Ford F-150 Complaints (2001)

1,236 consumer complaints on file.

#749047July 24, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
MY FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR GLASS IN A CRASH. NEW TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL ARE NOW REDESIGNED AND HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. MODELS MANUFACTURED EARLIER DO NOT. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF HAVING NO REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS AND TO ASK FOR THE NEW REDESIGNED SEATS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEATS. THEY ARE IGNORING OWNERS WITH MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REAR SEATS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749050July 24, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THERE ARE NO REAR HEADREST IN THE EARLY MODELS OF THE SUPERCREW. FORD DID PLACE HEADREST IN THE SAME PRODUCTION YEAR AFTER THEY REALIZED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO RECALL THOSE SEATS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT HEADREST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892637July 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE BEGINNING OF JUNE TO HAVE RECALL 1E030000 PERFORMED. IN MEANTIME DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892370July 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER HAD CANOPY INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO SHUT BACK GLASS ,IT SHATTERED. LOCKING MECHANISM FELL ON VEHICLE, AND SCRATCHED UP VEHICLE. CONTACT DEALER. DEALER WAS DOING NOTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892234July 9, 2001
TIRES:BEAD, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS A KNOT ALL THE WAY ACROSS SIDEWALL DUE TO CORDS IN TIRE BEING SEPARATED.*AK GENERAL GRABBER AW, P255/70R16, TOOK ABOUT 10 DAYS TO REPLACE TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892074July 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TWO SEAT BELTS IN REAR DO NOT LATCH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SEAT BELTS WITH SAME TYPE OF SEAT BELT. CONSUMER STATED THAT NEW BELTS DID NOT LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892040July 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED IN BELT MECHANISMS. AFTER LATCHING IT, CAN PULL ON BELT, AND IT WOULD BE RELEASED. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC HAS ORDERED PARTS FOR BELT BUCKLE WELL OVER A MONTH AGO TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747278June 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
I WAS CITED BY FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR IMPROPER EQUIPMENT ON THESE TAIL LIGHTS (FACTORY FORD F150 SVT LIGHTNING TAIL LIGHTS). I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TAIL LIGHTS FOR THE 2001 F150 LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY NHTSA, AS THE OFFICER SAID THAT IS THE STANDARD THEY USE. IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE SOME REFERENCE AS TO WHERE I CAN OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION FOR MY RECORDS TO DELIVER TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COURT WHEN ADDRESSING THIS TICKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891035June 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THIS WAS CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890791June 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 TO 15 MPH VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEARS. CONSUMER TURNED TRUCK OFF AND PUT IN GEAR. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY AND PARK VEHICLE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, STARTED VEHICLE, AND IT JUMPED FORWARD, IT WAS NOT IN GEAR, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747145June 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR IN TRAFFIC ON A FEEWAY, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK CAUSING ME TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK 2 MONTHS AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746830June 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE STOPPED FASTENING. MORE THAN 4 MONTHS AFTER BEING REPORTED, DEALER IS STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889611June 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889680June 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER TOWING A BOAT BRAKES HEAT UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN TOWING A 4000LBS BOAT IN CITY TRAFFIC FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES THE BRAKE HEATS UP AND THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN TO DEALER TO RESET THE ABS SYSTEM, DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WHEN THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT THE BOAT THE BRAKES WORKED FINE, AND WHEN THEY TESTED THE ABS THE TESTING ALWAYS RESET THE ABS.8JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889557June 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THEN, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED AND RIPPED/TORE. WHEN AIR BAG TORE, ELEMENTS IN AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND CONSUMER WAS THROWN INTO STEERING COLUMN. DRIVER SUFFERED ABDOMINAL/ RIB CAGE , AND ARM INJURIES WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP HIMSELF FROM GOING INTO STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889450May 31, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THERE IS A PART IN BITE OF SEAT THAT IS NOT COVERED. WHEN CONSUMER HAD HIS HAND IN THE BITE, AND HIS WIFE PUT SEAT DOWN, NON COVERED PARTS ALMOST CUT OFF CONSUMER'S FINGER. *AK THE SPLIT BENCH SEAT WOULD FOLD FORWARD QUICKLY IF THE RELEASE IS PUSHED DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE INJURIES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889451May 31, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THERE IS A METAL PART IN BITE OF SEAT. WHEN HAVING THE HAND THERE AND HAVING SOMEONE FOLD SEAT DOWN, HAND CAN BE CUT DUE TO NON COVERED PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745417May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888157May 14, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT TURN, USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AFTER 2 VISITS, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHAFT AND STEERING BOX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887892May 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR 28 DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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