2003 FORD F-250 Complaints

FORD F-250. LEAKING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FROM BOSTER PUMP DRAINED FLUID. WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, LOST BOTH BRAKES AND STEERING. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AND STEER. REPLACED FLUID TO GET TO DEALER, MEEGAN FORD IN MT. PLEASANT PA. HIGH PRESSURE HOSE REPLACED. I PAID. I HAVE OLD PART. FITTING RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SD. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE LT23585R16 TIRES. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A MEINEKE DEALER, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM HIS TIRES. THE TIRES DEFLATED AND THEN FLATTENED. HE DID NOT DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE OR ANY OTHER ROAD HAZARD. HE REMOVED THE TIRES FROM THE VEHICLE TO GET THEM PATCHED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN INCH LONG CRACK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALLS. THEREFORE, THE TIRES COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND COULD NO LONGER BE USED. ON OCTOBER 26, 2007, HE PURCHASED THREE NEW TIRES FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,154.

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 59 SOUTH TO HOME WHEN A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2003 F-250 WITH 5.4 MOTOR. NUMBER 3 PASSENGER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, TRUCK ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH BUT THAT THEY HAD A KIT TO FIX IT. COST TO FIX WAS $454.36, THEN THE TOLD ME NO WARRANTY ON THE FIX. PLUS TOW BILL OF $149.00 FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING! *TR

FORD'S RECALL POLICY FOR CRUISE SWITCHES ONLY ALLOWS FOR DISCONNECT OF SWITCH. IF THE SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FORD OFFERS NO FIX FOR THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. DEALERS, WHILE NOT HAVING ALL REPAIR PARTS, HAVE SWITCHES THEY CAN INSTALL TO STOP THE LEAK BUT FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR IDLING, IT SURGES FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OVER 25 TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

MY 2003 FORD F250 TRITON V10 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS CHECKING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY TRUCK, MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT NEARLY HITTING ME IN THE FACE. I FELL OFF MY STEP STOOL, AND HURT MY WRIST BECAUSE OF THE BIG NOISE AND IT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME!!THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE OF DAY FOR ME IF IT HIT ME. THIS IS ALSO THE SECOND TIME THE PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT!! *TR

WHEN IN A SLOW ACCELERATION THE MOTOR RPM WILL RACE AND YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID A MISHAP. THE NEXT THING THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IS THE CAB FILLS WITH DIESELS FUMES. MAKING EVERYONE NAUSEAS. ACCELERATION FROM STOP VEHICLE BILLOWS WHITE SMOKE AND IS SLUGGISH. *TR

FUEL LEAK. A METAL FUEL LINE WAS CLAMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER BRACKET. THIS FUEL LINE BEGAN LEAKING THE THAT POINT. THERE WAS METAL TO METAL CONTACT AT THIS POINT. THE FUEL LINE SHOWS ONLY MINOR CORROSION AT THIS POINT, SO IT MIGHT BE CRACKED RATHER THAN CORRODED THROUGH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END THINKING ITS BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF THEM HE SAID BECAUSE THERE IS NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THE BALL JOINTS. THERE WAS 34,400 MILES ON IT. I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSE IF THE PART WAS NOT MADE CORRECTLY.. I THINK IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. *TR