Ford F-150 Complaints (1996)

324 consumer complaints on file.

#10258218February 10, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F150. SPORADICALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A HEAD LAMP SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V024000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HIS MODEL'S BODY STYLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254679January 12, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A FIRE OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD OF OUR 1996 FORD F-150, DESTROYING THE WHOLE FRONT END AND INTO THE CAB. TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND IT WAS PARKED ON MY JOB PARKING LOT, AWAY FROM ANY CLOSE VEHICLES. I HAD JUST DRIVEN TO WORK. I ARRIVED TO WORK AS A SECURITY OFFICER AT 11:20P.M. AND AT 12:50A.M. THE TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN MARCH 2008 AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY RECALLS OR ANY DEFECTS. IT WAS A VERY CLEAN, WELL KEPT TRUCK. WE RECEIVED ONE RECALL NOTICE IN LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER 2008(DURING HOLIDAYS) ABOUT A SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD IGNITE AT ANY TIME. IT GAVE NO WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK FOR AND STATED IF WE COULD NOT GET IT IN RIGHT AWAY TO PARK IT AWAY FROM ANY DWELLINGS. MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED, HE COULDN'T JUST RUN DOWN THERE, AND IT WAS THE HOLIDAYS AS WELL. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL ONLINE AFTER THE FIRE, AND IT STATED THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE WAS SMALL, AND IT GAVE WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK FOR ON THE VEHICLE. WHY WEREN'T THOSE WARNINGS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL NOTICE?? TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE TRUCK WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND RAN LIKE A NEW ONE. HOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN OVER-LOOKED ALL THOSE YEARS? THIS WAS DEVASTATING TO US, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE AND KILLED SOMEONE. THE TRUCK WAS 3/4 FULL OF FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252553December 22, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE MUCH INFORMATION. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243861September 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE SLAVE CYLINDER DEVELOPED A LEAK. HE PULLED UP TO AN INTERSECTION AND DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. HE KEPT DEPRESSING THE PEDAL, BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE; THEREFORE, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY SO THE CONTACT STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000. UPDATE 12/16/08 *CN UPDATED 12/18/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241703September 10, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE WAS NOT WORKING IN OUR 1996 FORD PICKUP. WE HAD DROVE IT THAT NIGHT AND HAD GOTTEN HOME ABOUT 10:00 P.M. AND ABOUT 3:00A.M. WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. WE REPORTED IT TO FORD MOTOR CO. WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM, EXCEPT WE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233989July 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
1996 FORD F150 4 X 4-BOTH REAR BRACKETS CONNECTING THE LEAF SPRINGS (REAR OF VEHICLE) TO THE FRAME WERE TERRIBLE CORRODED AND CRACKED. MECHANIC WAS FEARFUL OF FAILURE WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASSURED PARTS AVAILABLE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALERSHIP, NOT ALL PARTS AVAILABLE AS DEMAND HAD BEEN SO GREAT THEY KEPT RUNNING OUT OF THE PARTS. I HAD TO GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN THE REST OF THE PARTS. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE OF SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER BUILD THAN ORIGINAL PARTS. HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC AND OTHERS THAT MID 90S FORD 150S AND EXPLORERS ARE LOSING THE BRACKETS EN MASSE. I CONSIDER THIS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS AN IMPORTANT CHASIS COMPONENT IS MORE THAN LIKELY TO FAIL. THESE OLDER TRUCKS ARE NOW BEING HANDED DOWN TO HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WILL SURELY LEAD TO INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS PANICKING AND OVER CORRECTING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT BASED ON THE DEMAND AT A SINGLE DEALERSHIP (I WAS TOLD AT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED 12 REQUEST FOR THE VERY SAME PART IN ONE DAY. ALL REQUESTS WERE FOR EITHER 1996 F150S OR 1996 EXPLORERS). I CONSIDER THAT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND WISHED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234037July 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE AND IF NOT FOR A VIGILANT NEIGHBOR, WOULD HAVE SPREAD TO MY HOUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233038July 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1996 FORD F150 PICKUP. BURNED UP SETTING IN DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225615April 24, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN WAITING TWO YEARS FOR FORD TO REPAIR THE CRUISE CONTROL ON HER VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS ISSUED IN 2005 AND THE CONTACT HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED IN MAY OF 2006. SHE CALLED FORD SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER KEEPS PROVIDING DIFFERENT DATES AND THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT HER LOCAL DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, FORD PROMPTED HER TO CONSULT OTHER DEALERS; HOWEVER, NONE WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210398November 30, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND THEY REBUILT THE STEERING COLUMN. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 179,000. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207352October 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F150. ON OCTOBER 4, 2007, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. A TREE AND SOME OF THE GRASS CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO RECALL NUMBER 05S28 BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,934. UPDATED 01/02/08 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. FORD STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196565July 17, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. HE OPENED THE FUEL CAP AND GAS POURED OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REGULATOR OR A FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196270July 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A 15 AMP ELECTRICAL FUSE FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE FUSE BURNS OUT, HE IS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. WHEN HE PLACES THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO OPERATE OR MOVE. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS CRASHES. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE CONTACT IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183538February 26, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE HAS 2 FUEL TANKS. WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE FLOWS FROM ONE TANK TO THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING THE SECOND TANK TO OVERFILL. WHEN OPENING THE LID TO THE SECOND TANK, PRESSURE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE CAUSES GASOLINE TO SPEW FROM THE SPOUT ONTO OPERATOR AND ONTO THE GROUND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181033January 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE HAD TO DO WITH SOMETHING ELECTRICAL UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CONTACTS VEHICLE, BUT CONTACT STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180709January 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ,AND HE FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL#05V388000, SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HEARD THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL UNLESS THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE LABOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173475November 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. UPON DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE PLASTIC CLUTCH LINKAGE RETAINER HAD DETACHED AND FALLEN ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT THEN REACHED BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND WHAT HE ASSUMED WAS THE CLUTCH LINKAGE RETAINER BUT IT WAS NOT DURABLE ENOUGH TO SERVE AS A SAFE RETAINER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - THE ITEM INDICATED IS THE SELF LOCKING BUSHING WHICH FORD RELEASE AS A RETAINER TO THE CONSUMER MARKET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166013August 19, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DENTON, TEXAS. RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 1996 FORD F 150 TRUCK, SAT IN WORK PARKING LOT UNDER A SHADE TREE FROM 7:30 AM-3:15 PM...AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES, DESTROYING THE TRUCK. I WAS NOTIFIED AT 3:20 THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE WHICH WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PUT OUT WITH HAND EXTINGUISHERS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED, BROKE WINDOWS TO PUT OUT FIRE INSIDE THE CAB. TRUCK WAS TOTALLY BURNED OUT FROM CAB FORWARD. POLICE WERE CALLED, BUT REFUSED TO COME. FIRE MARSHALL IN DID NOT RESPOND TO CALL. MESSAGE WAS LEFT ON ANSWERING MACHINE. SHADE TREE WAS BURNED, BUT VEHICLES NEARBY WERE MOVED PRIOR TO ANY INVOLVEMENT. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OCCURRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165967August 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES DUE TO A PREVIOUS FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT UNDER HOOD AREA AND SPREAD FROM THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION BY A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V388000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164309August 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED TO REFUEL, THE GAS CAP WAS REMOVED AND GASOLINE BLEW OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE. THERE WAS A RECALL #93V125000 FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH 1990-1993 FORD F-150 MODELS THAT CAUSED FUEL OVERFLOW DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE CHECK VALVE BETWEEN THE DUEL TANKS. THE CONTACT HAS CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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