Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#738567January 1, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH FORCE, TRUCK WILL NOT STEER. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND ALL 1999, 2000, 2001 250 AND 350 TRUCKS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FORD TECH NOTES STATE (11/13/00: "...THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND FORD ISN'T GOING TO REENGINEER THE VEHICLE TO SOLVE IT. THE CONDITION COMES FROM A NEW WIDER STANCE, TIE ROD ANGLE AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS MORE WEIGHT IN THE FRONT END THAN ON THE 97 OLD BODY STYLE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK CANNOT BE REENGINEERED TO SOLVE THE CUSTOMERS DESIGN ISSUE UNLESS THE ENTIRE PLATFORM IS REDESIGNED. FORD IS NOT GOING TO INCORPORATE A DESIGN CHANGE AT THIS TIME AND HAS NOT PLANS ON THE DRAWING BOARD THAT THE THE HOTLINE KNOWS ABOUT." THERE WILL BE FATALITIES BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE/STEERING PROBLEM! . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558428December 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD WEARS QUICKLY (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738188December 23, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN HOLDING THE BRAKES ON LEVEL GROUND OR A STEEP HILL WHLE STANDING STILL, IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON STEEP INCLINES. FORD DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO STEERING GEOMETRY BUT YET IT IS WORSE WHEN ENGINE COMES OFF FAST IDLE AND POWER STEERING PUMP IS TURNING SLOWER DUE TO LOWER ENGINE SPEED. ON A RECENT TRIP I WAS IN A FRIENDS RATHER STEEP DRIVEWAY IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AS I COULDN'T HOLD THE BRAKES AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME TO STEER OUT ON TO THE MAIN DRIVE. HAD I RELEASED THE BRAKES I WOULD HAVE CRASHED THROUGH A RETAINING FENCE AND WENT DOWN THE THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTIAN. IT IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO TO POSITION THE WHEELS WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE AT A STANDSTILL, ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FORD NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY FORD DEALER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CONDITION AND IT IS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ON MANY ONLINE BULLETIN BOARDS SO IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT PECULIAR TO MY TRUCK ONLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738098December 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ON NEARLY EVERY F250/350 SUPER DUTY I HAVE SEEN IN WY, THERE DEVELOPES A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT 5 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE DEFROSTER HITS. AS MANY AS I HAVE SEEN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ENGINEERING OR WINDSHIELD DEFECT. ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876914December 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE GOT "T"-BONED. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. OTHER VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PROR TO ACCIDENT, AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON & THEN FAILED TO GO OFF. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 OR 5 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876803December 20, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS TRUCK HAS GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE P23585R16 WRANGLER/AP. WHILE DRIVING TIRES SUDDENLY WENT LOW. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED SIDEWALL SEPARATING. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876532December 14, 2000
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING
WHEN AT A STOP NOT ABLE TO TURN WHEELS WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FORD COMPANY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *AK THE DESIGN FLAW IS THE CAUSE FOR STEERING PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. A NEW WIDER STANCE, TIE ROD ANGLE AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS MORE WEIGHT IN THE FRONT END THAN ON THE 97 OLDER BODY STYLE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876421December 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558333December 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE OEM SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE REBOUND 2-3 CYCLES AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO DEVELOP MODERATE CUPPING, THE POSITION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OEM SHOCK ABSORBER TOP BOLT HAD A SHARP EDGE AND WAS RUBBING A HOLE IN THE OUTER JACKET OF THE HYDRAULIC HOSE EXPOSING THE INNER BRAID, CONSUMER EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY OF REPOSITIONING THE HOSE BUT A HOSE SUPPORT CLAMP WOULD NOT ALLOW SUCH POSITIONING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875774November 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736745November 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875294November 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT MANUFACTURE HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING SAME DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736621November 20, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP POP POP AS I CONFIRMED IT WAS MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL . I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND STOP SAFELY . THE FIRESTONE TIRE HAS A TREAD SEPERATION IDENICAL TO THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE EORD EXPLORERS . I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE SEPERATION PROBLEM ON FIRESTONE TIRES ARE SIMIALAR TO THOSE IN THE '70,S AND THAT THEY ARE LIMITED TOO ONE SIZE OR MODEL. (DOT NUMBER: VDW81XM TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557709November 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736157November 11, 2000
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 NORTH BETWEEN ST. GEORGE AND CEDER CITY UTAH GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR UNDER SNOWING CONDITIONS AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE INSIDE WALL AND THE SIDE WALL HAD 2 TAIRS DOWN THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL TO THE RIM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FULLY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL TIRESIZE: 265/75R/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736029November 8, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT TURN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND STOPPED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874606November 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A CLUCKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATION. FORD CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL NOISE, BUT ARE WORKING ON RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735333October 28, 2000
TIRES
WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SIDE WALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD AROUND THE TOTAL CIRCUMFRANCE OF THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: BM14974 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735240October 27, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING ON OCCASIONS OF SIMULTANEOUS HEAVY USE OF BRAKES AND STEERING. I PRAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735241October 27, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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