general problems of the 2000 Ford F-350

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-350 sd. The contact stated that brake fluid was leaking from the wires that were connected to the master cylinder and onto the electrical connector. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control) but was advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-350. The contact stated that he attempted to accelerate, but the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealer and no repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 182,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f350 sd. She stated that she received Ford recall notice the first week in November of 2009 and the dealer was not able to give her an appointment until January 15 2010. The dealer advised her to park the vehicle outside since a fire could occur. She stated that the repair exceeded a reasonable time. The current mileage was 160,000. Updated 02/1710 updated 02/19/10.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f350 super duty. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while idling. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the fire. He took the vehicle to a mechanic and was informed that the vehicle speed deactivation switch caused the fire. As of September 17, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 180,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f350. The dealer stated that the parts for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) would be unavailable until December of 2007. The contact felt that the wait time for the part was excessive. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 31,100. The consumer was told there was a 6-8 month wait to have the repair made. Updated 12/12/07.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford f350 super duty. When the contact started the engine, smoke appeared under the hood. He immediately turned off the vehicle, looked under the hood, and discovered that the speed deactivation switch wires were burning. The local mechanic confirmed that the deactivation switch failed and brake fluid was leaking. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that his vehicle experienced symptoms of the vehicle speed control recall, but it was not included. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 253,000 and failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 06/16/08.

While driving on highway and slowing down to make a turn, vehicle started making loud noises. Also, steering got hard to turn, and had no brakes. Pulled over and shut vehicle off. Started it back up and everything was fine. Another time wife had the vehicle, went to stop at a red light, and vehicle went straight through the intersection into the ditch. Had no power brakes or steering. Contacted dealer.

Transmission slams from first to second gear and is overreving. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and was not able to duplicate the problem.

While getting on express way, with out warning, vehicle will accelerate to 65-68 mph; this resulted in all lights to illuminate on dash board. This cause a failure of the brakes and a rear end collision. Nlm.

While driving at state speed limit, and without warning, the vehicle started to accelerate up to 65-68 mph. Consumer had applied brakes when acceleration occurs, however brakes failed. Nlm.