2010 Ford F-250

TRAVELING ON I-15 FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOING 70 MPH ON CRUISE. HEAD A LOUD "BANG", PULLED OVER AND SAW DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE AND FLUIDS LEAKING. TRANSFER CASE APPEARED TO BE SPLIT OPEN. TOWED TO MOJAVE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BARSTOW CALIFORNIA, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE. DESCRIPTION OF FINDINGS IS ATTACHED BELOW. PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE 4WD SYSTEM. TRUCK WAS IN 2WD IN THE CAB, HOWEVER VACUUM HUBS WERE IN 4WD. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS. NO RECALL ON FILE. POST REPAIR, THE TRUCK STILL STAYS IN 4WD WHEN REVERTING TO 2WD FROM THE CAB. OPERATOR IS REQUIRED TO MANUALLY PUT HUBS INTO 2WD.

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM 2010 TO CURRENT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND A TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW RELIEF VALVE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS KEEP POPPING THE STUDS WHICH ALLOWS FUMES INSIDE THE TRUCK UPON A $2000.00 BILL EVERY TIME... THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO FALL RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE TRANS OVERFLOW....EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS IT SPITS THE FLUID OUT ALL OVER THE EXHAUST WHICH CAUSES A FIRE EVERYTIME. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THESE PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE TRUCK.THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ADRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS COASTED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (SIMMONS ROCKWELL, 7327 NY-54, BATH, NY, 607-770-7600) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

TWICE I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TAPPING NOISE. THE NOISE SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN ITS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE OR VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RUN FOR COUPLE DAYS. THE NOISE LASTS ABOUT 10 SECONDS THAN GOES AWAY. OF COURSE DEALERSHIP AND FORD SAID THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. YESTERDAY, I NOTICED A STRONG BURNING SMELL LIKE A CLUTCH WAS GOING OUT, ONLY PROBLEM IS MINE IS AN AUTOMATIC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 50K MILES AND I STARTED HAVING THE TAPPING NOISE AROUND 32K MILES. *TR