Ford F-250 Complaints (1999)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10295057December 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FOUR TIRES FROM PEP BOYS LT-265/75/16E (MFG. BY COOPER TIRES) ON FORD DIESEL TRUCK (F-250) HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO 3 TREAD SEPARATIONS AND ONE FOR RADIAL PULL. LAST INCIDENT WAS 2 REAR TIRES THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 60 MILES OF EACH OTHER ON SAME DAY (3 OCT. 09) WHILE PULLING 5TH WHEEL RV. ALL TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED USING WEIGHT CHART, LOAD BASED. DID APPROX. 4000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF F-250 TRUCK. LAST INCIDENT PUT US INTO A DITCH, BUT NO INJURIES. CLAIMS SUBMITTED AND THE LAST TWO TIRES SENT TO COOPER TIRE CO. DOT # FOR THE 2 TIRES IS UPW8 XEB 0205 H07R " " 0505 C00R ALL TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME TIRES FROM PEP BOYS. STUPID HUH? AWAITING CLAIM ADJUSTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294162December 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TWICE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BY THE SAME PROBLEM. IN JULY WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER, MY 99 FORD F250 WITH THE V10 ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG. IT SOUNDED LIKE AND EXHAUST LEAK AND I KEPT DRIVING LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THIS SITUATION OFTEN CAUSES AN ENGINE FIRE. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER MY TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, SAME PLUG AFTER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS DONE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND A DESIGN DEFECT OF ALL TRITON FORD TRUCK ENGINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293905November 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD 250 LIGHT DUTY TRUCK BLEW #4 PLUG OUT OF HEAD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. TRUCK ODOMETER REGISTERED 88,000 MILES AND AFFECTED SPARK PLUG WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TENVOORDE FORD, SAINT CLOUD MN TO EFFECT REPAIR. REPAIRS INVOLVED AN INSERT KIT FOR THE #4 CYLINDER AND TOTALED $950.00. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE BLOWN PLUG CREATED A NOTEWORTHY DISTRACTION AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE MANEUVERED OUT OF THE TRAFFIC STREAM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FROM DEALERSHIP DATABASES TO INTERNET FORUMS; EVERYONE IN THE KNOW IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONSENSUS THAT WE'RE ON OUR OWN. FORD NEEDS TO COWBOY UP WITH RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293228November 23, 2009
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 1999 F250 SD THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL JUST UNLATCH ITSELF AT ANY TIME WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290729November 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 FORD F-250 4X4 5-SPD. 5.4L TRITON, WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE FAILURE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE NOISE WAS PROPORTINATE TO ENGINE RPMS. I OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT #5 COIL AND PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289639October 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH THE TRITON V10 AND I JUST BLEW MY 3RD SPARK PLUG IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FIRST CYLINDER TO BLOW WAS THE 2ND, FOLLOWED 6 MONTHS LATER BY THE 3RD AND THEN ONE MONTH LATER THE 4TH BLEW OUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND FORD DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN GET ANYTHING RESOLVED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR RANGING FROM $2000.00 TO $5000.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287261October 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 F250 SD 4X4 ON 4/2000. AT ABOUT 11-5 -2006 WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDO, I NOTICED 9 EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKEN OFF .TOOK TO DEALER AND AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE 20 STUDS AND 20 NUTS ,WITH GENUINE FORD PARTS. REPAIR COST ME $833.00. CAME WITH 12 MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. ON 10-5-2009 NOTICED 2 STUDS WERE BROKEN AGAIN, 25,000 MILES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE AND WOULD DEDUCT 10% OFF THE BILL IF I GET IT REPAIRED. TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE IT, NOT LEAKING. FOR ONE THING, IF BOLTS ARE MISSING IT WILL LEAK RAW EXHAUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND POTENTIALLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL ASLEEP AND CRASH. NOT TO MENTION POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THE EPA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT I'M SURE. SO BASICALLY, THE FACTORY INSTALLED STUDS LASTED 116,000 MILES, AND 2 OF THE REPLACEMENTS LASTED ONLY 25,000 MILES. HOW MANY MORE WILL BREAK OFF IN THE TIME TO COME ? I WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.THE FIRST TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE FACTORY, ITS THEIR POOR DESIGN.. ANY AND ALL ENGINE BOLTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE V-10 BUT WITH THE SMALL V-8'S TOO. LOOK AT A FORD FORUM SITE, OR TYPE IT INTO ASK.COM SEE FOR YOURSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286998October 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE 99 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 5.4 I HAD THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER BLOW OUT ON ME. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. WHAT HAPPENED WAS I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABY SITTER AND WHEN I GOT HER IN THE TRUCK I STARTED IT AND EJECTED THE PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD THE ENGINE WASN'T UNDER ANT TYPE OF LOAD IT JUST EJECTED THE PLUG I CALLED THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THERE FAULT IT WAS SERVICED SOME TIME BEFORE IT EJECTED THE PLUG WE HAD TO RETAP AND PUT A STEEL INSERT INTO THE HEAD WHICH I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH BECAUSE I DID NOT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IF I NEW THE 5.4 HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING. I THINK SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THERE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF HIDING FROM THEM THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BUT YOU NOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN SO I JUST WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU GUYS SO I COULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT DOING MY PART TO HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280224August 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT SMOKE WOULD APPEAR FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN FUEL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 187,821. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279653August 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AT 35-40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A V10 TRITON ENGINE WENT BANG BANG BANG AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. 