2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

THE METAL BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER UP TO THE FRONT WHEELS HAS A HOLE, WHICH WAS WORN INTO FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE MOVING STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING FLUID. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED TO THE FIREWALL, TO PREVENT SITUATIONS LIKE THIS FROM OCCURING. ALSO THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *SCC

MY FORD TRUCK WAS IMPACTED AT 55 MILES AN HOUR HEAD-ON. I KNOW OF AT LEAST FOUR OTHER PEOPLE PERSONALLY, WHOSE FORD AIRBAGS DID NOT BEEN EMPLOYED ON THEIR TRUCKS DURING COLLISION. YET I SEE NO REPORTS ON THE NTSA AS FAR AS AS COMPLAINTS GO. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU DO TOO WAND IT'S NOT BEEN REPORTED. I INTEND ON CONTACTING MY CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THE NHTSA'S LACK OF RECOGNITION IN THIS PROBLEM. MY CAREER WAS ENDED BY A 55 MILES AN HOUR HEAD-ON IMPACT IN MY FORD TRUCK. HAVE SEEN NO SUCH REPORT OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRBAGS ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK

DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN WE FELT A BAD VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK, WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VEERED SHARPLY TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFICS LANE. WE GOT THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED OFF AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE PLACE.THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE ANY AIR BUT IT DID LOSE ALL OF ITS RUBBER LIKE IT WAS A RETREAD TIRE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT TOWING HORSES AT THE TIME AND THAT THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD F250 2000, R4X2 L265/75R16 DOTVNW81XM349. TOWING AND TRAILING AT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD COME COMPLETELY APART. THE CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL AND HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT AGREE W/FIRESTONE IN REFERENCE TO THE 8 PLY TIRES AND IF A FORCE GREAT ENOUGH TO BREAK THE STEEL BELTS, THEY FEEL THAT THE 2 PLY SIDEWALLS WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN DAMAGED. *SCC

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED /PULSATED, VEHICLE BECAMES UNSTABLE, FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. PAD AND SHOES/ LINING WERE REPLACED, AND ROTORS RESURFACED. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

SWING-AWAY PASSENGER SIDE ON 2000 F250 - CAN NOT SEE CARS IN NEXT LANE - SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

TURNING LOCKS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE STEERING IS IMPEDED. PS PUMP REPLACED TWICE WITHOUT ANY CORRECTION. BELIEVE PROBLEM LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE PS PUMP SERVES AS A BRAKE ASSIST PUMP AND IS NOT PUMPING SUFFICIENTLY TO OPERATE BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. CONDITION APPEARS TO BE RAMPANT AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE NOTED ON NHTSA'S WEB PAGE. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, POSSIBLE MFG. DEFECT.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND I HIT A MINIVAN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME. (THERE WERE 40 - 50 OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT, BUT MY PIECE OF THE GREATER WRECK ONLY INVOLVED MYSELF AND THE MINIVAN.) I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING WHEN I MADE CONTACT, BUT IT WAS FAST ENOUGH TO CAUSE $16,000 OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. THE IMPACT MOSTLY WENT ABOVE THE BUMPER, PUSHING THE GRILL INTO THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING EVERYHING IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSANGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, SO I WAS NOT AT ALL INJURED, BUT I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT A SIGNIFICANT INPACT LIKE I EXPERIENCED DID NOT SET OFF THE AIRBAG. ARE THERE ANY GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR WHEN THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY?*AK

THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE AN ESTIMATED 15 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD TRUCKS. THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT FIXED AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT A 50 000 DOLLAR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE PROPOR WORKING DOORS. *AK

THE INSURED WAS UNABLE TO STEER WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE INSURED STATED THAT ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. CLAIM# 48-5119-497 *YH