1995 Ford F-350 problems and owner complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

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WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE HYDRO BOOT DOESN'T WORK. CAUSING PROBLEM IN STEERING. WHEN TRYING TO BACK UNDER THE OVERHEAD CAMPER IT WAS HARD TO RUN INTO THE JACKS THAT HOLD UP THE CAMPER. *TS *NLM

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WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A POLE. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

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WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THERE WAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED INCONSISTENCY IN THE SHIFTING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION , AND STEERING FAILED. *AK

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WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR DRIVING OVER CHUCK HOLES AND PARTICULARLY WHEN MANEUVERING TURNS, THE FRONT END "HOPS" SEVERELY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND SKID SIDEWAYS. *TR

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE STEERING MECHANISM DETACHED. THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A WALL. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE STEERING MECHANISM.

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THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED (5 TIMES I BELIEVE FOR STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER TIMES FOR A BRAKE BOOT PROBLEM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES). THE OTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IS WHAT FORD IS CALLING A "SHIMMY". THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW SHOCKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WE DISPUTED AND TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST IN SHOCK REPLACEMENT WHO TOLD US THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIRES (WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING IN THE FORM LETTER …

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TWO ISSUES REALLY: A SLOPPILY INSTALLED VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE RIGHT VALVE COVER CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE SECOND IS A CONSTANT DRIFT TO THE LEFT. 2008 F-350 LARIAT 4X4 CREWCAB LONG BED POWERSTROKE DIESEL. *JB

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WHEN MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE, ONTO A BRIDGE, OR ANY CHANGE IN ELEVATION IN THE DRIVING SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT END WILL LITERALLY COME APART. THIS BEGAN NEAR THE END OF NOVEMBER AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND TO KEEP RECORDS OF MY REPAIRS IF THERE EVER IS ONE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRACK BAR AND THE COST TO FIX TH…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. . UPDATED 12/07/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

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FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP. *TR

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WHILE OUR TRUCK ON A NORMAL HIGHWAY WITH MINOR IRREGULARITIES AND SOME ROUGH SURFACES AT A SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MPH, THE TRUCK WILL START TO OSCILLATE TO THE POINT OF INDUCING A VIOLENTLY STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND AN UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 2-MONTHS WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TOWN, I AM NOW SCARED TO GO ON THE ROAD WITH THE TRUCK AS THE CONDITION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY AND STEER THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO…

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FEW HOURS BACK DRIVING MY 2014 F350 SUPER DUTY 6.7 TURBO DIESEL 4X4 PLATINUM MSRP ABOUT $70,000 DANGEROUSLY STARTED WOBBLING AFTER HITTING A ROAD BUMB AT ABOUT 48MPH. VERY DANGEROUS COULD'VE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. LUCKILY NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. *JS

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THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO COME OFF. *NLM

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VEHICLE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN MAKING TURNS/ DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS/ POT HOLES OR WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVOIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT WITH NO HANDLING CONTROL. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HAS TO BE COUNTER STEERED JUST TO KEEP STRAIGHT. VHEICLE WAS A DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

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CONSUMER STATES: THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE BALL JOINTS WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THE BALL JOINTS FAILED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW BALL JOINTS AND GREASE FITTINGS. *NM

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SINCE NEW MY 2004 F 350 HAS HAD A BOUNCING ISSUE @ 38 TO 45 MPH REGUARDLESS OF ACCLERATION OR DECELLERATION ITS THERE NOW ITS BAD ENOUGH IT WILL SPILL DRINKS THAT ARE IN THE CUP HOLDER. HAVE WENT THROUGH NUMEROUS SETS/BRANDS OF TIRES INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS HAVE TRIED VARIOUS TIRE PRESSURE COMBOS. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TO DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT ITS HOW THAT TRUCK RIDES??? IT DOES THE BOUNCING WETHER ITS EMPTY OR WHEN I HAVE 10,000 LBS IN TOW. *TR

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2005 F350 DIESEL DUALLY THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! THE LETTER THAT FORD SENT TO OWNERS IS NOT ACCURATE! IT IS NOT THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SEVERE SHAKE! MY WHOLE TRUCK SHOOK PROFUSELY! IT WAS QUITE SCARY. AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS IF THERE IS A SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD YOU CAN BE SLOWING DOWN AN HIT A BUMP AND TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE OR GOING A AROUND A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON THE CURVE THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES PROFUSELY. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING IT WAS …

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THE FRONT END OF MY 2006 F-350 WILL SHAKE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF +65 MPH. IT IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY SAY THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG, THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED NUMEROUS WEB-SITES AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 500 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT. IT IS A DANGER TO ME AND ALL THE OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND ME. *JB

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THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED (5 TIMES I BELIEVE FOR STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER TIMES FOR A BRAKE BOOT PROBLEM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES). THE OTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IS WHAT FORD IS CALLING A "SHIMMY". THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW SHOCKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WE DISPUTED AND TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST IN SHOCK REPLACEMENT WHO TOLD US THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIRES (WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING IN THE FORM LETTER …

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TWO ISSUES REALLY: A SLOPPILY INSTALLED VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE RIGHT VALVE COVER CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE SECOND IS A CONSTANT DRIFT TO THE LEFT. 2008 F-350 LARIAT 4X4 CREWCAB LONG BED POWERSTROKE DIESEL. *JB

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WHEN MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE, ONTO A BRIDGE, OR ANY CHANGE IN ELEVATION IN THE DRIVING SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT END WILL LITERALLY COME APART. THIS BEGAN NEAR THE END OF NOVEMBER AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND TO KEEP RECORDS OF MY REPAIRS IF THERE EVER IS ONE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRACK BAR AND THE COST TO FIX TH…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

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FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP. *TR

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DEATH WOBBLE IN MOTION USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY

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AT HIGHWAY SPEED I HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCES TO ABOUT 45MPH THE SHUDDER STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT ONLY LASTS 1 OR 2 SECONDS.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

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CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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TIRE TREAD STARTED WEARING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF TIRES. *MR THE TREAD STARTED WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE/INSIDE OF THE TIRES AS IF THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE TIRES HAD GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE BOUNCED WHILE IN MOTION. (THE TIRES SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE) *JB

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TIRE WARPED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. *TR

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DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWS OUT IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SECOND OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE AND 50 MILES LATER THE OTHER ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLEW OUT. *JB

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TIRE BELT INSIDE FELL APART AND CAUSED FLAT TIRE. TIRES BOUNCE EVEN AFTER BEING BALANCED OVER AND OVER SHOWS TIRES ARE BALANCED BUT TIRES BOUNCE ON ROAD. *TR

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING A DOUBLE AXLE TRAILER AT 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ONE OF THE TRAILER'S TIRES EXPLODED. THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT APPARENT UNTIL THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE TRAILER DOUBLE AXLE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT DOT# FOR THE MISSSION TIRES.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-350. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2007 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED OR OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT AND PULLEY FAILED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. TWO WEEKS LATER THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND THE FAILURES WERE REMEDIED WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN EXPERIENCING TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRES …

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE HAS TREADWAYS TEMPRA TRAILCUTTER RADIAL RT TIRES, SIZE 30570R16 (NA). EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN PULLING TOWARDS THE LEFT. SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A TIRE ROTATION, WHICH ONLY MADE THE FAILURE WORSE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. HE SLOWED DOWN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. THE …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL TIRES CL24757-245/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT IMPACTED THE ORIGINAL TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES WITH ANTHER BRAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC RADIAL TR TIRES (NA), TIRE SIZE 275/70/18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11T002000 (TIRES: TREAD/BELT) YET THE DOT NUMBER OF THE TIRES (A31546U03510) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

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I FELT TIRE SEVERELY OUT OF BALANCE AS IF A TIRE WEIGHT HAD BEEN LOST. I STOPPED AT MY FIRST CHANCE AND FOUND THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED ABOUT 12 TO 15 INCHES. CHANGED TIRE SO AS TO COMPLETE TRIP.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT FACILITY AND THE SELLER OF THE VEHICLE MADE NO MENTION OF A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH WERE WARPED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN, AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN …

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#3 SPARK PLUG BOWLED OUT AT 60 M P H TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,390 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE FACTORY SPARK PLUGS 5.4 L TRITON. THIS TRUCK IS A 2001 MODEL HAS VERY FEW MILES BECAUSE IT IS NOT DROVE FAR AT ANY ONE TIME AND THE UP KEEP ON IT IS TOP NOTCH. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFAULT AND AS MUCH AS THESE TRUCK COST FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS FIX!!!!! *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE INITIAL FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2006 AND WOULD RECUR EVERY TWO YEARS, AND EVERY TWO YEARS SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION FAILURE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS A CONSTANT RECURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE PREMATURELY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET HEAD BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL INJECTION PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC AT 15 MPH. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARK BLOCK AND THE INJECTOR CONTACT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,823.

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6.0 LITER DIESEL ENGINE NEEDS OIL COOLER & EGR COOLER REPLACED EVERY 100,000 MILES ACCORDING TO FORD MECHANICS. MY ENGINE HAD THIS PROBLEM AT 98,000 MILES. THE COOLER IS UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MAKING REPAIRS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE MECHANICS TELL ME TO WATCH FOR SMOKE, LESS POWER, ETC. AND TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOW TRUCK WHEN I EXPERIENCE THOSE PROBLEMS OR I COULD DESTROY THE ENGINE. THEY SAID MY ENGINE OIL IS RUNNING MUCH HOTTER THAN MY ENGINE COOLANT WHICH COULD CAUSE OIL SEALS TO BEGIN LEAKING. THERE IS NO WAY …

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LEASED FORD 350 TRUCK ON 10/23/08. NOTICED STRANGE SMELL IN THE CAB WHEN IDLING OR WHEN HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO SUNRISE FORD DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND WAS NOT EVER FIXED UNTIL 9TH TIME AND THEY REPLACED MANIFOLD GASKET . SO ALL THE WHILE INHALING CARBON MONOXIDE POISON. NEEDLESS TO SAY ONLY AFTER 6 MONTHS OF GETTING MY FORD 350 I GOT A HEART ATTACK AND HAD TO GET AN OPERATION ON MY HEART. THEN AGAIN JULY 4TH 2011 HAD HEART ATTACK AND HAD TO GET ANOTHER OPERATION ON MY HEART; AT FIRS…

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CAME UP TO STOPLIGHT, APPLIED BRAKE, ENGINE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. PUT TRUCK IN PARK, ENGINE CONTINUED AT 4KRPM. PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. 4TH TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. FORD DEALER SAYS CODE DOESN'T SHOW UP AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAVE DRIVEN 75,000 MILES AND THIS IS THIRD FORD VAN AND NEVER HAD PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

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VEHICLE PARKED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 AM AFTER BEING DRIVEN, WITHIN 15 MINUTES SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEN OWN FORCES WERE USED TO TRY TO EXTINGUISH WHAT HAD NOW BECOME A FLAMING FIRE. AS FIRE WAS GOING, ELECTRICAL ITEMS SUCH AS LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND DUMP BED STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH BOTH WATER AND EXTINGUISHERS BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. COMPLETE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TR

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DELAYED REACTION OF ACCELERATOR : ENGINE RPM DOES NOT DECREASE IMMEDIATELY WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED THEREFORE MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION . *TR

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I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART!! ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW THE STARTER TO STAY ENGAGED!! HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF FOR THE STARTER TO STOP!! THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEET THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY CALLED YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL PUMP AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE METAL SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM TO RUIN THE ENGINE!! *TR

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I PURCHASED THIS PICKUP 3 MONTHS AGO, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE FORD DEALER HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT WEEKLY, EVEN TALKING WITH ENGINEERS FROM FORD, BUT IT STILL COMES ON AFTER RESETTING. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER, WIRING AND SENSOR BUT IT STILL SHOWS THE SAME CODE. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHETHER I'M TOWING OR NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

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WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

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WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND COULD NOT TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK STEERING LOCKED ALSO AT HIGH SPEED. *LA

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REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY FORD MOTOR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

