Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#10020197July 10, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR CONTAINED A CRACKED. *JB *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026163June 30, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025176June 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 FORD LIGHTNING THAT HAS A LEAKING INTERCOOLER. JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM FORD DEALER IN MARCH 2003. WOULD LIKE RECALL ON INTERCOOLER TO BE RE-OPENED. I DID NOT OWN THE TRUCK AT TIME OF ORIGINAL RECALL,BUT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE REPAIRED. THEY SOLD ME A PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025208June 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BLEW A BACK SEAL. THERE WAS METAL AND BRASS SHAVINGS IN THE TRASNMISSION. THE REPAIR PERSON SAID HE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS BEING CAUSED BY "REAR SEAL WALKING OR SPINNING OUT, PROBABLY DUE TO EXCESS DRIVESHAFT MOVING OR FLEXING. WE REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND A WEEK LATER WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EXCEPT THIS TIME THE REAR SEAL GOT SO HOT IT BLEW THE TRANSMISSION CORE ALSO. I HAVE SPENT 1700.00 SO FAR. NO END IN SITE AND NO HELP FROM FORD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023974June 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT THE 99 F-150 USED. I'VE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS AND IN THOSE TWO YEARS SPENT OVER 3000 DOLLARS REPAIRING IT. I CANT HANDLE THE THOUGHT OF KEEPING A TRUCK THAT COST SO MUCH IN REPAIRS. AND NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS ONE WEEK AFTER I SPENT OVER 500 REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL FILTER, AND GETTING THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED. I HAVE ONLY 58,000 MILES ON THE THING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PLUGS DON'T NEED TO BE TOUCHED FOR 100,000 MILES. WELL IT WAS MISSING AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1 AND 2, AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD. AT 58,000 MILES? AND I'VE NEVER EVEN TOWED ANYTHING. JUST REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR? I THINK THESE TRUCKS MUST BE LEMONS. AFTER I GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, I'LL HAVE SPENT $5,600 IN A TWO YEAR SPAN. I HAVE TO SELL IT BECAUSE THE REPAIRS ARE MORE THAN THE PAYMENT. I GUESS THAT'S WHY IT WAS SOLD TO ME WHEN IT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS. OLD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023805June 26, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1999 FORD F-150. ON A RECENT TRIP TO INDIANA I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED DOWN SO THAT MY WIFE COULD DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE IN INDIANA A MAN WAS NICE ENOUGH TO FLAG ME DOWN TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO EBY FORD SALES (JUNE 6, 2003) IN GOSHEN FOR REPAIR. THEY INDICATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH DISCONNECTED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED DOWN. SO THEY LENGTHENED THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WIRES AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO PRINCE FORD IN DOUGLAS GEORGIA AND TOLD THEM THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST COME ON FOR NO REASON. THEY REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BUT DID NOT LENGTHEN THE WIRES.ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT EBBY FORD, THIS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLS SEVERAL VITAL FUNCTIONS ON THE TRUCK - BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, ETC. *AK SEVERAL THINGS ARE WORTH NOTING HERE: FIRST, I CALLED AND TALKED WITH PRICE FORD IN GEORGIA AND ASKED WHY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WIRES WERE NOT LENGTHENED WHEN THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THEM THE FIRST TIME (DECEMBER 17, 2001). THEY HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED ME BACK. SECOND, I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOTE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. FINALLY, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS CRASHES RESULTING FROM THE FACT THAT THE SWITCH WIRES ON THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THAT THE SWITCH DISCONNECTS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED DOWN. IT WOULD BE A TRADGEDY IF JUST ONE PERSON LOST THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THE BREAK LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS FAILED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024789June 24, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE STEERING BOLTS ARE LOSE AND IT IS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022773June 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021224June 7, 2003
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
FORD F-150 2WD, SUPER CAB, 8 FT BED. WATER IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD LINER IN THE RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE DIRECTLY ABOVE FIXED PANEL OF SLIDING REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY. I SPOKE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO AND THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACE, AT MY EXPENSE. SEARCH OF YOUR SERVICE BULLETIN SECTION RESULTED IN IDENTIFICATION OF BULLETIN #01111 POSTED JAN. 22, 2001 LISTED THE FOLLOWING. "SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK AROUND THE REAR (SLIDING) WINDOW. *TT. HOW DO I GET FORD TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND MAKE THIS REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021085June 5, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVNG AT 65 MPH THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE JUST PEELED OFF ... FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P23570R16 DRIVING A FORD F150 TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020837June 1, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE WAS A HORIZONTAL CRACK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ABOUT 1.5 INCHES ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW OPENING. THE CRACK WAS PROGRESSING HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE BACK OF THE DOOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020551May 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN OUR GAUGES ON OUR TRUCK BEGAN TO GO FROM ZERO TO ONE HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR BACK AND FORTH. OUR GAS GAUGE WOULD FROM FULL TO EMPTY. ALL GAUGES ON THE DASH WOULD GO CRAZY. OUR BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON A FEW MILES BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. WE LOST ALL POWER AND OUR TRUCK DECELERATED QUICKLY ON THE INTERSTATE. WE FOUND A PARTS STORE AND PUT ON A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY THINKING THAT WOULD DO THE JOB. AS WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP, THE GAUGES BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING WITHIN TEN MILES OF CHANGING ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A FLAW IN 1999 FORD F150'S. WE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE TRUCK CANNOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020199May 20, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE TIE ROD FAILED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019604May 12, 2003
AIR BAGS
AFTER A MINOR BUMP WAS HIT IN THE ROAD AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018493May 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
SIDE MIRRORS WITH TURN SIGNALS BUILT INTO MIRRORS HAVE TURNED BLACK AND SPOTTY. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO ONLY EXIST ON THE MIRRORS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS BUILT INTO THE MIRROR, AND FORD NO LONGER SELLS THESE VEHICLES IN THE F150 THIS WAY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019572May 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE SPARKS PLUG WIRES BURNED UP EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST 200.00 TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018313May 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1999 FORD F-150 LARIET AND THE POWER LOCKS ARE MALFUNCTIONING ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE A NEIGHBOR WITH A 2001 F-150 AND HE HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE LOCKS WORK AT TIMES AND THEN DON'T AT OTHERS. I AM ONLY AT 45000 MILES AND AM OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A FORD RECOGNIZED FLAW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018198May 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER CORE LEAKED COOLANT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018071May 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE S BRAKES LOCKED UP AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING BROKE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016915May 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
FOG LIGHT COVERS ARE DEFECTIVE. LAMP GETS TOO HOT AND COVERS CRACK AND BREAK OUTWARD. SOME DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX, OTHERS FIX UNDER WARRANTY. SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A TSB ON FILE WITH FORD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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