Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10029428September 4, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK A VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE ON A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VEERED UPON IMPACT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE FOUR HORSE TRAILER WITH THREE HORSES ON BOARD JACKNIFED AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HEAD EASTBOUND AS IT ROLLED OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT. THERE WAS MORE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE THAN THE LEFT SIDE. *PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10038078September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE WHEN A LOAD IS BEING PULLED BY THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DOSEN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038300September 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SUSPENSION
PROBLEMS WITH OIL PAN, BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD.*MR THE FRONT END CASING CRACKED. THE OIL PAN, BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION LINES RUSTED OUT. THE BOLT HEADS ROTTED OFF FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, AND THE HEADS CRACKED AS A RESULT. THE REAR END CAP RUSTED ALONG WITH THE POLLUTION CONTROL VALVES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TILTED AS A RESULT IN A CRACKED FRONT END HOUSING LEAVING A 1" GAP. A FRONT TIRE ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031552September 2, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING NOTICED VIBRATION. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN CHANGED RIM, BUT TIRES STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.*AK TECHNICIAN PUT FOUR MICHELIN TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. VIBRATION CONTINUED TO EXIST. CONSUMER DON'T THINK ITS THE TIRES, SHE BELIEVES IT'S SOMETHING MAJOR LIKE THE DRIVESHAFT. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036961August 31, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S SEPARATED FROM BELTS AND BLEW OUT WITH 5/16 TREAD LEFT, OTHERS ARE CRACKED AND BUBBLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037801August 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 TO 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FRIED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036614August 26, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT CRACKING IN THE RAIN GUTTERS IN THE ROOF OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034444August 25, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033476August 25, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FIRESTONE TIRE 265/75 16, TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. BROKE WIRES LOOSE INCLUDING ANTILOCK BRAKE WIRE. SWERVED DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE TIRE AND THE 4 OTHERS CAME WITH THE VEHICLE, 2001 F250SD CREW CAB, 56,000 MILES. LAST WEEK OUR OTHER TRUCK, 1998 F150 WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES HAD A TREAD SEPARATE AND 3WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE BROKE IN ANOTHER TIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS 28,000 MILES. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, MAYBE THEY NEED TO SHUT DOWN OR QUIT MAKING TIRES FOR SUV'S AND TRUCKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033379August 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 DIESEL WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THIS PAST TIME THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON IT'S OWN WHILE THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD MY 17 MONTH DAUGHTER WITH ME AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT! THIS IS AN UNSAFE SYSTEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034352August 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WOULD FAIL TO STAY ON IF ROAD BEARS OPPOSITE OF SIGNAL. INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN REPLACED TURN SIGNAL. BUT, PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, UNABLE TO BE FIXED. DEALER STATED NEED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. IT WILL COST CONSUMER $310.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034384August 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER,WHO REPLACED THE DRIVELINE. 1200 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033337August 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WE PURCHASED A 2003 F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT ON FRIDAY. WE LEFT FOR VACATION ON SATURDAY TRAVELING 10 HOURS AWAY TO TENNESSEE.TRUCK WAS GREAT AT FIRST. TOWED OUR CAMPER FINE. BUT THEN ON WEDNESDAY EVENING WE WERE SIGHT SEEING ON SOME TWISTY WINDING ROADS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE WHEN IT SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING! I WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE WITH 5 TEENAGERS IN THE VEHICLE. NO POWER STEERING! GOT IT STARTED ON GOT TO A PULL OFF A FEW FEET UP THE ROAD WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN. LUCKILY, FAMILY MEMBERS WHERE IN FRONT OF ME AND CAME BACK TO HELP. WE CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND HOUR AND A HALF LATER AND TOWED THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY. THURSDAY I CALLED THEM, SORRY, DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT YET. WE WERE TO START HEADING HOME THURSDAY! FRIDAY A.M. PACKED UP CAMPER AND HAD FAMILY MEMBER PULL IT TO THE FORD DEALER. JUST GOT TO LOOK AT IT AT LUNCH TIME. FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A HISTORY OF INJECTOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DIESEL GETTING IN THE OIL. HAD BEEN WORKED ON A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE FOR SIMILAR CONDITION. DECIDED THAT WE COULD HAVE FORD CHANGE THE OIL AT $115.00 AND HEAD HOME. STOPPED HALF WAY HOME AND HAD OIL CHANGED AGAIN $74.00. FORD DEALER HAD THE TRUCK FROM 9-10 DAYS. REPLACED 8 FUEL INJECTORS. PICKED IT UP LAST NIGHT DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES AND TODAY DURING ACCELERATION MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP UNDER PRESSURE. HAD MINIMAL ACCELERATION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US! GOT IT HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE BACK YARD. CALLING ROLL BACK TOMORROW. HAVEN'T EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT YET!!!!! WISH I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING THIS VEHICLE WITH THE 6.0 AND ALL OF IT'S PROBLEMS THAT I AM FINDING ABOUT NOW!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034171August 19, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034149August 18, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. *AK *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033080August 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO FIRST GEAR WHILE ASENDING A MODERATE GRADE. VEHICLE WAS TOWING A FLATBED TRAILER WITH 7000 LBS OF BLOCK. WHEN VEHICLE UNEXPECTED SHIFTED INTO FIRST THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A JACKKNIFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032966August 17, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE OF SOME SORT HAS CAUSED POWER ASSIST TO BE APPLIED AT FULL CAPACITY AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS NO STEERING FEEL WHATSOEVER, AND THERE IS NO SELF-CENTERING OF THE STEERING. AN EXTREME LEVEL OF ATTENTION TO CAREFUL STEERING IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE TRUCK DUE TO THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING AN EXTREME RESPONSE BY FRONT WHEELS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN EAISLY BE SPUN FROM LOCK TO LOCK BY JUST PUSHING ON THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY - IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN UNTOUCHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032902August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING AND NOT GASKET ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032566August 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FORD F-250 5.4 L V8 BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH THREADS TO KEEP THE SPARK PLUG FROM EVENTUALLY BEING BLOWN FROM THE HEAD. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES MYSELF WITH THIS PROBLEM IN TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND WARRANTY THE PARTS. WE STILL HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE IT WILL BE COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS RIGHT IN THE PAPERWORK THAT THIS PART IS COVERED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032600August 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
PURCHASED A 2003 F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 L DIESEL IN APRIL 2003. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN WHICH FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY FIXES FOR THE ROUGH IDLE, LOSS OF POWER, OCCASIONAL ACCELERATION (FOR NO REASON). OUR TRUCK IS USED ON A RANCH. WE ARE OFTEN HAULING HORSE, PULLING WATER TANKS OVER A WIDE VARIETY OF TERRAIN. THE PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING LIFE THREATENING TO MY HUSBAND AS WELL AS OUR LIVESTOCK. WE DEPEND ON THIS TRUCK FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD. REGARDLESS OF HOW BAD IT RUNS WE CAN NOT LET IT SIT IN THE SHOP- CATTLE WILL STARVE. COMPLAINED TO THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS, THEY HAD THE REGIONAL REP CALL, SHE ASK IF WE WOULD ACCEPT A GOODWILL $ IN THE AMOUNT OF 1 MONTH PAYMENT AND SAID WE COULD EXPECT A FIX JULY 31,2003. I TOLD HER I WOULD ACCEPT $ AS LONG AS SHE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS NOT SHUT UP $ AND THE TRUCK WOULD BE FIXED. SHE SAID IT WAS $ TO COMPENSATE FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED IN TIME LOST. THE DEALER STILL HAS NO NEW INFORMATION TO FIX THE TRUCK BUT TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH FORD REGIONAL REP, ANDRE CHIDDER(NOT SURE ABOUT THE SPELLING) NO LUCK, FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID THEY COULD NOT CONTACT HER AGAIN ON MY BEHALF BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE THAT ONCE AND CAN;T REOPEN MY CASE. (NO ONE TOLD ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED) I FOUND A NUMBER FOR HER IN THE INTERNET AND WILL TRY AGAIN. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ...NOW FAILURE ARE DAILY, DATES VARY SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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