2000 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE WAS ON A 2000, FORD, F250-SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16, AND DOT # ADW81EE1202.

TIRE FAILURE/BLOW-OUT. BRIDGESTONE HAS ISSUED A SAFTEY COMPAIGN NOTICE ON AUGUST 26, 2004. THIS INFORMATION SUBSTANTIATES MY ORIGINAL FAULTY TIRE CLAIM BACK IN FEBRUARY. I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE(S) AND VEHICLE DAMAMGE. *AK PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. THANK YOU.

VERY ROUGH SHAKING DURING HIGHWAY SPEED BRAKING AND TRUCK LUNGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPS. REPLACED MY ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES AND FIX LASTS ONLY A SHORT TIME. I TRAVEL A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND VERY LITTLE CITY. NO TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS INVOLVED. THIS GREATLY AFFECTS MY STEERING WHILE BRAKING ABILITY AND GREATLY LENGTHENS MY STOPING DISTANCE. VERY UNSAFE!!!! SAME PROBLEMS WITH EXCURSION USED BY MY FIRE DEPARTMENT. IF PROBLEMS CONTINUES I KNOW IT'S THE LAST FORD THE CITY WILL BUY.*AK

2000 FORD F250 5.4L 3RD FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT. STRANDED HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. HELICOIL INSTALLED AND IS HOLDING, BUT FOR HOW LONG?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AN ESTIMATED 70MPH TOPS. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE STEEL BELT OF MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 PICKUP. THIS SEPERATION CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL AND ENDANGERED MY PREGNANT WIFE AND OTHER 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER INFLATED BECAUSE I HAD CHECKED THEM NOT A WEEK BEFORE AND ALL OTHER TIRES ARE CURRENTLY STILL INFLATED TO CORRECT SPECS. THE TREAD WAS NOT OVERLY WORN THE TIRES STILL HAD QUITE ALOT OF MILAGE LEFT ON THEM. AND WHATEVER ELSE FIRESTONE MIGHT CLAIM WAS WRONG, DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE TREAD SHOULD FLY OFF THEYRE TIRES. QUALITY TIRES SHOULD BE ABLE TO STILL HOLD TOGETHER REGUARDLESS OF ANY SMALL LACK OF ATTENTION ON THE DRIVERS PART. ON A SECOND NOTE THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME FIRESTONES HAVE FAILED ME IN AN IDENTICAL WAY. THE SAME THING HAPPEND TO THE FIRESTONE TIRES TWICE ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEEROKEE. AND EVERYONE KEEP IN MIND THIS TIRE I HAVE LISTED ABOVE IS THE ONE BEING USED TO REPLACE THE RECENTLY RECALLED IDENTICAL MODEL BUT LOAD RANGE D TIRE FROM FIRESTONE.

HAD A THROW OUT BEARING FORK BREAK INTO TWO PIECES ON MY 2000 F250 FORD PICK UP. CLUTCH BECAME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE AND THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. TRUCK HAD 52,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ON EXAMINATION THE T.O. BEARING FORK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED SINCE NEW.*AK

TEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE SEEME TO HAVE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMINATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2000 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 6.8 (V-10) TRUCK. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN XHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. I PULLED ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD AND CLIMBED UP TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND. IMAGINE MY SUPRISE TO SEE A LEFT BANK SPARK PLUG, #8 CYLINDER, LYING AGAINST THE FUEL RAIL AND THE COIL FIRING AGAINST THE HEAD. I LIMPED HOME, WONDERING ALL THE WHILE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS POURING INTO THE OIL PAN! I USED A STRONG FLASH LIGHT TO PEER INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND FOUND TO MY SUPRISE, VERY LITTLE IF ANY THREADS TO CONTIAN THE SPARK PLUG. I THEN USED A 90 DEG. PICK TO "FEEL" THE THREADS. NONE. I CALLED JOE MACHENS FORD IN COLUMBIA, MO. TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THEY SEE QUITE A FEW OF THE 5.4 LITER CYLINDER HEADS IN FOR REPAIR AND HAD HAD ONE 6.8. THEY INFORMED ME THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A TSB FOR THE LIGHTNING WITH THE 5.4 ( I CAN SEE WHY, A COMPRESSOR ON TOP OF THE ENGINE CAN CREATE PROBLEMS) OTHER THAN THE AFORMENTIONED TSB, NO OTHERS EXIST AND FORD HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED FOR INFO VIA THE GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE AND WASN'T ABLE TO FIND MUCH INFORMATION. I PROBABLY USED THE INCORRECT TERMINOLOGY. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH OF THE ALUMNIUM THREADS WERE INGESTED INTO THE CYLINDER, WHICH IN TURN WILL CAUSE SCARRING AND OIL CONTROL PROBLEMS. I DO KNOW HOWEVER, DUE TO WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE PERSON AT JOE MACHENS FORD IN COLUMBIA, MO., IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FORD HAS NOT PRACTICED DUE DILIGENCE AS TO FINDING A SUITABLE COST EFECTIVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, FRONT AXLE AND VIBRATION.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS RESOLVED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING RELIEF UNDER THE MICHIGAN LEMON LAW. *NM

STEEL BELT & TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE DOING ABOUT $200 DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER. *AK