1998 Ford F SUPER DUTY problems and owner complaints

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 1999, AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL 2005 WHEN THE FIRST SPARK PLUG BLOW. IT COST ME $520.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE SECOND TIME THE PLUG BLOW (2007), IT COST ME $620.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. YESTERDAY (06/02/2012), IT COST ME $740.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE, I HAVE ONLY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH IS GREAT FOR MOST CAR & TRUCKS. BUT! TO HAVE AS MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS ENGINE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE V1…

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THE 5.4L ENGINE HAS BLOWN 3 SPARK PLUGS NOW , CYLINDERS 7,6,AND 4. *TR

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FORD F250 2001 6.8 V-10 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT I JUST HAD TWO OF MY TEN PLUGS BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 F250 GAS 6.8 V-10 WITH 161K MILES. I TUNED UP THE ENGINE AT THE RECOMMENDED 100K MILES USING THE SPECIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THIS ENGINE. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WAS EXTREMELY CAREFUL DURING THE TUNE-UP AND PLUG REPLACEMENT. I AM A CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WITH FAA INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION. I USED A CERTIFIED TORQUE WRENCH TO INSTALL THE PLUG WITH THE CORRECT TORQUE. THERE WAS NO ERROR IN TECHNIQUE OR INSTALLATION ON T…

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SPARK PLUG IN CYLINDER #2 BLEW OUT OF HEAD TAKING THE THREADS WITH IT. THIS AGAIN HAPPENED 6 DAYS LATER WITH CYLINDER #4. I CHECKED INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH AT LEAST 3 OF FORDS ENGINES. MINE IS THE V10 ENGINE. CALLED THE DEALER I ORDERED THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND SINCE MY ENGINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT EXCEPT AT MY COST. THEY REFERRED ME TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION BUT SAID THEY WOULD …

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OIL FROM LEAKING HEAD GASKET ,PASSENGER SIDE,DRIPPING ON TO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM .OIL COLLECTS IN BRUSH SHIELD ON EXHAUST Y-CONNECTION. *TR

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LACK OF POWER OR RUNS ROUGH CONDITION, AND/OR THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH EGR RELATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (P0401, P0402, P0403, P0404, P0405, OR P0406). ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). *TR

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DROVE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PARKED IN STORE PARKING LOT, AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT TO LEAVE, IT WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALER. $3000 LATER, HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP BEING REPLACED. *TR

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THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING WERE THE SIDE TANKS ARE ATTACHED TO THE CORE AND BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES ARE LEAKING. WHEN I HAD THE PICKUP IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS UPGRADED RADIATOR HOSES AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THEM TO PREVENT HOSE FAILURE. THIS WOULD BE AT MY COST, BUT CLEARLY ARE FACTORY DEFECTS. WHEN I HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS GIVE ME ESTIMATES AND ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND TOLD THEM WHAT YEAR AND MODEL FORD I HAD THEY ALL DESCRIBED THE SAME LEAKS IN THE …

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OHIO POLICE REPORT. MOTORHOME WAS PULLING A HALFTON PICKUP WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT (TIRE INFORMATION UNKNOWN) AND CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTORHOME CAUSING DAMAGE THROUGHOUT MOTORHOME INTERIOR. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *TT

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THIS IS THE THIRD BLOWOUT OF THIS TIRE TYPE IN JUST OVER 12,000 MILES. FIRST TWO WERE REPORTED ON ONE DOT FORM. THIS IS 3 OUT OF 6 TIRES TO BLOW IN 12,000 MILES (JUST STATISTICS?). ALL TIRES HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED BY MICHELINS. WANT TO MAKE A BET NO BLOWOUTS IN NEXT 12,000 MILES. MY WIFE DID NOT WANT TO GO ON LAST TRIP, AFTER TWO PREVIOUS BLOWOUTS TILL TIRES WERE REPLACED. I TALKED HER INTO IT BECAUSE TEMP WAS ONLY 85 DEGREES AND I SAID I WOULD NOT EXCEED 55 MPH. TIRE STILL BLEW AFTER 90 MINUTES OF DRIVING. TIRE LOOKS IDENTICAL IN FAILU…

