Ford F-250 Complaints (2002)

401 consumer complaints on file.

#767070September 12, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
I HAD A 5" LIFT KIT INSTALLED ON MY 2002 FORD F250 TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING THE BRACKETS SHEERED AND THE TRACTION BAR FELL OFF. LES SCHWAB OF PARADISE, CA REFUSES TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017892September 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO UNLOAD SOME TRASH. HE HIT BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING UNTIL HE TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THEN, HE TRIED IT AGAIN, AND IT DID THE SAMETHING. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS WAS HAPPENING. CONSUMER FOUND THAT WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES CABLE SLIPPED, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM ACTUALLY APPLYING BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017639August 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS, STATING THAT VEHICLE WAS GETTING SOME SORT OF RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN FAILING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND THEY SEEMED TO HAVE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM-LINKAGE ACCELERATOR. THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING-RESEALED-STILL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OKAY SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. NOW THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING WATER, AND IS RUNNING BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE DRIVLINE SHIFTS FORWARD-LOUD BANG,WHEN STARTING OFF, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS BACKWARDS, THE CONNECTOR IS NOT FULLY SEATED(PCM MODULE), AND THE INJECTOR HARNESS INTERMITTENLY OPENS-REPAIR LOOSE LEFT VALVE COVER INJECTOR HARNESS CONNECTOR CAUSING HIGH RESISTANCE CLEARED. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766222August 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
AFTER MARKET TRACTION BARS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016582August 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 12 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013811July 11, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-040/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION/TIRE FAILURE: RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIIVNG 60 MPH IN A 2002, FORD F250, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 265/75R16, AND DOT#8XW81XM2202. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013797July 11, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-040/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION/TIRE FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN A 2002,FORD, F250 S/D, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 265/75R16, DOT VNW81XM1002, LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS NOTICED WITH A BLISTER ON SIDEWALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013583July 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF. 21/2 YEARS OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013031July 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF AND KEYS OUT OF IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE SOME HOW CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012690June 26, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
5 YEARS OLD GRANDDAUGTHER ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED POWER WINDOW BUTTON IN CLOSE MODE WHILE LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW ,AND ALMOST HAD WINDOW CLOSE ON HER NECK. POWER WINDOWS DID NOT HAVE AN OVERRIDE FEATURE. CONSUMER HAD PLACED WINDOW GUARD TO PREVENT WINDOWS FROM CLOSING ALL THE WAY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763328June 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566069June 11, 2002
TIRES
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE TIRES BLEW OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT AND DEALER REFUSED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011507June 11, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY INSIDE OF STEERING SHAFT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011542June 11, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TINTED REAR WINDOW ALONG WITH TOP PROVIDED WITH THE REAR TINITED WINDOW IS NOT CLEAR WHICH REDUCES OR ELIMINATES VISION DEPENDING ON LIGHTING CONDITIONS.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010625May 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER LOST CONTROL ON LOOSE GRAVEL, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THEN HIT A DITCH HEAD ON. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WAS SHUT OFF. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#759271March 12, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIDE WALL FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHILE ACCELARATING DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP I NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHICH STOPPED ONCE I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. A SHORT TIME LATER, POSSIBLY 3 OR 4 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW. THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIDING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE TRUCK NOTICEABLY LEANED TO THE LEFT . THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL (FACING THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK) OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED ENTIRELY LEAVING ONLY A SMALL RING OF RUBBER AROUND THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS THE TYPE OF FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE TIRE WERE SAFE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758488February 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE MODULE ACTAVATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS ENGAGING AT IDLE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE, AND VEHICLE TO SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT MANUALLY APPLYING ACCELERATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000715December 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS PEDAL FEELS HARD, AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000716December 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONVEX MIRROR PART ON OUTSIDE MIRROR IS NOT ADJUSTABLE, MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754656November 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD AS IN NEAR EMERGENCY BAKING THE STEERING SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERABLE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF POWER STEERING IS LOST, OTHER TIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I FEEL THIS IS A FATAL DESIGN FLAW AND GOES TOTALLY AGAINST ALL INFORMATION THAT THE USE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHOULD BE A "STOMP-STAY-AND STEER" PROCESS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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