1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

FUEL LINE ROUTING ON TOP OF ENGINE ALLOWED AN ABRASION HOLE IN A PRESSURIZED FEED LINE. THE ROUTING OF THE FUEL FEED LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FEED LINE ON ONE OF THE CYLINDER FUEL INJECTION LINES. A 3/8 HIGH PRESSURE LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND FED FUEL TO TOP OF ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALLEY. THIS ENGINE HAS A TURBO CHARGED INJECTION AND FUEL CAME INCONTACT WITH HOT COMPONETS. THE DEALER FIXED THE SYMPTOM OF THE LEAK BY BRAZING THE HOLE CLOSE WITH METAL FLUX. THE ROOT PROBLEM OF TOO CLOSE OF FUEL LINE ROUTING WAS NOT ADDRESSED, THEREFORE LEADING TO A POTENTIAL UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ONLY THIS VEHICLE OR THE 7.3L SERIES MOTOR FROM FROM FORD FOR THE F-250 TRUCKS. SECONDLY, AS AN AVIATION REPAIR TECHNICIAN, I DO NOT FEEL A FIX OF THIS TYPE ON A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE SHOULD BE THE PROPER REPAIR ACTION, THE LINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABRASION THRU THE LINE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS IN THEM AND THE TREAD IS COMING OFF. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R/16 )

HORN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH OPERATING IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND NOT OPERATING AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, EXCESSIVE OILS USEAGES, MISSING A QUART WITHIN EVERY THOUSAND MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT HORN PROBLEM COULD NOT NOT BE CORRECTED, AND OILS USEAGES WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILED; LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT / TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING WITH DRIVER ONLY IN VEHICLE AT 73 MPH AT 90 DEGREE TEMPATURE IN A 1999, FORD, F250; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 265/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED AND REPLACED TIRE AT NO COST. *AK THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT FIND OUT THE REASON FOR BLOW OUT. THE DRIVER WANTS THE TIRES REPLACED. *YH

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD PICKUP, TIRE SIZE P23575R16, DOT NUMBER ADORIJC089, TIRES HAD 30 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT END, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED INNER TREAD BELTS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE WHICH WAS CAUSING VIBRATION. TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK

TREAD STARTED TO SEPERATE ,CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND WENT TO LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER HE CHANGED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THIS TIRE WAS REPLACED I PAID $ 565 TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH MICHELINS AS I HAD NO FAITH IN FIRESTONE TIRES, MY FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED SINCE RETURNING HOME AND SEEING THAT AN ACTIVE INVESTAGATION IS UNDERWAY CONCERNING THESE TIRES DATED SEPT 29,00 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AS A CONSUMER HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONEY I SPENT TO GET THESE UNSAFE TIRES OFF MY FAMILY TRUCK I THANK GOD THAT I DID (TIRESIZE: 265-75-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-75-16 )

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO (2) SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT HIGH SPEED. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD PROPER INFLATION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT 70 MPH JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING A BRIDGE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED ME TO IMPACT BRIDGE ABUTTMENT/RAILING. BLOWN TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY FIRESTONE DEALER AND DEALER SUSPECTS TREAD SEPERATION. I HAVE KEPT TIRE FOR FUTURE INSPECTIONS. OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS I HAVE DRIVEN APPROX. 40,000 MILES PER YEAR ON 16 INCH NON-FIRESTONE LIGHT TRUCK TIRES AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BLOW-OUT OF A TIRE AS I HAVE WITH THESE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL248 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

FORD F250, 1999, FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL, 265/75R16. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH FOR NO MORE THAN 3 MILES. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK FIRESTONE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND OTHER THAN FIRESTONE. *SLC

PAD WITHIN HORN ASSEMBLY BECOMES SO HARD IN COLD WEATHER THAT HORN BECOMES INOPERABLE.*AK THE HORN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE CAN'T BLOW HORN. *YH

DRIVING CONDITION GOOD DRY HIGHWAY - DRIVING 65 MPH FELT SUDDEN VIBRATION PULLED OVER LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF TIRE DID NOT HAVE A FLAT (BLOW OUT) X (DOT NUMBER: ADXT1J2048 TIRESIZE: 12.50R16.5)