Ford F-250 Complaints (1997)

343 consumer complaints on file.

#10105420September 2, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT RECLINED WHICH LEFT THE DRIVER LAYING COMPLETELY DOWN. *JB THE SEAT BASE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT. *SC THE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS, BECAUSE THE SHIFTER BOLTS HAD BROKE LOOSE FROM THE DASH MOUNTS, THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. THE HUB/AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127014June 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR IN AUGUST 2004. THEN , IN JUNE 2005 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE FRONT LINES. IN AUGUST 2004 CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF IN THE REAR, WHICH WAS STILL GOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126790June 28, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: 5TH WHEEL CAMPER HAD A TOTAL OF 8 BLOW OUTS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD 3 BLOW OUTS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY CARLISLE. CONSUMER WAS WORRIED ABOUT 2 PLY TIRES. CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE TIRE SIZE TO AN UPGRADED SIZE AND TO 8 PLY TIRE. TIRES THAT BLEW OUT WERE CARLISLE AND GOODYEAR. CONSUMER HAD A 1997, DAMON, CHALLENGER. . THEY FIRST SET OF TIRES HAD KNOTS ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED ANY OF THE DEALERSHIPS THAT SOLD THE TIRES. CONSUMER WANTED THE MANUFACTURER TO STOP SELLING THE TIRES TWO PLY SIDEWALLS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE TWO PLY TIRES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE SPEEDS WAS FROM 55-60 MPH WHEN THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE LOCATION INCLUDED ALL FOUR LOCATIONS, ON BOTH AXLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126544June 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CONSUMER WANTED HIS SWITCH ON FRONT OF VEHICLE FIXED. HE HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE PLASTIC MELTED AND ALLOWED THE BRAKE FLUID TO COME OUT AND CATCH ON FIRE. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE KNEW THAT 2000 AND 2001 YEAR MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, AND CONSUMER WANTED HIS VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125876June 20, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A TRAVEL TRAILER CONSUMER SET OUT FOR A TRIP AND THE TIRES BEGAN BLOWING OUT ABOUT 200 MILES AFTER THEY STARTED. THREE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT ON THIS TRIP FROM KENTUCKY TO NEVADA. THE SIDEWALLS BLEW OUT, AND ONLY THE RIMS WERE LEFT. CONSUMER CONTACTED GOODYEAR, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. BUT THERE WAS A BETTER TIRE HE COULD PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TOLD HIM THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER MADE SURE THERE WAS ENOUGH AIR IN THE TIRES, AND THE LOAD WASN'T TOO HEAVY. THE FENDER WAS TORN UP DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122543May 31, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE BED BROKE, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120107May 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ALONG A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER WITH THE INSUING LOUD BANGING SCARING THE DRIVER AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORD DEALER RETHREADED SPARK PLUG HOLE AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120152May 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F250. HE SAID THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH SO HE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND THEY CLEANED HIS FUEL INJECTION. THE TRUCK HAS TWO FUEL TANKS. THE FRONT FUEL TANK COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING THE REAR TANK WORKED. NOW HE SAYS THAT THE REAR TANK KEEPS ON FILLING THE FRONT TANK WITH GAS AND THERE IS SO MUCH PREASSURE FROM THE TANKS THAT GAS JUST STARTS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS VEHILCE AND WHEN HE OPENS THE GAS CAP FUEL STARTS SQUIRTING OUT HE SAID IT WOULD SQUIRT OUT ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF GAS. HIS SMOG CHECKEDWAS DO LAST WEEK AND SINCE HIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEY WILL NOT DO THE SMOG. THE DEALER SAID HE WAS MISSING A CHECK VALUVE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM BOTH FUEL PUMPS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115901May 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNPLUG THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO STOP THE FIRE. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS NO AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE FIRE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURE HAS A RECALL ON F150 PICKUPS BUT NOT THE F250. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE WIRES HAVE BEEN LEFT UNPLUGGED FOR NOW. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113670March 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116982March 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115301March 17, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME AND REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON HIS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112749March 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ON DECEMBER 4, 2004, I TOOK MY TRUCK ON ABOUT A 600 MILE TRIP. DURING THE TRIP I TRIED THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WORKED ABOUT 5 MONTHS EARLIER & FOUND IT TO BE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND MYSELF IN A POSITION THAT REQUIRED ENGAGING THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I PARKED THE TRUCK THAT EVENING & HAD NOT TOUCHED IT IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH AND A HALF. ON DECEMBER 10, 2004 MY WIFE CANCELED THE INSURANCE SINCE MY PLAN WAS TO LEAVE IT PARKED UNTIL SPRING OR I COULD AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THEN ON JANUARY 26, 2005 @ 05:00 AM, MY WIFE WOKE ME UP SAYING THAT MY TRUCK HAD JUST EXPLODED. I WENT OUTSIDE & SAW THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME THE MAIN CONCENTRATION OF THE FIRE WAS ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE. I NOTIFIED FORD, TO WHICH THEIR REPLY WAS SORRY FOR YOUR INCONVENIENCE BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON YOUR VEHICLE & IT IS ALSO OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110403February 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
FIRE SPEED CONTROL ON MASTER CYLINDER FORD F250 1997 VIN#[XXX]DROVE TO WORK 2 MILES,PARKED TRUCK IN LOT, 5 MIN LATER HEARD POP THEN FIRE PUT OUT QUICKLY, BUT TRUCK HAS MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE. *JB *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110847February 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL FIRE IN STEERING WHEEL. THE WIRE WAS TOO SMALL FOR AMPS. *BF THE CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE WIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109628February 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE HAD YET TO BEEN DETERMINED. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108686January 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DAMAGING FUSE BOXES AND WIRING HARNESS. ESTIMATED DAMAGE $3.000. NO INJURIES REPORTED.. *JB.......*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105719January 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAD SPARK PLUGS COME FLYING OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE ASKED AROUND AND HEARD THAT ON MOST FORD TRUCKS AND ECONOLINE VANS ARE BLOWING THESE OUT ON THE REGULAR. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT IT IS DUE TO THE ALUMINUM HEADS HAVING ONLY 4 WEAK THREADS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM 200 TO 1700 DOLLARS TO FIX DEPENDING ON HOW SEVERE THINGS ARE. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS SUBJECT AS I AM SURE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WOULD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105010December 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHIEL THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS, A MECHANIC NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. AS THE BRAKE FLUID RESEVOIR MELTED BRAKE FLUID IT MADE THE FIRE BIGGER. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT. PHOTOS AND INVESTIGATION REPORT MAILED TO BRUCE YORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103926December 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS AND A FIRE WAS STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HORN WAS HEARD BLOWING WHEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THERE WERE NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT. THERE WAS TRAVEL TRAILER WIRING THAT WAS ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY UNITRIN 800-777-4342 JL RAUSIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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