Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 02/22/2011 | 263000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1996 ford f250 diesel. the contact was entering a residential parking garage when the steering wheel completely fractured from the vehicle. the contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle and engaged the emergency brake to bring it to a stop. the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the mechanic diagnosed the failure as a weak steering column which would require replacing. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 263,000. | |||
| 02/22/2011 | 263000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 1996 ford f250 diesel . the contact stated that while pulling in to a garage the vehicle steering wheel felt off. the contact was able to maintained control of the vehicle and stop it by using the emergency break. the vehicle was towed to the local shop who diagnosed a weak steering column and it needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offered any assistance due to the failure not being on recall. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 263,000. pm | |||
| 11/17/2010 | 80280 | ||
| 1996 ford, f250, 7.3 liter diesel: high pressure power steering hose failed at connection to the power steering pump. the failure occurred when backing out of a parking space. the cause of the failure is due to failure of an internal plastic component that connects the tubing to the connecting nut/fitting. replaced with a fabricated hydraulic hose that did not have any internal plastic components. | |||