Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10001723December 31, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER STATED "WHEEL BEARING IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT". DEALER CONTACTED AND STATES THAT THE PART WAS A FIELD DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000389December 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AFTER HAVING SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF MY 2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK, I ASKED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER (JONES-WEST FORD OF RENO, NEVADA) TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT ON THE DIESEL F250, THERE IS AN ELECTRIC GAS-PEDAL VS. ONE THAT IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED VIA CONTROL LINKAGE; ON MY FORD F250 THE ELECTRIC GAS-PEDAL WAS EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE DEALER??S SERVICE MANAGER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (OR ADMIT THAT HE DID), THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE PART UNDER WARRANTY; A $ 100 PART FOR A $ 45,000, 6-MONTH OLD VEHICLE. FURTHER, BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GENERATE A COMPUTER CODE SHOWING THE EXACT FAILURE MODE, THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS INCAPABLE OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, AS THEIR TECHNICIANS ARE ONLY COMPUTER-READERS, YET THEY WERE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED BY THE DISCLOSURE THAT THEY HAD SERVICED 5 PREVIOUS F-250 TRUCKS WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC ACCELERATOR-PEDAL WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE TRUCK OWNER PAID THE $ 162.89 TO THE JONES-WEST FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE NEWER VERSION OF THE GAS PEDAL INSTALLED AFTER THE JONES-WEST SERVICE MANAGER (BUD) REFUSED TO HONOR THE FORD WARRANTY FOR THE 11,700 MILE-OLD VEHICLE. APPARENTLY A LACK OF INTEGRITY STILL AFFECTS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT LONG AFTER THE FORD EXPLORER/FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEM, WHICH LED TO 100 DEATHS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000388December 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON DECEMBER 19, 2002 AT 3:30 PM, WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATING NORMAL TEMPERATURE, AFTER HAVING DRIVEN FOR 1 HOUR-PROBLEM FREE, I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN IN MY FORD F-250 DIESEL CREW CAB TRUCK AT THE INTERSECTION OF PLUMAS AND MOANA LANE, IN RENO, NEVADA. AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, IT BECAME VERY CLEAR THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL ENGAGED TO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE AS I SLOWED, THE DIESEL ENGINE BEGAN TO LUG DOWN AND JOLT THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY. THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING, BUT MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ON THE BRAKE. TO STOP THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION, I SLIPPED THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR INTO N FOR NEUTRAL AND THAT STOPPED THE ACCELERATION THEREBY PREVENTING A FRONT-END COLLISION AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING. AFTER A MINUTE OF IDLING, THE TRUCK WAS PLACED BACK IN D FOR DRIVE, AND THE TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY. I TOOK THE FORD F-250 TRUCK TO JONES-WEST FORD OF RENO, NEVADA TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRIC GAS PEDAL, BUT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER, A BUD, REFUSED TO HAVE THE ELECTRIC GAS-PEDAL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I LATER LEARNED FROM MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT FORD THAT THIS WAS DONE DESPITE HAVING RECEIVED LIKE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FROM FORD F-250 SERIES TRUCK OWNERS CONCERNING THE ELECTRIC GAS-PEDALS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000386December 26, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON DECEMBER 13, 2002, AT 5:00 PM, IN A SNOWSTORM IN RENO, NEVADA, FORD F-250 DIESEL CREW CAB WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT; TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES, TRUCK WAS IDLING NORMALLY; THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATED NORMAL TEMPERATURE. UPON RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE DIESEL ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO COMMANDS FROM THE ACCELERATOR-PEDAL. AFTER REPEATED, PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME ACCELERATION FROM THE ENGINE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION; 20 SECONDS LATER, THE ACCELERATOR RESPONDED NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER BUT BECAUSE THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, THE FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ELECTRIC GAS-PEDAL DESPITE HAVING CHANGED 5 IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN SIMILAR F250 TRUCKS. MILEAGE OF TRUCK 11,700 MILES. TOTAL TIME SINCE PURCHASED 7 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000594December 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND RESTART ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN QUICKLY. VEHICLE WILL STALL AND NOT START AT ALL. PRIOR SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000596December 