1999 Ford F-250 problems
Owners have filed 702 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-250 with NHTSA. Tires account for 16.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 15.5%.
Complaints702
Crashes61
Fires17
Injuries44
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Tires 16.2% · 114
Service brakes, hydraulic 15.5% · 109
Engine and engine cooling 9.7% · 68
Power train 9.0% · 63
Steering 7.1% · 50
Air bags 5.7% · 40
Vehicle speed control 4.6% · 32
Fuel system, gasoline 4.4% · 31
Severity
Of those complaints, 61 describe a crash, 17 describe a fire, 44 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 21 model years of the Ford F-250 in this data, 1999 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 94,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Pe00 020; was traveling about 65mph on the highway and heard a noise. Then, front end dropped to the ground . He was able to go to the shoulders. Right rear tire tread separated from the rim. Tire is a firestone steel tex#at, lt265/75r16 123/120q. #Dot vnw81xl there were no injuries.*Ak firestone denied that there is problem on steel tex tires, when the customer reported the tire tread separation. Tires
The tires are dry rotting with32000miles the dome light stays on had to pull the bulb. The door lock nob on inside of door broke, the brake pad rubber on the pedal I had to replace the new one was worn out the brake pads on the front started squeaking at about 22000 miles the motor uses about one half quart of oil at each oil change and I take it to the dealer( dot number: ? Tire size: lt235/85r1 ) Tires
Original equipment on a 1999, Ford pickup, tire size p23575r16, dot number adorijc089, tires had 30 thousand miles on them. When driving at highway speed consumer noticed vibration coming from front end, making it very difficult to control vehicle. Consumer contacted dealer, dealer noticed inner tread belts were separating from the tire which was causing vibration. Tires were replaced. Tires
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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