2005 Ford F-350 Sd Problems

2005 FORD F-350. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. *SMD ATTORNEY SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD UPDATED 07/18/2017 *JS

THE HEAD BOLTS HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT, WHICH FORD FILED A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THE ENGINE MANUFACTURE NOVASTAR FOR AND WON. THIS DEFECT/WEAKNESS CAN CAUSE THE BOLTS TO FAIL/BREAK CAUSING MANY COMPONENTS TO BECOME DAMAGED. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY TO THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL BECAUSE ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH ALL OF THE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES IN THIS YEAR/MODEL ARE AFFECTED.

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE BACK ROAD AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH, AND MY TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. I WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING, AND HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 ON A CITY STREET AND 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD THAT IT LOOSENED THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLT HOLDING THE POWER STEERING HARD LINE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID WITHIN SECONDS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT, TRIED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS, LIKE TIE-RODS, AND IT HAS LESSENED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IF I HIT A BUMPY ROAD OR EVEN JUST A PATCH OF NEW PAVEMENT, IT STARTS SHAKING. I HAVE READ A LOT OF OTHER FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKS.

I HAVE A 2005, CREW CAB, SHORT BED, 6.0 DIESEL F-350. WHEN DRIVING AT 55-75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I PASSED A SMALL BUMP TRIGGERING A RIGOROUS SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. I COULD NOT APPLY BRAKES RAPIDLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I BARELY HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER FINALLY SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP THE SHAKING STOPPED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE AT 55-75MPH. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HIT A SMALL BUMP AT 65MPH AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES NOW AND TO MY PREGNANT WIFE 3 TIMES IN ONE TRIP! VERY SCARY AND A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT 60MPH+ OR ANY SPEED REALLY.

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE BACK ROAD AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH, AND MY TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. I WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING, AND HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 ON A CITY STREET AND 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD THAT IT LOOSENED THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLT HOLDING THE POWER STEERING HARD LINE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID WITHIN SECONDS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT, TRIED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS, LIKE TIE-RODS, AND IT HAS LESSENED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IF I HIT A BUMPY ROAD OR EVEN JUST A PATCH OF NEW PAVEMENT, IT STARTS SHAKING. I HAVE READ A LOT OF OTHER FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKS.

FOR THE PAST WEEK MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKING LONGER TO START THEN NORMAL TODAY IT STARTED TO STALL ON MY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME WHILE IT STALLED 4 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY. SHOPPED AT A FRIENDS SHOP ON THE WAY HOME AND HAD THEM SCAN THE COMPUTER FOUND OUT MY FICM IS NO GO MY IPR IS BAD AND MY STC FITTING IS BAD THEY FOUND THE STC WHEN THEY PULLED THE TURBO ASWELL AS MY DUMMY PLUGS. *TR

COMING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP WITH A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER & TRUCK JUST STOPPED WORKING. COME TO FIND OUT THE STC FITTING ON HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP SHOT APART & CRACKED REAR TIMING COVER. AFTER BEING STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR OVER 8 HOURS, STRANDED AT THE CAMPGROUND FOR 4 MORE DAYS & $3000 TO GET IT FIXED, WE THEN FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS STC FITTING HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED BY THE MANUFACTURER SO THAT IT IS ONE PIECE NOW, HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON IT. WE HAVE SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS WHEN A SIMPLE RECALL COULD HAVE AVOIDED IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO RESOLVING THIS MATTER & HELPING US GET A REFUND FOR THE $3000. *TR

VEHICLE STALL/DIE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIES, UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NO POWER AT ALL. HAVE A RECALL NUMBER 05S34, BUT FORD DEALERSHIP WON'T REPAIR IT BECAUSE MY VIN ISN'T ON RECALL. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V27000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. ALSO, THE TBC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE BREAK LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BOLT ON THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKES SHEARED OFF. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WHILE THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED THE BRAKE EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND NOTICED THE BOLT FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-85 IN NORTH GA ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH TRAVELING 65MPH. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD FLIES OFF. TRUCK ROCKS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND MOVE TO EMERGENCY LANE. TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE PEELED APART LIKE A BANANA. *DT*JB

