2000 FORD F-350 Complaints

THE JACK HANDLE IS ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR WHICH GETS ABOUT 192 DEGREES HOT. UPON PICKING THE JACK HANDLE UP CONSUMER BURNED HIS HANDS. THERE IS NO INSULATION TO COVER THE JACK HANDLE FROM THE HEAT. *AK *TC

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX LOAD RANGE E, LT265/75R16 DOT# VDW81XM329. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, EXPOSING THE BELTS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THE INNER WHEEL WELL WAS DESTROYED AND THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS SLICED THROUGH FROM THE STEEL BELTS AND THE FRONT BUMPER WAS SCRATCHED, AND THE RUNNING BOARD WAS RIPPED OFF THE TRUCK. ALSO, THE MIRROR BRACKET WAS DAMAGED. *AK *SC *JB

REAR TIRE FAILED. UPON REVIEW THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE AND WAS DISPLACED TO THE POINT OF RIPPING OUT THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. AT THE TIME I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 70 MPH IN WEEKEND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. DOT# VNW81XL020. THE TIRE HAD 48,854 MI OF TREAD WEAR. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE DID HOLD AIR. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. . *JB

FORD F350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB: WHILE DRIVING THE INNER AND OUTER AXLE BEARING SEALS BLEW OUT, ALONG WITH THE HUB BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE WHEEL TURNED IN AND APPEARED AS IF IT WOULD COME OFF. UPON INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER AND OUTER SEALS WERE ALSO HANGING OUT. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE TRUCK. THEY WILL NOT HELP OUT IN ANY WAY. THERE IS ANOTHER REPORT ON THIS WEB SITE OF THE SAME INCIDENCE. OUR FRIEND WHO OWNS THE SAME YEAR F350 CHECKED HIS TRUCK TO FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, THE SEALS ON THE AXLE BEARINGS ARE HANGING OUT!

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WON'T RELEASE. APPARENTLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 4X4 PER MECHANIC. GOUGED OUT ROTOR AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE HAD TWO TANKS. FIRST TANK WOULD EMPTY INTO THE SECOND TANK. THIS CAUSED A GASOLINE SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TANK' NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK GAS LEAK SEE RECALL 93V125. *TC

WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE I HEARD A STRANGE CLUNCK NOISE FROM THE REAR END. IT TURNED OUT TO BE MY SPARE TIRE FALLING OFF. THE FACTORY SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE BROKE. THE CABLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CORROSION, I FINALLY FOUND THE CRIMPED ON END IN THE DRIVEWAY TO CONFIRM THE CABLE BROKE AT THE POINT OF CRIMP. THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT AT 70MPH, WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE OR WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ON A RECALL OR AT LEAST A TSB, NONE EXISTED. I INSTALLED A SAFETY CHAIN TO CATCH THE SPARE SHOULD THE CABLE BREAK AGAIN.*AK