Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#753703October 26, 2001
TIRES
PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND SUBSEQUENT BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70/R16)
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#753718October 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: CLUTCH DOES NOT WANT TO DISENGAGE PROPERLY. DRIVER MUST ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GEARS REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THIS PRODUCES DANGEROUS DRIVING PROBLEMS. IGNITION PROBLEM: FREQUENTLY ON START THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO TURN ON ALL EQUIPMENT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. REPORTED TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH. UNACCEPTABLE. HORN PROBLEM: IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS, ATTEMPT TO SOUND HORN IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE AREA OF STEERING WHEEL THAT WILL CAUSE HORN TO SOUND IS EXTREMELY SMALL. THIS RESULTS IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898280October 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#898338October 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND HOLD A LITTLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898204October 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL AT SLOW SPEEDS DURING LONG TRIPS, 5 TIMES SO FAR. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898148October 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABLIZER BAR BROKE , BOLTS FELL TO THE GROUND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898177October 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND WOULD NOT START UP AT ALL. THERE WAS WATER COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898180October 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND ON, AND THEN WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BACK UP ODOMETER JUMPS AHEAD ONE TENTH OF A MILE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898186October 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH, JUST CAME THOUGH A FOUR WAY STOP, ENTERED INTERSECTION, AND REAR IN CAME APART/ BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ,AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753607October 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PPB29 IN DECEMBER 1999 REGARDING FAILURE OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL.IN MARCH 2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CANCELLED THE RECALL. IF THE GASKET WAS FAULTY IN DECEMBER 1999 HOW CAN IT NOT BE FAULTY TODAY. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753636October 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
FUEL TANK TRANSFER VALVE MALFUNCTIONS ALLOWING FUEL TO GO FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER OVERFLOWING THROUGH FILLER CAP!!! ALSO CAUSES TRUCK TO CUT OUT/DIE SOMETIMES WHEN SWITCHING TANKS!!! FORD HAD A RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ON 1990&NEWER F SERIES TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS! MY TRUCK COULD CATCH FIRE JUST AS EASY AS THE NEWER ONES! PLEASE HELP!!! THANK YOU!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753552October 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE F150 DOOR CRACK ISSUE. FORD WILL NOT HELP. THERE IS BOTH A FORD BULLETIN AND NTHSA REPORT. REFER TO WWW.F150WORLD.COM *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753531October 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
NOTICED BROKEN SPRINGS 10/17/2001 RIGHT SIDE SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST TIRE VERY LOW SPEED 10 MPH OR LESS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753475October 21, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IN DOOR, FROM EDGE OF WINDOW TOWARD EDGE OF DOOR, ABOVE HANDLE,HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER F150'S RANGING FROM 1997-2001 THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753490October 21, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SLOW LEAK FROM REAR GAS TANK. LOOKS LIKE IT IS FROM UNDER THE TANK STRAP. FUEL IS FIRE HAZARD AND HAS RUINED SPARE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753456October 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
PLASTIC PISTON IN FRONT DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY ABSORBS BRAKE FLUID, RESULTING IN SWELLING OF PISTON THAT CAUSES THE PISTON TO FREEZE IN THE CYLINDER, RENDERING THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNUSABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753457October 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NEW FORD VEHICLES HAVE WINDSHIELDS THAT APPEAR TO BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE DURING NORMAL USE THAN PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS A HAZARD TO SAFE DRIVING AS WELL AS UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER AS THERE IS NOT A WAY FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF A WINDSHIELD IN EXAMINING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898027October 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER 98V161000 REPAIRS WERE DONE BY DEALER. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE DEALER INSTALLED CLIP ON FORWARD END OF REAR SPRINGS. CONSUMER STATED APPARENTLY DEALER DID NOT REPLACE SPRINGS ON VEHICLE BECAUSE SPRINGS BROKE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HE DID WHAT RECALL REQUIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753363October 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS A "SPARK KNOCK" DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION, EXTREMELY BAD ON HEAVY ACCELERATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753297October 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN YOU EXTEND THE DRIVER OR PASSANGER SEAT BELTS THEY DO NOT RETRACT I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF 99 FORD TRUCKS AND CARS WHO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS A SAFTY HAZZARD AND IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WOULD THE SEAT BELTS WORK I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER IF THAT ITEM WAS RECALLED AND THEY ADVISED IT WAS NOT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE COULD YOU ADVISE ME ON THIS MATTER VIA E-MAIL THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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