Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#539991August 17, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE FORWARD PARKING BREAK CABLE SNAPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539843August 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE-OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539040August 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826639August 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE EXHAUST IS POINTED AT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO DISINTEGRATE /BLOW OUT. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIME. , DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826682August 13, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING UNIT IS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS , AND HAS TWO PUMPS REPLACED AND THE UNIT STILL GIVES OFF A HISSING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS ON. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE PUMP TO RUN LIKE THAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826588August 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THE LEFT SENSOR ON THE ROTOR WAS BAD. THREE MONTHS LATER, BOTH SENSORS WERE BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826478August 10, 1998
TIRES
THERE ARE BUBBLES IN THE TIRES THAT WERE SOLD WITH VEHICLE. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826410August 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539477August 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WEEDS PACK UP IN AND AROUND CROSS MEMBER OF CROSS OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH LEADS TO A DRYING OUT OF WEEDS, RESULTING IN FIRES. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538803August 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
GRASS AND WEEDS GET CAUGHT IN CROSS OVER BRACE UNDER EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS THEY PACK IN THEY DRY OUT, CAUSING FIRE. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825475August 4, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, CAUSE UNKNOWN . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826155August 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 55 MPH CONSUMER HIT COW WITH LEFT FRONT SIDE ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538805August 3, 1998
STEERING
VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE FROM SUSPENSION/STEERING GEAR, NOT STEERING WHEEL ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538971August 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTENSIVE SQUEALING AT ALL SPEEDS BEFORE AND AFTER DRIVESHAFT PROBLEM. SERIOUS VIBRATION COMING FROM TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSSION AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826108July 31, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF ON AN INCLINE IN FIRST OR NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER SAYS THAT VEHICLE WAS MADE THIS WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825983July 29, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40 TO 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538389July 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE/GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN BACKING UP CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825853July 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538093July 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON OCCASION. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825689July 21, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK, RESULTING IN OWNER HAVING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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