1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF USED GOODYEAR TRAIL HANDLER TIRES, SIZE LT2657516 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO COME APART. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE DAMAGED THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE GOODYEAR TIRE SHOP, WHICH IS WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE TIRE NEVER FLATTENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE THIS INCLUDES FACTORY AND NEW PLUGS..WE WERE GOING TO GEORGIA AND SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND BROKE THE COIL AND CAB FILLED WITH GAS FUMES AND WE LOST 1/8 TANK GAS IN PROBABLY 5 MILES HAD TO BUY NEW PARTS WE CHASED NEW TREADS AND INTSTALLED NEW PLUG AND COIL ALL PARTS IS STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITHOUT PROBLEMS, FOR OVER 160,000 MILES. TODAY I DROVE APPROX. 10 MILES FROM HOME AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY TRUCK, (5 MINUTES) UPON STARTING IT, THERE WAS A POP, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD, RHYTHMIC, COMPRESSION RELEASE TYPE NOISE! UPON EXAMINING THE ENGINE, I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM TO BE "SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT". THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN MECHANICALLY TOUCHED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND HAD "NO KNOWN ISSUES, PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. (OTHER THAN A FACTORY RECALL FOR A FIRE HAZARD IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM) ITS HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, WHY THE ENGINE HEAD WOULD SUFFER THIS KIND OF FAILURE, AND POSE A SAFETY THREAT? IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON FAILURE, IN THEIR DESIGN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS PENDING. THIS IS A TRITON V-10 MOTOR. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY FORD VEHICLE, BUT THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IS 15-MILES AWAY. I RESENT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE GAS TO DRIVE THERE AND THEN WAIT WHILE THEY FIX THE SPEED CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON 5.4L V8 ENGINE. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR IT BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I'VE FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS DUE TO THE FUEL VAPOR THAT WAS COMING FROM THE EXPOSED CYLINDER. THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAB WAS SUBSTANTIAL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $4521. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE FROM A FIRE CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HAD JUST EXITED THE EXPRESS WAY, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD (BANG) THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CONSTANT SOUND. I HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 5.4 V-8 ENGINE SO I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO DRIVE MY TRUCK 35 MILES HOME BECAUSE I HAD NO OTHER WAY HOME. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT MY LOCAL AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER CARRIES A REPAIR KIT ON THE SHELF IN THE SMALL TOWN OF DUNDEE MICH. THE REPAIR KIT CAME COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TAP, REPAIR COIL, INSERTION TOOL AND SPARK PLUG. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COIL BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWN INTO SMALL PIECES. THE TRUCK RAN FINE AT FIRST BUT NOW IT HAS ALMOST NO POWER. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE! THE PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE FRAME RAIL AND THE FUEL TANK IS SUBJECT TO EXTREME RUSTING AS DEBRIS IS NOT EASILY CLEARED FROM THIS AREA. (SAND, MUD, WATER, ECT...) THIS AREA BECOMES WEAK, AND THE RUSTING CAUSED A RUPTURE WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. THE FRONT BRAKES/REAR BRAKES DO NOT HAVE SEPARATE FLUID RESERVOIRS. THIS CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPOT! THANK GOD THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT RATHER THAN DRIVING 5 BOY SCOUTS AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

POOR DESIGN LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. TRUCK WAS LEAKING UNTREATED EXHAUST FUMES, BEFORE THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

MY 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL WITH 74,884 MILES ON IT HAS A OIL PAN WHICH IS RUSTING OUT. OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. OIL LEAKED OUT AND RAN INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN. *TR