Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#10019125May 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL PAD CEASED TO FUNCTION, HORN DOES NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019139May 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FIRE ON 1988 FORD F150. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020282May 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN BOTH TANKS WERE FULL AND THE REAR TANK WAS USED THE FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE NECK OF THE FRONT TANK. *NLM RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020172May 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER DETECTED AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD HE NOTICED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY WAS ROTATING ERRATICALLY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A BOLT SHEARED OFF THE HARMONIC BALANCER. AS A RESULT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER, WATER PUMP PULLEY, BELT TENSIONER PULLEY AND DRIVE BELT. *JB *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020189May 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10020199May 20, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE TIE ROD FAILED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018944May 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE OUT OF ROUND. FRONT WERE 1.022 AFTER CUT .994 USING A LATHE. REAR WERE .471 BEFORE CUT. 452 AFTER CUT. SALES REP TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO CORROSION. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ON SEPT.12 2002 I LOST POWER ON MY POWER DOOR LOCKS WINDSHIELD WIPERS . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018856May 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FACTORY INTERCOOLER IS LEAKING AT 41000 MILES DEALER SAID RECALL ENDED SEPT 2002 . BOUGHT TRUCK USED DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RECALL NOW WILL HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020030May 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK LEAKED GAS ONTO THE BACK TIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018817May 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
OWNER OF A 2000 SVT F150 PICKUP. SVT RECALLED THIS TRUCK FOR INTERCOOLER FAILURES. THESE FAILURES CAUSES UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE FAILURE. I LEARNED ABOUT THIS 4 MONTHS LATE HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. MANUFACTURER WROTE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. ?????? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019951May 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF NHTSA RECALL 91V-146000 RELATED TO THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019953May 15, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018671May 14, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP AND HAVE NOTICED A CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR JUST BEHIND THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDOW. AN ARTICLE I WAS READING SUGGESTED CALLING A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT FORD ONLY REPAIRS THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST 36,000 MILES. THE ARTICLE I READ STATED THAT FORD UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEM TO BE CAUSED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AND WINDOW, WHICH CAUSES THE SHEET METAL, IN THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK, TO FLEX, WHICH OVER TIME FAILS AND CRACKS. THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE WITH TIME AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE. MY CONCERN IS THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK AT A CORNER RADIUS AND COULD PROPAGATE TOWARD THE REAR OF THE DOOR. THE CRACK THAT HAS DEVELOPED, CAUSES TWO PROBLEMS, IT CREATES AN OPENING FOR WATER AND SALT TO CORRODE THE UNPROTECTED SHEET METAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE CRACK CREATES A PROBLEM, WERE THE VEHICLE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SINCE THE CRACK HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED, IT WOULD TAKE LITTLE IMPACT FOR THE CRACK TO PROPAGATE ALLOWING THE DOOR PANEL TO BE SEVERED, REMOVING ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE ARTICLE I READ STATED THAT FORD HAS FOUND THAT WELDING THE DOOR DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CORRECTION CAN ONLY BE MADE BY REPLACING THE DOOR. AS THESE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON FORD F150 TRUCKS AFTER 36,000 MILES, HOW ARE THEY BEING REPAIRED? MY GUESS WOULD BE THAT IF THEY ARE BEING REPAIRED IN ANY MANNER, THEY ARE MOST LIKELY BEING WELDED TOGETHER AND REPAINTED, WHICH FORD HAS FOUND TO BE A INSUFFICIENT REPAIR. THE ONLY "REPAIR" IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR, WHICH WOULD BE COSTLY FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS PROBLEM WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTS, AS THIS CLEARLY IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I ASKED THE NHTSA TO LOOK AT THIS MATTER MORE CLOSELY TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE CRACK THAT DEVELOPS OVER TIME ON THE FORD F150 TRUCK DOORS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019466May 14, 2003
TIRES
ONE TIRE BECAME FLAT WHILE AWAITING FOR TWO OTHER TIRES TO BE REPLACED AND ALIGNED. MR WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BLOWOUT. ANOTHER TIRE ON THE FRONT EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON AT THE SIDEWALL AND ONE WENT FLAT WHILE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENTS WHICH WERE ON BACKORDER. (MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN). *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019891May 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN THE LEFT TORSION BAR FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018600May 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2ND WIRE HARNESS FIRE ON THIS VEHICLE. 1ST WAS UNDER THE HOOD THE SECOND WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALER IN NEW PORT RICHEY FLORIDA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019773May 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019593May 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019604May 12, 2003
AIR BAGS
AFTER A MINOR BUMP WAS HIT IN THE ROAD AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018585May 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE WIRING HARNESS/ALTERNATOR PLUG CONNECTION IS KNOWN TO SHOW REPEATED INSTANCES OF BURNING,ARCING,MELTING AND VEHICLE FIRES. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AFTER THIS PART CAUSED A SMALL FIRE IN OUR F150 FORD 1990 TRUCK ON SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2003. A NOTICE INFORMING US ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM CAME WITH THE NEW ALTERNATOR. THE WIRES/PLUG CONNECTION MELTED AND CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO START ON FIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR AGENCY TO LOOK INTO THIS HAZARD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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