Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#748570July 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY DURING OR FOLLOWING TURNS CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION. THE TRANSMISSION "COASTS" DURING DECELERATION. WHEN POWER IS APPLIED AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892808July 13, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF TIRES, TIRES WERE REPLACED. GENERAL, P23585R16.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891972July 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO MAKE THIS REPORT WITH NHTSA. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO STATES THAT INSURANCE DID NOT INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT CORRECTLY. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747612June 30, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
3 CRACKS IN SIDE WALL.1 INCH FROM RIM, IN THE SAME PLAIN OF ROTATION. EVADENCE OF OTHER CRACKS STARTING.*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891459June 27, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILS TO RETRACT AFTER USAGE. DRIVER'S WOULD HANG DOWN, OUT THE DOOR WHILE PASSENGER'S WOULD BE PARTIALLY DOWN. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR RETRACTOR PROBLEMS. MECHANIC INDICATED WORK WILL NOT BE DONE ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747153June 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDOWS SCARE ME WHEN THEY DONT OPEN. AFRAID THAT DOOR CRACKS WILL FAIL MORE ON HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746963June 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPROXIMATELY 6:45 P.M. EST ON JUNE 14, 2001 I WAS TRAVELING AT 58 MPH WHEN I DEPLOYED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I PROCEEDED FOR ABOUT 4 MILES WHEN I WENT TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND IT STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RIDING THE BRAKES FOR A COUPLE OF MILES I MANAGED TO GET OFF AN EXIT OFF OF ROUTE 1 IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA., PULLED THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. MUCH SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED. I PULLED THE FUSE AND RESTARED THE VEHICLE. IT REV'D TO "RED" LINE". I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FAULKNER FORD IN CHADDS FORD, PA. THEY FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PRESSED AGAINST THE THROTTLE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. THE RESPONSE WAS "NO, IT WAS A FLUKE. IT HAPPENED TO BE YOU." I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER THIS HARROWING EXPERIENCE. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HOW THIS DEALERSHIP HANDLED THIS INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890476June 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VIBRATION OCCURRED IN VEHICLE, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THERE WAS A LOAD IN TRUCK. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE OVER 10 TIMES AND FOUND THAT A DUST/POWDER WAS ACCUMULATING INSIDE BRAKE DRUM. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT SOFT WITH NO BRAKING POWER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889811June 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
PROTECTIVE COATING OF SIGNAL MIRRORS LOCATED ON DOORS HAVE DETERIORATED AND CAUSED MIRRORS TO BLACKEN. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH SIGNAL MIRRORS ONCE ALREADY AND THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. *AIK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746282June 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PICKUP JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GOING BACKWARDS INTO GARAGE DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD WHICH I DID. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746130May 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VALVE SPRINGS BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FUNCTION IN/OF CYLINDER 3 . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE WARRANTY EXP. REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPRING (S) WERE FAULTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745886May 25, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TIRES WENT DOWN AND THE SIDEWALLS SEEM TO BE COMING APART. ONE TIRE WAS TURNED IN TO FIRESTONE FOR AN ADJUSTMENT AND THE OTHER IS AT BOB SIGHT FORD AS THE REPORT STATED. I HAVE LEFT THAT TIRE AT THAT DEALERSHIP FOR FUTURE INSPECTION. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081RC169 TIRESIZE: P235 70 16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888933May 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES PEDAL IT WOULD GO HAVE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE TRUCK WOULD STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745660May 22, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FACTORY-SUPPLIED FLOOR MATS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE AN APPROX. 2 WIDE STRIP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE MAT. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THIS STRIP IS ALONG THE REAR PORTION OF THE RH SIDE OF THE MAT AND MAKES AN APPROX. 2 WIDE SQUARE CORNER SEVERAL INCHES BACK FROM THE FRONT EDGE OF THE MAT AND JUST BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL. THE MAT HAS A TENDENCY TO SLIDE FORWARD OVER TIME. IVE NOW HAD 2 INSTANCES OF THIS SQUARE CORNER SLIDING FORWARD AND ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL, HOLDING IT FULLY DEPRESSED (ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPENENGINE RPM PEGGED WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED). BOTH OCCURRED IN DENSE, HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE FIRST HAD TO BE CLEARED BY REACHING UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY TOE AND PULLING BACK ON THE PEDAL TO FREE IT. IN THE SECOND, I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE I COULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM, AND WAS FORTUNATELY IN A POSITION IN TRAFFIC TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THIS FLOOR MAT SHAPE IS HAZARDOUS AND THE SHAPE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE MAT SHOULD EITHER BE ALTERED TO PRECLUDE THIS CONDITION, OR THE DRIVERS SIDE MAT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888797May 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WOULD BE DRIVING AND WOULD SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, AND IT WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES. THEN, LOCKED OUT OTHER GEARS. WOULD EITHER STOP OR SLOW DOWN VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC ENGINE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO TURN GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. NOT ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745399May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAKS ARE VERY COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS ACCORDING TO MANY OWNERS ACCOUNTS. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1200-$1600 DOLLARS! FORD IS NOT WILLING TO HELP AFTER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745403May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS SEVERE KNOCK AT START UP ,AND USES OIL , DEALERSHIP HAS REPEATED TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A ISSUE. OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ENGINES WHERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY , WHILE I HAVE BEEN PUT OFF AND NOW VECHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888137May 14, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745237May 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY BRAKING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST WAS 2/26/2000, ALSO 3/1/2000, 7/13/2000,12/6/2000, 2/2/2001, 4/19/2001,. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING. BUT MOSTLY THEY LOCK UP, AND ALSO THEY WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK FOR A SECOND OR TWO THEN THEY WILL LOCK UP. THIS HAS OCCURED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS.ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. DALE F. ZIEGELHOFER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744983May 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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