Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#556210October 5, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/70R16 CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING, AFTER THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THE VEHICLE EXPEREINCED NO FURTHER VIBRATION, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733490October 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THIS TIRE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT FAILED LIKE THE RECALLS IN THAT THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE CAR CASING. YOU COULD PUT YOUR HAND UNDER THE TREAD AND PULL IT AWAY FROM THE CASING. I HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED. FIRESTONE NOR FORD WOULD HELP ME IN GETTING COMPENSATED FOR THE FAILURE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DOTW2081PT TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872379October 5, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT & THERE WAS A THUMP. MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WAS SWAYING LEFT & RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND FOUND THAT TRAILER HAD HIT THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGR'S SIDE. REAR HAD BOTH ARMS CLOSEST TO THE BUMPER COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. MANUFACTURER NEVER MEASURED THE PARTS TO FIX TRAILER. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT SINCE IT WAS NOT ON RECALL, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733294October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO FACTORY ORIGINAL TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN SUMMER DESERT CONDITIONS. ONE TIRE HAD 43,000 MILES AND THE OTHER ABOUT 45,000 MILES. SEPARATION OCCURED WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHEN THE SECOND EVENT OCCURED ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE REPORTS ABOUT THE FIRESTONE TIRES. FORD WAS NOT VERY INTERESTED AND I COULD GET NO INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE. I STILL HAVE ONE TIRE. GENERAL TIRE WANTS TO GET IT BACK. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733296October 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND EVEN THEN, THE BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE IS VERY POOR. THIS PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS WHEN HAULING A BOAT OR OTHER TRAILOR. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AND HAVE RAN THROUGH STOP SIGNS BECAUSE OF THE POOR BRAKING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK AT ALL. I RECENTLY HAD MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, WHEN THE ROTORS ARE REPLACED THE BRAKING IS MUCH BETTER. THE SPECS. ON THE ORIGINAL ROTORS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE REPLACEMENTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL ROTORS ARE NOT THE CORRECT THICKNESS AND THEREFORE THE BRAKING IS VERY POOR. I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT FORD F150S WITH THESE BRAKING PROBLEMS ARE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS, SOME RESULTING IN INJURY AND DEATH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW. I DON'T TRUST THAT FORD WOULD VOLUNTEER THIS INFORMATION AND HAVE A VOLUNTARY RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555347October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE(P235 70 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BEHIND WHEEL WELL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555753October 2, 2000
TIRES
VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES (P235/70R16 DOT W2081PT296), WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ACROSS A PARKING LOT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733158October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAD MY TIRES INSPECTECTED THE DAY THE NHTSA ISSUED A WARNING THAT INCLUDED MY TIRE MODEL. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE; THE STEEL BELTS ARE PROTRUDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDEWALL. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, BUT LATER FOUND THAT I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR, IL. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN QUEBEC. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70/R16) (TIRESIZE: 235/70/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70/R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733275October 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE ORIGINAL REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (LESS THAN 36000 MI.). THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW EVENTUALLY LEAKED TOO, SO IT WAS DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AND SCORED THE ROTORS. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TURN/REPAIR THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER SPECIFICATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE A DIFFERENT THICKNESS SPECIFICATION. THE ORIGINAL ROTORS ARE EITHER NOT THE CORRECT THICKNESS OR HAVE AN INCORRECT SPECIFICATION. THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER SEEMED TO PERFORM PROPERLY. BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED VERY HARD AND EVEN THEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP VERY QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733191October 2, 2000
TIRES
I WAS EXPERIENCING MY VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SO I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 65 MPH. I THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT MY TRUCK JUMP. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SAW THAT MY TREAD WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE CROWN OF THE TIRE. THE TREAD COMING OFF CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM GENERAL ABOUT FIXING MY TRUCK. AFTER SEEING MY TIRE FALL APART, MY FIRST THOUGHTS WERE OF FIRESTONE. MY TIRE DID EXACTLY WHAT FIRESTONE HAD DONE! THANK YOU!*AK (TIRESIZE: 235R70-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235R70-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872006October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, F150. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE SIZE P23570R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733135October 1, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733140October 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DETECTED A DEFECT ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, LOCATED AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW PILLAR. DEFECT DESCRIPTION IS A SMALL CRACK WHICH IS APPROX. 3/8" LONG AND IS RUSTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732989September 30, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE BLEW OUT.. THE RUBBER PEELING AWAY FROM THE METAL( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871772September 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW, THERE IS A SMALL CRACK ON DOOR ABOUT 25 INCHES LONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871716September 28, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WIDERNESS HT TIRES P235/70R16 DOT VNO81PT227 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, VEHICLE RODE BUMPY DUE TO FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732639September 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM AS ON THE 15" SIZES, TIRE DID NOT BLOW, HAD CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE, FIRESTONE PRODUCT LIABILITIES SECTION PAID FOR THE DAMAGE, BUT FIRESTONE WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR NEW TIRES PURCHASED AS THIS SIZE IS NOT IN RECALL. I FEEL THEY SHOULD AS THE SAME PROBLEM IS EVIDENT IN THIS SIZE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 735 70R 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871612September 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR SLIDDING GLASS WINDOW IS LEAKING WATER INTO TRUCK DUE TO FAULTY CRAFTMANSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732545September 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871495September 26, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, F150, P235/70R16 SIZE, DOT#: W2HL. TIRES BLEED DOWN TO 24PSI IN A MATTER OF DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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