Ford F-250 Complaints (2003)

294 consumer complaints on file.

#10017147April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLES EXHAUST WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015995April 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014033April 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
THE VALVE THAT MEASURES RESTRICTION ON THE AIR INTAKE PRIOR TO THE AIR FILTER HAS BROKEN APART TWICE. THIS WAS SPONTANEOUS WHILE DRIVING.(AIR FILTER RESTRICTION GAUGE). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013911April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 LITER DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK. THIS IS A NEW ENGINE THAT WAS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR. THERE ARE ALREADY MANY SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED ON THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK FROM FORD. THE PROBLEM WITH OUR TRUCK STARTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WE HAD OWNED THE TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE FIRST TIME. A PART WAS REPLACED AND TWO DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AGAIN. BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE NEXT PART BEING REPLACED WAS DELAYED IN SHIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REMOVE THE NEEDED PART FROM ANOTHER TRUCK ON THE LOT BUT WAS WARNED BY FORD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND USING ONE FROM ANOTHER TRUCK WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOUR DAYS LATER WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP THE "REPAIRED" TRUCK. FIVE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN AND NOW IT IS ALSO RUNNING ROUGH, SLOW ACCELERATION, STALLING, SLOW RESPONSE FROM A STOP, ETC. FORDS LATEST BULLETINS TO THEIR DEALERS IS THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS AT THE PRESENT TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THE SLOW ACCELERATION AND STALLING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEED CORRECTIVE REPAIR ACTION OR REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER FINDING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALREADY LISTED I AM WONDERING WHY THEY ARE STILL SELLING THESE TO THE PUBLIC. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND THEN TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? PLEASE HELP! NB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013599March 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 F250. WHILE ON VACATION CAMPING IN FLORIDA THE TRUCK FAILED TO START ONE MORNING. THE TRUCK TOOK 5 DAYS TO REPAIR DUE TO A RUPTURED HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE INSIDE THE ENGINE WHICH WAS CONSEQUENTLY SHUTTING DOWN ALL FUEL PRESSURE. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST STALLING ON MY WAY TO WORK LAST WEEK. DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO A RUPTURED FUEL LINE INSIDE THE ENGINE WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DUMPING DIESEL INTO THE CRANK CASE....WHERE WILL IT END? TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD AND WILL HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS AFTER THIS RECENT FAILURE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010446March 14, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WE WERE RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP TO CHARLOTTE, NC YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WE WERE STOPPED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD AND CAROLINA BEACH ROAD IN WILMINGTON. THE DRIVER HAD BEEN FOLLOWING US FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AND HIS TRUCK WAS COVERED WITH DIESEL FUEL FROM OUR NEW FORD F250. APPARENTLY THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD STARTED LEAKING. HE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND ADVISED US TO PULL OFF AS SOON AS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL ALLOWED US TO MOVE. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF DIESEL FUEL UNDER THE TRUCK SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO SLIP. WE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND NOTED THE REAR AND UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WERE COATED WITH DIESEL FUEL. FUEL CONTINUED TO LEAK UNTIL WE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO CAPE FEAR FORD IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005545February 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS/ POOR ASSY OF VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006596February 5, 2003
TIRES
ALL FOUR TIRE GO FLAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005069February 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP IN SHAWNEE OK. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISASSEMBLED THE INNER PUMP ROTOR WAS BROKE AS WELL AS 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFT VALVES WERE STUCK. MILAGE WAS 3, 822. NOV 13, 2002. ON JAN 31 2003 WHILE GOING TO THE STORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR OVERDRIVE BUT WOULD MOVE IN FIRST AND SECOND AS WELL AS REVERSE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO PLACE OF PURCHASE WALT'S LIVE OAK FORD WHERE THEY HAVE STATED IT WOULD BE A 5 DAYS BEFORE IT COULD BE LOOKED AT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005071February 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 LITER DIESEL PICKUP. THIS IS A NEW ENGINE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR. THEIR ARE ALREADY MANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS FROM FORD. ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS IS RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING, SLOW RESPONSE FROM A STOP, ETC. FORDS LATEST BULLETINS TO THEIR DEALERS IS THEIR IS NO FIX FOR THIS AT THE PRESENT TIME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS MY BELIEVE THESE SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY THEY ARE STILL SELLING THESE TO THE PUBLIC AND NOT INFORMING THEM THEIR COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THEM. I PRESENTLY OWN ONE OF THESE AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS SINCE DEC 9TH. AT THE PRESENT TIME MY IS SO BAD I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE OF STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THEIR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY AND THEN TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006095January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004180January 17, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A LOT OF PLAY INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000672January 1, 2003
STEERING
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME WHIEN HIS VEHICLE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT HE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE THEN SLAMMED INTO A LARGE ROCK IN THE SIDE OF AN EIGHT FOOT BANK. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SLID ANOTHER 20-30 FEET. OUR VEHICLE IS A 2003 FORD F250 AND NOW HAS $20,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. WE TRIED TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH A FEW OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FORD DEALERSHIP WE INITIALLY BOUGHT IT AT. SOMEONE IN SERVICE TOLD US SOMETHING DEFINATLY DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT WITH THE STEERING. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME PROVING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THAT IS NOW DONE TO THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO TRIED DISCUSSING THIS MATTER WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTOR TOLD US THAT THEY MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT PURSUE THE MATTER BECAUSE "NO ONE WAS CRITICALLY INJURED OR KILLED" IN THE ACCIDENT. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT EVEN TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF ANYTHING LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. MY HUSBAND STRONGLY FEELS THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT HIS FAULT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE ELSE TO TURN FOR HELP. PLEASE HELP US!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8022794November 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ALSO STATES THAT WHEN HE STEPS INTO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE TURNS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND NO DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT DONE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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