1999 Ford F-250: pulls to one side

Filed Feb 11, 2008 · Suspension · 189,000 miles · AL

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. While driving above 30 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the left and right. The wheel bearings wore through the driver side 4 wheel axle. The 4 wheel axle needs to be replaced. The wheel bearing hubs were replaced four times. The failure mileage was 189,000 and current mileage was 196,000.

Filed Feb 11, 2003 · Body, Engine · 4,678 miles · WI

The vehicle pulled to the left and the right, the tire were cupping on the edges, the cloth seat were wearing, the radius arms were loose, the lights were inoerative, there was a squeak in the cowel, the engine experienced gasket and seal problems, however once the engine was replaced, it burned oil fast.*scc

Filed Jul 31, 2002 · Suspension · MN

The right and left ball joints began freezing last summer. The vehicle began to wander and it became increasingly difficult to keep it in my lane of traffic. The problem came on slowly but was first noted by me last summer. This summer it got to the point that it was unsafe to drive because attempting to get the wheels to move slightly resulted in too much movement leading to constant attempts to correct the over-correction. The dealer readily diagnosed the problem as frozen ball joints and required that I pay for the repairs despite the fact that the problem began well before the warranty expired. A dealership employee informed me that they were replacing many of these parts under warranty due to premature failure. The original part did not have any provision to lubricate the joint. The replacement part has a fitting to lubricate it. Obviously ford made a design change in this part and are not telling owners about the problem. At nearly $1000.00 to repair it, some owners may choose to delay or forgo replacement and continue to drive the truck when it is unsafe to do so. As a rule, ball joints should be expected to go double the mileage at which mine required replacement. My calls to ford resulted in no admission of fault on their part. The steering on the truck was so bad that neither my wife or I felt that it was safe to drive at highway speeds.

Filed May 21, 2001 · Brakes · TX

When applying brakes at an emergency stop situation it caused vehicle to pull to right. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on three occasions, and unable to locate cause. *ak consumer states vehicle is still pulling to the right upon braking.

Filed Apr 27, 2000 · Suspension · LA

99 ford 250 super duty cannot adjust camber/caster without changing the bushings. The alignment computer shows "value is not within specification. Tire wear, handling and safety problems may result." ford will not take care of this under warranty. This is not adjustable unless a kit is added at my expense. Ford claims it is a wear item and is not covered. If this piece wears out in 14,157 miles, ford has a safety problem according to the computer. The truck has pulled to the right since it was new. Evidently they are aware of this problem. Since kits are available to correct the problem ( if caught within 12,500). They are shipped with non-adjustable kits, that are locked in and cannot be adjusted.

Filed Apr 17, 2000 · Suspension · VT

While driving vehicle wanders from side to side which may cause a loss of vehicle control. Dealer cannot determine the problem. *ak

Filed Mar 23, 2000 · Brakes · ID

At about every 7000 mile increments my brakes begin to exhibit "brake shudder" a vibration that occurs when the brakes are applied. Not until I was able to obtain a technical service bulliten and show my ford dealer was I able to get the problem resolved. Followng is the technical service bulletin: some 1999-2000 super duty f-series and 2000 excursions may exhibit brake vibration or shudder while braking. Engineering has released a new brake pad (p/n f81z-2001-ea), which is equipped with a "v-spring." the v-spring keeps the brake pad off the rotor, which increases brake pad life and decreases brake shudder and noise. When replacing these brake pad use the pro-cut brake lathe to machine the rotors on the vehicle to a lateral run-out of .001" or less. Besides the shudder the thing that concerns me the most is the vehicle starts to pull to left or right when I apply the brakes. Thank you for you consideration on this issue.l.

Filed Jan 30, 2000 · Brakes · OK

Reference voq #854737 where my supplied information was incorrectly recorded. While driving and when braking, the vehicle pulls left (into oncoming traffic) the severity of the pull to the left is directly related to the measure of the braking and vehicle speed (e.g. Low speed with light braking = moderate pull to the left and higher speeds with firm braking = extreme pull to the left). The ford dealer has turned all the rotors, replaced a brake line, replaced the pads, realigned the vehicle at least three times, replaced the camber bushings twice, once with ford factory parts and the last time with after market parts (non-ford adjustable camber bushings). Reference electronic dealer service report, edsr#17584 generated 05/11/99 by the master technician at joe cooper ford.

Filed Oct 12, 1999 · Brakes · KY

When the brakes are applied vehicle either pull to the left of the right. Dealer has inspected the vehicle, and has not been able to correect the problem. Manufacturer has been notified.

Filed Jul 8, 1999 · Brakes · MS

When applying the brakes vehicle severely pulls to the left, cause unknown. Please give any further details.

Filed Dec 31, 1998 · Brakes · AZ

While driving at any speed and when applying the brakes the vehicle will pull to the left. Consumer has to hold the steering wheel real tight in order to control the vehicle. Took vehicle in for service, and the dealer took the vehicle out for a test drive and couldn't determine the problem.