Ford F-Super Duty Complaints

417 consumer complaints on file.

#891425June 27, 2001
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LOSS OF STEERING WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT FORCED VEHICLE TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD; VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HYDROBOOST SYSTEM PROHIBITS STEERING WHILE BRAKING IN MOST HARD BRAKING/EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, WHEN FULL BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING SYSTEM IS RENDERED INOPERABLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747398June 26, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, TIRES
I WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL TOWARDS TACOMA JUST OFF THE BRIDGE. TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO LOCK MY BRAKES. WHEN I LOCKED THEM THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN EITHER WAY UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKE MORE. IT SEEMS WHEN THE TIRES ARE NOT MOVING VERY FAST THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE A HARD TIME TURNING IN TO PARKING SPACES ALSO WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT MOVING QUICKLY. THIS IS A VERY SCARY PROBLEM AS I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD STEER MYSELF OUT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747318June 24, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES BLOW OUT TREAD SEPARATES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L IXD TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747229June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747192June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1) CANNOT STEER AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME. I CANNOT CONTROL TRUCK IF I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES HARD. WINTER DRIVING IS VERY DIFFICULT. 2) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND APPLYING BRAKES. IT FEELS LIKE TRUCK IS SLIDING ON ICE EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ICE ON ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747059June 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
USED AS A PERSONAL VEHICLE MAINLY IN HIGHWAY TRIPS OF AT LEAST AN HOUR. SEVERE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746842June 14, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON THESE TRUCKS PROVIDES THE STEERING ASSIST AND BRAKE ASSIST. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES MODERATELY HARD TO HARD, YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MAKES BRAKING AND STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. FORD IS DOING LITTLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO HAVE OEM BALL JOINTS THAT ARE SEALED AND THEY GET STIFF WHICH MAKES TURNING THE WHEEL WITHOUT POWER ASSIST IMPOSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746789June 13, 2001
TIRES
I JUST PUT THESE TIRES ON MY FORD F250 2 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE HAD 3 BLOW OUT THAT ALMOST OVERTURNED MY TRAILER 2 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746110May 30, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE FELT A LITTLE SHAKE AND IT WENT AWAY WITH IN A FEW SECONDS THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WAS BEATING THE WHEEL WELL OF MY TRUCK AND THEN IT BLEW AFTER THE TREAD SEPARATION AND LOCKED THE FRONT TIRE UP AND PULLED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE I SIDE SWIPED A VAN COMING AT ME HEAD ON CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL OVER.I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 OR 60 MPHS WHEN ALL THIS OCCURRED.THERE WAS ONE PERSON TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND LATER RELEASED. THE TIRE HAD NO REASON TO SEPARATE THE WAY IT DID .IT CAME APART LIKE A RETREADED TIRE WOULD SEPARATE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT265/75 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745535May 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SKIPS 3RD GEAR AND MOTOR RATTLES LOUDLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745339May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
1 OF THE 4 BOLTS HOLDING THE DRIVESHAFT TOGETHER NEAR THE TRANSFER CASE IS MISSING. ANOTHER BOLT IS HALF WAY OUT. REAR DRIVESHAFT DID NOT COME OFF COMPLETELY, BUT VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CHESAPEAKE FORD TRUCK SALES,INC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745262May 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER, DUE TO RAIN WATER INGESTED INTO AIR BREATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745263May 13, 2001
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745266May 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745062May 8, 2001
TIRES
TIRE BLEW OUT, I HAVE PICS, LET ME KNOW WHERE TO E-MAIL THEM. FIRESTONE SAYS IT IS MY FAULT BECAUSE I IGNORED THE EARLY WARNING SINGS OF A BLOW OUT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNQ81XL TIRESIZE: 265/75R/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744993May 6, 2001
TIRES
ON APRIL 17 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I 75 IN MICHIGAN WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT EXPLODED . I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 8 HOURS AND IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES . THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER . I WAS TOLD THE FIRESTONE DID NOT MAKE BAD TIRES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FORD PROBLEM. CALLED FORD BACK TOLD SERVICE MANGER WHAT I WAS TOLD . HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK IN TO IT . SEVERAL DAY LATER FORD CALLED BACK AND SAID ALL THEY WOULD COVER WAS ONE TIRE . I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE FORD REPLACE THESE TIRES WITTH A DIFERENT BRAND . I PULL A 8000 LBS BOAT AND AM GLAD I WAS NOT TOWING IT AT THE TIME THE TIRE BLEW OUT . I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE ON THE TRUCK AS WELL AS OFF THE TK. THIS TK WAS ASSEMBLED IN CANADA. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 1XL TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744617April 26, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON MY TRUCK. WHEN PARKED, STOPPED, OR IDLING, I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS IN EITHER DIRECTION, REGARDLESS OF SURFACE. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE HELPFUL AND SYMPATHETIC, THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT APPRECIATE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER AS WE PULL OUR TRAVEL TRAILER AND MIGHT INCUR AN INSTANCE WHERE I WOULD NEED MY TRUCK TO BE ABLE TO TURN AND IT WILL NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND AM WAITING FOR A REPLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744530April 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 8,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS CLAIM NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM. HAVE HAD BRAKE ROTOR WORK 6 TIMES IN 44,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744558April 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON MAY 6, 2000 I PURCHASED OUR MOTORHOME AT BUYERS R.V. MART. LOCATED IN CA. TH E WIFE AND I DROVE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE UNTIL JUNE 4, 2000. ON THAT DAY WE TOOK THE MOTORHOME FOR A SHORT TRIP TO MURRIETA , CA. ABOUT 60 MILES FROM HOME , WE PASSED LAKE ELSINORE TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 15, THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL AND THEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I MAGE. NO SAFETY DEFEC T LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744369April 22, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TRAVELING WEST ON I-40 IN OKLAHOMA GOING 75 MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. PULLING TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY AND QUICKLY AS I COULD. AFTER EXISTING THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERING THAT THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE COMPLETLY. I AM TAKING TIRE TO FIRESTONE ON 23 APR 2001 TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING WHEN THIS BLOWOUT HAPPENED. I WANTED YOU TO BE BEWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE IT IS ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE SIDE WALL SEPERATION. I COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON THIS TIRES EVEN THOUGH FORD INSURE ME THESE TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE LAST RECALL. IF YOU CAN SHED ANY LIGHT ON THIS TIRE OR WHAT OTHER PRECAUTIONS I SHOULD TAKE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. RIGHT NOW I WILL NOT TRAVEL ANYMORE LONG DISTANCES UNTIL I HAVE FIRESTONE REPLACE ALL MY TIRES. I HAVE HAD BLOW OUTS BEFORE BUT NOT ONE WHEN THE WHOLE SIDEWALL COMES OFF. THERE ARE NO PUNCTURES ON THE TREAD SIDE OR SIDEWALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DB647P 604 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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