2000 FORD F-250 SD Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE ON THE SCENE. THE LOCAL D...
Mileage: 165,000
FORD AND "TAKATA RECALL" THE SAFETY BELTS IN THE BACK OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL, THE MUFFLER ON THE BOTTOM BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS HANGING ENOUPH TO STRAP IT TO CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER IS CRACKED AND HELD TOGETHER BY PLASTIC TYWRAPS. THE LIGHT IN THE DASH LIGHT IS...
Mileage: 233,000
FORD AND "TAKATA RECALL" THE SAFETY BELTS IN THE BACK OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL, THE MUFFLER ON THE BOTTOM BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS HANGING ENOUPH TO STRAP IT TO CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER IS CRACKED AND HELD TOGETHER BY PLASTIC TYWRAPS. THE LIGHT IN THE DASH LIGHT IS...
Mileage: 233,000
FORD AND "TAKATA RECALL" THE SAFETY BELTS IN THE BACK OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL, THE MUFFLER ON THE BOTTOM BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR IS HANGING ENOUPH TO STRAP IT TO CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER IS CRACKED AND HELD TOGETHER BY PLASTIC TYWRAPS. THE LIGHT IN THE DASH LIGHT IS...
Mileage: 233,000
THE TOW HOOKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PIERCED THE DOOR PANEL OF A PASSENGER SEDAN DURING A T-BONE IMPACT AT A STOPLIGHT, CAUSING MASSIVE PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN, WHICH RESULTED IN HER DEATH.
THE TOW HOOKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PIERCED THE DOOR PANEL OF A PASSENGER SEDAN DURING A T-BONE IMPACT AT A STOPLIGHT, CAUSING MASSIVE PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN, WHICH RESULTED IN HER DEATH.
I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST MONTH. IT WAS ADVERTISED WITH 97,000 MILES. I WAS SHOWN A CARFAX THAT SHOWED 97,000 MILES. JUST FOUND OUT THE CLUSTER WAS SWAPPED OUT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WITH THE DMV IS ABOUT 382,000 MILES. I NEED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WE WERE AWAY AT A MEETING. VEHICLE WAS STARTED, MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR AND THEN SHUT OFF AND LOCKED. ALSO BURNED DOWN FAMILY WEEKEND CABIN. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND OPEN RECALL THAT CAN CAUSE THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD RECALL FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED/CRUISE ...
Mileage: 300,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG THREAD IN THE ENGINE HEAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 135,000
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE TREAD.
Mileage: 127,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE TUNE-UPS BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 5.4 ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT AND CAT...
Mileage: 195,215
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE TUNE-UPS BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 5.4 ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT AND CAT...
Mileage: 195,215
PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK BROKE (RUSTED THROUGH) AND THE GAS TANK FELL ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE. THE TANK WAS ALMOST FULL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED F-250. WHILE TRYING TO PARK IT IN A PARKING LOT, I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 1 MPH. WHILE STOPPED OR BARELY MOVING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT MAKES PARKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHILE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND/OR PEOPLE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL S...
Mileage: 240,880
I WAS JUST SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT!! IT HAPPENED IN THE FOLLOWING WAY. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, FORTUNATELY I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES OFF FROM CENTER. WITH MY MECHANICAL BACKGROUND I KNEW THAT THIS WAS SE...
Mileage: 175,000
BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2000 FORD F250 USED IN 2006 AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT THE BELT WHEN NOT IN USE. THE BELT WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. I WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOOSE SO IT COULD BE USED. THIS PROBLEM MAKES USING THE SEAT BELT A MAJOR ...
Mileage: 68,000
DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 605 FREEWAY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT THE TREAD BELT PORTION OF THE TIRE TORE OF AND CAUSED BODY AND PAINT DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND BODY DAMAGE IT CAUSED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I MAILED THE DOCUMENT...
Mileage: 52,000
I OBSERVE THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUES BY GOODYEAR (NHTSA 12T0030000) AND SINCE I OWN A 4 WHEEL SET OF THOSE TIRES ON MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, I NOTICED THAT MY SIZE WASN'T LISTED. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SET OF SILENT ARMOR TIRES IN THAT THEY CAN NOT BE BALANCED AS THEY SHOULD BE AND VERY PRONOU...
Mileage: 201,000
TIRE SEPARATED LIKE A RETREAD AND CAUSE OVER $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE PICKUP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR
Mileage: 79,150
APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER BEING PARKED IN PARKING STALL AT MY RESIDENCE, NEIGHBORS NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE (THE FIRE ORIGINATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE).THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND CALLED 911. SAN JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND FINISHED ...
THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FAILED BRAKE LINE ALLOWED THE BRAKE FLUID TO TOTALLY DRAIN THE RESERVOIR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RESERVOIR FOR THE REAR BRAKES IS SHARED WITH THE FRONT BRAKES SO THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO FUNCTION AS WELL. THE OPERATOR THEN H...
Mileage: 141,121
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-90 IN ERIE,PA AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR. I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND. THE TRUCK IS A FORD F-250 WITH A TRITAN 5.4 L MOTOR. *TR
Mileage: 89,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F250 3/4 TON 5.4 GAS 2 WHEEL DRIVE LONG BED EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. THE TRUCK SHAKES AND CUPS TIRES BADLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF WEIGHT IS PUT ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE F250 BUT MOST WERE 4X4 TRUCKS. I THINK THAT THIS IS ...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F250 3/4 TON 5.4 GAS 2 WHEEL DRIVE LONG BED EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. THE TRUCK SHAKES AND CUPS TIRES BADLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF WEIGHT IS PUT ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE F250 BUT MOST WERE 4X4 TRUCKS. I THINK THAT THIS IS ...
Mileage: 60,000
WAS PULLING MY BOAT OUT OF THE WATER AND WHEN STOPPING HEARD A LOUD BANG. STOPPED TRUCK AND SAW FLUID LEAKING ON TO THE GROUND FROM JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. FOUND FLUID TO BE BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE STEEL LINE THAT RUNS DOWN THE LEFT FRAME RAIL HAD BURST NEAR FUEL TANK. THIS AREA HARD ...
Mileage: 150,920
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES UNINTENTIONALLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND REMAINED PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED ...
Mileage: 178,000
WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN COMING APART AND PIECES FALLING OUT OF THE COLUMN. THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG AND HORN ARE ALL NOT WORKING AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. IT IS A FLAT (RIBBON WIRE) WIRE THAT APPEARS TO RUN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE COLUMN. *TR
Mileage: 172,000
WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN COMING APART AND PIECES FALLING OUT OF THE COLUMN. THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG AND HORN ARE ALL NOT WORKING AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. IT IS A FLAT (RIBBON WIRE) WIRE THAT APPEARS TO RUN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE COLUMN. *TR
Mileage: 172,000
WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN COMING APART AND PIECES FALLING OUT OF THE COLUMN. THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG AND HORN ARE ALL NOT WORKING AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. IT IS A FLAT (RIBBON WIRE) WIRE THAT APPEARS TO RUN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE COLUMN. *TR
Mileage: 172,000
NOISY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL GRINDING NOISE. UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THE BEARING HAD APPROX 3 INCHES OF PLAY AND GRINDING ON THE ROTOR. REPLACED FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY AND BEARING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL FAILURE JULY 2010 ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH.
Mileage: 184,600
OUR UNATTENDED FORD F-250 PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR CONSTRUCTION YARD. THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IT AND AN ADJACENT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT MOVED FOR DAYS. I WAS THE LAST PERSON TO DRIVE IT AND I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DEFECTS THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. VIDEO SURVE...
Mileage: 200,000
MY YEAR 2000 FORD F-250 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES IN MY DRIVEWAY TODAY AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER I PARKED IT. IT'S A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DRILLED INTO THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND TH...
Mileage: 103,050
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED ON AND OFF. ONCE HE TURNED THE HEATER CONTROL OFF, THE FLICKERING STOPPED BUT RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE RETURN...
Mileage: 217,000
THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING ON ITS OWN. TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING LIGHT PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR TO MAINTAIN AN 800 TO 1000 RPM. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, HOWEVER, THE LEFT FOOT MU...
Mileage: 117,000
THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING ON ITS OWN. TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING LIGHT PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR TO MAINTAIN AN 800 TO 1000 RPM. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, HOWEVER, THE LEFT FOOT MU...
Mileage: 117,000
I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THEY KNOW IT, SINCE THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS, SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IF I CANNOT FIX IT, IT WILL COST ME $2400 FOR A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
2000 F250 SUPER DUTY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE IN HALF AT 165,000 MILES OTHER THEN THAT I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK HAS THE V10 ALOT OF POWER. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
IN MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 6.8L V-10 THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY TRUCK LOST SOME OF ITS POWER WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM BEING THAT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH-HOUR. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD, I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THE SPARK PLUG SITTING ON TO...
Mileage: 114,000
SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN MY 2000 FORD F250 5.4L ENGINE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE ENGINES AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS BY FORD MOTORS. BEFORE THE SPARK PLUG IS EJECTED, THERE IS A LOUD TAPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE EJECTION SHORTL...
Mileage: 115,000
SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF HEAD ON MY FORD 250 SUPER DUTY V10 2000 YEAR. *TR
2000 FORD F-250 6.8L ENGINE BLEW SPARK PLUG OUT OF HEAD AT 73,300 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 73,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CA...
Mileage: 185,950
2000 FORD F250 V10 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD, THREADS ARE STRIPPED. *TR
Mileage: 101,247
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 138,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT ABOUT 122,000 MILES ON IT SO IT HAS ABOUT 250,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT BRAKE ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE HAD 8 BRAKE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE TAK...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PARKING BRAKE WAS WEDGED AGAINST THE REAR BRAKE DRUM WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED SINCE HE FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAI...
Mileage: 130,000
MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET IN MY TOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR BUT DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED YET. I DID HAVE SPARE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAD A FRIEND RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 128,400
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON OCTOBER 7, 2009 I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF CYLINDER #3 OF MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY V-10. THIS COST ME $125 DOLLARS OF TOWING, AND $350.00 IN REPAIR. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF ANYMORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPARK ...
Mileage: 128,000
DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY EVENING I STOPPED TO GAS UP. AFTER FUELING THE TRUCK I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE SECOND CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EJECTED DESTROYING THE COIL IN THE PRO...
Mileage: 99,450
SEPARATION OF STEEL BELTS ON TIRES IMPORTED BY FOREIGN TIRE SALES OF NEW JERSEY. AFTER CONTACTING THEM TWO YEARS AGO ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE NOT IN THE BATCH FOR THE RECALL. TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES I PURCHASED HAVE FAILED WITH BELT SEPARATION ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, CAUSING DAMAG...
Mileage: 35,000
1. FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD STOP WORKING THEN STOP 2. JUST WHEN TRIED TO USE IT WOULD EITHER WORK OR NOT THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVE WAY 3. NOTHING YET WE THINK THE TRUCK IS TOTALED OUT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE SMOKE CEASED, BUT THERE WAS A MELTED BLACK WIRE UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH HE BELIEVES...
Mileage: 160,000
THE BLOWING OUT OF SPARK PLUG ON 2000 F-250. I WAS LEAVING WALMART PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR, I STOP OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE SPARK PLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. *TR
Mileage: 178,000
LAST YEAR ABOUT SEPT 08...MY 2000 F-250 10 CYLINDER P-UP STARTED VERY ROUGH-LIKE. IT WOULD NOT DO 50 MPH ANYMORE AS OF THAT SAME DATE. I TOOK IT TO GOOD-YEAR AND TO TWO OTHER GARAGES FOR ESTIMATES AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG. THE 10TH VALVE HAD STUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME 4,000 DOLL...
Mileage: 49,761
I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F250 WITH THE 5.4 TRITON V8 GAS ENGINE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. UPON INVESTIGATION AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEFT REAR SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED BETWEEN $300 TO $3000 PEN...
Mileage: 118,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD F-250 POWERSTROKE 7.3 LITER TRUCK THAT WAS RECALLED FOR A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR THAT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL LEAVE THE TRUCK NOT RUNNING, AND CAN RESULT IN NOT HAVING POWERSTEERING OR BRAKES. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT IT MADE MY TRUCK RUN W...
Mileage: 105,000
OWNER OF A 2000 FORD F250 WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UNDER RECALL 07S57. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. NOW I AM LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REPAIR THIS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT AN NEW SPARK PLUG IN THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 80,001
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING BRAKE FUEL, WHICH WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD RETAINER CLIP. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR FREE BEC...
Mileage: 83,000
FORD 5.4L SPARK PLUGS. I JUST EXPERIENCED MY THIRD BLOWOUT. LUCKILY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DID UNPLUG THE FUEL INJECTOR. SOMEONE LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE MAY HAVE DRIVEN THEIR VEHICLE AND WITH UNBURNED GASOLINE PUMPING ONTO A HOT ENGINE, WITH THE BLOWNOUT SPARK PLUG NEAR BY, THUS CAUSING A FIRE, OR WORS...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER S/T TIRES, SIZE 285/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TIRE...
Mileage: 116,000
MY 2000 F-250 V-10 PICKUP HAS ONLY 53K MILES. IT SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH THIS WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THREE SHOPS AND PAID FOR DIAGNOSTICS. ALL THREE GAVE ME DIFFERENT REPORTS STATING THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND FOMOCO IN DETROIT. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM UP THE CREEK...LITE...
Mileage: 53,084
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH EVERY TIME. *TR
Mileage: 130
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB), WHICH STATED THAT HE SHOULD CHECK THE HUB TO VERIFY IF THE COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED, WHICH PREVENT...
Mileage: 232,000
FRONT END SHAKING ON 2000 FORD F-250. HAVE REPLACED BALL JOINTS, STEERING ARMS, DRAG LINKS, ETC... STILL SHAKES. IT STARTED WITH FRONT END THUMPING AND PROGRESSED. NOW WITH ALL THESE REPAIRS, THE FRONT END STILL THUMPS AND CAN TELL THE TIRE SHAKING IS HAPPENING. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK HAS A MAJOR P...
Mileage: 45,000
CRUISE CONTROL CEASED WORKING. SINCE THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE, OTHER THAN SIGNIFICANT DISCOMFORT ON LONG TRIPS, AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO OPERATE ACCEPTABLY EXCEPT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, I CONTINUED DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER SMOKE WAS DETECTED WHEN TRUCK WAS STARTED...
Mileage: 205,426
FORD 250 TRUCK 5.4L TRITON ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 164,000
ESOF SYSTEM FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE FOR 2000 FORD F250 WITH 77K MILES: THE ESOF ON MY TRUCK FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE FRONT HUBS, LEAVING THEM PERMANENTLY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE HUBS, MOTOR, ETC OF THE ESOF SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND WATER IN THE SYSTEM...
Mileage: 77,800
ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN 200 F250 V-10 ENGINES. DEALER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, REPORTED THAT A SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER AND/OR EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER ALSO NOTED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING NOT TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR BUT REPLACE HEAD ON ENGINE. THIS IS A EXTREME PROBLEMS NOTIN...
Mileage: 90,777
I WAS DOING SOME REPAIR WORK ON MY FORD F-250 AND DECIDED TO LOOK AROUND THE UNDERSIDE. I WAS STUNNED TO SEE THAT 2 OUT OF 4 LEAVES OF THE LEFT REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF NEAR THE U BOLT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT EVIDENT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE I HAVE NOT PUT ANYTHING HEAVY IN THE TRUCK. I ONLY FOUND THE P...
Mileage: 170,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR END COVER WAS RUSTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,931 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,923.
Mileage: 36,923
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR END COVER WAS RUSTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,931 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,923.
Mileage: 36,923
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR END COVER WAS RUSTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,931 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,923.
Mileage: 36,923
BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG. *TR
Mileage: 142,000
REPEATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD REPLACED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 F250 UNDER WARRANTY, WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN FAILED WITH ABOUT 84,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, 49,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND $4,000 OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND RAR...
Mileage: 34,000
REPEATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD REPLACED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 F250 UNDER WARRANTY, WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN FAILED WITH ABOUT 84,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, 49,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND $4,000 OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND RAR...
Mileage: 34,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG FORD OWNERS THAT THE BALLJOINTS IN THE SUPERDUTY LINE ARE PRONG TO PREMATURE FAIURE. I'VE HEARD OF FAILURES ON VEHICLES WITH MILEAGE AS LOW AS 24,000. CHECK SOME OF THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THERES ALOT OF DATA TO BACK MY C...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG FORD OWNERS THAT THE BALLJOINTS IN THE SUPERDUTY LINE ARE PRONG TO PREMATURE FAIURE. I'VE HEARD OF FAILURES ON VEHICLES WITH MILEAGE AS LOW AS 24,000. CHECK SOME OF THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THERES ALOT OF DATA TO BACK MY C...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE SENSOR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), ALTHOUGH...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 HD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME, AND HE HAS BEEN INFORMED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONT...
MY 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V-10 MOTOR IS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS BLOWN 5 SPARK PLUGS NOW OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, AND THIS IS ON A MOTOR INSTALLED BY FORD. SO IF THERE CLAIM OF IMPROPER TORQUE IS TRUE THEN IT WAS THEM WHO IS TO BLAME. I ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REPORTS SAYING MANY FORD...
MY 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V-10 MOTOR IS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS BLOWN 5 SPARK PLUGS NOW OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, AND THIS IS ON A MOTOR INSTALLED BY FORD. SO IF THERE CLAIM OF IMPROPER TORQUE IS TRUE THEN IT WAS THEM WHO IS TO BLAME. I ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REPORTS SAYING MANY FORD...
MY 2000 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON V-10 MOTOR IS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS BLOWN 5 SPARK PLUGS NOW OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, AND THIS IS ON A MOTOR INSTALLED BY FORD. SO IF THERE CLAIM OF IMPROPER TORQUE IS TRUE THEN IT WAS THEM WHO IS TO BLAME. I ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REPORTS SAYING MANY FORD...
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STALLING ISSUE WITH MY 2000 FORD SD 7.3 SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THIS SUMMER. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM 2 TIMES. THE RECALL WAS DONE ON THE CPS ON DEC 18TH 2007, AND IT IS STILL STALLING. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, FORD HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENIN...
Mileage: 91,000
DRIVING AT 50 MPH TRUCK STALLED GOT OFF ROAD RESTARTED WAS OK FOR 3 WEEKS, DID SAME THING ,WAS OK FOR 1 WEEK, DID SAME THING. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD THEY REPLACED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR
Mileage: 216,000
WHILE ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION ON 9/18/07 (TOWING MY 32 FOOT FIFTH-WHEEL) MY FORD F-250 DIESEL (7.3 LITER) STARTED ACTING AS IF THE REAR-END WAS SLIPPING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKILY I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA AT THE TIME AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS ONLY 3...
Mileage: 113,926
2000 FORD F-250 INSUFFICIENT CUP HOLDER WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CUP HOLDER WOULD NOT HOLD BOTTLED WATER, AND IT FELL OUT GETTING LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB A PASSENGER IN THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THAT TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID ...
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-250 DIESEL OF 2000 I SMELL LIKE A OIL BURNED. WHEN I REACHED MY HOUSE I OPENED THE HOOD BUT I ONLY SAW SOME SMOKE COMING NEAR THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. I SAID TO MY SON THAT TURNED "ON" THE VEHICLE AND THEM I SAW WHEN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION NEAR THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEGIN T...
Mileage: 93,426
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 HD. EVERY OTHER DAY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE CONTACT MUST CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE FUSES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED FAILURE IN THE WIRING. HE STATED THAT THE FIVE ROUND WIRING HARNESSES IN WHICH TO TO...
Mileage: 94,650
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON A 2000 FORD F250 W/7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THIS IS THE 4TH CPS I'VE HAD IN THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS 60K MILES. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE SUDDENLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CABLE SPLITTING IN HALF. THE SPARE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HE CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED...
Mileage: 100,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE,WHILE BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY, BRAKES WERE PUT ON THE STOP, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP, PULLED FORWARD BACK UP THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY, UPON INVESTIGATION, NOTICED MAIN BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED NEAR THE FUEL...
Mileage: 40,000
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN/ NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES/ WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH ONLY MINOR TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 202,000
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HWY 174 IN SC AT AROUND 10:00 PM WHEN MY FORD F250 7.3L DIESEL TRUCK BEGAN TO KNOCK AND FINALLY SHUT OFF IN THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND THEN TO RAVENEL FORD THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS CAM POSITI...
Mileage: 100,652
FRONT HUBS ON 4WD FORD F-250 PICKUP WERE STUCK IN LOCKED, EVEN THOUGH SET TO AUTOMATIC. CAUSED FAILURE OF CV JOINT ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACK CASE AND TRANSMISSION EXPLODING (LITERALLY, AS IN PARTS FLYING ALL OVER I-80). TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER (ACTION TRANSMISSION, ROCK SPRINGS...
Mileage: 51,200
FRONT HUBS ON 4WD FORD F-250 PICKUP WERE STUCK IN LOCKED, EVEN THOUGH SET TO AUTOMATIC. CAUSED FAILURE OF CV JOINT ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACK CASE AND TRANSMISSION EXPLODING (LITERALLY, AS IN PARTS FLYING ALL OVER I-80). TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER (ACTION TRANSMISSION, ROCK SPRINGS...
Mileage: 51,200
FRONT HUBS ON 4WD FORD F-250 PICKUP WERE STUCK IN LOCKED, EVEN THOUGH SET TO AUTOMATIC. CAUSED FAILURE OF CV JOINT ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACK CASE AND TRANSMISSION EXPLODING (LITERALLY, AS IN PARTS FLYING ALL OVER I-80). TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER (ACTION TRANSMISSION, ROCK SPRINGS...
Mileage: 51,200
FRONT HUBS ON 4WD FORD F-250 PICKUP WERE STUCK IN LOCKED, EVEN THOUGH SET TO AUTOMATIC. CAUSED FAILURE OF CV JOINT ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACK CASE AND TRANSMISSION EXPLODING (LITERALLY, AS IN PARTS FLYING ALL OVER I-80). TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER (ACTION TRANSMISSION, ROCK SPRINGS...
Mileage: 51,200
I HAVE A MODEL YEAR 2000 FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 45K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN PRIMARILY IN THE SUMMER, AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR SNOW PLOWING. YESTERDAY, AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN I TRIE...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THREE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STAT...
Mileage: 35,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IN MY 2000 F250 THREE TIMES NOW. THE PART COSTS OVER 140 DOLLARS AT A FORD DEALER AND I KNOW MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME PART. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND FORD KNOWS IT. WHEN I WALKED IN THE DEALER AND SAID MY TRUCK DIED THE FI...
Mileage: 156,000
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE STOP ON 2000 FORD SUPERDUTY DIESEL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MILEAGE WAS APPROX 125,000. REPLACEMENT OEM CPS FAILED AFTER A FURTHER 3,000 MILES! OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
WHILEDRIVING HOME FROM VACATION ON I 65 SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY ALABAMA A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE, LL 265 /75 R 16 ON THE RIGHT REAR HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE, AND DID DAMAGE TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED, AND I STILL WAS WORKING ON RESTITUTION FOR THE DAMAGE...
