Ford F-450 Complaints (2000)

43 consumer complaints on file.

#8012390June 21, 2002
TIRES:VALVE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V046000. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. DEALER INSPECTED TIRE STEM, FOUND NO LEAK. ALMOST A YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING BOTH REAR TIRES BLEWOUT AS A RESULT OF VALVE STEM COMING OUT. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011868June 14, 2002
TIRES:VALVE
TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 01V046000, TIRES ARE STILL GOING FLAT. DEALERSHIP STATED WRONG TYPE OF VALVES WERE INSTALLED. *AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762829June 8, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
3 TIRES BLEW AT THE SAME TIME BY SIDEWALL COMING APART, ALL ON REAR OF VEHICLE. FORD DENIED HELPING ANY IN THE SITUATION. TIRES ONLY HAVE 11,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901136May 3, 2002
STEERING
INSURED WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND WENT UP ON AN ISLAND AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, POSSIBLE STEERING FAILURE, CLAIM 30-V248-136. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006819April 2, 2002
TIRES
FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE, P225/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BIG FOOT CLASS C MOTORHOME , FORD F450 SUPER DUTY CHASSIS WITH 12000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006113March 21, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH TWO REAR TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT AT SIDEWALLS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 8700 MILES MOUNTED ON A 2000, FORD, 450 TRUCK. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HE REPLACED FOUR TIRES BUT GENERAL TIRES WILL NOT REPLACE ANY TIRES, THEY CLAIM THAT FORD MOUNTED THEM INCORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004171February 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST PIPE IS POLLUTING STRONG GASES AND SMOKE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 6000 MILES WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001361January 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, AND UPON IMPACT OF HITTING A POLE, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BUMPER ANF GRILLE WAS REMOVED THERE WAS NO AIR BAG SENSOR, THE VEHICLE HIT POLE AND WENT AIR BORNE AND LANDED ON A 3FT ROCK UPON HITTING A TREE, CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED.*SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897496October 9, 2001
TIRES
DUELER RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, SIZE 225/70R19.5, DOT# CU9RIHTK0400 BLEW OUT WHILE PUTTING AIR INTO TIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED HAND/ARM INJURIES. TIRE CONTRACTOR FOR CONTINENTAL TIRE WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9004285September 5, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDE OF TIRE BLEW OUT AS IF SIDEWALL WAS CUT OUT, SAW VALVE STEM GONE, REPLACED A FOUR TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893784August 8, 2001
TIRES
TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F450, TIRE SIZE P22570R19.5, TIRES HAD THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, CONSUMER NOTED THREE OUT OF SIX TIRES FAILED. ONE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT AFTER DRIVING INTO A HOLE. SECOND TIRE TREAD BLEWOUT COMPLETELY OUT AT SIDEWALL, AND THIRD TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ENTIRE TREAD FROM INNER PART OF TREAD, OUTER PART OF THE TREAD. *AK 2ND TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BOTH OF THE TIRES FAILED WITH ONLY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK, IT WAS NOT OVERLOADED, CONTINENTAL GENERAL, DOT CU9R1HPK1300, SIZE 19.5. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893674August 7, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEMS THAT GO INTO WHEELS TORE OUT OF WHEELS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE TIRES BLOWOUT ALL AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890218June 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME MUSHY AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A CLAMP THAT HOLDS HYDRAULIC FLUID HOSE TO FRAME WAS MISSING, WHICH ALLOWED THE HOSE TO MOVE UNDER HOOD, CAUSING HOSE TO RUPTURE. ALSO, A STABILIZER BAR WAS NOT PUT IN THIS VEHICLE TO ASSIST WITH STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED TO CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN ONE OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887564May 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CLUTCH CAME APART. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH CLUTCH INTO CHANGE GEARS, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED CLUTCH / FLYWHEEL AND TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885947April 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CLUTCH PLATE BREAKS IN SAME SPOT EVERY TIME IT BREAKS, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THE MOTOR IS TOO STRONG FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CAUSING CLUTCH TO TEAR UP. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, TRANSMISSION MISSING ONE BELT AND WAS ALMOST OUT. EXHAUST LOOSE. WIRE HARNESS DANGLING UNDER VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL REPAIRS COMPLETE, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT KIND OF REPAIRS. 3 TIRES FAILED, 2 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ONE TIRE GENERAL REPLACED, NO SIZE OR DOT NUMBER. RECALL 01V046 REGARDING VALVE STEMS, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF VALVE STEMS, DUE TO THEY HAD ROTTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743012March 25, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LOCAL GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT - LUG NUTS RECENTLY TIGHTENED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL. I AM NOT THE OWNER BUT AM THE FIRE CHIEF. VEHICLE BELONGS TO THE TOWN OF DUNDEE. THE LUG HOLES IN THE RIMS ARE WIDENED. A NUMBER OF THE BOLTS ARE STRIPPED AND BROKEN. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT OVERLOADED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880762February 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877983January 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT IS COMING ON, BUT ONE BRAKE IS LOCKING UP, OTHER IS NOT.BRAKES ARE ACTING ERRACTICALLY, CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556464October 17, 2000
TIRES
TWO GENERAL TIRES (225/70R19.5) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, THESE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556160October 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE IN TWO WHILE CONSUMER WAS TAKING A CURB, CONSUMER WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE CAB, CHASSIS AND UTILITY BED AND BUCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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