Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#834939February 17, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL PRIOR TO STOPPING. DEALER SAYS THAT TSB FROM FORD STATES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE COMPUTER AND CANNOT BE SOLVED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834447February 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING FRONT BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834391February 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES WHICH WERE HARD, LOCKED UP. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. BRAKE PADS HAD TO TO BE CHANGED DUE TO PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP OFF AND ON ABOUT 12 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605974February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGE FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608031February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
COVER FOR THE LEFT SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834124January 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER WHEEL TO FOLD IN AND LOSS OF CONTROL FOR A QUICK SECOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543435January 20, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, ONE INCIDENT DUE TO LEAKING HOSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702405January 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A LEAK HAS DEVELOPED WHERE THE GAS TANK HOSE CONNECTS TO THE FILLING /VENTING TUBE, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WEATHER HAS CREATED THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THIS AREAIS NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702348January 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PAN CORROSION @ 40,000 MILES ( LESS THAN 2 YRS OLD ) !!! NOT WARRANTIED BY FORD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701757December 31, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THREE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CRACKED WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF -28DEGF JUST BY CLOSING DOOR. BREAK OCCURRED IN PLASTIC PANEL JUST BELOW WINDOW ON DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOORS, APPROX 3/4 OF THE WAY TOWARDS BACK OF DOOR. BREAK IS APPROX 3" LONG, AND IN COLD TEMPS WILL BE FLEXED APPROX 3/8". NEED TO REDESIGN TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPANSION IN COLD TEMPERATURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832879December 30, 1998
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HAD A FLAT TIRE IN WHICH THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND USE A SPARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832673December 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832289December 15, 1998
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BECOME TRAPPED IN. AT 44,OOO MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALSO, A 3RD SET OF BRAKES AND TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED. IN ADDITION, DOOR LOCKS JAMMED AND THE DOOR CANNNOT BE OPENED . *AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DUE TO POOR ALIGNMENT. THE WEATHER STRIP WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE REAR DOOR MOULDING FAILURE. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA UNDER ACELERATION OR GOING UP HILLS. WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL KNOB MUST BE TURNED ALL WAY AROUND TO TURN ON WIPERS DUE TO MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701326December 13, 1998
SUSPENSION
STEERING PULLS LEFT ON ALL ROAD SURFACES AND AT ALL SPEEDS. ALLIGNMENT CHECKED TWICE BY TWO DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND CONFIRMED IN SPECS. TIRES ROTATED AND CHECKED ALSO. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832108December 10, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
PE88050, THE DUAL TANKS SELECTOR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TANKS TO GET OVERPRESSURIZED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL SPILL OVER. MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701085December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MOTOR ACTS LIKE IT IS CHOKING AND WON'T TAKE GAS. IT SOMETIMES DIES AND HAVE TO RESTART. VEHICLE SOMETIMES DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AT INTERSECTION,CAUSING YOU TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. BRAKES ARE NOT GOOD. WHEN APPLIED HARD THEY VIBRATE VERY BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701059December 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO STOPPED SUDDENLLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD MY FOOT WAS NOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE I JUST PIVOT MY FOOT KEEPING THE HEEL SATATIONARY. I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH THAT PART OF MY RIGHT PUT DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT STOPPING. EITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOCATED TO CLOSELY TO THE GAS PEDAL OR THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831284November 24, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TRANSFORMER THAT IS USED TO POWER THE NEON LIGHT BEAM OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL# 94V128000. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THIS PROBLEM HAS CREATED OTHER PROBLEMS WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542705November 23, 1998
WHEELS
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542703November 23, 1998
TIRES
TIRE FELL OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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