Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#806733December 26, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AN WET/SLIPPERY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES WOULD GET WET AND LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAPPENED ONLY ON WET PAVEMENT, NOT DRY; VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806751December 26, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806595December 20, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE LEFT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PAVEMENT WAS A LITTLE WET. TAKEN TO DEALER AND COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512610December 16, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION GEARS STICKS IN NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806228December 12, 1996
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN, CONSUMER HAD KIDS IN VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512572December 11, 1996
TIRES
WRONG TYPE OF TIRES INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806016December 9, 1996
WHEELS
DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND STARTED TO TURN TO GET OFF AN EXIT. THE WHEELS JUST WENT AS FAR RIGHT AS THEY WOULD GO , THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO THE VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL AND HAD A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805936December 5, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#511940December 2, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805548November 25, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING ALONG STREET, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, NEITHER DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803999November 19, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP, WHENEVER THE GEARS GO TO CHANGE, THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE LIKE A TICKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525783November 11, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
DESIGN OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SHIELD ALLOWS FOR ACCUMULATION OF GRASS AND OTHER DEBRIS, FIRE RESULTED FROM GRASS BURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804707November 7, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED RATTLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION, HIT BUMPS IN ROAD, VEHICLE VIBRATES AND STEERING COLUMN SHIMMIES, DLR INDICATES MFR'S AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510989November 5, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES/NOISY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804251October 29, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, GOING (55) MPH, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER CAR AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803973October 24, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510416October 22, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
POOR ACCELERATION WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801407October 21, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, WHEELS:HUB
WHILE TURNING FRONT AXLE SHEARED OFF WITH ENTIRE AXLE MOVING INTO WHEEL HUBS, DRIVER UNABLE TO KEEP TRUCK FROM HAVING AN IMPACT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510289October 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHORT HAZARD IN THE WIRE BUNDLE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803591October 16, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES AN VERY LOUD NOISE. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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