Ford F-450 Complaints

588 consumer complaints on file.

#556160October 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE IN TWO WHILE CONSUMER WAS TAKING A CURB, CONSUMER WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE CAB, CHASSIS AND UTILITY BED AND BUCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#555930October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON, CONSUMER INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO FAILURE, PEDAL INTERMITTENTELY GETS HARD CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL ALSO GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732969September 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD LOSS 10/29/1999, ONE TIRE, TREAD LOSS 7/28/2000, TWO TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733031September 30, 2000
TIRES
SINCE PURCHASING TRUCK I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED FORD 450'S AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VALVE STEMS. SEVERAL HAD 4 VALVE STEM FAILURES AND ADVISED ME TO CHANGE MINE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: CU9R HMTJ TIRESIZE: 22570R19.5)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871843September 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED, IT BUBBLED OUT RIGHT WHERE DEFROSTER HITS IT, WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871628September 27, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING PITMAN ARM, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING BOX, BROKE IN HALF WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. MANUFACTURER SAID CRASH CAUSED THE PITMAN ARM TO BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871674September 27, 2000
TIRES:VALVE
RUBBER VALVE STEM KEPT COMING OFF TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE METAL STEAM. DEALER/GENERAL TIRES COMPANY WERE NOTIFIED. *AK LOWERING PSI TO 80 WORKS OKAY. THE CUSTOMER ALSO REPLACED ALL RUBBER STEMS TO METAL STEAM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731139September 12, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870273September 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE IN TRUCK GETS VERY HIGH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKES SHUT DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727968August 15, 2000
TIRES
I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS IN 12000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OVERLOADED, IT HAS BEEN WEIGHED ON A CAT SCALE.I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALERS. THE FIRST SAID TO BAD, THE MOST RECIENT DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE.I HAVE E-MAILED FIRESTONE AND SENT THEM A LETTER ASKING FOR WEIGHT TO PSI DATA TO DETERMINE IF MY CURRENT 80 LBS PSI IS OVERINFLATED. TAT IS THE MAX PSI LISTED ON THE TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD A REPLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867376August 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CLUTCH WENT; 350/450, AND 550 CLUTCHES WERE DEFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND GEAR GOT LOCKED. COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT ON BRAKES AND KILL THE ENGINE, ALSO, A/C WENT OUT 4 TIMES. *AK THE CLUTCH CAME APART AND THE PIECES FELL INTO CLUTCH PLATE DESTROYING FRONT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869771August 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING IT NOT TO DISENGAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865432July 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. REAR AXLE/FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATES HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES EACH. DEALER SAYS IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A NATION WIDE PROBLEM, BUT ADMITTS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865087July 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO DOWN SHIFT CLUTCH CAME APART. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863852June 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY GOT STUCK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PLATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862719May 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH WILL "GO OUT" WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862433May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT. IN A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE IS HARD TO HANDLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552226May 11, 2000
TIRES:VALVE
A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM CAUSED TIRE FAILURE, THE VALVE STEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SINCE THE TIRE PRESSURE EXCEEDED 65#. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857070February 16, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO HARD TO APPLY. EVEN WHEN APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WITH HARD FORCE, VEHICLE WOULD STILL ROLL. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT SAME PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718531February 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE VEHICLE REAR END SNAPS VIOLENTLY JERKING THE BACK OF THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS. IT DOES THIS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT HAS NEVER DONE IT WHEN THE DEALER TEST DRIVES. THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSES THIS AND WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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