Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#10043638October 27, 2003
STEERING
2000 F250 CREW CAB TRUCK: STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS, I.E.; STEERING WANDER, "BUMP STEERING". VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044525October 21, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE SUFFERED TWO TIRE FAILURES.*MR. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044079October 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, AND INSTALLED A NEW ELECTRICAL COIL, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038548October 12, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH THE CONSUMER FELT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONSUMER CONTINUED WITH THE TRIP. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT TWO OF THE TIRES, FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WERE ABOUT TO SEPARATE. 2 TIRES WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE. ONE TIRE WAS BOUGHT TO REPLACE TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES THE SAME SIZE ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THOSE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. *AK THE SPARE WAS FROM THE ORIGINAL SET AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. (REAR PASSENGER SIDE) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042322October 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE TRUCK IS NOT STEERING PROPERLY, DRIVER HAS TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT TO KEEP TRUCK FROM WONDERING OVER THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A CRACK ON THE HANDLE THAT CONNECTS THE STABILIZER ARM TO THE AXLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041239October 4, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
UNABLE TO STEER WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE WHEELS BARELY TURN AT ALL IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039589September 26, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THESE TIRES (GENERAL GRABBER TR, SIZE 235/85R16) CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THIS TRUCK IS USED MAINLY ON PAVED ROADS; OCCASIONALLY ON GRAVEL ROADS. THE WORST "OFF ROAD" DUTY THIS TRUCK EVER SEES IS A RARE TRIP ONTO DIRT OR GRASS. I AM CAREFUL ABOUT KEEPING WHEELS BALANCED AND TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED AND ROTATED. IN THE SPRING OF 2003, WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, I DISCOVERED A GRAPEFRUIT SIZED BULGE IN THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THEM. A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FROM GENERAL TIRE PROCLAIMED THAT THIS BULGE WAS DUE TO A "ROAD HAZZARD." [MY FIRST SIDEWALL BULGE IN 37 YEARS OF DRIVING, BUT I GUESS IT CAN HAPPEN. HOWEVER, DON'T LET THE LOW MILAGE ON THE TRUCK FOOL YOU. ALTHOUGH I DRIVE LESS NOW THAN I USED TO, WITH OTHER VEHICLES I STILL AVERAGE OVER 35,000 MILES PER YEAR. I HAVE OWNED A LOT OF TIRES.] I WAS NOW SUSPICIOUS OF THESE TIRES, SO IN AUGUST 2003 (AT 22,000 MILES) BEFORE A 2,000 MILE TRIPT WHICH I HAD TO MAKE WITH THE TRUCK, I CAREFULLY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND DOUBLE CHECKED THE INFLATION. UPON MY RETURN HOME I DISCOVERED A LEMON SIZED BULGE IN THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF ANOTHER ONE OF THIS SET. I THEN IMMEDIATLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK WITH ANOTHER BRAND. UPON INSPECTION OF THE REMOVED TIRES, I DISCOVERED THAT A THIRD TIRE HAD A WALNUT SIZED BULGE IN A SIDEWALL. SO, IN 24,000 MILES, THREE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGES. INTERESTINGLY, ALL OF THE BULGES WERE BETWEEN THE BEAD AND THE WIDEST PART OF THE SIDEWALL, NOT BETWEEN THE WIDEST PART OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD - WHERE YOU WOULD WOULD EXPECT A TIRE TO BE MORE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER A "ROAD HAZZARD." IN MY OPINION, THE BIGGEST "ROAD HAZZARD" I'VE ENCOUNTERED IN THIS TRUCK ARE THESE TIRES. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN ANY "COMPENSATION" FROM THIS COMPANY. I JUST WANT TO WARN OTHER CONSUMERS AND NHTSA TO WATCH THESE TIRES. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT GENERAL GRABBERS, SIDEWALL FAILURES ARE A HIGH PERCENTAGE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039155September 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE ACCELERATING AND STOPPING THERE IS A CLUNK AND YOU CAN FEEL IT UNDER THE TRUCK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED AND THE ROTORS AND DRUMS CHECKED BUT IT IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. I RECENTLY VISITED THE FORD -TRUCKS. COM SITE TO FIND SEVERAL CASES OF THIS AND IT APPARENTLY IS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY GREASED DRIVE SHAFT AT THE REAR BEARING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD CORRECT DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN IMPROPERLY GREASING THE JOINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038608September 10, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037409September 8, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
ONE OF THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE IN HALF ON MY 2000 F250. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036614August 26, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT CRACKING IN THE RAIN GUTTERS IN THE ROOF OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034149August 18, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. *AK *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032164August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, WOULD NOT RAISE. THEREFORE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CAUSE UNKWOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031572July 30, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES TIRE ARE DRY ROTTEN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023365July 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION. SIX VISITS TO TURN ROTORS, REPLACE REAR ROTORS AT 50,000 MILES, FINALLY REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AT 63,000 MILES THEN NEW BRAKE PADS AT 73,000. STILL NO CURE. FORD REFUSED INITIALLY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, SO I WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO LOCAL TIRE/BRAKE SHOP. SCHAWB TIRE 1201 HILLTOP DR REDDING CA.96003...PH. 530 221-5314.... FINALLY TOOK PICKUP TO DEALER, FOUND FRONT HUB FAILURE, WORN OUT BALL JOINTS, WARPED ROTORS. COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER....7,000 MILES LATER, PROBLEM IS BACK!. AT TIME OF SERVICE BY CORNING FORD, I ASKED SERVICE MANAGER, STEVE LOWERY, WHAT WAS TO PREVENT THE BRAKES FROM FAILING AGAIN IN THIS MANNER. HE SAID... NOTHING! SURE ENOUGH, HE WAS RIGHT! THIS STARTED IN 2001, ON THE WAY HOME FROM ALASKA..IN THE YUKON. TOOK IT TO SHOP AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. MY EXTENDED CNA SERVICE WARRANTY TERMINATES AT 100,000 MILES. SINCE I KEEP MY VEHICLES FOR 200,000 TO 300,000 MILES, I'M VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE, AND THE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I'M SUBMITTING THIS IN HARD COPY ALSO WITH CORRESPONDING BILLS BY WAY OF US MAIL . THANK YOU. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026283June 30, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025199June 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WONT ENGAGE AT TIMES NEVER KNOW IF ITS LOCK IN EVEN WHEN INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS YOUR IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE .DEALER REPLACED HUB BUT IT STILL DOES IT. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HIS BAY PARTNERS TRUCK DOES THE SAME THING.THEY NOW TELL ME THEY BELIEVE ITS A COLD WEATHER PROBLEM AND THAT THEY CANT DIAGNOSE IT ANY FUTHER AS TEMPS ARE TO WARM .ITS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHHAMPTON FORD IN MASS.) FOR ATOTAL OF 12 DAYS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL CONTACTED MY DISTRICT ATTORNIES OFFICE REGARDING THIS MATTER. PREVIOUS TO THIS FORD DID OVER $1000 IN PARTS ALONE WARRENTY WORK . AT TIMES I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME IN THREE INCHES SNOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025064June 26, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKE, THE STEEL ROD POKED THROUGH THE SEAT INTO CONSUMER'S BACK. *MR *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10021952June 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE IN USE. *AK. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL PREVIOUSLY, HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME THE COVER AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE. ALSO THE PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023791June 25, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE FITTING AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAME APART. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES IN A 7,000 LB TRUCK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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