2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL F-250 : ENGINE CUTS OUT AND/OR DIES DURING ALL LOAD CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING CARS OR ON FREEWAY. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AND "NOTHING REGISTERS ON THE COMPUTER" BEGAN IN MARCH 2003 AND CONTINUES DAILY TO THIS DAY.

THE FRONT "O" RINGS IN THE AXLE FAIL CAUSING THE GREASE TO LEAK OUT AND THE "FLOATING HUBS" STOP FUNCTIONING AND EITHER LOCK IN 4X4 MODE OR NOT. THERE IS NOW WAY TO SEE OR CHECK THIS FAILURE AND THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. THIS REPAIR IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1200.00 TO 1600.00 DEPENDING ON THE DEALER DOING THE JOB. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE F250 4X4 SINCE THERE WERE THREE IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME AS MINE. THERE IS ONLY 47000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE THE FACTORY ENDED AT 36000 MILES. *NLM

I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2000. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN(OCTOBER 2002)THEY SAID THEY WOULD WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FOR ONE YEAR BUT NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT HAS AN AFTER MARKET SUSPENSION LIFT AND BIGGER TIRES (IT'S BEEN ON THERE SINCE THEY PUT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION IN AND THEY PERFORMED WARRANTY WORK ON IT THEN). *NLM

REF ODI NUMBER 10019141 FURTHER INFORMATION ON REPORT IS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER COST OF SERVICE ESTIMATE. EXTENDED WARRANTY IF FROM: FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 130745, DALLAS, TX 75313 PHONE 1-800-527-3426, POLICY NUMBER IS PMA4 510002 DTD 11/17/2001, FURTHER WHEN I CALLED MYSELF AFTER THE SERVICE REP CALLED I REQUESTED IN WRITING WHY THEY WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE, AND WAS TOLD BY FIRST SVC CORP, THAT I HAD TO REQUEST THAT INFORMATION IN WRITING TO GET ANSWER BACK IN WRITING. *NLM

TWO BUSTED AXEL BOLTS ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FOUND IN THE HUB CAP BY A FORD TECHNICIAN DURING A 42,000 ANNUAL SERVICE. THEY WERE FOUND BECAUSE I REQUESTED A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HUB, AXEL, 16 BOLTS AND SEAL AT A COST OF 757.14 PLUS TAX. *NLM

45000 MI. ON A SET OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES, 265/75R16LT. INFLATION WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND A 8" X 2" TREAD SEPARATION ON OUTSIDE TREAD SHOULDER. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *NLM

DRIVING DOWN THE I-10 IN TEXAS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW UP AND CAUSED A ROLL-OVER. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *NLM