1995 FORD F-250 Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES/ STEERING, AND NO CONTROL. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD COMPANY HAS TO RECALL. *YH

ENGINE DEVELOPED FIRE ON RIGHT REAR SECTION OF THE ENGINE NEAR THE TURBO. DOES THIS TRUCK HAVE A HISTORY OF ENGINE FIRES? CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROVIDED WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS WHICH CAUSES FASTENER FAILURES CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE CYLINDERS. THE EXHAUST THEN ENTERS THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *AK

BOTH BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED ON TWO SEPARATE ACCASIONS . FORD REPLACED THE FIRST BAD SET UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WONT ADMIT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG & WONT REPLACE THEM AGAIN.I'VE ALSO GOT AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT THEY TEMPERARILY FIXED UNDER WARANTY.

EA99032; DUAL FUEL TANK CROSSFLOW/LEAKAGE: A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SECOND TANK EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGES. SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. *AK

BOTH FRONT ROTORS CRACKED IN TWO / THREE PLACES, CAUSING NOISE. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE. THE REAR DRUM & BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *

WHIL DRIVING IN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE, VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ACCORDING TO DEALER RIVET ON CROSSMEMBER FRAME THAT CONNECTS THE MAIN FRAME COMES LOOSE. FORD KNEW ABOUT IT, BURT WILL NOT WARRANTY REPAIRS. *AK

WHENEVER THE WHEELS ARE TURNED, THE RIVETS WOULD COME LOOSE & MAKE LOUD NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. WAS NOT CHECKED THE FIRST TIME. *AK

THE DEALER HAS REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT MANIFOLS. THIS OCCURED IN 1997, 1998, AND NOW IN 1999. I WAS TOLD BY OTHER OWNNERS THIS MAY HAPPEN ON MY VEHICLE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. THIS IS THIRD TIME, ONCE JUST THE GASKET, ONE SIDE WAS COVERED BY DEALERSHIP, THE OTHER SIDE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET @ $449.

FRONT LEFT SPRING IS RATTLING, AND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK