2000 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

REAR TIRE FAILED. UPON REVIEW THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE AND WAS DISPLACED TO THE POINT OF RIPPING OUT THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. AT THE TIME I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 70 MPH IN WEEKEND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. DOT# VNW81XL020. THE TIRE HAD 48,854 MI OF TREAD WEAR. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE DID HOLD AIR. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. . *JB

FORD F350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB: WHILE DRIVING THE INNER AND OUTER AXLE BEARING SEALS BLEW OUT, ALONG WITH THE HUB BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE WHEEL TURNED IN AND APPEARED AS IF IT WOULD COME OFF. UPON INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER AND OUTER SEALS WERE ALSO HANGING OUT. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE TRUCK. THEY WILL NOT HELP OUT IN ANY WAY. THERE IS ANOTHER REPORT ON THIS WEB SITE OF THE SAME INCIDENCE. OUR FRIEND WHO OWNS THE SAME YEAR F350 CHECKED HIS TRUCK TO FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, THE SEALS ON THE AXLE BEARINGS ARE HANGING OUT!

RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WON'T RELEASE. APPARENTLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 4X4 PER MECHANIC. GOUGED OUT ROTOR AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE I HEARD A STRANGE CLUNCK NOISE FROM THE REAR END. IT TURNED OUT TO BE MY SPARE TIRE FALLING OFF. THE FACTORY SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE BROKE. THE CABLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CORROSION, I FINALLY FOUND THE CRIMPED ON END IN THE DRIVEWAY TO CONFIRM THE CABLE BROKE AT THE POINT OF CRIMP. THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT AT 70MPH, WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE OR WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ON A RECALL OR AT LEAST A TSB, NONE EXISTED. I INSTALLED A SAFETY CHAIN TO CATCH THE SPARE SHOULD THE CABLE BREAK AGAIN.*AK

DRIVING AT 73 MPH ON US 131 EXPRESS WAY MY TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. CAUSING MY ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AND CAUSING ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAUSING ME TO TAKE EVASIVE MEASURES TO KEEP FROM GETTING REAR ENDED AND BRAKING WITH BOTH FEET TO GET THE TRUCK SAFELY STOPPED. IN HAVING MY TRUCK REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE PART NUMBER XC3Z-12B599-AA SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. WHEN CHECKING OVER THE MODULE MYSELF. I FOUND A METAL VENT CAP COMING OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE MODULE IN TIPPING THE UNIT OVER WATER CAME DRIPPING OUT OF THE MODULE. THIS MODULE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL ON THE FIREWALL OF THE TRUCK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFFECTIVE AND HAZARDOUS DESIGN. THAT COULD/SHOULD BE FIXED SO THAT OTHER INCIDENTS DO NOT HAPPEN.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING WIRES. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK STATE FARM INSURANCE MADE AN INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE DASH. *LA

2000 F350 DEVELOPED VIBRATION IN TIRES. LR TIRE HAD SEPERATED TREAD. LT265/75R16 FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LOAD RANGE E.

THIS IS THE SECOND TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION OF A STEELTEX R4S TIRE ON A FORD F-350 TRUCK. BOTH CASES RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEAR LOSS OFF CONTROL. THE FIRST CASE ENVOLVED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TIRE. THE SECOND CASE (THIS ONE REPORTED) WAS ONLY A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION.*AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AT 76000 MILES. MY ORIGINAL OWNERS MENUAL ATES THE PLUGS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SEVICED FOR 100,000. THIS IS CERTAINLY A DESIGN ERROR SPARK PLUGS SHOULD NOT BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.*AK