2003 Ford E550 Problems

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ENGINES WOULD SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTART. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING FOR A SECOND OR TWO, VERY SCARY. PROBLEM FIXED AFTER I REPLACED THE CPS ON MY OWN. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON HIS 2003 F-350 FORD DIESEL WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED HE HAD A RADIATOR LEAK, THERE WAS A HOLE IN A RADIATOR HOSE. THE LARGE DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF STOCK OF REPLACEMENT HOSES. (THERE'S A CLUE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM) THEY DECIDED TO PULL ONE FROM ONE OF THE USED TRUCKS IN STOCK AND HAD TO CHECK THREE BEFORE THEY FOUND ONE WITHOUT A HOLE (THERE'S A SECOND CLUE) I FOUND THE FOLLOWING ON-LINE "SO I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A COOLANT LEAK..MORE LIKE AN ADDED DRAIN IN A 3" HOSE THAT TO ME LOOKS LIKE THE RETURN UNDER THE ENGINE. THIS HOSE IS LOCATED IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STEERING BOX.....YEP...A HOLE WAS WORN IN THIS HOSE FROM THE STEERING..." THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW PLACING THE RADIATOR HOSE TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING MECHANISM. OVERHEATING AND STRANDED MOTORISTS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON I-30 1/2 MILE WEST OF EXIT 121, THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. *TR

FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75/R16 R4S TIRES - SIDEWALLS ARE SEPARATED AT THE RAISED LETTERS. THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTICLE ON ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD EXCURSION - 2003 2WD DIESEL. TIRES CURRENTLY HAVE 48000 MILES WITH GOOD TREAD REMAINING. I CAN LIFT UP THE LETTERING AND SEE THE SIDEWALL FIBERS ON THE SIDEWALLS. THIS VEHICLE IS NEVER USED OFF ROAD AND SPECIFICALLY USED FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. I AM GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES TOMORROW, 3/21/2007. I HAVE NOT AT THIS TIME HAD A BLOWOUT OR FLAT TIRE BUT THESE TIRES ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE.*AK

IN REFERENCE TO OUR 2003 FORD F-550 DIESEL DUMP TRUCK. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE THE PROBLEM OF LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING WAS BACK IN 2005. THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY PROPERLY DIAGNOSED ON 9/13/07 BY MCCAFFERTY FORD. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK WAS FLAKING AWAY AND CLOGGING THE FUEL LINES, FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. FORD'S REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING WAS THAT 5% OR MORE OF BIODIESEL WAS USED IN THE TANK. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH WE HAVE FOUND THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF OUR FUEL PURCHASED FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED BY EITHER EXXON OR SUNOCO. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN STATEMENTS FROM BOTH EXXON AND SUNOCO THAT DETERMINE UNDENIABLY THAT THERE IS NO CHANCE ANY BIODIESEL WAS PURCHASED FROM THEM. BEYOND THOSE STATEMENTS, SUNOCO HAS OFFERED TO NOT ONLY TEST THE FUEL WE SAVED FROM THE TANK, BUT WILL ALSO RUN TESTS ON EVERY STATION WE PURCHASED FROM AND GO TO THEIR BOARD AND ATTORNEYS ON OUR BEHALF WITH THIS ISSUE. MCCAFFERTY FORD HAS ALSO SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT OF US, JUST IN ORDER TO KEEP US HAPPY AS THEIR CUSTOMER, HAS CREDITED US BACK HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THESE TANKS ARE OBVIOUSLY FAULTY FOR SOME REASON OTHER THAN THE USE OF BIODIESEL IN THEM. CUSTOMER CARE SPECIALIST IN THE ESCALATED DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT MCCAFFERTY FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS PROOF OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS 5% OR MORE OF BIO DIESEL USED AND THAT WAS THE SOLE BASIS OF FORD?S DENIAL. NO ONE AT MCCAFFERTY MADE THAT STATEMENT TO ANYONE. NOR IS THERE ANY PROOF OF SUCH. AND, MCCAFFERTY STATED THAT THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THIS SAME ISSUE WITH FORD 6 OR 7 TIMES PRIOR TO OUR ISSUE AND THAT FORD HAS BEEN ?VERY UNCOOPERATIVE?. WE CAN SUBSTANTIATE THE FACT THAT NO BIODIESEL WAS EVER PUT IN THIS TRUCK AND SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO ACCOUNT FOR, SUPPORT THE MAKE-UP OF, AND OBTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON EVERY DROP OF FUEL EVER PUT IN THIS TRUCK. *JB

