Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 12/24/2006 | 200000 | 1 | 12/23/2006 |
| The ford f350 1995 thru 2003 models have the signal turning arm attached to the steering column just above the left knee. when giving a left turn signal the left leg is in the way to turn the signal light on. the left turn signal can be turned on with the left leg lowered in a very awkward fashion and the bright lights activated,this is not very safe driving with the bright lights activated while waiting to turn on a two lane highway or at a stop sign at a four way stop. when giving a left hand turn signal with the lights on dim the left leg pushes the turn signal off every time leaving a person on a level road stopped in the street with no brake lights activated and no turn signal operation unless sometimes he has his bright lights on with oncoming traffic and is holding their left leg at a very awkward position .when turning on a upward incline hill, riding the clutch to keep the truck still while waiting then this is for sure no left signal will be working due to this keeping the left leg high on the clutch . i have written and called a lot of ford dealers to address this problem and they said with no recall then big deal!!~.i was told to just keep my brights on all the time . i just wanted a new turn signal arm that was turned up instead of turned down towards my left leg. if the turn signal was straight like most cars then plenty of room is available! who let this slip by? *jb | |||
| 09/06/2005 | 60000 | 2 | 04/15/1999 |
| Dt: the consumer purchased a ford f350 extended cab dually in 1999. three years ago the tire cable that holds the spare tire underneath the vehicle broke while pulling into a driveway. the consumer took vehicle to dealership and they replaced the spare tire cable free of charge. the dealer had no explanation as to why it happened. since purchase the spare tire had not been used or touched by anyone. recently, when at a tire shop while getting tires replaced and an oil change the serviceman noted there was no spare tire underneath the vehicle. the cable was again broken. the consumer was not aware of this, and did not know when the spare tire cable broke. the consumer contacted ford dealer, but the warranty expired and the dealer would not replace the spare tire cable. the consumer contacted ford customer service, and they too declined to offer any assistance. the consumer felt this was a safety issue because the spare tire cable could break on these vehicles, causing an accident or injury to others. *ak *jb | |||
| 11/15/2002 | 103000 | 5 | 04/20/2002 |
| I purchased a 1999 f-350 super duty dually. from records from the pervious owners problems and the problems i have had with this truck, i can not belive service problems i have had. a couple of months ago the parking brake blew when i was on almost level ground and need least to say the truck rolled and crashed, lucky not one was hurt.but it did quit a bit of damage to the truck and my trailor. now i know this is a problem on these fords but not yet on my perticulare truck. also in the last three months i have put in a new clutch witch is expected. and have had close to $ 3,000 in brake repairs????? that was not!!!drums cracking,hubs exploading witch i understand in a problem too but not on my truck yet?????? please have some one contact me i need some guidence, information, help i have had no help from ford. | |||