Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#711835September 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848217September 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING 30-35 MPH, DRIVER CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#711734September 21, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I AM A MEMBER OF A MAILING LIST ON HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM & THERE ARE ABOUT 2000+ MEMBERS ON THIS LIST. I AM AN ACTIVE DAILY MEMBER & SO FAR I HAVE ABOUT 50 EMAILS/PEOPLE COMPILED THAT HAVE THESE CRACKS DEVELOPING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MFG. DEFECT. I ALSO WAS AT COVER FORD IN AUSTIN TX. ON SAT. HAVING WARR. WORK DONE & 11 OF THE F-150'S ON THE USED LOT HAD CRACKED DOORS ALSO. FROM 97-99 MODELS ! THE SERVICE MGR. SAID WHAT I EXPECTED, "NEVER HEARD/SEEN THAT BEFORE". WE ARE GETTING "NO HELP FROM FORD" ON THIS. JUST THAT TYPICAL COMPUTER GENERATED REPLY. HERE IS THE ADDRESS OF A SITE THAT SHOWS THE EXACT CRACK THAT WE ALL ARE GETTING. THIS CAN BE A STRUCTURAL SAFETY ISSUE IF IT GETS ALOT WORSE. PLEASE HELP US... HTTP://ARROWARANCH.COM/TRUCK/CRACK.HTML THANK YOU, WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. SEAN STEELE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711738September 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS HAVE FRACTURES IN DOOR FRAMES ABOVE&BEHIND DOOR HANDLES , UNDER THE THICKER WEATHER STRIPPING OF THE SIDE WINDOWS. THEY ARE STRESS FRACTURES THAT MAT HAVE COME FROM THE OPERATING OF THE GLASS GOING UP & DOWN. ANYWAY THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR SAFETY & METAL STRESS FAILURE THE METAL WILL COME APART IN A CRASH IN THE DOOR AREA. DESIGN FLAW AT BEST IS WHAT I SEE HERE, WHICH BE LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. THANK YOU TERRY E. THOMPSON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711749September 21, 1999
STRUCTURE
AS MY GIRLFRIEND WAS GETTING INTO MY TRUCK SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE HAND HOLD BAR ON THE PAX SIDE OF MY TRUCK TODAY. SHE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK TO THE PAYMENT. IT WAS SEVERAL MINS BEFORE SHE COULD GET UP. SHE WAS HURT VERY BAD. I'VE ALSO HIT MY HEAD ON THIS HAND HOLD BAR. I WANT THIS REPORTED TO FORD TO PAD IT MORE OR REMOVE IT FROM ALL TRUCKS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#711475September 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VIBRATION INVEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711486September 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INITIAL FAILURE- ENGINE CRANKS, BUT WOULDN'T START. LOCAL DEALERSHJIP REPLACED PCM TWICE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID, TIMING COVER GASKET, RADIATOR.. WHEN VEHICLE RETURN TO CUSTOMER, IT STILL WAS NOT RUNNING PROPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548524September 15, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE DUE TO STABILIZER FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843053September 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DECELERATING ENGINE RACE UP TO 5 TO 6 RPM, CAUSING REAR TIRE TO SMOKE .THE ONLY WAY TO STOP VEHICLE FROM GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IS TO TURN THE IGINITION KEY OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847651September 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35-45 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.DEALER HAD NO RESPONSE . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548417September 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL (MORE THAN A QUART EVERY 3000 MILES). DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE USE ONE QUART WITHIN 900 MILES. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847294September 9, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS DEVELOPING CRACKS AROUND THE WINDOW AREA OF THE DOOR, WHICH COULD COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR DURING SIDE IMPACT. DEALER SAYS WHOLE DOOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847155September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 4,000 TO 5,000 MILES. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711045September 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ONE-HALF INCH STRESS CRACK ON DRIVER'S DOOR ON LOWER-REAR WINDOW AREA. PAINT IS PEELING AND RUST FORMING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710686August 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I RECENTLY SAW WERE THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING AT FORD'S WINDSHEILD WIPER CONTROL AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM FOR THE EXPLORER & ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CAN VOUCH THAT THE F150 ALSO NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. MY 1997 F150'S TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHEILD WIPER CONTROL WILL COME ON AT ANY TIME & AFTER USING IT WILL STAY ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710646August 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. NO APPARENT CAUSE, AND NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF COMPONENT FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710652August 28, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I WAS TOLD OF A DOOR CRACKING PROBLEM, I ASKED THE LOCAL SERVICE REP ABOUT IT, HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CRACKING PROBLEM AND THAT FORD WAS FIXING THOSE VEHICLES WITHIN WARRANTY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED ON A FIX FOR OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES. IF THE DOORS ARE WEAK ENOUGH TO CRACK FORM ROUTINE DRIVING, ARE THEY STRONG ENOUGH FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION? ESPECIALLY IF BOTH DOORS ARE CRACKED AND FORM THE EVIDENCE OF RUSTING, AT LEAST FOR SOME TIME..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710619August 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SHEETMETAL IS CRACKING FROM UNDER THE WINDOW TRIM NEAR THE LOWER CORNER OF THE WINDOW TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE DOOR. INITIALLY APPEARED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PAINT, NOW APPEARS TO BE A CRACK IN THE SHEETMETAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548184August 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COMMENCE OPERATING WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710480August 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY GAS PEDAL STUCK. I HAD JUST QUIT USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AS I APPROACHED A JUNCTION AT THE FREEWAY. THEN ROUNDED THE BEND, MY TRUCK JUST SPED UP. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO MAKE SURE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISINGAGED. THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME IT REALLY TOOK OFF LIKE I HAD MASHED THE GAS PEDAL FULL FORCE. LUCKILY ENOUGH I WAS ON A FREEWAY AND NOT IN A NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD. BY SHEER DETERMINATION, TWO GOOD LEGS, LOW TRAFFIC, AND GOD, I STOPPED THAT TRUCK. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT SHOULD BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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