Ford F-550 Complaints (1999)

61 consumer complaints on file.

#880030February 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN 8 TIMES . FORD HAS MENTIONED THERE WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT OFFERING TO DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER. THEY WERE JUST REPLACING PART. THEY HAD NOT TRIED TO FIND A PERMENANT SOLUTION. *AK THE DRIVE SHAFT MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880031February 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN SO MANY TIMES THAT THEY PURCHASED THEM BY HANDFULS TO KEEP THEM HANDY. MANUFACTURER KNOWS THERE'S AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM, AND ISN'T HELPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880033February 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS REPLACING STABILIZER BAR. STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. FORD WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST AT THIS TIME. ONLY REMEDY THEY SEEMED TO HAVE WAS TO TO REPLACE BAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557701November 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE "HOT PIPE" TO THE TURBO-CHARGER BLEW OFF OF ITS COUPLING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND INSTALLED A NEW DESIGNED PIPE THAT WAS REDESIGNED DUE TO THE COMMON FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FAULTY PART. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872735October 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ANY GEAR TO GET STUCK IN PLACE. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE GEAR. FORD HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871741September 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CLUTCH FAILS,CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE ENGINE HAS TO BE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870184September 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME BROKE ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865604July 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS WOULD GET STUCK. CONSUMER COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, BUT COULD SHIFT UP. WHEN ON INTERSTATE AND TRYING TO STOP, IT WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS CONSUMER SWITCHED OFF VEHICLE. TO START, CONSUMER HAD TO CRANK IT WHILE IN GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864579June 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, AND HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNIVERSAL JOINTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE, TIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND BRAKES FAILED. INSIDE BRAKES SPUN AROUND TO CALIPER AND FROZE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864602June 30, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
FRAME CRACKED, HAD IT WELDED TWICE. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE WHEN PUSHING IT IN WHILE TOWING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723891June 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP GOES OUT EVERY 18000 MILES OR TWO MONTHS AT COST $250.00 WITH 12K WARRENTY BY FORD. FORD CAN NOT REMEDY EXHAUST LEAKS AFTER 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552422March 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853058December 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE DEFECTIVE SHIFT FORK IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS COATED IN PLASTIC WEAR, AND CAUSES THE FORK AND CONPONENTS TO MOVE FREELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL / SHUT OFF WHEN PARKING. VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED TRANFER CASE TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852461November 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CLUTCH BURNS OUT PREMATURALLY. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. LEFT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOLE RUBBED FROM ENGINE BLOCK/ WATER PUMP FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851558October 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT FULLY DISENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THE CLUTCH WOULD SHIFT AFTER STOPPING. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR CLUTCH PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850344October 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH IS STICKING IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848997September 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APROXIMATELY 25MPH 4-WHEEL DRIVE ( TRANSFER CASE) FAILED. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHILE LEANING OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PUT WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831762July 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WITHIN SHORT PERIODS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706715May 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR DISC BRAKE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR, EXTREME WEAR OF ROTOR BECAUSE OF FORD ENGINEERING PROBLEM. CALIPER IS LOCATED ON FRONT OF ROTOR, PREVENTING MUD, SAND AND GRAVEL FROM SELF CLEANING FROM ROTOR. CALIPER ACTS AS TRAP TO HOLD DEBRIS AGAINST ROTOR, CAUSING SEVERE DETERIORATION OF ROTORS, INCLUDING WEAR INTO COOLING WEB AND SEPERATION OF ROTOR DISK FROM HUB. OPPOSITE ROTOR SHOWS VERY LITTLE WEAR. ALSO CALIPER MOUNTED ON FRONT OF ROTOR TRAPS GRAVEL BETWEEN PADS AND CALIPER FRAME, PREVENTING PADS FROM RELEASING. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED NOW THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR ON THIS 1999 F550, AND THREE TIMES ON OUR 1999 F450. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM IS A SEVERE TRAFFIC HAZARD IN THE FACT THAT THE DISC PAD CAN WEAR INTO THE ROTOR WEB, AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK, POSSIBLY CAUSING A SEVERE LANE CHANGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DISC PADS SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON REAR OF ROTOR SO THAT FORWARD MOTION OF WHEELS WOULD ENABLE SELF CLEANING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706316May 7, 1999
TIRES:VALVE
TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKS AND LEAKS, LEADING TO TIRE BLOWOUT. FIVE RESULTING TIRE FAILURES SO FAR ON A FLEET OF 17 SIMILAR TRUCKS, ALL LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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