1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

THIS TRUCK HAS MANY PROBLEMS. STRARTING WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT, THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK THERE IS A DISTINCTIVE "CLUNK" WHEN PUT INTO GEAR; EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. THEN GOING INTERIOR; THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT COMES ON IT THINKS THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT SHUT, BUT YOU CAN SLAM ALL 4 DOORS SHUT AND IT STILL THINKS THE DOORS ARE "AJAR" SO THAT WILL KEEP THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL GO OUT IF YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH, THEN WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 20MPH IT WILL COME BACK ON. THE "WARNING BELL" COMES ON AND STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF. NEXT THE SEAT BELTS WILL SOME TIMES WORK AND SOME TIMES NOT. EITHER THE ARE HARD TO PULL OUT OR THEY WILL NOT RETRACT. THE TAILGATE COVER HAS WARPED IN NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER WE HAD IT.

WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS IT VIBRATED FOR A QUICK SECOND. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 43MPH, IT VIBRATED REAL HARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN, AND DEALER THEN ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND HE HAD NO CLUE. *AK

SEAT IN EXTENDED CAB HAS NO PADDING ,ONLY A VINYL COVER, CAUSING INJUIRES TO PASSENGERS. FORD HAS UPDATED SEAT, WHICH NOW NOW HAS FULL PADDED BACK ON NEWER MODELS. BUT WILL NOT MODIFY OLDER MODELS. *AK

CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. *AK

FRONT HUB WOULD NOT HOLD VACUUM CAUSING 4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT TO ENGAGE EVEN THOUGH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, AND AS A RESULT OF MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REFUSES TO WORK ON THIS UNTIL FORD AUTORIZES. *AK.ET.

WE'VE BEEN PREVIOUS NEW FORD TRK OWNERS - AND HAVE NEVER ENTAILED SUCH A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. WE FEEL THAT THERE IS MORE THAN ADQUATE REASON THAT FORD SHOULD GIVE PRIORITY ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. AT GENERAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEN WHEN BEGINNING TO APPLY BRAKES, ALL OCCUPANTS CAN EASILY FEEL VERY HARD ERRATIC TREMBLING BEGIN ON THE FRONT END. WHEN HAVING OUR DEALER CHECK INTO THIS, HE ASSURED US THAT THE FRONT END WAS OKAY, BUT THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT IS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TO DISTORT, AND THEREBY NEEDS LATHING/CUTTING - TO CORRECT, AND RID THE PROBLEM OF THE TREMBLING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO HAVING THE ROTORS LATHED. OUR TWO PRIOR FORD F-250HD TRUCKS THAT WE'VE OWNED, NEVER DISPLAYED THESE PROBLEMS IN ANY FORM.*AK

VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO TRY TO RECTIFY FRONT END SUSPENSION NOISE, REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DID NOT REMEDY NOISE. *MJS