Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#8014161July 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A LARGE UNDERHOOD FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014163July 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION SPEEDDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WOULD DROP DOWN TO ZERO OR STICK TO SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. HOWEVER, CAN'T LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764299July 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ROD BEARING FAILURE AT ONLY 73000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014016July 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
FUEL TANK IS LEAKING RESULTING IN A SHORTAGE IN FUEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE IS A RECALL ; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014043July 16, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013836July 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL WAS LEAKING FROM GASKETS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET. 2500 MILES LATER LEAKING STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013892July 15, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, AT THE TIME OF FAILURE THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMT FROM FIRESTONE BUT WAS DECLINED BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE (FIRESTONE, FR721, P235/75R15, DOT VDHLF7U434, THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON A 1988 FORD F150 AND HAD 41002 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE). *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764203July 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND PARKED AT WHICH TIME SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HOOD WAS OPENED, ALTERNATOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING BURST INTO FLAMES. OPERATOR SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON HAND.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764206July 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 35MPH THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO TRY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND GET IF OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T OPEN SO I HAD TO KEEP TRYING TO START IT OVER AND OVER TO EVENTUALLY GET IT INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 YARDS AND IT TOOK 3 TIMES OF STARTING THE TRUCK, MOVING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK DYING TO WHERE WE EVENTUALLY PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT. NOW THE TRUCK WONT' START AT ALL AND WE ( TODAY ) HAD THE TRUCK TRAILERED TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS THE ANTI-THEFT DEVISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764156July 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE, CAUSED EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764081July 11, 2002
TIRES
TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE - CAUGHT BEFORE TIRE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013713July 11, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME ONLY WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013741July 11, 2002
SUSPENSION, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, WHEELS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TRUCK WAS UNSTABLE WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN AT IDLE WITH RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATING UP/DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, OIL LEVEL DROPPED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE AND FAN CLUTCH. REAR BRAKES EXPERIENCED GRINDING, DEALER APPLIED A SILENCER TO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C AND HEATER, PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE USES A LOT OF GAS, IDLES ROUGH AND EXPERIENCES SMALL HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE KICKS INTO GEAR. VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR RATTLES WHEN CLOSING DOOR, WHEN EVERYTHING IS CLOSED THERE IS AN OUTSIDE NOISE, DEALER RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS, THE CLOCK AND A/C ARE DELAYED. THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS STICK AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW SWITCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013746July 11, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HEARD NOISE FROM BACK END OF VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN MARCH OF 2002,REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013821July 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN ASSEMBLY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLOWING, AND THE AIRBAG WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECASUE THE HORN CONTACTS WERE ON THE SAME MODULE AS THE AIRBAG.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566582July 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR WHICH WAS STIFF, CONSUMER STEPPED ON IT HARDER WHICH PROMPTLY FLOORED AND STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TURNING THE KEY OFF AND HAD TO UNSTICK ACCELERATOR BY HAND. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT. FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS A COLD WEATHER MOISTURE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT BECAUSE THERE WASNO COLD WEATHER AT THIS TIME CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE. *JG ....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764062July 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS
UPON IMPACT WITH THE OTHER DRIVER(HE WAS DRUNK) THE SEAT BELT PULLED APART WITH THE IMPACT. AND THAT POINT I WAS SEVERLY INJURIED. THE INJURIES WOULD NOT BEEN OF THE NATURE THAT THEY WERE IF THE BELT DID NOT BREAK. THE DPS OFFICE SIAD THAT THE SPEED OF BOTH OF THE TRUCKS WOULD OF BEEN APPROX. 100 MILE AN HOUR IMPACT..I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A REPORT AND I HAVE MAJOR PROOF FORD IS LIAIABLE .
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8013592July 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND STARTED TO SMOKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013645July 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE HAVE FADED AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK AT ANYTHING IN THOSE MIRRORS. CONTACTED DEALER WHO IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013692July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER BUT NO SIGNS OF LEAK. CONSUMER ADDS THIS IS A SLOW LEAK AND CANNOT BE DETECTED IN A SHORT DIAGNOSIS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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