Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#10689913February 23, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667081December 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO WEAR OUT. IN ADDITION, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V192000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664596December 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH IN FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,885.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651773November 1, 2014
ENGINE
TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED,THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN FROM THE HEAD . THE ENGINE SPEWED FUEL OUT OF THE HOLE AND I THOUGHT A FIRE MIGHT OCCUR AT ANY SECOND. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND MANY MORE WILL. THIS OCCURS BECAUSE THE HEAD IS ALUMINUM AND THE SPARK PLUGS ARE STEEL AND ONLY THREAD IN TO 3 OR 4 THREADS. TERRIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651388October 30, 2014
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM CYLINDER HEAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648663October 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO (10/2014) I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1999 FORD F-150 WERE NOT WORKING. A FEW TIMES ONCE I RETURNED TO HOME I NOTICED THAT WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO PARK, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO MATTER IF THE HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. I STARTED TO INSPECT THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I TILTED THE STEERING WHEEL TO IT'S LOWEST POSITION, TYPICALLY IT'S OPERATING POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. WHEN I TILTED THE WHEEL UP SLIGHTLY TO THE NEXT POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON. TODAY, 10/19/2014 I REMOVED THE TRIM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TWO WIRES THAT HAVE BROKEN AND SEPARATED FROM THE WIRING HARNESSES THAT ATTACH TO THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY AND SEVERAL CONTACTS THAT ARE LOOSE IN THE UPPER HARNESS. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS AND A VIDEO SHOWING THE PARTS THAT ARE LOOSE AND OR BROKEN. BECAUSE THESE BROKEN WIRES AND CONTACTS ARE LOOSE AND AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF A SHORT OR SPARKS THAT THEY COULD CREATE AND WITHOUT FULLY OPERATIONAL HEADLIGHTS, THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND PURCHASED IT AT AROUND 11,000 MILES. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN APART NOR HAS THE TRIM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN BEEN REMOVED. THESE WIRES COULD BE SEEN MOVING AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED UP AND DOWN PRIOR TO THE SIGNAL ASSEMBLY BEING REMOVED AS THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH LEFT IN THE ON POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10645012October 16, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL TANK STRAP REPLACEMENT. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALER IN AUBURN MA. DEALER WOULD NOT WORK ON TRUCK DO TO RUSTED FUEL TANK, INSISTED I NEEDED A NEW TANK PRIOR TO FIXING. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER IN AYER MA., SAME RESULTS. A BRAND NEW TANK HAS BEEN INSTALLED, MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IN AUBURN, MA. DEALER REFUSE TO INSTALL STRAPS, COMPLAIN ABOUT CONNECTION AREAS WHICH I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH. I MENTION TO DEALER THAT MY NEW TANK IS NOT SECURE AND THIS IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC. MY TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED IN WINTER DRIVING AND LOCAL RUNS FOR HOUSE CHORES. MY TRUCK IS BEING USED ON A LIMITED BASES NOW, WINTER IS APPROACHING AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640612October 1, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
UPON RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ON 9/15/14, A HITCH WIRE WAS NOTICED DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO TUCK IT BACK UNDER, I NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE WAS GONE AND THE CABLE THAT ONCE HELD IT IN PLACE VIA A RETAINING BRACKET HAD SNAPPED AND WAS FRAYED. THE TIRE AND BRACKET HOLDING THE TIRE WERE BOTH GONE. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOSS UNTIL THAT POINT AND AM HORRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT OF THE ACCIDENT OR INJURY IT COULD HAVE/ MAY HAVE CAUSED, BREAKING FREE SOMEWHERE ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639193September 26, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED SEVERELY, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR BREAK DOWN. *TR...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 11/27/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629442August 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED OFF THE SIDE OF A 20 FOOT HIGH BRIDGE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10615014July 21, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TOLL BOOTH ATTENDANT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER FLAMES ENGULFED THE DRIVERS SIDE BURNING THE INTERIOR. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574682March 25, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY LOUD, REPETITIVE CLICKING OR POPPING SOUNDS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO EXAMINE THE FAILURE AND THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HAD FRACTURED, THE SPARK PLUG ALSO BLEW OUT OF ITS PROPER POSITION. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BY THE TIME THE CONTACT REACHED THE MECHANIC THE VEHICLE WAS OVERWHELMED WITH A STRONG PERSISTENT ODOR OF USED GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG DID BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565411February 22, 2014
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UP UNDER THE TRUCK BED RUSTED AT THE BRACKET AND SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT TRUCK WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER AS THE SPARE COULD HAVE BOUNCED ON THE ROAD AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563025February 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECEIVED RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR CO ABOUT GAS TANK STRAPS. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH FREEDOM FORD 3941 ADMIRAL PEARY HWY EBENSBURG PA 15931. WENT TO FREEDOM THEY LOOKED AT MY TRUCK TOLD ME THAT STRAPS RUSTED FRAME AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED I TOLD TO DO IT, THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE RUSTING OF STRAPS. SERVICE WRITER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO HIS MECHANICS HOUSE AND WOULD COST $300. I ASKED WHY IT COULD NOT BE DONE AT FREEDOM AND HE STATED THEY DO NOT DO THAT WORK HERE. I TOLD HIM I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. I LEFT FREEDOM AND MY TANK FELL AFTER ARRIVING HOME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY TRUCK AND BELIEVE FORD SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562788February 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THIS FORD F150 1999 ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. I HAVE NOTICED FROM THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT, WHEN I FIRST START IT UP I HEAR A SERIES OF DINGS (LIKE ONES YOU WOULD HEAR FOR SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED), BUT THE SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED. MY RADIO SOMETIMES HAS POWER AND WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT HAS NO POWER TO COME ON. SOMETIMES MY ODOMETER IS ON AND I CAN READ MY MILEAGE, MOST OF THE TIME ITS OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN THE BLOWER FAN IS BEING USED IT DOES NOT GO OF WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF AND REMOVED, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS PROBLEM IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I HAVE HEARD ON OCCASIONS, A CLICKING SOUND BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AREA, AGAIN THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM STOP WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS. I FEAR IT MAY LEAD TO, OR CAUSE A FIRE SOMEHOW. MOST OF THE TIME I CAN LEAVE MY TRUCK PARKED, AND START IT UP THE NEXT DAY, SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT THE BATTERY IS MYSTERIOUSLY DRAINED DEAD THE NEXT MORNING. I HAVE BEEN DILIGENT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE LEFT NOTHING ON THAT COULD IN ANY WAY DRAIN THE BATTERY. I FEAR THESE ARE MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS, DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS TO GET THESE ISSUES REPAIRED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561766January 28, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556327December 17, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551608November 9, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
PULLED UP TO STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN-SAT AT LIGHT 2 MINUTES-PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL TO TURN AND THE ENGINE DIED TRIED TO RESTART- WOULD NOT START-THEFT LIGHT WAS FLASHING FAST-WAS PUSHED OUT OF INTERSECTION-WENT TO CALL TOW TRUCK- CAME BACK -TRIED TO START AND IT STARTED-WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME A SHORT DISTANCE-PARKED FOR TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP.-STARTED 3 TIMES AT MY HOUSE BUT DIE IF TURNED ON AND OFF ABOUT 10 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550683November 3, 2013
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BED LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550113October 30, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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