Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10083899July 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, FRONT AXLE AND VIBRATION.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS RESOLVED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING RELIEF UNDER THE MICHIGAN LEMON LAW. *NM
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#10083747July 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMPLAINT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH FORD V-10 ENGINE. *MR THE CONSUMER STARTED A PETITION WITH OTHER FORD CONSUMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS AS WELL. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED WERE: BRIEF TAPPING NOISE AND A POP, THEN A LOUD NOISE LIKE A MANIFOLD LEAK, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD BROKEN. THE CONSUMER'S CELL# 845 0 438-3527. *SC *JB
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0
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#10083748July 23, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
DEFECT IN THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM ON 2002 FORD F250. *MR THE PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED AS INTENDED AND WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO DEPEND ON THE TRANSMISSION PARK POSITION TO HOLD THE TRUCK WHEN PARKED. THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE TRUCK ON A MODERATE GRADE. *SC *JB
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0
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#10082455July 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AS I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON FM 730 IN AZLE, TEXAS, ONE OF MY LT265/75R16 (LRE) FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR POSITION. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE CASING CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND MAINTAINED THE PROPER PRESSURE. ALL TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE OWNER OF M&D TIRE IN SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS, CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE BEFORE THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY MYSELF AND ANOTHER CUSTOMER. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES AND NO HEAVY LOADS HAVE EVER BEEN PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TREAD WAS RECOVERED AND MEASURES 9/32 NDS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE (FORD F250 P/U) AT THAT TIME WAS 40,200. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED AND WANTS ME TO SEND THEM THE TIRE AT MY EXPENSE. M&D TIRE DID REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. I DO HAVE THE TIRE AND TREAD AT MY HOME. I NEED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD SEND THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE AS THEY ARE REQUESTING FOR MY CLAIM WITH THEIR COMPANY? *JB
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0
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#10083518July 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10082335July 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WHILE STARTING MY FORD TRUCK WITH THE 5.4 L ENGINE I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE RAN AS IF THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. A NON-FORD MECHANIC VERIFIED THE NO. 3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT AND STRIPPED THE THREADS FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD INSERT THAT THIS FORD DEALER INSERTED TO REPAIR AN EARLIER BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE OLD INSERT FOR THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW TYPE ACCORDING TO THE FORD MECHANIC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ON JULY 10, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1 YR AND 2 DAYS BEFORE THIS FAILURE THE NO. 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT STRIPPING THE TREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. NUMEROUS NON-FORD MECHANICS I'VE TALKED TO HAVE VERIFIED THIS BEEN A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 5.4 L FORD ENGINE IN TRUCKS AND SUV'S. AN INDIVIDUAL THAT I WORK WITH HAD THE SAME SPARK PLUG (NO. 3 PASSENGER SIDE) BLOW OUT FROM HER FORD EXPLORER WITH THE 5.4 L ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO. *LA
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0
Deaths:
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#10082344July 21, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PAINT STORE PARKING LOT AFTER LEAVING A MAJOR HIGHWAY (M-32) WITH MY 1999 FORD F250 (69000 MILES) AND NOTICED A SLIPPING FEELING IN MY STEERING. WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP TO LEAVE THE PAINT STORE MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND MY LEFT WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. I LOOKED UNDER THE RIGHT WHEEL AREA AND SAW THE TIE ROD END WAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING ROD. I HAD THE TRUCK TRANSPORTED ON A FLAT BED TO A REPAIR SHOP. I HAD ALL THE TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP, BEDFORD'S MUFFLER & BRAKE (9893458732) HAS SEEN THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE RECENTLY ON A FORD. I HAVE THE FAILED PARTS AND HAVE CONTACTED FORD OVER A WEEK AGO. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *LA
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0
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#10082346July 21, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON TURNPIKE AT 75 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON MY STEELTEX A/T LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY SHIFT TO THE LEFT ACROSS 2 LANES AND ALMOST HITTING CENTER MEDIAN WALL, CAUSED $2900.00 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. *LA
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0
Deaths:
0
#10082357July 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
BOUGHT 2004 F250 CREW KING RANCH DIESEL IN JAN. 04. VEHICLE IDLES DOWN AND DIES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOP LIGHTS VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL DIE, THEN RESTART AND LUNGE FORWARD WITH ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. FORD MOTOR HAS BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE TO ANY OF MY CALLS TO CONSUMER RELATIONS. DEALERSHIP IS DOING THEIR BEST, FORD WILL NOT ADMIT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND SYSTEM. TRUCK HAS BEEN WITH DEALER 2 WEEKS WITHOUT RESOLVE. *LA
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10083434July 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ALL FOUR TIRES LOCKED-UP ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND ROUGHLY. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *LA
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0
Deaths:
0
#10083335July 20, 2004
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICE AFTER BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10082331July 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE COLD WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK/TICK, AS TIME WENT ON TICK GOT LOUDER THE ENGINE WENT AND THE BEARINGS HAD TO REPLACED AND THE MOTOR REBUILD. WHILE SEARCHING ON-LINE FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. I CAME ACROSS A FORM WEBSITE WHERE IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10082059July 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SPRAG CLUTCH IS BREAKING ACROSS IN TWO SECTIONS. *MR THE MATERIAL WAS MADE OUT OF A IRON/POWDER MIXTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL USE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE. *SC *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10081018July 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON OUR 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY FORD DIESEL AT 69,600 MILES WITH NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TOWING OUR 22' 5000LB BOAT AT TURNPIKE SPEED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD CRASH.*AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10081069July 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK WITH A V-10 ENGINE. IT HAS APPROX. 63,000 MILES AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY 'OUT OF WARRANTY' (3/36,000). ON JULY 9, 2004 I HEARD A BRIEF TAPPING NOISE AND A POP THEN A LOUD NOISE LIKE AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. IMMEDIATELY UPON HEARING THIS NOISE I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AS I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND DID NOT WANT TO CREATE FURTHER DAMAGE. WHEN THE MECHANIC ARRIVED TO TOW MY TRUCK HE OBSERVED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER. I INFORMED HIM TO TOW IT TO HIS LOT UNTIL I COULD DECIDE WHAT TO DO. THE NEXT DY I HAD THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY BRING MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. TODAY AFTER THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC INSPECTED MY TRUCK THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS BROKEN AND I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE $3,700.00 REPAIR. WHAT I FIND DISTUBING IS MY SCHEDULED SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT SERVICE INTERVAL: FORD RECOMMENDS 100,000 MILES BEFORE REPLACEMENT. HOW WOULD I EVER KNOW THAT THE SPEARK PLUG WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED SERVICE? ADDITIONALLY, HAD IT NOT BLOWN OUT ON ITS OWN, WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER DAMAGES WOULD HAVE GONE UNCHECKED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT ON THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND NOT LESS THAN 100 PEOPLE THUS FAR WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. ADDITIONALLY , I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SAME ENGINE. I STOPPED RESEARCHING BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS SUFFUCIENT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION OF MY COMPLAINT. IF NECESSARY, I WILL BE HAPPY TO FURNISH THIS DOCUMENTATION FOR YOU. I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE INHERENT IN ALL V10 FORD ENGINES SINCE 1999. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO ALL OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS DESCRIBING THIS PARTICULAR REPAIR PROCEDURE. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10081091July 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WITH NO PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL. WHILE STOPPED VEHICLE JUMPER FORWARD THEN STALLED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WITHOUT ERROR CODE AND RETURNED VEHICLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 AND 1200 RPMS VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO LURCH AND STALL WEEKLY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT DEALERSHIP. AFTER DEALERSHIP DROVE VEHICLE OVER 100 MILES THEY THINK ITS THE WIRING HARNESS AND ADVISED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH INCIDENTS.*AK
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0
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#10081874July 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BUSHINGS IN CLUTCH KEPT BREAKING OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PIECE THAT BROKE OFF WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND DID NOT DO THE JOB. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME AT 80,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT. *AK
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0
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#10080790July 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
VIBRATION WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION FROM STOP, FORD HAS REPLACED CATAYLTIC CONVERTER 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SAVERE AIR LEAK DRIVERS WINDOW, I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ENGINERING DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE.ROUGH IDLE AND SKIPPING , I WAS TOLD "I WAS BUYING CHEEP GAS" CHENGED BRAND STILL SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10080807July 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS HEADING OUT ON A FAMILY VACATION WITH MY 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. I WAS IN WEST VIRGINIA GOING DOWN A LONG GRADE, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE GRADE I SAW MY ENGINE RPM FALL OFF TO IDLE SPEED ALL I HAD WAS MY BRAKES TO GET ME DOWN THE HILL. I PULLED OVER AT BOTTOM OF HILL AND CHECKED TRANSM FLUID (I HAD JUST HAD IT SERVICED A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE) IT WAS FULL AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF IT WOULDNT GO IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING REV. THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS TOWED TO SAID THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH THE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION I HAD AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED (AT 3000 BUCKS) IT WAS JUST 4000 MI OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAMPER I PULL IS DESIGNED FOR A HALF TON TRUCK I PULLED IT FOR 5 YRS WITH A HALF TON CHEV WITH NO PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK SO I COULD MOVE UP TO A LARGER CAMPER. I FEEL WITH THE COMENTS MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND TOWING COMPANY AND MY MECH WHEN I GOT HOME THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY THE COST OF REPLACMENT BUT A REPLACMENT THAT IS NOT GOING TO GO OUT ON ME IN THE FUTURE. (THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE SAME TRANMISSION MODEL TRANSMISSION IN IT THAT THEY TOOK OUT). *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080751July 10, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING WEST ON I-80 IN CALIFORNIA, MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WALL. THIS CONDITION SENT ME INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY; I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM GOING OFF THE HIGHWAY DOWN THE CLIFF.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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