2000 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE FRONT AXLE TO BREAK. ALSO, THERE WAS A BROKEN ROTOR AND A DESTROYED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE TO CHANGE GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HOUSING FOR ONE OF THE SPRINGS IN THE CLUTCH PAD BROKE BETWEEN THE SPRIND AND OUTER HOUSING. *NM

WARPING OF FRONT DISC ROTORS. THE ROTORS WARPED OUT THE FIRST TIME AT 30000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE ROTORS WARP BETWEEN 10 - 20000 MILES CONSISTENTLY. AGAIN GOING ONLINE I FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL WITH THE FORD F250, 350 MODEL YEAR 1999 - 2003. PRESENTLY I HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS EITHER CUT OR REPLACED 4 TIMES. ESTIMATED TIME LINE THAT WORK WAS REQUIRED.; 30000, 44000, 60000 AND THE CHIMMY IS BACK AT 76000 . THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND CHIMMY. GREATLY EXTENDING THE DISTANCE WHICH THE TRUCK CAN STOP. *AK

APRIL 2004. FAULTY CABLE IN STEEING COLUMN. THIS CABLE CAUSES A FAILURE WHICH DISABLES THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IT ALSO DISABLES THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING 100'S PERHAPS 100 OF FORD SUPER DUTY F250, F350 VEHICLE. PER THE CHAT PAGES FORD WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND THIS ISSUE BY STATING THE FAULTY CABLING EFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL ONLY. THIS IS A MISCONSEPTION. ALSO BASED ON THESE CHAT PAGES THIS PROBLEM EFFECTS MOST F250,350 FROM 1999 - 2003. THE AVERAGE FAILURE TIMELINE IS 45000 - 70000 MILIES. MINE OCCURED AT 68000. *AK

TREAD SEPARATION ON INTERSTATE 80 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF SAFETY RECALL 01S24 WHICH WAS FOR 2000 FORD F250 WITH DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR SWITCH. *NM

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16 . THERE WERE 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16,000 MILES. THERE WERE 2 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR TIRES. 1 FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. *AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELLAR AT LT285/75R16 S/N# K9801D693AZ. DRIVING E/B 210 FRWY BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND FONTANA, NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LEFT MIRROR WAS ALSO VIBRATING. CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY IN RIALTO, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOPP LIGHT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SQUIRMING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD BUBBLED UP FOR APPROX. A QUARTER OF THE TIRE, I PUT MY SPARE ON AND EXAMINED THE TIRE. THERE IS STEEL POPPING OUT OF THE INSIDE PART OF THE TREAD, IT'S OBVIOUS THE TREAD IS SEPERATING AND COMING APART. WHAT IS BRIDGESTONE GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE TIRES? I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM, BOTH UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED BLOWOUTS AND MAJOR BODY DAMAGE.*AK

STOPPED FOR FUEL. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON STUCK IN CALIPER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT, WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURN ON FINGER. DROVE TO NEARBY REPAIR CENTER FOR REPAIR. DURING REPAIR IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS ALSO STICKING.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER CONSUMER FELT A TREMBLE. THEN, HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE SEPARATED TREAD DAMAGED THE MUFFLER AND THE REAR FENDER.*AK