2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND HIGHER, STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF CONSUMERS HANDS, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IF A ROUGH SURFACE IS HIT, STEERING WILL JERK OUT OF DRIVERS HANDS, VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE AROUND SIDEWAYS OUT OF CONTROL, DEALER INSTALLED SHIMMY SHOCK TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES IT HELPS, HOWEVER HAS NOT COMPLETELY REMEDIED PROBLEM. *SLC

PEE 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATED. ALSO, LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. FIRESTONE, RS4 LT2657516. *AK

TIRE SIDEWALL BELW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE REST OF THE TIRE IS INTACT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL299 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

TIRE FAILED DRAMATICALLY AT 70 MPH. ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. TRUCK WAS PULLING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. TRAILER WEIGHT WAS 11,500 LBS WITH A HITCH WEIGHT OF 2000 LBS. TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED BEFORE HOOKING UP TRAILER, ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE. REAR PRESSURE WAS 70 PSI AND FRONT PRESSURE WAS 45 PSI AS RECOMMENED BY FORD. FAILURE OF TIRE WAS ABOUT 10 MILES INTO TRIP. ONLY WARNING WAS A RUMBLING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE FAILURE. TIRE WAS CHECKED AT FORD. NO PUNCTURES WERE NOTICED. FIRESTONE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BECAUSE ALL FIRESTONE TIRES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE BEFORE THE TRAILER IS AGAIN TOWED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ILLEGBLE TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

NATURAL GAS VEHICLE. CLAMP IN ENGINE WAS RUBBING ONTO FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT WAS HOOKED TO FUEL INJECTORS, CAUSING A HOLE IN FLEXIBLE HOSE, EMITTING NATURAL GAS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

UPON INSPECTING THE TIRES (LT265/75 R16), DURING ROUTINE ROTATION, 3 OF THE 4 ROAD TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED NUMEROUS 1/4" SPLITS IN THE CENTER AND OUTER TREAD. ON ONE TIRE THEY ARE AS CLOSE AS 1" APART FROM ONE SPLIT TO THE NEXT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL389 TIRESIZE: LT265/75/R)

ON 7/19/01 I FOUND A BUBBLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE BUBBLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 LONG. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIM THE BUBBLE ALSO EXTENDED INSIDE THE RIM. ON 7/21/01 I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS FORMING ON THE SIDE WALLS ON THE OTHER THREE. THESE CRACKS ARE THREE QUARTERS TO ONE INCH IN LENGTH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ADOR1JD379 TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THE VIN OF THE TIRE WAS DESTOYED BY THE BLOW OUT. TIRE WAS AT RECOMENDED AIR PRESSURE AT LAST FILL UP OF DIESEL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: LT265R16)

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM PIPE . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY HAVE TO BE PUMPED AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALSO VIBRATES, BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURS AGAIN.*JB