Ford F-150 Complaints (2003)

423 consumer complaints on file.

#11115093August 1, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 90 MILES SUNDAY JULY 29. PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY HOME WENT INSIDE AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER HEARD AN EXPLOSION. WENT OUT FRONT AND FOUND MY TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE WAS SO HOT IT MELTED ENGINEER PARTS AND THE HOOD. I HAD CHECKED THE OIL, COOLANT AND TRANS PRIOR TO MAKING THE TRIP. THERE WERE NO LEAKS OF ANY TYPE. HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH FULE OR OIL LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110717July 11, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED. CLONINGER FORD (511 JAKE ALEXANDER BLVD S, SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA 28147) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089053April 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATHEWS FORD NEWARK (500 HEBRON RD, NEWARK, OH 43056, (740) 522-2181) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY UNIT WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,950. *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084872April 13, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK IS LEAKING. JUST READ THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045595November 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC EVEN SIGNED OFF FOR THE VEHICLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE ABNORMAL SOUND RETURNED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 247,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021723September 6, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 3:49PM WHEN APPROCHING THE CAPE COD MA BRIDGE, MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS FORD F-150 SUDDENELY ACCERELATED WHEN THE CRUSE CONTROL WAS OFF. SHE REACHED SPEEDS EXCEDING 80MPH AND THE BRAKES WHERE USELESS. SHE HAD TO SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHILLE WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC TO REGAIN CONTROL. HAD SHE BEEN IN ANY HEAVER TRAFFIC OR ON THE BRIDGE SHE AND MAYBE OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SEVERLY INJURED!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE YET FORD AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALER KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT (STRANGE) THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE JUST IS NOT FOR HER F-150. WHEN I SPOKE TO BOTH FORD AND MY LOCAL DEALER. THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE. (CRICKETTS FROM FORD)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020829August 30, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CPSC:I HAVE A 2003 FORD 6 CYLINDER TRUCK AND IT HAS NEARLY GOTTEN US KILLED A NUMBER OF TIMES!I'VE CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AND CAN'T FIND ONE AND I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN COVINGTON LOUISIANA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I SENT EMAILS TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND NEVER GET A RESPONSE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY. IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN THE DRIVER HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, WHICH WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 08/31/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015784August 16, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN MARCH OF 2014, MY FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND MY FUEL TANK FELL TO THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED THAT SAME MONTH BUT I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS IN A FORD RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11S21. I TOOK THE BILL TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, PER THE FORD RECALL INSTRUCTIONS, BUT THEY DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE I NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE; IT WAS TOTALED IN 2015
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995364June 15, 2017
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HORN CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING STARTED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981410April 29, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE. CANNOT OPEN EITHER REAR DOOR. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE I LIVE. I AM HANDY CAPED AND CANNOT GET ACCESS TO MY ROLATER WHICH IN THE BACK SEAT AREA. I NEED THIS EQUIPMENT TO HELP ME WALK. HAS THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS MALFUNCTION? IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? WILL FORD MFG REPAIR THIS DEFECT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979632April 20, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NOT SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. 06/01/17UPDATED *LJ *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948699January 31, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL TANK STRAP HAS BROKEN DUE TO CORROSION. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM FORD, BUT FORD STATED MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936142December 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY/WIPER, WHEELS
TRANS WENT OUT A MONTH AFTER INTAKE CRACK HAD TO BE REPLACE ALMOST $1,650 TOGETHER ALSO BALL JOINTS AND TIEROD ENDS NO GOOD SHOCK NO GOOD BRAKE ARE FALLING AND REAR END IS GRINDING THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD HELP AND THERE'S "MORE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934749December 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WIRING HARNESS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE UN-REMEDIED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934056December 9, 2016
ENGINE
THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM MY ENGINE AND CYLINDER HEAD. AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD TRUCK ENGINES. SEEMS TO ME IT SHOULD BE A DEFECT OR A RECALL. THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLES ENGINE HAD EXPLODED. AND THE COST OF THIS COULD BE OUTRAGEOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927079November 19, 2016
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG 2ND CLOSEST TO THE PASSENGER BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923900November 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PUNCTURED FUEL TANK WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920268October 31, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916620October 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE STRAPS THAT HELD UP THE FUEL TANK HAD EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910692September 29, 2016
ENGINE
WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MPH GOING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS COULD CREATE A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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