1999 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

POOR DESIGN LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. TRUCK WAS LEAKING UNTREATED EXHAUST FUMES, BEFORE THE REPAIR. *TR

MY 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL WITH 74,884 MILES ON IT HAS A OIL PAN WHICH IS RUSTING OUT. OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. OIL LEAKED OUT AND RAN INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV, SIZE P265\70\R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRE TO SLOWLY DEFLATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS AT FAULT BECAUSE HE EITHER DID NOT PROPERLY INFLATE OR OVERLOADED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT OWNS A MECHANIC SHOP AND CHECKS THE TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THREE YEARS; HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS FOUR MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO FAILURES COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH THE V10 ENGINE IN IT. I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG COME OUT OF THE HEAD BEFORE AND IT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUGS AT THAT TIME. AT THAT TIME FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK MY PICKUP TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PUT IN A SPARK PLUG INSERT AND CHARGED ME $250.00. I WAS MORE THAN OK WITH THE REPAIR AND I THANKED HIM FOR HIS TROUBLE. LAST NIGHT I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY PICKUP WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE SAME PLUG. THIS TIME I BELIEVE IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE AND I DON'T SEE WHY A COMPANY LIKE FORD WON'T FACE UP TO THEIR MISTAKE OF POOR ENGINEERING AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I PAID $20,000.00 FOR THIS TRUCK USED. IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT NOW HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT AND IT GETS PAMPERED ALL THE TIME. I AM REAL DISAPPOINTED THAT I CAN'T RELY ON A VEHICLE THAT I SHOULD GET AT LEAST 200,000 MILES OUT OF. I AM 46 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SPARK PLUGS POPPING OUT OF A STOCK ENGINE ANYTIME BEFORE IN MY LIFE UNTIL I RAN INTO THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT!!!!! DWAYNE HECKMAN *TR

APPROACHING INTERSECTION APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PRESSURE FAILED. REAR IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUSHED THEM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER ACCIDENT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS HANGING AND LEAKING FLUID. HAD TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY SHOP AND REMOVED ALL 3 LINES TO HAVE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS BRAIDED LINES. UPON INTERSECTION OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINES THE CRIMP CLAMPS LOCATED UNDER THE RUBBER COVERING ON RUBBER LINE BEFORE IT TURNS INTO STEEL AND GOES INTO CALIPER. SPOKE WITH BRAKE LINE BUILDER AND STATES THAT IT IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. REPLACE FRONT AND REAR LINES ON VEHICLE. THE RUBBER STORES ALL THE MOISTURE,SALT,SAND AND OTHER ELEMENTS. I WAS TICKETED WITH CARELESS DRIVING FROM REAR ENDING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE LINE FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S CLIENT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A MECHANIC, STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BRAKE AT ALL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE), EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

BRAKE LINES, POWER STEERING LINES, FUEL LINES, OIL PAN, VALVE COVERS, REAR AXLE COVER-ALL ROTTED AND FAILED- LOSS OF BRAKING, STEERING, SEVERE OIL LEAKING. *TR

OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR SNOW,MY FORD DIESEL ENGINE F250 WILL STUMBLE OR COMPLETELY STOP. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING APPROX.30-35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND ALL THEY CAN OFFER IS EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS WITH NO RESULT. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD WITH MY FORD 5.4 LITER TRUCK. THE FIRST WAS A FAMOUS FIRESTONE TIRE BLOWOUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, AS I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ACROSS A BRIDGE. IT CAUSED ABOUT $3500 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF MY TRUCK. TODAY, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE THREADS ARE GONE. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE TRUCK, SO I KNOW NOTHING HAS BEEN DAMAGED BEFORE. I HAVE SMELLED FUEL FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS AND COULDN'T COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. I HAD SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP TOMORROW, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT LONG. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WILL FORD STAND UP TO THE PLATE AND REMEDY THE ISSUE, PLEASE? IN CALLING THE DEALER TODAY, THEIR COMMENT WAS "WOW, WE'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE." THAT REALLY INFURIATES ME, AS I KNOW THEY HAVE DEALT WITH MANY OF THEM. JUST DO A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS. I AM YET TO GET IT FIXED, AS I HOPE THE DEALER WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'M NOT PREPARED TO SPEND THOUSANDS ON WHAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. *TR