Total Complaints
12 filings
FORD F SERIES (HEAVY) · model year
2000 FORD F SERIES (HEAVY)
12 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2000FORDF SERIES (HEAVY) carries 12 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 F SERIES (HEAVY) is tires:tread/belt with 2 filings, followed by air bags:on-off switch assembly (1) and latches/locks/linkages (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 177 investigation files overlapping the 2000 F SERIES (HEAVY), and 8 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
12
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| TIRES:MARKINGS | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20100216STEERING
2000 F250 SD 7.3 DIESEL INCIDENT DATE 2/15/2010 2/12/2010 I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND A RECALL FIXED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT MORNING WHEN I STARTED IT UP, IT HAD A NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY SAID THE GASKET ON MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE BAD, AND I NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF MY POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW IS WHEN THE REAL PROBLEM STARTS... I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DEALER VISIT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, ANY ROUGH ROAD SENDS IT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD SD DRIVERS, AND AS OTHERS HAVE PUT IT, FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE DEATHS OUT WAY THE RECALL COST. IT IS UP TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TO KEEP US SAFE, AND MAKE THESE CAR COMPANIES FIX THEIR PROBLEM VEHICLES BEFORE THERE ARE TOO MANY DEATHS.
Mileage: 103,710
20100216ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 F250 SD 7.3 DIESEL INCIDENT DATE 2/15/2010 2/12/2010 I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND A RECALL FIXED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT MORNING WHEN I STARTED IT UP, IT HAD A NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY SAID THE GASKET ON MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE BAD, AND I NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF MY POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW IS WHEN THE REAL PROBLEM STARTS... I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DEALER VISIT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, ANY ROUGH ROAD SENDS IT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD SD DRIVERS, AND AS OTHERS HAVE PUT IT, FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE DEATHS OUT WAY THE RECALL COST. IT IS UP TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TO KEEP US SAFE, AND MAKE THESE CAR COMPANIES FIX THEIR PROBLEM VEHICLES BEFORE THERE ARE TOO MANY DEATHS.
Mileage: 103,710
20100216VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 F250 SD 7.3 DIESEL INCIDENT DATE 2/15/2010 2/12/2010 I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND A RECALL FIXED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT MORNING WHEN I STARTED IT UP, IT HAD A NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY SAID THE GASKET ON MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE BAD, AND I NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF MY POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW IS WHEN THE REAL PROBLEM STARTS... I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DEALER VISIT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, ANY ROUGH ROAD SENDS IT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD SD DRIVERS, AND AS OTHERS HAVE PUT IT, FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE DEATHS OUT WAY THE RECALL COST. IT IS UP TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TO KEEP US SAFE, AND MAKE THESE CAR COMPANIES FIX THEIR PROBLEM VEHICLES BEFORE THERE ARE TOO MANY DEATHS.
Mileage: 103,710
20050824FireEQUIPMENT
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND OCCUPIED BY MYSELF. ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. FIRE MARSHALL INVESTIGATED INCIDENT AND FOUND THAT CAUSE WAS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD MOTOR CO.'S SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.
Mileage: 92,000
20050727TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 2000 F250 SUPERDUTY FORD PICK UP, TIRE CAME APART AT 65 MPH. STOCK ALUMINUM WHEEL DISTROYED. PROBLEM IS THE JACK BROKE WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE. SECOND TIME USED. FORD DEALER SAID JACK NOT ANY GOOD AND NOT WARRENED. I CAN FORSEE THAT A PERSON HURT USEING JACK.
20050727TIRES:MARKINGS
WHILE DRIVING 2000 F250 SUPERDUTY FORD PICK UP, TIRE CAME APART AT 65 MPH. STOCK ALUMINUM WHEEL DISTROYED. PROBLEM IS THE JACK BROKE WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE. SECOND TIME USED. FORD DEALER SAID JACK NOT ANY GOOD AND NOT WARRENED. I CAN FORSEE THAT A PERSON HURT USEING JACK.
20050523STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: CRACKED FRAMES ON THE FRONT END OF THREE AMBULANCES THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. ADVISED BY THE NATIONAL AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA. *AK
Mileage: 180,000
20050323LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I BOUGHT MY SUPER DUTY F-250 IN EARLY MARCH OF 2000 AND MY GEM MODULE IS FAILING . I CANNOT USE MY DOOR UNLOCK BUTTONS. MY DRIVER WINDOW FAILS TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, AND MY KEY FOB DOESN'T WORK THE LOCKS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME MODULE UP TO THE YEAR 1999 MY TRUCK WAS ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY IN LATE DECEMBER 1999 OR EARLY 2000 AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE TRUCKS UP TO 1999 ARE HAVING, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A 2000 FORD WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK
Mileage: 42,000
20050323VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT MY SUPER DUTY F-250 IN EARLY MARCH OF 2000 AND MY GEM MODULE IS FAILING . I CANNOT USE MY DOOR UNLOCK BUTTONS. MY DRIVER WINDOW FAILS TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, AND MY KEY FOB DOESN'T WORK THE LOCKS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME MODULE UP TO THE YEAR 1999 MY TRUCK WAS ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY IN LATE DECEMBER 1999 OR EARLY 2000 AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE TRUCKS UP TO 1999 ARE HAVING, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A 2000 FORD WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK
Mileage: 42,000
20040323TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TOWING MY ENCLOSED CAR HAULER TRAILER, WITH A CLASSIC CAR INSIDE, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP EXPLODED. I WAS RUNNING 70 MPH AT THE TIME IN ALABAMA. I DID NOT WRECK BUT I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD STOP. THE TIRE IS IN TWO PIECES. THE FIRESTONE STORE IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA SAID THE TIRE IS NOT ONE OF THEIR RECALLS. HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND THESE SAME TIRES ON THE EXCURSIONS ARE. WHY ARE THE SAME TIRES, WHEN INSTALLED ON F250 PICKUPS, NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I WILL SAY, REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS, I WILL NEVER, NEVER BUY ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE OF ANY KIND. IN FACT I HOPE THAT FIRESTONE IS PUT OUT TO PASTURE FOREVER.*AK
Mileage: 91,860
20031207TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. THE TIRE STILL HELD AIR, DAMAGE TO RUNNING BOARD, MIRROR AND FENDER. APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE. NEXT DAY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DID THE SAME EXACT THING. FIRESTONE 265/75R16 STEELTEX. *LA
Mileage: 48,000
20030701AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE TO HAUL SMALL CHILDREN IN THE FRONT SEAT OF MY PICKUP AND I DO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SWITCH SO THAT I CAN TURN IT OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT ONE OF THEM WOULD BE INJURED BY THE AIRBAG.*AK
Compare 2000FORDF SERIES (HEAVY) to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 8 Open
EA26001Engineering AnalysisOpen
Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up
PE25020Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Timing Belt Failure
DP25001Defect PetitionOpen
Underbody shields detachment
PE25007Preliminary EvaluationOpen
B-Pillar Trim Detachment
PE25002Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2000 FORD F SERIES (HEAVY) have?▼
The 2000 FORD F SERIES (HEAVY) has 12 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 1 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 FORD F SERIES (HEAVY)?▼
The most-complained component for the 2000 FORD F SERIES (HEAVY) is TIRES:TREAD/BELT with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY and LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Is the 2000 FORD F SERIES (HEAVY) safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.