Ford F-150 Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#734501October 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SINCE I PURCHASED THE FRONT END WOULD NOT STAY ALIGNED AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX IT AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT CARE I PUT UP WITH THIS FOR A YEAR UNTIL FORD GAVE ME $3,5000 DOWN FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE VIN INDICATED I TRADED THE LEMON AND THEY RIPPED ME OFF DURING PURCHASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734217October 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I'VE HAD THIS PLOBLEM! I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK INT THE SHOP ON 2 OTHER OCCATIONS FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.TODAY MAKES THE 3RD TIME I WENT TO START MY TRUCK & THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED & ENERGIZED!THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE STARTER QUIT AFTER ABOUT 40 SECONDS ,TODAY (10/12/2000) THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED UNTILL THE STARTER, WIRING,RELAYS& POSIBLY THE BATTERY ALL BURNED UP! I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556040October 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE ACCELERATES UP TO 10-15 MILES FASTER WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733873October 10, 2000
TIRES
TIRE STARTED TO SEPERATE ON INTERSTATE DRIVING. ROARING, VIBRATION. WE STOPPED AND REPLACE TIRE WITH SPARE IMMEDIATELY. TIRE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FOUR GOODRICH DEALERS IN ATHENS AREA, AND WE WERE INFORMED EACH TIME BY ALL THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF INCIDIENT. THEY ALL SAID IT WAS A FORD PROBLEM. FORD ROAD HAZZARD SERVICE CONTACTED 8/15/00 WITH REPORT, AND THEY PROMISED IN AUGUST TO HAVE PURCHASING DEALER CALL US TO REPLACE THE TIRE. FOLLOWING UP WITH ORIGINAL PURCHASE DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN COMMERCE, WAS INFORMED BY SHOP MANAGER THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A CLAIM, THEY WOULD NOT RESOLVE OR REPLACE TIRE , IT WAS A GOODRICH TIRE ISSUE TO REPLACE IT. CALLED FORD CONSUMER LINE AGAIN, GIVEN PROMISE THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL US BACK, STILL WAITING ON THAT CALL. CALLED GOODRICH, CORPORATE CONSUMER LINE, AND WAS TOLD A GOODRICH DEALER, ANY THAT WE COULD DRIVE TO, WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE. UPON DRIVING AROUND ATHENS, GA. WITH TIRE AND VEHICLE LAST WEEK, NO GOODRICH DEALER WAS WILLING TO CALL GOODRICH CORPORATE TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET A REPLACEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR SAME. ALL GOODRICH DEALERS HAVE TOLD US TO CALL FORD TO REPLACE A NEW TIRE UNDER WARRANTY IF VEHICLE IS STILLUNDER WARRANTY. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A TIRE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD CONSUMER LINE, BY ROAD HAZARD HOTLINE, NOW THAT GOODRICH TIRES ARE NOT PART OF ANY RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANY TIRE FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THE FORD WARRANTY, AND ORIG EQUIPMENT BOOKLET IN NEW VEHICHLE GLOVEBOX STATES THEY ARE LIABLE FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. FORD NOW STATES THAT IT IS A GOODRICH ISSUE. (TIRESIZE: 23570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555911October 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, ROTOR, DISC BRAKE, AND THE OUTER AXLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872032October 2, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
WHILE DRIVING ALONG ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD, WHERE A TIRE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. CORD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F350. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 13,000. TIRE SIZE P265R7516. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. DOT # VNW81XL449. TIRE SIZE 265/75R16 *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871743September 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871570September 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH OR LESS, AND THEN REENGAGED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT WAS THE WAY SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. *AK BRAKES FAILURE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#730441September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING ON 4LANE AND TIRE WENT OUT. TREAD HAD PEELED BACK. *AK( DOT NUMBER: P238HOR104 TIRE SIZE: 235/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730343September 5, 2000
TIRES
ROAD SURFACE OF TIRE SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729791September 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 1 MINOR ACCIDENT WITH A STATIONARY OBJECT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM TO NO ASSURANCE THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOOD TO DRIVE I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO BEEN CONTACTED BY THEM I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND IT GOES BACK IN ON 9/4/00 THEY HAVE TRIED 3 TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ONLY ONCE DID THEY DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO CORRECT IT AND IT HAS NOT WORKED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729804September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNALS HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROBLEM WHEN HUMIDITY LEVEL IS HIGH. BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN CONDITIONS ARE DAMP WHEN INITIALLING USING TRUCK FOR THE DAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729478August 29, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729011August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 ON A RAINY DAY GOING TO COLLEGE REGISTRATION IN NACODOOGES TEXAS AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO SPIN. SHE WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN NEARLY STIKING ON COMING TRAFFIC ON THE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND SHE WAS PULLED OUT. SHE CALLED ABOUT A HOUR LATER IN A PANIC AGAIN SAYING IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN. SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO SPIN. THIS TIME A DRIVER PULLED HER OUT AND SAID HER TREAD WAS BAD. THIS WAS A 5 MONTH OLD VEHICLE. THIS WAS SUNDAY SO ON MONDAY I CALLED THE DEALER SAID MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK SPUN OUT TWICE AND ASKED HIM IF HE HAD HEARD OF ANY TIRE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER DAVID ADAMCECK HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY TIRE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS. MY DAUGHTER WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE HER 5 MONTH OLD VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH MICHELAINS BEFORE I KNEW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONES SO I NO LONGER HAVE THE TIRES. I AM NOW UPSET THAT MY DAUGHTER CAME CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT FATAL AND FORD KNEW THOSE TIRES WERE BAD. I CALLED FORD TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THIS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THERE ONLY CONCERN WAS ANYBODY INJURED BUT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER FLEW ACROSS A DIVIDED MEDIAN AND DON'T HIT THE SEMI BUT MISSED IT BY A FEW INCHES THAT ALL IS WELL. I AM DISAPPIONTED AFTER SEEING FORDS PRESIDENT ON TV THAT THEY ARE NOT MORE CONCERNED AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T TAKE CARE OF A OBVIOUS PROBLEM THEY ARE ARE HAVING. LETS NOT LET SOMEBODY HAVE TO GET KILLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THOMAS G. GOODWIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728613August 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIBRIATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65 MPH, TOOK TO DEALER AT 300 MILES, AGAIN AT 2200 MILES TO ANOTHER DEALER AGAIN AT APPROX 2900MILES WITH CONSTANT VIBRIATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT 70MPH, FORD ENGINEER TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND SAID ALL FORDS WITH A 5.4 ENGINE HAD VIBRIATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I WAS ORGINIALLY TOLD THIS I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SNOW JOB, AFTER HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED THE VIBRIATION WAS WORST THEN IT WAS WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT IN. I DROVE ANOTHER NEW F-150 AND IT VIBRIATED WORST THEN MINE DOES. I DO NOT THINK FORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A PRODUCT OUT KNOWING THAT IT HAS A VIBRIATION BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE AS FROM WHAT THE FORD ENGINEER SAID I HAD BETTER GET USE TO IT AND I DO NOT THINK THIS IS RIGHT AT ALL. I ALSO THINK FORD SHOULD FIX THESE VEHICLE OR GIVE ME BACK THE $24,000.00 I SPENT ON IT. I SNET A LETTER TO FORD ON 29 JULY 2000 AND THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED IT AS OF TODAY. THANKS T AT ALL AT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727940August 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
COPY OF LETTER TO FORD AND BILL UTTER E-MAILED TO WEBMASTER 8/14/00. HARD COPY TO FOLLOW. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867367August 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH TRUCK WAS INVOLVED CRASH WITH A 1997 NISSAN, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK'S FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727428August 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AFTER VEHICLE STARTED, VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. PURE GAS VAPOR (HEAVY WHITE FOG) PUMPED OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LIFTED FOR TOW, GASOLINE POURED FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE SERVICED AT MARK FORD MERCURY INC, 493 DANBURY ROAD, NEW MILFORD, CT 860-354-2226
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867318August 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER' S VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST/ UPPER SHOULDER, AND KNEE INJURIES. DEALER SAID THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. DEALER WA SWILLING TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#727041August 8, 2000
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT IS DEFINITELY THE VERY WORST QUALITY SEAT I HAVE SEEN IN A VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT TO KEEP YOU FROM FEELING AS THOUGH YOU WILL FALL OUT THE DOOR. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE LACK OF SUPPORT ON THE OUTER LEFT SIDE GIVES A FEELING THAT ONE IS LEANING OR TILTING TO THE LEFT AND YOUR ARE ACTUALLY NOT SITTING LEVEL. WHEN YOU TURN RIGHT, YOUR WEIGHT PUSHES ON THE SOFT FOAM MORE GIVING A WORSE SENSATION THAT YOU ARE TILTING. WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK, AS YOU PRESS ON THE SEAT TO GET OUT, YOU CAN FEEL THE PLASTIC TRIM AT THE SEAT BASE THROUGH THE SOFT FOAM. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL IN DRIVING, THE SOFTNESS IS SO BAD THAT IT INTERFERES WITH YOUR ABILITY TO STAY FIRMLY SEATED AND MAINTAIN CONTROL DURING SHARP TURNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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