2002 FORD F-250 SD Problems & Recalls
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FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SERVICE PARTS DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN 2004...
MY SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN 2012. IT IS A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 89,745
MY SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN 2012. IT IS A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 89,745
THE SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS TO THE DRIVE'S SIDE MORE OFTEN THAN PASSENGER SIDE. THE BELT COME UNDONE ON HIGHWAY, IN TOWN, JUST STARTING OUT OR AFTER AN HOUR THERE ISN'T A WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS.THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK ALSO DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT IT IS HAPPENING...
Mileage: 167,261
TRUCK DIES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAN-NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES AND RETURNING HOME, THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY - ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. BY THE TIME SMOKE WAS SEEN, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS BURNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE...
Mileage: 65,000
AT 102000 MILES ENGINE EJECTED #8 SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING, TAKING THREADS WITH IT. LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED USING INSERT. AT 125000 MILES ENGINE EJECTED #3 SPARK PLUG IN SAME MANNER. SAME MECHANIC INSPECTED #8 WHILE REPAIRING #3 AND FOUND INSERT NOT HOLDING, PLUS TWO OTHER PLUGS BACKING OUT.
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD EXPLODED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEH...
Mileage: 84,000
ALL INCIDENTS INVOLVING BIG O AT TRUCK TIRES: 6/11/12 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 12/31/12 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 3/12/14 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 4/11/14 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 7/29/14 TREAD SE...
Mileage: 269,580
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD EQUIPPED WITH GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES, SIZE: P265/75/R15 (NA). WHILE TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR TIRE POPPED AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON...
Mileage: 134,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 137,243
HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF BFGOODRICH 285/75/16 122R D TIRES THAT HAVE FAILED WITH SEPARATION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST SET THAT FAILED 05/11, WE HAD BLOWOUT ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE CAUSING OVER $3000 DAMAGE TO DRIVER FRONT. LUCKILY NO PERSONAL INJURIES BF GOODRICH REPLACED THE TIRES AT 100%, SAME TIRES. THE SECO...
Mileage: 121,301
HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF BFGOODRICH 285/75/16 122R D TIRES THAT HAVE FAILED WITH SEPARATION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST SET THAT FAILED 05/11, WE HAD BLOWOUT ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE CAUSING OVER $3000 DAMAGE TO DRIVER FRONT. LUCKILY NO PERSONAL INJURIES BF GOODRICH REPLACED THE TIRES AT 100%, SAME TIRES. THE SECON...
Mileage: 151,000
ON MY FORD F-250 CREW CAB, ALL FOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 10-08-2009 WITH 81,125 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON 11-10-2009 (ONE MONTH LATER) I HAD TO REPLACE A CALIPER ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE. ON 5-16-2013 WITH 100030 MILES (18,905 MILES LATER) I HAD TO INSTALL ANOTHER NEW C...
Mileage: 81,125
THE VSM (VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE) FAILED. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, KEY FOB DOES NOT WORK, AUTO HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK, RADIO DOESN'T TURN OFF WHEN KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND DOOR OPENS, NO AUDIBLE INDICATOR FOR KEY IN THE IGNITION, NO AUDIBLE IN...
Mileage: 110,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD EQUIPPED WITH NITTO DURAGRAPPLER TIRES, SIZE 265/75/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...
Mileage: 108,539
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL CAM...
Mileage: 102,746
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME EXHIBITED CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FO...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED RAPIDLY TO FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED RAPIDLY TO FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...
Mileage: 60,000
2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A STRONG DIESEL FUEL ODOR AND FINDING FUEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DIESEL ENGINE WAS DESIGNED WITH COPPER SLEEVES OR CUPS AROUND THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE P...
2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A STRONG DIESEL FUEL ODOR AND FINDING FUEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DIESEL ENGINE WAS DESIGNED WITH COPPER SLEEVES OR CUPS AROUND THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE P...
WHILE DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING THE ENGINE I NOTICE I HAD A BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG AND BUSTED IGNITION COIL. I HAVE A 2002 FORD F 250 SD. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN A NEW PLUG BUT IT WILL NOT SCREW INTO THE HOLE. DAMAGE ESTI...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING THE ENGINE I NOTICE I HAD A BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG AND BUSTED IGNITION COIL. I HAVE A 2002 FORD F 250 SD. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN A NEW PLUG BUT IT WILL NOT SCREW INTO THE HOLE. DAMAGE ESTI...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING THE ENGINE I NOTICE I HAD A BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG AND BUSTED IGNITION COIL. I HAVE A 2002 FORD F 250 SD. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN A NEW PLUG BUT IT WILL NOT SCREW INTO THE HOLE. DAMAGE ESTI...
Mileage: 150,000
ON THIS DATE IN 2010 MY F250 SD HAD THE LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED ALONG WITH A COMPLETE "HEAVY DUTY" FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SERVICE (INCLUDING ROTOR REPLACEMENT) AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS TO ADDRESS A SEVERE SHIMMY AND VIBRATION THAT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE...
Mileage: 93,106
DRIVELINE FAILURE CAUSING VIBRATIONS AND A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESUMED CAUTIOUSLY TO THE RESIDENCE. UPON REACHING THE DE...
Mileage: 142,000
SPARK PLUG IN THE #8 CYLINDER WAS BLOWN OUT BREAKING THE COIL PACK AND MESSING THE THREADS UP INSIDE THE HEAD ON THE TRITON 5.4 V8. *KB
Mileage: 183,595
SPARK PLUG IN THE #8 CYLINDER WAS BLOWN OUT BREAKING THE COIL PACK AND MESSING THE THREADS UP INSIDE THE HEAD ON THE TRITON 5.4 V8. *KB
Mileage: 183,595
ON SUNDAY MAY 1ST. I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F250 ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD, AND OUT OF THE AC VENTS. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE FREEWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD, WE SAW NO SMOKE NOR FIRE UNDER THE HOOD BUT JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE I DISCONNECT...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 127,000
THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE IT JUST HAPPENED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL BLEW OUT OF THE CYL HEAD OF THE ENGINE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND SEVERE LOST OF POWER. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO REPAIR THE HEAD AND RETHREAD THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR T...
Mileage: 106,390
THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE INJECTORS STARTED FALLING APART. DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW SAID THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HARNESS. THEY SAID THEY HAVE A NEW AND IMPROVED HARNESS THAT WILL NOT FALL APART. *TR
Mileage: 137,000
THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE INJECTORS STARTED FALLING APART. DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW SAID THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HARNESS. THEY SAID THEY HAVE A NEW AND IMPROVED HARNESS THAT WILL NOT FALL APART. *TR
Mileage: 137,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BE...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ATA ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DETACHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE SEAT BELT WERE TO DETACH DURING A CRASH, IT COULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BE...
Mileage: 120,000
2002 FORD F-250 5.4L TRITON MOTOR. 95,950 MILES ON ENG. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. JUST COST ME $775 DOLLARS TO HAVE SPARK PLUG INSERT,NEW SPARK PLUG, AND SPARK PLUG COIL REPLACED. I DID NOT GET THE OLD PARTS BACK. *TR
Mileage: 95,988
2002 FORD F-250 5.4L TRITON MOTOR. 95,950 MILES ON ENG. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. JUST COST ME $775 DOLLARS TO HAVE SPARK PLUG INSERT,NEW SPARK PLUG, AND SPARK PLUG COIL REPLACED. I DID NOT GET THE OLD PARTS BACK. *TR
Mileage: 95,988
8 AUG 2010 11:25AM; PASSENGER FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265/75R16D ON 02 F250 FX4 LARIAT SUPER DUTY CREW CAB; TREAD SEPARATED CAUSED F250 ON MISSOURI E.B. I-44 102.6 MILE MARKER TO GO INTO DITCH HITTING 3 ROCK OUTCROPPINGS TOTALING TRUCK. WIFE HIT WINDSHIELD HAD C/T SCAN AT E/R COX SOUTH HOSPI...
Mileage: 149,429
MY 2002 FORD F250 V10 WITH AN IMMACULATE MAINTENANCE RECORD AND 70,000 MILES ON IT, STARTED TO TIC, TIC, TIC? I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO GET CHECKED OUT, HE GOT IN THE TRUCK AND REVVED THE ENGINE AND....BOOM! A SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES AND GASOLINE/OXYGEN MIST REPEATEDLY SHO...
Mileage: 70,500
MY 2002 FORD F250 V10 WITH AN IMMACULATE MAINTENANCE RECORD AND 70,000 MILES ON IT, STARTED TO TIC, TIC, TIC? I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO GET CHECKED OUT, HE GOT IN THE TRUCK AND REVVED THE ENGINE AND....BOOM! A SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES AND GASOLINE/OXYGEN MIST REPEATEDLY SHO...
Mileage: 70,500
2002 F250 SUPER DUTY LARIAT WITH 80,350 MILES AND ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED PLUGS LOST A SPARKPLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MOTOR ON 8/22/2010, 183 MILES FROM DEALER(WHO SOLD ME AN AFTER MARKET "EXTENDED" WARRANTY. I PAID $300.00 PLUS TO HAVE TRUCK TRAILERED BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE INCURRED OTHER E...
Mileage: 80,350
THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT UPON A VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE TO OPEN DOORS, SHOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED, AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, ETC. THE UNIT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER UNIT BY FORD. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEVICE. MANY OWNERS HAVE R...
Mileage: 133,000
THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT UPON A VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE TO OPEN DOORS, SHOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED, AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, ETC. THE UNIT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER UNIT BY FORD. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEVICE. MANY OWNERS HAVE R...
Mileage: 133,000
THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT UPON A VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE TO OPEN DOORS, SHOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED, AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, ETC. THE UNIT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER UNIT BY FORD. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEVICE. MANY OWNERS HAVE R...
Mileage: 133,000
THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT UPON A VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE TO OPEN DOORS, SHOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED, AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, ETC. THE UNIT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER UNIT BY FORD. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEVICE. MANY OWNERS HAVE R...
Mileage: 133,000
MY 2002 F250, 4X4, 7.3L DIESEL FORD TRUCK WITH 48,846 MILES HAS HAD THE THIRD ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTALLED AT A PRICE OF $1186. FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN WITH FORD SERVICE ACTION 03B03 AND EVEN WITH A LAW SUITE PENDING COURTS APPROVAL. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 10B16. MY TRUCK DROPPED TO ...
Mileage: 48,600
OUR BARN AND CONTENTS BURNED DOWN ON JUNE 14, 2010. FIRE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED WITH OUR 2002 FORD F-250 TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED INSIDE. FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRUCK FOR A SENSOR THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE EVEN WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
2002 FORD F-250, EXPERIENCED A LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND DAMAGED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0366-90)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF
2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. FAILURE CAUSED BY FAULTY BOOSTER PUMP AND MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES. FORD DENIES ANY ISSUES WITH SAID COMPONENTS, A QUICK SEARCH ON THE NET RESULTS IN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. $1400 IN PARTS TO REPAIR. INSURANCE WOU...
Mileage: 70,831
LEAKING HEAD GASKETS ON 2002 FORD F250 TRUCK WITH 5.4L ENGINE ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK ONTO STARTER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 10 MPH WITH A BOAT HITCHED TO THE REAR TRAILER. HE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWNHILL AND SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE OVERDRIVE. WHEN THE OVERDRIVE WAS ACTIVATED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ...
Mileage: 64,000
FORD F-250 SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF HEAD, BROKE OFF COIL PACK, CANT GET NEW PLUG BACK IN. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAPPEN. I GUESS I AM GOING TO TRY HELICOIL,IT HAPPENED ON THE 3RD CYL BACK FROM THE FRONT ON RIGHT SIDE SO ITS KIND OF UNDER THE WINDSHIELD ALL READY, NOT MUCH ROOM FOR DRILL. *TR
Mileage: 60,560
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A SPARK PLUG HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 70,142
WELL GUESS WHAT, IT'S ME AGAIN WITH F250 4X4 WITH THE TRITON MOTOR. GOT IN IT MADE IT ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE, IT STARTED SHIMMING AND RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND IT DIED. I'M AFRAID TO START IT BECAUSE OF THE SPARK PLUG EJECTING ALREADY ONCE AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AND CATCH FIRE. FORD...
Mileage: 160,000
SPARKPLUG EJECTED OUT OF MOTOR ON RIGHT SIDE AND ANOTHER SPARKPLUG ON THE LEFT SIDE KEEPS MISSING OUT BECAUSE OF OIL IN IT. I CAN'T KEEP FIGHTING REPAIRS I'M STILL PAYING ON IT. FROM WHAT I'M HEARING THERE IS SEVERAL MOTORS DOING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED PLEASE OR FORD CAN PA...
Mileage: 150,000
I HAD TO REPLACE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AT 75,000 MILES AND NOW I AM REPLACING THEM AGAIN ALSO. I HAVE READ ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPARKPLUGS AND THE BOLTS BURNING INTO AND I HAVE HAD FORDS SINCE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AT AGE 16 WHICH IS OVER 30 YEARS AGO AND I MIGHT BE CHANGING MY BRAND BECAUSE...
Mileage: 75,000
MAIN BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER TO ALL WHEELS. SAILED THROUGH A SEVEN LANE INTERSECTION. POOR QUALITY MATERIALS USED THAT LEAD TO BRAKE LINE RUSTING. SHOULD HAVE USED STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT RUST. FORD DENIED PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM AS "OUT OF WARRANTY"...
Mileage: 91,000
I HAVE 2002 FORD F250 WITH A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE RUSTING AND BREAKING OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS AN $850 TO $1000 FIX. I AM AFRAID THAT THE EXHAUST GASES MAY START SOMETHING BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THA...
Mileage: 80,000
SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON 5.4 LITER TRITON MOTOR WITH 48,000 MILES FACTORY INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS. FORD MOTOR DEALER CONTACTED. REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. MECHANIC MADE SHOP REPAIR BY PULLING INTAKE AND INSTALLING INSERT TO NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. $1000.00 DOLLAR REPAIR, POTENTIAL FUEL IG...
Mileage: 48,000
MY 2002 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK SHIMMIES TERRIBLY PERIODICALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL START, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT GETS VIOLENT AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. I AM GETTING MORE AND MORE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING IT, AND ESPECIALLY PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER WITH IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ...
Mileage: 166,000
SHAKING FRONT END WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY 55-65MPH. ALSO HAVE A RATTLING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
SHAKING FRONT END WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY 55-65MPH. ALSO HAVE A RATTLING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD OF MY FORD F250 2002 WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 79,000
2002 FORD F-250 V-10 I HAVING THE ISSUE OF THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN ABOUT A YEARS TIME. LUCKILY THE FIRST TIME SPARK PLUG WENT BACK IN THIS TIME IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN THAT WAY. IF ITS A FORD ISSUE THEY NEED TO FIX IT INSTEAD OF US HAVING TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON V* ENGINE. TO THIS DATE, IT HAS BLOWN OUT 5 SPARK PLUGS! SO FAR, THE REPAIRS HAVE RUN OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS, AND WITH THREE MORE TO GO, I CAN FORESEE AT LEAST ANOTHER $750, WHICH I CAN ILL AFFORD. *TR
Mileage: 97,625
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUSE WAS REPLACED IN 2007; YET, IT CONTINUED TO ...
Mileage: 110,000
FORD F250 V-10 SPIT SPARK PLUG, CAUSED SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. BROKE THE COP. IF A SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT AND COULD INJURE A PERSON WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, WHY IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM THIS THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY RECALL? (ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES THAT BREAK UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING INJURY TO P...
Mileage: 145,000
I OWN A 2002 F250 V10 WITH APPROX 84,000 MILES. I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE # 8 CYLINDER BLEW OUT. I HAD TO RETAP IT AND PUT A HELICOIL IN IT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON ...
Mileage: 84,000
I OWN A 2002 F250 V10 WITH APPROX 84,000 MILES. I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE # 8 CYLINDER BLEW OUT. I HAD TO RETAP IT AND PUT A HELICOIL IN IT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON ...
Mileage: 84,000
FORD F-250 2002 ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. *TR
Mileage: 121,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AFTER STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. SHUT OFF ENGINE, POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY WITH MY SHIRT. COP WAS DAMAGED, TRIED TO RE-INSTALL PLUG, BUT THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED. I WAS ABLE TO JUST SNUG THE PL...
Mileage: 146,332
I RECEIVED A RECALL IN OCTOBER 2009 FOR MY FORD F-250 PICK UP (FORD RECALL 05S28) I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE PANEL DAMAGING BOTH TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE RE...
Mileage: 60,000
WE HAD PURCHASED 4 TBC WILD COUNTRY RADIAL XTX SPORT TIRES WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING A RECENT RECALL PERIOD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW SET IN MAY 'O8 THAT WE WERE TOLD WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATES OF THE RECALL PERIOD. WE JUST NOTICED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THESE NEWER TIRES (...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. HE NOTICED FLAMES EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168000.
Mileage: 168,000
5:30 MONDAY MORNING I STARTED MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICKUP, AS SOON AS MY TRUCK STARTED THERE WAS A HUGE EXPLOSION AND A BIG FIRE BALL FLASH FROM UNDER MY HOOD FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND THE ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING AND GAS FUMES. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD, AFTER SOME INVE...
Mileage: 79,000
I HAVE A FORD F-250 SD 4X4 TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I HIT ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW TO SPEEDS WELL BELOW THE LIMIT. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY TRUCK OR HAVE SOME REAREND ME ON THE HIGHWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIME...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 3/4 TON 4-DOOR LONG BOX TRUCK. IT WAS A WYOMING HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TRUCK. I GOT IT IN JANUARY AND IT WAS RUNNING GREAT WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT, THEN THE # 3 SPARK PLUG WAS SPIT OUT OF THE ENGINE ON STARTUP, AFTER IT SAT FOR A HALF HOUR IN SEPTEMBER. THE COIL PACK ALSO WAS S...
Mileage: 170,000
2002 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON V8 5.4L ENGINE HAD THE SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYED THE IGNITION COIL. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING. COST OF REPAIR IS $1100.00. COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE AS FUEL AIR MIXTURE ESCAPE TH...
Mileage: 99,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY (5.4L V-8) I EXPERIENCED A POPPING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHICH INCREASED IN VOLUME VERY QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER (ON A BUSY HIGHWAY) AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I LEARNED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED. THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS ABOUT THE MOST M...
Mileage: 82,000
FORD F-250 5.4 L WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED, HEARD LOUD POP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD. DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALUMINUM HEAD ENGINES, ESP FORD 1989 THROUGH 2005 4.6 AND 5.4 LITER ENGINES. PROBLEM IS THE RESULT OF 5 THREAD DEPTH IN HEAD INSTEAD ON N...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM MY 2002 FORD F-250 5.4L V8 PICKUP TRUCK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC TODAY, WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE I TOLD HIM WHY I WAS THERE, THAT THIS IS DUE T...
Mileage: 152,000
TWO SPARK PLUG SO FAR HAVE BEEN EJECTED. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MI...
Mileage: 89,000
THE NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A LARGE SLURPEE. *TR
Mileage: 165,769
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. OCCURS OFTEN IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN TAKING OFF. CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL NUMBER AND ENGINE TYPE HAVE BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER, OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SO FORD WILL NOT HONOR. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE WAS ONE MONTH OLD WHEN STEERING WHEL SHOOK WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE NOW HAS 49,000 MILES AND AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AND PAD REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OC...
Mileage: 104,000
I PURCHASED AN F250 2002 TRITON V8 SUPER DUTY MID YEAR 2007. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MANIFOLD. THIS ALL HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER PUT IN AN INSERT, RETHREADED IT AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG. ALMOST A YEAR TO THE DAY IT HAPPENED ...
Mileage: 75,000
APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE, I BEGAN TO HEAR AN EXHAUST LEAK. I KEPT DRIVING MY TRUCK ASSUMING IT WAS JUST A SMALL LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ON APRIL 29, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY V10 TAKING THE LAST FEW THREADS WITH IT. THE DEALER SAYS, BEST CASE SCENARIO I NEED A HELI...
Mileage: 102,000
I WAS DRIVING WHEN A LOUD POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE EXHAUST LEAK CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. VEHICLE STALLED AND DIDN'T WANT TO START. TOOK TO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE RETAPPED SPARK PLUG CYLINDER ADDED HELI COIL...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FROM THE REAR THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK. WITHIN SECONDS, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM A VENT AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE PASSENGER CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHERE HE NOTICED DRIPPING. THE PA...
Mileage: 85,000
DRIVING IN MY CAR AND I HEARD A THUMP AND SOME SMOKE APPEARED FROM HOOD. WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD OF THE CAR I NOTICED A SPARK PLUG HANGING IN WHICH THIS IS A FORD F250 2002. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL FORD TRUCKS HAS BEEN DOING THIS. NOT FAIR THAT THERE IS NO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT A...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THEY WOULD NEED TO DISASSE...
Mileage: 121,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE STEERING MADE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. WITHIN SECONDS, PINS BEGAN TO LOOSEN FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND TH...
Mileage: 105,662
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE LOOSE AND THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WAS DETACHED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...
Mileage: 95,000
SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM #3 CYLINDER HEAD. *TR
Mileage: 66,234
2 YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER AT TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES HAD TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING $7000 WORTH OF BODY DAMAGE. THE SEPARATIONS WERE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. FIRST FAILURE WAS ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH. A SUDDEN SEVERE VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A TREAD SEPARATION OF THE R...
Mileage: 108,000
THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY POPPED OFF THE PUMP SHAFT AFTER A BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON MY 2002 FORD F250 DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK. THE PULLEY APPEARS TO BE PRESSED ONTO THE PUMP SHAFT. I SUSPECT A PIECE OF TIRE TREAD HIT THE PULLEY OR EXCESS STRESS CAUSED BY THE BLOWOUT CAUSED IT TO POP OFF...
Mileage: 105,000
I EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE FROM THE POWERSTEERING PUMP TO THE HYDRABOOST ON MY 2002 FORD F250 WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS PULLING A 30FT. 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAD TO USE 1 GALLON OF FLUID TO RETURN 90 MILES. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND IS DUE ...
Mileage: 53,251
I EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE FROM THE POWERSTEERING PUMP TO THE HYDRABOOST ON MY 2002 FORD F250 WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS PULLING A 30FT. 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAD TO USE 1 GALLON OF FLUID TO RETURN 90 MILES. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND IS DUE ...
Mileage: 53,251
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SNAPPED OFF ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION BY HIS MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE...
Mileage: 30,000
ON AUGUST 30, 2008 MY 2002 F-250 BLEW THE NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. DUE TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND I HAVE TO WAIT TILL TUESDAY TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS TO BE COMMON AMONG FORD PRODUCTS. FORD NEEDS TO SET THI...
Mileage: 138,140
DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-250 W/A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE WITH 80K MILES, #3 CYLINDER SPIT OUT ITS SPARK PLUG AND STRIPS THREADS . VEHICLE STALLED, BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER AND INCURRED $3,800.00 ENGINE REPAIR. THIS IS ABSOLUTE BS!, FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THOUSANDS OF THESE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS, AS THEY ...
Mileage: 80,841
DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-250 W/A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE WITH 80K MILES, #3 CYLINDER SPIT OUT ITS SPARK PLUG AND STRIPS THREADS . VEHICLE STALLED, BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER AND INCURRED $3,800.00 ENGINE REPAIR. THIS IS ABSOLUTE BS!, FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THOUSANDS OF THESE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS, AS THEY ...
Mileage: 80,841
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRAILER THAT WA...
Mileage: 70,000
2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB 4X4 SHORT BOX, 5.4L V-8 GASOLINE ENGINE JUST UNDER 92000 MILES. ON 7/21/2008 MERGING ON THE EXPRESSWAY UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, A LOUD BANG WITH SPRING POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY THE DISTINCT ODOR OF EXHAUST AND UNBURNED GASOLINE. VERIFIED THR...
Mileage: 91,573
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE PLACING AIR IN THE TIRE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF EACH TIRE. THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000. UPDATED 07/31/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08
Mileage: 26,000
AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. AS I WAS ONLY 100 YARDS FROM HOME , I WENT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE SAID I BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGED THE COIL FOR THAT PLUG. I HAD TO PUT IN A HELICOIL AND REPLACE THE COIL. AFTER READING MANY REPORTS OF ...
Mileage: 64,856
HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP O-RING FAILURE. (1) O-RING FAILED AT 08/30/04 WITH 30,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED O-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY FORD BULLETIN. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (2)O-RING FAILED AGAIN AT 08/16/07 WITH 70,826 MILES. FORD DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED 0-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY...
Mileage: 83,000
HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP O-RING FAILURE. (1) O-RING FAILED AT 08/30/04 WITH 30,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED O-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY FORD BULLETIN. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (2)O-RING FAILED AGAIN AT 08/16/07 WITH 70,826 MILES. FORD DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED 0-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY...
Mileage: 83,000
BRAKE ISSUE- HAVE HAD DISK'S ON THE FRONT SURFACED ONCE IN 20K MILES AND IS IN NEED TO RESURFACE AGAIN. I HAVE A 3/4 TON PICKUP, DIESEL AND FEEL THE ROTORS ARE NOT VENTED TO REDUCE THE (HEAT) BUILD UP SUFFICIENTLY. I FEEL THIS IS A ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED. WILL WIND UP IN BRAKE ...
Mileage: 20,000
MY FORD F-250 PICKUP BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. THE DEALER CHARGED ME 5,200.00 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. AT THE TIME OF THIS, THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 47,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 5.4 LTR ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL FUSE BOX. A FIRE REP...
Mileage: 60,000
I READ THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS HANDING PROBLEMS AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SAID THAT 2005-2007 HAD THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE 2002 SUPERDUTY CREW CAB THAT IS ALSO SCARY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT CAN THROW PARTIALLY INTO ANOTHER LANE.
RECENTLY FOUR GOSHEN VANS AND / OR BUSES HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP. IN THREE CASES THE BUSES / VANS WERE PARKED AND EITHER JUST SHUT OFF OR PARKED AND IDLING WHEN SMOKE WAS DISCOVERED AND THEN THE FIRE STARTED. IN EACH CASE THE VEHICLE BURNED UP IN MINUTES (7 MINUTES IN ONE CASE). SO...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD SD WITH THE 6.8 V10 WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IN FOR A NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD 4 MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED OFF AND MORE WHERE READY TO BREAK. I HAD THE REPAIR WORK COMPLETED AT A COST OF $3200 WHICH I HAD TO COVER. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROB...
TWO MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPED OFF EACH SIDE OF MY 02 6.8 LITER ENGINE. THE REST ARE HORRIBLY RUSTED. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 37000 MI ON IT. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB CONCERNING THIS, BUT IT IS A HUGE AND COMMON PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE PEOPLE OUT OF WARRANTY,AS IT DOES CONCERN EMISSIONS AND T...
Mileage: 30,000
I HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM MY EXHAUST AND AFTER LOOKING OVER THE EXHAUST I NOTICE THAT I HAD SOME EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS AND NUTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO THE ENGINE HEADS HAD EITHER BROKEN OR SNAPPED OFF CAUSING THE EXHAUST LEAK I HEARD. AFTER SEEING THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE EXHAUST ...
Mileage: 90,210
4X4 AUTO LOCKING HUBS WILL NOT LOCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN ACTIVATED. THIS PROBLEM IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY TONS OF PEOPLE, JUST CHECK THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE. THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE PULLING UP A INCLINE AND TRY TO SHIFT TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE YOU WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 43,600
4X4 AUTO LOCKING HUBS WILL NOT LOCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN ACTIVATED. THIS PROBLEM IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY TONS OF PEOPLE, JUST CHECK THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE. THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE PULLING UP A INCLINE AND TRY TO SHIFT TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE YOU WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 43,600
SEVERE RUST FORMING ON FENDERWELLS OF BED ON BOTH SIDES. TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. COMPLAINED TO FORD LAST YEAR BUT I WAS 1 WEEK PAST MY WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES. BED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE CHIPS OF PAINT AND RUST FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY MECHANIC HAS THE SAME EXACT TRUCK WITH SAME...
Mileage: 55,000
I JUST BOUGHT A FORD F250 IT HAS A 5.4L. AND THE SPARK PLUGS EJECT FROM THE ENGINE WHY I WAS DRIVING. NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. SPARK PLUG EJECTION IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE FUEL VAPOR STARTS COMING OUT THE SPARK PLUG HOLE, WHICH IS CLEARLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ...
FORD F250 V10 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. 3 IN UNDER TWO MONTHS. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FATHER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER FATHER SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CRASH WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. POLICE R...
Mileage: 63,000
I AM ON MY FIFTH SPARKPLUG BLOWOUT,THE FIRST ONE BLEW OUT WITH 42000 MILES AND FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT, IT COST ME $482.00, & NOW I'M UP TO $2,410.00.MY MECHANIC SAID WHEN THE BACK PLUGS BLOW IT WILL COST MORE......HE ALSO SAID THAT THE HELI COIL WOULD LAST ABOUT 1-2 YRS. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
REPEATED FAILURE OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRES METAL WAS SPLIT WHERE THE TIRE BEADS ATTACH TO THE WHEEL. THE SPLIT EXTENDED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE ALREADY BULGING. THE CONTACT PLA...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY (7.3 DIESEL) TRUCK BROKE DOWN WHILE COMING BACK FROM THE MOUNTAINS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT....HARSH BANGING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN (ALMOST LIKE HITTING A HUGE POT HOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AND THEN THE TRUCK DIED. MY TRUCK AND TRAILER HAD TO BE TOWED TO EAGLE COLORADO (THE NEARE...
Mileage: 57,452
PICKUP IS A DIESEL F250, 2002, EXTENDED CAB. BRAKES OVERHEAT TOO EASILY AND ROTORS BECOME WARPED. WHEN RUNNING DOWN HILL AND HOLD BRAKES FOR EXTENDED PERIOD IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PICKUP IS DESIGNED TO CARRY LOADS, AND TOW TRAILERS, BUT THIS OCCURS WITH V...
CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILED WHILE 7.3 POWERSTROKE WAS A DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. *TR
Mileage: 97,440
SEVERAL CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES . *TR
Mileage: 64,000
I OWN A 2002 FORD F-250 W/ 5.4 TRITON V8. ON THIS PAST SUNDAY, WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD FORM MY ENGINE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SLOW. AFTER BEING TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD ...
Mileage: 101,000
ANY RANGE OF RPM WHILE DRIVING & OCCASIONALLY WHILE IDLING MY TRUCK HAS STALLED AND ENGINE DIES. IT HAS, SO FAR, RESTARTED QUICKLY AND I CONTINUE ON MY WAY. THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TO MODERATE TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE TRUCK DIES YOU LOSE POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE MY CPS (...
Mileage: 167,000
I OWN A 2002 F-250 SD TRUCK WHICH HAS THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE IN IT. ON SEPTEMBER 28,2007, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE # 3 SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD IN WHICH STRIPPED ALL THE THREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE SPARK PLUG. I HAVE THE SPARK PLUG. I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM REPA...
Mileage: 120,000
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON 2002 FORD F250 W. 7.3L DIESEL. WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER ASSIST AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD AND BREAKS ARE AT BEST NO EXISTENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOT BECOME A HAZARD. REPLACE SENSOR WITH SPARE I HAD WITH ...
Mileage: 133,450
RE: NHTSA ACTION #: PE06011 I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS RELATED TO CPS FAILURES AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY SUPPORT FOR A RECALL REQUEST. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Mileage: 103,000
FORD F250 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR) FAILURE ...TRUCK DIES WHEN COMING TO STOP AT INTERSECTION, ALSO DIED ONCE IN MIDDLE OF LEFT HAND TURN,COASTED OVER RAILROAD TRACK......REPAIRED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY 2 YEARS AGO(FAILED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO REPAIR) REPAIRED BY ME AFTER LAST ...
Mileage: 17,000
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 71 MPH MY RIGHT REAR B.F. GOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO LT 285/75R16 122/199Q LOAD RANGE D TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF HIS FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. HE HAS NOTIFIED A FIRESTONE CONTRACTOR REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE CHINESE TIRES INITIATED ...
Mileage: 42,000
MY 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALL PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SWITCH (UNDER THE HOOD) BURNED AND THE FUSE BLOCK (UNDER THE DASH) MELTED. THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE WHILE MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING. THE SWITCH, FUSE BLOCK, AND CABLE END WERE REPLACED DUE TO THIS INCID...
Mileage: 96,000
MY 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALL PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SWITCH (UNDER THE HOOD) BURNED AND THE FUSE BLOCK (UNDER THE DASH) MELTED. THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE WHILE MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING. THE SWITCH, FUSE BLOCK, AND CABLE END WERE REPLACED DUE TO THIS INCID...
