1991 Ford F-350 Owner Complaints

ABOUT AUGUST 2012 I WAS INFORMED BY PETTIS TIRES, CORDELE, GA. THAT THE TWO TIRES I HAD BOUGHT FROM THEM HAD BEEN RECALLED. FOR APPROX. ONE YEAR WE TRADED PHONE CALLS AND NO PROGRESS WAS MADE. I CALLED BF GOODRICH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO SEARS AUTO IN ALBANY, GA. THAT LASTED ABOUT THREE WEEKS, SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENTS. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN THEY SENT ME TO SUNRISE FORD, SYLVESTER, GA. SUNRISE SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM IF THEY KNEW THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED. SO FAR NO AGENCY HAS BEEN WILLING TO GET THE REPLACEMENTS OR ARE UNSURE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY PETIS TIRES IN CORDELE, GA. TO WAIT AS LONG AS I CAN BECAUSE THESE ARE FREE MILES ON BAD TIRES. THE ORIGINAL LETTER FROM BF GOODRICH IN JULY 2012 RECOMMENDED GETTING THESE TIRES OFF THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF "TREAD LOSS AND/OR RAPID AIR LOSS RESULTING FROM TREAD BELT SEPARATION". NOT MY IDEA OF GETTING FREE MILES ON RECALLED TIRES. TWO CALLS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, THREE RECOMMENDED DEALERS, AND NO CALLS BACK, NO TIRES. NO PROBLEM, THESE ARE FREE MILES. CUSTOMER SERVICE BF GOODRICH 1-800-637-5527. PETTIS TIRE, CORDELE GA. 229-273-1153. FOR ONE YEAR THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MY REQUESTS. SAID THEY WOULD CALL THEIR SUPPLIER. PROVIDED THE REASSURANCE THAT THESE ARE FREE MILES. SEARS AUTO CENTER, ALBANY GA. 229-434-4328. I DROVE 1 HOUR BECAUSE ON THE PHONE HE SAID HE COULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THREE WEEKS LATER HE WAS STILL BEING SENT THE WRONG TIRES FROM HIS SUPPLIER. SUNBELT FORD, SYLVESTER, GA. 229-776-7691. DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALL, WILL CALL BACK. NEXT DAY THEY ASSURED ME THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY WOULD NOT ACT UNTIL THEY WERE SURE THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED. FURTHER CALLS WENT NOWHERE. IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE OFJULY 2012 BF GOODRICH SUGGESTS THAT IF "BF GOODRICH RETAILER FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITHOUT CHARGE...YOU MAY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR NHTSA". *TR

NHTSA ID

10550537

Incident

Jul 26, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED WHERE THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ONE OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS WAS FULL AND ONE WAS EMPTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

NHTSA ID

10404296

Incident

May 1, 2011

Mileage

79,000 mi

DT: CONSUMERS STATES THE BRAKES FADE. CONSUMER STEPS ON THEM AND THEY GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR SLOWLY. IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD TO PUMP THE BRAKES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE VEHICLE STOP COMING DOWN A HILL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10121913

Incident

Dec 18, 2004

Mileage

133,867 mi

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ALTERNATOR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10007482

Incident

Feb 13, 2003

Mileage

89,450 mi

VEHICLE HAS TWO FUEL TANKS, AND ONE OF THE TANK HAS A DAMAGED CHECK VALVE. FRONT TANK FILLS UP REAR TANK, AND WILL LEAK GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014166

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

PE00-040; FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, R4S 23585R16LT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH F350 VAN FORD, 1991. FRONT DRIVER'S FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S (P235 85 R16) TIRE EXPLODED AND SHREADED INTO PIECES. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, ALL 4 TIRES AND SPARE TIRE STARTED TO DEVELOP CRACKS AND GOT WORSE EVERY YEAR. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

873311

Incident

Sep 3, 2000

BELT SEPARATION (DOT NUMBER: VDOR1WT410 TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)

NHTSA ID

733827

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

THERE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH BRAKES, IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS FOR CONSUMER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND PULLED A TRAILER. IT PULSATED, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*AK CONSUMER WAS IN A VEHICLE CRASH DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER IS TOO SMALL AND WEAK FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK. *YH

NHTSA ID

869738

Incident

Sep 6, 1995

VEHICLE HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS WHERE ONE TANK (BACK) WOULD OVERFLOW INTO THE OTHER TANK (FORWARD) WHEN ITS ALREADY FILLED & CAUSE A SPILLAGE OF FUEL. WHEN SWITCH TO FORWARD TANK ALONE, WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

866827

Incident

Jun 12, 2000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OFF SECOND TANK, THE FIRST TANK WAS PUSHING FUEL OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

862762

WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWO TIMES, THE FIRST TIME WAS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL RUNNING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TANKS. THE NEXT TIME IS BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NOT SEND FUEL TO ENGINE PROPERLY, IT WOULD CUT OUT. NOW WE CAN'T USE TH

NHTSA ID

721627

WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TRUCK. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PLATE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGONG PROBLEM SINCE 1993. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

860362

Incident

Jul 7, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH FUEL VAPOR LOCKED , CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

845754

Incident

Jul 6, 1999

VEHICLE FRAME BROKEN BEHIND CAB. MJS

NHTSA ID

545223

Incident

Apr 5, 1999

DRIVING UP HILL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD NO BRAKING POWER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE CALIPERS/PADS AND DRUMS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

825667

RECALL # 93V125000, AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED OWNER IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS. DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL MANUFACTURER CORRECTS RECALL REMEDY. *AK

NHTSA ID

812645

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID

517214

VEHICLE FIRE.

NHTSA ID

516169

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

808659

Incident

Jan 30, 1997

V-BELT THAT OPERATES ALTERNATOR HAS TOO MUCH PLAY BETWEEN HARMONIC BALANCER AND ALTERNATOR. BELT JUMPS INTO ALTERNATOR FAN AND BREAKS.

NHTSA ID

513475

Incident

Sep 9, 1993

TORQUE CONVERTER SEIZED AT LOW VEHICLE MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID

602451

Incident

Dec 22, 1996

EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER DOOR WHEN IT WON'T UNLATCH FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

804452

Incident

Oct 31, 1996

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID

511753

Incident

Nov 15, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AND DURING A PANIC STOP, EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY GRABBED THEN RELEASED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. *AK

NHTSA ID

804453

WHILE DRIVING, FIRE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASH AREA, REPLACED IGNITION/WIRING/DASH BOARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

983060

Incident

Aug 1, 1995