PURCHASED A NEW 2003 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ON SEPT.9-15. AT 10,000 MILES TROUBLES BEGAN. AT 20,000 2 INJECTORS FAILED. BETWEEN THEN AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION, ANOTHER 12 FAILED. SINCE THEN, ANOTHER 16 HAVE FAILED. FROM DAY ONE, I'VE TRIED TO GET RELIEF FROM THE DEALER AND FORD. THE DEALER HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND FORD DOESN'T CARE. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD E-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I OWN A 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. 2 PROBLEMS..1. POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING RUNNING BOARDS NOT TO DEPLOY..SOMETIMES I WAS ABLE TO PULL FUSE FOR LIFTGATE AND EVERYTHING WOULD RESET AND WORK FOR ABOUT 1 DAY. NOW THAT WILL NOT WORK...2 MY OVERDRIVE LITE FLASHES. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR 1 HR LABOR WITH NO RESULTS..I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GETTING 4 OR 5 ERROR CODES ON TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL LABOR FOR THEM TO DROP TRANSMISSION TO HOPEFULLY ISOLATE PROBLEM..THERE IS A 4/50K WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE JUST OVER 70K. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND AM WONDERING EVENTHOUGH MILEAGE IS EXCEEDED, AM I STILL COVERED BY YEARS? *NM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, FORD F-250 POWER STROKE DIESEL, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. 2 PROBLEMS..1. POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING RUNNING BOARDS NOT TO DEPLOY..SOMETIMES I WAS ABLE TO PULL FUSE FOR LIFTGATE AND EVERYTHING WOULD RESET AND WORK FOR ABOUT 1 DAY. NOW THAT WILL NOT WORK...2 MY OVERDRIVE LITE FLASHES. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR 1 HR LABOR WITH NO RESULTS..I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GETTING 4 OR 5 ERROR CODES ON TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL LABOR FOR THEM TO DROP TRANSMISSION TO HOPEFULLY ISOLATE PROBLEM..THERE IS A 4/50K WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE JUST OVER 70K. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND AM WONDERING EVENTHOUGH MILEAGE IS EXCEEDED, AM I STILL COVERED BY YEARS? *NM

ON JULY 23, 2006 WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH OGDEN, UT ON OUR WAY TO YELLOWSTONE. WE WERE FOLLOWING MY PARENTS WHO WERE DRIVING A F350 PULLING A 37 FOOT CARDINAL 5TH WHEEL. WE HAVE A F250 AND WE WERE PULLING A 32 FOOT PROWLER TRAVEL TRAILER. A SUBURBAN PULLING A BOAT JACK-KNIFED IN FRONT OF MY PARENTS. THEY BARLEY STOPPED IN TIME, HOWEVER, BY THE TIME WE REALIZED HIS RED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FROM A DEAD STOP AND NOT A SLOW DOWN, WE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND PROBABLY WERE ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN WE HIT THE BACK OF MY PARENTS 5TH WHEEL. THE F250 IS TOTALED BECAUSE THE ENGINE ENDED UP IN THE FIRE WALL. THE FRONT END HOOD CRUMBLED UP TO THE FRONT WINDOW, BUT DID NOT BREAK THE GLASS. BOTH FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WERE BROKEN AND BOTH ENDS OF THE BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. OUR FRONT LICENSE PLATE ENDED UP IN THE 5TH WHEEL. OUR IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT WE TOTALED OUR TRAILER THAT WAS NOT EVEN HIT. IT SHIFTED OFF THE FRAME MAKING IT UNABLE TO BE FIXED. WE HIT THE BACK OF THE 5TH WHEEL SQUARE ON. THERE WERE CONCRETE K-RAILS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FREEWAY SO WE HAD NO SHOULDER TO GO TO. BOTH DOORS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN TO LET US OUT AT FIRST. AFTER KICKING THE DRIVERS DOOR A FEW TIMES WE WERE UNABLE TO EXIT OUT OF THAT SIDE. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS TO SAY THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. EVERYBODY WHO SEES THE PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SCENE SAY THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. EVEN A LOCAL FORD DEALER SAYS THEY WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS? ALSO, WE WANT TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS. THANK YOU! *NM

OUR 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE AND FRONTAL IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS LABELED A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER THE DRIVERS SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

2003 FORD EXPLORER TAILGATE GLASS THE TAILGATE CRACKS FORM THE POINT OF WHERE THE GLASS STARTS AND THE TAILGATE ENDS THIS IS A PLASTIC OR FIBERGLAS PART THAT HAS THE VERTICAL CRACK. *NM

