Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 7431 | 11/01/1999 | 610818 | Some vehicles with a manual transmission may exhibit a pilot bearing concern. *tt | 05/15/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 13758 | 01/01/2000 | 612787 | Some vehicles may require adjustment to the front end alignment settings to address tire-wear or vehicle directional sensitivity concerns. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 8244 | 04/01/2000 | 613627 | Information regarding reports indicating some difficulty measuring rear axle pinion depth. **mr | 07/26/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 08/12/2006 | 1 | ||
| I have been driving aver 50 years, have had many blowout/flats and have never had a problem controlling a vehicle, yesterday had a front tire develop a small separation and at 45 mph could not control my 2000 ford f350 in one lane. have had conversations with several people and it seem that sense i stopped repairing vehicles they have redesigned front endsteering systems and from what i found out it is no wonder that at 60 mph+ anything happens to a front tire---- we may have a wreck. i can not help but feel these designs have led to a lot of roll over's and bad accidents. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 01/05/2005 | 30000 | 2 | 08/01/2000 |
| Both passenger and drivers side axle seals on front rear are hanging out of end of axles. drivers side is leaking oil.dealer already repaired this problem once at 30k now it is my cost parts counter said ford redesigned seals because of so many problems | |||
| 09/10/2004 | 2 | ||
| Ford f350 super duty crew cab: while driving the inner and outer axle bearing seals blew out, along with the hub bearing on the front drivers side. the wheel turned in and appeared as if it would come off. upon inspection, the passenger side inner and outer seals were also hanging out. contacted ford and they said that there was no recall or service bulletin on the truck. they will not help out in any way. there is another report on this web site of the same incidence. our friend who owns the same year f350 checked his truck to find the exact problem, the seals on the axle bearings are hanging out! | |||
| 07/19/2003 | 69000 | 3 | 08/21/2000 |
| Incidence #1-ford f-350 crew cab. 69,000 miles. front wheel bearing went out causing wheel to suddenly jerk pulling truck and horse trailer into oncoming lane and locking up brake system, and almost jacknifing truck and trailer. truck was hauling horses at the time. tire and wheel was wobbling and looked ready to fall off. horse sustained leg injury causing temporary lameness. incidence #2- same truck one week later. leaking seals on the turbo oil lines caused engine to be shut down with no warning(lights gauges etc... all driving functions including power steering, brakes were lost to driver. truck was again hauling large horse trailer in heavy highway traffic on windy highway. truck crashed onto side of road. no other vehicles involved incidence #3- 8 days later. diesel fuel lines cracked and leaking. electrical wiring is frayed in engine compartment. may have been caused from dealership working on last repair of leaking turbo seals.? ford company or dealership has been of no help in dealing with faulty parts, safety issues or warranty.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS | |||
| 09/26/2004 | 68000 | 1 | 04/27/2000 |
| Rear tire failed. upon review the rear leaf spring broke and was displaced to the point of ripping out the inner side wall of the tire. at the time i was running about 70 mph in weekend highway traffic. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - LEAF | |||
| 03/10/2007 | 135000 | 3 | 04/15/2005 |
| Leaf springs broke while hauling loads. pulling a 16 feet trailer with one small mini pony spring broke, causes swaying in december 2006. pulling 28 feet trailer on interstate in january 2006 had same thing happen. now the 3rd event using 30 feet horse trailer taking 6 horses to farrier had same problem. could cause serious accident by forcing vehicle off road while towing.*ak | |||