Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#718748February 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. JUST PRIOR I THOUGHT I HEARD THE STARTER BUT LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW NO ONE IN THE TRUCK. SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRE STARTED. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR 24 HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718655February 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER SIDE ELEC. REMOTE CNTRL. MIRROR GLASS HAS CRACKED 2 TIMES ALMOST SAME PLACE EACH TIME, TOP TO BOTTOM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856748February 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TORSION BAR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TORSION BAR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856685February 10, 2000
WHEELS:RIM
WHEEL BEAD BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO GO FLAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856706February 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE BACK WINDOW STARTED TO LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOP OF THE WINDOW IS STILL LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000277February 9, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH PARKED VEHICLE'S. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#851162February 9, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998. ALSO, MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL EXPIRED. RECALL # 98V095000 FORD/LUGS: NUTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854101February 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND ALSO MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718506February 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ON MY PICK-UP TRUCK ARE CRACKED, CAUSING IT TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718524February 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUTER DOOR PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE IS CRACKED NEXT TO WINDOW TRIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854296February 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856488February 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718469February 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE BAD DOOR SWITCH CAUSES THE DOME LIGHT AND BED LIGHT TO STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 20 MPH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN BACKING UP AT NIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR TRUCKS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550814February 8, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND PITMAN ARM FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856419February 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T PUT IT IN GEAR, BUT CAR TOOK OFF AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. HIT THREE VANS, TWO OF THEM WERE DEMOLISHED. FROM THE IMPACT, THE THIRD VEHICLE STOPPED THE CAR . THERE WAS ONE PERSON INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#718443February 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I WAS INFORMED THAT 1997 AND 1998 FORD F150 AND F250 WHERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CRACKS ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW ON THE REAR PILLAR OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THIS IS DUE TO THE VIBRATION OF THE UPPER DOOR IN THE SLIPSTREAM CREATED WHEN THE TRUCKS ARE BEING DRIVEN. THE POINT OF THE CRACKING IS WHERE THE TOP OF A CURVE STRENGHTENS THE DOOR AND STIFFENS THE DOOR SO THAT WHEN THE TOP OF THE DOOR IS VIBRATING THE STRESSES CONCENTRATE AT THIS POINT AND CAUSE THE DOOR PILLAR TO CRACK. I HAVE PERSONALLY FOUND THESE CRACKS ON OVER 70 1997 AND 1998 F-150'S AND SOME 1997 F-250'S. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT IMMEDIATELY A HAZARD THIS WILL EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRENGHT OF THE DOOR PILLAR DUE TO CORROSION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AS MY TRUCK AND THE TRUCK OF EVERYONE ELSE I'VE TALKED TO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECOMES A MAJOR HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OR OTHER DRIVERS ON OUR NATIONS HIGHWAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856344February 7, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT AND VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856337February 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION OR SOMETIMES DONOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND AND INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718315February 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
STARTING ON 01-09-98 AND CONTINUING ONLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START. IN ALL INSTANCES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. IN ALL INCIDENTS THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, GORDIE BOUCHER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. ON 01-14-98 THE VEHICLE AGAIN FAILED TO START AS THE RESULT OF A DEAD BATTERY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED, TO A POINT WHERE THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS IN 1998. ON 01-17-99 AND 01-18-99 THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AGAIN BY GORDIE BOUCHER HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE (AGAIN) TO FIND A PROBLEM. ON 02-16-99 AND 02-21-99 AND 03-25-99 THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD A DEAD BATTERY. ON ALL THE ABOVE LISTED DATES, ALL POWER POINTS (LIGHTS (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR), RADIO, WIPERS, FANS, ETC WERE TURNED OFF. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR WHY THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED, EXCEPT THAT SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM MUST BE FAILING TO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. MY WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK IS UP IN 05-99 AND I NEED SOMETHING DONE TO MY TRUCK. I CONTACTED NHTSA 03-03-99 AND FILLED OUT THE QUESTIONAIRE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856076February 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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