Hood flew up and Brakes locked up when I tried to stop causing me to slide sideways unable to control it and flipped four times and the air bags never came out and truck was totaled.
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Hood flew up and Brakes locked up when I tried to stop causing me to slide sideways unable to control it and flipped four times and the air bags never came out and truck was totaled.
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Hood flew up and Brakes locked up when I tried to stop causing me to slide sideways unable to control it and flipped four times and the air bags never came out and truck was totaled.
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TRAVELLING ALONG ALCAN HIGHWAY IN REMOTE CANADA. WE HAD TREAD SEPERATION BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT THAT DAMAGED THE F350 DUALLY. TIRE SIZE WAS 285/75/16 WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES ON THEM. TIRE WAS UNUSABLE AND REPLACED WITH SPARE. SCRAPPED THE RIM AS WELL DUE TO DAMAGE WHEN ARRIVING IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA. DO NOT TRUST THESE TIRES FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS.
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FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 10 YEARS A SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD ON THE ENGINE THE SECOND TIME BEING TODAY JULY 13TH 2016 MY CONCERN BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE GAS PAPERS BEING IGNITED BY THE SPARK PLUG ON TOP OF THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF IN THE ENGINE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE RUNNING 60 MILES AN HOUR THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THIS MORNING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, HEARD A NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED SPARK PLUG BLEW FROM ENGINE. A FEW YEARS LATER IT BLEW ANOTHER SPARK PLUG. REPAIR SHOP INSERTED HELICOIL BOTH TIMES.
I JUST LEFT HOME AND HAVE HAD PRIOR PROBLEMS. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHEN BOOM TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT. I LOST CONTROL MAJOR CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I GOT IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD WHERE I LIFTED THE HOOD AND SURE ENOUGH A PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE BLOCK, HAD BROKEN THE COIL PACK AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I DRIVE MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS MOST DAYS AND DO NOT NEED FUEL TO BE EJECTED OUT CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE. WHY HAS FORD NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? *TR
THE 5.4L ENGINE HAS BLOWN 3 SPARK PLUGS NOW , CYLINDERS 7,6,AND 4. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F350 DWD 4X4 AND HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT STOCK ALUMINUM WHEELS DEVELOP LARGE CRACKS AND DEEMED UNSAFE. MY WIFE CONTACTED FORD TO INQUIRE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, SHE TOOK IT TO FORD, AND THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK, AND DID NOTHING ELSE. FURTHERMORE, THEY DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND TOLD HER THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD COME OF IT. THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS AND PERHAPS DEATHS FROM THE RIMS BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE TALKED TO EVERYONE I COULD FIND DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE, AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS EXACTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE WHEELS.THIS STATEMENT MAKES THE NHTSA LIABLE SHOULD THERE BE NO ACTION ON THEIR PART AND THERE BE ANY ACCIDENTS WITH DEATHS. *TR
I'VE HAD TWO SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. BOTH ON DRIVER SIDE. TEARING UP THEIR BOOT AND BREAKING OFF THE COIL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE BOOT AND COIL IS APROX 50+ EACH TIME. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APROX 35MPH WHEN IT BLEW OUT THE SECOND TIME APROX 45MPH. 2000 FORD F250 GAS ENGINE SUPER DUTY EXTEND A CAB. *TR
ENGINE ON MY 2000 FORD F-250 V10 STARTED "MISSING" INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. YESTERDAY, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE EJECTED A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE TOWING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. *TR
SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF FORD V10. IT WAS THE FACTORY PLUG TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. INSTALLED HELI COIL AND BEEN GOOD SINCE. *TR
FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT 60,000 MILES. *TR
NEWSPAPER, AUGUST 2007, IDENTIFIED MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. CONTACTED FORD TO VERIFY RECALL. FORD VERIFIED BUT REFUSED TO ISSUE LETTER. FINALLY GOT A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 2007. FORD IDENTIFIED TWO DEALERS FOR MY AREA. ONE SUNLAND FORD STATED THEY NEVER KNEW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND MADE NO EFFORT TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. SECOND DEALER SAID HE WOULD CALL WHEN HE HAD PARTS. NO CALLS. RECEIVED NEW LETTER FROM FORD 26 OCTOBER 2007. CALLED SECOND DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPAIR 29 OCTOBER 2007. DEALER SAID NO PARTS WERE EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER 1 DECEMBER 2007. I HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE ON A 2001 NAVIGATOR BEGINNING 2002 AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. I ENDED UP DISPOSING THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT PLAN TO CHASE AFTER FORD ANY MORE. *TR
