2000 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

GENERAL, GRABBERS TIRES, DOT9113 23585R16; AFTER HAVING TIRES SERVICED NOTICED SIDEWALL WITH CRACKES/ BUBBLES.*AK THE BUBBLES ON TIRES EXPAND TO THE POINT OF ERUPTION DOWN TO INNER LINING OF TIRE.*JB

THE CONSUMER CLASS C MOTORHOME UNIT IS A SHASTA 22.5 V10 WAS AFFECTED BY WINDY CONDITION AND BY PASSING TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY TRUCKS AT HIGH SPEED. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE MOTOHOME AND RECOMENDED THAT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE UNSAFE HANDLING OF THE MOTOHOME. THE UNIT WAS WEIGHED AND WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS WEIGHT DIFFERENCE OF 500 POUNDS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, CONSUMER STATES HE WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT NINE OUT OF TEN CLASS C MOTOR HOMES HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. *YH

CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK ON GARAGE FLOOR, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED LEAK. COSUMER STARTED SMELLING FUMES COMING IN, AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WERE COMING FROM. CONSUMER DID NOT USE HEATER BECAUSE SMELL WAS TOO STRONG. *AK

TIRES HAVE SEPARATED ,THESE ARE OUT OF ROUND AND ROUGH RIDING AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/85/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85/16 )

CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS CONCERNING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, STEERING, AND THROTTLE STICKING WHICH CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. NLM

BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES & THEY HAVE FOUND NO REMEDY. ALSO, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. *AK *ML