1997 FORD F-150 Problems & Recalls
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FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1997 THROUGH 2003 MODEL YEAR FORD F-150, 2004 MODEL YEAR FORD F-150 HERITAGE, 1997 THROUGH 1999 MODEL YEAR F-250 LESS THAN 8,500 LBS. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR), AND ...
The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the transmission hesitated while shifting gears. The contact stated that when the gear changed, the vehicle would jerk. The contact replaced the control sensor however, the failure recurred. A dealer was...
Mileage: 245,000
on two occasions now while traversing a slight downgrade (approx 8-10mph) applied brake (per pedal) and vehicle failed to stop! (felt as though it was sliding) which it wasn't. continued to roll! after re-gaining composer and control of the vehicle (avoiding any collision) brake system returned to ...
The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift into park(P). The contact stated that when he attempted to shift the vehicle into reverse(R), the vehicle shifted instead shifted into drive(D) and vice versa. Additionally, ...
Mileage: 40,000
1997 Ford F150, had recall 25527072 05S28 performed in March of 2006. The switch installed as part of the recall has failed and brake fluid has leaked from the switched and the harness. It is not apparent that the switch is leaking until the harness connector is removed from the switch. The integ...
1997 Ford F150, had recall 25527072 05S28 performed in March of 2006. The switch installed as part of the recall has failed and brake fluid has leaked from the switched and the harness. It is not apparent that the switch is leaking until the harness connector is removed from the switch. The integ...
I filled the fuel tank and let the vehicle set in my drive over night. In the morning as I was approaching the vehicle in preparation to drive to work, I smelled a strong odor of gasoline. I looked under the vehicle and saw a wet spot about 3 feet in diameter. The wet spot was gasoline. As i was inv...
Mileage: 205,383
The contact owned a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at the residence, the contact noticed smoke coming from the driver's side from the bottom of the front tire. The vehicle then caught on fire. The fire department came to extinguish the fire. A fire report was f...
Mileage: 200,000
The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side subframe near the axle of the vehicle was severely corroded. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 134,...
Mileage: 134,788
MY INTERIOR AND BACK EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF RANDOMLY SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROADS. THE LIGHT IN THE BACK ABOVE THE TRUCK BED IS BOTHERSOME BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE ATTENTION OF ANOTHER DRIVER CAUSING A ACCIDENT. MY MOTHER ALSO HAS A FORD F150 THAT DOES THE SAME, HOWEVER HER TRUCK I...
Mileage: 84,980
MY INTERIOR AND BACK EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF RANDOMLY SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROADS. THE LIGHT IN THE BACK ABOVE THE TRUCK BED IS BOTHERSOME BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE ATTENTION OF ANOTHER DRIVER CAUSING A ACCIDENT. MY MOTHER ALSO HAS A FORD F150 THAT DOES THE SAME, HOWEVER HER TRUCK I...
Mileage: 84,980
DECEMBER 3, 2020...MY HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. AFTER BEING THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS HIS FRIEND WALKED IN THE BUILDING WHERE HE WAS AND SAID, 'HEY MAN, YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!' EVERYONE RUSHED OUTSIDE TO SEE THE TRUCK WAS IN FACT ON FIRE. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ...
DECEMBER 3, 2020...MY HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. AFTER BEING THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS HIS FRIEND WALKED IN THE BUILDING WHERE HE WAS AND SAID, 'HEY MAN, YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!' EVERYONE RUSHED OUTSIDE TO SEE THE TRUCK WAS IN FACT ON FIRE. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ...
DECEMBER 3, 2020...MY HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. AFTER BEING THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS HIS FRIEND WALKED IN THE BUILDING WHERE HE WAS AND SAID, 'HEY MAN, YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!' EVERYONE RUSHED OUTSIDE TO SEE THE TRUCK WAS IN FACT ON FIRE. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ...
1. SPONTANEOUS BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. 10-20-2020 2. SPONTANEOUS SKIDDING ON WET PAVEMENT AND LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. 2ND INCIDENT 0N 10-23-20.
Mileage: 184,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE HIS BRAKES SERVICED. WHILE THERE, HE WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V231000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VANCOUVER FORD, INC. (6801 NE 40TH ST, VANCOUVER...
Mileage: 154,000
STEERING WHEEL FRAME IS CRACKED AND ALLOWS FOR LARGE MOVEMENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE MAY RESPOND. ALUMINUM APPEARS TO HAVE SEVERAL HAIRLINE CRACKS AND WARPING AROUND THE COLLAR HOLDING THE STEERING COLUMN AND YOU MAY LOOSE CONTROL WHILE TURNING OR WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS UNEVEN AT MID TO HIGH SPEEDS. ...
Mileage: 157,000
LIGHTS DO NOT WORK
MY 3RD DOOR WON'T OPEN AND IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE KIDS AND IT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM AROUND. I WENT TO YOUTUBE AND FOUND THAT SOME CHEAP PLASTIC RETAINERS THAT'S CLIPPED TO CABLES ARE BROKEN. THE RETAINERS OPEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. PLEASE HELP. THANKS
Mileage: 198,000
I WENT TO OPEN MY 3RD DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY F 150 AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED BOTH LATCHES ON THE OUTSIDE AND IN INNER DOOR FRAME BUT NO LUCK. I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET SOME ITEMS OUT OF MY BACK SEAT. I HAVE NOTHING TO UPLOAD AT THIS TIME.
Mileage: 198,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THE MORNING BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE BACK TIRES HIT A PATCH OF WATER AND I STARTED FISHTAILING. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A PATCH OF OAK TREES. ONE HEAD ON. ON IMPACT, THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE DASH BRO...
Mileage: 104,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THE MORNING BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE BACK TIRES HIT A PATCH OF WATER AND I STARTED FISHTAILING. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A PATCH OF OAK TREES. ONE HEAD ON. ON IMPACT, THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE DASH BRO...
Mileage: 104,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THE MORNING BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE BACK TIRES HIT A PATCH OF WATER AND I STARTED FISHTAILING. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A PATCH OF OAK TREES. ONE HEAD ON. ON IMPACT, THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE DASH BRO...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TO REAR FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL LINES AND FUEL TANK TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS, FUEL LINES, AND FUEL TANK DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT W...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TO REAR FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL LINES AND FUEL TANK TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS, FUEL LINES, AND FUEL TANK DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT W...
I WAS IN A WRECK TRAVELING 25 MO MAKING A TURN TO HEAD WEST AND I COLLIDED WITH A SIMI AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL I WAS TOLD BUT EMTS THAT THE WERE SHOCK THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLY THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE.
Mileage: 158,608
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN W...
Mileage: 258,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD AND A POP SOUND EMERGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF A BLOCK THEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 207,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES STOP OPERATING, ALONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INADVERTENTLY OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS TH...
Mileage: 189,000
I JUST STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY STEERING. I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO TUG HARD TO UNBIND AND REGAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. *TR
Mileage: 169,500
LINKAGE BRACKET BROKE WONT SHIFT COMPLETELY INTO PARK WONT STRART I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND ALSO THE CRUSE CONTROL SWITCH LEAKS BRAKE FLUID BOTH OF THESE HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY FORD BUT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOO IT SAID MY VIN # WASNT ON RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE BOTH ADMITTED TO BE FAULTY B...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SECTIONS THAT WERE RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE BUMPER AND STEPS NEAR THE DOORS WERE ALSO RUSTED AND SLIGHTLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE ...
Mileage: 177,582
MY TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. A NEIGHBOR CAME TO TELL US AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME PUT OUT THE FIRE.
Mileage: 200,000
MY TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. A NEIGHBOR CAME TO TELL US AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME PUT OUT THE FIRE.
Mileage: 200,000
MY TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. A NEIGHBOR CAME TO TELL US AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME PUT OUT THE FIRE.
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE STATE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V...
Mileage: 126,000
STARTED THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD ON THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE MOTOR. TRIED THE APPROPRIATE HELICOIL REPAIR KIT BUT THERE WERE NO THREADS TO TAP INTO.
Mileage: 146,000
MY FORD F150 SOMEHOW GOT WATER IN THE CYLINDER AND BENT A CONNECTING ROD AT111000 MILES.
FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE AND FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEED. FUEL FILLER NECK CRACKED AND FUEL CONNECTION AND FUEL PUMP DO NOT WORK. VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AND TEMPORARILY SUPPORTED BY STRAPS. ON MY OWN I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1997-2004 FORD TRUCKS AND CONTACTED...
Mileage: 120,000
FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR RUST AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK TO START TO LEAK. THE WHOLE FUEL TANK IS RUSTED UP AND IS DANGEROUS. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS A DANGER THAT THE FUEL WILL CATCH ON FIRE AND WILL BE HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER MO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CABLE THAT STRAPPED THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRE...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT SOUND AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Mileage: 186,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL AND NOTICE A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRAPS HAD B...
Mileage: 78,000
ON AUGUST 16, 2015, MY 1997 FORD F150 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN MY SON'S DRIVEWAY WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND CAME OUT, HOWEVER MY SON MANAGED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A GARDEN HOSE. ONE OF THE FIREMEN SAID IT APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE ENTIRE CAB IS ...
Mileage: 134,530
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION, WITH ABOUT 150 MILES TO GO, THE #2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. WITH ABOUT 30 MILES LEFT THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. CURSE OF THE FORD TRITON ENGINE
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH WITH NO LOAD AND NOTHING IN TOW THE SUB-FRAME CRACKED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. ON THE DRIVER SIDE IT CRACKED BEHIND THE REAR TIRE. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT CRACKED IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE BOWED AND SMASHED THE TOP OF THE BED INTO THE...
Mileage: 147,535
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AT NIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI...
Mileage: 300,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO DRIVE. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 300,000
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED (45 MPH), NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR VIBRATIONS PRESENT. LOUD BANG NOISE CAME FROM WITHIN ENGINE BAY, AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STUMBLE VERY BADLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND PRECEDED TO FLASH, PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE TRUCK WAS SHUT...
Mileage: 207,667
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED (45 MPH), NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR VIBRATIONS PRESENT. LOUD BANG NOISE CAME FROM WITHIN ENGINE BAY, AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STUMBLE VERY BADLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND PRECEDED TO FLASH, PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE TRUCK WAS SHUT...
Mileage: 207,667
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED (45 MPH), NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR VIBRATIONS PRESENT. LOUD BANG NOISE CAME FROM WITHIN ENGINE BAY, AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STUMBLE VERY BADLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND PRECEDED TO FLASH, PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE TRUCK WAS SHUT...
Mileage: 207,667
CONTACTED RECALL HOTLINE AND THEY STATED MULTIPLE LETTERS WERE SENT OUT FOR THIS PROGRAM SO THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RELATED DAMAGES. I RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE OCTOBER 2014 AND TOOK TRUCK TO GET RECALL FIXED WITHIN 2 MONTHS FROM WHEN I GOT A NOTICE OF RECALL . *TR
Mileage: 140,523
HAD FUEL TANK STRAP RECALL DONE ON 3/16/2015 ON MY 1997 FORD F150. PICKED TRUCK UP FROM DEALER ON 3/20/2015 AND TOOK IT TO MY HOME AND PARKED IT BY THE HOUSE. I LEFT MY HOUSE WITH MY OTHER CAR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND WHEN I RETURNED HOME I COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR A GAS. UPON INSPECTION OF MY TRU...
Mileage: 121,424
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE OVERHEATING, HEATER TEMPERATURE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY INSIDE, MISFIRE ON ONE CYLINDER. I HAVE REPLACED THERMOSTAT, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AND COILS. DIAGNOTIC CODE STILL READS MISFIRE ON ONE CYLINDER. MISFIRE IS NOT CONSTANT. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND OTHERS ...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG! I HAVE THE 5.4 V-8 ENGINE. FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE WAS NOT DAMAGED OR ANYTHING ELSE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD AND HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS WERE $600.00. *JS
Mileage: 112,000
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR AT LEAST 6 HOURS AND OUR NEIGHBORS COME KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR BECAUSE OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. IT MELTED UP EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD. WE GOT THE FIRE OUT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND MADE A REPORT. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT AND WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAMEWORK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR...
Mileage: 180,303
I CAME HOME FROM WORK ON 12/13 2014 AND NOTICED I HAD A WATER PUDDLE UNDER MY TRUCK SO ON 12/14/2014 I PULLED IN THE GARAGE AND DID SOME SEARCHING ONLY TO FIND THE OUTLET TUBE IN THE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING I ASSUMED IT WAS THE RUBBER HOSE AND WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT THE OUTLET TUBE BROKE ...
Mileage: 167,542
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHA...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED. TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 140,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE GOT CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN I HAVE THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE ROCKER ARM IN THE ENGINE CAME OFF AND HE SAID THE THAT THE VALVES GOT DESTROYED FROM THE ROCKERS. *TR
Mileage: 182,438
MOTOR RUNS ROUGH AT TIMES WITH ACCELERATION, CRUISE DONT WORK, AND AFTER CHANGING EVERYTHING 3 TIMES...IT'S A SPARK PLUG BRAND, AND AN UNFINISHED RECALL A PREVIOUS OWNER DIDN'T HAVE FINISHED? ITS A BEAUTIFUL BODY DESIGN...BUT NOW I CANT HAVE RECALLS DONE THAT WERENT COMPLETED BECAUSE OF A CARELESS F...
Mileage: 258,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,...
Mileage: 167,166
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,...
Mileage: 167,166
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 94,599
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BULB HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE BULB HOL...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID A CRASH AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRATES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO...
Mileage: 180,000
MY GRANDSON AND I WENT INTO WALMART AND CAME OUT OF THE STORE. WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND SEEN MY 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP ON FIRE. COMPLETE STRANGERS CAME FROM ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED THROWING SNOW ON IT FROM A PILE 50 FT AWAY. A TOWN COP SHOWED UP AND SPRAYED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ...
Mileage: 176,182
MY TRUCK WAS LOOSING WATER TO THE OIL PAN AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO NEED REPLACING IN 2004. FORD CHARGED ME 5200.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND SAID THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. NOW THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS DOING THE SAME THING. WHY WILL FORD NOT ADMIT THE PROBLEM WITH THE 97 4.2 AND NOT TRY TO CO...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A PO...
Mileage: 170,000
REAR SHOCK MOUNT CONNECTED TO FRAME RUSTED AND BROKE OFF. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
I NOTICED EXTREME RUST THAT HAS EATEN AWAY PARTS OF FRAME AND SUSPENSION. *TR
Mileage: 97,789
I NOTICED EXTREME RUST THAT HAS EATEN AWAY PARTS OF FRAME AND SUSPENSION. *TR
Mileage: 97,789
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION TO 90 MPH. THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FISH-TAILED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT CABLE AND STEERING COLUMN BRACKET WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TWO RECALLS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 97V17...
Mileage: 150,000
1997 FORD F150 4.6L 4X4 FUEL LINE IS LEAKING ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE LINES CONNECT BETWEEN THE FUEL FILTER AND THE TOP REAR OF ENGINE. FUEL LINES ARE RUBBING ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. FORD HAS RECALLED OVER 600,000 OF THIS MODEL TRUCK FOR THIS PROBLEM IN AUGUST, 2000, (FORD MFG. RECALL# 00...
Mileage: 199,887
I WENT TO A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO HAVE SOME BRAKE WORK DONE ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK. THE MECHANIC SAID I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU & WHAT THEY SHOW WAS ONE OF MY FUEL TANK STRAP WAS BROKEN AND ALSO THEY SAID MY GAS TANK DROP DOWN A LITTLE.SO I CALL A FORD DEALER & THEY SAY THERE NO RECALL ON MY 19...
Mileage: 153,005
AFTER CHECKING MY VEHICLE OVER I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTED THRU. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A CONDITION COMMON WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK AND STYLE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY VEHICLES THIS YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM? I HAVE DR...
Mileage: 189,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S HOME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. TH...
Mileage: 107,076
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK REAR STRAP CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). TH...
Mileage: 197,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK REAR STRAP CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). TH...
Mileage: 197,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN COMBINATION WITH A WHEEL BLOCK BEING PLACED IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE B...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING GAUGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 103,000
1997 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF AN A/C PROBLEM. THE A/C CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED OFF. AS THE DEALER WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A NEW A/C CLUT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 35
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 35
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 35
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT OPERATING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 35
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN. AS A RESULT, THE MOTOR CRATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONTA...
Mileage: 82,000
THE F150 FUEL TANK IS PRONE TO SEVERE AND DANGEROUS RUST AT THE BASE OF THE FILLER NECK. SO SEVERE THAT IT WILL RUST THROUGH CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPILL PROFUSELY THROUGH THE CRACKED NECK. I AM SURE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE AFTER CHECKING THE SALVAGE YARDS TO TRY AND REPLACE THE PART I DISCOVERED...
STOPPED TO FILL UP GAS TANK AND AS PUMPING THE GAS STARTED LEAKING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK TO THE TOP OF THE TANK. *TR *JS
Mileage: 120,000
1997 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN CONCERNING SAFETY RECALL 11V385000 REGARDING FUEL TANKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2011. PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FUELING HIS TANK. AFTER THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED, HE START...
1997 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN CONCERNING SAFETY RECALL 11V385000 REGARDING FUEL TANKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2011. PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FUELING HIS TANK. AFTER THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED, HE START...
1997 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN CONCERNING SAFETY RECALL 11V385000 REGARDING FUEL TANKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2011. PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FUELING HIS TANK. AFTER THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED, HE START...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ONE OF THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO PARTIALLY DETACH. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:S...
Mileage: 246,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME FRACTURED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE BROKEN AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE SURFACE OF THE FRAME, BUT THERE WERE NO ...
Mileage: 205,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME FRACTURED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE BROKEN AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE SURFACE OF THE FRAME, BUT THERE WERE NO ...
Mileage: 205,000
4.2L F150 HAD A SLOW LOSS OF COOLANT AND NOT BEING NOTIFIED THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO ENGINE DESTRUCTION, I WOULD SIMPLY ADD MORE COOLANT. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN COMPLETE HYDRO LOCK AND DESTROYING #5 ROD BEARING. WHILE I CAN WELL UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WI...
Mileage: 86,069
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CORROSION LOCKED REAR WHEELS (RIMS LOCKED TO HUBS) FOR BALANCING AND ROTATING, WHILE VEHICLE WAS SUPPORTED ON HYDRAULIC LIFT, THE MAIN REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. VEHICLE WAS OPERATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL NY STATE FOR 10 YEARS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY INOPERATIVE SINCE THAT ...
Mileage: 83,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN WHEN ALL THE BALL BEARINGS FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, IT WAS CONTROLLABLE AT THE LOW SPEED I WAS GOING BUT THANK GOD I WASN'T ON AN INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED I COULD H...
Mileage: 135,606
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN WHEN ALL THE BALL BEARINGS FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, IT WAS CONTROLLABLE AT THE LOW SPEED I WAS GOING BUT THANK GOD I WASN'T ON AN INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED I COULD H...
Mileage: 135,606
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN WHEN ALL THE BALL BEARINGS FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, IT WAS CONTROLLABLE AT THE LOW SPEED I WAS GOING BUT THANK GOD I WASN'T ON AN INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED I COULD H...
Mileage: 135,606
FORD RECALL 99B29. FRONT COVER GASK UNABLE TO HOLD COOLANT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING ON BY ONE OF ITS STRAPS. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS FRACTURED AND THE SECOND STRAP WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT RE...
Mileage: 170,000
TRUCK HAS A 4.2 LITER, V-6 ENGINE. A WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN THEN PARKED IN A MY GARAGE. ON THE INCIDENT DAY I TRIED TO START THE TRUCK BUT HEARD ONLY A LOUD, HARD KNOCK WHEN THE STARTER ENGAGED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE BATTERY VOLTAGE CHECKED OUT OK. I HAD THE ...
Mileage: 102,000
NOTICED GAS PORING FROM TANK AS I WAS REFILLING. LOOKED UNDER TO SEE STRAP ROTTED AND BROKEN. SCHEDULED TO HAVE STRAP FIXED FRI 4/6/12 BUT FROM WHAT I READ,THEY WONT FIX LEAK CAUSED BY STRAP. SO TANK WILL CONTINUE TO LEAK. *TR
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE FUEL TANK DETACHED AND SPILLED NINETEEN GALLONS OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. A HAZMAT TEAM WAS NOTIFIED TO ASSIST WITH THE CLEAN...
Mileage: 139,429
THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL STRAPS UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING), BUT THE DEFECTIVE STRAPS CREATED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED...
Mileage: 81,000
AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS PER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000, I FOUND THAT WHEN I WAS REFUELING THE GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AT ABOUT 1.5 GALLONS. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I THE PROBLEM WASN'T PRESENT TILL THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW FUEL ...
Mileage: 231,969
AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS PER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000, I FOUND THAT WHEN I WAS REFUELING THE GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AT ABOUT 1.5 GALLONS. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I THE PROBLEM WASN'T PRESENT TILL THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW FUEL ...
Mileage: 231,969
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD THE HORN SOUNDING OFF. THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES SOON THEREAFTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AREA ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ...
Mileage: 161,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS UNABL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS UNABL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS UNABL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS UNABL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. NO ONE WAS INJURED FROM THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAU...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT, WHO WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IND...
Mileage: 314,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO ASSIST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE R...
Mileage: 225,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 207,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE STORAGE TANK: ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE STORAGE TANK: ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BOLT THAT HELD THE STEERING SHAFT IN PLACE. THE CON...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BOLT THAT HELD THE STEERING SHAFT IN PLACE. THE CON...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE RECAL...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL STRAPS UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING), BUT THE DEFECTIVE STRAPS CREATED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSED A FUEL ...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING), THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A LEAK. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE LEAK DE...
Mileage: 118,123
NOTICED FUEL TANK LEAKING. DEALERSHIP SAID LEAK WAS AT THE STRAP. TANK WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ON SEPT. 21, 2011 REPLACED FUEL TANK STRAPS UNDER RECALL 11V385000. IN OCTOBER 2011 I WROTE TO A LETTER TO FORD ASKING THEM TO CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIP OF REPAIRS. IN JANUARY 2012 I RECEIVED ...
Mileage: 128,225
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK BUILT 1997 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. *TR
Mileage: 224,043
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED FROM THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSED THE TANK TO HANG ABNORMALLY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE: TANK: ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) AND R...
Mileage: 246,000
REAR SPRINGS, REAR BUCKLE REAR SPRINGS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THE ITEMS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE FIXED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WARRANTS SOME INVESTIGATION. NOTE THAT THE TRUCK GASOLINE TANKS ALSO RUSTED ...
Mileage: 86,335
REAR SPRINGS, REAR BUCKLE REAR SPRINGS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THE ITEMS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE FIXED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WARRANTS SOME INVESTIGATION. NOTE THAT THE TRUCK GASOLINE TANKS ALSO RUSTED ...
Mileage: 86,335
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE, EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD, FUEL TANK STRAP, BRAKE LINE, BOLTS, ERG VALVE, AND THE FRAME WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK OR ...
Mileage: 220,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE, EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD, FUEL TANK STRAP, BRAKE LINE, BOLTS, ERG VALVE, AND THE FRAME WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK OR ...
Mileage: 220,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE, EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD, FUEL TANK STRAP, BRAKE LINE, BOLTS, ERG VALVE, AND THE FRAME WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK OR ...
Mileage: 220,000
1997 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL AND FUEL TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE SMELLED GASOLINE JUST AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. UPON INVESTIGATION, HE NOTICED GAS ON THE TOP HALF OF THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALARMED, HE LOOKED FOR ...
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 IN WHICH I NOTICED GAS LEAKING AS I WOULD FILL THE TANK. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN JULY AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. I HEARD THAT FORD WAS SOON SENDING OUT A RECALL FOR REPLACING GAS TANK STRAPS ON VEHICLES SUCH AS MINE. SO I WAITED UNTIL A RECALL WAS SENT TO ME BEFORE ATTEMPT...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). AFTER TAKING HIS VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND HAD STARTED TO LE...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FRO RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THEY WERE ONLY SERVICING THOSE VE...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO CORRODE AND LEAK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 260,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP, WHICH WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAULTY FUEL TANK STRAPS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN HE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS, BUT THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER RE...
Mileage: 160,000
1997 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE NEW TANK AND LABOR. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS 5 MPH AND ABOVE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS FRACTURED FROM THE HARNESS AND A CABLE WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS 5 MPH AND ABOVE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS FRACTURED FROM THE HARNESS AND A CABLE WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE REAR STRAP OF THE FUEL TANK...
Mileage: 113,628
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16...
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED AND SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,...
Mileage: 240,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE REFUELING, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND APPROXIMATELY ONE GALLON OF FUEL SPILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...
Mileage: 239,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RUSTED...
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 11V385000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED O...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PA...
Mileage: 11,612
1997 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL RELATED TO STRAPS ON GAS TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO RUST. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE TANK REPLACED, SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A RECALL DEFECT. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE WHICH INCLUDED THE ONE HUNDRED DOL...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEXT TO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. LATER THAT NIGHT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONT...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RAPID DECREASE IN THE FUEL LEVEL DISPLAYED ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE RECALL DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 11V385000 (FU...
Mileage: 162,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND ONE BROKE, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND SPLIT OPEN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS TO THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V38500...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING), THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH A STRONG ODOR AFT...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS DETACHED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND THE REAR STRAP WAS SEVERA...
Mileage: 54,782
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE, DAMAGING THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL STRAPS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STO...
Mileage: 244,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SPILLED ONE HALF GALLON OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED H...
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO...
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 1V385000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). PRIOR TO THE CONTACT RECEIVING THE NOTICE, HE HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE RECALL REMEDY BECAUSE HE HAD ENCOUNTERED THE FAILURE. THE FA...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INLET PIPE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE FRAME NEAR THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT ONLY TH...
Mileage: 241,403
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRING TO THE FUEL TANK STRAPS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) BUT NOT FOR THE FUEL TANK ITSELF. T...
Mileage: 149,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT BECAUSE THE CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED, CAUSING THE ...
Mileage: 245,492
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO THE F...
Mileage: 246,000
FUEL TANK STRAP MOUNT RUSTED AND CAUSED THE STRAP TO COME THROUGH THE MOUNT. THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING BY THE FRONT STRAP. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED ONLY THE STRAPS WERE RECALLED. TRUCK IS STILL AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR THE RECALL TO BE DONE. THIS COULD...
Mileage: 246,000
MY 1997 FORD F150 STARTED ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY EMPLOYER, FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER I PARKED THE VEHICLE FROM A 5 MILE ROUND TRIP. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND QUICKLY MOVED INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. WHEN INSPECTING THE ENGINE AREA WITH THE ...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE FUEL TANK LEAKED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL AND ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT MADE A PREVIOUS REPAIR TO THE RUSTED FUEL TANK STRAPS. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE FOR TWO WEEKS, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM REPAIR ...
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE...
Mileage: 325,000
WHILE FUELING MY TRUCK I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE, AFTER STEPPING BACK AND EXAMINING THE SITUATION, I FOUND THAT I WAS LEAKING GAS ONTO THE GROUND, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A RUSTED OUT FILLER TUBE, HAD THAT REPLACED AND THEN AGAIN WENT TO GET GAS, AGAIN,...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE LOCAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG AS WELL AS A COIL, AND ADVISED REPLACING ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS SPILLING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE WHERE THE FUEL WAS SPILLING FROM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FU...
Mileage: 158,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS YET, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLIC...
Mileage: 1,000
ON JANUARY 8, 2011, 1997 FORD F150 XLT LARIAT BURNED AND TOTALLY DESTROYED OUR HOME AND TOYOTA TACOMA IN CARPORT.FIRE MARSHALL AND FIREMEN STATED APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM F150 IN CARPORT. FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR FROM STATE FARM (REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORD PRESENT AFTER DEMAND FROM STATE FARM) STATED ...
Mileage: 125,000
ON JANUARY 8, 2011, 1997 FORD F150 XLT LARIAT BURNED AND TOTALLY DESTROYED OUR HOME AND TOYOTA TACOMA IN CARPORT.FIRE MARSHALL AND FIREMEN STATED APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM F150 IN CARPORT. FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR FROM STATE FARM (REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORD PRESENT AFTER DEMAND FROM STATE FARM) STATED ...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY S...
Mileage: 106,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY S...
Mileage: 106,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CORROSION OF THE STRAPS LED TO A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACT...
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING DROPPED OR FELL. I THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT BE MY EXHAUST. I WAS ABOUT A 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM HOME AND CONTINUED ON. I TRIED TO PUT MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN, STILL THINKING THAT IT MY EXHAUST, I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND DISCOVERE...
Mileage: 151,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THE FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO EXHIBIT RUST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY OFF...
Mileage: 225,000
I OWN A 1997 F150 AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ONE OF THE STRAPS ON THE GAS TANK SNAPPED, (RUSTED THROUGH) AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK ALSO HAS A HOLE RUSTED IN IT AND IS LEAKING FUEL. HAVE PICTURES UPON REQUEST. *KB
Mileage: 125,831
I OWN A 1997 F150 AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ONE OF THE STRAPS ON THE GAS TANK SNAPPED, (RUSTED THROUGH) AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK ALSO HAS A HOLE RUSTED IN IT AND IS LEAKING FUEL. HAVE PICTURES UPON REQUEST. *KB
Mileage: 125,831
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY DROVE OVER A BUMPY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20 THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD IT IN PLACE WAS FRACTURED. THE F...
Mileage: 130,000
A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 3 WHICH WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC OR NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Mileage: 149,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND DETACHED. AS A RESULT, APPROXIMATELY TWO GALLONS OF GASOLINE WAS SPILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEP...
Mileage: 180,000
ONE OF TWO STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. NOTICED THE BROKEN STRAP HANGING BELOW THE VEHICLE AFTER A 40 MILE DRIVE. UNSURE OF WHEN THE STRAP LET GO. IN REMOVING THE REMAINING PIECES OF THE STRAP, IT LITERALLY CRUMBLED APART IN MY HAND. TANK IS NOW HELD IN PLACE WITH A...
Mileage: 223,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE THE FUEL DID NOT SPILL OUT OF IT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED TWO STRAPS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWE...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN STRAP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STRAP WAS CORRODED AND THAT NONE OF THE FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 250,000
OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED OUT. THE CENTER STRAP HAS COMPLETELY BROKE IN TWO DUE TO RUST CORROSION TILTING THE TANK, AND CAUSING GAS SPILLAGE DURING FUELING CREATING A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSIVE DANGER. *KB
Mileage: 180,000
OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED OUT. THE CENTER STRAP HAS COMPLETELY BROKE IN TWO DUE TO RUST CORROSION TILTING THE TANK, AND CAUSING GAS SPILLAGE DURING FUELING CREATING A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSIVE DANGER. *KB
Mileage: 180,000
YESTERDAY 7/15/2011 I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF LOWES AND SMELLED GAS. I FOUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK WAS WET FROM THE TOP DOWN. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE METAL STRAPS THAT HELD THE TANK WAS BROKEN. IT WAS BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE IT TURNS TO GO UNDER THE TANK. IT APPEARED TO HAVE RUST...
Mileage: 147,000
1997 F-150 FORD PICK UP TRUCK HAS 2 FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS THAT HAVE CORRODED AND ONE HAS BROKEN. FUEL TANK HAS SUSTAINED CORROSION TO THE POINT WHERE IT LEAKS WHEN FILLED WITH FUEL. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN BECAUSE IF THE SECOND STRAP SHOULD BRAKE WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION, THE TANK WOULD ...
Mileage: 88,000
THE FUEL TANK STRAP ON MY 1997 FORD F 150 HAS RUSTED OUT AND IS NO LONGER HOLDING MY TANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, ALSO CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HANG ABNORMAL...
Mileage: 132,000
TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WITH NO OTHER EXTERNAL FORCES OTHER THAN GRAVITY THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED AND THE TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE STRAPS NEED REPLACING. COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF THE CONSUMER...
Mileage: 129,180
TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WITH NO OTHER EXTERNAL FORCES OTHER THAN GRAVITY THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED AND THE TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE STRAPS NEED REPLACING. COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF THE CONSUMER...
Mileage: 129,180
FUEL TANK FOUND LEAKING FROM TOP WHILE PARKED IN HOME GARAGE. THE SHOP INDICATED A LARGE RUSTED OUT AREA AROUND FUEL SENSOR. THE TANK WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE STRAPS HOLDING TANK HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND WHERE DEEMED UNSAFE AND ALSO REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED. T...
Mileage: 84,067
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOSE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS CORRODED AND SEPARATING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS...
Mileage: 103,000
I HAVE A FORD F150 AND GAS TANK FELL OFF MY TRUCK AND WAS DRAGGING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DO TO THE GAS STRAP PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HORRIBLE PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THE SPARKS AND GAS EVERY WERE.. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS WERE IN...
Mileage: 112,000
I HAVE A FORD F150 AND GAS TANK FELL OFF MY TRUCK AND WAS DRAGGING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DO TO THE GAS STRAP PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HORRIBLE PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THE SPARKS AND GAS EVERY WERE.. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS WERE IN...
Mileage: 112,000
OBSERVED FUEL TANK HANGING DOWN FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ON CLOSER INSPECTION THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED AND BROKEN ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO FALL AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT STRAP WAS OBSERVED TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED AS WELL BUT LUCKILY STILL HOLDING THE FRONT POR...
Mileage: 125,000
OBSERVED FUEL TANK HANGING DOWN FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ON CLOSER INSPECTION THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED AND BROKEN ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO FALL AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT STRAP WAS OBSERVED TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED AS WELL BUT LUCKILY STILL HOLDING THE FRONT POR...
Mileage: 125,000
FUEL TANK IS RUSTED AND THE STRAPS RUSTED AND FELL OFF GIVING THE FUEL TANK NO SUPPORT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND THE FUEL TANK FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 176,000
I LAST DROVE MY TRUCK ON 06/20/2011. WHEN I WOKE UP TO FEED MY ANIMALS I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A BIRD CAUGHT UNDER MY TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDER AND SAW FLAMES. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MY BARN AND PUT THE FIRE...
Mileage: 197,690
I LAST DROVE MY TRUCK ON 06/20/2011. WHEN I WOKE UP TO FEED MY ANIMALS I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A BIRD CAUGHT UNDER MY TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDER AND SAW FLAMES. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MY BARN AND PUT THE FIRE...
Mileage: 197,690
I LAST DROVE MY TRUCK ON 06/20/2011. WHEN I WOKE UP TO FEED MY ANIMALS I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A BIRD CAUGHT UNDER MY TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDER AND SAW FLAMES. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MY BARN AND PUT THE FIRE...
Mileage: 197,690
FOUND THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP HANGING DOWN. IT HAD RUSTED THROUGH.
Mileage: 104,586
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE FUEL TANK SUSTAINED DAMAGE, ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TEMPORARILY SECURED WITH ANOTHER TYPE OF METAL STRAP. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL FILLER NECK HOSE EXHIBITED A CRACK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS FRACTURED AND THE OTHER SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE RUST AND COULD FRACTURE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 140,000
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 25 MPH AFTER WE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE FREEWAY TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. WE HEARD A HUGE CLUNK/DROP NOISE AND SEVERE SCRAPING SOUND SO WE PULLED OFF IMMEDIATELY TO FIND THAT THE GAS TANK IN OUR 1997 FORD F-150 HAD FALLEN AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE ...
Mileage: 178,000
THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK RUSTED AND SNAPPED CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP FROM THE VEHICLE. I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 25 MPH AT THE TIME SO THE TANK DID NOT RUPTURE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER BECAUSE I SAW A NEWS REPORT ABOUT A RECALL OF THE STRAPS. TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS NO RE...
Mileage: 178,000
BROKEN GAS TANK STRAP CAUSING TANK GAS TANK TO LEAK. *TR
Mileage: 144,321
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT HIM OFF WHICH CAUSED HIM TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH WAS VERY LOOSE, AND CAUSED HIM TO LUNGE ...
Mileage: 166,000
1997 FORD F150 FUEL TANK AND STRAPS RUSTED CAUSING GAS LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE FRONT STRAP FAILED AND THE RUSTING OF THE STRAP CAUSED A RUST HOLE IN THE TANK. THE CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC. THE TANK DID NOT D...
Mileage: 78,000
1997 FORD F150 FUEL TANK AND STRAPS RUSTED CAUSING GAS LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE FRONT STRAP FAILED AND THE RUSTING OF THE STRAP CAUSED A RUST HOLE IN THE TANK. THE CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC. THE TANK DID NOT D...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING THE FRONT STRAP TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STRAPS WAS FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC STATED HE WOULD REPLACE BOTH ST...
Mileage: 240,000
ON MAY 31, 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 FORD F150 2-WHEEL DRIVE PICK-UP TRUCK AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE BELOW ME FOLLOWED BY A SCRAPING SOUND. AS THERE WAS TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, I SAW THAT THE GAS TANK HAD FALLE...
Mileage: 171,516
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD START KNOCKING AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE MOTOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BOTH FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS BROKE ON A 1997 FORD F150. THE RESULT OF THE STRAPS FAILING WAS A DAMAGED FUEL TANK (SEVERAL LEAKS OCCURRED ON THE TANK CAUSING MASSIVE FUEL LOSS), DAMAGED FUEL TANK SENSORS, DAMAGED FUEL T...
Mileage: 128,000
1997 FORD F- 150. CONSUMER STATES FUEL TANK FELL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.*TGW THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW FUEL STRAP ASSEMBLY, REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND FILTER. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, OUR FORD F150 TRUCK DROPPED ITS GAS TANK ON THE INTERSTATE. THE STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STRAPS. THE GAS TANK WAS HALF-FULL AND WE WERE ON A SMOOTH ROAD WHEN THE TANK DROPPED. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY SO THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT THE TANK WAS ...
Mileage: 109,968
GAS TANK STRAP BROKEN GAS TANK DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
THE GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE LEAVING THE TANK HANGING ABOUT TWO INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NO FUEL WAS SPILLED AND THE TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER SPOTTED THE PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. BOTH STRAPS WERE RUSTED AN...
Mileage: 185,000
THE GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE LEAVING THE TANK HANGING ABOUT TWO INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NO FUEL WAS SPILLED AND THE TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER SPOTTED THE PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. BOTH STRAPS WERE RUSTED AN...
Mileage: 185,000
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD GAS TANK DROPPED FROM VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGED ON ROAD CAUSING HOLE IN GAS TANK AND LEAKED ENTIRE GAS TANK ONTO ROADWAY. WE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION FOR NEW GAS TANK AND STRAPS TO BE INSTALLED. GAS TANK AND STRAPS WILL BE SAVED FOR REVIEW. ..UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UP...
Mileage: 133,000
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD GAS TANK DROPPED FROM VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGED ON ROAD CAUSING HOLE IN GAS TANK AND LEAKED ENTIRE GAS TANK ONTO ROADWAY. WE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION FOR NEW GAS TANK AND STRAPS TO BE INSTALLED. GAS TANK AND STRAPS WILL BE SAVED FOR REVIEW. ..UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UP...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. ...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. ...
Mileage: 117,000
STRAPS THAT HOLD GAS TANK BROKE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS BROKE AT THE FRAME AND WERE CORRODED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS FRACTURES IN THE METAL WHERE THE METAL FORMED AROUND THE TANK AND WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL NOZZLE HAD A CRACK IN IT...
STRAPS THAT HOLD GAS TANK BROKE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS BROKE AT THE FRAME AND WERE CORRODED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS FRACTURES IN THE METAL WHERE THE METAL FORMED AROUND THE TANK AND WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL NOZZLE HAD A CRACK IN IT...
FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OR BROKE ON MY 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
THE REAR FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ON MY 1997 FORD F150 HAS CORRODED AND FAILED. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN SUPPORTED FOR AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME BY THE OPTIONAL MANUFACTURER PROTECTIVE SKID PLATE, WHICH WAS ORDERED NEW WITH THE TRUCK.
Mileage: 147,479
JUST DRIVING MY 1997 FORD F-150 AND HAVE HAD 2 SPARK PLUGS FLY OUT THE TRUCK. MOTOR THEN RUNS ROUGH AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE YOU GET ANY ENGINE LIGHT. AFRAID TO LET WIFE USE TRUCK CAUSE IT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
FUEL TANK PARTIALLY DROPPED FROM VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS UNUSED FOR 3 WEEKS AND FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKS. PEDAL GOING DOWN TO FLOOR. DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE BRAKE PROBLEM AND SAW FUEL TANK REAR HANGING DOWN. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS...
Mileage: 122,000
THE FUEL STRAP BROKE CAUSING FUEL TANK TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. FUEL TANK FELL TO GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED CAUSING SEVERAL HOLES IN TANK AND FUEL SPILL. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO ASSIST WITH FUEL SPILL. TANK WAS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN TOWED ...
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL DRAGGING SOUND. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE SAW THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED AND LEANING ON THE GROUND. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE FUEL LEAK TANK WHICH CAUSED CORROSION OF ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 225,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING FUELING TO THE VEHICLE ONE OF THE FUEL STRAPS THAT HELD UP THE FUEL TANK BROKE CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO SPILL ON THE GROUND. THE CONDITION OF THE STRAPS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CO...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY HALF A GALLON OF FUEL HAD SPILLED ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TELL IF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE BROKEN OR DETERMINE THE ...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY HALF A GALLON OF FUEL HAD SPILLED ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TELL IF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE BROKEN OR DETERMINE THE ...
Mileage: 98,000
HAD TO REPLACE RUSTED GAS TANK STRAPS BECAUSE ONE RUSTED SO BAD IT WAS HANGING DOWN, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE GAS TANK BECAUSE THE TANK RUSTED RIGHT UNDER THE STRAPS. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK STARTED DRAGGING ON THE GROUND DUE TO THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LATER BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THERE W...
Mileage: 260,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WAS FRACTURED AND THE SECOND STRAP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING BOTH STRAPS REPL...
Mileage: 91,000
REAR STRAP SUPPORTING FUEL TANK CORRODED AND BROKE. FUEL TANK TILTED AND DRAGGED ON GROUND. AFTER STOPPING, FRONT STRAP ALSO BROKE AND TANK DROPPED TO GROUND. SLIGHT FUEL LEAK. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK, STEEL STRAPS AND FILLER NECK TUBE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 160,000
1997 FORD F-150 GAS TANK STRAP FAILED VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION ON 4/20/11. 1. NOTICED UNUSUAL NOISE IN REAR UNDERCARRIAGE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. 2. UPON INSPECTION SAW THAT ONE OF TWO GAS TANK STRAPS WAS BROKEN AND RUBBING DRIVE SHAFT. GAS TANK WAS LOOSE BUT RETAINED BY REMAINING STRAP. 3. MECHANI...
Mileage: 147,231
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHER...
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 ( FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STO...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 ( FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STO...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 ( FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STO...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMETLY 35 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMB...
Mileage: 113,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STRAPS WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE TO FULL CAPACITY, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING FUEL ODOR AND A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE...
Mileage: 69,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK. THE GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED LAST SEPTEMBER, 2010. I CAUGHT IT IN TIME. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE GAS TANK DID NOT DROP. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS A RECALL, WILL I BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR BY FORD? *TR
Mileage: 125,000
I HAVE A 1997 F150 WITH A TANK STRAP FAILURE. WOULD YOU LIKE MORE INFORMATION? *TR
Mileage: 86,000
PERIODIC INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK REVEALED THE ROTTED STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK. CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX IT AND THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR ANY RECALL. WE THEN SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AT A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP SINCE FORD WOULD NOT...
Mileage: 137,351
F150 PICKUP 1997 4X4. GAS TANK FELL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ROTTED AND BROKE THE FUEL NECK, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ALL OVER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS FOR...
Mileage: 139,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 147,008. UP...
Mileage: 147,008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 147,008. UP...
Mileage: 147,008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TIED CORDS AROUND THE FUEL TANK AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STRAPS THAT SECURED THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TIED CORDS AROUND THE FUEL TANK AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STRAPS THAT SECURED THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR STRAP THAT PRIMARILY HOLDS THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND IT BROKE. THE HOLE IN THE TANK WAS PATCHED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRAP WHERE THE STRAP WAS LEAKING AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO BEGAN TO D...
Mileage: 95,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 FORD F-150 WHEN THE STRAPS FOR THE GAS TANK SUDDENLY BROKE AND GAS STARTED LEAKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE STRAPS AND GAS TANK TO GET REPAIRED. MY GAS IS STILL LEAKING OUT, SO THAT A FIRE HAZARD AND A WASTE OF MONEY WITH HOW EXPENSIVE GAS P...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED NOTICED THAT HIS FUEL TANK WAS HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS RUST AROUND THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAI...
Mileage: 201,000
1997 F 150 GAS TANK LEAKING. FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH TANK HANGING ON SKID PANEL . *TR
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 162,000
GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED. ONE BROKEN THE OTHER IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. TANK COULD FALL OUT. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACRTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN SPILLING GASOLINE FUEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ISOLATED ...
Mileage: 120,000
MY 1997 FORD F-150 HAD THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP FAIL. AT THE TIME, THE TRUCK HAD 96,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON I-69 IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO NORTHWEST OHIO WHERE IT WAS FIXED THE NEXT DAY BY A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY INDICAT...
Mileage: 96,500
GAS TANK FELL FROM TRUCK. STRAPS HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 250 SOUTH OF NORWALK, OHIO WHEN BOTH STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANKS BROKE CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND. THE FILLER NECK BROKE AT THE TANK. THE GAS LINES HELD TO THE TANK AND KEPT THE TANK DRAGGING UNTIL I STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE REASON I AM NOW REPO...
Mileage: 160,000
FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE ON A 1997 FORD F150. FUEL NOW LEAKS FROM TANK. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
OF THE THREE STRAPS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE GAS TANK IN PLACE ONE IS GONE, THE SECOND HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS HANGING DOWN, THE THIRD IS STILL REMAINING IN ITS' ORIGINAL FACTORY POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 117,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER TRACKS HE COULD HEAR THE VEHICLE DRAGGING AN OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE TO ...
FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY ONE STRAP BROKE, WHICH BROKE IN THE MIDDLE UNDER THE TANK. THE STRAP SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE CORROSION. HE REINFORCED THE GAS TANK WITH A NYLON STRAP. UPDATED 08/15/11
Mileage: 198,000
FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY ONE STRAP BROKE, WHICH BROKE IN THE MIDDLE UNDER THE TANK. THE STRAP SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE CORROSION. HE REINFORCED THE GAS TANK WITH A NYLON STRAP. UPDATED 08/15/11
Mileage: 198,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...
Mileage: 300,050
WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL THAT WASN'T USUALLY PRESENT, SO TOOK THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC, WHO CALLED TO TELL US THAT THE STRAPS HOLDING THE TANK WERE ROTTED AND WE GOT LUCKY IT DIDN'T DROP OUT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT WAS HANGING BY A THREAD. AFTER FIXING THOSE, SOMETHING STILL WASN'T RIGHT AN...
Mileage: 108,898
HI, I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150. LAST FALL (2010) I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN THE GAS TANK ON MY TRUCK DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE SPARKS I WAS TOLD AND IT WAS LEAKING. I HAD NO PRIOR EVENTS/AWARENESS THAT WOULD HAVE LED ME TO CHECK ON THE TANK. I HAD A NEW TANK INSTALLED AT A LOCAL ...
Mileage: 140,000
HI, I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150. LAST FALL (2010) I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN THE GAS TANK ON MY TRUCK DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE SPARKS I WAS TOLD AND IT WAS LEAKING. I HAD NO PRIOR EVENTS/AWARENESS THAT WOULD HAVE LED ME TO CHECK ON THE TANK. I HAD A NEW TANK INSTALLED AT A LOCAL ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TH...
Mileage: 102,220
FILLING UP FUEL AT GAS STATION WHEN THE STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK WAS NOTICED THAT IT HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE INTO 2 PIECES. WENT TO FORD AND PURCHASED REPLACEMENT STRAP TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 179,000
THE FRONT STRAP ON THE TRUCK GAS TANK FAILED AND THE FRONT OF THE TANK DROPPED AND SKIDDED ON THE ROAD PAVEMENT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STOP. A SMALL HOLE WAS SCRAPPED IN THE TANK AND GAS WAS LEAKING. THE TANK WAS ABOUT 3/4 FULL AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT TO TRY TO PLUG THE LEAK. I DECIDED TO CALL 911 AN...
Mileage: 170,000
1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP SHORT BED 4.2 6CYL 5 SPEED TRANS. 1 GAS TANK SUPPORT STRAP IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. OTHER IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. THE GAS TANK WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OFF. THE DANGER IS SELF EVIDENT. JUST NOTICED TODAY. *TR
Mileage: 117,000
I HAVE A 1997 F150 4.2 V6 THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM FORD. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS LOSING COOLANT, BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. IN 2005, WITH ONLY 89000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I STARTED IT UP ONE AFTERNOON WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT AND WE...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED FROM ...
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I HEARD A CLUNK FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF DRAGGING METAL. I ASSUMED THE MUFFLER HAD DROPPED OR SOMETHING INSIGNIFICANT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE CAUSE AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND MY NEARLY FULL GAS TANK HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND GAS ...
Mileage: 142,000
I HAVE A 1997 F-150 WITH JUST OVER 150,000 MILES AND LOST BOTH STRAPS JUST AFTER FILLING UP AND GOING OVER TRAIN TRACKS @ 25 MPH. THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT ON WAS THE FUEL LINES, HOPE THERE IS NOT MAJOR DAMAGE THERE. I HAD THE TANK REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS PRIOR. UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ST...
Mileage: 150,585
I HAVE A 1997 F-150 WITH JUST OVER 150,000 MILES AND LOST BOTH STRAPS JUST AFTER FILLING UP AND GOING OVER TRAIN TRACKS @ 25 MPH. THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT ON WAS THE FUEL LINES, HOPE THERE IS NOT MAJOR DAMAGE THERE. I HAD THE TANK REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS PRIOR. UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ST...
Mileage: 150,585
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE TANK HAD SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 192,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRUCK HAS 112000 MILES AND THE TRANNY WOULD NOT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR, THE FLUID AND FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGE 5 TIMES MORE THAN RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER, I ALSO HAD AAMCO INSTALL A LARGER TRANSMISSION COOLER. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TRANNY IS THE C CLAMP THAT LOCKS THE MAIN DRIVE IN ...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 240,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTACT'S HOME, GARAGE, A SECOND VEHICLE AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TIO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT...
Mileage: 170,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150. YESTERDAY WHEN I TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE THE AREA SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE, WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS MINE SO I DROVE HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME THE SMELL WAS EVEN WORSE. UPON CHECKING THE FUEL LINES AND GAS TANK I FOUND THAT THE STRAPS ON THE FUEL TAKE RUSTED THROUGH WHERE THEY CONNECT W...
Mileage: 276,000
1997 F-150 WAS FUELING UP VEHICLE AND HEARD POP AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAD BROKEN FREE OF THE SLIDE IN ATTACHMENT ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE TANK. THE STRAP WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT THE REAR SLIDE IN MOUNTING POINT ON THE CROSS MEMBER HAD ROTTED OUT COMPLETELY. T...
Mileage: 125,000
1997 F-150 WAS FUELING UP VEHICLE AND HEARD POP AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAD BROKEN FREE OF THE SLIDE IN ATTACHMENT ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE TANK. THE STRAP WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT THE REAR SLIDE IN MOUNTING POINT ON THE CROSS MEMBER HAD ROTTED OUT COMPLETELY. T...
Mileage: 125,000
I JUST BOUGHT A 1997 FORD F150 WITHIN A FEW DAYS I FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING, LOOKED UNDER AND FOUND STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED TANK TO RUST AND LEAK. IS THERE A RECALL BY FORD TO REPLACE STRAPS AND TANK. *TR
Mileage: 141,000
MY 1997 F150, ONE GAS TANK STRAP BROKE, JORDAN FORD IN MISHAWAKA INDIANA1/22/11 . IT WILL COST $250.00 WHEN THE PARTS COME IT 1/26/11, WHEN IS THERE A RECALL? *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 2/02/2012 *LN
Mileage: 105,000
I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND LEFT AND WHEN I RETURNED IT WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD RIPPED THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN AND DRAGGED IT OUT THE GARAGE.. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH. I FIND THAT INTERESTING SEEING HOW O HAD CALL FORD LAS...
Mileage: 212,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150, I WAS CHANGING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND NOTICED A LOT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND BASICALLY EVERY THING ELSE UNDER THE BODY. I TOOK A SCREWDRIVER AND PUSHED IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SUSPENSION TRAVEL STOP. THERE ARE BIG CHUNKS OF RUSTY METAL FALLING OFF OF IT AT LEAST EVERY ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE, ENGULFED INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, A...
1997 F150 FORD LARIAT SUPER CAB 4X4 WITH 83,262 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON PANELS, FRAME, FRAME SUPPORTS AND UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS; SOME OF THE FRAME/ FRAME SUPPORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT HOLES AND HAS NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE SAFETY DESIGN INTENT OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED...
Mileage: 83,262
1997 F150 FORD LARIAT SUPER CAB 4X4 WITH 83,262 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON PANELS, FRAME, FRAME SUPPORTS AND UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS; SOME OF THE FRAME/ FRAME SUPPORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT HOLES AND HAS NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE SAFETY DESIGN INTENT OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED...
Mileage: 83,262
GEM MODULE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED. CAUSED 4X4 TO ENGAGE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DURING TURNS, CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. DID SOME RESEARCH OF SEVERAL FORD F150 WEB SITES AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FOR...
Mileage: 148,200
GEM MODULE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED. CAUSED 4X4 TO ENGAGE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DURING TURNS, CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. DID SOME RESEARCH OF SEVERAL FORD F150 WEB SITES AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FOR...
Mileage: 148,200
GEM MODULE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED. CAUSED 4X4 TO ENGAGE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DURING TURNS, CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. DID SOME RESEARCH OF SEVERAL FORD F150 WEB SITES AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FOR...
Mileage: 148,200
1997 FORD F150 4.2 LITER ENGINE LEAKED WATER INTO THE ENGINE FROM A FAULTY BOTTOM INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKET. THE REPAIRS COST 1486.00. NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND BECAME AWARE THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. ...
Mileage: 190,000
ON 11/20/2010 WHEN I WENT TO GAS UP - THE GAS RAN ON THE GROUND - THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HAD BROKEN AND THE TANK DROPPED DOWN - PULLING THE FILLER NECK LOOSE. UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF APPROXIMATELY TEN GALLONS FAILED ONTO THE ROAD WAY. THE REAR STRAP FAILED IN THE MIDDLE FAILED. UPDATED 08/02/11 *...
Mileage: 132,867
ON OCTOBER 4 2010 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 1997 FORD F-150 TO SCHOOL FOR VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE WHEN THE FRONT STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK BROKE FREE THUS CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK TO DROP DOWN ONTO THE CEMENT ROADWAY THUS WEARING A HOLE IN THE FRONT CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK AND RELEASING GA...
Mileage: 171,485
1997 FORD 4.2L F150 - 91,000 MILES VEHICLE PROPERLY MAINTAINED, "BABIED" IT. IT NEVER HAD OIL, COOLANT, OR ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD AN ENGINE SOUND "POP", AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM TAILPIPE. THE GAUGES WERE READING ALL NORMAL, AS WELL AS OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID L...
Mileage: 91,848
PURCHASED A USED 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE ONE OWNER PERSON, THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 58,000 ORIGINAL MILES, THIS TRUCK HAS A 4.2 LITER V-6 ENGINE, WHICH WAS WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OF OWNING IT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE T...
Mileage: 61,850
PURCHASED A USED 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE ONE OWNER PERSON, THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 58,000 ORIGINAL MILES, THIS TRUCK HAS A 4.2 LITER V-6 ENGINE, WHICH WAS WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OF OWNING IT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE T...
Mileage: 61,850
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE NOTICED SMOKING COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WATER PENETRATING INTO THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPO...
Mileage: 157,000
GAS TANK FELL OFF 1997 FORD F150 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT. GAS TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH, LUCKY THE TANK DID NOT IGNITE. *TR
Mileage: 139,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN A FIRE BEGAN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 180,000.
Mileage: 180,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TILT TOWARDS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TACK WELDING MARKS ON THE FRAME ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT...
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE A FORD F 150 PICK UP 1997. THE STRAPS THAT SUPPORT THE FUEL TANK BROKE AND THE TANK FELL ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE ROAD, I WAS VERY LUCKY THE TRUCK DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 97,564
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150 XLT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER 18 HOURS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED A...
Mileage: 101,000
FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE ON 1997 F150 30-GALLON TANK DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. TANK DROPPED, CAUSING THE FILLER HOSE TO DISCONNECT FROM THE FITTING AT THE TANK. DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN FUEL STARTED POURING ONTO THE PAVEMENT AT THE GAS STATION. LAST FILL-UP WAS A WEEK PRIOR WITH OVER 200 MILES OF ...
Mileage: 147,000
THE FRONT STRAP SUPPORTING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 1997 F150 FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, BROKE AND ALLOWED THE TANK TO DROP FROM THE FRAME AND DRAG ALONG THE GROUND. THE REAR STRAP WAS STILL INTACT. SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 30 MPH. FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF THE TANK BY THE TIME I S...
Mileage: 152,000
MY 17 YEAR OLD A HONOR STUDENT WAS GOING TO VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE WHEN THE FRONT STRAP OF THE FUEL TANK LET GO RESULTING THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK TO DROP DOWN, GRINDING ON THE CEMENT SURFACE OF THE ROAD WEARING A HOLE IN THE FRONT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK RELEASING THE FULL 24 GALLONS OF GAS T...
Mileage: 171,485
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE WAS ALERTED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. HE WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVED FROM THE LOCATION AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CA...
Mileage: 225,000
MY 1997 FORD F-150 STARTED TO LEAK COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDER. I DECIDED TO BUY A BRAND NEW MOTOR FROM FORD BACK IN 2005 BECAUSE REPAIR THE LEAKING GASKET WAS NOT WORTH IT. THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE OR INDEED HAVE RECALLED THESE MOTORS AND I NEVER NEW ABOUT IT. I WAS NEV...
Mileage: 100,000
AWOKE TO THE ENTIRE HOUSE FILLED WITH GAS FUMES. FOUND THAT MY GAS TANK STRAPS ON MY 1997 FORD F150 HAD RUSTED AND CAUSED GAS TANK TO RUST THROUGH AND GAS LEAKED ALL OVER FLOOR IN GARAGE. MY VEHICLE HAS A SKID PLATE(OFF-ROAD 4X4), OTHERWISE THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE FALLEN TO THE GROUND. *TR
Mileage: 165,511
F150 PICK UP TRUCK GAS TANK STRAPS ARE IN BAD NEED OF REPAIR. FORD DEALER IN MY AREA TOLD ME THEY NEED REPLACED, ARE RUSTED VERY BAD. DON'T FEEL THESE STRAPS SHOULD BE IN THAT BAD OF ORDER. *TR
1997 FORD F150 LONG BED 2WD, REAR GAS TANK STRAP HAS BROKEN ON 09/26/2010. I CAME OUT FROM A RESTAURANT TO SEE SOMETHING HANGING UNDER MY TRUCK AND THE STRAP HAS RUSTED IN HALF! I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME WIRE FROM A FARM STORE TO GET ME BACK ON THE ROAD FOR NOW. *TR
Mileage: 189,000
FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND FELL OFF. ONLY ONE STRAP REMAINED HOLDING THE FUEL TANK ON THE TRUCK. ALSO CAUSED A FUEL LEAK DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE TANK. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATING. THE REAR WHEEL BEGAN SPINNING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS WHO ADVISED H...
Mileage: 132,021
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED, CAUSING THE TANK TO DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CU...
Mileage: 190,000
REAR FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH AND FINALLY BROKE, 1997 F150 XL REG. CAB 2WD, 96L TANK. LUCKY I JUST HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THIS ISSUE. HAD BOTH STRAPS REPLACED AT A COST OF $118.63 CDN. PART # ST130. *TR
Mileage: 182,061
GAS TANK ASSEMBLY -RUSTED STRAPS. *TR
Mileage: 199,910
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND NOTICED ...
Mileage: 130,000
FUEL TANK STRAP ROTTED OUT TANK HANGING DOWN,,FIXED ONE STRAP NOW GAS TANK IS LEAKING (TANK ROTTED ALSO SMELL OF GAS IN TRUCK CAB!!! FUEL LEAKAGE FROM TANK IF OVER HALF FULL,TOLD D.M.V ,TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT ,TILL REPAIR MADE. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
A 1997 FORD F 150 PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON IT'S OWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL CAUSE. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
ON SEPT 13, 2010 AT 6:00 PM I AND MY WIFE WERE IN MY 1997 F-150 JUST LEAVING TOWN WHEN THE GAS TANK DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT. AT FIRST I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I THOUGHT THE MUFFLER WAS DRAGGING OR SOMETHING WHICH SURPRISED ME BECAUSE IT IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. I PULLED THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE AN...
Mileage: 92,200
ON SEPT 13, 2010 AT 6:00 PM I AND MY WIFE WERE IN MY 1997 F-150 JUST LEAVING TOWN WHEN THE GAS TANK DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT. AT FIRST I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I THOUGHT THE MUFFLER WAS DRAGGING OR SOMETHING WHICH SURPRISED ME BECAUSE IT IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. I PULLED THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE AN...
Mileage: 92,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AS SHE NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH AND HAULING A TRAILER WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED JUST MINUTES AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY ...
Mileage: 160,000
PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BREAKING FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE TANK DID NOT FALL OFF. I WIRED IT BACK UP FOR NOW UNTIL THE OTHER STRAP BREAKS OFF. *TR
THIS INFORMATION IS FOR A 1997 FORD F150 XLT TRUCK. IN LATE APRIL/MAY LAST YEAR I NOTICED ONE OF MY FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED AND THE TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. I WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PURCHASED 2 STRAPS TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE TANK STRAPS THINKING IF THE ONE RUSTED OUT I MIGHT AS WELL C...
Mileage: 136,900
THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE ON MY 1997 FORD F-150. I HEARD THE NOISE AND QUICKLY PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION. THEY FIXED MY PROBLEM. I AM LUCKY IT DIDNT FALL OFF IN THE ROAD AND IGNITE. *TR
Mileage: 132,203
I SAW THE NOTICE ON THE F-150'S. I JUST CALLED FORD LAST WEEK RE: THIS SAME THING. THEY TOLD ME DUE TO AGE AND MILES ON VEHICLE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. IT BECAME LOOSE AND HANGING WHILE POURING GAS ALL OVER THE EXPRESSWAY ON SEPT 3RD. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR RESPONSE, AS I DON'T FEEL THIS ...
Mileage: 100,000
I SAW THE NOTICE ON THE F-150'S. I JUST CALLED FORD LAST WEEK RE: THIS SAME THING. THEY TOLD ME DUE TO AGE AND MILES ON VEHICLE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. IT BECAME LOOSE AND HANGING WHILE POURING GAS ALL OVER THE EXPRESSWAY ON SEPT 3RD. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR RESPONSE, AS I DON'T FEEL THIS ...
Mileage: 100,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS. *TR
Mileage: 163,434
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH ABOUT 2-3 INCHES FROM LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER. LINE WAS REPLACED BUT OLD LINE WAS NOT RETAINED. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
I PARKED MY CAR IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AT A LUXURY APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR ALMOST 4 HOURS. WHEN I CAME BACK TO GET MY LUNCH MY CO-WORKER YELLED "DUDE YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE" I IMMEDIATELY TRY GETTING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FINALLY FOUND ONE 2 MINUTES AFTER I FOUND MY F-150 ON FIRE. THANKFULLY THE FIRE E...
Mileage: 217,000
97 F150 WITH 130K ENGINE GASKET BLEW. THIS ENGINE HAD A RECALL ON ENGINE AND TIMING COVER GASKETS, AND WHEN I TYPED MY VIN NUMBER IN ON THE FORD SITE, THEY SAID I HAD NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. I ASKED FORD FOR THE NAME OF THE DEALER WHO LIED AND SAID THEY DID THE WORK AND ONLY GOT PAID FOR IT, AND FO...
Mileage: 133,066
GAS PEDAL IS STICKING WIDE OPEN EVEN IF NOT PRESSED TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN YOU TAP BRAKE PEDAL OR THE OFF SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IT RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR. DOES THIS NO MATTER IF CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF OR ON. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AND REPAIRED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTING FIRES. BUT NOW CRUI...
Mileage: 308,854
GAS PEDAL IS STICKING WIDE OPEN EVEN IF NOT PRESSED TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN YOU TAP BRAKE PEDAL OR THE OFF SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IT RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR. DOES THIS NO MATTER IF CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF OR ON. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AND REPAIRED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTING FIRES. BUT NOW CRUI...
Mileage: 308,854
GAS PEDAL IS STICKING WIDE OPEN EVEN IF NOT PRESSED TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN YOU TAP BRAKE PEDAL OR THE OFF SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IT RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR. DOES THIS NO MATTER IF CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF OR ON. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AND REPAIRED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTING FIRES. BUT NOW CRUI...
Mileage: 308,854
1997 FORD F-150 4.2L V6. ENGINE COOLANT FILLED ENGINE CYLINDER RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. REPLACE ENGINE WITH USED ONE AT A COST OF $3500.00. THIS ENGINE SHOWS SIGNS OF SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN FORDS FOR 30 YEARS, THIS IS THE LAST ONE I'LL OWN. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. HE STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD DETAC...
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 22, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS LOCATED. THE FIRE SPREAD UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEH...
Mileage: 62,528
WHILE DRIVING THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS UNINTENTIONALLY DEPLOYED. NO CRASH, NO SPEED BUMP. JUST NORMAL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY WENT OFF. *TR
DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HEARD NOISE TOWARDS REAR OF VEHICLE. NO COLLISION SPARE TIRE EXITED BOTTOM OF BED . BOUNCED ON ROADWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC ON OTHER SIDE OF 4 LANE ON COMING TRAFFIC BEHIND THEN AND IN FRONT OF VEHICLES. SOMEHOW NO ONE COLLIDED WITH THE ROL...
Mileage: 168,112
DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HEARD NOISE TOWARDS REAR OF VEHICLE. NO COLLISION SPARE TIRE EXITED BOTTOM OF BED . BOUNCED ON ROADWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC ON OTHER SIDE OF 4 LANE ON COMING TRAFFIC BEHIND THEN AND IN FRONT OF VEHICLES. SOMEHOW NO ONE COLLIDED WITH THE ROL...
Mileage: 168,112
1997 FORD F150 TRUCK. SPARK PLUG EJECTION PROBLEM. 3RD TIME. EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, NO WARNING, DRIVING REGULAR, THEN IT BLOWS OUT. POPPING CRACKLING HORRIBLE. 2 TIMES SAME ONE, THIS 3RD TIME SAME SIDE BUT DIFFERENT SPARK PLUG. BEEN HELICOILED BY A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL, PAID DEARLY. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
MY FORD TRUCK ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY JUST LIKE THE TOYOTAS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU GUYS, TWICE, AND NEVER HEARD BACK. I CAN MAKE MY TRUCK DO THIS!!! IF SOMEONE WANTS TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK, WHILE IT'S DOING THIS, PLEASE DO!!!MY NEXT STEP IS TO CALL MY CONGRESSMAN. THANK YOU. UPDATED 03/0...
Mileage: 155,100
1997 F150 BRAKES LOCKING UP AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAK INTO MOTOR. *TR
1997 F150 BRAKES LOCKING UP AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAK INTO MOTOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT WORK SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, INTERIOR, AND BOTH FRONT END TIRES WERE BURNED AND DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE...
Mileage: 270,000
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD POP, AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN OR DRIVE COMPONENT BROKE. MY TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SHAKE AFTER THE NOISE AND CONTINUED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE SOUND. IT ALSO CONTINUED AFTER I CAME TO A STOP AND PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK. ALSO, IT INCREA...
Mileage: 132,600
HEADLIGHTS HAVE LOST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF THEIR INTENSITY DUE TO THE YELLOWING EFFECT OF THE PLASTIC LENS COVERS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH HE SUDDENLY LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL, MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A ICE PATCH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLES REAR E...
Mileage: 128,000
SPARKPLUG BLOWING OUT. *TR
Mileage: 158,264
HEATER MALFUNCTION. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD, F150 PICKUP. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ACTIVATED HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, AND THEN PRESSED RESET, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY E...
Mileage: 193,901
A 1997 FORD PICKUP WAS PUT INSIDE THE GARAGE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE FRONTAL HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. ALSO HE HEARS KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CONNECTION ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HE WAS REFUSED SERVICE BECAUSE HE PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIE...
Mileage: 219,000
I HAVE A 1997 F-150 4.6 V8 WITH APPROX 270,XXX MILES ON IT. AROUND THREE YEARS AGO I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL RADIATOR AT AROUND 190,XXX MILES, SEEMED FAIR THAT'S A DECENT LIFE I THOUGHT FOR A RADIATOR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. SINCE THEN I AM NOW NEED OF MY FOURTH RADIATOR, T...
Mileage: 273,000
1. REGULAR BRAKING WAS DISABLED BY MALFUNCTIONING ABS FIRING. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, IN DRY AND SLOW CONDITIONS ON CITY STREETS, BRAKES WERE NOT ALLOWED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY, RESULTING IN THE TRUCK ROLLING FORWARD AS THE ABS SYSTEM FIRED. 2. IN TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK, WITH THE BRAKES FULLY ENGAG...
Mileage: 120,000
1997 FORD F150, WE WERE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY FROM 30 MPH OUT OF A CONSTRUCTION ZONE BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH). THE TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STUCK INTO FULL ACCELERATION MODE. SHARPLY APPLYING THE BRA...
Mileage: 189,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE WAS UNABLE TO NOTIFY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE WIRING ASSEMBLY IN THE BRAKE LAMP CONTROL AT AN EXPENSE OF $115.11. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 163,000
1997 FORD F150 WITH 4.2L ENGINE. STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING. MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND STOPPED IT. RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND IT RATTLING LOUDLY AND STOPPED IT AGAIN. THE NUMBER ONE PISTON BENT THE CONNECTING ROD. *TR
Mileage: 124,000
PULL GEAR SHIFTER DOWN TO D1 AND SMOKE AND FIRE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN: ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO USE THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION. REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES AND TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I DISMANTLED THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING ...
Mileage: 72,000
PULL GEAR SHIFTER DOWN TO D1 AND SMOKE AND FIRE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN: ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO USE THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION. REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES AND TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I DISMANTLED THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING ...
Mileage: 72,000
PULL GEAR SHIFTER DOWN TO D1 AND SMOKE AND FIRE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN: ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO USE THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION. REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES AND TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I DISMANTLED THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING ...
Mileage: 72,000
TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 151,000
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE STARTED ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REINSTA...
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REINSTA...
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN FELL OUT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MANAGED TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD KICK IN AND OUT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE...
Mileage: 53,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND WAS STRIKING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V161000 (SUSP...
Mileage: 100,000
BACK WINDOW LEAKS, PLASTIC FRAME THAT HOLDS GLASS ONTO CAB BRAKES WITH TIME. VARIOUS GLASS COMPANIES HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT'S A COMMON THING WITH THE 97-2000 FORD F-150'S IT'S NOT THE RUBBER NOR A WEATHER STRIP IT'S THE PLASTIC FRAME THAT BRAKES WITH TIME. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
MY F-150 WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND HAD A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, AND IGNITION COIL FOR A COST OF OVER $500. THEY STATED THAT THE #5 PLUG HAD BEEN FOULED WITH ANTIFREEZE. IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT ...
Mileage: 106,071
I RECENTLY NOTICED A LOSS OF COOLANT AND FOAMY ENGINE OIL. I FOUND AN ONLINE FORUM EXPLAINING THIS AS A PROBLEM CALLED HYDROLOCKED.FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 AN HAS ISSUED A TSB 99-20-7 AND ONP 99B29.WHY HAS FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT BEEN HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ? *TR
Mileage: 61,474
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT MADE A CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE LIFTED UP FROM THE ANCHORAGE AND TILTED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V19...
Mileage: 160,000
MY 1997 F-150 4.2L V6 WITH 128,000 MILES STARTED EXPERIENCING AN UNACCOUNTABLE FOR WATER LOSS THAT QUICKLY TURNED INTO A ROUGH IDLE ON COLD STARTS AND THEN VERY NOTICEABLE STEAM FROM THE EXHAUST AT WHAT TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR WITH A SUSPECTED BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DISMANTLING THE ENGINE, THER...
Mileage: 128,000
WATER INTRUSION INTO GEM MODULE CAUSING FAILURE OF WIPERS, ELECTRIC WINDOWS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND ENGAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC 4WHEEL DRIVE TO WORK. USUALLY TRIGGERED AFTER RAIN AND LASTING FOR DAYS. SEE TSB 98231 NHTSA 603715. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
FUEL TANK STRAP REPLACEMENT LEAD TO DISCOVERY OF BROKEN FUEL TANK AT FEED TUBE. RARE OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO AUTO SHOP AND DEALER SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE SINCE VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS 97' FORD F-150. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN OVER 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WE WERE AWAKENED BY OUR LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ALERTING US TO THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK HAD BEEN ON FIRE. THEY WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PUT OUT THE FIRE PRIOR TO IT SPREADING TO OUR ...
Mileage: 113,000
THE FRAME ON MY 1997 FORD F150 HAS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING THE SHOCK AND SPRING MOUNTS TO BREAK. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 111,000
MY 1997 FORD F150 4X4 ON THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD THE REAR SPARK PLUG CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF POWER NOW I CAN NOT DRIVE IT MAKES WEIRD NOISES IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS SPARK PLUG NO LONGER FITS IN THE HEAD WAS THIS A BAD FLAW TO THE 4.6 DUEL OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE .DO I HAVE A CLAIM WITH FORD MOT...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN, MANAGED TO PULL OFF ROAD SAFELY. (OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES FAILED AS WELL) WIPERS NO LONGER WORK. VEHICLE IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL REPAIRED. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. SEE FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98-9-13 AND FORD SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 . *TR
Mileage: 106,750
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN, MANAGED TO PULL OFF ROAD SAFELY. (OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES FAILED AS WELL) WIPERS NO LONGER WORK. VEHICLE IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL REPAIRED. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. SEE FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98-9-13 AND FORD SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 . *TR
Mileage: 106,750
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 FORD F-150. I HAD PARKED IT FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL I SOLD MY CHEVY TAHOE. WHEN I WENT TO START IT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CHARGED THE BATTERY AND WHEN I RECONNECTED IT I WENT IN THE CAB AND COULD SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON, EVEN THOUGH THE...
Mileage: 136,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS CHAPARRAL AP TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING SEVERELY. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE TIRES, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT ...
Mileage: 124,000
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND FOUND A FUSE THAT WAS BROKEN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THREE HOURS LATER WE SMELLED SMOKE IN OUR HOUSE AND FOUND MY SHOP WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AN...
Mileage: 202,000
BOUGHT 97 FORD F-150 TRUCK FROM PRIVATE PARTY.. IT HAD RECALL ON IT WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT IT AND MY TRUCK ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF AND HAD BEEN OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT DID NOT APPROVE THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY SENT THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 175,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OR A FIREWALL THAT CAUSED ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX OR THE GEM MODULE. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING THE RAIN. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RPM, THE FUSE BOX WOULD SHORT OUT. THE WARNING LIG...
Mileage: 121,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE. A CASE NUMBER WAS OBTAINED AND POLICE REPORT NUMBER PD080825409115 WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS LISTED AS THE VE...
DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT CAUSES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TO LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL. I HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED TWICE AND AM NOW IN NEED OF IT AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 86,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN LTXM/S TIRES, SIZE P235/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT ON THE VALVE STEMS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES DEFLATED. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED AND PROCEEDED TO THE SHOULDER OF TH...
Mileage: 76,400
1997 FORD F-150 WITH RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER CHARGED HIM $68.00 FOR A DIAGNOSIS FEE FOR STATING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED THE $68.00. *KB THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO REP...
1997 FORD F-150 WITH RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER CHARGED HIM $68.00 FOR A DIAGNOSIS FEE FOR STATING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED THE $68.00. *KB THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO REP...
THE 97 F-150 HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE NOT STARTED FOR 2 DAYS. SUNDAY MORNING WE WENT TO GO TO THE LAKE AND THE TRUCK STARTED BUT WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK,AN ISSUE I HAVE HAD BEFORE,BUT THIS TIME THE ABS LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BUSINESS FOR 15 YEARS, SO I HAD A GOOD ID...
Mileage: 174,892
AS I WAS LEAVING THE ON RAMP TO ENTER HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-25 IN DENVER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DISCONNECTED WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT MEETS THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THERE WAS NO STEERING CAPABILITIES OF THE PICK-UP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS BUT WAS WITHIN FEET OF BEING IN HEA...
Mileage: 72,215
VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKING AT START UP. MECHANIC SAID #4 CYCLE GETTING COOLANT ON SPARK PLUGS FOWLING OUT PLUGS. MECHANIC REPAIRED HEADS AND REPLACED BLOWN HEAD GASKET/TUNED UP ENGINE/ REPLACED FUEL AND AIR FILTER/ SERVICED FUEL SYSTEM / RESURFACED HEADS. *TR
Mileage: 132,273
MY F150 TRUCK WAS PARKED UNDER THE CARPORT WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AS OUR FAMILY WAS SLEEPING. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, PARKED BESIDE THE TRUCK, BEGAN TO BURN AS WELL AND THE CAR ALARM SYSTEM SOUNDED. MY FAMILY AWOKE AS THE WINDOWS OF THE HOUSE UNDER THE CARPORT WERE BREAKING OUT AND THE HOUSE FIRE ...
FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILURE. CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,400 DOLLARS. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE CONTACT DID N...
Mileage: 152,000
1997 FORD F-150, WIPERS QUIT WHILE USING THEM IN RAIN, HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL ON EXHAUST WHICH INTERN SMOKES AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FIRE. *TR
1997 FORD F-150, WIPERS QUIT WHILE USING THEM IN RAIN, HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL ON EXHAUST WHICH INTERN SMOKES AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FIRE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #08V051000) IN JUNE 2007. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVDE A DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. AS OF MAY 2, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT R...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN HIS PARKING LOT. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE SATURN VUE NEXT TO HIS VEHICLE WAS BURNED AND DAMAGED. THE EXTERIOR OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING RECEIVED S...
Mileage: 197,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER MESA A/P TIRES, SIZE P225/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE SAFELY MANEUVERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 158,000
I PURCHASED A FORD FACTORY MOTOR 4.2V6 CRATE MOTOR FOR MY F150, BACK IN 2004. THE MOTOR HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BLOWN FOR THE 2ND TIME DURING THIS TRUCKS LIFETIME. I HAD IT SERVICED BECAUSE THE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. FORD REPLACED THE SENSOR AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE SERVICE TECHNICI...
Mileage: 102,974
I HAVE OWNED A 97 FORD F150 XCAB FOR >7 YRS. I KEPT UP ON ALL MAINT & OIL/FLUID CHANGES. I HAVE CARED FOR MY TRUCK AS I HAVE MY OWN KIDS! IT RAN WELL ON FRIDAY NIGHT (4/4/08) THEN ON SATURDAY MORNING HUSB TURNED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO BANG LOUDLY AND SPIT OUT WHITE SMOKE. THERE WERE NO...
Mileage: 116,000
IN RESPONSE TO FORD'S CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL. YES, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF MY VEHICLE AFFECT BY THIS RECALL. BUT HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH THEM TELLING ME THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ALSO, HAVE NOT ALLOWED THEN TO JUST DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUS...
1) DRIVING LOW SPEED RESIDENTIAL 2) MIDDLE LEAF SPRING REAR DRIVER SIDE BROKE, MOVED FORWARD OVER TIME AND SWUNG INTO TIRE SIDE WALL DESTROYING TIRE. RECALL NHTSA # 98V161000 HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN 1998 TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL FAILURE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE OPPOSITE SIDE LEAF SPRING IS B...
Mileage: 122,001
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000). AS OF MARCH 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE DELAY. THE CURRENT M...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 F150 FORD PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. AS OF MARCH 24, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 4/23/08 *...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN DECEMBER OF 2007. AS OF MARCH 24, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...
NOTICED LOW OIL PRESSURE NOTICE ANTI-FREEZE ALWAYS LOW WITH NO LEAK TO BE FOUND STARTED UP ONE MORNING LOUD CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER TWICE, BUT DID NOT START. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A PIECE OF METAL ON THE GROUND ALONG WITH AN OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC AND TH...
Mileage: 95,843
ENGINE LOCKED UP FROM COOLANT FROM INTAKE GASKET LEAK AT 78813 MILES FORDFLEET.COM THERE WAS A RECALL FOR INTAKE GASKET BUT NEVER RECEIVED RECALL 1997 FORD F150 4.2L ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 78,813
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND NOTICED FLAMES A FOOT HIGH ABOVE THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE ULTIMATELY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND PART OF THE BED OF THE V...
Mileage: 215,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE TO THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER WAS CORRODED AN...
Mileage: 156,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE TO THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER WAS CORRODED AN...
Mileage: 156,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FORD RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND ARE UNSURE AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ST...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND A MAILBOX, BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN ...
Mileage: 200,000
I HAVE A 97 F-150, V-6 4.2L ENGINE PICKUP. I HAVE ALWAYS A COOLANT LEAK COMING FROM SOMEWHERE, BUT LATELY IT HAS GOT WORSE. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS SUBJECT AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF FORD OWNERS WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE AND ENGINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. LOSS OF COOLANT. INTAKE GASKETS, HEADGASKET...
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (BRAKES). NO DAMAGE WAS DONE DUE TO QUICK REACTION BUT IT LEFT THE BRAKES WITHOUT POWER AND THE TRUCK WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE "SWITCH FIRE" PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A WIDE...
Mileage: 96,500
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (BRAKES). NO DAMAGE WAS DONE DUE TO QUICK REACTION BUT IT LEFT THE BRAKES WITHOUT POWER AND THE TRUCK WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE "SWITCH FIRE" PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A WIDE...
Mileage: 96,500
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKET FAILURE. ALLOWS ANTI-FREEZE INTO NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
HYDROLOCK ON 1997 FORD F-150 V6 4.2 ENGINE. WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE UNTIL THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WAS QUOTED $4500 FOR A NEW REBUILD ENGINE. I WAS CURIOUS OF WHY THE ENGINE WOULD SEIZE AND DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHES ONLY TO FIND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ENGINE YEAR AND BUILD. ...
Mileage: 76,200
HVAC BLEND DOOR FAILURE, CAN NOT HEAT/AIR CONDITION OR DEFROST CAB. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2 L ENGINE THAT JUST TURNED 100,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT SECOND HAND FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP JUNE 1999 WITH ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK WAS METICULOUSLY CARED FOR OVER THE YEARS. AFTER NOTICING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS DOWN AFTER A A RECENT REFILL I REFILLED ...
Mileage: 100,478
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2 L ENGINE THAT JUST TURNED 100,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT SECOND HAND FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP JUNE 1999 WITH ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK WAS METICULOUSLY CARED FOR OVER THE YEARS. AFTER NOTICING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS DOWN AFTER A A RECENT REFILL I REFILLED ...
Mileage: 100,478
ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
WATER DISCOVERED IN THE OIL OF 4.2L F-150 MOTOR. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
DOORS HAVE STRESS CRACKS ON UPPER FRAME,I'VE PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED ONCE,WHEN I APPROACHED DEALER THEY SAID O RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM, WOULD NOT HELP,NOW DOOR SWITCHES KEEP INTERIOR LIGHTS ON TILL IT GOES OFF ON POWER SAVER,DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN MOISTURE CONDITION/RAIN,SNOW SLEET AND SO ON. *...
Mileage: 89,000
DOORS HAVE STRESS CRACKS ON UPPER FRAME,I'VE PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED ONCE,WHEN I APPROACHED DEALER THEY SAID O RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM, WOULD NOT HELP,NOW DOOR SWITCHES KEEP INTERIOR LIGHTS ON TILL IT GOES OFF ON POWER SAVER,DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN MOISTURE CONDITION/RAIN,SNOW SLEET AND SO ON. *...
Mileage: 89,000
97 F150 4.2 V6. STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AT START UP BUT STOPPED AFTER WARM UP. COUPLE DAYS LATER , I STARTED TRUCK AND ROD BLEW. TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD I NEED ANOTHER MOTOR. HAD REMANUFACTURED MOTOR PUT IN $3500. *TR
Mileage: 35,644
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. IN 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF UPDATED 01...
97 F-150 4.2 INTAKE GASKET LEAKING RESULTING IN DAMAGED ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
ON OR ABOUT DEC 2006, I BEGAN NOTICING THE ENGINE IN MY TRUCK BEHAVING STRANGELY. IT HAD AROUND 85,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I WASN'T ABLE TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPAIRED DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS, AND I RARELY DRIVE IT ANYWAY, SO THE TRUCK SAT IN MY GARAGE UNTIL I WAS BRAVE ENOUGH TO FACE THE PROBLEM. I ...
Mileage: 85,000
MY 1997 FORD F-150 4.2 L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING ANTIFREEZE AT A LOW BUT STEADY RATE FOR A COUPLE YEARS....I DID NOT KNOW WHY. NOW I DO THE GASKET HAS A LEAK INTO A CYLINDER AND THE TRUCK HAS A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM, THAT WILL REQUIRE OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT. FOR SOME TIME I HAVE HAD VE...
Mileage: 60,500
1997 F-150 XL SB (TRUCK) TWO DAYS AGO, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND THERE WAS A BANGING ON THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS..ALL WERE WITHIN THE CORRECT LEVELS..TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANICS..TOLD ME THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RE...
Mileage: 38,891
COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP AT STARTUP. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 262,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 262,264. UPDATED 12/12/07
Mileage: 262,200
TRUCK RUNNING GREAT,TURNED ON NEXT DAY LOUD RATTLING WATER OUT THE EXHAUST OIL PRESSURE GONE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK, POSSIBLE BENT ROD AND MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 4.2L MOTOR HAS A KNOW DEFECT THAT FORD DID NOT LET THE PUBLIC KNOW. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
FORD F150 WINDSHIELD LEAKS, LEADING TO GEM AND FUSE MODULE FAILURE. RANDOM ELECTRONICS CLICKING AND TURNING THEMSELVES ON DUE TO LEAKING WINDSHIELDS DAMAGING THESE ELECTRONIC MODULES. *TR
I AM NOW HAVING THE WATER LEAK ISSUE INTO THE GEM DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD SEAL. IT IS STARTING TO CAUSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. THE FOLLOWING IS A TSB RELEASED BY FORD: FORD SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM WATER INTRUSION INTO THE GEM/CJB SOME 1997-20...
Mileage: 120,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN MECHANIC SERVICE VEHICLE HE INFORMED ME THAT COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER AND THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A HISTORY OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES. HE CAN REPLACE GASKET BUT BELIEVES THAT THIS WOULD ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX. HE WOULD BE WILLING TO REPLACE GAS...
Mileage: 93,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FORD STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. HE BEGAN RECEIVING RECALL LETTERS REGARDING THE WIRING HARNESS IN 2004. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FORD CONCERNING REPAI...
Mileage: 52,660
MY F150 XLT 4.2L ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO 9/21/07. THE TRUCK WAS SITTING AT HOME AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT. AS I CRANKED IT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD CLATTERING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND OPE...
Mileage: 125,277
1997 F150 4.2L ENGINE FAILURE. *JB. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE ENGINE MAIN BEARINGS, LOWER ENGINE GASKET AND TIMING BELT GASKET COVER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED *JB
Mileage: 80,000
1997 FORD F150 4.2L ENGINE - THROWN ROD/ CRUISE CONTROL FIRE POSSIBILITES. *TR
Mileage: 124,648
'97 F150 4.2 V8 COOLANT LEAK, ENGINE BLOWN @ 140,000 AFTER SEVERAL HEAD GASKET REPAIRS. *JB
Mileage: 143,000
I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED TWICE AT $541 DOLLARS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY WERE "CORRODED". UPON TAKING IT SOME PLACE ELSE GOODYEAR TO BE SPECIFIC THEY PULLED UP A FACTORY RECALL ON FORD F150 FROM 97 BECAUSE A GASKET LEAKS COOLANT ONTO THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSING CORROSION. EMPIRE FORD NEVE...
AT 1:50A.M. ON 8/1/2007 OUR 1997 FORD F150, WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL, BURNED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO 2 OTHER VEHICLES, OUR HOME, DRIVEWAY, AND BASKETBALL GOAL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROD PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. HE HAS DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN, SPEED, AND MILEAGE INFORMATI...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH DOORS LOCKED AND IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. NO ONE WAS NEAR OR IN THE VEHICLE. LOOKED OUT WINDOW AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE MIST FROM A WATER SPRINKLER FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK. LOOKING CLOSER, I REALIZED IT WAS SMOKE AND THEN SAW FLAMES FROM THE TIRE ...
Mileage: 110,487
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH DOORS LOCKED AND IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. NO ONE WAS NEAR OR IN THE VEHICLE. LOOKED OUT WINDOW AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE MIST FROM A WATER SPRINKLER FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK. LOOKING CLOSER, I REALIZED IT WAS SMOKE AND THEN SAW FLAMES FROM THE TIRE ...
Mileage: 110,487
PURCHASED A 1997 FORD F-150 IN EARLY SPRING OF 2006. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN OR CLOSE TO 100,000 MILES. DROVE THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000 MILES OVER THE NEXT YEAR. IN LATE MARCH OR EARLY APRIL OF THIS YEAR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE, A 4.2 L 6 CYLINDER MOTOR SELF DESTRUCTS. ON THE MORNING IN QUE...
Mileage: 101,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AXLE TUBE WAS FRACTURED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE CV AXLE AND THE AXLE TUBE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,...
Mileage: 135,000
AFTER STOPPING IN DRIVEWAY MY 1997 F150, 4.6 L WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFT SEEMED TO BE LOOSER THAN NORMAL. AS I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO SHIFT INTO PARK A 1 INCH, BRASS, STAR HEAD MACHINED SCREW FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR CAME TO REST BE...
Mileage: 112,500
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE SITTING IN FRONT OF HOME. ALL WIRING IS DESTROYED AND DASHBOARD MELTED. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. HAD NO FIRE INSURANCE ON VEHICLE SO TOOK A COMPLETE LOSS. LATER LEARNED THAT FORD HAD RECALLED THIS MODEL FOR CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVAT...
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB
Mileage: 170,000
I OWN A 1997 F-150 FORD PICKUP WITH THE TRITON V8 4.6L ENGINE. AFTER HAVING 10,5000 MILE SCHEDULE SERVICE TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND TUNE UP THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER PLUG BEGAN TO POP-OUT" OF THE BLOCK. SO FAR NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT FIXED YET. I KNEW THIS WAS A"COMMON PROBLEM THA...
Mileage: 110,050
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY RIGHT HAND BRAKE AND THE ROTOR SHEARED OFF THE HUB. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. DURING THIS FAILURE, THE LEFT HAND BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE ROTOR FAILED. A MECHANIC HAS REP...
Mileage: 92,000
1997-F-150 SUPER CAB WITH FACTORY INSTALLED REAR SLIDING WINDOW. THE WINDOW HAS FLOWED WATER/RAIN EVERY TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING IN AROUND THE SEAL WHERE IT MEETS THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER 97 F-150 OWNERS AND THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO THEIR TRUCKS. ISN'T THERE SOMETHI...
1997-F-150 SUPER CAB WITH FACTORY INSTALLED REAR SLIDING WINDOW. THE WINDOW HAS FLOWED WATER/RAIN EVERY TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING IN AROUND THE SEAL WHERE IT MEETS THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER 97 F-150 OWNERS AND THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO THEIR TRUCKS. ISN'T THERE SOMETHI...
I WENT OUTSIDE ONE EARLY MORNING TO START UP MY VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE OF MY 1997 FORD F-150 XLT. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE ENGINE; HOWEVER I AM NO MECHANIC. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE...
Mileage: 136,000
A 1997 FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK OWNED BY STEVEN QUAGLIATO CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND DAMAGED MY VEHICLE CAUSING APPROX $650 WORTH OF DAMAGED TO THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BUMPER.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE'S HOOD. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONCE HE SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT COOLANT WAS FOU...
Mileage: 98,780
ENGINE THREW ROD, JUST LIKE THE FEW THOUSAND OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. TREATED THIS TRUCK LIKE A BABY, HEARD FROM A FORD MASTER MECHANIC THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALREADY ,AND HE ACTUALLY LAUGHED AS HE TOLD ME I WAS SCREWED. HAPPENED ONE MORNING WHEN TO START IT AND BAM ...
Mileage: 125,000
RECALL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IN THE 1997 FORD F-150 SONS TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THEIR GARAGE FORD DECLINED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE RECALL. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE TO THE CURRENT ADDRESS AND FURTHER STA...
FORD F150 FIRE CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. VEHICLE IN GARAGE, VEHICLE TOTALED AND GARAGE DAMAGED.
Mileage: 80,000
1997 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK, THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE. THE INSURED STATED TO THE FIREMEN THAT IT LOOKED ELECTRICAL . THIS MODEL OF TRUCK HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BURN DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THEY INCLUDED A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. THE ...
MY FORD F150 1997 WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ALARMS SOUNDED. I CHECKED AND THOUGHT AT FIRST SOMEONE MIGHT BE TRYING TO STEAL THE TRUCK THEN. I THEN SAW IT WAS ON FIRE. I GOT THE WATER HOSE AND TOLD MY WIFE TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT. SHE ALSO CALLED A COUPLE OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO HELP. THE VFD CA...
Mileage: 241,000
CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. JUST BACKED TRUCK INTO DRIVEWAY FROM PARKED ON STREET. WENT INTO THE HOUSE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES, MY NEIGHBORS ALERTED ME TO THE FIRE. I PUT IT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS AT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICL...
Mileage: 154,137
A COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRE OF THE TYPE THAT IS CURRENTLY THE SUBJECT OF EA 06 -021 EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE MOUNTED ON THE REAR AXLE OF A FORD F150. THE TREAD SEPARATION LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLOVER THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ONE MAN AND INCAPACITATING BRAIN ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND A SIGNIFICANT LOST OF COOLANT RESULTED DUE TO A RESERVOIR FAILUR...
Mileage: 108,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND A SIGNIFICANT LOST OF COOLANT RESULTED DUE TO A RESERVOIR FAILUR...
Mileage: 108,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER DETACHED FROM THE END OF THE SPARE TIRE RETAINER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ,AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY BUMPS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RETAINER WAS AT THE E...
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WHILE CLIMBING A GRADE. SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE WELL PAST 70 MPH SET POINT. I TAPPED BRAKE TO DISENGAGE SPEED CONTROL WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAD TO BRAKE AGAINST ACCELERATING ENGINE WITH SPEED CONTROL STIL...
Mileage: 67,200
MY NON-COMMERCIAL TWO WHEEL DRIVE, 1997 F-150 WITH 59747 MILES WITH 4.2 V-6 ENGINE BLEW ITS 4R70W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FORWARD BUT COULD GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FAILURE AND THE TRANNY FILTER AND FLUID HAD BEEN SERVICED TWO TIMES. IT COST $ 2121.52 TO REBU...
Mileage: 59,747
I JUST GOT MY 1997 FORD F150 XLT WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE BACK YESTERDAY, AFTER PAYING $1430 FOR ENGINE REPAIRS. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 47,700 MILES ON IT. I WENT OUT TO THE TRUCK ONE DAY AND TURNED THE KEY, AND - NOTHING. TURNS OUT TO BE HYDRO LOCK BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTE...
Mileage: 47,000
1997 FORD F150 4.2 V6 OIL PRESSURE FALLS TO ZERO AFTER WARM UP... WITH WARNING. I WAS DECEPTIVELY SOLD THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT WARRANTEE JUST LAST MONTH. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 66K MILES AND NOW I DISCOVER A BIG ONGOING PROBLEM... JUST BY PLACING THIS TOP LINE IN ANY SEACH ENGINE YOU'LL REACH... HTTP://FOR...
Mileage: 66,988
MY 1997 FORD F-150 HAS HAD 3 UNCOMMANDED THROTTLE SURGES THAT I COULD NOT STOP UNTIL I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I RODE THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 55 MPH BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND OFF 3 TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD...
Mileage: 155,100
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 1997 FORD F-150 XLT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON COLD DAYS WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STAYED DOWN AND BECAME STUCK WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT THIS SPEED AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP OR ...
Mileage: 11,300
HYDRO LOCK 1997 FORD 4.2 V6 44,000 MILES. *NM
Mileage: 44,000
1. FAILURE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, FAMILY FORD SALES INC., FLORENCE, AL TO NOTIFY CUSTOMER OF DEFECT WITH 1997 4.2 L V6 ENGINE AS PUBLISHED IN FORD SERVICE PROGRAM, NUMBER 99B29 WHICH COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE THROUGH ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILING AN...
Mileage: 87,559
1997 FORD 150, 144,000 MILES. ENGINE KNOCKS AND IS LOOSING COOLANT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH JUST FOUND OUT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4.2L V6 ENGINE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD STATING A PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD GASKET. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *NM
Mileage: 144,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 1997 FORD F-150 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL WIRING, PIPING ,AND ANYTHING THAT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC MELTED IN THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 143,800
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 1997 FORD F-150 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL WIRING, PIPING ,AND ANYTHING THAT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC MELTED IN THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 143,800
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1997 FORD PICKUP F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/22/2007 HE WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HE RAN OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE OTHER TIMES WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PLATE IN THE COLUMN THAT IS LOOS...
Mileage: 92,214
AT AROUND 5:45 PM EST 1/13/2007 MY HUSBAND WAS WORKING ON OUR COMPUTER WHILE MY SON AND I WATCHED A MOVIE. THE DOORBELL RANG AND I WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND MY HUSBAND'S 1997 FORD F150 WITH FLAMES SHOOTING HIGH OUT OF THE HOOD. I GRABBED MY SON AND CAME BACK INSIDE AND SCREAMED FOR MY HUSBAND. HE GRAB...
COMPLAINT: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, POOR DESIGN OF LOWER INTAKE PLENUM/MANIFOLD GASKET IN THE ESSEX 4.2L V-6. 1: EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE ORIGINALLY THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. THE INDICATIONS OF FAILURE ARE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WITH NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL LEAK, AND CO...
Mileage: 110,000
THIS WEEK THE ENGINE IN MY 1997 F-150 BLEW. THE PLUGS WERE WET. COOLANT LEAKED. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE ABOUT PURCHASING AN ENGINE AND I FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED FIGHT BACK WITH DAVID HORIWITZ. THERE ARE 27 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS MINE. HTTP:WWW.FORUMS.TREEMEDIA.COM/FB...
Mileage: 100,000
MY TRUCK FORD F150 1997 WAS PARKED ON FRONT DRIVEWAY AND GET ON FIRE BY ITSELF. ENGINE WAS COLD AND TRUCK WAS IDLE FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. DAMAGE WAS TOTAL. FIRE MARSHAL WAS AT THE SCENE AND GET TO THE CONCLUSION THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *NM
TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE STARTED WOBBLING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY. THE TIRE DISENGAGED, AND THE CONTACT CAME TO A STOP. THE TIRE WAS NEW, AND ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 15 MILES. THE TIRE ALWAYS TEARS BETWEEN THE BEAD AND SIDEWALL. *AK UPDATED 04/05/07
Mileage: 15
LOW ON COOLANT- OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP, COOLANT IN OIL. AFTER READING CONSIDERABLY ABOUT THIS ON INTERNET FOUND OUT ABOUT TSP #99B29 AND THE RESULTING ONP DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS EVER FIXED I AM SECOND OWNER AND THE ONP EXPIRED IN 2001. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM LEAKING GASKET. ...
Mileage: 98,000
MY 1997 FORD F-150 4.2 L 6 CYLINDER MYSTERIOUSLY THROUGH A ROD AT 80K MILES RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM PLAGUING MANY FORD CUSTOMERS, YET FORD HAS PROVIDED NO RELIEF. AN EXPENSIVE $4000 REPAIR! *JB
Mileage: 80,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 4.2L. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT FOR A WHILE! I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, REPLACED HOSES, REPLACED THERMOSTATS,ETC. MY TRUCK IS NOW HAVING A TICKING SOUND WHEN I START IT IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A RECALL ON...
Mileage: 120,000
COOLANT RUNNING LOW,STARTED MY TRUCK AND IT STARTED KNOCKING VERY LOUD,AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ALMOST INSTANTLY,HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REBUILT AND NOW IT IS KNOCKING AGAIN. *NM
Mileage: 96,380
ON OCCASION, TRUCK WOULD HESITATE, TAKING A BIT OF TLC ON THE GAS PEDAL TO CLEAR IT UP. ONE OCCASION, IN TRAFFIC, ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A NEAR MISS, I ACCELERATED THROUGH THIS. WHITE SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. HEAD GASKET FAILURE. LIMPED HOME. ENGINE HYDRO-LOCKED. DIAGNOSIS = REPLACE...
Mileage: 178,000
F150 FORD RIGHT SIDE UPPER HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *NM
Mileage: 104,000
MY 1997 FORD F150, 4.2L V6, HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT SINCE ABOUT 2004. MY SON HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE AFTERNOON. FINALLY I GOT IT STARTED AND DROVE 5 MILES HOME. THE NEXT AFTERNOON THE CAR STARTED QUICKLY BUT IMMEDIATELY STARTED BANGING AWAY. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE IS DE...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BLOWOUT. AS I CHANGED LANE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE PIECES OF TIRE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE PULLED OVER, I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, AT FIRST EVERYTHING SEEME...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000, PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER 2 WEEKS, THERE WAS A SMELL INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE OF SOMETHING BURNING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...
Mileage: 199,500
HYDRO-LOCK ON 1997 FORD F-150 WITH 4.2L V6 CAUSED BENT ROD. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD ON-99B29 WAS EXERCISED IN 2000 WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *NM
Mileage: 81,200
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 3 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND EXPLODED. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - *NM
Mileage: 60,000
1997 FORD F-150 4.2L V6. ENGINE FAILURE. BROKEN ROD FOLLOWING HYDRO LOCK. PROBLEM PRECEDED WITH COOLANT LEAK AND REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET. *JB
Mileage: 85,700
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP. IT HAS THE 4.2L V6. I HAD 84,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR DUE TO A BENT ROD. THE ROD DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING GASKET THAT ALLOWED COOLANT INTO THE CYCLINDER. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE STARTED THE FLUID (DOES NOT COMPRESS) PREVEN...
Mileage: 85,000
I DRIVE AN IMPORTED F150 FROM 1997 (4X4, 5.4 ENGINE). LAST WEEK MY CRUISE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER INSPECTION AND SURFING THE NET, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME A LOT OF F150 HAD (HAVE), OIL LEAK TO THE CRUISE-CONNECTOR. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A GARAGE, INSPECTED CAREFULL...
Mileage: 100,000
MANIFOLD STUDS RUSTED AWAY CAUSING EXHAUST PIPE TO SEPARATE FROM MANIFOLDS. AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE, EMISSIONS PORTION OF NYS INSPECTION WAS FAILED. REPAIR IS REQUIRED TO PASS INSPECTION, AND IS ESTIMATED BY NEW COUNTRY FORD TO BE APPROXIMATELY $2200.00. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE EXPENS...
Mileage: 100,500
FORD F-150 V-6 4.2L MOTOR COOLANT CAUSED THE MOTOR TO THROW A ROD. *NM
THIS IS SHORT. MY 5.4 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD HEADS ONLY HAVE .250 IN. OF THREADED DEPTH IN HEAD NOT ENOUGH. *JB
Mileage: 125,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK FELL OUT DUE TO RUSTED STRAPS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT GARAGED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE THAT THE TANK SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED OUT. UPDATED 08/01/06. *JB
I BOUGHT A 1997 FORD XL V-6 4X4 FROM NOLLER FORD IN TOPEKA, KS BRAND NEW . I WAS TOLD THIS V-6 ENGINE WAS THE GREATEST THING EVER INVENTED BY FORD. I NOTICED THAT ABOUT EVERY OIL CHANGE I HAD TO TOP OFF THE COOLANT. I CALLED TOPEKA FORD ABOUT THIS APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER I DROVE THE TRUCK--I ...
Mileage: 112,000
I HAD THE 05S28 FORD RECALL PERFORMED ON MY F150 ON 9/12/05 - THEY DID NOT DISCONNECT MY CRUISE CONTROL TO WAIT FOR THE NEW HARNESS - THEY INSTALLED A BRAKE KIT - AT CHRISTMAS TIME - I WENT HOME TO MINNESOTA AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE WAY BACK - WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE DEAL...
Mileage: 121,000
BROKEN BOLTS TO THE STEERING BOX. NO INCIDENT INVOLVED. STEERING CONTROL BECAME LOOSE. DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM WAS A LOOSE STEERING BOX FROM BOLT FAILURE. ADDITIONAL FAILURES OF REMAINING BOLTS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *NM
Mileage: 130,823
1997 FORD F150 4.2 MOTOR FAILURE. I HAVE HAD TO ADD COOLANT A FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAK, KEPT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. THE MOTOR THREW A ROD AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING P...
Mileage: 117,263
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON 15-501 HIGHWAY ON ROUTE TO UNC HOSPITAL. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY TRUCK WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL FOR NO REASON AND MY THEN 4 YR OLD AND I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. WE WERE BOTH IN SEAT BELTS. SHE WAS BELTED IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE BACK AND I IN ...
Mileage: 67,000
I OWN A 1997 F-150 . I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHEN IT HAD 52,000 MILES. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 90K MILES. ON MAY 16 I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A RAUCOUS NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON MAY 17TH I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AUTO SPECIALTIES, AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. ...
Mileage: 90,450
HEAD GASKET FAILED ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 WITH 4.2 LITER (V6) ENGINE. IT LEAKED INTO CRANKCASE AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. IT IS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE ENGINE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ENGINE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *JB
Mileage: 84,000
NORMAL USE OF 4.2 V6 FORD ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO 0 PSIG AT ENGINE IDLE AFTER TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM MY SELF (25 YEARS AUTO MECHANIC 17 YEARS AVIATION TECH) AND SEARCHING THE WEB FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS I HAVE FOUND THE FIX IS REBUILD OR REPLACE THE ENGINE $2...
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Mileage: 227,000
I HAVE A FORD F150 V6 4.2 WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. I STARTED IT ONE MORNING TO A LOUD KNOCKING AND SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. MY TRUCK HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Mileage: 81,000
STARTED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, LOUD BANG, WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAILPIPE, AND KNOCKING IN ENGINE. MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE IS RUINED - BEND RODS. ONE OWNER VEHICLE WITH 55,000 MILES.
Mileage: 55,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER.
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1997 F150 V-6 4.2L PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN LOOSING ENGINE COOLANT AND MY ENGINE OIL LEAKS OUT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE AND TRUCK. I FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS GASKET BUT THEY DID NOT SEND ME ANY INFORMATIO...
Mileage: 65,813
I NOTICED MY FORD 4.2L V-6 WAS LOSING COOLANT. BUT, THERE WAS NO LEAKS EXTERNALLY. I WENT OUT TO START IT THE OTHER MORNING, AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND FOUND INFO ON HYDROLOCKING AND BAD GASKETS. I REMOVED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS, AND CRANKED THE ENGINE. LOTS OF COOLAN...
Mileage: 137,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK, 4.2L V-6. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING VERY BADLY, SHE WAS FRIGHTENED AND DROVE THE TRUCK HOME VERY SLOWLY, WHICH ALMOST GOT HER INTO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH WITH FORD MECHANICS AND PRIVATE MECHANICS, I FOUND...
Mileage: 64,000
MY 1997 4.2L V6 F150 WOULD NOT START, REPLACED STARTER MOTOR, PULLED PLUGS FOUND COOLANT IN #1 CYLINDER. I'M CURRENTLY DIGGING INTO THE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. *NM
Mileage: 145,000
1997 FORD 150 V6 4.2 L ENGINE FAILURE, NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD ABOUT LOWER INTAKE GASKET RECALL, OR THE RECALL ON THE FRONT COVER GASKET. BOTH DEFECTS CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE BY HYDROSTATIC LOCK, BENDING OR BREAKING THE CONNECTING ROD(S) IN 1 OR MORE CYLINDERS. *NM
(1) NO SPECIFIC EVENTS PRECEEDED FAILURE. (2) DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION BY OWNER, A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN A STEEL BRAKE LINE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. CAUSE OF LEAK APPEARS TO BE RUST THROUGH. THERE IS EXTENSIVE RUSTING OF BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE. (3) REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN PERF...
Mileage: 37,000
11/16/2005 ~ GO IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL AND LUBE. ATTENDANT GIVES ME DETAILS, I HAVE AIR FILTER REPLACED AND COOLANT ADDED BECAUSE IT WAS LOW. 2/23/2006 ~ GO IN FOR MY ROUTINE OIL AND LUBE. I ASK THE ATTENDANT TO LOOK AT THE COOLANT, I TELL HIM THAT IT KEEPS GETTING LOW. SURE ENOUGH HE COMES BACK AND L...
Mileage: 129,600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED MORE OFTEN WHILE TOWING SOMETHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SPEWED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THE HEADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ON...
Mileage: 90,000
RE: 97 FORD F- 150 PICKUP W/ 4.2L V 6 IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS ENGINE GIVES TROUBLE W/ FAILING HEAD GASKETS . MINE FAILED AT 86,560 MI. ENGINE COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO #S 3 & 6 CYLINDERS SO BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE WERE AFFECTED FORD OWES ME $1765 DOLLARS IF THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM...
Mileage: 86,560
1997 FORD F150 4.2L V 6 ENGINE. WENT TO START THE TRUCK AND IT RAN VERY ROUGH. CUT IT OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT HAD A BENT ROD AND WOULD NEED A REBUILT ENGINE AT A COST OF $5,000. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE ...
Mileage: 79,000
MY 1997 FORD F-150 HAS A LOUD TAPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. IT EITHER BROKE A ROD OR A PISTON. *NM
Mileage: 101,225
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH A 4.2L V6 ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED WITH 82,000 MILES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CHOOSES TO EXCEPT NO RESPON...
Mileage: 82,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT AN IDLE, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASES TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 222,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TANK IN PLACE BROKE. THE GAS TANK DROPPED 4 INCHES; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. UPON INSPECTION ONE OF THE TWO BRACKETS WERE CORRODED AND HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN O...
Mileage: 145,000
1997 F150 4.2L V6 60K MILES WATER IN CYLINDER WARPED ROD. ENGINE NO GOOD. CANT AFFORD TO SPEND 5K DOLLARS TO TRY TO REPAIR ENGINE. *NM
BOUGHT A 1997 F-150 USED IN 2001 WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE IN THE 4.5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT AND CHANGED THE OIL TWICE. I HAD NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FILL UP THE COOLANT, BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT GOI...
Mileage: 75,000
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON 1997 FORD F150 4.2L 145K DUE TO LEAKING GASKET IN ENGINE, ALLOWING ENGINE COOLANT INTO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO FREEZE CYLINDER AND THROW A ROD THEN ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED. I NOTICES THAT ENGINE COOLANT WAS DISAPPEARING AND WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE, THEN CHECK ENGI...
Mileage: 145,000
1997 FORD F-150 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ALONG WITH A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE. HAD TO PAY A HEFTY REPAIR FEE. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO IT, JUST SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY TAIL PIPE. LUCKILY I CAUGHT IT REAL QUICK AND IT ONLY COST THE ME REPAIR OF THE ENTIRE GASKET. A LOT OF TIMES ...
Mileage: 104,000
MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR A BRAKE REPAIR THE WEEK OF MARCH 6- 10, 2006. WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK DROVE IT A 100 MILES ON THE WEEKEND WITH NO PROBLEMS. ON MONDAY, 3/13/06, I NOTICED IT MISSING AFTER 40 MILES AN HOUR. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY TO SEE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE HAD THE SA...
Mileage: 138,300
OWN A 1997 F150 WITH 4.2 FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. NEVER SEEN THE SMOKE COMING. HYRDOLOCKED ON ME WITH 150,000 KMS WHICH I HAVE HEARD IS KINDA LOW KMS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. LOOKING AT GETTING A REBUILT BUT WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS. *NM
Mileage: 160,000
COOLANT LEAK. *NM
Mileage: 107,000
ENGINE FAILURE, FORD 4.2L V6 1997 WITH 102,000 MILES. STARTED ENGINE AND LOUD CLANGING NOISE FROM FRONT OF ENGINE ALSO LARGE PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BEST SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ENGINE. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. I WENT TO ON-LI...
Mileage: 102,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE RUNNING. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE PLUGS CHANGED ONCE BY THE FORD DEALER. I HAVE READ ON THE FORD F150 FORUMS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE 5.4 ENGINE AS THEY HAVE VERY FEW THREADS HOLDING THE PLUG IN. I AM TOLD FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 2002 BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE EARLIER TR...
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE RUNNING. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE PLUGS CHANGED ONCE BY THE FORD DEALER. I HAVE READ ON THE FORD F150 FORUMS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE 5.4 ENGINE AS THEY HAVE VERY FEW THREADS HOLDING THE PLUG IN. I AM TOLD FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 2002 BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE EARLIER TR...
MY FORD F-150 4.2 L ENGINE THREW A ROD ON MARCH 8 2006, WITH LESS THAN 61K MILES ON THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TOO WATER SEEPING INTO THE CYLINDERS FROM A DEFECTIVE GASKET . I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE PER FORD'S PRINTED MANUAL AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. THE RESULT OF THE PROBLEM HAS C...
Mileage: 60,800
1997 F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (05S28) WHICH INDICATED THAT EH DEACTIVATION SWITCH COULD OVERHEAT AND RESULT IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED PICTURES TO THE MANUFACTURER AND HAD...
97 FORD F-150 4.2, BLEW A ROD AND THEY TELL ME THAT IS GONE COST ME ABOUT $4000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *JB
Mileage: 145,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH 60,800 MILES ON IT AND THE MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE COST WAS MORE THAN THE TRUCK WAS WORTH. I HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP 3 YEARS AGO FOR A WATER LEAK THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR. THE ...
Mileage: 60,750
1997 FORD F150 4.2L V 6 ENGINE. ENGINE HYDROLOCKED. #4 CYLINDER FULL OF COOLANT BENDING CONNECTING ROD AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. POOR GASKET DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEECH INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET REGARDING MULTIPLE FAILURES ...
Mileage: 74,996
1. LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT 2.ENGINE DAMAGE KNOCKING COOLANT IN COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, ENGINE KNOCKING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FROM DEFECTIVE GASKETS, 3 .FORD WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 87,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2L 6 CYL ENGINE AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT LEAKING AND WATER PUMP GASKET FAILURES AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL FORD TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS 90,000 MILES AND I AM PAYING $1200 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED. FORD...
Mileage: 90,448
BENT OR BROKEN CONNECTING ROD, DUE TO COOLANT LEAK. *JB
Mileage: 62,250
ENGINE FAILURE BAD GASKETS LEAKED COLANT INTO ENGINE THREW A ROD. *NM
Mileage: 106,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 PURCHASED IN 2000 FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. I NEVER RECEIVED THE ONP RECALL ABOUT A FAILURE IN THE FRONT COVER GASKET AND NOW I AM FACING COSTLY REPAIRS. FURTHERMORE THE REPAIRS WERE NEVER CONDUCTED ON MY VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE DESPITE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL. *NM
Mileage: 63,000
FIRE TO MY 3 DAYS PARKED FORD F-150 . LUCKILY WAS NOT PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE AND WAS IN MY GATED OUTSIDE PARKING. ONLY FRAME IS REMAINING....BAD...*NM
Mileage: 100,000
ON THE NIGHT OF JAN. 19, 2006,1:30 AM, WE WERE AWOKEN BY AN EXPLOSION. MY HUSBAND AND I JUMPED UP AND STARTING RUNNING TOWARD THE FRONT DOOR WINDOW AND REALIZED THAT OUR 1997 FORD F150 WAS INFLAMED. MY OTHER VEHICLE WAS PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, MEANING THAT THE GAS TANK WAS ABOUT 1-2 F...
Mileage: 223,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP TO 40 MPH THE ENGINE LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SMOKE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HIS EXPENSE. A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED WATER TO ENTER ...
Mileage: 112,500
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 WITH THE 4.2 V-6 MOTOR. THE TRUCK HAD 70, 126 MILES WHEN IT SUFFERED HYDROLOCK. I DROVE THE TRUCK ON A WEDNESDAY, AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE. FRIDAY EVENING WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, I THOUGHT THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD. I PULLED THE BATTERY OUT AND HAD IT TESTED, AND IT WAS O...
Mileage: 70,126
1997 FORD F150 4.2L V-6 WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE COLD IT WOULD MISS BAD FOR UP TO 30 SECOND AND THEN WOULD CLEAR UP AND RUN FINE. STARTED LOOSING ANTIFREEZE WITH NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE, EVENTUALLY ENGINE STEAMED FROM EXHAUST. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED TRUCK AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE ...
Mileage: 122,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECALL LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED. THE NHTSA RECALL, #05V388000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE VEHICLE SEED CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 90,000
BLOWN HEAD GASKET IN 1997 FORD 4.2L V6. *NM
Mileage: 102,256
LOSS OF COOLANT IN 4.2 L. V-6 ENGINE. FORD F-150 PICK-UP TRUCK.
THIS CONCERNS A 1997 F-150 FORD PICKUP WITH A 4.2 L 6 CYLINDER MOTOR. I'VE HAD TO ADD COOLANT TO IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND COULDN'T FIND A LEAK OR ANY IN THE OIL. FIVE DAYS AGO WHILE TRYING TO START IT THE MOTOR GAVE A LOUD BANG AND WHITE SMOKE BOILED OUT. NOW IT KNOCKS LIKE A BENT OR BROKEN ROD AN...
Mileage: 108,750
THIS CONCERNS A 1997 F-150 FORD PICKUP WITH A 4.2 L 6 CYLINDER MOTOR. I'VE HAD TO ADD COOLANT TO IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND COULDN'T FIND A LEAK OR ANY IN THE OIL. FIVE DAYS AGO WHILE TRYING TO START IT THE MOTOR GAVE A LOUD BANG AND WHITE SMOKE BOILED OUT. NOW IT KNOCKS LIKE A BENT OR BROKEN ROD AN...
Mileage: 108,750
#3 SPAKPLUG BLEWOUT OF MY 1997 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4 LITER ENGINE. I HAVE YET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM . *AK
Mileage: 122,789
NO KNOWN EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. ENGINE MADE A LOUD EXPLODING NOISE AND STARTED POPPING AFTER EXPLOSION. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS A BLOWN SPARK PLUG AND THAT THE HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST $1600.*AK
Mileage: 137,000
GASKET FAILED ON 4.2 LITER FORD ENGINE, CAUSING A ROD TO BREAK. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE GASKET RECALL IN 1999. IT'S GOING TO COST ME $3000 TO FIX. FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THIS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS JUST LIKE MINE OUT THERE.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
MY 1997 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2L V-6 ENGINE BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT BEGAN HAVING AN ERRATIC STARTING PROBLEM. IT THEN BEGAN TO BLOW OUT WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I CHECKED THE COOLANT SYSTEM WITH PRESSURE GAUGES, AND EVERYTHING SHOWED TO BE FINE. I DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, BE...
Mileage: 120,000
I'LL HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 FOR NO REASON MY MOTOR BLEW A ROD I'LL READ IN THE INTERNET ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE MOTOR ARE DEFECT, ISN'T FORD DEALER DURING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT I'LL WENT TO WORK IN MY TRUCK CAME HOME FROM WORK, 3-HOURS LATER STARTED MY TRUCK T...
Mileage: 111,257
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD IN 4.2L V6 (FORD F150) FAILED (MELTED) ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO A CYLINDER RESULTING IN HYDRO-LOCK. THE PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD IN THAT CYLINDER WERE DAMAGED (PISTON SKIRT BROKEN, ROD BENT). SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ALMOST SINC...
Mileage: 135,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT FRONT STEERING LINKAGE AND TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. THE DEALER PROVIDED A SOLUTION AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB
Mileage: 195,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT FRONT STEERING LINKAGE AND TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. THE DEALER PROVIDED A SOLUTION AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB
Mileage: 195,000
I HAD PURCHASED A USED FOR F-150 FOR THE DEALER IT WENT THROUGH INSPECTION AND WAS WORKING VERY WELL. HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF USE IT STARTED TO LOOSE COOLANT, BUT DOT VISIBLY. IT WOULD RUN HOT , I WOULD ADD COOLANT AND CONTINUE. THEN IN APRIL OF 2005 THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE REPL...
Mileage: 140,000
MY 1997 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2L V-6 ENGINE BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT BEGAN HAVING AN ERRATIC STARTING PROBLEM. IT THEN BEGAN TO BLOW OUT WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I CHECKED THE COOLANT SYSTEM WITH PRESSURE GAUGES, AND EVERYTHING SHOWED TO BE FINE. I DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, B...
Mileage: 129,738
LEAKING COOLANT INTERNALLY DUE TO KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN GASKETS. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL LEAKS, JUST DISAPPEARING COOLANT LEVELS AND CAR OVERHEATING. AFTER THE COOLANT WAS TOPPED OFF, I TRIED STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WOULDN'T START DUE TO HYDROLOCK. WHEN IT DID FINALLY STA...
Mileage: 129,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGNS 05V388000 AND 98V007000 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Mileage: 170,215
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGNS 05V388000 AND 98V007000 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Mileage: 170,215
1997 F-150 4.2 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO KNOWN (BY FORD) DEFECT THAT ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK IN TO ENGINE AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ([XXX] FAILED AT MY SON'S SCHOOL OVER 100 MILES FROM HOME. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNT...
Mileage: 100,000
LEAKING FRONT GASKET AND/OR INTAKE GASKET CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE ON A 1997 FORD PICKUP V6 4.2 . I WAS NOT ADVISE AT NO TIME OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND PAID FOR THE GASKET REPAIRS MYSELF. ONLY NOW AFTER A MAJOR FAILURE HAVE I LEARNED ABOUT THE FORD TSB 99-20-7 AND/OR ON P99B29 AND THE DEALER IS LEA...
Mileage: 102,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE WITH THE OFF SWITCH OR THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES HARD FOR APPROXIMATELY A MILE AND A HALF. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND TU...
Mileage: 98,000
RECALL ON FORD TRUCK THAT I DID NOT RECIEVE, WHICH MY HAVE SAVED ME FROM GETTING A NEW ENGINE. RECALL#99B29. *NM
Mileage: 117,000
I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD F-150 FROM A JACKSONVILLE RESIDENT IN DECEMBER OF 2004 ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, I WENT OUT TO START IT AND HEARD LOUD BANGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY BELLOWS OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND, AFTER THE TECH CHECKED IT...
Mileage: 71,896
FAILURE OF SPARK PLUG ON F150 1997 4.6L. NO EXTRA CONSEQUENCES EXCEPT COST OF REPAIR OF A FEATURE THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE FAILED. *NM
Mileage: 125,000
1997 FORD F150 DEC. 7, 2005 - AIR CONDITIONING CONTINUED RUNNING WITH ENGINE OFF. DEC. 8, 2005 - ENGINE REPEATEDLY TRYING TO TURN OVER WITH TRUCK IN PARK WITH IGNITION OFF AND NO KEY IN IGNITION. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *JB
OUR 1997 FORD F150 BURNED DEC 5,2005. THE FIRE PROCEED TO OUR 1993 CHVY BLAZER PARKED IN FRONT OF IT AND THEN PROCEED TO OUR HOME. WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AROUND END OF SEPT BEGINNING OF OCT. FOR THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. THE RECALL WAS VOLUNTARY AND PARTS WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL NOV. OUR CRUISE C...
COOLANT LEAKING FROM A FAULTY HEAD GASKET INTO THE MOTOR CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. RESULTING IN FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPLACING THE ENTIRE MOTOR FOR WELL OVER $4,000. THIS IS NOT ONLY A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE BUT MANY MORE. JUST DO A WEB SEARCH FOR FAULTY GASKETS IN 97 4.2L ENGINES. GO TO HTTP://FORUM...
Mileage: 83,000
ENGINE FAILURE 4.2 F150 1997. 110,000 MILES FRONT GASKET REPLACED RECALL. NO LOST OF COOLANT UNTIL NOW. MORNING ENGINE MISSED FOR 15-20 SECONDS FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO FAILURE. DAY OF FAILURE ENGINE TURNED A SMALL AMOUNT AND WOULD NOT MOVE BY STARTER. ALLOWED TO SET AND STARTED LATER AND WHEN STA...
Mileage: 110,000
INTAKE GASKET WENT OUT CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO PISTON AND WHEN TRUCK WAS CRANKED UP IT BENT ROD BROKE PISTON REPAIR BILL WAS $1685.00 SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DOWN ABOUT THIS. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM JUST LOOK UP 1997 F150 INTAKE FORUM THANKS. *JB
Mileage: 185,000
DT: CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON COLD STARTS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECCURED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK
Mileage: 29,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH A V-6 4.2L ENGINE. THIS ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WAS THEN SLOWED TO NORMAL CITY SPEEDS. THIS WAS INVESTIGATED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WHILE UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND EACH TIME. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES THIS TRUCK BEGAN TO...
