Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#560081March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM THEREFORE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DOING ALL THE WORK AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP TO A STOP AND SKID IN TRAFFIC, THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION, THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE NOT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882110March 5, 2001
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SPLIT AROUND THE RIM, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 49000 MILES, TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE FUELER 684, SIZE P265/75R16, SEARS REPLACED TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882166March 5, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1997, FORD, F150; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, DOT# W2081PT207. NO INJURIES/NO DAMAGES; FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882051March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH, RIGHT SIDE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH IS ATTACHED ON HUB HAS SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY TO ONE SIDE, AND ALMOST RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882090March 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
RECALL 96 V 017 000. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 1997. JUST RECENTLY SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM IGNITION. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID STARTER, AND IGNITION SWITCH. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882123March 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, AND DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST & BACK INJURIES.*AK THE THIRD PASSENGER SUFFERED CHEST AND BACK INJURIES AS WELL. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#741893March 4, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE WAY THE TIE RODS ARE MADE WHEN THEY BECOME SLIGHTLY WORN THEY PULL APART. AFTER TALKING WITH SOME AUTO REPAIR SHOPS I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741898March 4, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FRONT FUEL TANK LEAKING. HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741840March 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
PICKUP WAS BACKED UP IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE, PASSERGER DOOR OPEN, MOTOR RUNNING AND SHIFT INDICATOR IN PARK POSITION. I WAS LOADING ITEMS IN PICKUP BED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PICKUP STARTED COMING AT ME IN REVERSE. THE OPEN PICKUP DOOR HIT THE GARAGE AND WRAPPED AROUND AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER AS THE PICKUP CAME INTO THE GARAGE. THE DOOR WEDGED BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE GARAGE DOOR FRAME STOPPING THE PICKUP. OTHERWISE, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE PICKUP AND GARAGE WALL. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AGENCY AND HAD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, DOENGES-BARTLESVILLE, REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT A COST OF $2,436. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I DID AND RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THEM ON THE PROBLEM. IN LOOKING AT YOUR FILES, I FIND THAT MINE IS NOT THE ONLY 1999 FORD PICKUP THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND TO. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH FORDS. SINCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT CONCERNED WITH MY PROBLEM, THE BEST THING I CAN DO IN THE FUTURE IS BUY NO MORE FORD VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741860March 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PROBLEM IS CONSTANT. FRONT END WANDERS, HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741814March 2, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES
TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER CAN NOW HAVE SAFEY TRIM FROM US PATENT 5,934,699-6,176,506 I CUT MY LEG , MY CHILD CUT HIS HAND ON RUSTING HITCH RECEIVER AND THE HITCH TORE UP A VEHCILE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE UNIVERSAL SAFETY TRAILER HITCH COVER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED BOTH BOTH OEM AND AFTERMARKET WAS APPLIED. THE SAFETY TRIM IS SNAP-ON CONSUMER INSTALLED APPLIED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE HITCH RECEIVER NOW A STANDARD ON OEM VEHICLES WITH 80 MILLION US TRUCK REGISTRATIONS THE ONLY HELP TO GET OEM'S TO COVER THIS ROUGH PEICE OF RUSTING STEEL IS WWW.BLUEOVALNEWS.COM. THE SAFETY TRAILER HITCH COVER ASSEMBLY IS NOT A OEM OR AFTERMARKET PRODUCT BUT A SAFETY DEVICE DESIGNED BY A CONSUMER. OEMS AR AVOIDING ANY ADDITIONAL COST FOR THIS TRIM EVEN THOUGH THE SAE SAFETY DEVICE DESIGN FITS THE BEST SELLING AFTERMARKET CLASS III HITCH AS WELL. A CROSS PLATFORM DESIGN NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE THEM COVER THIS EYE SORE AND DANGER TO THE TOUCH. 1-800-759-8888 EXT.1824828#*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#741819March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES; REPLACED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION & DRIVE SHAFT; PER SECOND TECH NOTES: FOUND DAMAGED EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING SPUN AND WAS ON DRIVE SHAFT, CLUTCHS BURNED, BAND BURNED, SOLENOID WAS STUCK IN BORECONVERTER HUB WORN, DRIVE SHAFT WORN, BACK FLUSHED COOLER INST FOR REPAIR WAS OVER 1400 FLOW TEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881923March 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AND SYMPTOM AS RECALL 00V424000 WITH FUEL TANK OVERFILLING AND SPILLAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881933March 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE PARKED AND VEHICLE STILL RUNNING LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE JUST DROPPED. CONSUMER HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE TORSION BAR HAD MATERIAL DEFECT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882005March 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED RED LIGHT AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK OTHER VEHICLE IN MIDDLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741733March 1, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
AFTER EXPERIENCING INCREASING SLOPPINESS IN STEERING, MECHANIC FRIEND CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX HAD BACKED OUT APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH ALLOWING THE GEAR BOX TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. CONTACT WITH LOCAL DEALER IN VIRGINIA (TRUCK ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IN PA.) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE THREE YEAR/ 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE STRIPPED AREA ON THE STEERING GEAR BOX WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE MECHANISM COSTING APPROXIMATELY $500. I IDENTIFED THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THIS PART EVER HAVING BEEN REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STRIPPED WHEN ASSEMBLED. (ASSEMBLY DONE IN CANADA.) CONTACT ON MONDAY (2/26) TO THE LOCAL FORD CUSTOMER INQUIRY LINE IN CHANTILLY, VA DID NOT REVEAL MUCH - NO SERVICE BULLETIN COULD BE IDENTIFIED. I VOLUNTEERED AND GAVE THEM MY VEHICLE NUMBER AFTER PROVIDING THEM MY ADDRESS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM - STATING THAT IT WAS AN ASSEMBLY PROBLEM AND THAT THE BOLT WAS OVER TIGHTENED. I ALSO WENT ON TO DESCRIBE THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING AND THAT RECENTLY IT HAD GOTTEN WORSE RESULTING IN ME DRIFTING OFF OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS ONLY AFTER MY WIFE INDICATED THAT SHE TOO WAS EXPERIENCING A NOTICEABLE INCREASED SLOPPINESS IN THE STEERING AND ANOTHER RECENT DRIFTING OFF THE ROAD, THAT I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND TAKE A LOOK AT THE STEERING AND IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741748March 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SET. IT ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE AND STRUCK ME WITH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND KNOCKED ME UNCONCIOUS AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. I REALLY DON NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AS I WAS OUT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741756March 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARSHLY INTO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES SKIPS THIRD GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741758March 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881814March 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
EA99032, RECALL 93V12500 REPAIRS WERE POSSIBLY PERFORMED IN JAN 16,2001 AT GORNO FORD, BUT CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCES GAS FLOW FROM REAR TANK TO FRONT TANK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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