Ford F-250 Complaints (1999)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10860929April 22, 2016
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CABLE SNAPPED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, DAMAGED THE REAR AXLE, AND CAUSED THE TRAILER TO FRACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850404March 18, 2016
PARKING BRAKE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839641March 3, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS MY 2ND REPLACEMENT OF A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR! $500-600 (BASICALLY A NEW PEDAL ASSEMBLY.) WHAT IS DISTURBINGLY UNSAFE IS THE DRIVER WILL LOSE ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE ANYTIME AND UNKNOWINGLY RANDOM TIMING. COULD BE ON THE FREEWAY (WITH TRAFFIC ON YOUR BUTT! COULD BE AT A LIGHT TURNING LEFT! COULD BE CROSSING A INTERSECTION OR RAILROAD CROSSING THAT YOU WERE STOPPED AT! IT IS VERY UNNERVING TO STEP ON THE PEDAL AND HAVE NO RESPONSE WHEN YOUR VERY OWN SAFETY IS AT STAKE! I FEEL FORD IS HIDING THIS ISSUE FOR DECADES AND GOUGING THE CONSUMER MULTIPLE TIMES! PLEASE HELP ME RIGHT THIS WRONG. I NOTICE A LOT OF POSTING ON OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS!!! WHY IS TOYOTA HELD ACCOUNTIBLE FOR SUCH MINOR ISSUES LIKE A FLOOR MAT HOLD DOWN POINT AND AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURER CAN TELL YOU "SORRY"THERE IS NO RECALL OR FREE REPAIR FOR SUCH IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE??? I PRAY THAT NO ONE IS KILLED AND FORCES A HUGE LAWSUIT.. BECAUSE FORD WON'T RECOVER FROM THE CLAIMS! AGAIN ,,I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY IN THE CAR AND YOU ARE IN THE POSITION TO SAFELY MOVE WHEN YOUR FOOT MOVES THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS! THIS IS BS,, THE COVER UPS NEED TO STOP!.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820620January 16, 2016
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG NUMBERS 2 AND 7 BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. NUMBER 2 BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NUMBER 7 BLEW OUT STARTING OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT ON A MAIN STREET. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND SERIOUS VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE MISFIRING. THIS CREATED A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION HAZARD SINCE THE AIR/FUEL MIXTURE IS DESIGNED TO IGNITE FROM AN IGNITION SOURCE. THIS JEOPARDIZED MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AROUND MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. MILEAGE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS AS OWNERS OF THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES WITH ALUMINUM HEADS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820624January 16, 2016
ENGINE
THIS ENGINE WITH ALUMINUM HEADS BLEW OUT SPARK PLUG NUMBERS 2 AND 7. FIRST OCCURRENCE ON AUG 11 2015 AND THE NEXT JAN 14, 2016. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND THE NEXT OCCURRED STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THERE WAS A LAG IN POWER AND THEN A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. THIS CREATED AN EXPLOSION HAZARD AS WELL AS PUT MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY AS WELL AS THAT OF THOSE AROUND ME. SINCE THE AIR/FUEL MIXTURE IS BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE ON THE COMPRESSION STROKE AND THE COIL FIRING NORMALLY THIS CREATED A DEADLY SITUATION. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO FORD AND THE COMPANY IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE PARTICULAR ENGINES THAT ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULDN'T EVEN HAPPEN WITH AN ENGINE. IT'S A MANUFACTURE/DESIGN FAULT. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. THE MILEAGE IS NOT THE ISSUE AS THESE OCCURRENCES ARE HAPPENING ON THE NEWER TRUCKS/SUVS AS WELL WITH WAY FEWER MILES. THAT SHOWS IT'S A MANUFACTURE/DESIGN FLAW AND A VERY SERIOUS ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807589November 30, 2015
ENGINE
MY V-10 EJECTED A SPARK PLUG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790731November 16, 2015
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE HAS 92000 MILES AND ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763067September 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763094September 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F 250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731928July 3, 2015
ENGINE
#6 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAD IT REPAIRED TWO DAYS LATER. TWO DAYS AFTER THAT, THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS GASOLINE FUMES AND EXHAUST FILLED BOTH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711970April 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS FOR THE FUEL TANK WERE RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN....UPDATED 06/03/15 *BF UPDATED 7/7/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682989February 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SERVICE LIFT UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676572January 20, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. AS A RESULT, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676465January 19, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, RIGHT LANE, 65MPH, 80PSI TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. HAD TRAVELED APPROX 50 MILES WHEN TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. NO LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH ALLOWED SAFELY STEERING OFF HIGHWAY. TREAD REMAINING ON TIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO RF FENDER AND CUSTOM FIBERGLAS RUNNING BOARD/ WHEEL FLARE. FENDER BOTTOM PUSHED BACK AND DAMAGED RF DOOR. SECOND TREAD FAILURE FROM SAME SET OF TIRES IN FOUR MONTHS. ALREADY A RECALL ON SAME MODEL, OTHER SIZE TIRES WE FOUND ONLINE TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676173January 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
2014 LEXUS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES HIT DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AND BACK PANEL. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10670203January 5, 2015
ENGINE
A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE TOWING A LOAD. THE LOSS WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TRUCK COULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. COULD ONLY MANAGE 55 MPH MAX. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS AND WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. THEY REPROGRAMMED IT, AGAIN, AND GAVE IT BACK WITH A SIGNIFICANT BILL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE NEXT TIME I USED IT TO HAUL A LOAD, IT DID IT AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS. COULD NOT COMPLETE PASS AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS TRYING TO PASS AND AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. IT'S DANGEROUS! THE PROBLEM IS SUBTLY WORSENING. SINCE THAT LAST EPISODE I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN, BESIDES CONTACTING FORD CORPORATE DIRECT NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALER, I DISCOVERED THERE IS A HISTORY OF ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE WITH THEIR V 10. I DISCOVERED LAST NIGHT THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I AM ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT, ALL WITH THE SAME RESULTS, NO REPAIR. ALL FORD WOULD DO IS TO CONTINUE TELLING ME OVER AND OVER TO JUST GO TO MY DEALER AS THEY KNOW ALL. THEY DO NOT! I AM STILL IN CONTACT WITH MY DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH NO OPTIONS AVAILABLE. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE A FEW PARTS MYSELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT MYSELF. PER MY RESEARCH, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT FORD'S COMPUTER FOR ENGINE OPERATION AND DIAGNOSIS IS FLAWED AS THERE WERE NEVER ANY NUMBER INDICATIONS REVEALED TO INDICATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEMS, PER NUMEROUS OTHERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. IT IS NOW OBVIOUS THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS COVERING IT UP INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING IT. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES MUCH NEWER THAN MINE. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHEN UNDER LOAD. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM, I DO NOT KNOW. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653592November 8, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UNIROYAL LIBERATOR LT265/75-16 LOAD E TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR BED OF TRUCK. TRUCK BED WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS TAILPIPE, MUD FLAP RIPPED OFF, BRACING TORN OFF, BRAKE SHIELD BENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641563October 5, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION EXPERIENCED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638007September 22, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE STRAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631865September 9, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DIESEL FUEL TANK FELL DOWN BECAUSE OF RUSTED TANK STRAPS AND LEAKED 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ONTO ROADSIDE. 13 YARDS OF SOIL HAD TO BE ABATED FROM THE CONTAMINATED SITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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