1999 FORD F-550 SD Complaints

HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, AND HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNIVERSAL JOINTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE, TIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND BRAKES FAILED. INSIDE BRAKES SPUN AROUND TO CALIPER AND FROZE. *AK

WATER PUMP GOES OUT EVERY 18000 MILES OR TWO MONTHS AT COST $250.00 WITH 12K WARRENTY BY FORD. FORD CAN NOT REMEDY EXHAUST LEAKS AFTER 4 TIMES. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE SHIFT FORK IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS COATED IN PLASTIC WEAR, AND CAUSES THE FORK AND CONPONENTS TO MOVE FREELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL / SHUT OFF WHEN PARKING. VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED TRANFER CASE TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

CLUTCH BURNS OUT PREMATURALLY. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. LEFT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOLE RUBBED FROM ENGINE BLOCK/ WATER PUMP FAILURE. *AK

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT FULLY DISENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THE CLUTCH WOULD SHIFT AFTER STOPPING. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR CLUTCH PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APROXIMATELY 25MPH 4-WHEEL DRIVE ( TRANSFER CASE) FAILED. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHILE LEANING OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PUT WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *AK

VEHICLE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WITHIN SHORT PERIODS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK

REAR DISC BRAKE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR, EXTREME WEAR OF ROTOR BECAUSE OF FORD ENGINEERING PROBLEM. CALIPER IS LOCATED ON FRONT OF ROTOR, PREVENTING MUD, SAND AND GRAVEL FROM SELF CLEANING FROM ROTOR. CALIPER ACTS AS TRAP TO HOLD DEBRIS AGAINST ROTOR, CAUSING SEVERE DETERIORATION OF ROTORS, INCLUDING WEAR INTO COOLING WEB AND SEPERATION OF ROTOR DISK FROM HUB. OPPOSITE ROTOR SHOWS VERY LITTLE WEAR. ALSO CALIPER MOUNTED ON FRONT OF ROTOR TRAPS GRAVEL BETWEEN PADS AND CALIPER FRAME, PREVENTING PADS FROM RELEASING. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED NOW THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR ON THIS 1999 F550, AND THREE TIMES ON OUR 1999 F450. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM IS A SEVERE TRAFFIC HAZARD IN THE FACT THAT THE DISC PAD CAN WEAR INTO THE ROTOR WEB, AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK, POSSIBLY CAUSING A SEVERE LANE CHANGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DISC PADS SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON REAR OF ROTOR SO THAT FORWARD MOTION OF WHEELS WOULD ENABLE SELF CLEANING. *AK

TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKS AND LEAKS, LEADING TO TIRE BLOWOUT. FIVE RESULTING TIRE FAILURES SO FAR ON A FLEET OF 17 SIMILAR TRUCKS, ALL LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD.