINUES TO MISS & THEN THE CONDITION WORSENED BY STALLING WHILE DRIVING & I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE & GO ABOUT MY WAY, ALL THE WHILE WORRYING WHEN & WHERE I WILL BE WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE STARTED TO LOG ALL OF THE "MISSES" & "STALLS" SINCE THE 2ND VISIT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE "COMPUTER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG & UNLESS IT HAPPENS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME." MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS A FRIEND THAT OWNS THE SAME TRUCK & APPARENTLY HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HE EVENTUALLY ENDED-UP BREAKING DOWN. HE TELLS ME THAT HIS PROBLEM WAS THE CAM TIMING CENSOR. I PHONED THE DEALER & ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS, BUT HE STILL SAID THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO FOR ME SINCE THE VEHICLE STILL PASSES ALL OF THEIR TESTS. I AM FRUSTRATED TO KNOW THAT I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON WHEN & WHERE I AM WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLS. IT STILL STALLS ALMOST ONCE A DAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064051March 28, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
POWER BOOSTER FOR POWER STEERING COOLANT LEAKS, BLOWN TURBO CHARGER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063760March 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
EXTREMELY POOR FUEL ECONOMY ON FORD 7.3 L DIESEL ENGINE. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW APPROX 1 YEAR AGO, VEHICLE WAS GETTING 18 MILES PER GALLON UNTIL DEC. 2003. AS OF JAN. 2004 THE VEHICLE MILEAGE HAS BEEN 9 MILES BE GALLON. VEHICLE HAS LOSS OF POWER AND HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD DIAGNOSTIC SAY THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. IF ANYTHING, A DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD GET BETTER MILEAGE AS IT IS BROKEN IN. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROX. 25500 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, OIL CHANGE, FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL FILTER EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES AND HAS BEEN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT TWO TIMES BEFORE WITHOUT CORRECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059303March 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE OWNER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN IT ROLLED BACK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062536March 18, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
IN JUNE 2003, I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 FORD F250. IT HAD FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT 265/75 R16 TIRES ON IT. ON MARCH 16, 2004, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT AS I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD A RIP ACROSS THE SIDE WALL APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG. THE TIRES (AND TRUCK) HAVE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THEM. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. AT THE FIRESTONE DEALER, ONE OF THE MECHANICS LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND SAID THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE TIRE TO SPLIT, BUT A MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE IT COULD BE REPLACED. THE MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID I MUST HAVE HIT A LARGE ROCK OR SOMETHING. I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS SITTING AT A SIGNAL LIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THAT THE TRUCK HAD NEVER BEEN OFF THE PAVEMENT. HE SAID MAYBE SOMEBODY CAME BY AND CUT IT OR STUCK AN ICE PICK IN IT (AS IF I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THAT IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR). THEN HE TOLD ME IT WAS FORD'S FAULT BECAUSE THEY WERE USING THE WRONG KIND OF TIRE FOR SUCH A BIG VEHICLE, BUT HE WOULD SELL ME A NEW ONE AT A DISCOUNT. THE FIRESTONE WEBSITE HAS SPECS FOR THIS TIRE, AND SPECIFICALLY STATES THEY ARE FOR FORD F250/F350. I REFUSED HIS OFFER, AND CALLED FORD AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE CUSTOMER CARE. I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES, BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOTE MY COMPLAINT IN THEIR SYSTEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE I SAFELY BUCKLE MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES ON THE INTERNET. AT THIS POINT, FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, I'M HAVING ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES. I'M KEEPING THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT AND THE RECEIPT FROM THE NEW TIRES TO SUBMIT TO FIRESTONE IN THE FUTURE IF A RECALL IS PUT IN PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053552March 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS ENGAGED THE EXHAUST FUMES SEEPED THROUGH THE VENTILATION. *AK IT TOOK ONE WEEK TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061978March 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I PAID CASH FOR A 2003 6.0 LTR F250, AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES. I IS HAVING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS, STARTING PROBLEMS, AND GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD WILL NOT TAKE THE TRUCK BACK. THIS TRUCK IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, AND TAKEN OFF THE STREET UNTIL FORD FIXES THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061909March 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
FORD F250 6.0 LITER DIESEL INCREASES RPMS WITHOUT PRESSING ACCELLERATOR. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS 12 TO 24 INCHES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY FORD CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. 2 SENSORS REPLACED AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED DURING ALL 3 VISITS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061972March 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I PURCHASHED THE 6 LITER 2003 250 TRUCK IN MAY OF 2003, AND NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE EVER SINCE. IT HAS ALREADY HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH WAS CAUSING POISONOUS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAB, THE DEALER FIXED IT AND SAID IT HAPPENS. WELL IT ONLY HAD 5,918 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS NEW TRUCK SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE TAKING IT TO BE FIXED ALL THE TIME. WELL SINCE THAT DAY IN MAY THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR NO POWER, POOR GAS MILAGE, SURGING AND BUCKING WHILE IN THE TOW / HAUL FEATURE. AND ALL THEY DO IS RE-PROGRAM IT AND SAY THAT IS THE PROBLEM. WELL I DISAGREE AND I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD OR THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND STAND BEHIND THEIR SUPPOSED QUALITY AND MAKE THE CUSTOMERS HAPPY AND SAFE. HENRY FORD WOULD BE DISGUSTED IF HE WERE ALIVE TODAY,THAT WHOEVER IS THE CARELESS INDIVIDUALS IN CHARGE ARE ALLOWING THIS TRUCK TO REMAIN ON THE ROAD. DOES FORD NEED ANOTHER FIRESTONE ON THEIR HANDS BEFORE THEY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON . I SURE HOPE THAT SOMEONE DOESN'T LOSE A FAMILY MEMBER BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I CAN SAY THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NEW FORD VEHICLE AGAIN PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US, BEFORE ITS TO LATE. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061977March 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TRUCK RUNNING ROUGH. HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061571March 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALSO, HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND SURGING, OIL ON BELL HOUSING AND SMOKING. VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO ACCELERATE OR SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER MET WITH AN ENGINEER FROM FORD AND SAID THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON A NEW SOFTWARE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHEN VEHICLE MADE ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION, DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE EGR VALVE AND OIL WAS COMING FROM THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. CAM SENSOR AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL POSSES PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION ON VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060022February 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 F250 6.0 GAS MILEAGE IS ONLY 10 TO 11 MILES TO THE GALLON. THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT IT SHOULD GET 16 18 MILES TO THE GALLON. DEALER HAS NO FIX. THE 2004'S ARE GETTING 16 18 MILES TO THE GALLON WHAT WAS CHANGED IN 2004 6.0 ?? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059883February 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, AND DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS OFFERED ANOTHER VEHICLE. ENGINEERS WERE GUESSING THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE IN THE FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059543February 20, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO APPLY BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST PUMP A MONTH AGO. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058337February 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
I HAD SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR MY 2003 F250 SD CC 4X4 TO HAVE DIRECTIONALS REPAIRED. ON DROP OFF, I ASKED TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED FOR AN INTERMITTENT PULLING TO THE LEFT ON HARD BRAKING. TWO DAYS LATER I CHECKED ON THE STATUS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED BY FORD. THREE WEEKS LATER THE BRAKE PADS, CALIBERS AND FRONT LEAF SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL PULLS. AWAITING FOR A FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATION TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055091January 28, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
FORD SUPERDUTY 250 TRUCK WITH 7.3 ENGINE HAS NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESPONSE. PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN 1200 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AS WE WERE TRYING TO GO ACROSS BUSY INTERSECTION AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE EXPERIENCE IS QUITE UNSETTLING TO DRIVER PLUS OCCUPANTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071003January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE HAD ROUGH IDLE PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. THIS WAS THE FIRST DIESEL VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED SO IN THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL, BUT IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN APRIL 2003. I HAVE HAD HARD SHIFTING SINCE I BOUGHT IT. WHEN I BACK THE TRUCK UP AND THEN SHIFT INTO DRIVE IT WILL SLAM INTO GEAR AS A VEHICLE WITH NO TRANSMISSION FLUID REACTS. THERE WAS A DANGEROUS HESITATION WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE A 3-5 SECOND STALL. IT HAS BLOWN WHITE SMOKE MORE RECENTLY AND WOULD NOT KICK DOWN INTO PASSING GEAR ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO FIX AT THAT TIME. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER AND SHE TELLS ME THAT THE FIX WILL RAISE THE NOISE LEVEL UP 5 DECIBELS. THIS WILL MAKE THE TRUCK LOUDER THAN IT WAS WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO ME. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE POWER AND HOW QUIET IT WAS. NOW IT WILL GET LOUDER? I REQUESTED THAT FORD BUY THE VEHICLE BACK AND THEY WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM FIRST! EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE LOUDER. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. I HAVE MY RECEIPTS BUT DIDN'T FIND OUT HOW MUCH THE REPAIRS HAVE COST ALL TOGETHER, BUT FORD HAS NOT CHARGED ME ANYTHING... YET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068832January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069106January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ON GOING PROBLEMS WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN'T PULL ACROSS INTERSECTION LOSS OF POWER TRANS WILL SHIFT OR NOT STEERING ALL OVER ROAD SMOKES BADDLY WHEN STARTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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