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THE TIRES BLEW THE THREAD OFF AND CAUSED SEVERE BODY DAMAGE AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO TOWN. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS ADVISED TO SEND THE TIRES TO BFTS 1515 ELM HILL PKIE #405 NASHVILLE TN 37210-3615 I HAD TO PAY TO SEND THEM TO THEM AS THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP DUE TO THE BODY DAMAGE. I ELECTED NOT TO DO THIS AND PURCHASED MICHELINS TO REPLACE THE 6 TIRES. I TURNED THE CLAIM INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY FIXED THE BODY DAMAGE. I FEEL FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 1…

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WAS NOT THERE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. IT FELT LIKE AN UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND A VIBRATION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION 50 MILES FROM WHERE I STARTED AND LOOKED AT ALL OF MY TIRES. VISUALLY THERE WAS NO APPARENT DEFORMITIES OR ANYTHING OUT OF NORMAL CHARACTER. LATER WHEN I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING HOME THE SAME EFFECTS WERE PRESENT. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER IT SUDDENLY GOT WORSE JUST BEFORE A BANG AND A SUDDEN PULL TO THE LEFT AS WHAT HAPPEN…

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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 COMPLAI…

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MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD LESS THAN 30000 MILES OF WEAR. THE TIRE LOOK AS IF IT CAME UNGLUED. *NLM

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SET OF 5 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR TIRES PURCHASED NEW, LT265-75-16 LOAD RANGE E, 2002 F-250 4X4 (OEM SIZE) *THESE TIRES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE THRU WAL-MART WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES WERE/ARE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES, NOT ANY ACTIONS COMMITTED BY WAL-MART, THE INSTALLER/SELLER. OWNER OF VEHICLE IS CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND MAINTAINS VEHICLE & TIRES TO OEM SPECS. AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON TIRES, WE EMBARKED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO IDAHO AND BACK, TRAVELING THRU UTAH, NOTICED AN …

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GENERAL AMERITRAC TR LT23585R16 TREAD SEPARATION ON TIRES MADE 3304 YEAR MONTH. I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES ON THE LAST MONTH... *TR

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1999.5 FORD-F350 DIESEL STEERING SECTOR SHAFT SNAPPED. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF 1/4 TURN. IN PARKING LOT, SHAFT SNAPPED AND STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY WITHOUT ANY WHEEL MOVEMENT. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION, ACTION # EA01009 (SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURES) BUT NO RECALL. CHAT BOARDS HAVE THIS HAPPENING WAY TOO OFTEN. THE ONLY THINGS ON A CAR THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK ARE THE BREAKS AND THE STEERING! *JS

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LOSS OF STEERING WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT FORCED VEHICLE TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD; VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HYDROBOOST SYSTEM PROHIBITS STEERING WHILE BRAKING IN MOST HARD BRAKING/EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, WHEN FULL BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING SYSTEM IS RENDERED INOPERABLE. *SLC

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MY 2002 F250 SUPERDUTY WITH 7.3L DIESEL WILL NOT TURN AT PARKING SPEEDS AND HIGHER SPEEDS IF APPLYING THE BRAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ALL SAY IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 7.3L POWERED SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DO NOT WANT TO BE PUT INTO A POSITION WHERE I MAY HURT SOMEBODY DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED STEERING SYSTEM. INCREASING RPM DOES NOT HELP. MY TALKING TO EXPERTS HAS FOUND THE GENERAL CONSENSUS TO BE THAT THE HYDRO BOOST PUMP DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VOL…

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I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS TRUCK, IT HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER IN 02/2005. THERE IS NO FRONT END ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK. WHEEL HUB BEARINGS FAILURES, FRONT AXLE, TRUCK HAD OVER 200,000 MILES BEFORE THE FIRST WHEEL HUB BEARING FAILURE, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 7 WHEEL HUBS BEARING FAILURES ON MY (2003 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY XL 4X4 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL), THE TRUCK ONLY HAS ROAD MILES AND I DO NOT TAKE IT 4 WHEELING. IT IS MY WORK AND EVERY DAY DRIVING TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 320,000 MIL…

