1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

THE U-BOLTS FAILED, AND THE AXEL DROPPED DOWN. WE HEARD A "THUD" , AND FELT A DROPPING SENSATION. THE STEERING IMMEDIATLEY BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BALES OF HAY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. WHEN I CONTACTED PARKER TOYOTA, THEY CLAIMED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE AXEL. I THEN PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. LATER THE SAME DAY, I PULLED A VIN HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN ROLLED BACK. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A TRADE IN FROM A GUY THAT BOUGHT IT AT PARKER FORD, AND TRADED IT IN TO PARKER TOYOTA. THE TRUE STORY (VERIFED BY FORD MOTORS), WAS THAT THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF TERRACE, BC. IT WENT TO AUCTION IN MAY 2000, WHERE THE ODOMETER WAS CONVERTED FROM KM TO US MILES. THEY HAVE RECORDS THAT IT WENT IN TO THE ODOMETER SHOP WITH 68,000 KM, AND CAME OUT WITH 33,100 US MILES. THIS IS A MISTAKE OF NEARLY 10,000 MILES. PARKER TOYOTA ADMITS THAT THEY ARE AT FAULT FOR THE ODOMETER FRAUD, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE ARE FILING SUIT AGAINST PARKER TOYOTA FOR FRAUD.*AK

YOU CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LIKE WHEN YOU NEED TO PARK PULL IN OR OUT OF YOUR DRIVEWAY GO AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AND TURN. IF YOU HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES AS IF A KID RUN INTO THE ROAD YOU COULD NOT DO THAT. *AK

LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS WHEN BACKING UP TO A TRAILER AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW.*AK

ON SUNDAY MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 A.M. 2MILES WEST OF SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WE WERE TOWING A 30 FOOT 5TH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VECHICLE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. DUE TO WHERE THIS HAPPENED, I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY TO KEEP FROM BEING RUN OVER BY 18 WHEELERS RUNNING 75+ MPH. SINCE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, I HAD TO GO IN THE CENTER MEDIAN. THIS AREA WAS EXTREMELY SLOPED AND WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY WITH THE RIGH SIDE OF TRUCK AND TRAILER. NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WAS CONTACTED BUT NEVER SHOWED UP. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO A LOCATION TO FIND A REPLACEMENT TIRE. WE HAP TO BUY A USED TIRE FOR A SPARE. IN SANTA FE, NM WE LOCATED A FIRESTONE DEALER. HE REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES WITH THE SAME MODEL TIRE BUT A DIFFERENT TREAD DESIGN. HE DID NOT MENTION THE THERE BEING A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND GETTING MORE DETAILS AND THE CONCERN WITH SAFETY, WE BOUGHT REPLACE TIRES FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTOR. I FEEL FIRESTONE SHOULD HAVE NTIFIED ME OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I AM OUT OVER $800 FOR FIVE REPLACEMENT TIRES PLUS THE $1500 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THE FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FORD CALLED AND ASK A FEW QUESTIONS BUT NO FUTHER CONTACT. FIRESTONE HAS MADE NO CONTACT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XM398 TIRESIZE: LT265/7516)

2 REAR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACK ALONG CIRCUMFERENCE OF SIDEWALL.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265-75-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-75-16 )

VEHICLE LOST BRAKING CAPABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO BRAKE LINE SEPARATING AT A UNION, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THE BRAKE LINE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PRESUMABLY AT THE FACTORY.*AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ALL 4 OF THE TIRES THE RUBBER WAS CHEWED UP BY DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS. *SLC

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE ON THE SHOULDER (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL 26575R16). NLM

DEALER INSPECTED TIRES AND CHECKED BALANCE FOR VIBRATION AT 30+MPH SPEEDS. DEALER SAID NO OBVIOUS EXTERNAL DEFECTS VISABLE BUT VIBRATION PERSISTS THAT COULD BE AN INTERNAL DEFLECT LIKE A PLY SEPARATION CAUSING VIBRATION. (DOT NUMBER: DO 8061 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)