Ford F-250 Complaints (1999)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10201263August 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
EXHAUST LEAK FROM THE MANIFOLD OF A 1999 V10 F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS 43,000+ MILES ON IT AND WENT IN FOR A ANNUAL SAFETY PENNA. SAFETY INSPECTION. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUST LEAK. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT FORD USE UNCOATED STEEL BOLTS TO ATTACH THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OWNERS, NEW COATED BOLTS WERE AVAILABLE FROM FORD TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OF NOTIFYING THE VEHICLE OWNERS ENDANGERED THE OCCUPANTS BY ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. THE DEALER STATED THE AIM ON HEADLIGHTS ARE LOW, CHECKED FRONT BEARING AND SUSPENSION PARTS, AND REPLACED SHOCKS. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199387August 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE, SHE WAS STOPPING AT INTERSECTION (4 WAY) AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THIS INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING TO HER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THE DEFECT, THE BRAKE LINE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197243July 23, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16E. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. ON JULY 10, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE TIRES, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCARDED. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN TO COOPER CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS DENIED SINCE HE NO LONGER HAD THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DOT AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194904June 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG BECAME UNSEATED AND BLEW THROUGH THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CYLINDER AND MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192828June 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO BUCK AND SHUTTER THAN SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT START WAS VERY HAPPY I HAD NOT JUST PULLED INTO TRAFFIC! FORD WANTED 600$ TO FIX IT WHEN ITS A 100$ PART AND TAKES 15 MINETES TO FIX!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192760June 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE FORD TRUCK I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZORD IF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE TO FAIL APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND YOU WOULDNT HAVE POWER BRAKES IF THE ENGIN SHUTS OFF AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CPS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT MY LIFE MAY BE ENDANGERED EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK WITH THE COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191282May 20, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DROVE TRUCK WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM, WHEN ARRIVING HOME PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LATER WENT TO MOVE TRUCK AND OBSERVED PUDDLE OF FLUID IN DRIVEWAY WHERE TRUCK WAS PARKED. CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK BEFORE MOVING IT AND DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM LINE THAT RUNS FROM FRONT OF TRUCK TO REAR. BRAKE LINE HAD SEVERE EVIDENCE OF RUST. REPLACED STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RAN FROM JUNCTION AT FRONT TO JUNCTION AT REAR AXLE. OLD LINE THAT WAS REMOVED IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190584May 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
1999 FORD FWIW TURBO DIESEL WITH 78,972 MILES ON 10-8-02 NOISE/RATTLE IN ENGINE. DETERMINED TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER. REPLACED AND REPAIRED TORQUE CONVERTER, ALSO REPLACED FRONT TRANSMISSION SEAL. 10-29-02 LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION EXTREMELY BURNT/ TORQUE CONVERTER HAS INTERNALLY BURNT ,CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. ON 4-12-07 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AND FRONT PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189549May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. SINCE LOSS OF POWER, ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. HAD TO SLOWLY PULL VEHICLE OVER SHOULDER OF ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES, BEFORE IT FINALLY WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS TO KEEP A SPARE IN THE TRUCK AS THIS WILL HAPPEN MANY TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOOSING POWER AND ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FORD CHARGES BETWEEN $150 AND $190 FOR THIS PART, WHICH THE COMPANY KNOWS IS A PROBLEM, THEREBY MAKING A LARGE PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189469May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CPS FAILED IN MY 1999 F250. THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189190April 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (65-70 MPH) THE TRUCK SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TRUCK AND IT DID. PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS IT SHUT-OFF AGAIN. TRUCK THEN WOULD NOT START FOR 10-15 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED AND I MADE IT ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO NEXT EXIT. TRUCK SHUT-OFF AGAIN IN PARKING LOT OF A TRUCK STOP AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER USING A HAND HELD SCANNER TO CHECK ENGINE CODES, PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR). NEW PART WAS PURCHASED FROM PARTS HOUSE (~$150) AND I INSTALLED IN THE PARKING LOT. TRUCK STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON A SEVERAL HOUR TRIP. A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT SENSOR HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRING (ACCORDING TO CODES FROM A HAND HELD SCANNER) SO IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN WITH A FORD PART #. