Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#8021935October 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
NHTSA# 8719-98-V-095-161-000 REAR LEAF SPRING, THE CENTER LEAF OF THE SPPRING CAN FRACTURE AT THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE SPRING SEAT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A NOISE AND THE SPRING IS FALLING APART. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021955October 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIRE TREAD FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FRONT ALIGMENT. TEHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE ALIGMENT IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE ALIGMENT WAS OUT SPECIFICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769032October 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED, CREATING COOLANT LEAK. FORD RECALL 99B29 AFFECTED 141,800 1997 FORD F-150 4.2L ENGINES. FORD DID NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN THIS RECALL BUT IT HAS SUFFERED THE SAME GASKET FAILURE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021813October 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACELERATED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021825October 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATES SINCE 05/02, WHEN ACCELERATING GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENLY. CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PUMP PEDAL FOR IT TO RELEASE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021868October 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE SLAVE CYLINDER INTO THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567808October 28, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. FRONT GENERLAL TIRE HAD A SMALL SLIT VERTICALLY IN THE TREAD. PASSENGER BACK TIRE HAD A TWO INCH CHUNK MISSING AND A SLIT LIKE A V ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE. GENERAL , GRABBER AW TIRES-SIZE#255/70R16. *SCC ...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768982October 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768983October 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF SEVERAL CASES OF THIS SAME ENGINE FAILING AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING SOMEONE WILLING TO REBUILD IT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768991October 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FORD RECALL 99B29. AFTER CONTACTING FORD. THEY REFUSE TO EXTEND THE RECALL. IT IS MY BELIEF, THAT THE RECALL WAS TOO NARROW IN SCOPE AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCKS. MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM (LEAKING GASKET WHICH IN TURN PERMITS THE COOLANT TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE, THEREBY DAMAGING THE ENGINE). THE 1997 FORD F-150 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW MODEL DESIGN AND APPARENTLY FORD IS NOT STEPPING UP TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE 1997 F-150 WHEN THE TRUCK HAS REACHED 60,000-70,000 MILES AND AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE FORD DEALERS AS WELL AS CORPORATE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT BROAD ENOUGH TO COVER THE MANY TRUCKS THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. HAD MY VEHICLE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY TO MY DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED, THEREBY AVOIDING ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK'S ENGINE. INSTEAD, I WAS NOT THE RECIPIENT OF A RECALL LETTER AND FORD TELLS ME MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WHICH THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATES: " 1997 FORD F-SERIES 150, EQUIPPED WITH 4.2 L ENGINE; VEHICLE MY EXPERIENCE ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET; THEREBY CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED". THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK AND HOW FORD CAN NOT CLAIM LIABILITY IS UNCONSCIONABLE. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DEFECT AND TRY TO GET THE RECALL BROADENED IN SCOPE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768997October 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE PIN IN THE REAR AXILE BROKE CAUSING THE AXILE TO COME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HOUSING, HITTING THE SIDE OF PICKUP AND THEN FLEW INTO OPEN FIELD. CARS BEHIND SAW THIS HAPPEN AND LUCKY IT DID NOT HIT THEM. GOOD CONTROL OF PICKUP KEPT FROM HAVING A ROLLOVER OR GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769005October 28, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE LIGHT IS ON RELATING TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROLS STUCK OPEN, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AIR/FUEL MIXTURE AND LOW VACUUM PRESSURE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021698October 28, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOCATION OFF THE SPARE TIRE, IS CAUSING THE TIRE TO HAVE GROVES IN THE SIDE WALL, WITHOUT IT BEING USED OR REMOVE. CAUSE IT TIGHTEN SO SEVERELY. SIZE LT24575R16. ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021700October 28, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768914October 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29, PROVING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768933October 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768934October 26, 2002
TIRES
SIDEWALL SEPERATING FROM TREAD. COULD SEE STEEL CORDS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768866October 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1/2" CRACK IN BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER DOOR BEHIND LOWER REAR WINDOW MOULDING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768879October 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE FOLLOWING OTHER VEHICLES, THEY STOPPED FOR A TURNING CAR AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO RESULTS. MY TRUCK PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK WHICH THEN HIT A THIRD VEHICLE. I WAS INJURED AND THE TRUCK I HIT WAS TOTALLED. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768897October 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE REAR LEAF SPRING HANGER MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK ARE RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING THE REAR PART OF THE SPRING NOT CONNECTED TO THE TRUCK . I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM ON 1992 2WD FORD 150 OUT OF THE 3 OTHE ONES I LOOKED AT ALL 3 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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