Ford F-150 Complaints
39,812 consumer complaints on file.
- #700090October 26, 1998STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
BOTTOM LEAF SEPARATES ON BOTH SIDES OF REAR SPRING ASSEMBLIES & POINTS OUTWARD AT REAR. LOUD CLUNKING, RATTLING & VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN & DASHBOARD. 2 GENERAL TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN 250 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700108October 26, 1998SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
LOWER REAR LEAF SPRING MOVING OUT OF POSTION. THIS WAS A RECALL ON FORDS 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP BUT NOT ON THE STANDARD 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE SPRING WAS FIXED THE FIRST TIME BUY IT BEING KNOCKED BACK IN PLACE WITH A HAMMER. I HAVE YET HAD IT FIXED A SECOUND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE SPRING MOVED OUT OF PLACE ABOUT 3
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542293October 23, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829375October 23, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED ON ITS OWN. TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WENT INTO AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND NONE OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS HELD PASSENGERS. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE AND HEAD INJURIES. FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. BACK PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND ABRASIONS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829378October 23, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 93V125000, DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER EXPERENCED PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829412October 23, 1998WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS SOME SHAKING WITHIN THE WHEELS, AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS. THE PARTS ARE NOT IN, AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T LIKE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO WAITING FOR THE PARTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829421October 23, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE'S THE NOISE IS THERE AND SOMETIMES THE NOISE COMES AND GOES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542221October 22, 1998VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
SLIDING REAR WINDOW LEAKS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829321October 22, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTOR ALMOST CAME OUT. MECHANIC REPLACED IT. WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO OVERDRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE BADLY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829355October 22, 1998WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V095000) FROM MANUFACTURER. IT WAS INFORMING OWNER NO LUGS: NUTS PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. 3RD QUARTER LETTER WILL BE SENT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. HAS NOT RECEIVED LETTER AS OF YET. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700013October 22, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT NOTICE,BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED,TURN SIGNAL AND WIPER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT COST TO ORIGINAL OWNER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700015October 22, 1998UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FACTORY PROGRAMMED COMPUTER WAS MADE TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE CHECK UPON ENGINE START-UP.THE COMPUTER WILL MAKE A MISDIAGNOSIS THAT ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON.FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THIS AND NOW SUPPLYS DEALER WITH COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT RECALLIBRATES THE COMPUTER TO WAIT 240 SECONDS AFTER INITAL START-UP BEFORE MAKING DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE CHECKS.NOTIFIED DEALER.THEY REPROGRAMED COMPUTER AND CHARGED ME (THE ORIGINAL OWNER) $57.60+TAX.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829255October 21, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION A FIRE MAY RESULT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829271October 21, 1998SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
DEALER CLAIMS NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 60 DAYS. HAS ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER OVER DOZEN TIMES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829273October 21, 1998WHEELS:MULTI PIECE
CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829292October 21, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
RECALL # 93V125000, FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY; EVEN THOUGH RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH FUEL FLOWING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER ,CAUSING OVERFLOW. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542135October 20, 1998TIRES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
GENERAL AMERI 550 P236/70RIE TIRE BLEW OUT, DUE TO INADEQUATE SHIELD PROTECTION,PLASTIC WELL SHIELD CAME OFF,VACUUM RESERVE BOX CAME OFF AND THE COMPUTER WIRE NURSES SWITCH UNPLUGGED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781488October 20, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542091October 19, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542219October 19, 1998WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS HAD LOOSENED AND WERE STRIPPED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO LUGS BEING SHEARED OFF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0