Ford F-Super Duty Complaints

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10378547January 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, OR IDLE IN TRAFFIC, THE DIESEL ENGINE IN MY1999 FORD F250 DIES, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 IN THE LAST 6 MOS. AT MY COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375315January 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH THROWOUT BEARING WAS MADE IN PLASTIC WHICH CAUSE THE CLUTCH TO GO OUT FAST AND DAMAGE THE CLUTCH FINGER,IT MAY CAUSE A FATAL IF IT HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC,MORE EVER IT GETS EXPENSIVE ESP. WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT TWICE IN A YEAR BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT IS LIFE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363957November 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I'VE HAD TWO SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. BOTH ON DRIVER SIDE. TEARING UP THEIR BOOT AND BREAKING OFF THE COIL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BOOT AND COIL IS APROX 50+ EACH TIME. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APROX 35MPH WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE SECOND TIME APROX 45MPH. 2000 FORD F250 GAS ENGINE SUPER DUTY EXTEND A CAB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363038October 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AT 130,000 MILES. IT IS A 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY XLT. TRUCK IS LOUDER WITH A RATTLE TO IT NOW. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE CONFIRMED IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360478October 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD SUPER DUTY NEW. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 61K MILES AT 6 YEARS OLD. I REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION WITH A 'REBUILT BY FORD' TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR, 36K MILE WARRANTY. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED (DISINTEGRATED) WITH 31K MILES AT 37 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPLACING IT AGAIN, FORD WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS SERVICED WITH 25K MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349131August 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2003 F350 PU TRUCK 06 DIESEL ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STARTING THE TRUCK AND THE IDLE SPEED WAS AT 600RPM THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO 1100RPM. I HAD PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE JUST AS THE JUMP IN IDLE SPEED AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. THE IDLE SPEED WENT BACK TO NORMAL. AS WE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE IDLE SPEED JUMPED AGAIN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN ALMOST INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD I NOT HAD THE BREAK ON, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WOULD LAST UNTIL THE MOTOR WORMED. EACH TIME, WEATHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE IDLE WOULD JUMP AND THE TRUCK WOULD LEAP, WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY HAD REPLACED A LOT OF THE 3C3Z 9F838 INJECTOR SENSORS AND THE 37130 PIGTAIL HARNESS. THE SENSOR LEAKS OIL INTO THE CONNECTOR AND CAUSES THE CONNECTOR TO SHORT. THEY REPLACED THE ICP SENSOR AND CONNECTOR AND THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE SYSTEM CODES SCAN SHOWED P0603 AND P2285 AS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM KNOWN TO FORD FOR YEARS AND THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT. I CHECKED THE WEB AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND HOW TO CORRECT IT. I ALSO FOUND THAT FORD CHANGED THE PLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR WHEN THEY FOUND THE DESIGN FLAW, BUT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT ON THE EXISTING VEHICLES. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FRO FORD TO ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339314June 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 V10 STARTED "MISSING" INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. YESTERDAY, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE EJECTED A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE TOWING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335535June 9, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2008 FORD F250 AND EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES REAL BAD . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MANY OF TIMES THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG .THEY JUST TOLD ME MY AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. I EVEN CHANGE THE TIRES AND IT STILL DOSE IT. HELP PLEASE THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332693May 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WE ARE ON OUR 4TH ENGINE AT 67,000 MILES. WHILE WE ARE DRIVING, THE TRUCK WILL JUST SHUT DOWN, START BLOWING OUT BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE. WE HAVE NO BRAKES, NO STEERING AND WORKING IN COLORADO IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE COMING DOWN MOUNTAINS AND HILLS. THEY'VE REPLACED EVERY EGR SENSOR AT LEAST TWICE, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, THE MOTOR 4 TIMES, YOU NAME IT. FORD CONTINUES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSES TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK - ONE OF THESE DAYS WE WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN THE NEXT TIME! THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO FAR A TOTAL OF 150 DAYS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN MAY OF 2009. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR IT'S 4TH ENGINE AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK TO REPLACE SENSORS AND GASKETS. FORD DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322104March 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1995 FORD F- SUPERDUTY ROLLBACK BURNT UP WHILE SITTING IN FRONT OF SHOP. BURNT FRONT OF BUILDING AND A CUSTOMER CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321022March 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP, AND THIS TERRIBLE NOISE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME DOWN, AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. HE FOUND THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG MISSING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, AND THEY INSTALLED A SPARK PLUG INSERT, AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG, AND COIL. $424.52 WAS TOTAL REPAIR BILL WHICH INCLUDED TOWING. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317466March 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THROWN SPARK PLUG FROM 2002 F-250. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294473December 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 THAT IN THE LAST YEAR HAS BLOWN OUT THE SPARKPLUGS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT KIT FOR IT EACH TIME AND I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293133November 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF FORD V10. IT WAS THE FACTORY PLUG TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. INSTALLED HELI COIL AND BEEN GOOD SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282781September 3, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WAS NOT THERE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. IT FELT LIKE AN UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND A VIBRATION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION 50 MILES FROM WHERE I STARTED AND LOOKED AT ALL OF MY TIRES. VISUALLY THERE WAS NO APPARENT DEFORMITIES OR ANYTHING OUT OF NORMAL CHARACTER. LATER WHEN I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING HOME THE SAME EFFECTS WERE PRESENT. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER IT SUDDENLY GOT WORSE JUST BEFORE A BANG AND A SUDDEN PULL TO THE LEFT AS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TIRE BLOWS OUT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING ENOUGH TO PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT OF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I OBSERVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, IT WAS FLAT AND SECTIONS OF THE TREAD LAYER WERE MISSING AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND VACUUM HOSE FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL.THE VACUUM LINE WAS RIPPED FROM BOTH ENDS OF ITS CONNECTORS. FORTUNATELY THE BRAKE LINE WAS STILL CONNECTED AS IT IS DRESSED TO THE VACUUM LINE. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE, I LOOKED AT IT AND OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING; LARGE SECTIONS OF THE TREAD LAYER MISSING WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON THE TIRE, STEEL BELTS DAMAGED AND BROKEN APART AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE INNER LAYER, 2 SLITS GOING FROM NEAR THE BEAD ON ONE SIDE ACROSS THE AREA WHERE TREAD AND BELTS HAD EXISTED TO THE OTHER BEAD AREA. THE TIRE AND RIM WERE THE REMOVED AND THE SPARE PUT ON TO CONTINUE BACK HOME. AFTER THE SPARE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM NOTICED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING DID NOT EXIST ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277368July 19, 2009
TIRES
GENERAL AMERITRAC TR LT23585R16 TREAD SEPARATION ON TIRES MADE 3304 YEAR MONTH. I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES ON THE LAST MONTH... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264824April 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009, MY 2002 FORD F-250 SD CREW CAB SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, THREE LANES OF ON-COMING CROSS TRAFFIC, AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR BEEN KILLED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SUBURBAN FORD IN STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HOW COULD SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM BE MADE OUT OF FERROUS METAL, LEAVING IT VULNERABLE TO THE ELEMENTS? I THOUGHT THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REDUNDANCY IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO PREVENT TOTAL FAILURE? OBVIOUSLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH. I WOULD LIKE FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME $409.59 FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE OR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAGEDY HAS BEEN AVOIDED THIS TIME, BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS A SCHOOL BUS UNLOADING CHILDREN OR A TRAIN CROSSING THE ROAD? SURELY, THERE WOULD BE A PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWSUIT COSTING A LOT MORE THAN $409.59. PLEASE MAIL PAYMENT TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE THIS MATTER WITHOUT INVOLVING ANY EXTERNAL AGENCIES. FORD DENIED MY REQUEST. THE FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM. FORD WOULD BE SUED IF PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY/DEATH OCCURRED. SINCE THIS PRT IS NOT LISTED ON THE "ROUTINE MAINTENANCE" SCHEDULE, HOW IS THE VEHICLE OWNER SUPPOSED TO CHECK THIS PART? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254212January 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD F250 P-UP W/ 5.4L ENGINE, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND SUDDENLY MY TRUCK WILL HARDLY GO AND IT CATCHES FIRE. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A SPARK PLUG THAT BLEW OUT, WHICH I HAD NEVER CHANGED. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, AND OTHER PEOPLE WANT $2000 TO FIX IT. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINE. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND NOW ONLY 1 VEHICLE, CAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE $2000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD CREATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10246738October 26, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DROP DOWN INSIDE MY DOOR WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE F-150'S. I HAVE WRITTEN EVERYONE AT FORD AND CAN NOT GET ANY RESPONSES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHAT IF IT DROPPED WHILE ON THE ROAD AT SPEED AND IN BAD WEATHER AND THE FORD FOLKS SAY IT IS A COMMON ISSUE THEY ALL ARE JUNK AND THEY STOCK EXTRAS BECAUSE THEY FIX SO MANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226862May 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE THREAD ON THE HEAD WAS DESTROYED. DEALER SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED. WELL, THERE SHOULD BE ONE !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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