2002 FORD F-350 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...
IMPROPER PROTECTION OF THE OIL PAN TO ELEMENTS CAUSES METAL PAN TO ROT PREMATURELY GEAR BOX FOR STEEERING NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR THE WEIGHT CLASS OF TRUCK CONSTANTLY BREAKING CAUSING SLOPPY STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL 2 LEAF SPRINGS ON FRONT END ARE ONLY RATED TO A WEIGHT OF 1950LBS FOR A...
Mileage: 250,000
IMPROPER PROTECTION OF THE OIL PAN TO ELEMENTS CAUSES METAL PAN TO ROT PREMATURELY GEAR BOX FOR STEEERING NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR THE WEIGHT CLASS OF TRUCK CONSTANTLY BREAKING CAUSING SLOPPY STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL 2 LEAF SPRINGS ON FRONT END ARE ONLY RATED TO A WEIGHT OF 1950LBS FOR A...
Mileage: 250,000
IMPROPER PROTECTION OF THE OIL PAN TO ELEMENTS CAUSES METAL PAN TO ROT PREMATURELY GEAR BOX FOR STEEERING NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR THE WEIGHT CLASS OF TRUCK CONSTANTLY BREAKING CAUSING SLOPPY STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL 2 LEAF SPRINGS ON FRONT END ARE ONLY RATED TO A WEIGHT OF 1950LBS FOR A...
Mileage: 250,000
VSM HAS FAILED THIS CONTROLS THE DOOR AJAR AND POWER LOCKS. POWER LOCKS FAIL TO FUNCTION OR ARE HYPER ACTIVE (LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES). DOOR AJAR LIGHT FLASHING AND EMITTING A SOUND INDICATION A VEHICLE'S DOOR IS NOT SECURE WHILE DRIVING AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP.
Mileage: 142,000
PERIODICALLY, WHEN SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, IT WON'T IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE IS A LOSS OF SPEED OF AROUND 5 MPH. THEN IT WILL ENGAGE, KICK DOWN A GEAR, AND ACCELERATE SUPER QUICK. SCARY IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED.
Mileage: 134,000
TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 8 JUST WEST OF CA/AZ BORDER AT 3PM PDT. WEATHER IS SUNNY WITH AMB TEMP APPROX 105 DEGREES. WITHOUT WARNING AN EXPLOSION / COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. 2-3 SECONDS AFTER EXPLOSION TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATES FROM TIRE. DAMAGE TO LR BODY PANEL, WHEEL WELL AND ASSOCIATED PART...
Mileage: 119,500
AFTER EXPERIENCING TIRE FAILURE / TREAD SEPARATION ON LR TIRE, INSPECTION OF REMAINING TIRES PERFORMED FOR SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. CRACKS NOTED IN TIRE ON RR WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AS LR BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL.
Mileage: 119,500
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE RELEASES UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN I BEGAN TO RESEARCH HOW TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL#01V227001, FORD RECALL# 01S21 ISSUED FOR THE SAME HAZARD. MY TRUCK WAS ASSEMBLED IN 2001 AT THE KENTUCKY PLANT BUT WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY EXP...
Mileage: 120,000
THE TIE ROD END AT THE PITMAN ARM SHEARED OFF SUDDENLY AT THE POINT WHERE THE BALL MEETS THE SHAFT OF THE TIE ROD CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS IS NOT A WEAR POINT AND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED SINCE IT IS COVERED WITH A RUBBER BOOT, THE STEEL LOOKS AS IF IT...
Mileage: 198,000
LEFT FRONT TIRE THREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I75 AT MILE MARKER 311. SEPARATION CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN GUARD RAIL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CONTINUE ALONG GUARD RAIL UNTIL STOPPED. 911 CALLED WHICH BROUGHT EMS AND FHP. AAA CALLED WHICH BROUGHT WRECKER. DRIVER...
Mileage: 114,254
LEFT FRONT TIRE THREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I75 AT MILE MARKER 311. SEPARATION CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN GUARD RAIL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CONTINUE ALONG GUARD RAIL UNTIL STOPPED. 911 CALLED WHICH BROUGHT EMS AND FHP. AAA CALLED WHICH BROUGHT WRECKER. DRIVER...
Mileage: 114,254
LEFT FRONT TIRE THREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I75 AT MILE MARKER 311. SEPARATION CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN GUARD RAIL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CONTINUE ALONG GUARD RAIL UNTIL STOPPED. 911 CALLED WHICH BROUGHT EMS AND FHP. AAA CALLED WHICH BROUGHT WRECKER. DRIVER...
Mileage: 114,254
THIS SPECTOR TIRE JUST BLEW UP. THE TIRE SEPARATED AT THE TREAD AND SPLIT OPEN 6-8 INCHES. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LEAF SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BUT WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 256,000
ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A CONTINUOUS CUT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SIDEWALL. BF GOODRICH LT285/75R16. *TR
Mileage: 105,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PLUGGED AN ENGINE BLOCK WARMER UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE CONTACT LATER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDE...
Mileage: 150,000
I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HAVE BLOWN FOUR SPARK PLUGS SO FAR. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
2002 FORD F-350, 7.3 LTR DIESEL DISPLAYED LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE SHAKING AT LOWER RPM'S WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A DELAMINATE PROBLEM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $2800 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM ON...
Mileage: 417,247
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT IDENTIFIED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) RECALLS; HOWE...
Mileage: 189,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS, BLINKERS OR BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 151,818
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED RUST IN THE FUEL TANK BUILT UP CAUSING HER VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING AFTER IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS DELAMANINATION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOW...
RE: FORD TRUCK 4X4 F350 DIESEL. THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT TO YOU IN ABOUT A YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS, JUST FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR. WE HAVE A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL, CREW CAB, 7.3L ENGINE. TODAY, WE ARE INSTALLING THE 5TH OR 6TH (WE'VE STOPPED COUNTING, BUT H...
Mileage: 88,000
I HAVE A 2002 F350 FORD TRUCK, I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN I HEARD THIS BIG POP NOISE WITH SHAKING I STOP AND SMELLED GAS ,I SHUT IT OFF OPEN THE HOOD AND THE MOTOR WAS STARTING TO CATCH ON FIRE,NEEDLESS TO SAY THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT HIT THE COIL AND FUEL LINE WHICH RUPTURED IT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. IF...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INJECTOR CUP WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ...
Mileage: 145,000
I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH FUEL FLOW PROBLEMS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50MPH TO 65 MPH THE TRUCK BEGINS TO BOG DOWN AND LOOSE SPEED. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE SHOLDER BECOUSE THE TRUCKS ENGINE IS STARVED FOR FUEL AND WILL COMPLEATLY STALL IF YOU ATTEMPT TO CONTIN...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THAT FAILURE OCCURRED, HE WOULD NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350SD . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WOULD PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL AND IS ON A FLA...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. AFTER DRIVING A VERY SHORT DISTANCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DE...
Mileage: 39,246
I AM WRITING TO REPORT A TIRE DEFECT AND A RESULTANT ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO BODILY INJURY TO MYSELF OR TWO YOUNG GRANDSONS I HAD APPROXIMATELY $2,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THANKFULLY I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. *...
Mileage: 104,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE WITH A FIFTH WHEEL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO THE P...
Mileage: 60,400
2002 FORD F350. CONSUMER REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COMPLAINTS FOR VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO MOVING SPONTANEOUSLY FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *TGW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER BEING REPLACED. THE ENGINE REMAINED IDLE BUT THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR AT LEAST SEVEN ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD NOT LOCK BUT WOULD STICK WHILE BRAKING AT 40 MPH. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WERE PULLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR AND FRONTAL DISC BRAKES. THE CONTACT MAD...
Mileage: 64,000
I HAVE A 2002 FOR F350 SUPERDUTY, I FIRST HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ALMOST A YEAR AGO ON CYLINDER 1 IT WAS A LOUD POP THEN FLUTTERING SOUND WITH REDUCED POWER, A SMELL LIKE BURNING OIL- GAS, I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED & WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHEN I DID GO UNDER THE ...
Mileage: 170,000
THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 FORD F-350 THAT HAS A 40 GALLON TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLACTIC LINER PLACED IN THE TANK HAS BEEN EATIN THROUGH BY THE DEISEL FUEL PLACED IN THE TANK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE FEUL TANK AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THIS IS A CHRONIC PROB...
Mileage: 226,000
MY TRUCK WOBBLES BETWEEN 40MPH-45MPH. REPLACED TIRES, REPLACED SHOCKS. HAD TRUCK CHECKED OUT AND PEP BOYS SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE SAID I COULD REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 1300.00 IN PARTS AND LABORS BUT NO GUARANTEE IT WILL STOP SHAKING. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
FUSE #48 WILL BLOW WHEN ENGAGING OVERDRIVE BUTTON ON GEAR SHIFT LEVER. WITH BLOWN FUSE VEHICLE WILL ONLY IDLE, LEAVING VEHICLE POWERLESS ON HIGHWAY. OCCURS PERIODICALLY, DEPENDING ON USAGE OF OVERDRIVE BUTTON. TO DATE THE SOURCE OF PROBLEM CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED. *TR
Mileage: 898,934
I HIT A BUMP WITH A 2002 FORD F-350 YOU COULD BARELY KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD, DARTING BACK AND FORTH, VERY DANGEROUS HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES TILL IT STRAIGHT OUT THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE RUPTURED WHILE TRAVELING NORTH, ON I-15 ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF PAYSON, UTAH. THE TRUCK WAS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY AND THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE TIRE BURST AND WAS LUCKY TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE TORE APART AND ...
Mileage: 9,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ...
Mileage: 140,000
TRUCK WAS LOSING POWER- THEN OIL BEGAN TO LEAK- OIL LEAK BECAME WORSE. TOOK TO MECHANIC. NEEDED TO REPLACE O RING AND TURBO!! *TR
MY FORD F350 POWERSTROKE DIESEL TRUCK BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS IN MARCH 2008. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER, HESITATION AND STALLING. FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED TWICE AND FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. FUEL PUMP STILL SCREAMS LIKE IT IS STARVING FOR FUEL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THE TRUCK LETS OUT THICK WHITE S...
Mileage: 68,000
SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION, FUSE BLOWN, EVERY TIME TRUCK WAS DRIVEN,LOOSE INSTRUMENT PANEL, TACK, SPEEDOMETER, GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE, REPLACED SHIFT LEVER AND WIRING HARNESS. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS, THEY HAD THROWN THEM AWAY. *TR
Mileage: 41,385
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE LT26575R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURREN...
Mileage: 154,000
2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY QUAD CAB LE 7.3L DIESEL PARKED IN MY BACK YARD WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER PLUGGED IN. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW. MY TRUCK WAS BURNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE. THE GRILL, BUMPER RUBBER, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERCOOLER BURNED AW...
Mileage: 43,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. THE ONLY WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESS THE OFF SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH....
Mileage: 50,000
ON JUNE 12, 2008 WE WERE DRIVING UP ROUTE 301 NORTH JUST AFTER THE RT. 50 SPLIT WHEN THERE WAS A BLOW OUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON OUR TRUCK. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND GET TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. I OBSERVED A PORTION OF THE TIRE FLYING OFF TO MY LEFT. WE C...
Mileage: 30,000
THE SHORT END OF MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
OUR 2002 F-350 CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ITSELF AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WHILE WE WERE STOPPED. A FOUR CAR FENDER BENDER WAS THE RESULT. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY MORE SERIOUS. THE CRUISE CONTROL TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE!! *TR
Mileage: 185,992
RUSTED OIL PAN ON A 1995 FORD F-150, SO I TRADED IT AND BOUGHT A F-350 2002 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM? ALONG WITH PLENTY OF OTHERS? AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WORKING ON THAT
Mileage: 60,000
ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2008. MY 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WAS SITTING FOR ROUGHLY 10 HRS. WHEN IT STARTED ON FIRE. VEHICLE IS DESTROYED AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE, BUT THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE: DIESEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V553000). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SHIPPIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FEL...
I FIRST BOUGHT PRO COMP TIRES A COUPLE OF YEARS A GO. WITHIN TEN THOUSAND MILES I HAD A BULGE ON ONE TIRE AND A VIBRATION AT 55 MPH AND OVER. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO 4WHEEL PARTS AS THAT IS WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED. I HAD TWO BAD TIRES ACCORDING TO THEM AND THEY REPLACED THEM WHICH COST ME APPROXI...
MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW F350 FORD LARIAT TRUCK IN THE FALL OF 2002 FOR $42,000. WE STILL HAD IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, STALLED ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF ROAD. MY HUSBAND WAS ALONE AT THE TIME, AND HE WAS ABOUT 8 MILES FROM ANY HOUSE OR S...
Mileage: 40,000
MY FORD F350 SUPERDUTY QUAD CAB LARIAT LE DIESEL HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY BACK YARD FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS WITH THE BLOCK HEATER PLUGGED IN. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE INTERCOOLER, AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR AND ALL THE HEADLIG...
Mileage: 43,000
IN NOVEMBER 2007 MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THANK FULLY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY EITHER TIME, WHICH PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO OTHERS. MY TRUCK DAMAGE TOTALED ABOUT $ 3500 TO $ 4000 FOR EACH EVENT. THE FENDER AND ...
VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OUT. ENGINE SPLUTTERS AND JERKS, ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE DASH BOARD, AND ENGINE QUITS. IT HAS LET ME STANDED IN TRAFFIC FIVE OR SIX TIMES. IT CAN HAPPEN JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, THERE IS NEVER ANY WARNING. IN 7 MILES I HAD TO ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTING AND PITTING. THE COST TO REPL...
Mileage: 58,347
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTING AND PITTING. THE COST TO REPL...
Mileage: 58,347
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTING AND PITTING. THE COST TO REPL...
Mileage: 58,347
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTING AND PITTING. THE COST TO REPL...
Mileage: 58,347
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BECAME DETACHED AND THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE PASSENG...
Mileage: 56,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE WIRING FROM THE ALTERNATOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING FAILED AND THEY MADE REPAIRS, HOWEVER, THE FIRE RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILU...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERI, SIZE 235/85/R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER. UPON INSPECTION OF T...
Mileage: 27,600
SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON GENERAL-GRABBERTR 235/85-R16---- GOOD TREAD ONLY 24203 MILES ON THEM-- CAME AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON 2002 FORD F350---AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF OTHER 5 TIRES --THERE ARE SIDEWALL SEPARATION DEFECTS (BUMPS) IN ALL OF THEM --THANKS TO THE GRACE OF GOD AND MY HUSBANDS PHYSICAL STREN...
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON MY '02 FORD F-350 POWER STOKE DIESEL. *TR
Mileage: 124,000
I OWN A 2002 F350 FORD DIESEL TRUCK. I JUST HAD TO PAY $2221.70 TO REPLACE A RUSTED OUT OIL PAN. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE, LOW COST JOB BUT SINCE FORD USED DEFECTIVE METAL IN THEIR OIL PANS CAUSING THEM TO RUST OUT AND THE CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN THE FRAME, THE WHOLE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO C...
I OWN A 2002 F350 FORD DIESEL TRUCK. I JUST HAD TO PAY $2221.70 TO REPLACE A RUSTED OUT OIL PAN. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE, LOW COST JOB BUT SINCE FORD USED DEFECTIVE METAL IN THEIR OIL PANS CAUSING THEM TO RUST OUT AND THE CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN THE FRAME, THE WHOLE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO C...
CAMSHSFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILED ON MY FORD F-350, 2002 MODEL, 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED GRADUALLY, WITH SIX UNINTENDED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS. THREE SHUTDOWNS WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THREE WHILE PARKED. DATE IS APPROXIMATED; ODOMETER READING APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. I WILL ...
Mileage: 60,000
7.3 L DIESEL ENGINE IN MY 2002 FORD F-350 WOULD JUST STOP DEAD AT NUMEROUS RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES WHILE JUST SITTING STILL AND IDLING, OTHERS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF, ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN NORMALLY. DEALER REPLACED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS), WHICH SOLVED TH...
Mileage: 99,000
VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY, FAILURE HAPPENED JUST BEFORE I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK LENGTHWISE ACROSS ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN. PART THAT FAILED WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DON'T KNOW IF I STILL HAVE THE OR...
Mileage: 86,400
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-350 DIESEL WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS A DUMP TRUCK BEHIND ME WHICH WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE CAUSE W...
Mileage: 92,880
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE AND ENGINE STALLED,REPLACED PARTS AT EXCESSIVE PRICE. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
CPS SENSOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON. AS I HEADED TO WORK AROUND 7:30 PM IN THE 2002 FORD F350 TURBO DIESEL AND WHILE MOVING AT A PACE OF 61-65 MPH EVERYTHING CUT OUT: ENGINE, BRAKES, ETC. I HAD TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS QUICKLY AND CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE TO A...
