2000 FORD F-250 Complaints

PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE . TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. AIR HAD DEFLATED FROM TIRE. BUT, THE VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY WERE RIDING ON THE RIMS, TIRE CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE RIM. TIRSS ARE FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL A/T, LT265/7516 123/120Q. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK DOT# VNW8 1XL(359). *SLC

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 11 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES WERE WEAK AND WOULD NOT WORK WHEN VEHICLE WOULD HIT A BUMP OR RUN AT A FAST PACE. DEALER HAD UNHOOKED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM, AND THE BRAKES ARE NOW WORKING FINE. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS DEFECT WAS A PROBLEM TO SUPER DUTY TRUCKS . MANUFACTURER IS AWARE, AND HAS NO REMEDY, BUT TO DISCONNECT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

AFTER WAITING FOR A STEERING GEAR BOX TO ARRIVE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, MY TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES RATHER HARD TO AVOID RUNNING OVER A BOTTLE ION THE ROAD. AS I HIT THE BRAKES, I TRIED TO TURN TO GO AROUND THE BOTTLE. I NOTICED THAT STEERING THE TRUCK IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, NORMAL STEERING RETURNED. AS I WAS TREATED POORLY (TO SAY THE LEAST ) BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS INVOLVED A 120 MILE ROUND-TRIP DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME TODAY. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK BACK, THE SERVICE MADVISOR, JACK DUGAN, TOLD ME THAT THIS IS "A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK" AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. HE ADDED THAT IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY IT HANDLED, CONTACT FORD. MY RESPONSE IS, WITH ALL OF THE PRESS ABOUT THE F-250, (THANKS TO NHTSA) WHY DO FORD MARKETING REPRESENTATIVES DENY THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, MIKE VAUGHN, OF FORD MOTOR CO., SPOKE WITH NHTSA AND SAID THAT FORD IS COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION. ALSO, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY FROM DRIVER'S EDUCATION, IN THE EVENT OF A SKID, YOU SHOULD STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SKID. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO WITH THIS TRUCK. I CAN FORESEE MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO JACK DUGAN, THE BRAKES AND STEERING USE THE SAME POWER BOOSTER. I TOW A 23' TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WEIGHS ABOUT 5,000 LBS. I AM AFRAID TO TOW THE TRAILER BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. THIS HAS PUT QUITE A DAMPER ON OUR SUMMER ACTIVITIES. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THE INVESTIGATION IS GOING AND WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM? I LIKE THE TRUCK OVERALL, BUT CANNOT BELIEVE THE RUN-AROUND I GET FROM FORD AND CASA FORD IN EL PASO. BORMAN AUTO PLEX HAS TREATED ME VERY WELL THROUGHOUT THIS DILEMA. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I GAVE A COPY OF THE NHTSA PRINTOUT TO JACK DUGAN AT BORMAN AUTO PLEX.

WHILE COMMING OUT OF A TURN STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

TIRE BLOWOUT AND TIRE VIBRATION - SUSPECT TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

TREAD AFROM CASING ON TWO FRONT TIRES MAKING CONTROL VERY DIFFICULT. CAME VERY CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL OF TRUCK.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

BOTH MY RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL FAILURES-ONE AT UNDER 12000 MILES AND ONE AT UNDER 15000 MILES. TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED LARGE SIDEWALL BUBBLES OR CONVEXITIES OF AROUND 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 1 INCH IN HEIGHT. FORD DOES NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES SO I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH GENERAL TIRE. A PERSON AT THE 800 PHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL TIRE MENTIONED THAT THIS COULD BE TWO ISOLATED DEFECTS, PERHAPS A BAD BATCH, OR PERHAPS THE TIRE SELECTED BY FORD MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH MY CONCERNS, AS THE TRUCK HAS A DIESEL MOTOR WHICH IS QUITE HEAVY, AND BOTH FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM EARLY IN THE TIRES' TREADWEAR. ONE TIRE DEALER SAID HE'S SEEN IT BEFORE, SO I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TIRE CANNOT STAND UP TOT HE WEIGHT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE. FORD SAYS TO CONTACT GENERAL TIRE, AND GENERAL TIRE WILL ONLY WARRANTY THE INDIVIDUAL TIRE AS IT FAILS. NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WARRANTING THAT THE TIRE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS MAY BE TWO RARE AND ISOLATED INCIDENCES, BUT I FEEL THAT 100% FRONT TIRE FAILURE IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT WARRANTS LOOKING INTO. I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THESE TIRES ARE REPLACED ON FORD DIESEL-POWERED TRUCKS, BUT ONLY GENERAL TIRE KNOWS THE ANSWER.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235/85R1 )

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT WITHOUT A WARNING.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER . DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR WEEKS AND CLAIMS COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN A FEW TIMES FOR THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURE TO RETURN THE TRUCK.*AK