1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

THE PICKUPS LEFT FRONT 16 INCH FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE HAD A MALFUNCTION OF SOME TYPE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE PICKUP TO SHARPLY VEER LEFT GOING ONTO THE MEDIAN AND THEN CROSSING THE WESTBOUND LANES, THE DRIVER OF THE U-HAUL (DECEASED) WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE PICKUP CROSSING THE MEDIAN AND INTO THE PATH OF THE WESTBOUND LANES (ATTORNEY FOR DECEASED). NLM

I WAS ON AN INTERNET SITE CALLED FORD-DIESEL.COM AND A FEW GUYS THERE REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING LOCKING UP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD. ONE GUY EVEN REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER HIS TRUCK WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO GET CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK. I DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE TEST ON MY TRUCK TO SEE IF MY TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I APPLIED MY BRAKES HARD AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND TRIED TO STEER AND SURE ENOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. SEE THIS LINK FOR THE GUY WHO ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE HTTP://FORUMS.FORD-DIESEL.COM/UBB/ULTIMATEBB.PHP?UBB=GET_TOPIC&F=24&T=003307 . I AM NOT SURE IF FORD IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUY GUYS WITH BRAN NEW TRUCKS ARE REPORTING THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR DEALER IS SAYING THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE PULLING A LARGE LOAD WITH ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AND NOT BE ABLE TO STEER WHEN THEY NEEDED TO.*AK

NUT HOLDING STEERING KNUCKLE TO STEERING GEAR BOX WORKED LOOSE ALLOWING KNUCKLE TO WORK LOOSE FROM GEAR BOX CAUSING SLACK IN STEERING.*AK

FRONT END OF VEHICLE STARTS WOBBLING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IMPACT WAS MOSTLY ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WAS TURNED OFF. *AK *YH

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL NOT RETURN WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED OF A YOKE FAILURE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE FROM FORD, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WHY FAILED YOKE IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *AK *TT

SIMPLY PUT IN PHYSICS TERMS THE FRONT END GOES INTO UNWANTED RESONANT VIBRATION WHERE THE TRUNK IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS BENN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT UNWANTED RESONANCE VIBRATION IS. THE TRUNK IS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE DRIVER HAS TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE TRUCK TILL THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY AT ABOUT 30MPH. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED TWICE.FORD INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND PADS 36000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY,THIS SEEMS TO BE AONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS,I'M CONCERNED WHY THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY 9000 MILES OR SO AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FURTHER REPAIRS NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.IT APPEARS THAT FORD DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM.DOING FRONT BRAKES EVERY 9000 MILES IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY SIZE TRUCK AND IS A MAJOR SAFTEY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY RECALLS OR IF FORD IS STILL LIABLE FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FOR OVER 16 MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY DIANOSED AS BEING A FAILED ABS MODULE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WOULD ALSO BE A POPPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED.*JB

WHENEVER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CLUTCH WOULD GO OUT. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES, AND CLUTCH HAS BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES. THERE ISN'T ANY INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM. IT STILL EXISTS.*AK