Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10108115January 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I SAW YOUR REPORT ON THE NEWS ABOUT FORDS NEW FIRE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2004 F-150 XLT LARIAT P/U TRUCK WITH 3000 MILES ON IT , ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD, CATCH FIRE ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.IT WAS A SEVERE ELECTRICAL FIRE. BEFORE IT HAPPENED , THE RADIO WOULD STAY ON AFTER I LOCKED AND LEFT THE VEHICLE.I HAVE BEEN WITH OUT MY VEHICLE SINCE 10/04 . FORD , AND THE DEALER KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. FORD LEAGAL DEPT TOLD ME TO CALL MY INSURANCE CO!THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE SENDING A FIELD ENGINEER 2-08-05 TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EVASIVE AND NOT CO-OPERATIVE AT ALL , AND I THINK THEY ARE COMMING IN JUST TO COVER THINGS UP! THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT ON 10-04 ($3000) DAMAGE.AND FORD IS TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE ITS ACCIDENT RELATED AND THEY WONT COVER IT. BUT NOW I SEE THE NEWS , I CAN SEE CLEARLEY NOW ! THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED AT EASTGATE FORD , ON SEAJAY DR. IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO, 45430. YOU FOLKS SHOULD COME CHECK IT OUT , BEFORE THEY TRY TO COVER UP SAME PROBLEM IN THE NEW 2004'S ! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108846January 25, 2005
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108676January 24, 2005
STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAS EXTREME VIBRATION AT 60 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING THE STEERING TO SHAKE MAKING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106465January 17, 2005
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED MY LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND TORQUED 5,000 MILES AGO. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO DISMISSED US AND TOLD US THAT ITS OUR PROBLEM BECAUSE WE ROTATED AND TORQUED THE WHEELS. I TALKED TO A RELATIVE WHO IS AN ASST. PLANT MGR. FOR FORD AND HE SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME ISSUES WITH THE MATERIAL THAT IS USED AS THE FINAL COATING ON THESE STEMS AND NUTS WHICH CAUSE THEME TO COME LOOSE. WE DECLINED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT ELSEWHERE FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE APPROXIMATELY $1,700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND OPINION TOLD US THAT ONLY A FEW THINGS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. STEMS AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND THE REST OF THE WHEELS WERE CHECKED FOR $211.00! PLEASES CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME. I WOULDN'T ASK FOR YOUR HELP IF I REALLY FELT THAT THIS WAS OUR PROBLEM. THANK YOU, NANCY JOWISKI *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106400January 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PULSATIONS AND ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST AT AROUND 1000 MILES. THE FORD DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS. AT 11,000 MILES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO BE PUMPED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY BLED THE BRAKES AND INSPECTED THEM AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106300January 14, 2005
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT MY FORD F150 4X4 FLARESIDE 2004 LAST NOVEMBER 30,2004. DROVE IT HOME,NOTICE A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF THE WHOLE TRUCK AT SPEED BETWEEN 35-65 MILES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY HEAR ANYTHING FROM FORD HEADQUARTERS. AT 1800 MILES, MY TRUCK SHAKES SO BAD THAT I FELT LIKE SOMETHING MASSAGING MY CALF MUSCLES AND MY BACK, WORSE AT SPEED OF 55-65 MPH. I HAVE TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP TO 70-75 MPH TO REMEDIED THE SHAKING. I HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 3X AND ALSO BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCE, THEN ROAD FORCE TIRE BALANCE AND THEN INSTALLATION OF A DAMPNER. IT DID NOT WORKED! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN 1/11/05. THEY CANNOT GAVE ME A GOOD WAY TO FIX THE SAID PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSING A LOT OF DISCOMFORT ON MY DAILY HOUR DRIVE TO WORK AND ANXIETY OF HOW SAFE AM I ON CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS BUILD TOUGH VEHICLE AS ADVERTISED. I AM PLANNING TO FILE A LEMON TO GET MY MONEY BACK. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD IS OUT OF THE OPTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128017January 13, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 FORD F150 REAR END HAS BEEN REPAIRED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE ALSO MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FILTER AND CAM BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111109January 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 54 MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATED. THE VIBRATION WAS SO STRONG THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT SHOOK. THE CONSUMER USED THE TRUCK TO PULL AN OPEN STOCK TRAILER. *NM THE PROBLEM WAS PERCEIVED AS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS IN TOO STRAIGHT A LINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. FORD LARIAT F150 2004 *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111124January 13, 2005
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. *NM THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ANOTHER OCCASION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107186January 11, 2005
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107143January 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10109159January 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WITH 4K MILES, THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE SCARRED EXTREMELY BAD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109572January 5, 2005
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER FELT VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *NM IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER DETECTED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES WORE OUT AROUND THE OUTER EDGES. THE CONSUMER PAID CASH FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND EXPECTED NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS REFUSED A NEW SET OF TIRES. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105780January 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MADE A "WHINING" SOUND BETWEEN 45-50 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND THE WHINE HAS BECOME EXTREMELY NOISY AND NOW MAKES THE WHINE FROM 45 MPH TO 70MPH AND ABOVE. MY FORD DEALER WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK BECASUE THEY ARE TOLD THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS "INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM" . FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS "PROBLEM" SINCE 07-04. IT IS NOT 01-05 WITH NO PROGRESS TO THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS BECOME SO SEVERE THAT I GET HEADACHES JUST FROM COMMUTING EVERY DAY LISTENING TO THE CONSTANT "WHINE" SOUND. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO MAKE FORD FIX HIS PROBLEM AS I CAN'T EVEN SELL MY TRUCK AS NO ONE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER OWNING IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10106840January 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE REVERSING THE RPMS RACED AT A HIGH RATE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE AND GO INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10097358January 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE HITTING A HOUSE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE FOUR SETS OF SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT. TWO SKID MARKS FROM THE REAR WHEELS SPINNING AND TWO FROM THE FRONT WHEELS AS A RESULT OF THEM DRAGGING FROM THE APPLIED BRAKES. THE CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION BE DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET DUE TO NO COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS WIFE WAS FORCED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HITTING A BRICK WALL, JUMPING THE WALL AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEELS WHERE STILL SPINNING AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DUG A HOLE ABOUT 8 INCHES DEEP INTO THE FLOWER BED. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104919January 2, 2005
STRUCTURE, TIRES
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 F150 FX4 SUPERCREW. THE TRUCK HAS A BAD VIBRATION BETWEEN (60-65 MPH) WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE BED TO SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP BALANCED THE TIRES AND REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, AND NOW THEY ARE ORDERING A COUNTER BALANCE WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER THE RIGHT REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALER IS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROBLEM WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES WHICH HAVE 1 PLY OF NYLON IN THE TREAD--THE TIRES SEEM TO BE REAL BAD IN COLD WEATHER. I VOICED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE BED SHAKING AND HOW YOU CAN TAKE YOUR FIST AND HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF THE TRUCK AND THE BED WILL SHAKE REPEATEDLY. ACCORDING TO A FORD TECHNICIAN--"THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS TRUCK". THIS "CHARACTERISTIC" MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSTABLE ON ROUGH ROADS. PERSONALLY I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD SAVE ITS NAME AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL WORKING WITH MY DEALER, BUT THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104826December 31, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME ADVISING NHTSA AND FORD CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEMS STATED BEFORE.THOSE ARE THE THE REAR END SHUDDERING UPON ACCELERATION,THE WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR END, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, THE WHINING NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE BRAKES CONSTANT SQUEALING.I HAVE GONE TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD SERVICE CENTERS IN THREE DIFFEREENT STATES.NY,NJ,NC.OF ALL THE DEALERSHIPS SVC CENTERS MAHWAH FORD IN NJ SPENT THE MOST TIME INVESTIGATING THESE PROBLEMS.SHULTZ FORD NY AND CELLA FORD NC FORGET THEM (NO HELP WHAT SO EVER JUST A BUNCH OF LAME PEOPLE WITH LAME EXCUSES)TOTAL VISITS 6 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED EVEN UPON MY INSISTANCE. I OWNED A 1998 F-150(BEST TRUCK TO DATE) I'M SORRY THAT I TRADED IT IN FOR THIS 2004 BUCKET OF BOLTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104760December 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE BUCKS AND SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105511December 29, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED HEAVILY. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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