2003 Ford F-350 Sd Problems

WHILE PREPARING FOR A CAMPING TRIP THIS PASS SUMMER, I WENT TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE OIL DIPSTICK, THE DIPSTICK TUBE BROKE, DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY 25 YEARS OF OWNING A VEHICLE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT, BUT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE TUBE, IT IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO PROPERLY REPLACE IT. IN TURN IT COST MORE MONEY TO REPLACE A PRODUCT THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK. I WAS FUELING MY TRUCK AND WANTED TO CHECK ALL MY FLUIDS.

I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON MY 2003 FORD F350 SD. SC. 4X4 5.4 ENG. WITH THE PROBLEM WITH BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTING AWAY & THE STUDS & NUTS ROTTING , THEY TOLD ME WE WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE . I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR HELP TO MAKE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEMS FOR FREE BECAUSE I TALKED TO MANY FORD DEALERS THEY ARE REPLACING THIS SAME PROBLEMS ON ALL 5.4 ENG. ON FORD TRUCKS AND HAVE TO CHARGE FOR THESE PROBLEMS . PLEASE INVESTAGATE THIS PROBLEMS BEFORE ALL THESE TRUCKS WILL CATCH ON FIRE AND PEOPLE WILL BE INJURY OR FATALITY WILL HAPPEN . PLEASE HELP ME AND MANY PEOPLE CAN GET THESE PROBLEMS FIX FOR FREE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY THANKS. *JS

FUEL TANK DELAMINATION LEADING TO STALLING AND EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK AT MY COST

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ONTO ON-RAMP TO INTERSTATE 90 WEST BOUND AT PINES ROAD IN SPOKANE VALLEY WA. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THEIR WAS A LOUD BANG AND NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. MY WIFE CALLED ME AND I CAME TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OVER AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT AN EXHAUST LEAK BUT THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT ON MY V-10 GAS ENGINE. I LOCATED THE BENT SPARK PLUG AT THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. OTHER THAN BEING BENT THE THREADS ON THE PLUG WERE INTACT AND DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CROSS THREADED. I HAD THE PLUGS REPLACED AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AS PER THE OWNERS MANUAL. I CHECKED WITH THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP I USED, (AAFES AUTO HOBBY SHOP ON FAIRCHILD AFB), AND INFORMED THEM OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT FORD HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY SUBJECT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THAT REPLACING SPARK PLUGS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO AN EXPLOSIVE EVENT STRONG ENOUGH TO DENT MY HOOD FROM THE INSIDE. I AM NOW EXPECTING TO HAVE 9 MORE LITTLE TIME BOMBS JUST WAITING TO GO OFF UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE HADN'T YET GOTTEN UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60MPH. *TR

TIRE FAILURE. DESTROYED MY OUTER FENDER ON 2003 F350 DUALLY DAMAGED INCLUDED, OUTER FENDER, INNER FENDER, DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK, AND DAMAGE TO THE SUPPORT BRACKETS. BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOT SURE WHEN THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. MILEAGE ON TIRES IS AN ASSUMPTION

TRUCK STARTS TO HAVE A VIBRATION AND AT HIGHER SPEED GETS WORSE BY THE TIME YOU THINK IT MAY BE A BAD TIRE YOU MAY GET PULLED OVER BEFORE IT BLOWS OUT OR IT BLOWS DOING EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE BEFORE YOU GET STOPPED. BETWEEN 04/15/09 TO 08/16/12 I PURCHASED 6 UNIROYAL LAREDO 265/75R16 TIRES FOR 2003 F-350 FORD TRUCK. ON 9/15/2910 A TIRE SEPARATED AND HAD A HUGE KNOT AND ADJUSTED WITH A NEW TIRE. ON 8/16/2012 ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATED AND HAD A KNOT IT WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED WITH A NEW TIRE. SINCE 2012 EVERY ONE OF THE 6 TIRES HAS SEPARATED AND HAD A KNOT. 2 BLEW COMPLETELY BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED DOING EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE. THE LEFT FRONT BLEW OUT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR TAKING ME DIRECTLY INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HITTING A COUPLE HEADON ON A MOTORCYCLE AND THEN ENDING UP IN THE INCOMING VECHICLES ROAD DITCH AT 65 MPH. THE TIRE STORE RECCOMENDED TO NOT USE THE UNIROYAL LAREDOS BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON QA ISSUE WITH THIS TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME WHERE THE TIRES START TO COME APART. I LEFT 2 UNIROYAL LAREDOS ON THE REAR WHEELS AND THE TIRE TECHINICIAN LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND HE SAID THEY STILL LOOKED OPERABLE IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LEFT REAR STARTED VIBRATING AND IT HAD A KNOT ON IT. SO NOW ALL UNIROYAL LAREDOS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BFG TIRES. 6 OUT OF 6 TIRES ALL WENT BAD AND THE TIRE STORES KNOW THESE UNIROYAL TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND YET UNIROYAL HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR RECALLED THE TIRE. THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN A TIRE BLOWS ON THE FRONT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK YOUR JUST A BOMB HEADING TO INCOMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 6.0L DIESEL SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ICP SENSOR WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS INSTALLED A FLAT RECORD ON THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) WHICH INCLUDED THE 2005 MODEL FORD 350 DIESEL AND STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, BUT INSTEAD THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD READ PROPERLY, BUT PERFORM IN INACCURATELY. THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; ALTHOUGH, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INJECTION CONTROL PUMP (ICP); INJECTION PRESSURE REGULATOR (IPR) AND THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS 3,400. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP TO 2000 RPMS, AND IF THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BECAUSE THE INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR IS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33714.