2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL. SUDDEN STALL OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING, JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE. REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SOLVED THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, AND 260,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. I NOW CARRY A SPARE SENSOR, AND KNOW HOW TO REPLACE IT. *TR
2000 FORD SUPER DUTY CREWCAB WITH A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT THAT WILL NOT STAY OFF. OBD CODE READS GROSS VAPOR LEAK. AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. ALL PARTS OF THE VAPOR SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED INCLUDING THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. PERSONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
2000 FORD SUPER DUTY CREWCAB WITH A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT THAT WILL NOT STAY OFF. OBD CODE READS GROSS VAPOR LEAK. AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. ALL PARTS OF THE VAPOR SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED INCLUDING THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. PERSONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A LOUD POP AND LOST POWER AND CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE. PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM, POORLY ENGINEERED CYLINDER HEAD. MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING ENGINE FIRES AS THE FUEL RAIL CAN BE DAMAGED AND RUPTURED WHEN THE PLUG IS EJECTED OUT OF THE HEAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS AT: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML . *NM
SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *NM
RIGHT HEADLIGHT VERY DIM. WIGGLE SWITCH AND IT USED TO RETURN TO FULL BRIGHT NOW IT STAYS DIM. REPLACED BULBS NO CHANGE. I HAVE SEEN THIS OTHER FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS HERE IN CONYERS GA. *NM
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING TRUCK SHUT-OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART ON BUSY RESIDENTIAL STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *NM
TRUCK ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY ENGINE SPEED HAS HAPPENED IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING. TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. BAD CAM POSITION SENSOR. FORD F250 WITH 7.3 DIESEL. *NM
SECOND SPARK PLUG IN MY 2000 FORD V10 HAS BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD IN LAST THREE MONTHS. LAST PLUG CAME OUT TUESDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. DEALER NOW SAYS IT NEEDS TO DO $3475 HEAD REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH HEADS. *JB
MY VEHICLE HAS BLOWN OUT A SPARK PLUG ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT ON BOTH INCIDENTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM DO TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE. THERE IS EVEN A COMPANY THAT MAKES A REPAIR KIT AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA WHICH WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. *NM
BOLTS RUSTED TO MY MANIFOLDS ( ON BOTH ) SIDES. HAD TO HAVE BOTH MANIFOLDS REPLACED AND THE HEADS BORED OUT. IF I DID NOT REALIZE THE NOISE AND HAD IT FIXED IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED MY HEADS.*JB
BELTS SHIFTING IN TREAD OF TIRE, CAUSING TIRE TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND WONDER VERY BADLY. BOTH TIMES AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC.*AK
THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING FAILED AND NOW HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTOR TO BE REBUILT. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID SINCE NOT AT FORD REPAIR CENTER WILL NOT LOOK INTO COMPENSATION OF A TRANSMISSION WITH THE KNOW PRODUCTION FLAW. IT IS ALLOVER THE INTERNED, CENTER SUPPORT BEARING FAILURE, BAD DESIGN OF CASE.*AK
2000 F-250 4X4 FRONT HUB: I HAD TO CHANGE BOTH FRONT HUBS ON MY 2000 4X4 F-250 WITH ONLY 62,790 MILES AND THE BEARING LOCKED-UP ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER WAS LOOSE. IT COST ME $ 1,225.00 TO REPLACE THE HUBS AND SEALS, EACH HUB COST 408.00 AND EACH SEAL COST 38.00 FROM FORD. I TALKED TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH A FORD 4X4 AND THAY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST BECAUSE IT HAS ONLY 62,790 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THE OTHER PEOPLE ,ONE HAD 46,000 MILES AND THE OTHER HAD 74,000 MILES . THE BEARING COULD BE CHANGED @ AROUND 40.00 TO 60.00 BUT FORD HAS ON THE BEARINGRETANER NUT PART DO NOT REMOVE. TO ME I THINK FORD JUST WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY ON THE WHOLE HUB WITH THE BEARINGS . PS ALSO GLAD I WASN'T GOING TO FAST WHEN IT LOCKED UP
