Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#884809April 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD CONSUMER STEPPED ON GAS AND PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONSUMER COULD NOT PRESS ON BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. SO CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NUETRAL, AND FINALLY STOPPED VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884567March 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL IT STARTS TO REVERSE .ONLY WAY TO DRIVE IS TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743145March 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
NO WARNING OF BRAKE PADS GETTING LOW. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE. HE REPORTED THAT MY BRAKE PADS HAD WORN COMPLETELY AWAY AND HAD DAMAGED THE ROTORS TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT NORMALLY BRAKE PADS CONTAINED A SQUEAKER DEVICE TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE PADS ARE GETTING LOW. MY FORD FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKE PADS DID NOT HAVE THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743158March 27, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVERS DOOR IS SPLITTING LOOKING AT THE DOOR, BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WINDOW. ITS STARTING TO CRACK THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884346March 27, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PEOO O20 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS REAR END STARTED SWERLING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P235 70 R16, DOT NUMBER W2081PT 477 . WILL CONTACTED FIRESTONE TODAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884396March 27, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
A CRACK IN METAL OUTSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE SEAL MEETS WINDOW. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883969March 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN MECHANIC CHECKED SPARK PLUG JUST BLEW OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING DO TO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883861March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND DEALER SAID BRAKES WHERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THERE WAS MORE PRESSURE ON INSIDE OF ROTORS THAN ON OUTSIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883890March 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REAR WINDSHIELD LEAKS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER. DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT DEFECT IS WHERE WINDOW SEAL IS CONNECTED TO WINDOW, THERE IS A GAP WHICH CANNOT BE SEALED. DEALER HAS RECOGNIZED PROBLEM AS DEFECT, BUT WILL NOT COVER EXPENSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883374March 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS CRACKING RIGHT ABOVE DOOR HANDLE NEAR WINDOW. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883238March 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK RIGHT BELOW THE WINDOW FRAME FORMING ON DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742466March 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GARAGE THE DRIVER'S SIDE TORSION BROKE. FEBRUARY 1999 THE TORSION BAR ON THE PASSENGER BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. FORTUNATELY IN EITHER CASE NO INJURIES. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE, BUT AFTER CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY AND THE DEALER WHERE THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TOWED EITER STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM. MY FAMILY NOW FEELS FOR THEIR SAFETY NEXT TIME WE DRIVE IN THE TRUCK. I NEED TO BE CONVINCED THAT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE TORSION BARS USED ON THAT YEAR TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882993March 14, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH LUGS: NUTS: STUDS BROKE, CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882691March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN LOW GEAR, CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. VEHICLE FINALLY HIT TREE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882725March 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE AT 40 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882611March 9, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS A CRACK DOWN MIDDLE, ON OUTSIDE. CRACK IS VERY VISIBLE FROM A DISTANCE AND TO THE NAKED EYE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT CRACK ON DOOR WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. OWNER HAD REPORTED PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES, BUT NOTHING DONE AT THAT TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882623March 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL FROM FRONT TANK TO TRANSFER FUEL TO SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882228March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS SITTING AROUND ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES IN OFF POSITION AND CONSUMER SMELLED AN ANTI FREEZE ODOR BEFOR EXITING VEHICLE. AFTER RETURNING FROM SHOPPING ,VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARMENT WAS CALLED, CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560081March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM THEREFORE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DOING ALL THE WORK AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP TO A STOP AND SKID IN TRAFFIC, THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION, THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE NOT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882110March 5, 2001
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SPLIT AROUND THE RIM, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 49000 MILES, TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE FUELER 684, SIZE P265/75R16, SEARS REPLACED TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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