1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

DRIVER WAS PREPARING TO ENTER PARKING SPACE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENDLY LOST ALL POWER BRAKES AND STEERING POSSIBLY CAUSED BY HYDROBOOST UNIT LOSS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

DOOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, AND WHENBRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND THEY DON'T TURN OFF UNTIL HE STARTS DRIVING, THE LIGHTS CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. *SLC

ALL 5 GOODYEAR WARNGLER AP TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BULGES ON SIDEWALLS. BITTERROOT FORD REP DENIED THAT TIRES HAD ANY DEFECTS AND WOULD HAVE "PUT THEM ON HIS WIFE'S CAR" AND IN FACT SAID THAT THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME MODEL TIRES IN THEIR INVENTORY WITH THE SAME BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS, BUT FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM AND HE REFUSED TO GIVE US GOODYEAR PHONE NUMBER. HOWEVER, WE DID GET THE GOODYEAR PHONE NUMBER FROM OTHER SOURCES AND CALLED GOODYEAR TIRE DIRECT WHO HAD US GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER IN POLSON, MONTANA, WHO EXAMINED ALL 5 TIRES WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE (WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN ON THE GROUND) AND VERIFIED THAT ALL 5 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS. HE THEN DIRECTLY INFORMED GOODYEAR TIRE AND THEY IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZED HIM TO REPLACE WITHNO PRO-RATE REDUCTION ALL 5 OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRES WITH ANOTHER MODEL THEIR TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: 302003-GRF TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

ON FEBRUAARY 3, 2001 MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO THE CUSTOMER PICKUP AREA OF SEARS IN AMARILLO, TEXAS AS SHE PULLED UP TO THE PICKUP AREA AND REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND OUR PICKUP TRUCK RAMMED THE BACKEND OF ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK IN FROM HER. SHE SHIFTED TO REVERS, THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING AT A RAPID SPEED, TO BACK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE THAT SHE HAD RAMMED. SINCE THE ENGINE WS RUNNING AT A HIGH SPEED, OUR VEHICLE RACED BACKWARD. IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM BACKING TNTO SOMEONE BEHINDHER, SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO FORWARD GEAR AND RAMMED THE PICKUP IN FRONT OF HER AGAIN. ALL OF THIS TIME THE REAR TIRES WERE SPINNING AND SMOKING. AFTER SHE RAMMED THE PICKUP THE SECOND TIME, SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE CRAZY SITUATION. HAD SHE KNOWN, OF COURSE, THAT THE THROTTLE WAS GOING TO STAY ENGAGED AT HIGH SPEED, SHE WOULD HAVE KILLED THE ENGINE EARLIER. THE COMBINATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND AN UNCONTROLLABLE THROTTLE IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTOR.

LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSED BY STEERING SECTOR SHAFT FAILURE, BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. CJ

THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED FROM A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED RIGHT MIDWAY IN THE TURN, THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD DAMAGING RIGHT CONTROL ARM, AXLE MOUNT, RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND FENDER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED DUE TO FAULTY STEERING COMPONENT. NLM

UNDER WARRANTY ROTORS MACHINED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. SECOND TIME, ROTORS MACHINED AND NEW FORD PART NUMBER FOR PADS REPLACED. BRAKE FAILURE POSSIBLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT WITH INJURY.*AK

WHEN DRAINING WATER SEPARATOR DIESEL FUEL WILL DRIP ON SIDE OF ENGINE, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS NO SAFETY DEVICE OR HOSE TO PREVENT DRIPPING. *AK THE FUEL ALSO DRIPS UNDER NEATH THE VEHICLE. *YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOININTERMITTENT STALLING, AND DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE HYDRO BOOST FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DRIFT INTO DITCH RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE SIDE PANEL, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES AND STEERING SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED TO BE CONTROLLED BY A COMMON UNIT. NLM