Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#887681May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LEVEL DROPPED, CONSUMER FOUND TIMING COVER LEAKING, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK IN OIL.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887708May 8, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER HEARD POPPING SOUNDS, TOOK VEHICLE TO MIDAS, FOUND POP RIVETS THAT HOLD FRAME TO BODY WERE POPPING OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887494May 4, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON HILL, GAS WOULD LEAK OUT OF FUEL FILLER. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744652April 27, 2001
TIRES
LEFT MEMPHIS, TN FOR OUT OF TOWN TRIP ON 4/12/01. ALL FOUR TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED BY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER 5 DAYS BEFORE TRIP (ERIC PH 901-323-2627). STAYED MURPHREESBORO, TN OVERNIGHT. STARTED DRIVING 9AM 4/13/01, GOT TO MONTEAGLE, TN GOING UP HILL, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP. LOOKED - PEACH SIZE BULGE, INSIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AT POINT WHERE SIDE WALL MEETS TREAD. PUT FOUR NEW TIRES ON AT MONTEAGLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. GOT BACK TO MEMPHIS, LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER, ERIC, CONFIRMED TREAD SEPARATION AS DID INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER, GATEWAY TIRE. LOCAL DEALER OFFERED CREDIT FOR UNUSED TREAD TOWARD PURCHASE OF ONE REPLACEMENT TIRE. I DECLINED OFFER. CALLED FIRESTONE RECALL HOTLINE, PH 800-465-1904, 04/16/01, EXPLAINED PROBLEM, MY TIRES P235/75R15 105S MTS, DOT # VDHL AWR 447, WILDERNESS HT, WOMAN SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE TIRE NOT ON RECALL LIST. I ASKED IF SHE WANTED MY NAME, ADDRESS AND INFORMATION SO THEY COULD CONTACT ME IF NEEDED OR TO REPORT PROBLEM AND SHE SAID NO. PLEASE CALL, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT, WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS IN FURTHER DETAIL. I STILL HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHLAWR447 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886239April 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES VIBRATE REAL BADLY AND IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE TO BE RESURFACED EVERY 9,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NO REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744180April 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WITH NEAR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AT 65 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE. TIRE PRESSURE ABOUT 30 PSI. VEHICLE WAS EMPTY EXCEPT FOR DRIVER. AN IDENTICAL TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION, BUT FAILURE WAS NOT DRAMATIC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHH1LH416 TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885938April 16, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING WHEEL WILL CRUNCH WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX. AFTER 200 MILES, ONE BOLT OF STEERING BOX SHREADED OFF. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885819April 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE'S COOLING LINE BENEATH VEHICLE HAS SPLIT, CAUSING WATER TO SPILL OUT OF RADIATOR. VEHICLE HAS REAR HEAT. THERMOSTAT WAS OVERHEATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743945April 12, 2001
TIRES
FELT STRONG VIBRATION AND THAN LOUD NOIUSES AS TIRE SHREDDED. VEHICHLE DID MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE AS I BROUGHT IT TO A SAFE STOP. FIRESTONE DEALER FEELS IT WAS CAUSED BY A NAIL. VAN WAS IN DEALER 2 DAYS PRIOR FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS NOTED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M2JBA339 TIRESIZE: P25570R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743949April 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN REACHING THE SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES, WHICH PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S VERY WINDY OUT. ALSO, WHEN TURNING ON THE A/C THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR, WHICH CAUSES HEADACHES/NAUSEA. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S GLUE FROM PUTTING THE WOOD IN THE INTERIOR AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS HARMLESS TO ME AND MY FAMILY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560678April 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS OVERWEIGHT (THE FRONT STEERING AXLE IS 4,000 POUNDS THE DOOR POST LEGEND INDICATES THE FRONT AXLE MAX GVM SHOULD BE 3600 POUNDS) CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH P235 6-PLY AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS NO MORE TIRE PROBLEMS, THE TIRES ARE NOT PROPERLY SIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS SIZE AND TYPE OF VEHICLE (MICHELIN LTX-MS P235R75-15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885128April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE CHANGES LANES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SETS OF BRAKES PUT ON VEHICLE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743281March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
RIGHT FRONT SHOCK IS LEAKING FLUID-NOTICE THAT THE FEMALE PART OF THE SHOCK IS RUBBING THE FRAME,RIGHT ABOVE THE MOU N TNG BOLT.ALSO THE RIGHT SHOCK IS RUBBING THE FRAME.THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN A WRECK-I THINK THERE NEEDS TOA SPACER BETWEEN THE SHOCKS MOUNTING BOLT AND THE FRAME,TO PULL IT AWAY FROM THE FRAME-
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884429March 28, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743124March 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DUE TO FREQUENT FAILURES(DEALER INFO) PART IS INCORPORATED INTO NEW DESIGN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883388March 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, BEFORE TANK IS FILLED , FUEL RUNS OUT OF TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742457March 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL ON,TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH,SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL,TO SLOW FOR EXIT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN,HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD.ABLE TO GET VEHICLE SLOWED,RELEASED BRAKES AFTER STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH OUT TOUCHING ACCEL PEDAL,,,WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR,,LOOKED NEXT DAY FOUND CABLE FROM CRUISE CONTROL MODULE TO THROTTLE ,RETAINER BROKEN CABLE FRAYED AND JAMMED ON BRACKET..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560245March 7, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE DASH ARE SO FAINT THAT THEY CAN BARELY BE SEEN WHEN THEY ARE ON IN THE BRIGHT SUN LIGHT, THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS TROUBLE HEARING THE TURN SIGNAL WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED ON. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882117March 5, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER'S WIFE HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN NOTICED THAT STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A TEAR IN FRAME, AND NEEDED WELDING. *AK THE WELDING WAS DONE AFTER THE THREE BOLTS, HOLDING THE GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881726February 28, 2001
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION:REAR
AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, AND SAME DAY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. SWAY BAR HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY/GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING/WET FLOOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES/ LEAK FROM FIREWALL/FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED/EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED/BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS REPLACED, WERE NOT STAYING IN POSITION/BUMPER REPLACED 3 TIMES, RUSTING THROUGH,, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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