1999 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.8 LITER V-10 ENGINE WITH 55000 MILES. I HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLANT, THEREBY FILLING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYING A CONNECTING ROD AND MAIN BEARING. I AM SEEKING ANY CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CASES. *JB

WE BOUGHT A TRUCK ON EBAY FROM A DEALER IN TEXAS. WHEN WE WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED IN OUR HOME STATE OF MD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON IT. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS MISSING EQUIPMENT OR THE CUSTOMER EXHAUST ON THE AUCTION. OF COURSE TO HAVE IT PASS MD SAFETY INSPECTION WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $ 700 TO HAVE IT PUT BACK INTO THE TRUCK. MY QUESTION IS: IS IT LEGAL FOR A DEALER TO SELL A TRUCK WITH OUT THIS STANDARD EQUIPMENT? IF NOT I WANT TO TRY AND HAVE THEM HELP COVER THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

ENGINE COLD WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK/TICK, AS TIME WENT ON TICK GOT LOUDER THE ENGINE WENT AND THE BEARINGS HAD TO REPLACED AND THE MOTOR REBUILD. WHILE SEARCHING ON-LINE FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. I CAME ACROSS A FORM WEBSITE WHERE IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

FIRST WE STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO EITHER WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM OR THE Y-COLLECTOR ON THE EXHAUST. THEY ADVISED TO CHANGE Y-COLLECTOR WITH SOMETHING LESS PERFORMANCE ORIENTED, SOUNDED INCORRECT SO I OBIVOUSLY DECLINED. SOON AFTER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN IN BAJA MEXICO WE WERE CLIMBING A MELLO GRADE WHEN BAMM!!! WE LOST MOST OF OUR POWER AND IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH WE WERE RIDING A LARGE LAWN MOWER WITHOUT A MUFFLER. SINCE WE WERE IN MEXICO WITH NO CELL SERVICE, WE CRAWLED ALL THE WAY HOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, REAR PASSANGER SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE THREADS AND TOOK THE COIL WITH IT. REPLACED WITH COLD-FUSION COIL, BUT STILL SOUNDS AS THOUGH MAIN BEARINGS AREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH LONGER!!!!*AK

MY TRUCK HAD 105000 MILES AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD STIPPING.HE THREDS.THE HEAD HAD TO BE PULLED TO GET THE COIL IN. $2000.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND NO WARNING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE STEELTEX . SIZE #LT265/75R16 DOT #: VNW81XL149 *NM THE TIRE STILL HAD 70LBS OF PRESSURE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE AREA AND SEVERED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINE'S. THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN OUT. *SC *JB

MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER.THE TREDS RIPPED OUT OF THE MOTORTHAT HELD THE SPARK PLUG IN $800.00 FOR A 50 CENT FIX THAT FORD COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BY USING A HELI COIL.*MR

THE DRIVER APPLIED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE HAVING FEET ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I DRIVE A FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN CITY STREET AT 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING GEAR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS URGED US TO CONTACT FORD DUE TO THIS BEING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE STEERING GEAR, SHOCK, INNER TIE ROD END, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, SWAY BAR BRACKET, AND LINK KIT WERE REPLACED. DUE TO NO CONTROL, I ALSO SIDE-SWIPED 2 PARKED CARS. *AK

MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES AND ON 3/22/04 A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL. FORD CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TUNED BASED ON FORD'S 100000 MILE TUNE UP RECOMMENDATION. DEALER IS STATING I NOW NEED A VERY EXPENSIVE NEW CYLINDER HEAD.