Mileage: 96,000
MY 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERCAB DIESEL 7.3 STARTED WITH A MISS AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT DIES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS IN TOWN DRIVING LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK CAUSED BY THE CAMSHAFT POSITIONING...
Mileage: 160,000
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE ON 2002 FORD F250 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE. LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING.*AK
Mileage: 67,000
LOSS OF FUEL PUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK
Mileage: 72,000
2002 F250 SD WOULD STOP ON ME. HAD CPS SENSOR REPLACED CORRECTED PROBLEM. NHTSA HAS A RECALL ON THIS PART.*A
Mileage: 98,745
2002 FORD F-250 5.4L SPARK PLUG LOOSENED AND BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. 3RD PLUG FROM THE FRONT ON PASSENGER SIDE. STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. BROKE THE COIL OVER PLUG, COULD HAVE BROKEN THE FUEL RAIL AND RESULTED IN FIRE. REPAIR COST NOT YET AVAILABLE - WILL ATTEMPT TO FIX MYSELF AS OUT OF WARRAN...
Mileage: 120,000
VEHICLE HAS QUIT RUNNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ENGINE JUST DIES, HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS PERIODICALLY. ON JUNE 2 2007 ENGINE QUIT 3 TIMES IN A HALF HOUR TIME PERIOD,REPLACED CAMSHAFT SENSOR AT MY EXPENSE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON JAN 1 2007. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SE...
Mileage: 85,450
I HAD 2 OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED , CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.(ENGINE DIED IN TRAFFIC. 2002 FORD F-250 7.3L DIESEL. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD , ESPECIALLY SINCE THESE TRUCKS WERE FOR HEAVY TOWING WHICH I DID FROM TIME TO TIME. SEEMED TO BE WIDESPREAD PROBLE...
Mileage: 52,000
2002 FORD F250 DIES WHILE DRIVING. *AK
WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOP AT A RED LIGHT, TRUCK HESITATED, THEN ENGINE JUST DIED. WAITED A MOMENT, THEN RESTARTED ENGINE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. RESTARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME. NEXT DAY I PURCHASED A NEW CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBL...
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE A FORD F-250 7.3 LITER DIESEL TRUCK THAT HAS STRANDED ME, MY WIFE AND FAMILY TOO MANY TIMES DUE TO FORD P/N F7TZ-12K073-A SENSOR-CAMSHAFT FAILURE. I HAD TO PURCHASE FIVE OF THE SENSORS AT $100 PLUS, AND HAD ONLY 59,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I JUST ORDERED TWO P/N F7TZ-12K073-B SENSOR-CAMSH...
Mileage: 20,000
#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. FIRST HAPPENED IN 2004 FORD SERVICE ACTED LIKE HE NEVER SAW IT BEFORE AND DIDN'T KNOW A SOLUTION . I HAD A HELI COIL INSTALLED, IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE THE LAST TIME, I HAD ALL PLUGS HELI COILED .WELL WHEN #3 BLEW OUT AGAIN ON 4-14-07 AND COULD NOT BE REPA...
VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD F-250 W/ 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILED. WHEN IT FAILS, THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS MEANS THAT A NEARLY 7400 POUND VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS NO POWER, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES. THE REPORTED INCIDENT DATE IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST FAILURE (H...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCK. THE DIESEL ENGINE JUST SHUTDOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD IN MEMPHIS TN. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I MUSCLED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES TO GET MY TRUCK OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. F...
Mileage: 74,467
TRUCK STARTED CUTTING OFF RANDOMLY. TRUCK FINALLY QUIT RUNNING ON MAJOR STREET WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD COASTING. CPS WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. OLD PART MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 63,400
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THEY FIND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE CAM SENSOR. MY PROBLEM START ABOUT TWO WEEKS A GO WHEN MY TRUCK JUST WITH NO ALERTS/LIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BUT ON TUESDAY 24TH OF 2007 I WAS DRIVING ON AN SMALL ROAD I...
I HAVE MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THEY FIND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE CAM SENSOR. MY PROBLEM START ABOUT TWO WEEKS A GO WHEN MY TRUCK JUST WITH NO ALERTS/LIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BUT ON TUESDAY 24TH OF 2007 I WAS DRIVING ON AN SMALL ROAD I...
FAILURE OF CAM POSITION SENSOR ON 2002 F250 7.3 DIESEL SUPERDUTY. VEHICLE STARTED TO DIE FOR NO REASON AT RANDOM TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER, AND THEY POINTED TO CPS. REPLACED CPS AT A COST OF $200 AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FUEL RELATED TO BEGIN WITH UNTIL I WENT ONLINE...
Mileage: 105,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A POP AND LOST ENGINE POWER. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND OBSERVED A SPARKPLUG LYING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WIREHARNESS FOR IT WAS TORN LOOSE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT A SPARKPLUG HAD ROTAT...
Mileage: 59,456
I OWN A 2002 FORD F250 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL. ON 10-20-06 THE CPS FAILED IN A RAINSTORM. MY WIFE (7 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL ELECTRONICS DIED AS DID THE MOTOR. THIS RENDERED THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES USELESS. T...
Mileage: 123,575
I OWN A 2002 FORD F250 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL. ON 10-20-06 THE CPS FAILED IN A RAINSTORM. MY WIFE (7 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL ELECTRONICS DIED AS DID THE MOTOR. THIS RENDERED THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES USELESS. T...
Mileage: 123,575
INSIDE DOOR LOCK(4 DOOR 2002 FORD F250 PICKUP) CONTROL BUTTON(DRIVERS SIDE) DOES NOT OPEN LOCKS. ONLY THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WILL OPEN THEM FROM THE INSIDE.*JB
Mileage: 100,000
OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF FAILURE. FIRST THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FINALLY, THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, THE DOME LIGHT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR...
Mileage: 51,500
OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF FAILURE. FIRST THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FINALLY, THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, THE DOME LIGHT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR...
Mileage: 51,500
CRUISE CONTROL RECALL SWITCH: LEAD TO ACCIDENT INVOLVING BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO LEAK OF FLUID AND CORROSION OF COMPONENTS.........*JB
Mileage: 5
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. *NM
Mileage: 52,190
NO WARNING , THE SPARK PLUG JUST BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WITH A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED RESPONSIBILITY AND PLACED THE BLAME ON ONE OF IT'S DEALERS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD REPLACE AN IGNITION COIL ON A DIFFERENT CYLINDER. NEITHER PARTY WANTED TO ACCEPT RESPON...
Mileage: 98,000
2002 FORD F-250, EXHAUST LEAK DEVELOPED JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES. RIGHT SIDE MANIFOLD HAD SPLIT. FORD REFUSED TO WARRANTY IT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS INTO A 5 YR/ 50,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MOUNTING STUDS THAT CHANGES THEM TO STAINLESS STEEL. THEY HAVE A PROB...
Mileage: 54,000
ENGINE STALLING TRUCK SHUTS DOWN, ALL POWER IS LOST. *JB
Mileage: 42,000
FAILURE OF ENGINE HELI-COIL IN 2002 FORD F-250 TRITON 5.4L GASOLINE ENGINE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 89,000 MILES. FAILURE OCCURRED UPON STARTUP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AND HELI-COIL RETHREADED FOR $1,000. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON THE WEB INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN THIS ENGINE AND D...
Mileage: 89,740
ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 F250 DIESEL SUPER DUTY FORD TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 25 IN DENVER AT 6 AM AND IN THE MIDDLE LANE, EVERYTHING JUST SHUT DOWN. NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT NOT ALL THE WAY OFF THE INTERSTATE DODGING RUSH HOUR TRAFF...
Mileage: 125,000
2002 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 25 IN DENVER. PROCEEDING AT 70 MPH IN MIDDLE LANE IN HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. NO POWER, NO ELECTRICAL, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAM SENSO...
Mileage: 90,000
2002 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 25 IN DENVER. PROCEEDING AT 70 MPH IN MIDDLE LANE IN HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. NO POWER, NO ELECTRICAL, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAM SENSO...
Mileage: 90,000
RE: 2002 F250 5.4L S/D S/C THE SAME SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO NORMAL BRAKE USAGE AS WARNED ONLINE AND IN FORD'S RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE RECALL, I DISCOVERED THE INFORMATION ONLINE. WHY IS FORD ONLY PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THIS PROBLEM? WHY ARE THEY NOT FIXING THE SWITC...
