Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#883587March 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
TORSION BAR ON LEFT SIDE BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883363March 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK NEXT TO WINDOW AND GOING HORIZONTALLY TOWARDS EDGE OF DOOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883409March 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CALLED IN , HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE OCTOBER FOR RECALL REPAIRS OF FUEL TANK. THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL PERSON TO TALK TO WHEN YOU CALLING. PERSON ANSWERING AT DEALERSHIP TRANSFERRED, BUT CONSUMER WAS LEFT ON HOLD. MANUFACTURER HAS RECEIVED SAME RESPONSE WHEN THEY HAVE CALLED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED 2 DEALERS IN AREA, AND NEITHER ONE WAS BETTER THAN WITCHITA FALLS FORD & FALLS LINCOLN MERCURY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742585March 17, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742587March 17, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
LOWER STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX COMMECTION. THIS CREATED AN INABILITY TO STEER THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742388March 13, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
STEEL BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT446 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882966March 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ARE CRACKING NEAR BACK CORNERS WHERE WINDOWS MEET. THEY DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO CRACKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882680March 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
FAILURE OF STEERING PUMP AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PUMP HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882714March 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING WITH SNOW AND ICE ON ROAD VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND THEN 8-10 FEET DOWN A DITCH. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THIS VEHEICLE HAD FOUR RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL WAS JUST AFTER TWO MONTHS AFTETR PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJUREIS DURING THE ACCIDENT AS THE RESULT OF AIR BAG FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THREE TIRE BLOW OUTS WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742252March 11, 2001
TIRES
I PURCHASED 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES FROM THE BASE EXCHANGE IN COLORADO, ON THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. WITHIN6 MONTHS ALL 4 TIRES HAD GONE OUT. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. WHEN THEY STARTED TO GO BAD I REPLACED THEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT227 TIRESIZE: 70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882617March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO ENGINES REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE OVERHEATED, WATER POURING OUT AND VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560256March 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE BUT ONLY ON THE CARS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742109March 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
PURCHASED AN EXTENDED CAB PICKUP BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. SINCE PURCHASE, THEY HAVE GROWN AND WHEN THEY ARE IN THE BACK SEAT, THEY'RE HEADS ARE IN LINE WITH THE REAR WINDOW. I'M AFRAID THAT IF I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR, MY DAUGHTERS HEADS WOULD GO THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW AND SUFFER HEAD AND NECK INJURIES.. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND AN AFTERMARKET SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882323March 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 96V184000; WHILE TRAVELING 35-40MPH VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882385March 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON FIRST, BUT NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882202March 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS FOR FRONT BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST. 2. FRONT SEATBELTS DID NOT LATCH INTO BUCKLE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882166March 5, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1997, FORD, F150; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, DOT# W2081PT207. NO INJURIES/NO DAMAGES; FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882051March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH, RIGHT SIDE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH IS ATTACHED ON HUB HAS SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY TO ONE SIDE, AND ALMOST RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741893March 4, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE WAY THE TIE RODS ARE MADE WHEN THEY BECOME SLIGHTLY WORN THEY PULL APART. AFTER TALKING WITH SOME AUTO REPAIR SHOPS I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881933March 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE PARKED AND VEHICLE STILL RUNNING LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE JUST DROPPED. CONSUMER HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE TORSION BAR HAD MATERIAL DEFECT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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