Mileage: 36,825
CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND THE TRUCK STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW PART WAS REPLACED AT DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, OLD PART KEPT AT DEALER. *AK
Mileage: 22,000
WIFE RETURNED HOME WIITH COMPLAINT OF SMELL AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND FLAMES COMING FORM MASTER CYLINDER AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FIRE WAS CENTERED ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. *AK
WHILE ON A BACK ROAD, AT NIGHT AFTER A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY KIDS, TRUCK STUMBLED/STUTTERED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP TRUCK AND THEN RESTART IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY TRUCK WOULD TRY TO CRANK BUT WOULDN'T FIRE UP. CALLED A DIESEL MECHANIC WHO CAME...
Mileage: 114,000
FORD F-250 PICKUP WITH 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR (SYNCHRONIZER). ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MAKING HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED SENSOR TO CO...
Mileage: 85,937
1ST DAY OF OWNERSHIP OF 2000 F250, ENGINE INEXPLICABLY DIES, RENDERING USELESS POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS. TOWED TO DEALER. EXPLAINED PROBLEM TO SERVICE WRITER. WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE WRITER SAYS "CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR." AS IT TURNS OUT, HE WAS RIGHT. PROBLEM FIXED...
Mileage: 162,000
ENGINE WOULD QUIT WHILE ON THE ROAD OR AT IDLE OUTSIDE TEMP OR ENGINE TEMP DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM CORRECTED NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN . WHEN ENGINE QUIT WOULD RESTART. BELIEVE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN IT MIGHT QUIT. *TR
Mileage: 87,000
CAM POSITION SENSOR/SYNCHRONIZER FAILURE ON 2000 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY WITH 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE @ 64477 MILES. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING @ 40 MILES/HOUR ON SECONDARY ROAD. LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACE PART FMC F7TZ 12K073 A. TOTAL CHARG...
Mileage: 64,477
CAM POSITION SENSOR/SYNCHRONIZER FAILURE ON 2000 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY WITH 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE @ 64477 MILES. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING @ 40 MILES/HOUR ON SECONDARY ROAD. LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACE PART FMC F7TZ 12K073 A. TOTAL CHARG...
Mileage: 64,477
2000 FORD F-250 7.3 PSD ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING, LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING TOOK EXTRA EFFORT. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, REPLACED IT AT A COST OF $200 AND TRUCK IS RUNNING FINE. *JB
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE A 2000 F 250 DIESEL PICKUP. THE ENGINE HAS STALLS AND THUS YOU LOOSE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING A LOWW SPEED 2X RECENTLY.ALSO WHILE STOPPED . I HAD THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD. IT IS NOW OCCURING MORE OFTEN.
Mileage: 97,000
OCCASIONAL ENGINE STALL WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS TURNED ON OR ON INTERMITTENT SETTING. OCCASIONAL STALLS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED QUICKLY LEFT TO START TURNING FROM STANDING POSITION AT INTERSECTIONS. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS. *JB
Mileage: 10,000
OCCASIONAL ENGINE STALL WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS TURNED ON OR ON INTERMITTENT SETTING. OCCASIONAL STALLS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED QUICKLY LEFT TO START TURNING FROM STANDING POSITION AT INTERSECTIONS. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS. *JB
Mileage: 10,000
THE BALL JOINTS IN MY VEHICLE ARE WORN OUT & I NEED TO HAVE ALL 4 BALL JOINTS (BOTH UPPERS & LOWERS) REPLACED ON MY 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO GREASE THE JOINT-NO GREASE FITTING!!!! IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD TRUCK OWNERS. AFTER YOU REPLA...
Mileage: 51,000
THE BALL JOINTS IN MY VEHICLE ARE WORN OUT & I NEED TO HAVE ALL 4 BALL JOINTS (BOTH UPPERS & LOWERS) REPLACED ON MY 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO GREASE THE JOINT-NO GREASE FITTING!!!! IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD TRUCK OWNERS. AFTER YOU REPLA...
Mileage: 51,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIME HE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH HIS 2000 F250 TRUCK, WAS WHEN HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ASK THAT HE BRING VEHICLE IN. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT ...
Mileage: 20,312
WHEN I STATED MY 2000 FORD F250 SD WITH THE 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE THE MOTOR RAN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ALMOST AN HOUR OF IDLING THE MOTOR DEVELOPED ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE...
Mileage: 72,750
2000 FORD F250, 7.3 DIESEL, FUEL LEAK FROM PLASTIC DRAIN VALVE ON THE MAIN FUEL FILTER. LEAVING A TRAIL OF FUEL ALONG THE ROAD. AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK LOSING ABOUT 4-6 GALLONS OF FUEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR. OTHER THAN CONTACTING FORD. FILTER DRAIN VALVE, ON TOP OF THE ENGINE...
Mileage: 47,311
CAMSHAFT POSITIONS SENSOR FAILURE NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT AS TRUCK QUIT RUNNING HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION. FORD CPS FAILURES ARE OFTEN AND FAIL FOR NO REASON AND WITH NO WARNING. *NM
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 7.3 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS ON 11-4-06 THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY/ WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED ...
Mileage: 132,000
TRUCK WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH. ON NIGHT OF OCCURRENCE, TRUCK STALLED IN HIGHWAY, RESTARTED, STALLED FOR GOOD. WAITED 2 HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK ON BUSY HIGHWAY. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR $430.00. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. *JB
Mileage: 69,743
MY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2000 F250 IT SHUT OFF MY MOTOR WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH AND I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING. IT WAS FIXED EASY WITH A NEW CPS BUT THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN. *JB
Mileage: 120,000
1. TRUCK RUNNING CORRECTLY. 2.ENGINE STOPPED, PULLED OFF ROAD, TOW REQUIRED TO FORD, ROCKLAND MAINE . 3. CPS REPLACED, ENGINE RUNNING FINE. NHTSA ACTION #: PE06011 SYNCHRONIZER OR CMP SENSOR. *NM
Mileage: 77,100
1. TRUCK RUNNING CORRECTLY. 2.ENGINE STOPPED, PULLED OFF ROAD, TOW REQUIRED TO FORD, ROCKLAND MAINE . 3. CPS REPLACED, ENGINE RUNNING FINE. NHTSA ACTION #: PE06011 SYNCHRONIZER OR CMP SENSOR. *NM
Mileage: 77,100
VEHICLE DIED SUDDENLY AND FAILED TO RESTART. CPS WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE RAN. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
I OWN A 2000 F250 DIESEL TRUCK. ON OCTOBER 26, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MIDNIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A DEAD STOP, CROSSING OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING NO FASTER THEN 10 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK CUT OFF HALFWAY ACROSS THE ROADWAY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I THEN COASTED ...
Mileage: 62,425
TRANSFER CASE ON 4X4 F-250 SD DEFECTS LOCKS UP WHEELS TRAVELING HWY. (4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT ENGAGED). VEHICLE SKIDS HARD LEFT CAUSING ROLLOVER. STATE HWY PATROL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES EQUIPMENT FAILURE TO BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REMAINS UNREPAIRED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DOCUMENTATION. *...
AT 85000 MILES OF VERY LIGHT USE MY F250 HD MODEL YEAR 2000 WITH DIESEL ENGINE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS TRUCK IS REFERRED TO AS A SUPER DUTY AND HEAVILY ADVERTISED AS SUCH A STRONG TRUCK WHY WOULD MY TRANSMISSION FAIL. AGAIN THIS TRUCK IS USED MORE LIKE A CAR THEN A...
Mileage: 85,300
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE OPERATING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, A SINGLE SPARK PLUG WAS SITTING ATOP TH...
