1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD WITH MY FORD 5.4 LITER TRUCK. THE FIRST WAS A FAMOUS FIRESTONE TIRE BLOWOUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, AS I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ACROSS A BRIDGE. IT CAUSED ABOUT $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF MY TRUCK. TODAY, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE THREADS ARE GONE. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE TRUCK, SO I KNOW NOTHING HAS BEEN DAMAGED BEFORE. I HAVE SMELLED FUEL FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS AND COULDN'T COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. I HAD SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP TOMORROW, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT LONG. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WILL FORD STAND UP TO THE PLATE AND REMEDY THE ISSUE, PLEASE? IN CALLING THE DEALER TODAY, THEIR COMMENT WAS "WOW, WE'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE." THAT REALLY INFURIATES ME, AS I KNOW THEY HAVE DEALT WITH MANY OF THEM. JUST DO A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS. I AM YET TO GET IT FIXED, AS I HOPE THE DEALER WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'M NOT PREPARED TO SPEND THOUSANDS ON WHAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE AT AROUND 45MPH WHEN I FELT A BUMP IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. I LOOKED BACK AND MY SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK. NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND SO I TURNED AROUND AND GOT THE TIRE OFF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN THE TRUCK BED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE WAS FRAYED AND BROKEN. IF I HAD BEEN GOING TOWN A BUSY FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. 1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 BUILT PRIOR TO 3/22/99. TO REPAIR I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW SPARE TIRE CARRIER FROM FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE COIL UNRAVELED AND FELL OUT OF THE BRAKE. HE STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL: MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE) WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 17, 2005. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE PERFORMED THE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THE FIRST REPAIR HAD NEVER BEEN MADE. THE PARTS FROM THE REPAIR ARE AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,470.

WHILE DRIVING ,THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN LOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN LEFT HAND TURN WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER RIGHT BESIDE ME. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR) TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT SEEMS TO FIX IT FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACES WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

1999 FORD F-250 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. SHE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TSB THAT SHE NEVER KNEW ABOUT. FORD IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FLUID WOULD OVERHEAT DURING SEVERE DUTY AND WEAR OUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH RESULTED IN THE RADIATOR, COOLER LINES AND HOSES FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE STABILIZER BAR LINK AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WITH A 5.4 LITER TRITON V8. MY TRUCK HAS 103K MILES ON IT. I HAD JUST REPLACED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. LAST WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HEARD A POP AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A BUNCH OF NOISE, LOST POWER AND QUIT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. ONCE GETTING IT HOME, I NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. MY #3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW STRAIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD AND DESTROYED THE IGNITION COIL PACK. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET, I'VE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE FORD ENGINES AND FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS WILL COST WELL OVER $3000 TO FIX. IT'S A GOOD THING MY ENGINE QUIT SO SOON, OR I COULD HAVE HAD GASOLINE SPRAY OUT OF THE OPEN CYLINDER AND CAUSE A SERIOUS FIRE. *JB

I HAVE HAD 3 OF 4 TIRE BELTS SEPARATE ON MY UNIROYAL LT265/75R16/8LAREDO AWP OWL. I REPLACED THE 4TH TIRE BEFORE THE BELT BROKE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN FEB 2002. DOT BFW8FO74501. ONE OF THESE BLOWOUTS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. THESES TIRES ARE A SAFETY RISK. *TR

EXHAUST LEAK FROM THE MANIFOLD OF A 1999 V10 F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS 43,000+ MILES ON IT AND WENT IN FOR A ANNUAL SAFETY PENNA. SAFETY INSPECTION. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUST LEAK. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT FORD USE UNCOATED STEEL BOLTS TO ATTACH THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OWNERS, NEW COATED BOLTS WERE AVAILABLE FROM FORD TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OF NOTIFYING THE VEHICLE OWNERS ENDANGERED THE OCCUPANTS BY ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. THE DEALER STATED THE AIM ON HEADLIGHTS ARE LOW, CHECKED FRONT BEARING AND SUSPENSION PARTS, AND REPLACED SHOCKS. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE, SHE WAS STOPPING AT INTERSECTION (4 WAY) AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THIS INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING TO HER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THE DEFECT, THE BRAKE LINE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16E. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. ON JULY 10, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE TIRES, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCARDED. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN TO COOPER CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS DENIED SINCE HE NO LONGER HAD THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DOT AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR