2008 FORD F-250 Complaints

I BOUGHT A SET OF WHEEL AND TIRES A YEAR AGO, THEY ARE STOCK SIZE. THE DAY THE TIRES AND WHEELS WERE PUT ON MY TRUCK THE STEERING WAS TIGHT AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN BACK OUT WITHOUT RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WENT TO THE TIRE PLACE AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS A BAD STEERING GEAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED I HAD A BAD STEERING GEAR. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET ONE. BUT NOTHING ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION. MY HOPE IS THAT SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE STEERING GEAR IS RECALLED. *TR

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT . THAT'S WHEN THE TRUCK DARTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I HAVE A TOUGH TIME KEEPING IT ON THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN IT IS A VERY DRASTIC LEFT PULL THEN HARD TO THE RIGHT PULL. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL HAS TO BE TURNED TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS ACTION, THEN IT TAKES OFF IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. *TR

TODAY I REPLACED THE SECOND TIRE FROM A SET OF FOUR LT275/70R18E1 BFG COMMERCIAL T/A A/S TIRES PURCHASED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES OF WEAR BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. FORTUNATELY, IN BOTH CASES THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE SEPARATION EVENTS HAPPENED ABOUT 3,000 MILES APART. BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS OF TREAD SEPARATION, I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE OTHER TWO TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE THOSE TWO TIRES WERE NOT CURRENTLY EXHIBITING SIGNS OF SEPARATION, THE TIRE SERVICE COMPANY WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY WARRANTY PRORATION. I COMPLAINED IN WRITING TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ASKED FOR A FULL REPLACEMENT SET. I RECEIVED A REPLY THAT BASICALLY SAID FOR ME TO WORK WITH THE TIRE SERVICE COMPANY AND THAT THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD AGREE TO WOULD BE A PRORATION. THIS RESPONSE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AS IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TREAD SEPARATION IS THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND SINCE TWO OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES FROM THE SAME SET EXHIBITED THIS DEFECT IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT IT WAS MERELY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER TWO EXHIBITED THE DEFECT AS WELL. I ALSO FOUND THE RESPONSE TO BE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THIS COMPANY HAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR SIMILAR TIRES AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE FULLY AWARE OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A ISSUE WITH THE STEERING GEAR BOX EVEN AT 53,000 MILES WHEN I BROUGHT IT WHEN ASKED THE DEALER THEY INFORM ME THAT THE GEAR BOXES NEEDS REPLACED AND ITS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THESE TRUCKS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE , AND ITS ONLY GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIRE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY I LOST THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LOSE STEERING PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES FADE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER HEAVY USE AND WHILE TOWING. THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT GONE AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER NO RESULTS WERE FOUND FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES WERE REBUILT, REPLACED, DISSEMBLED AND CLEANED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

SUPER DUTY DIESEL IS WANDERING LEFT AND RIGHT GOING DOWN HIGHWAY ABOVE 35 MPH. STEERING BOX CREATING LOOSE STEERING RESPONSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.