Ford F-250 Complaints (1996)

187 consumer complaints on file.

#604935October 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI LOCK SENSOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604587October 27, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523637October 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TIRED TO STOP VEHICLE IN RAIN AT 40 MPH, ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523944October 4, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOOSE FRONT SUSPENSION BOLTS, CAUSING CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING. *AK
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
#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
#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
#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
#602694February 12, 1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CENTER CROSS MEMBER DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808852February 12, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXPERIENCED FRONT MAIN SEAL FAILURE DURING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN RUPTURE OF MAIN OIL SEAL WHICH CAUSED COOLING FAN TO BLOW OIL ONTO ENGINE, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR CONCERN OF POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514696February 11, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR PILLAR CRACKED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808283January 28, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING STEERING BOX TOTALLY FAILED, COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE, STEERING BOX REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED, SPEED 25 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808030January 23, 1997
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE IN TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807771January 16, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PE96-052 ACTIVE, SUSPENSION FAILURE, FRONT BEGAN UNBOLTING AND CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR, WILL PROVIDE VOUCHER FOR THE REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807481January 13, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING, BOLTS THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME SHEARED OFF, ONE LEFT HANGING, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512410December 20, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
LOCATION OF UPPER SHOULDER SEAT BELT MOUNTING MAKES THE BELT RUB ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512957December 17, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806407December 16, 1996
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. RECALL #96V161000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806433December 16, 1996
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING THOUGH PARKING LOT, EXPERIENCED. STEERING GEAR BOX BOLT FAILURE, WHEN BOLTS SNAPPED OFF FRAME, LEAVING GEAR BOX DANGLING, DLR REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX AND BOLTS, MONTHS PRIOR EXP ERRATIC SHATTERING AND STEERING CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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