1999 Ford F-250 Sd Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A REDUCTION IN POWER AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSTALLED A NEW INSERT, CYLINDER HEAD, SPARK PLUG AND COIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ

(1999 FORDS SUPER DUTY EXTENDED CAB 4X4 WITH 5.4) DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND BANG SO PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER A BLOWN SPARK PLUG AND BROKEN COIL, HAD CAR TOWED HOME FOR $200 AND TAKING IT IN TO HAVE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FIX THE BLOWN-OUT SPARK PLUG AND CHECK ALL OTHER PLUGS , WIRES, COILS, ESTIMATED AROUND $560 PLUS PARTS. THE SECOND BLOWN-OUT SPARK PLUG HAPPENED 47 DAYS LATER AND HAD TO TOW IT AGAIN NOW JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS DESIGN DEFECT ON THE HEADS. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF ARTICLES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO.BEEN A REAL EXPENSIVE FOR SOMEONE THAT DOE NOT HAVE MONEY FOR THESE KIND OF REPAIRS AND FORD JUST DOES NOT CARE, THEY WOULD RATHER YOU TAKE ITTO THERE SHOP AND CHARGE YOU $2,000 OR MORE TO HAVE IT FIXED. BS. I HAVE A 1972 RANCHERO ALSO AND I'M SO PISSED OFF I'M THINKING OF SELLING ALL MY FORDS AND BUY A MOPAR. I TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-250, SUPER DUTY PICK-UP, WITH A 5.4 V8 ENGINE, WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP (GUN SHOT SOUND), FOLLOWED BY POP POP POP POP POP. WHEN I PULLED OVER I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF MY MICRO-COILS OVER MY SPARK PLUG HAD BROKEN OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING. WHEN I REMOVED THE COIL I FOUND THE PLATINUM SPARK PLUG IN THE COIL BOOT. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT! NICE!...FORD WANTS $550 TO REPAIR ONE SPARK PLUG AND COIL, AND ALSO CHECK THE REST OF THE PLUGS FOR TIGHTNESS. HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY PICKUP. I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER MY SONS BASEBALL PRACTICE AND THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. MY TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. AS I OPENED THE HOOD I SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND SAW THE ENGINE ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND GRABBED MY SONS WATER BOTTLE TO TRY TO STOP THE FIRE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SMOTHER THE FIRE OUT WITH A BASEBALL GLOVE. MY SON AND I WAITED FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE REPAIR BILL OF $2700!!!!!! THE SHOP SAID THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A FIRE. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THEY SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD V8 ENGINE!!! I AM SO UPSET! I JUST WAS LAID OFF FROM MY JOB BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, I NOW ONLY HAVE MY WIFE'S CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND GET A BILL FOR 2700 BUCKS? THIS CAR HAS PUT MYSELF AND MY 10 YEAR OLD SON IN DANGER BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS! NOT ONLY THAT BUT I HAD TO REPLACE MY SONS BASEBALL GLOVE FROM TRYING TO SNUFF OUT THE FIRE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T SOME KIND OF SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BURNED TO DEATH! *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY SANK TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED AN EXPANDING POOL OF HYDRAULIC FLUID FORMING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR, DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD CHAFFED A HOLE ON THE FRAME RAIL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. HAD THIS BRAKE LINE FAILED AT ANY OTHER TIME, RATHER JUST BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DIRE CONSEQUENCES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK(NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE. HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE IN 2001 AND THE CABLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN IS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 02V068000 PARKING BRAKE, CONVENTIONAL MECHANICAL LINKAGE AND CABLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. AS A RESULT, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, RIGHT LANE, 65MPH, 80PSI TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. HAD TRAVELED APPROX 50 MILES WHEN TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. NO LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH ALLOWED SAFELY STEERING OFF HIGHWAY. TREAD REMAINING ON TIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO RF FENDER AND CUSTOM FIBERGLAS RUNNING BOARD/ WHEEL FLARE. FENDER BOTTOM PUSHED BACK AND DAMAGED RF DOOR. SECOND TREAD FAILURE FROM SAME SET OF TIRES IN FOUR MONTHS. ALREADY A RECALL ON SAME MODEL, OTHER SIZE TIRES WE FOUND ONLINE TODAY. *TR

1999 FORD FWIW TURBO DIESEL WITH 78,972 MILES ON 10-8-02 NOISE/RATTLE IN ENGINE. DETERMINED TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER. REPLACED AND REPAIRED TORQUE CONVERTER, ALSO REPLACED FRONT TRANSMISSION SEAL. 10-29-02 LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION EXTREMELY BURNT/ TORQUE CONVERTER HAS INTERNALLY BURNT ,CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. ON 4-12-07 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AND FRONT PUMP. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING DOWN A HILL AT 4 MPH, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE HOOD WAS RAISED, AND FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY PUTTING SNOW ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE HAD OPERATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

BRAKE LINES, POWER STEERING LINES, FUEL LINES, OIL PAN, VALVE COVERS, REAR AXLE COVER-ALL ROTTED AND FAILED- LOSS OF BRAKING, STEERING, SEVERE OIL LEAKING. *TR

1999 FORD F-250 SD (SUPER DUTY DIESEL) PICKUP TRUCK. ON 11/07/06, THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PAVED HIGHWAY IN MISSOURI. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, THE STEERING FAILED, THE TRUCK CONTINUED STRAIGHT (OFF-COURSE), BUT DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GENTLY BRING VEHICLE TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR HARSH DRIVING INVOLVED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HARDENED ("NEVER SUPPOSED TO BREAK") STEEL BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE LONG TIE ROD TO THE PITMAN ARM WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN TWO. THE FAILURE OF THIS BOLT CAUSED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON ITS STRAIGHT COURSE, UNTIL BEING BROUGHT TO A HALT BY THE DRIVER. INSPECTING MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED BY THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS FOR THE FUEL TANK WERE RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN....UPDATED 06/03/15 *BF UPDATED 7/7/2015*JS

DIESEL FUEL TANK FELL DOWN BECAUSE OF RUSTED TANK STRAPS AND LEAKED 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ONTO ROADSIDE. 13 YARDS OF SOIL HAD TO BE ABATED FROM THE CONTAMINATED SITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND AS A RESULT, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER WHETHER THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,838 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 241,000.

