2001 FORD F-250 Complaints

OVERHEAD CONSOLE ON 2001 F250 CREW CAB DIESEL WENT BAD. SINCE THE VERY START THEY HAVE HAD TROUBLE. I HAVE BEEN ON THE NET TO AT LEAST FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THE MESSAGE CENTER FAILURE. THEY ARE MAKING A KILLING BECAUSE BEFORE YOU COULD BUY THE COMPUTER.THEY HAVE MADE IT NOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE CONSOLE. $ 300.00 IS THE CHEAPEST YOU WILL FIND. I HAVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND I NEED A COMPASS TO GET AROUND MY DIRECTION IS OFF. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS NEGLIGENCE BECAUSE THEY WILLINGLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT FIXED IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH SECURELY. THIS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE 265/70/16 --COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. NOTHING LEFT BUT THE STEEL BELT; THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT, ALL OF THE TREAD CAME OFF WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES ON THE TIRE WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON MY FORD 2001 F250. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING PULLEY FELL OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION, THE PULLEY APPEARED TO BE GLUED ON INSTEAD OF BOLTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE PULLEY WAS ATTACHED TO THE SHAFT. THERE WERE NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN OIL RING FAILURE THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A FLUTTERING SOUND, AND THE OIL GAUGE INDICATED A RAPID LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE OIL RING HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. HE ADDED ENOUGH OIL TO THE ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO HIS CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON BURKE HILL RD AT APPROX. 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WENT ON MY PICK UP TRUCK, THEN I HIT A PINE TREE AND BROKE THE RADIATOR, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS FOLDED BACK TO THE DRIVERS DOOR AND I SAW A PIECE OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE HANGING DOWN AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE SPECTAR ARM BROKE BY THE FRONT TIRE(DRIVERS SIDE), AND WHEN THE GARAGE PICKED THE TRUCK UP IN THE AIR THEY FOUND OUT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BROKE NEARLY IN HALF. THEY FELT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BROKEN SPECTAR ARM. *NM

2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL UNFASTEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *NM

I OWN A FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH THE 5.4L MOTOR AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, #3, BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET AREA. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE A FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND NOW HAVE HAD A SECOND, FOLLOW UP INCIDENT, WITH THE SAME CYLINDER, RESULTING FROM THE ORIGINAL REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS (AMONG OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS) AND NOTICED THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOW PAVING THEY WAY TO SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION. THE DEALER EVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER TRUCKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY ACTION ON BEHALF OF VEHICLE OWNERS THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUE AND REFUND MONIES SPENT ON REPAIRS. *JB

CONSUMER OWNS 2001 F250 SUPER DUTY WHICH FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. FIRE INVESTIGATOR'S OPINION WAS FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS AND FIRE DAMAGE TO BUILDING. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MOTOR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 44, 000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE HAD 88, 000 MILES. THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *AK (12/08/05) THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DAILY TOWING OVER 14K LBS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *SC