Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 04236 | 11/29/2004 | 10013413 | Vehicle lean sag when observed from rear of vehicle. *eh | 04/18/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/01/2001 | |||
| While traveling on highway vehicle will vibrate uncontrollably inside of steering shaft. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 3 | 06/01/2002 | |
| 2002 ford truck / consumer applied brakes while rounding a curve and the front wheels began to shimmy.*mr *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 09/16/2002 | |||
| Consumer states when braking the vehicle pulls violently to the left. please provide any additional information. ts | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 12/15/2006 | 53000 | 1 | 09/01/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the upper and lower ball joints were worn down and needed to be replaced. the contact expressed concern that these parts were defective. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 12/15/2006 | 53000 | 1 | 09/01/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the upper and lower ball joints were worn down and needed to be replaced. the contact expressed concern that these parts were defective. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||
| 03/27/2007 | 100000 | 1 | 09/18/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f250. while driving 65 mph, the contact felt a vibration from underneath the vehicle. the steering wheel shook and the front driver side tire detached. the vehicle drove off the road, crashed into some trees, and caught fire. both the driver and passenger were injured. a police report was filed. the contact stated that there was no blow out or loose treads that may have caused the failure. the insurance investigation concluded that the tire self-detached from the vehicle because the hub and caliper were defected. the failure may have also been due to heat fracture that caused the caliper to fail. after inspecting the vehicle, a mechanic suggested that the failure may have been caused by bad metal. the manufactured distributed a questionnaire, but the contact has not received a response from ford. the vehicle and tire are in storage. the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - TORSION BAR | |||
| 06/01/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2001 | |
| I had a 5 lift kit installed on my 2002 ford f250 truck. while driving the brackets sheered and the traction bar fell off. les schwab of paradise, ca refuses to replace defective equipment.*ak | |||