1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

EVERY 5000 MILES VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE IN FRONT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE WARPED FRONT ROTORS/CALIPERS AND PADS. THIS HAS BEEN DONE 3 TIMES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25-35MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MAJOR DAMAGE TO CONSUMER FRONT END. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVLEING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FULL FRONTAL CRASH. BOTH AIR BAGS, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S, FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE BY DEALERSHIP AS TO THE REASON FOR AIR BAG FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS / PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN A 1999 FORD F250, THE LEFT-REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE, SIZE: LT265/75R16, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AND IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD THROWN ALL OF THE TIRE TREAD OFF IN ONE PIECE AND THE TREAD HAD BEAT UP THE TRUCK BODY AROUND THE WHEEL. DOT # VNW81XL039. *YH

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT I WILL GET SOME ANSWERS. HAVING JUST COME OFF THE INTERSTATE 40 ONTO OUR 14 ACRES, BOTH AIR BAGS IN A VEHICLE WE OWNED EXACTLY 23 DAYS, DEPLOYED - DESTROYING THE CAB INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK. I PHONED THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. TWO MONTHS LATER, FOLLOWING AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE, FORD INFORMED ME THAT THE SENSORS REGISTERED THREE CRASHES AND THAT IT LOOKED AS IF THE RIGHT FENDER HAD BEEN REPLACED, THE RADIATOR SUPPORT WAS STILL BROKEN AND THE HEADLAMPS AND GRILL WERE LOOSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS AND I AM REQUESTING INFORMATION AS TO WHAT WOULD CAUSE AN AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I AM NOT IMPLYING OR PLACING RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING UNUSED SINCE JULY 21ST AND I AM AFRAID TO PLACE MY FAMILY IN ANY FURTHER JEOPARDY BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE CONTROLS AND INTERIOR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

TIRE HAS A BULGE IN ONE-HALF OF THE TREAD APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES LONG. I NOTICED THE TRUCK STEERING OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE BEFORE IT BURST. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND IT HOLDS AIR BUT I INTEND TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. SINCE IT HASN'T FAILED I THOUGHT IT MAY BE VALUABLE TO YOU FOR CLOSE SCRUTINY. I ALSO HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS IF YOU LIKE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THE TIRE WILL BE DISCARDED. THANK YOU. THIS TIRE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS FIRESTONE RECALLS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL129 TIRESIZE: LT265/65R1) (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL129 TIRESIZE: LT265/65R1)

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, THEN NOTICED A TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND VEHICLE, ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. COULD NOT FIND WHERE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM, VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATED TRAMSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, MECHANIC FOUND PIECES FLOATING INSIDE, ALSO FILTER WAS FLOTING AROUND.*SLC

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DUAL FUEL TANKS . FUEL CROSSING OVER BETWEEN FUEL TANKS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 72 MPH. LEFT FRONT IS NOW MAKING A SLAPPING NOISE. FORD DEALER SAID TO CONTACT FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID NO WARRANTY OR RECALL, OFFERED TO SELL NEW TIRES AT 25 % DISCOUNT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL108 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE IDLE ARM CONTROL VALVE. WHAT IT IS USED FOR AND WHY IT WOULD GO BAD?*AK