Ford F-450 Complaints

588 consumer complaints on file.

#894597August 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE BADLY. THEN, IT STARTED MISSING, AND IT LOST POWER. CONSUMER FELT WRONG ENGINE WAS IN TRUCK. *AK CONSUMER ORDERED PARTS FOR A 7.3 LITER ENGINE, HOWEVER THESE PARTS WOULD NOT WORK IN VEHICLE, THE SERIAL NUMBER REVEALS ENGINE IS A 7.4 LITER WHICH INTERNATIONAL SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR FORD IN 1994, THIS NEW ENGINE WILL COST CONSUMER $15000 AND FORD WILL NOT HELP IN ANY WAY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893784August 8, 2001
TIRES
TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F450, TIRE SIZE P22570R19.5, TIRES HAD THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, CONSUMER NOTED THREE OUT OF SIX TIRES FAILED. ONE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT AFTER DRIVING INTO A HOLE. SECOND TIRE TREAD BLEWOUT COMPLETELY OUT AT SIDEWALL, AND THIRD TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ENTIRE TREAD FROM INNER PART OF TREAD, OUTER PART OF THE TREAD. *AK 2ND TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BOTH OF THE TIRES FAILED WITH ONLY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK, IT WAS NOT OVERLOADED, CONTINENTAL GENERAL, DOT CU9R1HPK1300, SIZE 19.5. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893674August 7, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEMS THAT GO INTO WHEELS TORE OUT OF WHEELS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE TIRES BLOWOUT ALL AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892448July 11, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN ENGAGING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IT FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY BACKWARDS WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CABLE THAT SNAPPED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS TOO MUCH TRUCK WEIGHT FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, CONSUMER OWNS THREE 1999 MODELS THAT ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892450July 11, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN ENGAGING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IT FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY BACKWARDS. CONSUMER NOTED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CABLE WHICH SNAPPED ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890218June 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME MUSHY AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A CLAMP THAT HOLDS HYDRAULIC FLUID HOSE TO FRAME WAS MISSING, WHICH ALLOWED THE HOSE TO MOVE UNDER HOOD, CAUSING HOSE TO RUPTURE. ALSO, A STABILIZER BAR WAS NOT PUT IN THIS VEHICLE TO ASSIST WITH STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED TO CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN ONE OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888628May 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD BOOMING NOISE THAT CAME FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR INSIDE FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL R4S TIRE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE IS LT225/75R16E, FORD, F450HD. *AK DOT NUMBER VD1L1XA456. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561180May 11, 2001
TIRES
THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIRES ON THE TRUCK, THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT GIVEN). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887564May 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CLUTCH CAME APART. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH CLUTCH INTO CHANGE GEARS, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED CLUTCH / FLYWHEEL AND TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561038May 3, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM RECALL 01V-046. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885947April 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CLUTCH PLATE BREAKS IN SAME SPOT EVERY TIME IT BREAKS, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THE MOTOR IS TOO STRONG FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CAUSING CLUTCH TO TEAR UP. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, TRANSMISSION MISSING ONE BELT AND WAS ALMOST OUT. EXHAUST LOOSE. WIRE HARNESS DANGLING UNDER VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL REPAIRS COMPLETE, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT KIND OF REPAIRS. 3 TIRES FAILED, 2 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ONE TIRE GENERAL REPLACED, NO SIZE OR DOT NUMBER. RECALL 01V046 REGARDING VALVE STEMS, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF VALVE STEMS, DUE TO THEY HAD ROTTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885585April 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ARM IN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING CLUTCH NOT TO DISENGAGE. *AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WOULD NOT REPAIR, CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS COMPLETED BY HIS SHOP, WAS NOT COMPENSATED BY FORD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884479March 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 30 MPH. THEN, CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT TRANSFER CASE DEFECT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE 4WD WAS NEVER USED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743012March 25, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LOCAL GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT - LUG NUTS RECENTLY TIGHTENED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL. I AM NOT THE OWNER BUT AM THE FIRE CHIEF. VEHICLE BELONGS TO THE TOWN OF DUNDEE. THE LUG HOLES IN THE RIMS ARE WIDENED. A NUMBER OF THE BOLTS ARE STRIPPED AND BROKEN. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT OVERLOADED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882941March 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
DUEL TANKS IN VEHICLE AND ONE TANK EMPTIES INTO OTHER, CAUSING ONE TO OVERFLOW. IT'S CAUSED BYA CROSS VALVE NOT FUNCTIONING, SHUTING OFF FROM NON OPERATING TANK. REPAIR COST IS $800. DEALER IS NOT AUTHORIZING REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880762February 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880649February 15, 2001
TIRES
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A TREMBLE.RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. FIRESTONE TIRE DOT VDOR1WTWT471. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877983January 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT IS COMING ON, BUT ONE BRAKE IS LOCKING UP, OTHER IS NOT.BRAKES ARE ACTING ERRACTICALLY, CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875051November 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS DO NOT EXTEND OUT FAR ENOUGH FROM TRUCK SO THAT DRIVER CAN HAVE A GOOD VIEW. MIRRORS DO NOT COVER THE BLIND SPOTS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556464October 17, 2000
TIRES
TWO GENERAL TIRES (225/70R19.5) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, THESE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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