I READ AN ARTICLE IN TODAYS HOME NEWS TRIBUNE. U.S. PROBING FORD WIPER PROBLEM IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES AFFECTED WERE 1999 TO 2001 EXPEDITIONS. I MUST INFORM YOU THAT I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 F-150 PICK-UP AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT PROBLEMS. I PERSUSED MY RIGHTS UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND RECIEVED A $10,000 SETTLEMENT FROM FORD. I AM HAPPY TO SAY I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE AND AM RELIEVED THAT I NO LONGER OWN IT. I THINK YOU WILL FIND THAT MORE VEHICLES THAN ORIGINALLY INVESTIGATED WILL ULTIMATELY BE AFFECTED. I HOPE MY INFO WILL ASSIST YOU AND POSSIBLY SAVE A LIFE. AT 600 MILES I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN A RAIN STORM AND MY WIPERS FAILED. I WAS EXTREEMLY FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT OR CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD GEM MODULE. AT 1200 MILES I NOTICED A BAD LEAK FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ONCE AGAIN DURING A RAINSTORM. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED GEM MODULE AGAIN AND SEALED WINDSHIELD. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED ALL THE ACCESORIES WOULD MALFUNCTION. AT 10000 MILES ANOTHER LEAK IN THE TRUCK. POWER WINDOWS AND REMOTE LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE. LAST STRAW. PURSUED LITIGATION WITH LEMON LAW FIRM. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE HAD A LEAK FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH CONTINUED TO SHORT OUT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

IN THE THIRD WEEK OF JUNE 2007 MY WIFE MOVED MY TRUCK FROM THE PARKING SPOT IN THE DRIVEWAY, BRAKED TWICE WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THIRD BRAKE DEPRESSION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. TRUCK IMPACTED OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN THE DRIVEWAY, DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES APPROXIMATELY $3000 TOTAL. AFTERWARDS THE BRAKES MAINTAINED PRESSURE. (THE F250 HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS WITHOUT MOVEMENT). ON AUGUST 17,2007 I PICKED UP THE F250 AFTER BEING PARKED AT THE AIRPORT FOR FIVE DAYS (HIGH TEMPERATURES - 100 DEGREES). AFTER STARTING, BRAKES APPLIED GOOD FOR TWO LIGHT APPLICATIONS, THIRD APPLICATION RESULTED IN PEDAL GOING COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. RAPID ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED VEHICLE PRIOR TO ANY COLLISION. ONCE IS A FLUKE, SECOND IS A DEFECT. TOOK F250 TO FORD DEALER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. WAS GOING TO HAVE ME DRIVE AWAY AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER CALL BACK TO FORD TECH, THEY THOUGHT POSSIBLE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM. F250 LEFT AT DEALERSHIP FOR MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE. MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE RETAINED AND AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA INSPECTION IF REQUESTED. *TR

I HAD A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE ON 6/26/2006 AND IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TWO FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ABS MODULE. I NOT ONLY LOST MY VEHICLE BUT MY WHOLE BUSINESS WHICH WAS IN THAT VEHICLE. BUT I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. *NM

MY TRUCK IS A 03. I GOT IT WITH 32000 ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING IDEM ARM. AND SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK THIS TRUCK I HAVE A HAD PROBLEM WITH A SHOCKING IN MY FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WHEN I MAKE A TURN. I HAVE GONE BACK TO MY DEALER AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE PLUS FORD DEALER. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. IT NEEDED GREASE. WELL, GUESS WHAT THAT DIDN'T WORK. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. MY DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AND FORD DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM READY TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP. I HATE THIS TRUCK. THIS IS MY DREAM TRUCK AND IT HAS BECAME A NIGHTMARE SINCE JAN OF THIS YEAR. I HAD A FORD RANGER AND NEVER HAD TO PUT THE KIND OF MONEY IN THAT TRUCK THEN I DO WITH THIS ONE. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIX. MICHELLE HARDENBURGH OF SANDSTON. *NM

MY 2003 F150 SUPERCREW WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 03. IN AUGUST OF 03 I NOTICED A POP IN THE RIGHT REARSUSPENSION AREA WHEN I STARED FROM A STOP. LATER ON IN THE YEAR I NOTICED A POP AS I ROLLED TO A STOP. I HAVE SPENT MY OWN MONEY AND TIME TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND TO THIS DATE I`M STILL POPING STARTING AND STOPPING. FORD DON`T SEEM TO CARE IF IT EVER GETS FIXED.

