Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#10040877September 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
"LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042138September 29, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
VEHICLE'S METAL WHEEL RIMS HOLD WATER AFTER IT RAINS.*MR THE RIMS WERE DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWED THEM TO RETAIN WATER AFTER IT RAINED OR CAME IN CONTACT WITH STANDING WATER. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE RIMS TO CORRODE AND RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF THE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040733September 26, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. VEHICLE CROSSED OVER ONE LANE, BUMPER CAUGHT ON EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED OVER STARTING WITH FRONT END. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON PASSENGER WINDOW. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10040739September 26, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, VEHICLE CROSSED ONE LANE, BUMPER GOT CAUGHT ON EMBANKMENT, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER . SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, HIS HEAD SHATTERED THE PASSENGER WINDOW. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10040787September 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, AND WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE ROUGHLY. DRIVER SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT RESTART IT. DEALER FOUND THAT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040429September 23, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A STRONG ANTI FREEZE ODOR, AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS NO LONGER WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039394September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039732September 11, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL PAVED ROAD AT 25 MPH FRONT END SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TIE ROD END FALLING APART AND SEPARATING, NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038663September 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO CYLINDERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037422September 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT
F-150 1997 FORD FILL LINE TO TRANSMISSION BROKE, ALLOWING LOSS OF FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038181September 4, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037171September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE.SO IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU START YOUR CAR THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN.THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED,CAN NOT BE REBUILT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037973August 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE PROBLM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS FIXED IT ON DIFFERENT TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036870August 29, 2003
TIRES
I HAVE A FORD F150 1997 WITH BRIDGESTONE, DUELER H/T TIRES, SIZE P245/70/R16 106S, DOT ENMT CBF 1900 19905D689P2.MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK TODAY ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE UNEXPLICABLY SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS NOT HURT. THERE WAS DAMAGED CAUSED TO THE TRUCK'S WHEEL WELL AND FENDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034493August 25, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HIT A RAIL ROAD TRACK AND VEHICLE STARTED TRAVELING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO TIE RODS , *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034355August 22, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM GEAR, BALL AND SOCKET FELL OFF, RESULTING IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034431August 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING REAR END SHIFTED, CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO LOOK TOWARD THE DRIVER SEAT. ALSO THE PIN THAT HELD THE REAR END WAS ROUNDED OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032867August 15, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE ABOUT A 1/4 INCH CRACK IN THEM JUST AFT OF THE WINDOW LOWER CORNER. FOR SOME REASON THESE CRACKS WERE FIXED ON FLEET TRUCKS BUT NOT PERSONAL TRUCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033996August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033956August 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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