2001 FORD F-250 Complaints

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 TO 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FRIED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRE 265/75 16, TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. BROKE WIRES LOOSE INCLUDING ANTILOCK BRAKE WIRE. SWERVED DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE TIRE AND THE 4 OTHERS CAME WITH THE VEHICLE, 2001 F250SD CREW CAB, 56,000 MILES. LAST WEEK OUR OTHER TRUCK, 1998 F150 WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES HAD A TREAD SEPARATE AND 3WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE BROKE IN ANOTHER TIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS 28,000 MILES. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, MAYBE THEY NEED TO SHUT DOWN OR QUIT MAKING TIRES FOR SUV'S AND TRUCKS.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 DIESEL WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THIS PAST TIME THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON IT'S OWN WHILE THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD MY 17 MONTH DAUGHTER WITH ME AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT! THIS IS AN UNSAFE SYSTEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED!!*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER,WHO REPLACED THE DRIVELINE. 1200 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE OF SOME SORT HAS CAUSED POWER ASSIST TO BE APPLIED AT FULL CAPACITY AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS NO STEERING FEEL WHATSOEVER, AND THERE IS NO SELF-CENTERING OF THE STEERING. AN EXTREME LEVEL OF ATTENTION TO CAREFUL STEERING IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE TRUCK DUE TO THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING AN EXTREME RESPONSE BY FRONT WHEELS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN EAISLY BE SPUN FROM LOCK TO LOCK BY JUST PUSHING ON THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY - IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN UNTOUCHED. *AK

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION BEING ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES AND LURCHING FORWARD DESPITE BREAKING. WHEN CLUTCH WAS PUSHED IN IT STAYED ON THE FLOOR AND KEPT THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. *AK

E-MAIL REC'D FM FHWA/MARY PETERSON WRITER REPORTING DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE SEPARATED...*MR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DAMAGING THE TRUCKS BODY AROUND THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.*TS *JB

FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S TIRES DEVELOPED SLITS ON THE SIDEWALL, RESULTING IN A FLAT.LT26575R16. *AK

2001 F250 CREW CAB 4 X 4 AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 49,000 MILES. DRIVING ALONG AT 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND TRANSMISSION LOSES 2ND AND THROWS/SNAPS PASSENGERS FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OFF ROAD, ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS NOT PULLED ANYTHING. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR ONLY REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3100. I HAD A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP MAKE REPAIRS FOR $2200. THEY WERE TOLD BY FORD WHEN ORDERING PARTS THAT THE ONE-WAY CLUTCH THAT FAILED WAS A NEW DESIGN IN 1998. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE SINCE FORD HAD SINCE GONE BACK TO PRE 1998 DESIGN. THIS IS CLEARLY A "LATENT DEFECT" THAT FORD IS/HAS BEEN AWARD OF. I AM ASKING FORD TO STAND FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS OR WILL REFER TO COUNSEL TO FILE A DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE CLAIM AGAINST THEM.*AK