2001 FORD F-350 SD Recalls, Complaints & Safety

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED. O'BRIEN FORD (LOCATED AT 720 MT EDEN RD, SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,598. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP.*JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL RANDOMLY COME UNBUCKLED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TT

AFTER THE FACT HEADS UP REGARDING POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC POWER LOSS. AT ABOUT 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING THE #19 5AMP FUSE, DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT BUT THE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCE IS A LOSS OF POWER, CAN'T CLEAR TRAFFIC IN A LEFT TURN OR GO UP HILL, HAVE TO BACK DOWN. KNOWN PROBLEM ONLINE, SOME PEOPLE JUST REPLACE THE FUSE WITH A 10AMP, THE CAUSE IS A WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THROUGH IT'S INSULATION AND SHORTS. MINE HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY ALWAYS AFTER TURNING LEFT. FORD SERVICE IGNORED THE ONLINE INFO AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW $700 FUEL PUMP. THAT DID NOT HELP AND I DEMANDED THEY OPEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND FIX THE WIRE, NO PROBLEMS SINCE, I AM ASSUMING THIS HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED SINCE I HAD TO GOOGLE FOR THE ANSWER. I WAS LUCKY AN NEVER GOT HIT BY ANY ONCOMING OR FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, PARTICULARLY THRILLING TO BACK DOWN A NARROW STEEP STREET WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, RURAL ROAD IN HEAVY FOG. RIGHT TIRE CAUGHT THE SOFT SHOULDER, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A STEEP-BANKED CREEK APPROXIMATELY 8 FT WIDE. FRONT OF TRUCK HIT HARD ON THE OPPOSITE BANK AND BACK END OF TRUCK LANDED IN THE CREEK. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING, ABRASIONS AND MILD SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO NECK, SHOULDER, CHEST, AND KNEE. THIS IS EERILY SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10113989. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCHED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 2/10/15*CN

DRIVING MY 2001 F 350 AT 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED LOUD ENOUGH FOR A NEIGHBOR TO COME OUT THINKING A SHOT HAD BEEN FIRED! THE TIRE'S SIDE WALL WAS SHREDDED. THIS WAS MY SECOND EXPERIENCE RECENTLY WITH A BLOW-OUT OF MY BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LT275/65R18 TIRES. IN MAY THE LEFT REAR BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE SIDE WALL SHREDDED SIMILAR TO THE RECENT BLOW OUT. I WAS PRO-RATED FOR THAT TIRE BUT AFTER THIS RECENT EVENT I AM CHANGING OUT ALL THE TIRES AND GOING BACK TO COOPER, I WOULDN'T CHANCE HAVING A MORE SERIOUS LOST-OF-CONTROL EVENT! I BOUGHT MY TIRES 3 YEARS AGO (2011) AND USE THIS TRUCK ON THE RANCH--THERE ARE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES. FROM THE OUTSIDE THE TIRES APPEAR ALRIGHT, BUT THE HANDLING STARTED TO FEEL ROCKY PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS VISIBLY SHOWING ON THE EXTERIOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ,UNLATCHED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO DATE. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 17 ONE OUR CREW VEHICLES EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN ONE SEVERE INJURY, TWO MUCH LESS SEVERE INJURY'S AND A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE IS A BF GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A LT 265/75/16 AND WAS PURCHASED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 2012. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES. THE DOT NUMBER IS BFW8JD110312. *TR

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4 TREAD LEAKS REPAIRED AND A SIDE WALL BLOW OUT GOODYEAR SILENT ARMOR PRO GADE TIRE LT305/70R16 124/12 LOAD RANGE E DOTPJBV35HV. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE STORED IN A GARAGE FOR 11 MONTHS HE OBSERVED THAT IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLIED IN A LETTER ADVISING HIM THAT A RECALL NOTICE 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS MAILED IN NOVEMBER 2010; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY VEHICLE WITH COOPER DISCOVER STT P351/85R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A RACE CAR WHICH WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE TRUCK AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE BLOW OUT. A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A MAJOR CONCUSSION AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A COMPOUNDED LEFT WRIST INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

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I RECEIVED A "RECALL" NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT MY F350 TRUCK, THE RECALL IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE???? LAST TIME I RECEIVED A "RECALL" FROM FORD I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY LEFT ALL FOUR BATTERY CONNECTIONS LOOSE WHICH RUINED MY ALTERNATOR, THEY DENIED HAVING TOUCHED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS YET THEIR OWN SERVICE REPORT HAD A CHECK MARK NEXT TO "BATTERY CONNECTIONS INSPECTED" NOW THEY SENT ME THIS RECALL ABOUT A SPEED CONTROL SENSOR AND WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME I HAVE NO RECOURSE IF THE LOCAL DEALER DAMAGES MY TRUCK AGAIN, AND IF I DO NOT BRING THE TRUCK IN FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY INJURY OR ANY LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH THE "RECALL" HELP PLEASE! *TR

2001 FORD F350 SD 7.3 DIESEL AUTOMATIC TRANS. FUSE KEEPS BLOWING WHEN MANUALLY GEARING DOWN TO SECOND,SOMETIMES ALL ON ITS OWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE GOES TO IDLE, THE THROTTLE DOESN'T RESPOND, THE GAUGES GO DEAD I'M DEAD IN THE WATER. SENSE I CAN'T PUSH THE TRUCK, I HAVE TO GET OUT AND REPLACE THE FUSE WHERE IT SETS TO GET GOING AGAIN. NOW MY OVERDRIVE LOCK OUT IS INOPERATIVE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE TRUCK JUST STOPS MOVING, WHEN THE FUSE BLOWS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION! SO HOW'S THAT FOR A SAFETY HAZARD? CAN ANYONE SPELL LAWSUIT? *TR

1.)FORD F-350 PARKED IN THE MORNING AT 8:04 AM AFTER TAKING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. AFTER SITTING FOR ALMOST 15 HOURS TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND AT APPROX. 11:00PM. AT NIGHT, AFTER EVERYBODY WAS SUPPOSE TO BE IN BED. I HAPPENED TO HEAR A POPPING AND HISSING NOISE AND SAW FLAMES GLOWING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE TIRES. HUGE OAK TREE NEAR IT WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNT APPX. 35 FEET INTO THE AIR, OTHER VEHICLE NEXT TO IT WERE DAMAGED AND HOUSE WAS IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT ON FIRE PER FIRE DEPT. ( THEY HOSED THE HOUSE DOWN FIRST) 2.) ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. 3.) FIRE DEPT CALLED TO PUT OUT RAGING FIRE. *TR

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I HAVE A 2001 FORD F350 IPDAY I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAUNCH MY BOAT AT A LAKE JUST EAST OF BOISE, ID, WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AND I ALMOST WENT INTO THE LAKE. I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND CHECKED THE WHEELS AND NOTICED AN IN ORDINATE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ION THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. BEING A RETIRED NTSB INVESTIGATOR, I PULLED THE WHEEL AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TIRE WHICH WORE A HOLE IN THE LINE ALLOWING THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. *TR

TRAVELING FROM MASS. TO MAINE WITH MY FORD F-350 WITH "COOPER" MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T TIRES. MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SEPARATED SENDING THE TREAD INTO WHEEL WELL..I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH...IT SHOOK THE TRUCK VERY HARD CAUSING LOSS CONTROL...THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND...SLOWED THE TRUCK TO STOP...MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF TRUCK...LOOKING AT TIRE THE METAL WIRE IS RUSTED...NOTE FOUND THERE WAS A RE-CALL ON THESE TIRES...(NEVER GOT MINE) CALLED THE COOPER HOT-LINE. THEY INSTRUCTED ME THEY WILL SEND PACKAGE IN MAIL AND FOR ME TO SEND THE TIRE TO THEM CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE THE SAME WITH NO RESULTS BLAMING THE DRIVERS FOR HITTING SOMETHING....NO INJURY OR DEATH...NOT OUT FOR THE MONEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHREDDED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE FRONT FENDER, UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,900.

2001 FORD F350 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNATTENDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH FAILURES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000.

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2001 FORD F350 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNATTENDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

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WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX. 40 TO 65 MPH AT INTERMITTENT TIMES WHEN TRAVELING OVER SLIGHTLY UNEVEN ROADS {NOT BUMPS} THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO OSCILLATE LEFT TO RIGHT WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY THAT WILL ACTUALLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL 2-3 INCHES LEFT TO RIGHT, AND REQUIRE ALMOST STOPPING THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE 200 MILES BEFORE THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN.THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY ONE. IT HAS HAD FRONT TIRES REPLACED, FRONT SHOCKS, NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS,AND TIRE BALANCES FROM FORD DEALERS,ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT.

TRUCK BEGAN STALLING OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING CPS REPLACED ON A RECALL NOTICE. TRUCK WILL RUN ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER 15-20 MINS, TRUCK WILL RESTART. OCCURS EVERY 20-30 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. 2 CPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, 3 FUEL FILTERS REPLACED, ALL OIL AND FILTER CHANGES UP TO DATE. ONLY RECEIPTS FOR PARTS AVAILABLE, NO ACTUAL PARTS.

TL*THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2001 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER PLACED BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND MANEUVERED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK UNTIL THE RELEASE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DEFECT WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN WITHOUT A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE.

TRUCK STALLED GOING DOWNHILL WITH A TRAILER ON IT ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD. IN FIRST GEAR AND ONLY GOING 10 MPH OR LESS. HAS HAPPEN BEFORE. ALWAYS HAPPENS GOING DOWNHILL UNDER LOW SPEEDS. TRUCK IS HARD TO STOP AND STEER. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH PROPERLY. IT WILL COME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

2001 F-350 SD PICK UP WAS ON FIRE 5-6 HOURS AFTER I GOT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. *TR

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DRIVER SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT INADVERTENTLY COMES LOOSE. MAY STAY FASTEN FOR FIVE MINUTES OR SOMETIMES AND HOUR THEN WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO BELT IT JUST SNAPS LOOSE. FORD HAD A RECALL BUT THEY CLAIM MY DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND CARRIED MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY OFFERED NO RESOLUTION EXCEPT SEAT BELTS WEAR OUT. I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD WEAR OUT AFTER 38,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F350 TO WORK. JUST AS I TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK LURCHED AND THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SKID. I PUT MY TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO ROLL AGAIN. I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WHERE FINE. I TRIED REVERSE AND FORWARD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I WAS CLOSE TO WORK AND THE ROAD SHOULDER WAS VERY NARROW SO I DECIDED TO SEE IF I COULD GET TO WORK. THE TRUCK STARTED OUT FINE. HOWEVER WHEN IT SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR IT LURCHED AGAIN AND THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SKID. I MANUALLY SHIFTED BACK TO SECOND GEAR AND THE TRUCK RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR THAT GEAR. AFTER TALKING TO A NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION MECHANICS THE CONSENSUS WAS CLEAR. THE 'MECHANICAL DIODE' ON THE DIRECT DRUM WAS SEIZED. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED. IT IS COMMON ON 2001 FORDS TRUCKS WITH THE 4R100 TRANSMISSION. THESE ARE THE ONLY FORD TRUCKS WITH THIS 'MECHANICAL DIODE'. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OF PRODUCTION FORD SWITCHED BACK TO USING A ROLLER SPRAG JUST AS IT HAD USED IN ALL AUTOMATIC TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE AND AFTER. IF THIS CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MOMENTS BEFORE OR AT ANY POINT THE NEXT DAY (SNOW RAIN MIX) THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. THEY REPLACED IT WITH THE A REDESIGNED FORD PART THAT REPLACES THE 'MECHANICAL DIODE' WITH A ROLLER SPRAG. *TR

WHILE PICKING UP SPEED ON AN ON RAMP JUST OUTSIDE LAS. VEGAS NV. UNTO THE I-15 MY F350 FORD TRUCKS FRONT END BEGAN A SHIMMY. AS WE WERE APPROACHING HWY. SPEEDS 71 OR 72 MPH. SUDDENLY THE LT. FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED THROWING US TOWARD THE NEXT LANE. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. ODDLY ENOUGH THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT. THE ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED APROX. $2600.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TIRES, LT235/85R16 AMERI TRAC TR 10/32 TREAD.*TR

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I HAD A TIRE THAT THE TREAD CAME OFF. IT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THREE WEEKS LATER ANOTHER TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE. I HAD THE TIRES REMOVED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TIRES BUT FOUND THAT THE SAME TIRE IN A DIFFERENT SIZE WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

MY 2001 FORD F350 5.4 ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO HAVE A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD. *TR

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THE OIL PANS ON MOST LATE MODEL FORD 7.3 LITER POWER STROKE DIESELS HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PANS RUSTING THROUGH, CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAKS, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS, AND SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE, IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME. THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY WELL DOCUMENTED AMONG OWNERS OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, NO RECALLS, NO TSB'S, NOTHING. A NEW OEM OIL PAN FROM FORD IS CLOSE TO $400 DOLLARS, AN AFTERMARKET CLOSE TO $100. THE WAY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE FROM THE VEHICLE, A JOB REQUIRING EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND SKILL, AS WELL AS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT. (IN ORDER TO DO THE JOB PROPERLY, AND SAFELY). IT IS THE PERSONAL OPINION OF MY PERSONAL ASE CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER THAT THE ONLY FAIR THING TO DO WOULD BE FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

V-10 TRITON. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAD TAKEN IT TO SHOP FOR UNRELATED WORK AND THEY DID NOT THINK IT UNUSUAL. ON 1/8/09, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OTHERWISE RUN OK, I DROVE IT TO A FORD DEALER IN SNOHOMISH WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE #4 CYLINDER. THE PLUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED IRREGULARLY DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

WE OWN A 2001 F350 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESEL TRUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN HIS TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T FIRE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD GARAGE. THEY RAN TESTS AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR MODULE. THE PART WAS ORDERED ON 8-11-08. TO DATE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE FORD COMPANY SAID THERE IS AN EXPECTED RELEASE DATE OF THE PART FOR 10-6-08. THEY SAID THERE HAS BEEN SUCH AN ABUNDANCE OF ORDER FOR THAT PARTICULAR PART THAT THE FORD MANUFACTURER CANNOT MAKE THE PART FAST ENOUGH. MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE. I COULD UNDERSTAND MAYBE A WEEK TO GET A PART BUT IF FORD CANNOT MAKE THE PART FAST ENOUGH TO COVER ALL THAT'S GOING BAD THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 2 MONTHS TO GET A PART TO REPLACE ON A VEHICLE. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT? *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2001 FORD F350 PICKUP ON THE US HIGHWAY 50 FREEWAY IN THE SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA, AREA, I HAD A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T LT265/75R16 TIRE BLOW-OUT AND TREAD SEPARATION. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRE AND VEHICLE HAD 31,617 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. I OBTAINED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE FAILED TIRE REMOVED AND THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED. I REMEMBERED THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES INSTALLED ON FORD VEHICLES. I FOUND THAT RECALL NUMBER 04T003000 WAS ISSUED, WHICH STATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS THAT BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2004. I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR THE FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2001 CONCERNING THE TIRE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT PER THE RECALL NOTICE. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATION AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS ISSUED APPLIED TO THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE WHO ADVISED ME TO SHIP THE FAILED TIRE TO NASHVILLE, TN, AT MY EXPENSE FOR THEIR "EVALUATION", BUT FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE SAFETY OF THE REMAINING 3 TIRES AND THE 1 INSTALLED SPARE TIRE THAT ARE STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE THE FAILED TIRE AND I HAVE NOT SHIPPED THE FAILED TIRE TO BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 4 FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE CONTACT'S WIFE APPROACHED A CHANGE IN THE PAVEMENT AND STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING SHAFT DISABLED AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

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DESIGN FLAW FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE NO PAD RETENTION DEVICE AND THE THICKNESS OF THE BACKING PLATE IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE FROM THE CALIPER CAGE TO THE ROTOR. THIS, COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF WEAR INDICATOR TABS MEANS THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTION PROPERLY RIGHT UP UNTIL THE FRICTION MATERIAL IS ALMOST GONE AT WHICH TIME THERE IS THE SCRAPING NOISE. AT THIS TIME THE PAD CAN AND HAS ON MY TRUCK, SLID RIGHT OUT OF THE CALIPER AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. THIS LEAVES ONE TRYING TO STOP A ONE TON TRUCK WITH THE BRAKE CUP DIRECTLY ON THE ROTOR. WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY IN A WAREHOUSE SO NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. IT COULD OCCUR ON ANY SUPERDUTY OF THAT APPROXIMATE VINTAGE . *TR

2001 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB, DIESEL ENGINE. THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DON'T WORK. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT ALL 4 ACTUATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 49, 971 MILES, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE IF THE DOOR LOCKS ARE LOCKED AND YOU HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON THE DOORS WON'T OPEN, THEN YOU HAVE TO REACH FOR THE MANUAL LOCK BUTTON ON EACH DOOR TO PULL THEM UP TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS ARE PRONE WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. *TR

2001 FORD F-350 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. AUTHORITIES CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME WIRING REPAIRS MADE TO THE FUSE BOX GOING TO THE REAR LIGHTS, BECAUSE THE WIRING HAD MELTED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0110-50)*JB SENT IN ADDITIONAL VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.

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2001 FORD F-350 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. AUTHORITIES CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME WIRING REPAIRS MADE TO THE FUSE BOX GOING TO THE REAR LIGHTS, BECAUSE THE WIRING HAD MELTED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0110-50)*JB SENT IN ADDITIONAL VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.

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2001 FORD F-350 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. AUTHORITIES CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME WIRING REPAIRS MADE TO THE FUSE BOX GOING TO THE REAR LIGHTS, BECAUSE THE WIRING HAD MELTED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0110-50)*JB SENT IN ADDITIONAL VOQ. *KB UPDATED 04/14/08. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE ACCELERATING TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,638.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 75 DEGREES AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED DYE TO THE FLUID. THEY STATED THAT THE PUMP SEAL WAS LEAKING. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THERE WAS HARDLY ANY LEAKAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERFLOW HOSE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE FLUID TO RUN THROUGH IT, AND THAT IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS TWO TRANSMISSION COOLERS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY TREMENDOUS FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A LAST RESORT, HE HAD TO CUT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF TO PREVENT IT FROM DRAMATICALLY JERKING FORWARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. SPEED WAS NOT A RELEVANT FACTOR WITH HIS FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,244 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,960. UPDATED 03-19-08 *BF UPDATED 03/19/08 *TR

2001 FORD F-350 WITH RUSTING REAR QUARTER PANELS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR BECAUSE HE DOES NOT SEE HOW IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HE BELIEVES THIS IS A DEFECT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SOME RUST PROBLEMS INSIDE OF THE DOORS AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAB ROCKER PANELS, WHICH HE DID BELIEVE WAS NORMAL. *JB