1999 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILED; LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT / TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING WITH DRIVER ONLY IN VEHICLE AT 73 MPH AT 90 DEGREE TEMPATURE IN A 1999, FORD, F250; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 265/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED AND REPLACED TIRE AT NO COST. *AK THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT FIND OUT THE REASON FOR BLOW OUT. THE DRIVER WANTS THE TIRES REPLACED. *YH

I THINK THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IT IS NOT A COMPLETE FAILURE BUT IT WILL LEAD TO SOME FAITAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM ON CURRENT MODELS BUT THE OLDER ONES ARE STILL DRIVING AROUND ON INADAQUIT BRAKES. THE ROTORS ARE WARPING WITH LITTLE USE AND LEFT UNATTENDED WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS PUTTING A BANDAGE ON A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM

DUE TO THE INJECTOR PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, UNDER CARRAGE, AND TAILPIPE OF THIS VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON FREEWAY AT MIDNIGHT. *ET