Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#892019July 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS ARE DISINTEGRATING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. ALSO, ROTORS ARE SCORED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER PADS HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892060July 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
STRONG ODOR OF DIESEL WAS IN VEHICLE. DIESEL WAS FLOATING AROUND IN ENGINE. DIESEL HAND WAS GOING DOWN. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747803July 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLER PLUGGED UP. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON FORD TRUCKS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD WE KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM. WE COULD HAVE PUT AN AFTER MARKET COOLER ON THE TRUCK. NOW, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER $2000.00 TO FIX FORDS MISTAKE. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BECAUSE OF TIME, NOT MILAGE SO I GUESS I AM STUCK. PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747755July 3, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AS STATED BY DEALERSHIP. FIRESTONE SAYS "BULL" BUT, WILL REPLACE AT A PRORATE WHICH IS BASICALLY I MUST PAY FULL PRICE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIRES WITH A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON THEM. I CALLED FIRESTONE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO JUMP IN THE LAKE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 008062 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891827July 2, 2001
TIRES
TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, F250, 1999, TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, AND TIRES HAVE OVER TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND MILE S ON THEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE EXTERIOR. CRACKS HAVE STARTED TWO INCHES FROM THE RIM. *AK FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS ON ALL FOUR TIRES NEWAR THE RIM, DOT NUMBER EXBM14474-3. *SLC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891723June 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, WHEELS:RIM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AT 20,000 MILES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER AFTER 1/2 HOURS OF RUNNING AND STALLING OUT WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBELEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, AIR FLOW SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND THE O2 SENSORS, SOME OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER ORDERED LEFT DOOR JAM SWITCH. FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT, DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDER. CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER FRONT RIM IS WARPED. SHIFTER HANDLE BEZEL KEEPS POPPING OFF, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO ALL GEARS, WHEN BACKING IN REVERSE, THER IS A SQUEALING NOISE. LEFT DOOR CYLINDER REPLACED. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT GET COLD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891592June 28, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT EXTERIOR MIRRORS THAT ARE USED FOR TOWING OF VEHICLE ARE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSE TO SHOW REAR TIRES TO CURVE, NOT JUST REAR OF TIRES. IT VERY HARD TO MANEUVER VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK FORD STATES IF CONSUMER WANTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MIRRORS, HE HAS TO PAY FOR THEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891434June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPARK PLUG NUMBER FOUR HAD BLOWN OUT OF HEAD, CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO A MECHANICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND ENGINE WAS MADE OF IRON, THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO BLOW, RIGHT HEAD WAS REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1900, PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT WS GIVEN TO CONSUMER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891456June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC NOTICED ROTORS WERE WARPED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HAD THEM REPLACED AFTER 10,000 MILES.*AK ENGINE STALLS AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE TURBO INTO THE INTER COOLER. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT. TIRES BEGAN TO BULGE OUT, CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY KIND OF TIRES. ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. SEALS ARE OUT ON THE FRONT AXLES AND THEY WERE JUST REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO. AIR FILTER SYSTEM IS INADAQUET FOR THIS SIZE OF ENGINE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 TO 3 THOUSAND MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891386June 27, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 1999, FORD, F250 SUPER DUTY; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT# VNW81XM019 HEARD A ROARING SOUND. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED A LEFT REAR FLAT TIRE. TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF SEVERE CRACKING INSIDE SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST.*AK CONSUMER MADE A SECOND CALL TO FIRESTONE AND AT THAT TIME, ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891298June 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LATCHING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891256June 26, 2001
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD F250, LT235/85R16 SIZE. THERE IS A BULGE ON LEFT AND FRONT TIRE FROM INSIDE OUT. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER WS INFORMED BY CONTINENTAL TO VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED TIRE DEALER FOR AN ADJUSTMENT OR REPLACEMENT, CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT THE SAME BRAND TIRES ON VEHICLE, HE BELIEVES TIRES TO BE A ROAD HAZARD.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747378June 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FIRST WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AT APPROX 15,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD WENT OUT. FALLON FORD SUPPOSELY TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON. AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES LITHIA TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON, STATING THAT FALLON NEVER DID THAT, THEN LATER ON THE BRAKES STILL ACTING UP PULLING RIGHT. LITHIA PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, LITHIA ALSO HAD THE ALIGHMENT PROBLEM SO THEY HAD SHIMMS PUT IN. LITHIA RELPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER TWICE. WHEN TAKEN IN A GAIN FOR CHATTERING LITHIA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT WITH OUT BEING PAID. JONES WEST FORD REVIEWED ALL OF THE PAPER WORK AND SEEING THAT IT MET THE LEMON LAW THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF FORD, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS USED FOR BUSINESS. THE DISTRICT REP THAT CAME TO LITHIA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TRUCK BECAUSE LITHIA WAS NOT A FORD/TRUCK DEALER SHIP THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE REPLACED, LITHA SINCE HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, FALLON REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRUCK. NOW THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. WE TOOK IT IN TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHO SAID WHEN WE HAD THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE ABS BOX AND THE PORPORTIONING VALVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND IS WHAT PROBABLY WAS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747271June 23, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN SOME CASES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890984June 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AFTER BRAKE WORK WAS PREFORMED ON VEHICLE. WHEN HAULING AND UPON BRAKING VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890935June 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
VEHICLE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND HALF WAY THROUGH TURN, STEERING GOT HARD. VEHICLE CUT OFF, IT RESTARTED AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL, 2 HOURS LATER, VEHICLE CUT OFF. VEHICLE REACHED 15MPH AND IT DIED OUT AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT. DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS TFI MODULE. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF CLASS ACTION SUIT IN STATE OF CALIFORNIA.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE STALLING OCCURS WHEN WEATHER IS HOT, ENGINE IS HOT, VEHICLE DRIVEN FOR 1-2 HOURS, GOING SLOW, AND AIR CONDITIONER ON. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747221June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD THREE INCEDENTS IN WHICH I HAD TO USE HEAVY BRAKING TO TO AVOID AN SOMETHING. ALL OF THESE INCEDENTS WHERE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. IN THE FIRST INCEDENT I HAD TO MAKE A HEAVY EMERGENCY APPLICATION ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I DID THIS THE TRUCK PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. IT APPEARED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICAT THIS SITUATION. IT DOES NOT ALLWAYS DO IT TO AS A SEVERE DEGREE. BUT I HAVE GOT IT TO VIOLENTLY PULL THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I AM A ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS AND HAVE HAD ALOT OF EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING IN DRIVING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER OR ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE NHTSA WANTS TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE TRUCKS BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE ON THEM. I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET YOU DRIVE THIS VEHICLE . PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747102June 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND THEY STILL WARP AFTER ABOUT 8OOO MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561683June 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPING GAS MILEAGE, BUT FOUND NO REASON UNTIL SOMEONE STOPPED HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT HIS GAS TANK WAS OVERFLOWING, AFTER CHECKING CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FRONT TANK WOULD OVERFLOW WHEN USING THE REAR TANK, CONSUMER HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS PERFORMED, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLES STARTING FROM 1990 TO 1993 CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN RESEARCHED HIS VIN AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN NUMBER DID NOT APPLY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890645June 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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