1999 FORD F SUPER DUTY Problems & Recalls

1999.5 FORD-F350 DIESEL STEERING SECTOR SHAFT SNAPPED. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF 1/4 TURN. IN PARKING LOT, SHAFT SNAPPED AND STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY WITHOUT ANY WHEEL MOVEMENT. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION, ACTION # EA01009 (SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURES) BUT NO RECALL. ...

Mileage: 204,000

FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTING FRONT AND REAR.....THE REAR STRAP BROKE ALLOWING FUEL TANK TO DROP. *TR

VEHICLE HAD A FULL FUEL TANK (APPROX 38 GALLONS). VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING PLAZA. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE GAS TANK HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. THE REAR SUPPORT STRAP HAD FAILED FROM CORROSION. THE FRONT STRAP WAS STILL INTACT BUT SEVERELY CORRODED AS WELL. FUEL LINES IN...

Mileage: 98,000

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 1999, AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL 2005 WHEN THE FIRST SPARK PLUG BLOW. IT COST ME $520.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE SECOND TIME THE PLUG BLOW (2007), IT COST ME $620.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. YESTERDAY (06/02/2012), IT COST ME $740.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED AND...

Mileage: 165,000

FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. INSURANCE VEHICLE ARSON INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COMPONENT WAS SOURCE OF IGNITION IN FIRE. HALF MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN AS A RESULT OF FIRE. *KB

Mileage: 106,000

FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. INSURANCE VEHICLE ARSON INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COMPONENT WAS SOURCE OF IGNITION IN FIRE. HALF MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN AS A RESULT OF FIRE. *KB

Mileage: 106,000

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AND CONTINUING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE BEGAN TO SMELL GAS FUMES. UPON OUR ARRIVAL AT HOME, WE NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING BY THE FUEL LINE AND FRONT STRAP. THE REAR STRAP HAD BROKE (FROM RUST) AND FUEL FILLER HOSE WAS OFTEN BROKEN OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

HAVE HAD MY FORD F250 FOR A FEW YEARS. IT HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRAME IS ROTTING AND IS IN NEED OF A REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WIT MANY FORD FRAMES FROM 1997 TO 2004. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

5.4L FORD TRITON ENGINE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED AT 84,000, AT 110,128 SPARK PLUG ON #7 CYLINDER CAME LOOSE AND BLEW OUT. FUEL AIR MIXTURE COMES OUT THE SPARK PLUG HOLE WHICH IS DANGEROUS(HAS BEEN KNOWN TO START ENGINE FIRES). THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ALUMINUM HEADS NOT HAVING ENOUGH THREAD...

Mileage: 110,128

ON MY F-250 SUPER DUTY THE #4 SPARK PLUS BLEW OUT CAUSING IT TO RUN BAD AND FUEL FUME TO ESCAPE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. FRIEND HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN 3 TIMES SO FAR. I'VE ONLY DRIVEN 9,000 MILES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT EACH TIME IT HAPPENS AT...

Mileage: 95,242

ON MY F-250 SUPER DUTY THE #4 SPARK PLUS BLEW OUT CAUSING IT TO RUN BAD AND FUEL FUME TO ESCAPE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. FRIEND HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN 3 TIMES SO FAR. I'VE ONLY DRIVEN 9,000 MILES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT EACH TIME IT HAPPENS AT...

Mileage: 95,242

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, OR IDLE IN TRAFFIC, THE DIESEL ENGINE IN MY1999 FORD F250 DIES, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 IN THE LAST 6 MOS. AT MY COST. *TR

Mileage: 232,000

THE CLUTCH THROWOUT BEARING WAS MADE IN PLASTIC WHICH CAUSE THE CLUTCH TO GO OUT FAST AND DAMAGE THE CLUTCH FINGER,IT MAY CAUSE A FATAL IF IT HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC,MORE EVER IT GETS EXPENSIVE ESP. WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT TWICE IN A YEAR BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT IS LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 365,000

TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AT 130,000 MILES. IT IS A 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY XLT. TRUCK IS LOUDER WITH A RATTLE TO IT NOW. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE CONFIRMED IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WAS NOT THERE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. IT FELT LIKE AN UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND A VIBRATION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION 50 MILES FROM WHERE I STARTED AND LOOKED AT ALL OF MY TIRES. VISUALLY THERE WAS N...

Mileage: 148,245

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V265000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED IN EITHER DECEMBER OF 2007 OR JANUARY OF 2008 TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NOT...

