We found the following complaints for FORD F-450 SD (1999)
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Vehicle involved in serious accident, with major frontial impact, no air bag deployment.dt
While driving at approximately 35 mph, and not hitting any debris, the air bags deployed inadvertently. Owner contacted the dealer, and was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty, and there was nothing they could do.
Air bag failed to deploy with serious frontal impact. Contacted ford and they said it was ok since no one was killed. I am concerned since this is an ambulance. *nlm**dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis**770119
I have a 1999 ford power stroke diesel.in may of 2006 i had a cps failure which caused my vehicle to shut down intermittently while traveling, mostly in intersections and at stops.the problem continued for several weeks until i could identify the cps as the cause.since then i have changed out three cps units on three other superduty's.i replaced all of the units with international parts due to the excessive cost of the unit from ford.unfortunately, i did not save the defective parts being all to happy to discard them!
Nhtsa recall 02-v-068-000/manufacturer's recall 02-s34;vehicle has manual transmission that requires parking brake to be engaged when parked. While disengaging parking brake, the whole assembly broke, not allowing vehicle to stay stable.vehicle was not part of the recall issued.consumer stated that the recall repair parts were the same parts as what failed to begin with, consumer has 2 of these vehicles, only one was included in the recall, however both parking brakes failed. Electrical system failures are causing problems with the air conditioner and flashers.
I have a '1999 f250 ford with a triton v10. On nov 13th one of the spark plugs blew out of the head. I was able to drive it home and after some research on the internet ordered a repair kit. I repaired the failure with this kit and all is well for now. The kit cost me $300 bucks and the repair took about 4hrs. This is design flaw with the ford engines. Hopefully, after enough complaints ford will at least fix this on future models.
- the contactownsa 1999 ford f450 super duty.the contact stated that he had stopped the vehicle, put the parking brake on , and left the vehicle running.then he noticed smoke coming out of the hood and opened the hood.the contact saw that the fuse box and the wires located near the driver' s side fender were on fire.the vehicle was completely engulfed in fire and was a total loss.the contact stated that the fire departmenttooka report.the current and failure mileage were both 43000.
While driving at any speed consumer heard loud noise coming from the engine.vehicle was taken to two different dealers, and one determined the flywheel broke.the other dealer determined the spanned bearing number five failed, and needed to replace the engine.the last dealer was correct.
Dt*: the contact stated a dark spot of oil was observed in the driveway below where the vehicle's motor would normally be located while parked.this vehicle is only driven once a week.when the vehicle was observed, the oil pan was found to be severely rusted and oil was leaking through the pin holes.it was taken to the local service dealer where the oil pan was replaced.
Engine cutting out, engine died atmid intersection with horse trailer on. I towed it out of the way and replacedit with a new cam position sensor.
The contact owns a 1999 ford f450 super duty.five years ago, the contact's vehicle would completely shut off while driving 55 mph.he would turn the key back, which would clear the computer, and the vehicle would restart.the failure worsened to the point where he had to replace the sensor five times.there were no warning lights prior to the failure.in december of 2007, the contact discovered nhtsa campaign id number 07v553000 (engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel).he took the vehicle to the dealer in january of 2008 to have the recall repair performed.the dealer stated that they replaced the sensor, but could not crank the vehicle because the starter was burned.the contact replaced the starter himself on february 28, 2008.the dealer stated that they would take the vehicle back and give him a call.the contact was informed that the engine was "dusted" and had "blowback" (a cracked head on the engine).the dealer stated that the engine needed to be replaced.the contact stated that there were no failures with the vehicle prior to visiting the dealer.he further stated that the oil was not contaminated with antifreeze, which was the usual occurrence with a cracked head.the contact informed the dealer to only repair the issue with the sensor and nothing else.on march 14, 2008, the dealer stated that they replaced the sensor, but still could not crank the vehicle due to low compression.on march 17, 2008, the dealer stated that the engine was blown.the purchase date was unknown.the current mileage was approximately 208,000 and failure mileage was 108,806.
