Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#728064August 16, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE SPLIT ON THE SIDE AND BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING( DOT NUMBER: W208LRC328 TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
9
#728060August 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE FAILURE OCCURS AT THE SEAM NEXT TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOOR AT THE REAR OF THE WINDOW{JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE} RIGHT WHERE THE RUBBER MOLDING ENDS. I HAVE SEEN THIS CRACK ON ALMOST EVERY F-150 I HAVE INSPECTED MADE IN 1997. I HAVE SHOWN 5 OTHER PEOPLE THE CRACKS ON THEIR VEHICLES AND HAVE ALSO SHOWN THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS IN TOWN. BUT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM FORD AUTHORIZING THEM TO REPLACE THE DOOR SOME OF THEM REFUSE TO DO SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728085August 16, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK 31X10.50R15LT M/S. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728089August 16, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
BEAD SEPARATED AT JUNCTURE WHERE TIRE JOINS SIDEWALL-3/5 AROUND TIRE-LOSING AIR-STEEL BELTS EXPOSED. DROVE TO TN. TWICE IN JUNE WITH TIRE. FOUND PROBLEM AT ROTATION OF TIRES. STILL PLENTY OF TREAD ON TIRE/( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU386 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728171August 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
PASSENGER SIDE TORSION BAR FAILED AND SUSPENSION DROPPED. FORTUNATELY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. BROKE AT REAR MOUNTING AT TENSIONER POINT. FORD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO CHANGE DRIVER SIDE EVEN THOUGH IT EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANCT SURFACE CORROSION IN THE SAME AREA. FROM MY SEARCH OF NHTSA AND OTHER INTERNET DATA AND FROM FORD EMPLOYEE COMMENTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A REPEAT PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ELECTRONIC PHOTOS SHOWING PITTING AND CORROSION OF DRIVER SIDE TORSION BAR THAT FORD STATES IS ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE NOTED THAT NHTSA OPENED AN ACTION #PE98-009 ON THIS MATTER 13 FEB-98 AND CLOSED IT 30 JUNE-98. I'VE ALSO NOTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINT FILINGS FOR F150 TORSION BAR FAILURES WITH NHTSA AND OTHER INTERNET DATA BASES. THIS WOULD SEEM A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT AND FATALITIES IF BREAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I BELEIVE THIS WARRANTS A NEW INVESTIGATION AND ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS TO FORD. THE FACT THAT COMPLAINT FILES INDICATE FREQUENT BACK ORDERS FOR PARTS MIGHT INDICATE FORD IS DOING A LOT OF REPLACEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728179August 16, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728199August 16, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY SAW A NEWSCLIP ON T.V. ABOUT A SET OF TIRES THAT WERE WORN LIKE MY TIRES. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIZE TIRE, AND IF FIRESTONE WAS GOING TO BE RECALLING THESE TIRES IN THE FUTURE?( DOT NUMBER: W29V TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867916August 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLOPED. TIRE SIZE P23575R15, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT, AND DOT # VNHL. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 50,000. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE CUSTOMER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THREE REMAINING TIRES HAVE CRACKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE TREAD AND BELIEVED THEY ARE SAFETY HAZARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727940August 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
COPY OF LETTER TO FORD AND BILL UTTER E-MAILED TO WEBMASTER 8/14/00. HARD COPY TO FOLLOW. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727948August 15, 2000
TIRES
THE CRACK IS GROWING DAILY AND WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE DOOR SO THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED IN AM EMERGENCY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727951August 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT REEL IN THE SEATBELT. THIS ALLOWS THE SEATBELT TO BE CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT IS CLOSED. THIS WILL DAMAGE THE SEATBELT, MAKING IT INEFFECTIVE IN AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN CAUGHT IN THE LOCK MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS A CLEAR AND PRESENT SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727954August 15, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED JAN 2000. DEVELOPED VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF OUT-OF-BALANCE TIRES. WHEN I HAD THEM BALANCED AND FRONT END CHECKED, ONE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE STILL HAS SLIGHT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER TIRE MAY BE BECOMINHG SEPARATED. FIRESTONE CLAIMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF FAILURES OF THE 16-INCH WILDERNESS HT. CAN THIS BE THE FIRST?( DOT NUMBER: UNKN TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727974August 15, 2000
TIRES
PINHOLE LEAKS DEVELOPED ON TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES FOR NO APPARANT REASON--MANUFACTURER WAS UNRESPONSIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867790August 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG AND HORN DO NOT WORK. WHENEVER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HORN AND AIR BAG STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867806August 15, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE BUBBLES IN TIRES, CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867846August 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE TWICE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, A SHORT INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. *AK WASHER LEVER ALSO ON STEERING COLUMN, TO GET WASHER TO OPERATE MUST PUSH HANDLE IN AT ANGLE. THE DOME LAMP IS DEFECTIVE AND STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867848August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P235/70R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DOT BM089434, CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE WHO SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867794August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH IN A 1991 FORD F150, AFTERMARKET TIRE INSTALLED AT 4000MILE, TIRE SIZE P33X12.5/P16. RIGHT REAR TIRE COMMENCED TO SEPARATE AND CAUSED REAR END BODY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P33X12.5/P16 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867792August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
OWNER CONCERNED BECAUSE THREE OUT OF FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS SIZE 16" TIRES WENT FLAT WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TIRE SIZE P23570R16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT, AND TIRE MILEAGE 39,000. TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK DOT#W208. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727826August 14, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
PART FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER AND FORD WERE CONTACTED. THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE, JUST THERE WARRANTY LIABILITY. WHEN THE PART FAILED IT DAMAGED THE BACKING PLATE AND PUNCTURED THE RIM, CAUSING TIRE FAILURE. WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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