Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#717506January 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR "SPARK KNOCK" FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THE FORD TECHNICAL REP. HAS LOOKED AT IT ATLEAST TWO TIMES. WHEN IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED YOU CAN GIVE THE TRUCK GAS AND IT WILL KNOCK. AND WHEN IT IS PULLING A TRAILER IT KNOCKS. I WISH TO GET THIS FIXED OR REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717433January 17, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS COMPLAINT IF FOR DEFECTIVE REAR FUEL TANK AND FRONT BRAKES ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783616January 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK LEAKING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717385January 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO SECOND GEAR. ALSO FLUTTERS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO 5TH GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854998January 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN ACCELERATING TO TAKE OFF TRUCK JERKS AND CAUSES CONSUMER TO GO SIDEWAYS. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855003January 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#550415January 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE TO COME UPM FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717297January 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
BRAKE LINE FREEZING DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE BEING IN FRONT OF WHEELS (ALONGSIDE BRAKELINE). I BOUGHT A 97 F-150 7 MONTHS AGO. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT'S INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY SOME DAYS, THE TRUCK SMELLS TERRIBLE (LIKE SOMETHING BURNT) & MY GAS MILEAGE IS AWFUL. I HAVE BEEN RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE LIGHT IS OFF, THE PEDAL IS UP, BUT THE BRAKE APPARENTLY IS STILL ON. THE TIRES & RIMS ARE ICING UP, THE BRAKE SHOES ON THAT SIDE ARE CRUMBLING. THIS CAUSES POOR BRAKING CONDITIONS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, I HAD BEEN TOLD TO WATCH FOR THIS PROBLEM, & HAD WANTED IT FIXED. ( I WOULD RATHER NOT FIND OUT HOW BAD THIS IS BY SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. ) IN FACT, THAT IS THE REASON THAT I WAS GIVEN WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD FIX IT, UNTIL THEY SAW THE MILAGE ON THE VEHICLE, THEN THEY TOLD ME, NOPE WE WONT FIX IT, YOULL HAVE TO PAY US $700 (CDN) AS A "GOOD WILL GESTURE" FROM FORD. (THIS SEEMS A LITTLE STEEP!) & ALSO THEY THOUGHT I SHOULD BRING THE TRUCK IN SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THERES NO DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS OR BRAKES. IF THE BRAKES CAN FREEZE ON,... WHAT STOPS THEM FROM FREEZING WHEN THEY ARE NOT ON?? I'M TOLD THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT STOPS THIS FROM BEING AN ISSUE, BUT THE SYSTEM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT IS WEAKEST PART, & WHEN USING "BRUTE FORCE" TO BREAK THEM FREE, I WOULD THINK SOMETHING SOMEWHERE HAS GOT TO GIVE. IF THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WERE THE REASON THAT FORD WAS MAKING THE MODIFICATIONS WHILST THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER ITS ORIGINAL WARRANTY, I SHOULD THINK THESE SAFETY CONCERNS DO NOT GO AWAY ONCE THE TRUCK IS NOT ON WARRANTY. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION, NOT JUST A BULLETIN. THEY HAVE ADMITTED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM, & WERE EVEN FIXING IT IF IT WAS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM GOES MUCH FURTHER, & FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS, SINCE IT IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CANADA, & GOT NO RESULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550386January 13, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY/CHECH VALVE FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO COME STREAMING OUT WHEN CONSUMER LOOSENED GAS CAP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717238January 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NUMEROUS OCCASIONOF BRAKES (ABS) NOT STOPPING VEHICLE; THIS TIME, VEHICLE RAN INTO HOUSE. WALL KNOCKED DOWN. VEHICLE BEEN TO FORD DLR 3+ TIME RE: BRAKE SYS COMPLAINTS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854865January 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE REAR SEALS OF THE ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854876January 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. OWNER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM IT DUE TO ALTERNATOR CATCHING ON FIRE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854894January 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A CHECK VALVE IN THE FRONT FUEL TANK HAS GONE BAD SENDING THE FUEL TO THE SECOND TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK AFTER RECALL 93S68 WAS DONE, FUEL WAS STILL GOING FROM A REAR FUEL TANK TO FRONT TANKS OVER FLOWING A FRONT TANK. CONSUMER CONTACTS THE DEALER AND TOLD FRONT FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE . DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550319January 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TFI MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550312January 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMPS FAILED CAUSING GAS TO SPRAY AT GOOSE NECK. VEHICLE WAS RECALL IN 1993 BUT ORIGINAL DEALER HAS NO RECORD OF REPAIR (TIME LAPSE). *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854818January 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
RECALL # 93V125000 FUEL: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: AFTER BOTH TANKS WERE FILLED OWNER DROVE TRUCK ABOUT 2 MILES FOR HOME. OWNER OPENED REAR TANK TO FILL WITH DRY GAS, AND ABOUT 5 GALLONS OF GAS FLEW OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER OWNER AND GROUND. AFTERING SWITCHING TO THE FRONT TANK, OWNER DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES, MADE A STOP, AND NOTICED GAS SPILLING FROM THE FRONT TANK. TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. A FUEL PUMP WAS ORDERED FOR THE FRONT TANK. THE PUMP HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854829January 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK IS RETURNING FUEL TO THE SECOND TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717165January 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL LEAKAGE - AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED APX. TWO TIMES PER YEAR FUEL WOULD CROSS FLOW BETWEEN TANKS - 3 FUEL PUMP , ONE TANK, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, FUEL LINE VALVES REPLACED - CHECK VALVES THAT WERE INSTALLED AS PART OF RECALL REMOVED AS BEING PART OF PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE TANK PRESSURE - MANUFACTURER HAS OVER 50 PAGES OF TECHNICAL BULLETINS RELATED TO FUEL LINE + PUMP PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717099January 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH OF MY DOORS ARE CRACKED ON MY TRUCK AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE CHANCES IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A ACCIDENT HOW SAFE WILL THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAB BE WITH THE DOORS BEING CRACKED. IN MY OPINION AND MANY OTHERS THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFTEY ISSUE THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH. HOW ABOUT A LAWSUIT, MAYBE THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM? MAYBE THAT IS JUST WHAT IS NEEDED BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED FROM FORDS INCOMPETENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717110January 9, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN FOR NO REASON AT 60 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, THIS DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE THE MECHANIC DIDN'T BELIEVE ME UNTIL HIS SERVICE TECH TOOK IT OUT AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM. MY ANSWER WAS WELL WAIT TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEN CALL ME! WHAT IF IN THE MEANTIME I CREATE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS THAT THE TRUCK HAS SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAVE HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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