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RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE IN THE TOWN .STEPPING ON THE BRAKES ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE; BECAUSE NOW IT PULLED HARDER TO THE LEFT. CRAIN FORD AFTER REPLACE EVERY PART ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT AGAIN THE TRUCK PULLED TO LEFT AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE OF A BENT CALIPER. THERE WAS STEERING JOINT REPLACED,U JOINT, AND WHEEL BEARING THEN AFTER BRAKE PADS AND A CALIPER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

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VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN DRIVER IS ON FREEWAY AND HITS A BUMP. THE TIRES AND AIR PRESSURE ARE MAINTAINED PER FORD GUIDELINES. INCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING MORE AND MORE AND THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CORRECT. THE VEHICLE IS GOING INTO THE FORD DEALER ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011. THE DRIVER IS INCREASINGLY ALARMED THAT AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

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I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT BECAUSE I HAD NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED ABOUT 30 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS INDEED OUT OF ALIGNMENT BUT BARLEY AND GAVE ME THE OPTION TO LEAVE AS IS OR REPAIR...PERMISSION TO REPAIR AND COMPLETED, ON MY WAY HOME I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS AGAIN NOT CORRECT AND HANDLING HAD NOT IMPROVED AND DECIDED I NEEDED TO RETURN WHEN I HAD TIME OFF FR…

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WHILE DRIVING DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS THE VEHICLE COULD BE MOVING 50-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 40 MPH THEN BACK TO 60 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY YEAR BUT FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. *AK *CB *NLM

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MY FORD F-350 WITH CREWCAB AND DUELLYS AND POWER STROKE 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR 3 DAYS. EVERY FORD MECHANIC SAYS CRUISE CONTROL ON DIESELS AND GAS ENGINES ARE 100% INTERCHANGEABLE. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND FORD RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID'DECEMBER OF 2007 AND THEN IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-530 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE RECALLED PART WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

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1999 MOTORHOME FORD F SUPER DUTY SPEED CONTROL SENSOR WAS DISCONNECTED BY FORD. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY DISCONNECTED THE SPEED SENSOR DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS TO FIX IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 3 YEARS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL AND THE PART NEVER COME IN. *JB

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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 AF…

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BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

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WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, WHEN HITTING BRAKE TO BEGIN SLOW DOWN TO EXIT UP RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL, HOWEVER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE OFF BUTTON FOR SPEED CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, SO I HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED. *TR

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DRIVING TRUCK DOWN ROAD I HEAR THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THEN ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF. LOOK AT THE DASH BOARD GAUGES AND THEY ARE GOING NUTS FUEL , BATTERY , TEMP GAUGES, AND SPEED O WOULD PIN BELOW 0 THE TACH GAUGES WOULD PIN AS HIGH AS IT WOULD GO THEN START MOVING UP AND DOWN FAST. . LAST A FEW MINS THEN GO BACK O NORMAL. I PULLED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS DARK OUT AND ALL THE OUT SIDE LIGHT WERE OFF WITH EVERYTHING ABOVE AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR NOW IF THEY ARE DOWN THE WOULDNT GO …

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I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY FIRST 2005 FORD F-250 IN AUGUST OF 2012. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED THAT WAS A FORD PRODUCT. ON AUGUST 13, 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THAT I STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON THE ACCELERATOR AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUTT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AGAIN. I ALSO SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST IN THE CABIN OF MY TRUCK. I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL MUFFLER SHOP AND…

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ACCELERATED ON ROAD UP TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE A WIRE SHORTING OUT ON THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. ISSUE KNOWN BY FORD WHICH ISSUED TSB 07-26-2. AFFECTS ALL F250/F1350/F450/F550 CREATED IN FIRST HALF OF 2007. A BRIEF SEARCH AROUND THE WE SHOWS IT AFFECTS LATER YEARS AS WELL SO REPLACEMENT PART MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE. MANY FAIL AT MUCH LOWER MILES. *TR

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FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. INSURANCE VEHICLE ARSON INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COMPONENT WAS SOURCE OF IGNITION IN FIRE. HALF MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN AS A RESULT OF FIRE. *KB

