Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#709753August 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON EMERGENCY STOP BRAKES BEGAN TO STOP NORMALY,THEN RELEASED WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DOG OWNER'S FAMILY PET KILLED. DEALER SAID NORMAL FOR ANTI-LOCK. I DRIVE OTHER 1997 FORD F150 FOR COMPANY BUSINESS AND THEY DON'T REACT THIS WAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844575August 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISES WHENEVER GOING OVER BUMPS OR ROUGH PATCH. THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE RIVETS WERE COMING LOOSE. HAD 1 RIVET CUT OUT. HAD WORKED FOR A WHILE BUT NOISE IS BACK ONLY LOUDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709683August 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS TOO HARD TO ACTIVATE. WHEN YOU MUST NEED IT IN AN EMERGENCY- MOST TIMES I CANT GET IT TO WORK ....THE AREA YOU HAVCE TO PUSH IS TOO SMALL AND MUST BE PUSHED TOO HARD- ITS JUST TOO HARD TO ACTIVATE WHEN YOU NEED TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709695August 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS - INTERMITTENT WIPERS ERRATIC OR NOT ACTIVE. UNABLE TO USE WASHER FLUID. REPLACEMENT PART HAS SAME PROBLEM AS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844436August 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT HAS LOST POWER IN THE BRAKES. THEN THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844324August 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT BACK BRAKES GRAB, BUT THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AT 22,000 MILES THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 28,000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844336August 4, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
FRONT SHOCKS BOLT GETTING LOOSE AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844339August 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH REAR AXLE CAME OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709593August 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE ALWAYS MADE A LOT OF NOISE DURING INITIAL STARTUP. CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHO DECLARED THIS AS "NORMAL". NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY, THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS "MAJOR LOWER END PROBLEMS" THAT CAN ONLY BE ESTIMATED BY AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING IN SPITE OF A) THIS BEING REPORTED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALERS NOT DOING ANYTHING AND B) THIS PROBLEM NOT NORMAL FOR AVEHICLE WITH THESE FEW MILES. A ENGINE SHOULD LAST SEVERAL TIMES THIS LONG WITH NORMAL MAINTENANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844181August 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS DEFECTIVE, ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER APPROX. 7-8 TIMES. PROBLEMS STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844241August 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709476August 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 4WHEEL DRIVE, U/JOINTS AND DRIVE TRAIN HAVE GONE OUT ON THE TRUCK 4 TIMES, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT FROM DAY ONE AND HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS BUT NEVER FIXED (AUTOLOCKS ON DOORS AND WINDOWS DON'T WORK AFTER HEAVY RAIN OR WET, HEAVY SNOW STORM) THE LAST TIME THE 4WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT, THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL FLEW OFF THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUG NUTS AND POSTS WERE NOT LOOSE NOR SHEARED OFF. UPON CONTACTING FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE EACH TIME TRUCK TAKEN IN, HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN "NO" RECALLS OF ANY TYPE ON OUR VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR ONE TO CHECK THE BOLTS ON THE FRONT BUMPER. THE FOLLOWING HAVE SHOWN OCCASSIONAL PROBLEMS SINCE 1993, BUT HAVE CONSISTENTLY BECOME WORSE WITH THE AGE/MILEAGE OF TRUCK: INTERMITTEN WIPERS DO NOT WORK, DIMMER LIGHT AND OTHER GAUGES DO NOT WORK IN DASH. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LOT OF BACKLASH/KICK WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR. THE IGNITION AND ALTERNATOR ARE CONSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE, SOMETIMES IT TAKES TURNING THE KEY UP TO TEN OR MORE TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO START. CURRENTLY, ONCE THE ENGINE GETS HOT, THE TRUCK SPITS AND SPUTTERS, ALMOST KILLING WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE TRUCK RECENTLY HAD A COMPLETE TUNE-UP AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS WITH FORD AUTHORIZED PARTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709441August 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE REAR BRAKES WHEN APPLIED IN POOR TRACTION CONDITIONS, OR WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, LOCK UP. THEN THE ABS LETS THE REAR WHEELS GO FREE WITHOUT REAPPLYING THE BRAKES. ALL BRAKING IS NOW ON THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY. THIS IS NO PROBLEM WHEN IN GOOD TRACTRION CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, IN POOR TRACTION CONDITION AS SOON AS ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS BEGINS TO LOCK ALL BRAKING IS WITH ONE FRONT WHEEL ONLY. THE TRUCK GOES TOTALLY OUT OF BRAKING CONTROL AS THE TRUCK IS NOW SKIDDING ON ONE FRONT WHEEL AND NO REAR WHEELS. IT TOOK ME YEARS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD SEE NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLENM TO THE NHTSA SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH NO HELP. BUT REMEMBER, IT WASNT UTIL AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK FOR MANY YEARS AND SEEING THIS PROBLEM OCCUR WHEN TOWING MY BOAT IN THE RAIN THAT I BEGAN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHY IT WAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709455August 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL FROM REAR TANK IS RETURNING TO FRONT TANK, CAUSING THE FRONT TANK TO OVERFILL. THE GAS COMES SPEWING OUT. THIS IS ALSO CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPUTTER, AND LOSE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547636July 30, 1999
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET
THE RIGHT RADIUS ARM BUSHING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843869July 30, 1999
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS; WHEN TURNING RIGHT 10MPH HEARD A NOISE.TURNED STEERING TO RIGHT AND LEFT, WHEEL DIDN'T RESPOND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843945July 30, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE FELL OFF WHEN IT WAS BEING OPENED. TAILGATE FELL ON THE DRIVER'S FOOT. WENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT. NO BROKEN BONES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843949July 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
AXLE HOUSING SHAFT TWISTED, CAUSING AXLE TO SLIDE IN AND OUT AND WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF REAR END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843735July 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 55 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843802July 29, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH INNER TIE ROD CAME OFF, AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE TRYING TO COMING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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