TIRE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES. TIRE WAS THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ON A 2005 FORD F350 4X4 SRW. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL TOY HAULER TRAILER. TRAILER IS 25' LONG WITH AN APPROXIMATE EMPTY WEIGHT OF 5500 LBS. ALSO IN THE TRAILER WERE PERSONAL EFFECTS INCLUDING ONE MOTORCYCLE WITH AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 550 LBS. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AT 76 PSI COLD 3 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S. SPEED OF VEHICLE AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 60-65 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT, A STOP WAS MADE FOR FUEL WITH DRIVER DOING A WALK AROUND VISUAL INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY INTO THE MEDIAN. VEHICLE JACK-KNIFED AND OVERTURNED TO ITS RIGHT SIDE. GUARD RAIL STOPPED VEHICLE FROM ENTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER OVERTURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE, ONE ADULT MALE DRIVER AND ONE ADULT FEMALE PASSENGER SELF EXTRICATED VIA THE BACK WINDOW. DRIVER UNINJURED. PASSENGER NOTED MINOR CUTS, 'ROAD RASH', BRUISES AND PAIN TO LEFT WRIST. BOTH OCCUPANTS REFUSED TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT BY EMERGENCY RESPONDING UNITS. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS, TO THE OPINION OF THE DRIVER, THAT THE TIRE FAILED AT THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE BEAD CAUSING A RAPID LOSS OF AIR AND SUBSEQUENT DELAMINATION OF TIRE STRUCTURE. THE TRUCK AND FIFTH WHEEL WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE FEMALE PASSENGER CONTINUES TO MONITOR INJURIES WITH NO MEDICAL ATTENTION SOUGHT AT THIS TIME. TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS TOWED BY A LOCAL SALVAGE AND RECOVERY COMPANY TO THEIR YARD. TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE RELEASED BY THE DRIVER/OWNER TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR INSPECTION, ALTHOUGH HE MAINTAINS OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLES.

MY 2005 FORD 350 4X4 CRACKED THE TRANS CASE BECAUSE OR THE LOW/REVERSE SNAP RING CAME LOOSE & BROKE THE TRANS CASE AT 55000 MI. TALKED TO FORD ABOUT THIS & THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO &THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM & HAD A RECALL ON THIS (RECALL #05B27). FORD DEALER SAID THAT THIS WOULD COST ME $4622.00. THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM I THINK IN THE 2006 MODELS THEREFORE THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY RAN OUT ON THIS TRUCK ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. *TR

ABOUT A MILE AFTER I TURNED OFF OF HWY 101 ONTO HWY 166 GOING EAST WHILE HAULING MY 32' TOYHAULER WITH MY 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY 4X4 DRW CREW CAB TRUCK WHEN SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT THE REAR OF MY TRUCK, A FRIEND THAT WAS FOLLOWING ME THOUGHT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AS FLUID SPRINKLED ON HIS WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD SPEWED OUT ONTO THE TAIL PIPE OF THE TRUCK THAT CAUSED THE SMOKE AND ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TOWED TO SANTA MARIA FORD AND HAD TO WAIT A DAY FOR THEM TO OPEN. WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY RETAINER (SNAP) RING THAT CAME OFF (UNSEATED) THE LOW/REVERSE CLUTCH THAT CAUSED THE CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A FORD RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS EARLIER. HE DID NOT WANT ME TO MENTION THAT HE TOLD ME ANYTHING TO ANYONE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF LOSING HIS JOB. I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY SAID IT NEEDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND FORD RECALL 05B27 THAT WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM THAT HAD OCCURRED. THE RECALL STATED THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE A SNOWPLOW PACKAGE INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK TO RECEIVE THE RECALL. THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE THE SNOWPLOW PACKAGE. BUT, IT DID HAVE THE EXACT TRANSMISSION WITH THE FAULTY SNAP RING THAT THE TRUCKS WITH THE SNOWPLOW PACKAGE HAD. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF MY TRUCK HAD A SNOWPLOW PACKAGE OR NOT. FORD KNEW THAT MY TRUCK HAD THE FAULTY PART INSTALLED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NEVER SENT ME A RECALL. I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT OR MAY HAVE CAUSED ONE, DUE TO THIS (FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWN) FAULTY PART CRACKING THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. HWY 166 IS A VERY WINDING ROAD IN AREAS AND WHO KNOWS IF AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THE EXCESS SLIPPERY FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. MY COST $4441.00. *TR

THIS HAS TO DO WITH 19.5" WHEELS MANUFACTURED BY VISION WHEEL,SPECIFICALLY WHEEL # 81A-9770MBO. ON THE BACK OF THE WHEEL THERE IS A RELIEF MACHINED AROUND EACH LUG HOLE THAT IS ABOUT 1/8"DEEP X 3/4" IN DIA. WHETHER THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN OR A FLAW I AM NOT SURE,BUT PREVIOUS WHEELS OF THE SAME MODEL NO. DO NOT HAVE THIS AND ARE FLAT ON THE BACK. SHOULD THE LUGS NUTS BE OVER TIGHTENED IT CRACKS THE RIM AROUND THE LUG HOLE AND STARTS TO PULL THROUGH. I FOUND THIS SHORTLY AFTER I GOT MY TRUCK BACK FROM THE TIRE SHOP AND WAS LOOKING AT THE NEW WHEELS.IT IS NOT READILY NOTICEABLE AND WAS JUST LUCK THAT I SAW IT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN ANY TIME A WHEEL IS TAKEN OFF FOR SOME SERVICE OR ANOTHER. IF THE WHEEL LUG NUTS GET OVER TORQUED THIS OCCURS. THESE WHEELS ARE USED PRIMARILY BY PEOPLE THAT CARRY HEAVY LOADS AS THE 19.5 TIRES AFFORD BETTER STABILITY. SHOULD SOMEONE NOT BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOOSING A TIRE. THIS COULD BE RESOLVED SIMPLY BY NOT MACHINING THE BACK OF THE WHEEL AS WAS NOTED ABOVE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A HAZARD. CONTACT INFO CAN BE OBTAINED HERE: HTTP://WWW.VISIONWHEEL.COM/CONTACT.CFM

WE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING SHIMMY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE SHIMMY LASTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE STEERING DAMPER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F350 KING RANCH 2005 AND IT WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PATCH. IT DOES IT ABOVE 40 MPH. DEALER HAD ME PURCHASE A STABILIZER AND THEY PUT IT ON- IT HELPED BUT DIDN'T SOLVE IT. I JUST DRIVE THE TRUCK WHEN I NEED. I TOOK IT IN 6 MONTHS LATER AND THEY SAID THEY MUST INVESTIGATE BY DEDUCTION. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO FIRST DO A BALANCE, THEN A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I TOLD THEM NO- IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. MY FEAR IS THAT THE VIOLENT WOBBLE WILL LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS. HELP. *TR

1. TRYING TO SHIFT TRUCK INTO 4X4 LOW 2. THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4X4 LOW. THERE IS A "SHIFT ON THE FLY" KNOB ON THE DASH AND YOU CAN SHIFT TRUCK INTO 4X4 HIGH, OR 4X4 LOW. IT WILL SHIFT INTO 4X4 HIGH BUT NOT 4X4 LOW. 3. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX. *TR

1. DRIVING 2. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. IN FACT, WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE TRUCK TRIES TO COMPENSATE FOR REDUCED SPEED BY DOWNSHIFTING AND ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TWICE WHERE IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. THEY SENT ME AWAY WITH THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING AND IT IS SO DANGEROUS THAT I DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. 3. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND DOCUMENTED IT IN MY FILE WITH THEM. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING IN FULL THROTTLE FROM A DEAD STOP VEHICLE DELAYS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE TAKING OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE'S ACTION IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK

REAR BRAKE DRUM FAILURE - BACKER PLATE OF MY FORD F350 HAS CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE SHOE RETAINER PINS FELL INWARDS AND THE BACK BRAKE SHOE TWISTED AROUND GRINDING IN THE REAR DRUM. UPON HEARING A NOISE SLOWED AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND SPUN THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A LONG WHEEL BASE,K CREWCAB PICKUP WITH AN 8FT BOX. THE DISC ROTOR COVER HAS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING A HOLE ALLOWING SMALL STONES TO JAM BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL (ECENTUALLY START TO BRAKE ON ONE WHEEL - PROBLEMATIC ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING ON WET OR ICY ROADS. *TR

