1999 FORD F-350 Complaints

ON NOVEMEBR 20, 2009 I TOOK MY FORD F350 TO A DEALER FOR RECALL WORK, CAM SENSOR REPLACEMENT 07S57. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR BUT VISUAL CHECKED IT. I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009 EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND THEY ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER TO MY PROBLEM. ON JANUARY 7, 2010 I WROTE A SECOND LETTER TO FORD ASKING FOR A DECISION AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. ALL I WANT IS A FORD GUARANTEED CAM SENSOR INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK PER THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED ON 7-26-09 I WAS ON MY WAY BACK TO FORT WORTH FROM AUSTIN, TX FROM A TRADE SHOW WHEN ABOUT 3:00 PM ON HWY I-35E 19 MILES SOUTH OF WACO TX THE I FELT A SUDDEN VIBRATION AND THUMPING IN THE FRONT. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK IT OUT WHEN FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SEVERELY VEER TO THE LEFT TRYING MY BEST TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING, THEN HITTING THE CONCRETE GUARD RAIL WHICH DEFLECTED THE TRUCK ENOUGH TO SLIDE DOWN THE BARRIER FOR ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FEET TILL IT STOPPED. I FELT LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE RIGHT LANE AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARS OUT AS WELL. I WAS ABLE PUT THE SPARE ON AND LIMP BACK HOME THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE OUT OF THE FOUR ALL THE SAME BATCH I HAVE HAD THROWN TREAD AND THE LAST WAS BLOW OUT! ALL INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME AND BRAND. FIRST ONE THREW TREAD ON 10-14-08 LEFT REAR DID SOME DAMAGE. OK THINGS HAPPEN, I HAVE WARRANTY ON IT FROM DISCOUNT TIRES, THEY REPLACED IT.. THEN THE NEXT THREW OFF IT'S ON 7-21-09 RIGHT REAR TIRE. DISCOUNT TIRE REPLACES IT TOO.. I HAD THEM LOOK AT THE OTHERS TIRES AND CHECK FOR DEFECTS, EVERYTHING WAS FINE.. FIVE DAYS LATER THIS BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVERS FRONT' THREE TIRES THROWING TREAD IN 9 MONTHS AND TWO WITH IN A WEEK I WAS THINKING THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE, THIS IS THE DEFINITE SIGN OF DEFECTIVE TIRES. I STILL HAVE ONE MORE TIRE ON THE TRUCK WHICH LOOKS PERFECTLY GOOD.. I WILL ASK TO HAVE REPLACED AS WELL. I'M NOT HAVING ANY LUCK WITH MICHELIN .. THEY GAVE ME A GENERIC EXCUSE AND ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANY REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK THIS IS WHY I NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

MY FATHER AND I WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 96 IN MICHIGAN IN MY 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 68MPH AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROX 2HOURS PRIOR. ALL THE SUDDEN, WE HEARD SOMETHING RATTLING AND THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT SENDING OUR VEHICLE SLIDING TO THE SIDE. WE NEARLY ROLLED MY TRUCK. AFTER PULLING OVER AND FURTHER INSPECTION WITH THE TOWING COMPANY, WE DETERMINED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PLUNGED ITSELF INTO MY TIRE. THIS ALMOST KILLED US AND WE ARE VERY UPSET NOT TO MENTION THE TOW BILL, NEW TIRE, AND NEW SPRINGS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE HAS NOTIFIED ME THAT ALL OF THESE TRUCKS DO THIS AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE HARDWORKING PEOPLE THAT SPENT GOOD MONEY TO BUY A WORK TRUCK ARE INJURED OR KILLED. I CANNOT GET THE FORD DEALER TO COVER THE ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE HELP. I NOW AM FACED WITH A $1200 REPAIR BILL IN ADDITION TO THE TOW BILL TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *TR

TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LAIRD NOLLER FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A CAM SENSOR RECALL IN NOVEMBER 2008. THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR THAT DAY AND MY APPOINTMENT WAS RESCHEDULED FOR AFTER CHRISTMAS 2008. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE MODULE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT THE SAME TIME THEY REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS (IT WAS A WEDNESDAY) I TOOK IT BACK IN FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE IT DONE AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WOULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK. SO, THAT NEXT MONDAY (JANUARY 3RD ISH 2009) THEY CALLED, I WENT TO PICK UP MY TRUCK AND ALL THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17TH 2009. I HAD MY TRUCK PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SET (IT HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSON), SO IT WOULD WARM UP THAT MORNING. I WAS WALKING BACK TO MY HOUSE WHEN I HEARD A LOAD POP, I TURNED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, AND MY TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND SMASHED INTO A TREE. CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, TOLD THEM MY PARKING BRAKE MODULE BROKE AND THAT FORD HAD JUST REPLACED IT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THEY TOWED MY TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP. I CALLED FORD NEXT, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CRASH. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GATHER ALL MY PAPER WORK AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD GET A HOLD OF THEM, AND THEY WOULD TALK WITH THEM ABOUT WHO WOULD PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. THEN I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND TOLD THEM WHO TO TALK TO. MY INSURANCE DECIDED THE PARKING BRAKE HAD FAILED, AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. FORD LOOKED AT IT, AND AGREED THAT YES THE PART (FACTORY RECALLED AND REPLACED PART) HAD FAILED, AND PROCEEDED TO PRICE ME A NEW ONE. THEY TOLD ME MINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT PART ALLEGEDLY HAD ONLY A 12 MONTH 12,000 WARRANTY, AND I WAS AT 10 MONTHS, 14,000 ON A PART THAT DOESN'T WEAR BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT REPLACED AND FAILURE OCCURS DURING EVERY USE. *TR

1999 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY P/U CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED W/O WARNING. TRUCK WOULDN'T COME OUT OF FORWARD GEAR. CLUTCH PEDAL INEFFECTIVE - WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED. NARROWLY MISSED WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN CROSSING INTERSECTION. TRUCK BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP OR HOLD THE TRUCK. FORWARD MOTION CONTINUED UNTIL IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME TRUCK ALMOST WENT THROUGH SHOPPING CENTER WINDOWS. FORD CHARGES OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE PART, WHICH WILL AGAIN FAIL AND PROBABLY CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

DRIVING MY 1999 F350 FORD CREW CAB LONG BOX. VEH IS A 7.3 DIESEL WITH A 6ZF 6SPD TRANSMISSION. TRAVELING 75MPH THE VEHICLE DEVELOPS A MILD VIBRATION. I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE REAR DRIVE LINE FLANGE BOLTS SHEER OFF AT THE TRANSFER CASE, THE DRIVE LINE KNOCKS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE CAVES IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TEARS OUT THE CARRIER BEARING AND SEPARATES THE TWO PIECE DRIVE SHAFT. THE REAR SECTION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT HITS THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENDING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AIRBORNE AND BREAKING THE DRIVE LINE OFF AT THE REAR AXLE. FURTHER INSPECTION I FIND THE TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN TORN FROM THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. THIS TRUCK HAS 124000 MILES ON IT HAS NEVER HAD WORK ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. AND INSPECTION OF THE DRIVE TRAIN LESS THAN A YEAR AGO SHOWED NO SIGNS OF EXCESS WEAR. *TR

ROTTED OUT REAR BRAKE LINE BEHIND FUEL TANK. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY RIGHT LANE WAS EMPTY ALLOWING ME TO USE IT AS A EMERGENCY LANE AND STOP BECAUSE THE TRAILER HAD BRAKES. I LIMPED HOME FOR REPAIRS. I REPLACED THE COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO REAR. IT HAD ROTTED OUT BEHIND THE FUEL TANK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

WHILE PULLING A TRAILER IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE (BECAUSE OF GROUND CONDITIONS) THE FRONT PINION SHAFT SNAPPED. DURING RESEARCH FOR REPAIR PART MOST PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEEDED REPAIR WERE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY A DANA EMPLOYEE THAT THE PINIONS WERE NOT HEAT TREATED PROPERLY. *TR

FORD F-350 TRUCK. FRONT ALUMINUM WHEEL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK HAS NOW STARTED TO SEPARATE. I CONTACTED THIS OFFICE ON JUNE 25, 2009 AT 4:09 PM EDT ABOUT THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT ALUMINUM WHEEL SEPARATING ODI # 10274954. I CONTACTED FORD AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ( HAGERSTOWN FORD TIM ROWE) AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-350 WITH THE V-10 ENGINE AND ONLY 60,000 MILES. COMING BACK FROM DENVER - NOT HAULING ANYTHING - THE ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT AND WELL DOCUMENTED ON FORD PROBLEMS.COM. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND THE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH A BLOWN OUT PLUG I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST THAT THIS BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL MATTER ON ALL SUCH EQUIPPED VEHICLES. *TR