Ford F-350 Complaints (1999)

553 consumer complaints on file.

#866047July 26, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. WHEN ATTEMPING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. WHEN OPENING THE HOOD, DRIVER SAW POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS BUSTED. THIS WAS DETERMINED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT. THE TRUCK WILL BE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865939July 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH WHILE REVERSING AND PULLING A TRAILER, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. DEALER REDESIGNED THE TRANSMSSION AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED, IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPED WITH MECHANISM TO CONTROL VEHICLE'S SPEED WHEN DESCENDING STEEP GRADES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE PREMATURELY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO OVER HEATS UNDER HEAVY LOAD AND WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865834July 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TOWING A TRAILER HIT A POTHOLE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM CONSUMER'S HAND. CONTACTED DEALER. 2000'S F350 SERIES HAVE A STABLIZER/ SHOCK ABSORBER PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865157July 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS
V10 ENGINES: IN RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WILL GET INTO AIR FILTER, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. FORD HAS TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WILL BE KIT. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE KIT SINCE MAY, BUT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864843July 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE 2757516,FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME APART WHICH ALMOST CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864887July 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH WILL FAIL WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH TO LOW.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864914July 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTENDED DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE WIDE ANGLE MIRROR DOES NOT PROVIDE THE VIEW THE DRIVER NEEDS. *AK BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS POORLY DESIGNED, IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE VEHICLES IN ADJACENT LANES DURING CHANGING LANES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864942July 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO REMEDY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32. THE VEHICLE WAS HELD FOR EIGHTS DAYS. AT THE TIME OF PICKUP, THE CONUMER RECEIVED A RECEIPT OF WARRANTY ITEMS BEING FIXED BUT NOT THE RECALL. CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY CONTACTED DEALER AND QUESTIONED IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO ANSWERE. THE CONSUMER IS DISSATISFIED WITH DEALER'S SERVICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864668July 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE WENT OUT AND COULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. 15000 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN, AND AT 26000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ONCE MORE. THIS WAS THE 7TH TRANSMISSION REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863977June 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS WARPED. EVERY 8000 MILES SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, AND FRONT END HAD TO BE REALIGNED. ALSO, STEERING WAS HARD TO STEER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863605June 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHES A STOP SIGN VEHICLE MOVES BY ITSELF. HE HAS TO PUMP PEDAL TWO OR MORE TIMES TO STOP. PEDAL IS BLEEDING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723685June 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. TURNING STEERING WHEEL QUICKLY, CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO MOMENTARILY LOCK UP. A SECOND AND RELATED PROBLEM IS AN EXCESSIVELY SOFT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WHEN A QUICK TURN IS REQUIRED, THESE TWO PROBLEMS MENTIONED HERE, IN MY OPINION AND EXPERIENCES, COMBINED, CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863211June 7, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND EVEN WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED, WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREEZE. CONSUMER WON'T BE ABLE TO TURN. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL TIME. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862438May 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON ROAD, TURBO-CHARGER WOULD NOT KICK IN. THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING, TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEVENTH RING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723072May 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I KNOW MANY FELLOW FORD DIESEL 6 SPD. OWNERS HAVING CLUTCH&TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORD DEALERS TELL US IT'S AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I GUESS THAT'S WHY MY TRUCK IS IN DOUGLAS, WY AND I LIVE IN NEEDVILLE, TX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862282May 22, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723010May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I FEEL THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OWNERS OF SIMILAR AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE PAKING BRAKE IS APPLIED IT IS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722960May 20, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE AT ITS GVWR ON AN INCLINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861460May 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
BLIND SPOT PORTION ON DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR POINTS TO LEFT REAR WHEELS. BLIND SPOT MIRRORS ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE. CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE MIRROR TO BE ABLE TO SEE OTHER CARS. ALSO, RIGHT BLIND SPOT MIRROR DOES NOT GIVE THE PROPER VIEW, UNABLING DRIVER TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861308May 3, 2000
WHEELS
WHEN TAKING THE REAR WHEEL LUGS: NUTS OFF, THE REAR WHEELS GET STUCK AND WON'T COME OUT. DEALER SUGGESTED TO HIT WHEEL WITH A HAMMER. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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