Ford F-250 Complaints (1996)

187 consumer complaints on file.

#710047August 16, 1999
WHEELS:HUB
PUT IN 4WD HAD TO CALL A WRECKER BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUBS WOULD NOT ENGAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842811July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
CASTING CRACKED, AND THE PUMP FELL OFF (BEARING IN PUMP FAILED). THIS CONTROLS THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547253July 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION/ALIGNMENT, REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544407March 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
CONSUMER BELIEVES AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUBS WERE INCORRECTLY DESIGNED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH HUBS BEING NOISY AND NOT LOCKING FROM A PARKED POSITION. ALSO, 4WD TO FAIL ON WET GRASS/SLIGHT INCLINE, BOTH HUBS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704049March 4, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AFTER BOTH HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THERE IS STILL A CLICKING IN THE FRONT WHICH OCCURS DURING BACKING THAT HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832943December 31, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO AUTOMATIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN THE WHEEL BEARING GREASE HEATS UP, IT FLOW IN TO AUTOMATI LOCKING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832959December 31, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
BARRIER HAS COME APART, CAUSING THE REAR END TO DROP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701305December 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BUSHING ON BELT TENSIONER ON 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE FAILS - KNOWN DEFECT BY FORD PERSONELL. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701158December 7, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
BEARING FAILED ON BELT TENSIONER CAUSING ME TO LOSE THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH CONTROLS POWER STEERING,COOLING,CHARGING,AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING.ENGINE DID OVERHEAT,BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CLOSE TO AN EXIT IN WEST VIRGINIA.AFTER I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE I FOUND THAT AT LEAST 6 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS.I CONTACTED FORD BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THESE PROBLEMS.TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS 131.00 WHICH PORT CITY REFUNDED ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700830November 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS (RIGHT AND LEFT) WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED DURING 60,000 MILE SERVICE. NO MECHANICAL SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED THEMSELVES PRIOR TO THE FINDING OF THE DAMAGE DURING 60,000 MILE SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829894November 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE HUB. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONT DISC ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828450October 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. WOULD SHAKE & SHIMMY WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING & GOING AT LOW SPEED, CAN FEEL THE LOOSENESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828372September 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT. IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION OCCURRED IT MAYHAVE STARTED A FIRE. PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND ALL FUEL LINES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826727August 14, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BECAUSE BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND MISSING ON THE FRONT AXLES. AXLE PIVOT BRACKET. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825255July 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
CONSUMER WAS TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE REPAIRS WHEN DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT DRUMS WERE CRACKED. IT WAS DUE TO VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. BUT YET THE CONSUMER SUPPOSE TO HAVE HEAVY- DUTY TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR. CONDITION NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536867June 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHEN THE TENSIONER WAS LOST, I LOST POWERSTEERING, BRAKES ETC. I WAS NEGOTIATING A TURN WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED AND LOST SUBSTANTIAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT KNOW OF A RECALL ETC. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533377March 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE 1-2 SHIFT GETS TO BE VERY MUSHY, PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HEAT BUILDUP DURING TOWING DUE TO A TOO SMALL FACTORY TRANSMISSION COOLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821437February 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKS OIL AND IS HARD TO SHIFT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER BOX, AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533787January 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525039November 18, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
STEERING SECTOR SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING NOISE WHILE TURNING CORNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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