Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#10416828August 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH STRAPS FRACTURED CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HANG FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415488July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD DRAGGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF WAY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WAS FRACTURED AND THE OTHER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. NO FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE OWNER PURCHASED NEW STRAPS FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415580July 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENGINE SURGES OR QUITS AS I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 8 TO 10 MILES. I CAN BE GOING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT QUITS AND I HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION TO RESTART IT. THIS IS AT LEAST THE NINTH TIME THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS NEW. I THINK YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR AND YOUR ENGINE QUITS AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING, OR BRAKES. THIS WILL BE THE NINTH COIL I HAVE REPLACED ON THIS MOTOR. FORD IS COMPLETELY AWARE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH THIS SIZE MOTOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE AN ENGINE THAT SHUTS OFF AT 75 MILES PER HOUR HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413677July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
ON 7/16/11 THE GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND DROPPED THE GAS TANK ON THE GROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I PAID $94.00 TOWING FEE, $242.03 TO REPLACE THE STRAPS ETC. FORTUNATELY THE TANK DID NOT BREAK OPEN, OR GET RIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A FIRE OR SPILL TWO WEEKS PRIOR I PAID OVER $300.00 TO GET THE BOLTS REMOVED FOR THE STARTER AS THEY HAS CORRODED IN PLACE - STEEL BOLTS INTO AN ALUMINUM TRANSMISSION - GENIUS! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413830July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F150 TRUCK (APPROX. 145,000 ODOMETER MILES) AT 35 MPH WHEN ONE (PROBABLY THE FRONT), OR BOTH, GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE. SHE DRAGGED THE TANK ABOUT 300 YARDS BEFORE STOPPING. BOTH STRAPS WERE BROKEN BY THAT TIME AND THE TANK WAS ON THE GROUND WITH A DEEP DENT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL AND THE METAL SCRAPED CLEAN IN THE FRONT RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE TANK. IN ATTEMPTING TO STRAP UP THE TANK, THE DAMAGED PORTION WAS SCRAPED ON THE GROUND, WHICH OPENED A SEAM UP AND FUEL BEGAN LEAKING. I HAD TO UNBOLT AND TAKE OUT THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DISCONNECT THE FUEL LINE FITTINGS. THE FUEL INTAKE HOSE WAS SNAPPED OFF. I HAD TO CLIP/CUT THE FUEL SENSOR WIRES BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNLATCH THE SENSOR WIRES. ANOTHER SMALL HOSE CAME OFF (FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE?) EASILY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO PULL THE TANK OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND DRAIN THE LEAKING GASOLINE INTO A GAS CAN AND HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED. A USED TANK WAS FOUND WITH THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP IN IT TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED TANK AND A NEW GAS GAUGE SENSOR ATTACHED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412330July 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED, ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL ONTO THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411852July 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO FUEL SPILLED AND BOTH OF THE STRAPS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 09/02/11*LJ UPDATED 09/14/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411471July 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD F-150 4X 4 WITH A TRITON 5.4 V-8 ENGINE USED. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 140,000 WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I ONLY DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK IN LAS VEGAS, NV (APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ROUND TRIP) AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH. THE ENGINE BLEW THE BACK PLUG AT 163,000. BECAUSE IT WAS THE BACK PLUG THE LABOR TO REPAIR WAS HIGH (PULL THE ENGINE). THE DIFFERENCE IN PUTTING HELICOILS (ALL EIGHT PLUGS) IN AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE SO I ORDER A LONG BLOCK FULL ENGINE FROM FORD WITH STIPULATIONS IT CORRECTED THE DESIGN FLAW. THE ENGINE COST ALMOST $7000 WHEN ALL WAS DONE AND COMPLETE. FORD WARRANTY THE ENGINE 3 YEARS AND 75,000 MILES. I FIGURED THIS CORRECTED THE ISSUES WITH THE SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT. WELL AT THE 4 YEAR POINT AND APPROXIMATE 25,000 MILES THE NEW ENGINE BLEW A PLUG. FORD AND THE DEALER (WHOM WE PURCHASED THE ENGINE FROM) SAY IT IS OUR PROBLEM. THE DEALER (PARTS MANAGER) ACTUALLY SAID SINCE I WAS NOT A FREQUENT CUSTOMER AND HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED THEY DID NOT SEE A WAY TO HELP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND BELIEVE IT IS DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING STEEL INSERTS PUT IN ALL OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLES SO I MIGHT GET USE OUT OF A HEFTY INVESTMENT IN A MOTOR WITH A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH FORD WILL NOT BACK. I OWN A FORD CROWN VICTORY, A MERCURY MARQUIS LS, AND THE F-150 TRUCK . . . THESE ARE THE LAST VEHICLES I WILL OWN FROM FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410530July 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 35 MPH THE FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 1405151861 AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OFF WHICH CAUSED THE TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND, CREATING A HOLE IN THE TANK/ UPDATED 08/12/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410272July 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1999 FORD F-150 WITH THE 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE AND IT HAS BLOWN OUT 2 DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS IN THE LAST YEAR. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED TRAVELING DOWN I-95 AND THE SECOND ONE HAPPENED IN A 35 MPH ZONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408642June 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED THE FUEL TANK PARTIALLY DETACHED TO THE GROUND IN A TILTED POSITION. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED AND BOTH METAL FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH CAUTION. AFTER REACHING THE DESTINATION BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. CURRENTLY, THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407626June 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1999 FORD F-150 HAD GAS TANK SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTED STRAPS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408053June 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY PROBLEM IS THE FRAME AT THE BACK IS RUSTED OUT, THE GAS TANK IS RUSTED, THE STRAPS THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK IS RUSTED AND IN BAD SHAPE JUST ABOUT TO LET THE GAS TANK TO FALL. TOYOTA WAS FORCED TO BUY THEIR TRUCKS BACK. HOW DOES FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406910June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
AT 11 PM LAST NIGHT, AFTER I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP, THE GAS TANK STRAPS ON MY 1999 FORD F150 BROKE, CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND LEAK A FULL TANK OF GASOLINE ONTO THE STREET. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT I NEEDED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GASOLINE CLEANED UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING CONTACT FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND HE DROVE A BLOCK WITHOUT RECOVERING THEM. THE METAL PORTIONS OF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED PRIOR TO THE BREAK. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406860June 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK STRAPS RUST AND RELEASE TANK WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVING TRUCK, 1999 FORD F150, WHEN SUDDENLY HEAR SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF TRUCK. STOP TRUCK, BUT CANNOT DETECT PROBLEM. SCRAPING NOISE PERSISTS. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD CHECK AGAIN. GAS TANK HAS DROPPED. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO COOKS SERVICE; GAS TANK, STRAPS AND FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED. TRUCK WAS HOUSED DURING ALL WINTERS SINCE NEW AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE ARE ONLY 55,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THIS TRUCK AS OF 2011. BACKUP AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406859June 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL THREE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO PARTIALLY DETACH AND DRAG THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GASOLINE STATION WHERE THE FUEL STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406075June 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405756June 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RUST HOLE IN FUEL TANK WHERE STRAP MEETS TANK, PURCHASED NEW FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405786June 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECTED TWICE NOW WITHIN 3000 MILES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME FORD ENGINES. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY SCARY DUE TO THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTERWARDS WITH THE ENGINE BEING SO HOT. IT NOW SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A COSTLY PROBLEM TO FIX. EVEN WORSE, THE FIX IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN TO THE REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HEADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405562June 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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