Mileage: 88,000
1997 FORD F-150 I MADE A LEFT TURN ,STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL & THE PEDAL STAYED TO THE FLOOR. ABOUT 100 YARDS LATER I HIT HEAD ON INTO A GUIDE RAIL. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. *NM
Mileage: 186,000
1997 FORD F-150 4.2L V-6 TRUCK STARTING KNOCKING THIS MORNING WHEN I WENT TO START THE MOTOR. 60,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE HAS LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE AND IS KNOCKING TERRIBLY. I USED IT 2 DAYS AGO AND THIS MORNING IT'S BROKEN. HAPPENED WHILE SITTING UNDER THE CARPORT OVER NIGHT. PROBABLY THE ALL FAMIL...
Mileage: 60,000
OUR 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR AT LEAST 6 HOURS, SITTING IN OUR PARKING LOT, WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 23, 2005. THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. UPON HEARING THE FIRE AND COMING OUT TO THE PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE, WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO CAME AN...
Mileage: 118,267
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V017000 ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDA...
WHILE BACKING OUT TO GET ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER FORD F150 HAD NO STEERING. *TS (11/16/05) THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN. THE CONSUMERS FOUND THAT A PIECE ON THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY THAT WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM HAD WORN OUT. *SC
FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF 1997 FORD F150. *TS *JB
Mileage: 135,000
97 FORD F150 4.2 L ENGINE, NO GASKET RECALL NOTIFICATION, THROWN ROD DURING STARTUP JUST LIKE THE LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE ON HTTP://FORUMS.TREEMEDIA.COM *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SOLUTION FOR CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE CRUISE WAS DISABLED AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL 05V017000. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD.*AK
SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF MY 1997 FORD F150 FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIRST FIX WAS USING A HELICOIL. SECOND FIX WILL HAVE TO BE THE SAME. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE WWW, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FIXED ONLY BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD ($3,000+) THIS IS POOR QUALITY MANUFACTURI...
SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF MY 1997 FORD F150 FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIRST FIX WAS USING A HELICOIL. SECOND FIX WILL HAVE TO BE THE SAME. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE WWW, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FIXED ONLY BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD ($3,000+) THIS IS POOR QUALITY MANUFACTURI...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. HE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT ALL 1997 FORD F150 ENGINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO RECALL INVOLVING NOISE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH RESULT...
Mileage: 70,000
1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK WAS PARKED NEXT TO MY HOME & HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN THIS DAY, AFTER RETURNING HOME AFTER BEING GONE FOR THE DAY I FOUND THAT MY TRUCK HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE! AFTER TALKING TO NEIGHBORS & GOT DETAILS THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE LOOKED AS IF IT HAD STARTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE REAR O...
Mileage: 150,000
WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO PARK FROM TO OTHER GEARS. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A CAMPAIGN ALREADY FOR THIS ISSUE, 97V171000, BUT FORD DOES NOT HAVE MY TRUCK LISTED FOR THIS RECALL. IS THERE A FORD ISSUED RECALL # AND HOW CAN I GET MY TRUCK ADDED TO THIS RECALL SO IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. I JUST PURCHASED TH...
Mileage: 72,850
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE MIDDLE LEAF SPRING BROKE IN THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT BROKE WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE, IT PUNCTURED A TIRE. THE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING. THE LEAF SPRING WAS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE SECOND TIME WAS THE RIGHT SIDE L...
Mileage: 97,112
THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE SPARK PLUGS ARE POPPING OUT OF THE HEADS. THIS HAPPENED ON A 1997 FORD F150 5.4 SUPERCAB PICKUP, IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO A FEW OTHER OF OUR PICKUPS AND TO A COUPLE OF OUR SERVICE VANS. WE HAD TO HAVE THE SPARK PLU...
Mileage: 160,000
1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP WITH 4.2 LITER V6. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY ADD COOLANT TO THE RADIATOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS FORD ONP 99B29 WHICH STATES FORD WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET TO PREVENT SERIOUS ...
Mileage: 55,000
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS DAY APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. YESTERDAY, AUGUST 16, 2005, AROUND 8:30 PM THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE . HE LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ...
BLOWN GASKET- *NM
Mileage: 130,000
CONSUMER CONCERNED WITH VEHICLE RECALL OVER HEATING AND CATCHING ON FIRE. *TS CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON THE UNDERHOOD SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS A POROUS SWITCH ON T...
DT: THE CONTACT 'S VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THIS HAPPENED ON 10-04-05. HE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. HE REPORTED HAVING NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS , SUCH AS A LIGHT COMING ON IN THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT MAKING ANY KIND OF NOISES. ...
Mileage: 66,206
DT: THE CONTACT 'S VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THIS HAPPENED ON 10-04-05. HE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. HE REPORTED HAVING NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS , SUCH AS A LIGHT COMING ON IN THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT MAKING ANY KIND OF NOISES. ...
Mileage: 66,206
VEHICLE STARTED ROUGH AND RAN POORLY. PARKED OVERNIGHT, NEXT MORNING ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND FELT LIKE IT WAS JAMMED. FINALLY GOT IT TO START, RUNNING POORLY AND WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST. HAD VEHICLE TAKEN TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND OUT THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS THE PRO...
Mileage: 68,253
THE LATCH FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT QUIT WORKING. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA OR ACCIDENTS. IT JUST QUIT LATCHING. *NM
Mileage: 100,325
DT: 1997 F150 FORD SUPER CAB PICKUP TRUCK. THE CRUISE SWITCH CAUGHT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR ON FIRE AND IN TURN, THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND THREW AN OLD TOWEL OVER THE FIRE AND SMOTHERED THE FLAMES. HAD THE ROAD SERVICE TOW IT TO THE PLACE WHERE NORMALLY THE...
DT: 1997 FORD F150. CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V388000. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO TH EFIRE, , AND THEN IT WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. CONSUMER WAS NOT AT HOME, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMEN...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE BURNED TWO YEARS AGO ON 10-16-03. SHE WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL ON 9-26-05 CONCERNING THE SCDS. SHE HAS CONTACTED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES ,AND THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED HER AT ALL. TODAY WAS ...
Mileage: 97,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE 1997 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED ON 9-24-2005. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FIRE LOOKED LIKE IT STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE ONLY THING LEFT OF THE TRUCK WAS THE REAR END. THE ENTIRE CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS ON THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING ...
Mileage: 222,000
DT: AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO THE HEAT. THIS WAS WHAT HAD ALERTED THE CONSUMER TO THE FIRE. WHEN THE FIRE MARSHALL INSPECTED THE FIRE HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL. THE FIRE CAUSED DA...
Mileage: 170,000
I HAVE A 97 FORD 150 WITH A 4.2 V6 THAT HAS HYDRO LOCKED. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS TRUCK. I HAVE NOT YET FIXED IT I AM TRYING TO FIND A GOOD PRICE ON A NEW MOTOR. *JB
Mileage: 103,000
ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 I NOTICED THAT I HAVE CRACKS ON THE DOORS BY THE WINDOWS, WHILE RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK. WHEN I CALLED FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR HELP THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE DOORS (AT MY COST) AND IF A RECALL COMES OUT I WOULD GET MY MONEY BACK. I FO...
DEFECTIVE ENGINE. 1997 F150 V6 4.2 L, 73000 MILES AND A ROD IS KNOCKING. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AT FORD. *JB
Mileage: 73,500
FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
ENGINE FIRE NEAR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH VEHICLE DESTROYED. *NM
9-1-05, 8:00 AM, SHERRI ADAMS PARKED THE 1997 F-150 AT L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, GREENVILLE TX. THE TRUCK REMAINED PARKED AND LOCKED ALL DAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:20 PM SECURITY NOTIFIED SHERRI THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. PARTIAL FIRE DEPART REPORT BELOW. 9-6-05 INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE CRU...
Mileage: 240,000
MY 1997 FORD PICKUP BURNED UP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE ON MAY 29TH. NO KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 10 HOURS. *JB
Mileage: 109,000
WITHIN 1/2 HOUR OF TRUCK TURNED OFF, FIRE ERUPTED, CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE BY AND HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, I PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE THE TRUCK WENT TOTALLY UP IN FLAMES. *JB EXTENSIVE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UP AND RUNNING...
Mileage: 150,155
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 THIS TRUCK WAS THE MOST DEPENDABLE AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EVER OWNED UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2005. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ALMOST 12 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. IT APPEARED TO BE SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL FIRE.*JB
1. DRIVING 5 MPH ALONG SMOOTH DIRT LANE 2. RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE 3. TOWED TRUCK TO MECHANIC FOR BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT, OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
DT: ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 THE CALLER SAID PARKED VEHICLE AND 41/2 HOURS LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. A TREE WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. NOTHING ELSE WAS DAMAGED. DEALER GAVE CALLER THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 200,000
BREAKS . *NM
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 97 F150 A LOT OF PEOPLE DO. I HAVE 4.2 V6 THAT LOCKED UP ON ME A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MOTOR FOR A COOLANT GASKET BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ONE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND EVEN THE ONES THAT GOT CHANGE WENT BAD ANYWAY. PLEASE HELP MAKE FORD OWN U...
Mileage: 160,000
1997 MODEL YEAR FORD F-150 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS A V-8, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND JUST OVER 85,000 MILES. IT IS A WORK TRUCK DRIVEN DAILY, ABOUT 200 MILES PER WEEK. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ...
DT: CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON HIS 1997 FORD F150 WENT OUT. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS FIXED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS SMOKING WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-04. HE DI...
DT: CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON HIS 1997 FORD F150 WENT OUT. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS FIXED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS SMOKING WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-17-04. HE DI...
DT: 1997 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A FIRE AT ABOUT 2:45 AM. THE NEIGHBOR SAID THAT THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME...
Mileage: 119,000
IN FEB./ 05 CRUISE CONTROL QUITE, MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, AUG 15/05 ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THINKING BRAKE FLUID IS LOW, I POP THE HOOD AND NOTICE PLUG ON MASTER CYLINDER IS BURNED/MELTED. CAR WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I GET A NEW PLUG AND HARNESS FROM DEALER AND REPLACE BLOW...
Mileage: 94,200
IN FEB./ 05 CRUISE CONTROL QUITE, MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, AUG 15/05 ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THINKING BRAKE FLUID IS LOW, I POP THE HOOD AND NOTICE PLUG ON MASTER CYLINDER IS BURNED/MELTED. CAR WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I GET A NEW PLUG AND HARNESS FROM DEALER AND REPLACE BLOW...
Mileage: 94,200
ABS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING 16 TIMES WITH PAUSE THEN REPEATS. NOTICED #13 FUSE WAS BLOWN. REPLACED AND LOOKED UP IMMEDIATELY TO FIND WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF HOOD. PULLED OUT FUSE TO FIND THAT IT WAS BLOWN (THANK GOODNESS). HEARD ON INTERNET FORUM THAT IT MAY BE THE CRUISE SWITCH ON MASTER CY...
Mileage: 102,000
1997 FORD F150 4.2 L V-6 LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DESTROYS ENGINE!
Mileage: 70,788
MY SON TOLD ME HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS ON HIS TRUCK, A 1997 FORD F150. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FUSE SINCE HE SAID THAT HE REPLACED THE BULBS. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE THERE WAS A ABUNDANCE OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF SMOKE WITH THE HOOD OPEN WE REPLA...
Mileage: 100,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1997 FORD F 150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT COMPLETELY. THE OWNER PARKED THE TRUCK AT 6 PM IN THE GARAGE AND AT 9 PM HEARD THE HORN. THE OWNER THEN WENT TO THE GARAGE TO CHECK ON THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE TRUCK BURNING. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER TH...
Mileage: 132,000
DT: THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FOR THE 2000 FORD F150, STATING IT CAN LEAD TO FIRES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND THE IGNITION WAS OFF. WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. SOME WIRING MELTED. CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR 2000 MODEL...
I HAVE A 97 FORD F150. THEY ARE KNOWN TO HAVE GASKET FAILURE. I AM ON MY 3RD MOTOR IN IT. THEY DONT MAKE IT 100,000 MILE. YOU JUST START THEM @ THEY WILL BLOW. *NM
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE WATCHING CNN NEWS AUGUST 16 2005, A REPORT WAS ON WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF FORD VEHICLES THAT HAVE A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. I WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT THAT POINT, I OPENED THE HOOD AN...
Mileage: 118,000
MY 1997 F-150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN IN 18 HOURS. MY TWELVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND A NEIGHBOR PUT THE FIRE OUT. IN SPEAKING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY HAVE A RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCHES BUT UNTIL TODAY IT DID NOT GO BACK TO MY YEAR...
Mileage: 154,000
THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE/LOCK GETS STUCK AND THE DOOR SOMETIMES DOES NOT OPEN OR IT IS HARD TO OPEN, AND OPENS AFTER TRYING REPEATEDLY. *NM
DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SPREAD QUICKLY. FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE TRUCK, AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATOR FROM FORD CHECKIN...
Mileage: 130,000
EL CAJON FORD REPLACED PLUGS. NEVER WARNED ME ABOUT PLUG BLOWOUT. HEARD TICKING FOR 2 WEEKS BUT THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR EXHAUST LEAK. PLUG BLEW OUT DRIVING HOME AT 30 MPH. TOWED TRUCK TO EL CAJON FORD AND SERVICE WRITER SAID FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE HEAD AT $3500 WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE HEAD. I ASKE...
Mileage: 77,134
EL CAJON FORD REPLACED PLUGS. NEVER WARNED ME ABOUT PLUG BLOWOUT. HEARD TICKING FOR 2 WEEKS BUT THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR EXHAUST LEAK. PLUG BLEW OUT DRIVING HOME AT 30 MPH. TOWED TRUCK TO EL CAJON FORD AND SERVICE WRITER SAID FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE HEAD AT $3500 WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE HEAD. I ASKE...
Mileage: 77,134
DT: 1997 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATES ON AUGUST 10, 2005 H VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY FILED A REPORT. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED...
Mileage: 173,000
DT: THE CALLER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CALLER THOUGHT A REPORT WAS FILED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CALLER HAD INSURANCE AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THE MANUFACTURER URGED THE CALLER TO CONTACT THE DEALER IF HE WANTED TO KN...
Mileage: 130,000
DRIVING ALONG 26 MILE ROAD AND INDIAN TRAIL. DASH BOARD BEGAN TO SMOKE, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AS I EXITED VEHICLE THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I ATTEMPTED TO REACH IN TO RETRIEVE SOME PERSONAL BELONGS AND BURNED LEG (MINOR). VEHICLE WAS ENGUL...
1997 F-150 PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE AFTER RETURNING FROM THE STORE, 10 MINUTES LATER WE HEAR A HORN BLOWING WE GO TO SEE WHAT IS WAS AND THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. IT IS AN OPEN CLAIM WITH MY INS. COMPANY RIGHT NOW. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-7-2005. *NM
Mileage: 130,000
1.WELL FIRST THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 97 FORD F150 WENT OUT. THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT TOO. REPLACECD BRAKE LIGHTS ,THEN FUSE WENT OUT IN INTERIOR FUSE BOX SO, TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. REPLACED FUSE THEN IT BLEW IT AGAIN. REPLACED AGAIN TRUCK COULD NOW SHIFT INTO GEAR. I WENT HOME PARKED TR...
1.WELL FIRST THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 97 FORD F150 WENT OUT. THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT TOO. REPLACECD BRAKE LIGHTS ,THEN FUSE WENT OUT IN INTERIOR FUSE BOX SO, TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. REPLACED FUSE THEN IT BLEW IT AGAIN. REPLACED AGAIN TRUCK COULD NOW SHIFT INTO GEAR. I WENT HOME PARKED TR...
1.WELL FIRST THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 97 FORD F150 WENT OUT. THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT TOO. REPLACECD BRAKE LIGHTS ,THEN FUSE WENT OUT IN INTERIOR FUSE BOX SO, TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. REPLACED FUSE THEN IT BLEW IT AGAIN. REPLACED AGAIN TRUCK COULD NOW SHIFT INTO GEAR. I WENT HOME PARKED TR...
MY 97 FORD 4.2L, WHICH IS PAID FOR AND HAS 60,000 MILES HAS THROWN A ROD. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF AND HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT. I HAVE FAITHFULLY TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALL FACTORY RECALLS. I HAVE A TRUCK THAT IS GOING TO COS...
Mileage: 60,801
NHTSA: THIS IS IN RELATION TO AN UNDER HOOD FIRE IN A 1997 FORD F150 PERTAINING TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. ON JULY 23, 2005 A NEIGHBOR CAME BANGING ON MY DOOR YELLING YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE. THERE WAS A FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE BRAKE MAST...
Mileage: 135,000
OUR '97 FORD F150 SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AFTER MY HUSBAND RETURNED HOME FROM WORK. HE HAD BEEN HOME APPROXIMATELY 30 - 45 MINUTES WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK ON OUR APARTMENT DOOR. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW A HUGE FIRE AT THE BASE OF THE STAIRS. I TOLD MY HUSBAND AND HE GRABBED OUR D...
Mileage: 169,214
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS TO OSHORT ON 1997 FORD F-150. THE WIRES WERE PULLING AND STRETCHING WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR CONSUMER FOR ABOUT YEAR AND A HALF. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO TH...
Mileage: 63,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 40,000
DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BURNING. THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL SMOKE WHILE WALKING PAST THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SMOKE BEFORE THE SWITCH ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE BY DISCONNECTED THE WIRE LEADING TO THE SWITCH.*AK *NM
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A 1997 F150 WITH A 4.2L V6 ENGINE. I HAD A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED A YEAR AGO WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR ON. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE THE SAME ADDRESS AS TO WHEN I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. SINCE THE GASKET WAS REPLACED, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I STARTE...
Mileage: 46,000
PARKED THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1:15 AT ABOUT 1:43 THE VEHICLE WAS REPORTED ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE A FUSE HAD BLOWN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT PREVENTED GETTING OUT OF PARK. AFTER FIRST FUSE CHANGE IT LASTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEN IT BLEW AGAIN. THE FUSES THAT WERE USED WERE THE PROPER SIZE. THE OWNER CAL...
Mileage: 130,000
DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1997 FORD F150. IT HAD A BLOWN GASKET. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TURNED ON THERE WAS AN EXTREME KNOCKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP; THEY STATED THAT THE ROD WAS BENT. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 87,000 MILES. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. ON JULY 27, 2005 THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE STARTED ON DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE CHIEF HAD NOT COME UP WITH A REPORT, BUT HE ASSUMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A TOTAL OF THRE...
DT: ON JULY 2 2005 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. THE OWNER WAS COMING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WASN'T BEING PUSHED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, WHILE ...
Mileage: 137,000
DT: ON JULY 2 2005 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. THE OWNER WAS COMING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WASN'T BEING PUSHED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, WHILE ...
Mileage: 137,000
DT: ON JULY 2 2005 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. THE OWNER WAS COMING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WASN'T BEING PUSHED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, WHILE ...
Mileage: 137,000
4.2 L ENGINE BUSTING RODS.
Mileage: 107,321
DT: A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH ALLOWED WATER I TO LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE RODS, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST TO FIX IT BEFORE THE PROBLEM BEGAN WA S $800. CONSUMER'S BOSS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS F...
CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH (BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH) ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 OVER HEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER SITTING FOR 3 HOURS IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE 2000-2001 F-150'S WITH TH...
1997 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES, HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Mileage: 89,000
VEHICLE FIRE INVOLVING THE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECT SWITCH ((CRUISE CONTROL DEFECT)) ON THIS 1997 FORD F150. LIMITTED BURN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND THIS FIRE PATTERN/EVIDENCE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE COMPONENT. SALVAGE IS PRESENTLY PRE...
1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 122,000 MILES, HAD A FUSE FAILURE THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. FUSE WAS REPLACED AND 4 DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A NEARLY TOTAL DESTRICTION OF THE...
Mileage: 122,000
I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK, CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, HAD SOME FUSES BLOWN UNDER HOOD THAT WERE REPAIRED, THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN MY 1997 F-150 XLT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTS IN DRIVEWAY. HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. PERSONS DRIVING BY ALERTED ME ...
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. DEALER SAID THAT ONE SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE HAD ROTTED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS WET. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT'S ALWAYS WET AND HE LIVES IN A SALT AIR ENVIRONMENT. *JB THE CONSUMER'S MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS NOT REPLACED WIT...
Mileage: 76,199
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING 20 MIN. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS THAT A PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. THE OWNER WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE AND HEARD A POP SOUND AND THEN LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM A HOLE IN THE HOOD. FLAMES WERE ABOUT 2 OR 3 FOOT HIGH. THERE...
Mileage: 155,000
DT: THE REAR END IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW PUT ON MARCH 21, 2003. THE TIRES ARE AMERITRAC GENERAL, P255/70R16. THE CONSUMER CAN NOT LOCATE THE NUMBER FOR THE TIRE COMPANY. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT CONTACT THEM. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 31,000
DT: THE REAR END IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW PUT ON MARCH 21, 2003. THE TIRES ARE AMERITRAC GENERAL, P255/70R16. THE CONSUMER CAN NOT LOCATE THE NUMBER FOR THE TIRE COMPANY. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT CONTACT THEM. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 31,000
DT: THE REAR END IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW PUT ON MARCH 21, 2003. THE TIRES ARE AMERITRAC GENERAL, P255/70R16. THE CONSUMER CAN NOT LOCATE THE NUMBER FOR THE TIRE COMPANY. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT CONTACT THEM. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 31,000
DT: THE REAR END IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW PUT ON MARCH 21, 2003. THE TIRES ARE AMERITRAC GENERAL, P255/70R16. THE CONSUMER CAN NOT LOCATE THE NUMBER FOR THE TIRE COMPANY. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT CONTACT THEM. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 31,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH THE 4.2L V-6 ENGINE THAT IS NOTORIOUS FOR "HYDROLOCKING" DUE TO A FAULTY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS HAS BEEN A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONG MANY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS MODEL AND MANY OF US HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN ORDER TO REPLA...
Mileage: 115,000
ON JULY 11,2005 JASON WENT TO WORK AND PARKED HIS 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP IN THE PARKING LOT OF HIS JOB ROLLED UP ALL THE WINDOWS AND LOCKED THE DOORS AND TOOK THE KEY.AT APROMENTLY 9.00AM HE WENT OUT FOR HIS BREAK TO FIND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT HIS TRUCK ITS A TOTAL LOSS.THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE C...
DT THIS SATURDAY JULY 9TH, MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UP UNDER THE HOOD, THE VEHICLE SETTING IN THE YARD. IT HAD BEEN SETTING THERE FOR ABOUT A HOUR. HAVE CONTACTED FORD THEY ARE HAVING A CONSUMER CONTACT ME. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT WHERE MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS. MELTED EVERYTHING UP...
Mileage: 183,000
1) NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. ORIGINAL OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH 98,000 MILES. 2) ENGINE SIEZED DURING START (4.2 LITER WITH APPARENT HISTORY OF MANIFOLD GASKET FLAW LEADING TO FAILURE) 3) VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED DUE TO HIGH COST OF ENGINE REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT
Mileage: 98,000
1997 FORD F-150 EXT CAB 4X4 WAS PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. AT 1:30-2:00 AM THE NEIGHBORS WERE POUNDING ON THE DOOR. CONSUMER FOUND TRUCK ON FIRE WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES. CONSUMER IS WAITING TO PICK UP FIRE REPORT FROM INVESTIGATOR. *RP *NM
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. NEIGHBOR ALERTED CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. HE LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW WHITE SMOKE THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM HIS GARAGE. AFTER MOVING THE TRUCK HE SAW FLAMES AND PUT THEM OUT WITH WATER. PARTS WERE REPLACED BY FORD DEALER...
DT: A 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED 3 TO 4 HOURS WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS AT WORK WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE ENGULFED TWO OTHER VEHICLE AS WELL. FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DID NOT INSPECT THE ...
I HAD A 1997 FORD F-150 THAT WAS SETTING UNDER MY GRANDMOTHERS CARPORT BECAUSE THE IBS LIGHT HAD CAME ON AND I WAS USING HERE CAR UNTIL I COULD GET THE FORD COMPANY TO COME PICK IT UP TO FIX IT IT SET THERE FROM SUNDAY AND HAD NOT BEEN MOVED OR STARTED AND ON THE FOLLOWING THUIRSDAY BURST INTO FLAME...
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 FORD F150 XLT. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT OVER A YEAR AGO, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVERS SEAT WITH ANOTHER BRACKET. THE SEAT BROKE AGAIN. WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT THE BACK OF THE SEAT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WH...
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 FORD F150 XLT. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT OVER A YEAR AGO, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVERS SEAT WITH ANOTHER BRACKET. THE SEAT BROKE AGAIN. WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT THE BACK OF THE SEAT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WH...
DT: CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE WENT TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN SHELIFTED THE HOOD, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR AND UNHOOKED IT. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STOPPED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE DRIVEWAY F...
DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE WIRE WAS BURNED IN TWO. THE CONNECTOR THAT COMES INTO SWITCH WAS BURNT AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT A DAY BEFORE IT BURNED. OWNER NEVER SMELLED ANY SMOKE OR SAW ANY FLAMES. TH...
Mileage: 100,000
1997 FORD F150 TIE RODS ARE EXTREMELY LOOSE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR IT WAS DEMONSTRATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE BALL END COULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET WITH BARE HANDS. THE SOCKET WAS MADE OF RUBBER. *SC
1997 FORD F150 TIE RODS ARE EXTREMELY LOOSE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR IT WAS DEMONSTRATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE BALL END COULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET WITH BARE HANDS. THE SOCKET WAS MADE OF RUBBER. *SC
(1)FORD 1997 4.2 L V6, SLOW COOLANT LEAK/GASKET LEAK RESULTING IN INTERNAL TERMINAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. (2) REPLACING LOST COOLANT EVERY SO OFTEN IS NOT UNHEARD OF FOR A COMMON HIGH MILE ENGINE BUT BY DOING SO, THE PROBLEM IS GRADUALY GETTING WORSE UNTIL THE ENGINE LOCKS UP! (3)THE FIX IS THOUSAND...
Mileage: 93,300
EGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE GASKET LEAK ON 1997 FORD F150 V6 2.4 ENGINE AT 43,000 MILES
Mileage: 43,880
THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR 5 HOURS, OBSERVED FLAMES ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF HOOD, IT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED. THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING ONE YEAR PRIOR. *JB
Mileage: 127,000
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 4 PM TPARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE NEXT DAY AT 1 AM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT BURNED THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD, WIRING AND EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE WAS A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.*AK
Mileage: 160,000
DT: TRUCK WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE HE DISCOVERED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER HOOD NEAR CAB OF TRUCK. FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED BY 4 WITNESSES WITH A FIRE DISTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. ...
Mileage: 130,000
DT: AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS, THE TRUCK STARTING SMOKING. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. A PLUG IN FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD A SHORT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN ORDER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE WIRING IS BURNED. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 97,000
DT: CRUISE CONTROL CAUGHT 0N FIRE. HAD REPORTED TO FORD BEFORE THIS CAME OUT BOUGHT ANOTHER CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THEN HAD DISCONNECTEDIT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BURNT THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT WAS IN TIME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 13,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB OTHER VEHICLE'S WERE DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE AND ONE PERSON WAS BURNED ON THE ARM WHILE TRYING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMB...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB OTHER VEHICLE'S WERE DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE AND ONE PERSON WAS BURNED ON THE ARM WHILE TRYING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMB...
Mileage: 30,000
DT: CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED BECAUSE IT QUIT WORKING, AND BECAUSE OF ITS POTENTIAL TO START FIRE. CRUISE WAS WORKING FINE WHEN I CONSUMER BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *AK
AT 3:15 AM ON JUNE 1, MY 1997 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. HORN HONKING WOKE MY DAUGHTER WHO FIRST OBSERVED A FIRE FROM A BEDROOM WINDOW. SHE WOKE MY WIFE AND I UP THINKING MY DETACHED SHOP WAS ON FIRE. WE RAN OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE FIRE TO BE A TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE TRUCK WA...
Mileage: 118,000
DT: VEHICLE PARKED 5 DAYS, CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *SB
DT: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FELT TEMPERATURE IN CABIN GO UP, PULLED OFF ROAD, OPENED HOOD TO FIND LARGE FIRE. *AK
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY GASKET
Mileage: 75,000
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY GASKET
Mileage: 75,000
MY 1997 FORD F150 STARTED ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 10 HOURS. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION.
Mileage: 109,000
1997 FORD F150 DRIVER SIDE INNER TIE ROD END BECAME COMPLETELY SEPERATED DURING OPERATION OT THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL.
Mileage: 110,000
1.) ENGINE FAILURE ON 1997 FORD F150 4.2 V6 WITH ONLY 84442 MILES REPLACED MOTOR AT PERSONAL EXPENSE $4019.00 2.) ENGINE DIED ON 10-02-1003 HAD TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "NOT" RELATED TO THE REPLACED MOTOR AND IT WAS ELECTRICAL - PERSONAL EXPENSE $300 3.) ENIGNE BEGINS RUNNING ROU...
Mileage: 84,442
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *AK
DT: WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER SAW A SPARK AND SOME SMOKE AND WHILE CONSUMER WAS AFTER A FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES AND EXPLODED AND WAS TOTALED. DEALER GAVE CONSUMER A NUMBER TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL GET BACK WITH CONSUMER THROUGH A REPRESENTATIVE. ...
Mileage: 10,000
DT: I OWN A FORD F150 AND I WAS HIT, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRONT FENDER SIDE. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
VEHICLE PARKED APPROX 48 HOURS, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK, FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT
Mileage: 200,000
VEHICLE PARKED, HEARD LOUD BOOM, WITNESSED VEHICLE ON FIRE - CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY
Mileage: 190,642
DT: 1997, FORD, F-150 WITH 5.4 TRITON MOTOR AND IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. *AK
Mileage: 145,000
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE IN TUCSON AND READ ON THE INTERNET, MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE A 1997 F150 PICKUP HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET GO BAD CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO FLOW INTO THE ENGINE. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS A COMPLAINT WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION OR SOMETHING TH...
MY '97 FORD F150 4.2L V6 FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON STARTING THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION, I HEARD LOUD KNOCKING AND BANGING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I SHUT IT DOWN. I FOUND OIL POURING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE # 2 CONNECTING ROD WAS SHAT...
Mileage: 180,148
MY '97 FORD F150 4.2L V6 FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON STARTING THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION, I HEARD LOUD KNOCKING AND BANGING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I SHUT IT DOWN. I FOUND OIL POURING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE # 2 CONNECTING ROD WAS SHAT...
Mileage: 180,148
LOW AMOUNTS OF COOLANT LOSS, KNOCKING IN ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE RUNS POORLY. HAD THE ENGINE LOOKED AT BY THREE MECHANICS, INCLUDING CASTRUCCI FORD IN MILFORD, AND THEY ALL INFORMED ME THAT THE RODS IN THE ENGINE ARE BAD BECAUSE COOLANT IS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSIS: NEW ENGINE REQUIRED...
I'VE NOTICED THAT COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE (BURNING FROM THE EXHAUST) AND THAT FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED, I COULD HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED IN 2001.
Mileage: 96,449
STARTED THE TRUCK ONE MORNING IT HAD A ROUGH IDLE BUT SEEMED TO SMOOTH OUT. DROVE IT OUT TO A JOBSITE AND PARKED IT FOR A COUPLE HOURS. STARTED IT AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT AND THERE WAS A BANGING AND KNOCKING SOUND. TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME I HAD THROWN A ROD.
Mileage: 96,000
PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 10:00 AND AT 10:30 THE ALARM SOUNDED. WENT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE AND SAW FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. PICTURES POSTED AT HTTP://PLAZA.UFL.EDU/BETHIE21/. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED BEFORE THE FIRE, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED BEFOR...
Mileage: 130,000
OUR 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED THERE SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING, ABOUT 6:30 P.M. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. THE NEXT DAY, OUR DOORBELL RANG, IT WAS THE MAIL LADY. MY HUSBAND ANSWERED THE DOOR,AND SHE ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW HIS TRUCK WAS ON FIRE? IT TOOK A CO...
Mileage: 85,000
DT: CONSUMER PARKED TRUCK WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHEN HE GOT BACK INTO TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD START ONCE BUT NOT MOVE OUT OF GEAR. IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND MISSING. THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. TURNED ENGINE OFF DUE TO THE ODD SMELL. INSPECTED UNDER HOO...
Mileage: 116,700
DT: CONSUMER PARKED TRUCK WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHEN HE GOT BACK INTO TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD START ONCE BUT NOT MOVE OUT OF GEAR. IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND MISSING. THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. TURNED ENGINE OFF DUE TO THE ODD SMELL. INSPECTED UNDER HOO...
Mileage: 116,700
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS WE WERE PULLING UP TO OUR BACK GARAGE DOOR. WE OPENED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. THAT AREA OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE! WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FIRE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE BURN...
Mileage: 125,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT A HOUR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER HOSE. *AK THE FIRE STARTED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING. *SC *JB
Mileage: 112,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT A HOUR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER HOSE. *AK THE FIRE STARTED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING. *SC *JB
Mileage: 112,000
I HAVE 1997 FORD F150 4.2L PICK-UP THAT HAS THE "FAMOS" ANTI FREEZE INTERNAL LEAK THAT HAS RUINED MY MOTOR. I HAVE 56,000MI ON IT, AND FEEL FORD HAS SOLD MILLIONS OF THESE LEMONS AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT! IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR "US" WHO GOT SCREWED?
Mileage: 56,000
VEHICLE PARKED FOR APPROX 2 HOURS, COLD ENGINE, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELWELL UP THROUGH THE HOOD - FLAMES MOVED TO CAB - FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW FIRST
Mileage: 160,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH 87,000 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR IS A 4.2L V6. IT ALL BEGAN WHEN I NOTICED THE ANITFREEZE LEVEL SEEMED TO KEEP GOING DOWN EVEN AFTER I WOULD FILL THE COOLANT JUG TO THE PROPER LEVEL. LAST WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR SEEMED HARDER TO START AND THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS GOIN...
Mileage: 87,000
DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH, SEVERE ROD KNOCKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF 4.2 MOTOR. ANTI FREEZE IN OIL PER TIMING CHAIN COVER, ACID ETCHED CRANK TO ROD BEARING. FORD REFUSED TO FIX-3000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. I PAID $1000 FOR XTENDED WARRANTY TO FIX. DEALER PUT IN NEW REBUILT 4.2, 35,000 MILES ON 2ND ENGINE...
Mileage: 67,000
1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK WHERE SEAT BELT IN THE FRONT/PASSENGER VEHICLE WILL NOT CLASP ANY MORE. THERE IS NO DEBREE IN THE MECHANISMS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE SEAT BELT FROM CLASPING TOGETHER. HAVE REC'D ESTIMATE FOR $200+ TO FIX THE "ONE" SEAT BELT. CAN I TRUST THE OTHER 3 SEAT BELTS (ONE OF WHICH...
Mileage: 100,004
I PURCHASED A FORD F-150 IN JAN 97 WITH 4.2L V-6 ENGINE, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SERVICES RELIGIOUSLY, ON OR AROUND JAN 2000 I TOOKED THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER IN PUERTO RICO BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT GASKETS TO BE REPLACED, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ASCHEDULED AN APPMT. I TOOKED THE V...
Mileage: 73,387
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 97 FORD F150 AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND WIRING HARNESS AT THE SWITCH. ALSO IT BLEW A FUSE IN THE CIRCUIT THAT KEPT IT FROM BURNING FURTHER. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK BECAUS...
Mileage: 90,000
DT: IN OCTOBER OF 2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOMETHING NEAR THE CARBURETOR. *TT
Mileage: 49,000
DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN 1997 FORD F150 4.2L V6 ENGINE 70899 MILES. ANTIFREEZE LEAKS INTO NUMBER 4 CYLINDER. WHEN ENGINE STARTS RESULTING "HYDRO-LOCK" SHEARS OFF CONECTING ROD AND DESTROYS ENGINE.
Mileage: 70,899
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OF HIS SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. . THE CONSUMER STATED MAYBE IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE HE HEARD THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON T...
Mileage: 62,200
DT: TURN SIGNALS HAVE NEVER FUNCTIONED RIGHT SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE THE TURN SIGNAL STOCK TO GET THEM TO BLINK. AND YOU HAVE TO HOLD THEM A CERTAIN POSITION BEFORE THEY BLINK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS. HAVE TALKED TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER $800.00 TO F...
Mileage: 100
1997 FORD F 150 PICK UP, 4X4 EXTENDED CAB DRIVER'S SEAT NYLON FABRIC IS WORN AND FRAYED. I CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SEAT BELT GET FRAYED AND WORN OUT IN SUCH A MANNER. I HAVE 18 YEARS AS A FIRE FIGHTER AND HAVE CUT DOZEN...
Mileage: 198,000
1997 FORD F150 SUFFERED FROM PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S GASKETS.*MR THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCKUP EITHER FROM COOLANT IN CYLINDER BORES OR CRANK BEARING FAILURE. AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS COULD CAUSE SKID AND LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO COOLANT LEAKS OUT FRONT OF ENGINE ON GROUND AND TIRES WHEN GO...
UNDER HOOD FIRE ON A 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE FIRE OCCURED ON MARCH 29, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM WHEN A NEIGHBOR CAME TO OUR HOUSE TO REPORT THAT OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND THEY HAD CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FLAMES WERE ALREADY THROUGH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COMING OUT THE FRONT L...
Mileage: 45,000
UNDER HOOD FIRE ON A 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE FIRE OCCURED ON APRIL 29, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM WHEN A NEIGHBOR CAME TO OUR HOUSE TO REPORT THAT OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND THEY HAD CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FLAMES WERE ALREADY THROUGH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COMING OUT THE FRONT L...
Mileage: 45,000
WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL99B29 FOR A TIMING COVER/WATER PUMP GASKET ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 [XXX]. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I WAS LOSING COOLANT AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE GAVE ME AN EST. OF $1500.00. AT THAT TIME I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A RELIABLE REPAIR SHOP FOR $800...
Mileage: 56,300
WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL99B29 FOR A TIMING COVER/WATER PUMP GASKET ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 [XXX]. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I WAS LOSING COOLANT AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE GAVE ME AN EST. OF $1500.00. AT THAT TIME I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A RELIABLE REPAIR SHOP FOR $800...
Mileage: 56,300
1. PURCHASED FORD F-150, [XXX], WITH 4.2 L SIX AT 15,000 MILES AT SUN STATE FORD OF ORLANDO FL. 2. IN 2004, NOTICED UNEXPLAINED COOLANT LEAKS. 3. ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29, BUT THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT KNOWN AT THAT TIME; FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS TRUCK, BUILT ...
Mileage: 66,713
CONTACT STATES: SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF HEAD WHILE DRIVING, WAS GOING SLOW BUT CAUSED A JERKING OF THE VEHICLE-NO ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED. NO REPAIR WORK OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS.*AK
Mileage: 100,500
PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER THEN STATED IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO DUE A CRUISE TO CONTROL SWITCH.
Mileage: 111,000
PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER THEN STATED IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO DUE A CRUISE TO CONTROL SWITCH.
Mileage: 111,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND HALF TO ONE HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. DEALER AND THE MANUF...
Mileage: 145,000
THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET. THIS OCCURRED 15 HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY FOR A CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF IT, JUST THAT THE FIRE ...
Mileage: 150,000
I PURCHASED A 1997 F150 ON FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2005. TRUCK WAS SEEMINGLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I DROVE THE F150 TRUCK TO WORK AROUND 40 MILES ON TUESDAY APRIL 26, 2005, PARKED AND WENT INSIDE. ABOUT 2 HOURRS LATER I SAW SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND THAT A FIRE HAD ...
PARKED F-150 IN GARAGE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER GOT A CALL TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. FIRE REPORT SAID UNDERHOOD FIRE. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE WIRING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 142,000
ON MARCH 7TH AT 3 AM IN THE MORNING MY 1997 FORD F-150 BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 12 HOURS. I WAS AWOKEN BY TWO LOUD BOOMS AT 3 AM. I CHECKED MY HOUSE (BRAND NEW HOUSE 1.5 YEARS OLD) AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED. I OPENED THE DOOR LEAD...
Mileage: 91,000
ON 03/09/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:50 P.M. (TX TIME) MY NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND SHE HAD NOTIFIED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1997 FORD F150 QUAD CAB (I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 08/12/2001 FROM A USED CAR LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK FOR ONLY ABOUT 20 MINUTES...
Mileage: 160,550
I HAVE A 1997 F-150 IN WHICH I HAD TWO WHEELS RUST THROUGH SO THAT THE TIRES LEAKED AIR. THE OTHER TWO WHHEELS WERE EX ESSIVELY RUSTED AS WELL. THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE 4 WHEELS. I SAW NO RECALLS, SO I SUSPECT THIS IS A REGIONAL ISSUE ( SALT IN WINTER) AS I'VE SEEN OTHER 1997 F-150S WI...
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OWNER WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TORSION BAR BROKE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TORSION BAR. CURRENTLY VEHICLE WAS HAVING A VIBRATION PROBLEM, BUT THE OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A HEAVIER SUSPENSION. *AK
Mileage: 46,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY ALONG WITH 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE BURNED ALONG WITH THE F-150 WHICH WAS ENGULFED BY FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER 5 HOURS BEFORE THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
WENT TO START TRUCK BEGAN KNOCKING FROM MOTOR UPON STARTING.MOTOR THROWN ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED.THIS 1997 F-150 ONLY HAD 93000 MILES NOT EVEN MECH.LIMIT WHAT A LEMON FORD BUILT HERE .*AK
Mileage: 93,746
WHILE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FIRE STARTED FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND PUT OUT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FIRE STARTED FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND PUT OUT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 15,000
1997 FORD F-150 WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS. THE HORN STARTED BLOWING, AND CONSUMER'S WIFE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE HOOD. PUT WATER ON VEHICLE FROM HOSE, BUT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP FIRE. CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THE FIRE COMPANY CAME VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. ALSO, ...
