Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#760512April 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE REAR WINDOW FRAME KEEPS CRACKING AND CAUSING IT TO LEAK WATER INSIDE THE CAB. I HAD IT FIXED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES UNDER WARRANTY THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND TIPTON WOULDN'T HELP ME ANYMORE SO I CALLED FORD IN DETROIT AND THEY SAID THE DEALER SAID I WAS ABUSING MY FORD AND THAT IS A FALSE STATEMENT I EVEN OFFERED TO SEND THEM PICTURES OF MY TRUCK AND IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND ONLY 65,000 MILES IT IS UNFOUNDED IF THEY JUST WOULD LOOK AT MY TRUCK 'NOT TAKEING THE DEALERS WORD BECAUSE WHY WOULD IT BE ABUSE ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT . THE DEALER NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IF I HAVE TO GO THROUGH LEGAL MANNERS I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760417April 8, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD BELT SEPARATION FROM TIRE CASING STARTED. MECHANIC DETECTED IT BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT236 TIRESIZE: P23570R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007022April 8, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CONSUMEDR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RAN INTO A DIRT BANK. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 26 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A DEER RAN OUT OF THE WOODS, HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, ALSO THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING WITH THE TURN OF THE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8007027April 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007049April 8, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007053April 8, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
INSIDES OF THE RIMS ARE PEELING, ALSO SIGN OF CRACKING ARE APPEARING AROUND BASE OF RIMS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007055April 8, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A CHECK UP DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON A 1997, FORD, F150, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16; DOT# W2081PT236. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760245April 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
RT TORSION BAR FAILED WHEN SETTING IN DRIVEWAY. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NHSTA NEEDS TO REOPEN AS THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY OTHER IDENTICAL FAILURES REPORTED. I WAS SUPRISED TO LEARN THAT, WHEN THE DEALER WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE TORSION BAR FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564876April 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY FEW DAYS THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL STOPS MIDWAY AND CAN ONLY BE DEPRESSED FURTHER BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE, THEREFORE CAUSING NO BRAKING ACTION, CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785655April 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AND AS A RESULT IT HAS A 7 TO 8 MPH SPEED ERROR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *JG *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760106April 2, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I KNOW THAT THESE ARE NOT THE TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED TIRES. TREAD IS BECOMING SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FIRST TIRE SHOWED THIS PROBLEM LAST OCT. THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED RECENTLY AND THE OTHER TIRES LOOK AS IF THEY WILL DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION SOON. THESE TIRE ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE A TREAD LIFE OF 60000 MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760116April 2, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ANOTHER TIE ROD WAS FAULTY, ONLY THE BOOT WAS HOLDING STUD TO THE TIE ROD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006728April 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE HIT A BUMP.CONSUMER FELT A SHAKE IN FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT OUTER BALL JOINT HAD DISCONNECTED. PART WAS REPLACED. ON 1 JULY 2001, RIGHT INNER BALL JOINT FELL OFF. ONE DAY LATER , LEFT BALL JOINT FELL OFF WHILE BACKING UP. MILEAGE WAS 67000 AT THE TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006546March 27, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE SHE SAW A DARK SPOT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DIRT. THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE METAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE GOING TOWARD THE WINDOW AND DOOR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006063March 20, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, LEFT TIE ROD BROKE OFF AND CAUSED TIRE TO TURN OUTWARDS. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005930March 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX FUEL INJECTORS BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORROSION IN FUEL TANK.*AKCONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UPO FROM THE DEATLER AND IT IS STILL NOT GIVING THE BEST PERFORMANCE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005934March 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RUST AND CORROSION DEVELOPED IN FUEL TANK. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT SOON FAILED WHEN TAKEN FOR TEST DRIVE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759495March 18, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FORD HAS REDESINED THE OUTER DOOR SHELL BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SO I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THE OUTER DOOR SCHELLS ON THE 1997 F-150. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759504March 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK IS THIS PROBLEM COVERED UNDER RECALL TSB# 99B29 DEC. 1999 WHAT DO I DO ? I NEVER GOT A RECALL FROM FORD OR DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759437March 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SUDDEN, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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