1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03E028000 CONCERNING THE WHEEL RIMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THERE WAS A FORD STAMP ON THE RIMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, WHO INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WHEELS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS RECALL. *AK THE WHEELS WERE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE AND THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE WAS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAS A 6 1/2 INCH CRACK, AND DOESN'T HOLD AIR. CRACK IS VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK

TRUCK'S TWO FRONT ALUMINUM WHEELS HAVE CRACKED AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THEY COULD COME APART AT ANYTIME. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *PH THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY AROUND THE SPOKE TO THE INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. CONSUMER NOTED ONLY ONE WHEEL WAS STUCK IN THE MUD UP TO THE HUB CAP BUT THAT WHEEL ISN'T CRACKED. *PH

THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFORM POORLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE GARAGE, THEY STATED THAT THE ROTORS APPEARED TO BE MADE OUT OF A DEFECTIVE STEEL. THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IF THE STEEL WASN'T DEFECTIVE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL AT, LT265/75R/16, DOT# UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRYING DEVICE CABLE FRAYED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CABLE TO SNAP AND THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE FIRESTONE LT265/75R16 STEELTEX RADIAL R4S TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 700 MILES ON MY 2000 FORD F-350 PICKUP, RESULTING IN OVER $4,000. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS DENIED THE FIRST CLAIM STATING I MUST HAVE HIT A POTHOLE. THE SECOND CLAIM IS PENDING, WAITING FOR ME TO SEND THEM THE OTHER TIRE. I EXPECT THE SAME RESPONCE FROM FIRESTONE,AS THE TIRES LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME, LIKE A HAND GRENADE BLEW UP INSIDE THEM. THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THAT CBS NEWS HAD A REPORT ON LAST FRIDAY NIGHT ABOUT FAILURES ON RESCUE VEHICLES FROM 82 RESCUE SQUADS IN 26 STATES.*AK

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN 1999 F350 SERIES TRUCKS. *MR THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AT THE TIME, FORD INSTALLED A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PER COMPANY POLICY. FOR THAT TRANSMISSION THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALMOST ONE YEAR LATER A SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER FORD DEALER IN IOWA STATED THAT THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND THAT A PART OF IT WAS EGGING WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ROUND. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST 2K MILES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE COST SPENT ON THE REPAIR(S). *SCC *JB

SEALED BEARING FAILURE CAUSING HUB TO SET DOWN ONTO SPINDLE, CUTTING INTO SPINDLE. *MR THERE WAS NO SIGN OF LUBRICATION WHERE THE BEARING WAS LOCATED. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEEL RIMS CRACKED, AND LOST TIRE PRESSURE RAPIDLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER CALLED RIM MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF RIM, MANUFACTURED FROM 06/1996-06/1999, WAS BEING RECALLED. CONSUMER THEN CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE RIMS WERE MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR FORD, AND FORD WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RIM RECALLS.*AK