1999 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE AT AROUND 45MPH WHEN I FELT A BUMP IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. I LOOKED BACK AND MY SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK. NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND SO I TURNED AROUND AND GOT THE TIRE OFF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN THE TRUCK BED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE WAS FRAYED AND BROKEN. IF I HAD BEEN GOING TOWN A BUSY FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. 1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 BUILT PRIOR TO 3/22/99. TO REPAIR I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW SPARE TIRE CARRIER FROM FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE COIL UNRAVELED AND FELL OUT OF THE BRAKE. HE STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL: MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE) WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 17, 2005. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE PERFORMED THE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THE FIRST REPAIR HAD NEVER BEEN MADE. THE PARTS FROM THE REPAIR ARE AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,470.

WHILE DRIVING ,THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN LOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN LEFT HAND TURN WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER RIGHT BESIDE ME. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR) TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT SEEMS TO FIX IT FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACES WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 OF 4 TIRE BELTS SEPARATE ON MY UNIROYAL LT265/75R16/8LAREDO AWP OWL. I REPLACED THE 4TH TIRE BEFORE THE BELT BROKE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN FEB 2002. DOT BFW8FO74501. ONE OF THESE BLOWOUTS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. THESES TIRES ARE A SAFETY RISK. *TR

EXHAUST LEAK FROM THE MANIFOLD OF A 1999 V10 F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS 43,000+ MILES ON IT AND WENT IN FOR A ANNUAL SAFETY PENNA. SAFETY INSPECTION. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUST LEAK. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT FORD USE UNCOATED STEEL BOLTS TO ATTACH THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OWNERS, NEW COATED BOLTS WERE AVAILABLE FROM FORD TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OF NOTIFYING THE VEHICLE OWNERS ENDANGERED THE OCCUPANTS BY ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. THE DEALER STATED THE AIM ON HEADLIGHTS ARE LOW, CHECKED FRONT BEARING AND SUSPENSION PARTS, AND REPLACED SHOCKS. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE, SHE WAS STOPPING AT INTERSECTION (4 WAY) AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THIS INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING TO HER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THE DEFECT, THE BRAKE LINE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16E. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. ON JULY 10, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE TIRES, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCARDED. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN TO COOPER CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS DENIED SINCE HE NO LONGER HAD THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DOT AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG BECAME UNSEATED AND BLEW THROUGH THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CYLINDER AND MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO BUCK AND SHUTTER THAN SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT START WAS VERY HAPPY I HAD NOT JUST PULLED INTO TRAFFIC! FORD WANTED 600$ TO FIX IT WHEN ITS A 100$ PART AND TAKES 15 MINETES TO FIX!. *AK

ON THE 7.3 POWERSTROKE FORD TRUCK I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZORD IF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE TO FAIL APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND YOU WOULDNT HAVE POWER BRAKES IF THE ENGIN SHUTS OFF AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CPS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT MY LIFE MAY BE ENDANGERED EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK WITH THE COMMON PROBLEM.