Mileage: 65,000
DEFECTIVE CAM POSITION SENSOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL ON FREEWAY. REPLACED CPS. *TR
Mileage: 67,400
2002 FORD F-350, WITH 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL .FAILURE OF THE "CPS". *JB
Mileage: 64,000
2002 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. STARTED OUT WITH INTERMITTENT SPUTTERING. WOULD NOT START ONE TIME - DEALER ASSURED US IT WAS JUST LOW ON FUEL. SAT FOR A WHILE AND THEY ADDED A COUPLE GALLONS OF FUEL. IT RESTARTED OK. STALLED A WEEK OR SO LATER AND TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGI...
Mileage: 79,000
MOTOR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. *JB
Mileage: 26,000
DRIVING MY 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY F350, NO WARNING, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRUCK DIED IN A TUNNEL. RESULT WAS CAM POSITION SENSOR. OVER $400 IN PARTS, LABOR AND TOWING BILL. CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN AND GO AROUND ME. *TR
Mileage: 143,000
DRIVING MY 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY F350, NO WARNING, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRUCK DIED IN A TUNNEL. RESULT WAS CAM POSITION SENSOR. OVER $400 IN PARTS, LABOR AND TOWING BILL. CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN AND GO AROUND ME. *TR
Mileage: 143,000
LOSS OF THE CPS SENSOR ON MY 02 FORD F350. THE SENSOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I87. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BUT THE FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO CELL SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NORTHEASTER ON 4/16/07. *TR
Mileage: 35,587
LOSS OF THE CPS SENSOR ON MY 02 FORD F350. THE SENSOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I87. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BUT THE FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO CELL SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NORTHEASTER ON 4/16/07. *TR
Mileage: 35,587
TRUCK WOULD PICKUP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEN FINALLY I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND IT DIED. THE CPS HAD FAILED I PUT A NEW ONE IN AND IT RUNS FINE. *TR
CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) FAILURE ON 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY POWERSTROKE. I NOTICED MY ENGINE CUTTING OUT SLIGHTLY AT TIMES. THEN MY CPS FAILED LEAVING MY VEHICLE DEAD AT MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BEFORE I COULD FINALLY CHANGE THE PART. *TR
Mileage: 57,500
CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) FAILURE ON 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY POWERSTROKE. I NOTICED MY ENGINE CUTTING OUT SLIGHTLY AT TIMES. THEN MY CPS FAILED LEAVING MY VEHICLE DEAD AT MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BEFORE I COULD FINALLY CHANGE THE PART. *TR
Mileage: 57,500
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK DIED GOING 55 MPH AND IT IS HARD TO STEER AND STOP AND F-350 WHEN THE MOTOR IS DEAD. THE FIX WAS REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I KNOW OF THREE OTHER FRIENDS THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO, LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT WHEN THERE TRUCK DIED GOING DOWN THE HIG...
Mileage: 99,673
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK DIED GOING 55 MPH AND IT IS HARD TO STEER AND STOP AND F-350 WHEN THE MOTOR IS DEAD. THE FIX WAS REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I KNOW OF THREE OTHER FRIENDS THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO, LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT WHEN THERE TRUCK DIED GOING DOWN THE HIG...
Mileage: 99,673
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED A SENSOR A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE F...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. THE TIRE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE BLOWOUT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YE...
Mileage: 43,000
I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL OEM TIRES , WHICH WERE CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV, LT235/85R16E, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM, WAS INSTALLED ON F350 FROM THE FACTORY.*AK ON FRIDAY MARCH 23, 2007 I EXPERIENCED A TIRE SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY TRUCK....
Mileage: 51,700
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FORD 4.6L 5.4L ENGINES HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG LITERALLY COME OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS INSTANTLY MAKES THE VEHICLE A GROSS EMISSIONS POLLUTER. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. *JB
Mileage: 60,360
DIESEL TRUCK- PLUGGED IN AT NIGHT, FACTORY WIRING FAULTY AND CAUSED TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *JB
Mileage: 73,000
I HAVE 63000 MILES ON MY 2002 F350 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP (7.3L DIESEL). MY TRUCK STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ONCE WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE FAULT CODES INDICATED AN INTERMITTENT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I REPLACED THE SENSOR MYSELF, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. I HAVE THE OLD SEN...
Mileage: 63,050
MY 20002 FORD F-350 V10 PICKUP TRUCK BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, I REPLACED IT AND THE COIL FOR $120.00. TWO DAYS LATER IT BLEW OUT AGAIN THIS TIME WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN ROAD, THE TRUCK DIED IN THE STREET FROM 40 MPH TO ZERO IN NO TIME AT ALL. I WAS ALM...
Mileage: 82,230
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WAS CONSULTED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO...
Mileage: 410,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F350 WITH TRITON V10 ENGINE. ON 07/27/06 THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT CAUSING LACK OF POWER TO MY VEHICLE AND A DAMAGED COIL. *JB
Mileage: 91,326
TREAD SEPARATION OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE 265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 70,680
OUT OF STATE ON VACATION. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START. CALLED FORD WARRANTY - ONLY FORD DEALER IN AREA COULDN'T GET IT IN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. TALKED TO FRIEND THAT IS A DIESEL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE CPS ALWAYS GOES BAD IN 7.3'S AND TO REPLACE IT. LOCATED ONE AT NAPA ...
Mileage: 46,000
OUT OF STATE ON VACATION. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START. CALLED FORD WARRANTY - ONLY FORD DEALER IN AREA COULDN'T GET IT IN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. TALKED TO FRIEND THAT IS A DIESEL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE CPS ALWAYS GOES BAD IN 7.3'S AND TO REPLACE IT. LOCATED ONE AT NAPA ...
Mileage: 46,000
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND TRUCK BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST SOME POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, OPENED HOOD AND SAW THAT I LOST #9 SPARK PLUG. WAS OFFERED THROUGH FORD TO EITHER REPLACE THE HEAD FOR $3400.00 OR REPLACE ENTIRE MOTOR FOR $6200.00. NO OTHER OPTIONS. FORD DOES...
Mileage: 98,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION FOLLOWED BY A NOISE FROM THE DRIVELINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAI...
Mileage: 112,746
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION WAS MADE.
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH DUAL REARS. THE TRUCK CAME WITH SEVEN GENERAL TIRES, 23585R16. OF THE SEVEN TIRES, FOUR HAVE FAILED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WITH TREAD/PLY SEPARATION AND BLOWOUTS. THE MOST SERIOUS WAS A LEFT FRONT THAT SUDDENLY BLEW OUT IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-35 JUST S...
Mileage: 20,000
THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT MY F-350 POWER STROKE HAD THE DREADED CAM POSITION FAILURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK AT AN INTERSECTION IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WAS DEAD. I CARRIED A SPARE SENSOR IN THE GLOVE BOX KNOWING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. IMAGINE BEING IN THE LEFT L...
Mileage: 24,000
THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT MY F-350 POWER STROKE HAD THE DREADED CAM POSITION FAILURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK AT AN INTERSECTION IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WAS DEAD. I CARRIED A SPARE SENSOR IN THE GLOVE BOX KNOWING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. IMAGINE BEING IN THE LEFT L...
Mileage: 24,000
AT 43,350 THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER REQUIRING THE RIGHT HEAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 43,350
MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD F-350 XLT 4X4 POWER STROKE DIESEL...AUTO TRANS. THE DIESEL ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE " SYNCHRONIZER " ( CAM POSITION SENSOR OR " CPS" ) WHILE TOWING A HEAVY BOAT & TRAILER ( 9,800 LBS ), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF FOR NO APPA...
Mileage: 59,833
2002 F350 DIESEL, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN AUGUST 2003 AND HAVE PRESENTLY 93,000 MILES. THE OIL PAN TO THE MOTOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH. I FEEL THIS ITEM SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH A COUPLE OF FORD DEALERS AND THEY BOTH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUC...
Mileage: 93,000
DT: CONTACT HAD A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AND THE STUDS TO THE MANIFOLD RUSTED. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO ON 7-8-05. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR. THE TRUCK HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED CONS...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING MY F-350 ON I-95, THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY AND AS I SLOWED TO VEER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE A LOUD HAMMERING SOUND CAME FROM UNDER TRUCK. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING I FOUND THE RIGHT INNER DUALLY WHEEL HAD COME APART AND OVER HALF THE TREAD ...
Mileage: 18,000
2002 FORD 350 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN UNDER MODERATE BRAKING THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE AND HANDLING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*...
2002 FORD 350 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN UNDER MODERATE BRAKING THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE AND HANDLING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*...
2002 FORD 350 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN UNDER MODERATE BRAKING THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE AND HANDLING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*...
