31 complaints reported

1997 Ford F-250 Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
31
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 1998

TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS ROUGHLY. GEARING DOWN TO LOW GERAS ON HILL THEN UPSHIFTS, AND ENGINE WILL DIE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 FORD F-250, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jul 1998

VEHICLE JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN GOING DOWNHILL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 FORD F-250, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Apr 1998

TRANSMISSION JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR, TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT BLINKS. VEHICLE IS IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 8/98. THEY SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 FORD F-250, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1998
Dec 1997

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HILL IN FIRST GEAR AND AT BOTTOM OF HILL, SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND MOTOR WILL DIE?STALL. STOPPING AND PUTTING TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING IGNITION TO START, AND ENGINE WILL START. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 FORD F-250, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1997
Sep 1997

WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STEEP GRADE IN 1ST GEAR WITH FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE DIED/STALLED. *AK'

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 FORD F-250, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1997
May 1997 Crash

WHILE DRIVING IN A FIELD THE VEHICLE HIT A ROCK, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SKID PLATE CRUSHED, ALLOWING THE ROCK TO DAMAGE THE DRIVETRAIN. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND OPERATED ERRATICALLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 FORD F-250, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 1997

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1997 Ford F-250 has 31 Power Train complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.