1999 FORD F-450 SD Complaints

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED, IT BUBBLED OUT RIGHT WHERE DEFROSTER HITS IT, WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING PITMAN ARM, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING BOX, BROKE IN HALF WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. MANUFACTURER SAID CRASH CAUSED THE PITMAN ARM TO BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS IN 12000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OVERLOADED, IT HAS BEEN WEIGHED ON A CAT SCALE.I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALERS. THE FIRST SAID TO BAD, THE MOST RECIENT DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE.I HAVE E-MAILED FIRESTONE AND SENT THEM A LETTER ASKING FOR WEIGHT TO PSI DATA TO DETERMINE IF MY CURRENT 80 LBS PSI IS OVERINFLATED. TAT IS THE MAX PSI LISTED ON THE TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD A REPLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING IT NOT TO DISENGAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO DOWN SHIFT CLUTCH CAME APART. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY GOT STUCK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PLATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH WILL "GO OUT" WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT. IN A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE IS HARD TO HANDLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM CAUSED TIRE FAILURE, THE VALVE STEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SINCE THE TIRE PRESSURE EXCEEDED 65#. NLM

EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO HARD TO APPLY. EVEN WHEN APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WITH HARD FORCE, VEHICLE WOULD STILL ROLL. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT SAME PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK