Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#530459February 9, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530410February 6, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL GETS CAUGHT ON FLOOR MAT WHEN FLOORED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529806February 3, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARM RUSTED/CRACKED, CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL BREAK LOOSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#529564January 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
REAR BRAKES LOCK AND FRONT DO NOT WHEN PEDAL IS SLAMMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818174January 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND SLID INTO PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, ONLY ONE WHEEL BRAKE ACTIVATED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AIR BAG INFLATED AND EJECTED DRIVER THROUGH BACK GLASS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#529571January 29, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
TORSION BAR BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820978January 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
IN DAMP HIGH HUMIDITY WEATHER, MAKING THE FIRST STOP AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES ABS WILL SUCK MOISTURE INTO LINING, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SKID SIDEWAYS. DEALER REPLACED SHOES AND DRUMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820931January 27, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK HEARS A LOUD NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD, AND THE TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL, IT GOES ALL OVER THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN, THEY PUT EXTENSIONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529790January 26, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR A-PILLAR AREA OF THE SUPERCAB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529686January 22, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEELS BOLTS STRETCHING UPON NORMAL TIGHTENING DUE TO IMPROPER METAL OR HARDENING. THE NUT SEIZES ON THE WHEEL BOLT BEFORE IT TIGHTENS PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE WHEEL LUG NUT WASHER TO "EAT AWAY" THE ALUMINUM WHEEL ENOUGH TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF THE WHEEL BOLTS AND SEPARATE THE WHEEL FROM THE AXLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533711January 12, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE LOCKS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWNRIGHT POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533789January 12, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
ARMRESTS FAIL TO LOCK DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528313January 12, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CENTER ARMREST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533786January 11, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
CENTER ARM REST/STORAGE CONSOLE DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEREFORE, DRINKS PLACED IN INTEGRAL CUP HOLDER CAN BE LAUNCHED INTO BACK SEAT IF SOMEONE PLACES WEIGHT ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE ARM REST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536195January 11, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533820January 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT SEAT CENTER ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. ON SEVERAL OCACASIONS, BACK SEA TPASSENGER'S HAVE INADVERTENTLY LEANED ON BACK OF ARM REST, CAUSING IT TO SUDDENLY MOVE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS LOSE THEIR BALANCE WHEN THE ARM REST COLLAPSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820381January 9, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE AND THEN IT CRACKS, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LIFT OFF OF THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 55MPH OR GREATER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528006January 8, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CENTER CONSOLE ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819808January 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
MFR # 97S86 NHTSA RECALL # 97V171000; CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. WORK WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 15 MPH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
2
#527688January 6, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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