PURCHASED A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY FEBRUARY,2009. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD INFORMING OF A RECALL TO THE SPEED CONTROL (05S28). ON OCTOBER 6,2009, TOOK THE TRUCK TO NEAREST FORD DEALER WHICH HAD PERFORMED THE NECESSARY PART TO PREVENT THE TRUCK FROM IGNITING A FIRE. ON OCTOBER 17,2009 WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. WE LEARNED FROM A NEIGHBOR: THEY PULLED IN THEIR HOUSE AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUCK UNDER THE HOOD. THEY RAN OVER AND GRABBED THE WATER HOSE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT WAS LOCKED. THEY CALLED THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. AND THE FIRE STARTED.THE TRUCK'S ENGINE STARTED UP, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND THE WIPERS STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH. MY NEIGHBOR LOOKED IN THE WINDOW AND SEEN THERE WAS NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE FIREMEN ARRIVED AND FORCE AND FORCED THE HOOD UP AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED AND TOLD US TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WE DID, THEY SENT US A LETTER OF NEEDED INFORMATION FROM US. WHEN SUBMITTED ALL INFORMATION AND IN DECEMBER 2009 GOT A REPLY THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE WITH US ON OUR DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CABLE SNAPPED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, DAMAGED THE REAR AXLE, AND CAUSED THE TRAILER TO FRACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER TRACK BAR BRACKETS WILL SHEAR OFF AND BREAK LEAVING TRACK BAR FLOATING IN FRONT END. THIS CAN OCCUR ON LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES AND IS REPORTED MANY TIMES ON THE INTERNET BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO A ROLLOVER OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPEND SO MANY TIMES THAT AFTERMARKET COMPANIES ARE MAKING AFTERMARKET KITS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN BRACKETS NOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

2014 LEXUS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES HIT DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AND BACK PANEL. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

ON 9/28/05 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 1999 FORD PICKUP. I HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE CENTER OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INJURY. IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED THE INJURY MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKOUT HUB WAS BROKEN AND IT CAUSED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO DISENGAGE. THE LOCKOUT HUBS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO ASSUME THE REPAIR COST SINCE AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

A YEAR AGO MY 1999 FORD F-250 WITH THE TRITON V-10 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. I THOUGHT THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED PROPERLY AND HAD WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE. I REPLACED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AT THAT TIME AS WELL AS THE COIL FOR THAT CYLINDER. A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A DIFFERENT SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER ALTHOUGH THIS TIME ALL THE THREAD HAD BEEN STRIPPED AND I HAVE TO REMOVE THE HEAD AND HELI-COIL THE HEAD TO ENSURE A PROPER FITTING SPARK PLUG. AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCHING ON-LINE IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO REALIZE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

I OWN A 1999 F250 SD THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL JUST UNLATCH ITSELF AT ANY TIME WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. *TR

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS BEING TOO LOOSE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED,M AND HAD FIXED THEM, BUT THEY STILL GO BAD. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD 250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE RIM WAS FATIGUED OR DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

A YEAR AGO MY 1999 FORD F-250 WITH THE TRITON V-10 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. I THOUGHT THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED PROPERLY AND HAD WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE. I REPLACED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AT THAT TIME AS WELL AS THE COIL FOR THAT CYLINDER. A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A DIFFERENT SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER ALTHOUGH THIS TIME ALL THE THREAD HAD BEEN STRIPPED AND I HAVE TO REMOVE THE HEAD AND HELI-COIL THE HEAD TO ENSURE A PROPER FITTING SPARK PLUG. AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCHING ON-LINE IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO REALIZE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

EXHAUST LEAK FROM THE MANIFOLD OF A 1999 V10 F250 FORD PICK UP TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS 43,000+ MILES ON IT AND WENT IN FOR A ANNUAL SAFETY PENNA. SAFETY INSPECTION. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EXHAUST LEAK. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT FORD USE UNCOATED STEEL BOLTS TO ATTACH THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OWNERS, NEW COATED BOLTS WERE AVAILABLE FROM FORD TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OF NOTIFYING THE VEHICLE OWNERS ENDANGERED THE OCCUPANTS BY ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. THE DEALER STATED THE AIM ON HEADLIGHTS ARE LOW, CHECKED FRONT BEARING AND SUSPENSION PARTS, AND REPLACED SHOCKS. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR

ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 1999 F250 SUPERDUTY LEAKS WHEN IT IS RAINING. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED TO A MINOR EXTENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HOWEVER, UNTIL RECENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH THAT I FELT IT NEEDED REPAIR. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK EXPIRED. LAST WEEK DURING A RAIN STORM IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GLASS REPAIR SHOP, BINSWANGER, IN FORT WORTH. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD F250'S THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY TIMES AND THAT IT WAS MORE THAN JUST A LEAK. HE SAID THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER SECURED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY AND MAY COME OFF THE TRUCK. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE ADHESIVE WAS BONDED TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PAINT BUT THAT THE PAINT CAME LOOSE FROM THE METAL AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. SO, IT APPEARS THAT I AM SIMPLY FORTUNATE THAT NOTHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WIDE ANGLE MIRRORS ARE FIXED AND NON-ADJUSTABLE. MR

INTERMITTENTLY DOORS WON'T LOCK. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 DOME LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK