The rear brake lines have rusted out on my 2003 ford f250 - we received a letter from the ntsb asking if our brake lines had rusted out - they just did last night and almost caused an accident. this is incredible that a 7 1/2 year old vehicle lost it's brakes already. *tr
i own a 2003 ford f250 7.3 liter diesel pickup. on inspection, required by pa law for safety reasons, it failed because of rotor rust. i then had to replace all four brakes and rotors at a considerable cost to me. . the truck had 33,309 miles on it and was stored and used similar to three other older vehicles i owned the same thing occurred on this truck at 19,750 miles when it was 3 years old. the earlier rust issue was covered under warranty. rusting brake pads are unacceptable in today's world. i have never had this type of problem in the past and suspect ford is using sub standard steel. other parts on this truck have rusted out and i will enter separate reports on those problems. *tr
When taking off from either a stop sign or light vehicle failed to accelerate forward properly. this caused the vehicle to stall at an inopportune time. its was an ongoing problem. consumer took vehicle to dealership 6 times in 1 1/2 years, and was informed by dealer that problem was low rpm power, which was poor torque, and an improper gear ratio in transmission.*ak the consumers foot contacts the accelerator pedal hanger when attemptingto depress the pedal to the floor. the engine runs rough at idle 750 rpm causing the vehicle to vivrate. at speeds between 750 and 1000 rpm the engine will not maintain a constant speed. speed fluctuates up and down rapidly. the engine produces very little power at low rpm's below 1500. other problems with the vehicle are as follows: defective fuel injectors, leaking rear main seal, leaking brake line junction block, leaking gaskets on rear transmission housing, and broken fasterner on the metal line. *tc
While driving at 60 mph vehicle shut down. vehicle will not start right up again. one hour into driving the problem started. engine made a whistling sound. other then that there were no warnings. consumer has taken the vehicle in for the same problem a total of four times. *ak power steering and brakes shut down as a result of loss of engine power. *tc
The consumer stated no matter how fast the vehicle was traveling, when the brakes were pressed the pedal and the steering wheel vibrated terribly. pioneer ford had been informed, but stated that the rotors needed to be machined, and was not under warranty.*ak *ph *jb
While applying the brake pedal vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced the brake drums. however, the problem recurred. while driving 60 mph vehicle stalled without warning. the driver tried to restart the vehicle and was not able to do so. vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that transmission needed to be replaced. *ak *tc