17 complaints reported

2000 Ford F-350 Suspension

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

Reports
17
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2004

FRONT SUSPENSION FRONT OF VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING, OR WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP SMALL OR LARGE. TAKEN FOR REPAIRS REPAIRED AND REPLACED TIRES,BRAKES, IDOL ARMS NOTHING SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HAVE 4 F350'S AND ALL DO THE SAME. E350'S NO PROBLEM. DEALER NO HELP IN SOLVING THE ISSUE. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2004
Oct 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2002
Mar 2003

WHEN A POT HOLE WAS HIT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXTREMELY HARD. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Mar 2003

THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO COME OFF. *NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Feb 2003

CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. *JG *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2002
Jul 2002

VEHICLE HAS A GRINDING NOISE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER, AND DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUS EOF PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 1999
Jul 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END OF TRUCK IS OUT OF LINE. FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING TO SOON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2002
Apr 2002

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALER, MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE IS THE CAUSE .*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Apr 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIRBRATE SEVERELY, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2002
Feb 2002

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR POPIN NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE TURNING FOUND OUT THAT THE TRAILING ARM BRACKET WAS BROKEN IN HALF. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARSNTY BECAUSE I HAVE A LEVELING KIT ON MY TRUCK. THEY REFERED ME TO A PLACE TO WELD IT TOGETHER WHEN I CONTACTED THEM I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE FIXED MANY FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SOME OF THE TRUCKS HAD LEVELING KITS SOME WITHOUT. THEN I CONTACTED A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ALSO WERE FIXING NUMEROUS TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAD MADE A NEW PART THAT WAS STRONGER AND THAT'S HOW THEY WERE FIXING THE PROBLEM. I THINK FORD OBVIUOSLY HAS HAD A PROBLEM OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE A STRONGER PART BUT THEY ARE USING THE LEVELING KIT ON MY TRUCK AS AN EXCUSE NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY SO MANY TRUCKS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEMS BUT THERE ISN'T AS RECALL TO MAKE FORD FIX IT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Oct 2001

CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS WHENEVER DRIVEN OVER A BUMPS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, BUT IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2000
Apr 2001

DEALER SAID VEHICLE COULD HANDLE PILE OF SNOW. TRUCK WASN'T SUPPOSE TO HAVE SNOW PILE UNLESS PACKAGE CAME WITH VEHICLE THROUGH MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP.ALSO, KIN OWNER'S HAND BOOK. DEALER PUT SNOW PILE ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Mar 2001

FRONT END SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR MAKING A CURVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL .VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH STABLIZER BAR. CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE SHOULD COME WITH STABILIZER BAR BECAUSE WITHOUT IT THERE IS TOO MUCH VIBRATION, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Feb 2001

THERE IS A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, AND SOMETIMES FROM FRONT, THEN BACK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK THE MANUFACTURER POINTED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEMON. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2000
Nov 2000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRAVELING 50-65MPH VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER WAS FIGHTING CONSTANLY TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPAIRED FRON END ALIGNMENT. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2000
Nov 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND TO KEEP VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION, CONSUMER HAS SWUNG STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2000
Jun 2000

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP, FRONT END HAS A DEFINITE SHAKE. TIRES WEARING UNEVEN AT 1500 MILES. CONCERNED FRONT END SHAKE WILL PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE AND BECOME A SAFETRY PROBLEM ON THE ROAD. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2000

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2000 Ford F-350 has 17 Suspension complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.