Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 05/26/2009 | 130000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2001 ford f250 sd crew/4x4 and there is something wrong with the front end steering system. today was the second time that my truck began to shimmy and shake so hard that at 55mph by the time i got the truck slowed to about 15mph i was over into the lane of the on coming traffic (luckly no one was there). the other day with my wife in the truck we turned a corner and the truck started to shimmy really hard and i lost some response control of the truck the steering became somewhat unresponsive, and i was forced to allow the truck to track into the baily post office parking lot. something is wrong with my truck but the mechanics tell me that there is nothing wrong with it that they can find. the truck does not do this all the time, it comes and goes, sometimes it happens almost every time i drive it and then it can go weeks without happening. i worked as a mechanic for 25 years and i am telling you this is a very dangerous problem with this truck and i know that you have received hundreds maybe even thousands of complaints about this same problem with the ford f-series trucks and ford should be held accountable for such a bad design flaw that can causes a light shimmy to total loss of control of these trucks at any time while driving, which may cause serious harm or even death to the owner. my wife will not even ride in the truck any more because she is too scared to do so. thank you for time and consideration. gary *tr | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 142000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250 sd. when the gear shifter is used, it causes the accelerator pedal fuse to blow. smoke appeared out of the steering column. the contact believes that the failure was due to burned wires and all of the issues were connected to the steering column electrical system. he believes that the wires were burned in the steering column. the tow package burned and the right turn signal and brake lights no longer work. all of the doors appeared to be short and do not close or open properly. in addition, the overdrive failed on the steering column. when the contact presses the button, nothing happens. the dealer stated that the vehicle was not under warranty and does not have any safety recalls that apply to the vin. the contact would be responsible for the repair costs. the failure mileage was 142,000. | |||
| 07/08/2007 | 71000 | 1 | 04/25/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250 sd. while driving 70 mph, the driver side rear tire separated, but the tire was still inflated. the left rear quarter panel of the vehicle buckled and the inner fender brace ripped out. the road conditions were normal. the tires were firestone steel tex. the current and failure mileages were 71,000. the consumer stated believes the tires are unsafe and would like the situation investigated. updated 09/05/07 *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 08/29/2012 | 59075 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2001 ford f-250. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked it caught fire and the flames were coming from under the hood. the police and the fire department were notified and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 59,075. rvk | |||