Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#731137September 12, 2000
TIRES
BLOW OUT ON LEFT REAR TIRE IN 1999, RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES AT VERY LOW MILEAGE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870233September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A WARPING SOUND FROM FRONT. TAKEN TO FIRESTONE FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1997, FORD F150, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/70R16, DOT# W2081PT237. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND ONLY COULD PROVIDE A PRORATE CHARGES FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730998September 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BECAME NOISY AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE, INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND A 6" STRIP TOTALLY SEPARATED WITH MUCH LARGER SEPARATION UNDER THE TREAD. REMOVED TIRE AND TOOK TO FIRESTONE, THEY INDICATED THIS WAS AN "ORDINARY" SEPARATION AND SUBJECT ONLY TO THEIR STANDARD PRORATED WARRANTY. I DECLINED THIER OFFER AND WILL LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR TIRES. I AM CERTAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FAILURE ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE OTHER 3 FIRESTONE TIRES, I'M STILL RIDING ON. SINCERELY, BOB MANN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554483September 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME FROM THE AXLE BUMPER HOLE AND IT GOES HALFWAY UP THE FRAME. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730975September 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I SPOKE WITH FORD AND MY FORD DEALER BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE THE OPION THAT THE PROBLEM IS MINE SINCE I BOUGHT HE TRUCK USED. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN FORD WILL ADMIT TO. A SURVEY OF LOCAL LOTS BY MYSELF SHOWS 60% OF THE F150'S TO EXHIBIT THE SAME CRACKS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE CRACK TO PROPAGATE ACCROSS THE ENTIRE DOOR? WHAT PROTECTION DOES THE DOOR OFFER IN A ROLL OVER IF IS IS CRACKED INTO TWO PIECES? I THINK IT IS RESONABLE TO EXPECT FORD TO STEP UP AND FIX A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731041September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FOUND R/F ROTOR W/ CRACK IN IT EXTENDING FROM CENTER OF HUB TO OUTER RIM. CRACK WIDE ENOUGH TO STICK A PENNY IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731043September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FOUND L/F BRAKE ROTOR W/ LARGE CRACK IN IT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTER OF THE HUB TO THE RIM. R/F WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND CRACKED 10,000 MILES AGO. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE ROTOR FELL APART WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731045September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY, ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING. IT CAN'T MAKE UP ITS MIND WHICH GEAR TO BE IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730923September 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT ($260.07 TO DEALER)DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM; RETURNED TO DEALER 12/9/99-RESPONSE; UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM-
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730901September 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE CRACKS IN MY DOORS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THEY ARE ABOUT A 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW OPENING, AND THEY ARE ALMOST A HALF AN INCH LONG, AND THEY ARE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE DOORS. I WAS ADVISED TO REPORT THIS TO THE NTSA, BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IT IS NOT A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CRACKS, BECAUSE IT IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG F150S, ALMOST 70% SINCE 1997 HAVE THEM, AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GET THESE FIXED IF WE HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT OR IF WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870077September 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE HAD A CRACK ABOVE AXLE THROUGH THE FRAME. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554395September 7, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16 TIRES EXPERIENCED BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALL, WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554391September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730552September 7, 2000
TIRES
2 OF 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CONSIDERABLE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD LINE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT FIRESTONE DEALERS AND GET VARIED INSPECTION REPORTS. AT ONE OF THE SERVICE CENTERS, A SERVICE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HE "WOULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICHLE ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE STATE THAT THEY (TIRES) ARE IN" WHILE HIS MANAGER TELLS ME THAT "THE CRACKS ARE PROBABLY CAUSED BY ARMOR ALL". THE OTHER SERVICE CENTER MANAGER I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TELLS ME THAT HE HAS PLACED A CALL IN TO FIRESTONE TO SEE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT SINCE THE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT ARE QUESTIONABLE. HE WAS TO GET BACK TO ME BUT HAS NOT TO DATE. MY INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS INTERMITTANT SHUTTER IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING HARD FROM HIGH SPEED. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T SEEM TO BE BRAKE RELATED BUT MIGHT BE TIRE RELATED GIVEN THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME AND THAT THE CRACKING TIRES ARE ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE OEM WILDERNESS HT TIRES SOLD ON THE TRUCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE ABOUT 32,000 MILES ON THEM. FIRESTONE WILL NOT TELL ME THAT THEY ARE SAFE BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ON "NOT ON THE LIST". ONE MANAGER DID TELL ME THAT FIRESTONE WOULD PROBABLY END UP REPLACING ADDITIONAL TIRE SIZES IN THE FUTURE. I AM NO TIRE EXPERT BUT GIVEN THE CRACKS DEVELOPING WHICH ARE MORE THAN "COSMETIC" IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE ARE MORE ISSUES WITH OTHER SIZES OF THIS LINE OF TIRE FROM FIRESTONE. ANY ASSISTANCE OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, STEVEN D. TERRELL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255-70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730593September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
A PART OF THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TENNESSEE. I CAN PUT MY HAND BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE INNER TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU046 TIRE SIZE: P235/70 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730610September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 7/20/00 BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED (ADJUSTED AT 50%) BY FIRESTONE FOR BELT/TREAD SEPERATIONS. THESE ARE 16 INCH TIRES FAILING IN THE SAME MODE AS THE 15 INCH NOW BEING RECALLED. BOTH REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE SIDE/EDGES WHERE THE BELT IS BONDED TO THE TIRE BODY. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THIS IS "NORMAL".( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT316 TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730616September 7, 2000
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-70R-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730620September 7, 2000
TIRES
FIRST TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT 50-70 MPH. EACH BLOWOUT APPEARS TO START AS A TEAR ALONG THE OUTTER EDGE OF THE TREAD WHERE IT MEETS THE BELTS AND THEN TORE TO A POINT IN THE SIDEWALL. ESSENTIALLY TEARING A TRIANGULAR CHUNK OUT FO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. IN READING ALL ABOUT CURRENT RECALL, IT SEEMS THESE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DO PRESCRIBED REGULAR MAINTAINENCE (3K) AS DIRECTED BY FORD AND ALMOST ALL MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. NOW I HAVE A THIRD TIRE EXHIBITING TIRE PEAL WHEN NOT 2K MILES AGO I HAD FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE TELL ME I HAD AT LEAST 10K MILES LEFT ON ALL MY TIRES. I FIND IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO BELIEVE SUCH A HIGHLY RATED PRODUCT AS FIRESTONE PRODUCES SHOULD FAIL 3 TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE SAME FASHION. IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE TIRE THAT'S PEELING I STILL HAVE IT. BUT INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS HAVE ALL SAID TREADWEAR WOULD INDICATE LONGER TIRE LIFE BUT THE TIRE IS DEFINETLY PEELING OF THE BELTS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730682September 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS FORMED A CRACK IN THE METAL AROUND THE WINDOW FRAME IN RIGHT LOWER CORNER. IS THE FRAME WORK SECURE? DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730717September 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
MY BRAKES HAVE GIVE ME TROUBLE AND WAS FIXED TWICE AND NEEDS IT AGAIN MY PAINT IN COMING OFF AND IS CRACKING AND PEALING MY ALARM HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND THE FIXED IT ONCE AND IT NEEDS FIXED AGAIN BUT NO ONE WANTS TOO FIX IT OR PAINT IT AND THEY DOORS NEED NEW DOORS I HAVE A TEN YEAR OLD AND I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE SOMETHING GO WRONG AND THE DOORS FALL OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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