Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#703301February 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703247February 13, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BALL JOINT FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703250February 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING SKIDDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL, WHEN HUMID OR RAIN CONDITIONS EXIST. THIS HAS OCCURED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL, AND TO DRAG THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CAUSE FRICTION AND DRY OUT THE DRUMS. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER NOW SAYS THAT IT IS CAUSED BY A FAILED SENSOR, REQUIRING $288.00 IN REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834789February 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543891February 11, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUT RECALL REPAIRS NOT YET PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703196February 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703124February 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD CLAIMS THAT THE ENGINE CAN LEAK 1QT/900 MILES UNDER NORMAL USE AND STILL BE WITHIN TOLLERANCES. THEY CLAIMED THIS WAS IN MY OWNERS MANUAL. IT IS NOT. IT IS IN A BOOK THEY KEEP IN THEIR OFFICE WHICH THE CONSUMER DOES NOT SEE. THIS KIND OF LEAKAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703145February 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME, THE OIL PAN ON THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO DISPLAY LARGE RUST BLISTERS. AN INSPECTION BY THE DEALER SHOWED THAT THE OIL PAN HAD RUSTED THROUGH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834638February 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FRONT END WAS DOWN . BACKED TRUCK UP. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS COMMON, AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TORSION BAR. BUT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. ONCE THE PART WAS RECEIVED, IT WAS REPLACED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE TORSION BAR SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834659February 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP TOO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703080February 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
DRIVING ALONG AT 25 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE. IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY SSUDDEN DIP OR IMPACT. I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THAT THERE HAS BEEN THREE OTHER 1998 FORD F150 TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE TRUCK WAS SERVICED AT PAWLING FORD AND THE OTHER TWO AT PLEASANT VALLY FORD, PLEASANT VALLY, NY. YOU BEGIN TO WONDER IF THIS BE LOOKED AT CLOSER AND POSSIBLY A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS(ALL THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR). MY FAMILY & I ARE QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PART, AND SHOULD THE OTHER SIDE BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD BEEN GOING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS SPIN AND EVENTUALLY AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THIS HAPPENED IN WATERTOWN (300 MILES AWAY) WHERE I WAS ATTENDING MY UNCLES' FUNERAL. THE TRUCK IS STILL THERE AWATING THE PART. THE TRUCK IS AT WATERTOWN FORD, WATERTOWN, NY (315-782-7200). I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY TO A TRUCK THIS NEW. THE FORD DEALER IN WATERTOWN HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543775February 9, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEFT FRONT FRAME BROKE IN TWO SPOTS UNDER STEERING BOX AND BEHIND FRONT CROSS MEMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543746February 8, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LUG NUTS (RECALL COMPONENT) WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, WHEEL HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING DAMAGE. NO NOTICE OF RECALL WAS RECEIVED BY CONSUMER.(COMPLAINT SENT IN BY OWNER OF OTHER VEHICLE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#834567February 8, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RECALL 98V095000; LUGS: NUTS RECALL WHICH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED IN APRIL, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834583February 8, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. CONSUMER NEEDS TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE 3 - 4 TIMES IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY PARKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702976February 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT ABOUT 2-5 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS TILTING NOTICEABLY TOWARD THE RIGHT OR PASSENGER SIDE. I INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TORSION BAR HAD SNAPPED IN TWO, AND WAS HANGING DOWN. TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY MINUS 7 DEGREES F. WHICH WAS THE LOW FOR THE OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHERS AT THE NHTSC SITE AS WELL AS SOME FORD INTERNET BBS SITES. I ALSO NOTED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED BY NHTSC BUT HAS BEEN CLOSED ALREADY, I WOULD SUGGEST PERHAPS PREMATURELY SINCE FAILURES ARE OBVIOUSLY STILL OCCURRING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO CONSUMERS BY FORD MOTOR CO. OF THIS PROBLEM OR SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION TO TAKE IF FAILURE OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543719February 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE FORCE OF THE WIND OVER THE HOOD DIRECTS THE STREAM OF WASHER FLUID FROM THE WASHERS TO A PLACE BELOW THE WIPER BLADES DUE TO DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834449February 4, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING IGNITION ACTIVATOR LEVER BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND LCKED THE STEERING AS IF IT WAS IN PARK. MANUFACTRER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834511February 4, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THE HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832470February 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL BACKING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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