1997 FORD F SUPER DUTY CHASSIS Complaints

1997 FORD F-SUPER DUTY WITH A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE. CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. CUSTOMER SAW THAT HIS VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE. CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT: 1997 FORD SUPER DUTY CHASSE CLASS C MOTOR HOME. ALL FOUR BACK TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT. THE FIRST HAPPENED 2 YEARS, AND IN THE PAST TWO YEARS ALL FOUR BLEW OUT. SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE WERENO RECALLS. NO ONE KNOWS WHY THESE TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE BLOW OUTS. HOWEVER , HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK BRAKES, ROTORS AND THE REAR SEALS ON THE AXLES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON US RTE 220 ON A CLEAR DRY FALL DAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY IN PREPARATION FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, PROVIDING NO STOPPING ACTION. I PUMPED THE PEDAL AND BUILT UP SOME PEDAL PRESSURE AND FELT SOME BRAKING ACTION ALTHOUGH NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. I DOWN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION AND CONTINUED TO HOLD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING BUT WE WER0E NOT SLOWING DOWN AS QUICKLY AS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. AS IT TURNS OUT THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE TAG AXLE WHEELS WERE THE ONLY ONES DOING ANY BRAKING. THE REAR DUAL AXLE HAD NO BRAKING DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE AT THE RIGHT REAR DUAL WHEELS HAD RUBBED THROUGH WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING. IT WAS RUBBING ON THE AIR SUSPENSION AIR BAG. WE VERY NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. WE STOPPED ABOUT 8FT BEHIND THE SEMI TRAILER THAT WE'D BEEN FOLLOWING. THANKFULLY, WE HAD BEEN STAYING FARTHER BEHIND THAN NORMAL AND KNEW WE HAD TO STOP OR AT LEAST SLOW DOWN TO TURN AT THE INTERSECTION AHEAD. *AK