Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#706007April 26, 1999
CHILD SEAT
WE'VE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH INSTALLING OUR CENTURY 2000 STE CHILDREN'S CAR SEAT IN OUR FORD F150 SUPERCAB PICKUP TRUCK. FOLLOWING ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH CENTURY'S MANUAL AND THE FORD MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL... WE'VE FOUND THEM FORD LACKING IN INFORMATION ABOUT INSTALLING OF OUR REAR FACING CHILD'S CAR SEAT. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, WE PLACED THE SEAT REAR FACING IN THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT. WHILE THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL SIDE TO SIDE... THERE IS DEFINITELY TOO MUCH MOVEMENT VERTICALLY WOULD WE BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WE HAVE TALKED WITH TENNESSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JOHNSON CITY, TN WHOSE ONLY RESPONSE WAS TO TALK TO A STATE TROOPER. WHERE CAN WE FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF A CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT IN OUR BELOVED FORD PICKUP? IF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED, WHERE CAN WE FIND THIS INFORMATION?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706003April 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, FIRE CAME UP FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. FIRE INVESTIGATORS CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS MODEL TRUCK WHICH ALLOWS DEBRIS TO ACCUMULATE UNDER THE SHIELD WHICH THEN IGNITED, AND THEN IGNITED THE SILICONE SEALER ON THE SHIELD WHICH ALLOWED THE FIRE TO IGNITE THE BACK SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705908April 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE OTHER DAY I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE UP AND MY TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME HOW TO GET IT TO SHIFT.THEY SAID OH YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS PROBABLY HAVE BEEN COMING AND GOING WITH THIS PROBLEM.ALSO. THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM IS INTEGRATED IN THE BRAKE SWITCH, AND FORD HAS HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH WIRE FATIGUE AT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. SO AS I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SHIFTLOCK I WAS UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING AT TIMES WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS COMMENT WAS MADE DIRECTLY FROM MY FORD DEALER. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY TSB'S OR RECALLS FOR THE COND., HE SAID IT WAS A COMMEN PROBLEM FOR YEARS BUT FORD WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS ENOUGH PEOPLE RATTED THEM TO SOME AUTHORITY THAT WOULD MAKE THEM CORRECT THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT ON EARLIER MODLES WITHOUT SHIFTLOCK WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY HAD EVEN LOST THERE BRAKE LIGHTS. I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTION ON MY TRUCKS BRAKE SWITCH AND SURE ENOUGH THE WIRE HAD BEEN MADE SO SHORT FROM THE FACTORY THAT EVERY TIME YOU WOULD HIT THE BRAKE IT WAS PULLING ON IT AND ONE OF THE TWO WIRES ON MY TRUCK HAD BROKEN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN FOR TWO DAYS I THOUGHT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SHIFT LINKAGE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT THEN WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN AT FAULT? IN MY OPINION FORD, I MEAN WHEN MY LOCAL DEALER IN WARSAW IN CAN TELL ME OVER THE PHONE THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE U.S. FROM NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS AND WERE TOTALLY UNAWARE FORD ENDANGERED MY LIFE AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE! I SURE HOPE THEY SAVE A BUCK IF MY DEALER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEN SO DOES FORD. IT'S A SAFTY ISSUE SO WHERE IS THE RECALL? THANK YOU. TONY JOHNSON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835706April 14, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V095000 & CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS ON LUGS: NUTS. IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING LUGS: NUTS, THE "O" RINGS WERE REMOVED. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REMOVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705539April 12, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705419April 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR. AFTER PASSING, THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKES, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, AND I ACCIDENTLY PUT IT IN EITHER PARK OR REVERSE AND THEN THE TIRES SQUEALED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (AVOIDING RUNNING INTO A SCHOOLBUS), AND PUT IT IN PARK AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. THE PEDAL WAS STILL ALL THE WAY DOWN AT FULL THROTTLE. I REACHED DOWN WITH MY HAND AND PULLED THE ACCELERATOR UP TO 'UNSTICK' IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FLOOR MAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS, OR THAT A FLOOR MAT IS CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AT FULL THROTTLE. THE FORD DEALER IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER 1.5 DAYS THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. BUT, THE FORD DEALER MANAGER HAS THE IDENTICAL TRUCK, AND SAID THAT THIS HAPPENED TO HIM ALSO, BUT HE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT. I TOLD HIM TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN, AND I THINK HE WILL TOMORROW IF THEY DO NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR AS FAR AS THE 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' COMPLAINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835490April 7, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC OPERATION OF RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT; WHENEVER STEERING COLUMN TILT WHEEL IS IN AN UPRIGHT POSTION, THE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. IF STEERING WHEEL IS MOVE BELOW NORMAL POSTION , THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL & STOP LIGHT WILL NOT OPERATE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. REPORTING AND SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836547April 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
RIGHT TORSION BAR SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING THE BODY OF VEHICLE TO FALL ONTO THE WHEELS .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705299April 5, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON QUICK ACCELLERATION THROTTLE STUCK. HAD TO GO OFF IN A DITCH AND KILL ENGINE BEFORE HITTING A SEMI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836237March 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO STOP AND WAS REARENDED BY A TRUCK. IN RETURN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED A THIRD TRUCK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#836212March 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATES THE BATTERY DRAINAGE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834193March 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC AND APPLYING THROTTLE PEDAL, PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544437March 17, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
LEFT AND RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704408March 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
LEAF SPRING WAS BROKEN UPON RECEIVING TRUCK. I DID NOT KNOW UNTILL I WAS TRING TO LOAD APPROX 150LBS OF FURNITURE, I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF THERE HANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704383March 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835759March 12, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. RECALL 98V095000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835701March 11, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V095000 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD LUGS: NUTS REPLACED. DURING THE REPLACEMENT, THE "O" RINGS WERE REMOVED. THEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835624March 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#835591March 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHEN THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW IS CLOSED, WATER/RAIN WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE OPENING AREA. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704175March 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ODI#704135 FILED YESTERDAY. IN THIS INCIDENT, THE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE THR TRUCK WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVE-WAY. IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BY VERMILLION FORD, 101 WEST CHERRY, VERMILLION, SD; PHONE 605-624-8624. THEY SENT THE PAPER WORK TO FORD, BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF FORD REQUESTED THAT THE TORSION BAR BE SENT BACK TO FORD. AFTER TWO ORIGINAL BARS BREAKING, FOR OTHERS' SAFETY, WE FEEL THIS MERITS RECALL CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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