Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#769722November 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
DROVE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE, BRAKES WORKED FINE. NEXT DAY STARTED ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE WARNNG LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, NOTICED THAT I HAD ONLY ABOUT 10% OF NORMAL BRAKING POWER. BROUGHT TRUCK TO A SLOW STOP AND CALLED LOCAL DEALER. TRUCK WAS TOWED IN. DEALER REPLACED A VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY, FORD PART F4TZ-2A451-A . PART COST $308.55, LABOR $101.99. HAD THIS TRUCK BEEN IN ITS NORMAL SERVICE, TOWING A 9,000 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER THE RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT. A BRAKE PART SHOULD NOT GO FROM 100% EFFECTIVE TO 10% WITH NO WARNING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769385November 6, 2002
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#769106October 30, 2002
TIRES
PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR LT30570R16 TIRES AT GOODYEAR DEALER IN ARCADIA, FL TO REPLACE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONES TO AVOID TIRE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR DEALER ASSURED US THAT LARGER TIRE WOULD BE ADEQUATE AND SAFE FOR OUR NEEDS EVEN THOUGH WE EXPRESSED CONCERNS. CONTINUED WITH TRAVELS AND IN 6/2001 UPON CROSSING THE US/CANADA BORDER ON THE DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD KNOWN AS 'THE TOP OF THE WORLD HIGHWAY' GOING 25MPH TOWING A 5TH WHEEL THE LEFT REAR TIRE SPLIT IN TWO CROSSWAYS. I HAD TO DIG A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND WITH THE HELP OF A FRIEND MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE CHANGED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WAS A 1,000 FT DROP OFF OF A VERY NARROW ROAD WITH ADDITIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES PASSING DUE TO THE US CUSTOM'S STATION HAVING JUST OPENED FOR THE DAY. RETURNED TIRE TO GOODYEAR DEALER IN FAIRBANKS, AK ON 6/26/01. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE AND WE WERE FORCED TO PURCHASE A SECOND TIRE , $243, TO HAVE MATCHING TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. (LT305/70R16 WRANGLER MTR). SECOND INCIDENT IN COLORADO HEADING NORTH ON I-70, 2 MILES FROM THE COLORADO CITY EXIT. TRAVELING AT 60MPH DOWN A VERY STEEP WINDING PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY THE TIRE BEGAN THUMPING AND THE TREAD SEPARATED, BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO CHANGE TIRE. AGAIN, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT SUNSET WITH SEMIS COMING AROUND THE DOWNHILL CURVE AT 75MPH. WITH GOD'S GRACE WE WERE ON A VERY WIDE PORTION OF PULL OFF AND MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE CHANGED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR ESTIMATED AT $1,300. I FEEL VERY ANGRY THAT I HAVE HAD TO ENDURE 2 INCIDENCES SUCH AS THIS. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME OCCURRANCE WITH THE WRANGLER TIRES. I FEEL THAT I AM JUST A PART OF A 'CALCULATED RISK' BY GOODYEAR. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER WRANGLER AT/S TIRE THAT IS BULGING. I AM TOLD THAT I MUST REPLACE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769114October 30, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON INTERSTATE 80, MY PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL WAS GONE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021673October 28, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021710October 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE SHIFTING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST THE GEAR GOES INTO REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568019October 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, STEERING
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION ONTO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET UP TO SPEED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY IDLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE STOPPING DEVICE ON THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BENT WHEN THE PEDAL WAS FLOOR AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO IDLE DOWN INSTEAD OF UP. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. *JG *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768749October 23, 2002
TIRES
TREAD BLOCKS ALONG OUT EDGE SEPARATING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021300October 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES HER TRUCK 'S ENGINE KEEP RACING EVEN THOUGH HER FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES, IT KEEPS RAVING AS IF WANTS TO GO, AND IF YOU LIGHTEN UP ON THE BRAKES JUST A LITTLE IT JUMPS FORWARD. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021194October 21, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CONSUMER STATES CABLE THAT MOUNTS SPARE TIRE UNDER TRUCK BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SPARE TO FALL OFF. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021223October 21, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON, THE GAS PEDAL CEASE TO FUNCTION, WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING INTERMITTENLY ALL DAY.DEALER CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566341October 21, 2002
TIRES
WHILE IN MOTION , THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE LIGHTLY. CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM TRAFFIC WHEN THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE CAME APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE AND SOME WIRING ON THE VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768494October 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
THIS INCIDENT WAS A COMPLETE SHOCK: I HAD JUST PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK-UP AND THE FRONT AXLE COMPLETELY FELL- THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL COLLAPSED: I HAVE PICTURES. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020845October 15, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR CREW CAB SEATS, AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROTECTION FROM SUSTAINING HEAD INJURIES IF INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. MR SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768446October 14, 2002
TIRES
I HAD A FLAT SO I HAD ALL TIRES CHANGED AND TECNICIAN FOUND A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE OF LEFT FRONT TIRE WHICH CAUSED SIDEWALL TO BE VERY WEAK. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY STATING IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD. NOT TRUE. TIRE DEFECT. WOULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR CRASH IF LEFT ON FRONT AND FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007469October 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPARK PLUG IN THE #7 CYLINDER SUDDENLY BLEW OUT, FORD COMMENTS WERE THAT THEY WERE SYMPATHETIC, BUT THAT THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE BORN BY ME($3000.00). AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I FIND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHERS WHO UTILIZE THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE, EVEN THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES HE HAS HAD SEVERAL CASES. THESE WERE FACTORY INSTALLED ORIGINAL PLUGS. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768315
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020541October 9, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
CONSUMER NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. MR VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER DATE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 02S34. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020352October 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING CAN FEEL TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. CONTACTED DEALER. TRANSMISSION FAILING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020182October 4, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR OPENING LEVER IS SO CLOSE TO THE DOOR HANDLE THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER REACHED FOR THE HANDLE THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED *MR *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020191October 4, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
SIDE MIRRORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE POSITION THE CONSUMER SETS IT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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