Ford F-150 Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#10153144March 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2 ENGINE FAILURES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151027February 23, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
SHORTLY AFTER MY RECALL THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO VELDE FORD IN VERO BEACH FLORIDA, THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE PARTS REQUIRED FOR THE RECALL AND MY CRUISE CONTROL STILL WASN'T BACK TO BEING OPERATIONAL (WHICH IT WAS PRIOR TO THE FIRE) AND CHARGED ME 246.78 PLUS TAX TO DO THE REPAIR. THEY CLAIM IT WAS UNRELATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150406February 16, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE STARTED BOUNCING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WERE IT WAS REPAIRED BY A FAMILY MEMBER. THE INNER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALSO, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147753January 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2000 FORD F-150 WITH THE 4.2L V6 ENGINE AND I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT FORD IS AWARE OF I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER 4.2L V6 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE ASKED FORD FOR HELP IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. I WAS GIVEN EXCUSES AND TOLD TO GO AWAY AND BUY A NEW ENGINE. I TRIED TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO FORD BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION WITH NO PAPERWORK FILLED OUT. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE WAY A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF FORD IS BEING TREATED. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE SEAL OR GASKET THAT LEAKS ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSES PISTONS TO BREAK ROD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER INTERIOR ENGINE PARTS TO BREAK. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR BEHALF NOT THE BUYER. FORD DOES NOT TELL NEW CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO SELL THE VEHICLES KNOWING THAT THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS FOR FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ENGINE AND REPLACE IT WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE OR MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW ENGINE WILL NOT CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147755January 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
"FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/99 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146910January 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD, REPAIR WAS VERY COSTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I ALSO HAVE HAD 3 COIL PACKS GO BAD ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146615December 31, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WELL I GOT SUCKERED OCT 4 2003 INTO A 2000 F-150 W/52,000 MILES . MY LOVELY TRUCK WAS DOING GREAT UNTIL SEPT 2004 AND THEN MY TRANNY WENT OUT. JUST BLEW OUT. WELL $1400 DOLLARS AND A LOT OF (I MEAN A LOT) OF MONEY AND TIME LATER (NOV 2004) I GOT IT FIXED (HAPPY TIMES RIGHT?). DAD, ME SOME BUDDIES PUT THE TRANNY IN. SO I AM DOING GREAT AND THEN I STARTED TO SMELL ANTI FREEZE AND WELL SOME TIME LATER IN AUG 2005 IT STARTED A STEEM SHOP OUT THE EXHAUST. WATER, ANTI FREEZE AND OIL THAT IS WHAT IS WAS. LOOKED LIKE HEAD GASKET OR HEAD MIGHT BE CRAKED SO GOT NEW GASKET SET AND GOT HEADS TESTED AND RESHAPED AND NEW HEAD BOLTS.($400 LATER) WELL I FINALY GOT TO GETTING IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT IS STILL SMOKING (TODAY IN DEC 2005). SO SOMETHING BAD IS WRONG MAYBE BLOCK IS CRAKED. I DONT KNOW BUT I AM VERY MAD I OWE $12,000 ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146016December 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS TRUCK HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00. THIS HAPPENED IN A WELL TRAVELED AREA AND IT WAS ME AND NOT MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE HEAD DESIGN THAT FORD HAS SINCE RECTIFIED. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT A $30,000 TRUCK THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF FAILURE 18,000 MILES OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145623December 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF IT'S HOLE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145419December 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE ARE NO EVENTS THAT INDICATE ANYTHING IS WRONG UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER AND RUNS ROUGH. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 8 CYLINDER ON 11/14/05. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 6 CYLINDER ON 12/05/05. A COIL PACK FAILURE ON # 1 CYLINDER ON 12/15/05. ALL INCIDENTS SHOW A MISFIRE ON A PARTICULAR CYLINDER. CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE A COIL PACK INSTALLED ALONG WITH A SPARK PLUG. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACEMENT OF ALL COIL PACKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145017December 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2000 F-150 THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE 2000. I KEPT MY TRUCKS OIL CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON A NOVEMBER SATURDAY AS MY FAMILY AND I WAS GOING TO VISIT SOME RELATIVES ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE TIMING HAD JUMPED AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. THE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TO HIS SURPRISE IT WAS STILL FILLED WITH OIL AND AFTER DOING A MORE IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE ENGINE, SLUDGE WAS IN THE OIL PAN AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. I ASKED THE FORD TECHNICIAN AS TO HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED AND WITH A REPLY OF I DON'T KNOW. AS A RESULT MY MOTOR IS NO GOOD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144169December 1, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH AND A CAR TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF HIM. HE HIT THE CAR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NEITHER ONE OF HIS FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS IN A HONDA CIVIC AND BOTH HIS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY SON HAD BACK, NECK, ARM, KNEE AND LEG INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT SAID THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK IS BEING LOOKED AT NOW TO DETERMINE IF IT CAN BE FIXED OR TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10142866November 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RADIATOR SEVERAL TIMES ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE RADIATOR PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED PURCHASING AN AFTER MARKET RADIATOR AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE RADIATOR AS PART OF THE TRAILER TOWED PACKAGE. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE UPGRADE RADIATOR, HOWEVER AFTER THE INSTALLATION, THE CONSUMER HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142902November 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141083October 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO WORK IN EVERGREEN CO. WHEN SOMETHING BLEW IN THE FRONT OF OUR TRUCK. WE HAD A IMMEDIATE STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE VERY LOUD NOISES. A GARAGE IN EVERGREEN LOOKED AT OUR TRUCK AND TOLD US WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO IT AND SAID NOT TO DRIVE IT TO FAR BECAUSE IT COULD HURT THE ENGINE MORE THAN IT DID. WE WENT AND BOUGHT A COIL AND SPARK PLUG AND WAITED ALL DAY FOR THE GUY TO FIX THE TRUCK. HE SAID WE WERE LUCKY HE HAD A TOOL TO FIX IT BECAUSE HE HAD THE ONLY ONE IN EVERGREEN. HE HAD TO RETHREAD THE BLOCK SO THAT HE COULD PUT THE NEW PLUG AND NEW COIL ON. HE ALSO TOLD US OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN EVERGREEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141084October 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING:COLUMN
WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS NOT ALL THE WAY UP THE TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS A CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS BROKE. THIS ALL HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO THERE BEING NO WARRANTY. AT THE SAME TIME THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE MOTOR IN BOTH DOORS HAD WENT OUT. SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT THEY WOULD BOTH GO AT THE SAME TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140895October 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT:THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END SHIMMIED. ALSO, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE WERE *AK NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140572October 24, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR QUIT WORKING WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. THE SEAT BELT WILL RETRACT AND NOT GIVE ANY SLACK. HE UNBOLTED THE SEAT BELT FITTING FROM THE FLOOR TO ALLOW THE STRAP TO GO IN FURTHER. THE STRAP CAME OUT, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS BEFORE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE BOLTED BACK THE SEAT BELT FITTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140582October 24, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MY F150 VIN NUMBER 1FTRX18LOYKA71643 IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 05S28 REGARDING THE SPEED SENSOR. EACH MONTH I CALL DEALERS BUT THEY CONTINUE NOT TO HAVE PARTS TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN MAY STATING PARTS HAVE BEEN SENT BUT DEALERS ARE OUT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY CONFIRM THIS BUT ARE UNABLE TO GET ME ON A LIST TO GET RECALL DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140430October 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2000 F150 SUPERCAB WITH THE 5.4L V8 TRITON GASOLINE ENGINE. THIS TRUCK ABS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ON SUN 17 JULY 2005, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND ONE OF MY SONS, I EXPERIENCED WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT TO BE THE SPARK PLUG BEING BLOWN-OUT OF THE #3 CYLINDER JUST AS WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY--WE WERE LUCKY TO MAKE IT TO A BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT INJURIES. I OPTED FOR THE "HELI-COIL" REPAIR METHOD BASED UPON THE DESCRIBED SUCCESS RATE. ON WED 28 SEP 2005 I BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY TO WORK AFTER THE SPARK PLUG ON #4 BLEW-OUT. THE LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINED THAT FORD HAS A NEW DESIGN FOR THE CYLINDER HEAD BUT THIS REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT NEARLY THE SAME COST AS A LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT WHICH I ULTIMATELY OPTED FOR. THE LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE FORD WOULD COVER THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS (OR EVEN HELP WITH THE COST) BECAUSE THEY DON'T VIEW THIS AS A "DESIGN PROBLEM" AS I DO. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO PERSUADE FORD THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER CARE CENTER WHERE I WAS FLATLY TURNED DOWN I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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