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE QUITS WHILE RUNNING. STARTS BUT WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BAD FUEL ECONOMY. CAN SMELL FUEL AT TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000597December 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- REBUILD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000598December 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN STARTED. QUITS WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000601December 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- NEW TRANS. INSTALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000603December 26, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CRUISE WON'T SHUT OFF- HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES NOW AND HAVE COME CLOSE TO CAUSING WRECKS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. ALSO, VEHICLE IS SMOKING AN APPEARS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- AGAIN "NOTHING WRONG"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001376December 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CAMP POSITION SENOR HAD GONE BAD WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001061December 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
THE VEHICLE STALLED ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, NUMEROUS PARTS WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL, ALSO A FAULTY BRAKE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000097December 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAULTY IGNITION COMPONENT PRIMARILY USED IN ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD FROM 1986-2000+. CAN CAUSE FIRE, HAS BEEN LISTED AS A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS. SAME COMPONENT, SAME MANUFACTURER, SAME INSTALLATION, SAME PROBLEMS FOR ALL VEHICLES MAY, HAVE OR CAN ARISE IT IS NOT VEHICLE SPECIFIC BUT COMPONENT SPECIFIC. IF SAME COMPONENTS WERE USED ON ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME, THEN ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ARE AT RISK OF HAVING THE SAME MALFUNCTION. THE COMPONENT CAN NOT DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT HAVE FIRE OR SAFETY ISSUES. IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE THIS OUT. NOR SHOULD IT TAKE EVEN ONE TRAGEDY TO MAKE THIS A PRIORITY FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. I DON'T THINK ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT HAS THE POSIBILITY OF BECOMING A FIRE HAZARD. FAULTY COMPONENT NOT FAULTY VEHICLE. OH AND FAULTY MANUFACTURER AS THEY CAN'T SEE THE OBVIOUS BUT CAN ONLY SEE THE TYPES OF VEHICLES REPORTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THE ONLY ONES TO RECALL. YES THAT IS HOW THEY DETERMINE THE VEHICLES TO RECALL, THE ONES THAT WERE REPORTED. OH AND LETS NOT LEAVE OUT SHALL WE THE ONES THAT WEREN'T REPORTED BECAUSE NO ONE WAS THE WISER OR NOT WELL VERSED IN THE REPORTING/OR FILING OF COMPLAINTS A NUMBER IM SURE WE ALL KNOW WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL. FORD F250'S MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME ALL HAD SAME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENT INSTALLED AND SAME MANUFACTURER. OTHER VEHICLES BY FORD USED THIS SAME COMPONENT, LOTS OF DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE REGARDING THIS ITEM AND THE DEVESTATION AND TRAGEDY CAUSED BY ITS MALFUNCTION. I REFUSE TO BE ONE OF THESE TRAGEDIES IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. OTHER RECALLS FOUND FOR FORD F250'S MANUFACTURED IN 1989: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENTS FUEL TANK AUXILLARY POWER TRAIN: TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:INDICATOR:LEVER:GEAR FUEL TANK: AUXILLARY SELECTOR AND SWITCH BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: SHOE AND DRUM SYSTEM: LININGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024197December 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY DON'T HOLD AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024021December 9, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE ROUGH. THE RIGHT REAR TIRES SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. PH SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023898December 6, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, POSSIBLY DUE TO FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023821December 5, 2002
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT 45 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED *TS *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023617December 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, DEALER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO REMEDY . TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023546December 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. TS CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH HAD CRACKED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023456November 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. PH DEALERSHIP RECALIBRATED THE PCM AND INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER. HOWEVER DEALERSHIP HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO READ THE FLIGHT RECORDER AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. CONSUMER HAS RETAINED AN ATTORNEY. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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