Mileage: 126,000
UNDERHOOD FIRE ON 1997 F-150 POSSIBLE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS SITTING WIT THE KDY OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE.*AK
UNDERHOOD FIRE ON 1997 F-150 POSSIBLE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS SITTING WIT THE KDY OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE.*AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 140,000
MY F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE AT WORK, APPROXAMATELY 1 1/2 HRS AFTER RETURNING FROM LUNCH. THE FIRE DEPTA\RTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE TRUCK. THEY DID FILE A REPORT. *AK
Mileage: 145,000
MY F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE AT WORK, APPROXAMATELY 1 1/2 HRS AFTER RETURNING FROM LUNCH. THE FIRE DEPTA\RTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE TRUCK. THEY DID FILE A REPORT. *AK
Mileage: 145,000
AFTER SITTING UNUSED FOR 2 DAYS, THE CRUISE CONTROLL SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND PUTTING SODA ON THE SWITCH. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO MY NOR...
Mileage: 75,580
LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURING CAUSED BY RUST.*AK
Mileage: 59,890
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 6 HOURS CONSUMER NOTICES SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE SWITCH ATTACHED TO THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WHICH WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTUR...
1. TICKING NOISE SIMILAR TO VALVE TRAIN NOISE. ENGINE SEEMED DIFFICULT TO START LAST USAGE DAY PRIOR TO FAILURE. 2. ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER. ENGINE DETERMINED TO BE HYDRO-LOCKED. WON'T TURN OVER. 3. ENGINE REPLACED WITH REBUILT ENGINE. (GOOD DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM IS AVAILABLE FROM JASPER...
Mileage: 124,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR AND A NEIGHBOR BOUGHT THE FIRE TO CONSUMER'S ATTENTION. FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OFTHE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
CAUGHT PROBLEM BEFORE TRAGEDY
Mileage: 65,000
CAUGHT PROBLEM BEFORE TRAGEDY
Mileage: 65,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, CONSUMER CAME OUT TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, AND SAW SMOKE, AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Mileage: 110,000
ENGINE FAILURE OF THE 4.2L V6 IN A 1997 FORD F150 TRUCK. BROKEN ROD ON NUMBER 6 PISTON. THIS IS AN APPARENTLY KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS EFFECTING MANY VEHICLES. ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. ($4000.00)*JB
Mileage: 149,645
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 9 HOURS A FIRE STARTED UNDER A THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK UPDATED 2/28/2006 - THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT HAD STOPPED WORKING ON 2-18-05. *NM
Mileage: 69,000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 9 HOURS A FIRE STARTED UNDER A THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK UPDATED 2/28/2006 - THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT HAD STOPPED WORKING ON 2-18-05. *NM
Mileage: 69,000
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V0170000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR SOME 8 HOURS WHEN THE SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. CONSUMERS IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HOME, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. THE HOME AND TWO VEHICLE WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON IT'S OWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT. TEN MINUTES LATER,THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH STARTED THE FIRE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. *AK
1997 FORD F-150 4.2L ENGINE LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 70 MPH OIL PUMP FAILED AT 89200 MILES CAUSING ENGINE TO THROW A ROD AND SPIN BEARINGS. THIS RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. *AK I PURCHASED A REMANUFACTURED 4.2L ENGINE...
Mileage: 89,194
'97 FORD F150 V6 4X4 4.2L, 2000 RECALL TO REPLACE MOTOR. REPLACED BY FORD. REPLACED WITH SAME PROBLEMATIC ENGINE. FORD KNOWING THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED. ONLY 48,000 ML ON RECALLED ENGINE THAT WAS REPLACED. WITH ONLY 48,000 ML ON NEW ENGINE, LEADS TO MANAFOLD GASKET LEAKAGE, H...
Mileage: 48,000
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BURNING VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE BEFORE THE HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 120,000
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BURNING VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE BEFORE THE HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 120,000
ONCE THE ENGINE IS STARTED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THERE IS AN OVERRIDE PROCEDURE BUT IT IS INCONVENIENT. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME FORD HAD PUT A STOP ON SUPPLYING THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET THI...
Mileage: 97,000
ONCE THE ENGINE IS STARTED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THERE IS AN OVERRIDE PROCEDURE BUT IT IS INCONVENIENT. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME FORD HAD PUT A STOP ON SUPPLYING THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET THI...
Mileage: 97,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE PARKING . LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. HOW THE FIRE GOT STARTED WAS NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONSUMER LEFT A VOICE MAIL TO THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Mileage: 178,000
1997 FORD F-150 PICK UP. CAUGHT FIRE IN DRIVEWAY OF RESIDENCE. VEH HAD BEEN IN DRIVEWAY FOR OVER ONE HOUR. TOTALLY DISTROYED
Mileage: 92,425
FORD F150 4.2 V6 W/110K MILES FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON STARTING TWO DAYS AGO. AFTER TURNINIG THE IGNITION I HEARD LOUD KNOCKING AND BANGING COMINIG FROM THE ENGINE AND SHUT IT DOWN. I NEVER GOT A RECALL I HEAR THERE WERE TWO OF THEM. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT RECEIVED NO HELP. THE FAILURE IS PREVA...
Mileage: 110,000
FORD F150 4.2 V6 W/110K MILES FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY UPON STARTING TWO DAYS AGO. AFTER TURNINIG THE IGNITION I HEARD LOUD KNOCKING AND BANGING COMINIG FROM THE ENGINE AND SHUT IT DOWN. I NEVER GOT A RECALL I HEAR THERE WERE TWO OF THEM. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT RECEIVED NO HELP. THE FAILURE IS PREVA...
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE HOME. EIGHT HOURS LATER,THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH OUT THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND DECLARED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 158
WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND DECLARED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 158
TRUCK WOULD SUTTER AT STOPS AND HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING WITH LOSS OF COOLANT.*AK
Mileage: 79,900
ENGINE MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH SHORTED OUT, FLAMES APPEARED AND BURNT THE BRAKE BOOSTER.*AK
Mileage: 130,000
1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK POSSIBLE DEFECT OF "TIE ROD ENDS". *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THEY SHOULD PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. *JB
WHILE PARKED FOR 30 MINUTES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Mileage: 100,352
MY TRUCK IS A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH 140000 MILES LAST WEEK I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE AUTO SHOP BECAUSE I COULDNT FIND OUT WERE THE ANTIFREEZE WAS GOING I WAS TOLD THAT 4.2LITER HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A HEAD GASKET WAS THIN AND-ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN MOTOR AND WASHING OUT BEARING. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
LUGS:NUTS CAME LOOSE ON BACK REAR TIRE.........HUB CAME LOOSE AND RUINED THE WHEEL PULLED IN DRIVEWAY AND HUB WAS JUST HANGING THERE WITH THE LOOSENED LUGNUTS.HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO AND HAD IT SUPPOSEDLY FIXED....TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND WAS CHARGES $500.00. *AK
PARKED VEHICLE AT 7:40 AM AND 10 MINUTES LATER A WITNESS SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL. NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. HAD NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IN A VERY LONG TIME. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD SOMETIMES CLICK VERY FAST, INDICATING A...
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 44,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150, WITH A 4.2 LITER ENGINE, AND 82,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS I NOTICED A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE COOLANT LEVEL, HOWEVER, I COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK WAS OCCURRING. ALSO, FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE OCCURRENCE, I NOTICED THE ENG...
Mileage: 82,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. CONSUMER REPLACED THIS SWITCH BACK IN MAY,2004. CURRENTLY, THE REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BEGINNING TO LEAK AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRA...
Mileage: 100,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. CONSUMER REPLACED THIS SWITCH BACK IN MAY,2004. CURRENTLY, THE REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BEGINNING TO LEAK AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRA...
Mileage: 100,000
ON NOVEMBER 23,2004 VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. CONSUMER HEARD A HORN BLOWING, WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND SAW VEHICLE BURNING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *TC
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR 2-3 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED.
Mileage: 149,000
FORD F150 1997 DEFECT GASKETS AND COOLING SYSTEM LEAKED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
FORD F150 1997 DEFECT GASKETS AND COOLING SYSTEM LEAKED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
IN FALL OF 2003, HAD COOLANT LEAK AT 60,000 MILES. COOLANT WAS POORING OUT OF FRONT OF MOTOR. FORD DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW FRONT ENGINE GASKET. THEY SPLIT THE $500 COST WITH ME. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, THE TRUCK BEGAN KNOCKING LOUDLY. HAD NEW HEADERS PUT IN . . . DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NO HE...
Mileage: 6,000
WHILE PARKED IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATES TWO DAYS PRIOR THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 100,000
05V017000/FORD CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER 9 HOURS. THE NEXT MORNING THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAD THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED. OWNER ALSO CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURER WH...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 18,000
DEFECTIVE GASKETS CAUSED COOLLENT TO LEAK INTO MY ENGINE - BENT THE ROD AND DAMAGED THE VALVE - REBUILT ENGINE -
Mileage: 75,000
CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BURNT. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 7:30 PM AT 3:30 AM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE FUSE IN THE SHIFT INTERLOCK CIRCUIT BLEW 2 TIMES KEEPING THE CONSUMER FROM GETTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE CONSUMER DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL THE...
Mileage: 100,000
HAVE OWNED A 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AND HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS A THROWN ROD (SECOND TIME IN THE LAST 2 YEARS). *JB
Mileage: 111,000
THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ON THE ROAD TO 80 MPH WHILE IT WAS DOWN HILL. THE DRIVER HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER. *JB
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 93,000
I HAVE A 97 FORD F150 XL WITH A 4.2L 6CYL ENGINE. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SMALL LOSS OF COOLANT AND NEITHER FORD SERVICE TECHS NOR PRIVATE MACHANICS COULD EVER FIND THE LEAK. WELL IN JAN 2005 AFTER THE TRUCK SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS AND I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE BLEW. TOWED IT T...
Mileage: 105,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK
THE VEHICLE WITH 4.2L ENGINE COMMENCED TO RUN ROUGH AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 127,000
PARKED TRUCK AT AROUND 11:00 PM AND AT AROUND 9:00 AM TWO DAYS LATER HEARD HONKING SOUND, TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. PRIOR TO FIRE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL. SPEAKERS WE...
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE ONE OF THE F-150'S 1997 FORD TRUCK THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO ONE IN THE TRUCK AND ENGINE OFF. TOTAL LOSS; CONTACTED FORD WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM THEM; THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS. TRUCK IS IN MY BACK YARD AND CAN E-MAIL YOU PICTURES; IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH THE CORRECT ADDRESS. *JB
Mileage: 123,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE FOR 3 1/2 HOURS. OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. *AK *TC
Mileage: 82,000
LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE OR COOLANT BOTH DOORS STARTING TO CRACK REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKING. *JB
LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE OR COOLANT BOTH DOORS STARTING TO CRACK REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKING. *JB
LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE OR COOLANT BOTH DOORS STARTING TO CRACK REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKING. *JB
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
FORD 1997 F150 ENGINE FAILURE - COULD BECOME VAPOR LOCKED CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB
Mileage: 66,137
1997 FORD F-150 FRONT ENGINE GASKET IS CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL PAN WHICH HAS DAMAGED THE BEARINGS. I NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE. FORD HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 1999 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HONOR THE RECALL NOW. THEY STATE THE RECALL T...
Mileage: 86,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE NEIGHBOR CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK......NO MONEY PAID TO CONSUMER BY INSURANC ECOMPANY.VEHICLE STILL STORED IN STAFFORD COUN...
120K MILES, ADDING A LITTLE COOLANT OCCASIONALLY, FORD DEALER AND LOCAL MECHANIC CAN FIND NO REASON, CRANKED CAR ONE MORNING AND IT THREW A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN... ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTH UP TO THIS POINT... FORD REPLACED A GASKET FOR ME OUT OF WARRENTY WHEN THE TRUCK STRANDED ME 1500 MILES FR...
Mileage: 120,000
THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN WHILE IT WAS PARKED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY OWNER.*AK
Mileage: 125,000
THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK SAT FOR A DAY PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE MELTED THE ENGINE COMPONENTS, DESTROYED THE ENTIRE HOOD, AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC IND...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF ON ITS OWN. DRIVER LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM ABS BRAKING MODULAR. THIS CAUSED SPARKS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. DRIVER WILL CONTACT A MECHANIC FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ...
WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF ON ITS OWN. DRIVER LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM ABS BRAKING MODULAR. THIS CAUSED SPARKS FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. DRIVER WILL CONTACT A MECHANIC FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ...
MY 1997 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY 15 MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. I DROVE HOME (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES) THE MORNING OF JANUARY 1, 2005 AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER 15 MINUTES MY TRUCK SECURITY ALARM SOUNDED AND I WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE. FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM ...
Mileage: 125,000
MY FORD 1997 F-150 CAUGHT FIRE OUTSIDE A COFFEE SHOP. IT HAD BEEN OFF FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. SOMEONE CAME AROUND AND TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS REPORTED TO BE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND LED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE TRUCK YET. *AK
AN ENGINE ROD WENT THROUGH THE OIL PAN UPON START-UP.*AK
Mileage: 106,726
PARKED FORD F 150 (1997) IN DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 9:30 P.M. NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL EXCEPT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEEN GLOWING AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. APPROXIMATELY AT 11:30 P.M. WE WERE AWAKEN BY OUR DOG, AND FOUND THE F 150 ON FIRE. THE HOOD AREA WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAME AND FLAMES WER...
Mileage: 97,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE RESIDENCE. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE HOOD MELTED, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *AK
Mileage: 81,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHTON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK
AFTER BEING PARKED 45 MIN. MY 97 FORD F-150 WAS SEEN BY A FRIEND TO BE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. IT IS VERY EVIDENT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (THE SAME ONE USED ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS THAT FORD IS VOLUNTARILTY RECALLING) WAS THE CULPRIT. THE TRUCK WAS EXTINGUISHED RELATI...
Mileage: 100,000
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM IT. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT PRIOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVAL.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON FREEWAY CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION FROM ENGINE. WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR HE SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
GASKET LEAKED WATER INTO CRANKCASE OF MY 97 FORD F150 WITH A 4.2 ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN $4000.00. FORD KNOWS OF PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT COMPENSATE COST. THERE ARE A LOT OF ANGRY FORD OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY FORD TRUCK HAD ONLY 68000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Mileage: 68,200
TIE ROD BROKE AT A VERY GENTLY USED 40,000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER THE WHOLE LIGHTER GOT TOO HOT AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE DASH. IT BURNED THROUGH PLASTIC AND WIRE BURNED IN HALF. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS COULD HAVE BURNED UP THE WHOLE DASH. BURNED MY WIFE'S HAND AFTER IT WENT THROUGH THE HOLDER. *AK
Mileage: 44,100
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *AK THE PART THAT WAS ON FIRE WAS THE DEACTACH SWIT...
Mileage: 50
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *AK THE PART THAT WAS ON FIRE WAS THE DEACTACH SWIT...
Mileage: 50
THE CONSUMER ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WITH OUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. AFTERWARDS THE INCIDENT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL, ...
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL.WHILE AT WORK ON 9-23-2004, AROUND 12:00 A.M., MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR EIGHT HOURS. IT WAS PARKED IN A GORE AREA ON I-70 WHERE WE WERE WORKING. THE FIREMEN SAID IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE. MY T...
Mileage: 115,000
I HAVE AN 1997 F150 FORD TRUCK. IT WAS PARKED AT 5:30 BETWEEN 9:30-10:00PM IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO REASON. IN THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE WIRES THE HOT SPOT BEING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PARKED AT 5:45. AT 10:00 PM HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE THUNDER...
Mileage: 90,000
ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE'S FRONT GASKET. LEAKING A JUG OF COOLANT EVERY TWO TO THREE HOURS. WILL COST ME OVER $700 TO FIX. CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX, SO I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC PROVIDED ME WITH A DOCUMENT FROM FORD ADVISING DEALERSHIPS THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED, BUT D...
Mileage: 106,000
FORD F 150 SAFETY ISSUE. *BF THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON 08/14/03 AND DIED BY 03/01/04. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ODOMETER STOPPED AT 69K MILES, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP, THE BRAKES WENT OUT DUE TO CALIPER PIN FALLING OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE FLY W...
FORD F 150 SAFETY ISSUE. *BF THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON 08/14/03 AND DIED BY 03/01/04. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ODOMETER STOPPED AT 69K MILES, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP, THE BRAKES WENT OUT DUE TO CALIPER PIN FALLING OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE FLY W...
RECALL 97V147000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED. THE GEARS WOULD POP AND MAKE THE VEHICLE JUMP.*AK *TC
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEN,FIRE INSPECTOR INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
Mileage: 100,000
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 2-2.5 HOURS WHEN OWNER HEARD LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE (PROBABLY LF TIRE BLOWING). WENT OUT AND FOUND TRUCK ON FIRE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS STILL INTACT AT THAT TIME. HE DIDN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, SO DIDN'T KNOW IF IT QUIT WORKING OR NOT. #13 (SPEED CONTROL), #14, #24 AND ...
Mileage: 112,000
CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. LATER, CONSUMER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. TURNED THE IGNITION ON, AND VEHICLE STARTED BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THEN, CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE , OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE INSIDE THE HOOD. THE DEFECT WAS THE CRUISE CONT...
Mileage: 12,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES LEAKED FLUID. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER STARTED TO LEAK ON THE ABS WIRING AND STARTED THE FIRE. *SCC *JB.....*AK
THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH AND TIE ROD CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Mileage: 104,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE REPORT LISTED THE CAUSE AS A MECHANICAL FAILURE WHICH STARTED IN THE ENGINE. *AK
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 18,000
MY ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET HAS FAILED IN LINE WITH FORD'S RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY LEAKING A GREAT DEAL OF COOLANT THROUGH THE FAILED FRONT COVER GASKET. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD A...
Mileage: 103,400
COOLANT LEAK IN #4 CYLINDER. WHITE SMOKE FROM BURING COOLANT IN ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE AND HARD START UP. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. CURRENTLY AT FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE GASKETS.*AK
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER'S HIT A FENCE POLE TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 214,000
ON THE 1997 FORD F-150 BOTH THE DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR ARE COMMING APART, AND I HAVE SEEN THIS ON OTHER FORD F150'S OF THE SAME YEAR, ITS WERE THE DOOR MEETS THE WINDOW FRAME,. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V231000; FORD ISSUED A FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS EXPERIENCED FUEL LEAKS FROM THE GAS TANK. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V231000; FORD ISSUED A FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKS FROM THE GAS TANK. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. CONSUMER WILL INFORM MANUFACTURER.*AK
BALL JOINTS. *JB
Mileage: 59,000
PICKED UP 1 YARD OF MULCH AND WAS UNLOADING, SMELLED BURNING RUBBER, AND SAW FLAMES IN WHEEL WELL. PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FENDER BURNED, PLASTIC BRAKE NEAR MASTER CYLINDER BURNED, AND FUSE BOX AND WIRING BURNED. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID...
Mileage: 100,000
PICKED UP 1 YARD OF MULCH AND WAS UNLOADING, SMELLED BURNING RUBBER, AND SAW FLAMES IN WHEEL WELL. PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FENDER BURNED, PLASTIC BRAKE NEAR MASTER CYLINDER BURNED, AND FUSE BOX AND WIRING BURNED. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID...
Mileage: 100,000
GASKET FAILURE CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE CYLINDER ROD TO KNOCK AND THE ENGINE TO FAIL. MUST REPLACE THE ENGINE AS A RESULT. *AK
VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.*AK
Mileage: 45
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY FAILURE. CAUSED BY PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAKING OUT OF FILLER NECK. THEY WANT $300 TO REPLACE.*AK
Mileage: 97,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND POPPED HOOD TO INVESTIGATE. THE BACKFIRE CONTINUED UPON STARTING ENGINE. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. FORD HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING...
Mileage: 94,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
COOLANT LEAKING IN TO CRANK CASE DUE TO DEFECTIVE GASKETS, PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.LEAKINGFORDS.COM/ FOR DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 147,000
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO COME LOOSE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE REAR RIGHT FRAME BROKE ABOVE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS.*AK
Mileage: 130,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 AND JUST HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT THE HEAD. I HAVE DONE A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS 5.4 WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
RECALL 97V147000,TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THIS WAS DUE TO TA DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC
Mileage: 102,000
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V196000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM STILL O...
THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL NOT GO INTO PARK AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE HAD A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE THAT RAN PARALLEL WITH THE GAS LINE WHICH HAD CORRODED AWAY. OWNER CALLED THE DEALER WHO WANTED TO CHARGE HIM $450.00. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Mileage: 73,000
CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT ELECTRICAL LIGHT,WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK THE A/C UNIT, DOME LIGHT, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *SC
Mileage: 105,000
CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT ELECTRICAL LIGHT,WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK THE A/C UNIT, DOME LIGHT, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *SC
Mileage: 105,000
CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT ELECTRICAL LIGHT,WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK THE A/C UNIT, DOME LIGHT, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *SC
Mileage: 105,000
CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT ELECTRICAL LIGHT,WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK THE A/C UNIT, DOME LIGHT, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *SC
Mileage: 105,000
TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL.*AK
Mileage: 90,000
THE TRUCK HAS A ROD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT COVER GASKET AND MANIFOLD SIDE GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDER. AT COLD START, THE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER CAUSED THE PISTON ROD TO BREAK. HE ALSO STATE...
Mileage: 99,000
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE BRAKES WERE 60% DEFECTIVE. *AK THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR ABS VALVE WAS STICKING. *NM
Mileage: 104,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING POWER. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT B...
Mileage: 68,000
CRACK IN DRIVER'S DOOR AT CORNER OF WINDOW APPROX. 3/4 INCHES LONG.*AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO MOTOR AND RUIENED MOTOR. HAD TO HAVE MOTOR REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 890,000
REAR WINDOW LEAKS WATER AROUND WINDOW SEAL.*AK
Mileage: 89,000
THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLLED THE ABS SWITCH ON AND OFF BURNED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUSE AND 25 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRED. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A LOT SMOKE COMING FROM THE ABS. *JB
THE PICK UP ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF BEING PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE PICK UP WAS TOTALED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL INSPECT THE PICK UP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.*AK THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *NM
Mileage: 100,000
FIRE ORIGINATED IN LR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OWNER HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY 15-30 MINUTES PRIOR TO FIRE. VEHICLE NOT RUNNING AT TIME OF FIRE. ORIGIN IS AT OR NEAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER.*AK
Mileage: 154,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD 150 4.2 L V6 TRUCK . DO TO FORD USING A FALTY GASKETS TO BUILD THE ENGINE I HAVE EXPERIANCED ENGINE FAILURE. FORD IS NOT WILING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY RECALLED THE ENGINE FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, DURING A SELF INSPECTION, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING HAD CRACKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE 'SAND PASS...
Mileage: 112,136
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE THEN SEIZED UP. *JB
Mileage: 72,000
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM INDICATED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 996754 WITH MY 1997 FORD F150 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ONLY. EVEN THOUGH THE CRACK IS NOT YET VISIBLE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR REMOVAL OF THE BELT MOULDING WILL MOST LIKELY REVEAL THE CRACK (FORD ENGINEERING DESIGN FAULT) IS PRESENT. ...
Mileage: 68,000
FIRESTONE TIRE - 235/70 R16 WILDERNESS HT DOTW208IPT186. WHILE DRIVING, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE ONLY HAD 24000 MILES ON IT. *JB THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, FRAME BRACE AND MUFFLER BRACKET. *NM
Mileage: 53,000
AN EXPLOSION WOKE US UP AT APPROX 4:00 AM ON JULY 06. OUR 1997 FORD F150 PICK UP WAS ON FIRE AND DESTROYED A 2001 4 RUNNER, 2001 LARSON BOAT, CARPORT ETC.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 2 DAYS AND MOVED ONCE A VERY SHORT DISTABCE DURING THAT TIME. THE FIRE SEEMED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPA...
Mileage: 150
FORD HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT PROVES OF THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH 1997 F-150 SERIES TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT NORRIS FORD FOR 3 MONTHS, THE BILL IS 4600.00 TO DATE. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
FORD HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT PROVES OF THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH 1997 F-150 SERIES TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT NORRIS FORD FOR 3 MONTHS, THE BILL IS 4600.00 TO DATE. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT, AND NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE TURN INWARD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH INNER TIRE ...
Mileage: 88,930
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, ENGINE STEAMED A WHITE MIST. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. GENERAL, GRABBER ST, P235/70R16. THERE WAS APPROXIMATED 50,415 MILES ON THE TIRE. *NM
Mileage: 50,415
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING TO THE LEFT. STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING INTO CIRCLES. THERE WAS NO WAY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Mileage: 166,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF OVERDRIVE. OVERDRIVE WILL GO OUT ALL AT ONCE, LOOSING SPEED AND BECOMING A HAZARD IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *AK
Mileage: 102,000
I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD F-150 JUNE 11, 2001 FROM TWO RIVERS CHEVEROLET ON 2/04/02 A HOLE WAS PATCHED IN THE RADIATOR OF THE VEHICLE. ON 9/02/02 THE RADIATOR HAD ANOTHER HOLE IN IT AND THIS TIME HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 9/27/02 THE HEATER CORE BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THAT TIME I HA...
Mileage: 130,955
I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD F-150 JUNE 11, 2001 FROM TWO RIVERS CHEVEROLET ON 2/04/02 A HOLE WAS PATCHED IN THE RADIATOR OF THE VEHICLE. ON 9/02/02 THE RADIATOR HAD ANOTHER HOLE IN IT AND THIS TIME HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 9/27/02 THE HEATER CORE BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THAT TIME I HA...
Mileage: 130,955
COMPLAINT REGARDING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON 1997 FORD F150. *MR *SC *JB
I OWN A 97 FORD F-150 WITH A 4.2L, V6. ON JULY 16, 2004, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO 2 MECHANICS AND BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDER. AT COLD START, THE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER CAUSED THE PISTON ROD TO ...
Mileage: 102,000
MY 1997 F-150 THE DOME LIGHTS WONT GO OFF . I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 3 OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
I HAD A TUNE-UP PERFORMED BY THE FIVE-STAR FORD DEALERSHIP IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS IN JULY 2001. ON JULY 3, 2004, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I LATER FOUND THAT THE #3 SPARKPLUG HAD BLOWN FREE FROM THE ENGINE AND HAD STRIPPED ALL THREADS FRO...
Mileage: 145,000
FIRE IN 1997 FORD F-150. WITNESS SAW INITIAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVERS SIDE NEAR BULKHEAD. RECOVERED HEXPORT BODY BUT SWITCH CONTACTS MISSING. *LA
VEHICLE ENGINE EXPLODED AS CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *MR A PROFESSIONAL EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *LA
MAY 27TH, 2004, I DROVE MY FORD F150 PICK UP FROM A WORK SITE TO MY HOME ARRIVING AT ABOUT 9:40 P.M. I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, AND DOUBLE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE BRAKE WAS OFF. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK THAT OUT ON THE WEEKEND. THE TRUCK RAN NORMALLY ON THE RIDE H...
Mileage: 98,400
VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS SEVERE MOTOR DAMAGE.*MR WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A TICKING SOUND WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE GAUGES SHOWED A RAPID LOST OF OIL AND A RISING TEMPERATURE, BUT NOT TO A CRITICAL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED ...
WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED CONSUMER WAS READY TO SHIFT PARK PAIL INTO REVERSE AND BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. *AK
REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKING IN THE INSIDE TOP LEFT SECTION. TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHO IN TURN SUBCONTRACTS OUT TO A LEAK SPECIALIST. I WAS INFORM BY THE SERVICE DESK THAT HE INFORM THEM THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR WINDOW AT A COST ESTIMATE OF A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. I IN ...
Mileage: 82,000
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL ENGINE STARTED. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL ENGINE STARTED. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER DRAINED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND A HALF A CUP OF WATER BEFORE THE OIL CAME OUT. THE CONSUMER FOUND ON A WEB SIGHT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH TWO GASKETS ON THE ENGINE. THE DEALER IS NOT CLA...
Mileage: 52,650
LOCATION OF EXHAUST PIPE IS AFFECTING BRAKE EQUIPMENT. *MR DUE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE BEING PLACED IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE, THE HEAT DETERIORATES THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PANEL AFFECTING THE BRAKES AND SHATTERING THE CENTER WHEEL HUB. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER OF HAVING THE MUFFLER TAIL PIPE...
HOOD PRIMARY LATCH MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. FORD WOULD NOT PAY RESTITUTION FOR THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE PARKED IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED LATER ON, IT EXPLODED. THE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. *SC *JB
Mileage: 42,870
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THAT THE STEERING ARM FELL OFF THE STEERING BOX. *AK
Mileage: 10,600
WHILE AT FORD DEALER HAVING STATE INSPECTION DONE, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSGHT ON FIRE.
Mileage: 77,749
HORN STOPPED WORKING, KEEPS BLOWING FUSES. TRAILER TOW LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER REPORTS THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BAD AND REPLACED. ALSO FOUND A SHORT CIRCUIT AT THE STEERING COLUMN
I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH A V6 4.2 LITER MOTOR. LAST WEEK TO MY SURPRISE MY TRUCK STARTED KNOCKING. I FOUND THE REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET DESIGN BY FORD. I HAD CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON MY TRUCK MANY TIMES BEFORE, AND AS EARLY AS JANUARY, 2000 (WHEN I STILL HAD MY WARRANTY)...
Mileage: 99,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
ELECTRICAL LIGHTS/WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK
ELECTRICAL LIGHTS/WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK
ELECTRICAL LIGHTS/WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK
ELECTRICAL LIGHTS/WINDOWS, AND LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY SEEMED TO BE DEAD. THE NEXT DAY THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DRIVER COULD HEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED WATER HAD SEEPED DOWN INTO THE CYLINDERS. *JB
Mileage: 99,000
JUST LIKE THE THREE OTHER PEOPLE I FOUND ON THIS SITE MY HUSBANDS F150 CAUGHT FIRE. WE HAD WENT TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE AND HAD BEEN PARK ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WHEN THEY ANNOUCED THAT A TRUCK WAS ON FIRE! WE RAN OUT TO FIND IT WAS OURS. THE FIRE DEPT. SAID IT WAS AN ELECTICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED...
MY 19'97 FORD F-150 HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE YESTERDAY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER THIRTY MINUTES WHEN SOMEONE TOLD ME IT WAS ON FIRE. AFTER I PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. THEY SAID THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE FUSE BOX AREA. I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME FIRE I HAVE ...
Mileage: 125,000
MY 1997 FORD F-150, WHICH HAS BEEN PRIMARILY DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFESPAN, JUST THREW A ROD AT 107,000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY COMPLAINTS ON RECORD REGARDIN...
Mileage: 107,000
FAILED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS IN FORD 4.2 LITER ENGINES. I THINK ENOUGH OF THESE HAVE FAILED TO REQUIRE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR OR REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED OR HAD TO REPLACE OUR ENGINES DUE TO THE FAILURE.*AK
Mileage: 82,000
I HAVE A FORD F150 TRUCK WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE. VIN # FTDX1725VKA71538 MY LEFT LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKET FAILED. THIS ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO A CYLINDER AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE. THE DAMAGE IS DESCRIBED IN FORD'S TSB ARTICLE # 99-20-7.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED FOR FIVE HOURS. *PH CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL, TAIL LIGHT FAILED. CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAD A TELL TALE INDICATION THAT CRUISE CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH COULD BE THE CAUSE. SINCE THE SWITCH WHEN IT CATCHES FIRE IT IGNITES...
Mileage: 75,000
STEERING FAILURE: MY 1997 FORD F150 HAD A STEERING FAILURE. VIN:[XXX]. THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE POWER STEERING BOX. THE STEERING SHAFT CONNECTION IS ALUMINUM AND THE GEAR ON THE POWER STEERING BOX IS STEEL. THE ALUMINUM WORE AND THE STEEL, NATURALLY DID NOT. BASIC ENGINEERING FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 104,932
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
I AM SENDING IN A FULL LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE "FAILURES". IT CENTERS AROUND TSB 99B29 AND LACK OF OWNER NOTIFICATION OF A BAD FRONT COVER DESIGN THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER BROKE...
Mileage: 71,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RUBBER CAP CAME OFF THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE. WILDERNESS, P235/70R16. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
REAR WINDOW OF 1997 F150 LEAKS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WINDOW, AND NEW UNIT LEAKS. PROBLEM SEEMS TO EXIST IN 1997-2003 F150'S.*AK
Mileage: 16,033
1997 FORD F150 IN ACCIDENT, FRONT COLLISION WITH ROAD SIGN AT 65 MPH, THEN ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDING ON ITS TOP. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN LEFT REAR TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THIS WAS DUE TO THE REAR LEAF SPRING POPPING OUT. DRIVER FELT LUCKY THAT HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INSTEAD OF A RIGHT TURN BECAUSE LEAF SPRING COULD HAVE PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK. *AK
Mileage: 77,000
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I REPLACED IT WITH AN ENGINE FROM A 2000 MODEL. ONE YEAR LATER I'M HAVEING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE NEW ENGINE. WHILE RESOVLING THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING I LEARNED SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT TSB #99-20-7 WAS ISSUED ...
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THE DRIVER FEELS LUCKY HE WASN'T DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR ON HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER SAYS, "TIE ROD ENDS ARE FAILING." PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
1997 F-150 REAR WINDOW LEAKING - TOOK IN TWICE DURING WARRANTY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT HEARING WATER IN TRUCK THEM CHECKED DRAIN IN DOOR AND SAID NOTHING WRONG - ONLY HAVE 62000 ON TRUCK SO I DID NOT DRIVE IT MUCH BUT NOW I FOUND WERE WATER WAS COMING IN THROUGH GASKET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM...
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE HAD THREE KELLY SAFARI TIRES,235-70-16,SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL,THESE THREE TIRES HAVE SPLIT IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. *AK
Mileage: 101,700
FORD F-150 COMPLAINT ON 4.2L /V6 ENGINE. ENGINE HAD TOTAL FAILURE AT 69K DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAK INTO MOTOR. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR GASKET PROBLEM NOTED IN OWNER NOTIFICATION BULLETINS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY FORD. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM DUE TO POORLY ENGINE...
Mileage: 69,600
LIKE JB, WHO FILED AN EARLIER COMPLAINT MY 1997 FORD F-150 ALSO SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS OVER NIGHT. THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN RUN, WAS NOT HOT, AND HAD NO MALFUNCTIONING PARTS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I WAS AWAKEN...
Mileage: 101,000
WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP ACCELERATION. *AK *MR
Mileage: 66,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN ICY HILL, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. THE DRIVER HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE THROTTLE FROM STICKING. DRIVER LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING, BUT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. *AK *JB
Mileage: 88,335
UPON LEAVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG COOLANT ODOR. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TO TRACE FROM WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING. CONSUMER, WHO WAS A MECHANIC, DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE WITHOUT A RECALL OR PAYMENT.*A...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 WITH 55000 MILES. ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH I HEARD A LOAD POP THE TRUCK THEN BEGAN POPPING AND MAKING ALOT OF NOISE. LOST POWER IMEDIATELY WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER WHICH FOUND THE SPARKPLUG BLOWN OUT AND REPLACED THE CYL HEAD AND N...
Mileage: 55,590
UNDER HOOD FIRE AFTER VEHICLE PARKED FOR 6.5 HOURS. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON 11/27/03 AND WAS NOT REPAIRED.
Mileage: 164,123
NOTICE ENGINE COOLANT EXTREMLY LOW ADDED 1+GALLONS NOTICED STILL LOOSING COOLANT. TOOK 1997 FORD F150 WITH 4.2L V6 AND ONLY 75,700 MILES ON ENGINE TO FORD DEALER FORD DEALER STATED "NO EXTERNAL LEAK FOUND AND CAN NOT FIND ANY POSSABLE INTERNAL LEAK. BUT NEED TO REPLACE INTAKE SET PART#F652-9433-C, E...
WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ALL 4 TRUCK WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY SERVICING THE TRUCK TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *NLM THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. *NM
Mileage: 112,535
LOWER INTALKE MANIFOLD LEAK ON 1997 F-150 4.2L CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO SPEMD 3000.00 ON A NEW MOTOR.*AK
Mileage: 145,000
BREAK FAILURE FORD 1997 F150 VIN. [XXX]. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 45 MIN. BEFORE STARTING OUT, I DROVE TO A STOP SIGN (ABOUT 200 FT) WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED (10-15 MPH) NOTHING HAPPENED, I USED BOOTH FEET ON THE PETAL AND APPLIED ALL THE FORCE I COULD TO SLOW DOWN AND IT TOOK ABO...
Mileage: 83,500
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS OF NO AVAIL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 169,000
FRONT ENGINE GASKET LEAKING CALLED DEALERSHIP ANY TELL ME THAT MY TRUCK WASNT A RECALL . BUT SEEMS TO ME THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHIT THE FRONT ENGINE GASKET LEAKING. IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $700.00 TO REPAIR. HOPE THE FORD COMPANY DOES SOMETING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *A...
FOIA REQUEST ANY RECORD RELATING TO FIRE RISK TO THE FORD F150 TRUCK WITH ENCLOSED VIN NUMBER, AS TO WHY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN V-231, VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FUEL SYSTEM FIRE. *PH (NAR) *CB *JB
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK
Mileage: 64,000
RECENTLY MY 1997 FORD 150 4.2L STARTED CLATTER.. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER 4.2L EFI OWNERS FROM 1997-2001 THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE HAS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM OF SORTS.. I WAS WANDER IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS? IT IS GOING TO COST ME BETWEEN 4,000 AND 5,000 TO...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
1997 FORD F150 W/ 4.2L ENGINE. THE GASKETS FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A BLOWN ENGINE. RECALL FOR FRONT COVER GASKET WAS COMPLETED AND I STILL HAD THE ENGINE FAILURE. TERRIBLE. 5000 DOLLARS FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *CB
Mileage: 127,000
"LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7." *CB
Mileage: 127,000
WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A DITCH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 135,000
I STARTED UP MY 1997 FORD F-150 XL WITH A 4.2L V-6 AFTER WORK ONE DAY TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING. I OBSERVED THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW HOWEVER THERE WAS NO MILKY LOOK TO THE ENGINE OIL. I RAN A COMPRESSION TEST ON MY ENGINE TO FIND THAT THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 1 INDICATING THE CONNEC...
Mileage: 103,000
REQUEST FOR ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL OF FORD F-150, AND FIRES CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL LINE. *PH (NAR TRANSFERED TO EXE SEC FOR CONTROL) *CB *JB
WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BINDS AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY F-150 TRUCK ON HIGHWAY S-22, WEST OF BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. I PULLED OVER TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND GOT OUT. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME PUT OUT FLAMES IN THE CAB WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THEN THE CAB BURSED INTO FLAMES AND HE...
GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR.*AK
DRIVING VEHICLE IT HARD SHIFTS FROM 1 - 2 AND SOMETIMES FROM 2 - 3 AT SPEED LESS THAN 30 MPH AND WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 2 - 1, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DICK PARKER FORD DEALER AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED ON RECOMENDATIONS. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK AND ASKED FOR IT TO BE RE...
Mileage: 68,400
1/28/03 - HEATER CORE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. 11/29/03 - HEATER CORE FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED. FORD DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR ANOTHER CORE BUT I DID HAVE TO PAY AGION FOR THE LABOR, $400.00. THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER 11 MONTHS. *AK
Mileage: 136,101
THE TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. THE STALLING OCCURRED MORE OFTEN IN WARM TEMPERATURES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IDLE AIR INTAKE VALVE, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NM *MR
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT LEAF SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE GAS TANK COULD HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED. *AK
ON A COLD START MY FORD F-150 BROKE A ROD DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN FORD DEFECT IN WHICH FORD SENT OUT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN BUT WHO WILL NOT COVER THE $4,000 DOLLAR REPAIR.*AK
Mileage: 54,000
DURING AN OIL CHANGE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 53,400
FAILURE OF FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET ON 4.2L ENGINE IN 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK.*AK
Mileage: 53,000
WHILE BACKING UP HEARS A NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 15692 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT PROBLEM, A CONSTANT SNAPPING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *PH
Mileage: 29,000
WHILE LEAVING A GAS STATION THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD CAME OUT OF IT'S SOCKET. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE TIE ROD. THE BALL JOINT WAS DRY AND RUSTED. THE BALL JOINT WAS WORN DUE TO NO GREASE. THERE IS NO WAY...
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE LEAVING A GAS STATION THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD CAME OUT OF IT'S SOCKET. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE TIE ROD. THE BALL JOINT WAS DRY AND RUSTED. THE BALL JOINT WAS WORN DUE TO NO GREASE. THERE IS NO WAY...
Mileage: 95,000
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TWICE ON IT'S OWN. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DISTANCE TRAVELED WAS ABOUT ONE CITY BLOCK. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IT WAS AT 55 MPH WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE,...
Mileage: 56,000
FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. MODEL "WILDERNESS", SIZE 23570R16, DOT-W2081PT176, TIRE MILEAGE 8,308 ON 11-07-03. CIRCUMSTANCES: WHILE ENTERING THE TOWN OF CLINTON, LA. AT 45MPH, HEARD LOUD SHARP THUD AND MY 1997 FORD, F150, IMMEDIATELY VEERED ACCROSS THE DIVIDED CENTER LANE TOWARD AN ON COMING L...
Mileage: 103,303
WHILE ON A TRIP TRAVELING THROUGH TENNESSEE ON A STEEP MOUNTAIN PASS IN HEAVY RAIN LATE AT NIGH THE REAR TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL WHILE CROSSING THREE LANES OF HEAVY TRACTOR TRAILER TRAFFIC. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT...
Mileage: 180,000
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. *NLM
Mileage: 53,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM., ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A WET OR SLICK SURFACE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WOULD NOT ABSORB THE COST.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-150 WITH A 4.2 L ENGINE, WHICH JUST TURNED OVER 81,000 MILES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO A "T", CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES, (WHICH I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR) TRYING TO MAKE IT LAST AS LONG AS POSIBLE. IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE TRUCK WILL BE 7 YEARS OLD AND STILL L...
Mileage: 81,000
UPON REVERSING OUT OF AN ALLEY AT 5 MILES INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT ONTO THE SIDEWALK.*AK
Mileage: 95,000
THE TOP OF THE BACK WINDOW LEAKS, CAUSING WATER TO DRIP INTO THE CAB OF VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WINDOW AND THE TRACK NEED TO BE REPLACED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
EMAIL FM JOEY GANSZ (AR) INQUIRING IF THERE IS ENOUGH INFORMATION & COMPLAINTS TO REQUIRE FORD TO RECALL THE ENGINE GASKET ON THE 1997 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
I OWN A 1997 FORD F150 THAT IS DEVELOPING A CRACK IN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW, APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY MAKE MY VEHICLE LESS SAFE IN A SIDE COLLISION. *LA
Mileage: 71,000
ON NOV. 5TH I PARKED MY 1997 F150 TRUCK AT WORK AT 7:00AM. BETWEEN 10:30 AND 11:00 I GET A CALL THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PUTTING A FIRE OUT UNDER NEATH MY TRUCKS HOOD. IT TOOK 4 HOURS AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PARKED TO START A FIRE. IF IT WASN'T FOR ME PARKING CLOSE TO A GUARDS STATION IT WOULD OF BE...
Mileage: 92,000
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT 45 MPH BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE AND A GRIND NOISE WAS HEARD. SOMEHOW, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *AK
1997 FORD PICKUP DLERARM,PITTMAN ARM, TIE ROD END REPLACEMENT-FROZEN-CREAKING: LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN; WE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES,THE PISTONS FROZE CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD AND PISTONS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK WHY DID THIS HAPPEN WITH ONLY 34,152 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. IS FORD ...
1997 FORD PICKUP DLERARM,PITTMAN ARM, TIE ROD END REPLACEMENT-FROZEN-CREAKING: LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN; WE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES,THE PISTONS FROZE CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD AND PISTONS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK WHY DID THIS HAPPEN WITH ONLY 34,152 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. IS FORD ...
UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE. THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. ENGINE HEAD GASKET DEVELOPED A LEAK WHICH CAUSED WATER TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE PISTON CONNECTING ROD SNAPPED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGI...
Mileage: 102,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING SHAFT SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. *TS *SCC *JB
Mileage: 112,000
WHEN DRIVING IN ANY STANDING WATER TIRES SLID WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
GENERAL AMERI 550 AS TIRE BLEW OUT 18 AUG ON 1997 FORD F-150 REAR PASSENGER SIDE ON OPEN ROAD AT ROUGHLY 22,500 MILE. SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT YESTERDAY, 19 SEPT., ON OPEN ROAD AT ROUGHLY 23,820 MILES ON SAME TRUCK AND SAME REAR PASSENGER LOCATION. THIRD TIRE USED AS REPLACEMENT FOR BLOWN TIRE FOUND ...
Mileage: 23,820
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND STUDS ARE CORRODEING AND WARPING. 1997 4.6 ENGINE. FORD F-150. SHOP WHERE I HAD SERVICE DONE REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITHIN A WEEKS TIME. COULD THERE BE A PROBLEM HERE? MANIFOLDS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO CORRODE LIKE THIS. *LA
Mileage: 72,175
WHEN ACCELERATING TO 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO VIBRATE. *AK NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE SHOES HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ROTORS, BUT REPA...
Mileage: 47,000
VEHICLE HAD COOLANT LEAK INTO CYLINDER #3 CAUSING RINGS TO COLLAPSE AND LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER. THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A REBUILD ON THE ENGINE THAT HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. *LA
Mileage: 69,800
HEAT SHIELDS LOOSE ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TWO CLAMPS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAD THIS FIXED 2 YEARS, PREVIOUSLY. I WAS CHARGED $70.50 FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED AGAIN. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF THE CLAMPS THAT ARE BEING USED BY FORD. *LA
Mileage: 50,469
BROKEN HOOD RELEASE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR '97 & '98 F150'S. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR FORD SUV'S, WHY NOT THE F150? I WAS CHARGED $173.46 FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST HAD ANOTHER LATCH FAILURE PRIOR TO MY CALL TO S...
Mileage: 50,469
WHILE DRIVING STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. RELATED RECALL 03V196000, BUT MANUFACTURER ADVISES THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURING DATE FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE SPECIFIED.*AK *PH *NLM
Mileage: 112,000
PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ON 1997 FORD F150. *MR THERE WAS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER WHICH DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, BUT LESS THAN 25K MILES LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TH...
Mileage: 66,139
I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE TRUCK'S MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED THE ENTIRE TIME SINCE I HAD IT. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED NOR HAS IT EVER PULLED A TRAILER OR BEEN USED FOR HAULING. WE HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO MY TRUCK OV...
Mileage: 80,000
CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND COULDN'T FIX THE ENGINE LIGHT. *AK
MY 1997 FORD F150 WITH 4.2L V-6 MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AT 68,000 (ORIGINAL) MILES WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT COLD START THE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDERS CAUSED PISTONS/ROD TO BREAK AND ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOUD KNOCKING AND POURING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUS...
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE OTHER THREE TIRES ALSO CONTAINED CRACKS AT THE SAME PLACED WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK *JB
Mileage: 29,153
THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL LEAKED FROM THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FILLER TUBE WAS RUSTED AT THE TANK 360 DEGREES AROUND AND 100% THROUGH.*AK *JB
Mileage: 132,000
CYLINDER #2 PISTON OF 97 F150 TRUCK BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF ALUMINIUM HEAD. THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM OF FORD VEH. NOW ON 2004 FORD TRUCKS THEY USE CAST IRON HEADS. I REPAIRED MY TRUCK MYSELF WITH A HELI COIL BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORDS RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE PUT THIS IN THE PILE OF COMP...
Mileage: 54,000
"LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7."
Mileage: 99,560
"LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7."
Mileage: 99,560
VEHICLE'S METAL WHEEL RIMS HOLD WATER AFTER IT RAINS.*MR THE RIMS WERE DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWED THEM TO RETAIN WATER AFTER IT RAINED OR CAME IN CONTACT WITH STANDING WATER. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE RIMS TO CORRODE AND RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF THE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT TOLD...
CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. VEHICLE CROSSED OVER ONE LANE, BUMPER CAUGHT ON EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED OVER STARTING WITH FRONT END. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON PASSENGER WINDOW. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, VEHICLE CROSSED ONE LANE, BUMPER GOT CAUGHT ON EMBANKMENT, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER . SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, HIS HEAD SHATTERED THE PASSENGER WINDOW. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, AND WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE ROUGHLY. DRIVER SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT RESTART IT. DEALER FOUND THAT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A STRONG ANTI FREEZE ODOR, AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS NO LONGER WORKING.*AK
Mileage: 119,000
ENGINE FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Mileage: 97,807
ENGINE FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Mileage: 97,807
WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL PAVED ROAD AT 25 MPH FRONT END SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TIE ROD END FALLING APART AND SEPARATING, NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO CYLINDERS.*AK
Mileage: 107,400
F-150 1997 FORD FILL LINE TO TRANSMISSION BROKE, ALLOWING LOSS OF FLUID. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE.SO IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU START YOUR CAR THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN.THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED,CAN NOT BE REBUILT.*AK
Mileage: 115,207
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE PROBLM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS FIXED IT ON DIFFERENT TIMES.*AK
Mileage: 36,000
I HAVE A FORD F150 1997 WITH BRIDGESTONE, DUELER H/T TIRES, SIZE P245/70/R16 106S, DOT ENMT CBF 1900 19905D689P2.MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK TODAY ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE UNEXPLICABLY SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS NOT HURT. THERE WAS ...
Mileage: 74,545
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HIT A RAIL ROAD TRACK AND VEHICLE STARTED TRAVELING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO TIE RODS , *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM GEAR, BALL AND SOCKET FELL OFF, RESULTING IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING REAR END SHIFTED, CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO LOOK TOWARD THE DRIVER SEAT. ALSO THE PIN THAT HELD THE REAR END WAS ROUNDED OFF.*AK
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE ABOUT A 1/4 INCH CRACK IN THEM JUST AFT OF THE WINDOW LOWER CORNER. FOR SOME REASON THESE CRACKS WERE FIXED ON FLEET TRUCKS BUT NOT PERSONAL TRUCKS. *AK
Mileage: 52,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
A SHORT IN THE WIRING AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKES CAUSED THE RESEVOIR TO CATCH ON FIRE AND BURN.*AK
Mileage: 60,315
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT NEARLY TIPPING MY TRUCK OVER. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PULL TO THE SIDE WHILE THE CARS BEHIND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO AVOID HITTING DEBREE FROM THE TIRE. I NOTICED THAT MY TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN BUT THE ENTIRE TREAD WAS MISSING. THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK ARE...
Mileage: 167,850
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P25570R16. *AK
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE BY BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICAL. COMMON AMONG 1997 & 1998 FORD F-150S WITH THE NEW V6 4.2 ENGINES.*AK
Mileage: 73,432
AFTER HEAVY SNOWS THE SHIFT LINKAGE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON A 5.4L 4X4 WILL BECOME PLUGGED WITH SNOW. WHEN PLUGGED THE SHIFT SELECTOR CAN ONLY BE SHIFTED BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND NOT REVERSE OR PARK.*AK
Mileage: 54,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVEL BROKE OFF. THERE WERE WIRES HANGING ALL OVER. CONSUME RCALLED THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A BUTTON ON THE LEVEL TO LET ONE KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BUT NO LIGHT CAME ON. HE WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR, BUT HE ...
THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THE PIPE WHICH LEAD TO THE RADIATOR RUSTED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1998. *NLM *CB
Mileage: 77,998
I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL RIMS AND TIRE SIZE ,AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS OFF BY EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS I AM GOING EIGHT MILES PER HOUR SLOWER THAN I REALLY AM.*AK
MY 1997 FORD F150 WITH 4.2L V-6 MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDERS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT COLD START THE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDERS CAUSED PISTONS/ROD TO BREAK AND ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOUD KNOCKING AND POURING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN METICU...
Mileage: 91,000
MY 1997 FORD F150 WITH 4.2L V-6 MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDERS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT COLD START THE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDERS CAUSED PISTONS/ROD TO BREAK AND ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOUD KNOCKING AND POURING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN METICU...
Mileage: 91,000
DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP IN MOIST WEATHER CONDITIONS. SKID OCCURRED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 109,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SELF CONTAINED BALL JOINTS. THESE BALL JOINT DO NOT NEED TO BE GREASED. OVER TIME THE BALL JOINTS DEVELOP A SQUEAK AND NEED REPLACING. *AK
Mileage: 39,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING AND WIND BLOWING VEHICLE'S FRONT END WANDERS EXCESSIVELY, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.*AK
Mileage: 5,000
CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL FOR ACCELERATION, B UT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER FOR ACCELERATION AND JERKED EXCESSIVELY.*AK
Mileage: 5,000
ENGINE FAILURE ON FORD 4.2L V6. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
THE VEHICLE LOSS STEERING AND TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL# 03V196000 *AK *SCC
Mileage: 145,000
HOOD POPS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING.SEAT BELTS ON FRONT SEATS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN UNBUCKLED, HANG ON FLOOR BETWEEN SEAT AND DOOR. UPON OPENING OF DOOR, THE LOOSE BELT LOOP FALLS PAST THE DOOR SEAL AREA AND UPON DOOR CLOSURE BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB. WHEN VEHICLE RE-ENTRY IS MADE BY D...
Mileage: 98,000
HOOD POPS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING.SEAT BELTS ON FRONT SEATS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN UNBUCKLED, HANG ON FLOOR BETWEEN SEAT AND DOOR. UPON OPENING OF DOOR, THE LOOSE BELT LOOP FALLS PAST THE DOOR SEAL AREA AND UPON DOOR CLOSURE BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB. WHEN VEHICLE RE-ENTRY IS MADE BY D...
Mileage: 98,000
HOOD POPS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING.SEAT BELTS ON FRONT SEATS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN UNBUCKLED, HANG ON FLOOR BETWEEN SEAT AND DOOR. UPON OPENING OF DOOR, THE LOOSE BELT LOOP FALLS PAST THE DOOR SEAL AREA AND UPON DOOR CLOSURE BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB. WHEN VEHICLE RE-ENTRY IS MADE BY D...
Mileage: 98,000
HOOD POPS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING.SEAT BELTS ON FRONT SEATS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN UNBUCKLED, HANG ON FLOOR BETWEEN SEAT AND DOOR. UPON OPENING OF DOOR, THE LOOSE BELT LOOP FALLS PAST THE DOOR SEAL AREA AND UPON DOOR CLOSURE BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB. WHEN VEHICLE RE-ENTRY IS MADE BY D...
Mileage: 98,000
HOOD POPS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING.SEAT BELTS ON FRONT SEATS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN UNBUCKLED, HANG ON FLOOR BETWEEN SEAT AND DOOR. UPON OPENING OF DOOR, THE LOOSE BELT LOOP FALLS PAST THE DOOR SEAL AREA AND UPON DOOR CLOSURE BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB. WHEN VEHICLE RE-ENTRY IS MADE BY D...
Mileage: 98,000
CABLE OF SPARE TIRE CARRIER BROKE, CAUSING SPARE TIRE & SUPPORT BRACKET TO FALL ONTO ROADWAY.*AK
Mileage: 86,600
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WHICH LEAKED ANTI FREEZE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. *NLM *CB *NLM
Mileage: 105,396
THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTED BACK INTO THE HOLSTER. THE BELT COULD NO LONGER BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SEAT BELTS DECEMBER 1996 FOR MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED SEAT BELT ANCHORA...
MY COMPLAINT IS ON A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT 11 TIRE,SIZE P235/70R16.DOT #W208 1PT 216 .WHILE DRIVING FROM SILVER POINT,TN. TO COOKEVILLE,TN.VIA INTERSTATE-40,THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN SEPARATING IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WHICH WERE RECALLED IN 2001.THERE WAS NO ACCIDE...
Mileage: 36,016
CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE. DEALER NEVER LOOKED AT CAR.*AK.
Mileage: 15,000
THE ENGINE ROD PISTON BLEW, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE NON DRIVABLE. *NLM PH *JB
Mileage: 76,296
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *PH *JB
Mileage: 129,000
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON 1997 FORD F150. *MR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL # 03V196000. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED FOR HER FAMILIES SAFETY AND THE POSSIBLE SIDE AFFECT WHICH MAY OCCUR. *SCC *JB
THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE KEEPS GOING FLAT. CAUSE IS UNKWOWN. *AK
DEALER STATED THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO HE HAS TO PAY $400. *AK
COOLANT LEAKING AT FRONT COVER GASKET AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. 1997 FORD F-150 4WD. VIN#[XXX]. I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. HAVE RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS BEEN MAINTAINED ON THIS VEHICLE? I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO JACOB GEORGE FORD, HOUTZDALE, PA FOR FULL INSPECTION TOMORROW. ANY INFO...
Mileage: 81,281
CONSUMER STATES THE EXHAUST IS LOCATED AT THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW UP. IN JULY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT SIZE 23570R16 DOT W2081PT WERE REPLACED BY GOODYEAR ,AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT...
Mileage: 81,000
CONSUMER STATES THE EXHAUST IS LOCATED AT THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW UP. IN JULY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT SIZE 23570R16 DOT W2081PT WERE REPLACED BY GOODYEAR ,AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT...
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
TIE ROD FAILURE. THE LEFT INNER TIE ROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING TRUCK. *JB
Mileage: 117,000
CONSUMER EXPERIENCE TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. NAR 06/18/2003 *MR *CB
MY 1997 FORD F150 SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS A SHORT HORN BURST, FOLLOWED BY A POP, THEN A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 6:30 AM, WHILE I WAS STILL IN BED, HALF-ASLEEP, AFTER MY CLOCK RADIO HAD ...
Mileage: 90,000
THE TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH THE EXHAUST EXITING IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE TIRE AND A BURNING SMELL. THE HUB CAPS AND WHEELS WERE DISCOLORED, AND THE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED, ALL THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH WAS DUE TO THE EXTR...
Mileage: 15,000
THE TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH THE EXHAUST EXITING IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE TIRE AND A BURNING SMELL. THE HUB CAPS AND WHEELS WERE DISCOLORED, AND THE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED, ALL THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH WAS DUE TO THE EXTR...
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO TURN DUE TO POWER STEERING.*AK
I DROVE TO WORK THAT MORNING AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WENT TO MY TRUCK TO LEAVE WORK THAT EVENING AND WHEN I CRANKED MY VEHICLE IT MADE A LOUD POP LIKE A BACK FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND STARTED RATTLING IMMEDIATELY. I SHUT MY TRUCK OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I NOTICED ANYTHING OUT O...
Mileage: 103,000
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE STRESS CRACKS LOCATED AT THE LOWER REAR SECTION OF THE WINDOWS NEXT TO THE WINDOW MOLDING. CURRENTLY THESE CRACKS ARE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH LONG. I BELIEVE THESE CRACKS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK
THE STARTER WENT OUT TWICE ON MY 1997 FORD F150 4.6LT AND I JUST BOUGHT IT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, IT ONLY HAS 94,684 MILES ON IT.*AK
STEERING HAD TOO MUCH PLAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 88,000
ON JUNE 7TH, ONE OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES ON MY TRUCK FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-77. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE THAT HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST SEPTEMBER 2002. IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE...
Mileage: 70,500
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL # 03V196000, HOWEVER AFTER THE MECHANIC STARTED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, HE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND TO TAKE THE CAR AND THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED, THE CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE...
REAR WINDSHIELD LEAKS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHERE THE WINDOW STARTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST STEERING CONTROL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE MOTOR WAS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, AND HAS NO OIL PRESSURE. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE BLOWING UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Mileage: 76,000
WHILE TIGHTENING BY HAND, THE LUGS: NUTS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS BROKE OFF AT THE STUDS.*AK
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK FUEL WILL SPILL OUT, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN I WENT OUT TO START MY 1997 FORD, F150. RAIN WATER HAD LEAKED IN FROM FIREWALL AREA ON TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA AND LEAKED IN THROUGH A FUEL INJECTOR FITTING AND FOUND ITS WAY TO A PISTON . THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO START THE STARTER ENGAGED AND ABRUPTLY STOP AFTER 3 MORE ATTEMP...
Mileage: 155,000
AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN I WENT OUT TO START MY 1997 FORD, F150. RAIN WATER HAD LEAKED IN FROM FIREWALL AREA ON TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA AND LEAKED IN THROUGH A FUEL INJECTOR FITTING AND FOUND ITS WAY TO A PISTON . THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO START THE STARTER ENGAGED AND ABRUPTLY STOP AFTER 3 MORE ATTEMP...
Mileage: 155,000
NAR 6-03-2003 *MR DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS RUINING THE ENGINE. *CB
ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. DEALER WAS ALSO CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK
Mileage: 67,000
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE'S CALIPER SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Mileage: 69,225
MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F-150. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME MY BRAKE LINES WERE TWISTED. THE SECOND TIME WHICH OCCURRED 1-1/2 YEARS LATER, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD POSSIBLE BE A VALVE OR A CYLINDER PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 55,940
1. THE FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WAS CHECKED BY A FORD DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE IT F...
1. THE FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WAS CHECKED BY A FORD DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE IT F...
1. THE FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME ON THIS PROBLEM BUT WAS CHECKED BY A FORD DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE IT F...
CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BROKE 4 BOLTS AND CAME OFF HARMONIC BALANCER ON 1997 FORD F150 CAUSING LOSS OF ROWER STEERING,ALTERNATOR,AND WATER PUMP FUNCTIONS. *NLM
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
MY 1997 FORD F-150 4X4 SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 12 HOURS OVER NIGHT. THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN RUN, WAS NOT HOT, AND HAD NO MALFUNCTIONING PARTS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I WAS AWAKENED FRIDAY MORNING BY A JOGGER BEATING ON MY FRONT...
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WATER PUMP AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 094 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Mileage: 74,000
INCIDENT = IN 2000 FORD MOTOR COMPANY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON FORD F-150 PICKUPS TO COVER A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM INVOLVING A GASKET THAT KEPT COOLANT FLUIDS FROM LEAKING INTO THE CRANKCASE AND DESTROYING THE ENGINE. THEY ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING GASKET TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T LEAKING AN...
Mileage: 73,950
DOOR CRACKING ON BOTH FRONT DOORS, 1997 F150 PICKUP. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED, BUT WITH THE ESP WARRANTY, THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT...SAYS NOT COVERED. *NLM
Mileage: 94,000
ON APRIL 12, 2003 WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 FORD F 150 SUPER CAB PICKUP VIN [XXX] I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING TO INVESTIGATE I DISCOVERED THE MIDDLE LEAF OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING HAD BROKEN IN HALF AND THE FORWARD HALF WAS DANGLING IN THE AIR HELD THERE BY THE C...
Mileage: 62,435
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IT CONTINUED TO TURN WITHOUT STOPPING. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING BOX. *JB
Mileage: 165,000
I HAVE CRACKS IN BOTH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ABOUT 2" ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS. I LOOKED AT 24 OTHER F-150'S AND FOUND THAT 21 OF THEM HAD THE CRACKS AS WELL. *JB
THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB PH
Mileage: 103,000
MY RIGHT SIDE WHEEL/THE LUG/NUTS ARE RUSTED OFF AND THE LUG CAP COMPLETELY MELTED OFF FROM WHERE THE EXHAUST COMES OUT FROM IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL. THE LUGS WILL NOT TIGHTEN ON THE WHEEL. I PURCHASED THE F-150 TRUCK USED AND NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE LUG/NUTS. THE OWNER BEFORE ME PURCHASE...
THE TRUCK HAD A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT COVER GASKET AND MANIFOLD SIDE GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDER. AT COLD START, THE COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER CAUSED THE PISTON ROD TO BREAK. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD ...
Mileage: 73,700
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COULD BE TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND AND AROUND. THE CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ROD THAT ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR BOX DETACHED DUE TO A BOLT THAT HAD COME OFF. *NLM
Mileage: 160,000
FORD F150 V6 TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE THREW A ROD ON THE #1 CYLINDER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND NOT DRIVEN HARD AT ALL. THE INTERNET IS ABUNDANT WITH COMPLAINTS OF THIS ENGINE. *NLM
Mileage: 110,505
A TIE ROD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK. SOME OF THE VEHICLES LIGHTS (DOME LIGHT AND DASH LIGHT) STAYED ON ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. *AK *NLM
A TIE ROD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK. SOME OF THE VEHICLES LIGHTS (DOME LIGHT AND DASH LIGHT) STAYED ON ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. *AK *NLM
A TIE ROD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK. SOME OF THE VEHICLES LIGHTS (DOME LIGHT AND DASH LIGHT) STAYED ON ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. *AK *NLM
I HAD PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ON DEC 19, 2002. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT TO TAMPA FL. WHILE ON THE WAY THERE AND WHILE IN TAMPA I HAD A FEW BRAKE FAILURES. WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL SEEMED TO GET SOFT, THEN THEY WOULD GET REALLY HARD AND START PULSATING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WOULD...
Mileage: 45,336
THE INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. *JB
INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHT AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL STAY ON AFTER CLOSING THE VEHICLE DOORS. STAYS ON FROM 1 TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING ITSELF OFF, WHILE "DOOR OPEN" ALARM SOUNDS. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. ORIGINAL DATE OF PROBLEM AUGUST 2000 (RANDOM OCCURRENCES). CURRENTLY EVERY TIME DOOR IS OPENED AND...
Mileage: 92,000
BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE CRACKED AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IF THERE IS A RECALL PLANED. *NLM
Mileage: 75,000
THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 1997 FORD F150, 98V161000, RELATING TO FRACTURED LEAF SPRING. ACCORDING TO FORD, THIS SAFETY RECALL WAS APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE IN 2001. I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, AND BEGAN LOOKING AROUND. I SEE THAT THE CENTER LEAF...
THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW TWICE AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK. THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED FOR SOME 1997 F150'S BUT NOT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *NLM *NLM
Mileage: 73,852
THE VEHICLES REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN TWO DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *NLM *SCC *NLM
Mileage: 41,113
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET LEAKED-REPLACEMENT AT 350.00 IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN THIS RECALL. AFTER REAIRING THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE FAILED AND IS NOW BEING REPLACED AT 3500.00 DOLLARS. FORD'S RECALL IS INADEQUATE.
Mileage: 93,500
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS CRACKED. *NLM
I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL ON MY 1997 FORD F-150 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK. THE STEERING ROD HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE STEERING GEAR. I QUESTIONED THE FORD DEALER WHO MADE THE REPAIRS AS TO HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE. SINCE THEN I WITNESS...
Mileage: 91,619
THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM
GOODYEAR TIRE HAD LOW PRESSURE, CAUSING THEM TO BLOWOUT. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER REPLACED WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM.*AK
GOODYEAR TIRE HAD LOW PRESSURE, CAUSING THEM TO BLOWOUT. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER REPLACED WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM.*AK
GOODYEAR TIRE HAD LOW PRESSURE, CAUSING THEM TO BLOWOUT. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER REPLACED WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM.*AK
A BOLT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAK, RESEALED MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL.... LEAKS BOTH FROM WHERE FRAME ATTACHES TO BODY AND FROM CRACKS IN WINDOW FRAME ITSELF, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AT TOP. WINDOW FRAME REQUIRES REPLACEMENT WITH NEWER MANUFACTURED UNIT (DIFFERENT DESIGN FROM NEWER MODEL YEAR). *NLM
Mileage: 92,000
THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A KNOCKING NOISE.*JB
Mileage: 85,000
HEATER CORE FAILURE. ALL INDICATIONS THAT THIS IS COMMON TO FORD, BUT THE DEALER DENIES IT. THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE.*JB
Mileage: 96,238
THE CLUTCH SEAL SHRUNK WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO RUN OUT. *JB
Mileage: 79,700
THE VEHICLE HAS STRESS FRACTURES ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES ABOVE THE WINDOW BASE. *NLM
THE DOME LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON.*JB
AFTER CLOSING DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHT, CARGO LIGHT ALONG WITH DOOR AJAR LIGHT SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER GETTING INSIDE VEHICLE. THIS MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF FORD PICKUPS.
REFER TO TSB 99207 LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. COOLANT WILL GET INTO EITHER THE INTAKE OR EXHAUST PORTS, WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. MOST FAILURES ARE OCCURING BETWEEN 60 AND 80K MILES. JUST PAST MOST FORD WARRANTIES. THEY INSTALLED A HIGH FAILURE GASKET IN THE 1997 F150 WITH THE 4.2...
Mileage: 62,000
THE LEFT REAR SPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS REPAIRED. *AK *JB AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, IN DECEMBER 2002, THE RIGHT SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE CONSUMER RESEARCHED TO SEE IF OTHER VEHICLE'S HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, NINE WERE FOUND. THE DEALER ACTED AS THEY WEREN'T AWARE...
WATER WAS FOUND IN THE OIL DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN AUG 2002. THE VIN WAS TRACED BACK TO BE PART OF THE TIMING CHAIN COVER RECALL. WHEN THE VEHCILE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL. WHEN FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, THEY DID ACKNOWLEGE THE REC...
Mileage: 99,500
WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG, UPON STARTING ENGINE HEARD LOUD CLACKING SOUND, SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO MECHANIC. WHO SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM THAT COULD ONLY BE FIXED BY FORD DEALERSHIP OR A MACHINE SHOP. IT WAS A HOLIDAY SO WE TOOK IT TO A MACHINE SHOP WHO VERIFIED HIS P...
Mileage: 128,000
TIRE BLEW (THE TIRE TYPE IS GENERAL AMERI*550AS). PH
GAS PEDAL STUCK AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL ON PAVEMENT. *DT
THE PAINT WAS OXIDIZING IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOTHING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NLM
CRACK IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING.SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 996754 BULLETIN SEQUENCE NUMBER: 845 DATE OF BULLETIN: 9908 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB608461
DOOR CRACKS ON RIGHT AND LEFT DOORS 2" UP FROM BOTTOM OF WINDOW. RUST ON BOTTOM OF RIGHT AND LEFT DOORS
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT AND BRAKES STARTING SQUEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE EQUIPMENT THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE CALIPERS BREAKING, WHICH LEFT THE CALIPER NOT MOUNTED. TS
Mileage: 10,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BACK WINDOW FELL OUTWARD WITHOUT WARNING ALL IN ONE PIECE. TS REAR WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 81,535
FOIA REQUEST ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS AND FIRES CAUSED BY THE FAULTY FUEL LINE, THE CONSMERS 1997 FORD 150 WAS DESTROYED BY A FIRE IN NOVEMBER 2000, REF ES2001081176/S/ SHELTON 3/10/2001 *PH (NAR) *CB THE CONSUMER WANTD TO KNOW IF HIS VEHICLE W...
REAR WINDOW LEAK
FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT IN 1997. RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS INADEQUATE. PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770847
Mileage: 104,000
THE HEAD GASKET ON MY "97" FORD F150 FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FILLING #4 CYLINDER WITH COOLANT AND BENDING A ROD. NO WARNING, NO OVERHEATING, WATER IN THE OIL, ETC. ONLY A FLICKERING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT WAS SIMPLY A FACTORY DEFECTIVE GASKET AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN CONS...
Mileage: 110,000
CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCED PULSATION WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE DEALER FAILED TO INFORM THE BUYER OF THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO PURCHASE. SCC *JB
THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *TT *NLM
THE SPARE TIRE THAT IS MOUNTED ON VEHICLE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME OR BODY OF VEHICLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BE WORN IN 8 DIFFERENT PLACES. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS WHILE CHANGING A FLAT, THE RUBBER TREAD HAD WORN DOWN TO THE PLASTIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *TS
UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A CONSTANT BANGING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATES VEHICLE SPUN A ROD, AND CAUSE COOLANT TO GET IN OIL AND ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
LEFT AND RIGHT HEAD GASKETS FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDERS. ****DIMMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******770825. *AK *JB
Mileage: 82,000
1997 FORD F150. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770822
POWER STEERING GEAR BOLTS BROKE. THERE WAS A POP NOISE AND CONSUMER COULD TURN STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION BUT FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN BOLTS FROM GEAR. REPAIRED POWER STEERING LEAK AT HOSE FROM RESERVOIR TO PUMP. *TT
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER STATES THE REAR WINDOW GLASS IS LEAKING WATER INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH THE ASSEMBLY OF THE GLASS. DEALER NEEDS A SPECIAL FORD PART DUE TO GLASS ASSEMBLY BEING PART OF VEHICLE'S FRAME. TS REAR WINDSHIELD REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TS
1997 FORD F150. *******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02*******770803. *AK *JB
Mileage: 56,832
1997 FORD F150. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770804
Mileage: 57,832
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN BENT CONNECTING ROD REQUIRING MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS *******770801. *AK *JB
Mileage: 98,685
THE STEERING SHAFT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX.
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. ALSO STATED THAT WENT OUT TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HA A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TS
I OWN A FORD F150 TRUCK BOPOUGHT NEW IN MARCH OF 1997. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A LOW TIRE AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THE WHEEL WAS LEAKING AIR AND SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. THE AREA AROUND THE VALVE STEM WAS VERY RUSTY AND WAS LEAKING AIR THROUGH THE STEEL MATERIAL OF THE WHEEL. I'VE NEVER HAD ...
Mileage: 35,000
1997 FORD F150, HEATER/DEFROST DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ALL THE TIME, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT BLOWS COLD AIR. IN BAD WEATHER VISABILTY IS GREATLY REDUCED.
Mileage: 100,000
1997 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCAB. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS--------------770779. *AK *NLM
Mileage: 141,000
DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BY WINDOW CRACKED.CALLED FORD SIDE WILL NOT FIX SERVICE BULLETIN 996754
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT. AND THE CONSUMER HIT HIM FROM BEHIND AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT. AND THE CONSUMER HIT HIM FROM BEHIND AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO ...
Mileage: 63,250
CONSUMER STATES TIE RODS BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING WHEEL TO MOVE ERRATICALLY. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED IN 1 YEAR. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT 40K MILES. MR
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH T...
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 04/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. DT
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 04/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. DT
ENGINE FRONT COVER FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT IN 1996 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. DT
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7. DT
THIS LEAK HAS POSSIBLY DAMAGED MY ENGINE IT WAS A FORD DESIGN FLAW WHAT CAN I DO? I ATTEMPTED TO SEND YOU THIS REPORT ON 12/07/02 BUT IT WAS NOT COMPLETE WAS THE MESSAGE THAT WAS SENT BACK TO MY E-MAIL. THEREFORE, I AM SENDING THIS TO YOU AGAIN I UNDERSTAND THAT A RECALL NUMBER 99B29 HAS BEEN PLAC...
1- LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL AND CYLINDERS, CAUSING ENGINE HYDROLOCK. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TSB ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7. 2- ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 03/1996, IN ...
NO SUMMARY. DT
NO SUMMARY. DT
I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE FAILURES. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY TOLD ME TO BAD. DT
A TAPPING NOISE HAS OCCURED IN THE ENGINE. A FORD MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS A SPUN ROD BEARING. FORD CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME FOR A MALFUCNTION CAUSED BY A BAD FRONT COVER GASKET LEAK. THIS CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL, MIXING WATER WTIH OIL. I KNOW I'M NOT T...
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.. TS
THIS WAS A RECALL. IT WAS REPLACED BUT NOW IT LEAKS. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****76953
Mileage: 128,000
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 06/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. DT
WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT BECAME STUCK. TS SCC *JB
Mileage: 92,000
WHILE DRIVING THE PICKUP TRUCK THE BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ROTTED AT REAR AXLE FLEX HOSE CONNECTION. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN BACKED INTO FRESH OR SALT WATER (AS IN LAUNCHING A BOAT). THE TRUCK HAS SPENT ALL IT'S YEARS IN NEW ENGLAND AND SALT IS USED ON THE RO...
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES' TURN KEY HEARD A LOUD BANGING COMING FROM ENGINE, TURN OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER LOOKED AT MOTOR REMOVED ENGINE COVER, IT CHECKED OUT FINE. MECHANIC STATED COOLANT IS GETTING INTO ENGINE FLUID THIS WILL DESTROY ENGINE. PLEASE PRO...
UNDER HOOD FIRE AFTER SITTING FOR 3 HOURS WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE FIRE STARTED AT MIDNIGHT. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAYS THE ORIGIN WAS AT THE MASTER CYLINDER.
HEAD GASKET FAILURE COOLANT IN CYLINDER. DT
NHTSA# 8719-98-V-095-161-000 REAR LEAF SPRING, THE CENTER LEAF OF THE SPPRING CAN FRACTURE AT THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE SPRING SEAT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A NOISE AND THE SPRING IS FALLING APART. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS
"ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS INADEQUATE." DT
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED, CREATING COOLANT LEAK. FORD RECALL 99B29 AFFECTED 141,800 1997 FORD F-150 4.2L ENGINES. FORD DID NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN THIS RECALL BUT IT HAS SUFFERED THE SAME GASKET FAILURE. DT
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29 INDICATING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SIDE GASKETS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL. ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH TS...
I WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF SEVERAL CASES OF THIS SAME ENGINE FAILING AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING SOMEONE WILLING TO REBUILD IT. DT
THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FORD RECALL 99B29. AFTER CONTACTING FORD. THEY REFUSE TO EXTEND THE RECALL. IT IS MY BELIEF, THAT THE RECALL WAS TOO NARROW IN SCOPE AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCKS. MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM (LEAKING ...
THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FORD RECALL 99B29. AFTER CONTACTING FORD. THEY REFUSE TO EXTEND THE RECALL. IT IS MY BELIEF, THAT THE RECALL WAS TOO NARROW IN SCOPE AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCKS. MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM (LEAKING ...
ENGINE LIGHT IS ON RELATING TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROLS STUCK OPEN, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AIR/FUEL MIXTURE AND LOW VACUUM PRESSURE. DT
FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK, BUILT 05/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29, PROVING THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. DT
NO SUMMARY. DT
SIDEWALL SEPERATING FROM TREAD. COULD SEE STEEL CORDS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. DT
HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CENTER OF F150 WITH LEFT FRONT FENDER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND TREATED IN EMERGENCY ROOM. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER TAKING OFF THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. MR
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FRAMES ARE CRACKING DOWN THE CENTER BELOW THE WINDOW. MR
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE COST OF BRAKE REPAIR. *YH *SCC
WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF TRUCK WHICH THE DRIVER DID HIT. THE TRUCK SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE ENBANKMENT. AFTERWARDS, THE TRUCK WENT AIR BORNE AND THE IMPACT ONCE HITTING THE GROUND DUG 7" INCHES INTO THE GROUND. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNDER NONE OF THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE ...
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEM WITH A CRANK RODS DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN AT THIS TIME HE RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE COIL SPRING. THE RECALL NUMBER #98S18 AND HE HAD THE REPAIR DONE ON OCT 5TH 1998. AT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS STILL EXIST. TS
HIT FROM BEHIND/RAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 30 MPH; ABS DID NOT WORK (BRAKES LOCKED INSTANTLY); AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON EITHER IMPACT; SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK TO RESTRAIN PASSENGERS. MR
HIT FROM BEHIND/RAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 30 MPH; ABS DID NOT WORK (BRAKES LOCKED INSTANTLY); AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON EITHER IMPACT; SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK TO RESTRAIN PASSENGERS. MR
FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING DOORS AND WILL NOT FIX THEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE TWO FRONT DOORS WILL STICK AND IT WILL BE HARD TO OPEN FOR THE CONSUMER TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ON THE REAR LEAF SPRING CLIP TO PREVENT LEAF SPRING FROM PUNCTURING TANK. CONSUMER STATES FEELS THAT RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATER AND BRAKE ARE TOO CLOSE. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A HOUSE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE BACK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD WILL NOT AGREE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *SCC
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRED A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NLM
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS. DOTW208IPT187, P23570R16 104 S. CONSUMER STATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *NLM ON SAME DAY, ANOTHER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THE ROAD WAS DRY. TREAD REMAINING ON EACH TIRE WAS 7/32". *TT
Mileage: 43,000
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE'S FUEL LINE HAD BEEN FIXED 2 MONTHS PRIOR UNDER RECALL 00V231000. NLM *JG
Mileage: 64,495
FIRESTONE HAD ME TAKE IT TO A TIRE STORE(D&D TIRE) AND HAD ALL 5 TIRES INSPECTED AND THE 4 ON THE GROUND HAD TREAD SEPARATION IN THE OUTER BELTS OF THE TIRES, AND ONE OF THE TIRE'S HAS ONLY APPROX. 15000 MILES ON IT , I REPLACED IT BECAUSE OF ROAD HAZARD CUT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE OEM,I FEEL THAT TH...
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-6 HOURS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK
BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY RUSTED ROTORS WHICH WENT BAD, CAUSING LOOSE REAR BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
HEAD GASKET HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING A ROD IN ENGINE TO BREAK. AND ENGINE HAS BLOWEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION*AK
HEAD GASKET HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING A ROD IN ENGINE TO BREAK. AND ENGINE HAS BLOWEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION*AK
CONSUMER STATE WHILE DRIVING THE REAR FLEX BRAKE LINE CHAFFED THROUGH CAUSING IT TO RUB AGAINT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CAUSE WAS FORD HAD CLIPPED AND TUCKED THE BRAKE LINE UP. CONSUMER IS SEEKING A REFUND, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED. *YH *DT
HEAD ON THE VEHICLE THAT MEETS ENGINE HAS CRACKED, AND IS LEAKING WATER. IN DOING SO ENGINE IS ABLE TO OVERHEAT. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANAFOLD GASKIT CAUSED ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO CYLINDER ON TOP OF PISTON WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED THE CONNECTING ROD BENT CAUSING ENGINE FAILURER
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS OTHER THAN WET, THE ABS SENSOR'S INPROPERLY ENGAGE SENDING THE BRAKES INTO A FRENZY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL BRAKING ABILITY IS LOSSED UNLESS YOU SMASH DOWN ON THE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME ON DRY LAND GOING OVER A MAN HOLE COVER ON THE HIGHWAY. I H...
2/01 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LITHIA FORD IN CONCORD TO DIAGNOSE OVER HEATING. COOLING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND STATED C.S. WAS HOLDING AT THAT TIME, TORE DOWN MOTOR, FOUND BAD BEARINGS, OIL PAN MILKY, HEAD GASKET BAD. REPLACED W/4.2 ENGINE WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXT WARRANTY, OTHER RECOMMENDED FIX ...
2/01 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LITHIA FORD IN CONCORD TO DIAGNOSE OVER HEATING. COOLING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND STATED C.S. WAS HOLDING AT THAT TIME, TORE DOWN MOTOR, FOUND BAD BEARINGS, OIL PAN MILKY, HEAD GASKET BAD. REPLACED W/4.2 ENGINE WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXT WARRANTY, OTHER RECOMMENDED FIX ...
2/01 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LITHIA FORD IN CONCORD TO DIAGNOSE OVER HEATING. COOLING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND STATED C.S. WAS HOLDING AT THAT TIME, TORE DOWN MOTOR, FOUND BAD BEARINGS, OIL PAN MILKY, HEAD GASKET BAD. REPLACED W/4.2 ENGINE WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXT WARRANTY, OTHER RECOMMENDED FIX ...
BELTS BROKEN IN 2 RADIAL TIRES AT ONE TIME; NO ACCIDENT OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. NO VISUAL DAMAGE TO OTHER FRONT TIRE BUT STEERING STILL ERRATIC AT ROAD SPEEDS.*AK
RENEE BORSTAD ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER INCURRED A MAJOR EXPENSE FOR REPAIRS TO A DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET. AFTER LEARNING IN THE PROCESS OF THE REPAIRS THAT FORD HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT AND ISSUED TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE DEFECT, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED REIMBURSEM...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND STAYS ON. HAD VEHICLE CHECK, THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM GROSS LEAK WAS DETECTED CODE PO455.CONTACTED DEALER.*JB
TRUCK AND BEEN PARKED THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH NO PROBLEM, UPON CRANKING THE NEXT DAY MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING. INSPECTION SHOWS BENT PISTON ROD ON # 3 CYLINDER WHICH ALLOWDE THE PISTON TO STRIKE THE CRANK SHAFT. THIS WAS CAUSED FRON THE HEAD GASKET ALLOWING FLUID TO SEEP INTO THE CYLINDER.*AK
I CONTACTED COURTESY FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL,SO I REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH AUSED ENGINE BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFORD A NEW ENGINE. AS A RESULT THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE DIDN'T RUN HOT, BUT THERE WAS FLUID FOUND IN THE 1ST CYLINDER, THE CRANKSAFT WAS TWISTED, THE CONNECTING ROD W...
