1999 Ford F-250 Power Train

ACCUMULATION OF ROCKS IN THE GEAR HOUSING UNDER VEHICLE CAUSES GEAR SHIFT NOT TO PROPERLY SHIFT INTO PARK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. MECHANIC SAID THAT PILOT BEARING ON PILOT SHAFT IS THE WEAK LINK IN THE TRANSMISSION. PILOT BEARING FAILED, CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PILOT SHAFT WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH PLATE TO BREAK, WHICH PREVENTS THE CLUTCH FROM DISENGAGING. PART REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK *ML

FRONT HUB WOULD NOT HOLD VACUUM CAUSING 4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT TO ENGAGE EVEN THOUGH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. NLM

WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS IT VIBRATED FOR A QUICK SECOND. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 43MPH, IT VIBRATED REAL HARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN, AND DEALER THEN ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND HE HAD NO CLUE. *AK

WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK INTO GEAR AND INITIALLY START OUT THERE WAS KNOCKING AND CLUNKING COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) FLOOR BOARDS. CLUNKING SEEMED SIMILAR TO BAD U-JOINTS WHEN TORQUE IS PUT ON THEM. CLUNKING COULD BE FELT ON FLOOR. I HAD IN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO FEEL AND HEAR CLUNKING. THE KNOCKING AND CLUNKING IS MORE PREVELANT IN WARM WEATHER. NOW I AM TOLD BY DEALER ( PLACE MOTOR, 19 THOMPSON ROAD-ROUTE 193,WEBSTER, MA,01570, PH.#5089438010) THAT THIS IS "UNDER INVESTIGATION" BY FORD MOTOR CO. I ASKED WHAT MY OPTIONS WERE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE DRIVING A NEW VEHICLE AROUND WITH THE CLUNKING AND NOTHING BEING DONE. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN AND IT TAKES TIME TO FIND THEM. I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE WAIT UNTIL IT FALLS OFF ATTITUDE I GOT, NOT NECESSARILY FROM THE DEALER BUT FROM FORD. THIS IS THE SECOND NEW VEHICLE WE HAVE PURCHASED FROM FORD THAT HAS HAD THE "UNDER INVESTIGATION" LABEL PUT ON IT. I HAD A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION THAT, ON COLD START UPS, HAD A TWO TO THREE MINUTE ENGINE RAPPING NOISE THAT WAS ALSO "UNDER INVESTIGATION". IT SOUNDED AS IF NO OIL WAS GETTING IN THE ENGINE FOR THE LONGEST TIME. THIS PROBLEM TURNED US OFF FROM BUYING OUT OUR VEHICLE FROM ITS LEASE PROGRAM. 2 FOR 2 DOES NOT MAKE ME VERY KEEN ON FORD QUALITY OR ITS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, ESPECIALLY ON $30,000. TO $40,000. VEHICLES *AK.

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR ,AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE . *AK

DRIVING DOWN A DRY ROAD WITH THE 4 -WHEEL DRIVE AND UPON MAKING A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS WILL LOCK UP. CONTACTED DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS ORMAL. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID.*AK

WHEN GOING DOWN HILL A PART WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE WORE OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE PICK UP SPEED AND RUN AWAY. *AK

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS DISINTEGRATED TWICE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE TO LOCK TOGETHER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTED. THE TRUCK THEN MOVED. I STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN - THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK MOVED WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. IN THE FORD SERVICE LOT THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK - IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE. FORD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TOOK THE TRUCK ON A TEST DRIVE. WHILE ON THE TEST DRIVE THE TECH NOTICED THE REAR END WAS GRINDING. WHEN HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP HE FOUND THE BEARINGS HAD COME APART. THEY TOLD ME A NEW REAR END WAS NEEDED. FORD HAS ALSO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL. THEY HAVE REPAIRED WIRING TO CORRECT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE RADIO. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN MY POSSESSION FROM 12-3 TO 12-11. EA04006 HAS IFS

THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR (PARK), IT PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN AND CAUGHT ON A TREE WHICH WAS NEAR THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO KNOCKED DOWN AND INJURED A 4 YEAR OLD AS IT WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN BY THE TREE, WHICH BARELY GAVE THE DRIVER ENOUGH TIME TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WENT BACKWARDS INTO A REVINE. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHY THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. THE POWER WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CLUTCH DID NOT WORK IN THEIR 1999 FORD TRUCK. *AK

VEHICLE'S CAPACITY OF THE WEIGHT RATING IS WRONGFULLY MISPRINTED AT 4900,BUT SHOULD READ AT 6000+. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO MAKE CORRECTION. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE? *AK *SB

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4X4 LOW RANGE WITHOUT DRIVER SHIFTING GEARS. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ON ITS OWN.