Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#10510325May 1, 2013
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A V-10 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD 5 OF MY 10 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT IN THE LAST YEAR. 4 OF THEM REQUIRED A HELO-COIL REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,600.00 TOTAL. THE SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING RIPPING THE THREADS OUT OF THE HEADS, RENDERING THE TRUCK USELESS. IN THAT LAST INCIDENT I WAS TOWING A CAMPER WHEN IT BLEW LEAVING ME IN AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS POSITION. I CAN NOT EMPHASIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM IS. FORD TELLS ME I NOW NEED NEW HEADS AT A COST OF ABOUT $5,000.00. FORDS STATES THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA TO MAKE A RECALL. AND UNTIL THEY DO NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE..... THIS IS NOT A BLOWN MUFFLER OR A BLOWN WINDSHIELD WIPER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. WILL THE NHTSA STAND TALL HERE AND ORDER A RECALL OR PUSH IT OFF? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504269March 23, 2013
SEAT BELTS
BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2000 FORD F250 USED IN 2006 AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT THE BELT WHEN NOT IN USE. THE BELT WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. I WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOOSE SO IT COULD BE USED. THIS PROBLEM MAKES USING THE SEAT BELT A MAJOR PROBLEM EACH TIME I GET INTO THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A NEW BELT AND RETRACTOR FROM FORD FOR ABOUT $120 AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT BECAME THE SAME AS THE OLD SEAT BELT. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL 2000 MODEL TRUCKS AND FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES YOU NOT TO WANT TO USE THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH TROUBLE IT IS TO BE USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493821January 22, 2013
TIRES
DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 605 FREEWAY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT THE TREAD BELT PORTION OF THE TIRE TORE OF AND CAUSED BODY AND PAINT DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND BODY DAMAGE IT CAUSED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I MAILED THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED. BF GOODRICH NOTIFIED ME THAT MY TIRES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE AND MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THE PERSON ON THE PHONE THE INCIDENT IS THE SAME AS NOTED "TIRE TREAD SEPARATION" AS ON THE RECALL NOTICE. I ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494344January 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SINCE 2006 AND BEFORE, I HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED INCIDENCES OF BATTERY FAILURES AND DASHBOARD WARNINGS. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN 2006 AT MY REQUEST. MY BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN 2006. I ALSO HAD A TEMPORARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ABOUT THIS TIME. I HAD BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN 2009 AND 2012. ON 11/02/2012 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY F250 ONLY TO DISCOVER ABOUT A PINT OF WATER IN THE FLOOR TRAY. I JUMP STARTED, CONTINUED THE TRIP ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEATER FAN STILL OPERATING! AFTER FURTHER CHECKS, MY FORD DEALER PROVIDED A TSB 04-23-9 WHICH HAD NO WARNING OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS OR DAMAGES AND NOT MAILED TO ME. I HAD THE DEFECT CORRECTED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND FORD WAS MAILED MY COMPLAINT ON 11/28/2012 AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH MAILING FOR SERVICE AND FORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO INFORM ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490045December 25, 2012
ENGINE
THIS IS MY THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TRUCK. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN I HAD TAKEN IT TO A SHOP AND THEY HAVE FIXED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE DIFF. PLUGS, NOT THE SAME ONE. THIS LAST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE PLUG STRIPPED IT OUT SO BAD THAT IT CANT BE FIXED AND THAT I NEED A NEW HEAD OR ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALOT ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING IS HAPPEN, SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD REPORT IT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485265November 20, 2012
TIRES
I HAVE TIRES ON A VEHICLE THAT ARE ON RECALL #12T-019. HAVE VISITED SAMS CLUB IN MONTGOMERY AL MONTHS AGO ABOUT REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, TOOK MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN THE TIRES ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470280August 12, 2012
ENGINE
BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469400August 6, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VDWD1XL150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TWENTY YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 41,930.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463092June 25, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK HAS AN INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE PROBLEM. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, (EITHER BY DOWNSHIFTING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR COASTING TO A STOP), THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES IDLE AT 1500 RPM RATHER THAN THE NOMINAL 700-800 RPM. IF I DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE WHEN TURNING ONTO MY STREET), THE IDLE WILL REMAIN HIGH TRYING TO MAKE THE TRUCK GO FASTER. IF I DO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE AT A STOP SIGN), THE ENGINE WILL IDLE DOWN THE SECOND I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY MY BUT OTHERS SAFETY AS THE TRUCK TRIES DRIVING FASTER THAN I WANT WHEN THE IDLE IS HIGH. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHO HAVE PERFORMED MANY SERVICES TO THE TRUCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS ON THE TRUCK WITH ORIGINAL FORD EQUIPMENT BUT AGAIN NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY BUT ALL THEY TELL ME IS TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO MY FORD DEALER. I AM OUT OF OPTIONS AS THE FORD DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM AND ALONG WITH IT MY CONCERN FOR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460624June 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25-35 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 185,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459750May 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,FOUND BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452726March 22, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK COMING APART TRUCK STALLS AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH HEAVY LOADS REPLACED FUEL TANK ON 5/26/10 FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WERE PUTTING A NEW AND IMPROVED FUEL TANK BACK ON TRUCK NOW ITS 3/21/12 TRUCK IS BACK IN SHOP AT A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP SAME PROBLEM TANK DID NOT EVEN LAST 2 YEARS BOTH TRIPS TO SHOP COSTING OVER $6000.00 BECAUSE OF TANKS LABOR FILTERS INJECTORS VC GASKETS ETC ALL FORD CAN SAY IS 12000 MILES OR 1 YEAR WARRANTY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS WHICH LED TO SHUT DOWN OF TRUCK RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE??????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450066March 2, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT ON #4 CYL, POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449615February 28, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I OBSERVE THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUES BY GOODYEAR (NHTSA 12T0030000) AND SINCE I OWN A 4 WHEEL SET OF THOSE TIRES ON MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, I NOTICED THAT MY SIZE WASN'T LISTED. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SET OF SILENT ARMOR TIRES IN THAT THEY CAN NOT BE BALANCED AS THEY SHOULD BE AND VERY PRONOUNCED CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE SIDE WALLS CLOSE TO THE TREAD LINE. I LIMIT MY SPEED TO NO MORE THAN 50MPH. MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER, 2009 AND IF I COULD CRAWL UNDER MY TRUCK IN SEARCH OF THE PRODUCTION DATES, I'M SURE THEY WOULD BE IN OR CLOSE TO THE LISTED PRODUCTION DATES. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE SILENT ARMOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND SHOULD NOT BE RECALLED IN SUCH A NARROW DATE RANGE OR SIZE RANGE. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL SIZES AND A BROADER PRODUCTION DATE RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449337February 25, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK AT 35 MPH, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG, I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY , WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD, I SEEN THE COIL WITH THE SPARK PLUG ON THE OTHER END ! IT HAD BLOWN RIGHT OUT OF THE ENGINE ! I HAVE READ A LOT OF BLOGS OUT THEIR AND I WAS VERY LUCKY, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND THE PLUG BLEW OUT WITH SUCH FORCE IT HIT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE ! I DO NOT HAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT FORD IS CHARGING TO FIX THIS ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN READING ! THEIR HAS BEEN PEOPLE THAT ARE RETAPPING WHERE THE PLUGS ARE GOING INTO ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER SPARK PLUG ! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED HERE AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THIS PROBLEM THESE 5.4 LITER TRITON MOTORS ARE HAVING ! I AM IN THE MILITARY AND JUST CAME HOME FROM IRAQ AND REALLY DONT HAVE TO MONEY TO GET IT FIXED THE RIGHT WAY ! HOPE YOU CAN HELP ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444896January 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE SAME PLUG BLEW OUT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444897January 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SAME SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444894January 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT A NEW ENGINE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. GOT IT "FIXED" FOR $200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439064December 8, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY LATCHING INTO THE BUCKLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE SEAT BELT COULD NO LONGER BE REMOVED FROM THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433899November 2, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SEPARATED LIKE A RETREAD AND CAUSE OVER $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE PICKUP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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