Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#10152273March 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY CPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STALLED LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING. THE TRUCK IS A FORD F-250 WITH THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152347March 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CAME OUT FROM WORK TO GO HOME, TRUCK WOULD NOT START, JUST FILLED THE PARKING LOT WITH WHITE SMOKE. CPS SENSOR HAD FAILED WITH NO WARNING. GOT A RIDE HOME AND NEXT DAY PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SENSOR. INSTALLED IT THAT DAY AND THIS ONE LASTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WHEN IT FAILED. IF THIS SENSOR WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING, LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKING WOULD OCCUR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152217March 8, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPERATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148185January 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE TWO FORD PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. BOTH OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONS SENSOR FAIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS IN THE TRUCK AND IN A BANK DRIVE THROUGH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AT THAT TIME AND THEN HAD THE REPLACEMENT SENSOR FAIL IN THE SAME VEHICLE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD. THIS COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO POWER. I RECENTLY HAD THE SENSOR FAIL ON MY 2ND TRUCK WITH 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. THIS TRUCK WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY SO FORD IS PAYING THE PARTS ON THIS BUT I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2005 AND THEY HOOKED THE VEHICLE UP TO A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE TO CHECK FOR ANY ERROR CODES AND WERE NOT ALERTED OF ANY. THE SENSOR FAILED LATE IN THE DAY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE VEHICLE LEAVING ME STRANDED AND REQUIRING TO BE TOWED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147936January 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, WITH 83,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. TWO SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON 12/7/05 AND THE SECOND OCCURRED ON 1/9/05. THE REPAIRS ENTAILED INSTALLING STEEL SLEEVE INSERTS INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147743January 13, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN I FELT FRONT END SLIGHTLY VIBRATING, AS IF A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I PULLED INTO A TRUCK STOP TO CHECK THINGS OUT, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM RIM HAD A TEAR IN THE METAL, CONSEQUENTLY RUINING A PRACTICALLY NEW TIRE (ON LESS THAN 1 MONTH). PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON, AND TOOK RIM TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND A FORD DEALER AND BOTH DEALERS AGREED THAT THE RIM HAD NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO HITTING ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE SHOWING. WROTE TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM SEEKING A RESOLUTION, BUT GOT NO ASSISTANCE FROM THEM TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON THE STEEL SPARE EVER SINCE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE AND RIM IN STORAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147583January 10, 2006
TIRES
2000 F250 BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146356December 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER HEAD IS STRIPPED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144563December 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143710November 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUTS ON MY FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. IT IS A 2000 MODEL. THE SPARK PLUG CAN NO LONGER BE REINSERTED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EJECTION. A HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A RATHER SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142631November 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING HER HUSBAND'S VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN HE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IT MADE NOISES WHILE CRANKING. IT MADE A POPPING NOISE IN THE BACK. THE BUTTERFLY PISTON WAS THE SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141911November 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) ON THE FORD 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINES. IT SEEMS THAT MOST/ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS SENSOR HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE, WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. I BELONG TO SEVERAL FORUMS AND NEARLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SENSOR AND IT IS "RULE OF THUMB" TO CARRY ONE IN YOUR GLOVE BOX FOR WHEN IT GOES BAD. THIS HAS BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN NOW BUY THE SENSORS ON EBAY, PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THESE BY THE TRUCKLOAD TO SELL SINCE THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE CONSUMERS HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE FAILING? WE SPEND 20-30-40K DOLLARS ON THESE VEHICLES AND CAN BE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS ONE PART FAILING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PLEASE, SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142019November 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT 45 MPH , I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE BOOT ASSEMBLY & SPARK PLUG WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT A SPARK PLUG AND A BOOT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER (SOMEWHAT) AND WENT BACK HOME. THIS ALL HAPPENED 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A FISHING TRIP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED FORD WAS NOT DOING ANY OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE, I HAD 54687 MILES ON MY 2000 F-250 5.4 L. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND HEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER , THEY SAID FORD WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS IF I PAID THE LABOR ,THIS COST ME $1385.26. THIS WAS THE #5 SPARK PLUG. ON AUGUST 3, 2003 AT 57646 MILES THE #2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT RESULTING IN THE SAME REPAIR AS BEFORE , BUT THIS TIME THE DEALER CALLED IT A "PO7 " GOODWILL WARRANTY "GIVEN" TO ME FOR $495.00. BOTH TIMES THE RESPECTIVE HEAD WAS REPLACED. I HAD NOT TAMPERED WITH ANY OF THE SPARK PLUGS, BECAUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATED THE SPARK PLUGS ARE GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS MY PERSONAL VEHICLE AND NOT USED FOR ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL USE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140548October 24, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 IN THE FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS VERY VIOLENT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I BELIEVE DUE TO MY 24 YEARS OF POLICE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SAFETY OR RECALL INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE TIRES FROM FORD OR FIRESTONE. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE EVENT I FEEL VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140637October 24, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND NHTSA RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER BEGAN TO BURN, ALMOST CAUSING HIS ENTIRE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE IF HE HAD NOT SEEN IT IN TIME. AFTERWARDS, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE FELT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY THEN WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR COVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139953October 12, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CERTIFIED LTR REQUESTING NHTSA INITIATE A DEFECT INVESTIGATION RE SELECTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES LEFT FRONT INNER BEARINGS FOR ADVANCED FATIGUE CRACKS. *TS COMPLAINANT WAS RECENTLY ASKED TO CONSULT IN THE MATTER OF A FATAL HIGH SPEED HEAD ON TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION. WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND 2001 FORD EXPEDITION VEERED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND STRUCK AN EASTBOUND 2000 FORD F250 LONG BED TRUCK TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE RESULTING COLLISION KILLED THE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE 2001 EXPEDITION AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE 2000 FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK. THE PICK UP TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES UPON OFFICER'S ARRIVAL. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE LEFT FRONT INNER BEARING FAILED ON THE EXPLORER AS A RESULT OF PROGRESSIVE FATIGUE. THE BEARING FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI# 10139931 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
5
#10139066October 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FIRST, I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT BE DOWN THE ROAD. ITEMS EITHER REPAIRED OR REPLACED ALL BEFORE 47K MILES (NOW HAS 49K MILES AS OF 10/2005) WITH ALL WORK BEING DONE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE, AND AGAIN REQUIRED REPAIR FOR BROKEN PUMP. REAR END COMPLETELY REPLACED. AUTO FRONT LOCKING HUBS REPLACED TWICE. REAR DRIVELINE WAS REPLACED. AIR BOX BROKEN AND REPLACED. "SUPER DUTY DIESEL" IMPLIES A REALLY TOUGH TRUCK, BUT I BABY MINE - IS THAT WHAT I'M DONE WRONG? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138451October 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON FORD, F250 SUPER DUTY WERE DEFECTIVE BACK IN AUGUST. THE TRUCK STARTED WALKING ALL OVER THE ROAD ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CHANGED THE BALL JOINT AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT THEN. HE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS SINCE CHANGING THEM IN AUGUST. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON IT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT DID HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, HE DID THE LABOR HIMSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137488September 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 F250 V10 GAS AND SOUNDED LIKE EXHAUST HAD BROKEN CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE FOURTH PLUG FROM FRONT THIS IS THE THIRD PLUG I HAVE LOST IN 194,000 MILES FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 80,000 HAD TO BE HELICOILED SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 125,000 CAME LOOSE ? AND NOW THE THIRD TIME AT 194,000 RIPPED OUT THREADS AGAIN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE FORD TRUCKS IM GETTING TIRED OF PAYING FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137071September 20, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, AT 5:30 A.M., 68 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND BENT THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, BROKE THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. I SENT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND THEY SAID THE STEELTEX R4S, LT 265-75R16, HAD BEEN UNDER-INFLATED, CAUSING OVERHEATING AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR ANYTHING IN THIS SITUATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM IN REGARD TO THE INFLATION PRESSURE THAT THEY SAY CAUSED THE SEPARATION. I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO TOWING A 10,000 POUND TRAILER. THE PRESSURES MAINTAINED WERE 55 PSI(NO TRAILER WEIGHT) AND 75 PSI(WITH TRAILER WEIGHT). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM OFFENDED THAT THEY WOULD CLAIM OTHERWISE. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND HAVE IT AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR TESTING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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