Ford F-350 Complaints (1997)

158 consumer complaints on file.

#875222November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR SHARP CURB & APPLIED BRAKES, FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WENT OVER BANK OF HILL, HEADING TOWARD A LAKE & EVENTUALLY STOPPED SLIDING. DEALER AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. ROTORS SEEM TO BE WARPED. *AK FRONT WHEELS SQUEAL AND GRAB WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXCESS DUST WAS FOUND IN REAR BRAKE DRUMS. DEALER STATED THAT FRONT END COULD NOT BE ALIGNED, AFTER MARKET COMBER BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED ON VEHICLE WHICH WAS ABLE TO BE ALIGNED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734358October 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT SPEED, THE TRUCK MOTOR DIES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556096October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES P216 85 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733982October 11, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I AM VERY DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES. I DO NOT DRIVE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, USUALLY AROUND 60 MPH ON INTERSTATES. FORTUNATELY MY TRUCK IS A DUAL WHEEL PICKUP AND IT WAS ONE OF THE DUALS THAT HAD THE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. I WAS HAULING A HORSE TRAILER AT THE TIME. I HEARD YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THE STEELTEX R4S 16" TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872576October 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00040; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1996, FORD E350, ON 1997 COACHMEN WITH DUAL REAR TIRES,FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT225/75R16, DOT VD1L1XB156. ON AUGUST 28, 2000, WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A VIBRATION. CONSUMER PULLED OVER DUE TO PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD COMING OFF, ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WITH 49,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. ON OCTOBER 3, 2000, WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, DRIVER'S REAR INSIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF WITH 51,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. FIRESTONE SAID THAT THEY WOULD PRORATE THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733301October 3, 2000
TIRES
I HAVE HAD TWO OF THESE FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S TIRES "BLOW OUT" WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FAMILY. THE FIRST ONE WAS IN AUGUST OF 1999 IN OHIO ON A WARM, BUT NOT HOT DAY. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND BOOM IT WENT. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS ONE OF THE REAR DUEL TIRES AND NOT A FRONT TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND GET IT SAFELY STOPPED. FIRESTONE REPLACED THIS TIRE. THE OTHER WAS IN MARCH OF 1999 ON A COOL DAY IN INDIANA. WE WERE DRIVING AND GOT A TERRIBLE SHIMMY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY, BOOM, ANOTHER REAR DUEL TIRE WENT. I AGAIN MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND GOT IT CHANGED. FIRESTONE WOULDN'T GIVE ME A NEW TIRE ON THIS ONE. THEY ALLOWED A REPLACEMENT VALUE. I AM DISGUSTED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. LAST MARCH, BEFORE THE MEDIA ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM, I HAD VOWED TO NEVER HAVE ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE ON MY VEHICLES. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF ONE OF THE BLOWOUTS HAD BEEN A FRONT TIRE ON THIS 14,000 POUND VEHICLE. PLEASE PURSUE THIS WITH VIGOR. I WANT NEW "NON FIRESTONE" TIRES THAT I CAN TRUST ON MY FUTURE TRIPS. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNILIX8 TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872168October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 040; CONSUMR WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE SHOULDER. RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, STEEL COILS WERE SHOWING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL #AT, P23585R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872177October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE ON A TRIP TREAD SEPARATED ON 2 CONTINENTAL/GENERAL TIRES. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872143October 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT 15000 MILES, FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL, NOW, 30000 MILES LATER CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P235/85R16 DUE TO TIRES CAUSING FRONT END TO WOBBLE AND EXPERIENCE VIBRATION, DEALER STATED THE BELTS WERE COMING APART. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE LEFT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO FROND END SNAPPING SOUDN AND WOBBLE, CONSUMER WONDERS IF THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME WAS WITH THE TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733183October 2, 2000
TIRES
TIRE EXPLODED - ENTIRE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT235/85M1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235/85M1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872025October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00-020 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997 FORD F350, TIRE SIZE P23585R16, DOT NUMBER VDOR1XK, EXPERIENCED TIRE BLEW OUT AT 12 THOUSANDS AND 18 THOUSANDS MILES. TWO INCIDENTS WITH BLEWOUTS. WHEN DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD BLEWOUT AT THE SIDEWALL. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD BLEW OUT FROM THE SIDEWALL, BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER ON VERY HOT DAYS. BOTH TIRES HAD ABOUT 75% OF TREAD LIFE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732975September 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES, MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO GO ON VACATION. WE LOADED THE TRUCK WITH OUR CAMPER (ABOUT 1800 POUNDS), SOME LUGGAGE AND SUPPLIES (ABOUT 250 POUNDS), AND A SMALL TRAILER FOR HAULING WOOD (LOADED ABOUT 3500 POUNDS). BEFORE WE LEFT, I INFLATED THE TIRES TO THE SIDEWALL RATING MAXIMUM OF 80 PSI. ABOUT 300 MILES INTO OUR TRIP WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE TIRES' TREAD HAD SEPERATED FROM THE CARCASS WHICH THEN CAUSED THE SIDEWALL TO OVERHEAT AND RUPTURE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TIRES TO DATE. I E-MAILED FORD WITH THIS QUERY, FORD RESPONDED BY SUGGESTING THAT I E-MAIL THE NHTSA WITH MY INFORMATION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE USE OF MY TIRES AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555239September 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING, MANUFACTURER SENT NOTICE INDICATING A DESIGN ERROR IN THE FRONT END STEERING AND CORRECTION OF THE FRONT END COMPONENTS TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731958September 20, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY ISSUED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235 85 1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732008September 20, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED AND INTERNAL BELTS SHIFTED. I NO LONGER HAVE THESE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730232September 5, 2000
TIRES
TIRE HAD 9/32" TREAD. BLEW OUT SIDEWALL AND PEELED TREAD @ 60 MPH WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 95 DEGREES. TIRES WERE ALL PROPERLY INFLATED 2 DAYS BEFORE TRIP. I WAS TOWING MY RV AT THE TIME. FAILED TIRE WAS PART OF A SET OF DUALS.( DOT NUMBER: VNOP1WV256 TIRE SIZE: 215/85R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730308September 5, 2000
TIRES
PER FRIENDLY FORD DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: T235/85R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729737August 31, 2000
TIRES
TIRE BLEW OUT. AMBIENT TEMERATURES WERE HOT. TIRES HAD LIKE NEW RUBBER ON ALL WHEELS. I REPLACED ALL TIRES ON TRUCK. THIS WAS BEFORE THE RECALL ON THE EXPLORERS AND THE TIRES WERE NOT THE SAME TYPES AS THE CURRENT RECALL. BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD GOOD LUCK WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. (I HAD THE NATIONAL 500'S THAT WERE RECALLED YEARS AGO) I WAS TOWING MY 16,500# TRAILER WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND DID NOT WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727947August 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS, EITHER TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH SHUTS OFF IF THE WHEEL IS TURNED JUST A LITTLE BIT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I'M TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO GO DOWN MY STREET AND PUT THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL ON (AHEAD OF TIME TO LET OTHERS KNOW I'M TURNING) THEY SHUT OFF BECAUSE MY STREET IS IN A BEND IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ALOT SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE BLINKER SHUT OFF AND I DID NOT KNOW IT AND I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A "SAFETY FEATURE" AND SAID THAT ALL FORDS WERE LIKE THIS. I FOR ONE HAVE TO DISAGREE ON THIS "SAFETY FEATURE". THE STEERING WHEEL ONLY NEEDS TO BE TURNED NOT EVEN AN INCH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727518August 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRAVELING AT 50 MPH THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD. DAMAGE TO FRONT END,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION. TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. FOUGHT TO GET TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS WELL. STILL FIGHTING TO GET FRONT END AND ENGINE DAMAGE REPAIRED. HAVE CONTACTED ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MAINE. HAS CONTACTED REPAIRING DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS SELLING DEALERSHIP. SHOULD HAVE SOME RESULTS SOON. WOULD ADVISE ALL CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF DEALERSHIPS NOT STANDING BY THIER REPAIRS TO CONTACT ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THIER STATE FOR ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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