2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2000 FORD F250 USED IN 2006 AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT THE BELT WHEN NOT IN USE. THE BELT WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. I WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOOSE SO IT COULD BE USED. THIS PROBLEM MAKES USING THE SEAT BELT A MAJOR PROBLEM EACH TIME I GET INTO THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A NEW BELT AND RETRACTOR FROM FORD FOR ABOUT $120 AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT BECAME THE SAME AS THE OLD SEAT BELT. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL 2000 MODEL TRUCKS AND FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES YOU NOT TO WANT TO USE THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH TROUBLE IT IS TO BE USED. *TR

DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 605 FREEWAY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT THE TREAD BELT PORTION OF THE TIRE TORE OF AND CAUSED BODY AND PAINT DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND BODY DAMAGE IT CAUSED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I MAILED THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED. BF GOODRICH NOTIFIED ME THAT MY TIRES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE AND MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THE PERSON ON THE PHONE THE INCIDENT IS THE SAME AS NOTED "TIRE TREAD SEPARATION" AS ON THE RECALL NOTICE. I ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

SINCE 2006 AND BEFORE, I HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED INCIDENCES OF BATTERY FAILURES AND DASHBOARD WARNINGS. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN 2006 AT MY REQUEST. MY BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN 2006. I ALSO HAD A TEMPORARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ABOUT THIS TIME. I HAD BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN 2009 AND 2012. ON 11/02/2012 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY F250 ONLY TO DISCOVER ABOUT A PINT OF WATER IN THE FLOOR TRAY. I JUMP STARTED, CONTINUED THE TRIP ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEATER FAN STILL OPERATING! AFTER FURTHER CHECKS, MY FORD DEALER PROVIDED A TSB 04-23-9 WHICH HAD NO WARNING OF THE POTENTIAL ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS OR DAMAGES AND NOT MAILED TO ME. I HAD THE DEFECT CORRECTED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND FORD WAS MAILED MY COMPLAINT ON 11/28/2012 AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH MAILING FOR SERVICE AND FORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO INFORM ME.

THIS IS MY THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TRUCK. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN I HAD TAKEN IT TO A SHOP AND THEY HAVE FIXED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE DIFF. PLUGS, NOT THE SAME ONE. THIS LAST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE PLUG STRIPPED IT OUT SO BAD THAT IT CANT BE FIXED AND THAT I NEED A NEW HEAD OR ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALOT ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING IS HAPPEN, SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD REPORT IT AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE TIRES ON A VEHICLE THAT ARE ON RECALL #12T-019. HAVE VISITED SAMS CLUB IN MONTGOMERY AL MONTHS AGO ABOUT REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, TOOK MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN THE TIRES ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VDWD1XL150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TWENTY YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 41,930.

THE TRUCK HAS AN INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE PROBLEM. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, (EITHER BY DOWNSHIFTING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR COASTING TO A STOP), THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES IDLE AT 1500 RPM RATHER THAN THE NOMINAL 700-800 RPM. IF I DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE WHEN TURNING ONTO MY STREET), THE IDLE WILL REMAIN HIGH TRYING TO MAKE THE TRUCK GO FASTER. IF I DO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE AT A STOP SIGN), THE ENGINE WILL IDLE DOWN THE SECOND I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY MY BUT OTHERS SAFETY AS THE TRUCK TRIES DRIVING FASTER THAN I WANT WHEN THE IDLE IS HIGH. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHO HAVE PERFORMED MANY SERVICES TO THE TRUCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS ON THE TRUCK WITH ORIGINAL FORD EQUIPMENT BUT AGAIN NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY BUT ALL THEY TELL ME IS TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO MY FORD DEALER. I AM OUT OF OPTIONS AS THE FORD DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM AND ALONG WITH IT MY CONCERN FOR SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25-35 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 185,000.

FUEL TANK COMING APART TRUCK STALLS AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH HEAVY LOADS REPLACED FUEL TANK ON 5/26/10 FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WERE PUTTING A NEW AND IMPROVED FUEL TANK BACK ON TRUCK NOW ITS 3/21/12 TRUCK IS BACK IN SHOP AT A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP SAME PROBLEM TANK DID NOT EVEN LAST 2 YEARS BOTH TRIPS TO SHOP COSTING OVER $6000.00 BECAUSE OF TANKS LABOR FILTERS INJECTORS VC GASKETS ETC ALL FORD CAN SAY IS 12000 MILES OR 1 YEAR WARRANTY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS WHICH LED TO SHUT DOWN OF TRUCK RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE??????? *TR

I OBSERVE THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUES BY GOODYEAR (NHTSA 12T0030000) AND SINCE I OWN A 4 WHEEL SET OF THOSE TIRES ON MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, I NOTICED THAT MY SIZE WASN'T LISTED. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SET OF SILENT ARMOR TIRES IN THAT THEY CAN NOT BE BALANCED AS THEY SHOULD BE AND VERY PRONOUNCED CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE SIDE WALLS CLOSE TO THE TREAD LINE. I LIMIT MY SPEED TO NO MORE THAN 50MPH. MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER, 2009 AND IF I COULD CRAWL UNDER MY TRUCK IN SEARCH OF THE PRODUCTION DATES, I'M SURE THEY WOULD BE IN OR CLOSE TO THE LISTED PRODUCTION DATES. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE SILENT ARMOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND SHOULD NOT BE RECALLED IN SUCH A NARROW DATE RANGE OR SIZE RANGE. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL SIZES AND A BROADER PRODUCTION DATE RANGE. *TR