Ford F-250 Complaints (1999)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10145007December 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEAD IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE FUEL RAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143777November 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143525November 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 FORD F-250 TRITON 5.4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. 66,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143582November 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES RUBBED TOGETHER, CAUSING A HOLE TO RUB THROUGH THE METAL BRAKE LINES. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142409November 10, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V068000 PARKING BRAKE FAILURE 1999 F-250 TRUCK EXHIBITS ALL PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, YET FORD SAYS, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. YOUR WEBSITE SEARCH OF THIS VIN SAYS THERE IS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141357October 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CPS(CAMP POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED ON A 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L PSD A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME, SON AND I WERE TURNING INTO A WALMART PARKING LOT, AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND REFUSED TO RESTART. 13K MILES ON IT. DEALER FIXED CPS. SECOND TIME TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 95, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN, WHILE DOING 75 MPH. FORTUNATELY THE TRUCK IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, OR WE WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE TREES, OR INTO THE SIDE OF THE SEMI THAT WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT. THIRD TIME WE WERE TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER, AND TRUCK DIED ON A 8% GRADE, THERE WAS NO TIME TO GET OUT OF THE LANE WE WERE IN TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE WE SLOWED TOO MUCH AND CAUSED A WRECK BEHIND US THE TRUCK NOW HAS 77K MILES ON IT. WE FEEL THE CPS FAILING 3X IN 77K MILES IS EXXX... THE LAST TWO SENSORS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST $250~ WE HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CPS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND HAS SHOWN UP IN MILEAGE INSTANCES RANGING FROM 100 MILES ON ODO. ALL THE WAY TO NOT SHOWING UP UNTIL 200K MILES. WE, (ALONG WITH APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS) FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN, AND LOSING 90% OF OUR STEERING AND LIKELY 85% OF BRAKES (ON DIESELS YOU DO NOT GET A "RESERVE" BRAKE BOOST, UNLIKE ON GAS ENGINES WITH VACUUM), AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS POWERED BY THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PROVIDED BY THE POWER STEERING PUMP!!!! WE KNOW THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IN TWO OF OUR CASES. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE TRUCK DIED. WE NOW HAVE A SPARE CPS INSIDE OF THE GLOVE BOX INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND PROPER TOOLS TO REPLACE IT OURSELVES SHOULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING SAID TRUCKS WITH 7.3L PSD ENGINES ( DO NOT KNOW IF THE 6.0L IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CPS) OF THE TRUCKS BEING TOTALED AND PEOPLE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE CPS FAILING. WE FEEL THAT A RECALL, SHOULD BE MADE... THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY....*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141111October 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON 9/28/05 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 1999 FORD PICKUP. I HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE CENTER OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INJURY. IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED THE INJURY MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10140225October 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH - DAMAGED COIL PACK AND CYLINDER HEAD - RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE RETURNED TO BISHOP, CA (NEAREST TOWN, APPROX. 10 MILES) AND LEFT AT SHOP THERE FOR THREE DAYS WHILE REPAIR COMPLETED. REPAIR FAILED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY, 2005. VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139333October 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED USED F250 SUPER DUTY WITH 5.4 TRITON ENGINE 8/18/05. RETURNING FROM 2ND CAMPING TRIP 10/10/05 IN ST. PAUL MN THE TRUCK MADE VERY LOUD POP & THEN RAN LIKE IT WAS MISSING ON A CYLINDER. TOWED TO DEALER PURCHASED FROM SAME DAY. NEXT DAY DEALER SERVICE INFORMED ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUG THAT BLEW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. $4600.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER 90 DAY WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT IS SPARK PLUG RELATED????? REPAIR IS STILL PENDING, BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD & RELATED PARTS IS NECESSARY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139088October 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK WHILE DRIVING, CHECKED ENGINE TO FIND #3 PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE LEAVING NO/STRIPPED THREADS LEFT IN HEAD RENDERING THE ENGINE UNUSABLE. TRUCK HAS SAT FOR FOUR MONTHS . PRICED A BARE HEAD FROM FORD DEALER AT $1,100. WITH CAMS $1,600 OR A RECYCLED ENGINE BETWEEN $1,400-2,000 PLUS LABOR. PURCHASED RECYCLED ENGINE, 5.4L, 8 CYL, SOHC WITH 15K MILES AT $2000 DUE TO COST EFFECTIVENESS AS OPPOSED TO THE COST OF REPLACING ONE HEAD. THIS IS WITHOUT LABOR AS I AM A CERTIFIED FORD ENGINE MASTER AND WILL DO THE WORK MYSELF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138205September 