Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#749989August 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOST #1&2 CYL DUE TO WARPPED HEAD. ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. ENGINE PINGING AT LIGHT LOADS EVEN WITH 92 OCTANE GAS. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE MORE THAN A CHANCE OCCURANCE WITH THE TRITON ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749939August 6, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AROUND 1 AUGUST 2001 I WAS TALKING WITH SOME FRIENDS AT WORK, DURING THE CONVERSATION DEFECTS IN THE DOOR DESIGN OF THE NEW FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK CAME UP. I HAD PURCHASED AN F-150 SUPER CAB IN APRIL 2001 AND HADNT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. MY FRIENDS STATED THAT THE DOOR ON THE NEW F-150S WERENT DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR AND WOULD START TO DEVELOP CRACKS. THEY SAID THAT IF I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FORD WOULD PAY TO REPAIR THE CRACKS. I CHECKED MY TRUCK AND I NOTICED A CRACK AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF MY DRIVERS DOOR NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. I WENT TO CROWNE FORD IN WARRENSBURG, MO 660-747-7111, ON 6 AUG 01 AND SPOKE WITH MR. CHRIS MARTEN HE INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2001 THE WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2001. AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME I CALLED FORD ON 6 AUG 01 AT 11:45AM AT 800-392-3673 AND SPOKE WITH MARK, EMPLOYEE # 2547. MARK INFORMED ME THAT FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT SINCE THE 3/36-WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. (NOTE) WHAT I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED IS THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT SINCE 1997. THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED IN THE 2000-YEAR MODELS BUT MANY CUSTOMERS WHO DISCOVERED CRACKS AND BROUGHT THEIR TRUCKS IN FOR REPAIR PRIOR TO 2000 HAD NEW DOORS INSTALLED WITH THE SAME DEFECT IN THEM. FORD HAS EVEN SENT OUT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS, ARTICLE # 01-2-6 BUT FAILED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DEFECT. FORD WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ONLY IF THE CUSTOMER BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FORD NOT INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT KNOWN DEFECTS WITH THEIR VEHICLES UNTIL AFTER SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSB CAN HELP RESOLVE THIS DEFECT FOR ALL FORD F-150 OWNERS AND MYSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893577August 6, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE'S A CRACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FRAME JUST ABOVE HANDLE NEAR WINDOW FRAME AREA. CRACK IS JUST STARTING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER , AND MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS STRESS. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN PLACE ON THIS PROCEDURE. MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF PROBLEM , AND HAD CHANGED DOOR DESIGN IN NEWER VEHICLES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749871August 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR LEAF SPRING: ON THE F-150, EXTEND CAB, LONG BED, THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING IS OVER-LOADED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK ( AND THE DRIVER ) ARE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LEAN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. WHEN CARRING A LOAD, THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT SHIFTS TO THE LEFT SIDE AND THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE MORE UNSTABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPRING ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. / LEFT POWER WINDOW: THE WINDOW STICKS ALL THE TIME. THE ONLY TIME IT WORKS PROPERLY IS WHEN IT RAINS AND THE TRACK GETS WET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893345August 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749533August 1, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE RUBBING ON CROSS MEMBER AND CUTTING THROUGH SIDEWALL MAKING TIRE UNUSABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749588August 1, 2001
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND LUCKILY MY SISTER WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE GOING LOW. I BEGAN TO MERGE MY TRUCK OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHEN THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWERVE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE TIRE I SAW A SIX INCH GASH ROUGHLY ONE INCH FROM THE RAISED FIRESTONE LETERING RUNNING HORIZONTAL WITH THE SEAM OF THE TREAD. ANOTHER GASH WAS OBSERVED IN THE SAME LOCATION SMALLER IN SIZE BUT ON THE SAME SEAM ROUGHLY TWELVE INCHES FROM THE SIX INCH GASH. ALTHOUGH MY TIRE IS NOT ON RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY TIRE INSPECTED BY THE NHTSA SO THAT IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR TIRE A WARNING CAN BE SUBMITTED BEFORE OTHER ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCUR.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN, JASON KOMINOTH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT238 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749214July 26, 2001
