Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10135392September 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY DID SOME WORK TO IT AND SAID IT WAS A DIAPHRAGM, AND THEY FIXED IT. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS WAS AUGUST 1, 2005. NOTICED IT MADE A GROANING SOUND AND SHOOK. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE, AND IT HASN'T MADE THE SOUND SINCE THEN. WHEN STANDING AT STOP IT SURGED, GAVE A LITTLE JUMP/PULSATED AND TOUCHED THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136153September 11, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2004 F150 EXT CAB LONG BED 4X4 WITH LESS THAN 3/8 OF A TANK OF GAS MY TRUCK WILL NOT OPERATE OFF ROAD ON HILLS AND DESCENTS IT STARVES FOR FUEL CUTS OFF AND DIES II LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE THE UPGRADED GAS TANK WITH 37.5 GAL CAPACITY. IT EVEN DIED ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE I-40 SEVEN MILES DESCENT COMING OUT OF ASHVILLE. IT NEARLY KILLED ME LOSING CONTROLS OF MY VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HIT ONE OF THE RUNOFF SANDTRAPS TO STOP MY TRUCK. IT CONSTANTLY LEAVES ME STRANDED ON JOBSITES JUST TRYING TO PARK CLOSE TO A HOUSE ON A HILL. THE FORD DEALER (TOWN AND COUNTRY CHARLOTTE NC) SAYS MY ONLY CURE IS TO KEEP MORE GAS IN IT. I DID NOT BUY A 4X4 THAT I CAN NOT TAKE OFF ROAD PURPOSELY AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT IS DANGEROUS. I OFTEN DRIVE AS MUCH AS 80 MILES AT 13 MPG BEFORE THE LOW FUEL LIGHT EVER COMES ON AFTER IT DIES. WHEN I FUEL MY TRUCK WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON I TYPICALLY PUT 30 -31.5 GALLONS, THAT MEANS AT FIRST FAILURE ON AN INCLINE I SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 14 GALLONS OF GAS GOOD FOR AT LEAST 100 MILES. I WORK AND HUNT AND CAMP OUT OF MY OFF ROAD TRUCK AND IT CAN NOT PERFORM ITS DUTY WITH LESS THAN A 1/2 TANK SAFELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135727September 7, 2005
TIRES, SUSPENSION
EVERY TIME YOU REACH THE SPEED BETWEEN 65- 70 MPH THE VEHICLE / STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AS IF THE TIRES ARE NOT BALANCED. I HAD THEM BALANCED 3 TIMES ALREADY AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME. REAR END OF VEHICLE THROWS TO L/R WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I'VE TEST DRIVEN OTHER MAKES AND THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM GOING OVER THE SAME BUMPS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134788August 30, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
USING POWER WINDOW CONTROLLER TO ROLL UP VEHICLE WINDOWS, A LOUD BANG SOUND LIKE A GUN GOING OFF HAPPENS, THEN THE WINDOW(S) FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. I'M ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE AT THIS DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THE DEALER IS STATING THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE IT IS IN. THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED USELESS, UNABLE TO ROLL UP WINDOWS OR SECURE THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125239August 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AND IN OVERDRIVE AT 45-55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES. DEALER SAID IT HAS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. VEHICLE VIBRATED. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133732August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE BRAKES FAILED ON 8-21-05. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CLAMP ON THE BREATHER WAS RUBBING THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133789August 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: ON 8-15-05 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH. THE OWNER HAD TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK STARTED TO BUCK AS IF IT WAS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE OWNER HAD TO PULL OFF SINCE TRAFFIC WAS BUSY, AND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THE TRUCK WAS MISSING ONE QUART OF FLUID, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE OWNER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID A FEW MINUTES AGO AND IT WAS OVERFILLED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE HIGH FLUID LEVEL COULD BE AND INDICATION OF HAVING AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE OWNER FELT THAT IT MAY BE A DECEPTION ON THE PART OF THE DEALERSHIP. HE FELT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS WARPED DUE TO BEING OPERATED WITHOUT ADEQUATE FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP DID FIND THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING, WHICH DID NOT SEEM TO RELATE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS FIRST PURCHASED, THE OWNER NOTICED WHEN GOING UP A HILL IT STOPPED AND ROLLED. THE OWNER HAD TO KEEP THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING BACK. THE OWNER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133616August 20, 2005
SUSPENSION
INTERMITENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ONLY STOPS SHAKING WHEN VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO WARNING THAT TRUCK WILL START SHAKING. BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER THREE TIMES AND DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE SHAKING, SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION. SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISES ADDITION OF REAR SUSPENSION DAMPER BUT COULD NOT BE INSTALLED DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH DEALER INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH. DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPLACE EXISTING TRAILER HITCH WITH ANOTHER TRAILER HITCH THAT WOULD ALLOW INSTALLATION OF DAMPER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133484August 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT ROLL UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133495August 19, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, WHEELS:RIM, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DT: THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH IT. THERE WAS BAD VIBRATION , FELT LIKE A TIE ROD END OR WHEEL WAS GOING TO COME OFF. THEY REPLACED ALL THE TIRES, PUT A NEW RIM ON IT, AND PUT IN A NEW DRIVE SHAFT . THIS STARTED AROUND JUNE 15, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERS TODAY FOR THE FOURTH TIME. HAVEN'T CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAVE CHECKED THE INFORMATION FOR THE LEMON LAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133049August 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD ON HILL. WILL TRAVEL BACK DOWN HILL AS IF IN NEUTRAL WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132697August 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION THOUGHT THE CAB FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL OF VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AND 6 NEW TIRES, DRIVESHAFT AND NEW CLUTCH LOCKING PLATES. NEW RING AND PINION GEAR THE PROBLEM STILL IS THERE. THE VIBRATION PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AFTER LONG TRIPS. ALSO THERE IS A CLUNK IN THE DRIVE LINE ON ACCELERATION AND A SEVERE TO MODERATE SHUDDER . FORD SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE NEW BODY STYLE TRUCKS WHICH IS TOTALLY FALSE. FORD SEEMS TO SET THEIR STANDARD AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS SET ASIDE. THE LIVE WITH IT ATTITUDE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. I AM GOING THROUGH THE BBB ARBRITRATION PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY THE ARBRITRATOR WILL SEE THE HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM. ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS SHOULD E-MAIL ME AT [email protected] *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132608August 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: CONTACT STATES AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY REPLACED ONE TIRE AND A STEERING WHEEL DAMPENER. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD SEND AN ENGINEER TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER EMPHASIZED THAT THE PROBLEM POSES NO SAFETY DANGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131657August 5, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT: WAS DRIVING TO WORK WEARING SEAT BELT AND HEARD A CLICK OR POP FROM THE SEAT BELT NEAR THE SHOULDER OF WHERE THE BELT CAME OUT. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT SOUNDED MECHANICAL IN NATURE. PULLED AT SEAT BELT, THERE WAS NO LOCKING. AFTER TAKING OFF SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. NO REPAIRS. CALLED 2 DEALERS, AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP, BUT SUGGESTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO SHOP AFTER THE WEEKEND FOR REPAIRS. HAD NOT CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THIS TIME BUT CONSUMER PLANNED TO DO SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131429August 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE, TIRES
REAR BRAKES APPLIED WITHOUT PROMPTING TRUCK VIBRATED WILDLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. RESULT RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE DETACHED FROM SEAT, REAR BRAKES BURNT DOWN TO 33 MM. BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF TRUE. TIRES WEARING IRREGULARLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131479August 3, 2005
TIRES
VIBRATION PROBLEM STARTED AT 26K. HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALER 5 TIMES. ROAD FORCE BALANCE DIDN'T RESOLVE PROBLEM. TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES WHICH I BOUGHT AT 30K, BUT DIDN'T TOTALLY ELIMINATE VIBRATION. FORD CORP. NOR SEVERAL DEALERS ARE INTERESTED IN RESOLVING. NEXT STEP LEMON LAW ARBITRATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132374August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FORD F150 ACCELERATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130770August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
(3) I HAVE TO HAVE THE PULLEYS AND TSB CLUTCH FAN REPLACED IN MY 2004 FORD F-150. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN ON JUNE 13, 2005 WITH SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW 6 WEEKS LATER THEY KNOW WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT AND A BULLETIN HAS BEEN OUT SINCE MARCH 7, 2005. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130695July 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
3.37 REAR AXLE ISSUES. SHUDDER AT LOW SPEED TURNS / BINDING OF LMTD SLP DISKS. ORDER AND INST SPACER. "CORRECTED" BARELY NOTICEABLE SHUDDER BUT AT ABOUT 800 MILES, "WHINE" REAPPEARED. WHINE BECAME LOUDER OVER TIME. DEALER INSPECTED THE INSIDE GEAR AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. MANUFACTURER OUT OF STOCK. 1 MONTH ON ORDER, NEW GEAR AND PINION ARRIVED. DEALER INST. AT 800 TO 1000 MILES "WHINE" REAPPEARS. DEALER AGAIN INSPECTS AND ORDERS 2ND GEAR AND PINION. REP MADE WITHIN A WEEK OF DIAG IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LOW SPEED "RUMMING" NOISE. RETURNED TO DEALER. FORD FIELD SERVICE TECH RELENTED TO REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE WHICH IS NOW ON ORDER. THIS DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE 7TH IN SHOP VISIT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130082July 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT: LAST YEAR OWNER'S VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AND WHEN HE TOOK FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR AND PUT IN ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD LIKE IT WANTED TO GO 70 MPH. THEN A WEEK LATER, HIS WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND LEFT SKID MARKS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE TRIED TO STOP IT. THE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER LAST YEAR. THE FIRST TIME MECHANIC CALLED FORD, AND THEY COULD NOT ADVISE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ON APRIL 14, 2005 DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. YESTERDAY THE SERVICE MANAGER SPOKE WITH AN ENGINEER FROM FORD, STATING THAT CONSUMERS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS OWNER HAS PURCHASED FOUR NEW FORDS, AND NONE H HAD THIS PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE A MONTH. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A WEEK. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENED. OWNER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RESULTS FROM DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DONE BY DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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