Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#728451August 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728374August 18, 2000
TIRES
TIRES PEEL OFF ALSO ON MY P235/70R16 I TURN THEM INTO FIRESTONE CENTERS STORE # 029386 WHICH CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT ON I-75 ACCIDENT REPORT NO #00-03-0004964 FHP.( DOT NUMBER: 864180 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728402August 18, 2000
TIRES
DURING VACATION 2 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION DURING TRIP OVER MTN PASSES IN CO AFTER BEING IN AR & TX. TIRES WERE REMOVED BEFORE ANY INCIDENT. STILL HAVE TIRES. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF ORIGINAL STYLE OF TIRES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SINCE BUYING THE TRUCK NEW IN 1996.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868116August 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, WILDERNESS HT II, TIRE SIZE, P23570R16 ON 1997 FORD F150.REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO BE DESTROYED, AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. ON NOVEMBER 1998, REAR DRIVER'S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. FIRESTONE WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 235/70/R16 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728257August 17, 2000
TIRES
ONE TIRE DELAMINATED AT HIGH SPEED. FILED CLAIM WITH FIRESRTONE FOR REPLACING TIRE & REPAIR OF TRCK DAMAGE. THEY DID SO UNDER FIRESTONE INCIDENT #018399. WHILE CLAIM BENG PROCESSED, ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED TWO MORE TIRES WITH METAL WIRES POKING THRU SIDES OF TREAD. TOK TRUCK TO IRESTONE STORE TUCSON, AZ. EMPLYEE AWARE OF MY PRIOR CLAIM, AND AT THAT POINT HE RELACED 3 MORE TIRES (THE 2 WITH METAL SHOWING + OTHER ONE THEN IN USE. WE HAD NO INJURY, I GOT NO HASSLE FROM FIRESTONE. ONLY RECENTLY WAS I AWARE OF EXTENT OF FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS. THE POINT OF MY REPORT IS TO ALERT YOU THAT SIXTEEN " TIRES, (WE HAD P235/70RX16SL TIRES) ARE ALSO A PROBLEM. I RECETLY REPORTED THIS TO FORD MOTORS. REPLY FROM THEM WAS GENERAL IN NATURE, BUT THEY TOLD ME TO BE SURE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. I MAINTAIN THESE TIRES AS I HAVE OTHER IN THE 50 YEARS I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES AND NEVER BEFORE HAVE I EXPERIENCED A TIRE DELAIMNATION AS WE DID WITH THESE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. A CONCERN WE NOW HAVE IS THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER WLDERNESS "HT" TIRES.EE.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728260August 17, 2000
TIRES
ALL 4 OEM TIRES WERE REPLACED AT FIRESTONE DEALER SUGGESTION WITHIN 15-18K MILES. VISUAL CRACKS IN TREAD BODY AND 1 PREMATURE MIDBODY ROAD FAILURE WITH NO OBSERVABLE ROAD HAZARD. WITHIN THE NEXT 15-18K THE NEXT SET OF 4 REPLACEMENT HT'S WERE REPLACED. NOW WITH APPROX. 35K ON THE THIRD SET OF HT'S AN INDEPENDENT SHOP (NON-FIRESTONE) HAS DIAGNOSISED A SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE RIGHT AS "TIRE PULL" INDICATING POSSIBLE CORD TO BODY SLIPPAGE. ALL FAILURES AND REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN IN WEST TEXAS WITH HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728202August 16, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE'S TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ITSELF AS DESCRIBED ON TELEVISION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED FROM THE INCIDENT. FIRESTONE HAS RECEIVED THE TIRE, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF ACESSING THE DAMAGE TO SEE WHETHER IT WAS A DEFECT.( DOT NUMBER: VN08PU097 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728060August 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE FAILURE OCCURS AT THE SEAM NEXT TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOOR AT THE REAR OF THE WINDOW{JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE} RIGHT WHERE THE RUBBER MOLDING ENDS. I HAVE SEEN THIS CRACK ON ALMOST EVERY F-150 I HAVE INSPECTED MADE IN 1997. I HAVE SHOWN 5 OTHER PEOPLE THE CRACKS ON THEIR VEHICLES AND HAVE ALSO SHOWN THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS IN TOWN. BUT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM FORD AUTHORIZING THEM TO REPLACE THE DOOR SOME OF THEM REFUSE TO DO SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728089August 16, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
BEAD SEPARATED AT JUNCTURE WHERE TIRE JOINS SIDEWALL-3/5 AROUND TIRE-LOSING AIR-STEEL BELTS EXPOSED. DROVE TO TN. TWICE IN JUNE WITH TIRE. FOUND PROBLEM AT ROTATION OF TIRES. STILL PLENTY OF TREAD ON TIRE/( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU386 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727948August 15, 2000
TIRES
THE CRACK IS GROWING DAILY AND WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE DOOR SO THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED IN AM EMERGENCY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727951August 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT REEL IN THE SEATBELT. THIS ALLOWS THE SEATBELT TO BE CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT IS CLOSED. THIS WILL DAMAGE THE SEATBELT, MAKING IT INEFFECTIVE IN AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN CAUGHT IN THE LOCK MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS A CLEAR AND PRESENT SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727954August 15, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED JAN 2000. DEVELOPED VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF OUT-OF-BALANCE TIRES. WHEN I HAD THEM BALANCED AND FRONT END CHECKED, ONE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE STILL HAS SLIGHT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER TIRE MAY BE BECOMINHG SEPARATED. FIRESTONE CLAIMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF FAILURES OF THE 16-INCH WILDERNESS HT. CAN THIS BE THE FIRST?( DOT NUMBER: UNKN TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867846August 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE TWICE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, A SHORT INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. *AK WASHER LEVER ALSO ON STEERING COLUMN, TO GET WASHER TO OPERATE MUST PUSH HANDLE IN AT ANGLE. THE DOME LAMP IS DEFECTIVE AND STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867848August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P235/70R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DOT BM089434, CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE WHO SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867792August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
OWNER CONCERNED BECAUSE THREE OUT OF FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS SIZE 16" TIRES WENT FLAT WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TIRE SIZE P23570R16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT, AND TIRE MILEAGE 39,000. TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK DOT#W208. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727826August 14, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
PART FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER AND FORD WERE CONTACTED. THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE, JUST THERE WARRANTY LIABILITY. WHEN THE PART FAILED IT DAMAGED THE BACKING PLATE AND PUNCTURED THE RIM, CAUSING TIRE FAILURE. WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727885August 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY TIRES ARE NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD BE. I HAD A TIRE PERSON CHECK THEM AND HE SAID THEY ARE CRACKING AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FIRESTONE HAS NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH IN THEIR RECALL, LEAVING LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME ON THE ROAD WITH UNSAFE TIRES AND NO HELP. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867702August 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD F150 1997, TIRE SIZE P235R16, DOT NUMBER VN081PU107. TWO FRONTAL TIRES AND ENTIRE OUTER EDGE IS DISINTEGRATING AT THE PLACE WHERE TREAD STARTS. TIRES HAVE AROUND 25 THOUSANDS MILES ON THEM AND ARE 16 INCHES. *AK THE TWO BAD TIRES WERE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727729August 13, 2000
TIRES
TIRE SEPERATION--- WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION--- UPON INSPECTION NOTICED A LARGE "DIP" IN TIRE TREAD, AFTER JACKING UP TRUCK THE DIP WOULD BULGE OUT DURRING ACCELERATION--WAS TOLD BY ASST. MANAGER OF S&S TIRE THAT THE PLY HAD SEPERATED AND THAT I WAS REAL LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT IN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727644August 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ON MY F-150 ARE CRACKED. FORD KNOWS THIER IS A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS PERHAPS MANY MORE F-150S DOORS CRACKING BUT IF YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT .SHOULDNT BE JUST A WARRANTY ISSUE ,IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN MY OPINION.IT IS CRACKING ON THE OUTER SKIN OF THE DOORS(BOTH DOORS IN MY CASE). FORD BASICALLY TOLD ME TO BAD.WILL SOMEDAY BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN CRACK GETS LARGE ENOUGH TO WEAKEN DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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