Ford F-Super Duty Complaints

417 consumer complaints on file.

#752728September 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVETRAIN. UPON DECELERATING RAPIDLY IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR SOMETHING IN THE DRIVETRAIN BEGINS TO BANG BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE VEHICAL IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE ON ROUGH ROADS. I THINK THAT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD. THEY CLAIM IT IS AN INHERENT CONDITION WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICAL AND HAVE CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING. IF THIS IS AN INHERENT CONDITION WITH THIS VEHICAL, I FEEL A RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER AS I FEEL THIS TO BE A VALID MECHANICAL AND SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752446September 21, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE THEN BLEW. VERY SCARY. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS AN IMPACT BREAK SOMETIME IN THE LIFE OF THE TIRE. VERY RUDE. AFTER $1000 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT IN GOOD FAITH TRUST THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED THEM WITH MICHELAN'S. I NEVER IN OVER 35 YEARS OF DRIVING EVER HAD A TIRE TREAD SEPARATE AND THEN BLOW OUT. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT FIRESTONE WILL NOT ADMIT. THE COST AND DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE TO REPLACE AND REPAIR IS OVER $2000. FIRESTONE COULD CARE LESS. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD178 TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752435September 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WITH THE TRUCK AT IDLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING IS LOST. WHEN HOLDING THE TRUCK AT IDLE ON A HILL WITH THE BRAKES YOU CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. POWER STEERING PUMP IS SUED FOR BOTH THE POWER STEERING SND THE POWER BRAKES. ON 12/27/00 KURT BRUHN OF MOINTICELLO FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS "NORMAL". INVOICE #FOCS228723. THIS IS NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT IT IS UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896505September 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES, PROBLEM OCCURRRED EVERY 13,000 MILES, ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A LOOSE REVERSE GEAR ON AN INCLINE DOWN TO A STREAM, THE TRANSMISSION WAS MODIFIED FOUR TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752250September 16, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
MY COMPLAINT COMES IN THE CONCERN OF THE LACK OF HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2001 FORD F150 SUPER CREW. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REAR BENCH SEATS FOR THE GENERATION 1 MODELS (SUPER CREW MODELS BUILT BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2000) WERE NOT PROVIDED WITH REAR HEADRESTRAINTS AND THAT IT BECAME STANDARD FOR GENERATION 2 AND 3 MODELS. IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT IF THE DEALER LATER REALIZED THAT THE LACK OF REAR HEADRESTRAINTS WAS A CONCERN AND MADE IT STANDARD FOR THE SAME MODEL TRUCK AND ONLY EQUIPTED MODELS BUILT LATER IN THE YEAR, THEN I FEEL THAT THE COST OF CORRECTION OF THIS HAZARD SHOULD NOT FALL IN THE HANDS OF THE OWNER BUT IN THE HANDS OF THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS SAFETY CONCERN CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752183September 14, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ENTIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE WAS THE OUTSIDE OF REAR DUAL TIRE CONFIGURATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XA TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752011September 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL INSIDE BEARING FROZE TO SPINDLE AND FELL APART. APPEARED TO LACK SUFFICIENT GREASE. LEFT WHEEL ALSO LACKED GREASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751422August 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK STALLED. IT WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER .A TECH WHO SERVICED THE TRUCK FOUND AN OBJECT INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE\AIR FILTER AREA.THIS GOT THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN. I WAS 200 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS COMING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP. THE OBJECT WAS NOT IDENTFIED TO ME YET I HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT IT COULD BE. ONCE HOME I WENT TO NEW CENTURY FORD NEAR MY HOME AND ASKED THEM TO HELP ME INVESTIGATE THIS OBJECT THAT WAS FOUND AT THE CAPISTRANO FORD 200 MILES AWAY.DON LEE THE SERVICE G.M. WAS NICE TO OFFER HELP IN FIGURING OUT WERE THIS OBJECT CAME FROM. THE TRUCK WAS RISED AND THE FENDER COVER WAS REMOVED AND THERE I SAW A OBJECT HALF INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE AND HALF ON THE FENDER.THE OBJECT LOOKS TO BE FOR INSULATION OR SOUND RESRICTION. THE OBJECT HAS NOT BEEN NAMED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIPS. YET THEY AGREE IT IS FACTORY INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD BY DON THAT IF A OBJECT EVEN A VERY SMALL OBJECT GET INTO THE "SOFTBALL SIZE AIR INTAKE THE TRUCK COULD SUFFER GREATLY." I WOULD NOT WANT ANY OTHER PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751276August 28, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION DISCOVERED BEFORE PEALING. TIRE IS OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHAKE. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY REPUTABLE MECHANIC. TIRE SIZE IS LT225/75 R16 M/S. FAILURE DISCERNED ALREADY AT PURCHASE OF VEHILE AT 27000 MILES. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE. I CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALER IN THE MILWAUKEE, WI AREA BUT HE OFFERED NO REIMBURSEMENT OR WARRANTY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN1L1XA346 TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751191August 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ALLONG HIGHWAY, WHEN TRANMISSION APPARENTLY PLACED ITS OVERDRIVE OVERRIDE SWITCH ON BY ITSELF, (THIS BECAUSE THE BUTTON WAS BLINKING) AS BEST I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE INDICATOR OPTION BY CHOICE (OWNERS MANAUAL SAYS LIGHT ON OR OFF). I CLEARED THE PROBLEM AND IT KEPT RESETTING ITSELF ( PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART, CLEARS OVERDRIVE). APPARENTLY THIS FAILED OR SOME OTHER THING WITH THE TRANMISSION FAILED BECAUSE SMOKE APPEARED IN THE ENGINE, DRIVER COMPARTMENT, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID FIRE AND FOUND THE TRANMISSION FLUID BOILING OUT OF THE TRANMISSION, WHICH APPARENTLY BURNED THE TRANMISSION UP. CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER THREE WEEKS AND THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHAT HAPPEN, THEIR ONLY EXPLANATION IS THAT FORD DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO LOOK AT THE TRANMISSION TO DETERMINE CAUSE, THEY ARE TO REPLACE THE TRANMISSION AND SHIP THE DEFECTIVE UNIT BACK TO FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751138August 26, 2001
TIRES
HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. AFTER SAFELY GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND EXAMINING THE TIRE, I COULD SEE THAT THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. WILL E-MAIL PHOTO TO WWW. NHTSA.DOT.GOV (DOT NUMBER: VNW8XL4500 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751052August 24, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
LACK OF REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS IN EARLY 2001 MODELS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD. FORD MODIFIED LATER 2001 MODELS, DEALER WON'T REPLACE SEATS. FULL RECALL/SEAT REPLACEMENT NEEDED ASAP -ANOTHER LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749601August 1, 2001
TIRES
TIRE HAS A 2 INCH DIAMETER, 1 INCH HIGH BULGE PROTRUDING FROM THE SIDEWALL. ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW SIDEWALL IRREGULARITIES. THIS MAJOR BULGE DEFECT WAS NOTED DURING ROUTINE TIRE PRESSURE CHECK. NO BLOWOUTS, CRASHES, INJURIES, OR DEATHS TO REPORT YET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM178 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749503July 31, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ON 07/05/00 THIS VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO LARGE BUBBLES ABOUT THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF BOTH TIRES. THE VEHICLE WHICH HAULS HAZMAT MATERIALS WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE AND TOWED TO ACADEMY FORD WHERE BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH LIKE TIRES OF SAME MANUFACTURER AND SIZE. ON 07/31/01 THIS SAME VEHICE WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE ENROUTE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO MAIN SHOP FOR THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECT IN TIRE ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE OF THIS TYPE TO DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM ADN WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS JUST AND ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME IDENTICAL TYPE WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURED TIRES, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ADOR 1JC TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749242July 26, 2001
TIRES
MULLAHEY AND ATASCADERO FORD, TWO DEALERSHIPS, SAID THEY COULD NOT EXCHANGE MY TIRES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THEM. WAYNE'S TIRES, A GENERAL DEALER, REPLACED THE SHREDDED TIRE BUT WOULD GIVE ME ONLY A 50% DISCOUNT IN REPLACING THE OTHER THREE. AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THOSE TIRES. AT 10,000 MILES A TIRE SHOULD NOT DISINTEGRATE WHILE GOING 50 MPH. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE ON THOSE TIRES, AND JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THEM DIDN'T MEAN THEY WERE. IF YOU BOUGHT A NEW PAIR OF SHOES AND THE RIGHT SHOE'S SOLE CAME APART, WOULDN'T YOU THINK THE LEFT ONE WOULD DO THE SAME? FORD AND GENERAL SEE NO POINT IN PREVENTATIVE MAINTANENCE AND WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. I WONDER HOW MANY FIRESTONE TRAGEDIES COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THESE DEALERSHIPS HAD LISTENED TO THEIR CONSUMERS. HOW MANY MAIMINGS, DEATHS, AND LAWSUITS DO THEY NEED BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION. I, FOR ONE, WILL NOT STAND BY IDLY AND SERVE AS THEIR "CRASH-TEST DUMMY" ANOTHER STATISTIC ACCRUED UNTIL THE NUMBERS ARE RIGHT FOR A RECALL. I HOPE THIS ADMINISTRATION CAN HELP ME GET THE REMAINING BALANCE ($160) OF MY TIRES. DEALERSHIPS CAN DO A LOT TO PREVENT FURTHER MISHAPS BY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR COMPANY'S PRODUCT LINE. JUST BECAUSE THERE IS NO "RECALL" ON A TIRE DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE SAFE. THANK YOU, TED SAWZAK,. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749161July 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERE VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. THIS VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING WHEEL, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS WORKED ON THIS CHASSIS 4 TIMES TO TRY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. TSB 00-21-09 HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALONG WITH REPLACING THE FRONT SHOCKS, AND SHAVING ABOUT HALF OF THE TREAD FROM THE TIRES TO MAKE THEM ROUND. CURRENTLY ALL OF THE SPRINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE BAD AND ARE BEING REPLACED. SINCE THIS VIBRATION HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT WERE BAD FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748529July 16, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748136July 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES DUE TO WARPING, AND THEY ARE DUE AGAIN NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747993July 6, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CHUNCKS FALLING OFF SIDEWALL AND CRACKING WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747776July 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VALVE STEMS BECAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO GO TO ZERO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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