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE FAILURE AT A SPEED OF 65MPH. VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON ROAD. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. TRUCK VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. TIRE DID NOT BLOW. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND LEFT REAR TIRE WAS CHANGED. UNABLE TO PUT FUEL IN TRUCK DUE TO FUEL LINE BEING TORN OUT OF PLACE AND DANGLING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $1400.00 TO LEFT REAR SECTION OF TRUCK. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $630.00. CONTINENTAL TIRE WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM FILED FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. CLAIM NO. C-11107. *AK (DOT NUMBER: A308443387 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749219July 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO FRONT END BEGAN EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE FRONT END TO BOUNCE. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, I CHECKED THE TIRES AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS OF THIS AND REPEATED VISUAL TIRE CHECKS, TIRES FINALLY SHOWED VISIBLE SIGNS OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. WE HAD THE TWO FRONT TIRES REPLACED WITH NEW GENERAL 550 AS TIRES. ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO (24 JUL) I NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK WAS BOUNCING AND THAT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT. A VISIBLE CHECK OF THE REMAINING TWO ORIGINAL GENERAL AS 550 TIRES DID NOT REVEAL A PROBLEM, BUT I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AFTER DRIVING MY SON TO DRIVER'S ED THIS MORNING, I STOPPED FOR GAS AND NOTICED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION IN THE BACK TIRES. I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING INTO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE AM GEN 550 AS TIRES AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL FOUR OF OUR TIRES HAD SEPARATED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I DO A LOT OF EXPRESSWAY/HIGHWAY DRIVING; THANKFULLY NOTHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. I LEARNED FROM IT TOO...TIRE TREAD SEPARATION DOES NOT SHOW UP IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN IT'S DISCOVERED, IT COULD VERY EASILY BE TOO LATE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749108July 25, 2001
TIRES
HEADING IN TO WORK ON TUESDAY, JULY 17TH, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT-REAR TIRE OF MY FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THIS EVENT UNTIL I HEARD THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT THESE TIRES BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. FROM MY OBSERVATION, THIS OCCURRENCE WAS DUE TO A VERTICAL RIP IN THE SIDE WALL AND NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TREAD SEPARATION. I'M LOOKING TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT SET TIRES THIS COMING WEEKEND FOR THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE UPDATED ON THE LATEST INVESTIGATION STATUS OF THIS MODEL TIRE AND IF I SHOULD PRECEED WITH MY CURRENT PURCHASE. A TIMELY RESPONSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU! *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749154July 25, 2001
TIRES
IT WAS ABOUT 8:00 AM AND I HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MILES ON A PAVED 2-LANE ROAD. THE TIRE DIDN'T SEEM TO BLOW OUT, IT JUST DISENTIGRATED. I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN THA BACK OF THE TRUCK AND THE TIRES WERE INFLATED AT 35PSI. I HAVEN'T TRUSTED THEM SINCE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749159July 25, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW FRAME LEAKS. THREE MODEL YEARS IT HAS BEEN GOING ON. FORD IS AWARE AS WELL AS ENGINEER DEPT. EMPLOYEES OF FORD AVOID THIS SLIDING WINDOW TYPE BECAUSE THEY'RE AWARE OF OVERSIZED WINDOWS THAT MUST BE HAMMERED INTO FRAME TO GET THEM INSTALLED IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. UPON MY ARRIVAL BACK HOME AFTER VACATION IN FLA. FORD SAYS "OUT OF WARRANTY" IT LEAKS VERY HEAVY DURING RAIN.I RECOGNIZED THE LEAKS AT 59,000, AND DROVE HOME WITH JUST OVER 60,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749202July 25, 2001
TIRES
