Ford F-250 Complaints (1999)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#876434December 13, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, LT26575R16, 123120Q ON A FORD, F250, 1999. TOW OF TIRE IS SHOWING SOME CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE DROVE TRUCK TO FLORIDA AND UPON CLEANING TRUCK HE NOTICED CRACKING WAS SERIOUSLY WORSE, CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY REPLACED TIRE FREE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MOUNTING AND BALANCING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876045December 6, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AND PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VHEICLE HAS ABS ON BACK BRAKES ONLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737385December 6, 2000
TIRES
TREAD SEPARATION -- FIRESTONE CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY (TIRESIZE: 265 75R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75R 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737312December 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ON 7/12/2000 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. NOW 6 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED. GIVEN THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET REGARDING SIMULAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER OWNERS, IT CAN ONLY BE CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSE TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875838December 1, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE P265/75R16 DOT VNW81XM258 EXPERIENCED A SPLIT ON SIDEWALL TOWARDS TOP OF TREAD, THERE WERE A LOT OF CRACKS WHERE TREAD MET TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875200November 20, 2000
TIRES
PE00040; ORGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, FORD F250, TIRE SIZE 16 INCH. IN RAIN OR SNOW WEATHER CANNOT HOLD ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE EVERYWHERE.THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH.*AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH DIFFERENT BRAND. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736273November 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HOLE WAS BLOWN THROUGH TOP AND SIDE OF BLOCK WITH NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556597October 30, 2000
TIRES
GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRES (P235 85 R16) EXPERIENCED INFLATING SIDEWALLS, BULGING TREADS, SLITS, AND RIPS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874193October 30, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: REPORTING HAIR LINE CRACKS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALL AND LETTERING ON A 1999 FORD, F250; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 265/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556501October 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO EXTREME PULSATION WHILE BRAKING CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734985October 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES VIBRATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND BRAKING PRESSURES. PROBLEM STARTED AT 12,000 MILES. ACTS LIKE A ROTOR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873551October 23, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873609October 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
BOTTOM HALF OF BOTH, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT ADJUST. IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE NEXT TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734651October 18, 2000
TIRES
TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS IN THEM AND THE TREAD IS COMING OFF. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734652October 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL LINE ROUTING ON TOP OF ENGINE ALLOWED AN ABRASION HOLE IN A PRESSURIZED FEED LINE. THE ROUTING OF THE FUEL FEED LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FEED LINE ON ONE OF THE CYLINDER FUEL INJECTION LINES. A 3/8 HIGH PRESSURE LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND FED FUEL TO TOP OF ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALLEY. THIS ENGINE HAS A TURBO CHARGED INJECTION AND FUEL CAME INCONTACT WITH HOT COMPONETS. THE DEALER FIXED THE SYMPTOM OF THE LEAK BY BRAZING THE HOLE CLOSE WITH METAL FLUX. THE ROOT PROBLEM OF TOO CLOSE OF FUEL LINE ROUTING WAS NOT ADDRESSED, THEREFORE LEADING TO A POTENTIAL UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ONLY THIS VEHICLE OR THE 7.3L SERIES MOTOR FROM FROM FORD FOR THE F-250 TRUCKS. SECONDLY, AS AN AVIATION REPAIR TECHNICIAN, I DO NOT FEEL A FIX OF THIS TYPE ON A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE SHOULD BE THE PROPER REPAIR ACTION, THE LINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABRASION THRU THE LINE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734667October 18, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE A99 F250 WITH FIRESTONE 16IN STEELTEX A/T TIRES. I RECENTLY HAD A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT TO MY FORD DEALER AND TOLD THEM MY TWO RIGHT TIRES LOOK LIKE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALL. AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND TO TAKE IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER IN WHICH I DID. UPON MY VISIT TO FIRESTONE THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME 45% REIMBUSTMENT ON THOSE TWO TIRES BECAUSE OF TREAD WEAR. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY TO ME BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS, WHICH I EXPRESSED TO THEM: THER IS ONLY 34,000 ON BOTH THE VEHICAL AND TIRES AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT TREAD WEAR BUT THE QUALITY OF THE TIRE; THE VEHICAL IS A 4X4 AND NOT HAVING THE SAME TIRES AND TREAD WEAR CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVETRAIN, THAT IS WHY BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE RECCOMMENTS TO ROTATE THE TIRES ON A PERIODICALTIME FRAMEAND WHEN IT IS TIME TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THAT THEY ARE THE SAME TYPE OF TIRES;THIS VEHICAL IS ON ATHREE YEAR LEASE AND I EXPECT THE TIRES TO LAST AS LONG AS THE LEASE DOES; THE UNSAFE QUALITY ON THE 15IN TIRES ARE ALSO ON THE 16IN TIRES, BUT IT SEEMS EVERYONE THAT IS ENVOLVED IN THIS FIRESTONE PROBLEM HAS HAD THERE HEADS IN THE SAND ABOUT THE 16IN TIRES. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON THESE TIRES AND HOPE AND PRAY I HAVE NO ACCIDENT. IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME IN ANYWAY PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSLBLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE BUT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND. (DOT NUMBER: 00 8061 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873328October 18, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
RIGHT HAND EXTERIOR MIRROR HAS A REGULAR MIRROR. IT DOES NOT HAVE A WIDE ANGLE MIRROR ON IT. IT LIMITS VISION WHEN CHECKING TRAFFIC, BACKING UP OR EVEN CHANGING LANES. THE DEPTH PERCEPTION IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873018October 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HORN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH OPERATING IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND NOT OPERATING AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, EXCESSIVE OILS USEAGES, MISSING A QUART WITHIN EVERY THOUSAND MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT HORN PROBLEM COULD NOT NOT BE CORRECTED, AND OILS USEAGES WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872693October 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 040/TIRE FAILED; LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT / TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING WITH DRIVER ONLY IN VEHICLE AT 73 MPH AT 90 DEGREE TEMPATURE IN A 1999, FORD, F250; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 265/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED AND REPLACED TIRE AT NO COST. *AK THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT FIND OUT THE REASON FOR BLOW OUT. THE DRIVER WANTS THE TIRES REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733941October 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD STARTED TO SEPERATE ,CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND WENT TO LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER HE CHANGED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THIS TIRE WAS REPLACED I PAID $ 565 TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH MICHELINS AS I HAD NO FAITH IN FIRESTONE TIRES, MY FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED SINCE RETURNING HOME AND SEEING THAT AN ACTIVE INVESTAGATION IS UNDERWAY CONCERNING THESE TIRES DATED SEPT 29,00 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AS A CONSUMER HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONEY I SPENT TO GET THESE UNSAFE TIRES OFF MY FAMILY TRUCK I THANK GOD THAT I DID (TIRESIZE: 265-75-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-75-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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