Ford F-150 Complaints (1999)

1,044 consumer complaints on file.

#10099218November 2, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING FORD TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD IN 1999 FORD F-150 TRUCK. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097780October 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS MOST SEVERELY DAMAGED. FIRE'S ORIGIN APPEARED TO BE ON LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095991October 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT DOING APPROX 20 MPH IN A 99 F-150. THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE #2 CYL. BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTLY NO HELP, STATING THAT THERE WAS NO WARRRENTY ON THIS ITEM AND THAT AN APPROX REPAIR COST WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3500. ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A LOCAL REPUTABLE SHOP HERE IN PHX. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT FOR CONSIDERIBLY LESS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A POOR DESIGN ON FORDS PART. WHY IS IT THAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED THIS WAY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093894October 10, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RIGHT TIE-ROD FAILURE 1999 FORD F-150 PICKUP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093753October 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY PICKUP HOWEVER IT HAS BROKEN DOWN ON ME. IT BEGAN WITH A SMALL SHUTTER. IT FELT LIKE THE PICKUP WAS HAVING ISSUES IDLING/ACCELERATING. ONLY AT LOW (5-10 MPH) SPEEDS DID I FEEL THE WEAKNESS/SHUTTER. I HAD THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, I JUST ASSUMED IT NEEDED A TUNE UP AND WAS PREPARED TO HAVE ONE DONE SOON. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER (STARTED OFF FINE) THEN AT A STOP SIGN FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOW SHUTTERING/MISFIRING EVEN MORE. TOOK THE PICKUP TO MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT VALVE 4 WAS STUCK OPEN AND HAD ESSENTIALLY MELTED ITS SELF OPEN. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE PISTON TO GET DAMAGED AND NOW I'M FACED WITH REPLACING THE HEADS OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE. MY PICKUP HAS 110,000 HOWEVER (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC) THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PICKUPS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH AS LITTLE AS 80,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL ON WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093733October 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS ON MY 1999 F-150 LARIET MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED BLACK SPOTS. THE BLACK SPOTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING BEHIND ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT DELAMINATION OF MIRRORS OCCURED ON 1998 AND 1999 F-150, F-250, EXPEDITIONS, AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE MIRRORS REPLACED AT A COST OF $150.00 PER MIRROR PLUS LABOR. I CONTACTED FORD TO ASK ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COSTS OF REPLACING THE MIRRORS AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. FORD HAS BEEN VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS UNLESS A VEHICLE RECALL IS REQUIRED THAT THEY WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY REPLACE THE MIRRORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MANAGER THAT THE REPLACEMENT MIRRORS HAVE A DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN THE ORIGINAL MIRRORS. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE MIRRORS WERE REDESIGNED AFTER FORD REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093616October 5, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IS PRESENT IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093416October 1, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
1999 FORD F150 - DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END FAILED - VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AT THE TIME - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, NOTHING EVER HAPPENED TO VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE PROVOKED SUCH A FAILURE - TIE ROD END SNAPPED OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS TURNING A CORNER AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED - BECAUSE OF LOW SPEED, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL AND GET VEHICLE OFF ROAD - ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED ONLY 5,000 MILES EARLIER WHEN I HAD TIRES REPLACED, NOTHING WAS LOOSE OR SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AT THAT TIME. AT THE TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS WAS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THOUGHT MY OCCURRENCE MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A FLUKE. AFTER I GOT THE LETTER FROM FORD, I REALIZED THAT THIS MUST BE MORE COMMON THAN I THOUGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED BY FORD IS ADEQUATE SINCE IT DIDN'T STOP MY OCCURRENCE FROM HAPPENING. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE MADE MORE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND I WAS OFFENDED BY THE LETTER THAT BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY HAD A PROBLEM BUT THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093370September 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
REPLACED EXAHUST MANAFOLD, MY REPAIRMAN SAID MANY FORD OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095243September 28, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
POTENTIAL TIE ROD PROBLEMS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093139September 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE ARE STRUCTURAL CRACKS DEVELOPING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS DOORS ON THE REAR UPRIGHT ADJACENT TO THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093054September 22, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY FORD F-150 HAS A DEFECT IN THE DOORS THAT CAUSES THE METAL TO SPLIT AND THEN RUST. I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY, WHO TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE WARRANTY ON MY 1999 HAD EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO.*AK THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS CAN BE SEEN BY CHECKING AT: HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=1266 HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=DE44BCE6977B55250BD9B03E02B22148&THREADID=1468&PERPAGE=15&PAGENUMBER=1 A PICTURE THAT IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE THAT I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE IS HERE: HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/ARTICLES/CRACKS.HTML I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL BODYSHOP AND THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS OVER $500, BUT THE OWNER TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THEM. WHICH I DID, ONLY TO BE TURNED AWAY. UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091870September 13, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIED ROD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090869September 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
FIRE ORIGINATED IN LR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OCCURRED WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. ORIGIN IS AT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090872September 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
FIRE ORIGINATED IN LR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND ENGINE NOT RUNNING FOR 10-12 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. FIRE ORIGINATED AT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090539September 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DROVE MY F-150 TRUCK TO EAT THEN WHEN I CAME OUT I DROVE IT ABOUT 100 YARDS AND STOP AND DID ABOUT 15 MINUTES SHOPING AT HOME DEPOT WHEN I CAME OUT AND STARTED IT IT MADE A BANG. IT SOUNDED LIKE A HOLE IN THE TAIL PIPE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A CYLINDER HEAD FROM A BLOW SPARK PLUG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088765August 29, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD TO HAVE IDLE ARM CHECKED FOR DEFECT AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO IF FAULTY, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPLACEMENT. IF THIS IS A RECALL, THIS SHOULD BE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT A RECALL WOULD BE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089898August 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FRAME DEVELOPED A CRACK. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR RUSTED AND LEAKED WATER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089745August 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER USED CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080340August 20, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE ROD END CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER USES ROD ENDS WITH NO GREASE FITTINGS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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