Ford F-250 1999
Model F-250 made in 1999 by Ford got 34 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electronic stability control and engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning fuel system, gasoline .
Model 1999
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - MOUNTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V385000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 06/20/1995 to 08/04/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 1100000 | 09/12/2011 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/29/2011 | 08/01/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Ford is recalling certain 1997 through 2003 model year ford f-150, 2004 model year ford f-150 heritage, 1997 through 1999 model year f-250 less than 8,500 lbs. gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), and 2002 and 2003 lincoln blackwood vehicles manufactured from june 20, 1995, through august 4, 2004, originally sold, or currently registered in, connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. prolonged exposure to road deicing chemicals may cause severe corrosion of the fuel tank straps which secure the tank to the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | As a result of the corrosion, one or both straps may fail allowing the fuel lines to separate from the tank, or in some cases, causing the tank to contact the ground. either scenario may result in a fuel leak presenting a fire hazard. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ford will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicles to a ford or lincoln dealer to have the fuel tank straps replaced with straps that have increased corrosion protection. early in this campaign, if replacement straps are not available, dealers may install a cable support under the strap as an interim repair or a steel reinforcement over the existing strap as a permanent repair. any repairs will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on september 16, 2011. owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332. ford's recall campaign number is 11s21 | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford's recall campaign number is 11s21.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 07/13/2001 | 1 | ||
| On july 18th 2012 i was taking hollywood blvd to go to the stores and all the sudden the truck just shut off i was able to put the emergency brake and dint' hit anybody. i had it towed to my home. then a few dates later we took the truck to a ford dealer were they charge us for checking the truck and the mechanic from the ford dealer and other people i know that has the same vehicle have had the same problem. and they all told me the same it is a manufacture error and it is so and so bad that the part it is in back order is worth $600.00 dollars my question to you is why we the people that purchase these vehicles be responsible and have to pay for a part that the ford manufactured made an error they should replace the part at no cost to us the customers. because the ford is the one that made the gem module defective we should not be responsible for that. thank you *tr | |||
| 07/13/2001 | |||
| On july 18th 2012 i was taking hollywood blvd to go to the stores and all the sutten the truck just shut off i was able to put the emergency brake and dint' hit anybody. i had it towed to my home. then a few dates later we took the truck to a ford dealer were they charge us for checking the truck and the mechanich from the ford dealer and other people i know that has the same vehicle have had the same problem. and they all told me the same it is a manufactors error and it is so and so bad that the part it is in back order is worth $600.00 dollars my question to you is why we the people that purchase these vehicles be responsible and have to pay for a part that the ford manufactored made an error they should replace the part at no cost to us the customers. because the ford is the one that made the gem module defective we should not be responsible for that. thank you | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 139990 | ||
| Spark plug blew outof its hole causing loss of power and sudden consternation. was pulling an light empty trailer and fortunately driving with no other traffic around. 5.4l triton v8 engine, manual transmission. factory tune-up and plug replacement done about 20k miles earlier, 5 years ago. | |||
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 06/19/2012 | 81000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, she heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the contact maneuvered to the shoulder and noticed that the fuel tank was detaching from the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. the dealer stated that they need to replace the fuel tank strap and the brake line. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that there was no recall. the failure and current mileages were 81,000. | |||
| 06/19/2012 | 81000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, she heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the contact maneuvered to the shoulder and noticed that the fuel tank was detaching from the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. the dealer stated that they need to replace the fuel tank strap and the brake line. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that there was no recall. the failure and current mileages were 81,000. sm. | |||
| 06/19/2012 | 81000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. the contact stated while driving 55 mph she started hearing a loud noise coming for the back of the vehicle.she pulled over on the side of the road and notice that the fuel tank was coming off the the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a local shop. the dealer stated that they need to replace the fuel tank strap and the brake line. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated there was no recall. the failure and current mileage was 81,000.jp | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 11/16/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact own a 1999 ford f-250. the contact stated that the fuel tank straps corroded and created a hole in the fuel tank. fuel began to leak as a result of the failure. the contact received a recall notice associated with nhtsa campaign id number 99v093001 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly), but the dealer would not perform the repairs due to the fuel tank leak. the failure mileage was 160,000. sm. | |||
| 11/16/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact own a 1999 ford f-250. the contact stated the fuel tank straps failed causing a hole to exist in the fuel tank and causing a fuel leak. the contact received a nhtsa campaign i.d. number 99v093001 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) but the dealer would not remedy the recall due to the fuel tank leak. the contact stated the leak in the fuel tank was due to the straps failing. the failure mileage was 160,000. jo | |||
| 12/06/2010 | 113665 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. while driving 5 mph, both straps for the fuel tank fractured, causing the fuel tank to detach from the vehicle. in doing so, the brake lines were fractured. both the fuel tank and the brake lines began leaking fluids. the vehicle was towed to a local service station where the fuel straps, rear main brake line and the fuel sending unit were replaced. the dealer and the manufacturer were contacted and stated there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 113,665. | |||
| 12/06/2010 | 113665 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. while driving 5 mph, both straps for the fuel tank fractured, causing the fuel tank to detach from the vehicle. in doing so, the brake lines were fractured. both the fuel tank and the brake lines began leaking fluids. the vehicle was towed to a local service station where the fuel straps, rear main brake line and the fuel sending unit were replaced. the dealer and the manufacturer were contacted and stated there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 113,665. kmj | |||
| 12/06/2010 | 113665 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. while driving 5 mph both fuel straps that held the fuel tank broke causing the fuel tank to fall on to the brake line and broke the brake line. the brake line and the fuel tank was now leaking. the vehicle was towed to a service station who replaced the fuel straps, rear main brake line and the fuel sending unit at the owners expense. the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted and stated there was no recall and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 113,665. mw | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 216776 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. while driving approximately 55 mph the fuel tank detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated both fuel tank straps had corroded and one of the straps was fractured. after the fuel straps were replaced, the contact noticed the fuel gauge reading decreased. the vehicle began leaking approximately 15 gallons of fuel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the fuel line had to be replaced. nhtsa recall campaign number 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting) may be related to the failure. the technician stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 216,776. | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 216776 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. while driving approximately 55 mph the fuel tank detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated both fuel tank straps had corroded and one of the straps was fractured. after the fuel straps were replaced, the contact noticed the fuel gauge reading decreased. the vehicle began leaking approximately 15 gallons of fuel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the fuel line had to be replaced. nhtsa recall campaign number 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting) may be related to the failure. the technician stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 216,776. rvk | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 216776 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. while driving at approximately 55 mph the fuel tank detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated both fuel tank straps had corroded and one of the straps had fractured. after the fuel straps were replaced, the contact noticed the fuel gauge reading decreased. the vehicle leaked approximately 15 gallons of fuel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technician stated the fuel line had to be replaced. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting) that may be related to the failure. the technician stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 216,776. ds | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 200000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. the contact stated while parked the rear driver and passenger side doors would not open when the latch was pulled from the interior or exterior of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the mechanic stated the lock and cable assembly would have to be replaced on both doors. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000. da | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 137000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f250 equipped with goodyear wrangler lt tires, size: 265/75r16. the contact was driving 65 mph when the front passenger side tire exploded. the failure caused damage to the front passenger side door and fender. the contact removed the failed tire and installed the spare. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact that there were no recalls and that the tires could be returned to where the contact had purchased them, and they would forward them to the manufacturer. the vehicle failure mileage was 137,000. the tire failure mileage was unknown. the dot number was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 137000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. the contact stated while driving 65 mph when there was a loud noise and the front passenger side tire blow out. the tire size was goodyear wrangler lt 265/75r16 dot# unknown. the vehicle was merged to the shoulders and the tire was changed. there was damages to the passenger front door and front fender. the vehicle was driven home and there were no other injuries. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls and the tires can be taken back to the dealer and they will forward the tire to the manufacturer. the vehicle failure mileage was 137,000. mw | |||