Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#862468May 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HEARS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, AND WHEN FRONT SUSPENSION GOES UP AND DOWN ,IT WILL SQUEAK. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE OR LOCATE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722969May 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DEVELOPED FIRE ON RIGHT REAR SECTION OF THE ENGINE NEAR THE TURBO. DOES THIS TRUCK HAVE A HISTORY OF ENGINE FIRES? CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722891May 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROVIDED WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS WHICH CAUSES FASTENER FAILURES CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE CYLINDERS. THE EXHAUST THEN ENTERS THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722697May 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
SECTOR SHAFT ON STEERING BOX FAILED, CAUSING STEERING LOSS WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722619May 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS WARP AT 12000 TO 14000 MILE INCREMENTS. THE DEALER WILL ONLY TURN THE ROTORS AND NOT REPLACE THEM TILL THE MINIMUM TOLERANCE IS REACHED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NEW HEAVIER ROTORS, BUT FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE ROTORS INPICK-UPS SOLD PRIOR TO MAR 99., THIS IS A ENGINEERED SAFETY DEFECT AND I WANT SOME TYPE OF PERMANENT FIX. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861842May 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CONSUMER BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE. LATER, FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS LEAKING OIL/THERE WAS NO CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ BRAKES SHIMMIED, AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861781May 11, 2000
WHEELS
IN ORDER TO GET WHEELS OFF RIM, CONSUMER HAD TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER, TOOK TO DEALER. *AK ALUMINIUM WHEELS STICK TO TRUCK HUBS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861542May 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722354May 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY 1989 FORD F250 4X4 CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY TODAY. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. ITEMS IN THE TRUCK INCLUDED A CELL PHONE, APPROX. $1,500 WORTH OF TOOLS, A RIFLE, AN ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER, AN AIR COMPRESSOR IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, CD-PLAYER, CB RADIO, AND NO TELLING WHAT ELSE THAT I CANNOT THINK OF. THE TRUCK WAS WORTH APPROX. $6,000. MY FATHER-IN-LAW TOLD ME HE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL/IGNITION SWITCH AFTER TELLING A FRIEND ABOUT THE FIRE. ONE OF THE FIREMAN WHO ANSWERED THE CALL SAID THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED AROUND THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THAT SEEMED TO BE WHERE THE HOTTEST PART OF THE FIRE WAS. THE FIRE WAS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED PART OF THE ALUMINUM RIM ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. PLEASE GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN ON CONTACTING FORD ABOUT THIS RECALL. I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS TRUCK & THEREFORE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION ON RECALLS. THANK YOU, VERNON T. "TEDDY" PETERSON, JR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861494May 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN PULLING A 30' CAMPER FOOT AIR STREAM, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT LOST CONTROL, CAME ACROSS THE MEDIAN, SPINNING/STRUCK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#861508May 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY IGNITION WIRE WAS NEVER FASTENED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY, CAUSING IT TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DEALER DID MANY TESTS BEFORE HE COULD DETERMINE DEFECT. DEALERS CONCLUSION WAS TO REPLACE WIRE AT CONNECTION (1027)GREY WIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861328May 3, 2000
WHEELS
REAR WHEELS CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT GETTING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND POUNDING ON IT. OWNER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS UNRELATED TO THE VEHICLE, REQUESTS THAT COMPLAINT BE WITHDRAWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722178May 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ONE SIDE OF TRUCK SAT LOW, SHORTLY AFTER THE OTHER SIDE SAT LOW. REAR END AIRBAG SUSPENSION GAVE WAY AS WELL AS THE SPRINGS. AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED TWICE WITH IN 3 MONTH PERIOD. AFTER RECIEVING TRUCK FROM REPAIR SHOP IT WAS NOTICED BY BODY SHOP THAT FRAME ON LEFT SIDE WAS CRACKED. THIS CRACK WAS IN FRONT VIEW OF SERVICE PEOPLE AND NOT DETECTED. I DO NOT RECALL THE CRACK FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED. I DO NOT RECALL THE CRACK WHEN I DROPPED THE TRUCK FOR SECOND REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAGS AND SPRINGS. THE TRUCK FRAME ON LEFT SIDE IS HELD TOGETHER BY TWO INCHES OF CONNECTING STEEL AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK IS MY LIVELYHOOD AND ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. FORD BODY SHOP WILL NOT WELD OR REPAIR FRAME DO TO LIABILITY. THEY RECOMMEND NEW FRAME. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE PEOPLE AND BODY SHOP MANAGER IT WAS REVEALED THAT FORD MADE CHANGES TO THE FRAME IN THE 1999 YEAR. THIS IS WHY IN THE 1998 F-250 A DISIEL ENGINE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER WORDS THE 1998 F-250 WAS FOUND TO BE A WEAKER FRAME THAN ANY OTHER YEAR. ALSO, THE DESIGN OF THE AIRBAG SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THIS TRUCK IS WEAKER THAN EVEN THE F-150 MODELS. THE SPRINGS ARE OF LESSOR MATERIALS AND LESSOR STRENGTH. THIS WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS DONE DO TO THE AIRBAGS CAPABILITY TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE IS SUPPORT. MY VIEW IS THAT ALL THESE COMPONENTS WORK IN UNISONAND WHEN ONE SYSTEM FAILED THE OTHERS FOLLOWED. THE REPAIRS I HAVE DONE ARE NOT REMEDYING THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE PAID $ 2000.00 AND MUCH LOST TIME. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRAME AND FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722206May 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
LOOSE WIRE/CONNECTION.REPAIR WIRE AT CONNECT 1027 GRAY WIRE, ACCORDING TO FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722139May 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TRUCK WAS TOTALED AND INSIDE COMPARTMENT TOTALLY DESTROYED - VERY HOT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#552039May 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER PURCHASED REBUILT FORD MOTOR FROM DEALERSHIP, THE MOTOR WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO (STARTER,EXHAUST SYSTEM AND INJECTORS). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552034May 1, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FIRE WALL SHEET METAL BROKE APART AT THE SEAM CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH INOPERABLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722103April 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN CROSSING MULTIPLE RAILROAD TRACKS,IGNITION SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. MANAGED TO COAST PAST TRACKS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOW TRUCK DRIVER (LARRY'S TOWING 281-342-981, ROSENBERG TX) SAID THIS WAS THE SECOND FORD TRUCK(MODEL YEAR 2000, THAT HE HAD TOWED WITH SAME PROBLEM, JUST STOPPED RUNNING. THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD EASILY HAD LED TO FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN STOPPED ON RAIL LINE IS APPARENTLY WELL KNWN TO TOW TRUCK DRIVERS , THUS MUST ALSO BE KNOWN TO FORD, BUT THEY HAVE NO RECALL ETC.2 *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722014April 27, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
99 FORD 250 SUPER DUTY CANNOT ADJUST CAMBER/CASTER WITHOUT CHANGING THE BUSHINGS. THE ALIGNMENT COMPUTER SHOWS "VALUE IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATION. TIRE WEAR, HANDLING AND SAFETY PROBLEMS MAY RESULT." FORD WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT ADJUSTABLE UNLESS A KIT IS ADDED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD CLAIMS IT IS A WEAR ITEM AND IS NOT COVERED. IF THIS PIECE WEARS OUT IN 14,157 MILES, FORD HAS A SAFETY PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE IT WAS NEW. EVIDENTLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SINCE KITS ARE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ( IF CAUGHT WITHIN 12,500). THEY ARE SHIPPED WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE KITS, THAT ARE LOCKED IN AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861040April 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THROUGH MOUNTAINS ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND CAR WAS FILLED WITH FUMES THAT MADE CONSUMER'S EYES WATER. IT SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC WIRES BURNING. VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVEABLE AS CONSUMER PLAYED WITH SWITCH, AND THEN THEY CAME BACK ON. THE SMELL GOT SO BAD THAT CONSUMER TOOK SWITCH OUT AND FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED, BUT NO FUSES HAD BLOWN, BOUGHT A NEW CONNECTOR. DEALER/FORD CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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