Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-29 | 98V116000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 90,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS RUSTING. I UNDERSTAND FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ONE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 48,0… |
| 2012-03-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-550 SD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED WHERE THE SHO… |
| 2007-11-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 FORD V10, WINNEBAGO CHIEFTAIN 34Y. CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE … |
| 2006-05-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WE HAVE 4 F550 BUSES THAT HAVE HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED TWICE ON EACH BUS DO WHAT WE BELIEVE IS COATING FAILURE. WE N… |
| 2006-03-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | INTERNAL COATING FAILURE ON FUEL TANKS ON F550 SUPER DUTY FORD TRUCKS.THE FUEL SYSTEM BECOMES CLOGGED WITH RUST AND THE… |
| 2005-11-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1999 FORD F550 REAR RIGHT DUAL TIRES SHEERED OF THE AXLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE STUDS BROKE. *JB |
| 2005-10-05 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO … |
| 2005-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE CR… |
| 2004-07-01 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY. … |
| 2004-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE C… |
| 2004-02-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *AK |
| 2004-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REP… |
| 2004-01-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *AK |
| 2003-11-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB |
| 2003-10-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB |
| 2003-10-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB |
| 2003-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 1 | WE PURCHASED OUR F550 FROM FACT. ON 2/7/99, IN DEC 1999 THE 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH 9470 MILES ON THE V… |
| 2002-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO ROD LENGTH NOT BEING LONG ENOUGH FOR CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVEL ON 1999 F… |
| 2002-11-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB |
| 2002-10-17 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 30 MPH, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. PH TH… |
| 2002-10-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED SINCE 10/02, VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE BLOWOUTS WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. CONSUMER DETECT… |
| 2002-10-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB |
| 2002-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN ANY TYPE OF DUST CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD IMPLODE AND IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CO… |
| 2002-09-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOSS OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *AK |
| 2001-12-04 | WHEELS:MULTI PIECE | No | 0 | WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING RIGHT REAR DUAL WHEELS TO FALL OF TRUCK, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONTACTE… |
| 2001-08-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LOST OF DUAL REAR WHEELS DUE TO FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS. *JB |
| 2001-06-08 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR END OF VEHICLE LOCKED UP. DEALER STATED THAT REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL PLUG FELL OUT WHILE VEHIC… |
| 2001-05-01 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | RECALL 01V046000 REPAIRS NOT AFFECTIVE BECAUSE NOT ALL VEHICLES HAD VALVE STEMS REPLACED. ALL DEALER DID WAS LOOK AT… |
| 2001-03-30 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN CLUTCH WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER ALMOST EVERY … |
| 2001-03-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL CRACKED AND BROKE IN HALF, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND WANTED DEALER TO GET IN TOUCH WITH FACTO… |
| 2001-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | WHILE WORKING ON SNOW TRUCK SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. DAYS LATER, A FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT FIRE HAD STARTED BECAU… |
| 2001-02-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS REPLACING STABILIZER BAR. STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. FORD WAS A… |
| 2001-02-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN SO MANY TIMES THAT THEY PURCHASED THEM BY HANDFULS TO KEEP THEM HANDY. MANUFACTURER KNOWS T… |
| 2001-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN 8 TIMES . FORD HAS MENTIONED THERE WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT OFFERING TO DO AN… |
| 2000-08-14 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ANY GEAR TO GET STUCK IN PLACE. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER … |
| 2000-07-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GEARS WOULD GET STUCK. CONSUMER COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, BUT COULD SHIFT UP. WHEN ON INTERSTATE AND TRYING TO STOP, IT WO… |
| 2000-06-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME CRACKED, HAD IT WELDED TWICE. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE WHEN PUSHING IT IN WHILE TOWING. *AK |
| 2000-06-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, AND HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNIVERSAL JOINTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT… |
| 2000-06-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP GOES OUT EVERY 18000 MILES OR TWO MONTHS AT COST $250.00 WITH 12K WARRENTY BY FORD. FORD CAN NOT REMEDY EXHA… |
| 1999-11-03 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH BURNS OUT PREMATURALLY. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. LEFT HIGH PRESSURE F… |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN GEAR AT 65 MPH. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK CONSU… |
| 1999-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE SHIFT FORK IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS COATED IN PLASTIC WEAR, AND CAUSES THE FORK AND CONPONENTS TO MOVE FRE… |
| 1999-05-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH IS STICKING IN THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WITHIN SHORT PERIODS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1999-04-01 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKS AND LEAKS, LEADING TO TIRE BLOWOUT. FIVE RESULTING TIRE FAILURES SO FAR ON A FLEET OF 17 SIMILAR… |
| 1999-03-25 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APROXIMATELY 25MPH 4-WHEEL DRIVE ( TRANSFER CASE) FAILED. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SH… |
| 1999-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | REAR DISC BRAKE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR, EXTREME WEAR OF ROTOR BECAUSE OF FORD ENGINEERING PROBLEM. CALIPER IS LOCATED ON F… |
| 1998-11-16 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT FULLY DISENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THE CLUTCH WOULD SHIFT AFTER STOPPING. HAS… |
| 1998-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION/BRAKES FAILED. |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BLOW OUTS AND BULGE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE DIFFERENT TIRE FAILURES. TWO FAILURE… |