Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#899433November 26, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE LEFT TIE ROD ENDS FELL OFF FROM VEHICLE. *AK ALL THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONSUMER WHO WANTS REFUNDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIE ROD WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754923November 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED AT 46,900 MILES DUE TO WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM A LEAKING GASKET. THE SAME GASKET WAS REPLACED A YEAR EARLIER BY FORD UNDER RECALL 99B29. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, HOW MANY REPORTED FAILURES ARE REQUIRED TO MANDATE A VEHICLE RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754938November 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FRAME METAL ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 3/4" LONG NOW. MY LOCAL NEWS RAN A STORY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THAT IS HOW I BECAME AWARE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL TRUCKS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SENT ME TO YOU, PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899383November 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT HOLD CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO HAVE A CHILD IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN REAR SEAT. WHEN TURNING A CORNER CHILD SEAT WILL TIP OVER. ONE OF CAPTAIN'S CHAIR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD TO CUT BELT IN ONE INCIDENT TO AVOID PASSENGER FROM BEING CHOKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899376November 23, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, DOT W208 1PT 166, P23570R16 1045 ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD, F150, 1997. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE HAS A BULGE AND SURROUNDING THAT BULGE, TREAD APPEARS TO BE SEPARATING FROM TIRE. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754833November 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR SKINS ARE CRACKED AT LOWER CORNER OF WINDOWS (STRESS CRACKS - POOR STAMPING) DEALER EST. REPAIR TO COST ME $790.00 COST NOT COVERED BY FORD DUE TO MILEAGE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754789November 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I TURNED RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN AND MERGED INTO TRAFFIC. I HAD A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND SEVERAL BEHIND ME. I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN I RELEASED THE PEDAL IT WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT DEPRESS. AT THIS TIME I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL AGAIN TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FREE IT BUT THERE WAS NOT EVEN ANY SPRING TO IT. I THEN HIT MY BRAKES ONCE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FREE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL(AS YOU WOULD DO IF YOUR CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON/ MINE WAS NOT ON) TO NO AVAIL. NOW I WAS ABOUT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE WAS A SEMI-TRAILER IN THE LEFT LANE MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO LOCK UP MY BRAKES. I DID SO AND THE REAR TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AT FULL THROTTLE. THE TRUCK SLID FOR 168' BEFORE GOING INTO A DITCH ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD AND OVER TURNING. NO INJURY TO ME, JUST A MAIL BOX AND MY TRUCK. MCCANDLESS FORD DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. FORD MOTOR CO. SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE DO TO THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 36000 MILES, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY INSURANCE AGENT SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE BODY BUT COULD NOT HAVE THROTTLE FIXED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. EVERYBODY HAS WIPED THEIR HANDS OF THE ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE WILL BE PUT BACK ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OF THROTTLE STICKING WIDE OPEN. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THIS TRUCK AND SINCE I KNOW OF PROBLEM I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE WILL ONE DAY TAKE A HUMAN LIFE OR LIVES AND MY INSURANCE CO WILL NOT EVEN PAY TO HAVE ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HOW MANY OF US GET A SECOND OPINION, EVEN FROM A HIGHLY EDUCATED DR. LET ALONE A MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754717November 20, 2001
TIRES
TIRE LOST TREAD, BUT DID NOT BLOWOUT. TIRE TREAD DAMAGED PICK-UP. ALMOST ROLLED OVER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT017 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754761November 20, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SUBMITTING THIS FORM AFTER NOTICING A CRACK HAD FORMED IN THE DOOR SKIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT OPENING WHERE THE WINDOW IS. NOTICED THIS DEFECT IN MANY VEHICLES LIKE MINE AND ALTHOUGH AM AWARE OF A QUICK FIX THAT FORD IS PERFORMING, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS SATISFACTORY DUR TO THE PRICE AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE. FEEL THAT THIS REQUIRES A NEW DOOR WITH STRENGTHENED POINTS WHERE THE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. THE CRACKING POINTS TO WEAKENED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND POSSIBLY A SAFETY HAZARD IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE DOOR STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754633November 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH RUNNING MY TRUCK AND ONCE THE ENGINE IS HOT, WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT UP WITHOUT LETTING IT SET FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT RUINS THE STARTER AND BATTERY CABLES. IT HAS SMOKED 4 TIMES AND I HAD TO USE MY FIRE EXTINQUISHER ONCE. I HAVE HAD 8 STARTERS IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR, 1 NEW BATTERY, AND THREE SETS OF BATTERY CABLES. I HAVE SPENT A FORTUNE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND NOT EVEN FORD'S MASTER MECHANICS HAVE HAD AN ANSWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899211November 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
RING AND PINION GEAR WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP AND HAD REPLACED RING AND PINION GEAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WAS STILL REOCCURRING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY DID NOT NOT HAVE A CORRECTION AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899213November 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AGAIN. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK PROBLEMS SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND IDLING, THEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT ADVANCE, CONSUMER PLANS TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TT EA04006 HAS IFS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899220November 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S DOOR FRAME IS CRACKED, AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY FORD. ONLY OPTION FOR A CORRECTIVE ACTION GIVEN TO THE CONSUMER WAS REPLACEMENT OF DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754608November 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SUDEN JUMP IN IDLE SPEED(TO3000)RPM.DANGEROUS TO HOLD VEHICLE STOPPED IN SNOW. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR TILL RMP DROPS BELOW 1000. DANGEROUS TO STOP VEHICLE. FOOT MUST BE APPLIED FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STOP FOR FEAR OF VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT. DEALER SAID HE FIXED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. VERY OBJECTIONABLE ODOR IN VEHICLE( LIKE BURNING OFF OLD OIL DEPOSITS ON METAL) PRESENT AT TIMES. UNBEARABLE TO AN ASTHMATIC PERSON. VEHICLE OTHERWISE IN SOUND SHAPE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754619November 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL UNLATCH UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER LATCHING WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899184November 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS ARE CRACKING AROUND WINDOW, BODY OF VEHICLE IS FRAGILE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, DOORS MAY NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754565November 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR METAL CRACKS JUST BEHIND DRIVERS WINDOWS; BOTH DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754578November 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXEL HAS CRACKED TWICE ON MY FORD F-150. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAVE NOT BOTTOMED OUT MY CAR. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT ON MY VEHICAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754595November 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A VIBRATION AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS WOOBLING SIDE TO SIDE.YOU MUST BE AT A CONSTANT SPEED. I CAN ALSO FEEL A VIBRATION AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR. ALSO AT 70 WHEN I HIT A BUMP IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK KEEPS BOUNCING FOR A SECOND AFTER IT HITS. THE DEALER HAS BALENCED THE TIRES 4 TIMES AND HAS CHANGED THE TIRES AND RIMS ALSO. THE FORD REP SAID IT IS NORMAL AND IS NOT A DEFECT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT TRUCKS ARE DESIGNED TO SHAKE. FORD SAID THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING MORE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/70R-17)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899072November 14, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
METAL RECEIVER UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK THAT HOLDS EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE IN PLACE HAS DAMAGED THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE, 8 GROOVES IN SIDEWALL. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED PROBLEM, AND WAS COVERING PART OF THE EXPENSE FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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