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WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES,THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER NEXT WEEK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

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WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, THE TURBO CHARGER WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE HEAD GASKETS, AND THE REAR END RINGS HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE COULD NO LONGER BE STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT …

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TIRE PRESSURE SET AT MFR SPEC. TIRE WAS NOT OVER LOADED. NO PUNCTURE. TIRE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. TREAD SEPARATION, DESTROYED TIRE AND DEFLATED. *JB *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUR-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770831

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THE TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON PUTTING THE TRUCK ON A LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE HAD SPLIT AND THE STEEL BELT WAS HANGING OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE SPLITTING HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *PH *SC *JB

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CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES ARE LOSING TREAD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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2003 FORD F350 TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *MR *SC

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WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT REAR INNER TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON A 2004, FORD F350 PICKUP TRUCK WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT #AD0R1P61103. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR BSW, SIZE LT275/70R18 125/122S TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE FACE OF THE TIRE DETACHED AND HE NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES. AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIRES: TREAD/BELT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05T022000); HOWEVER, …

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The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-350 equipped with Nitto tires, Tire Line: Dura Grappler, Tire Size: 275/65/18, DOT number: EAW2215. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection it was discovered that the driver’s side rear tire had experienced tread separation. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the tires were not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14T014000 (Tires) due to the …

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2008 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDING PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE REMAINING REFUND FOR THE TIRES HE HAD TO PURCHASE DUE TO A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *JB

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1. The tread seperated from the tire at 60mph on highway. small vibration prior to incident. 2. Extremely dangerous to all. Vehicle was towing loaded horse trailer, middle lane. 3. Tried to bring up to Michelin corporate with little help available. 4. I will be taking tire to vender/dealer for inspection. have photos available. 5. only warning was small vibration that became present at 50-60 mph and went away at lower speeds. Vehicle did not vibrate on prior day. thought is was out of balance wheel.

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UNDER HOOD/UNDER DASH VEHICLE FIRE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATOR SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE HEATER. *SCC *JB

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WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. *AK

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WHILE COMING TO A STOP ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER WHICH WAS BORROWED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. WITH THE FLIGHT RECORDER INSTALLED, CONSUMER DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY INCIDENT FOR 4 WEEKS. THE DEALER THEN CALLED THE CONSUMER STATING THAT THE FLIGHT RECORDER HAD TO BE RETURNED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED 3 TIMES. *LA

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VEHICLE FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD.*MR PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE FIRE, THE SIX DISC CD CHANGER WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE OWNER, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL FAILURE, WHICH IS WHY THE OWNER WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. FORD DID AGREE BUT THE PROCESS HAD TAKEN AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG TIME AND CONTINUED TO MOVE AT A UNACCEPTABLY SLOW PACE. THE CONSUMER HAS INCURRED MAJOR TRAVEL EXPENSES AS A RESULT OF FORD NOT SUPPLYING A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPATIBLE T…

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WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB

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WHILE ON I-95, MY 2005 F-350 SUPER-DUTY SPUTTER AND LOST POWER. THE TRUCK WENT FROM 60MPH WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO 40MPH IN SECONDS. MAKING EVASIVE MEASURE FROM GETTING TAG FROM BEHIND, I WAS FORCED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS TAKING UP BY SNOW. THE TRUCK CRAWLED HALF ON SHOULDER AND HALF IN THE RIGHT LANE WHILE CARS MADE THERE EVASIVE ACTION IN ORDER TO MISS ME. AFTER GETTING TO A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IT TOOK ABOUT 5-10MIN FOR IT TO CLEAR UP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETERIORATING AND PROCEEDED TO ASK ME …

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TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HALF OF THE MOTOR WAS REPORTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A HOUSE AND TWO VEHICLES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE EVENING. THE COUNTY INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

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WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 F-350 SUPERDUTY DIESEL POWERED TRUCK AT 45 MPH FOR APPROX 2 MILES, RECEIVED MESSAGE " "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND COMPLETE POWER DOWN OF ENGINE. THE TRUCK DECELERATED SO FAST THAT HAD WE NOT BEEN PASSING A PULL OFF LANE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING LANE. THE WHOLE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. AFTER GETTING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK OVER AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RESTART UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE EITHER COOLED DOWN OR TIMED OUT (DIDN'T TRY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR LATER). BY TIME TOW …

