2001 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 15-20 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. AFTER STOPPING, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A CLUTCH MECHANISM INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *NLM *SCC *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR HAD GIVEN OFF FALSE POSITIVE READINGS WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPUTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE WRITER. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*AK *TS *JB

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A FORD F-250 V10 2001. AT 62000 MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE AN INCREDIBLE NOISE IN THE LOWER END. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE LONG BLOCK. SINCE WE ARE 12000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, WE WOULD NEED TO COME UP WITH $5700 PLUS LABOR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR V10 AND FORD WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, IF UNDER WARRANTY. FORD RECALLED AND REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR, BUT IT DID NOT HELP WITH THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP US, I KNOW 10 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WE ARE ALL FRUSTRATED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES. *LA

CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I BOUGHT MY FORD F250 IN JUNE 2003, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH THROUGH THE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA WITH MY DAUGHTER, DAD, AND MOM WHEN THE TRUCK JERKED HARD TO THE LEFT; I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE HIGHWAY BY INCHES. AFTER CLEANING OUT MY PANTS, WE GOT OUT TO SEE THAT THE TREAD HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. I TOOK IT IN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO HELP ME. I HAVE REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES($400) AND WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE BACK TWO--I HAVE NO FAITH IN FIRESTONE TIRES AFTER THIS. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE IDIOTS MAKING THESE TIRES ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *JB

ENGINE HAS BEGUN TO IDLE AT VERY LOW RPM'S, TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS TO BE DRIVEN WITH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BOTH BEING DEPRESSED TO STOP OR SLOWING DOWN. THE RPM'S HAVE DROPPED TO 400 AT IDLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AT 600 AND ABOVE WITHOUT MISSING OR HESITATION, BUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, AND THE RPM'S DROP BELOW 600, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THE PROBLEM OR POTENTIAL HAZARD IS THAT THE POWER STEERING DISABLES AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD AND THIS BEING A VERY BIG AND HEAVY TRUCK, IT TURNS INTO A MOVING HEADACHE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY, CREW CAB, LONG WHEELBASE, V-10. IT CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES AT WOULD DO IT ON OCCASION, BUT SINCE ACHIEVING 43,000 MILE MARK, IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WINDSHIELD WAS IMPACTED BY A SMALL OBJECT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED WINDSHIELD GLASS SPIRALED OUT, AND SMALL PIECES OF SPARE SHAPE GLASS WENT INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE OCCUPANTS.*AK

SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE WHEN A LOAD IS BEING PULLED BY THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DOSEN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK