Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#10136921September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND RUSTED IN TWO. THE OTHER TWO LINES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW. THE ONE THAT WAS RUSTED MUST BE MADE OUT OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE BRAKES JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-05. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. *AK (11/17/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136526September 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY VEHICLE BLOWS SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HIGH TRAFFIC PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES IN DANGER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133355August 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MY 2000 F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION BURN UP. THE F150 HAS THE RECALL BUT NOT THE 250, EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME FAULTY PART ON BOTH VEHICLES. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT NO VISIBLE FLAMES. I WAS ABLE THE UNPLUG THE DEVICE BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE HAPPENED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133210August 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BEARING ON THE MOTOR. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OR JULY 2003. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD OCCURRED WAS IN AUGUST 2004, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL OCTOBER 2004. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 8-14-05. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED UNDER NO SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. AS SOON AS THE WIPERS WERETURNED ON THERE WAS A WINDING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131492August 3, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING MY LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II LT265/75/R16 SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THEN BLEW OUT, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE LEFT OF CENTER, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC COMING. WHEN I SENT MY TIRE TO FIRESTONE THEY HAD SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SEPARATION. FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE STATED IN A LETTER THAT THE TIRE WAS OVER LOADED. THE TIRE IS OEM FOR MY 2000 FORD F-250. THE TIRES ON FRONT WE REPLACED FULL COST TO ME WITH TRANSFORCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124962July 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND THEN IT SHUTS DOWN, WHICH CAUSES LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THEM. ON MAY 30, 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BRAKE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HIM, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE JUST CUT OUT, LIKE IT WAS NEVER STARTED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *JB *NM PER CONSUMER, NONE OF THE ABOVE IS ACCURATE. THE CONSUMER WROTE: WHILE BRAKING, THE RPM REVVED UP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN THE RPM DROPPED AND THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE . THIS WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT TIMES. FORD RECALLED THE SAME MAKE MODEL YEARS 2003-2005. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE RECALL STARTED WITH HIS VEHICLE'S YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10127745July 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: CONSUMER STATES AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ABOUT 300 MILES HIS VEHICLE IT DIED IN TRAFFIC. AT ONE TIME HE HAD A FUEL SENSOR GO OUT, BUT DEALER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHY THE VEHICLE CUT OFF LIKE IT DID. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE HE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IT HAS DIED OUT COMPLETELY ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. IF IT SITS ABOUT 2 DAYS, IT WILL START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER LAST ON 12-03. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125480June 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: LIVE ON LAKE, DRIVEWAY HAS A SLOPE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE CUT SWITCH OFF GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. HAD TO JUMP BACK IN AND MESS WITH THE GEARS IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124827June 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
OCCUPANTS WERE DRIVING THE VECHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO FLAME UP. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. BUT BEFORE THAT WAS COMPLETED THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED THE WIRING HARNESSES, FUSE PANEL, CRUISE DEACTIVACTION MECH. AND MISC. OTHER COMPONENTS, COMPUTER ETC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FORD WAS ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL OF THE EXACT THING THAT HAD HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK. AT THE TIME THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE VECHICLE. IT WAS PAID FOR... AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT WHEN FORD DON'T WANT TO COVER THEIR MISTAKES... IN CONCLUSION FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TYPE OF TRUCK BUT IF THE CRUISE MECHANISIM IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND THEN THEY DO A RECALL I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR THE ITEM IN QUESTION, NO MATTER WHAT YEAR THEY SAY......
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124506June 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: WHILE DRIVING A SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF VEHICLE. HAD TO AWAIT FOR PART TO BE ORDERED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRUCK STOP FOR REPAIRS. WHEN PLUG WAS TO BE REPLACED THEY DISCOVERED THAT TREADS WERE ALL GONE OUT OF THE HEAD. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP, AND SAID A WHOLE NEW HEAD WOULD BE NEEDED. HAD TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WOUND COST OVER $3,000 FOR REPAIRS AN A PROBLEM THAT BEGAN WITH A SPARK PLUG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124519June 7, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DEPRESSED CLUTCH PEDAL AND RELEASED IT. THE PEDAL ROSE AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE CLUTCH. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I HAD BEEN LUCKY THAT IT HAD NOT RISEN AN ADDITIONAL .25 INCH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUTCH. FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD AN UPGRADE KIT AVAILABLE WHICH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. I ASSUME THE SAME MASTER CYLINDER IS USED IN THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115478June 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING 10 TO 15 MINUTES , THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND IT WAS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108984May 23, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT AFTER ABOUT TEN MILES OF OPERATION, THEN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. A LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120613May 11, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DRIVING 50MPH W/CRUISE ON. 2000 EXCURSION ACCELERATED ALARMINGLY.KICKED ACCELERATORL, BOUGHT UNDER CONTROL.NO HARM.DID NOT USE CRUISE FOR AWHILE! AND ASKED SEVERAL FRIENDS IF THEY KNEW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT..HAD FORGOTTEN INCIDENT UNTIL SAW ON 8 NEWS HERE IN DALLAS TONIGHT. I DID NOT BUY NEW, IT WAS FROM LITTLE ROCK,AR,WITH 70K MILES AND WAS DRIVEN OVER ROUGH DUSTY ROADS .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118173April 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
2000F-250 SUPER-CREW HEAVY DUTY P/U CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP THE WIRING AND FUSE PANEL ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER. FORD HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WOULD BE 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE ANYONE CALLED, IT WAS THE SECOND WEEK AND NO CONTACT WAS MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116486April 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2000 FORD F-250 HAVING CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF WHEN FIRE IGNITED AND BURNED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF TRUCK. FIRE DEPT. REPORT STATES FIRE ORIGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS ELECTRICAL. TRUCK SOLD FOR JUNK METAL PRIOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK AND OTHER RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN FIRE. FORD DECLINES ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE INSPITE OF REPORTS AND WITNESSES TO THE EVENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115864March 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE , AND THAT IT SPREAD TO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. AS OF TODAY, THE MANUFACTURER HAD DONE NOTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114645March 24, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115634March 15, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD ON THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD F250 SD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109215March 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. DEALER FINDS NO DEFECTS.*AK MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THAT A PUSH ROD BROKE IN THE ENGINE ONE MONTH PRIOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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