Mileage: 108,000
TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE BLEW APART AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRUCK RR PANEL, RIM AND BED. SPARE WAS INSTALLED AND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO INSURANCE CO. TIRE PARTS WERE SAVED. REPAIRS UNDER WAY. *JB
Mileage: 27,450
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. AAA CHANGED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE FENDER WAS BENT, A MUD FLAP WAS TORN OFF, AND THE LEFT RUNNING BOARD WAS TORN LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE INCID...
Mileage: 86,000
I HAVE A F250 FORD SUPER DUTY 7.3L DIESEL,YEAR 200 101,000 MILES.WHILE MY WIFE WAS TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WITH THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH.THIS IS IN A RECALL FOR F150 AND VANS BUT NOT MY F250 DIESEL.THIS FIRE WAS FLAMING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN MY WIFE PULLED INTO A ...
Mileage: 102,631
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK EQUIPED WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. THIS OCCURED WHILE I WAS ENTERING A CIRCLE INTERSECTION, FORTUNATELY VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE ANY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT D...
Mileage: 78,250
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK EQUIPED WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. THIS OCCURED WHILE I WAS ENTERING A CIRCLE INTERSECTION, FORTUNATELY VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE ANY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT D...
Mileage: 78,250
I OWN A 2000 FORD F-250 DIESEL IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CANCEL SWITCH LIKE THE OTHERS, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL DIESELS ALSO. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP & ALSO HAVE THE BURNT SWITCH. *JB
Mileage: 226,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED NHTSA RECALL #05V388000, RELATING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTR...
Mileage: 56,000
2000 F250 SUPER DUTY...49,000 MILES #8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT @ 45 MPH.. LIMPED HOME....REMOVED HEAD....CRACKED....$300.00 FOR RECONDITIONED HEAD..... GASKETS, GOOP, TOOLS,BOLTS, FIXTURES..$600.00...........ABLE TO DO WORK MYSELF..LUCKY.....HELP FROM FORD..HA HA HA.... 80,000 MILES HEAD GASKET OTHE...
Mileage: 49,990
2000 F250 SUPER DUTY...49,000 MILES #8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT @ 45 MPH.. LIMPED HOME....REMOVED HEAD....CRACKED....$300.00 FOR RECONDITIONED HEAD..... GASKETS, GOOP, TOOLS,BOLTS, FIXTURES..$600.00...........ABLE TO DO WORK MYSELF..LUCKY.....HELP FROM FORD..HA HA HA.... 80,000 MILES HEAD GASKET OTHE...
Mileage: 49,990
VEHICLE - 2000 FORD F-250 4X4 7.3L DIESEL. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) WENT OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND NOT START AGAIN UNTIL PART WAS REPLACED. ENGINE TURNED OFF EXITING FREEWAY GOING APPROX 65 MPH. THIS IS THE THIRD CPS THAT HAS GONE BAD ON THIS VEHICLE. FIRST AT 38,000 MILES, SECOND AT...
MY CPS IN MY 2000 7.3L TRUCK FAILED. *JB
THREE OF FOUR COOPER TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATIONS WITHIN A MONTH. TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATED ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSING EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE FROM THE TREAD IMPACTING THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. COOPER TIRE WAS NOTIFIED. SO FAR THEY CLA...
Mileage: 65,100
2000 F250 POWER STROKE WOULD SHUT OFF ENGINE AT SPEED, USUALLY AROUND 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER INCLUDED POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE MONTH, ONCE DETERMINED WAS NOT BAD DIESEL FUEL, I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER...
Mileage: 51,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS METAL FELL OFF OF THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOTICED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEAF SPRING ON BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD A TOTAL OF SIX FRACTURES. THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE BEING REPLACED.
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED ON A DIRT ROAD, THE DRIVER BECAME DISTRACTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD, AND HIT SEVERAL PINE TREES HEAD ON. A TOWING HOOK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BECAME LOGGED IN A TREE AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 120,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCC...
Mileage: 45,000
TIRE WAS AT NORMAL PRESSURE, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE WHOLE TIRE EXPLODED OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NO SIDEWALL LEFT. IT FELT LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. MY RIM WAS DESTROYED, MESSED UP MY BUMPER. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME, I NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM AND TIRE. I HAVE A PICTUR...
FAILURE OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS EARLY AM AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ALLOWING ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO ADVANCE WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOWED TO DEALER, CPS...
Mileage: 64,000
EARLY EVENING FRIDAY, FEB 18, 2005, DRIVING 2000 F250 SD PSD 7.3-LITER DIESEL @ APPROX 50 MPH, TRUCK BUCKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN ENGINE DIED, LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WAS NOSE INTO AN INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE AREA WAS S...
Mileage: 100,125
I ALSO HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT ON MY 2000 F250 V-10 ENGINE, I HAVE CONTACTED YOUR COMPANY AND HAVE BEEN OFFERED NO HELP AT ALL, NOT EVEN TO HELP GET THE TOOL I HAD TO PAY $250 FOR TO FIX YOUR DEFECT!! THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM!! *NM
Mileage: 78,000
OWN 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS TRUCK IN DEC 2000. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ALL POWER, BRAKES-STEERING ETC. ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS. ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS CREATING HAZARDOUS SITUATI...
Mileage: 70,000
MY CPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STALLED LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING. THE TRUCK IS A FORD F-250 WITH THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *NM
Mileage: 61,435
MY CPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STALLED LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING. THE TRUCK IS A FORD F-250 WITH THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *NM
Mileage: 61,435
CAME OUT FROM WORK TO GO HOME, TRUCK WOULD NOT START, JUST FILLED THE PARKING LOT WITH WHITE SMOKE. CPS SENSOR HAD FAILED WITH NO WARNING. GOT A RIDE HOME AND NEXT DAY PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SENSOR. INSTALLED IT THAT DAY AND THIS ONE LASTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WHEN IT FAILED...
Mileage: 23,000
TIRE TREAD SEPERATION. *NM
Mileage: 29,000
I HAVE TWO FORD PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. BOTH OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONS SENSOR FAIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS IN THE TRUCK AND IN A BANK DRIVE THROUGH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AT THAT TIME AND THEN HAD THE REPLACEMENT ...
Mileage: 142,500
FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, WITH 83,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. TWO SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON 12/7/05 AND THE SECOND OCCURRED ON 1/9/05. THE REPAIRS ENTAILED INSTALLING STEEL SLEEVE INSERTS INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN I FELT FRONT END SLIGHTLY VIBRATING, AS IF A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I PULLED INTO A TRUCK STOP TO CHECK THINGS OUT, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM RIM HAD A TEAR IN THE METAL, CONSEQUENTLY RUINING A PRACTICALLY NEW TIRE (ON LESS THAN 1 MONTH). PUT THE S...
Mileage: 115,243
SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER HEAD IS STRIPPED. *JB
Mileage: 69,005
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST O...
Mileage: 116,000
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST O...
Mileage: 116,000
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUTS ON MY FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. IT IS A 2000 MODEL. THE SPARK PLUG CAN NO LONGER BE REINSERTED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EJECTION. A HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A RATHER SIGNIFICANT COST ...
Mileage: 108,000
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) ON THE FORD 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINES. IT SEEMS THAT MOST/ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS SENSOR HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE, WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. I BELONG TO SEVERAL FORUMS AND NEARLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SENS...
Mileage: 118,850
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) ON THE FORD 7.3L POWER STROKE ENGINES. IT SEEMS THAT MOST/ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS SENSOR HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE, WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. I BELONG TO SEVERAL FORUMS AND NEARLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SENS...
Mileage: 118,850
DRIVING AT 45 MPH , I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE BOOT ASSEMBLY & SPARK PLUG WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT A SPARK PLUG AND A BOOT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER (SOMEWHAT) AND WENT BACK HOME. THIS ALL HAPPENED 200 MILES FROM...
Mileage: 54,687
I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 IN THE FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS VERY VIOLENT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I BELIEVE DUE TO MY 24 YEARS OF POLICE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. MY VEHICLE IS...
Mileage: 47,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND NHTSA RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICL...
FIRST, I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT BE DOWN THE ROAD. ITEMS EITHER REPAIRED OR REPLACED ALL BEFORE 47K MILES (NOW HAS 49K MILES AS OF 10/2005) WITH ALL WORK BEING DONE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE, AND AGAIN REQUIRED REPAIR...
Mileage: 47,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON FORD, F250 SUPER DUTY WERE DEFECTIVE BACK IN AUGUST. THE TRUCK STARTED WALKING ALL OVER THE ROAD ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CHANGED THE BALL JOINT AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT THEN. HE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS SINCE CHANG...
Mileage: 68,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON FORD, F250 SUPER DUTY WERE DEFECTIVE BACK IN AUGUST. THE TRUCK STARTED WALKING ALL OVER THE ROAD ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CHANGED THE BALL JOINT AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT THEN. HE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS SINCE CHANG...
Mileage: 68,000
DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 F250 V10 GAS AND SOUNDED LIKE EXHAUST HAD BROKEN CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE FOURTH PLUG FROM FRONT THIS IS THE THIRD PLUG I HAVE LOST IN 194,000 MILES FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 80,000 HAD TO BE HELICOILED SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 125,000 CAME...
Mileage: 194,000
WHILE PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, AT 5:30 A.M., 68 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, TRAVELING AT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND BENT THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER, BROKE THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. I SENT THE DEFECTIVE T...
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND RUSTED IN TWO. THE OTHER TWO LINES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW. THE ONE THAT WAS RUSTED MUST BE MADE OUT OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE BRAKES JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-05. THE DE...
Mileage: 130,000
MY VEHICLE BLOWS SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HIGH TRAFFIC PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES IN DANGER. *NM
Mileage: 95,000
MY 2000 F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION BURN UP. THE F150 HAS THE RECALL BUT NOT THE 250, EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME FAULTY PART ON BOTH VEHICLES. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT NO VISIBLE FLAMES. I WAS ABLE THE UNPLUG THE DEVICE BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE HAPPENED. *NM
Mileage: 209,000
DT: THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BEARING ON THE MOTOR. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OR JULY 2003. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD OCCURRED WAS IN AUGUST 2004, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL OCTOBER...
WHILE TRAVELING MY LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II LT265/75/R16 SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THEN BLEW OUT, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE LEFT OF CENTER, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC COMING. WHEN I SENT MY TIRE TO FIRESTONE THEY HAD SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SEPARATION. FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE STATE...
DT: WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND THEN IT SHUTS DOWN, WHICH CAUSES LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THEM. ON MAY ...
Mileage: 66,581
DT: WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND THEN IT SHUTS DOWN, WHICH CAUSES LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THEM. ON MAY ...
Mileage: 66,581
OCCUPANTS WERE DRIVING THE VECHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO FLAME UP. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. BUT BEFORE THAT WAS COMPLETED THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED THE WIRING HARNESSES, FUSE PANEL, CRUISE DEACTIVACTION MECH. AND MISC. OTHER COMPONENTS, COMPUTER ETC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FORD WAS ON THE NEWS ...
Mileage: 77,228
DEPRESSED CLUTCH PEDAL AND RELEASED IT. THE PEDAL ROSE AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE CLUTCH. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I HAD BEEN LUCKY THAT IT HAD NOT RISEN AN ADDITIONAL .25 INCH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUTCH. FO...
Mileage: 61,024
DEPRESSED CLUTCH PEDAL AND RELEASED IT. THE PEDAL ROSE AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE CLUTCH. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I HAD BEEN LUCKY THAT IT HAD NOT RISEN AN ADDITIONAL .25 INCH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUTCH. FO...
Mileage: 61,024
2000F-250 SUPER-CREW HEAVY DUTY P/U CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP THE WIRING AND FUSE PANEL ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER. FORD HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WOULD BE 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE ANYONE CALLED, IT WAS THE SECOND WEEK AND NO CONTACT WAS MADE. *A...
Mileage: 60,000
KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES.
Mileage: 47,181
DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 55MPH NOTICED A VERY BAD HESITATION IN 5.4L ENGINE AND APPARENT MISFIRE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING ENGINE OFF, NOTICED # 3 COIL BROKEN AND SPARKPLUG LAYING BY FUEL RAIL. SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING BY FORD. 1999-2002 F250 5.4L HEADS ONL...
DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 55MPH NOTICED A VERY BAD HESITATION IN 5.4L ENGINE AND APPARENT MISFIRE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING ENGINE OFF, NOTICED # 3 COIL BROKEN AND SPARKPLUG LAYING BY FUEL RAIL. SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING BY FORD. 1999-2002 F250 5.4L HEADS ONL...
PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT AND 25 MINUTES LATER SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO WAS SMOKING. DISCONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE SERVO AND IT STOPPED. HAAD THE BURNED PART FOR INSPECTION. DURING THE TRIP BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL...
Mileage: 128,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 7.8 DIESE AT APPROX. 5 MPH. IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE. I HAD MY WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS BECAME STUCK AND THEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS OFFS. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE WIPERS STOP...
Mileage: 62,234
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AT FIRST, VEHICLE LOST CRUISE CONTROL. THEN IT LOST THE BRAKE LIGHTS. WHEN TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN OUT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE OWNERS HOMEAND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLING SEVERAL SIMILAR VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK...*AK
Mileage: 80,000
KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. *AK
Mileage: 32,800
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK WAS REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY)BY FORD IN 2002 DUE TO A RECALL. HERE IS THE NHTSA REFERENCE:"NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 01V258000" ON 12/27/04, MY VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE/BURN/MELTDOWN CAUSED BY THE WIPERS NOT BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO THE," PARK" POSITION...
Mileage: 48,000
2000 FORD SUPERDUTY BUILT AT KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE SHAKING DURING BRAKING SINCE @ 3,000 MILES. REPLACED FRONT DISCS/CALIPERS 5 TIMES BY 100,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH TRUCK IS DRIVEN VERY LIGHTLY (NO TOWING, MOUNTAINS ETC. JUST NORMAL HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING) FORD DEALERS (THREE CON...
Mileage: 3,000
STARTED ENGINE, HEARD POP SOUND, ENGINE SUDDENLY RAN BAD. MECHANIC SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT (STRIPPED). MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON FORD PROBLEM, A DEFECT, AND EXPENSIVE. *NM
Mileage: 90,000
REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THIS CONDITION. THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON A 2000 FORD F250- SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENTS MADE BY GENERAL, MODEL NAME APACHE, INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE...
Mileage: 69,000
THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE WAS ON A 2000, FORD, F250-SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16, AND DOT # ADW81EE1202.
Mileage: 46,000
VERY ROUGH SHAKING DURING HIGHWAY SPEED BRAKING AND TRUCK LUNGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPS. REPLACED MY ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES AND FIX LASTS ONLY A SHORT TIME. I TRAVEL A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND VERY LITTLE CITY. NO TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS INVOLVED. THIS GREATLY AFFECTS MY STEERING WHILE BRAKING ABIL...
TIRE FAILURE/BLOW-OUT. BRIDGESTONE HAS ISSUED A SAFTEY COMPAIGN NOTICE ON AUGUST 26, 2004. THIS INFORMATION SUBSTANTIATES MY ORIGINAL FAULTY TIRE CLAIM BACK IN FEBRUARY. I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE(S) AND VEHICLE DAMAMGE. *AK PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. THANK YOU.
2000 FORD F250 5.4L 3RD FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT. STRANDED HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. HELICOIL INSTALLED AND IS HOLDING, BUT FOR HOW LONG?*AK
Mileage: 80,250
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AN ESTIMATED 70MPH TOPS. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE STEEL BELT OF MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 PICKUP. THIS SEPERATION CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL AND ENDANGERED MY PREGNANT WIFE AND OTHER 2 CHILD...
HAD A THROW OUT BEARING FORK BREAK INTO TWO PIECES ON MY 2000 F250 FORD PICK UP. CLUTCH BECAME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE AND THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. TRUCK HAD 52,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ON EXAMINATION THE T.O. BEARING FORK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED SINCE NEW.*AK
Mileage: 52,340
TEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE SEEME TO HAVE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMINATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 6.8 (V-10) TRUCK. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN XHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. I PULLED ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD AND CLIMBED UP TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND. IMAGINE MY SUPRISE TO SEE A LEFT...
Mileage: 99,500
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMINATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 6.8 (V-10) TRUCK. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN XHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. I PULLED ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD AND CLIMBED UP TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND. IMAGINE MY SUPRISE TO SEE A LEFT...
Mileage: 99,500
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, FRONT AXLE AND VIBRATION.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS RESOLVED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING RELIEF UNDER THE MICHIGAN LEMON LAW. *NM
Mileage: 30,450
STEEL BELT & TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE DOING ABOUT $200 DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE FRONT AXLE TO BREAK. ALSO, THERE WAS A BROKEN ROTOR AND A DESTROYED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE FRONT AXLE TO BREAK. ALSO, THERE WAS A BROKEN ROTOR AND A DESTROYED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE FRONT AXLE TO BREAK. ALSO, THERE WAS A BROKEN ROTOR AND A DESTROYED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE TO CHANGE GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HOUSING FOR ONE OF THE SPRINGS IN THE CLUTCH PAD BROKE BETWEEN THE SPRIND AND OUTER HOUSING. *NM
Mileage: 52,000
WARPING OF FRONT DISC ROTORS. THE ROTORS WARPED OUT THE FIRST TIME AT 30000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE ROTORS WARP BETWEEN 10 - 20000 MILES CONSISTENTLY. AGAIN GOING ONLINE I FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL WITH THE FORD F250, 350 MODEL YEAR 1999 - 2003. PRESENTLY I HAVE HAD MY F...
Mileage: 30,000
APRIL 2004. FAULTY CABLE IN STEEING COLUMN. THIS CABLE CAUSES A FAILURE WHICH DISABLES THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IT ALSO DISABLES THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING 100'S PERHAPS 100 OF FORD SUPER DUTY F250, F350 VEHICLE. PER T...
Mileage: 68,000
APRIL 2004. FAULTY CABLE IN STEEING COLUMN. THIS CABLE CAUSES A FAILURE WHICH DISABLES THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IT ALSO DISABLES THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING 100'S PERHAPS 100 OF FORD SUPER DUTY F250, F350 VEHICLE. PER T...
Mileage: 68,000
APRIL 2004. FAULTY CABLE IN STEEING COLUMN. THIS CABLE CAUSES A FAILURE WHICH DISABLES THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IT ALSO DISABLES THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING 100'S PERHAPS 100 OF FORD SUPER DUTY F250, F350 VEHICLE. PER T...
Mileage: 68,000
TREAD SEPARATION ON INTERSTATE 80 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE.
Mileage: 24,100
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF SAFETY RECALL 01S24 WHICH WAS FOR 2000 FORD F250 WITH DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR SWITCH. *NM
Mileage: 45,000
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16 . THERE WERE 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16,000 MILES. THERE WERE 2 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR TIRES. 1 FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. *AK
Mileage: 16,000
BRIDGESTONE DUELLAR AT LT285/75R16 S/N# K9801D693AZ. DRIVING E/B 210 FRWY BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND FONTANA, NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LEFT MIRROR WAS ALSO VIBRATING. CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY IN RIALTO, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOPP LIGHT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS...
STOPPED FOR FUEL. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON STUCK IN CALIPER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT, WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURN ON FINGER. DROVE TO NEARBY REPAIR CENTER FOR REPAIR. DURING REPAIR IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS ALSO STI...
Mileage: 77,553
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER CONSUMER FELT A TREMBLE. THEN, HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE SEPARATED TREAD DAMAGED THE MUFFLER AND THE REAR FENDER.*AK
Mileage: 104,000
STEELTEX R4S TIRES ON MY 2000 F250. ONE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BULGE AT APPROX. 27000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL BASED ON WEB RESEARCH OF PROBLEMS OTHERS WERE HAVING. HAVE TIRES IF INTERSTED IN REVIEWING.. *AK
Mileage: 27,000
I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH WHEN TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFICE INTO THE MEDIAN AND ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ENDING UP IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT TOOK OUT T...
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO HAVE 4 MAJOR REPAIRS IN 1.5 YEARS. *AK
Mileage: 96,000
FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY PICK-UP TRUCK EAD ON COLLISION WITH GARBAGE TRUCK OTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELT (WORN BY DRIVER) DID NOT LATCH. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY PICK-UP TRUCK EAD ON COLLISION WITH GARBAGE TRUCK OTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELT (WORN BY DRIVER) DID NOT LATCH. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
HEADLIGHT PLUGS HEATING UP, CRACKING, AND FAILING. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM OR GO OUT COMPLETELY AT ANY TIME WHILE OPERATING. FOUND THAT THE WIRES FEEDING INTO THE PLUG HEAT UP AND HAVE CAUSED THE PLASTIC PLUG TO DETERIORATE. JUST JIGGLING THE WIRES CAN CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM OR FAIL. *LA
Mileage: 74,000
BRAKE ROTORS WARP ALL THE TIME, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED 5 TIMES. FIRST THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, THEN REPLACED, THEN TURNED ETC, ETC. I'M DUE TO GO IN AGAIN FOR THE 6TH FIX, WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON THE NEWEST SET OF ROTORS. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 ON THE T...
Mileage: 5,000
REAR END BOUNCES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP ON EXPRESSWAY. LITERALLY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 OR 40 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. *LA
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE PARKING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A BUILDING. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACTUATING ROD RETAINING CLIP BROKE, AND WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
2000 F250 CREW CAB TRUCK: STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS, I.E.; STEERING WANDER, "BUMP STEERING". VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
UNABLE TO STEER WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE WHEELS BARELY TURN AT ALL IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. *LA
Mileage: 60,900
THESE TIRES (GENERAL GRABBER TR, SIZE 235/85R16) CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THIS TRUCK IS USED MAINLY ON PAVED ROADS; OCCASIONALLY ON GRAVEL ROADS. THE WORST "OFF ROAD" DUTY THIS TRUCK EVER SEES IS A RARE TRIP ONTO DIRT OR GRASS. I AM CAREFUL ABOUT KEEPING WHEELS BA...
WHILE ACCELERATING AND STOPPING THERE IS A CLUNK AND YOU CAN FEEL IT UNDER THE TRUCK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED AND THE ROTORS AND DRUMS CHECKED BUT IT IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. I RECENTLY VISITED THE FORD -TRUCKS. COM SITE TO FIND SEVERAL CASES OF THIS AN...
Mileage: 62,500
ONE OF THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE IN HALF ON MY 2000 F250. *AK
Mileage: 39,500
PAINT CRACKING IN THE RAIN GUTTERS IN THE ROOF OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. *NLM
Mileage: 53,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, WOULD NOT RAISE. THEREFORE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CAUSE UNKWOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION. SIX VISITS TO TURN ROTORS, REPLACE REAR ROTORS AT 50,000 MILES, FINALLY REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AT 63,000 MILES THEN NEW BRAKE PADS AT 73,000. STILL NO CURE. FORD REFUSED INITIA...
Mileage: 40,000
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WONT ENGAGE AT TIMES NEVER KNOW IF ITS LOCK IN EVEN WHEN INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS YOUR IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE .DEALER REPLACED HUB BUT IT STILL DOES IT. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HIS BAY PARTNERS TRUCK DOES THE SAME THING.THEY NOW TELL ME THEY BELIEVE ITS A COLD WEATHER PROBLEM AND THAT TH...
Mileage: 32,500
DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKE, THE STEEL ROD POKED THROUGH THE SEAT INTO CONSUMER'S BACK. *MR *TT *JB
POWER STEERING HOSE FITTING AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAME APART. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES IN A 7,000 LB TRUCK. *NLM
Mileage: 70,980
FAILURE OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX 16" TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGH SPEED. *JB
FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL F-250 : ENGINE CUTS OUT AND/OR DIES DURING ALL LOAD CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING CARS OR ON FREEWAY. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AND "NOTHING REGISTERS ON THE COMPUTER" BEGAN IN MARCH 2003 AND CONTINUES DAILY TO THIS DAY.
THE FRONT "O" RINGS IN THE AXLE FAIL CAUSING THE GREASE TO LEAK OUT AND THE "FLOATING HUBS" STOP FUNCTIONING AND EITHER LOCK IN 4X4 MODE OR NOT. THERE IS NOW WAY TO SEE OR CHECK THIS FAILURE AND THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. THIS REPAIR IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1200.00 TO 1600.00...
Mileage: 47,658
45000 MI. ON A SET OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES, 265/75R16LT. INFLATION WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND A 8" X 2" TREAD SEPARATION ON OUTSIDE TREAD SHOULDER. *NLM
Mileage: 45,000
TWO BUSTED AXEL BOLTS ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FOUND IN THE HUB CAP BY A FORD TECHNICIAN DURING A 42,000 ANNUAL SERVICE. THEY WERE FOUND BECAUSE I REQUESTED A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HUB, AXEL, 16 BOLTS AND SEAL AT A COST OF 757.14 PLUS TAX. *NLM
TWO BUSTED AXEL BOLTS ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FOUND IN THE HUB CAP BY A FORD TECHNICIAN DURING A 42,000 ANNUAL SERVICE. THEY WERE FOUND BECAUSE I REQUESTED A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HUB, AXEL, 16 BOLTS AND SEAL AT A COST OF 757.14 PLUS TAX. *NLM
REF ODI NUMBER 10019141 FURTHER INFORMATION ON REPORT IS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER COST OF SERVICE ESTIMATE. EXTENDED WARRANTY IF FROM: FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 130745, DALLAS, TX 75313 PHONE 1-800-527-3426, POLICY NUMBER IS PMA4 510002 DTD 11/17/2001, FURTHER ...
I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2000. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN(OCTOBER 2002)THEY SAID THEY WOULD WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FOR ONE YEAR BUT NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT HAS AN...
Mileage: 41,000
DRIVING DOWN THE I-10 IN TEXAS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW UP AND CAUSED A ROLL-OVER. *NLM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY ON MO HIGHWAY 71. SHE WAS PASSING A CAR ON THE LEFT LANE OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE "EXPLODED, IMMEDIATELY PULLING HER OFF THE ROAD DOWN A 3-4 FT. EMBANKMENT INTO THE MEDIAN. LUCKILY, SHE AVOIDED ROLLING THE TRUCK AND WAS NOT PERSONALLY I...
FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL F-250 : ENGINE CUTS OUT AND/OR DIES DURING ALL LOAD CONDITIONS. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON UNDER MOST SEVERE CUT-OUTS. FORD SERVICE HAS REPEATEDLY (8 TIMES IN 2 YEARS) WORKED ON THE ISSUE ON MY TRUCK AS WELL AS OTHER OWNERS TRUCKS WITH WHOM I AM ACQUAINTED. THIS ENGINE...
Mileage: 11,000
TWO TIRE FAILURES ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. THE A/T LT 265/75R16 E STOCK TIRE ON MY FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. AND A STEELTEX R4S LT 225 75 R ON MY 32' 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. TRUCK IS A 2000, TRAILER A 2001 CARRIAGE CAMEO. BOTH TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED, NOT OVER LOADED.*JB
Mileage: 63,410
ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TWO FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE VIA COMPLETE BLOW OUT AND SEPERATION. I AM ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES THAT ARE HEAR TO TELL OF MY NEAR CATASTROPHES INVOLVING FIRESTONE TIRES. FARMER INSURANCE REPAIRED MY VEHICLE THE FIRST ...
Mileage: 67,000
SEVEIR VIBRATION ON BRAKE APPLICATION .... REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND NEW ROTORS.... SUSPENSION SEEMS FINE....NEW TIRES....BALANCED
FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED 4 TIMES AND REPLACED FRONT ROTORS ONCE IN 55,000 MILES. I DO NOT TOW A TRAILER OR CARRY HEAVY LOADS. MOST OF MILEAGE IS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING.
OEM TIRE DEFECT (THE 2ND TIRE TO FAIL IN THE SAME WAY). TIRE DEVELOPED A 2" X 3" X 1" HIGH KNOT ON THE SIDEWALL. TIRE REPLACED BEFORE FAILURE.
Mileage: 34,000
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES MACHINED ON THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES IN 30,000 MILES. *AK
THE INSURED WAS UNABLE TO STEER WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE INSURED STATED THAT ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. CLAIM# 48-5119-497 *YH
CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTO LOW GEAR IT PINS HIS LEG DOWN TO THE SEAT, THE SHIFT LEVER COMES TO FAR OVER AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SHIFTER BUT IT WOULD NOT HELP. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THI...
CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTO LOW GEAR IT PINS HIS LEG DOWN TO THE SEAT, THE SHIFT LEVER COMES TO FAR OVER AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SHIFTER BUT IT WOULD NOT HELP. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT THI...
SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH A NEW SYSTEM, BUT THEN RECANTED THE OFFER. THEY EVEN ADMITTED THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE.*AK
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL VALVE STEMS CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO RAPIDLY LOSE AIR WHICH COULD RESULT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO SHOWN UP ON OUR OTHER VEHICLE OF SAME YR.MK. MODEL. DEALER OFFERED TO CORRECT PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A METAL VALVE STEM. UNDER WARRA...
Mileage: 22,345
CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY HAVE TO BE PUMPED AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALSO VIBRATES, BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURS AGAIN.*JB
CONSUMER STATES ALL FOUR FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16 TIRES CONTAIN CRACKS.*JB
CONSUMER STATES SEATS IN VEHICLE ARE VERY HARD AND UNCOMFORTABLE.*JB
ORIGINAL EQUIIPMENT ON A 2000, F250, SUPERDUTY LT, 265/75R16 SIZE ,LOAD RANGE "E". TREAD ON LEFT REAR BLEWOUT FROM SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FAILED TIRE WAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT, P265/75R16 E, DOT VNW81XL469. *SLC REAR TIRES HAD 82#
THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THEN A SNOW BANK, THE AIR BAGS DEFLECTED IMPACT,HOWEVER CONSUMER SUFFERED A SORE NECK AND BACK, THE PARTS AND TOOL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER . NLM
A BROKEN CLAMP ON THE LOWER HOSE CAUSED A COOLANT LEAK ON TWO OCCASIONS. NLM
ON NEARLY EVERY F250/350 SUPER DUTY I HAVE SEEN IN WY, THERE DEVELOPES A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT 5 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE DEFROSTER HITS. AS MANY AS I HAVE SEEN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ENGINEERING OR WINDSHIELD DEFECT. ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS?
THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS
THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH POOR WIRING SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE OUT OF SERVICE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS
CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE WITHOUT THE INSTALLATION OF THE PLUG FOR THE BRAKE CONTROLLER. *MJS
THE CAP THAT IS ON THE TRUCK BED LEAKS WATER, SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED (ADDING SEALANT), HOWEVER THE CAP IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *MJS
TIRE BLOWOUT AND TIRE VIBRATION - SUSPECT TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )