Ford F-150 Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#10162352July 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE STARTED HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. AFTER THREE CALLS TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, START IT THEN SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME HOWEVER, THE POWER WINDOWS & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING. I HEARD "CLICKING" NOISES COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. AFTER PLACING IT INTO DRIVE, THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE RADIO STARTED WORKING. WHEN USING THE PANEL/FLOOR DEFROST, I HEARD AN ELECTRICAL SHORTING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON 1/23/05, IT WOULD NOT START; ONLY THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON; I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL; THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KRIEGER FORD. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STARTER. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND GEM WERE WATER-LOGGED DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THEM AS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY SEAL IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD. I FOUND AN ARTICLE IRONICALLY TITLED "QUALITY IS THE PRIME IMPERATIVE WITH FORD". THE 1ST PARAGRAPH STATES "INSTALLING WINDSHIELDS IN VEHICLES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PAIN. FIXING WATER LEAKS IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PLANT". THE 2ND PARAGRAPH STATES "...HAS BROUGHT THE NUMBER OF WINDSHIELD LEAKS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER 1 PER 20 HOURS OF PRODUCTION..." THE 3RD PARAGRAPH REFERENCES THE WORD "DEFECTS". I WROTE A LENGTHY LETTER DATED 2/5/05 TO THE CEO OF FORD WITH ATTACHMENTS OF THE ARTICLE, ONLINE COMPLAINTS STATING THE SAME PROBLEMS & QUESTIONED THE SEPTEMBER 2004 TIE ROD INSPECTION PROCEDURE MAILED TO ME FROM FORD WITH REGARD TO PREMATURE WEARING AND SEPARATION. I HAD ALSO SPOKEN TO INDIVIDUALS IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I PAID KRIEGER FORD OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE STARTER (THEIR "QUICK" FIX), REPLACE THE GEM & FUSE BOX & REMOVE & RE-SEAL THE WINDSHIELD. FORD RESPONDED TO MY LETTER BY PLACING ME ON THEIR PROMOTIONAL MAILING LIST. DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161531July 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BLOWN SPARK PLUG ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 5.4 TRITON. KNOWN TO ONLY HAVE HALF THE REQUIRED THREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE SPARK PLUG, HAVE HAD NEITHER COMPENSATION OR A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENED TO ME TOWING A BOAT GOING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. DESTROYED THE PLUG, THE COIL PACK (COP STYLE) AND THE INTAKE ELBOW OF MY AFTER MARKET INTAKE SYSTEM. OVER $600 IN DAMAGES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160930June 27, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. THERE IS $8500 DAMAGE TO MY F150 TRUCK. THE DAMAGE IS ALL IN THE FRONT END. MY AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. HAD THE AIR BAG CAME OUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL THE TRUCK. NOW I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND IN A TRUCK THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WILL WORK OR NOT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10160692June 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD TRITON 5.4L V-8 HEADS. ALUMINUM HEADS ARE SO POORLY ENGINEERED THAT THEY WILL NOT RETAIN THE SPARK PLUGS UNDER NORMAL LOADS. OVER $5,000 IN REPAIR COSTS, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160338June 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODOMETER LIGHT KEEPS FADING ON/OFF AND AT TIMES WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 09/2000. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND IT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160395June 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2000 FORD F-150. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160306June 20, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE PULLING ONTO THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE LEFT TIE ROD ON MY 2000 F150 CAME APART, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST 78,670 MILES ON IT AND IS USED MAINLY BY ME TO DRIVE TO WORK. ON AUG. 16, 2004, WITH JUST 55,849 MILES, I HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, WHICH THE MECHANIC WARNED ME WERE ON THE VERGE OF TOTAL FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160160June 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ELECTRICAL HOUSING UNIT FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HOLDS THE BRAKE FLUID. THE UNIT AND BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER MELTED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE WAS NOTICED. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING UNUSUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160066June 17, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1) DURING NORMAL DRY WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TREAD BELT SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. 2) THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGES AS A RESULT. 3) CONTACTED CORPORATE OFFICES OF COOPER TIRE. I WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEFORE IT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AND WHILE THERE WAS A MINIMUM OF TREAD LIFE REMAINING, THERE WAS TREAD LIFE REMAINING (APPROXIMATELY 6 MON.). WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE COOPER TIRE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE COOPER TIRE CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED HERSELF AND HER COMPANY AS NOT AT FAULT IN THIS CASE. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE, I SIMPLY WANTED THIS ON RECORD IN CASE OTHERS EXPERIENCE SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158892June 3, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
AT AROUND 4:45 ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE BACK YARD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE END OF OUR HOUSE. WHEN HE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE TO SEE WHAT WAS SMOKING HE SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF OUR 2000 FORD F-150 XL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS NEAR THE HOUSE SO HE GOT OUR DAUGHTER OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED IN AROUND 10 MINUTES. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE TRUCK ENGINE AND CAB WERE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WHEN THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED INCLUDING THE FRONT GRILL, ENGINE, FRONT TIRES, CAB AND INTERIOR. THE BACK BED OF THE TRUCK AND THE BACK TIRES DID NOT APPEAR DAMAGED. MY HUSBAND HAD PICKED MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL AND ARRIVED HOME AT AROUND 3:15. HE NOTICED THE FIRE AT AROUND 4:45. UP UNTIL THE FIRE, MY HUSBAND HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT I AM RESEARCHING TO SEE IF THE FIRE MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V017000 NOTED ON YOUR WEB-SITE. I AM ALSO TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO GO ABOUT REPORTING IT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158745June 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE SERVICE DEALER REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL ONE YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO DETERMINED ALL OF THE WIRE HARNESSES WERE INTACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158093May 23, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
(1) DUE TO THE PARTICULAR DESIGN FLAW OF THE " TIE END RODS" (THE TIE ENDS DO NOT HAVE A GREASE NIPPLE TO ALLOW CRITICAL LUBRICATION OF THESE PARTS!), THE PASSENGER SIDE "UPPER TIE END ROD" COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. (2) THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE CLEARANCE AND WAS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP ON A TWO LANE BRIDGE AND BLOCK ONE OF THE LANES. (3) ALL OF THE "TIE ENDS RODS" WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS THAT HAVE A NIPPLE FOR LUBRICATION SO THAT THE "WEAR" ITEM CAN BE MAINTAINED BY APPLYING GREASE. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157981May 22, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY 2000 F-150 FORD PICKUP. I WENT OUT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAR STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK ON THE TRUCK. IT HAS RUSTED AND CAME APART. THE GAS TANK HAD DROPPED DOWN ABOUT 3 INCHES AND HAS ALL THE HOSES PULLED TIGHT. FORD SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156632May 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 200 MILES A WEEK, AND SITS FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN AT ALL. IT JUST WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. WAS NOT GOING FAST AT THE TIME BECAUSE WE HAD JUST STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN WE STARTED DRIVING IT HAD NO POWER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156401April 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY FORD F150 PICKUP ENGINE BLOW OUT THE #1 SPARK PLUG, SECOND 6 MTHS AGO SAME ENGINE BLOW OUT THE #4 REAR SPARK PLUG NEAR PASSENGER, NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE VERY COSTLY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154871April 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150 AND YESTERDAY THE HEATER CORE STARTING LEAKING. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I ONLY HAVE 64000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CORE FAILING AND THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON IT. I CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ESTIMATES OF FROM $600.00 TO $800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO GET IT FIXED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ?????? THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154734April 6, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY USING THE KEY FOB. THE LOCKS MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE A USED ACTUATOR FROM LOCAL JUNK YARDS WITHOUT SUCCESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154629April 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE REMAINS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS TOO EXTENT TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE INCIDENT; NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000 CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154182March 30, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
A VEHICLE FIRE OCCURRED ON A 2000 FORD F150 AT THE HOME OF THE OWNER ON MARCH 8, 2006. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS PARKED UNDER THE CARPORT, WITH THE ENGINE OFF, AND THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. WHEN THE FIRE WAS DETECTED, FLAMES HAD ALMOST REACHED THE CEILING OF THE CARPORT. THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO THE STREET, WHERE IT CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. ON MARCH 20, 2006, AND INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE INVESTIGATOR DOCUMENTED HIS INVESTIGATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FMC) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH SPONTANEOUS FIRES ERUPTING IN THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, BUT THE OWNER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE FMC SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL CUSTOMER INFORMATION TEAM, FMC CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND THE LOCAL FMC DEALERSHIP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153633March 24, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE UNDERHOOD AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE. AFTERWARDS, THE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTED THAT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE FIRE WAS CRUISE CONTROL RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000 CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT NO RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE CONTACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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