1996 FORD F-350 Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK WHEN TRYING TO SET THE SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE CAUSE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE HE FOUND SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

I OWN A 1996 FORD F-350 CREW CAB WITH A 7.3 LITER POWERSTROKE DIESEL. THE WIRING HARNESSON THE INTAKE MANAFOLD TO CONTROLE THE GLOWPLUGS MELTS AND SO DOES THE VALVE COVER GASKET OF WITCH THE WIREING HARNESS PASSES THROUGH IT WITH A PLUG X'S 2 AND THAN THE INTERNAL WIRING HARNESSES BURN UP UNDER THE VALVE COVER REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE DISSASEMBLED TO THE POINT OF THE HEAD TO REPLACE THE COMPONENTS. FURTHER MORE ON THE CLUTCH LINKAGE THERE IS A PLASTIC BUSHING THAT DISINTEGRATES QUITE OFTEN UNDER NORMAL USE. PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT THE WIREING PROBLEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX EVEN YOURSELF. THE CLUTCH LINKAGE IS FAIRLY EASY TO FIX BUT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN IT DOES.*AK

THE ROOF PANEL IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. NO RUST PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED. *AK THE ROOF PANEL WOULD POP OPEN ON OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROOF PANEL LOOKED AS IF IT WERE OPENED BY A CAN OPENER AND HAD RUN FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO REAR DOORS. *SCC *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. AS A RESULT REAR FENDER AND EXHAUST WERE DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

STEERING BOX FAILURE ON 1996 FORD F-350 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE,133"WHEEL BASE, CANADIAN BUILT TRUCK, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING.*AK

STEPPED ON BRAKE TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING ME TO HIT A POST. ON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS ROTTED IN THE MIDDLE. ALL OTHER LINES IN THE AREA ARE LIKE NEW. I HAVE OWNED MUCH OLDER VEHICLES WITHOUT HAVING BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE MATERIAL IN THESE LINES ARE QUITE INFERIOR AND DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE. I HAD JUST BEEN TOWING MY FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER THE DAY BEFORE. *NLM

1996, F-350, CREW CAB, 4X4, WITH 35,000 ORIGINAL MILES WAS TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. EXHAUST PIPES CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS NEW AND HAD NEVER BEEN REMOVED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1996 USED, WITH 3,000 MILES ON IT. THE SPARE TIRE WAS ABOUT 3-4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT SHIELD. ( NOT TOUCHING). REAR GAS TANK WAS NOT HARMED DUE TO QUICK ACTION ON FIRE EXTINGUISHING. DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF FIRE UNTIL NOTIFIED BY PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. SPARE TIRE BURNED CLEAR TO THE CORE PRIOR TO BEING REMOVED AFTER FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED. *NLM