Ford F-150 Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#10049296December 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG ON MY FORD SVT F150 LIGHTNING POPPED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY. DOING 65 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE OVER INTO THEIR TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JUNE BUT STILL HAVE ONLY 21,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. THIS IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT A BILL OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095250December 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UNDER HOOD FIRE AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKE WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR 1.5 HOURS. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FIRE WALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047526November 25, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 2000 F150 IS CRACKING JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE WINDOW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048653November 25, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPARE TIRE HOUSING CABLE BROKE LOOSE AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT A VERY LOW SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR OF THE TRUCK LIFTED OFF THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE CABLE BREAKING IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE CABLE HAD A CLEAN BREAK AND HAD NO RUST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047561November 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING TO WORK DOING 60 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO GET ON A OFF RAMP AND I HEARD A BIG BANG. I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND MY, PASSENGER SIDE SECOND FROM THE FRONT, PLUG, COIL, AND BOOT WERE EJECTED FROM THERE HOLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047580November 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ON MY 2000 F150 PICKUP GRAB SEVERELY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047231November 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER INTO THE FUEL RAIL. LUCKILY NO FIRE WAS STARTED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 5.4L ENGINE. AS EVEN FORD HAS CHANGED THE DESIGN OF NEWER 5.4L ENGINES, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR EARLIER OWNERS. THE VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 11/02. HOWEVER, FORD NOW SAYS THE WARRANTY WAS PUT ON BY MISTAKE AND WAS CANCELLED 1/03 - NOT NOTIFYING ME, THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK, ABOUT IT'S CANCELLATION. I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048411November 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2000 FORD F-150.*MR ON ONE EARLY DAMP MORNING, THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047107November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ONLY AFTER 30,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG. THE LONGER THE LIGHT WAS ON THE MORE THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND CUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. AFTER BEING HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER WE FOUND THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042910November 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE POPPING OUT OF GEAR. THIS TIME VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT WAS IN PARK, PINNING CONSUMER AGAINST THE FENCE AND CUTTING HIS LEFT PINKIE FINGER OFF. HE STATED THAT NO ONE KNEW WHY IT KEPT POPPING OUT OF GEAR.*AK CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FULLY WORK UNTIL NOV. 2003 DUE TO A PIN HOLDING HIS FINGER IN PLACE. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10046680November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
"WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE CLAIM PROCESS." *MR (NAR) INFORMATION REQUEST *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045718November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ANTI LOCKING BRAKES: WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WET CONDITIONS THE FIRST TIME I USE MY BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND THE REAR END WILL START TO BOUNCE. TRUCK WILL NOT STOP, WILL SLIDE INSTEAD. THE FOLLOWING DATE IS APPROXIMATE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ENNIS FORD, PLACE OF PURCHASE, I THOUGHT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES PADS WERE GOOD. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECT IN THE ANTI-LOCKING BRAKES SYSTEM AND THAT FORD WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND IT. I ASKED FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD FORD WOULD NOT ALLOW THEN TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. ENNIS FORD GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $500 - 600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045392November 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT 58000 MILES. UPON INSPECTION, A STICKER WAS FOUND ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT CLAIMED IT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT THE YEAR OF PURCHASE. TRUCK WAS PART OF THE 'SOLD AS HEAVY DUTY BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU A REBATE BECAUSE IT IS NOT REALLY HEAVY DUTY' SCAM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043732October 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH: DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSES INTERMENTANT LOSS OF INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND ODOMETER DISPLAY, OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND MARKER LAMPS. HEADLIGHTS MAY ALSO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043076October 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE A FORD F150 LIGHTNING TRUCK. 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT CYLINDER #2 BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. ALL I DID WAS TURN THE ENGINE OVER AND IT BLEW. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD AND PLUGS THEY FOUND 3 OF THE 7 REMAINING PLUGS LOOSE. IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE PLUGS, IT WOULD OF HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE ALL THIS ON AN INVOICE. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. BILL WAS $2300.00. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042825October 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN TURN SIGNAL STARTED SMOKING. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED FUNCTION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041116October 2, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE ARE TWO SITUATIONS: #1: MULTIPLE REAR SPRING FAILURES ON SEVERAL F150 S-CAB 4WD VEHICLES FROM 1995 THRU 2000 BUILD DATE. THE MAIN LEAF CRACKS AT AXLE SPRING PERCH RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE OF BED FLOOR ON SOME INCIDENTS. ALL REQUIRING SPRING REPLACEMENT AND RECENTLY REPAIRED BY USING AFTER MARKET HEAVY DUTY SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES. #2: MULTIPLE VEHICLES ALSO EXPERIENCED FRONT FENDER ALIGNMENT CHANGE RESULTING IN FRONT DOOR FORWARD EDGE BINDING. NOT CAUSED BY FRONT BUMPER OR FENDER IMPACT. SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF SEVERE BIND RESULTING IN DOOR SKIN AND FORWARD LIP DAMAGE WHEN DOOR WAS FORCED OPEN TO ALLOW EGRESS OF OPERATOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY REALIGNING FRONT FENDER ASSEMBLY AND SOME DOOR HINGES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO DISTORTION CAUSED WHEN DOOR WAS FORCED OPEN AGAINST THE REAR EDGE OF OFFENDING FENDER. NO COSMETIC REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE SO THE DOOR FORWARD EDGES AND FENDER REAR EDGES REMAIN SEVERELY BENT BUT CLEARANCE IS ADEQUATE TO PREVENT BINDING AFTER REPAIRS ARE DONE. NOTE: THESE VEHICLES ARE OPERATED OFF-ROAD AND ON GRADED GRAVEL ROADS ON KAHO`OLAWE ISLAND AS PART OF MIXED FLEET OF VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF UNEXPLORED ORDINANCE CLEARANCE ON THE FORMER NAVAL GUNFIRE AND BOMBING RANGE. TO DATE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THE 30 OR SO 1985 TO 1986 CHEVY PICK-UPS USED IN IDENTICAL MANNER AND NO VEHICLES WERE OVER-LOADED USUALLY CARRYING ONLY ONE TO THREE PASSENGERS AND HAND-CARRIED GEAR IN THE BED. WE SUSPECT THAT SEVERE SPRING WRAP CAN OCCUR WHEN TORQUE TRANSMITTED BY THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL IS CHANGED FROM TIRE TO TIRE. ALL VEHICLES ARE V-8 AUTO-TRANSMISSION (GASOLINE FUELED FORDS AND DIESEL FUELED CHEVYS). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038302October 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE NOZZLE FLEW. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED THE HOSE NOZZLE WAS FAULTY WHICH DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO PUMP GAS. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL FILLER VALVE STICKING. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039615September 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
REPEATED IGNITION COILS FAILED CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS.ALSO BROUGHT IN ON SEVERAL TIMES TO BE FIXED TO BE TOLD DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES.ON THE FIRST TIME OF TWO COILS GOING WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE HUBCAPS CAME OFFAND TIRES WENT LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034434September 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE REAR END BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND MAY CAUSE THE DRIVESHAFT TO DROP OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK ONE COULD HEAR A RUMBLE/WHINING NOISE UP TO 40 YARDS AWAY. THE REAR END WAS OVERHAULED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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