Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#8021590October 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CENTER OF F150 WITH LEFT FRONT FENDER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND TREATED IN EMERGENCY ROOM. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021603October 25, 2002
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES CANT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768856October 24, 2002
TIRES:VALVE
APPROXIMATELY ON MONTH AND 1800 MILES AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE WITH ONE JUST LIKE IT BUT IT HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WOULD BE IN A DAY OR TWO. FOUR DAYS LATER THE TIRE WAS STILL NOT IN BUT THEY TOOK ONE OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUT IT ON MINE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME WHEEL, WITH THE NEW TIRE, WENT FLAT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE TIRE SHOP AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I DID SO AND WAS TOLD THE WHEEL HAD A LEAKING VALVE STEM, WAS FIXED FREE OF CHARGE AND SO FAR IS STILL UP. ON 10-23 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY TRUCK WENT FLAT. IT AS ALL THE REST ARE ALSO GENERAL GRABBERS. THE ONLY THING I CAN SEE THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE REAR TIRE FLAT IS A ROCK STUCK BETWEEN THE TREAD, THOUGH I HAVEN'T CHECKED TO SEE IF IT PUNCTURED THE TIRE OR NOT. I'M TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO TO LET THEM INSPECT IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE GRABBER AW AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 17" VERSION. THE DEALER AND FORD HAVE FLATLY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A TRUSTWORTHY AND SAFER TIRE. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE PROBLEMS FORD HAS HAD WITH TIRES IT APPEARS TO ME THEY WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL WITH THE QUALITY OF TIRES THEY PUT ON THE VEHICLES THEY MANUFACTURE. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS, AND ALTHOUGH COVERED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY, COULD BE DISASTROUS SHOULD ANOTHER ONE OF THEM SEPARATE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR GUIDANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE FOR ME. SINCERELY [XXX] 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
#8021459October 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER TAKING OFF THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021460October 23, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567915October 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE COST OF BRAKE REPAIR. *YH *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021370October 22, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FRAMES ARE CRACKING DOWN THE CENTER BELOW THE WINDOW. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768691October 21, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ALL CRACKING, DUE TO DESIGN. THEY ARE FULL OF WATER AND MAY SHORT OUT MY HEAD LIGHTS . DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021287October 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021288October 21, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF TRUCK WHICH THE DRIVER DID HIT. THE TRUCK SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE ENBANKMENT. AFTERWARDS, THE TRUCK WENT AIR BORNE AND THE IMPACT ONCE HITTING THE GROUND DUG 7" INCHES INTO THE GROUND. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNDER NONE OF THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021290October 21, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEM WITH A CRANK RODS DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021302October 21, 2002
SUSPENSION
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN AT THIS TIME HE RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE COIL SPRING. THE RECALL NUMBER #98S18 AND HE HAD THE REPAIR DONE ON OCT 5TH 1998. AT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS STILL EXIST. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768685October 21, 2002
TIRES
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW , AT ABOUT 10,000 MILE I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING VERY QUICKLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND ALSO AN AUTHORIZED BF GOODRICH DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH THEY BOTH FOUND TO BE WITH IN SPECIFICATIONS. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE BF GOODRICH DEALER CAME UP WITH ALMOST THE SAME CONCLUSION. WHICH IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS LETTER TO YOU. MY RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER WITH FORD FOUND THE FOLLOWING 1) FORD INSTALLED SMALLER TIRES ON MY VEHICLE THEN WHAT WAS INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE DESCRIPTION STICKER THAT ALL NEW VEHICLES COME WITH ON THE WINDOW. THE STICKER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAVE P275/70 R 17 INSTALLED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO ME WITH P275/60 TIRES. SEEING IF THIS WAS A ISOLATED CASE I FOUND A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER WHICH ALSO INSTALLED SMALLER TIRES THAN WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE NEW VEHICLE DESCRIPTION STICKER. I TOOK PICTURES OF THIS PRACTICE WHICH I HAVE. WHEN I CONFRONTED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF WHY THESE TIRES ARE ON THESE VEHICLES HIS ANSWER WAS THAT FORD USES WHAT THEY HAVE ON HAND AT THE TIME. THE 2ND IMPORTANT FINDING IS THAT THE AIR PRESSURE THAT IS INDICATED IN THE DOOR PILLAR INDICATES TO USE 26 LBS OF AIR IN THE FRONT TIRES ON MY 2001 F 150, ACCORDING TO FORDS OWN INFORMATION AND THREE AUTHORIZED BF GOODRICH DEALERS THAT AIR PRESSURE IS NOT CORRECT AND SHOULD BE WITHIN 30 TO 35 LBS. I INVESTIGATED THE 2002 F 150 WITH THE SAME TIRE SIZE AS MY VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE NOW STATED ON THE DOOR PILLAR STICKER @ 30 TO 32 LBS. THE DIFFICULTY THAT I AM HAVING AND PROBABLY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE IS THAT BF GOODRICH WILL NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT I WAS USING THE INNCORRECT AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES , WHEN IN FACT I WAS ONLY FOLLOWING FORDS SPECIFICATIONS THAT WAS ON THE DOOR PILLAR FOR THIS 2001 FORD VEHICLE AND WHICH HAVE NOW CHANGED IN THE 2002 MODELS WITHOUT LETTING THE 2001 OWNERS AWARE OF THIS CHANGE . THANK YOU DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768706October 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AXLE SEAL ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS LEAKING AND CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL, ALSO NOT ONLY ON MY TRUCK BUT MANY OTHER TRUCKS LOCALLY THE PAINT IS CRACKING ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS AND STARTING TO RUST NEAR THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE WINDOWS. THEY ARE ONLY LITTLE SPOTS BUT VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR: UPWARDS OF $300- $500 DOLLARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768668October 20, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
HAD A FLAT TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE PURCHASED VEHICLE. THE SPARE HAS BEEN IN THE CARRIER SINCE THE PICK UP WAS NEW, WE BOUGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WE KNOW THEM PERSONALLY. THE SPARE TIRE HAD 8 RIBS CUT INTO THE TIRE FROM THE CARRIER. THE TIRE WAS IN THE CORRECT POSITION, WITH THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE, AND TIGHT IN THE CARRIER. THE TIRE WAS WORN BADLY ENOUGH THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO USE. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED UNTIL YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE AND HAVE TO USE THE SPARE. THE TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE GOING TO CONTACT FORD OR A DEALER AND SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768594October 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 FORD F150 PICKUP. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN USING MY RIGHT FOOT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS IS SPANNED BY MY FOOT CAUSING ACCELERATION AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND WAS, TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD HEARD IT, AND THAT IT MUST BE UNIQUE TO MY DRIVING. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE/GAS PEDALS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT OTHER F-150 DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS APPARENT BRAKE/GAS PEDAL PROBLEM WITH FORD F-150 PICKUPS BEING INVESTIGATED AND/OR ADDRESSED FOR CORRECTION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768610October 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DUAL TANK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL TO BE PUMPED INTO FRONT TANK UNTIL FUEL LEAKS OUT OF FILLER NECK. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021098October 18, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER STATES AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES THE LUG NUT STUD BROKE EASILY WHEN TIGHTENING IT. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566336October 18, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GENERAL P255/70R16--AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION WHEN TO FIRESTONE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE TREAD SEPARATION---FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ONE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021172October 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRUCK WOULD NOT START TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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