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CALLER SAID A PIECE OF METAL IN THE CLUTCH BROKE AND CALLER ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HE SAID HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. HE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136586September 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT: THE CONTACT HAS A RUSTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON HIS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY AND THIS WAS CAUSING AN OPEN FLAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE HE HAD 108,000 MILES ON HIS VEHICLE, FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HE NOTICED THIS AROUND 20,000 MILES. *AK THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BOLTS WITH BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137424September 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 101 AND ENGINE DIED. NO POWER, NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. SHE PULLED TO SIDE AND TRIED TO RESTART TRUCK - NOTHING. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND VEHICLE STARTED BUT DIED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR. WHEN IT IS BROKEN THE TRUCK THINKS THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AND KILLS THE POWER. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND SHE DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT MAKING THE REPAIR AS IT WOULD DIE AGAIN. THE REPAIR COST $500 AND ONLY THE DEALER COULD DO THE REPAIR AS THEY HAD THE COMPUTER TO READ THE ERROR. THEY SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136007September 9, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE IN JULY, A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE MOVING BACK TO WASHINGTON FROM NEW MEXICO, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS SOME WEAR ON THE TIRES. THERE ARE 64,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND OWNER DOES NOT KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER CONSULTED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND DISCOVERED RECALL CAMPAIGN. 04T003000 ON THE SAME TIRES. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, MODEL STEELTEX ,AT LT265/75/R16. THE CONSUMER WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DELAERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL-THESE WERE FOR EXCURSION VEHICLES ONLY THEY NOTED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135922September 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER BANK. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 6.8 V10. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE NET, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. I AM ALSO FINDING THAT FORD WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHARGE UPWARDS OF $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD IF SO MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134190August 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, PARKING BRAKE
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE BRAKES WERE ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY. THE DISC BRAKES WERE INSTALLED WITH ANTI-SQUEAL PADS WITH TWO SETS ON THE RIGHT REAR AND ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE WERE NO ANTI-SQUEAL PADS. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE COMPONENTS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS. WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER ON THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT RESOLVE ANY OF THE CONCERNS. *AK (12/02/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133759August 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
RANDOM TRUCK FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AT NO PARTICULAR TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS CAMSHAFT SENSOR BY FORD TECHNICIANS. $185.00 PART THAT SEEMS TO BE FAILING A LOT ACCORDING TO FORD TECHS. FORD STATES THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSORS BUT OUT OF 5 GUYS I PERSONALLY KNOW, ALL 5 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 7.3L DIESEL CAMSHAFT SENSORS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. FORD ONLY OFFERS A 1 MONTH WARRANTY ON THE ITEM AND OFFERS AN AVERAGE OF 6 MONTHS ON ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON THE TRUCK. SEEMS THEY KNOW THE FAILURES ARE OCCURING AS WELL BUT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133659August 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1999 F250 CREW CAB DIESEL'S TRANSMISSION SPEWED TRANSMISSION FLUID THREE TIMES. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIMES I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS FIX THE SEAL AT A COST OF AROUND $900. THE THIRD TIME I HAD A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOP FIX IT CORRECTLY FOR $2,200. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION SEAL HAS 2/1000S OF AN INCH CLEARANCE AND WHEN OVERHEATED IT BLOWS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER LISTED OTHER DEFECTS WITH FORD'S TRANSMISSIONS FROM 1999-2002 ALSO. HE SAID FORD HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM OF ITS NEWER MODELS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $4,000 FOR A FAULTY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. MY $1,500 EXTENDED WARRANTY (NATIONAL WARRANTY) DIDN'T EVEN PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES DUE TO ITS BANKRUPTCY AND IT BEING INCORPORATED IN THE CAYMEN ISLANDS. AM I THE ONLY 1999 F250 OWNER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133326August 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET, STRIPPING THE THREADS AND RESULTED IN HAVING THE HEAD RE-THREADED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132984August 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT ON MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY V-10. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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