Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#10227000May 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WENT TO DRIVE MY 1999 FORD F-150 LAST NIGHT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, IT IS EVIDENT THE BRAKE LINE ALONG THE FRAME TO THE REAR WHEELS BURST DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON THE TRUCK ARE ELECTROPLATED, AND MAINTAIN A SILVERY NON CORRODED FINISH. HOWEVER THIS LINE ALONG THE FRAME IS OBVIOUSLY UNPLATED, FLAKING CHIPS OF RUSTED STEEL, RESULTING IN FAILURE. WHETHER IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW, OR MANUFACTURING OVERSIGHT, THE UNPLATED BRAKE LINE COULD HAVE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225969April 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
MY EMISSIONS, EGR AND 02 SENORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223646April 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1999 FORD F150 5.4L V8 BLEW OUT THE NUMBER FOUR (4) SPARK PLUG LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE REAR. PERSONAL RESEARCH HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A "FACTORY DEFECT" (FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT ADMIT THIS) OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH THREADS IN THE HEAD TO HOLD THE PLUG. RECOMMENDED REPAIRS INCLUDE REPLACING THE HEAD, WHICH IS $2,500 JOB. I AM USING A THREAD TAPPING DYE WITH AN INSERT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS STILL NOT PUT BACK TOGETHER AT THIS TIME. IN MY OPINION, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE HEADS ON THE 5.4L MOTORS FOR ANY AND ALL YEARS THAT HAVE HAD THESE BLOW-OUT PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223357April 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #3 CYLINDER IN THE HEAD OF A 1999 FORD F-150. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222254March 25, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AND HE EXITED THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10220301March 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE DIGITAL ODOMETER BLANKS OUT, OR SCRAMBLES ITS DISPLAY. THE DEALERS SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS THE SOLDERED CONNECTIONS ARE "BAD". THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. @ COST $600.00. FURTHER INQUIRIES FIND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER F-150 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. VERY DISTRACTING IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT BLANKS OUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217775February 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG / CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE (VERY COMMON PROBLEM) 1999 FORD F150 WITH THE TRITON 5.4L V8, COST TO REPAIR WAS NEARLY $1000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217595February 10, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. CRUISE LIGHT ON PANEL WOULD LIGHT UP AND TURN IMMEDIATELY OFF AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT COME ON. NOTICED SMOKEY SMELL ONCE OR TWICE, BUT NEVER REALLY BAD. WENT OUT TO LUNCH AND LEFT TRUCK IT WAS FINE CAME BACK LATER TO THE SMELL OF SMOKE. DROVE 4 MILES TO DEPT. STORE SMELL GOT STRONGER. THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK WITH TRUCK SHUT OFF, CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE AND SMOKE SMELL WAS GREATER THAN EVER. OPEN HOOD AND TOUCHED AROUND MASTER CYLINDER AND DEFECTIVE SWITCH SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN BUT ALOT WORSE. UNPLUGGED SWITCH FROM MASTER CYLINDER AND SMOKE STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215991January 25, 2008
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
IN A 45 MILE AN HOUR ROLL OVER IN A FORD F150 MY SON AS A PASSENGER WEARING HIS SEAT BELT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM. THE SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR FRAME, SEAT BELT BROKE AND HE WAS ALONG WITH THE DRIVER EJECTED THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR WHICH OPENED DURING THE ROLL OVER. AFTER EJECTION OF THE PASSENGERS THE TRUCK TRAVELED OVER A SMALL BANK INTO A STREAM BED AND EXPLODED INTO FIRE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10214171January 8, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME. SHE CALLED BACK IN DECEMBER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209284November 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209046November 15, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE THYREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD WERE SHEARED OFF. THIS VEHICLE (1999 FORD F-150, 4.6L ENGINE) HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO EXCESSIVE COSTS OF REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208905November 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE #4 SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. I WAS TOLD MY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 5.4L V8 TRITON MOTOR BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED TWO MONTHS AGO AND WAS NEVER INFORM AT TIME OF THE PROBLEM. I WOULD NEVER HAVE MADE THE DEAL IF I WOULD HAVE KNOW ABOUT THIS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205589October 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT ANTILOCK SENSOR DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES AN ADDITIONAL 15 FOOT ROLL BEFORE STOPPING. IT NEARLY CAUSED ME MY LIFE. AND IF I WAS HIT BY THAT DUMPTRUCK IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE I JUST MADE A MISTAKE. I GOT THE NEW SENSOR INSTALLED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN UPGRADE AND NEEDED BOTH SENSORS INSTALLED TO AVOID THIS. I'M VERY HAPPY I DIDN'T GO TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE BAD ONE AND I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER SHOT OF HITTING THAT DUMPTRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205430October 11, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK DISINTEGRATED. THE MECHANIC FELT THAT THE STRAPS WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE FUEL TANK AND HE MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,396. UPDATED 1/02/08. *4200 THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH STRAPS WERE BROKEN AND THE TANK WAS ONLY ATTACHED BY THE HOSE. THE CONSUMER ATTACHED A COPY OF AN ARTICLE WITH THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205344October 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE REARVIEW MIRROR SHATTERED AND CUT THE DRIVER'S HAND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,759. THE CONSUMER STATED HAS INCLUDED THE CHEAPEST ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AND MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/14/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10204895September 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THIS DEFECT. SHE STATED THAT IT COST HER AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 DOLLARS DUE TO IT CATCHING FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203255September 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
'99 F-150, MANUAL TRANS., 4.2L V6 ODOMETER BACKLIGHT FADES IN & OUT. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE AT THIS TIME. FAILURE STARTED @ ABOUT 138K MILES. ODOMETER HOWEVER REMAINS ACCURATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202551September 11, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I FIRST NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG DASH LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED IN THAT I DO TRAVEL QUITE A BIT FOR WORK ON HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAYS HERE IN INDIANA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BUTLER FORD HERE CLOSE TO MY RESIDENCE AND ASK THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ON BE REPAIRED ALONG WITH A FORD RECALL #05S28 AND A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED FOR THE VEHICLE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL BLINKING BUT THE OTHER TWO ITEMS HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS HANDED A BILL FOR 126 DOLLARS AND THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS NOT FIXED. THE REPAIR BILL STATED "PASS SIDE AIR BAG SWITCH SHORTED. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198887August 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. HE STATED THAT THE ODOMETER WOULD FADE IN AND OUT AND SOMETIMES WOULD REMAIN OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. HE FELT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A SHORT AND FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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