Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#742466March 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GARAGE THE DRIVER'S SIDE TORSION BROKE. FEBRUARY 1999 THE TORSION BAR ON THE PASSENGER BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. FORTUNATELY IN EITHER CASE NO INJURIES. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE, BUT AFTER CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY AND THE DEALER WHERE THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TOWED EITER STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM. MY FAMILY NOW FEELS FOR THEIR SAFETY NEXT TIME WE DRIVE IN THE TRUCK. I NEED TO BE CONVINCED THAT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE TORSION BARS USED ON THAT YEAR TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883146March 15, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE FILLING FIRST TANK FUEL WOULD TRAVEL TO SECOND TANK AND SPILL OUT. *AK BOTH PUMPS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, THE OXYGEN SESOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PLUG WIRES WERE REROUTED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883168March 15, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. *AK FRONT FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882993March 14, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH LUGS: NUTS: STUDS BROKE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742341March 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS INHERENT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742388March 13, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
STEEL BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT446 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882824March 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL 93V125000, CONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE. ALSO, VEHICLE LEAKING GAS. WENT TO DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL, DEALER SAID NO RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882966March 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ARE CRACKING NEAR BACK CORNERS WHERE WINDOWS MEET. THEY DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO CRACKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882680March 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
FAILURE OF STEERING PUMP AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PUMP HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882685March 12, 2001
SEATS
SEATS ARE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF BACK SUPPORT, AFTER DRIVING A BIT CIRCULATION IN LEGS IS CUT OFF, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. ALSO SEAT IS ALREADY COMING APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882691March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN LOW GEAR, CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. VEHICLE FINALLY HIT TREE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882714March 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING WITH SNOW AND ICE ON ROAD VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND THEN 8-10 FEET DOWN A DITCH. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THIS VEHEICLE HAD FOUR RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL WAS JUST AFTER TWO MONTHS AFTETR PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJUREIS DURING THE ACCIDENT AS THE RESULT OF AIR BAG FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THREE TIRE BLOW OUTS WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882717March 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL FROM THE FIRST TANK TO TRANSFER TO SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V125000 . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882720March 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM EITHER REAR FUEL TANK OR GAS LINE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882725March 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE AT 40 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882740March 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
PROBLEM LIES WITH BACK FUEL TANK; WHEN IT PUMPS FUEL TO FRONT TANK THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE, FUEL DRIPS TO GROUND. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE CRACKED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742250March 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
BOTTOM OF OIL TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742252March 11, 2001
TIRES
I PURCHASED 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES FROM THE BASE EXCHANGE IN COLORADO, ON THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. WITHIN6 MONTHS ALL 4 TIRES HAD GONE OUT. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. WHEN THEY STARTED TO GO BAD I REPLACED THEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT227 TIRESIZE: 70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742263March 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNTIL I HAD THEM REPLACED IN MAY 1996, NOW I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING WITH THE ROTORS WARPING AND THE PADS WEARING, THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF BRAKE PADS AND WILL BE THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS, THERE IS NO WARNING I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS CAN NOT EVEN BE TURNED, THEY ARE UNDER SPEC AND THE PADS ARE NOT DOWN TO METAL BUT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED ALOT OF CARS AND I HAVE NEVER LET THE BRAKES GO UNTIL I NEEDED TO TURN ROTORS MUCH LESS REPLACE THEM, TWICE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT RECALLED AS A SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE A RECOURSE FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THESE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882549March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER 15 MINUTES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL FOR ABOUT 4 MILES, A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER THINKS THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE, CONSUMER ONCE FOUND THE DIPSTICK NOT FULLY INSERTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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