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MY 2001 FORD F-350 7.3 L POWER STROKE DIESEL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING, MISSING,CUTTING OUT, ETC FOR ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL FRD IN SANTA FE, NM ON JUNE 7, 2005 AND PICKED UP ON JUNE 11, 2005. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACED A "RELAY" OF SOME SORT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY WAS.(BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION).THE TRUCK STILL STALLS, MISSES AND CUTS OUT. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE VERY NICE AND TRY TO HELP BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY…

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THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH F SERIES DIESEL TRUCKS. I HAVE THE 7.3 LITER ENGINE WHICH IS IN MANY TRUCKS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPS. USUALLY,IN MY TRUCK, IT "RESTARTS" BY ITSELF. IF IT DOES, THE VEHICLE BUCKS. WHEN IT DOES NOT "RESTART", THE ENGINE IS NOW OFF AND I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND CRANK THE ENGINE. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN A CREW CAB, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK. THE LAST FAILURE, SOME TIME IN DECEMBER, WAS AT 30 MI…

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TRUCK STALLS AND OR MISFIRES WHEN INTERMITTENT WIPERS ARE ON WHEN SITTING IN STOPPED POSITION TRUCK WILL STALL AND WHEN IN MOTION IT WILL MISFIRE AND STUMBLE ONLY WHEN WIPERS ARE ON AND NOT ANY OTHER TIME

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WHILE TOWING A 13000 POUND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WITH MY TRUCK (2004 F250 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE) THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AS A RESULT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO SHOULDER LANE. AFTER COLLECTING MY BREATH I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE RAN VERY ERRATIC,RPM VARIED WHILE SITTING AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT. I STOPPED AGAIN. STARTED AGAIN AND NURSED IT HOME. CHECKED THE CODE READER WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND THE CODE TO BE P2285, INJECTION CONT…

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THE IS VERY HARD TO START AND AT TIMES TAKES A FEW TIMES TO START. ONCE STARTED IT TAKES A PROLONGED TIME TO START RUNNING RIGHT. *TR

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OWN A 2008 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, WITH 5.4L ENGINE. ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS, 2 PLUGS BROKE OFF IN ENGINE BLOCK. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALER, WAS INFORMED PLUGS BREAKING OFF IN HEAD IS A COMMON PROBLEM. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE FORD TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO EXTRACT BROKEN PLUGS. END OF 1 BROKEN PLUG DROPPED INTO ENGINE CYLINDER. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER REPAIR WILL BE ~$2,410.00, AS HEAD MUST BE REMOVED, TO RETRIEVE BROKEN PLUG END. CALLED FORD HELPLINE, AS INSTRUCTED BY SERVICE MGR. HELPLINE CONFIRMED ENGINE DESIGN AND SPARK PLUGS MAY BR…

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WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES, HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS; A SMELL OF OVERHEATING; COULD STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE. FLUID IN THE BRAKE LINE HAD OVERHEATED. *AK

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TWO TIMES, ON ON 9/99 & THE RECENT ON 3/3/00, FIRST AT 9800 MILES AND THE 2ND. AT 28,236 MILES. SPEED AT FIRST WAS AT 55MPH. AND THE 2ND. TIME AT 65MPH. THIS IS A CLASS A MOTORHOME WITH A FORD F- SUPER DUTY CHASSIS WITH A 34FT. ITASCA BY WINNEBAGO ON IT. THE FIRST TIME I HIT A RAISED SPOT ON THE CEMENT HIGHWAY WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND THE 2ND. TIME IT WAS A 10 INCH. DIA.,APPROX. 2INCH DEEP CHUCK HOLE WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. WHEN IT HITS THESE DISTURBUANCES IT CAUSES THE FONT END TO GO INTO A VERY TREMENDOUS SHIMMY, THAT IS SO SERVE …

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ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED (MOTORHOME). MJS

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THE BRAKES HAVE NOT YET FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND THE RAKES TO FADE. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE EARLY MODEL SUPERDUTY. FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL BUT THEY HAVE PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED TO FORBY FORD (I DID NOT PURCHASE THE TRUCK FROM THEM) AND THE ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO RESULTS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A SPECIALIST THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED AND THIS CAUSES THE ROTOR…

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BRAKE LINE FAILURE. RUBBED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE.*AK

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F-250 SUPERDUTY 7.3 L DIESEL. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LEFT WHEEL WOBBLES AND SHAKES SEVERLY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND FRONT END REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAY ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED ($700.00). WHY AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HASN'T SOMEONE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAD A 1988 FORD 350 DIESEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP SAFELY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE A SAFETY INVESTIGATION ON FILE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IS ANYONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.*AK

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WHEN BRAKE PADS WEAR 50% THE CALIPER STRIKES THE SPRING DESTROYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES.

