Ford F-350 Complaints (2002)

240 consumer complaints on file.

#10117455April 5, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED, AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. NO RECALLS FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114789March 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
1.ON MARCH 24, 2005 I STARTED MY 2002 FORD 350 TRUCK AND DROVE ABOUT 15' WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK DIED. UPON TRYING TO START IT AGAIN SEVERAL PEOPLE CAME OVER TO TELL ME FLAMES WERE SHOOTING DOWN ON THE GROUND FROM THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FLAMES HAD STOPPED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. 2.I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED ON 2.21.05 KNOWING I WAS DRIVING TO TEXAS I HAD THEM CHECK EVERYTHING AS WELL AS WHATEVER MILEAGE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS DUE. MILEAGE AT SERVICE DATE WAS 51,304. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. 3.MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE FIVE STAR FORD DEALERSHIP IN FORT WORTH TEXAS.THEY HAVE NOT REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE OR DAMAGE INCURRED TO THE TRUCK AS OF YET. UPON READING ALL THE FORD FIRE REPORTS I AM DISGUSTED AT THE DENIAL FROM FORD. THIS IS AN EXTREME PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114432March 21, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2002 F350 DUALLY TRUCK WITH GENERAL GRABBER AW M + S LT235/85R16 TIRES WITH 21,700 MILES ON THEM. I HAD A TREAD SEPERATION AND BLOW OUT ON HIGHWAY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TIRE. THE TREAD ON TIRES IS GOOD NOT SURE WHY IT SEPERATED/BLEW OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099477December 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND UNKNOWN TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM TWICE SINCE THE 3,000 MILE CHECKUP. DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE ENGINE, AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATES NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE ENGINE'S PERFORMANCE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE ENGINE, AND FOUND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. *AK THE CONUMER STATED THAT THE EXHAUST SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD A LEAK. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097837November 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE WILL BE REAR ENDED IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK THE CD WOULD NOT EJECT DUE TO ERROR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098730November 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL. VEHICLES ARE AMBULANCES AND FUEL AMOUNTS ARE CRITICAL TO PATIENT CARE AND DESTINATIONS. THIS IS OCCURRING ON ALL 4 OF RECENTLY PURCHASED AMBULANCES. FORD SAYS PROBLEM IS DUE TO FILLING WHILE RUNNING BUT SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN SHUT DOWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096098October 20, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
OCTOBER 5, 2004 A FAIRFAX COUNTY VEHICLE # 6382, 2002 FORD F350 WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE POSSIBLE INJURY OF A PREGNANT FEMALE. THE FEMALE DRIVER STOPPED FOR A FAST TRAN BUS AND THE DRIVER OF THE COUNTY VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND AS HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT. THE STEERING SHAFT BROKE AND IT WAS LATER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING SHAFT SECTOR THAT BROKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10094633September 29, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT.. THERE WAS ALSO A SPLIT IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE(S) SIDEWALL WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094648September 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE ELECTRICAL BUTTON BUT WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JAMMED AND WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083997August 2, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE RACK BOLTS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081705July 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TRAILER HITCHES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LTR FM ANDRIJ ANDREITCHUX(NJ) OWNER OF A FORD F350 TRUCK UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH 33 FOOT RV TRAILER HOOK SYSTEM CAUSES TRUCK TO LOCK-UP DEFECT REPLY TO THE ELIZABETH, NJ DISTRICT OFC. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *NM CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND FUEL SYSTEM ON VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10071926April 30, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WORN PARTS. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066639April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE ENGAGED THE CLUTCH, THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR, BECAME STUCK AND CONTINUED TO GOING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER THEN GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED THE CLUTCH WITH HIS HANDS AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS A FLUKE. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY SHIFTING THE GEAR WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL HE HAD COME TO A STOP, WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. *MR *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065512April 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO FIX. *JB A SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE WAS SENT OUT WHICH STATED INCREASED STEERING EFFORT AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE STOPPED WAS A NORMAL CONDITION WITH HYDROBOOST OR VACUUM OPERATED BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055361April 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE COMING TO A STOP ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER WHICH WAS BORROWED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. WITH THE FLIGHT RECORDER INSTALLED, CONSUMER DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY INCIDENT FOR 4 WEEKS. THE DEALER THEN CALLED THE CONSUMER STATING THAT THE FLIGHT RECORDER HAD TO BE RETURNED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED 3 TIMES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065842April 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK. SEVERAL TIMES (6-8 TIMES) THIS VEHICLE HAS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. SO FAR NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE HAS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. A CO-WORKER OF MINE HAS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066632April 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING/BRAKING LOW SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR/SEE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES DRAGGING/SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLT FAILURE , BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061054March 17, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED IN DRIVE OR IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME DEALER EXAMINES THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO TAKE PLACE. CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVER PAIN IN NECK AND BACK. EXPERT'S AUTOMOTIVE REPORT FROM NEXTECH EVALUATED THAT VEHICLE HAS EXECESSIVE EFFORT REQUIRED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. CONDITION OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE SPEED, WITH ACCESSORIES OPERATING AND VEHICLE IS IN GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE. PROBLEM APPEARED TO LESSEN WHEN ENGINE'S RPM INCREASED. ALSO, THE STALLING OF THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULT IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10060028February 29, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT265/R75-16 LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON RTE 95 IN S. CAROLINA, 36500 MILES ON TRUCK AT TIME OF BLOWOUT. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, WITH NO WARNING. FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED 25% DISCOUNT ON TWO NEW TIRES, I SAID NO THANKS I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-350 SUPER CREW I WAS CARRYING A CAMPER APPROX WEIGHT 3500 LB AND TOWING A VW CABRIO ON A TOW DOLLY ALL TIRES HAD PROPER INFLATION ACCORDING TO FORD, 50 FRONT 80 REAR TRUCK WITH CAMPER WEIGHT 11,500 TOW DOLLY AND CAR 3,500 I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057218February 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER INDICATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ENGAGED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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