Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#863469June 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A TURN, STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE TURN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863473June 13, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHTS AND THE CARGO LIGHTS REMAINED ON AT ALL TIMES. DOOR AJAR LIGHT ALSO REMAINED ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.RELAY SWITCH OVERHEATED, AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863390June 12, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
ALUMINUM TIRES CRACKED AT THE BEAD, CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. MANUFACTURER HAS STOPPED USING ALUMINUM AND IS NOW USING STEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723861June 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
AFTER I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, IT DEVELOPED AVIBRATION IN THE REAR END. I REPLACED THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WHEN I PURCHSED IT WITH MULTI MILE WILD SPIRIT. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. NEXT I REPLACED ALL THE RIMS WITH NEW FORD EXPEDITION RIMS, AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. NEXT, I REPLACED THE SHOCKS ON ALL FOUR CORNERS, AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS. THE VIBRATION OCCURS BETWEEN 58 AND 75 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723753June 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IT BURNS MORE GAS THAN NORMAL,DOES NOT HAVE THE PICKUP OR POWER IT NEEDS TO HAVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863144June 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUTSIDE DOOR WAS CRACKING IN HALF BELOW THE WINDOW SEAL AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723635June 6, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. FAILURE POINT IS LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW, NEAR RUBBER MOLDING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863133June 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS . ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723584June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD LAST A SHORT TIME AND WOULD THEN START LEAKING ALL OVER AGAIN. ** PRESENTLY STILL LEAKING **. # 2 . ENGINE HAS A KNOCK DURING START UP. SOUNDS MORE LIKE A DIESEL ! BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE 14,000 MILES OR SO. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. TO MENTION A FEW ; REAR BUMPER RUSTING OUT, DOOR & SHIFT NOBS BREAKING , BODY PAINT PEELING, RATTLE IN FLOOR GEAR SHIFT ( STILL PRESENT ), ** NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING **. I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT WOULD RATHER HAVE ONE WITH OUT ALL THE PROBLEMS !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862861June 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
AFTER FEELING VIBRATION IN TRUCK ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IT WAS TAKEN TO A WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE PART WAS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE REPAIR WAS MADE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862776May 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 68 GOING UP A MOUNTAIN AND TOWING A RV, UPON REACHING TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. STARTED SLOWING DOWN, PASSED THE GUARDRAIL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JACK KNIFED OUT OF CONTROL. RV IMPACT FORCED TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. SHATTERED THE REAR CAB. WHEN THEY TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE BEARINGS FAILED DUE TO BEARING SPINS IN THE HOUSING UNIT FREEZING UP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862646May 30, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO LUGS: NUTS:BOLT S SHEARING OFF. THIS CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL FOR THE LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS . HOWEVER, OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723109May 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS OCURRED ON OTHER FORD TRUCKS. THIS TRUCK'S SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN OBUSED IN ANY WAY. I AM ONLY RELIEVED THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723156May 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT (TCIL) STARTED BLINKING AT 39940 MILES. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THR TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A CHECK OF VEHICLE REVEALED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784005May 23, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS CRACKING, THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO ISSUE A PATCH REPAIR FOR THE CRACKS WHICH SEEMS INADEQUATE TO THE CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723031May 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH PASSENGER DOORS HAVE STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON DOORS. THIS DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY USING NO SUPPORT ON THE DOORS WHILE IN THE ASSEMBLY LINE. AS THE CRACKS GET BIGGER THE DOOR FRAME WILL LOSE ITS INTEGRETY AND IF I'M EVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS MY FAMILY AND I WILL PROBABLY BE HURT OR KILL SERIOUSLY. I CONTACTED FORD COMPANY AND THE WILL REPLACE THE DOORS BUT NOT MINE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. I FEEL THIS IS NOT FAIR BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD OF BEEN CORRECTED ALONG TIME AGO. I I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU GO TO THESE SITE YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT..WWW.NETWIZ.NET/~CTBAKER/PROBLEMS/. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001379May 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT BRAKES BOLT BROKE OFF FROM THE BRAKE CAUSING THE RT. FRT. WHEEL TO LOCK UP UPON BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001383May 19, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTED IN CAR ROLLING AWAY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862214May 19, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT 20 MPH VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO A TIE ROD END FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862105May 18, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING TWO BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE STEERING SHAFT SNAPPED IN HALF, RESULTING IN NO STEERING ABILITY WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE SNAPPING OF THE BOLTS DID CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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