general problems of the 1997 Ford F-250

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-250. The contact received a safety recall notice in January of 2008 for the vehicle speed control. The speed control was disconnected at that time. The contact has not heard from Ford, who stated that they would call him when the part was available. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked. The vehicle was destroyed. As of September 11, 2007, the dealer or manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

1997 F-250 caught on fire. The consumer was told his vehicle was not included in any recalls.

Motor surges, violently at times, during warm-up period. Causes vehicle to lurch at its worst. Continues to get worse. Ford engineer reviewed problem 12/20/99 claimed "commercially acceptable" then stipulated no further warranty work for this problem is authroized. Brought truck back this week, (time # 6 in 3 months) and they refused to investigate or work on that condition any further.

The ceo switch (idle validation switch) failed.

1997 Ford F-250 recall for speed control system. Consumer states that two dealers have stated that the parts are not available. He would like the dealer to inform him when the parts come in. He states he should not have to call to find out.

The vehicle was parked in garage with engine off, gear was set in first, the truck suddenly began rolling backwards accompanied by a horrible clicking noise.