Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10099799November 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098641November 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED NEW FORD F150, THE FIRST TIME UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAD A VIBRATION BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 55 AND 65 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098538November 9, 2004
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A VIEW OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS TRUCK IN THE 2 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS NEW TRUCK. THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I TOOK IT BACK FOR A VIBRATION IN THE BREAKS AND A VIBRATION IN THE WHEELS AT 30 AND 75 WELL AS I AM SURE ALL OF YOU KNOW THE VIBRATION IN THE WHEELS AT THOSE SPEEDS WAS THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND WELL THE BREAKS WELL WE ARE STILL ON THAT ONE I ALSO HAD A VIBRATION IN THE REAR END. WELL THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO GET NEW TIRES AND THAT THE REAR END WAS BAD. SO NOW THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE REAR END AND REPLACED THE TIRES AND REBUILT THE BREAK SYSTEM THAT STILL DOES NOT WORK, AND NOW THE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK AND I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING IN THE TRUCK LIKE PLASTIC ALSO LET ME ADD THAT THE KEYPAD DOES NOT WORK. NOW REMEMBER THAT THIS TRUCK IN TWO (2) MONTHS OLD I BOUGHT IT ON AUGUST 23 2004 AND IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 9, 2004. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD DO??? I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099730November 9, 2004
SUSPENSION
2004 FORD F-150, VIBRATION PROBLEM: TRUCK BED AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095442November 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE COMPUTER PROCESSOR WILL NOT RETAIN ANY INFORMATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND IT REMAINED THERE FOR 21 DAYS WHILE THIS PROBLEM WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AND THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098441November 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRUCK CONTINUES TO STALL/ENGINE DIES WHEN DRIVING. USUALLY STOPS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STARTING FROM A STOP. COMMONLY DIES AT INTERSECTIONS/STOP SINGS ETC. HAS STOPED ON HIGHWAY WHEN SLOWING DOWN MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099582November 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILLS STATE ROAD APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. LUCKILY, WE MADE IT TO THE PARK IN ONE PIECE. I DROVE HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP, UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, INDICATED THAT THE 2 FRONT ROTORS WERE BADLY WARPED. THEY MACHINE THEM DOWN JUST SHY OF THE MINIMUM, AND DID NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY BOOK INDICATED REPLACEMENT ONLY IF IT WAS BEYOND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098447November 8, 2004
SUSPENSION
HAVE A 2004 F150 XL SUPERCAB. HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE WHERE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AS IT HAS OCCURED WHEN DRIVING 30MPH, AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE "VIOLENT VIBRATION" CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 15 MINUTES." VIBRATION WILL THEN SUDDENLY STOP. BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE, REPAIR TECHNICIAN COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER NO ERRORS APPEARED. WAS TOLD "SORRY NOTHING WE CAN DO, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR WHEN IN FOR SERVICE." WAS TOLD THE NEXT TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENS DRIVE RIGHT INTO THE SERVICE DEPT. PROBLEM IS I AM NEVER ANYWHERE NEAR THE DEALER, OR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS CLOSED WHENEVER THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY, ANNOYED AND FRUSTRATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098354November 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN
HAVE A 2004 FX4 SUPERCREW 4X4. HAVE TWO PROBLEMS. FIRST, THE SPEEDO READS 4 TO 5 MPH FAST, HAVE HAD IN SHOP TWICE STILL NO FIX, WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO. SECOND, WHEN TAKING OFF FROM DEAD STOP REAR END MAKES 2 SLIPPING CLUNKS, WAS TOLD FROM DEALER IT IS THE LEAF SPRINGS SO THEY GREASED THEM. PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A DAY MAYBE AND IS BACK LOUDER THEN EVER. ONLY 5000 MILES ON TRUCK. WISH FORD WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THESE "KNOWN" PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099827November 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION
VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. REPLACED FRONT/REAR ROTORS, RACK AND PINION, STEERING GEAR AND BALANCED ALL TIRES. *BF STEERING VIBRATION AT HWY SPEEDS. STEERING SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099446November 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098122November 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRUCK HAS REAREND VIBRATION @55-60 MPH. TRUCK ALSO HAS STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 45 MPH). FORD STATES THAT THEY NO THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098038October 30, 2004
STEERING, TIRES
I HAVE A 2004 F-150 SUPERCREW, FROM DAY ONE I HAVE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 55-70 MPH, I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE NOW FOUR TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT IT WAS "ROAD FORCE" BAD TIRES. AFTER REPLACEMENT VIBRATION STILL EXISTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099474October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
DEFECT IN REAR-END ASSEMBLIES OF 2004 F-150. REBUILT THE REAR-END REPLACING 9 DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE EMANATING FRONT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097943October 28, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH SLOWING TO STOP AT LIGHT. STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND ENGINE REVVED UP. ENGINE WAS FIGHTING THE BRAKES. PRESSED BOTH FEET ON BRAKES AND STILL TRUCK DID NOT STOP. PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES, SO THERE WAS FLUID IN THE CYLINDER. HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ONE VEHICLE AND HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WORKED JUST FINE, SO I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK IT IN, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM IT HAD BEEN IN ONCE BEFORE, THEY TOOK ME A LITTLE MORE SERIOUSLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 3 MONTHS. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER HAS HAD MY TRUCK FOR TWO DAYS AND CAN NOT GET IT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND SAID THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY FIND OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096467October 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DISC BRAKE DEFECT- I OWN A 2004 F-150 SUPERCREW. TWO OF MY FRIENDS OWN ONE EACH AS WELL. THE DISKS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. MINE HAVE ALREADY WARPED TWICE. THEY FINALLY STOPPED TURNING THEM WHICH ONLY MAKES THE WARPING FASTER, AND PUT A NEW SET ON. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT TEHY WILL DO THE SAME THING. MY FRIENDS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD ACKNOWLEGES THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE IT AS A RECELL ITEM. I DONT KNOW WHAT FORD WILL DO ONCE THESE TRUCKS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY ALWAYS TRY TO SELL EXTENDED BUT I WILL NOT BITE AS I KNOW THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. 2. I BELIEVE THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL DRIVE ON THE WARPED BRAKES MAKING THEM BRAKE DIFFERENTLY IN BAD CONDITIONS. I BELIEVE THAT BRAKES ARE A MAJOR COMPONANT OF ANY MOVING VEHICLE AND THAT IN NEARLY ALL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN A VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND DEPENDED UPON. 3. I TALKED PLANET FORD IN TO REPLACING THE ROTORS. THEY WANTED TO TURN THEM A SECOND TIME. ACCORDING TO POSTS ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES, THE WARPING IN THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE GROVING IN THE REAR ROTORS HAS BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096409October 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD F-150 CREW CAB WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN @ 10MPH I WENT OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP. THE TAILGATE SEPERATED FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN I WENT TO FORD DEALER THEY SAID, "YEAH, IT SHOULDN'T COME OFF THAT EASY" BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID TO HOLD ON BECAUSE HE FELT HE WOULD SEE ALOT OF THIS. THE GATE IS SPRING LOADED MAKING IT "BOUNCE" WHEN IT IS DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096336October 25, 2004
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VIBRATION IN VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096262October 23, 2004
STEERING
PURCHASE A BRAND NEW 2004 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW 4X4. VEHICLE HAD STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. I WAS ASSURED BY THE SALES AND SERVICE STAFF THAT IT WAS A WHEEL BALANCE ISSUE. IF THEY COULD NOT FIX IT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A NEW TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SHOP 6 TIMES FOR THIS VIBRATION PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. AFTER MEETING WITH THE FORD FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A "CHARACTERISTIC OF THESE TRUCKS" AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. ALL THIS AFTER THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT, ALL THE WHEELS, TIRES, ADDED A STEERING DAMPER, REPLACED FRONT HUB, HUNTER ROAD FORCED THE TRUCK AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY ANNOYING, UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE AND COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP MISREPRESENTED THEMSELVES BY TELLING ME IT WAS A WHEEL BALANCE ISSUE. NOW, FORD IS IN BREACH OF CONTRACT FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I GAVE THEM A FAIR CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BY THEIR WORD AND REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITH ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE VIBRATION. THEY DID NOT. NOW I WANT THEM TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK AND PAY ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED COSTS INVOLVED WITH DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND OWNERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096077October 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING ON I-70 IN MISSOURI DURING A RAIN STORM, I WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE 2000 F-150 THAT I OWN WHEN WE HYDROPLANED. WHILE SPINNING THROUGH THE MEDIAN IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE MANNER, MY PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN. IT WAS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WASN'T KILLED, AS I HUNG OUT THE DOOR ONLY HELD IN BY MY SEATBELT. AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN AROUND, THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT. WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THAT DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN. THE FORCE OF THE SUDDEN OPENING DAMAGED THE HINGE, DOOR, AND FRONT FENDER. UPON RETURNING HOME TO PENNSYLVANIA, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DOOR COMING OPEN..."AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR COMPLAINT, WE HAVE NOTHING INDICATING ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT COULD CAUSE THAT TO HAPPEN". I AM NOW ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM BEING HURT OR KILLED BY FAILURES LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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