Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

• #544400September 23, 1997
  STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

  STEERING COLUMN AND THE TURNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTER A LOT OF WORK.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #522400September 23, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

  THE FAN BROKE AND A PIECE FLEW THROUGH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #522200September 17, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK FAILURE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #522167September 15, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #814637September 12, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HILL IN FIRST GEAR AND AT BOTTOM OF HILL, SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND MOTOR WILL DIE?STALL. STOPPING AND PUTTING TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING IGNITION TO START, AND ENGINE WILL START. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #816965September 12, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  DRIVING IN MOUNTAIN AREA A TOWING TRAILER. BRAKES WOULD FAIL GOING DOWN HILL. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED & FOUND NOTHING. HAD MASTER CYLINDER CHANGED & BRAKES STILL FAILED. WOULD KICK IN A BIT. BRAKES FAILED WITH OR WITHOUT TRAILER BEHIND. GOING ON 10 YEARS HAS VEHICLE IN YARD NOW. *AK *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #816223September 10, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP; CAUSE: LEFT REAR BRAKE CABLE BINDED, NOT ALLOWING REAR BRAKE SHOES TO RETURN FULLY TO ANCHOR PINS. AFTER PARKING BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE DRIFTED TO LEFT, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. DEALER WILL REROUTE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, INSTALL WINDLECE ON LEFT REAR SPRING BRACKET TO PREVENT CHAFING.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #521804September 8, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION PARK ENGAGEMENT FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #816075September 5, 1997
  POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS.VEHICLE HAS FAULTY TACHOMETER SENSOR WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DOWN HIFT WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVER. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #523344September 5, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

  WHILE DRIVING IN A FIELD THE VEHICLE HIT A ROCK, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SKID PLATE CRUSHED, ALLOWING THE ROCK TO DAMAGE THE DRIVETRAIN. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND OPERATED ERRATICALLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #811960September 2, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

  OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. THE REAR BEARING SEAL AND HOUSING LEAKING, CAUSING PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, BUT MOSTLY IN REAR. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #523048August 30, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AT 1500-25000 RPM WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, MAKING BRAKING DIFFICULT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #523046August 30, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER

  FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT CALIPER TO RELEASE PROPERLY CAUSES OVERHEATING OF CALIPER AND PADS. THIS CAUSED STEERING DIFFICULTIES, SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #521514August 26, 1997
  AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ACCIDENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #521480August 26, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

  THE SLAVE PISTON HOUSING FAILED, IT CRACKED AND STARTED TO LEAK.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #518495August 26, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

  TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #816745August 26, 1997
  STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN

  SHORT SHAFT (PITMAN ARM) CAME OUT OF STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE . TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOT REPAIRING IT BECAUSE OF MISUSE OF VEHICLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #518373August 22, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS

  BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #815577August 21, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  ABS PROBLEMS; ON WET OR GRAVEL ROAD SURFACE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, LOSES BRAKES COMPLETELY AND SLIDES INTO INTERSECTION, ETC. DEALER STATES NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #521169August 19, 1997
  TIRES, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

  THE TIRE COMPLIANCE LABLE FOR REAR INFLATION STATES 80 PSI, HOWEVER THE TIRE APPEARS OVER INFLATED AT 80 PSI, DEALER RECOMMENDS 70 PSI.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0