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DRIVES REALLY ROUGH TRUCK BOUNCES AND MAKES IT HARD TO STEER HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO I WOULDN'T LOSE CONTROL. IM A BUSINESS OWNER AND HAVE BOUGHT ALOT OF TRUCKS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSRUMENT PANEL COULD NOT BE MANUALLY ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTED LOW LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM AS IT WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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WHEN KEY TURNED ON HAD NO DASH, COMPUTER, LIGHTS,BLINKERS, TACH, SPEEDO, GAUGES. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WITH KEY IN OFF POSITION TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF. WITH ENGINE RUNNING HAD NO DASH DISPLAY,LIGHTS, BLINKERS, COMPUTER, HEADLIGHTS. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED HARNESS UNDER HOOD. PICKED UP TRUCK WEEK LATER. WAS O.K. FOR ABOUT TEN MILES THEN DASH WENT BLANK AGAIN WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. DASH CAME BACK ON IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. TOWED TRUCK TO FORD DEALER AGAIN. TRUCK STILL THERE. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART!! ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW THE STARTER TO STAY ENGAGED!! HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF FOR THE STARTER TO STOP!! THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEET THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY CALLED YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL PUMP AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE METAL SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM TO RUIN THE ENGINE!! *TR

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NOX SENSOR AND MODULE FAILURE. DID NOT LEAVE US ABANDONED, BUT IF IT WAS 1 WEEK LATER, IT WOULD HAVE LEFT US ON THE HIGHWAY ON A WEEKEND WITH NO WAY TO FIX. RECALLS FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES COVER UP TO 2013, BUT NOT THIS 2014 TRUCK. THIS SENSOR FAILURE SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE TRUCK PRACTICALLY DISABLED. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE SUSTAINED OVER $2,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR OR PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

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LTR FM ANDRIJ ANDREITCHUX(NJ) OWNER OF A FORD F350 TRUCK UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH 33 FOOT RV TRAILER HOOK SYSTEM CAUSES TRUCK TO LOCK-UP DEFECT REPLY TO THE ELIZABETH, NJ DISTRICT OFC. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *NM CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND FUEL SYSTEM ON VEHICLE. *LA

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VEHICLE WONT MOVE, WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW O DEGREE. HAS TO WAIT ABOUT A MINUTE TO WARM-UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DIESEL ENGINE)

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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER. *AL

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP WHEN STARTING UP, AND WHEN PUT INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE JERKED PROFUSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UPON EXAMINATION COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN DAYS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY COMMON AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN MONTHS LATER AT 36,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE OCTOBER OF 2007 AND THE CAUSE OF FAIL…

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AFTER PARKING MY FORD F-350 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A V-10 ENGINE, I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CIRCLED AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE I NOTICED FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE FLAMES IN THE R FRONT WHEEL WELL. BEHIND THE TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING AND SUMMONED HELP AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER (ABC) . MYSELF AND SECURITY PERSONNEL DID NOT OPEN THE HOOD. WE DIRECTED THE FIRE EXT. INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS A SORT OF BACKLASH AND WITH SECONDS A PAINT BUBBLING HOT SPOT APPEARED ON THE HOOD. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO…

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THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY LOSE POWER. IT MAY LAST A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MILES. EVENTUALLY THE POWER COMES BACK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHILE HAULING A FULL TRAILER. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WHICH PRESENTS A DANGER TO THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY WEEK. AT THIS TIME FORD IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *T…

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RADIATOR FAILED AT 37,500 MILES DUE TO LEAKING. ENGINE OVERHEATED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND FORD IS AWARE, AS THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2008 (SAME MODEL RADIATOR) AND HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE DESIGN ON THE LATEST MODEL. THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ITEM UNDER THE 100K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON A COMMON FAILURE ITEM. FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR CAN NOT ONLY CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE BUT CAN BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO OVERHEATING. *TR

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) cooler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21M04. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 78,500.

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