1999 MOTORHOME FORD F SUPER DUTY SPEED CONTROL SENSOR WAS DISCONNECTED BY FORD. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY DISCONNECTED THE SPEED SENSOR DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS TO FIX IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 3 YEARS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL AND THE PART NEVER COME IN. *JB

AT ABOUT 55,000 MILE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RANDOMLY STOP. IT WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AFTER A WHILE IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK LOOKED AT, I REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS). I A...

Mileage: 55,000

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE END CAME OFF OF THE CABLE FROM WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE FOR NO REASON AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING JUST SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING POWER OR ANY STEERING. THIS IN TURN ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK INVOLVING SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES. FROM THERE I HAD IT TOW...

Mileage: 265,000

FUEL LEAK ON H2O DRAIN VALVE AT FUEL FILTER ON 1999 7.3 POWER STROKE FORD TRUCK. THIS IS A WIDE SREAD PROBLEM AS THE DEALERSHIP IS SELLING 3 TO 4 OF THESE VALVES PER WEEK.*AK

Mileage: 124,000

DRIVING 1999 F250 SUPERDUTY SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION. LATER FOUND RUPTURED CORRODED REAR BRAKE LINE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE, DUAL CIRCUIT MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT EFFECTIVE IN ALLOWING ALTERNATE BRAKE CIRCUIT TO SLOW TRUCK CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 71,000

1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL PICKUP (63K MILES), TRUCK WOULD START WITH NO DASH CLUSTER GAUGES OR LIGHTS AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I HAD THE TRUCK DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL SHOP AND SCAN TOOL INDICATED THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED AND STILL SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO LOCA...

Mileage: 63,000

ON ACCLERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP,SINCE PURCHASE.I GET A CLUNK OR A JOLT.NOT ALWAYS BUT OFTEN. *AK

Mileage: 20

AT LOW SPEED, SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE, CAUSING LOUD EXHAUST NOISE AND GASOLINE FUMES WERE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED WITH ENGINE UNDER LOAD WHEN IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS NOT SAFE OR POSSIBLE, THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE LARGE AMOU...

Mileage: 51,707

FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL OF MY TRUCK (1999 FORD F-250) THAT IS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. THE RECALL IS FOR A FAULTY PARKING BRAKE, AND MINE HAS BROKEN AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. WHAT IF ANY RECORURSE DO I HAVE THROUGH YOUR AGENCY TO FORCE FORD TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE? THE INFO...

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY CAME BACK UP, BUT UPON DEPRESSING IT AGAIN THE PEDAL STAYED DOWN ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH FORK WAS DEFE...

Mileage: 127,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE, CAUSING $3000.00 DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

WATER LEAKED AT THE FRONT SLIDE OUT. THE FLOOR SHEARED OFF THE SIDEWALL IN THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER.*TS. A BROKEN WELD WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN THE CHASSIS AND EXTENDED OVER HANG,ALSO THE DASH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRACKETS WERE BROKE. *JB

THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT FORD HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SPARK PLUGS JUST "BLOWING OUT" OF THE HEADS IN NEWER FORD VEHICLES. THIS CAUSES THE COIL ON TOP OF THE SPARK TO SHATTER AGAINST THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INJECTORS CONTINUE TO PUMP FUEL INTO THE CYLINDER. THE COIL IS PRODUCI...

THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT FORD HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SPARK PLUGS JUST "BLOWING OUT" OF THE HEADS IN NEWER FORD VEHICLES. THIS CAUSES THE COIL ON TOP OF THE SPARK TO SHATTER AGAINST THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INJECTORS CONTINUE TO PUMP FUEL INTO THE CYLINDER. THE COIL IS PRODUCI...

BOTH TIMES IT WAS A TREAD SEPARATION. ONE COMPLETELY BLEW, THE OTHER JUST LOST THE TREAD. WE WERE TRAVELING, AND CHECKED WITH THE DEALER THERE FOR ANY RECALLS, WHICH THERE WERE NONE. WE DID NOT BRING THE 2 TIRES HOME WITH US, BUT LEFT THEM AT THE DEALER. WE HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THESE TWO REPLACEMEN...

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO LOW GEARS AND GRINDS GOING INTO HIGH GEARS DUE TO THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY DEFECT. UNDER NORMAL AND ABOVE OPERATING TEMPS, WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN, THE HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EXPANDS USING MORE HYDRAULIC OIL THAN THE SYSTEM CAN HOLD. ...

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO LOW GEARS AND GRINDS GOING INTO HIGH GEARS DUE TO THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY DEFECT. UNDER NORMAL AND ABOVE OPERATING TEMPS, WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN, THE HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EXPANDS USING MORE HYDRAULIC OIL THAN THE SYSTEM CAN HOLD. ...

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND MY WIFE AND I WERE INJURED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MY 1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRIL 20TH,ON MY DRIVEWAY DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING / BRAKE ASSIST PUMP. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AND MY WIFE SUSTAINED A SEVERE NECK STRAIN AND MI...

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND MY WIFE AND I WERE INJURED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MY 1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRIL 20TH,ON MY DRIVEWAY DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING / BRAKE ASSIST PUMP. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AND MY WIFE SUSTAINED A SEVERE NECK STRAIN AND MI...

THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED UNDER WARRANTY AT 34427 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY PARK FORD. THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED AGAIN AT 70400 MILES. THE FAILURE CAUSES AXLE OIL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE BRAKE PADS. THE TRUCK IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURING HARD BRAKING. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AN...

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO LOW GEARS AND GRINDS GOING INTO HIGH GEARS DUE TO THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY DEFECT. UNDER NORMAL AND ABOVE OPERATING TEMPS, WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN, THE HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EXPANDS USING MORE HYDRAULIC OIL THAN THE SYSTEM CAN HOLD. ...

RIGHT REAR CALIPERS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE OF ROTOR AND WORE DOWN TO CALIPER PISTONS, IN THE FIRST INCIDENT. TWO SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES, THE CALIPER REBUILD KITS HAVE LEAKED. THE FORD DEALER SAYS CALIPERS HAVE TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED. IN DISCUSSIONS W/ PARTS HOUSES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A...

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR HAULING AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT I WAS TOWING TOO HEAVY LOADS.. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD TAKEN A TRIP WITH A TRAILER THAT HAD TRAILER BRAKES AND THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME..MY SON TOOK IT TO THE STORE AND WITH OUT WARNING HAD NO BRAKES COMING HOME THE LINES C...

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR HAULING AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT I WAS TOWING TOO HEAVY LOADS.. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD TAKEN A TRIP WITH A TRAILER THAT HAD TRAILER BRAKES AND THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME..MY SON TOOK IT TO THE STORE AND WITH OUT WARNING HAD NO BRAKES COMING HOME THE LINES C...

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING DURING ACCELERATION AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE ABS IN THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACTIVATING DURING NORMAL BRAKING AT STOP SIGHNS WHEN THERE IS A BUMP OR SLIPPERY SURFACE AND TAKES TO LONG TO RE-ENGAGE THE BRAKES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED, RESULTING IN NOT STOPING UNTIL YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE SIGN. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS UNDER 25,000 MILES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

IMPROPERLY DESIGNED WHEEL HOLE OPENINGS AND TIRE VALVES MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN DUAL REAR WHEEL TIRE PRESSURE AT SAFE LEVELS. OUR VEHICLES ARE BOX TYPE AMBULANCES MOUNTED ON FORD E-SUPER DUTY CHASSIS - AS ARE 90+% OF BOX TYPE AMBULANCES, MANY SMALL SCHOOL BUSES, RV'S, AND BOX TRUCKS,...

STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP UNDER HARD BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN YOU NEED TO STEER AROUND SOMETHING. *AK

FRONT ROTORS GET OUT OF ROUND AFTER ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND MUST BE TURNED. THIS IS TOO OFTEN AND SUGGESTS THEY ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN AND I BELIEVE THAT THE ROTORS DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FACING TO PERMIT THIS.*AK

FRONT ROTORS GET OUT OF ROUND AFTER ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND MUST BE TURNED. THIS IS TOO OFTEN AND SUGGESTS THEY ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN AND I BELIEVE THAT THE ROTORS DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FACING TO PERMIT THIS.*AK

THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVETRAIN. UPON DECELERATING RAPIDLY IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR SOMETHING IN THE DRIVETRAIN BEGINS TO BANG BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE VEHICAL IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE ON ROUGH ROADS. I THINK THAT IN CERT...

