Ford F-350 Complaints (2000)

461 consumer complaints on file.

#860282April 13, 2000
STEERING
WHEN AT A STOP AND APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WILL LOCK UP, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. CONSUMER TESTED OTHER 2000 F350 DIESEL MODELS, AND NOTICED ALL HAD THE SAME DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860322April 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. RATTLE IN REAR END, AND 2. LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE BOTH PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721379April 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THERE AREN'T ANY REPLACEMENTS AT PRESENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860113April 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRAVELING 50-65MPH VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER WAS FIGHTING CONSTANLY TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPAIRED FRON END ALIGNMENT. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860137April 11, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND TO KEEP VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION, CONSUMER HAS SWUNG STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858857March 20, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A KNOT ON THE RIGHT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA, AND MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSE TO SENT HIM A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858646March 16, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. FORD ENGINEERS WERE CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. FORD ENGINEERS STATED THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM, AND WOULD TAKE A YEAR TO CORRECT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857877March 3, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IN STEERING WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVING IN SLOW SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719462February 29, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOWLY AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FORD DEALED SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS DEFECT POSSIBLY AFFECTS 1999 MODEL YEAR. SERVICE MANAGER ENCOURAGED ME TO COMPLAIN TO NHTSA. HE SAID THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED, THEN FORD WOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551053February 23, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
UNABLE TO ACCESS EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL FROM DRIVERS SEAT, NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO ACCESS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856588February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856541February 8, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH CONSUMER NEEDED TO KEEP ROCKING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856371February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION DID NOT HOLD UP AND KEPT BREAKING DOWN. TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN THE FIRST TIME AT 27,000 MILES. SECOND TIME ON JAN 20, 2000. ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BOTH TIMES. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, TRUCK BROKE DOWN AGAIN. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 40,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856008February 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SPRINGS SEPARATED FROM THE CLUTCH ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES IN THREE WEEKS. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718104January 31, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
ON 1/28/2000, THE OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE PARKED IT OUTSIDE A BUSINESS AND PUT THE TRUCK IN LOW GEAR, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND EXITED AND LOCKED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PARKED ON A SMALL DOWNWARD SLOPE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AND CROSSED 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, MADE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURNED, LOOPED AROUND AND RAN THROUGH A WALL OF A BUSINESS. THE OWNER OF THIS BUSINESS WAS PRESENT AND WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND WHEN OUR DRIVER CAME OUT OF THE BUILDING HE WAS IN, THE PROPERTY OWNER AND OUR DRIVER AND ANOTHER WITNESS WALKED TO THE TRUCK AND WATCHED WHILE OUR DRIVER UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. FOUR PEOPLE WITNESSED THAT THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND ALSO WITNESSED THE TRUCK BEING UNLOCKED BY OUR OPERATOR AND VERIFIED THE TRUCK WAS IN LOW GEAR AND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS WE HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL F350'S (A 1999 AND ANOTHER 2000) IN WHICH CASE THE OPERATORS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR BRAKING PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH ACCIDENTS HAVEN'T OCCURED IN THE OTHER TWO. I WILL ALSO REPORT THOSE SEPARATELY AS COMPLAINTS. COULD YOU ESTIMATE A TIME FRAME FOR INVESTIGATING THIS COMPLAINT? THANK YOU, TAMMY GILES/OFFICE MANAGER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718106January 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRUCK ROLLED WHILE IGNITION WAS OFF, TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855600January 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES. ALSO, STEERING GOT HARD TO TURN, AND HAD NO BRAKES. PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. STARTED IT BACK UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ANOTHER TIME WIFE HAD THE VEHICLE, WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, AND VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION INTO THE DITCH. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717398January 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE DOING A 360 DEGREE SPIN. PASSENGER WAS HOLDING GRAB HANDLE ON PILLAR AND DRIVERS ARM. DOOR SNAPPED FORWARD AND JAMMED INTO RIGHT FENDER. BOTH HINGES MAY BE CRACKED. DEALER`S RESPONSE WAS FOR ME TO REPORT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT I HAD AN ACCIDENT. WE STRUCK NOTHING AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO RESPONSABILITY TO REPAIR ANYTHING. WE FEEL THAT A DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853981December 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE BRAKING STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549656November 23, 1999
TIRES:SIDEWALL
LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL (FIRESTONE). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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