Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#738108December 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TWO MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED WHEN ON ICY, SNOWY, OR SIMILAR SLIPPERY SURFACES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM "LOCKED-UP" AND DID NOT "ANTI-LOCK" AS DESIGNED. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY MY REAR-END SLIDING AROUND SIDEWAYS AND NO REVERSE BRAKE PETAL PRESSURE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PETAL WOULD PUSH AGAINST MY FOOT AND MAKE A VIBRATING NOISE WHEN ACTIVATED. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, ALL FOUR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHEN ANY PETAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED--ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FORD DEALER NEAREST MY RESIDENCE (NOT THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE TRUCK) ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS AT MY 30,000 MILE CHECK-UP ABOUT 10 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (AUGUST 27, 1998). THEY CHECKED BRAKES AND NOTED ON THE SERVICE INVOICE "COULD NOT VERIFY." THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER (MARCH 8, 1999) AFTER THE WINTER SEASON WAS OVER AND HAD THEM CHECK THE SYSTEM AND NO SERVICE WAS NOTED OR PERFORMED. I TOOK AT FACE VALUE THAT WHEN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CHECK YEAR ROUND BUT RATHER ONLY WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS SLIPPERY. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THEM BY PUTTING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND THEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND RULED OUT FAILURE OF THE ABS. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT EVEN TODAY, THEY STILL LOCK-UP AND DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I CAN SEND YOU PHOTOCOPIES OF THE SERVICE INVOICES IF NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738112December 21, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
MY FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR GLASS IN A CRASH. FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THIS DEFICIENCY AND HAS RE-DESIGNED BOTH FRONT AND REAR SEATS MID-YEAR TO PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF HAVING NO REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS AND TO ASK FOR THE NEW REDESIGNED SEATS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEATS. THEY ARE IGNORING OWNERS WITH MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REAR SEATS. FORD ALSO REDESIGNED THE FRONT SEATS TO NOW INCLUDE HEAD RESTRAINTS INSTEAD OF THE OLD DESIGN OF TALLER INTEGRATED HEAD RESTRAINTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT I CANNOT ADJUST THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT TO PROPERLY PROTECT ME IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738115December 21, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
NO HEADRESTS IN REAR SEAT AREA. SAFETY ISSUE!!!.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876876December 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS CAR, AND CONSUMER HIT DEER IN FRONT OF CAR, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876878December 21, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
A YEAR AGO PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, AND CONSUMER WAS RUN OVER BY OWN TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876886December 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
5 OUT OF 6 SEAT BELT LATCHES WILL NOT EASILY LATCH INTO BUCKLE, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK AFT CENTER BELT IS CURRENTLY MALFUNCTIONING AND WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738041December 20, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738043December 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738070December 20, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW PURCHASED IN MARCH 2000 DOES NOT INCLUDE HEADRESTS ON THE REAR SEATS (60/40 SPLIT BENCH). TWO PASSENGERS TRAVELING IN MY BACK SEAT AND WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS VIOLENTLY STRUCK THEIR HEADS AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW DURING A SUDDEN STOP. FORD HAS INSTALLED REAR HEADRESTS HALFWAY THROUGH THIS MODEL YEAR. I FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876782December 20, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT, A ROCK WAS STUCK ON THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE, FIRESTONE WOULD NOT FIX THE TIRE, P235/75R16 DOT VN085T770P. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738005December 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD ON THIS TIRE CAME COMEPLETELY OFF TIRE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO PROPER LEVEL AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES. ONLY REASON THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES WAS THE FACT THAT TIRE CONTINUED TO HOLD AIR UNTIL I COULD SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I CONSIDER MYSELF EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THIS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/R7016)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/R7016 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737976December 19, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