I have a 1999 ford power stroke diesel.in may of 2006 i had a cps failure which caused my vehicle to shut down intermittently while traveling, mostly in intersections and at stops.the problem continued for several weeks until i could identify the cps as the cause.since then i have changed out three cps units on three other superduty's.i replaced all of the units with international parts due to the excessive cost of the unit from ford.unfortunately, i did not save the defective parts being all to happy to discard them!
99 ford f450 was stalling on freeway, wouldn't start, very shaky. Replaced cam position sensor worked for awhile, having problems again.
Air breather box continued to pull air off of tire resulting in performance issues and severe engine wear
After i stopped to pick-up some groceries i started the truck when a loud bang happened. I could smell gas an the engine started shaking. I shut it off. The next mourning i took it to parma car care specialists an they informed me the spark plug blew out of the head stripping all the threads with it an also the ignition coil was damaged needing replacement.
Air breather box continued to pull air off of tire resulting in performance issues and severe engine wear
The contact has a fleet of ford ranger ranging in age from 1999-2007 that all have a problem with tank dilapidation. The liners in all of the fuel tanks are wearing out and costing the vehicles to stall. This has been happening to their fleet for the past 6 years. The contact will send a copy of all the vehicles in question along with the vin number when the form is returned
The contact owns a 1999 ford f450. The contact was driving various speeds, the vehicle would shut down while driving due to the delaminated fuel tanks. Excessively large amounts of smoke has been seen in the engine area of the vehicle. Ford advised the contact that they are not responsible for the failure or repair. The failure and current mileages were unavailable. Updated 04/05/10
Parking brake cable failure caused a parked vehicle to roll into another vehicle. (meg jones sr. Casualty claims examiner for client).
The emergency brake would not remain engaged.*nlm
Parking brake cable failure caused a parked vehicle to roll into another vehicle. (meg jones sr. Casualty claims examiner for client).
Emergency brakepedal is too hard to apply.even when applyingemergency brake pedal withhard force, vehicle would still roll. Dealer notifed, and replace the emergency brake system, but same problem is still occurring.
When engagingemergency parking brake it failed to holdvehicle, causingvehicle to roll freely backwards. Consumer notedproblemwas due to a cable which snapped allowingvehicle to roll backwards. Consumer has contacteddealer, dealer has made some adjustments toemergency parking brake cable, problem still occurred.
Nhtsa recall 02-v-068-000/manufacturer's recall 02-s34;vehicle has manual transmission that requires parking brake to be engaged when parked. While disengaging parking brake, the whole assembly broke, not allowing vehicle to stay stable.vehicle was not part of the recall issued.consumer stated that the recall repair parts were the same parts as what failed to begin with, consumer has 2 of these vehicles, only one was included in the recall, however both parking brakes failed. Electrical system failures are causing problems with the air conditioner and flashers.
When engagingemergency parking brake it failed to holdvehicle, causingvehicle to roll freely backwards which resulted invehicle crashing into another vehicle. Problem was due to a cable that snapped,allowingvehicle to roll backwards. Consumer has contacteddealer, dealer has made some adjustments to emergency parking brake cable, but problem still occurs.akconsumer states there is too much truck weight for the parking brake, consumer owns three 1999 models that all experience the same problem.
Transmission will not go into overdrive, and consumer cannot drive at a high speed. Dealer notified.
While drivingautomatic transmission malfunctioned due to a broken clutch plate springwhich may cause a loss of vehicle controlresult in a crash.two vehicles experience the same problem every 15,000- 16,000 miles.2nd vehicle vin # 1fdxw46f4xed49.dealer replaced parts of the transmission. Please provide further information.
While driving about 30 mphvehicle would not accelerate more than 30 mph. Then, consumer stopped vehicle.towed to dealer where they found out transfer case defect. Consumer states the 4wd was never used.
While trying to down shift clutchcame apart. This happened without warning. Vehicle was taken to the dealership. Clutchwas replaced at owner's expense.please provide any further information.
