Ford F-350 Complaints (2000)

461 consumer complaints on file.

#891138June 25, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GENERAL, GRABBERS LT235/85R16, DOT DK, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F350 WITH 9000 MILES. PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE BUBBLE, 7" LONG, 4" WIDE. ALSO, THE SAME TIME ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DEVELOPED A FLAT PART TO TIRE WHICH IS ALSO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890884June 21, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHEN INSPECTING TIRES CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE BULGE ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, F350, 2000 . THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747219June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING BREAKING, ABS ACTIVATED AND I WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890775June 20, 2001
STEERING
AT SLOW SPEED AND STOPED, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN NOT TURN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747154June 20, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
COMPLETE SEPERATION OF INSIDEWALL ON AMBULANCE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: WIOP TIRESIZE: LT21685R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746993June 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FULL TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDE WALLS. SIDE WALLS ON OTHER TIRES ARE CRACKING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: KNW81XM TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746829June 14, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING, LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD TOTALLY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF TIRES CAUSING A BLOWOUT. WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON TIRES AND 95% OF THOSE MILES ARE HIGHWAY. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 3-4000 MILES, AND THE AIR PRESSURE IS CHECKED WEEKLY AND EVERYDAY WHILE AWAY FROM HOME. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AS WE WERE 1000 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AT THE TIME THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8XM TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889679June 4, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND HE NOTICED THAT PASSENGER REAR WAS FLAT. HE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE IT . FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, #2657516. HE HAS CONTACTED FORD, AND FIRESTONE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE VAVLE STEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746281June 2, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
THE OEM VALVE STEM WERE FOUND TO BE FATIGUED WHER THEY MOUNT TO TH RIM OF STEEL-TEX MOUNTED TIRES. THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE WENT DOWN FIRST AND THE SPARE WAS PUT ON. THEN TWO DAYS LATER THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE WENT DOWN DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURE. IT WAS FOUND AT THE TIME OF MOBILE SERVICE REPAIR THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE VALVE STEM WAS SEVERELY FATIGUED AND THE AMBULANCE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE UNTIL IT WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE SHOP WERE THE REMAINING 5 OF 7 VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. ALL THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE PUT BACK ON THE GROUND AND THE SPARE WAS STORED. TWO DAYS LATER THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE ENROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE WHICH IS A STEEL-TEX TIRE. THE SPARE WAS REPLACED AND STORED AWAY. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AS OF 06/02/01. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W10P1XN070 TIRESIZE: LT21585R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889311May 29, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16; LAST YEAR ONE OF THE TIRES HAD SOME TIRE SEPARATION. WITHIN LAST YEAR ALL 4 TIRES HAD TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. LAST ONE TO SEPARATE WAS FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. TIRES MOUNTED ON 2000, FORD, F350, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS THE RIM WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746066May 29, 2001
TIRES
WHILE RETURNING FROM A CALL DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THE TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE ONLY PART OF THE TIRE THAT REMAINED WAS THE SIDE WALLS. I HAVE SINCED BEEN TOLD THAT THE TWO TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THIS UNIT ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. I AM CONCERNED IF THESE TIRES ARE SAFE TO RUN ON AN AMBULANCE. I CALLED FIRESTONE AND GOT THE "RUN-A-ROUND". MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE SAFE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY OF THE DAMAGED TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X0P TIRESIZE: LT 215/85R)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745944May 26, 2001
TIRES
WHY DID MY TIRE COME APART AND THEY AREN'T ON THE RECALL LIST? NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889203May 25, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
SINCE CONSUMER FIRST OWNED VEHICLE STEERING HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. STEERING BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING AT SAME TIME. AT SOME POINTS, CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO POWER STEERING PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888899May 22, 2001
STEERING
STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED GEAR BOX, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEFECT CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK, THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888902May 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. FELT LIKE COASTER BRAKES. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC AFTER TEST DRIVING VEHICLE, THAT NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES FOUND AFTER 25 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745601May 21, 2001
TIRES
ONE SET OF TIRES (FRONT) ARE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT REAR HAS A 10" CRACK, CONSISTENT WITH DRY-ROTTING, IN THE SIDEWALL. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 008062 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888686May 21, 2001
STEERING
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON PROBLEM. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, YOU CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888047May 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AT 50 MPH , BRAKES FAILED, AND VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH.DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 7000. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888048May 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED AT 50 MPH, CONSUMER THEN LOST ALL STEERING AND HIT A GUARDRAIL AT 35-40 MPH. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 7000. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888053May 11, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL AT 35-40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE $ 7000 *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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