Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#836063April 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT END TO DROP DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT.DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836085April 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, STARTER WILL MAKE NOISE AS IF STARTING CAR WHEN ALREADY RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836410April 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON THEY HESITATE AND DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AS IF A SHORT IS IN MOTOR WIRES,OR SWITCH. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837290April 30, 1999
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN USED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO WAL MART TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED. MECHANIC COULD NOT USE SPARE TIRE DUE TO DAMAGE FROM STORAGE OF CROSS BOARD SUPPORTS. TIRE HAD SEVERE INDENTATIONS. GOOD YEAR PS235/704X16 SL BSW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706137April 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME I HAVE TO FORCE GEARSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. NOW, AFTER 11 MONTHS GOING INTO THIRD GEAR OCCASIONALLY GRINDS. THIS IS NOT ONLY VERY AGGRAVATING, BUT DANGEROUS AS WELL. CARS WITH AUTOMATICS HAVE TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT CLASHING THE GEARS ANYMORE THAN NECESSARY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY SAID ALL WAS WELL. I EVEN WENT THROUGH THE HASSLE OF GOING TO ANOTHER DEALER, DRIVING 2 MORE IDENTICAL TRUCKS, AND THEY DID THE EXACT SAME THING EXCEPT FOR THE 3RD GEAR PROBLEM. THE CLUTCH SEEMS TO BE OK, SO REALLY THE ONLY THING LEFT ARE THE SYNCHRONIZERS. PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CHANGED BY TEMPERATURE OR ANY OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706116April 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545203April 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
POWER REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837070April 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
SINCE OCTOBER 98 CONSUMER'S BEEN EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE OUT OF THE DUAL TANKS . CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND STEPPED INTO A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837088April 26, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 TO 45MPH THERE IS SHAKING COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706007April 26, 1999
CHILD SEAT
WE'VE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH INSTALLING OUR CENTURY 2000 STE CHILDREN'S CAR SEAT IN OUR FORD F150 SUPERCAB PICKUP TRUCK. FOLLOWING ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH CENTURY'S MANUAL AND THE FORD MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL... WE'VE FOUND THEM FORD LACKING IN INFORMATION ABOUT INSTALLING OF OUR REAR FACING CHILD'S CAR SEAT. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, WE PLACED THE SEAT REAR FACING IN THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT. WHILE THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL SIDE TO SIDE... THERE IS DEFINITELY TOO MUCH MOVEMENT VERTICALLY WOULD WE BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WE HAVE TALKED WITH TENNESSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JOHNSON CITY, TN WHOSE ONLY RESPONSE WAS TO TALK TO A STATE TROOPER. WHERE CAN WE FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF A CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT IN OUR BELOVED FORD PICKUP? IF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED, WHERE CAN WE FIND THIS INFORMATION?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706003April 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, FIRE CAME UP FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. FIRE INVESTIGATORS CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS MODEL TRUCK WHICH ALLOWS DEBRIS TO ACCUMULATE UNDER THE SHIELD WHICH THEN IGNITED, AND THEN IGNITED THE SILICONE SEALER ON THE SHIELD WHICH ALLOWED THE FIRE TO IGNITE THE BACK SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705908April 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE OTHER DAY I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE UP AND MY TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME HOW TO GET IT TO SHIFT.THEY SAID OH YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS PROBABLY HAVE BEEN COMING AND GOING WITH THIS PROBLEM.ALSO. THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM IS INTEGRATED IN THE BRAKE SWITCH, AND FORD HAS HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH WIRE FATIGUE AT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. SO AS I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SHIFTLOCK I WAS UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING AT TIMES WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS COMMENT WAS MADE DIRECTLY FROM MY FORD DEALER. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY TSB'S OR RECALLS FOR THE COND., HE SAID IT WAS A COMMEN PROBLEM FOR YEARS BUT FORD WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS ENOUGH PEOPLE RATTED THEM TO SOME AUTHORITY THAT WOULD MAKE THEM CORRECT THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT ON EARLIER MODLES WITHOUT SHIFTLOCK WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY HAD EVEN LOST THERE BRAKE LIGHTS. I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTION ON MY TRUCKS BRAKE SWITCH AND SURE ENOUGH THE WIRE HAD BEEN MADE SO SHORT FROM THE FACTORY THAT EVERY TIME YOU WOULD HIT THE BRAKE IT WAS PULLING ON IT AND ONE OF THE TWO WIRES ON MY TRUCK HAD BROKEN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN FOR TWO DAYS I THOUGHT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SHIFT LINKAGE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT THEN WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN AT FAULT? IN MY OPINION FORD, I MEAN WHEN MY LOCAL DEALER IN WARSAW IN CAN TELL ME OVER THE PHONE THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE U.S. FROM NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS AND WERE TOTALLY UNAWARE FORD ENDANGERED MY LIFE AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE! I SURE HOPE THEY SAVE A BUCK IF MY DEALER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEN SO DOES FORD. IT'S A SAFTY ISSUE SO WHERE IS THE RECALL? THANK YOU. TONY JOHNSON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836988April 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
GAS IS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS WONT HOLD THE FUEL. DEALER SYAS CHECK VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705901April 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, I NOTICED AN ABANDONED VEHICLE IN THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHEN MY TRUCK DID NOT NOTICEABLY BEGIN TO SLOW, I ATTEMPTED TO BRING MY TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. I INCREASED PRESSURE ON TH BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRUCK BEGAN VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED. AFTER APPROX 100 YDS I FELT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GRAB AND WAS PULLED FORWARD AGAINST THE SEAT BELT. I HAD ALREADY TRAVELED AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE, AND ONCE THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK THERE WAS NTO ENOUGH SPACE LEFT TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS RESULTED IN MY TRUCK RAMMING INTO THE ABONDED VEHICLE AT 5-15 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545122April 21, 1999
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE DESIGN PLACES THE RUBBER SIDEWALL DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, RESULTING IN FRICTION/DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836924April 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
REAR SHOULDER RESTRAINT GOT STUCK ON THE PERSON WEARING IT. THE PERSON HAD TO CLIMB UNDER THE RSTRAINT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836844April 19, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE TO POP OFF, AND THE CONSUMER LOST THE SPARE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836866April 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE BED OF VEHICLE TO BOUNCE. ALSO, AT TIMES HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705774April 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN A PARKING GARAGE FOR OVER 5 HOURS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN WIRING, UNDER DASH AND BURNED. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN WORKED ON 10 DAYS PRIOR TO IT BURNING, BY AUTO NATION USA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836808April 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING FUEL SPILLAGE DUE TO MALFUCTIONING OF CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, WHICH CAUSES PORTION OF FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. NHTSA DOES SHOW A RECALL # 93V-125 000. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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