2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 7.8 DIESE AT APPROX. 5 MPH. IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE. I HAD MY WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS BECAME STUCK AND THEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS OFFS. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE WIPERS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE THEN CONTINUED TO FASTER. I ALSO SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. MY WIPERS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND I THERE IS STRONG ODOR OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AT FIRST, VEHICLE LOST CRUISE CONTROL. THEN IT LOST THE BRAKE LIGHTS. WHEN TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN OUT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE OWNERS HOMEAND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLING SEVERAL SIMILAR VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK...*AK

WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP FIRE BY PULLING OUT WIRES WHERE FIRE WAS COMING FROM. *NM

KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK WAS REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY)BY FORD IN 2002 DUE TO A RECALL. HERE IS THE NHTSA REFERENCE:"NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 01V258000" ON 12/27/04, MY VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE/BURN/MELTDOWN CAUSED BY THE WIPERS NOT BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO THE," PARK" POSITION BY SNOW AND ICE. THE WIPERS WERE IN THE,"OFF" POSITION HOWEVER. DAMAGE TO THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SUPPLYING WIRING HARNESS WERE EVIDENT, ALONG WITH THE DISTINCT ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE( WHICH IS STILL PRESENT SEVERAL DAYS AFTER INITIAL INCIDENT). THE WIPERS ARE NOW INOPERABLE, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FROM LACK OF VISIBILITY (MELTING SNOW/ROAD GRIME QUICKLY MAKE THE WINDSHEILD VERY DIRTY). *AK

FAILURE OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD COLLAPSED. THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGED DONE TO HIS VEHICLE. *SC

2000 FORD SUPERDUTY BUILT AT KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE SHAKING DURING BRAKING SINCE @ 3,000 MILES. REPLACED FRONT DISCS/CALIPERS 5 TIMES BY 100,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH TRUCK IS DRIVEN VERY LIGHTLY (NO TOWING, MOUNTAINS ETC. JUST NORMAL HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING) FORD DEALERS (THREE CONSULTED SO FAR) SAY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT POST-2000 MY VEHICLES RECEIVE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE PUT THE BEST POSSIBLE MATERIALS/PARTS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY TO MINIMIZE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS REPRESENT POST-2000MY IMPROVEMENTS. BRAKES CONTINUE TO WEAR RAPIDLY, WARP AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION DURING EVEN VERY MODERATE BRAKING. THIS IS NOT JUST AND ACCELERATED WEAR ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE IN TERMS OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING DURING BREAKING.*AK

STARTED ENGINE, HEARD POP SOUND, ENGINE SUDDENLY RAN BAD. MECHANIC SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT (STRIPPED). MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON FORD PROBLEM, A DEFECT, AND EXPENSIVE. *NM

REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THIS CONDITION. THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON A 2000 FORD F250- SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENTS MADE BY GENERAL, MODEL NAME APACHE, INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT# ADW81EE1202. TIRE DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK