Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#887343May 3, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER WET/RAINY CONDITIONS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN VEHICLE FAILED TO FOLLOW PATH OF ROAD, AND WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD. *AK AS CONDSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED, NO POWER STEERING AS WELL AS BRAKES FAILED VEHIICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A DITCH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES, CONTACTED DEALER BUT NOT WILLING TO EVEN INSPECT VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744874May 3, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WE COULD HEAR AND FEEL A "CLUNKING" THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. FOUND THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN AND WAS ADVISED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED. WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THE F150 AND IN FACT THEY HAD THE REQUIRED PART TO FIX IT IN STOCK. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD OCCUR, AND APPARANTLY IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE BREAK WAS APPARANTLY IN A "KNUCKLE" IN THE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH IS WHY WE COULD STILL STEER THE VEHICLE AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744887May 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR STRUCTURE CRACKING AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887200May 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND, HITTING A TREE HEAD-ON BY PASSENGER'S SIDE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. HAD 1 INJURY AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887065April 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FRONT GAS TANK LEAKS SOME FUEL, THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY FOR THIS PROBLE , BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744680April 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT WHILE ON FREEWAY BURNED UP OVERDRIVE AND DRIVE THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK WENT NOWHERE. IN ANOTHER SITUATION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886459April 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND SWITCHING LANE TO LEFT TRIED TO AVOID A VEHICLE IN FRONT, HIT HARD WALL ON SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886535April 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN ROLLING UP WINDOW IT PUSHES ON DOOR FRAME AND PRODUCES CRACK ON DOOR HANDLE, BELOW RIGHT WINDOW LOWER PORTION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886390April 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH SWITCHED LANE TO LEFT AND TRIED TO AVOID A VEHICLE IN FRONT, HIT A WALL VERY HARD ON SIDE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR LONG TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886030April 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH BRAKES WENT OUT WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CONSUMER STATED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT TWICE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#560718April 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE, DUE TO POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND WAS ADVISED THEY DID ALL THEY COULD REGARDING THE VIBRATIONS, AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO DELAERSHIP IT WAS THEN DECIDED THAT CONSUMER WOULD GET ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS A BRAND NEW MODEL, AFTER DRIVING NEW VEHICLE AND REACHING SPEEDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF VIBRATIONS AS HE DID WITH HIS OLD VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED BY AN ENGINEER THAT THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL AND THAT 90% OF THE PROBLEM IS BETTER, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT TRUE AND AS OF 04/03/01 PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885427April 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KEEPS FAILING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ENGINE 3 TIMES ,CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743589April 5, 2001
TIRES
OUR GOOD YEAR TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON THE TRUCK ARE SHOWING TREAD SEPERATION.THE GOOD YEAR MANUFACTURE TOLD US THEY WOULD HAVE US GO TO THE NEAREST GOOD YEAR DEALER AND THEY WOULD PRO RATE THE TIRES...WHY? IT IS THEIR DEFECT NOT OURS. THEY WOULD REPLACE WITH GOOD YEARS...WHY? WE DON'T WANT THEM. WHY SHOULD WE RISK GOING TO ANOTHER TOWN 20-25 MILES FROM HERE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE ONES AGAIN! FOR FOUR YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN COVERING UP LAWSUITS AND HAVING SILENT RECALLS...TO ME...THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEM WITH WHAT WE WANT AND WHERE WE WANT! IT IS OUR LIVES THAT OUR ON THE LINE! NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT THANK GOD. ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW SEPERATION AROUND THE RIMS. FOR ALL FOUR TIRES TO BE REPLACED IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO 800$. *AK (TIRESIZE: SIDEWALL E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: SIDEWALL E )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884382March 27, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
WHEEL RIM BROKE WHILE DRIVING 50MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF A PROBLEM. HAD MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884151March 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO INCREASE VEHICLE'S SPEED DUE TO TRANSMISSION, AND GEAR STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. ALSO, BACK WINDOW WAS LEAKING WHEN IT WAS RAINING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742341March 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS INHERENT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882554March 9, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING POORLY DURING WET WEATHER. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882275March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELLED OIL BURNING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND INFORMED OWNER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. HEAD GASKETS REPLACED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741840March 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
PICKUP WAS BACKED UP IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE, PASSERGER DOOR OPEN, MOTOR RUNNING AND SHIFT INDICATOR IN PARK POSITION. I WAS LOADING ITEMS IN PICKUP BED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PICKUP STARTED COMING AT ME IN REVERSE. THE OPEN PICKUP DOOR HIT THE GARAGE AND WRAPPED AROUND AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER AS THE PICKUP CAME INTO THE GARAGE. THE DOOR WEDGED BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE GARAGE DOOR FRAME STOPPING THE PICKUP. OTHERWISE, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE PICKUP AND GARAGE WALL. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AGENCY AND HAD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, DOENGES-BARTLESVILLE, REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT A COST OF $2,436. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I DID AND RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THEM ON THE PROBLEM. IN LOOKING AT YOUR FILES, I FIND THAT MINE IS NOT THE ONLY 1999 FORD PICKUP THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND TO. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH FORDS. SINCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT CONCERNED WITH MY PROBLEM, THE BEST THING I CAN DO IN THE FUTURE IS BUY NO MORE FORD VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741814March 2, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES
TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER CAN NOW HAVE SAFEY TRIM FROM US PATENT 5,934,699-6,176,506 I CUT MY LEG , MY CHILD CUT HIS HAND ON RUSTING HITCH RECEIVER AND THE HITCH TORE UP A VEHCILE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE UNIVERSAL SAFETY TRAILER HITCH COVER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED BOTH BOTH OEM AND AFTERMARKET WAS APPLIED. THE SAFETY TRIM IS SNAP-ON CONSUMER INSTALLED APPLIED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE HITCH RECEIVER NOW A STANDARD ON OEM VEHICLES WITH 80 MILLION US TRUCK REGISTRATIONS THE ONLY HELP TO GET OEM'S TO COVER THIS ROUGH PEICE OF RUSTING STEEL IS WWW.BLUEOVALNEWS.COM. THE SAFETY TRAILER HITCH COVER ASSEMBLY IS NOT A OEM OR AFTERMARKET PRODUCT BUT A SAFETY DEVICE DESIGNED BY A CONSUMER. OEMS AR AVOIDING ANY ADDITIONAL COST FOR THIS TRIM EVEN THOUGH THE SAE SAFETY DEVICE DESIGN FITS THE BEST SELLING AFTERMARKET CLASS III HITCH AS WELL. A CROSS PLATFORM DESIGN NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE THEM COVER THIS EYE SORE AND DANGER TO THE TOUCH. 1-800-759-8888 EXT.1824828#*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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