Mileage: 85,000
TRUCK (2002 FORD F-250 POWERSTROKE) ENGINE RANDOMLY QUITS DURING BRAKING OR LOW/NO ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. BRAKING AND LOW ACCELERATION OCCUR IN INTERSECTIONS FREQUENTLY I HAVE DISCOVERED. TRUCK WILL RESTART AND PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT RETURN IMMEDIATELY. I TOO...
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.
Mileage: 60,200
TWO TIMES IT DIED WHILE DRIVING THE THIRD I WAS IDLING TALKING TO A FRIEND AND IT JUST DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NM
Mileage: 92,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE HEAD, SPARK PLUG AND IGNITION COIL ON THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE, A CAS...
Mileage: 69,500
THE CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) FAILED ON MY 2002 F250 FORD POWERSTROKE WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTED IN VERY HARD STEERING AND VERY POOR BRAKING ABILITY. IF I HAD BEEN TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. I LATER FOUND THAT THE FAILURE OF THE CPS IS VERY COMMON ON ...
Mileage: 82,116
APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED RUST ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS AT THE BOTTOM ON THE SEAM. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I USE A RUST KILLER TO STOP THIS. I TRIED THAT WITH NO LUCK. I SPEAKING TO FORD DEALERS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY. I HAVE DONE THIS, BU...
Mileage: 55,000
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN I HEARD A POP,POP, POP. I BLEW OUT #3 SPARK PLUG IN MY 2002 F250. IT HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. I CHOSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED RATHER THAN REPLACING THE HEAD(600$ AS OPPOSED TO 3000$). THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN WAUSAU WI. WOULD NOT REPAIR IT,THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE HEAD, A...
Mileage: 71,800
WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE, THE AUTO TECH NOTICED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL FILTER. AGREEING WITH THE TECH THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE FILTER, I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME AND REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. ON INSPECTION OF THE FILTER AFTER INSTALLATION, THE TRUCK STILL CONTINUED TO LEAK FUEL. I DET...
Mileage: 31,778
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON JUNE 24, 2006 THE VEHICLE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ALTERNATOR. THE FIRST THREE TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AN...
Mileage: 42,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRES AND FUSE BOX. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING AND WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT A LATER TIME.
#2 SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF HEAD WHILE DRIVING. SPARK PLUG THREADS IN HEAD STRIPPED OUT CAUSING PLUG TO BLOW OUT AND DAMAGE COIL. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, DEALER HAD TO INSTALL A HELICOIL IN HEAD AT LOCATION #2. *NM
Mileage: 54,630
WITHIN A TOTAL OF 11 MONTHS THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE FUEL PUMP TO OUR FORD F250. *JB
Mileage: 76,000
I HAVE A FORD 2002 F-250 SUPER DUTY THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT F THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS CAUSED A VERY SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLOW VERY QUICKLY MUCH LIKE APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT NOT USING THEM. THIS CAUSED A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE SLOWING W...
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A FORD 2002 F-250 SUPER DUTY THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT F THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS CAUSED A VERY SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLOW VERY QUICKLY MUCH LIKE APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT NOT USING THEM. THIS CAUSED A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE SLOWING W...
Mileage: 42,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE HAD TO REMAIN IN THE OFF POSITION FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
Mileage: 29,000
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS THE TRUCK DIES INSTANTLY AND WILL NOT RESTART. I WAS LUCKY ALL 3 TIMES TO NOT BE PULLING A TRAILER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JB
Mileage: 77,200
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS THE TRUCK DIES INSTANTLY AND WILL NOT RESTART. I WAS LUCKY ALL 3 TIMES TO NOT BE PULLING A TRAILER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JB
Mileage: 77,200
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-250 POWER STROKE DIESEL. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AS IF I HAD TURNED THE KEY OFF. IT PICKED RIGHT BACK UP ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUED TO RUN FOR ABOUT A MILE. THEN IT SHUT OFF AGAIN AND DID NOT PICK BACK UP. THIS WAS ON A 4 LANE H...
Mileage: 83,000
TRUCK SAT ALL NIGHT, STARTED TRUCK WAITED APPROX 10 MIN , DROVE APPROX 2 MILES, TRUCK STALLED/DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, BRAKES DID NOT HAVE POWER ASSIST. COASTED DOWN HILL APPROX .5 MILES BEFORE I COULD STOP THE TRUCK. TRUCK COOLED AND RESTARTED THEN DIED APPROX 2 MIN LATER. TRUCK WAS TOWE...
Mileage: 45,000
MY 2002 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY HAS THE TYPICAL FRONT END SIDE TO SIDE SHUDDER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN ALASKA SHIPPED IT TO MONTANA, AND NOTICED THE SHUDDER, TOOK IT TO HELENA MT. FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS. SAME PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THE BALL JOINTS...
Mileage: 500
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRUCK DIED. I STARTED IT AND IT WENT FOR HOURS AND THEN DIED AGAIN. THEN IT WOULD GO TWO FEET AND DIE AND THEN DAYS AND DIE. I HAD NO WARRING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOME ONE COULD GET KILLED. JUST LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND YOU CAN SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBL...
TRUCK STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING DURING NORMAL OPERATION. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE # 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F250 7.3 DIESEL TRUCK, MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 MILE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 A MILE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFT...
Mileage: 50,000
2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE SPARE TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE IS CARRIED UNDER THE BED AND HELD IN PLACE WITH A STEEL CABLE AND WINCH ASSEMBLY, THE CABLE BROKE THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED ON A LOW TRAFFIC COUNTY ROAD, THIS SPARE TIRE IS HEAVY AND COULD...
Mileage: 31,000
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE TRUCK ...
DRIVING BACK FROM A DUCK HUNTING TRIP ON A DIRT ROAD IN CLINTON,SC WHEN MY 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB DIESEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I LOST A LOT OF PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE TRUCK DUE TO THE FIRE SPREADING QUICKLY NOT CO...
Mileage: 39,427
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. LOSS OF POWER. NO STEERING. NO BRAKES. REPLACED SENSOR. *NM
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2002 FORD F250 HAD TWO WIRES THAT MELTED TOGETHER IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE ENTIRE CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY TO FIX THE TRUCK. THE OWNER ...
Mileage: 120,000
PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WE HAD THE TELESCOPING BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL REPLACED FOR A DEFECT. (IT DIDN'T WORK) ON SEPTEMBER 9TH 2005 AT APPROX 12:00PM OUR FORD EXCURSION SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. AVOIDED ROLL OVER AND HITTING ...
Mileage: 38,000
PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WE HAD THE TELESCOPING BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL REPLACED FOR A DEFECT. (IT DIDN'T WORK) ON SEPTEMBER 9TH 2005 AT APPROX 12:00PM OUR FORD EXCURSION SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. AVOIDED ROLL OVER AND HITTING ...
Mileage: 38,000
36,800 MILES WENT FOR AN INSPECTION STICKER AND IT FAILED FOR BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. THEY ARE VERY BAD, WELL OVER AN INCH OF "CLUNK" EACH WAY. NOT NOTICEABLE DRIVING. THIS IS JUST A PLEASURE VEHICLE, LIGHT USE AND EASY DRIVING....VERY WELL KEPT TRUCK FOR PERSONAL FAMILY US...
Mileage: 36,800
36,800 MILES WENT FOR AN INSPECTION STICKER AND IT FAILED FOR BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. THEY ARE VERY BAD, WELL OVER AN INCH OF "CLUNK" EACH WAY. NOT NOTICEABLE DRIVING. THIS IS JUST A PLEASURE VEHICLE, LIGHT USE AND EASY DRIVING....VERY WELL KEPT TRUCK FOR PERSONAL FAMILY US...
Mileage: 36,800
MY FORD TRUCK WOULD STALL WHENEVER YOU STOPPED OR PRESSED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AT INTERSECTIONS ,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT HAD A FAULTY CAM SENSOR,FAULTY O-RINGS AND HIGH PRESSURE PUMP,I DONT HAVE THE ORIGINAL PART ONLY THE WORK ORDER FROM THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE
MY F-250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUP RECENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING OFF THE FREEWAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE TRUCK STALLED A SECOND TIME IN TRAFFIC AND A THIRD TIME WHILE ENTERING I15 IN BARSTOW, CA. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SOUTARS FORD IN BARSTOW, CA. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY SOUTARS REPLACED A CAM SENSO...
Mileage: 37,015
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON 2002 F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUP. *NM
Mileage: 121,000
DT: WHEN TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER 27 FEET AND 7,900 LBS ON CONSUMER'S FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT MUCH WEIGHT ON THE BACK THE TRUCK. IT SEEMED TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND SOMETIMES PULLS TO THE RIGHT, THEN WILL QUIT AND PULL TO THE OTHER SIDE. THIS ALTERNATED IN NATURE. ALS...
Mileage: 40,000
FORD 2002, F250 CREW CAB PICKUP, DIESEL, STARTED ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY ON DECEMBER 1, 2003, 4-5 HOURS AFTER IT WAS PARKED. I BURNED DOWN OUR GARAGE AND THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT. THE GARAGE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE.
Mileage: 30,000
FORD 2002, F250 CREW CAB PICKUP, DIESEL, STARTED ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY ON DECEMBER 1, 2003, 4-5 HOURS AFTER IT WAS PARKED. I BURNED DOWN OUR GARAGE AND THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT. THE GARAGE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE.
Mileage: 30,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ONTOHE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CABLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK BROKE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT INTERMITTENTLY RELEASES AND RETRACTS AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT FIRST I ASSUMED THAT I HAD NOT PROPERLY SEATED THE MALE END INTO THE FEMALE END. EVENTUALLY, I DEVELOPED A HABIT OF SEATING THE BUCKLE AND THE...
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS WERE SECURELY CLOSED. DEALER SAID THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSE TO WORK. *AK NOW THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, THE DOOR REMOTE (LOCK/UNLOCK) STOPPED WORKING AND THE GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS ON FULL. TRUCK ...
Mileage: 30,000
2 FAILURES OF STABILIZER END LINK ON 2002 F250 4X4 SUPERCREW LARIAT ONE HAS TORN BOOT ON LOWER KNUCKLE (PASSENGER). SECOND FAILURE 4 MONTHS LATER, BOOT WAS IN TACK LOWER KNUCKLE DRIVER SIDE.*JB
Mileage: 54,000
2002 FORD F-250 SUPER CAB SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG LIKE A BIG HOLE BLEW OUT OF THE MUFFLER. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. DROVE TRUCK ANOTHER COUPLE OF MILES TO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR BI...
Mileage: 61,717
I OWN A FORD F250,2002, DIESEL. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE HAS SIMPLY QUIT. ON TWO OF THOSE INSTANCES, I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY FIXED IT NO PROBLEM, THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT HAS BEE...
Mileage: 56,496
BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE NEEDED. *AK
BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE NEEDED. *AK
NO ACCIDENT. 2002 FORD F250 4X4 SHORT BED CREW. BRAKE ROTOR WARPING ALL THE TIME. NOT DRIVING THROUGH WATER WHILE HOT! *AK
Mileage: 5,000
THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE METAL LINE THAT WENT TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO THE BRAKING ASSIST MOTOR ERUPTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS BRAKE PULSATI...
Mileage: 26,872
THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE METAL LINE THAT WENT TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO THE BRAKING ASSIST MOTOR ERUPTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS BRAKE PULSATI...
Mileage: 26,872
THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE METAL LINE THAT WENT TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO THE BRAKING ASSIST MOTOR ERUPTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS BRAKE PULSATI...
Mileage: 26,872
THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE METAL LINE THAT WENT TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO THE BRAKING ASSIST MOTOR ERUPTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS BRAKE PULSATI...
Mileage: 26,872
POWER STEERING ASSIST HOSE BURST AT THE FIXING WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE HOSE AND THE FIXING.*AK
Mileage: 26,872
FORD F-250 PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTON STEELTEX RADIAL LT265/75R16 LR E TIRES, TOWING 30FT TRAVEL TRAILER AT 60MPH, HEARD LOUD NOISE AND THUMPING SOUND FROM RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO PULL OVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL RESUL...
Mileage: 30,000
HUSBAND WAS PACKING UP IN PARKING LOT W/OUR VECHICLE THAT HAD BACK-UP SENSORS. SENSORS DID NOT GO OFF AND HE HIT A 3' POLE. GRANTED HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE POLE WAS THERE..BUT WE PAID EXTRA FOR THESE TO WORK. I TAE 50% FAULT BUT SO SHOULD FORD. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM REPAIRS WE WERE ...
I-5 CALIFORNIA 100 TEMP. 2002 FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK, CAMPER, TRAILER 60-65 MPH REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME AWAY FROM TIRE CORE NO AIR LOSS. NO ACCIDENT FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T 265/75R/16 CHANGE ON SIDE OF ROAD. TIRE MILEAGE 37,000. BODY DAMAGE TO REAR OF TRUCK AT FENDER WELL. I AM NOW TALKING (FILING C...
Mileage: 37,000
FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE, TIRE FLEW APART LIKE A RECAP, AND SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELT CAUSENG TWENTY EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO MY 2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB LARIET. THE TIRE HAD LOTS OF TREAD LEFT ON IT, IT WAS ABOUT HALF WORN? THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT, BUT THE TREAD SEPERATED AND SLAPED A...
Mileage: 63,000
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A DEEP TURN FORWARD OR WHEN BACKING, IT WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND IT WAS AS THOUGH THE POWER DISENGAGED. SEVERAL FORD DEALERS SUGGESTED THAT WHEN A FOR...
Mileage: 46,000
WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-25 IN FT. COLLINS, MY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR GO OFF-ROADING AT ALL. I OWN A 2002 FORD F250 POWERSTROKE, SHORT BED CREW CAB 4X4. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX. THE TIRE WAS BLOWN INTO THREE PIECES: LE...
Mileage: 17,500
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE LEFT REAR GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S LT315/70R16 TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE LAUNCHING MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BED WAS TOTALLY DESTOYED AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR WAS DAM...
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK WITH A V-10 ENGINE. IT HAS APPROX. 63,000 MILES AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY 'OUT OF WARRANTY' (3/36,000). ON JULY 9, 2004 I HEARD A BRIEF TAPPING NOISE AND A POP THEN A LOUD NOISE LIKE AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. IMMEDIATELY UPON HEARING THIS NOISE I SHUT OFF T...
Mileage: 63,000
WHILE DRIVING WEST ON I-80 IN CALIFORNIA, MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WALL. THIS CONDITION SENT ME INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY; I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM GOING OFF THE HIGHWAY DOWN THE CLIFF.*AK
WHILE DRIVING WEST ON I-80 IN CALIFORNIA, MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WALL. THIS CONDITION SENT ME INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY; I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM GOING OFF THE HIGHWAY DOWN THE CLIFF.*AK
DOOR HANDLES CAN BE BROKEN INTO WITH A SCREW DRIVER DUE TO THE USED OF PLASTIC. ORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE METAL DOOR LATCHES. *AK
DIESEL EMISSIONS ENTERING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY V8-7.30. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT BREATHING CONDITIONS AND OR IN GENERAL, SICK, AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE THE ULTRA FINE PARTICULATE MATTER CONTAINED IN THE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL ENGINE. ...
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED VEHICLES SHOOK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 20,000 MILES. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB MECHANIC ALSO FOUND THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WHERE LOOSE. *LA
Mileage: 43,000
VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 20,000 MILES. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB MECHANIC ALSO FOUND THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WHERE LOOSE. *LA
Mileage: 43,000
WHEN DRIVING ON ICY OR SNOWY ROADS THE ABS ENGAGED, IT STAYED RELEASED FOR 3-4 SECONDS. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE FREE WHEELING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ABS WERE WORKING NORMAL. *AK THE ABS RELEASED ITSELF. THE CONSUMER REQUE...
THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO SEPERATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL TO THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME SO AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR.*AK
Mileage: 14,492
UNABLE TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND STEADILY APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO INCREASE RATE OF DECENT, I GET A HARD PEDAL THAT YOU CAN'T PUSH ANY HARDER EVEN WITH BOTH FEET. BRAKES WILL NOT APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE THE ABS EVEN ON WET PAVEMENT, ONLY ON GRAVEL OR SN...
Mileage: 3,000
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW, AND AT 23,000 MILES CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON STEERING...
Mileage: 20,000
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW, AND AT 23,000 MILES CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON STEERING...
Mileage: 20,000
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING AT IDLE. UNABLE TO BACK INTO PARKING SPACE OR ALIGN WITH TRAILER WHILE HOOKING UP. SPEEDING UP ENGINE IN NEUTRAL DOESN'T HELP. STEERING WHEEL JUST COMPLETLEY LOCKS UP. CAN'T EVEN TURN IT WITH BOTH HANDS. FORD SAYS IT'S A "NORMAL CONDITION.*AK
STEERING INOPERATIVE WHEN PRESSING DOWN HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL. FORD SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND HAVE NO FIX. 2002 FORD F-250 WITH 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE.*AK
STEERING INOPERATIVE WHEN PRESSING DOWN HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL. FORD SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND HAVE NO FIX. 2002 FORD F-250 WITH 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE.*AK
FIRESTONE STEEL TEX TIRES ON 2002 FORD TRUCK LOAD RANGE E THAT SEPARATED AT 18,000 MILES ALL 4 OF THEM WHICK ALMOST MADE THE TRUCK CRASH. *AK
Mileage: 18
WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TRUCK HAS NOT PULLED ANYTHING HEAVY OR CARRIED A HEAVY LOAD. PULLING TO THE LEFT, AND FRONT END SHAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKING. SYMPTOMS INCREASE WITH BRAKING PRESSURE. ONLY 25,000 MILES ON TRUCK. THE DEALER CHARGED FOR REPAIRS AND WOULD NOT COVER ROTOR UNDER WARRANTY.
Mileage: 25,499
SINCE 300 MILES I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER EVERY 3000 - 5000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS WARPING, SHAKING DURING STOPPING, SEVERE PULL TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY DURING STOPPING, NO BRAKES WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WET OUT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK, I HAVE SO FAR BEEN ABLE TO KEEP FROM GET...
Mileage: 300
FORD F-250 4 WHEEL DRIVE. 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IS FAULTY. SEALS ON SYSTEM GO BAD AND CAUSE LACK OF PRESSURE TO TURN HUBS TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE I KNOW INCLUDING FORD MECHANICS STATING THE SYSTEM IS OF VERY POOR DESIGN. *JB
BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CONTINUOUSLY RATTLED. THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE LOOSE AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. THE NOISE STOPPED IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TAPPED. *JB THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND PADS, HOWEVER THE NOISE PERSISTED. *NM
Mileage: 35,000
FROM A STAND STILL WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ACCELERATOR CABLE DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB PICKUP WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX 265/75/R16 TIRES. THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. ONE TIRE IS CLOSE TO FAILURE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ASAP. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. *LA
Mileage: 22,550
WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED APPROX. 25,000 MILES, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE SOUND TRAVELS AND MAY SEEM TO BE COMING FROM ANYWHERE IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. I WAS ABLE TO PINPOINT THE NOISE TO BE ORIGINATING FROM THE NADER PIN OR LATCHING DEVICE. A...
Mileage: 25,000
TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERS A TEMPERATURE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD. IT REGISTERS THE SAME IF TRANSMISSION IS HOT OR COLD.*AK
Mileage: 3
DRIVING APROX.35- 40 MPH IN OUR FORD F-250 WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US.. I HIT THE BREAKS AND TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT. POINT OF IMPACT WAS AT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK (AT THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER AREA). HOWEVER NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL HER CAR. *AK
Mileage: 8,040
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOUD HOWLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. REAR END SEEMS TO GO OUT ON THIS VEHICLE EVERY 30000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
MY VEHICLE HAS 34000 MILES, IT'S A F250SD 4X4 DIESEL. WHEN BRAKING THE FRONT END SHAKES. THIS HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO ROTOR WARP. DEPENDING ON THE MECHANIC I HAVE BETWEEN 70-90% OF THE BRAKE PADS LEFT. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T NORMALLY TOW OR CARRY A GREAT DEAL OF WEIGHT. I THINK THAT THERE IS A PROB...
TIRE BLOW OUT. *AK
Mileage: 17
I OWN A 2002 F250, 4X4, FOUR DOOR, OFF-ROAD PACKAGE, CAMPER PACKAGE, TOW PACKAGE, V-10, AUTOMATIC TRANNY. WHEN I FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND PLACE IT IN REVERSE, AFTER ABOUT THREE SECONDS, I HEAR A LOUD "THUMP". NOISE COMES FROM A LITTLE RIGHT OF CENTER AND IN FRONT OF THE DASH. DEALER CANNOT D...
Mileage: 600
2002 F250 FROM J.C.FORD RETURNED FOR SERVICE THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS DAMAGED BY SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN I WENT TO TELL THE SERVICE MANAGER MY PROBLEM HE REMARKED WE DID NOT DO THAT AND WOULD NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER TAKE ANY VEHICLE BACK TO THEM FOR ANY REASON. NOR WILL ...
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON I-270 IN MARYLAND, MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WALL. OTHER THREE TIRES ARE SHOWING CRACKING ON THE WALLS. *JB
Mileage: 13,852
COAST CLUTCH INOPERATIVE. *NLM
Mileage: 19,709
I HAVE A 2002 F250 SUPER DUTY. WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP, AND THEN TAKE OFF THERE IS A FEELING THAT SOMETHING IS SLACK IN THE DRIVE TRAIN SOMEWHERE. YOU CAN FEEL A DOUBLE BUMP KINDA OF FEELING. WHEN TOWING A TRAILER IT IS WORSE. THE FORD DEALER SAID SOME TRUCKS DO THIS AND SOME DO NOT, BUT THEY...
I OWN A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY,4X4,EXTENDED CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 12000 MILES AND WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AS IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO "MOTHER NATURE" EXCESSIVE CORROSION WAS THE CAUSE OF STARTER GOING BAD AND CABLES ALSO,I HAD TO PAY OVER $600.00 REPAIRS,NOT WARRA...
EVER SINCE NEW, TRUCK HAS MADE STRANGE SOUNDS WHEN LOADED AT 68 TO 72 MPH. DEALERS MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND SOUND WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED SOUND IS U-JOINT BINDING. HAD TO REPLACE. FAILURE ON ROAD COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JB
Mileage: 61,000
THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILED, WHICH MADE THE GEARS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILED, AND TRANSMISSION ENGAGED WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. *AK
THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILED, WHICH MADE THE GEARS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILED, AND TRANSMISSION ENGAGED WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. *AK
2002 FORD F-250 CREW CAB - TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALWAYS REGISTERS HOT, EVEN IF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT. FORD SERVICE BULLETINS SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. IF THIS IS NORMAL, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GAUGE ON THE DASH? HOW CAN I TELL IF MY TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING WHEN HAULING A...
Mileage: 3
AFTER HAVING SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF MY 2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK, I ASKED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER (JONES-WEST FORD OF RENO, NEVADA) TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT ON THE DIESEL F250, THERE IS AN ELECTRIC GAS-PEDAL VS. ONE THA...
Mileage: 11,754
ON DECEMBER 19, 2002 AT 3:30 PM, WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATING NORMAL TEMPERATURE, AFTER HAVING DRIVEN FOR 1 HOUR-PROBLEM FREE, I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN IN MY FORD F-250 DIESEL CREW CAB TRUCK AT THE INTERSECTION OF PLUMAS AND MOANA LANE, IN RENO, NEVADA. AS I TRIED TO ...
Mileage: 11,720
ON DECEMBER 13, 2002, AT 5:00 PM, IN A SNOWSTORM IN RENO, NEVADA, FORD F-250 DIESEL CREW CAB WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT; TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES, TRUCK WAS IDLING NORMALLY; THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATED NORMAL TEMPERATURE. UPON RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT, I ATTEMPTED TO ACC...
Mileage: 11,700
BRAKE LOOSE POWER RESULTING IN PEDAL FADE AND HARD BRAKING .THE VEHICLE CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO HAVE CHANGE PAD TWICE AND ROTOR ONE TIME BY THE DEALER AND PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
TINTED REAR WINDOW ALONG WITH TOP PROVIDED WITH THE REAR TINITED WINDOW IS NOT CLEAR WHICH REDUCES OR ELIMINATES VISION DEPENDING ON LIGHTING CONDITIONS.*AK *TT
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD AS IN NEAR EMERGENCY BAKING THE STEERING SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERABLE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF POWER STEERING IS LOST, OTHER TIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I FEEL THIS IS A FATAL DESIGN FLAW AND GOES TOTALLY AGAINST ALL INFORMATION THAT THE USE OF ANTI LOCK ...