Ford F-150 Complaints (1996)

324 consumer complaints on file.

#10106424January 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:SHACKLE
NOTICED REAR OF TRUCK WAS NOT LEVEL-NOTICED CONTROL DIFFERENCE ON CURVES IN ROAD. INSPECTED TRUCK AND FOUND RIGHT REAR SPRING SHACKLE RUSTED AWAY. PARKED TRUCK UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. THE OLD PART IS STILL ON TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107109January 10, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. IF THE VEHICLE BECOMES INVOLVED IN A CRASH. CONSUMER WOULD BE WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092289October 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V35700)FOR A CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION. *JB BRAKELINE RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093065September 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FRONT TANK VENT CAP DOWN THE VEHICLE SIDE TO THE GROUND. OCCURS REGULARLY WHEN BOTH TANKS ARE FILLED AND REAR TANK IS USED FIRST. HAVE TO SWITCH BETWEEN TANKS FREQUENTLY TO KEEP CONTENTS FROM OVERFLOWING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE DEAD YET? RECALL IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090851September 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NEIGHBOR WOKE ME UP ABOUT 11:30 PM TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD ON DRIVERS SIDE. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND IT'S MY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086586August 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK, WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE AND NOTICE SMOKE DRIFING BY THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOWS. SHE WENT OUT ONTO THE BACK DECK AND SAW THAT THE 1996 FORD F-150 (4-WHEEL DRIVE) WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. (AUGUST 9, 2004) THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE BASEMENT LEVEL ON OUR HOUSE. SHE HEARD THE TRUCK REPEATLY TRYING TO START AS IF SOMEONE WAS IN SIDE, SHE THOUGHT THAT I HAD COME HOME AND SAW THE FIRE AND WAS TRYING TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE. SHE CALL 911. THE FRONT OF THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. SHE WENT TO THE BEDROOM WINDOW TO SEE IF I HAD PULLED UP BUT I HAD NOT ARRIVED HOME YET. SHE WENT BACK OUT OF THE DECK AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL TRYING TO START. THE FIRE HAD BROKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HAD MELTED THE TIRES. OUR SONS TRUCK WAS PARKED BESIDE IT. HE HAD DAMAGE TO THE HEADLAMPS, FRONT HOOD AND REAR VIEW MIRROR OF HIS TRUCK. THE VINYL SIDING WHICH WAS ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF OUR HOUSE HAD MELTED.WE HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK ON SUNDAY AUGUST 8TH TO GET GROCERY. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN.THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PARKED IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAWS CARPORT. SHE IS 79 YEARS OLD AND IS WIDOWED, HAS SLIGHT DEMENTIA AND LIVES ALONE AND IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED IN HER CARPORT, HER HOUSE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE, WITH HER INSIDE.WE LIVE NEXT TO HER AND SHE WANTED TO KEEP THE TRUCK AT HOUSE BECAUSE SHE LIVES ON THE HIGHWAY.THE TRUCK HAD RECENTLY BEEN PAID OFF AND INSURANCE WAS DROPPED TO LIABILITY, SINCE IT WAS SELDOM EVER DRIVEN. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHAT CAUSE THIS FIRE. WE HAVE TWO OTHER FORD VEHICLES. A 1996 FORD EXPLORER AND 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074949June 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1996 FORD F-150 DUAL GASOLINE TANKS, FRONT FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSES REAR FUEL TANK TO PRESSURIZE FRONT FUEL TANK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM FRONT FUEL TANK FILL PIPE, FRONT TANK IS CAUSED TO BE OVERFILLED AND UNDER PRESSURE, UPON REMOVAL OF FRONT FILL CAP WITH OR WITHOUT VEHICLE IGNITION ON, GASOLINE IS RELEASED IN SPRAY AND LIQUID FORM APPROXIAMATELY 1/2 TO 1 GALLON OF GASOLINE AT A TIME CAUSING A SEVERE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065291March 30, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DEALER COMPLAINED ABOUT LUGS, NUTS, AND BOLTS BEING TOO LOOSE. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEELS FEEL AS IF THEY ARE COMING OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064015March 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DUAL GAS TANKS. GAS IS PRESSURIZED FROM REAR TANK TO THE FRONT TANK. CAUSING A FUEL TRANSFER TO THE FRONT TANK, FRONT TANK IS OVERFILLING, GAS IS UNDER PRESSURE, SPILLING FROM THE OVERFLOW. WHEN THE CAP IS REMOVED, GAS EXPLODES FROM THE FILLER NECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062567March 18, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
FUEL IS TRANSFERING TO FRONT TANK WHEN USING REAR TANK CAUSING FUEL OVERFLOW ONTO GROUND AND POOR IDLING WHEN FRONT TANK GETS PRESSURIZED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062574March 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1996 FORD F-150 TRUCK , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052557January 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I OWN A 1992 FORD F250 AND A 96 FORD F150. BOTH HAVE DUAL TANKS.ON BOTH VEHICLES THE FRONT FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND WHEN USING THE REAR TANK IT TRANFERS FUEL TO THE FRONT TANK RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLING OUT.WITH THE GUAGES NOT FUNCTIONING THERE IS NO NOTICE OF WHEN THE FRONT TANK IS OVERFILLING.THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.I HAVE SPOKE TO THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS PERSON AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A DEALER ISSUE.I HAVE INSERTED AN INCIDENT,HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS A RECURRING PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046160December 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TRUCK STARTED BURNING LATE AT NIGHT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS COMPUTER RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COMPUTER BOX. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042311November 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
OWNER STATES THAT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK (THE RIGHT FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040446September 23, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, DAMAGING THE TRUCK FENDER. FIRESTONE, FR 480, SIZE# P235/75R15, DOT UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033652August 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30/40 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025595July 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. BURNED WIRING, ALL PLASTIC UNDER HOOD ON DRIVERS SIDE, HOOD AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER. CALLED FIRE DEPT. PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020282May 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN BOTH TANKS WERE FULL AND THE REAR TANK WAS USED THE FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE NECK OF THE FRONT TANK. *NLM RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015746April 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLES AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING . *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013674March 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THANK GOD IT DID NOT START OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ON FIRE. ALSO THANK GOD THAT IT WAS NOT IN OUR GARAGE AT THE TIME. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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