2000 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND RUSTED IN TWO. THE OTHER TWO LINES WERE LIKE BRAND NEW. THE ONE THAT WAS RUSTED MUST BE MADE OUT OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE BRAKES JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-05. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER REPORTED NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. *AK (11/17/05) *SC

MY VEHICLE BLOWS SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HIGH TRAFFIC PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES IN DANGER. *NM

MY 2000 F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION BURN UP. THE F150 HAS THE RECALL BUT NOT THE 250, EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME FAULTY PART ON BOTH VEHICLES. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT NO VISIBLE FLAMES. I WAS ABLE THE UNPLUG THE DEVICE BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE HAPPENED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BEARING ON THE MOTOR. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OR JULY 2003. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD OCCURRED WAS IN AUGUST 2004, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL OCTOBER 2004. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 8-14-05. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED UNDER NO SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. AS SOON AS THE WIPERS WERETURNED ON THERE WAS A WINDING NOISE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING MY LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II LT265/75/R16 SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THEN BLEW OUT, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE LEFT OF CENTER, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC COMING. WHEN I SENT MY TIRE TO FIRESTONE THEY HAD SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SEPARATION. FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE STATED IN A LETTER THAT THE TIRE WAS OVER LOADED. THE TIRE IS OEM FOR MY 2000 FORD F-250. THE TIRES ON FRONT WE REPLACED FULL COST TO ME WITH TRANSFORCE. *NM

DT: WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND THEN IT SHUTS DOWN, WHICH CAUSES LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THEM. ON MAY 30, 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BRAKE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HIM, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE JUST CUT OUT, LIKE IT WAS NEVER STARTED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *JB *NM PER CONSUMER, NONE OF THE ABOVE IS ACCURATE. THE CONSUMER WROTE: WHILE BRAKING, THE RPM REVVED UP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN THE RPM DROPPED AND THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE . THIS WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT TIMES. FORD RECALLED THE SAME MAKE MODEL YEARS 2003-2005. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE RECALL STARTED WITH HIS VEHICLE'S YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. *SC *JB

OCCUPANTS WERE DRIVING THE VECHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO FLAME UP. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. BUT BEFORE THAT WAS COMPLETED THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED THE WIRING HARNESSES, FUSE PANEL, CRUISE DEACTIVACTION MECH. AND MISC. OTHER COMPONENTS, COMPUTER ETC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FORD WAS ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL OF THE EXACT THING THAT HAD HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK. AT THE TIME THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE VECHICLE. IT WAS PAID FOR... AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT WHEN FORD DON'T WANT TO COVER THEIR MISTAKES... IN CONCLUSION FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TYPE OF TRUCK BUT IF THE CRUISE MECHANISIM IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND THEN THEY DO A RECALL I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR THE ITEM IN QUESTION, NO MATTER WHAT YEAR THEY SAY......

DEPRESSED CLUTCH PEDAL AND RELEASED IT. THE PEDAL ROSE AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE CLUTCH. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I HAD BEEN LUCKY THAT IT HAD NOT RISEN AN ADDITIONAL .25 INCH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUTCH. FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD AN UPGRADE KIT AVAILABLE WHICH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. I ASSUME THE SAME MASTER CYLINDER IS USED IN THE BRAKES.

2000F-250 SUPER-CREW HEAVY DUTY P/U CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP THE WIRING AND FUSE PANEL ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER. FORD HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WOULD BE 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE ANYONE CALLED, IT WAS THE SECOND WEEK AND NO CONTACT WAS MADE. *AK

KNOCKING NOISE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING OR BACKING UP APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES.