Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#10067821April 26, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGESTONE DUELLAR AT LT285/75R16 S/N# K9801D693AZ. DRIVING E/B 210 FRWY BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND FONTANA, NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LEFT MIRROR WAS ALSO VIBRATING. CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY IN RIALTO, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOPP LIGHT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SQUIRMING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD BUBBLED UP FOR APPROX. A QUARTER OF THE TIRE, I PUT MY SPARE ON AND EXAMINED THE TIRE. THERE IS STEEL POPPING OUT OF THE INSIDE PART OF THE TREAD, IT'S OBVIOUS THE TREAD IS SEPERATING AND COMING APART. WHAT IS BRIDGESTONE GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE TIRES? I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM, BOTH UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED BLOWOUTS AND MAJOR BODY DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071398April 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE RAIN PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067512April 20, 2004
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING WHEEL BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066184April 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
STOPPED FOR FUEL. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON STUCK IN CALIPER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT, WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURN ON FINGER. DROVE TO NEARBY REPAIR CENTER FOR REPAIR. DURING REPAIR IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS ALSO STICKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10066765April 7, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
WHILE TOWING THE CAMPER DRIVER HIT A BUMP AND THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER FELL OFF BECAUSE THE CABLE SNAPPED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061042March 23, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL RUPTURED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. DEALER EXAMINED THE TIRE AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE *AK. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL FORD F250 MODELS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064637March 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER CONSUMER FELT A TREMBLE. THEN, HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE SEPARATED TREAD DAMAGED THE MUFFLER AND THE REAR FENDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063562March 19, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE, STEELTEX TIRES, LT265/75R16 LRE WERE REPLACED WITH FIRESTONE, STEELTEX LT265/75R16 LRD TIRES WHICH CURRENTLY WERE BEING RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060389March 4, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
STEELTEX R4S TIRES ON MY 2000 F250. ONE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BULGE AT APPROX. 27000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL BASED ON WEB RESEARCH OF PROBLEMS OTHERS WERE HAVING. HAVE TIRES IF INTERSTED IN REVIEWING.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059988February 28, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH WHEN TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFICE INTO THE MEDIAN AND ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ENDING UP IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT TOOK OUT THE ALL DASHBOARD CONTROLS AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER PANEL AND BUMPER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT COULD HAVE ENDED UP A LOT WORSE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059763February 25, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO TURN THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058220February 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO HAVE 4 MAJOR REPAIRS IN 1.5 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054504January 20, 2004
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY PICK-UP TRUCK EAD ON COLLISION WITH GARBAGE TRUCK OTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELT (WORN BY DRIVER) DID NOT LATCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10049347December 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT PLUGS HEATING UP, CRACKING, AND FAILING. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM OR GO OUT COMPLETELY AT ANY TIME WHILE OPERATING. FOUND THAT THE WIRES FEEDING INTO THE PLUG HEAT UP AND HAVE CAUSED THE PLASTIC PLUG TO DETERIORATE. JUST JIGGLING THE WIRES CAN CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM OR FAIL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049301December 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARP ALL THE TIME, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED 5 TIMES. FIRST THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, THEN REPLACED, THEN TURNED ETC, ETC. I'M DUE TO GO IN AGAIN FOR THE 6TH FIX, WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON THE NEWEST SET OF ROTORS. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 ON THE TRUCK. SO FAR THE DEALER HAS STOOD BEHIND THE FIXES BUT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS WELL AS A FINANCIAL CONCERN SINCE THEY WILL START TO MAKE ME PAY. I'VE BEEN A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN FOR 18 YEARS. I ABUSE MY CRUISER BRAKES ON A DAILY BASIS AND THEY LAST 40,000 MILES! MY TRUCK IS BABIED AND IT EATS UP BRAKES... UNACCEPTABLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046941November 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END BOUNCES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP ON EXPRESSWAY. LITERALLY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 OR 40 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039960November 12, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046580November 7, 2003
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK BROKE. THE CABLE FRAYED AND SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046518November 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE PARKING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A BUILDING. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACTUATING ROD RETAINING CLIP BROKE, AND WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046447November 5, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER SENT THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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