2001 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A DITCH. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD AND FACE INJURIES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

VEHICLE INITIALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT UPON MODERATE BRAKING. THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" AND NOW THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT ON MODERATE BRAKING.*AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE: PARKED TRUCK ON 2% INCLINE, PUT IN NEUTRAL(5 SPEED MANUAL), AND SET PARKING BRAKE. 5 MINUTES LATER TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.*AK

AT INTERSTATE SPEED VALVE STEM CAME OUT OF LF TIRE, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THERE AFTER BY ALL THE AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR WHEEL. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE AT AN EARLIER TIME TO THE VALVE STEM. UPON REPLACEMENT OF TIRE AND STEM, THE BACK PIECE OF THE STEM WAS INSIDE THE TIRE. NEXT WEEK THE 5 REMAINING VALVE STEMS ON THE FORD F350 DUALLY WILL BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS A PECULIAR FAILURE TO SAY THE LEAST. I HOPE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THIS EXPERIENCE IS AS LUCKY AS WE WERE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/85/16)

DANGER!!! WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE A DRIVER MAYBE REQUIRED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AND TURN TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CAR. FROM READING THE FORD-DIESEL WEBSITE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BOTH TO FORD AND NHTSA BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN BY EITHER PARTIES. FORD TELLS THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT AND TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS A SITTING TIME BOMB AND AS DANGEROUS AS HAVING BAD TIRES. BECAUSE EVERY FORD TRUCK HAS THIS PROBLEM IT DOES NOT GIVE FORD THE RIGHT TO SAY IT IS NORMAL AND THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG. I WILL AWAIT A RESPONSE FROM YOU BEFORE GOING TO THE FORD DEALER. THANKYOU.*AK

DEALERSHIP SOLD A VEHICLE WITH A SPEED CONTROL THAT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI-TRACTOR . DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SPEED WAS GOVERNED ,AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE TRUCK WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. IT GRINDS NUMEROUS TIMES THEN STARTS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 6 DAYS SINCE I'VE HAD IT. AT WHICH TIME I EITHER HAVE TO RENT MY OWN RIG TO GET TO WORK OR WALK 7 MILES EACH WAY. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED 3 TIMES. THEY SAY THAT UNTIL IT "QUITS RUNNING" THEY CAN DO NOTHING. I INTERPUT THAT TO MEAN POTENTIALLY WHEN I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, WE'LL DO SOMETHING.

WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL MARKED AND WELL USED DIRT/ROCK BACKROAD AT 10-20 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS AND THE INNER SIDEWALL WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE AXEL SEVERING THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE. SINCE THE SIDEWALLS WERE DESTROYED, I AM UNABLE TO FURNISH THE DOT NUMBER YOU REQUESTED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75 R16 )

WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE HAS NO POWER, CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE OTHER TRUCKS THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER WAS TOO ABUSIVE ON THE GAS PEDAL, CONSUMER STATES THAT IF YOU PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IT DOES NOTHING, VHEICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 6 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING POWER AND CRASHED, THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERAL INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH