Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#550816February 8, 2000
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE STEERING GEOMETRY AND SUSPENSION TRAVEL LEND THE VEHICLE TO EXCESSIVE OVER STEER RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856340February 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING DAMP WEATHER AND AS VEHICLE APPROACHES LOWER SPEED WHILE BRAKING THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718342February 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FUEL COMSUMPTION- TRUCK WILL ONLY GET 8-10 MILES PER GALLON WITH THE 4.2 ENGINE BEEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES THEY STATE NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856209February 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD SMELL BURNING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET AT ALL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855979February 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED, WILL NOT WARRANTY THE DRIVE SHAFT BECAUSE OF MODIFICATIONS MADE TO IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854485January 22, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
TIRE CABLE JACK BROKE TWICE, ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL OUT ONTO STREET. FORD HAS DEVICE TO KEEP DRIVER FROM OVER TIGHTNING, TO KEEP STRESS OFF CABLE. BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550489January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT IN COLD WEATHER. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855177January 20, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 60MPH THERE WERE TWO CARS AHEAD BEING TOWED WITH NO LIGHTS ON. CONSUMER DIDN'T SEE THEM, AND STRUCK THEM FROM BEHIND. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PARKED IN FRONT OF THE TRAILER, THOUGHT THE PARK LEVER WAS UP, BUT IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH HAND BRAKES ON VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARDS, AND HIT THE TRAILER, CAUSE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854865January 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE REAR SEALS OF THE ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717044January 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WASHER SPRAY IS TO WEAK. IT ONLY GETS THE BOTTOM 1/3 OF WINDSHIELD. THIS WON'T LET YOU CLEAN THE SECTION IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES. PROBLEM WITH CLEANING SPRAY DURING WINTER DRIVING OR LIGHT RAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716725January 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR (REMOTE CONTROLLED TYPE)VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING REAR VIEWED VEHICLE LIGHTS AT NIGHT TO BOUNCE ALL OVER THE PLACE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER REPLACED MIRROR THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. STATED "FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT, BUT HAS NO FIX, WHY NOT COMPLAIN TO THE DSB". THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO FOR IT UNTIL FORD ACKNOWLEDGES IT AS A DEFECT AND ISSUES A TSB TO US". OKAY I FILLED OUT THE DSB FORM AND A FACTORY REP CAME AND LOOKED AT IT AND STATED: "98% OF ALL F150'S WITH THESE MIRRORS VIBRATE". "THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU." ISSUE IS STILL PENDING BEFORE THE DSB. FORD'S ONLY TSB REF THIS ISSUE SAYS CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND/OR BUG DEFLECTORS. BOTH OF THESE WERE LOOKED AT, STILL SHAKES. FORD HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM BETWEEN THE DOOR/MIRROR COMBINATION. AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853891December 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO LOWER GEAR & STARTED TO SEVERELY JERK. ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5,000 RPMS. THE ROADS WERE SLIPPERY & WET CAUSING NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853438December 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854399December 27, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854143December 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING 27-30 MPH , THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK AGAINST THE FIRE WALL, THE FRAME WAS BENT. THE WHOLE FRONT WAS TOTALED . TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#716169December 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - THE 2ND TO 3RD SHIFT, AND THE 3RD TO 2ND SHIFT ARE ROUGH AND SLOWLY TEAR THE TRANSMISSION APART. MINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES AND IS STILL SUFFERING FROM POOR SHIFTS AND UNDEPENDABILITY. THE ENGINE HAD A VERY SEVERE KNOCK WHEN FIRST STARTED - THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 14,500 MILES WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REBUILDS, ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 14,900 MILES ON THE ODOMETER! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715890December 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR SLIDING WINDOW DEVELOPED LEAK. A FRIEND HAS A 1998 MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. HE HAS HAD THE SEAL REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853711December 6, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ALSO THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON. *AK *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852292November 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852512November 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE IS SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL. DEALER SAID THAT ENGINE BLEEDS OFF COMPRESSION WHICH ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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