2. THE 4TH SPARK PLUG EJECTED AND BROKE THE COIL. THE SPARK PLUG WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE #3 SPARK PLUG AND WAS REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL WITH A STEEL INSERT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRUCK HAS SPIT A PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND AM SAVING FOR REPAIRS. STILL HAVEN'T GOT THE TRUCK GOING AS OF AUGUST 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278517July 28, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE CROSS MEMBER AND IT IMMEDIATELY CRUMBLED IN HIS HANDS. A MECHANIC CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE CROSS MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT THE BED ACROSS THE FRAME WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL WERE EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE. HE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 217,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276745July 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD TWO (2) SPARK PLUGS BLOW FROM MY ENGINE ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS (1999 FORD F250 WITH 5.4 LITRE V8 WITH 150,000 KM'S). I'M NOT GETTING ANY COOPERATION FROM MY DEALER AND IN THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THE NET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS AND ENGINES. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT WITH A "HEALY COIL" AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $560 PLUS TOWING COSTS. VERY DANGEROUS AS GAS IS EJECTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS AND THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD. OK IF YOU ARE UNDER WARRANTY. IT WILL COST YOU APPROXIMATELY $3500 IN CANADA TO FIX FORD'S DEFECTIVE PART IF YOU AREN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276436July 12, 2009
TIRES
LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLOW-OUT- DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F250 AND PULLING A 21 FOOT FAMILY RUNABOUT STYLE BOAT NORTH OF FRESNO ON HIGHWAY 41 TO BASS LAKE. AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AT FRESNO, I FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK WHICH FELT LIKE A SLIGHTLY "OUT OF BALANCE" TIRE. I HAD NOT HAD A BOUNCE BEFORE AND THOUGHT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED ON RETURN FROM BASS LAKE. 10 MILES NORTH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED / TREAD SEPARATION -(FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T - LT 265/75R16, LOAD RANGE E). LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK AND TRUCK AND TRAILER CAUSING SWERVING INTO ONCOMING LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. REGAINED CONTROL BEFORE HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DAMAGE TO LEFT FENDER, INNER FENDER, FRONT BUMPER, RUNNING BOARD AND BRAKE HOSE - REPAIR ESTIMATE $2000. 7/32" TREAD REMAINED- TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED MONTHLY AND WAS CHECKED AGAIN THAT MORNING JUST BEFORE LEAVING FOR DRIVE TO BASS LAKE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275129June 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY PICKUP. I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER MY SONS BASEBALL PRACTICE AND THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. MY TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. AS I OPENED THE HOOD I SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND SAW THE ENGINE ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND GRABBED MY SONS WATER BOTTLE TO TRY TO STOP THE FIRE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SMOTHER THE FIRE OUT WITH A BASEBALL GLOVE. MY SON AND I WAITED FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE REPAIR BILL OF $2700!!!!!! THE SHOP SAID THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A FIRE. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THEY SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD V8 ENGINE!!! I AM SO UPSET! I JUST WAS LAID OFF FROM MY JOB BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, I NOW ONLY HAVE MY WIFE'S CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND GET A BILL FOR 2700 BUCKS? THIS CAR HAS PUT MYSELF AND MY 10 YEAR OLD SON IN DANGER BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS! NOT ONLY THAT BUT I HAD TO REPLACE MY SONS BASEBALL GLOVE FROM TRYING TO SNUFF OUT THE FIRE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T SOME KIND OF SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BURNED TO DEATH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10275023June 26, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
99 F-250 DIESEL STALLS ON FREEWAY. REPLACED THE RECALLED CAM SHAFT SENSOR BUT STILL STALLS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS RECALLED DUE TO STALLING AND CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY ACCIDENTS AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I SUPPOSE THEY ARE WAITING FOR ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DIE FROM THIS PROBLEM FOR IT TO BE RESOLVED. I WONDER HOW MANY HAVE DIED FROM THIS PROBLEM AND WERE NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED DUE TO THEIR DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274284June 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FROM A TRITON V 10 6.8 L ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273785June 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I DRIVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY WITH A TRITON V10 WITH NO WARNING I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE WHILE RUNNING I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ONE OF MY COIL PACKS BOUNCING DUE TO THE COMPRESSION OF THE ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I SAW MY SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES HOW THIS ISN'T A DEFECT ILL NEVER KNOW, EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS HE STATED HE TOWS FORDS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM I NOW HAVE TO HAVE A MECHANIC REPAIR THE DAMAGED SPARK PLUG HOLE TO REINSTALL A NEW PLUG AND HAD TO BUY A NEW COIL PACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268275May 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON STARTING MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, WITH THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH GARDEN HOSE, AND FOUND THE 3RD SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, DRIVING THE IGNITION COIL INTO THE FUEL RAIL REPEATEDLY. THE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED, AND THE GASOLINE IGNITED. LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER REPAIRING THE TRUCK, THE 2ND SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD EXACTLY AS BEFORE, BUT WITHOUT A FIRE THIS TIME. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND FAR TOO MANY VEHICLES WITH THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, AND I AM TOTALLY APPALLED AND DISGUSTED THAT SUCH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW IS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IMMUNE TO ANY FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HANG IT'S HEAD IN SHAME, AS WELL AS ANY/EVERY ONE WHO TURNS A BLIND EYE IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267159April 28, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STARTS SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES DOESN'T. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPLACED ITEM 1 MONTH BEFORE I GOT THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265612April 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 F250 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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