Ford F-150 Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#10400880May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK UP ON MY 2000 FORD F150 RUSTED AND ENDED UP ON THE GROUND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. ONE STRAP WASN'T EVEN ON THE TRUCK AFTER FURTHER LOOKING AT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401688May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - EMAIL FROM RE GAS TANKS FALLING FROM MOVING VEHICLES. *KB 2000 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, ANOTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400719May 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AT APPROXIMATELY 2AM ON MAY 12, 2011. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 9AM THE PRECEDING DAY. FIRE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES IT TO BE THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400722May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. HE PURCHASED A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/13/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400747May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK STRUCK THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK SHIELD AND WAS CAUSING FRICTION TO THE SHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD BEAR A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 271,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400640May 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THEN NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT REPORT TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED OR WOULD BE DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400690May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 FORD F-150 GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400029May 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED SINCE THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 1/24/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399736May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK FELL FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399750May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO COMPLETELY DETACH FALLING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399793May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS COVERED WITH RUST THE REAR STRAP HAD ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL REPAIR THE STRAPS FOR $60.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399816May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY REINSTALLED THE DETACHED FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE HOSE AND FILLER TUBE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399906May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP, HEARD CRASHING SOUND AND HEAVY SCRAPING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DROPPED FROM BELOW THE VEHICLE CAUSING A GOUGE IN THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS DUMPING THE GAS ONTO THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED APRIL 7, 2011. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399644May 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A STRAP WHICH HOLDS ON THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F150 BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DRAGGED APPX. 300 YARDS, CAUSING ABOUT 10 GALLONS TO LEAK OUT ON ROAD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. HAD TO BE DISPATCHED, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK AND STRAP SYSTEM AT A COST OF OVER $800.00. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIR DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAP FURTHEST TO THE FRONT WAS THE ONLY STRAP THAT BROKE AND CAUSED THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK TO DRAG. THE BREAK APPEARED TO BE IN THE CENTER OF THE STRAP ON THE BOTTOM FACING THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE METAL PART OF THE STRAP WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE REAR WAS SIMILAR, BUT SEEMED TO HAVE ADDED SUPPORT FROM THE FILL NOZZLE AND CAP ASSEMBLY. ALSO TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE LOWERING SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399647May 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING ABNORMALLY BECAUSE THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,788. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399718May 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F150 AND I HEARD THAT THERE IS BEING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH AND DROPPING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP TO THE ROAD AND DRAG, ALSO CAUSING THE TANK TO SPRING A LEAK (NEEDING TO BE REPLACED). THE TANK, STRAPS, VENT TUBE, ETC. WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEAR $700.00. I WAS WONDERING WHAT STEPS IF ANY I CAN TAKE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS COST. THANK YOU UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH OF THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399471May 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE TRUCK. SLOWLY PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS ON THE GROUND, HELD UP ON ONE END BY A HOSE. GOOD THING I WAS NOT GOING FAST OR ON A BUMPY ROAD. IF THE TANK HAD HIT A BUMP IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHES AND POSSIBLY EXPLODED. HAD ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $270 SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395865April 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395350April 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD F 150. DAUGHTER FILLED THE TANK ON 4/8/2011. TANK FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT SPEED. BOTH SUPPORT STRAPS FAILED BY BREAKING IN HALF. TRUCK WAS SAFELY PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT ENTIRE CONTENTS OF FUEL TANK SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY BERM. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395368April 9, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AT ABOUT 2:30 AM, LOCATION IS HOUSTON, TX , VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HOUSTON FIRE DPT ENGINE #26 INVESTIGATED AN DETERMINED NO ARSON WAS INVOLVED, REPORT # [XXX] RECORDS #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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