1999 Ford F-250 Engine

WHEN DRAINING WATER SEPARATOR DIESEL FUEL WILL DRIP ON SIDE OF ENGINE, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS NO SAFETY DEVICE OR HOSE TO PREVENT DRIPPING. *AK THE FUEL ALSO DRIPS UNDER NEATH THE VEHICLE. *YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOININTERMITTENT STALLING, AND DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FUEL VALVE IS LEAKING FUEL BACK INTO COOLING SYSTEM WHICH IS NEXT TO BATTERY. THIS CAUSES FUEL VAPORS TO ENTER THROUGH VENTS WHILE DRIVING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 04 OCT 01 AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOW REAPPEARED. *AK

66,400 MILES AND MY ENGINE IS BLOWN AT A COST OF $4,800.00, UNACCEPTABLE RESULTS FROM AN AUTO THAT IS'NT SUPPOSED TO BE TUNED UP, UNTIL 100,000 MILES. ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS DONE.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE LACK OF ACCERATION BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 RPMS. I TOW A 30' 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANYTIME I LOOSE POWER BECAUSE OF A HILL I WILL STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR PASSING GEAR. THE TRUCK WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL IT GETS TO 3500 RPMS AND THEN LOOSES POWER AT ONCE. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL 4500 RPMS AND THEN IT SEEMS TO GO INTO ANOTHER PHASE AND ACTS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEFORE BY A GREAT INCREASE IN POWER. I HAVE HAD THIS TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT ITS A PROBLEM THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. TODAY AFTER THE 4TH TRY I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DROVE A NEW 2000 F250 WITH A V10 MOTOR AND IT DID THE SAME THING. BECAUSE OF THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT CORRECTABLE BECAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON WITH THIS MOTOR. HOGWASH! I TOLD THEM THAT 2 PROBLEMS DON'T MAKE A CURE BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE TO DO. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT I HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS BEHIND ME WHEN I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PAS OR INCREASE SPEED ON A HILL AND BECAUSE OF THIS LOSSE OF POWER HAVE IMPEADED TRAFFIC AND CAUSE UNCALLED FOR CONGESTION. MY CALL TO FORD'S CUTOMER SERVICE LINE WASN'T ANY BETTER THAT MY CONVERSATION WITH PRESTON FORD'S SERVICE PEOPLE. A LOT OF DOUBLE TALK THAT MEANT THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO THEY PUNTED. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS. THANK YOU, ROBERT W. CHALMERS

RECALL 99V311 000/FMVSS 301 CONCERNING FUEL EMISSION CONTROL VALVE. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL . DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD CALL MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER WOULD CALL CONSUMER WITHIN 3 WEEKS. THUS FAR, NO CALL RECEIVED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND AS SOON AS THE PARTS COME IN THEY WILL REPAIR THE RECALL. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING 4 HOURS FROM HOME ENGINE FAILED, HAS BEEN 26 DAYS AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT. *AK

CONSUMERS FEEL SICK WHILE DRIVING IN VEHICLE, POSSIBLE EXHAUST LEAK INTO CARGO COMPARTMENT. *MJS

THE PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE IS USING OIL, THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS ENGINE SHOULD USE 1 QUART OF OIL IN 900 MILES, I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE USING THIS MUCH OIL. I THINK I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND , IT IS MY BELIEF THAT FORD IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THESE NEW ENGINES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ONE OF THESE NEW FORD TRUCKS THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

MAJOR OIL LEAK COMING MOST LIKELY COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE LEFT HEAD WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BLOCK OR IN THAT VICINITY. I NOTICED A LITTLE OIL THE WEEK PREVIOUS ON THE DRIVE WAY BUT WAS NOT TO CONCERNED AS I HAD JUST CHANGED OIL. YESTERDAY, BEFORE LEAVING TO CHRISTMAS SHOP I FUELED UP AND CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS ABOUT 2 QTS. LOW SO ADDED OIL. THIS MORNING 12/19/99 I NOTICED A LARGE QUAINTLY OF OIL UNDER THE TRUCK SO I AGAIN CHECKED THE OIL. WHILE DRIVING THE DAY BEFORE THE ENGINE HAD LOST ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF OIL IN APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES OF DRIVING. DURING THIS DRIVE I NOTICED NO CHANGE IN OIL PRESSURE OR ANY OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE HOPEFULLY THE GAUGES ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY. THERE WAS SO MUCH OIL UNDER THE TRUCK THAT IT HAD SATURATED THE LEFT REAR BREAK CALIPER AND THE ENTIRE UNDER BODY OF THE VEHICLE. I PLAN ON TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER MONDAY MORNING.

CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. *ET

WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD KNOCKING ALL GAGES REGISTERD OK PULLED OVER HAD TRUCK TOWED DEALERSHIP SAID HAD NO, OIL GAGES STILL READ OK NOT HOT ,OR LOW OIL PRESSURE, TOLD BEARING IN ENGINE FAILED NEED NEW ENGINE,I HAVE UP TO DATE MAINT. RECORDS WHY DID OIL GAGE OR WATER GAGE NOT REGISTER A PROBLEM BEFOR E ENGINE BLOWING UP . IF SOMEONE CHANGED THERE OWN OIL AND DID NOT TIGHTEN OIL PAN PLUG -OIL DRAINED OUT -SHOULDN'T SOME SORT OF INDICATOR (CHECK ENGINE) OR GAGES READING ABNORMAL COME UP BEFORE ENGINE BLOWS UP PLEASE ADVISE ASAP

STARTED TRUCK. PULLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ALL IT WOULD DO WAS IDLE. PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR 4 TIMES AND STILL THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALL IT WOULD DO WAS IDLE