Ford F-350 Complaints (2000)

461 consumer complaints on file.

#10046452November 5, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH.*MR WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. ABOUT FOUR HOURS LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TS *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045424November 4, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY DUE TO PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE-ROD FALLING OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045068October 30, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2003, I HAD A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S ON THE RIGHT REAR OF MY 2000 FORD F-350 SEPARATE ON INTERSTATE 10 IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. FIRESTONE DID NOT REPLACE OR PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF S TIRE IN VIOLATION OF THERE PRODUCT WARRANTY. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I WAS ADVISED BY A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER THAT I SHOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND HAVE DONE SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044665October 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043480October 23, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION/LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE TREAD WITH NO ADVANCE INDICATION OF ANY TIRE TROUBLE. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65-70) LASTED NO MORE THAN 15 SECONDS FROM THE TIME I HEARD SOMETHING HIT MY LEFT FRONT FENDERWELL UNTIL THE CHUNK OF TREAD FLEW OFF, (DAMAGING MY LOWER REAR FENDER) AND I CAME TO A FULL STOP. THANKFULLY, THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. MY DUALLY PICK-UP HAS A FULL SET OF THESE TIRES TO INCLUDE THE THE SPARE WHICH REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. SHOULD I CONTINUE TO DRIVE ON THESE TIRES? THE ENTIRE SET HAS UNDER 26,000 MILES OF LIGHT DUTY USE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039901October 22, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *PH *TS *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044355October 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UNDER HOOD/UNDER DASH VEHICLE FIRE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATOR SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE HEATER. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041594October 10, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
LOST STEERING AND BRAKES TOWING A TRAILER ON AN OFF RAMP. HIGH WAY 80 IN WAMSUTTER WY. SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME SEEMS TO BE UNSAFE TO ME. TO HAPPEN ON A HIGH WAY OFF RAMP TOWING A TRAILER MAKES IT EVEN WORSE. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041046October 1, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039254September 21, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
A 2000 FORD F-350, DUALLY. ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE PEALED LIKE A BANANA. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE UNTIL GETTING THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND STOPPED. THOUGHT IT WAS OUR TIME, VERY LUCKY THE TRUCK DID NOT ROLL OVER. THE DAMAGE WAS SHOCKING! FRONT BUMPER, ALONG THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE AND UNDER CARRIAGE TO THE BACK . DAMAGED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039063September 17, 2003
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN AT A STOP OR MOVING SLOWLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN PARKING LOTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038697September 11, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I80 (TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION), TWO MILES WEST OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE OF MY 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK SEPARATED. THE ENTIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE, WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRE REMAINED INTACT, INCLUDE AIR IN THE TIRE. DURING SEPARATION, WHICH HAPPENED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE TREAD SEVERLY DAMAGED THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER, THE WHEEL WELL, THE DRIVERS DOOR, AND DESTROYED THE SIDE STEP. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NO VIBRATION, OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE FAST LANE, AND HEADING TOWARDS THE MEDIAN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IN HEADED DONE THE EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE GULLY DIVIDING THE EAST AND WEST BOUND LANES, AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, DUE TO THE BUMPER BEING PUSHED INTO THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038612September 10, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037543September 9, 2003
TIRES
REPEATED TIRE BLOW OUTS, ONE IN JUNE 2003, ONE IN SEPTEMBER 2003, SAME TRUCK, SAME TIRE LOCATION, SAME BRAND TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030177September 2, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE, LT # P265/75/R16 DOT#- UNKNOWN. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND IN THE FAST LANE. THERE WAS A "THUD" AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE EAST BOUND LANE AND HAD GONE OVER THE MOUND OF GRAVEL, CROSSED TWO LANES OF CONSTRUCTION OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDER WALL AND BROKE OUT TWO CHUNKS OF CEMENT, LANDED OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDING, ROLLED OVER ON TOP, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WEST BOUND SLOW LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. (STATE OF MINNESOTA POLICE REPORT) *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10034465August 25, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING A BAD SMELL COMING FROM UNDER HOOD DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYING ONTO MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033296August 22, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F-350 ON FREEWAY 80 WEST FROM DAVIS CA, THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX ATX SIZE 245/75X16 DEVELOPED A LARGE BUBBLE AND TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE IS FACTORY SUPPLIED ORIGINAL WITH ONLY 30,760 MILES ON IT, TREAD STILL HAS 25% OF DEPTH LEFT. TIRE WAS ALWAYS NOTED TO HAVE RUN HOTTER THAN THE OTHERS, BUT DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNING THAT FAILURE WAS EMMANENT. WHEN I QUESTIONED 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS ABOUT THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE FOR THEIR TIRES, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT GETTING A SETTLEMENT TOWARD BUYING ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE, THEY GOT QUITE UPSET AND DEFENSIVE, REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT A PRORATED AMOUNT TOWARD A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE. I TOLD THEM I WAS NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. I WAS NOT AT ALL HAPPY ABOUT THE WAY I WAS TREATED, OR ABOUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT FOR ALL NEW TIRES, SINCE I DON'T TRUST THE FIRESTONE TIRES REMAINING ON THIS TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032945August 16, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELEX AT TIRE 265/75R16 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRE ON 2000 FORD F350 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK AT 27,700 MILES TRAVELING AT 45 MPH RIGHT REAR GROSS FAILURE OF TIRE. OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED 90% FROM TREAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032167August 5, 2003
TIRES
L22575R16, LT RSFEB1998, DA180P013L. CONSUMER STATES THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 65 MPH. TIRE WAS REPLACED, AND AT 400 MILES BLEWOUT AGAIN. CAUSE UNKWOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032035August 4, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TWO REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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