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THE RV VIBRATED AT SPEED OFF 55 MPH AND HIGHER. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVELINE WAS UNDER COATED AND OUT OF ROUND. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PARTS REPLACED/REPAIRS THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. *PH *NLM

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CONCERN THAT IF SEAT BELT IS SQUEAKING THERE IS FRICTION CAUSING THIS AND A FAILURE IN THIS SAFETY SYSTEM WILL RESULT. SQUEEKING IN THE SUSPENSION COULD ALSO BE A SIGN OF FRICTION/MOVEMENT, CONCERN WITH FAILURE OR UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULDN'T SQUEAK! *AK

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WHEELS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. *AK

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WITH A LIGHT TAP AND RELEASE ON THE BRAKES, THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY STEER IN LEFT AND RIGHT VIOLENT MOTIONS. REFUSES TO STOP SHAKING UNTIL THE TRUCK COMES TO A COMPLETE REST. DURING THIS TIME I HAVE NO STEERING, OR BRAKING. THIS MOST NOTABLY HAPPENS WHILE HAULING A TRAILER (5TH WHEEL OR BUMPER TOW), BUT HAS BEEN DUPLICATED BY DEALER WITHOUT A TRAILER. WHILE NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP, HAD TO USE THE TRAILER BRAKES (ELECTRONIC), AND DOWNSHIFTING, AND SOME VERY TRICKY DRIVING TECHNIQUES…

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TRUCK PULLING HARD -VERY HARD TO RIGHT WHILE BRAKING TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING BACK INTO OVER DRIVE WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL TRANS WILL NOT SHIFT UN LESS YOU HIT DECEL OR HIT BRAKES. *JB

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RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE IN THE TOWN .STEPPING ON THE BRAKES ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE; BECAUSE NOW IT PULLED HARDER TO THE LEFT. CRAIN FORD AFTER REPLACE EVERY PART ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT AGAIN THE TRUCK PULLED TO LEFT AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE OF A BENT CALIPER. THERE WAS STEERING JOINT REPLACED,U JOINT, AND WHEEL BEARING THEN AFTER BRAKE PADS AND A CALIPER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

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VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN DRIVER IS ON FREEWAY AND HITS A BUMP. THE TIRES AND AIR PRESSURE ARE MAINTAINED PER FORD GUIDELINES. INCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING MORE AND MORE AND THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CORRECT. THE VEHICLE IS GOING INTO THE FORD DEALER ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011. THE DRIVER IS INCREASINGLY ALARMED THAT AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

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ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ON HIGHWAYS WITH POTHOLES, I HIT THE POTHOLES AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A VIOLENT SHAKING OR SHIMMY IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THE SHIMMY OCCURS IN WHICH EVER TIRE HITS THE HOLE AND WILL STOP AS SOON AS I REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF TIE ROD WEAR OR ANY OTHER REPAIRABLE PROBLEMS. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POUNDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. A TIRE SHOP INSPECTED THE TIRE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN…

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DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. FAILURE WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND EXPLOSIVE. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE VEHICLE FROM TIRE DEBRIS. CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED AS THE TIRE WAS ONE OF DUAL REAR TIRES. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FIRESTONE DEALER, BUT THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST. I AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE FAILED TIRE, BUT NO LONGER HAVE THE REMAINING TIRES AS I REPLACED THEM. THE TREAD DEPTH OF THE FAILED TIRE AND THE REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES WAS VERY GOOD, ALT…

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RIGHT REAR TIRE..OUTER TREAD BLOCKS MISSING/TORN OUT FROM TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT2657516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT2657516 )

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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

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