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, A FORD F-350 PICK UP, IS NORMALLY USED TO PULL A GOOSENECK TRAILER. TO CONNECT THE TRAILER, THE TAIL GATE OF THE TRUCK MUST BE OPENED, THE TRUCK BACKED UP PART WAY, THE TAIL ATE THEN CLOSED, AND THE TRAILER CONNECTED. THE TAIL GATE IS NOT OPENED AGAIN UNTIL THE TRAILER IS BEING DISCONNECTED. I FOLLOWED THIS PROCEDURE, HAULED THE TRAILER ABOUT 40 MILES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO ITS DESTINATION AND UNLOADED THE TRAILER. I THEN WAS PROCEEDING TO PARK THE TRAILER BEFORE UNLOADING THE BED OF THE TRUCK. DURING A LOW SPEED U TURN OVER SLIGHTLY ROUGH GROUND, THE TAIL GATE OF THE FORD F-350 (WHICH WAS STILL TOWING THE GOOSE NECK TRAILER) POPPED OPEN AND FELL AGAINST THE TRAILER. BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE TAIL GATE WAS BENT BY THE TRAILER. DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND TRUCK IS COSTING $1750 TO REPAIR. *JB

FORD F350 PULLING A 31' TRAILER CRASHED INTO REAR OF A COMMERCIAL TRUCK/TRAILER DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. AIR BAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE ON IMPACT. PASSENGER IN RIGHT/FRONT SEAT WAS CRUSHED DUE TO IMPACT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION BUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ANYWAY. THE OWNER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND WAS DISCHARGED. THE POLICE DID RESPOND AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. FORD WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

THE A/C CONTROL DOESN'T SWITCH OFF OF THE DEFROST SETTING. COULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE A/C CONSTANTLY BLOWS OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE GETTING SCRATCHED WHEN WINDOW IS GOING UP AND DOWN. DEALER/SERVICE STATES THAT ROAD DIRT IS COLLECTING IN THE FELT MATERIAL USED TO KEEP WIND NOISE AND WIPE WINDOW CLEAN WHEN WET. WINDOWS ARE GETTING DEEP SCRATCHES. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND HARDLY USED. WIFE'S TRUCK IS OVER 2 YEARS OLD AND WINDOWS DO NOT LOOK LIKE THIS. DEALER/SERVICE TOOK PHOTOS OF WINDOWS AND SUBMITTED TO FORD AND FORD DENIED CLAIM TO REPLACE OR REPAIR WINDOWS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLOWING. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLOW. THE PLOW ACTUALLY DROPS DOWN HITTING THE GROUND; CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC OR DIFFICULT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, THE TIRES WEREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AT HALF FULL DUE TO THE LOW FRONT END AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THERE WAS NO LIGHT IN THE GLOVE BOX, THERE WERE NOT MUD GUARDS IN THE WHEEL WELL, THE VOLUME WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE RADIO AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE DUE TO A TWO SECOND DELAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. *SC

I RENTED A TRUCK FROM U-HAUL IN ELK GROVE, CA AT 4:50PM ON 8/28/08. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOVE 45MPH IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ONCE IT WAS DARK, THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE SHOWN TO BE NON-FUNCTIONING. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT DO A VEHICLE INSPECTION WITH ME, IN FACT, HE TOOK OFF BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY. I CALLED THE REPAIR SERVICE BECAUSE I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY SENT OUT THAT THE REAR END WAS COMING APART AND THAT THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NO POWER WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I INFORMED U-HAUL AND THEY INSISTED THAT I STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEIR FACILITY. I REFUSED, CITING THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WORKING TAIL LIGHTS. THEY THEN CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD FOR THE RENTAL AND MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL SAT IN MY DRIVE-WAY WITHOUT THEM KNOWING WHAT THAT MILEAGE WOULD BE. *TR