Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10064775April 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 20,000 MILES. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB MECHANIC ALSO FOUND THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WHERE LOOSE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071696April 27, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16 . THERE WERE 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16,000 MILES. THERE WERE 2 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR TIRES. 1 FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067821April 26, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGESTONE DUELLAR AT LT285/75R16 S/N# K9801D693AZ. DRIVING E/B 210 FRWY BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND FONTANA, NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LEFT MIRROR WAS ALSO VIBRATING. CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY IN RIALTO, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOPP LIGHT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SQUIRMING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD BUBBLED UP FOR APPROX. A QUARTER OF THE TIRE, I PUT MY SPARE ON AND EXAMINED THE TIRE. THERE IS STEEL POPPING OUT OF THE INSIDE PART OF THE TREAD, IT'S OBVIOUS THE TREAD IS SEPERATING AND COMING APART. WHAT IS BRIDGESTONE GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE TIRES? I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM, BOTH UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED BLOWOUTS AND MAJOR BODY DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067874April 26, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN, STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
I DRIVE A FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN CITY STREET AT 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING GEAR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS URGED US TO CONTACT FORD DUE TO THIS BEING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE STEERING GEAR, SHOCK, INNER TIE ROD END, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, SWAY BAR BRACKET, AND LINK KIT WERE REPLACED. DUE TO NO CONTROL, I ALSO SIDE-SWIPED 2 PARKED CARS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067725April 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
PILOT INJECTION DEACTIVATED WITHOUT PRIOR CONCENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067684April 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN): 1FTNF1L33ED16623. I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THE INABILITY TO NAVIGATE SAFELY THROUGH LANE CHANGES WITH THIS TRUCKS NARROW FIELD OF VIEW AND THE SMALL WIDE ANGLE MIRROR IS DISTRACTING AND USELESS. THE BLIND SPOT CREATED BY THE BED BOX IS NOT UNLIKE MY 1996 F250 SUPPER CAB TRUCK AND CAMPER, A TRUCK WITH VIRTUALLY THE SAME VISUAL IMPARITY AS THIS WORK TRUCK WITH THE STAHL SENTINEL COVERALL. I HAVE NO SUCH CONCERNS WITH MY OWN TRUCK IT HAS A SINGLE WIDE ANGLE MIRROR (CONVEX) THAT I HAVE HAD ON TWO FORD TRUCKS SENSE 1980. THE REASON THIS 2003 TRUCK CONCERNS ME IS THAT THE BLIND SPOT FROM THE STAHL SENTINEL COVERALL IS COMPOUNDED 80% MORE BY FORDS 2003 EXTENDABLE MIRROR WITH SUCH A NARROW FIELD OF VIEW ON THE UPPER MIRROR AND A HARD TO FOCUS DISTRACTING LOWER MIRROR. I FIND THIS MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE VERY DISAPPOINTING, DISTRACTING, A LIMITED VIEW AND EVEN CONFUSING ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LANE CHANGES. WHEN THE MIRROR IS ADJUSTED OUT TO SEE THE ADJACENT LANE YOU FIND THAT IT IS VERY DISORIENTING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE RIGHT EDGE OF YOUR TRUCK SO IT IS HARD TO TRUST WHAT THE MIRROR IS SHOWING YOU! HELL YOU COULD BE SEEING TWO LANES OVER! AGAIN I THINK THE SOLUTION IS: FORD SHOULD OFFER AN OPTION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TOP MIRROR WITH A WIDE ANGLE MIRROR (CONVEX). I WOULD THINK THAT FORD WOULD WANT TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE FURTHER. AFTER ALL 20 YEARS AGO THE CONVEX PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WAS INTRODUCED FOR THAT REASON AND THE COMPLAINTS WERENT ABOUT COVERAGE BUT ABOUT JUDGING DISTANCES. SO WHEN INNOCENT FAMILIES GET SIDE SWIPED GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED YOU GOING TO BLAME THE DRIVER EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS INTRODUCED A FAULTY MIRROR DESIGN JUST TO MAKE THE RANCHERS HAPPY PULLING AND BACKING UP THERE HAY WAGONS!! AND NOT GIVE THE CAMPER HAULERS AND WORK TRUCK BED BOXS A DECENT PASSENGER MIRROR REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071398April 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE RAIN PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067600April 21, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO SEPERATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL TO THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME SO AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067465April 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067498April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067512April 20, 2004
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING WHEEL BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066575April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I PURCHASED A FORD F-250 HD CREW CAB LARIAT NEW IN 2000 (2001 MODEL). AT 52829 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. THE REPAIR TICKET STATES THAT THE ONE-WAY CLUTCH FAILED RESULTING IN THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. FORD INSTALLED A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR 3552.97$. AT 110,000 MILES THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED. FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE MAY BE AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTEAD BLAMES THE PROBLEM ON THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, OR OWNER NEGLECT, OR ANYTHING THEY CAN COME UP WITH. AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGNED TO MATE TO A 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN AN AVERAGE OF 55,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS EITHER KILLED OR MAIMED BY FIRE FROM A FAILED, LOCKED-UP, OR LEAKING TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062855April 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES, AND CURRENTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. *AK THE ROTORS WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT RATHER IN USE OR NOT. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061165April 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER AT, 285/75R16, DOT#PJYUJ3H2700. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023245April 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 6/12/03 I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT 265/75R16E TIRE WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 NEAR RIVERVIEW, FL. THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT LEFT OF MY 2001 FORD F250. AS THE TREAD SEPARATED IT DAMAGED THE TRUCK BODY AROUND THE WHEEL WELL, AND CAUSED ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED, BUT THAT THE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY PEELED OFF. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL WITH THE NEW VEHICLE, AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 44650 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH CONSIDERABLE TREAD LIFE REMAINING. ON 6/13/03 I DELIVERED THE TRUCK TO THE BODY SHOP AT BRANDON FORD (9090 ADAMO DR., TAMPA) FOR REPAIR. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, THE LEFT FRONT FENDER, THE LEFT FRONT DOOR, AND TO BLEND PAINT ONTO THE HOOD AND REAR DOOR IS $2353.72. THIS ESTIMATE DOES NOT INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE DECALS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT BRANDON FORD INDICATED THAT FIRESTONE MAY PAY TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE OF THEIR TIRES. *JB *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067373April 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
6.DIESEL ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067394April 19, 2004
TIRES
FRONT TIRES WEAR OUT UNEVENLY, AND ARE UNABLE TO HOLD AIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066402April 18, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPARE TIRE HOIST ON OUR 2001 FORD F250 IS JAMMED AND WILL NOT PICK UP THE SPARE TIRE. THERE IS NO SAFE, SUITABLE PLACE TO STORE THE SPARE TIRE. LEAVING IT ALONG THE ROAD WAS NOT AN OPTION AND THERE WAS NO ROOM BEHIND THE FRONT SEAT. LEAVING IT IN THE TRUCK BED WHERE IT IS SUBJECT TO THEFT ISN'T A VIABLE OPTION. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SAID THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE HOIST. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE AN 80LB. TIRE AND NO SAFE PLACE TO KEEP IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067267April 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS ON THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT BROKE, AND ONE WIRE ON THE INSULATION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066184April 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
STOPPED FOR FUEL. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON STUCK IN CALIPER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT, WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURN ON FINGER. DROVE TO NEARBY REPAIR CENTER FOR REPAIR. DURING REPAIR IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS ALSO STICKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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