Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#700013October 22, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT NOTICE,BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED,TURN SIGNAL AND WIPER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT COST TO ORIGINAL OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700015October 22, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FACTORY PROGRAMMED COMPUTER WAS MADE TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE CHECK UPON ENGINE START-UP.THE COMPUTER WILL MAKE A MISDIAGNOSIS THAT ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON.FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THIS AND NOW SUPPLYS DEALER WITH COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT RECALLIBRATES THE COMPUTER TO WAIT 240 SECONDS AFTER INITAL START-UP BEFORE MAKING DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE CHECKS.NOTIFIED DEALER.THEY REPROGRAMED COMPUTER AND CHARGED ME (THE ORIGINAL OWNER) $57.60+TAX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829271October 21, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
DEALER CLAIMS NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 60 DAYS. HAS ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER OVER DOZEN TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829273October 21, 1998
WHEELS:MULTI PIECE
CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542135October 20, 1998
TIRES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
GENERAL AMERI 550 P236/70RIE TIRE BLEW OUT, DUE TO INADEQUATE SHIELD PROTECTION,PLASTIC WELL SHIELD CAME OFF,VACUUM RESERVE BOX CAME OFF AND THE COMPUTER WIRE NURSES SWITCH UNPLUGGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542219October 19, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS HAD LOOSENED AND WERE STRIPPED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO LUGS BEING SHEARED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829122October 19, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL (98V095000) OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. BEEN CALLING DEALER EVERY 2 WEEKS. EACH TIME WAS TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. STILL WAITING FOR LUGS: NUTS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT SHIPPED PARTS TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829066October 16, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE. TOOK ORIGINAL TIRE OFF TO BE FIXED. ONCE FIXED, THE TIRE WAS PLACED BACK ON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH THE WHEELS BROKE OFF DUE TO FAULTY LUGS: NUTS. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE LUGS: NUTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829083October 16, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUGS: NUTS ON WHEELS WOULD BREAK OFF WHENEVER TIRES HAVE TO BE ALIGNED OR BRAKES REPAIRED. MECHANIC SAYS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ON F150. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828968October 15, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 6-7 MPH, HEARD A LARGE BANG, AND LOST STEERING AND VEHICLE WENT ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THE BOLTS ON THE POWER STEERING GEAR SHEARED OFF. DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS WITH NO INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OR IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828972October 15, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 98V095000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL98S14; DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE LUGS:NUTS DUE TO THE CONSUMER PURCHASING NEW TIRES AT A TIRE SHOP. TIRE SHOP REPLACED TIRES, AND TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THE TIRE SHOP DID NOT TIGHTEN THE LUGS: NUTS, AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829012October 15, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781002October 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
MISALIGNMENT OF BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR SPRING LEAFS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828065October 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE EXHAUST PIPE BLOWS DIRECTLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. IN WINTER WEATHER THIS CAUSES ICE TO FORM ON THE WHEEL, WHICH MAKES THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780960October 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO DRUMS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828591October 6, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RECALL 98V095000//98S14, LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS. CONSUMER STATES THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE FORD MANUFACTURER. CONTACTED TWO DEALERS SINCE JUNE, 1998. THE RECALL NOTICE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SENT OUT IF THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828620October 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, THE PRESSURE CAME BACK, BUT THE BRAKES WERE HARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK AS IF THE ROTORS WERE COMING APART.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780736October 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VIBARATIONS WITH RESONATING NOISE AT 1100 TO 2000RPM. TAKEN BACK TO SEVERAL DEALERS WITH NO ANSWER/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828570October 5, 1998
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE EDGES OF THE 4 U CHANNELS ON THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CUTS INTO THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780623October 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5-SPEED MANUAL SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION IS SO POOR IN SHIFTING TIMING THAT IT CONTINUALLY MISSES SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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