Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#726936August 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK CONTINUES TO HANDLE POORLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DEALER CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND NOTHING MECHANICLY WRONG EXCLUDING THE FIORST TIME WHEN THEY REPLACED A SECTION OF THE STEERING COLLUMN THEY ROTATED AND REBALANCED THE TIRES TO NO AVAIL WARRANTY EXPIREED DUE TO TIME WITH PROBLEM STILL EVIDENT OUR SECOND CAR WITH 104,000 MILES HANDLES MUCH BETTER AT ANY SPEED. WE HAVE HAD 4 OTHER TRUCKS SO WERE FAMILIAR WITH HOW A TRUCK SHOULD HANDLE THROUGH ALL SPEED RANGES. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/7516R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867025August 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00-020- FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P23570R16 TIRE ON A 1997 FORD F150, TIRE SIZE NOT AVAILABLE WHEN DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM TREAD. THERE IS ONLY 25 THOUSAND MILES ON THE TIRES. *AK DOT# W2UB1PT466. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726725August 5, 2000
TIRES, SUSPENSION
BOTH INCIDENTS, INVOLVED THE REAR RIGHT HAND TIRE POSITION LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE EXHAUST PIPE EXIT. IN BOTH CASES 90% OF THE TIRE SHREDDED BY ITSELF DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. TIRES REMAINED INFLATED IN BOTH CASES. BOTH TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. (ONE TIRE WAS A NEW REPLACEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, THE 2ND WAS THE ORIGINAL SPARE). THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 20 MILES HIGHWAY TRAVEL AT 70MPH, HOWEVER THE PREVIOUS DAY THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETED 800 MILES CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 6 HOURS CONTINOUS HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70MPH. IN BOTH CASES THE INCIDENT BEGAN WITH SEVERE "FELT-LIKE" WHEEL WOBBLE, THEN IMMEDIATE SEVERE JOLTING AND LURCHING OF THE TRUCK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY LANES OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURED AND I STOPPED SAFELY. IN THE 2ND INCIDENT THE SHREDDING OF THE TIRE ALSO RIPPED OUT THE EXHAUST BARCKETS, BENT THE EXHAUST PIPE DOWNWARDS (REQUIRED RE-BENDING TO OBTAIN DECENT ROAD CLEARANCE). I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AT FORD. I AM NOW DEEPLY WORRIED THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN, AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY I HEAR THERE ARE NOW REPORTS OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES SHEDDING. IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN GENERAL TIRES AND FIRESTONE, BOTH SUPPLIED BY FORD? IS THERE A CONECTION WITH THE EXHAUST EXHITING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE TIRE CAUSING SEVERE OVER HEATING OF THE TIRE? I SHAL BE REPLACING THE EXHAUST WITH A REAR EXIT EXHAUST AT MULLINAX..*AK( DOT NUMBER: A308443276 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726743August 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I TRAVELED TO HOUSTON FRON NORTH CAROLINA. ON MY WAY BACK MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE FELL APART ON I-610. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS JUST GETTING ON I-610 FROM AN ON RAMP. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT . I FOUND THAT MY TIRE HAD JUST TORN APART ON ME. I CALLED FORD EXTENDED SERVICE AND THEY HAD A TOW TRUCK COME IN AND REPLACE THE TIRE WITH MY SPARE. ONCE IN NC, I REPACED ALL MY TIRES FOR FEAR OF A REOCCURANCE OF THE PROBLEM IN MY OTHER TIRES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME NAME BRAND AND TYPE. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION OR I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER BRAND. I ESTIMATED THE $300.00 DAMAGE ON THE LOST TIRE, THE QUESTIONABLE CONDITION OF THE MAG RIM, AND THE LOST RIM COVER. I THINK THAT IT IS CRIMINAL THAT FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND NOT INFORMED THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HOPE NHTSA DOES EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO CORRECT THIS. I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS WITH BOTH FIRESTONE AND FORD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726597August 4, 2000
TIRES
INITIAL TIRE SEPERATED AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON HWY BETWEEN FT. STOKETON, TX AND CARLSBAD, NM. REPLACED WITH SPARE. TWO TIRES PARTIAL SEPERATED ON OR SHORTLY AFTER TRIP BACK TO SAN ANTONIO. ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: OEM )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726606August 4, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
IM NOT HAPPY WITH DOORS CRACKING AND PAINT CRACKING I GET NO HELP CAUSE IM"OUT OF WARRANTY". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726618August 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AT 70 MPH A 3" BY 16" OF TIRE TREAD CAME OFF OF MY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HTX TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866882August 4, 2000
TIRES
VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WHERE EVERY DAY CONSUMER HAS TO PUT AIR IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866679August 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THIS VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, RIPPING THE FIBERGLASS FENDER THAT'S AROUND THE REAR TIRE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866687August 3, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH STEERING BOX FELL OFF, DISCONNECTED FROM FRAME DUE TO BOLTS THAT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE RAN THROUGH YARD AND INTO A TREE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866565August 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING. TIRE WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726349August 1, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
BOLTS SECURING STEERING BOX TO FRAME BROKE. STEERING BOX FELL LOOSE, AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. LITTLE WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. SERVICE PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED 'A HANDFUL' OF TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866334July 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID & OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $600 FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK WATER PUMP FAILED. THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY THE COST OF TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACEMENT AND THE COST OF NEW WATER PUMP INSTALLED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866352July 31, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
POWER STEERING BRACKET BROKE WHICH THREW MAIN BELT OFF, CAUSING FAILURE OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE ONLY 1 BELT THAT OPERATES BRAKES AND STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726238July 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS DISENGAGES BRAKES WHEN APPLIED HARD IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, AND REAPPLIES THEM AFTER APROX. A SECOND OR LONGER. DURING THAT TIME THE TRUCK TRAVELS FOWARD WITH NO BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#866116July 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70 - 75 MPH TREAD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGER'S IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TRUCK IS A 97, F150, VIN # [XXX]. TIRE SIZE P2357016. THE TIRE WAS NOT SOLD ON THE TRUCK. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866080July 26, 2000
STEERING
STEERING BOX THAT IS ATTACHED TO FRAME HAD FALLEN OFF. VEHICLE WAS WITHOUT STEERING, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK THE DRIVER LOST STEERING BECAUSE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME CRACKED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865866July 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER TUBE HAS CRACKED, CAUSING THE GAS TO LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725810July 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1) AIR CONDITIONER HOSE SPONTANEOUSLY DEVELOPED LEAK AT START-UP CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF FREON AND REQUIRING 800+ DOLLAR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS. NO WEAR AREAS ON PART, NO RUB SPOTS PRESENT AND PER SERVICE TECHNICIAN, NO REASON FOR PART TO HAVE FAILED. 2) DISC BRAKE ROTOR FAILED AT 57,000 MILES WITHOUT APPARENT REASON, CAUSING NEED FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF DISK BRAKE ASSEMBLY. SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGAIN NOTED NO REASON FOR FAILURE, NO CALIPER FAILURE, A RECENT PAD REPLACEMENT AND HIGHWAY DRIVING PATTERN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725794July 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
LEFT FRONT DOOR CRACK AT LOWER REAR OF WINDOW FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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