While driving, the seat reclined which left the driver laying completely down. *jb the seat base assembly had broken on the driver's side front seat. *sc the tie rods had to be replaced. The consumer was unable to shift gears, because the shifter bolts had broke loose from the dash mounts, the head gaskets failed and the check engine light never illuminated. The hub/axle seals were replaced.
1997 Ford F-250 engine complaints
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While driving along a spark plug was blown out of the cylinder with the insuing loud banging scaring the driver and almost causing an accident. Ford dealer rethreaded spark plug hole and replaced spark plug.
I own a 1997 ford f250 truck. On the below listed date, while driving at 0430 hrs in the morning on a two lane roadway, the third spark plug on the passenger side blew out of the cylinder head. I looked up information on internet and found that this problem has been occurring without warning or fault of the drivers/owners for a number of years. This just happened today and I have not contacted any repair service yet. It is obvious that this is a problem and ford has not recognized the design fault. I was lucky I was able to get off the road safely due to the lack of engine power from this problem. My complaint is that the ford motor company has known about this safety issue for several years and done nothing to notify owners of the potential dangerous situation not to mention unwarranted cost to vehicle owners that could possibly prevent this if it was known. It is pertanant that someone or some organization with standing and power deal with the ford motor company on this issue. Thanks for your time.
While driving, the vehicle lost steering and braking power. *ak the assembly that tightened the belt drive around the steel shaft about one inch in diameter had broken off at the time where the truck had no brakes or steering. *scc
The brake pedal had to be pumped in order to get the vehicle to stop. The front and rear rotors have been replaced 5 times. The parking brake cable failed and was replaced. The radiator failed 3 times and the heater core failed. *ts
The radiator has been replaced 5 time due to leakage. The heater core has been replaced twice due to leakage. *ts
Natural gas vehicle. Clamp in engine was rubbing onto the flexible hose that was hooked to fuel injectors, causing a hole in flexible hose, emitting natural gas. The dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Natural gas vehicle. Clamp in engine was rubbing onto flexible hose that was hooked to fuel injectors ,causing a hole in flexible hose, emitting natural gas. The dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Natural gas vehicle. Clamp in the engine was rubbing onto flexible hose that was hooked to fuel injectors, causing a hole in flexible hose, and emitting natural gas. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Strong odor of diesel was in vehicle. Diesel was floating around in engine. Diesel hand was going down.
The vehicle stalls out and dies without warning. The dealer has been contacted.
Exhaust system is located in the front of rear wheels is causing discoloration of wheels and melting of tires.
Engine failed due to overhead cam pulley catalatic converters being totally blocked. Yh
A catalytic convertor was put on a diesel truck. This caused a back pressure to occur. A hole was created in bottom of turbo. Carbon monoxide was escaping through heater vent, causing a hazardous problem for driver, who became nauseous & had a headache. Manufacturer knows about problem, but is not doing anything.
Engine oil seals (gaskets) failed.
Oxygen sensor failed. Yh
The exhaust pipe heat shield was in contact with the metal transmission fluid tube from the transmission to the radiator. Over a period of time the shield wore a small hole in the tube, resulting in a pinhole, which caused the transmission fluid to be released under pressure directly onto the exhaust pipe.
Consumers vehicle will not pass future vehicle inspections because exhaust pipe exits on the side (design).
Front end misalignment causing vehicle to vibrate and premature wear of tires. In addition, belt tensioner roller makes noise when vehicle is started, and popping noise from cab when driving over uneven surfaces due to cab mounting bolts to frame being loose.
Upon activation of the brakes during trailor hauling(5th wheel), the exhaust developed a leak in the down line directly after the turbo.
While driving under wet or snowy road conditions the engine goes idle once taking foot off the gas pedal. Comsumer also stated that has loss of control of the vehicle once trying and putting on the brakes. Consumer contacted the dealer and was told that's how the engine was built into the fuel computer.
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