Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 12753 | 05/01/1999 | 6091725 | Subject regarding cowl leaf screen change. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| 6293 | 05/01/1999 | 607057 | Subject regarding cowl leaf screen change. *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| 11508 | 04/01/1998 | 613766 | This bulletin states that when removing the a/c compressor on certain vehicles, the rear most attaching bolt interferes with the chassis cross member. *tt | 08/01/2000 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 18406 | 02/01/2005 | 10012965 | Service tips before arc welding on the frame or body of a unit. *tt | 04/05/2005 | |
| 99-6197 | 05/01/1999 | 607013 | Information to technicians regarding objectionable windnoise identified during pre-delivery. *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 17307 | 10/01/2003 | 10004948 | Squeaking noise coming from the upper door seal when driving over bumps. f250 model includes 1999-2004 super duty f-series. *tt | 01/21/2004 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| 0014 | 01/10/2000 | 612202 | Vehicles may experience inner fender well- dented or dinged from stones being thrown into wheelwell. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 04/12/1999 | 4678 | 14 | 08/12/1998 |
| The vehicle pulled to the left and the right, the tire were cupping on the edges, the cloth seat were wearing, the radius arms were loose, the lights were inoerative, there was a squeak in the cowel, the engine experienced gasket and seal problems, however once the engine was replaced, it burned oil fast.*scc *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 07/25/2001 | |||
| Both drivers and passenger's doors are showing stress cracks. consumer feels in an accident doors may not hold. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 11/15/1998 | 5 | 08/26/1998 | |
| At 20,000 miles ongoing problem with loss of power after 1/2 hours of running and stalling out when applying accelerator pedal from a stop position. vehicle been in dealer shop on five occasions, and probelem still reoccurring. *ak dealer has replaced the fuel pump, air flow sensor, mass air flow sensor, and the o2 sensors, some of these have been replaced more than once and vehicle continues to lose power and stall. door ajar light illuminated, dealer ordered left door jam switch. fuel gauge reads full when it is not, dealer replaced fuel sender. consumer states passenger front rim is warped. shifter handle bezel keeps popping off, transmission would not go into all gears, when backing in reverse, ther is a squealing noise. left door cylinder replaced. abs light illuminated when going in reverse. air conditioner does not get cold. *slc | |||
| 04/23/2001 | 2 | 04/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for,above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2001 | |||
| Door ajar light and courtesy light remaining on after all doors are closed properly. dealer notified, and informed that was not a manufacturer's recall. feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| 3 | |||
| Door sensors and warning chime keep indictating doors are ajar even with all doors shut. also, interior lights will come on by themselves.. dealer cannot determine cause , but has replaced sensors, however, problem keeps reoccurring. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 08/10/1998 | ||
| Even with the doors shut ajar, instrument panel reflects within windshield, causing poor visiblity for the driver at night. dealer can't duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Driver's side door would not close completely. insufficient adjustment space in latch assembly to correct problem | |||
| 10/06/1998 | 1 | 10/06/1998 | |
| While driving at 70 mph, consumer's grandson was sitting up front when he wanted to look out the window and see how high they were off the road. he touched/grabbed handle on passengers door to pull self closer to window and reached in too far, hitting the door handle which was locked. upon touching the handle while the door was locked the door utomatically popped open. the maufacturer need to put child proof locks on passenger door as grab handles are right in front of door handle. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | |||
| 10/22/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| This truck has many problems. strarting with the transmission going out, the front right side of the truck there is a distinctive clunk when put into gear; either forward or reverse. then going interior; the door ajar light comes on it thinks that the doors are not shut, but you can slam all 4 doors shut and it still thinks the doors are ajar so that will keep the interior light on while driving. the interior light will go out if you get up to about 20 mph, then when you slow down to under 20mph it will come back on. the warning bell comes on and stays on even when the truck is shut off. next the seat belts will some times work and some times not. either the are hard to pull out or they will not retract. the tailgate cover has warped in not even 1 year after we had it. | |||
| 01/06/1999 | 1 | 03/14/1999 | |
| Rear tailgate cover is warped. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 07/28/2009 | 217000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. while inspecting the undercarriage of the vehicle, the contact touched the cross member and it immediately crumbled in his hands. a mechanic came out to inspect the vehicle and stated that all of the cross members that support the bed across the frame were all defective. through research, the contact discovered that numerous vehicles of the same model were experiencing this failure. he believes that a recall should be issued. the current and failure mileages were 217,000. | |||
| 10/11/1999 | |||
| Frame is bent which allows the vehicle to go down the road sideways. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 07/13/1998 | 1 | 07/08/1998 | |
| No protective shield for the air condenser. | |||