Ford F-450 Complaints (1999)

66 consumer complaints on file.

#10040891September 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
AIR BREATHER BOX CONTINUED TO PULL AIR OFF OF TIRE RESULTING IN PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND SEVERE ENGINE WEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032187August 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
ON JUNE 25, 2003 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AT 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE PLASTIC CASING SURROUNDING THE GLASS MIRROR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10017293April 21, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003265January 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 FORD F450 CREW CAB WITH A DUMP BODY. IN THE SUMMER OF 2001 I NOTICED THE PAINT WAS PEALING FROM THE BACK CHASIS. I DID BIRING IT UP TO A FORD SERVICE MANAGER BACK IN AUGUST OF 2002 WHEN I HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE. HE HAD SAID WHEN YOUR READY TO LAY THE TRUCK UP FOR A WHILE BRING IT IN OR CALL THE DEALER WHERE YOUR PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM. SO NOW IT IS MY SLOW TIME JAN 2003 AND I CALLED MEADOLAND FORD TRUCK SALES WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND THEY SAY THE TRUCK IS NOT COVERD. BARE METAL RUST IS NOT COVERED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009403November 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH SERIOUS FRONTAL IMPACT. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK SINCE NO ONE WAS KILLED. I AM CONCERNED SINCE THIS IS AN AMBULANCE. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770119
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#769921November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT, WITH MAJOR FRONTIAL IMPACT, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8018686September 16, 2002
TIRES:VALVE
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME DEFECT WITH VALVE STEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 01 V 046 000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014841July 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE, AND CONSUMER CANNOT DRIVE AT A HIGH SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007400April 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR. CLUTCH DISC BROKE WHERE SPRINGS FELL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007442April 11, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA RECALL 02-V-068-000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02-S34; VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES PARKING BRAKE TO BE ENGAGED WHEN PARKED. WHILE DISENGAGING PARKING BRAKE, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY BROKE, NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO STAY STABLE. VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE THE SAME PARTS AS WHAT FAILED TO BEGIN WITH, CONSUMER HAS 2 OF THESE VEHICLES, ONLY ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER BOTH PARKING BRAKES FAILED. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND FLASHERS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759486March 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP TRUCK IN RAIN/SNOW CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757575January 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY [ POWERTRAIN COMPONENT] FAILURE IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF EXCESS HEAT BUILD UP FROM A STATED "INHERENT COMPONENT SLIPPAGE" WHICH RESULTS IN A BUTTERFLY EFFECT FAILURE AS DESCRIBED BY MEEGAN FOR SERVICE MANAGER... UPON MY INSPECTION OF THE COMPONENTS IT IS EVIDENT THAT EXCESSIVELY HIGH HEAT OCCURRED AS SHOWN BY THE DISCOLORATION OF THE PRESSURE PLATE ASSEMBLY... THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE HEAT CAUSES DISTORTION OF THE PRESSURE PLATE RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF APPLIED PRESSURE FROM THE PRESSURE PLATE DIRECTED TO THE DRIVEN PLATE AND THE FLY WHEEL WHICH IN TURN RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF POWER TRANSMISSION TO THE DRIVE AXLES.... HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES FOR 38 YEARS I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE AN AMOUNT OF SO CALLED NORMAL SLIPPAGE SO HIGH THAT WOULD CREATE TEMPERTURES SO EXTREME AS TO TURM THE METAL IN THE PRESSURE PLATE BLUE... THE CLUTCH FAILURE OCCURRED ON P.A. I-80 TOLL ROAD IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A MOUNTAIN DOWNGRADE AT ASPEED OF 55 MPH... THESE TEMPUTURES COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE AND THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE PLACED THE MOTORING PUBLIC, MYSELF, MY PASSENAGERS, THE VEHICLE AND THE CARGO I WAS HAULING IN DANGER.. IN MY OPINION THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES HAVE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE INVESTIAGATED ASAP... THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563671October 10, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILURE CAUSED A PARKED VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. (MEG JONES SR. CASUALTY CLAIMS EXAMINER FOR CLIENT). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895616August 31, 2001
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE. HAS TO FIGHT STEERING WHEEL TO GET VEHICLE BACK IN ROAD. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS THE TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751016August 23, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:LINKAGES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW8 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892448July 11, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN ENGAGING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IT FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY BACKWARDS WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CABLE THAT SNAPPED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS TOO MUCH TRUCK WEIGHT FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, CONSUMER OWNS THREE 1999 MODELS THAT ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892450July 11, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN ENGAGING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IT FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY BACKWARDS. CONSUMER NOTED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CABLE WHICH SNAPPED ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561180May 11, 2001
TIRES
THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIRES ON THE TRUCK, THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT GIVEN). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561038May 3, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM RECALL 01V-046. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885585April 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ARM IN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING CLUTCH NOT TO DISENGAGE. *AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WOULD NOT REPAIR, CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS COMPLETED BY HIS SHOP, WAS NOT COMPENSATED BY FORD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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