Ford F-150 Complaints (1996)

324 consumer complaints on file.

#10010706March 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1996 F150 WITH LESS THAN 51,000 MILES, CLUTCH SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT. CAN NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT GREAT FORCE, SAME WITH OTHER GEARS INCLUDING REVERSE. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN USED SO CLUTCH WOULD BE UNDER EXTREME CONDITION. 2ND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011937March 17, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF, WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008223February 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN BUTTONS ON MY 1996 FORD F-150 ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS WITHOUT TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD AND SCANNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCATE THEM. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. IN EVERY EMERGENCY SITUATION I HAVE EXPERIENCED, MY HANDS END UP PRESSING ON THE AIR BAG COVER AND THEN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS. ONLY AFTER I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A CRASH DUE TO NOT HAVING TIME TO LOOK DOWN AT THE STEERING WHEEL TO DISCOVER WHERE THE HORN BUTTONS ARE. THE HORN BUTTON LAYOUT COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE DESIGN AND TESTING PROCESS WITHOUT NUMEROUS WARNINGS AND COMPLAINTS BY THE TEST ENGINEERS AND OTHER ANALYST'S. FORD APPEARS TO HAVE LEFT THIS DESIGN FLAW IN PLACE TO AVOID AN EXPENSIVE REDESIGN OF THE 1996 MODEL F-150. IT WAS ONLY IN PRODUCTION FROM SEPTEMBER 1995 THROUGH DECEMBER 1995 THEN FORD INTRODUCED THE REDESIGNED 1997 MODEL IN JANUARY 1996. IT APPEARS THAT THEY OPTED TO SACRIFICE OPERATOR SAFETY IN THEIR RUSH TO MIGRATE TO THE NEW TRUCK DESIGN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005519February 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN FILLING FRONT FUEL TANK THE TANK WON'T ACCEPT ANY FUEL.WHEN SELECTOR SWITCH IS PUT ON THE FRONT FUEL TANK,FUEL GUSHES OUT OF THE FRONT FUEL PIPE IF THE CAP IS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004522January 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVE WAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE STREET. CONSUMER STATES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003107January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
FORD F150 1996 MODEL YEAR,300 CUBIC 6 CYLINDER WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VERY COLD MORNING STARTED TRUCK HAD IT IN GEAR PARKING BRAKE ON AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON THE FLOOR. STARTED ENGINE STILL HOLDING THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE CLUTCH ENGAGED TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. SINCE THE BRAKE WAS ON THIS KILLED THE ENGINE. I LET UP ON THE CLUTCH TH PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOOR . I KICKD THE PEDAL IT CAME BACK UP. I PUMPED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, IT WAS FINE THEN AND THE CLUTCH SEEMED FINE FROM THEN ON OUT. I DID CHECK THE CLUTCH FLUID IT WAS FINE. 2 YEARS LATER VERY COLD MORNING ABOUT 7 F THE CLUTCH DID THE SAME THING IT ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL IT HAD WARMED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769431November 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY DAUGHTER PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. SHE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WALKED BEHIND THE SMALL TRAILER SHE WAS PULLING TO CLOSE A GATE. THE TRUCK TRANSMISSION FAILED OR RELEASED AND THE TRAILER AND TRUCK BOTH RAN OVER, RESULTING IN HER DEATH. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#8022380November 7, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM REAR TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE FRONT TANK, WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CAPACITY OF THE FRONT TANK WAS EXCEEDED WHICH CAUSED FUEL SPILLAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS AT VARIOUS TIMES. SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF THE IGNITION. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED BUT WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768610October 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DUAL TANK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL TO BE PUMPED INTO FRONT TANK UNTIL FUEL LEAKS OUT OF FILLER NECK. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021070October 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICE THAT THE OIL PAN RUSTED CAUSING A LEAK. TS THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766497August 31, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DUE TO PLACEMENT OF DRIVER AIRBAG THE HORN BUTTONS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE WHEN TRYING TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT SUDDENLY VEER INTO MY LANE. SEVERAL COWORKER THAT DRIVE SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE HORN BUTTONS ARE AT 3 OCLOCK AND 9 OCLOCK, THEIR SIZE IS ABOUT 1 INCH BY 5/8 INCH. WITH THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE HORN BUTTONS IN A HURRY MOST TIMES THE AIRBAG IS HIT RATHER THAN THE HORN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567065August 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS CORRODING AND IN DANGER OF LEAKING, THE OIL PAN GASKET BLEW OUT AND WAS LEAKING OIL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764418July 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
SAME PROBLEM AS 1993 RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #01|008000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012804June 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PAN IS DETERIORATING, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE.*AK THE OIL PAN GASKET IS NOT SEATED PROPERLY. THIS ALLOWS THE OIL TO SEEP. THE PROBLEM WAS EVALUATED BY CONSUMERS PERSONAL MECHANIC. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763014June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH VERY CORRODED $500.00 REPAIR NOT WARRANTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010067May 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
REAR TANK IS PUMPING GAS TO FRONT TANK, CAUSING IT TO OVER FLOW OUT.*AK WHEN FILLING THE REAR TANK MOST OF THE FUEL WAS PUMPED INTO THE FRONT TANK CAUSING THE GAS CAP TO FLY OFF WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED IT. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761403May 1, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ON SUNDAY APRIL 28, 2002 WE WERE DRIVING THE SUBJECT FORD TRUCK. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, THE SEAT-BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE. AFTER WORKING WITH THE BELT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, WE HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO ALLOW MY WIFE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. ON MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2002 , I CONTACTED FT. MILL FORD IN FT. MILL, SC. I WAS TOLD THIS DOES ON OCCASION HAPPEN, AND BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS OVER 50,000 MILES, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE BELT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION HAD THERE BEEN AN EMERGENCY. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE SEATBELTS, SOMEONE NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007517April 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO BACKUP LIGHTS STAYING ON. BULBS WOULD LEAN ONTO PLASTIC AND PLASTIC WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006451March 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL FUMES IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8005063March 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
DETONATION CHARGE OF AIRBAG IS TOO CLOSE TO ID OF STEERING WHEEL WHERE THUMB IS. WAS IN CRASH, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DETONATOR HURT THUMB. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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