Ford F-350 Complaints (1996)

130 consumer complaints on file.

#847003September 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
COMING BACK FROM ALASKA, PULLED OVER TO A CAMP GROUND, WENT TO PUT VEHICLE GEAR INTO DRIVE, AND SHIFT LEVER WENT UP AND DOWN. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT HAD ROUTED THE CABLE WRONG, CABLE WAS LYING AGAINST EXHAUST PIPE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO BURN IN HALF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845525August 20, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER ROUGH PAVEMENTS IT JERKS SLIGHTY . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709749August 8, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF MY CAB STILL WORKS. I CHECKED ALL MY FUSES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE OK. I THEN FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALER, AT COUNTRY FORD IN SOUTHAVEN, MS THAT IT WAS A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT WAS TO REPLACE IT. $400.00. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT TO BE BAD LUCK. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHERS, IT WAS FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO, UNDER THE HOOD A RADIATOR HOSE GOES OVER THE ALTENATOR AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A CLAMP. PROLEM IS THE HOSE WERES THE PROTECTIVE COVERING OFF THREE WIRES THAT ARE UNDER THE HOSE. NO RECALL! CAN YOU HELP. $400 IS ALOT OF MONEY TO ME. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707075June 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE EMISSIONS TUBES HAVE CONSTANTLY BURNED OUT OF THIS TRUCK. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES! THE DEALER STATED THAT THESE PARTICULAR PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED BY FORD TWICE. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED TWO MINOR FIRES IN THE FIREWALL. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET A FULL ACCOUNTING OF ALL WORK DONE AT ALL THE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS IT HAS BEEN IN. I KNOW FORD CAN PULL UP ALL WARRANTED WORK DONE BY VIN HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT DO SO. I WAS TOLD BY A FOREMAN AT A FORD TRUCK SERVICE CENTER IN CULLMAN, ALABAMA THAT THESE PARTICULAR TRUCKS WERE PRONE TO THIS DEFECT AND MOST PEOPLE DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS A FACROTY PROBLEM AND TRADED THEM OFF. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO "TRADE IT OFF" AND WOULD BE LIABLE IF WE DID NOT LET PROPLE KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. CURRENTLY OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND ALL 4 TUBES ARE BURNOUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837773May 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
POWER BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704937March 26, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED/FROZE UP AND CONTAMINATED SYSTEM, CAUSING OVER $1000 IN REPLACEMENT COST. ASKED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHY THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS DESTROYED. HE SAID BECAUSE FORD IS USING ALUMINUM COMPRESSOR, AND WHEN BEARING DRIES OUT INSTEAD OF BEARING IT WEARING OUT THE CASING, CAUSING ALUMINUM POWDER TO CONTAMINATE THE SYSTEM. I FEEL THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT OIL IN THE SYSTEM. FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS AS THE WARRANTY WAS JUST OUT. I FEEL THIS WAS THEIR FAULT FOR NOT HAVING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL. THE A/C WAS BLOWING COLD UNTIL IT FROZE UP, WHICH TELLS ME THAT IT HAD ENOUGH FREON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835323February 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKES WILL EITHER GRAB HARD OR WILL NOT STOP, AND CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT.DEALER HAS REPLACED CALIPERS/ROTORS AND DRUMS ,AND STILL CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781964February 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PUMP FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701709December 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, WE HAD IT FIXED, BUT HAD TO KEEP RETURNING IT TO THE SHOP BECAUSE A VALVE WOULD STICK AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF DAYS. I CALLED MANY FORD DEALERS, AND THEY ALL SAID THE TRANSMISSION ON THAT TRUCK SHOULD NEVER GO OUT. I CONTA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701721December 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FORD HAS PUT OUT A TSB FOR THE TENSIONER. THE FAILING PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE BELT COMES OFF THE TENSIONER, AND THE PULLEYS UP FRONT, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AS WELL AS POWER BRAKE CAPABILITY. IF FOR EXAMPLE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, SHE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN OR PRESS THE BRAKES WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO OPERATE THE TRUCK TO A SAFE STOP. SO FAR I HAVE GONE THROUGH FIVE BELTS SINCE OCT 1995. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TSB THROUGH A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS A POWERSTROKE ENGINE. THE TSB IS NUMBERED 96-17-19.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831072November 19, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE STUDS THAT HOLD THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SNAPPED OFF ,CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824715October 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS ARE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND BECOME UNSAFE. HAS SPENT OVER $100.00 BECAUSE OF BAD MATERIAL ON BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780459September 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825710September 1, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN A FORD RANGER REARENDED THEM. AT TIME OF IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS BROKE AND COLLAPSED, CONSUMERS' BACK LAID DOWN AND BOTH WERE INJURED. CONSUMER'S TOOK VEHICLE TO A ALL-STATE INSURANCE. PRO-SHOP CALLED TOP OF THE WORLD 518-792-2473, MECHANIC WILL REPLACE L/R SEATBACKS/ RACHET MECHANISM AND EVERYTHING ON THE BOTTOMS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#827207August 25, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEN A FIRE STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541155August 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824818June 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED IN HALF TO THE HUB IN WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536074May 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKE GATE AND GRAB AT LOW SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823026May 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. ON WET TYPE PAVEMENT VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALERS HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543340March 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS AND CALIPERS, CAUSING VIBRATION. FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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