2001 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

HAD TWO LT 265 75R16 (C RATED) GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S REPLACED ON MY F 250 DIESEL CREW CAB 4X4 LONG BED ON THE REAR BECAUSE THESE WERE THE WRONG LOAD RATING STATED IN FORD MAINTENANCE BOOK. THESE WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME TIRE EXCEPT THEY ARE NOW E RATED. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN LANE CHANGES OR LONG SWEEPING TURNS I FELT I HAD A FLAT. I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO TURN OFF ONCE OFF THE OVER PASS. I INSPECTED THE TIRES AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED THE TIRE AND A MECHANIC OF THEIRS TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. HE TOO FELT THE TRUCK LOSE ITS STEERABILTY. WE WENT BACK TO THE SHOP AND HE VISUALY INSPECTED THE TIRES FOR PRESSURE, SECURITY(LUG NUTS) ETC. AND DISCUSSED IT WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL(S). IT WAS HIS/THEIR OPPINION THAT I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRE BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE GRIPPING AS WELL AS THE REAR AND TAHT IT WHAT I AM FEELING AND I MAY ALSO NEED AN ALIGNMENT. I AGREED I WOULD HAVE THESE THINGS DONE. HOWEVER, IF THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE IT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE ADDED EXPENSE" IT'S JUST A STARTING POINT". I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH A FEW MECHANICS AND TIRE SPECIALIST HAD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH A VERY SIMIALAR PROBLEM ON EPINIONS.COM BRIANPETERS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I DO KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED IMMEDIATLY AFTER TIRES WERE REPLACED(NEVER BEFORE) AND THAT IT IS VERY SCARY THINKING YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TORQUE-CONVERTER. I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUDY PICK-UP TRUCK, SINCE 9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION & DRIVE SHAFT (ALREADY REPLACED IT WHILE UNDER WARRENTY), WITH THE TRANSMISSION WE HAD A PROBLEM DOWN SHIFTING, EVEY TIME WE TOOK IT IN THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ( FORD DEALER, THEY SAID THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO), IT HAS 90% OF HIGHWAY MILES ON IT & 10% TOWN MILES. IT IS NOW 2004 IT HAS 61000 MILES & THE TORQUE-CONVERTER IS SLIPING & SHUTTERING, NOT ALOWING THE FLUID TO PASS THROUGH CORRECTLY & THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAS TO BE REBUILT, BECAUSE FORD DEALER SAID THE COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG, SO WE TOOK IT FOR A SECOND OPINION & THEY FOUND SOMETHING, BUT WHILE UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT !!!!!!! GO FIGURE, I GUESS THATS HOW THEY MAKE THERE MONEY .*AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 50,000 MILES.*AK

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK.I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SUBJECT AND WITH A LOT OF RESEARCH,I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HUB ASS. USED IN FORDS F SEIRIES TRUCKS MAY BE DEFECTIVE.THE HUB CANNOT BE SERVICED NOR THE BEARINGS INSIDE,IT IS A SEALED UNIT THAT COST AROUND 400 DOLLARS EVERY TIME I REPLACE IT.IF THIS BEARING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT MAY CAUSE A WRECK BY ALLOWING AN INCH OR SO OF PLAY IN THE TIRE IT SELF OR BY LOCKING UP RESULTING IN SKID TYPE ACCIDENT.I THINK THAT THIS IS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF FAILURE FOR SIXTY-THOUSAND MILES AND 2 YEARS.*AK

2001 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE W/78985 MILES ON VEHICLE. ONE UPPER WAS WORN TO ALLOW AN INCH OF MOVE IN WHEEL. FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE BALL JOINT WEAR AS I HAVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THE PROBLEM, HAD A MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BALL JOINTS FAILED WITH 40000 MILES OR LESS. F250 DIAGNOSED AT FRONT END ALIGNMENT FACILITY THEY SAID 70000 MILES IS GOOD ON FORD BALL JOINTS AS THEY REPLACE A LOT OF THEM IN 40000 AND 50000 MILES. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS A WEAR AREA AND WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. I CONTEND THIS NOT FAIL UNTIL WELL ABOVE 100000 MILES. IT IS NOT A TIRE, BRAKE PADS, FILTERS, OR BELTS. *AK

ENGINE MIS-FIRES AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP/ GOING UP HILLS, ETC. THIS PROBLEM STARTED, ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, AT AN ODOMETER READING OF ONLY 9,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES OVER 2 YEARS TO REMEDY - - COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. SUDDENLY BECAME MUCH WORSE AT 48,000 MILES. TWO IGNITION COILS FOUND FAULTY AND REPLACED. NOW SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 51,000 MILES. POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN, DUE TO HESITATION/ LACK OF POWER WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC OR CROSSING TRAFFIC LANES. DEALER AND REGIONAL FORD REP. REFUSE TO COVER REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT FOUND AND FIXED UNTIL OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A FORD F-250 V10 2001. AT 62000 MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE AN INCREDIBLE NOISE IN THE LOWER END. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE LONG BLOCK. SINCE WE ARE 12000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, WE WOULD NEED TO COME UP WITH $5700 PLUS LABOR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR V10 AND FORD WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, IF UNDER WARRANTY. FORD RECALLED AND REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR, BUT IT DID NOT HELP WITH THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP US, I KNOW 10 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WE ARE ALL FRUSTRATED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES. *LA

I BOUGHT MY FORD F250 IN JUNE 2003, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH THROUGH THE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA WITH MY DAUGHTER, DAD, AND MOM WHEN THE TRUCK JERKED HARD TO THE LEFT; I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE HIGHWAY BY INCHES. AFTER CLEANING OUT MY PANTS, WE GOT OUT TO SEE THAT THE TREAD HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. I TOOK IT IN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO HELP ME. I HAVE REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES($400) AND WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE BACK TWO--I HAVE NO FAITH IN FIRESTONE TIRES AFTER THIS. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE IDIOTS MAKING THESE TIRES ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *JB

ENGINE HAS BEGUN TO IDLE AT VERY LOW RPM'S, TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS TO BE DRIVEN WITH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BOTH BEING DEPRESSED TO STOP OR SLOWING DOWN. THE RPM'S HAVE DROPPED TO 400 AT IDLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WORKS PERFECTLY FINE AT 600 AND ABOVE WITHOUT MISSING OR HESITATION, BUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, AND THE RPM'S DROP BELOW 600, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THE PROBLEM OR POTENTIAL HAZARD IS THAT THE POWER STEERING DISABLES AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD AND THIS BEING A VERY BIG AND HEAVY TRUCK, IT TURNS INTO A MOVING HEADACHE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY, CREW CAB, LONG WHEELBASE, V-10. IT CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES AT WOULD DO IT ON OCCASION, BUT SINCE ACHIEVING 43,000 MILE MARK, IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY. *PH

SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ENGINE WHEN A LOAD IS BEING PULLED BY THE TRUCK. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DOSEN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK