1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WAS TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH AND THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE SEPARATED. WHEN THE THE TIRE SEPARATED, PART OF THE RUBBER CAME UP AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PASSEGERS SIDE BED. I PUT MY SPARE TIRE ON IT TO GET HOME. THE BED HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR TIRE(S) REPLACED. HAVE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE. THE TIRE COMPANY WE BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM ADVISED US TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THEY ARE WILD COUNTRY, RADIAL RVT, SIZE- M+S 35X12.50R16.5LT 1230. *AK

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE WAS HALF FULL, THEN ALMOST EMPTY. AFTER NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A STATE TROOPER NOTICED GAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BECAME LOOSE AND SEPARATED. THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE THREADS HOLDING THE SPARK PLUGS WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE TREADS WORE DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. *NM

ON 1999 FORD F250 DIESEL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING IT WILL "HUNT." THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TRANSMISSION GETS HOT. HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET HELP FROM THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK

HAD A DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX BLOW OUT ON A REAR PASSENGER SIDE 1999 FORD PICKUP WHILE TOWING A BOAT. THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAD THE PROPER AMOUNT OF INFLATION. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE DISENTEGRATED. THE TIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO FIRESTONE , AKRON FACILITY FOR A REVIEW BY EXPERTS TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE BLOWOUT WAS VERY VIOLENT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL OF THE TRUCK. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AS A FAILURE ON THE FRONT COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVE THEM MINUS THE ACTUAL BLOWOUT WHICH WAS SENT TO THE FIRESTONE FACILITY AS INDICATED ABOVE. *AK

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER (WITH EQUALIZER) THE LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUBBED AGAINST INSIDE OF LEFT TIRE CAUSING THE BRAKE CABLES RUBBER SLEEVE TO WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL BRAIDING AND THE TIRE TO BE WORN DOWN TO THE SIDEWALL CORDS (CAUGHT BEFORE TIRE RUPTURE) . THERE ISN'T A BRACKET OR RETAINING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I HAD TO RE-ROUTE THE CABLE SLIGHTLY AND RESTRAIN IT WITH ELECTRICAL CABLE TIES. IT SEEMS THAT THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER A LOAD. THE TIRE AND CABLE NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND ARE STILL ON HAND.*AK

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD MOTOR CO. IS WELL AWARE OF. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS NEW OR IT HAS MANY THOUSANDS OR, IN MY CASE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, OF MILES ON IT. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FOR THOSE VEHICLES, LIKE MINE, THAT ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIR IS LEFT UP TO THE CONSUMER. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST FOR THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION IS $2,500.00-$3,500.00. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION FOR THE BASIC FACT THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE ON THE PUBLIC RECORD STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ENGINES BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE FOR THEM TO FIX THEM ALL, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE IS THE ONE THAT FORD INSTALLS IN MOST OF IT'S HIGH END TRUCKS AND SUVS. THIS POSITION BY FORD IS JUST NOT FAIR BUSINESS AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT A BETTER PRODUCT WHEN PAYING $25,000.00-$40,000.00 FOR SAID PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEFECT IS ONE KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEIR ENGINEERING TEAM WHO FINALLY REDESIGNED THE ENGINE IN THE 2002 MODEL YEAR TO AVOID THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. *JB

CONSUMER TRAVELING 65 MPH ON OEM FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE WHEN DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.8 LITER V-10 ENGINE WITH 55000 MILES. I HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLANT, THEREBY FILLING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYING A CONNECTING ROD AND MAIN BEARING. I AM SEEKING ANY CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CASES. *JB