10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
25,182 miles

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problem #11

Apr 202015

F-250

  • 207,000 miles
This is the fourth time this has happened, the spark plug shoots out of the block and shortly after you can smell gas fumes with is an obvious fire hazard. Not only is it expensive to find a mechanic who can coil the plug back into the block, after reading about it the same incident happens to many owners who have the same truck as I do. Yet, there hasn't been a recall.

- Summerville, SC, USA

problem #10

Mar 162008

F-250

  • miles
The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-250. The contact received a recall notice in March of 2008. He called the manufacturer and was informed that his nearest dealer was 130 miles away. The contact does not feel that he should have to travel that far for a repair. He also believes that the manufacturer should pay or reimburse him for the fuel used to make the round trip. The recall information was unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 146,000.

- Yerington, NV, USA

problem #9

Mar 152003

F-250

  • Manual transmission
  • 70,000 miles
Lights stay on continuously - have to remove fuses - back up lights and dome light won't go out. Daytime running lights stay on when vehicle is off. Both tie rod ends have fallen off (at different times) engine is gone. Inferior gaskets leaked coolant into the engine and destroyed main bearings. June 2001 front eengine seal leaked antifreeze onto ground. Two letters to Ford Motor Co (addressed to william clay Ford) have been answered by different people in the executive offices: Duncan alderson and D kulla. Both have advised that Ford will do nothing about these problems even though I advised them I knew of their tsb's to their dealers advising that these trucks were assembled with defective gaskets in the engines. I now have a truck that I cannot drive and no assist in getting it fixed,

- Calais, ME, USA

problem #8

Jul 261997

F-250 4WD Diesel

  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.( dot number: Tire size: Lt23585R16 )

- Wolcott, CT, USA

problem #7

Mar 171999

F-250 4WD

  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Brunswick, OH, USA

problem #6

May 051999

F-250 4WD

  • miles
No summary

- Santa Fe, NM, USA

problem #5

Nov 011997

F-250 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Engine warning light malfunctioned.

- San Clemen, CA, USA

problem #4

Feb 011999

(reported on)

F-250

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Emergency brake indicator light is not in a very visible location for driver to see, resulting in damage to rear brakes when consumer drove with emergency brake on.

- Fallbrook, CA, USA

problem #3

Mar 071999

F-250 8-cyl

  • miles
[xxx] no summary. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #2

Jan 271998

(reported on)

F-250 4WD

  • miles
No failure described.

- Ashtabula, OH, USA

problem #1

Jan 271998

(reported on)

F-250 4WD

  • miles
No failure described.

- Ashtabula, OH, USA