I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT. 07 TO FIX AND OR REPLACE MY " I N 5 MONTHS ) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. AS I DRIVE THIS VEHICLLE ALL THE TIME I CAN EITHER DO WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL OR TAKE A CHANCE ON A FIRE. JUSTWONDERINGIF YOU CAN HELP??*CN

MY 2003 F350 HAS ALL OF THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES, DRIVING AT 55 OR 70 ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END WILL JUST GO INTO A CRAZY WOBBLE IN WHICH I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO TRY AND FIX. SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL ALSO GO INTO THE SAME EVENT. I'VE READ ALL THESE ISSUES ON THE NET AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF ITS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM WHY IS IT NOT BEING ADDRESSED. WILL IT TAKE ONE OF THESE VEHICLES KILLING A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE AT FORD TO GET THIS UNDER CONTROL OR MAYBE THEY JUST DON'T CARE AS LONG AS THEY ARE MAKING MONEY. TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE FORD PEOPLE AND EVERYONE ELSE I PRAY FOR YOU. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR MY TRUCK TO FIX IT. *TR

DT: CONTACT STATESDTHE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE ,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. *AK

HAVE A 2003 F-350 SUPER DUTY FORD TRUCK.NOISE IN REAR BRAKES UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BACKING PLATE THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES ATTACH TO WAS RUSTED AWAY AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND THEIR HARD WARE FELL APART CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS CARRY AND TOW HEAVY LOADS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I ALONG WITH OTHERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT AND FAILING ON FORD TRUCKS. MY REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AT THE POINTS WHERE THE LINES ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS AND AM HEARING SIMILAR STORIES. I OWN A 2003 FORD F-350 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH A V-10 GAS ENGINE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE 2 BRAKE LINES RUST OUT ON A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY 5.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT. MY BRAKES FAILED EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THE CONNECTOR USED TO HOLD THE BRAKE LINE TO THE FRAME SCRATCHED OFF A PROTECTIVE COATING THAT KEEPS THE BRAKE LINES FROM RUSTING THUS I ONLY HAD RUST IN THE AREAS WHERE THE CLIPS WHERE. I HAD TO PAY 767.76 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITH ONLY A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 5 OR 6 YEARS. *TR

I PURCHASED LT265/75/16 BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A TIRES FOR MY TRUCK EXACTLY 5 YEARS AND JUST OVER 21K MILES LATER I HAD 2 SEPARATE TIRE FAILURES LESS THAN A FEW HUNDRED MILES APART. FIRST TIRE A BELT SLIPPED. HAD A GIANT BULGE IN THE TREAD. I PUT MY SPARE ON AND INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES. ALL OK. NO CRACKS NO DRY ROT. I HAVE PICS. TIRE PRESSURE SET EQUALLY AT 78 PSI. I WAS AWAY CAMPING AND PULLING A 9000 LB TRAILER. LOCAL TIRE STORE DIDN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT SO I HEADED HOME FIGURED I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER MATCHING TIRE AT HOME. ABOUT 100 MILES LATER WE HAD A SECOND TIRE FAIL. THIS ONE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO SPARE. AFTER DOING SO RESEARCH AND READING BFG RECALLS FOR TIRES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE BUT DIFFERENT SIZES, I AM LEFT TO WONDER IF ALL OF THESE SIZES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL TIRES FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS MINE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I HAD MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE PA TURNPIKE. 65 MPH WHILE TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER. SUNNY. 85* DAY. THE BULGED TIRE HAPPENED A LOW SPEED. 25 MPH ON BACK ROADS. ALL OF THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THEM ON THE ROAD.

BOUGHT TRUCK IN 2009 . ABS LIGHT IS ON WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON HUBS AND IF SO WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF TRUCK WAS SERVICED , AND IF NOT HOW WOULD I PROCEED TO DO RECALL . THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RUST WAS AFFECTING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/10/11

TRIM IS FALLING OFF THE PICKUP. I TOOK THE PICKUP TO FREEDOM FORD FOR REPAIR THEY ORDERED THE PART, THEY KEPT MY PICKUP ONE FULL DAY THN CALLED AND TOLD ME THE PAINT DID NOT MATCH SO I HAVE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER TRIP AND ANOTHER DAY AT THE DEALER.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

DURING HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL BECAME STUCK IN RIGHT HAND TURN POSITION. AFTER CLICKING THE SIGNAL LEVER FROM LEFT, CENTER, AND RIGHT HAND TURN POSITIONS THE RIGHT HAND TURN SIGNAL REMAINED ON IN ALL POSITIONS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 6 DAYS NOW WITH THE FOUR WAY HAZARDS ON. I FOUND ONLINE THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SWITCH, BUT WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TURNED ME AWAY AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL EITHER AND ALSO SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK WAS WITHIN THE YEARS AND MODELS STATED THAT THE VIN # WAS NOT WITHIN THE RECALL. HOW COULD THAT BE? IS A FORD F-350 SD 2003 DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER FORD F-350 SD 2003. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. SAFETY HAZARD INDEED. *KB

WHILE PREPARING FOR A CAMPING TRIP THIS PASS SUMMER, I WENT TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE OIL DIPSTICK, THE DIPSTICK TUBE BROKE, DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY 25 YEARS OF OWNING A VEHICLE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT, BUT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE TUBE, IT IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO PROPERLY REPLACE IT. IN TURN IT COST MORE MONEY TO REPLACE A PRODUCT THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK. I WAS FUELING MY TRUCK AND WANTED TO CHECK ALL MY FLUIDS.

2003 FORD F350 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS, TRANSMISSION AND AN OIL LEAK. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TAILPIPE. HE ALSO NOTICED A DELAY OF ENGAGEMENT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK. THE NUMBER 8 INJECTOR HAD FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A NEW PART AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDED A NEW SENSOR. IN THE FALL OF 2008, THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ICP SENSOR (INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE) WAS THE PROBLEM. IN MARCH 2009, WHILE TOWING A TRACTOR, THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND AGAIN IT EMITTED SMOKE AND THERE WAS A HARSH JERK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. THE NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 3 INJECTOR HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS A NEW OIL LEAK. *JB

MY 2003 F350 HAS ALL OF THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES, DRIVING AT 55 OR 70 ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END WILL JUST GO INTO A CRAZY WOBBLE IN WHICH I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO TRY AND FIX. SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL ALSO GO INTO THE SAME EVENT. I'VE READ ALL THESE ISSUES ON THE NET AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF ITS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM WHY IS IT NOT BEING ADDRESSED. WILL IT TAKE ONE OF THESE VEHICLES KILLING A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE AT FORD TO GET THIS UNDER CONTROL OR MAYBE THEY JUST DON'T CARE AS LONG AS THEY ARE MAKING MONEY. TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE FORD PEOPLE AND EVERYONE ELSE I PRAY FOR YOU. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR MY TRUCK TO FIX IT. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE SHOCKS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED INSTALLING AN AFTER MARKET DAMPENING KIT TO CORRECT THE FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

THE SEAT BELT LATCH IN THE REAR OF MY 2003 FORD F350 4DR QUIT WORKING APPROX 1 YEAR AGO. THE BUTTON STAYS IN SO IT WILL NOT LATCH. I THOUGHT THE SEAT BELTS HAD A LONGER WARRANTY, SO I WASN'T TO CONCERNED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (7.3L DIESEL), SO WHILE IT WAS IN, I ASKED ABOUT THE SEATBELT. THEY SAID MY WARRANTY WAS OUT BY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I EVEN CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AGAIN NO HELP. I HAVE AN 88 CHEVY TRUCK AND A 95 GMC AND HAVE HAD NO SEATBELT ISSUES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BELTS SHOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS, AND THE FACT THAT IT WENT BAD AT AROUND 4 YEARS IS EVEN WORSE. *TR

CAR ACCIDENT, MY TRUCK'S BACK END STARTED TO SKID, I SIDE SWIPED THE JERSEY BARRIERS AND WENT BACK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND WENT THROUGH THE GUARD RAILS. THE TRUCK WENT DOWN THE RAVINE AND FLIPPED OVER END OVER END LANDING ON ITS ROOF.