2001 FORD F SUPER DUTY Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 FORD F250 WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A FORD REMAN UNIT LAST SUMMER (JULY 2002 WITH 59000 MILES). THIS AUGUST(2003) IT BEGAN PUMPING OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE BELL HOUSING AT APPROXIMATELY 79000 MILES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. THAT'S THE SAME DIAGNOSIS IT HAD LAST YEAR. OF COURSE, FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY IT. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE SECOND ONLY LASTED 13 MONTHS AND 20000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD VEHICLE I'VE OWNED WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. THE OTHER WAS THE 1999 WINDSTAR. THAT TRANSMISSION WENT AT 53,000 MILES AND HAD NEVER TOWED ANYTHING OR BEEN OVERHEATED.*AK

MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD LESS THAN 30000 MILES OF WEAR. THE TIRE LOOK AS IF IT CAME UNGLUED. *NLM

WHEN THE PICKUP IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FIRST,SECOND,THIRD GEAR, IF YOU DO NOT CRAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE BRAKE YOU WATCH TRUCK ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FORD HOTLINE SAID THIS NORMAL. I HAVE DROVE MANUEL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE,THIS IS NOT NORMAL! MY TRUCK HAS ROLLED OVER 20 FEET OUT INTO THE STREET.I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD POP OUT OF GEAR AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT OR RUN OVER SOMEONE! THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND THE TRANSMISSION OR REAREND HAS A PROBLEM.*AK

SIDEWALL FAILER FOUND BY EAST COUNTY ALLINGMENT, SANTEE, CA. THEY HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TIRE. ON SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE TWO DEALERS WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS TIRE AND ONE, SOUTHERN TIRE, RAMONA CA. , HAD A NEW ONE BLOW UP.*AK

TRAVELLING WITH EMPTY PICKUP TRUCK BED AND 1 ADULT AND 3 CHILDREN PASSENGERS. 50 MILES FROM LAKE CHARLES, LA. AFTER DRIVING FOR 9 HOURS, THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX 16 INCH TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED ENTIRELY FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE PHOTOS AND HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE AND SIDEWALL. I REPLACED ALL THE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELINS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET FIRESTONE TO LOOK INTO THIS. THE TIRE WAS MADE IN CANADA AND THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS ARE ON THE SIDEWALL IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS: 30362 EX BM14480-3 BM14973 AND BM15211 ON THE TIRE BEAD. THEY ARE E RATED TUBELESS RADIAL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY FORD SUPERDUTY. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR PHOTOS OR TO SEE THE TIRES.*AK

PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH FAILUE DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID.*AKTHE PINS HOLD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER CAME OUT CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK AND RESULTING IN THE CLUTCH FAILING, THIS FAILURE OCCURED TWICE AND WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME. *NLM

FRITTS FORD SOLD ME THE TRUCK WITHOUT CHECKING WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE - A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS INJURED WHEN THE SEAT BELT FAILED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BELT.*AK

MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO STALL OUT IN REVERSE SINCE 9/19/01. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE THAN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SEEKINS FORD IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION. CURRENTLY HE HAS 12 FORD F-SERIES TRUCK THAT ARE STALLING OUT IN REVERSE. IT ONLY STALLS OUT AT -10DEGREES OR COLDER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO A SYNTHETIC FLUID BUT AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT IT STALLED 5 TIMES AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE. I HAVE HAD NO HELP FROM FORD AND I AM VERY WORRIED THAT MY TRUCK WILL STALL OUT AND NOT START IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I CANNOT BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT STALLING OUT 3-5 TIMES. MY STARTER IS NOW GETTING USED 5 TIMES AS MUCH AND I THINK THE REST OF MY TRUCK IS ALSO GETTING DAMAGE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CALL MANY DIFFERENT NUMBERS AND NOW I AM ALMOST TWO MONTHS INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ASKS PEOPLE NOT TO CALL CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. THE SEEKINS FORD SERVICE MANAGER(AL) 907-459-4079 HAS A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP. THANK YOU. *AK

WHEN SERRVICE BRAKE IS APPLIED STEERING BECOMES REALLY HARD. FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

MY COMPLAINT COMES IN THE CONCERN OF THE LACK OF HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2001 FORD F150 SUPER CREW. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REAR BENCH SEATS FOR THE GENERATION 1 MODELS (SUPER CREW MODELS BUILT BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2000) WERE NOT PROVIDED WITH REAR HEADRESTRAINTS AND THAT IT BECAME STANDARD FOR GENERATION 2 AND 3 MODELS. IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT IF THE DEALER LATER REALIZED THAT THE LACK OF REAR HEADRESTRAINTS WAS A CONCERN AND MADE IT STANDARD FOR THE SAME MODEL TRUCK AND ONLY EQUIPTED MODELS BUILT LATER IN THE YEAR, THEN I FEEL THAT THE COST OF CORRECTION OF THIS HAZARD SHOULD NOT FALL IN THE HANDS OF THE OWNER BUT IN THE HANDS OF THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS SAFETY CONCERN CORRECTED.*AK