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE BUT BECAUSE THIS CPS FAILURE IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONGST FORD DIESEL TRUCK OWNERS I HAVE PURCHASED A SECOND FORD SENSOR AND KEEP IN THE TRUCK AS A SPARE TO KEEP FROM STRANDING MYSELF ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ~125,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I FEEL ~125,000 MILES IS AN ACCEPTABLE LIFE SPAN FOR THE SENSOR, BUT THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189204April 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY FORD F250 DIESEL DIED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PULLING A BOAT AND TRAILER. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WAS LOST WHEN THE MOTOR DIED. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO MOVE OVER TO. CARS BEHIND ME BECAME UPSET AND WOULD TRY TO PASS ME UNDER UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS I TRIED TO COAST THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST PLACE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR THAT HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES LEAVING ME IN A VERY BAD SITUATION WITH A SEVEN THOUSAND POUND TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189163April 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I OWN A 99 F250 PSD. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND LEFT ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE RESULT OF THE BREAKDOWN WAS A CPS, (CAM POSITION SENSOR). THIS INCIDENT COST ME RIGHT AT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TOTAL BUT SINCE I HAVE LEARNED TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. I AM ON MY 3RD SENSOR AND ONLY HAVE 130K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF THESE SENSORS GOING OUT THEY ARE RAISING THE COST OF THEM SO THEY CAN PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE! MY TRUCK HAS BEGUN THE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER CPS FAILURE SO I WILL BE FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189088April 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE REPLACED MY CAM POSITION SENSOR TWO TIMES IN 60K MILES. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK DIED WHILE TOWING UP AN OFF-RAMP DURING A BLIZZARD. I HAD TO CHANGE THE SENSOR WHILE IMPEDING THE TRAFFIC OF OHTR TRUCKS TRYING TO PASS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188861April 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR DIED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING, JUST CRUISING ALONG AT 55 THEN A DEAD TRUCK WITH NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING WHATSOEVER. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM MYSELF ON THE ROAD. NEW CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188577April 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
1999 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. DRIVING ALONG TOWING A 21' GOOSE NECK STOCK TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. ENGINE JUST DIED. SAT FOR A WHILE AND RESTARTED - STALLED A COUPLE MORE TIMES GETTING IT HOME. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED - REPLACED. VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188517April 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND THEN TURNED BACK ON ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND FREEWAY SPEEDS MADE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I ARRIVED AT HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE FIRST THING THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED "ITS THE CPS WE SEE IT ALL OF THE TIME". I REPLACED THE CPS AND SURE ENOUGH IT RAN GREAT AGAIN. THE COST OF THE NEW CPS WAS $180.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188556April 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
99 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL. I HAD A CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL UP LA VETA PASS. BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE I HAD A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX. MY TRUCK STALLED GOING UP THE PASS AND I COULD NOT GET IT COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO CHANGE THE CPS WHILE LYING ON THE GROUND WITH THE TRUCK HALFWAY OUT IN THE ROAD. THIS IS THE THIRD CPS I HAVE CHANGED ON THIS TRUCK. ONE OTHER ONE WAS ALSO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187600April 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR THAT CONTROLLED ACCELERATION HAD NO LINK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEREFORE, WHEN THE SENSOR FAILED, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. *AK UPDATE 05/10/07*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187106April 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE HAD INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE IN PRECARIOUS LOCATIONS, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS AND FREEWAYS. THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WHEN IT WAS NEW IN OCTOBER 1998. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND THE CPS WAS THE KNOWN CAUSE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STROKE WEBSITE. ACCORDING TO THE MANY WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE POWER STROKE DIESEL, BOTH THE 7.3 AND THE 6.0 LTR MODELS, THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE MARKETPLACE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO FORD'S SAME POWER STROKE WEBSITE - WWW.POWERSTROKEDIESEL.COM "SINCE 1994 OVER 2,000,000 POWER STROKE ' DIESEL EQUIPPED FORD TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED '' AND AN ASTONISHING 98.5%* ARE STILL ON THE ROAD!" AS OF TODAY'S DATE. CAN NHTSA TELL ME IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEN IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY, AND WHETHER OR NOT RECALL RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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