1999 FORD F-550 SD Complaints

AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER HAD EXCESS WERE ON THE PRESSURE PLATE FINGERS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND LOW GEAR. THE HARD CLUTCH MADE NOISE. THE CLUTCH COMPANY WAS WELL AWARE OF FORD'S PROBLEM AND HAD RE-ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED A NEW PACKAGE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AT THE FUEL FILTER, THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON, ENGINE OIL LEAK, AND THE GAS CAP WAS BROKEN. *AK *SC *JB

WE PURCHASED OUR F550 FROM FACT. ON 2/7/99, IN DEC 1999 THE 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 9470 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS BEFORE REPLACING WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ARE BETTER AS THEY ARE COMPLETLY GONE THROUGH; APPARENTLY THE NEW ONES ARE NOT. ALSO HAD TO REPAIR A MAJOR OIL LEAK BY REPLACING SEVERAL HOSES, O RINGS AND THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE AND FITTING. MAY 4 OF 2000 REPAIR TO THE SWITCHES IN THE DOOR LATCH ALONG WITH MISC INSIDE ELEC REPAIRS. JULY 24, 2001 ENGINE OVERHEATING, DEALER REPLACED GASKETS, THERMOSTATS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS, SERVICE DOCUMENT INDICATED RECALL WORK DONE BUT NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHAT. SEPTEMBER 2, 2003 TRUCK FIRE, BURNS AN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER, WIRE HARNESS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED, FIRE WAS ON DRIVER SIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS READY TO BURN ALSO. RECEIVED TRUCK BACK, 6 HOURS LATER TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND FORDS RESPONSE IS, WE PAY $2000.00 TOWARDS A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD IN TURN PICK UP THE REST OF THE COSTS AND EXTEND OUR POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE WARRENTY FOR 4 MORE YEARS, NY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION NEW IN 1999 ONLY COST $995.00 LET ALONE THE FACT THAT THIS TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT, AM I PAYING FOR THE DEFECTIVE WIRING ALSO? I THINK FORD IS YANKING OUR CHAIN AND YOUR CHAIN AND IT NEEDS TO STOP NOW. WE IMPOWER YOU TO HELP US THE CONSUMER AND TAX PAYERS FIGHT THIS KIND OF CONSUMER ABSUE AND I HOPE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO RESULT TO THE LOSS OF TOO MANY MORE LIVES BEFORE IT IS STOPPED. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE SERIES AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.*AK

WHEN ANY TYPE OF DUST CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD IMPLODE AND IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ONLY GO FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 30 MPH, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. PH THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD POPPED OUT CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. SCC

SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO ROD LENGTH NOT BEING LONG ENOUGH FOR CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVEL ON 1999 F550 TRUCK WITH SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. ALSO FLYWHEEL SPRINGS BREAKING IN FLYWHEEL CAUSING UNDUE WEAR ON CLUTCH DISK AND NOT BEING COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE TWO TRUCKS WHERE I HAVE THESE REACCURING PROBLEMS AND HAVE PAID EACH TIME TO REPAIR AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP

TIRE BLOW OUTS AND BULGE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE DIFFERENT TIRE FAILURES. TWO FAILURES WERE BLOWOUTS WHICH OCCURRED WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER, THE THIRD WAS A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL WHICH WAS DETECTED BEFORE THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE TIRE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION WITH NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR DEFECTS. *NM

CONSUMER STATED RUBBER TIRE VALVE STEMS BEGAN DETERIORATING AT THE POINT WHERE THE STEM PROTRUDED FROM THE RIM. THIS CAUSED THE STEM TO CUT TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN THE TIRES LOSING PRESSURE. TS TWO OF THE FAILURES WERE BLOWOUTS. THE THIRD WAS A BULGE THAT WAS DETECTED BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. TIRES ARE GENERAL/CONTINENTAL LMT 460. *JG *JB

CONSUMER STATED SINCE 10/02, VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE BLOWOUTS WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. CONSUMER DETECTED A BUBBLE IN A 3RD TIRE, BUT REMOVED IT BEFORE A BLOWOUT COULD OCCUR. ALL AFFECTED TIRES WERE ORIGINAL. 1ST BLOWOUT WAS THE OUTSIDE LEFT REAR DUAL. 2ND BLOWOUT WAS THE RIGHT INSIDE DUAL. TS JG *JB TIRE INFO: GENERAL CONTINENTAL LMT-460 225/70R19.5 ORIGINAL DOT NO- **PLZ PROVIDE**

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN CLUTCH WENT OUT FOR NO REASON. DRIVER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. CONSUMER HAD CLUTCH PARTS REPLACED. *AK