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Service Brakes, Hydraulic, engine And Engine Cooling, fuel System, Gasoline, power Train, electrical System, vehicle Speed Control, tires
02/10/1995
1995 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING GAS LINE, BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS. *SMD THE MASTER CYLINDER, AIR PUMP, BRAKE PADS, SERPENTINE BELT, BRAKE LINES, ALTERNATOR, CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR, BATTERY, HEADLIGHT CONTROL AND UPPER SWITCH WERE ALL REPLACED. ALSO, THE STARTER SOLENOID SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE OIL PAN, THAT WAS RUSTED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, DUE TO CRACKING.
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Parking Brake
05/02/2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THROUGH STATE INSPECTION AND DID NOT PASS BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE) AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,000. *TR
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Engine
02/08/2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE FLY WHEEL IN WHICH THE FLY-WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,955 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,760. *TR
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic, engine And Engine Cooling, fuel System, Diesel, electrical System
10/01/2012
1995 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING. *TGW WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. HE ALSO, STATED THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, OTHER REPAIRS INCLUDED, NEW HOSES, FAN CLUTCH, IDLER WHEEL, BRAKE PADS, RELAY ON GLOW PLUG, V-BELT, SEVERAL BATTERIES, THE LIFT PUMP AND THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER. JB ALSO, THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/31/12 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE ICP INJECTOR PRESS, EBA EXH BACK PRESS, MAP, MANIFOLD AND ABS. UPDATED 03/14/13. *JB
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Fuel/propulsion System
06/11/2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DUAL FUEL TANK, ONE IN THE FRONT AND ONE IN THE REAR. WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT FUEL TANK BEGAN TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY A FEE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
