Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#784698June 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863503June 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#863329June 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER GOING OUT TWICE/ABS LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER FIXED BRAKES TWICE. ALSO, REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED, AND CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES. ALSO, WHEN TRUCK WAS SIX MONTHS OLD REAR AXLE BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863282June 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FRAME BENDING UPWARD BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BACK BED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. ENGINE AND REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED AND BRAKES REPAIRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863113June 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH 4- WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED BY ITSELF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP ACROSS THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLOVER TWICE INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FELL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723540June 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD GOING UP A GEAR AND WHEN SHIFTING DOWN A GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552433May 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NOISE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO WORN IDLER PULLEY, BELT AND ALTERNATOR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862118May 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THEN MOVING THE PAWL TO NEUTRAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT A WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION KEY TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861754May 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES WHICH CAUSED BRAKING SYSTEM TO PULSATE, AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552180May 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD WHEN FIRE OCCURED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861515May 5, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ARE CRACKING ABOVE THE DOOR LATCH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED & CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA HOTLINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861399May 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN SLOWING DOWN HEARS A LOUD POPPING NOISE . BRAKES WILL GO TO FLOOR , AND COMPLETELY FAIL. THIS WILL OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861324May 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED. BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. COULD NOT PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION, OR COULD NOT SHUT OFF VEHICLE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON APR 27, 2000, BUT IN THE REVERSE POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721460April 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR VIBRATES WHICH DISTORTS VIEW/ BRAKES SQEEKING AT 12K MILES/VIBRATION IN THE REAR END AT 55MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860179April 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO MANIFOLD AND ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860198April 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE BURNED UP OIL, BUT WAS NOT LEAKING. WOULD PUT APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO FAILED TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CLAIMED "O" RING SEALS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721294April 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE SHEET METAL RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOOR LOCKS. I AM GOING TO MY FORD DEALER TOMORROW TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT HE FIXES THIS DEFECT. THIS TRUCK COST A LOT OF MONEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721283April 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SUSPENSION:REAR
FRONT WINDSHIELD-THE WINDSHIELD WOULD RATTLE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY EVERYTIME WE WOULD BE IN THE TRUCK. TOOK IT IN TO ADVISE THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY DID WAS RESEAL IT. TOOK IT IN AGAIN THE SECOND TIME AND THEY DID THE SAME THING. AFTER THE THIRD TIME I MADE THEM PUT IN A NEW WINDSHIELD. 2 WEEKS AGO THIS CRACKED IN HALF. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. ALSO THE REAR END WAS LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859848April 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THEY CAUSED THE BACK WHEELS TO LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720998April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE VALVE NOISE ON COLD STARTS, IT PROGRESSED OVER TIME TO VALVE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DEALER IS HAVE ENGINE REPLACED, DUE TO A SERIVE BULLETIN. THEY SAY IT WILL BE 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR THE ENGINE TO ARRIVE. HOWEVER, THEY STATE THAT I CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SEEMS KIND OF DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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