Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#879326January 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE IS FAULTY WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS UPGRADED PART, BUT CONSUMER IS HAVING TO COVER THE CHARGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740080January 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE LEAKING. HEATER CORE LEAKED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT AND GET ON THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER REPLACED SAID HAD REPLACED SEVERAL OTHERS IN SAME MODEL OF TRUCK. THEY BILLED ME 568.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS. I ONLY AGREED TO PAY THEM 240 BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY QUOTED OVER THE PHONE. THIS IS A PART THAT REALLY DOESN'T WARE OUT. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879167January 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. APPARENTLY TORSION BAR COMPLETELY SNAPPED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME LOP SIDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740002January 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY INCONSISTANT, AND PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER FEELS LIKE A GOOD PEDAL. THE BRAKES GIVE A VERY UNSAFE FEEL AT ALL SPEEDS, THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF MY PROBLEM, THEY LOOKED AT THEM AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE BRAKES IN THE EXPEDITIONS WERE THE SAME WAY, HOWEVER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH FORD'S CUTOMER SERVICE THEY INFORMED ME THAT IF I FELT SAFETY WAS A PROBLEM TO TAKE IT BACK THE THE DEALER. NO SUCCESS AGAIN, I THEN HAD A BRAKE SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLETED AT A LOCAL MAINTENCE FACILITY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT APPEARED WRONG HOWEVER AGREED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE STOPPING. I THEN WROTE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMING THEM OF MY COMPLETE DISSATISFACTION IN THE BRAKES AND ASKED FOR ANY OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF 10 MONTHS LATER. I TRUELY HOPE THAT YOUR OFFICES CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE, I HONESTLY FEEL THAT MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS AT RISK EACH TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740025January 27, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
WHY DID IT FAIL FOR THE TRAILER HITCH BALL BEING ON? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739959January 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
"TICK" NOTICED AT STARTUP. TOWED TO DELAERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS BENT ROD. TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS NO SYMPTOMS UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. ENGINE REPLACEMENT ESTIMATED AT OVER $4000. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON SIMILAR FAILURES VIA EMAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739964January 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE, 1997. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, 2000 I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, MAINLY WITH THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF MY POSSESSION FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS NOW AND I AM OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000 IN REPAIR WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. BOTH IN WRITING AND CALLING THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND BASICALLY HAVE TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT THEIR CONCERN. I HAVE HAD A FRONT TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED, MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WORK, SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, ELECTRICAL WIRES REPLACED, AND NOW A "COMPUTER BRAIN" WAS BAD IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE TRUCK STILL HESITATES, STALLS AND LURCHES WHILE DRIVING, WHICH IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN AND OBVIOUSLY NO MONEY LEFT TO PUT IN TO THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A 3 YEAR OLD TRUCK, PURCHASED BRAND NEW CAN HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, I CAN'T SEEM TO GET AN ANSWER FROM ANYBODY, INCLUDING FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739965January 26, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE METAL CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UP "BROKE" CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT A MALL PARKING LOT, CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, IF NOT LOSS OF LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739981January 26, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
THE REPAIR ON THE TRUCK WAS TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO PREVENT GAS FROM PUMPING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND OUT THE FILLER HOSE ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS REPAIR UNDER A SAFETY RECALL 93S68. ACCORDING INITIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR SHOP, IT APPEARED THAT THIS REPAIR (RECALL) WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY MADE ON THIS VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE ABOUT THIS REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF AGE. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL ON A TRIP GAS STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FILL NECKS ON THE TANKS (DUE TO THE PUMPS NOT CHECKING THE FLOW BACK INTO THE TANKS ALLOWING GAS TO BE PUMPED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER). WHEN I STARTED CHECKING INTO THE REPAIR, I FOUND THE SAFETY RECALL REFERENCED ABOVE. MY MOST RECENT CONVERSATION WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (SUPERVISOR HEATHER APPARENTLY SOMEWHERE IN CANADA AND WITH NO CALL BACK NUMBER) WAS THAT FORD WAS NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEIR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED IN 1998 ON THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THIS REPAIR. (THE REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AND AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1000). IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE REPAIR WAS NECESSARY REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE OR PREVIOUS FORD EFFORTS TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DESIGN DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT FORD MOTOR COMPANYS EXPENSE NOT MINE. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE IMPRESSION BY LOCAL PARTS STORES AND REPAIR SHOPS THAT THIS IS STILL A COMMON REPAIR NEEDED ON THESE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739991January 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CRACKS ARE ON BOTH DOORS AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF EACH WINDOW. IT SEEMS TO BE FATIQUE DUE TO THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE WINDOWS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879075January 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006387January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK DESTROYING ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN SO THAT IT COULD BE DOWN SHIFTED. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF SO THAT THE TRUCK WHILE OFF COULD BE SHIFTED FROM 5TH BACK INTO FIRST GEAR. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS TURNED ON, THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE SHIFTED UP FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AND SECOND TO THIRD ETC. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****739923
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878901January 24, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS HAVE DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS AROUND BACK OF DOOR WINDOW. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE, AND WILL AGREE TO DO A 60/40 COVERAGE. NO MONEY WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT SEEMED TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A YEAR. CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF PROBLEM WHILE GETTING VEHICLE PAINTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878986January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH, FROM THE ENGINE. OIL WAS EMPTY INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ENGINE BLEW, AND THE ENGINE NEDDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878803January 23, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL BECOMES IRRATIC AND DRIFTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK STEERING GEAR AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED FOR STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878829January 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN FILLING UP FUEL TANK FILLER VALVE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE FUEL RUNS TO OTHER TANK. THEN, WHEN OPENING CAP FUEL WILL SPREAD OUT. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED FOR ANY OPEN FLAMES NEAR VEHICLE.*AK THE FRONT TANK PUMPS ALL THE GAS INTO THE BACK TANK RESULTING IN OVER FILL BECAUSE THE CHECK VALVE HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878835January 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PAN HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED IN ONLY 5 YEARS AND WITHIN 88,000 MILES, POSSIBLY DUE TO POOR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. FORD MANUFACTURER IS NOT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878837January 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
WHENEVER BOTH TANKS ARE FULL AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING GAS WILL PUMP OUT OF ONE TANK INTO OTHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT FORCES GAS OUT TO GROUND BECAUSE TANK IS ALREADY FULL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559082January 22, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878646January 22, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOWER ARM WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO TRUCK FRAME BECAME LOOSE. WHILE DRIVING IT MAKES ALIGNMENT CHANGES. DRIVER THINKS HE IS GOING STRAIGHT, BUT IS GOING BACK AND FORTH. *AK THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED LOCK WASHERS AS A TEMPORARY FIX, BUT THE A- ARM HAS NOW MOVED AGAIN CHANGING THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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