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2000 Ford F Series (heavy)

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 16, 2010
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Ford F Series (heavy), most frequently naming the tires & wheels, body & structure and driver assistance categories. 6 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels327.3%
  • Body & structure19.1%
  • Driver assistance19.1%
  • Engine19.1%
  • Interior & seats19.1%
  • Other / unspecified19.1%
  • Steering19.1%
  • Airbags19.1%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Driver assistanceEngineSteering
Filed Feb 16, 2010

2000 F250 SD 7.3 DIESEL INCIDENT DATE 2/15/2010 2/12/2010 I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND A RECALL FIXED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT MORNING WHEN I STARTED IT UP, IT HAD A NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY SAID THE GASKET ON MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE BAD, AND I NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF MY POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW IS WHEN THE REAL PROBLEM STARTS... I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DEALER VISIT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, ANY ROUGH ROAD SENDS IT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD SD DRIVERS, AND AS OTHERS HAVE PUT IT, FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE DEATHS OUT WAY THE RECALL COST. IT IS UP TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TO KEEP US SAFE, AND MAKE THESE CAR COMPANIES FIX THEIR PROBLEM VEHICLES BEFORE THERE ARE TOO MANY DEATHS. I AM SURE THERE HAS TO OF BEEN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM, VERY POSSIBLY 1 OR MORE DEATHS, I KNOW OF ONE PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEBSITE CAUSED A 3 CAR ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY WANT TO COME TO MY HOME AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I SAID I WOULD HAVE IT TOWED IN, BUT THEY WANT TO DRIVE IT, WHICH MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE, SINCE I AM LIABLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY TRUCK. THERE HAS BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS DONE TO THIS VEHICLE, AND THE TIRES ARE THE APPROPRIATE TIRES AND THEY ARE FILLED WITH THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10311006
Incident
Feb 15, 2010
Mileage
103,710 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 24, 2005
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND OCCUPIED BY MYSELF. ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. FIRE MARSHALL INVESTIGATED INCIDENT AND FOUND THAT CAUSE WAS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD MOTOR CO.'S SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.

NHTSA ID
10134083
Incident
Mar 16, 2005
Mileage
92,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 27, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 2000 F250 SUPERDUTY FORD PICK UP, TIRE CAME APART AT 65 MPH. STOCK ALUMINUM WHEEL DISTROYED. PROBLEM IS THE JACK BROKE WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE. SECOND TIME USED. FORD DEALER SAID JACK NOT ANY GOOD AND NOT WARRENED. I CAN FORSEE THAT A PERSON HURT USEING JACK.

NHTSA ID
10130320
Incident
Jul 25, 2005
Body & structure
Filed May 23, 2005

DT: CRACKED FRAMES ON THE FRONT END OF THREE AMBULANCES THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. ADVISED BY THE NATIONAL AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA. *AK

NHTSA ID
10121936
Incident
May 4, 2004
Mileage
180,000 mi
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Mar 23, 2005

I BOUGHT MY SUPER DUTY F-250 IN EARLY MARCH OF 2000 AND MY GEM MODULE IS FAILING . I CANNOT USE MY DOOR UNLOCK BUTTONS. MY DRIVER WINDOW FAILS TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, AND MY KEY FOB DOESN'T WORK THE LOCKS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME MODULE UP TO THE YEAR 1999 MY TRUCK WAS ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY IN LATE DECEMBER 1999 OR EARLY 2000 AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE TRUCKS UP TO 1999 ARE HAVING, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A 2000 FORD WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK

NHTSA ID
10114584
Incident
Jun 19, 2004
Mileage
42,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 23, 2004

WHILE TOWING MY ENCLOSED CAR HAULER TRAILER, WITH A CLASSIC CAR INSIDE, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP EXPLODED. I WAS RUNNING 70 MPH AT THE TIME IN ALABAMA. I DID NOT WRECK BUT I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD STOP. THE TIRE IS IN TWO PIECES. THE FIRESTONE STORE IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA SAID THE TIRE IS NOT ONE OF THEIR RECALLS. HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND THESE SAME TIRES ON THE EXCURSIONS ARE. WHY ARE THE SAME TIRES, WHEN INSTALLED ON F250 PICKUPS, NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I WILL SAY, REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS, I WILL NEVER, NEVER BUY ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE OF ANY KIND. IN FACT I HOPE THAT FIRESTONE IS PUT OUT TO PASTURE FOREVER.*AK

NHTSA ID
10063728
Incident
Mar 17, 2004
Mileage
91,860 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 7, 2003

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. THE TIRE STILL HELD AIR, DAMAGE TO RUNNING BOARD, MIRROR AND FENDER. APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE. NEXT DAY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DID THE SAME EXACT THING. FIRESTONE 265/75R16 STEELTEX. *LA

NHTSA ID
10049371
Incident
Jul 14, 2003
Mileage
48,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 1, 2003

I HAVE TO HAUL SMALL CHILDREN IN THE FRONT SEAT OF MY PICKUP AND I DO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SWITCH SO THAT I CAN TURN IT OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT ONE OF THEM WOULD BE INJURED BY THE AIRBAG.*AK

NHTSA ID
10025267
Incident
Jul 1, 2003

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

7958

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE VEHICLE EXHIBIT SHIF ON THE FLY ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT ISSUES OR HEATER/AC ONLY BLOWING OUT OF THE DEFROST MODE. THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE VACUUM PUMP.

7967

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

A DEAD BATTERY AND CIRCUIT BOARD CONCERNS DURING PREDELIVERY INSPECTION.

7859

WHEELS:HUB

VEHICLE EQUIPED WITH EITHER MANUAL OR ELECTRONIC SHIFT 4X4 SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR A RATCHETING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER SYMPTOM MAY BE DESCRIBED AS FRONT HUBLOCKS NOT RELEASING.

7921

SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

A SLOW RELEASE OF THE HUBS, AT TIMES, WHICH MAY BE REGARDED A NOT NORMAL BY THE OPERATOR. SLOW RELEASE OF THE HUBLOCKS IS NOT CONSIDERED ABNORMAL FOR THIS SYSTEM.

6905

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

INFORMATION ON REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). *TT

9913138

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND REMOVING THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). *TT

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Ford F Series (heavy) by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002700—
2000Viewing800—
1999500—
1995100—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.