1986 FORD F250 Problems & Recalls

WHILE DRIVING MY 1986 FORD F-250 6.9 L DIESEL EXTENDED CAB 2WD , I HAD HEARD A SIZZLING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASH ON THE TOP. THE TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD NO POWER TO ANYTHING, IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION I QUICKLY IDENTIFIED A PLACE T...

Mileage: 143,719

I WAS DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY (NO SHOULDER) WHEN BELT AND TREAD OF RIGHT REAR TIRE PEELED OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. TIRE DID NOT LOSE PRESSURE IMMEDIATELY SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS TO NEAREST TURN OFF, PULL OFF ROADWAY, AND PUT MY SPARE ON. ON COMING AND FO...

Mileage: 374,941

BELT OF TIRE IS SEPARATING (TIRE FEELS OUT OF BALANCE, BULGE IS NOW EVIDENT IN TREAD, 8/32'S OF ORIGINAL 15/32'S OF TREAD REMAIN). THIS IS SECOND TIRE IN SET OF FOUR TO SEPARATE (SEE ODI REPORT # 10345185 FOR FIRST). *TR

Mileage: 379,237

BELT OF TIRE IS SEPARATING (TIRE FEELS OUT OF BALANCE, BULGE IS NOW EVIDENT IN TREAD, 7/32'S OF ORIGINAL 15/32'S OF TREAD REMAIN). THIS IS THIRD TIRE IN SET OF FOUR TO SEPARATE (SEE ODI REPORTS #10345185 & #10345187 FOR FIRST & SECOND). *TR

Mileage: 379,237

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. CONSUMER AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED.*AK CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. CONSUMER NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS BUMPER FAILED. BUMPER HAD BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR. CONSUMER HAS USED BUMPER AT LEASE 10 TIMES AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NLM

THE TIRE STARTED TO COME APART WHILE DRIVING THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SOUNDED LIKE RUMBLE STRIPS PRIOR TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 /16)

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE THE LAS 6 MONTHS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND IT ALL SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEMS. REPLACED IGNITION TWICE AND BIG BOX FOR ELECTRIC SWITCHING ON LEFT SIDE UNDER HOOD BY FIREWALL. IT STOPS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WON'T STAY RUNNING AND MY SONS 81 ...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH THESE TIRES. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES, ONLY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IF I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, OR DRIVING ALONT THE COAST THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. BOTH TIMES VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE INTO ADJACENT LANES TO AVOID TIRE D...

CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE PADS FOR DISC BRAKES, BRAND:BENDIX. ADHESIVE USED ON PADS DID NOT ADHERE TO PADS, CAUSING STEEL SHIMS TO MOVE TOWARDS ROTOR. STEEL SHIMS WERE CUTTING INTO ROTOR. IN TIME ROTOR WILL BE CUT IN HALF. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AFTER 1 NOV 2000, WHO SAID THIS WAS NOT A COMMON COMPLAI...

THE FIRE WALL SHEET METAL BROKE APART AT THE SEAM CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH INOPERABLE. YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH INNER TIE ROD BROKE, AND THE TIRES CAME OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

CRUISING DOWN TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET. HIT BRAKE FOR UPCOMING STOP SIGN. WHEN BRAKE RELEASED, CRUISE CONTROL TRIED TO TAKE ME BACK TO 65 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TO HIT OFF BUTTON. NEED INFO ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO USE T...

CLUTCH PUSHES HARD RESULTING IN CRACKED FLOOR BOARDS AND THE CLUTCH NOT RELEASING.

I MOVED TO TENNESSEE IN 1990 FROM LANSING MICHIGAN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER .... HARPETH FORD-MERCURY INC. IN FRANKLIN TENNESSEE. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM.(THE DRIVERSIDE SEATBELT WON'T BUCKLE UP)...SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND TOLD HIM I THOUGHT THAT SEAT BELTS WERE AN MVSS ...

REAR BRAKE GREASE SEAL HAS BLOWN OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS, CAUSING GREASE TO GET ON BRAKE SHOE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HOME IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE CAB AREA. TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ONE WEEK. BELIEVES FIRE TO HAVE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STRETCH ENOUGH, TO FASTEN. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.

AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL LEAKAGE FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL LEAKAGE FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WIRE UNDER THE DASH NEAR THE IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP, WHITE SMOKE NOTICED. *AK

STARTED AUTO UP, BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO STREET NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE DASH. *AK

AUTO WAS LOCKED AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN THREE WEEKS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTO BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED THE INTERIOR UP, NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH LOCATED ON TILTED AREA OF STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, CAUSE A POWER SURGE, RESULTIN IN UNDERHOOD FIRE. *AK

SMOKE CAME FROM DASHBOARD AREA. *DH

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNDER THE DASH, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE FIRE.

ENGINE FIRE. *DSH

UPON TURNING THE KEY SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD TWICE. *AK

UPON TURNING THE KEY SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD TWICE. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE, DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAB OF VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRE, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, AGAIN ON FIRE. *AK

THE TRUCK HAD A FIRE AND THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEN YOU GO TO STEP INTO THE TRUCK YOU CAN HEAR A POPPING SOUND AND WHEN STAND TO GET OUT YOU HEAR THIS POPPING SOUND, NOISE IS BEHIND THE PASSENGERS SEAT. *AK

WHEN YOU GO TO STEP INTO THE TRUCK YOU CAN HEAR A POPPING SOUND AND WHEN STAND TO GET OUT YOU HEAR THIS POPPING SOUND, NOISE IS BEHIND THE PASSENGERS SEAT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WIRE UNDER THE DASH NEAR THE IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP, WHITE SMOKE NOTICED. TT

AUTO-TRAN: GAS PEDAL STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITION; VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD; RELEASE THROTTLE BY KICKING PEDAL. TT

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER BED AREA. *SKD

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT

VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN OVER 5MPH DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE. TT

UPON BRAKING, PEDAL BECOMES HARD, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS TO BE INADEQUATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT