2002 Ford F-250 Sd Problems

TRUCK DIES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAN-NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

AT 102000 MILES ENGINE EJECTED #8 SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING, TAKING THREADS WITH IT. LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED USING INSERT. AT 125000 MILES ENGINE EJECTED #3 SPARK PLUG IN SAME MANNER. SAME MECHANIC INSPECTED #8 WHILE REPAIRING #3 AND FOUND INSERT NOT HOLDING, PLUS TWO OTHER PLUGS BACKING OUT.

ON MY FORD F-250 CREW CAB, ALL FOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 10-08-2009 WITH 81,125 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON 11-10-2009 (ONE MONTH LATER) I HAD TO REPLACE A CALIPER ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE. ON 5-16-2013 WITH 100030 MILES (18,905 MILES LATER) I HAD TO INSTALL ANOTHER NEW CALIPER AND ROTOR ON LEFT REAR AXLE AND REPLACE BOTH BRAKE PADS. ON 8-1-14 WITH 106,861 MILES, (AGAIN WITH ONLY 25,736 MILES SINCE LAST BEING REPLACED) BOTH FRONT CALIPERS FROZE AND RUINED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS USED WERE GENUINE FORD PARTS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO ME BUYING IT. FROM THE INTERNET I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THESE BRAKE PARTS ARE UNSATISFACTORY. NOT ONLY IS IT UNSAFE WHEN THEY FREEZE FROM VIBRATION, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY COSTLY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TR

MY SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN 2012. IT IS A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VSM (VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE) FAILED. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, KEY FOB DOES NOT WORK, AUTO HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK, RADIO DOESN'T TURN OFF WHEN KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND DOOR OPENS, NO AUDIBLE INDICATOR FOR KEY IN THE IGNITION, NO AUDIBLE INDICATOR FOR HEADLIGHTS ON WITH DOOR OPEN, DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON FORUMS AROUND THE INTERNET. FORD HAS ALSO STOPPED MAKING THE ORIGINAL PART AND REPLACED ITS MANUFACTURE WITH A NEW PART WHICH SUPPOSEDLY DOES NOT EXHIBIT THE SAME RANDOM FAILURE RATE. HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING IS A MAJOR LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I DROVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS ON FOR SOME TIME (AS THE AUTO HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON) AND DID NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL I WAS ON AN UNLIT STREET. ALL OF THE OLD VSMS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO THE NEW MODEL FREE OF CHARGE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

ALL INCIDENTS INVOLVING BIG O AT TRUCK TIRES: 6/11/12 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 12/31/12 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 3/12/14 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 4/11/14 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 7/29/14 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 3/26/15 TREAD SEPARATION. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR CRASH. 5/29/15 TREAD SEPARATION. HEAVY DAMAGE TO QUARTER PANEL OF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD EQUIPPED WITH GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES, SIZE: P265/75/R15 (NA). WHILE TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR TIRE POPPED AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,900 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

MY SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING IN 2012. IT IS A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2002 F250, 4X4, 7.3L DIESEL FORD TRUCK WITH 48,846 MILES HAS HAD THE THIRD ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTALLED AT A PRICE OF $1186. FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN WITH FORD SERVICE ACTION 03B03 AND EVEN WITH A LAW SUITE PENDING COURTS APPROVAL. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 10B16. MY TRUCK DROPPED TO IDLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN HAULING A 12,000 LB TRAILER. IT WAS A TERRIBLE START TO A VACATION TO THE COAST. *TR

SHAKING FRONT END WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY 55-65MPH. ALSO HAVE A RATTLING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F-250 SD 4X4 TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I HIT ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW TO SPEEDS WELL BELOW THE LIMIT. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY TRUCK OR HAVE SOME REAREND ME ON THE HIGHWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK JUST SITS BECAUSE I CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A STRONG DIESEL FUEL ODOR AND FINDING FUEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DIESEL ENGINE WAS DESIGNED WITH COPPER SLEEVES OR CUPS AROUND THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE PURPOSE OF THE CUPS WERE TO SEPARATE THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FROM THE PRESSURIZED FUEL SYSTEM. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE ENGINE COOLANT REACTED WITH THE COPPER CUPS AND CREATED SMALL PIN HOLES OR CRACKS IN THE INJECTOR CUPS. SINCE THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PRESSURIZED IT INJECTED DIESEL FUEL INTO THE COOLANT CIRCULATING IN THE ENGINE. EVENTUALLY THE DIESEL FUEL CAME OUT OF THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW AND ALL OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL, WHICH INJECTOR CUP WAS BAD, ALL OF THEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE COOLANT HOSES AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE FLUSHED. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART, THE HEADS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND THE INJECTOR CUPS REPLACE.*JB UPDATED 02/13/13

WHILE DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING THE ENGINE I NOTICE I HAD A BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG AND BUSTED IGNITION COIL. I HAVE A 2002 FORD F 250 SD. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN A NEW PLUG BUT IT WILL NOT SCREW INTO THE HOLE. DAMAGE ESTIMATES ARE FROM $150.00 ON LABOR FEES AND $75-100 ON A TEMP. FIX HELICOIL OR HEAD REPLACEMENT FOR $2500.00. FORD MECH. SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *JS

MY 2002 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK SHIMMIES TERRIBLY PERIODICALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL START, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT GETS VIOLENT AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. I AM GETTING MORE AND MORE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING IT, AND ESPECIALLY PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER WITH IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF ANYTHING SEEMED OUT OF PLACE. THEY ALWAYS REPORT THEY DO NOT SEE ANYTHING. I HAVE NOTICED ON LINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OFF. *TR

SHAKING FRONT END WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY 55-65MPH. ALSO HAVE A RATTLING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT UPON A VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE TO OPEN DOORS, SHOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED, AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, ETC. THE UNIT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER UNIT BY FORD. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEVICE. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE DEVICES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH LOCKS NOT WORKING (OPEN AND CLOSE), HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING OR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING, FALSE SAFETY INDICATIONS BEING DISPLAYED, ETC. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TO REPLACE THIS MODULE TO STOP THESE SAME ISSUES IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS A THERMAL PROBLEM AND ONLY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED DURING THE DAY IN THE HEAT. IT BEGINS TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONER COOLS THE CAB DOWN OR AT NIGHT WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER. THE ORIGINAL PART # IS 2C7T-15K602-AJ, THE REPLACEMENT PART # IS 4C7Z-15604-AC. *TR

INSIDE DOOR LOCK(4 DOOR 2002 FORD F250 PICKUP) CONTROL BUTTON(DRIVERS SIDE) DOES NOT OPEN LOCKS. ONLY THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WILL OPEN THEM FROM THE INSIDE.*JB

TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERS A TEMPERATURE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD. IT REGISTERS THE SAME IF TRANSMISSION IS HOT OR COLD.*AK

I OWN A 2002 F250, 4X4, FOUR DOOR, OFF-ROAD PACKAGE, CAMPER PACKAGE, TOW PACKAGE, V-10, AUTOMATIC TRANNY. WHEN I FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND PLACE IT IN REVERSE, AFTER ABOUT THREE SECONDS, I HEAR A LOUD "THUMP". NOISE COMES FROM A LITTLE RIGHT OF CENTER AND IN FRONT OF THE DASH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. PROBLEM HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY THIRTY STARTS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN A MONTH OF BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW. *JB

DRIVELINE FAILURE CAUSING VIBRATIONS AND A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP O-RING FAILURE. (1) O-RING FAILED AT 08/30/04 WITH 30,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED O-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY FORD BULLETIN. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (2)O-RING FAILED AGAIN AT 08/16/07 WITH 70,826 MILES. FORD DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED 0-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY FORD BULLETIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. (3)O-RING FAILED AGAIN ON 06/11/08 WITH 83,000 MILES. REPAIRED AGAIN IN 10 MONTH SINCE LAST REPAIR. I HAD TO PAY THE FULL PRICE OF REPAIR OF 561.82. SAME PART HAS FAILED THREE TIMES ON MY 2002 F250 CREWCAB 4 DOOR 7.3 DIESEL. WHEN O-RING FAILS THE OIL IS LEAKING WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS IS NOT A SLOW LEAK BUT A STEADY STREAM AS THE LINE IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR THE POWER STEERING ON VEHICLE. *TR

THE SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS TO THE DRIVE'S SIDE MORE OFTEN THAN PASSENGER SIDE. THE BELT COME UNDONE ON HIGHWAY, IN TOWN, JUST STARTING OUT OR AFTER AN HOUR THERE ISN'T A WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS.THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK ALSO DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BUT IT IS GETTING WORST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,243. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE HIS INFORMATION AND WOULD MOST LIKELY INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FATHER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER FATHER SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CRASH WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 9994827 WAS FILED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED RAPIDLY TO FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

SEVERE RUST FORMING ON FENDERWELLS OF BED ON BOTH SIDES. TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. COMPLAINED TO FORD LAST YEAR BUT I WAS 1 WEEK PAST MY WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES. BED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE CHIPS OF PAINT AND RUST FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY MECHANIC HAS THE SAME EXACT TRUCK WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,746. UPDATED 8/5/13 *CN

THE VEHICLE IS DEPENDENT UPON A VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE TO OPEN DOORS, SHOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED, AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, ETC. THE UNIT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER UNIT BY FORD. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEVICE. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE DEVICES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH LOCKS NOT WORKING (OPEN AND CLOSE), HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING OR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING, FALSE SAFETY INDICATIONS BEING DISPLAYED, ETC. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TO REPLACE THIS MODULE TO STOP THESE SAME ISSUES IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS A THERMAL PROBLEM AND ONLY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED DURING THE DAY IN THE HEAT. IT BEGINS TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONER COOLS THE CAB DOWN OR AT NIGHT WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER. THE ORIGINAL PART # IS 2C7T-15K602-AJ, THE REPLACEMENT PART # IS 4C7Z-15604-AC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRES METAL WAS SPLIT WHERE THE TIRE BEADS ATTACH TO THE WHEEL. THE SPLIT EXTENDED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE ALREADY BULGING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. HE STILL HAS THE TIRE, WHEEL, AND PICTURES. HE PURCHASED ANOTHER PREMIUM ALUMINUM WHEEL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED FORD AND SENT THEM PICTURES, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE IN SIX WEEKS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TIRE AND WHEEL INSPECTED BY MANAGER OF DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DAMAGED BY POTHOLE OR ACCIDENT. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WE HAD THE TELESCOPING BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL REPLACED FOR A DEFECT. (IT DIDN'T WORK) ON SEPTEMBER 9TH 2005 AT APPROX 12:00PM OUR FORD EXCURSION SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. AVOIDED ROLL OVER AND HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. SPUN OUT 2 TIMES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A FENCE @ MCAS (MARINE CORPS AIR STATION) YUMA ARIZONA. WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. HIGHWAY PATROL. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR AND YUMA POLICE HAVE PICTURES AND REPORTS OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL STILL MASHED INTO THE SUV'S FLOOR-BOARD STILL OPEN AT FULL THROTTLE WITH ENGINE OFF. THE ACCIDENT REPORT STATES MECHANICAL DEFECT OF ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE TIRES AND UNDER CHASSIS CAUGHT WERE ON FIRE WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO A CRASH STOP OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE PRIOR THE INVESTIGATOR WASN'T SURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK THE TIRES WERE STILL SPINNING OUT AS IF THE SUV WAS IN A DRIVE GEAR. ALTHOUGH I SUFFERED MINOR INJURED PULLED NECK AND BACK MUSCLES AND BROKEN ELBOW (RADIAL NECK FRACTURE). I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED ANOTHER HUMAN DUE TO THIS DEFECT. COMPLETELY TERRIFIED TO EVER DRIVE AGAIN. *JB

TINTED REAR WINDOW ALONG WITH TOP PROVIDED WITH THE REAR TINITED WINDOW IS NOT CLEAR WHICH REDUCES OR ELIMINATES VISION DEPENDING ON LIGHTING CONDITIONS.*AK *TT