1997 FORD F-250 Complaints

MY CMP SENSOR STARTED GOING OUT WHEN ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND DIED AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AND WENT TO FORD AND THEY WANTED 200.00 FOR A SENSOR SO I CALLED INTERNATIONAL IT WAS 114.00 SAME PART. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT FORD AND THERE PRICES. *JB

1997 FORD F25. THIS WAS THE SECOND SPARK PLUG TO BLOW OUT OF HEAD. FIRST REPAIR COST $450.00, THIS TIME IT COST ME MY TRUCK, 2 CAMERAS, GPS, LAPTOP COMPUTER AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS AS THE TRUCK COUGHT ON FIRE WHEN SPARK PLUG HIT FUEL INECTION RAIL AN STARTED A FUEL FIRE THAT BURNT THE TRUCK TO GROUND. TOTAL LOSS. BURNED MY HANDS TRYING TO SAVE ITEMS IN CAB. HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES SPRAYED FIRE TO FAST. MY GIRL FRIEND, HER DOG, AND I HAD 30 SECONDS TO GET OUT. IN 2 MINUTES THE CAB WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I WILL BE DISMANTLING THIS ENGINE AS I AM A MECHANIC AND MACHINIST AND PLAN TO PROVE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH THREADS SECURING SPARK PLUGS IN THEE ALUMIN UM HEADS. THERE WERE STANDARDS OUTLINED FOR MACHINING THREADS.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-250HD. THE OIL PAN RUSTED AND CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE DAILY AND NOTICED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE OIL GAUGE INDICATOR WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63989. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE OIL PAN DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. PER THE CONTACT, IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR AN OIL PAN TO RUST AND IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *AK UPDATED 06/15/07 *TR

ON MARCH 2ND,2007 MY F250 DIESEL PICKUP, THAT WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND BURNT UP THE AREA SURROUNDING IT. MY 11 YEAR OLD SON NOTICED THE BLAZE AND SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND POPPED THE HOOD AND TRIED TO SHOVEL SNOW TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I QUICKLY OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE SURROUNDING SNOW. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT A RECALL THAT THEY HAVE ON THE GASOLINE PICKUPS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I TALKED TO A LOCAL FORD MECHANIC THAT SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. HE THEN GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SENT ME A LETTER THAT STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM NOT SURE WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE, BUT I AM OUT A TRUCK AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANY ONE GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AND OFF, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSURANCE AGENCY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

THIS IS THIRD CAM POSITION SENSOR THIS TRUCK HAS HAD (140000 MILES ON TRUCK). HAS DIED TWICE WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, VERY DANGEROUS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WITH ALL OF THESE 7.3 POWERSTROKES. I CARRY, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE DO, AN EXTRA ONE IN THE GLOVE BOX FOR THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS! *NM

1997 F-250 CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. *JB

MY WIFE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35 MPH, AFTER COMING OUT OF A SLIGHT CURVE IN ROAD AND SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, SHE LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE HITTING A GUARDRAIL AND GOING INTO A DITCH. INSPECTION BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE OUTPUT FROM THE STEERING BOX BROKE BETWEEN GEAR BOX AND PITMAN ARM CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TRUCK IS TOTAL. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT LUCAS CHEVROLET, MT. HOLLY NJ. *NM

CRUISE CONTROL SETTING ON MY TRUCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I WAS DRIVING AND HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 62 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF USING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR BY USING THE BRAKES. *NM

ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON A TWO LINE HIGHWAY WHEN SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. VEHICLE IS A 1997 FORD F250 4WD 80K MILES. REPAIRS INVOLVE REMOVING HEAD. COST IS $2800. VEHICLE WORTHLESS SINCE DON'T KNOW WHEN ANOTHER PLUG WILL BLOW! *JB