Ford F-150 Complaints
39,812 consumer complaints on file.
- #8007066April 8, 2002STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE IN REVERSE TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL . CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007055April 8, 2002TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A CHECK UP DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON A 1997, FORD, F150, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16; DOT# W2081PT236. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. *AK *YD
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760368April 7, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN RIGHT HEAD GASKET. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760376April 7, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS CRASH CRUSHED THE BUMPER,GRILL RADIATOR, CROSS SUPPORTS AND THE 2 FENDERS. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760245April 4, 2002SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
RT TORSION BAR FAILED WHEN SETTING IN DRIVEWAY. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NHSTA NEEDS TO REOPEN AS THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY OTHER IDENTICAL FAILURES REPORTED. I WAS SUPRISED TO LEARN THAT, WHEN THE DEALER WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE TORSION BAR FAILURE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #564876April 3, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY FEW DAYS THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL STOPS MIDWAY AND CAN ONLY BE DEPRESSED FURTHER BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE, THEREFORE CAUSING NO BRAKING ACTION, CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #785655April 2, 2002VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AND AS A RESULT IT HAS A 7 TO 8 MPH SPEED ERROR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *JG *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8006849April 2, 2002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TWO FUEL PUMPS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND AT THE TIME. CONSUMER LOST POWER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760106April 2, 2002TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I KNOW THAT THESE ARE NOT THE TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED TIRES. TREAD IS BECOMING SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FIRST TIRE SHOWED THIS PROBLEM LAST OCT. THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED RECENTLY AND THE OTHER TIRES LOOK AS IF THEY WILL DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION SOON. THESE TIRE ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE A TREAD LIFE OF 60000 MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760116April 2, 2002STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ANOTHER TIE ROD WAS FAULTY, ONLY THE BOOT WAS HOLDING STUD TO THE TIE ROD. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8006728April 1, 2002SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE HIT A BUMP.CONSUMER FELT A SHAKE IN FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT OUTER BALL JOINT HAD DISCONNECTED. PART WAS REPLACED. ON 1 JULY 2001, RIGHT INNER BALL JOINT FELL OFF. ONE DAY LATER , LEFT BALL JOINT FELL OFF WHILE BACKING UP. MILEAGE WAS 67000 AT THE TIME.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8006751April 1, 2002VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
GLUE ON OUTSIDE MIRROR IS BLEEDING THROUGH GLASS. THIS IS CAUSING A DISTORTION TO DRIVERS VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760082April 1, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED, INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED, A BAD/LEAKING HEAD GASKET. PRESS RELEASED ISSUED BY FORD TODAY FOR LEAKY HEAD GASKET DEFECT ON 5.4L ENGINES. THIS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER 4.6L ENGINES AS WELL.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760083April 1, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE GETS LESS THAN 15 MPG, SOMETIMES LESS THAN 14 MPG UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADVERTISED MILEAGE WAS 15 CITY 17 HWY. NOT EVEN CLOSE! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8006637March 29, 2002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
AFTER HAVING RECALL 89V1141000 SERVICED, ONE WEEK LATER, PROBLEM CAME BACK WORSE THAN BEFORE. FUEL WAS STILL FLOWING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT SOLVE IT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8006658March 29, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
METAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKING ON REAR SIDE OF DOOR. DEALER INDICATED DOOR NEEDED TO BE REENFORCED ON INSIDE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #759908March 28, 2002TIRES, AIR BAGS
THE POLICE SAID MY DAD'S TRUCK WAS GOING AROUND 65 MPH. THE TRUCK STRUCK A GUARD RAIL ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WITH EITHER IMPACT. THEY SAID HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE SEAT BELT WAS STILL ON HIM. HE WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND HE WAS PINNED UNDER THE TRUCK. THREE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT ALSO. NLM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 1
- #8006546March 27, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE SHE SAW A DARK SPOT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DIRT. THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE METAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE GOING TOWARD THE WINDOW AND DOOR. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #759876March 27, 2002UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NONE
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #759883March 27, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NONE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0