Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#863350June 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY ALTERATORS. THREE ALTERATORS WERE REPLACED, AND ALL HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863359June 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
COPPER PIECE ON THE FUEL TANK BROKE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY DO NOT MAKE THAT PART ANY MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723731June 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
FUEL PUMP IN FORWARD TANK FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE,CAUSING SUDDEN AND RAPID DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER. WHEN SPEED HAD FINALLY DROPPED TO BELOW 25MPH, I SWITCHED TO THE REAR TANK WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A SUDDEN AND RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE AND VEHICLE SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723753June 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IT BURNS MORE GAS THAN NORMAL,DOES NOT HAVE THE PICKUP OR POWER IT NEEDS TO HAVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863282June 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FRAME BENDING UPWARD BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BACK BED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. ENGINE AND REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED AND BRAKES REPAIRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723693June 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE NOTICED A SMALL CRACK FORMING IN THE METAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IF YOUR FACING THE DOOR FORM THE OUTSIDE, THE CRACK IS LOCATED BY THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDOW. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN MANY NEWER MODEL FORD TRUCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863144June 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUTSIDE DOOR WAS CRACKING IN HALF BELOW THE WINDOW SEAL AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863146June 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
EA 99 032/DUAL FUEL TANK CROSSFLOW LEAKAGE AND 93V125 000/FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK IS TO BE RETURNED TO SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SECOND TANK EXCEEDS ITS LIMIT, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE IN 1994. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863152June 7, 2000
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION MOUNTING BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE FRAME RUSTED, CAUSING REAR TO DROP DOWN AND REST ON THE SPRING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863196June 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
FIRESTONE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP/SWITCH AND FUEL SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723635June 6, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. FAILURE POINT IS LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW, NEAR RUBBER MOLDING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863078June 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863090June 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
DEFECTIVE TORSION BAR BROKE IN PARKING LOT. IF VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863113June 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH 4- WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED BY ITSELF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP ACROSS THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLOVER TWICE INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FELL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863133June 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS . ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723584June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD LAST A SHORT TIME AND WOULD THEN START LEAKING ALL OVER AGAIN. ** PRESENTLY STILL LEAKING **. # 2 . ENGINE HAS A KNOCK DURING START UP. SOUNDS MORE LIKE A DIESEL ! BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE 14,000 MILES OR SO. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. TO MENTION A FEW ; REAR BUMPER RUSTING OUT, DOOR & SHIFT NOBS BREAKING , BODY PAINT PEELING, RATTLE IN FLOOR GEAR SHIFT ( STILL PRESENT ), ** NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING **. I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT WOULD RATHER HAVE ONE WITH OUT ALL THE PROBLEMS !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001360June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SUDDENLY IN REVERSE THE TRUCK TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET, DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING AT VERY HIGH SPEED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862981June 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
REAR FUEL TANK KEEPS RETURNING THE FUEL TO THE FRONT TANK, CAUSING THE TANKS TO OVERFLOW AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784678June 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723540June 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD GOING UP A GEAR AND WHEN SHIFTING DOWN A GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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