I WAS DRIVING, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE THEN BLEW. VERY SCARY. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS AN IMPACT BREAK SOMETIME IN THE LIFE OF THE TIRE. VERY RUDE. AFTER $1000 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT IN GOOD FAITH TRUST THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED THEM WITH M...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES, PROBLEM OCCURRRED EVERY 13,000 MILES, ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A LOOSE REVERSE GEAR ON AN INCLINE DOWN TO A STREAM, THE TRANSMISSION WAS MODIFIED FOUR TIMES.*JB

TIRE HAS A 2 INCH DIAMETER, 1 INCH HIGH BULGE PROTRUDING FROM THE SIDEWALL. ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW SIDEWALL IRREGULARITIES. THIS MAJOR BULGE DEFECT WAS NOTED DURING ROUTINE TIRE PRESSURE CHECK. NO BLOWOUTS, CRASHES, INJURIES, OR DEATHS TO REPORT YET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM178 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R...

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES DUE TO WARPING, AND THEY ARE DUE AGAIN NOW. *AK

CHUNCKS FALLING OFF SIDEWALL AND CRACKING WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

1) CANNOT STEER AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME. I CANNOT CONTROL TRUCK IF I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES HARD. WINTER DRIVING IS VERY DIFFICULT. 2) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND APPLYING BRAKES. IT FEELS LIKE TRUCK IS SLIDING ON ICE EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ICE ON ROAD.*AK

USED AS A PERSONAL VEHICLE MAINLY IN HIGHWAY TRIPS OF AT LEAST AN HOUR. SEVERE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING.*AK

I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE FELT A LITTLE SHAKE AND IT WENT AWAY WITH IN A FEW SECONDS THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WAS BEATING THE WHEEL WELL OF MY TRUCK AND THEN IT BLEW AFTER THE TREAD SEPARATION AND LOCKED THE FRONT TIRE UP AND PULLED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE I SIDE SWIPE...

1 OF THE 4 BOLTS HOLDING THE DRIVESHAFT TOGETHER NEAR THE TRANSFER CASE IS MISSING. ANOTHER BOLT IS HALF WAY OUT. REAR DRIVESHAFT DID NOT COME OFF COMPLETELY, BUT VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CHESAPEAKE FORD TRUCK SALES,INC.

ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER, DUE TO RAIN WATER INGESTED INTO AIR BREATHER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 24570R19.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24570R19.5 )

BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK

BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK

BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK

BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK

BACK UP MONITOR FADED TO "ALL BLACK".*AK

ON APRIL 17 I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I 75 IN MICHIGAN WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT EXPLODED . I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 8 HOURS AND IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES . THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER . I WAS TOLD THE FIRESTONE DID NOT MAKE BAD TIRES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FO...

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 8,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS CLAIM NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM. HAVE HAD BRAKE ROTOR WORK 6 TIMES IN 44,000 MILES.*AK

TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP. TRUCK ALSO IS HARD TO TURN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD.*AK

TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP. TRUCK ALSO IS HARD TO TURN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD.*AK

LUCKILY NO DAMAGE OR INJURY, HOWEVER THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH OM HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE THREE TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRESTONE , P225 75 16 MF, VD1L1XD267, FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TIRE SEPARATED AND COMPLETLY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY,OUR EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING A ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, SIDE OF TRUCK AND EVEN TOPPER OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, OUR EMP...

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON RIGHT HEAD LEAKING OIL ONTO RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD FUMES COMMING INTO CAB CREATING HEALTH HAZARD AND OIL LEAKING ONTO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOUSING THEN ONTO THE GROUND ALSO CREATING AN ENVIROMENTAL HAZARD PLUS WASTE OF PRECIOUS OIL SUPPLIES. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ONE AS A SINGLE FAILURE OF ANY COMPONENT FROM THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION TO THE REAR WHEELS WILL, WHEN PARKED, WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE ONLY PARKING BRAKE PROVIDED IS A DRUM BRAKE AT THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT. WHEN PARKED BESIDE THE ROAD I...

LICENSE PLATE LAMP FAILURE/ SHORTED OUT REAR RUNNING LIGHTS,3RD BRAKE LIGHT,DASH LIGHTS,STEERING COLUMN LIGHTS.

LICENSE PLATE LAMP FAILURE/ SHORTED OUT REAR RUNNING LIGHTS,3RD BRAKE LIGHT,DASH LIGHTS,STEERING COLUMN LIGHTS.

LICENSE PLATE LAMP FAILURE/ SHORTED OUT REAR RUNNING LIGHTS,3RD BRAKE LIGHT,DASH LIGHTS,STEERING COLUMN LIGHTS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD A RECURING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PULSATION, THAT SEEMS TO RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MADE A COMPLAINT TO FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES STARTED PULSATING ON THIS TRUCK I HAD TO MAKE AN EME...

