Ford F-250 Complaints (2001)

508 consumer complaints on file.

#753462October 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S FRONT SEATBELT CAME UNDON AT HIGH SPEED BREAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND THROWING DRIVER INTO DASHBOARD. SEAT BELT SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED, BUT KEEPS POPING OUT ON DIPS AND ROCKING OF TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897941October 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING, THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE JULY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS, NEITHER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753359October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT A LOW SPEED AS WELL AS AT A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER STATES THAT A "HIGHER STEERING EFFORT W/SITTING STILL W/BRAKES APPLIED" IS NORMAL. WHEN ASK TO TRY IT FOR HIMSELF, HE REFUSED. LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO USE THE "HIGHER STEERING EFFORT" THEORY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL OR STEER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A LOW SPEED OR AT A STOP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753301October 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AUTOMATIC FAILS TO SHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS FOR ENGINE BRAKING. WHEN DECENDING A STEEP GRADE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO APPLY. THIS HAS THE SAME EFFECT OF PUTTING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. WHEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THAT IT REQUIRES THE BRAKES TO DO THE WORK OF SLOWING THE TRUCK. IF THE BRAKES OVERHEAT THEN THE TRUCK WILL "RUN AWAY". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897780October 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PE 0200; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 22MPH AND FELT VIBRATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX AT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT FIRESTONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897499October 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHICH CONCERNED DRIVER. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT WHEELS COULD NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE TIRES SLID ALONG THE RIM. CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES FROM A SEARS CENTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS, I.E., GENERAL TIRE INFORMATION/ SIZE, AND DOT NUMBERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751788September 6, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE BLOWOUT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 62 NORTH OF WELTON,IOWA, SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 TIRESIZE: LT265/7516)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751183August 27, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL 4 TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING IN SIDEWALLS. FRONT 2 TIRES ARE MORE PREDOMINANT THAN THE REAR 2. FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT TIRES ARE ACTUALLY LOSING RUBBER OFF THE SIDE OF TIRES. FIRESTONE SAID THE TIRE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT BUT A ROAD HAZARD AND FORD SAID IT WAS FIRESTONE'S PROBLEM. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750888August 21, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THER SIDEWALL OF THIS TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BM14480-3 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894026August 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE IS VISIBLE SHAKING IN FRONT END AT 65 MPH. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749899August 5, 2001
TIRES
THE RIGHT REAR STEELTEX TIRE ON MY F-250 BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND HAD 19,000 MILES ON THEM. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER STEELTEX TIRES STILL ON MY TRUCK AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892904July 16, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH BRAKES APPLIED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TURN WHEEL. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748458July 14, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LACK OF POWER ASSIST, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748265July 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FROM THE BEGINNIG THERE WAS TROUBLE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE (VERY LONG CRANK). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NEVER SOLVED. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT OFF (ENGINE, ELECTRIC, EVERYTHING) AND AFTER A FEW TERRIFYING SECONDS IT WOULD ALL KICK BACK ON. WHEN THE ENGINE KICKED BACK ON THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT TO THE ENGINE (AND TO THE PASSENGERS). THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING TO "CORRECT" THE PROBLEM. LASTLY, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING HARD, LUNGING RATHER THAN SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. AFTER STOPPING FOR A TOLL AND THEN PROCEEDING THE ENGINE ALMOST CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT GO PASSED 2ND GEAR. WE WERE IN A VERY BAD SECTION OF TOWN AND THERE WAS NO WAY IN HELL WE WERE GOING TO STOP. SO WE DROVE SLOWLY TO A RELATIVES HOUSE THAT WAS CLOSEST TO WHERE WE WERE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST AND WERE NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH THEIR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. ALL THEY DID WAS CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND RELAY THE SAME INFORMATION WE HAD ALREADY GIVEN THEM. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT FORD MUST PUT IN A WHOLE NEW "DIFFERENT" TRANSMISSION, WHY? THEY MUST ALREADY BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS "YEAH, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER TRUCKS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WERE DIESELS TOO". HMMM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747221June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD THREE INCEDENTS IN WHICH I HAD TO USE HEAVY BRAKING TO TO AVOID AN SOMETHING. ALL OF THESE INCEDENTS WHERE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. IN THE FIRST INCEDENT I HAD TO MAKE A HEAVY EMERGENCY APPLICATION ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I DID THIS THE TRUCK PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. IT APPEARED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICAT THIS SITUATION. IT DOES NOT ALLWAYS DO IT TO AS A SEVERE DEGREE. BUT I HAVE GOT IT TO VIOLENTLY PULL THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I AM A ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS AND HAVE HAD ALOT OF EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING IN DRIVING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER OR ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE NHTSA WANTS TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE TRUCKS BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE ON THEM. I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET YOU DRIVE THIS VEHICLE . PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890645June 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002363June 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CLUTCH HOSE HYDRAULIC LINE THE RUNS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER MELTED ACROSS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745709May 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
HOSE BLEW OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF CLUTCH MASTER CYCLINDER DUE TO THE KEEPER PIN MISSING. THIS CAUSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND REMAIN THERE. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OBSTICLE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888065May 11, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS POPPING OUT, EACH TIME IT IS BEING USED WHERE MALE PART COULD LATCH IN, THEN WILL POP OUT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745194May 11, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE TRUCK WILL NOT TURN AT LOW SPEED. NOT ENOUGH POWER ASSIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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