2001 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. *AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO ROLL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS...LIKE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY FREEZE UP AND IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL BOUNCE PULSES THRU THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN DOING SO. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS MANAGED TO CHEW UP MY FRONT TIRES WITHIN LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. I FIND THIS TERRIBLE. I HAVE CHATTED ONLINE W/ MANY OTHERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE WEAR. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE GENERAL GRABBER AW'S. AT THIS POINT I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THE TIRES THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. A FRIEND WITH A SIMILAR DUMP-PLOW TRUCK HAD A STEERING STABILIZER ON HIS WHILE MINE DID NOT HAVE ONE ON AS STANDARD. I REALLY FELT IT SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE. IT NOW DOES! SO, I'VE SINCE HAD THE FRONT END REALIGNED AND HAD TWO NEW GRABBER TR'S PUT ON SINCE I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THEY NO LONGER WERE MAKING THE OTHERS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THESE WILL LAST? I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE MADE IT RIGHT TO THE OWNERS AS THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE STEERING . TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE THOSE SHINY ALUMINUM RIMS THAT DO NOT ALLOW OWNERS TO ROTATE THEIR TIRES WITH OUT/ BREAKING THEM DOWN. THIS WAS CLEARLY A GOOF ON FORD'S PART FOR NOT MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR THIS. *LA

TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265-75-R16. IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE LOST THE FRONT TWO TIRES ON MY F-350 DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF THE TIRE LIKE IT WAS A RECAP, THE FIRST ONE SHREDDED IT SELF INTO A BLOW OUT AND LEFT NOTHING BUT A SIDEWALL. THE SECOND HAPPENED IN ALMOST THE SAME MANNER, THE TREAD PULLED APART FROM THE TIRE LIKE A RECAP. I TOOK PICTURES AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE BUT NO REPLIES. *LA

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WENT HOT AND BLEW OIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING A FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO PERFORM CORRECTLY. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING POWER, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX.*AK

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY FORD F350 (2001) TURN OFF AT THE SLIGHTEST MOTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TWO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT SERVICEABLE. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SIGNALS TURN OFF WHILE I AM TOWING TRAILER AND OTHER DRIVERS CAN NOT SEE AROUND IT. *JB

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2000 FORD F350 TRUCK WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, LT265/75R16 TIRES THAT CAME ORIGINAL ON THE TRUCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 28,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORM ALL STANDARD MAINTENANCE INCLUDING TIRE ROTATIONS. THE TIRES UNTIL JUST RECENTLY HAVE ALL WORN VERY EVENLY AND I WOULD ESTIMATE THEIR WEAR AT ABOUT 50-60% WITH PLEANTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES.*AK ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2003 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH FOUR PASSENGERS AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. SUDDENLY THE TRUCK BECAME UNSTABLE AND BEGIN SHAKING AS WELL AS PULLING THE STEERING VERY HARD TOWARD THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER, AND BEGIN TO INSPECT THE TRUCK TO SEE IF I COULD TELL WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A LARGE BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE TREAD WHICH APPEARED TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. THANKFULLY THE TIRE DID NOT COME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HOWEVER I AM EXTREMEMLY CONFIDENT THAT IT WOULD HAVE VERY SOON. THE TIRE HAS A VERY DEFINITE FAILURE, AND VERY PREMATURE BASED ON THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THE REPORTS, ETC. CONCERNING THE PAST FAILURES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES ALL AROUND THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE STEELTEX TIRES AS WELL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE MY CONCERN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND IF THERE TRULY IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES, I ONLY HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT MIGHT SAVE A LIFE. I PUT MY SPARE ON THE TRUCK AND I HAVE THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW TO INSPECT THE TIRE. I HAVE ALSO CALLED FIRESTONE AND HAVE A PLAN TO TAKE IT TO A FIRESTONE STORE IF THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE MY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY, OR AT LEAST PROVIDE A FAIR AMOUNT TOWARDS NEW TIRES. THANK YOU, JUSTIN EARL DAUENBAUGH. *AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF CLUTCH MASTER/SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES. TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURES ARE PROBABLY DUE TO OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE CLUTCH. I REPLACED MY CLUTCH AND FOUND A SIEZED PILOT SHAFT BEARING, DAMAGE TO FLYWHEEL, AND BAD CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE. *AK