1999 FORD F-250 Complaints

1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICKUP GAS TANK STRAPS RUST AND FAIL FORD HAS RECALLED OVER 1 MILLION TRUCKS BUT NOT MINE EVEN HERE IN VT WHERE MY DEALER SAYS THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER TRACK BAR BRACKETS WILL SHEAR OFF AND BREAK LEAVING TRACK BAR FLOATING IN FRONT END. THIS CAN OCCUR ON LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES AND IS REPORTED MANY TIMES ON THE INTERNET BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO A ROLLOVER OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPEND SO MANY TIMES THAT AFTERMARKET COMPANIES ARE MAKING AFTERMARKET KITS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN BRACKETS NOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH COPPER DISCOVER A/T TIRES, 285/75/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REACHING A SAFE LOCATION, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UPYUC722503. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1999 FORD 250 SUPER DUTY (NO INCLUDED IN CURRENT RECALL) FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED (BROKE), REAR STRAP VERY CLOSE TO BREAKING, PLASTIC FUEL TANK DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 6" WHEN FRONT STRAP FAILED. HAD REAR FAILED AS WELL, TANK WOULD HAVE DROPPED TO THE GROUND, WITH LIKELY ACCIDENT/FIRE. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS, REAR BROKE ON REMOVAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EXITING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILLING FROM THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD 250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE RIM WAS FATIGUED OR DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, THERE WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

FUEL (GASOLINE) TANK STRAP FAILED DUE TO RUST. FUEL TANK DROPPED IN REAR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NOTE THE TANK HANGING DOWN UNDER THE VEHICLE. TANK HAD TO BE TEMPORALILY SUPPORTED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE HESITATED THEN SEIZED UP. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALLED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION VARIES AS TO IF THIS MAKE/MODEL WAS INCLUDED. ALSO THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THIS VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE DID NOT CHECK FOR RECALLS PRIOR TO RESELLING THE VEHICLE.