The clutch assembly [ powertrain component] failure is the direct result of excess heat build up from a stated"inherent component slippage" which results in a butterfly effect failure as described by meegan for service manager...upon my inspection of the components it is evident that excessively high heat occurredas shown by the discoloration of the pressure plate assembly... The butterfly effect failure occurs when the heat causes distortion of the pressure plate resulting in the loss of applied pressure from the pressure plate directed to the driven plate and the fly wheel which in turn results in the loss of power transmission to the drive axles....however after driving manual transmission vehicles for 38 years i find it hard to believe that a clutch assembly would have an amount of so called normal slippage so high that would create tempertures so extreme as to turm the metal in the pressure plate blue... The clutch failure occurred on p.a. I-80 toll road in a construction zone on a mountain downgrade at aspeed of 55 mph...these temputures could have caused a fire and the clutch assembly failure placed the motoring public, myself, my passenagers, the vehicle and the cargo i was hauling in danger.. In my opinion the clutch assemblies have a serious design flaw and should be investiagated asap... Thank you in advance for your consideration.
The clutch locked up at highway speeds, causing it not to disengage.dealer and manufacturer have been notified.the parts are on national back order.
And also f550 1999, vin# [xxx],defective throw bearing on the clutch assembly ina crash.first the problem occurred on 1999, f450; anddealerreplaced that vehicle with a 1999 f550, but currentlyvehicle is having the same exact problem. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
We also have another truck identical to description listed above and have also had a third clutch replaced also. The problem has been the same part breaking every single time. The spring in the clutch plate is breaking and is falling into the transmission causing the drivers great difficult in stopping.
While drivingarm inclutch assembly broke, causing clutch not to disengage.consumer took vehicle to 4 different dealers who would not repair, consumer had repairs completed by his shop, was not compensated by ford.
Defective clutch prevented shifting the gear.yh
While drivingclutch will "goout" which could causevehicle to stall and result in a crash.common problem.dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem.please provide further information.
The clutch assembly got stuck due to a defective clutch plate, causingvehicle to stall which could cause a crash. Please provide further information.
Vehicle would not go into gear and sometimes would pop out of gear. Clutch disc broke where springs fell out. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated nothing was wrong with vehicle.
Vehicle experiencedproblem with clutch pedal located to close to the floor which caused vehicle to move, even when clutch pedal was fully pressed to the floor. Asking nhtsa to look into this matter.
Consumer stated the truck would jump out of gear, the shifters were bent and broke more than once.
Vehicle would not go into gear and sometimes would pop out of gear. Clutch disc broke where springs fell out. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated nothing was wrong with vehicle.
Consumer have a concern that 2 lap belt buckles located on the 5th. Row bent seat and 1 lap belt on the 1st. Row bent seat are coming apart, which leave passengers without proper restraint if involved in a vehicle crash. Dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. Please provide any further information.
Brakes locking up--failure of anti-lock.
Antilock brake light on, consumer involved in 2 accidents due to failure, pedal intermittentely gets hard causing brake failure, pedal also goes to the floor causing brake failure.
While depressingbrake pedal vehicle would pull to left. In a sudden stop vehicle is hard to handle.please provide further information.
Anti-lock brakes fail to stop truck in rain/snow conditions.
Abs brake failure.dealership notified.
Driver side rear disc brakes, due to engineering design,(calipers on front of rotor) will not clean debris (mud,sand, gravel) from surface of rotor, this has resulted in two rotors being grounded into cooling web.can result in shoes locking rotor and causing major accident. We also have a 1999 ford f550 with the same problem , resulting in 3 rotor changes. We operate commercially in sand, mud (offroad).
Other failures 4-24 at 55mph stopped with only trailer brakes: 4-29 at 40mph able to slow with gears
Driver side rear disc brakes, due to engineering design,(calipers on front of rotor) will not clean debris (mud,sand, gravel) from surface of rotor, this has resulted in two rotors being grounded into cooling web.can result in shoes locking rotor and causing major accident. We also have a 1999 ford f550 with the same problem , resulting in 3 rotor changes. We operate commercially in sand, mud (offroad).
No summary listed for abov evehicle.(dot number: vnw8tiresize: lt265/75r1)
No summary listed for abov evehicle.(dot number: vnw8tiresize: lt265/75r1)
While driving pitman arm, which was connected to the steering box, broke in half which caused a crash.manufacturer saidcrash caused the pitman arm to break.please provide further information.
The contact owns a 1999 ford f450 super duty.the contact stated that the front passenger side tie rod detached from the vehicle while driving between 45-50 mph.the contact crashed into the guard rail, but there were no injuries.the vehicle was towed to his residence.the manufacturer has not yet been notified.the failure mileage was 70,000.updated 08/31/09updated 09/03/09.
While drivingdown the road and without warning vehicle pulls to one side.has to fight steering wheel to get vehicle back in road.contact dealer, and dealer stated it was the tires.
Torsion bar bracket cracked in half on right front. This caused torsion bar to drop down and right front wheel to go out on 45 degree angle. If this would have happen on the highway an employee would have been seriously injured.
The consumer has replaced numerous tires on the truck, the consumer requests reimbursement (tire make/model not given).nlm
I have had two blowouts in 12000 miles. The vehicle has not been overloaded, it has been weighed on a cat scale.i have contacted firestone dealers. The first said to bad, the most recient dealer replaced the tire.i have e-mailed firestone and sent them a letter asking for weight to psi data to determine if my current 80 lbs psi is overinflated. Tat is the max psilisted on the tire. I have nothad a reply.( dot number: tire size: lt22575r16 )
While drivingdown the road and without warning vehicle pulls to one side.has to fight steering wheel to get vehicle back in road.contact dealer, and dealer stated it was the tires.
Mcs has purchased 5 1999 ford f450 & f550 cab & chassis trucks between 4 september 1998 and 16 jun 1999.all of these trucks had general tires mounted as standard equipment.thus far we have replaced all but one set in the first ten thousand miles of usage due to excessive failure from blow-outs.these tires are not able to hold-up under the rated weight of these trucks.we have experienced 100% sidewall failure during operation both here in colorado and in the desert southwest of california.the tires develop bubbles on the sidewall then shortly thereafter blow out.in september 98, after the first complete failure of a set of 6 tires, general tire co. Was notified and they did replace the tires.100% of the replacements that were provided also failed within the first 8000 miles.it should be noted that these tires are failing at road speeds and during off road use, under load( rear axle and front axle) and unloaded weight.we currently have 10-12 tires which have been blownout in out shop along with one other tire that has 6-8 bubbles on the sidewall.often times when these tires blow out at highway speeds the drivers loose temperary control of the trucks.we are very fortunate( dot number: a39y1hc268 tire size: 225/70r195 )
Consumer's vehicle is experiencingsamedefect withvalve stem as stated in recall # 01 v 046 000.
The dealer did not have the appropriate equipment to perform recall 01v-046.nlm
A defective valve stem caused tire failure, the valve stem should have been metal instead of plastic since the tire pressure exceeded 65#.nlm
1999 ford f-350 dually 1 ton 4x4 aluminum wheels have cracked right front and left rear spare tire carrier cable broke....spare fell off on highway and lost.both of the above failures could have resulted in very serious accidents.
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
I am the original owner of a 1999 ford f450 crew cab with a dump body.in the summer of 2001 i noticed the paint was pealing from the back chasis.i did biring it up to a ford service manager back in august of 2002 when i had my truck in for service.he had said when your ready to lay the truck up for a while bring it in or call the dealer where your purchased the truck from.so now it is my slow time jan 2003 and i called meadoland ford truck sales where i purchased the truck and they say the truck is not coverd. Bare metal rust is not covered?
Mirror arms are not long enough for consumer to see along the side of 8 foot wide body standard truck. This causeda large blind spot. Ford is aware of defect.
Rear view mirrors do not extend outward far enough to allow for safe rear vision.
The exterior rear view mirrors do not extend outward far enough to allow for safe rear vision, especially when towing standard 8' trailer.design error not a malfunction.
Exterior rear view mirrors do not extend out far enough fromtruck so that driver can have a good view.mirrors do not cover the blind spots.dealer has been contacted.
On june 25, 2003 consumer was driving on a wet road at 35 mph when the driver's side mirror was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Consumer was struck in the face by the plastic casing surrounding the glass mirror.
Passenger's side window exploded, it bubbled outright where defroster hits it, while consumer was driving.
1999 ford f-350 dually 1 ton 4x4 aluminum wheels have cracked right front and left rear spare tire carrier cable broke....spare fell off on highway and lost.both of the above failures could have resulted in very serious accidents.
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