COMING HOME FROM SHAWNEE ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME,AND AT ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BEING HOME FELT A BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRES,FELT ALL AROUND THEM NOTICED THAT THERE WHERE INDENTATIONS IN SIDE WALLS,LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE ARE CALLED LEMMONING MARKS,GOT BACK IN TRUCK A...
Mileage: 29,096
DRIVING ON I-10 WEST ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE RUBBER PEALED OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING $3400.00 DAMAGE TO F-350 FORD QUARTER PANEL,BED,TAIL LIGHT,END GATE AND BUMPER.
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 F350 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP TRUCK WE PURCHASED ON 7/15/05, WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, THE THROTTLE QUITS WORKING. THE ENGINE STAYS RUNNING, SO WE DO NOT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING ETC, BUT WHEN TURNING LEFT IT WENT OUT & WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TH...
Mileage: 26,000
LEFT FOR TRIP FROM PHOENIX TO TEXAS. STOP TO FUEL FOR THE TRIP. CHECK TIRE AIR PRESSURE AND FUELD UP. DROVE TO TEXAS. LEFT FOR PHOENIX AND STOPPED FOR FUEL AND CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE. AROUND 11PM JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLANTLY. I WAS TRAVELLING 75M...
Mileage: 37,000
I HAVE A 2002 F350 DUALLY TRUCK WITH GENERAL GRABBER AW M + S LT235/85R16 TIRES WITH 21,700 MILES ON THEM. I HAD A TREAD SEPERATION AND BLOW OUT ON HIGHWAY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TIRE. THE TREAD ON TIRES IS GOOD NOT SURE WHY IT SEPERATED/BLEW OUT.*AK
Mileage: 21,700
FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL. VEHICLES ARE AMBULANCES AND FUEL AMOUNTS ARE CRITICAL TO PATIENT CARE AND DESTINATIONS. THIS IS OCCURRING ON ALL 4 OF RECENTLY PURCHASED AMBULANCES. FORD SAYS PROBLEM IS DUE TO FILLING WHILE RUNNING BUT SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN SHUT DOWN. *JB
Mileage: 500
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT.. THERE WAS ALSO A SPLIT IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE(S) SIDEWALL WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Mileage: 27,000
I HAVE A 2002 F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK. SEVERAL TIMES (6-8 TIMES) THIS VEHICLE HAS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. SO FAR NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE HAS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. A CO-WORKER OF MINE HAS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY DI...
FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT265/R75-16 LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON RTE 95 IN S. CAROLINA, 36500 MILES ON TRUCK AT TIME OF BLOWOUT. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, WITH NO WARNING. FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED 25% DISCOUNT ON TWO NEW TIRES, I SAID NO THANKS I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-350 SUPER CREW I WAS C...
Mileage: 35,925
ACCELERATOR PEDAL JUST QUIT WORKING, BOTH ON TAKE OFF AND STEADY MPH GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS TIME IT QUIT JUST AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AND A MINI VAN REARENDED US. HAD TO HAVE A WRECKER LIFT THE MINI VAN OFF OUR TRAILER HITCH. NO DAMAGE TO US BUT PLENTY TO THE MINI VAN. I HAD A SORE LOW...
Mileage: 35,000
2002 FORD SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESELS WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM ON THESE TRUCKS IS CALLED, "ELECTONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY" ... THERE IS A DASH MOUNTED KNOB ON THE DASH. THE NOB HAS WRITTEN, "4X2"-4X4 AND 4X4 LO". THIS PAST SNOW STORM IN NORTHERN NEVADA HAD CHAINS OR SNOW TIRE REST...
Mileage: 1
I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO THE THE INTERSTATE AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 F-350 AND PULLING AN 18 FOOT FEATHERLITE HORSE TRAILURE. THE TRAILURE WAS EMPTY. AT THE TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOAD ROAR. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE...
Mileage: 47,000
WITH TRUCK IN PARK I WOULD START ENGINE AND TRUCK WOULD INSTANTLY GO TO 5,000 RPM BY ITSELF AND STAY THERE. I COULD TURN IGNITION OFF PULL OUT KEY AND TRUCK WOULD RUN BY ITSELF FOR 10-30 SECOND AND THEN DIE. I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT BE ABLE TO TURN TRUCK OFF...
Mileage: 28,838
FORD F-350SD 2002 4X4 DIESEL. WHEN BREAKS ARE APPLIED YOU CANT TURN THE STEARING WHEEL. REVING UP THE ENGIN DOES NOT HELP. THE TRUCK IS STOCK.*AK
Mileage: 230
I NOW HAVE BOUGHT 2 SETS OF PARNELLI JONES DIRT GRIP TIRES. I HAVE HAD 2 INSIDE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS WITH THESE TIRES IN THE LAST YEAR. BOTH TIMES, I HAVE HAD A LARGE LOAD ON THE TIRES, CARRYING A CAMPER AND DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BOTH TIMES IT HAS BEEN A REAR TIRE. THE FIRST TIME THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A FORD F-350 DIESEL THAT AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED AND EXTREME LOSS OF FUEL ECONOMY. I HAVE GONE FROM 15 MPGTO 8MPG. FORD SAID THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE ALSO OVERHEATS WHILE PULING A LIGHT TRAILER. THE "WAIT TO START LIGHT" ALSO STAYS ON. THE DEALER SAID THEY...
Mileage: 30,000
WE HAVE A 2000 FORD F350 VEHICLE THAT WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT IT HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. IT IS IOWA LAW THAT THE DEALER MUST ASK THE PREVIOUS OWNER ABOUT ANY PRIOR DAMAGE AND WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM MID STATES FORD IN DES MOINES/WAUKEE, IOWA THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ...
Mileage: 41,500
WE HAVE A 2000 FORD F350 VEHICLE THAT WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT IT HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. IT IS IOWA LAW THAT THE DEALER MUST ASK THE PREVIOUS OWNER ABOUT ANY PRIOR DAMAGE AND WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM MID STATES FORD IN DES MOINES/WAUKEE, IOWA THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ...
Mileage: 41,500
WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SHIFTING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE, AND PEDAL STAYS ON THE FLOOR. *AK
Mileage: 37,525
WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SHIFTING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE, AND THE PEDAL STAYS ON THE FLOOR -- MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. *AK
Mileage: 38,341
WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SHIFTING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE, AND THE PEDAL STAYS ON THE FLOOR -- MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. *AK
Mileage: 38,341
WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SHIFTING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE, AND THE PEDAL STAYS ON THE FLOOR -- MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. *AK
Mileage: 40,441
WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SHIFTING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE, AND THE PEDAL STAYS ON THE FLOOR -- MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. *AK
Mileage: 40,441
THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 2 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. ONE WAS A 1999 AND THE OTHER IS MY PRESENT 2002. BOTH VEHICLES SHOWED SIGNS OF DEFECTIVE ROTORS....PROBABLY WARPING. THE 1999 NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES. I TRADED THAT TRUCK IN FOR MY PRESENT 2002 F350 SUP...
READ BOTTOM TO GET SAFETY CONCERN: CALLED FORD THIS MORNING, AND VERBALLY INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS ON MY F350, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK THE NEXT DAY. RECEIVED A CALL IN 2 HOURS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT FORD CAN DO IS RESURFACE WARPED ROTORS UNLES...
Mileage: 16,500
THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN. DEALER FOUND SOME PLAY IN THE TILT LATCH AND ADJUSTED THE FLUID LEVEL. HOWEVER NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID CAMPER COULD BE KNOCKED OFF JACKS WHEN BACKING TRUCK UP TO 3...
Mileage: 12,072
THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN. DEALER FOUND SOME PLAY IN THE TILT LATCH AND ADJUSTED THE FLUID LEVEL. HOWEVER NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID CAMPER COULD BE KNOCKED OFF JACKS WHEN BACKING TRUCK UP TO 3...
Mileage: 12,072
LOSS OF POWER MOTOR TO GAS PEDAL, WILL NOT WORK WHEN DRIVING. *JB
Mileage: 16,519
LOSS OF POWER MOTOR TO GAS PEDAL, WILL NOT WORK WHEN DRIVING. *JB
Mileage: 16,519
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. FORD SAID IT'S MY PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS 6000MILES ON IT, WHICH MEANS THE TIRES HAVE 6000 MILES ON THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU GET A BLOW OUT WITH THAT LITTLE MILES. AFTER READING EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINTS I THIN...
Mileage: 6,101
FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TREAD SEPARATION IN JANUARY 2003 ON FORD F350 PICKUP RIGHT FRONT