Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#749771August 3, 2001
TIRES
TIRE HAD A CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE IN MY OPINION. I AM FAMILIAR WITH TIRE FAILURE ANALYSIS. I WAS DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE OF A LARGE TRAILER LEASING COMPANY. THIS TIRE SEPARATED AND THEN THE CASING FAILED. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO TYPE THIS. THE TIRE WAS WARRANTIED BY GENERAL.*AK (TIRESIZE: P23570R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893276August 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V424000, AND WAS INFORMED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SERVICED UNLESS IT WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893289August 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER TANK, CAUSING AN OVERFLOW, AND ALLOWING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO GROUND DUE TO CROSSFLOW CONDITION, CHECK VALVE FAILUIRE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893306August 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
CONSUMER WAS CALLING DEALER IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL00V424000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S57 REPAIRS. DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749630August 2, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WE WERE BACKING OUR TRUCK INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL OF ITS STEERING ABILITY. WE IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SECTOR SHAFT ON THE ST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749640August 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WANTED TO SLOW DOWN ON SNOW COVERED ROAD FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD/PUSHED IN CLUTCH/ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH GEAR/FOUND SHIFT LEVER TO BE LOCKED UP/CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE/FOUND IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE VEHICLE TO A STOP/WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHICLE OFF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING STOPPED VEHICLE IN REAR. STOPPED VEHICLE BY SHUTTING OFF ENGINE. FOUND THE CLUTCH CYLINDER OUT OF FLUID. REFILLED AND CLUTCH ACTION SEEMED OK. COULD NOT FIND ANY NOTICEABLE LEAKS. CALLED DEALERSHIP. TALKED TO SERVICE REP. REP FELT IT MAY OFF BEEN LOW ON FLUID DUE TO CLUCH WEAR. DROVE ABOUT 35 MILES AND AGAIN WHEN I ATTEMPED TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN FOR STOP LIGHT /NO CLUTCH OPERATION. NO CLUTCH FLUID. ONLY WAY ONE CAN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL IS TO SHUT ENGINE OFF. VERY DANGEROUS . DISCOVERED WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR THAT A O-RING IN CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKED. FORD TECH SAID THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF IT IS VERY COLD TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. FUNNY FORD HAD A SIMILAR CLUTCH PROBLEM WITH THEIR 1987 F150 TRUCKS EXCEPT IT WAS DUE TO A WEAK FIREWALL MOUNTING FOR CLUTCH OIL RESORIVOR. AGAIN CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY AND FORD HAD A FACTORY MODIFICATION TO FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749644August 2, 2001
TIRES
MY TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING DOWN FOR SOME TIME. I DO NOT DO VERY MUCH HIGHWAY DRIVING, THAT MIGHT BE WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. I ONLY HAVE 24000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I WAS STARTING TO THINK ABOUT GETTING NEW TIRES, THEY WERE WORN DOWN ALOT. TWO WEEKS AGO OR SO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND FELT A BUMPPY RIDE. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECK THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE I HAD A TORN PART OF THE TREAD. I COULD SEE THE STEEL BELT AND THE RUBBER HAD SEPARATED. I WENT AND GOT A NEW SET OF TIRES THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEN A WEEK OR MORE LATER I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER FROM YOUR AGENCY ABOUT THE TIRES I HAD ON MY TRUCK. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD THE ARTICLE BEFORE THE TIRE WENT BAD, THEN I COULD HAVE IT DOCUMENTED, BUT I DIDN'T. GOOD THING I WASN'T GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT DID HAPPEN AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN GET OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TIRE. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749671August 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS. WHEN BOTH TANKS ARE FILLED AND THE REAR TANK IS SELECTED IT PUMPS GAS INTO THE ALREADY FULL FRONT TANK, CAUSING IT TO RUN OUT OF THE FUEL CAP DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND. I FEEL THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A FIRE YET HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE FORD DEALER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE REAR TANK FOR OVER TWO YEARS. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DUAL TANK FORD TRUCKS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749533August 1, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE RUBBING ON CROSS MEMBER AND CUTTING THROUGH SIDEWALL MAKING TIRE UNUSABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749548August 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE PARKED AND PUT THE BRAKE ON AT A SLIGHT INCLINE. TRUCK ROLLED AND IT HIT ANOTHER CAR. WAS TOLD LATTER THAT I SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN GEAR. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749588August 1, 2001
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND LUCKILY MY SISTER WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE GOING LOW. I BEGAN TO MERGE MY TRUCK OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHEN THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWERVE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE TIRE I SAW A SIX INCH GASH ROUGHLY ONE INCH FROM THE RAISED FIRESTONE LETERING RUNNING HORIZONTAL WITH THE SEAM OF THE TREAD. ANOTHER GASH WAS OBSERVED IN THE SAME LOCATION SMALLER IN SIZE BUT ON THE SAME SEAM ROUGHLY TWELVE INCHES FROM THE SIX INCH GASH. ALTHOUGH MY TIRE IS NOT ON RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY TIRE INSPECTED BY THE NHTSA SO THAT IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR TIRE A WARNING CAN BE SUBMITTED BEFORE OTHER ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCUR.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN, JASON KOMINOTH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT238 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562307July 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE RESULTING IN THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE BECOMING DIFFICULT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235-70R16 1045). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562330July 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE GENERAL AMERI-WAY XT 235/75R15XL REAR TIRES FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562242July 31, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PRIOR TO RECALL, THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BUT NO LONGER HAS THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749485July 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE DELAY AND MAIN WIPER SYSTEM SOMETIMES WILL STOP, I CAN JIGGLE THE CONTROL KNOW ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, OR USE A DIFFERENT SETTING AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN. IF WHILE USING THE WIPERS, I HAVE TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN IT MAY STOP THE WIPERS AND I HAVE TO RESET THE CONTROL KNOB.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749506July 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DECELERATING IN AND APPLYING BRAKES, REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND SKIDED. DRIVER RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN ON EXIT RAMP AND ENTERING CURVE AT APPROX. 40 MPH REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND STARTED TO SKID TO LEFT. DRIVER REGAINED CONTROL. SEVERAL MILES LATER IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP BEHIND A GROUP OF CARS MAKING PANIC STOP. DRIVER WAS APPROX. 4 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 1.5 HOURS ON RAINY ROADS. BRAKES LOCKED TWICE, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO TURN OUT CAUSING DRIVER TO SKID INTO OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#893215July 31, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 25MPH ON BACK ROAD WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. STARTED TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO FOLLOW ROAD, AND HAD NO STEERING. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN TIME. VEHICLE KEPT STRAIGHT, AND WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. OWNER TRIED TO BRACE HIMSELF BY PUTTING ARM OUT, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER OWNER'S HAND. HAD EMERGENCY TREATMENT. *AK THE PITMAN ARM CAME LOOSE FROM THE STEERING BOX. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749449July 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WE ARRIVE IN THE CAR FROM A CHURT ACTIVITY AT 1130 PM .PARKED TRUCK AND GET TO THE HOUSE IN ORDER TO SLEEP. THE SMELL TO BURN RUBBER ALERT US AT 1200PM .THE CAR IGNITION BEEN OFF AND IN THE GARRAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
5
#749473July 30, 2001
TIRES
ALL 4 TIRES ON VEHICLE REPLACED WITH GENERAL AMERI 550 AS P235 70R16 TIRES ON 8/6/99 AT ODOMETER 44,763 MILES AS PART OF NORMAL SERVICE. LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 7/20/01 AT ODOMETER APPROX. 68,400 MILES BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AS INDICATED BY VEHICLE VIBRATION AT 50 MPH SPEED. OVER NEXT 3-4 DAYS, VEHICLE SHAKING GOT WORSE. INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND FRONT LEFT HAD SEPARATION OF TREAD AT SPOT BETWEEN SIDEWALL AND FLAT SURFACE APPROX. 15 IN. LONG. OTHER 3 TIRES WERE OK BASED UPON AMATEUR VISUAL INSPECTION. VEHICLE IS USED EXCLUSIVELY ON HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING (NO OFF-ROAD OR CONTRUCTION SITES) BY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN AT NORMAL RATES OF SPEED. HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES AFTER READING USA TODAY ARTICLE ON 7/25/01.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235 70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893200July 30, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND HIT A TRUCK AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FRONT END OF VHEICLE , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD WILL BE SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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