Ford F-250 Complaints (2000)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#741901March 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881999March 2, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER JUST BROUGHT TRUCK 2 WEEKS AGO AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE BUMPS AND BRUISES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741553February 26, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10, 20 MI WEST OF BUCKEYE AZ, AT 1630 AT 75 MPH WHEN L REAR TIRE BLEW. SIDEWALL APPEARS TO HAVE DISINTEGRATED. 1200 LB. CAMPER ON, NO KNOWN PREV DAMAGE. ALMOST ALL MILES FREEWAY DRIVING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DB6447P TIRESIZE: LT265/75 R)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559806February 23, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING, DEALER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HYDRAULIC LINES TWICE ON POWER STEERING PUMP, HYDRA BOOST TWICE, POWER STEERING UNIT, AND HAD TO FILL POWER STEERING FLUID BECAUSE IT WAS LOW, DURING THESE REPAIRS DEALER HAS MADE THE AFTERMARKET SECURITY SYSTEM FAIL, POWER WINDOWS FAIL, AND TURN SIGNALS FAIL, DEALER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE AFTERMARKET SECURITY SYSTEM FAILURE, HOWEVER HAS NOT DONE SO, CONSUMER HAS EXHAUSTED EVERY RESOURCE TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED AND FEELS FORD SHOULD BUY VEHICLE BACK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881028February 21, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL BECAME DISATTACHED FROM STUDS CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL UNTIL STOPPING. THEN, TOWED VEHICLE,AND DEALER'S TECHNICIAN SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880980February 21, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE BLEWOUT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING, TIRE SIZE P26575R16, DOT# VNW818M070. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559571February 12, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING DURING SNOWY WEATHER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED THEN THE OUTER WALL DISENTEGRATED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO A DITCH(FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265/75R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879939February 6, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN HITTING BRAKES, FORD SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THI, IF VEHICLE HAS TO SUDDENLY STOP THERE IS NO POWER STEERING TO STEER QUICKLY OUT OF THE WAY WHEN NEEDED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740378February 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
EXTREME VIBRATION IN REAR DRIVESHAFT WHEN TOWING IN LOW GEAR. VIBRATION IS DAILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740078January 29, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OWNER'S ATTORNEY, ERIC G. KRAFT, OF KLENDA, MITCHELL, AUSTERMAN & ZUERCHER, L.L.C., PH. (316)267-0331, FAX (316)267-0333. PLEASE CONTACT ATTORNEY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION/DETAILS. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS DENIED THAT ANY SUCH DEFECT EXISTS. OWNER'S INSURER HAS DETERMINED THAT SUBJECT COMPONENT IS DEFECTIVE AND REFUSES TO COVER THE LOSS OF THE COMPONENT, ALTHOUGH HAS COVERED OTHER LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740022January 27, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878542January 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739550January 17, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING LOCKING UP WHEN BRAKING HARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739493January 16, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
SPLINED SHAFT FROM GEARBOX THAT PITMAN ARM ATTACHES TO SNAPPED AT BOTTOM OF GEARBOX, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND TRUCK RAN INTO EMBANKMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#559013January 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, AT LOWER SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878103January 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED POWER STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK OR SEIZE UP. THERE WOULD BE NO CONTROLLING OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND IT WAS GETTING MUCH WORSE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878048January 11, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING UP HILL CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SPIN OUT. TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK BOTH THE REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING AS THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877965January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL STARTED TO CHATTER. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS DIMINISHED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS. ELECTRICAL CROSSED WIRES IN ALTERNATOR SYSTEM WERE SMOLDERING. IT WAS REPAIRED. FRONT END WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558843January 9, 2001
TIRES
THE LEFT FRONT GENERAL GRABBER A.W. (*LT 235/85R/16/E) TIRE BULGED OUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, THE TIRE WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY, UPON RETURNING FROM A 2000 MILE TRIP THE OTHER THREE TIRES HAD AT LEAST ONE BUBBLE AND SOME HAD TWO. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877814January 9, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING HAD SEIZED UP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED. PROBLEM BEEN HAPPENING OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT NOT GETTING WORSE. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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