Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10112869February 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE BURNED WHILE BEING PARKED. RECALL FOR CRUISE CONTROL FIRE WAS THE SAME THING THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112906February 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE HOME AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111985February 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
HAD HORRIBLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,AFTER 6 OR SO VISITS THEY REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT. NOW AT IDLE WARM OR COLD I HAVE A CONSTANT SHUTTER,AND NOW A STEERING WHEEL NIBBLE HAS DEVELOPED. COMPLETELY DISSAPPOINTED IN THIS TRUCK.THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE,A SHAME IT TURNED OUT LIKE THIS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110782February 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VIBRATION ON TAKE-OFF WHEN COLD FROM REAR-END. FORD WON'T FIX EXTREME BRAKE ROTOR WEAR FOR A NEW TRUCK WITH ONLY 12000 MLES. FORD SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. I DON'T THINK SO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110760February 18, 2005
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH A 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW TRUCK I HAVE OWNED FOR 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS FORD MOTOR CO CLAIMS IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108958February 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE POSITION OF THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER IS INCORRECT, PREVENTING IT FROM GOING ALL THE WAY UP AND CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS IS MAKING THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DIFFICULT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ADJUST THE WINDSHIELD WIPER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPERS WILL NOT DEFROST. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107295February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM THE REAR END. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111459February 14, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD AT 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, BLOCKING HIS VIEW FROM THE ROAD. THE OWNER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE , AND WITNESSED IT BURNING UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110498February 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
15 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, IT WAS IN TO HAVE THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, IT HAD THE REAR DIFF FRICTION PLATES WERE REPLACED. 2 MONTHS LATER (RIGHT NOW) THE REAR END SEALS ARE LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110464February 13, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, STEERING
HOOD APPEARS TO BE LOOSE ENOUGH TO FLY OFF VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WEAK HINGES. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION/NIBBLE AT ANY SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110254February 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING TO SHAKE. IT PROGRESSIVELY, BECAME WORSE SO I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING, THEN AS IT GOT WORSE THEY FOUND THE ROTORS WARPED. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS WENT BY AND I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING TO SHAKE AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, KEARNY MESA FORD AND THE FOUND THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY WANTED TO MACHINE THE ROTORS, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM. I PUSHED THEM INTO REPLACING THE ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN. THIS TOOK A DAY OR SO TO GET THEM TO DO THIS. ONCE AGAIN, 4-5 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THIS TIME ENCINITAS FORD SAID THAT FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE ANYTHING REGARDING THE BRAKES. I INFORMED THEM OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND ONLY THEN DID THEY GET BACK TO ME SAYING THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS BUT NOT THE PADS. MAGICALLY, THEIR SERVICE DIRECTOR SAID THAT FORD HAD NEWER ROTORS AVAILABLE, BUT THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PADS. SO AS OF NOW I HAVE NEW ROTORS AND I AM GETTING NEW PADS PUT ON SOMEWHERE ELSE. I WOULD NOT GIVE THEM ANY OF MY MONEY TO REPLACE THE PADS. I WOULD RATHER HAVE ANOTHER MECHANIC DO THE WORK. WE WILL SEE HOW LONG THESE ROTORS LAST!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110304February 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
SERVICE 3X FOR BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSE CALLS TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. AT FIRST WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS NORMAL AND THEN THEY ACKNOWLEDGED BRAKE PROBLEMS AND REPLACED PARTS (MASTER CYLINDER AND HCU). CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD ARBITRATION PROCESS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110300February 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WE WERE DRIVING IT, PULLING 4-WHEELER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111199February 9, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHAKING FROM THE SUSPENSION, AND SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF. OWNER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN B DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110138February 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PURCHASED NEW FORD F-150 TRUCK FROM DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2004. WAVY DISTORTIONS IN THE WINDSHIELD WERE EVIDENT. REPORTED DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD TO DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED IN JUNE 2004 (AN APPROXIMATE THREE WEEK WAIT WAS REQUIRED, BECAUSE DEALER REPORTED THAT NEW WINDSHIELDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.) SECOND WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO DISTORTED, AND DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE SAID THAT WINDSHIELD SHOULD BE REPLACED BY DEALER THAT HAD INSTALLED SECOND WINDSHIELD. THIRD WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN JANUARY 2005, AFTER SIX WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH FORD. THIS THIRD WINDSHIELD ALSO HAS THE WAVY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109963February 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2004 F-150 FX4, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO AND I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THE SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY. I DROVE IT TODAY AND ITS NOT DOING IT NOW, IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109908February 5, 2005
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE VIBRATION AND VERY NOTICEABLE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY/NIBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. BAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. IN FEBRUARY 2004, BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES, I HAD VEHICLE CHECKED/SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES BY FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WAS TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT GETS BROKEN IN (SUGGESTED ABOUT 12-15,000 MILES). DIAGNOSES RANGED FROM WARPED BRAKE ROTORS TO "TIRES SLIPPING ON THE RIMS." VEHICLE NOW HAS 31,000MILES AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109590February 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109642February 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DRIVER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING OVER 25 MPH. THIS CAUSED NUMBNESS TO THE DRIVER'S FOOT. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108114January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY 2004 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE AT 5:30AM IN THE MORNING WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. THE FIRE ENDED UP CONSUMING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND THEN JUMPED TO THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE WAS IN EXCESS OF $30,000. THE FIRE SEEMED TO START NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTINGATION RESULTED IN AN INCONCLUSIVE REASON FOR THE FIRE. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE FOR WHAT WOULD HAVE STARTED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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