Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#8001392January 3, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT-REAR GENERAL TIRE, SIZE: 235/70R16, DOT: UNKNOWN HAS A BLISTER DEVELOPING IN SIDEWALL, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO CRACK AND SEPARATE, THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997, FORD, TRUCK F150. *NOTE: CONSUMER FILED PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON A DIFFERENT TIRE (ODI REFERENCE # 899641).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001198December 28, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001134December 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A DEAD STOP SUDDENLY IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED FOOT ON ACCELERATER. VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755902December 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION/ STARTER HAVE GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000866December 18, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL 360 DEGREES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755777December 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATED, VERY SERIOUS PERMANENT INJUIRES, PERMANENTLY DISABLED, TIRE WAS MOUNTED 1 DAY EARLIER BY PROFESSIONAL INSTALLED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A447 TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8000694December 13, 2001
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, STEERING:LINKAGES
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8193 MILES ON IT, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE, THROTTLE STUCK AGAIN AT 28104 MILES, DEALER REPLACED SAME PARTS. PITTMAN ARM WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005117December 11, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE EXHAUST PIPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755535December 11, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
I HAD NOTICED A SQUEAK FROM THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING TURNS. I FOUND NOTHING LOOSE SO I IGNORED IT FOR A WHILE. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING FOUND THERE TO BE PROBLEMS WITH PITMAN ARMS ON THESE VEHICLES. I CHECKED MINE AND FOUND THAT TO BE THE NOISE AND REPLACED THE PART. I KEPT THE OLD PART. IT APPEARS DRY AND SOON TO WEAR OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900607December 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AROUND A ICY CURVE. THEN, IT WENT OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A DITCH AND INTO A BUSH. AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER GOING FIVE FEET INTO THE AIR. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755402December 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755348December 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING; WE PARK IT AND WE FEEL THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR WE HAD IT PUT ON THE MACHINE AND THE PERSON WHOM CHECKED IT. SAID IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD HVE BEEN HELPED. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD PLACE AND HAD IT CHECKED THERE . WE HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT . WHEN WE GOT IT WE HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR LEAKING OIL AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE SEAL ON IT IT WENT IN TWICE FOR THIS I FEEL THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE LEAKING, AND I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT IF IT IS A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE MOTOR THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO IN THIS MATTER THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND TROUBLE *AK. SINCERELY [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899641November 29, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND A 3 INCH CUT AND BUBBLE WERE FOUND ON INSIDE OF TIRE. VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH WHEN TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WITH NO WARNING. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL ON A FORD, F150, 1997. SECOND SET SAME PROBLEM. NO OTHER TIRES CAN BE REPLACED BECAUSE WEIGHT OF TRUCK MAY CAUSE IT TO FLIP OVER. TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, MILES 30,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899472November 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
BACK SLIDING GLASS WINDOW IS ALLOWIING WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE BECAUSE SEAL ON WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE, AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899433November 26, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE LEFT TIE ROD ENDS FELL OFF FROM VEHICLE. *AK ALL THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONSUMER WHO WANTS REFUNDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIE ROD WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754923November 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED AT 46,900 MILES DUE TO WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM A LEAKING GASKET. THE SAME GASKET WAS REPLACED A YEAR EARLIER BY FORD UNDER RECALL 99B29. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, HOW MANY REPORTED FAILURES ARE REQUIRED TO MANDATE A VEHICLE RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899376November 23, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, DOT W208 1PT 166, P23570R16 1045 ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD, F150, 1997. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE HAS A BULGE AND SURROUNDING THAT BULGE, TREAD APPEARS TO BE SEPARATING FROM TIRE. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754833November 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR SKINS ARE CRACKED AT LOWER CORNER OF WINDOWS (STRESS CRACKS - POOR STAMPING) DEALER EST. REPAIR TO COST ME $790.00 COST NOT COVERED BY FORD DUE TO MILEAGE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754717November 20, 2001
TIRES
TIRE LOST TREAD, BUT DID NOT BLOWOUT. TIRE TREAD DAMAGED PICK-UP. ALMOST ROLLED OVER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT017 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754565November 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR METAL CRACKS JUST BEHIND DRIVERS WINDOWS; BOTH DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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