MY FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR GLASS IN A CRASH. NEW TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL ARE NOW REDESIGNED AND HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. MODELS MANUFACTURED EARLIER DO NOT. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF HAVING NO REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS AND TO ASK FOR THE NEW REDESIGNED SEATS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEATS. THEY ARE IGNORING OWNERS WITH MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REAR SEATS. FORD ALSO REDESIGNED THE FRONT SEATS TO NOW INCLUDE HEAD RESTRAINTS INSTEAD OF THE OLD DESIGN OF TALLER INTEGRATED HEAD RESTRAINTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT I CANNOT ADJUST THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT TO PROPERLY PROTECT ME IN A CRASH. I ALSO WISH TO HAVE NEW FRONT SEAT CHAIRS FROM THE NEWLY DESIGNED MODEL'S FRONT SEATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876748December 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL 00V231 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTMENT GIVEN. PRIOR TO RECALL VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH FUEL LINES OR SMELL FUEL. OWNER NOT HAPPY & TRULY UPSET. NOT DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO ODOR OF FUEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737956December 18, 2000
WHEELS
I COLLIDED WITH A SMALLER VEHICLE(CHEVROLET BERETTA) AT A LOW SPEED. MY WHEEL FELL OFF AND I RAN OVER IT. THE REPORTING POLICE OFFICER SHARED MY DISBELIEF THAT THIS OCCURRED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE FROM THE COLLISION TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. I THINK THAT THE WHEEL MAY HAVE BROKEN LOOSE JUST PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876690December 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
HAS DUEL FUEL TANKS, AND CAN SMELL GAS. RETURN FUEL GOES TO CENTER TANK & NOT INTO REAR TANK, THEN WOULD OVERFLOW. WOULD HAPPEN EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876691December 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876649December 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ALMOST CAUSING CRASH, FIRESTONE IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST DUE TO TIRE NOT BEING PART OF RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737905December 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVING TO WORK ON INTERSTATE. HIT "BLACK ICE" WAS ON RT FAR SIDE, WAS THROWN INTO 2' CONCRETE WALL BARRIER ON FAR LFT SIDE OF INTERSTATE @ 50MPR HEAD-ON. SRS DIDN'T DEPLOY. RCEIVED INJURIES: LEFT SHOULDER/ARM (SEATBELT & THROWN INTO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR), NECK, UP'R BACK, RT KNEE, LFT LOWER SHIN (LASCARATION, SCRAPES & BRUISES FROM HITTING EMERGENCY BRAKE.) TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. FIRE DEPT NOTED/CONCERNED THAT SRS DIDN'T DEPLOY. "BRAND NEW TRUCK, AIRBAGS DIDN'T WORK..WHY?" PAID $30,000 FOR TRUCK W/SRS & DEFECTIVE. DEFECTIVE SENSOR, NO AIRBAGS INSTALLED, OR AIRBAG MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CONTACTED HILL FORD, WAS TOLD, "SOMETIMES AIRBAGS WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T." I SAID, "SOMETIMES YOU DIE, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T?" NOT ACCEPTING THAT ANSWER FOR A SAFETLY FEATURE. WOULD OF WALKED AWAY FROM HEAD-ON CRASH W/LITTLE TO NO INJURIES. SRS WOULD OF STABALIZED ME & I WOULDN'T OF BEEN THROWN AROUND OR HIT DASH BOARD. WHY DIDN'T SRS OPERATE AT ALL? AMERICAN FAMILY INS BREAKING DOWN TRUCK FOR TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATATION. OVER A WK SINCE ACCIDENT..NO ANSWERS, NO TRUCK. FRAME BENT & CAP TWISTED IN ACCIDENT....BUT DO HAVE INJURIES & DEFECTIVE SRS. WHY? *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737865December 15, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2001 FORD SUPERCREW PICKUP TRUCKS LACK REAR SEAT HEAD REST/RETRAINTS. LETS FIX THIS BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER TIRE FIASCO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737874December 15, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THIS VEHICLE HAS A REAR SEAT THAT DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTS TO PROTECT REAR SEAT PASSENGERS FROM STRIKING THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR WINDOW IN A CRASH. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE SEAT TO INCLUDE HEAD RESTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD CONSIDER MODIFYING THE SEATS OF FIRST GENERATION 2001 SUPERCREW MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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