Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#522685August 18, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED AND THERE WAS A DANGER OF FIRE IF PARKED OVER SOME FLAMMABLE MATERIAL, SUCH AS LEAVES, PAPER, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522690August 18, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE EITHER BY APPLYING THE BRAKES OR THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUTTON. VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 65 TO 85 MPH, AND WAS FINALLY BROUGHT TO A STOP BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520762August 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL, THE CONSUMER HAD RECALL WORK DONE TO NO SATISFACTION, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. (RECALL #93S69)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522570August 8, 1997
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR IS LOCATED TO FAR DOWN AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CROSS TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522545August 6, 1997
SUSPENSION
ALIGNMENT CANNOT CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 ALIGNMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815020August 4, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814610July 31, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET OR SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE GOES IDLE ONCE TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. COMSUMER ALSO STATED THAT HAS LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE TRYING AND PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT'S HOW THE ENGINE WAS BUILT INTO THE FUEL COMPUTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518195July 31, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
REPLACED DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BELT; ALSO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521795July 30, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
BUSHING FROM CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE TO CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER PLUNGER ROD TO SLIP OFF PEDAL LINKAGE. THIS ENGAGES CLUTCH CAUSING UNEXPECTED VEHICLE LUNGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814474July 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES:COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, HIT BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD HOLE, CAUSING FLUID TO DISAPPEAR FROM MASTER CYLINDER, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520225July 25, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, BREAKING FAN BLADES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814435July 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES SOMETIMES GO OUT, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FEELS THE BRAKES LOOSE. *AK ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THERE WERE NO RECALL NOTICE ISSUED. THE CONSUMER REPLACES THE BRAKES CALIPER AND ROTORS EVERY 2000-7000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519524July 17, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813178July 16, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FRONT VEHICLE SPRINGS HAVE WORN OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT. ALSO PREMATURE FAILURE OF DRAG LINK AND TIE ROD ENDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814052July 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES/ROTORS: THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING WHICH IS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THREE SETS OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN 1996. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813647June 30, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE RIGHT BACK WHEEL SEAL IS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE BRAKE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSES THE BRAKES NOT TO GRAB. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517889June 24, 1997
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE RETURN SPRING INSIDE CAB SLIPS OUT OF POSITION DUE TO WEAR ON BRACKET THAT SUPPORTSTHE HANDLE SHAFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813170June 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES,ROTORS: ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE CRACKED WHICH CREATED A VIBRATION WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES. AFTER 48,000 MILES EXPECTED PADS TO WEAR BUT THE CRACKED ROTORS HELPED IN THE WEAR OF THE PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813010June 11, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER REGARDING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE DRIVE BELTS WHICH INCORPORATES WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BRAKES. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS IS THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518302June 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BRAKE CALIPERS CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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