Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 61 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Ford F-550 Sd. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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FUEL TANK IS RUSTING. I UNDERSTAND FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ONE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY FUEL FILTER EVERY 1000 MILES!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-550 SD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED WHERE THE SHOCKS WERE LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
1999 FORD V10, WINNEBAGO CHIEFTAIN 34Y. CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED THE CONSUMER OVER A RECALL REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS CONSENT AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BECAME AWARE OF PARTS BEING AVAILABLE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WENT THERE, WHERE THEY INSTALLED A WIRING HARNESS AND RECORDED THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE, BUT IT WAS NOT FIXED. THE NEXT DEALERSHIP REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, TO NO AVAIL, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS INSTALLED DID NOT FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. THEY REMOVED THE LAST HARNESS AND INSTALLED ANOTHER. THE SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
WE HAVE 4 F550 BUSES THAT HAVE HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED TWICE ON EACH BUS DO WHAT WE BELIEVE IS COATING FAILURE. WE NOW HAVE AN F450 THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME CONDITIONS, WE ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. WE TAKE OUR VEHICLES TO FORD MIRAMAR TRUCK CENTER, AND HAVE HAD A FORD FACTOR REPRESENTATIVE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM ONLY TO TELL US ITS NOT A TANK FAILURE ISSUE. AFTER WHAT WILL NOW BE 9 REPLACED GAS TANKS, I TRULY BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE THAT MUST BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO. ON A SIDE NOTE, AFTER THE SECOND TANK FAILURE WE CHANGED GAS STATIONS THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS BAD FUEL-NOT THE PROBLEM. *NM
INTERNAL COATING FAILURE ON FUEL TANKS ON F550 SUPER DUTY FORD TRUCKS.THE FUEL SYSTEM BECOMES CLOGGED WITH RUST AND THE TANK MUST BE CLEANED OR REPLACED.WE HAVE FOUR VEHICLES AND HAVE INCURRED 8 TO 10 FAILURES IN PAST THREE YEARS. WE ARE UNABLE TO GET FORD TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHICH I THINK IS IMPROPER APPLICATION OF THE COATING MATERIAL. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING BOX SHAFT HAD BROKEN CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE STEERING SECTOR SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING BOX SHAFT HAD BROKEN CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE STEERING SECTOR SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 04/06/06
1999 FORD F550 REAR RIGHT DUAL TIRES SHEERED OF THE AXLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE STUDS BROKE. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE CROSSED, WHICH SEND THE SPARK TO THE WRONG AREA. THIS WAS CAUSING AIR POLLUTION. THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 1/5/2006 - *NM
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD MAJOR OIL LEAKS THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM. *JB
AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER HAD EXCESS WERE ON THE PRESSURE PLATE FINGERS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND LOW GEAR. THE HARD CLUTCH MADE NOISE. THE CLUTCH COMPANY WAS WELL AWARE OF FORD'S PROBLEM AND HAD RE-ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED A NEW PACKAGE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AT THE FUEL FILTER, THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON, ENGINE OIL LEAK, AND THE GAS CAP WAS BROKEN. *AK *SC *JB
LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB
LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB
LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB
LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB
LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB
LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB
LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *AK
LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *AK
LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *AK
WE PURCHASED OUR F550 FROM FACT. ON 2/7/99, IN DEC 1999 THE 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 9470 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS BEFORE REPLACING WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ARE BETTER AS THEY ARE COMPLETLY GONE THROUGH; APPARENTLY THE NEW ONES ARE NOT. ALSO HAD TO REPAIR A MAJOR OIL LEAK BY REPLACING SEVERAL HOSES, O RINGS AND THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE AND FITTING. MAY 4 OF 2000 REPAIR TO THE SWITCHES IN THE DOOR LATCH ALONG WITH MISC INSIDE ELEC REPAIRS. JULY 24, 2001 ENGINE OVERHEATING, DEALER REPLACED GASKETS, THERMOSTATS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS, SERVICE DOCUMENT INDICATED RECALL WORK DONE BUT NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHAT. SEPTEMBER 2, 2003 TRUCK FIRE, BURNS AN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER, WIRE HARNESS ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED, FIRE WAS ON DRIVER SIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS READY TO BURN ALSO. RECEIVED TRUCK BACK, 6 HOURS LATER TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND FORDS RESPONSE IS, WE PAY $2000.00 TOWARDS A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD IN TURN PICK UP THE REST OF THE COSTS AND EXTEND OUR POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE WARRENTY FOR 4 MORE YEARS, NY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION NEW IN 1999 ONLY COST $995.00 LET ALONE THE FACT THAT THIS TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT, AM I PAYING FOR THE DEFECTIVE WIRING ALSO? I THINK FORD IS YANKING OUR CHAIN AND YOUR CHAIN AND IT NEEDS TO STOP NOW. WE IMPOWER YOU TO HELP US THE CONSUMER AND TAX PAYERS FIGHT THIS KIND OF CONSUMER ABSUE AND I HOPE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO RESULT TO THE LOSS OF TOO MANY MORE LIVES BEFORE IT IS STOPPED. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE SERIES AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.*AK
WHEN ANY TYPE OF DUST CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD IMPLODE AND IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ONLY GO FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 30 MPH, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. PH THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD POPPED OUT CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. SCC
SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO ROD LENGTH NOT BEING LONG ENOUGH FOR CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVEL ON 1999 F550 TRUCK WITH SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. ALSO FLYWHEEL SPRINGS BREAKING IN FLYWHEEL CAUSING UNDUE WEAR ON CLUTCH DISK AND NOT BEING COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE TWO TRUCKS WHERE I HAVE THESE REACCURING PROBLEMS AND HAVE PAID EACH TIME TO REPAIR AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP
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