Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#747297June 23, 2001
TIRES
MY TIRES INDICATE THE START OF A TIRE SEPARATION ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT AXLE. I CAN SEE THE STEEL IN THE TIRE THAT HAS APPROXIMATELY 70% TREAD LEFT. I KEEP MY TIRES CLOSE TO 40 LBS OF PRESSURE AS INDICATED ON THE TIRES. THE START OF THE SEPARTION IS AT THE EDGE OF THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE THE SAME TIRES THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WITH 28,000 MILES, WHY SHOULD I SEE SIGNS OF SEPARTION? MY SIZE AND TYPE OF TIRE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HAVE YOU HAD ANY INCIDENTS WITH THIS TIRE:FIRESTONE - WILDERNESS HT - 235/70R16 (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: 235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890958June 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TECHNICIAN FOUND POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO CRACKS ON BOTH DOORS, ALL THREE DOORS ARE RUSTING AT BOTTOMS, CONSUMER STATES IF THERE WOULD BE AN ACCIDENT, MOST LIKELY THE DOORS WOULD BREAK IN HALF. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747065June 19, 2001
TIRES
WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT, I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR ON GRAND RIVER AVENUE IN EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN. FORTUNATELY SOME OTHER DRIVER SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS VERY FLAT AND TOOTED HIS HORN AND POINTED AT THE TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND PUT AIR IN IT. SO I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747008June 18, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IN DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE NEAR WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890364June 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED FOR A MANUFACTURER SERVICE PROGRAM ON INGITION,VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, A HOLE IN ENGINE HEAD WAS DISCOVERED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO REPAIR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WHICH REQUIRED THAT ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890195June 12, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER DOOR HAS A 3/8 INCH HORIZONTAL CRACK IN METAL RIGHT BEHIND THE WINDOW.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746600June 8, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS ABOVE DOOR HANDLES AFT OF POWER WINDOW FRAME. FORD WON'T FIX BECAUSE TRUCK IS OFF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890044June 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REAR SLIDING WINDOW WILL LEAK WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS AND COULD NOT FIX THE SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889762June 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS LOSING COOLANT AND WILL IDLE ROUGHLY. PROBLEM IS INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889735June 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
TORSION BAR BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. WHEN BAR BROKE ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE FELL IN. DEALER MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746320June 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746321June 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITH ONLY 1200 MILES OVER WARRANTIES ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD MOTROR .HEAD GASKET AND FRONT COVER SEAL SHOULD NOT OF LEAKED /100,000 MILES OR MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561386May 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MUFFLER AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT 235/70/16 DOT W208). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746211May 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE LEFT REAR TIRE SHED A PIECE OF TREAD 12 INCHES LONG. THE REST OF THE TREAD APPEARS TO BE CLOSE TO SEPARATION WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDEWALL. THIS SEPARATION APPEARS ALMOST THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN E-MAIL AND THE TIRE IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889287May 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNDER WET CONDITIONS CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. ALSO, IT SEEMED THAT BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND A LOCAL JIFFY LUBE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746035May 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SHEETMETAL APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS CRACK IS ON BOTH DOORS. IT APPEARS TO RESULT FROM THE BENDING OF THE DOOR WHEN THE WINDOW IS RAISED AND LOWERED. THE CRACK IS GETTING BIGGER WITH TIME, AND WILL CAUSE THE DOOR TO BREAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889202May 25, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 8-9 INCHES ABOVE HANDLE AREAS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK BOTH RIGHT DOOR SHELL AND LEFT DOOR SHELL WERE REPAIRED. THE VINYL STRIPPING WAS OUT AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY REPAIR COST BECAUSE THE DOOR HAD DESIGN FLAW. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561325May 24, 2001
STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A FIELD, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE TURNED LIKE A ROULET WHEEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745810May 24, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE HAD THREE TREAD SEPARATIONS SINCE BUYING THIS TRUCK NEW. THE FIRST ON 02/98, THE SECOND 05/06/00 WHICH CAUSED $750 BODY DAMAGE AND THE THIRD ON 08/10/00 WHICH OCCURED DURING THE REPAIRS IN THE MEANTIME FROM THE SECOND ONE. CONTINENTAL TIRE PAID FOR THE SECOND TIRES DAMAGE BUT BALKED AT THE THIRD. I AM SUING THEM IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT FOR $2200 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE TRUCK. WE GO TO ARBITRATION JUNE 14TH, 2001 IN BENSON AZ. THESE TIRES ARE A PIECE OF JUNK. I WOULD HAD A ROLLOVER IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ANY FASTER THAN I DID (55 MPH) AND HAD NOT BEEN ALERT TO THE SITUATION. TEMPERATURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT AS THE 2ND ON OCCURED LATE AT NIGHT AND THE 3RD WAS IN THE MORNING. I CANNOT EXPRESS MY GRIEF INVOVED IN THIS, AMERITECH TIRES SHOULD NEVER EVER BE SOLD ON ANY VEHICLE AND DEALING WITH THIS COMPANY IS FRUITLESS AS THEY INTENTIALLY DESTROYED THE TIRE AND EVIDENCE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROOF THAT I CALLED TO CLAIM THE TIRE BACK FOUR TIMES. THEY CLAIM THE TIRE HAD A REPAIR IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE FLAT. THE TIRE NEVER LOST AIR AND IT WAS THE TREAD THAT FELL OFF, NOT A FLAT TIRE. BUT THEY DESTROYED THE EVIDENCE. WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH A DECENT MANUFACTURER. WE ARE DEALING WITH A COMPANY THAT MAKES TIRES THAT ARE "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED". AND THEY KNOW IT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: P235-70-16 TIRESIZE: P235-70-16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745829May 24, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65, MM 95 APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD COME OFF SECTOR SHAFT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE UNTIL I CAME TO STOP ON MEDIAN. STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY IN EITHER DIRECTION. COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A FATAL WRECK IF THIS HAPPENED ON A CURVE OR OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE BY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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