I WAS TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH ON SOUTH-BOUND FREEWAY NEAR ASHLAN AVENUE IN FRESNO WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD AND IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE WAS A VIOLENT VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND GOT IN THE CENTER LANE MAKING MY WAY OFF THE FREEWAY AND 3-MILES TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND THERE WAS NO TREAD ON THE TIRE AND MY LEFT REAR FENDER WAS THRASHED. I CAN PROVIDE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: A308443367 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749105July 24, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION ON FORD OE TIRE - GENERAL AMERI 550. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNK TIRESIZE: P235/70/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748940July 23, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATED ON LEFT REAR , CHUNK OF TREAD MISSING AND 8 INCHES OF BELT EXPOSED. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS CRACKS AND HOLES AROUND SHOLDER OF TIRE THAT GO COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE STEEL BAND.FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE WARNED ME NOT TO DRIVE TRUCK AT SPEED AS FRONT TIRE IS DANGEROUS. REAR IN BED OF MY TRUCK NOW. I HAVE PICTURES OF TIRES. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES UNDER SAFTEY RECALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT487 TIRESIZE: P23570R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748865July 21, 2001
TIRES
I PRUCAHSED MY NEW TRUCK ON OR ABOUT SEPT 1998. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT HAD BUT PRBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES. THEY RODE LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN A ROCKY ROAD I TRIED ROTAING THEM AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE AIR PRESSURE OF THE TIRES. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REAL BAD AND I ENDED UP JUST BUYING TWO MORE FROM THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER IN GREENVILLE, KY. I AM A KY STATE POLICE TROOPER AND NOW WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH A TIRE THEY FELT AS IF THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND BUT COULD NOT CONVINCE THE FIRESTONE DEALER SO I JUST BOUT TWO MORE. I MOVED THE TWO REAR TIRES UP FRONT AND PUT THE TWO NEW ONES ON THE BACK. EVEN WITH THE BEFORE THE NEW TIRES I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES DID NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT AIR PRESUURE IN THEM AND RECENTLY DURING THE HOT WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN HAVING HERE I HAVE TO ADD ADDITIONAL AIR TO THE TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND FORD ABOUT THIS BUT NO ONE IS SAYING ANYTHING. IN THE COMMING WEEK I AM GOING TO BUY ME 4 NEW TIRES AND JUST GET THEM OFF I DONT TRUST THEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE THEM TO YOU FOR FUTHER TESTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562149July 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND STALL WHEN STARTED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH THE ENTIRE TIME VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE NEEDED WAS A TUNE-UP AND WAS ASSURED THAT AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMAL, THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEIR ONLY ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM WAS TO KEEP BRINGING VEHICLE BACK IN FOR REPAIRS.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892946July 16, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE FOR A SHORT BEFORE A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD SHREDDED AND CAUSED ALUMINUM WHEEL TO BE DAMAGED. HAD REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO RETAILER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE REASON FOR BLOWOUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748540July 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 5 MPH TO OVER 40 MPH WHILE SLOWING FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT TO THE CAR I STRUCK AFTER THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748480July 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
RE: WINDSHIELD WIPER. F150 WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR FAULTY WIPERS ON JUN 8,01. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A COMPUTER PART CALLED A GEM OR ASSEMBLY MODULE. FORD HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTH. I AM TOLD THAT THE PART IS SIMPLY UNAVAILABLE. I WONDERED IF THE PART HAS GONE BAD SO OFTEN THAT THE PART IS IN HIGH DEMAND. THIS AFFAIR IS OPEN ENDED, AS THE AVIS DEALERSHIP IN SOUTHFIELD, MI (2483557500DENNIS) CAN NOT EVEN SAY FROM WHERE THE PART MAY BE SHIPPED. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOURCE FOR THE PART. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT ARRIVE. NO PART, NO REPAIR. WHEN ASKED IF I COULD PICK UP THE TRUCK TO DRIVE IT IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS TOLD IT IS "UNDRIVABLE." IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART? PART #F75Z14B205LA. RE: DOOR CRACK. BOTH DOORS HAVE A 1/4" CRACK NEAR THE BACK EDGE OF THE WINDOW. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. RE: LEAKING REAR WINDOW. IT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP WHILE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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