2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC NOTICED ROTORS WERE WARPED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HAD THEM REPLACED AFTER 10,000 MILES.*AK ENGINE STALLS AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE TURBO INTO THE INTER COOLER. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT. TIRES BEGAN TO BULGE OUT, CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY KIND OF TIRES. ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. SEALS ARE OUT ON THE FRONT AXLES AND THEY WERE JUST REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO. AIR FILTER SYSTEM IS INADAQUET FOR THIS SIZE OF ENGINE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 TO 3 THOUSAND MILES. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD F250, LT235/85R16 SIZE. THERE IS A BULGE ON LEFT AND FRONT TIRE FROM INSIDE OUT. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER WS INFORMED BY CONTINENTAL TO VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED TIRE DEALER FOR AN ADJUSTMENT OR REPLACEMENT, CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT THE SAME BRAND TIRES ON VEHICLE, HE BELIEVES TIRES TO BE A ROAD HAZARD.*JB

BRAKES FIRST WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AT APPROX 15,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD WENT OUT. FALLON FORD SUPPOSELY TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON. AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES LITHIA TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON, STATING THAT FALLON NEVER DID THAT, THEN LATER ON THE BRAKES STILL ACTING UP PULLING RIGHT. LITHIA PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, LITHIA ALSO HAD THE ALIGHMENT PROBLEM SO THEY HAD SHIMMS PUT IN. LITHIA RELPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER TWICE. WHEN TAKEN IN A GAIN FOR CHATTERING LITHIA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT WITH OUT BEING PAID. JONES WEST FORD REVIEWED ALL OF THE PAPER WORK AND SEEING THAT IT MET THE LEMON LAW THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF FORD, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS USED FOR BUSINESS. THE DISTRICT REP THAT CAME TO LITHIA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TRUCK BECAUSE LITHIA WAS NOT A FORD/TRUCK DEALER SHIP THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE REPLACED, LITHA SINCE HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, FALLON REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRUCK. NOW THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. WE TOOK IT IN TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHO SAID WHEN WE HAD THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE ABS BOX AND THE PORPORTIONING VALVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND IS WHAT PROBABLY WAS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN SOME CASES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK *SLC

WHENEVER BRAKING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT OR SOMETIMES TO LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIIPMENT ON A 2000, F250, SUPERDUTY LT, 265/75R16 SIZE ,LOAD RANGE "E". TREAD ON LEFT REAR BLEWOUT FROM SIDEWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FAILED TIRE WAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT, P265/75R16 E, DOT VNW81XL469. *SLC REAR TIRES HAD 82#

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DIRECTED TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REDIRECT VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AS A RESULT OF CONSUMER NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. *AK VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. *SLC

14400 MILES ON ORRIGINAL TIRES. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATIONS ON ALL FOUR TIRES FROM 1/4" TO 2" WITH FROM 5 TO ABOUT 20 INDIVIDUAL SEPARATIONS ON EACH TIRE. COMPLAINT #727191 INDICATES THE SAME PATTERN OF FAILURE AS WELL AS THE SAME DOT #. FORD DEALER BLOWS ME OFF AND NO WORD FROM FIRESTONE YET. I'M REPLACING MY TIRES TOMMORROW(05/31/01 AND THEY WON'T BE FIRESTONE!). I STRONGLY URGE ANYONE WITH A FORD SUPER-DUTY AND FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES TO REPLACE THE TIRES IMMEDIATELY. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS SUMMARIES ON THIS SITE, I'M CONVINCED THESE TIRES ARE AS DANGEROUS AND PROBABLY MORE PRONE TO FAILURE THAN THE INFAMOUS WILDERNESS TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 008061 TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)

EXHAUST FUMES WERE ENTERING CAR, AND CONSUMER WAS BREATHING IN FUMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. 2200 MILES LATER, CONSUMER TOOK CAR BACK FOR SAME SMELL, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS A GASKET LEAK. *AK