Mchenny, IL
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
FRONT A/C COVER DISINIGRATED ON US 270 WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, AND END UP ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #9004223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 Ford F-350 equipment problems
12 of the 531 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-350 are about the equipment — 2% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Carrier/Rack
5
41.7%
AIR Conditioner
3
25.0%
Trailer Hitches
2
16.7%
Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
1
8.3%
Electrical
1
8.3%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Juction, KS
Fire
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE TRAVELING SMELLED SMOKE. SOON AFTER THAT AIR CONDITIONING FAN STOPPED BLOWING . CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED SIGNS OF A FIRE MELTIG THE WIRING HARNESS. FUSE PANEL AND BLOWER SWITCH HEATER WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #894518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tyler, TX
TRAILER HITCHES
AS CONSUMER WAS STRAIGHTENING UP HIS 2000 SNOWBIRD TRAILER, THE 20K 5TH WHEEL HITCH RELEASED THE TRAILER WITH THE TRAILER FALLING ON THE BACK OF THE PICKUP, A REESE REP STATED THAT THE HITCH WAS IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION AND IS DENYING ANY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS FAILURE, THIS NEWLY DESIGNED HITCH OPERATES SO A PERSON JUST HAS TO MOVE THE LATCH OUT OF THE WAY FOR HOOKUP, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #561010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Enterprise, KS
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BRAKE ROTORS REPEATEDLY WARP. FIRST TIME, DEALER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 12937 MILES. SECOND TIME, DEALER CLAIMS THAT WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED AFTER 12000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER TOTALLY FAILED LAST SUMMER--SO FAR WORKING OK.
NHTSA complaint #745730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fergus Falls, MN
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CABLE THAT ATTACHES SPARE TIRE TO VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BREAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPARE TIRE CARRIER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #875581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brighton, MI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE ASEMBLY CABLE SNAPPED - TIRE FLEW OFF TRUCK AND ALMOST STRUCK 2 OTHER CARS
NHTSA complaint #733451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fairfield, OH
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DROP DOWN ONTO HIGHWAY WHICH CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #870468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newaygo, MI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #862282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hamburg, NJ
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK. YH
NHTSA complaint #550531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Uniondale, PA
Crash
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE SPARE TIRE BROKE LOOSE FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BEING THAT WE WERE PULLING A 24'ENCLOSED RACE CAR TRAILER AT THE TIME THE SPARE TIRE BROKE OFF. WHEN HIT BY THE TRAILER IT THREW THE TRAILER IN THE AIR BRAKING THE AXELS ON IMPACT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE ONCOMMING LANE AT THE TIME OR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE BEHIND. DAMAGE WAS CAUSE HEAVILY TO THE TRAILER, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO BE OK. I AM GLAD WE WEREN'T TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #709553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plainfield, IL
TRAILER HITCHES
OCCUPANT RECEIVED THREE DIFFERENT LOADS; 3340 LETTER WHICH IS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, 4450 AT THE DEALER, AND 4026 FROM THE RV NOTE, WHICH IT CAN HAUL. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT KNOW THE REQUIREMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #836491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sparks, NV
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
RECALL REPAIR WORK DENIED.
NHTSA complaint #536986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.