I WAS EXPERIENCING A VERY BAD SHAKE TO MY TRUCK. IT WAS WANDERING ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND A 14 INCH CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD OF ONE TIRE. THE OTHER TIRES TREAD WERE WORN IN AN UNEVEN PATTERN (CUPPING) . I CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALER. WAS INFORMED T...

WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED SEVERAL DEGREES OFF CENTER YOU CANNOT ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LEVER WILL NOT CATCH AND IS RELEASED, CAUSING THE SIGNAL NOT TO ACTIVATE. ONE REMEDY IS TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SIGNAL...

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND ENCOUNTERING ROUGH ROAD SURFACES ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM RELEASES THE BRAKE AND ALLOWS VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD AT A RATE OF SPEED THAT IS FASTER THAN DESIRED. END RESULT IS THAT THE VELE COULD HIT AN OBJECT IT WOULD NOT ORDINARILY ENCOUNTER IF THE ANTILOCK BRAKI...

AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC, WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL CHATTERS AND KICKS BACK AS WOULD BE EXPECTED WHEN THE ANTI SKID SYSTEM ENGAGES. THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. I NHAVE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP SIG...

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHEN LEAVING HIGHWAY. HAVING SLOWED DOWN KEPT TIRE FROM COMING COMPLETLY APART. TIRES ARE 1 YEAR AND 8 MONTHS OLD. HAD 41320 MILES ON THEM. ONLY TIRE I HAVE HAD TO SEPARATE, EVEN WHEN I'VE RAN THEM BALD BEFORE. LOCAL TIRE SHOP EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD TWO OTHER F250'S COME IN W...

SIDEWALL CRACKING/BUBBLES IN 3 TIRES; 2 REPLACED 5/00 ON INVOICE 013465, 1 FAILING NOW, WILL REPLACE AT FIRESTONE STORE #010464 UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST 2 HAD CRACKING AT 5145 MILES, 3RD AT 8900 MILES. ALL NEW CANADIAN MADE FIRESTONES INSTALLED BY FORD ON NEW TRUCK BEFORE TRUCK PURCHASED.*AK (DOT NUM...

I HAVE HAD TWO BASICALLY IDENTICAL VEHICLES IN 18 MONTHS. I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND DID NOT WANT THE WRECKED $40,000 VEHICLE AFTER THE DAMAGE DONE DUE TO THE BLOW OUT A FIRESTONED TIRE CREATED. I NOW HAVE A 2000 MODEL WITH THE SAME TIRES AND THEY TOO ARE SHOWING ODD WEAR PATTERNS AND SIGNS. *AK...

RIGHT REAR TIRE..OUTER TREAD BLOCKS MISSING/TORN OUT FROM TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT2657516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT2657516 )

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. IT WAS NOT AN ORDINARY TREAD BLOWOUT. 3/4THS OF THE SIDEWALL BLEW APART AND THE TIRE WAS NOT REPARABLE.. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A RIGHT REAR TIRE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: DA217P TIRESIZE: LT265...

AIR FILTER FILLS WITH WATER WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY FORD, NO FIX AT THIIS TIME. WHEN I CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER THEY KEEP CHANGING THE STORY OF WHEN THE FIX WILL BE AVAILABLE..

AT 323 MILES ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS, AT 14,182 DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER, MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY AND SYLINOID ASSEMBLY DUE TO ENGINE NOT SHIFT THRU GEARS, AT 34,800 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO A GEAR(DRIVE OR REVERSE...

WHILE DRIVING AT 55/60 MPH THE ENGINE QUIT. WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS FAILURE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE OPEN ACTION ITEM # EA00017.. THIS FAILURE HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND WAS ALMOST A FATALITY.*AK

HAVE HAD BROUGHT BACK TRUCK FOR BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE TWICE. SEVERE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. ROTORS WERE CUT/TURNED BUT PROBLEM REOCCURS. WILL BE GOING BACK FOR THIRD TIME SHORTLY. *AK

WITH PARKING BRAKE FULLY SET TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK ROLLED DOWN BOAT LAUNCH SMASHING BOAT TRAILER INTO DOCK. WITH PARKING BRAKE COMPLETELY SET TO FLOOR, ON LEVEL GROUND, DRIVER ACCIDENTLY LEFT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND EXITED WITH MOTOR RUNNING. TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD NEARLY RUNNING OVER DRIVER. PARKING BR...

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, TRUCK SUDDENLY AND SHARPLY PULLS LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE WITH BRAKES APPLIED. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE WITH BRAKES APPLIED. CAN NOT TURN WHEELS WITH BRAKE APPLIED WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. UNABLE TO PARALLEL PARK. *AK

IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS BIND UP NOT ALLOWING THE WIPERS TO CONTACT THE WINDSHIELS. THE COLD CONTRACTS THE METAL WHERE THE WIPER ARM PIVOTS CAUSING IT TO BIND. THE WIPER ARM RETURN SPRING CAN NOT OVERCOME THIS BIND. DRIVER CAN NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD TO SAFELY DRIVE WHEN COLD, ...

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT YET FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND THE RAKES TO FADE. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE EARLY MODEL SUPERDUTY. FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL BUT THEY HAVE PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED TO FO...

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT YET FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND THE RAKES TO FADE. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE EARLY MODEL SUPERDUTY. FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL BUT THEY HAVE PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED TO FO...

THIS TRUCK IS USED FOR LIGHT HAULING (PERSONAL) OF MY LAWN MOWER AND SNOW PLOWING MY RESIDENCE. CONTINUOUS/EXCESSIVE BRAKING WAS NOT APPLIED, THEREFORE NO REASON FOR BRAKE ROTORS TO BE WARPED AT 26K MILES (EXCEPT A DESIGN DEFICIENCY). THE DEALER IS SAYING THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL BE ABLE TO H...

CONCERN THAT IF SEAT BELT IS SQUEAKING THERE IS FRICTION CAUSING THIS AND A FAILURE IN THIS SAFETY SYSTEM WILL RESULT. SQUEEKING IN THE SUSPENSION COULD ALSO BE A SIGN OF FRICTION/MOVEMENT, CONCERN WITH FAILURE OR UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULDN'T SQUEAK! *AK

CONCERN THAT IF SEAT BELT IS SQUEAKING THERE IS FRICTION CAUSING THIS AND A FAILURE IN THIS SAFETY SYSTEM WILL RESULT. SQUEEKING IN THE SUSPENSION COULD ALSO BE A SIGN OF FRICTION/MOVEMENT, CONCERN WITH FAILURE OR UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULDN'T SQUEAK! *AK

CLUTCH/CLUTCH HYDRAULIC INTERMITTENT FAILURE. EXCESSIVE FREE TRAVEL IN CLUTCH PEDAL AND INSUFFICIENT CLUTCH PEDAL RESERVE(CLUTCH BEGINS TO ENGAGE WITH PEDAL NEARLY BOTTOMED AND CLUTCH DOES NOT BEGIN TO DISENGAGE UNTIL PEDAL HALFWAY THROUGH FULL LENGTH OF TRAVEL.) WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY WINTER ...

I HAVE THE TRITON 5.4 V8 THIS MOTOR HAS A INTERNAL KNOCK WHICH HAPPEN DURING COLD START UP, AS WELL AS RPM'S AT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT. FORD HAS REPLACED WITH A REMAN, AND THIS MOTOR HAS SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS PISTON SLAP AGAINST CYLINDER WALLS. THIS CONCERNS ME.

CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION HOWEVER DEALER HAD NOT YET RECIEVED ANY INFORMATION ON RECALL 99V-311 FOR THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM THUS IT WAS NOT REPAIRED.

BRAKE CONTROLLER MODULE FAILED. YH

OWNER EXPERIENCED POWER SURGE DURING THUNDER STORM. AS A RESULT ROOF AIR UNIT,TV,RADIO,POWER MONITOR SYSTEM,VENTILATER FANS WERE AFFECTED. YH

RECALL REPAIRS (98S33) AND (99S09) CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (COMPONENTS: ACCELERATOR CABLE AND SPEED CRUISE CONTROL). MJS

RECALL REPAIRS (98S33) AND (99S09) CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (COMPONENTS: ACCELERATOR CABLE AND SPEED CRUISE CONTROL). MJS

VALVE STEMS ARE TOO SHORT RESULTING IN THE DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. NLM

I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE. I AM SEEKING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE USE OF AIRBAGS WHILE PLOWING SNOW WITH AN AIRBAG EQUIPPED TRUCK. SOME SAY TO DISCONNECT THE AIRBAGS. SOME SAY NOT TO DISCONNECT THEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES FOR MAKING

PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE.

DESIGN OF BRAKE PEDAL BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR CAUSES THE DRIVERS FOOT TO GET STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE.