1999 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKOUT HUB WAS BROKEN AND IT CAUSED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO DISENGAGE. THE LOCKOUT HUBS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO ASSUME THE REPAIR COST SINCE AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

FOUR TIRES FROM PEP BOYS LT-265/75/16E (MFG. BY COOPER TIRES) ON FORD DIESEL TRUCK (F-250) HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO 3 TREAD SEPARATIONS AND ONE FOR RADIAL PULL. LAST INCIDENT WAS 2 REAR TIRES THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 60 MILES OF EACH OTHER ON SAME DAY (3 OCT. 09) WHILE PULLING 5TH WHEEL RV. ALL TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED USING WEIGHT CHART, LOAD BASED. DID APPROX. 4000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF F-250 TRUCK. LAST INCIDENT PUT US INTO A DITCH, BUT NO INJURIES. CLAIMS SUBMITTED AND THE LAST TWO TIRES SENT TO COOPER TIRE CO. DOT # FOR THE 2 TIRES IS UPW8 XEB 0205 H07R " " 0505 C00R ALL TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME TIRES FROM PEP BOYS. STUPID HUH? AWAITING CLAIM ADJUSTMENT. *TR

TWICE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BY THE SAME PROBLEM. IN JULY WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER, MY 99 FORD F250 WITH THE V10 ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG. IT SOUNDED LIKE AND EXHAUST LEAK AND I KEPT DRIVING LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THIS SITUATION OFTEN CAUSES AN ENGINE FIRE. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER MY TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, SAME PLUG AFTER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS DONE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND A DESIGN DEFECT OF ALL TRITON FORD TRUCK ENGINES. *TR

I OWN A 1999 F250 SD THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL JUST UNLATCH ITSELF AT ANY TIME WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. *TR

1999 FORD F-250 4X4 5-SPD. 5.4L TRITON, WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE FAILURE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE NOISE WAS PROPORTINATE TO ENGINE RPMS. I OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT #5 COIL AND PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH THE TRITON V10 AND I JUST BLEW MY 3RD SPARK PLUG IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FIRST CYLINDER TO BLOW WAS THE 2ND, FOLLOWED 6 MONTHS LATER BY THE 3RD AND THEN ONE MONTH LATER THE 4TH BLEW OUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND FORD DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN GET ANYTHING RESOLVED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR RANGING FROM $2000.00 TO $5000.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 F250 SD 4X4 ON 4/2000. AT ABOUT 11-5 -2006 WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDO, I NOTICED 9 EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKEN OFF .TOOK TO DEALER AND AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE 20 STUDS AND 20 NUTS ,WITH GENUINE FORD PARTS. REPAIR COST ME $833.00. CAME WITH 12 MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. ON 10-5-2009 NOTICED 2 STUDS WERE BROKEN AGAIN, 25,000 MILES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE AND WOULD DEDUCT 10% OFF THE BILL IF I GET IT REPAIRED. TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE IT, NOT LEAKING. FOR ONE THING, IF BOLTS ARE MISSING IT WILL LEAK RAW EXHAUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND POTENTIALLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL ASLEEP AND CRASH. NOT TO MENTION POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THE EPA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT I'M SURE. SO BASICALLY, THE FACTORY INSTALLED STUDS LASTED 116,000 MILES, AND 2 OF THE REPLACEMENTS LASTED ONLY 25,000 MILES. HOW MANY MORE WILL BREAK OFF IN THE TIME TO COME ? I WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.THE FIRST TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE FACTORY, ITS THEIR POOR DESIGN.. ANY AND ALL ENGINE BOLTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE V-10 BUT WITH THE SMALL V-8'S TOO. LOOK AT A FORD FORUM SITE, OR TYPE IT INTO ASK.COM SEE FOR YOURSELF.

I HAVE 99 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 5.4 I HAD THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER BLOW OUT ON ME. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. WHAT HAPPENED WAS I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABY SITTER AND WHEN I GOT HER IN THE TRUCK I STARTED IT AND EJECTED THE PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD THE ENGINE WASN'T UNDER ANT TYPE OF LOAD IT JUST EJECTED THE PLUG I CALLED THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THERE FAULT IT WAS SERVICED SOME TIME BEFORE IT EJECTED THE PLUG WE HAD TO RETAP AND PUT A STEEL INSERT INTO THE HEAD WHICH I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH BECAUSE I DID NOT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IF I NEW THE 5.4 HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING. I THINK SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THERE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF HIDING FROM THEM THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BUT YOU NOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN SO I JUST WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU GUYS SO I COULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT DOING MY PART TO HELP! *TR

1. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AT 35-40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A V10 TRITON ENGINE WENT BANG BANG BANG AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. 2. THE 4TH SPARK PLUG EJECTED AND BROKE THE COIL. THE SPARK PLUG WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE #3 SPARK PLUG AND WAS REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL WITH A STEEL INSERT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRUCK HAS SPIT A PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND AM SAVING FOR REPAIRS. STILL HAVEN'T GOT THE TRUCK GOING AS OF AUGUST 2009. *TR

LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLOW-OUT- DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F250 AND PULLING A 21 FOOT FAMILY RUNABOUT STYLE BOAT NORTH OF FRESNO ON HIGHWAY 41 TO BASS LAKE. AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AT FRESNO, I FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK WHICH FELT LIKE A SLIGHTLY "OUT OF BALANCE" TIRE. I HAD NOT HAD A BOUNCE BEFORE AND THOUGHT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED ON RETURN FROM BASS LAKE. 10 MILES NORTH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED / TREAD SEPARATION -(FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T - LT 265/75R16, LOAD RANGE E). LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK AND TRUCK AND TRAILER CAUSING SWERVING INTO ONCOMING LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. REGAINED CONTROL BEFORE HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DAMAGE TO LEFT FENDER, INNER FENDER, FRONT BUMPER, RUNNING BOARD AND BRAKE HOSE - REPAIR ESTIMATE $2000. 7/32" TREAD REMAINED- TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED MONTHLY AND WAS CHECKED AGAIN THAT MORNING JUST BEFORE LEAVING FOR DRIVE TO BASS LAKE. *TR