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO THIS SITE AND THE FIRESTONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS OF MY STEELTEX A/T TIRE CRACKING ON THE SIDE WALL. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE WAS NOT COMPROMISED. ON JULY 7, 2004, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED (MINOR INJURY) WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE EXPLODED, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AS WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I-85 NORTH. THIS IS A BAD PRODUCT AND I BELIEVE MY SUSPICIONS WERE CORRECT WHEN I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO EVERYONE.*AK
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FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WITH ALMOST NO PRECEDING EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE TOW VEHICLE, FORD F350 DRW 6X6, TO ABRUPTLY VEER FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE STABILIZING ANTI-SWAY EQUIPMENT THAT CONNECTED THE TRUCK TO THE 34' TRAVEL TRAILER ENABLED ME TO KEEP FROM INADVERTENTLY EXITING A 200' HIGH BRIDGE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ABRUPT FAILURE WAS THE APPEARANCE OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT. WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE WHEELS FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT, AND NOTED NO PULLING OR NOISE. ALL BRAKE APPLICATIONS WERE SMOOTH AND NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. UNTIL WE BEGAN THE CLIMB UP AND OVER THE JACKSONVILLE FLA I-295 BYPASS BRIDGE OVER THE ST JOHNS RIVER. AS WE BEGAN THE DESCENT [CENTER LANE] THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY LURCH FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL DRIVEN TO FULL LEFT AND THEN FULL RIGHT ROTATION--THE VEHICLE/RIG WOBBLING FROM LANE TO LANE. WE NOTED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, HOT BRAKES. I APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW US DOWN AS WE ENTERED THE EXIT RAMP, WE LOST ALL TRUCK BRAKES AND I USED THE JORDAN TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER TO BRING THE RIG TO A HALT. 2. UPON DELIVERY TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THE TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING. HAD THE TRUCK BEEN DRIVEN WITHOUT THE AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER AND REESE STRAIT LINE DUAL CAM SWAY SYSTEM, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN CERTAIN FATALITIES. 3. THE MIKE SHAD FORD TRUCK CENTER REPLACED THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT [AXLE, HUB ASSEMBLY, BEARINGS, ALL ELECTRONICS RELATED, NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT END. ] A DISCUSSION WITH THE TRUCK CENTER MANAGER REVEALED THAT 1. HAVING GONE 95.570 MILES AND NOT HAVE INCURRED A FAILURE OF THE HUB BEARINGS WAS UNIQUE FOR THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OVER DECADES SHOWS THESE FACTORY SEALED BEARINGS FAIL AROUND A MEAN MILEAGE OF 40,000 MILES... *NM
I HAVE A 2000 F-250 WITH 62,000 MI. AND HAD ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BACK OUT AND STRIP OUT THE LAST FEW THREADS. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE 5.4 ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS AND THAT FORDS ONLY FIX TO IT WAS TO REPLACE THE HEAD AT @ $1500.00 PER HEAD. HE REFERRED ME TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT DEVISED A CHEAPER FIX OF RETAPPING THE PLUG HOLE. THIS MECHANIC SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY HAS DONE 5 TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK.*AK
BRAKE LINE FAILURE. RUBBED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 40 IN BARSTOW, CA THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T LT265-75R16 123/1200 LOAD RANGE E M/S TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES BUT DAMAGE SUFFERED TO THE WHEEL WELL AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THEN, ON JULY 19, 2003 WE NOTICED A BULGE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. UPON EXAMINATION IT APPEARS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER TREAD SEPARATION. WE HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF BOTH TIRES AND ARE STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE 2ND TIRE WITH THE BULGE.*AK
MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES
TRANSAXLE BEARING FAILED LEFT SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND HAD TO BE TURNED AT 30000. HAD TO BE TURNED AGAIN AT 35000, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT49000. *AK
TRANSAXLE BEARING FAILED LEFT SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND HAD TO BE TURNED AT 30000. HAD TO BE TURNED AGAIN AT 35000, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT49000. *AK
30000 BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND BOTH FRONT BEARING SEALS WERE LEAKING. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND DISCS WERE REPLACED AT 43000, ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TURNED. *AK
30000 BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND BOTH FRONT BEARING SEALS WERE LEAKING. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND DISCS WERE REPLACED AT 43000, ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TURNED. *AK
I HAVE FOUND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT IF YOU HIT YOUR BRAKES TO AVOID SOMETHING AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH YOU CANNOT STEER AT THE SAME TIME! YESTERDAY I ALMOST RAN OVER A SEA WALL INTO THE OCEAN WHEN I WAS BRAKING IN A 45 DEGREE CORNER AND TRIED TO STEER AROUND IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OTHER TIME WHILE TRYING TO AVOID OTHER AUTOS, ANIMALS ECT. BUT NEVER THIS BAD. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN 2 OTHER TRUCKS OF THE SAME BODY STYLE IN OUR CAMPGROUND AND THEY EXIBIT THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING TOTAL STEERING LOSS. *AK
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COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING TOTAL STEERING LOSS. *AK
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THIS TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THE OUTSIDE SIDEWAL, THERE ISNO EVIDENCE OF THE TIRE BEING RUN HOT OR LOW. IT APPEARS AS IF THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE THE JUNCTURE OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD. IT ALSO APPEARS AS IF THE RUBBER SECTIO9NS AREN'T BONDED WELL. THIS TIRE ON THE BACK SIDE IS STILL ON THE BEAD,THE TREAD IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE JUST CUT AROUND THE SIDEWALL AND TOOK IT OFF THE TIRE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ABOUT THESE TIRES?*AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU CAN NOT STEER THE TRUCK, I COMPLAINED TO NTHSA IN 1999 I HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL, THE OTHER AUTO MOVED JUST IN TIME, I COULD NOT TURN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. *AK
WHILE BACKING AND APPLYING BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME ON A HILL,YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.ALSO DURING A PANIC STOP THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP,THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION.DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE FORD SUPERDUTY TRUCK.I DONT SEE HOW THIS CAN BE NORMAL IF YOU CANNOT TURN THE SREERING WHEEL WHILE APPLING THE BRAKES.*AK
WITH THE TRUCK AT IDLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING IS LOST. WHEN HOLDING THE TRUCK AT IDLE ON A HILL WITH THE BRAKES YOU CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. POWER STEERING PUMP IS SUED FOR BOTH THE POWER STEERING SND THE POWER BRAKES. ON 12/27/00 KURT BRUHN OF MOINTICELLO FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS "NORMAL". INVOICE #FOCS228723. THIS IS NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT IT IS UNSAFE.*AK
ON 07/05/00 THIS VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO LARGE BUBBLES ABOUT THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF BOTH TIRES. THE VEHICLE WHICH HAULS HAZMAT MATERIALS WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE AND TOWED TO ACADEMY FORD WHERE BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH LIKE TIRES OF SAME MANUFACTURER AND SIZE. ON 07/31/01 THIS SAME VEHICE WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE ENROUTE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO MAIN SHOP FOR THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECT IN TIRE ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE OF THIS TYPE TO DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM ADN WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS JUST AND ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME IDENTICAL TYPE WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURED TIRES, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ADOR 1JC TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)
SEVERE VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. THIS VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING WHEEL, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS WORKED ON THIS CHASSIS 4 TIMES TO TRY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. TSB 00-21-09 HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALONG WITH REPLACING THE FRONT SHOCKS, AND SHAVING ABOUT HALF OF THE TREAD FROM THE TIRES TO MAKE THEM ROUND. CURRENTLY ALL OF THE SPRINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE BAD AND ARE BEING REPLACED. SINCE THIS VIBRATION HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT WERE BAD FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURING. *AK
TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
VALVE STEMS BECAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO GO TO ZERO. *AK
I WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL TOWARDS TACOMA JUST OFF THE BRIDGE. TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO LOCK MY BRAKES. WHEN I LOCKED THEM THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN EITHER WAY UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKE MORE. IT SEEMS WHEN THE TIRES ARE NOT MOVING VERY FAST THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE A HARD TIME TURNING IN TO PARKING SPACES ALSO WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT MOVING QUICKLY. THIS IS A VERY SCARY PROBLEM AS I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD STEER MYSELF OUT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED.*AK