MY TRUCK IS A 03. I GOT IT WITH 32000 ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING IDEM ARM. AND SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK THIS TRUCK I HAVE A HAD PROBLEM WITH A SHOCKING IN MY FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WHEN I MAKE A TURN. I HAVE GONE BACK TO MY DEALER AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE PLUS FORD DEALER. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. IT NEEDED GREASE. WELL, GUESS WHAT THAT DIDN'T WORK. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. MY DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AND FORD DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM READY TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP. I HATE THIS TRUCK. THIS IS MY DREAM TRUCK AND IT HAS BECAME A NIGHTMARE SINCE JAN OF THIS YEAR. I HAD A FORD RANGER AND NEVER HAD TO PUT THE KIND OF MONEY IN THAT TRUCK THEN I DO WITH THIS ONE. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIX. MICHELLE HARDENBURGH OF SANDSTON. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVE SHAFT JUST FELL OFF. THE PART IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WOMAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HER LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. HER SATURN AND MY F-150 WERE TOTALED AT ABOUT 30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEAT BELT HOLD. I SUSTAINED MODERATE FACIAL AND LEG INJURIES. HAD THE BAGS DEPLOYED, I WOULD BE HURTING A LOT LESS! *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON OUR 2003 FORD RANGER XLT FAILED TO OPERATE IN SUCH A MANNER, DURING A COLLISION, TO PREVENT A HEAD INJURY TO MY WIFE. NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR THE SEAT BELT RETARDER KEPT HER FROM STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND DISLODGING THE MIRROR FROM THE WINDOW. *LA

MY TRUCK IS A 03. I GOT IT WITH 32000 ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING IDEM ARM. AND SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK THIS TRUCK I HAVE A HAD PROBLEM WITH A SHOCKING IN MY FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WHEN I MAKE A TURN. I HAVE GONE BACK TO MY DEALER AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE PLUS FORD DEALER. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. IT NEEDED GREASE. WELL, GUESS WHAT THAT DIDN'T WORK. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. MY DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AND FORD DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM READY TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP. I HATE THIS TRUCK. THIS IS MY DREAM TRUCK AND IT HAS BECAME A NIGHTMARE SINCE JAN OF THIS YEAR. I HAD A FORD RANGER AND NEVER HAD TO PUT THE KIND OF MONEY IN THAT TRUCK THEN I DO WITH THIS ONE. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIX. MICHELLE HARDENBURGH OF SANDSTON. *NM

NO NUT ON THE PITTMAN ARM.THREADS STILL HAD PAINT ON THEM.*AK

I OWN A 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. 2 PROBLEMS..1. POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING RUNNING BOARDS NOT TO DEPLOY..SOMETIMES I WAS ABLE TO PULL FUSE FOR LIFTGATE AND EVERYTHING WOULD RESET AND WORK FOR ABOUT 1 DAY. NOW THAT WILL NOT WORK...2 MY OVERDRIVE LITE FLASHES. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR 1 HR LABOR WITH NO RESULTS..I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GETTING 4 OR 5 ERROR CODES ON TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL LABOR FOR THEM TO DROP TRANSMISSION TO HOPEFULLY ISOLATE PROBLEM..THERE IS A 4/50K WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE JUST OVER 70K. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND AM WONDERING EVENTHOUGH MILEAGE IS EXCEEDED, AM I STILL COVERED BY YEARS? *NM

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY INJURIES. THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE RIMS ON THE FORD 2003 MODEL 150 4 DOOR CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK-- SUDDENLY, I HAD TIRES LEAKING AIR STARTING ON WEEKEND AND WENT BACK TO DEALER-GOODYEAR- WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD 2 LEAKING TIRES DUE TO HOLES IN THE RIMS--THE RIMS CANNOT BE REPAIRED-- IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN-- NOW I AM CONCERED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE RIMS AND IF THE OTHER 2 WILL DO THE SAME-- AT $370+ DOLLARS A RIM THIS IS NOT A SMALL COST. *AK

REPLEACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *NM

NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO, THE US HAD REGULATIONS CONCERNING RELATIVE HEIGHT OF AUTOMOBILE BUMPERS AND HEADLIGHTS. TODAY WE HAVE AUTOMOBILES (SUV'S) WHOSE BUMPERS MATCH THE TOP OF MY TRUNK LID (2003 JAGUAR) AND WHOSE LIGHTS SHINE DIRECTLY INTO THE BACK WINDOW OF ALL MY CARS. AT NIGHT WHEN ONE OF THESE SUV'S COMES UP BEHIND ME, I WILL STOP TO LET THEM BY SO I TOO CAN DRIVE AT NIGHT. HOW COME? ARNIE BRANDON, BELLEVUE, WA. 98006. *NLM