STEERING COLUMN FAILED AT STEERING SHAFT GEAR INPUT.... COULD SPIN THE WHEEL LIKE A FRISBY AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD. NO SOUND, NO NOISE, NO WARNING..AND, THANK GOD, NO BODY AROUND.
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED THE VEHICLE IN DUE TO BRAKES THAT WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AND SUNNY KING FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR. SUNNY KING FORD SALESMAN LIED TO ME SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BASED ON HIS STATEMENT. I SUBSEQUENTLY HAD T...
LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STABILIZER BAR FELL OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME
LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STABILIZER BAR FELL OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME
ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHILE TAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEED TIE RODS SNAPPED WHERE THREADED ROD ATTACHES TO MAIN HOUSING OF TIE ROD. IN BOTH CASES I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE STRIKING EITHER ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OTHER OBJECTS. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A CO...
WHLE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED A SPARK PLUG BROKE. AS A RESULT OF BROKEN SPARK PLUG, ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING SEVERELY. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF DAMAGES TO HEAD AND ROCKER ARM. *AK *YH
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR RIM CRACKED AT WELD WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRE WENT FLAT, WHEN PULLING THE VEHICLE OVER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK JLG
HEATER CORE FAILED. INSTANTLY FOGGED INSIDE OF ALL WINDOWS. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AT 65 MPH THIS COULD BE LETHAL! WHY, HAS THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED?*AK
SAME PROBLEM ON RECALL OF 1995-1996 FORD MINI VANS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WINSHIELD WIPERS RARELY WORK ON INTERMITTENT SETTING AND IF THEY DO THEY ARE NOT CONSISTANT IN TIMING. ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME THE WIPPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. WASHERS WORK ONLY 20-25% OF THE TIME.*AK
EXHAUST PIPE IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO TIRES. THE HEAT FROM EXHAUST PIPE CAUSES THE TIRES TO MELT AND RIM TO CORRODE. AK SCC
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 15MPH TIE ROD: INNER BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK
I HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE DEVOLPED CRACKS ON MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR. IM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY SOME SORT OF ACTION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I HAVE READ ON CERTAIN FORD WEBSITES THAT AS MUCH AS 65% OF F150 PICKUP TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IM WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ...
WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THIS WAS DUE TO A BROKEN LEAF SPRING WHICH HAD GOUGED THE TIRE, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. *SLC
CONSUMER NOTICED DEEP CRACKS AROUND THE OUTER EDGES OF THE TIRES, CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRES TO A FIRESTONE STORE AND AFTER AN INSPECTION, WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE, THESE TIRES WERE A PART OF RECALL 01T016 THAT THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED, HOWEVER THE FIRESTONE STORE STATED...
PASSENGER SIDE TYROD FAILED AT THE BALLJOINT ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. WE HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE TYROD AND HE DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TYROD EXTREMELY WORN. NO CRASH INVOLVED-THANK GOODNESS. THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE FORD-F150 WITH JUST OVER +65,000 ON VEHICLE. ...
THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY FRONT COVER GASKET ON THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAK IN TURN CAUSING AN OVERHEAT SITUATION WHICH LEAD TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, WHICH MAY ALSO LEAD TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE T&W FORD DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSTOWN, KY WHERE THEY TOLD ME...
THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY FRONT COVER GASKET ON THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAK IN TURN CAUSING AN OVERHEAT SITUATION WHICH LEAD TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, WHICH MAY ALSO LEAD TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE T&W FORD DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSTOWN, KY WHERE THEY TOLD ME...
THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY FRONT COVER GASKET ON THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAK IN TURN CAUSING AN OVERHEAT SITUATION WHICH LEAD TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, WHICH MAY ALSO LEAD TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE T&W FORD DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSTOWN, KY WHERE THEY TOLD ME...
HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AFTER ABOUT AN 8HR DRIVE, ALL ON THE INTERSTATE, 65MPH AVG SPEED, WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRANGE VIBRATION AND ASSOCIATED STRANGE THUMPING SOUND. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. CALLED AAA AND THE...
ROD BEARING FAILURE AT ONLY 73000 MILES. *AK
HORN ASSEMBLY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLOWING, AND THE AIRBAG WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECASUE THE HORN CONTACTS WERE ON THE SAME MODULE AS THE AIRBAG.*JB
HORN ASSEMBLY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLOWING, AND THE AIRBAG WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECASUE THE HORN CONTACTS WERE ON THE SAME MODULE AS THE AIRBAG.*JB
TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE - CAUGHT BEFORE TIRE FAILED. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND STARTED TO SMOKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND WHEN DOING SO, BRAKE LINE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD NOT STOPVEHICLE. HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKI
THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. WE TURNED THE KEY ON TO START THE ENGINE AND THE ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE AND OIL PAN. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS INDICATING ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEH DID NOT USE ANY OIL. IT RECIEVED ITS OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. IT HAD BEEN RUNNING JUST FINE. THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT AND NOW...
ALUMINUM WHEEL SPLIT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE WHILE GOING 40-45MPH ON STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD. SUDDENLY THER EWAS A NOISE, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT END FELL TO THE GROUND. FORD WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
ALUMINUM WHEEL SPLIT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE WHILE GOING 40-45MPH ON STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD. SUDDENLY THER EWAS A NOISE, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT END FELL TO THE GROUND. FORD WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
MUTIFUNCTION SWITCH CUT HEADLAMPS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPOXIMATELY 45 MPH. NO PRIOR WARNING, NO FLICKERING JUST INSTANTANIOUS DARKNESS. SIDE MARKER LIGHTS AND TAILLIGHT S CONTINUED TO OPERATE. WAS IN A WELL LIGHT AREA OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF AT HIGHER SPEED ON AN UNLIGHTED RO...
MUTIFUNCTION SWITCH CUT HEADLAMPS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPOXIMATELY 45 MPH. NO PRIOR WARNING, NO FLICKERING JUST INSTANTANIOUS DARKNESS. SIDE MARKER LIGHTS AND TAILLIGHT S CONTINUED TO OPERATE. WAS IN A WELL LIGHT AREA OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF AT HIGHER SPEED ON AN UNLIGHTED RO...
TIE ROD END BROKE IN TWO WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. DEALER AND FACTORY BOTH REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE FAILURE, AND THEY IMPLY THAT BECAUSE I DID NOT GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES, I SHOULD NOT EXPECT ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE OR INVESTIGATION ON THE MATTER. I CONSID...
VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 30 MPH BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING SPARK PLUGS BURNED OUT, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS SERVICED VEHICLE FOR SAME PROBLEM TWICE. BUT HAD NO SOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. *AK
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *MJ
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
UPON COLD START, ENGINE THREW A ROD. ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN 2/01 AND HAD APPROX ONE WEEK WHEN IT STALLED EVERYTIME IT DECELERATED. DEALERSHIP (E-Z WAY AUTO SALES) TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND REPLACED PCM AT NO CHARGE TO US. IN 01/02 IT STARTED HESITATING AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. DOES NOT DO ALL THE TIME-JUST UNEXPECTEDLY.HAD TRANSM...
CONSUMER EXPERIENING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SQUEAKING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED PITMAN ARM. *TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE 1/2 INCH CRACKS IN METAL NEAR THE WINDOWS.*AK
WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE AND WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. RAN OVER SPARE TIRE. TIRE WAS HELD UP BY A WIRE WHICH BROKE OFF AND RELEASED THE TIRE.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THE WIRE SERVED AS THE SPARE TIRE RACK ASSEMBLY AND WAS DEFECTIVE. *TT
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR REVERSING VEHICLE HAS A ROUGHOR UNEVEN IDLE.*AK
SEAL FAILED ON TIMING GEAR VERY SIMILER TO ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED. *AK
THERE IS A 1/4 INCH CRACK IN OUTSIDE DRIVER DOOR NEAR DOOR HANDLE. CRACK IS INCREASING FROM OPENING AND CLOSING. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS. VEHICLE'S VIBRATION DECREASES AND INCREASES AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO, VEHICLE IS USED FOR HAULING, AND ADDS PRESSURE TO TRANSMISSION, DELAYING SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND DISCOVERED THAT REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND DISCOVERED THAT REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. *AK
LOWER BALL JOINTS WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEY COUDL NOT HELP. *MJ
WHILE BACKING VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT, HEARD A NOISE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS WHEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED THE TIE ROD HAD BROKEN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING EVERY OTHER DAY. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE.*AK
BOTH WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING EVERY OTHER DAY. UNABLE TO ROLL THEM UP OR DOWN. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE RAIN, (REPETITIVE)-REPLACE RELAYS. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING, THE PCM CHIP HAS BEEN UPDATED, FUSES CHECKED, THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED...
BOTH WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING EVERY OTHER DAY. UNABLE TO ROLL THEM UP OR DOWN. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE RAIN, (REPETITIVE)-REPLACE RELAYS. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING, THE PCM CHIP HAS BEEN UPDATED, FUSES CHECKED, THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED...
BOTH WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING EVERY OTHER DAY. UNABLE TO ROLL THEM UP OR DOWN. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE RAIN, (REPETITIVE)-REPLACE RELAYS. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING, THE PCM CHIP HAS BEEN UPDATED, FUSES CHECKED, THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED...
BOTH WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING EVERY OTHER DAY. UNABLE TO ROLL THEM UP OR DOWN. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE RAIN, (REPETITIVE)-REPLACE RELAYS. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING, THE PCM CHIP HAS BEEN UPDATED, FUSES CHECKED, THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED...
INTERIOR PANEL INSTRUCTION LIGHTS COME OFF EVERY OTHER DAY, WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO READ PANEL.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, LEAF SPRING THAT HOLDS AXLE BROKE. VEHICLE FRAME DROPPED ALMOST TOUCHING WHEELS. COULD HAVE SLASHED THE TIRES.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE DAY THE LEAF SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS THE REASON THE REAR PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER HAS PICTURES OF THE B...
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL GOING STRAIGHT. DEALER DETERMINED THE PIVOT ARM HAD DISCONNECTED.*JB
METAL SHAVINGS FROM TORQUE CONVERTER FILTERED INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
METAL SHAVINGS FROM TORQUE CONVERTER FILTERED INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SEVERE KNOCK WHEN STARTED ONE MORNING. THE PROBLEM WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE AT THE MAIN CRANKSHAFT, SEVERE WEAR AT VALVE ASSEMBLY, AND CORROSION THROUGHOUT COOLING CHAMBERS. FORD DID A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET THE YEAR BEFORE, CHANGING HEAD GASKET, HOSES, & COOLANT. THE TRUCK I...
Mileage: 120,000
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SEVERE KNOCK WHEN STARTED ONE MORNING. THE PROBLEM WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE AT THE MAIN CRANKSHAFT, SEVERE WEAR AT VALVE ASSEMBLY, AND CORROSION THROUGHOUT COOLING CHAMBERS. FORD DID A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET THE YEAR BEFORE, CHANGING HEAD GASKET, HOSES, & COOLANT. THE TRUCK I...
Mileage: 120,000
4.2 LITRE V-6 ENGINE FAILED AFTER ENGINE SEIZED. FORD AGREED TO PAY 1/3 OF COSTS TO MAINTAIN CUSTOMER LOYALTY. SHOWED THEM DEFECT REPORT FROM NHTSA WEBSITE.*AK
ON 5/3/02 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT AND REPLACED THE DPF SENSOR, UPDATED COMPUTER AND CLEANED FUEL INJECTORS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING 3 TIMES AFTER WORK. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO S...
ON 5/3/02 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT AND REPLACED THE DPF SENSOR, UPDATED COMPUTER AND CLEANED FUEL INJECTORS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING 3 TIMES AFTER WORK. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO S...
ON 5/3/02 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT AND REPLACED THE DPF SENSOR, UPDATED COMPUTER AND CLEANED FUEL INJECTORS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING 3 TIMES AFTER WORK. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO S...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT APPOX. 11PM ON MAY 9TH, AT APPROX. 12:30 AM I WAS AWAKENED BY THE SOUND OF A HORN BLOWING , I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND I SEEN THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE, A NIEGHBOR LADY HAD DRIVEN BY AND NOTICED IT AND WENT HOME TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS BURNING ON THE ...
DROVE VEHICLE 60 MILES TO AIRPORT AND WORKED JUST FINE. RETURNED TO VEHICLE ONE HOUR LATER AND STARTED IT UP. HEARD RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THERE WAS ALMOST ZERO MOVEMENT IN STEERING WHEEL. WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT TOWED. IF THIS WERE T...
COOPER TIRE FAILED. TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16 AND DOT # UPW8B6U456. *YH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE, THE FIRE STARTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHERE THE MUFFLER IS. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB *MJ
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STRESS FACTOR 2 INCHES ABOVE WINDOW IS CRACKED AND CAN BREAK AT ANYTIME, AND COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES.*AK
HEADLIGHTS WORKED POORLY CONFUSE THE ONCOMING DRIVERS, AND SCARES THE HELL OUT OF THE DRIVER OF THE MENTIONED VEHICLE. OUTSIDE MIRRORS------OUTSIDE MIRRORS ( RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE) FAIL TO OPERATE WITH THE ADJUSTING SWITCH LOCATED IN THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE ARM REST. MIRRORS FAIL TO ADJUST. THIS ...
HEADLIGHTS WORKED POORLY CONFUSE THE ONCOMING DRIVERS, AND SCARES THE HELL OUT OF THE DRIVER OF THE MENTIONED VEHICLE. OUTSIDE MIRRORS------OUTSIDE MIRRORS ( RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE) FAIL TO OPERATE WITH THE ADJUSTING SWITCH LOCATED IN THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE ARM REST. MIRRORS FAIL TO ADJUST. THIS ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING STATE SPEED LIMIT WITHOUT WARNING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE WIRE ASSEMBLY ON TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO ...
CONTACTED FORD ON NATIONAL 800 NUMBER. SUPERVISOR SAID FORD WILL NOT ADMIT OCCURRENCE OF SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF THEIR ENGINES. HOWEVER, THEY WERE QUICK TO RESPOND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ALUMINUM HEAD FOR $1,500.... SAYS IT IS NOT A FORD DEFECT. HOWEVER, I AM FINDING THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON...
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, LOST ALL STEERING POWER. CONNECTION FROM STEERING WHEEL TO STEERING GEAR BOX CAME OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YH
GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES, THE BRAKES GO BELOW THE GAS PEDAL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE. *JG
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK , MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM HOWEVER CONSUMER DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL. NLM
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE , SIZE# P235/70R16, DOT W208, EQUIPED ON A 1997 FORD F150. RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 31985 MILES. *NLM *YD
BEARINGS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN COMING APART WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKTHE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE WHEEL WAS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OFF. *JG
BEARINGS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN COMING APART WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKTHE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE WHEEL WAS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OFF. *JG
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CHECKED VEHICLE, PASSENGER'S SIDE FENDER HAD DROPPED DUE TO BROKEN FRONT TORSION BAR. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK
HAD CRUISE/CONTROL SET & PUSH ACCELERATOR TO PASS AN VEHICLE WHEN MY TRUCK REACH APPROX. 75M.P.H. THE ACCLERATOR PEDEL AUTOMATICLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOORBOARD & STUCK WITH FULL TROTTLE ALL THE WAY OPEN. WHEN I TAP BRAKE PEDAL IT DID NOT TRUN OFF CRUISE. THEN PUSH THE OFF BUTTTON ON CRUISE,IT DID...
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, UPON INPSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS NUMBER 1 AND 3 AND THERE WAS ALSO WATER ON THEM.*JB
TIRE DEVELOPED A 3IN.X2IN.X1/2IN. BULGE. TIRE WAS SWAPPED WITH SPARE. SINCE THEN THE TREAD HAS HAD COMPLETE FAILURE WITH A SEPARATION OF APPROX. 3 FEET AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. ALL OF THIS OCCURED WHILE BEING IN THE SPARE TIRE POSITION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
THE REAR WINDOW FRAME KEEPS CRACKING AND CAUSING IT TO LEAK WATER INSIDE THE CAB. I HAD IT FIXED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES UNDER WARRANTY THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND TIPTON WOULDN'T HELP ME ANYMORE SO I CALLED FORD IN DETROIT AND THEY SAID THE DEALER SAID I WAS ABUSING MY FORD AND THAT IS A FALSE STATEMENT I...
STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CONSUMEDR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RAN INTO A DIRT BANK. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 26 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A DEER RAN OUT OF THE WOODS, HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND HEARD A POPPING S...
STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CONSUMEDR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RAN INTO A DIRT BANK. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 26 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A DEER RAN OUT OF THE WOODS, HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND HEARD A POPPING S...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
INSIDES OF THE RIMS ARE PEELING, ALSO SIGN OF CRACKING ARE APPEARING AROUND BASE OF RIMS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A CHECK UP DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON A 1997, FORD, F150, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16; DOT# W2081PT236. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. *AK *YD
TREAD BELT SEPARATION FROM TIRE CASING STARTED. MECHANIC DETECTED IT BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT236 TIRESIZE: P23570R16)
RT TORSION BAR FAILED WHEN SETTING IN DRIVEWAY. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NHSTA NEEDS TO REOPEN AS THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY OTHER IDENTICAL FAILURES REPORTED. I WAS SUPRISED TO LEARN THAT, WHEN THE DEALER WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE TORSION BAR FAI...
CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY FEW DAYS THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL STOPS MIDWAY AND CAN ONLY BE DEPRESSED FURTHER BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE, THEREFORE CAUSING NO BRAKING ACTION, CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY FEW DAYS THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL STOPS MIDWAY AND CAN ONLY BE DEPRESSED FURTHER BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE, THEREFORE CAUSING NO BRAKING ACTION, CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS. *SLC
I KNOW THAT THESE ARE NOT THE TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED TIRES. TREAD IS BECOMING SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FIRST TIRE SHOWED THIS PROBLEM LAST OCT. THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED RECENTLY AND THE OTHER TIRES LOOK AS IF THEY WILL DEVELOP TREAD...
ANOTHER TIE ROD WAS FAULTY, ONLY THE BOOT WAS HOLDING STUD TO THE TIE ROD. *AK
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AND AS A RESULT IT HAS A 7 TO 8 MPH SPEED ERROR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *JG *NLM
VEHICLE HIT A BUMP.CONSUMER FELT A SHAKE IN FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT OUTER BALL JOINT HAD DISCONNECTED. PART WAS REPLACED. ON 1 JULY 2001, RIGHT INNER BALL JOINT FELL OFF. ONE DAY LATER , LEFT BALL JOINT FELL OFF WHILE BACKING UP. MILEAGE WAS 67000 AT THE TIME.*AK
WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE SHE SAW A DARK SPOT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DIRT. THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE METAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE GOING TOWARD THE WINDOW AND DOOR. NLM
WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, LEFT TIE ROD BROKE OFF AND CAUSED TIRE TO TURN OUTWARDS. *AK *TT
DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX FUEL INJECTORS BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORROSION IN FUEL TANK.*AKCONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UPO FROM THE DEATLER AND IT IS STILL NOT GIVING THE BEST PERFORMANCE. *JG
DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RUST AND CORROSION DEVELOPED IN FUEL TANK. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT SOON FAILED WHEN TAKEN FOR TEST DRIVE. *TT
DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RUST AND CORROSION DEVELOPED IN FUEL TANK. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT SOON FAILED WHEN TAKEN FOR TEST DRIVE. *TT
FORD HAS REDESINED THE OUTER DOOR SHELL BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SO I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THE OUTER DOOR SCHELLS ON THE 1997 F-150. *AK
FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK IS THIS PROBLEM COVERED UNDER RECALL TSB# 99B29 DEC. 1999 WHAT DO I DO ? I NEVER GOT A RECALL FROM FORD OR DEALER.*AK
SUDDEN, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
TUNE UP. SEE ODI NO 562415. NAR 12/04/2002. *MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET A TUNE UP. 4 HOURS LATER THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO BLOW APART. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A MEETING WITH THE SERVICE ATTENDANT TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE I...
VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT BEFORE CONSUMER STARTED TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *TT
ENGINE KNOCK AT START UP. I BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDERWARRANTY. THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM AND DID NOT HAVE A FIX. SO THERFORE THEY DID NOTHING. NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS WORSING, FORD HAS A SOLUTION BUT WILL DO NOTHING AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL ...
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH FRONT END STARTED SHAKING, THERE WAS A NOISE AND VEHICLE DROPPED ON RIGHT FRONT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT RIGHT TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. ON 6 JUNE 2001 THE LEFT TIE ROD BROKE AGAIN. *AK *YH
REAR WINDOW LEAKS. RIGHT HAND SIDE OF REAR WINDOW WAS LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, HAD TO REPLACE THE THE WHOLE WINDOW.*AK
DOORS DEVELOPE A CRACK NEAR THE WINDOW, ON CORNER WHERE DOOR HANDLE IS. I HAD REPAIR MADE AT THE DEALER, WHICH WERE EXPERIMENTAL ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP MANAGER. DRIVER DOOR RE-CRACKED AFTER THE REPAIR, MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. AGAIN A WELDING REPAIR WAS MADE. NOW THE PASSANGER DOOR HAS START...
THE SEATBELT IS NOT CHILD SAFE. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE SEATBELT AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HER NECK AND IT LOCKED UP DISABLING US FROM REMOVING THE BELT FROM HER NECK. MY HUSBAND WAS FORCED TO CUT THE BELT TO SAVE OUR DAUGHTER'S LIFE.*AK
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL IS CRACKING. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IS AWARE OF DOOR FRACTURE; HOWEVER, STRUCTURE OF DOOR FOR A 1997 IS NO LONGER BEING MADE.*AK
I HAVE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I NOW HAVE A LEAK FROM THE ABS UNIT WHERE THE LINES LEAVE GOING TO THE BRAKES. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 1997 F150 TRUCKS.*AK
I HAVE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I NOW HAVE A LEAK FROM THE ABS UNIT WHERE THE LINES LEAVE GOING TO THE BRAKES. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 1997 F150 TRUCKS.*AK
ONE OF FIVE 1997-1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION WHICH HAVE HAD TIE ROD FAILURES AFTER REACHING 75K MILES OR MORE. *AK
ONE OF FIVE 1997-1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION WHICH HAVE HAD TIE ROD FAILURES AFTER REACHING 75K MILES OR MORE. *AK
ONE OF FIVE 1997-1998 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION WHICH HAVE HAD TIE ROD FAILURES AFTER REACHING 75K MILES OR MORE
THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE SEPARATED AND THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THEM TOGETHER ARE COMING OFF AND ARE LOOSE ON THE SPRINGS. *AK
CRACK IN DOOR AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THERE WAS NO WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED ABOVE WINDOW, HAS A BROKEN WIRE INSIDE THAT CAUSED GEAR TO BE STUCK IN PARK. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THERE WAS NO WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED ABOVE WINDOW, HAS A BROKEN WIRE INSIDE THAT CAUSED GEAR TO BE STUCK IN PARK. *AK
VEHICLE SKIPS, MISSES, BACKFIRES AND HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JG
VEHICLE SKIPS, MISSES, BACKFIRES AND HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JG
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEATBELT BOLT THAT HOLDS SEAT BELT TO THE VEHICLE IS BADLY CORRODED. CONSUMER FEELS ITS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAD TWISTED, NOT ALLOWING SEAT BELT TO RETRACT ALL THE WAY TO THE HOUSING. HAD CONTACTED DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
GASKET FAILED CAUSED PISTON ROD TO BEND, ENGINE REBUILD COST OVER $1500. I CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THEY NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS HAVE CRACKS IN FRAME NEAR BACKSIDE OF WINDOW. CRACKS ARE HIDDEN BY RUBBER AROUND WINDOW.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL IN SNOW FRONT TIRES LOCKED AND VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, LEFT SIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL WAS BROKEN. PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
LATCH PLATE OF SEAT BELT IS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE TRYING TO LOCK SEAT BELT. *AK *YD
THERE IS A CRACK FORMING IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR JUST BELOW THE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT.*AK
MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP ON FLASHING AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACE DUE TO BAD BATTERY. SHOULDN'T NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER EVERYTIME THE BATTERY HAVE TO BE REPLACE. *AK
MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP ON FLASHING AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACE DUE TO BAD BATTERY. SHOULDN'T NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER EVERYTIME THE BATTERY HAVE TO BE REPLACE. *AK
BOTTOM OF EACH WINDOW IN RIGHT CORNER, IF INSIDE VEHICLE, THERE'S A QUARTER INCH CRACK ON OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. DRIVER STATES CRACK IS GETTING LONGER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
STRESS CRACKS INSIDE OF FRAME OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ISN'T OPERABLE, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
STRESS CRACKS INSIDE OF FRAME OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ISN'T OPERABLE, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR SAFETY RECALL 98S18, FOR REAR LEAF SPRING CLIPS, HOWEVER AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE SPRING CLIPS, THE REAR SPRING LEAF ASSEMBLY BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMERS VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING THE TIRE REPLACED.*TT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 98V095 REPAIRS, HOWEVER DEALER COULD NOT INSTALL LUG NUTS AS PER RECALL BECAUSE CUSTOMER INSTALLED AFTER MARKET WHEELS THAT WILL NOT WORK WITH UPDATE LUG NUTS. *TT
CONSUMER STATED TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY BY SPLITTING WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALLS AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE, HOWEVER THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO AUGUST 1, 2000 CONSUMER IS REQUE...
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR SAFETY RECALL 98S18, FOR REAR LEAF SPRING CLIPS, HOWEVER AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE SPRING CLIPS, THE REAR SPRING LEAF ASSEMBLY BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMERS VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING THE TIRE REPLACED.*TT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 98V095 REPAIRS, HOWEVER DEALER COULD NOT INSTALL LUG NUTS AS PER RECALL BECAUSE CUSTOMER INSTALLED AFTER MARKET WHEELS THAT WILL NOT WORK WITH UPDATE LUG NUTS. *TT
CONSUMER STATED TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY BY SPLITTING WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALLS AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE, HOWEVER THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO AUGUST 1, 2000 CONSUMER IS REQUE...
DOOR IS CRACKING AND PROGRESSING EVERY DAY I USE THE VEHICLE. SOON, IT WILL RESULT IN INJURY TO PASSENGER OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO LOOK AT VEHICEL AND FOLLOW FORD'S SUGGESTED RESOLVE ON THIS ISSUE.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE TIE-ROD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PUNCTURED THE WHEEL (RIM) CAUSING INSTANT DEFLATION OF TIRE PRESSURE. LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES AND FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS JAMBED WITH THE TIE ROD CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. FORD INSTALLS ZERKLESS TIE RODS (SUPPOSE TO ...
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL, KNOCKING OUT INSULATION AND COMPUTER, SECOND TIME CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PAINT JOB, THIRD TIME NOTICE VIBRATION AND THEN DISCOVERED TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE.
LEAF SPRINGS SHIFTED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW. FORD REPLACE THEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE CAUSE OF THE SHIFTING. THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE LEAF SPRINGS TOGETHER. WHEN INSPECTING THE TRUCK SEVERAL YEARS LATER, NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED AGAIN.
FRAME SHEARED AT REAR OF CORRECTLLY AND PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED CLASS 3 HITCH. THE FRAME ALSO BENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR LEAF SPRING CONNECTIONS. THE FRAME AT THE LEFT LEAF SPRING CONNECTION IS CRACKED. THERE WAS NO OVER LOADING OF THE TONGUE NOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO SHOCK LOAD THE FRAME. FOR...
WHILE DRIVING A PASSING MOTORIST INFORMED DRIVER THAT TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING PROPLERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
FRONT HOUSING SEAL FOR ENGINE , LOCATED BEHIND MOTOR PUMP, IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ANTI-FREEZE COULD CONTAMINATE OIL SUPPLY, AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, LEFT OUTER TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.*JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING FRONT FRAME AXLE CRACKED. AXLE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHILE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS BEING REPAIRED, MECHANIC NOTICED THAT INSIDE LINER WAS SEPARATING. MECHANIC CLAIMED THIS WAS CAUSED BY TIRE BEING TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST, HEAT WAS DESTROYING TIRE.*AK *SLC
RIGHT-REAR GENERAL TIRE, SIZE: 235/70R16, DOT: UNKNOWN HAS A BLISTER DEVELOPING IN SIDEWALL, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO CRACK AND SEPARATE, THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997, FORD, TRUCK F150. *NOTE: CONSUMER FILED PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON A DIFF...
THE BACK WINDOW LEAKS AND BOTH DOORS HAVE A CRACK RIGHT ON THE DOORS ON THE CORNER OF THE WINDOWS. I TALKED TO SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEAK AND THE CRACKED PAINT. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. THANK YOU!
STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. *AK *YD
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A DEAD STOP SUDDENLY IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED FOOT ON ACCELERATER. VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
IGNITION/ STARTER HAVE GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
IGNITION/ STARTER HAVE GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL 360 DEGREES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
TREAD SEPARATED, VERY SERIOUS PERMANENT INJUIRES, PERMANENTLY DISABLED, TIRE WAS MOUNTED 1 DAY EARLIER BY PROFESSIONAL INSTALLED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A447 TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8193 MILES ON IT, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE, THROTTLE STUCK AGAIN AT 28104 MILES, DEALER...
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8193 MILES ON IT, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE, THROTTLE STUCK AGAIN AT 28104 MILES, DEALER...
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8193 MILES ON IT, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE, THROTTLE STUCK AGAIN AT 28104 MILES, DEALER...
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8193 MILES ON IT, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE, THROTTLE STUCK AGAIN AT 28104 MILES, DEALER...
I HAD NOTICED A SQUEAK FROM THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING TURNS. I FOUND NOTHING LOOSE SO I IGNORED IT FOR A WHILE. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING FOUND THERE TO BE PROBLEMS WITH PITMAN ARMS ON THESE VEHICLES. I CHECKED MINE AND FOUND THAT TO BE THE NOISE AND REPLACED THE PART. I KEPT THE OLD PART. IT A...
COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE EXHAUST PIPE
VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AROUND A ICY CURVE. THEN, IT WENT OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A DITCH AND INTO A BUSH. AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER GOING FIVE FEET INTO THE AIR. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING; WE PARK IT AND WE FEEL THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR WE HAD IT PUT ON THE MACHINE AND THE PERSON WHOM CHECKED IT. SAID IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD HVE BEEN HELPED. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD PLACE AND HAD IT CHECKED THERE . WE HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT . WHEN WE GO...
FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND A 3 INCH CUT AND BUBBLE WERE FOUND ON INSIDE OF TIRE. VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH WHEN TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WITH NO WARNING. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL ON A FORD, F150, 1997. SECOND SET SAME PROBLEM. NO OTHER TIRES CAN BE REPLACED BECAUSE WEIGHT OF TRUCK MAY C...
BACK SLIDING GLASS WINDOW IS ALLOWIING WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE BECAUSE SEAL ON WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE, AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE LEFT TIE ROD ENDS FELL OFF FROM VEHICLE. *AK ALL THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONSUMER WHO WANTS REFUNDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIE ROD WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. *YH
ENGINE FAILED AT 46,900 MILES DUE TO WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM A LEAKING GASKET. THE SAME GASKET WAS REPLACED A YEAR EARLIER BY FORD UNDER RECALL 99B29. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, HOW MANY REPORTED FAILURES ARE REQUIRED TO MANDATE A VEHICLE RECALL?*AK
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, DOT W208 1PT 166, P23570R16 1045 ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD, F150, 1997. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE HAS A BULGE AND SURROUNDING THAT BULGE, TREAD APPEARS TO BE SEPARATING FROM TIRE. *AK *TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR SKINS ARE CRACKED AT LOWER CORNER OF WINDOWS (STRESS CRACKS - POOR STAMPING) DEALER EST. REPAIR TO COST ME $790.00 COST NOT COVERED BY FORD DUE TO MILEAGE . *AK
TIRE LOST TREAD, BUT DID NOT BLOWOUT. TIRE TREAD DAMAGED PICK-UP. ALMOST ROLLED OVER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT017 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
DOOR METAL CRACKS JUST BEHIND DRIVERS WINDOWS; BOTH DOORS. *AK
PE 01 033 : STEERING COLUMN : NOISE WOULD APPEAR WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED IT WOULD IT SMOKE BADLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, BLUE SMOKE DISAPPEARED. TAKEN TO MECHANIC., AND SMELLED BURNING OIL. CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND FOUND HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOTOR. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *JB
TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND $2000.00 DAMAGE. *AK
DOOR HAS CRACK(RIP) ON LOWER RIGHT. RIGHTSIDE DOOR APPEARS TO MAY HAVE A CRACK STARTING ALSO. *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION IS A "SEALED BALL/SOCKET SYSTEM" SUPPOSEDLY NEEDING NO GREASE. THE TIE ROD DRIVER'S SIDE/INNER JUST POPPED OFF AT LOW SPEED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCKET WAS DRY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR/CORROSION ON THE JOINT. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PITTMAN ARM IS ALSO DRY AND IN NEED OF GREASE ...
FRONT SUSPENSION IS A "SEALED BALL/SOCKET SYSTEM" SUPPOSEDLY NEEDING NO GREASE. THE TIE ROD DRIVER'S SIDE/INNER JUST POPPED OFF AT LOW SPEED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCKET WAS DRY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR/CORROSION ON THE JOINT. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PITTMAN ARM IS ALSO DRY AND IN NEED OF GREASE ...
FRONT SUSPENSION IS A "SEALED BALL/SOCKET SYSTEM" SUPPOSEDLY NEEDING NO GREASE. THE TIE ROD DRIVER'S SIDE/INNER JUST POPPED OFF AT LOW SPEED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCKET WAS DRY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR/CORROSION ON THE JOINT. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PITTMAN ARM IS ALSO DRY AND IN NEED OF GREASE ...
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW, I HAVE HAD THE MULTI SWWITCH FAIL AND NEED REPLACEMENT. BOTH TIMES FORD DEALERSHIP IN MUSKEGON HAVE REPLACED THE PART.*AK
THE DOOR SKIN IS CRACKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW REARWARD. IT IS VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE AND GOES UNDER THE RUBBER TRIM TO THE EDGE OF WINDOW FRAME. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD QUALITY CARE, AND A FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN WICHITA. NO HELP IN GETTING IT FIXED. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ...
DOOR IS CRACKED WHERE WINDOW AND DOOR COMES TOGETHER. *AK
PE 01 033/STEERING COLUMN: WHILE MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED FROM GEAR BOX. *AK
HEATER CORE FAILED AND LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE HEATER BOX MIST LEFT OILY FILM ON WINDSHIELD AND COULD NOT CLEAN . HAD TO DRIVE 2 HOURS WITH DRIVERS WINDOW OPEN TO SEE. REPLACED IN JAN OF 2000 AND FAILED 8 MONTHS LATER SAME RESULT BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 3 A. M. SEE TSB 01-15-6 R...
VEHICLE WILL STALL AT SLOW SPEEDS DURING LONG TRIPS, 5 TIMES SO FAR. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
STABLIZER BAR BROKE , BOLTS FELL TO THE GROUND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND WOULD NOT START UP AT ALL. THERE WAS WATER COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH, JUST CAME THOUGH A FOUR WAY STOP, ENTERED INTERSECTION, AND REAR IN CAME APART/ BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ,AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH, JUST CAME THOUGH A FOUR WAY STOP, ENTERED INTERSECTION, AND REAR IN CAME APART/ BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ,AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PPB29 IN DECEMBER 1999 REGARDING FAILURE OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL.IN MARCH 2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CANCELLED THE RECALL. IF THE GASKET WAS FAULTY IN DECEMBER 1999 HOW CAN IT NOT BE FAULTY TODAY. WHAT IS MY RE...
NOTICED BROKEN SPRINGS 10/17/2001 RIGHT SIDE SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST TIRE VERY LOW SPEED 10 MPH OR LESS. *AK
CONSUMER 98V161000 REPAIRS WERE DONE BY DEALER. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE DEALER INSTALLED CLIP ON FORWARD END OF REAR SPRINGS. CONSUMER STATED APPARENTLY DEALER DID NOT REPLACE SPRINGS ON VEHICLE BECAUSE SPRINGS BROKE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HE DID WHAT RECALL REQUIRED. *AK
BRAKES LOCK UP AND MAKE TRUCK SKID OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE TRUCK IS COLD AND THE WEATHER IS WET. *AK
ENGINE FAILED. YD
ENGINE FAILED. YD
WHILE DRIVING THERES A SKIP IN ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND GOING BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FUSES TO THE GAUGES ON DASHBOARD WERE BURNING OUT. GAUGES DID NOT INDICATE SPEED, FUEL OR WARNING SIGNS. DEALER CAN NOT FIND WHERE OR WHAT HAS BEEN CAUSING THE SHORTAGES. THE CONSUMER HAS ONLY SMELLED RUBBER BURNING ONCE.*AK
FUEL LINE LEAK CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO THE PAVEMENT; A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. DEFECT WAS COVERED BY A SAFETY RECALL, BUT I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. HOW CAN A PART COVERED UNDER A RECALL FAIL AFTER I TOOK IT IN? FORD IS UNWILLING TO CO...
FUEL LINE LEAK CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO THE PAVEMENT; A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. DEFECT WAS COVERED BY A SAFETY RECALL, BUT I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. HOW CAN A PART COVERED UNDER A RECALL FAIL AFTER I TOOK IT IN? FORD IS UNWILLING TO CO...
SPARE TIRE FELL OFF FROM UNDER PICKUP BED, DAMAGING TRAILER BEING TOWED. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE FELL OFF. I CALLED FORD AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS 'NOT A SAFETY ISSUE'. CAN THIS BE TRUE, GIVEN THAT A 60LB TIRE AND RIM ARE ALLOWED TO JUST FALL OFF A VE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
A BURNING/SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASH, UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
VEHICLE REAR SLIDING GLASS WOULD LEAK WNENEVER IT RAINS OR BEING WASHED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE HAS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER FLOOR OF VEHICLE. CAN'T HEAR SOUND UNLESS VEHICLE IS MOVING. HAD VECHILE IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER PUT IN NEW BUSHING AND U-JOINT; BUT STILL HAS NOT REMEDIED PROBLEM. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, CONSUMER THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN, PLUS THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD END...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, CONSUMER THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN, PLUS THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL ...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, CONSUMER THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN, PLUS THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE/ VIBRATION. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. GENERAL, AMERI550, 85 23570R16.*AKTHE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS JULY 2001, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE T...
RIGHT FRONT OUTSIDE TIE-ROD END SEPARATED AT THE BALL/SOCKET JOINT. THIS OCCURED WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY SO SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THESE TIE-ROD ENDS ARE FACTORY SEALED SO MAINTENANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
SPARE TIRE LIFT AND HOLDER
EXHAUST ON REAR RIM WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RIM TO START PITTING AND MAY CAUSE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT OUTER LEFT TIE ROD BROKE. THEN, ON SEPTEMBER 7 2001, WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, CONSUMER LOST STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS WHEN IN...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO CHOKE/ SPUTTER, AND RUN ROUGH. THEN, IT DIES. ONCE WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL ENGINE STALLED/ IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, AND CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
#1 0R #2 PISTON ROD KNOCKED A HOLE THROUGH OIL PAN DURING A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO AN ENGINE AT 51000 MILES. I FEEL THIS ENGINE HAD A DEFECT AT MANUFACTURE OR A DESIGN FLAW AS I FIND I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS ENGINE FAIL.*AK
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND THE LATER ONE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235 170R161045)*YH
THE VEHICLES DOOR CRACKED FOUR TIMES, AND THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND THE LATER ONE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235 170R161045)*YH
THE VEHICLES DOOR CRACKED FOUR TIMES, AND THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FRAMES ARE CRACKING UNDER WINDOW. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS / PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING WATER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. GLASS HAS SEPARATED FROM FRAME OF THE TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
3/8" STRESS CRACK LOWER REAR OF DOOR WINDOW. LOOKS LIKE WINDOW FLEXING DOOR. *AK
VEHICLE HAS STRESS CRACKS AROUND DOOR ON OUTSIDE DOOR WINDOW. CRACKS SAID TO BE CAUSED BY SLAMMING THE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WE HAVE HAD OVER 5 , NOW 6 RECALL'S WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.THERE IS NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS TRUCK, AND HAD BEEN GETTING VIBRATION'S IN THE REAR,BUT FORD SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEM WITH THIS,NOW THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN AND THEY CANNOT GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION FOR THIS.. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME....
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FRONT WHEELS TURNED INWARD. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. *AK
BOTH DOORS ARE SHOWING CRACKS A FEW INCHES AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW OPENING. CRACKS ARE HORIZONTAL AND NEAR METAL SURROUNDING THE WINDOW.*AK
CRACK IN EACH DOOR NEAR WINDOW. *AK
STOPPED TO GET GAS UPON STARTING VEHICLE STARTED KINDA RACE WHEN PUT IN GEAR TOOK OFF BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD LAID BLACK MARKS HIT CONCRETE SPACER BY GAS PUMPS WITH SIDE OF TRUCK WENT OUT ONTO PUBLIC ROAD SAW 3 1/2 FT DITCH TOOK DITCH TO GET STOPPED HIT HEAD ON AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF ...
TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT036 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SYSTEM
DRIVING NORMALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TREAD ON MY TIRE JUST POPPED OFF AND CAUSED ME TO VEER ALL OVER ROADWAY AND INTO DITCH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE FROM TREAD HITTING UNDERCARRIAGE AND BODY. POLICE HAD TO ASSIST. MY TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AND I WAS DRIVING UNDER THE SPEE...
LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING, BOTTOM LEAF, IS MISALIGNED, I READ THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH 1997 F150 2 WHEEL DRIVE PICK UPS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
THESE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED WITH ALL OF THE OTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. I HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AS THE AT TIRES AND FORD AND FIRESTONE REFUSE TO HELP. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)
CONSUMER WAS ON ROAD TRAVELING AND STEERING FELT LIKE IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING WHEEL NORMALLY FELT TIGHT AND STURDY, AND IT WAS STARTING TO HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY. DEALER ORDERED A LOWER COLUMN SHAFT POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR. VEHICLE WAS ALSO RE-ALIGNED AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL.*AK
PASSENGER'S AREA DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED OR REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THE PART THAT HOLDS THE PLUGS TWICE AND IT COSTS 450 DOLLARS EACH TIME, CONSUMER STATES HE THINKS HE MAY HAV...
PASSENGER'S AREA DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED OR REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THE PART THAT HOLDS THE PLUGS TWICE AND IT COSTS 450 DOLLARS EACH TIME, CONSUMER STATES HE THINKS HE MAY HAV...
CONSUMER MADE A STOP WHILE ON ROAD. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, IT HESITATED AND DIDN'T START BACK UP. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT BATTERY CABLE WAS ONE UNIT THAT WAS CONNECTED TO STARTER. BATTERY CABLE HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OF...
DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN BROKEN BACK.*AK
BOTH DOORS ARE SHOWING CRACKS NEAR BOTTOM OF WINDOW WHERE RUBBER STRIPPING IS LOCATED. MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF PROBLEM DUE TO HAVING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN LISTED. VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR FREE REPAIRS.*AK *SLC
REAR PASSENGER SIDE ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT, GENERAL, AMER-550 TIRE SIZE P235/70R16 WITH THIRTY THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. TREAD BEGAN TO BULGE, THEN SEPARATED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED 4 MORE TIRES, BUT FEELS THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITH ONLY 33000 MILES ON THEM, DOT NU...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE, BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR HIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE, BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR HIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB
TAIL PIPE WILL HEAT UP TO POINT WHERE REAR RIGHT TIRE SHREDDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT II TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH, DOT NUMBER W2031PT166, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
TAIL PIPE WILL HEAT UP TO POINT WHERE REAR RIGHT TIRE SHREDDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT II TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH, DOT NUMBER W2031PT166, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
GENERAL TIRE SIZE, 235 60 R/16 TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. CONSUMER SAID THATHE WAS LUCKLY THAT HE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENTLY. BUT, TREAD DID DAMAGE THE QUARTER PANEL ON TRUCK.*AK
LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES MIDDLE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATED AFTER PROCEDING PAST STOP SIGN. ONCE SEPARATION OCCURED, MIDDLE LEAF SPRING ROTATED INTO LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE DOWN TO METAL BELT OF TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE OF LEAF SPRING OR TIRE, ...
LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES MIDDLE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATED AFTER PROCEDING PAST STOP SIGN. ONCE SEPARATION OCCURED, MIDDLE LEAF SPRING ROTATED INTO LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE DOWN TO METAL BELT OF TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE OF LEAF SPRING OR TIRE, ...
STARTED THE MOTOR IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK, KNOCKING NOISE FROM EITHER BACK OF MOTOR OR FRONT OF TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM. WAS TOLD BY TECHNICIAN THAT HE ALSO HEARD NKOCKING NOISE. TECHNICIAN PUT STETHOSCOPE ON MOTOR SAYS OIL PUMP MIGHT BE BAD. HIS SUGESSTIO...
STARTED THE MOTOR IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK, KNOCKING NOISE FROM EITHER BACK OF MOTOR OR FRONT OF TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM. WAS TOLD BY TECHNICIAN THAT HE ALSO HEARD NKOCKING NOISE. TECHNICIAN PUT STETHOSCOPE ON MOTOR SAYS OIL PUMP MIGHT BE BAD. HIS SUGESSTIO...
THE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED , THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT PER RECALL 99B29. NLM *TT
WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND PULLING AN OPEN DUAL AXLE TRAILER, LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD. WAS MAKING A THUMPING NOISE BEFORE IT CAME OFF. HAD HEARD A NOISE, AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM REAR. TIRE MAINTAINED AIR PRESSURE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS GONE. LATER, WAS TRAVELING AND RIGHT REAR TIRE LO...
THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE END OF THE STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS ALSO REPLACED. NLM
THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE END OF THE STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS ALSO REPLACED. NLM
THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED. NLM
WE WERE BACKING OUR TRUCK INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL OF ITS STEERING ABILITY. WE IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SECTOR SHAFT ON THE ST. *AK
WANTED TO SLOW DOWN ON SNOW COVERED ROAD FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD/PUSHED IN CLUTCH/ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH GEAR/FOUND SHIFT LEVER TO BE LOCKED UP/CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE/FOUND IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE VEHICLE TO A STOP/WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHICLE OFF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING STOPPED VEHI...
WANTED TO SLOW DOWN ON SNOW COVERED ROAD FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD/PUSHED IN CLUTCH/ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH GEAR/FOUND SHIFT LEVER TO BE LOCKED UP/CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE/FOUND IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE VEHICLE TO A STOP/WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHICLE OFF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING STOPPED VEHI...
MY TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING DOWN FOR SOME TIME. I DO NOT DO VERY MUCH HIGHWAY DRIVING, THAT MIGHT BE WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. I ONLY HAVE 24000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I WAS STARTING TO THINK ABOUT GETTING NEW TIRES, THEY WERE WORN DOWN ALOT. TWO WEEKS AGO OR SO I WAS DRIVING DOWN T...
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE RESULTING IN THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE BECOMING DIFFICULT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235-70R16 1045). NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT IN THE MORNING, ONE YEAR PRIOR THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT TIRE SHIMMY AT ABOUT 8 MPH, UPON INSPECTION OF THAT TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION, BOTH TIRES WER GENERAL AMERI 550 AS SI...
ALL 4 TIRES ON VEHICLE REPLACED WITH GENERAL AMERI 550 AS P235 70R16 TIRES ON 8/6/99 AT ODOMETER 44,763 MILES AS PART OF NORMAL SERVICE. LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 7/20/01 AT ODOMETER APPROX. 68,400 MILES BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AS INDICATED BY VEHICLE VIBRATION AT 50 MPH SPEED. OVER NEXT 3-4 DAYS, VEHICLE S...
THE TIRES HAVEN'T FAILED. CONCERN ON CRACKING AROUND TREAD ON ALL 4. ALL HAVE TREAD LIFE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)
TIRE BLOWOUT WITH VISIBLE TREAD SEPARATION. BLOWOUT OCCURRED AT 30 MPH WHILE TRAVELLING WITHIN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. ALL FOUR TIRES KEPT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: A308443526 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
TRUCK WAS GIVING A BUMPY RIDE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE TIRES UPON MY COMPLAINT. HE POINTED OUT ON BOTH FRONT TIRES WHERE THE TREAD WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL. TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ALL DUE TO IMPENDING DANGER. TOOK VEHICLE T...
CORD RIPPED UNDER TREAD CAUSING BUBBLE AND SEPARATION OF TREAD -- NO RESULTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70/16)
SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT-JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY THEN SHOOK VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE ON I37. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE HIGHWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SLAMMED THRU BRUSH SMALL TREES, CAREENED OFF A LARGE OAK TREE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ROLLED THREE T...
THE STEERING BOX AND COLOMN BECAME DICONECTED, RENDERING VEHICLE UNSTABLE. THIS WAS AN ASSEMBLY PROBLEM NOT A PRODUCT DEFECT. *AK
ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, F150, TIRE SIZE P23570R16 WITH 28,000 MILES ON THEM. TWO OF FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED SPLITS BETWEEN THE TREAD. ALSO ONE OF THE TWO TIRES REPLACED DEVELOPED SPLITS. *AK GENERAL 550 AMERI AS BW TIRES, DOT NUMBER A308443088 AND A308443286, CONSUMER ALSO ...
I STARTED TO PASS A PICKUP IN FRONT OF ME. AS I GOT ALONG SIDE I NOTICED I WAS ALREADY UP TO 70 MPH. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE COAST AND OFF BUTTONS FOR THE CRUISE. I LET OFF THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY AND WAS NOW UP TO 90 MPH. I PUSHED THE BRAKES HARD AND TURNED THE KEY OFF, COASTING TO THE SHO...
EACH TIRE (4) HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE DISCOUNT TIRE CO. OF TEXAS INC (9403 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78251; 210-523-7158) SALESPERSON STATED EACH TIME THAT IT WAS A FLUKE. I SWITCHED BRANDS AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES OUT OF FEAR. *AK (DOT NUMBER: A308443087 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
CONCERNED ABOUT ME AND OTHERS ITS PRETTY EVIDENT THAT THESE DOORS ARE WEAK STRUCTURLY OR THEY WOULD NOT DO THIS, AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY HAVE FIXED EVEN IF I DID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE I CA'NT AFORD A NEW DOOR ON FIXED INCOME. COMPLAINT #2 WHEN THE BOLTS ON THE CRANK ...
CONCERNED ABOUT ME AND OTHERS ITS PRETTY EVIDENT THAT THESE DOORS ARE WEAK STRUCTURLY OR THEY WOULD NOT DO THIS, AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY HAVE FIXED EVEN IF I DID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE I CA'NT AFORD A NEW DOOR ON FIXED INCOME. COMPLAINT #2 WHEN THE BOLTS ON THE CRANK ...
TIRE DELAMINATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
TIRE THREAD SEPARATION DAMAGING RIGHT REAR FENDER AND EXHAUST PIPE*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
TIRES HAVE CRACKS AT THE BASE OF THE TREADS, WHERE THE TREADS ARE CONNECTED TO THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235 70R16)
THIS VEHICLE ALREADY HAD A RECALL #98S18. THIS OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SPRING CAME OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND STRUCK MY FUEL TANK. IN MY OPINION THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE LEAF SPRING IF IT WAS NOT MADE CORRECTLY AND NOT JUST PUT A BANDAID ON IT. THEY BROKE EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS SUPPOSE...
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
UPON BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I FELT A HARD JOLT AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. I INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STAEERING WHEEL, I FOUND IT VERY HARD TO TURN. I LOOKED UNDER THE ...
AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*AK
THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE. NLM
STEADY TAPPING NOISE IN 5TH GEAR, WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED (NO VARIATION WITH SPEED INCREASE). WORSE IN COOL WEATHER. MOVING THE 4WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER SIDE TO SIDE MODULATES NOISE. HAS GOTTEN COARSER AND LOUDER, AND SPREAD TO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS OVER THE COURSE OF LAST 14K MILES. ACADEMY FORD LED ME...
LAST SUMMER (2000) MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING FROM MERCED, CA TO SANTA CRUZ, CA FOR VACATION. THE TEMPS WERE AROUND 100 DEGREES. I HAVE A 1997 F-150 XLT EXTENDED CAB WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES AND APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD AND BLEWOUT. I P...
THERE IS A CRACK IN DOOR FRAME THAT BEGINS FROM WINDOW WEATHER STRIP AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER IS WILLING, BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ANOTHER VEHCILE HIT CONSUMER'S BUMPER. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND WAS NFORMED BY ANOTHER CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. WHILE WALKING AWAYFROM THE VEHICLE, IT BLEW UP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC
TORSION BAR TWISTED OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING FRONT CORNER TO DROP 6" TO 8" INCHES. AND A LOSS OF SUSPENSION ON THAT SIDE. LATER THE PASSENAGER SIDE SNAPPED.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKED UP WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68-70 MPH, COULD NOT DEACTIVATE SPEED CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES OR DISENGAGING IT BY THE ON/OFF SWITCH. DISENGAGED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING VEHICLE OFF. THIS CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS ...
ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKED UP WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68-70 MPH, COULD NOT DEACTIVATE SPEED CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES OR DISENGAGING IT BY THE ON/OFF SWITCH. DISENGAGED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING VEHICLE OFF. THIS CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS ...
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. NO COLLISION OR INJURIES OCCURRED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
PE00 020; COMNSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. HE WAS IN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO GO ON SHOULDERS OF ROAD. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P25570R16. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. THER...
WE TOLD THE DEALER WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT NEEDED TIRES .NOT LONG AFTER THAT 2 TIRES HAD KNOTS AND 1 CAME APART WE TALKED TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE SALES PERSONS KNOW LONGER WORKED THERE SO THEY HAD KNOW IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.IM A TRUCK DRIVER SO I CANT BE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS ...
MY TIRES INDICATE THE START OF A TIRE SEPARATION ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT AXLE. I CAN SEE THE STEEL IN THE TIRE THAT HAS APPROXIMATELY 70% TREAD LEFT. I KEEP MY TIRES CLOSE TO 40 LBS OF PRESSURE AS INDICATED ON THE TIRES. THE START OF THE SEPARTION IS AT THE EDGE OF THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE THE SA...
TECHNICIAN FOUND POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO CRACKS ON BOTH DOORS, ALL THREE DOORS ARE RUSTING AT BOTTOMS, CONSUMER STATES IF THERE WOULD BE AN ACCIDENT, MOST LIKELY THE DOORS WOULD BREAK IN HALF. *SLC
WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT, I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR ON GRAND RIVER AVENUE IN EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN. FORTUNATELY SOME OTHER DRIVER SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS VERY FLAT AND TOOTED HIS HORN AND POINTED AT THE TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND PUT AIR IN IT. SO I WAS ...
CRACK IN DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE NEAR WINDOW. *AK
AFTER VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED FOR A MANUFACTURER SERVICE PROGRAM ON INGITION,VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, A HOLE IN ENGINE HEAD WAS DISCOVERED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO REPAIR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WHICH REQUIRED THAT ENTIRE EN...
AFTER VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED FOR A MANUFACTURER SERVICE PROGRAM ON INGITION,VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, A HOLE IN ENGINE HEAD WAS DISCOVERED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO REPAIR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WHICH REQUIRED THAT ENTIRE EN...
DRIVER DOOR HAS A 3/8 INCH HORIZONTAL CRACK IN METAL RIGHT BEHIND THE WINDOW.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH
REAR SLIDING WINDOW WILL LEAK WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS AND COULD NOT FIX THE SITUATION. *AK
BOTH DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS ABOVE DOOR HANDLES AFT OF POWER WINDOW FRAME. FORD WON'T FIX BECAUSE TRUCK IS OFF WARRANTY. *AK
VEHICLE IS LOSING COOLANT AND WILL IDLE ROUGHLY. PROBLEM IS INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
TORSION BAR BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. WHEN BAR BROKE ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE FELL IN. DEALER MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WITH ONLY 1200 MILES OVER WARRANTIES ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD MOTROR .HEAD GASKET AND FRONT COVER SEAL SHOULD NOT OF LEAKED /100,000 MILES OR MORE. *AK
THE LEFT REAR TIRE SHED A PIECE OF TREAD 12 INCHES LONG. THE REST OF THE TREAD APPEARS TO BE CLOSE TO SEPARATION WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDEWALL. THIS SEPARATION APPEARS ALMOST THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN E-MAIL AND THE TIRE IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION. *AK (D...
THE TREAD OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MUFFLER AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT 235/70/16 DOT W208). NLM
UNDER WET CONDITIONS CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. ALSO, IT SEEMED THAT BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND A LOCAL JIFFY LUBE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE ...
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SHEETMETAL APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS CRACK IS ON BOTH DOORS. IT APPEARS TO RESULT FROM THE BENDING OF THE DOOR WHEN THE WINDOW IS RAISED AND LOWERED. THE CRACK IS GETTING BIGGER WITH TIME, AND WILL CAUSE THE DOOR TO BREAK.*AK
BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 8-9 INCHES ABOVE HANDLE AREAS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK BOTH RIGHT DOOR SHELL AND LEFT DOOR SHELL WERE REPAIRED. THE VINYL STRIPPING WAS OUT AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING THE MANUFAC...
I HAVE HAD THREE TREAD SEPARATIONS SINCE BUYING THIS TRUCK NEW. THE FIRST ON 02/98, THE SECOND 05/06/00 WHICH CAUSED $750 BODY DAMAGE AND THE THIRD ON 08/10/00 WHICH OCCURED DURING THE REPAIRS IN THE MEANTIME FROM THE SECOND ONE. CONTINENTAL TIRE PAID FOR THE SECOND TIRES DAMAGE BUT BALKED AT THE T...
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65, MM 95 APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD COME OFF SECTOR SHAFT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE UNT...
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A FIELD, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE TURNED LIKE A ROULET WHEEL. NLM
THE TRUCK HAS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE STEEL NEXT TO THE WINDOWS. NLM
TIE ROD END ON LEFT FRONT BROKE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER.*AK CONSUMER STATES AS HE WAS PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT, THE TIE ROD END CAME APART, NO PRIOR WARNING.*JB
I PURCHASED A USED 1997 F-150 (4.2L V-6) IN JULY OF 2000. JUST AFTER I HAD PURCHASED IT A BEARING IN THE MOTOR WENT OUT. THERE WAS 68,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT FORD COVERED IT 100%. THEY INSTALLED A NEW LONG BLOCK ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. ...
VEHICLE PASSED STATE INSPECTION 04/27/01. ON 05/20/01 WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE HWY AT 50MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED AT THE OUTER SIDEWALL CAUSING A "BLOW OUT" 1/3 OF TREAD BECAME DISLODGED FORCING US TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH PROBABLE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, NO-ONE IN THE VEHICLE...
I DID NOT CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS DID, HOWEVER CAUSE ME TO HAVE THE ENGINE COMPLETLY OVERHAULED. THERE WAS A "CHEWED" UP ROD. I HAVE THE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE BAD ROD IN MY POSSESSION AND WOULD BE GLAD TO SHOW ANY REPRESENTATIVE INTERESTED.*AK
BOTH FRONT DOORS HINGES AND ATTACHMENTS ARE RUSTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATON CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
TIMING GASKET FAILURE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. GOOD RUNNING TRUCK BROUGHT TO FIRESTONE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR OF WATER LEAK. TIMING GASKET AND WATER PUMP REPLACED. WATER PUMP WAS NOT LEAKING, BUT HAD 100K MILES. AFTER LEAK REPAIR SEVERE HESITATION NOTED ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. WHILE RETUR...
TIMING GASKET FAILURE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. GOOD RUNNING TRUCK BROUGHT TO FIRESTONE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR OF WATER LEAK. TIMING GASKET AND WATER PUMP REPLACED. WATER PUMP WAS NOT LEAKING, BUT HAD 100K MILES. AFTER LEAK REPAIR SEVERE HESITATION NOTED ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. WHILE RETUR...
PE00 020; CONSUMER INSPECTED TIRES AND NOTICED THAT TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES OF HAD SPLIT. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER WENT OUT TO WARM UP VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, VEHICLE STARTED UP FINE. HOWEVER, THEN PISTON IN ENGINE SHATTERED. NO DETERMINATION WAS GIVEN FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE EXAMINED BECAUSE OF A LOSS IN COOLANT. A PRIVATE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT TIMING COVER WAS CRACKED, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE STARTING TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN CONSUMER TOOK HIS FOOT OFF PEDAL. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALERSHIP OR MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY AD...
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THEN, UPON STOPPING FOUND OUT THAT TWO LUGS: NUTSHAD SNAPPED OFF LEFT REAR TIRE. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINALEQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, F150 WITH 35000 MILES. AT 65-70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, 2 WEEKS LATER AT 65 MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION.*AK *JB
WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE CAR, I LOST ALL STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. MY STEERING WHEEL JUST STARTED TO SPIN FREELY AS I WAS DRIFTING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER FRANTICALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. AFTER HE INSPECTED THE STEERING COLUMN, HE DISCOVERED...
COMSUMER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD SOMETHING CLICK. CONSUMER TOOK A LOOK AND WENT TO A NEARBY GARAGE. NEAREST FORD DEALER WAS 15 MILES AWAY. 3 BOLTS HAD SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HADN'T SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, BUT WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED.*AK
CONSUMER STATED DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOORS ARE COMPLETELY SHUT AND LOCKED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
REAR GLASS IS COMING OUT FROM ITS SEAL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK GLASS HAD TO BE REPLACED *JB
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS CRACKING RIGHT BELOW WINDOW *AK CONSUMER STATES CRACKING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON ALL FORD F150 INCLUDING 2 DOOR AND 3 DOOR YEARS 1996-1998 CONSUMER STATES HE HAS SEEN OVER 75 TRUKS IN HIS AREA WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD , IN SERVICE PROGRAM #99B29, THAT ENGINE GASKET FRONT COVER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED MODEL. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF MARCH 31, 2001 FOR THIS SERVICE PROGRAM, AND FORD WAS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THI...
THE BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ROTOR DISCS WERE ALREADY UNDER (LESS THAN) SPECIFICATION WHEN MANUFACTURED (IE. THE INCORRECT SPEC. WAS INSTALLED). ALSO, THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. INDEPENDENTLY OR COMBINED, THESE CONDITIONS HAVE RES...
THE BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ROTOR DISCS WERE ALREADY UNDER (LESS THAN) SPECIFICATION WHEN MANUFACTURED (IE. THE INCORRECT SPEC. WAS INSTALLED). ALSO, THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. INDEPENDENTLY OR COMBINED, THESE CONDITIONS HAVE RES...
STEEL BELT IS SEPARATING,THE SAME PROBLEM THERE HAVING ON THE 15 INCH WILDERNESS TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FROM CANADA AND YOUR REQUEST FOR "ZIP CODE" WILL NOT ACCEPT MY "POSTAL CODE". THEREFORE, I TYPED IN 90210 SO I COULD BY-PASS THIS PORTION. MY POSTAL CODE IS K1C 5S7. I WAS BACKING UP ON LEVEL PAVEMENT WHEN I HEARD A "POP". UPON INVESTIGATING, I FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT ON T...
I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. BY PHONE & EMAIL AND THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK W/ME AND NEVER DO. THERE IS NO FOLLOW UP ON THEIR PART. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO SATISFACTION. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENDED AT THE SIGNING OF THE BILL OF SALE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. BY PHONE & EMAIL AND THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK W/ME AND NEVER DO. THERE IS NO FOLLOW UP ON THEIR PART. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO SATISFACTION. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENDED AT THE SIGNING OF THE BILL OF SALE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. BY PHONE & EMAIL AND THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK W/ME AND NEVER DO. THERE IS NO FOLLOW UP ON THEIR PART. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO SATISFACTION. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENDED AT THE SIGNING OF THE BILL OF SALE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
SPARE TIRE HOLDER FAILED AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND INTO TRAFFIC.*AK
REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 1999. CURRENTLY, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE IS RECALL 98V161000. BUT FORD CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TIMING COVER, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND GOING TO APPLY BRAKES, OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP, AND ENGINE WOULD OPERATE ERRATICALLY. CONSUMER FORMED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IF ENGINE COOLANT WAS ENTERED INTO OIL SYSTEM AND/OR...
A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE PITMAN EVERYTIME THE WHEEL IS TURN. ALSO, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STICKS AND STAYS ON LONGER AND LONGER EACH TIME.
A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE PITMAN EVERYTIME THE WHEEL IS TURN. ALSO, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STICKS AND STAYS ON LONGER AND LONGER EACH TIME.
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, EVER SINCE WIRING REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER DURING A ROAD TRIP IN DEC 2000 LIGHTS WENT OUT. *JB
PULLED UP IN DRIVEWAY AND DRIVESHAFT WENT OUT. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BALL JOINTS FELL OFF.*AK
PULLED UP IN DRIVEWAY AND DRIVESHAFT WENT OUT. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BALL JOINTS FELL OFF.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF GARAGE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEANING ON LEFT SIDE. VEHICLE WASN'T LIKE THAT WHEN SHE PULLED INSIDE OF GARAGE THAT EVENING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK T...
CHECKING MY TIRES I FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COMING APART. THE TREAD IS SEPARATING ALONG THE AREA BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE IS JUST PULLING THE TREAD OFF AND LEAVING THE TIRE WITH THE BELTS SHOWING. THE TIRE STILL HAS PLENTY OF GOOD TREAD. (DOT NUMBER: W2081PT TIRESIZE:...
THE DOORS FAILED IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS, SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERS COST. NLM
FUEL LINE IS RUBBNING AGAINST UPPER RADIATOR HOSE AND MAY CAUSE A LEAKAGES WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
BALL JOINTS ARE OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID NOT WORRY ABOUT IT.*AK
ENGINE WOULD BE MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE PISTONS WERE KNOCKING WITHIN CYLINDERS. THEY WERE WOBBLING.*AK THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *YH
THREE INCHES FROM WINDOW DOOR IS STARTING TO CRACK. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
THREE INCHES FROM WINDOW METAL IS CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES OF VHEICLE.*AK
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH CAUSED BY MOISTER IN THE FUSE BOX , WHICH WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT TO CONCERNED UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS 13 PAGES OF SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT MOISTURE GET INTO THE FUSE BOX. IT DOES THING AS W...
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH CAUSED BY MOISTER IN THE FUSE BOX , WHICH WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT TO CONCERNED UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS 13 PAGES OF SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT MOISTURE GET INTO THE FUSE BOX. IT DOES THING AS W...
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH CAUSED BY MOISTER IN THE FUSE BOX , WHICH WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT TO CONCERNED UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS 13 PAGES OF SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT MOISTURE GET INTO THE FUSE BOX. IT DOES THING AS W...
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH CAUSED BY MOISTER IN THE FUSE BOX , WHICH WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT TO CONCERNED UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS 13 PAGES OF SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT MOISTURE GET INTO THE FUSE BOX. IT DOES THING AS W...
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH CAUSED BY MOISTER IN THE FUSE BOX , WHICH WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT TO CONCERNED UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS 13 PAGES OF SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT MOISTURE GET INTO THE FUSE BOX. IT DOES THING AS W...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR, AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. NOTED VEHICLE HAD DROPPED DOWN DUE TO TORSION BAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD SNAPPED AND BROKE, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH TORSION BARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THERE IS A CRACK DEVELOPING ON LOWER CORNER OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
THERE IS A 1/4" DOOR CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCATED ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE DOOR WHERE THE BELT MOLDING ENDS. WHAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION WAS A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WRITING IN TO THE WWW.F150ONLINE.COM WEBSITE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHECKED OUT MY VEHICLE AND...
WE PURCHASED THIS FORD VEHICLE FROM A FORD DEALER EIGHT MONTHS AGO. WE JUST LEARNED IT HAS A BLOWN ENGINE PROBABLY RESULTING FROM COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. WE'VE LEARNED FORD HAS REPLACED OTHER '97 F150 ENGINES WITH THIS DEFECT. OUR DEALER INDICATES THERE HAVE BEEN NO SUCH SERVICE BULLETI...
GENERAL AMERIA, STAR 55 ,TIRE SIZE P23570R16, DOT NUMBER 84024009, TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON LISTED VEHICLE, TIRE HAD 28 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND NOTICED RIGHT FRONTAL TIRE WAS SPLIT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. *AK UPON...
UPON START UP ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BENT ROD FOR THE NUMBER ONE PISTON. *AK BLOWN INTAKE GASKET CAUSED A LEAK. *SLC
UPON START UP ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BENT ROD FOR THE NUMBER ONE PISTON. *AK BLOWN INTAKE GASKET CAUSED A LEAK. *SLC
REAR WINDOW IS BECOMING SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. SEAL IS COMING OFF. WATER IS LEAKING IN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR WILL NOT ALIGN CORRECTLY WHEN CLOSING IT. THIS RESULTS IN DOOR REMAINING OPEN, WHICH KEEPS DOME LIGHT ON, DRAINING BATTERY. *AK THE DOOR SWITCHES FOR BOTH DOORS WERE REPLACED. *YH
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR WILL NOT ALIGN CORRECTLY WHEN CLOSING IT. THIS RESULTS IN DOOR REMAINING OPEN, WHICH KEEPS DOME LIGHT ON, DRAINING BATTERY. *AK THE DOOR SWITCHES FOR BOTH DOORS WERE REPLACED. *YH
NOTICED IN EARLY 11/2000 THAT ENGINE MADE A "TICKING" SOUND ON STARTUP. STARTED USING HIGHER OCTANE GAS AND USED AN OIL TREATMENT. "TICK" WENT AWAY. DROVE HOME ON THE EVENING OF 11/17/2000 AND PARKED THE TRUCK. GOT IN THE TRUCK ON THE MORNING OF 11/20/2000 AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. I HAD T...
TIMING COVER GASKET IS LEAKING WHICH CAN CAUSE ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE AND SEIZE UP. *AK
UPPER BALL JOINT IS ABOUT TO BREAK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WEAR OUT EVEN IF IT DID HAPPEN WITH ONLY 44000 MILES ON IT, DEALER REPLACED LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT AND REPLACED CONTROL ARM. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES AND LEFT REAR TIRES LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DEFECT ON VEHICLE HAD BEEN REAR AXLE SEAL THAT WHEN RAINING COULD LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFFECTED BRAKES WERE SATURATED WITH LUBRICANT AND WOULD DO NOTHING WHEN ACTIVATED. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES AND LEFT REAR TIRES LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DEFECT ON VEHICLE HAD BEEN REAR AXLE SEAL THAT WHEN RAINING COULD LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFFECTED BRAKES WERE SATURATED WITH LUBRICANT AND WOULD DO NOTHING WHEN ACTIVATED. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, AND SPARE TIRE FELL OUT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAD HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL WIND COMING THROUGH DOOR. FOUND THAT DOOR IS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY, AND RUBBER AT DOOR IS NOT SECURED AS IT SHOULD.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN WENT OUT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE DIED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICIAN THAT AN IGNITION WIRE HAD BROKE INSIDE THE WIRING COVER.
FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BUT IF CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK *JB
FRONT STEERING MAKES SQUEALING NOISE WHEN TURN STEERING WHEEL. *AK
TORSION BAR SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSTION, DEALER WAS AWARE OF SAME DEFECT BUT IN FORD EXPEDITION.*AK
AFTER SEVERAL RECALLS WERE REPAIRED THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE IN ENGINE. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
ON FRIDAY 03/02/01 I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING IN MY FORD F-150 WHEN SOMETHING IN THE STEERING BOX FAILED.FOR SPECIFICS OF WHAT THE EXACT FAILURE WAS, PLEASE CONTACT THE MECHANIC WHO MADE THE REPAIR. THEY ARE ROCKVILLE AUTO BOUTIQUE, 360 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570. PHONE 516 766 ...
TORSION BAR ON LEFT SIDE BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTISWITCH TWICE NOW. I AM NOW ON THE THIRD ONE ALREADY. AS FAR AS THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS, THE CLEARANCE IS INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL CORROSION. ANY FRONT BRAKE JOB REQUIRES THAT THE HUBS ALSO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE DAMAGED WHEN REMOVED. ALL OF MY WORK WAS DONE AT A ...
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTISWITCH TWICE NOW. I AM NOW ON THE THIRD ONE ALREADY. AS FAR AS THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS, THE CLEARANCE IS INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL CORROSION. ANY FRONT BRAKE JOB REQUIRES THAT THE HUBS ALSO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE DAMAGED WHEN REMOVED. ALL OF MY WORK WAS DONE AT A ...
DOORS ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK NEXT TO WINDOW AND GOING HORIZONTALLY TOWARDS EDGE OF DOOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CONSUMER CALLED IN , HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE OCTOBER FOR RECALL REPAIRS OF FUEL TANK. THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL PERSON TO TALK TO WHEN YOU CALLING. PERSON ANSWERING AT DEALERSHIP TRANSFERRED, BUT CONSUMER WAS LEFT ON HOLD. MANUFACTURER HAS RECEIVED SAME RESPONSE WHEN TH...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
LOWER STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX COMMECTION. THIS CREATED AN INABILITY TO STEER THE TRUCK.
DOORS ARE CRACKING NEAR BACK CORNERS WHERE WINDOWS MEET. THEY DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO CRACKS.*AK
STEEL BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT446 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
FAILURE OF STEERING PUMP AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PUMP HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING WITH SNOW AND ICE ON ROAD VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND THEN 8-10 FEET DOWN A DITCH. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THIS VEHEICLE HAD FOUR RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL WAS JUST AFTER TWO MONTHS AFTETR PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE IN...
WHILE DRIVING WITH SNOW AND ICE ON ROAD VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND THEN 8-10 FEET DOWN A DITCH. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THIS VEHEICLE HAD FOUR RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL WAS JUST AFTER TWO MONTHS AFTETR PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE IN...
I PURCHASED 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES FROM THE BASE EXCHANGE IN COLORADO, ON THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. WITHIN6 MONTHS ALL 4 TIRES HAD GONE OUT. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. WHEN THEY STARTED TO GO BAD I REPLACED THEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT227 TIRESIZE: 70R16)
VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO ENGINES REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE OVERHEATED, WATER POURING OUT AND VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.*JB
PURCHASED AN EXTENDED CAB PICKUP BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. SINCE PURCHASE, THEY HAVE GROWN AND WHEN THEY ARE IN THE BACK SEAT, THEY'RE HEADS ARE IN LINE WITH THE REAR WINDOW. I'M AFRAID THAT IF I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR, MY DAUGHTERS HEADS WOULD GO THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW AND SUFFER HEAD AND N...
ENGINE FAILED, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE BUT ONLY ON THE CARS. NLM
RECALL 96V184000; WHILE TRAVELING 35-40MPH VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER INCIDENT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON FIRST, BUT NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS FOR FRONT BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST. 2. FRONT SEATBELTS DID NOT LATCH INTO BUCKLE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK *SLC
BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS FOR FRONT BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST. 2. FRONT SEATBELTS DID NOT LATCH INTO BUCKLE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK *SLC
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH, RIGHT SIDE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH IS ATTACHED ON HUB HAS SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY TO ONE SIDE, AND ALMOST RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1997, FORD, F150; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16, DOT# W2081PT207. NO INJURIES/NO DAMAGES; FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
THE WAY THE TIE RODS ARE MADE WHEN THEY BECOME SLIGHTLY WORN THEY PULL APART. AFTER TALKING WITH SOME AUTO REPAIR SHOPS I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE.
WHILE PARKED AND VEHICLE STILL RUNNING LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE JUST DROPPED. CONSUMER HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE...
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. PRIOR TO LEAKAGE, VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COULD NOT LOCATE WHERE LEAKAGE WAS LOCATED AFTER CHECKING PRESSURE. DROVE VEHICLE SECOND TIME, AND PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET. MECHANIC FINALLY REP...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES, AND THEN SQUIRT WATER ON WINDSHIELD. THIS WOULD CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM FOR DRIVER. ITS UNEXPECTED AND VERY DISTRACTING.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
FORD DIFFICULT WITH DOOR CRACK ISSUE BUT WILL RE-SKIN DOORS - SHIFT INTERLOCK REPAIRED 2 DAYS AFTER WARRANTY AT MY COST!*AK
FORD DIFFICULT WITH DOOR CRACK ISSUE BUT WILL RE-SKIN DOORS - SHIFT INTERLOCK REPAIRED 2 DAYS AFTER WARRANTY AT MY COST!*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OFF OF HOUSE AND COOLANT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, WILDERNESS/HT 23570R16. TREAD HAS BEGAN TO SEPARATE ON ONE, AND TWO OF OTHERS WERE DEVELOPING CRACKS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES TIRES WERE 60000 MILE TIRES, HOWEVER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 30000 MILES. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *SLC
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY FRONT TORISON BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN SAW SMOKE INSIDE THE CAB, IN SECONDS THE SMOKE WAS BLINDING AND SUFFOCATING AS THE CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, THE FIRE QUICKLY APPEARED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 10 MIN THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED, AFTER THE FIRE THE CONSUMER...
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED ON OUTSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR 2 INCHES FROM WINDOW FRAME, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK IT APPEARS THE DOOR HAS STRESS CRACKS. *YH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TORSION BAR SNAPPED ,AND FRONT END FELL DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIX PROBLEM AT NO COST. *AK *JB
ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN FIRST APPLIED. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS HARDER , THEN VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. *AK *SLC
ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN FIRST APPLIED. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS HARDER , THEN VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. *AK *SLC
DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND REAR CARGO LIGHT WOULD MOMENTARILY STAY ON AFTER CLOSING THE VEHICLE DOORS FROM 1/2 HOURS UP 2 HOURS BEFORE TURNING ITSELF OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF PARK WHEN BACKING TRAILER WITH BOAT INTO A LAKE RESULTING IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF THE TRUCK RUNNING OVER CONSUMER, CONSUMER SUSTAINED AN OPEN BOOK PELVIC FRACTURE, UROLOGIC INJURY AND TRAUMA TO LEFT ANKLE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LEFT REAR LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO COME COMPLETELY OFF VEHICLE. ALSO, RECALL 98V09500/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S14 WORK WAS CORRECTED, LUGS: NUTS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF THE LUG NUTS CAME OFF. THE ...
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00522; AFTER REPLACING FRONT COIL SPRINGS, CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM STOPPING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM WITH CLIPS. HE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, AND COIL SPRINGS CAME OUT AND STUCK INTO TIRES. *AK
FORD SAID NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. THERE SHOULD BE STEERING KNUCKLE IS WEAK. *AK
SEAL FAILED ON TIMING GEAR COVER AND ALLOWED ANTI FREEEZE TO MIX WITH ENGINE OIL, CRANKSHAFT AND ROD BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CJ
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-231, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE FORD REPRESENTATIVES. NLM
THERE ARE TWO LIGHTS THAT CONTROL DOME AND REAR LIGHTS. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
THERE ARE TWO LIGHTS THAT CONTROL DOME AND REAR LIGHTS. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
WINDOW LOCATED BEHIND DRIVER AND PASSENGER, MAKES A SQUEAKING, RATTLING NOISE.*AK
ENGINE IDLES HIGH AND THEN DROPS DOWN LOW. MECHANIC STATED THAT ENGINE WAS GETTING READY TO THROW A ROD. *AK
FORD NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO MANY REPORTS OF BAD TORSION BARS. *AK
THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE TIRE ITSELF. *AK
WHEN MOTOR GOT WARM WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL VEHICLE WOULD SHUTDOWN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WOULD TURN BACK ON BY ITSELF. THIS PROCESS WOULD REPEAT ITSELF AT LEAST 12 TIMES A DAY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS A FUSE BOX PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE ON LEFT SIDE WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING WHEEL TO GO INTO AN ANGLE AND FRONTEND TO FALL. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN HE OPENED VEHICLE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEAT LEVEL LINE STAYED IN RED ZONE. HE ADDED COOLANT INTO ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS OKAY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING DUE TO TIMING CHAIN COVER FAILURE. *YH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEAT LEVEL LINE STAYED IN RED ZONE. HE ADDED COOLANT INTO ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS OKAY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING DUE TO TIMING CHAIN COVER FAILURE. *YH
PITTMAN ARM REFERENCED EIGHT (8) TIMES IN TSB'S. REAR WINDOW ALSO REFERENCED IN TSB'S. *AK
PITTMAN ARM REFERENCED EIGHT (8) TIMES IN TSB'S. REAR WINDOW ALSO REFERENCED IN TSB'S. *AK
BY CHANCE I HEARD MY WIFE BACK RUCK OUT OF GARAGE AND NOTICED A LOUD SQUEAK FROM FRONT END AS SHE STEERED. WITH WINDOWS UP AND HEATER ON WE HAD NOT HEARD THE SOUND DURING THIS WINTER AND DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN MAKING NOISE. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AS WE PULLED IN...
1/4 INCH CRACK ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IN SHEET METAL JUST ABOVE CURVED BELT MOLDING. OBVIOUS MANUFACTURES DEFECT. FOR NEEDS TO HONOR FIX COSTS IN FULL.*AK
CLUNKING NOISE IN RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE...MANUFACTURER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. *AK
I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND TRIED TO STOP. I PUSHED MY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOTHING, I PUSHED THEM A SECOND TIME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME I PUSHED THE BRAKES THEY WORKED. BUT IT WAS TO LATE. I RAN RIGHT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD MY BREAKS LOOKED ...
FRONT END ROD SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER . *AK IT WAS THE TORSION BAR THAT HAD SNAPPED AND THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *YH
LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *SLC
TORSION BAR ON THIS VEHICLE SNAPPED WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD ACCEPTS PARTIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, AND HAS AGREED TO SPLIT THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS 50/50. I DISAGREE WITH THIS AND D...
TIMING COVER GASKET IS LEAKING. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET THAT FORD FIXED THIS FOR FREE AS A RECALL, BUT FORD DENIES ANY RECALL. THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE THAT IS HAPPENING OFTEN ENOUGH FOR A FULL RECALL OF ALL 97 F150 WITH THE 4.2LITER ENGINE.*AK
HEATER CORE LEAKING. HEATER CORE LEAKED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT AND GET ON THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER REPLACED SAID HAD REPLACED SEVERAL OTHERS IN SAME MODEL OF TRUCK. THEY BILLED ME 568.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS. I ONLY AGREED TO PAY THEM 240 BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY QUOTED OVER THE PHONE. THIS IS...
BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY INCONSISTANT, AND PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER FEELS LIKE A GOOD PEDAL. THE BRAKES GIVE A VERY UNSAFE FEEL AT ALL SPEEDS, THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF MY PROBLEM, THEY LOOKED AT THEM AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE BRAKES I...
"TICK" NOTICED AT STARTUP. TOWED TO DELAERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS BENT ROD. TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS NO SYMPTOMS UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. ENGINE REPLACEMENT ESTIMATED AT OVER $4000. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON S...
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE, 1997. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, 2000 I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, MAINLY WITH THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF MY POSSESSION FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS NOW AND I AM OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000 IN REPAIR WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ...
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE, 1997. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, 2000 I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, MAINLY WITH THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF MY POSSESSION FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS NOW AND I AM OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000 IN REPAIR WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ...
ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK DESTROYING ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN SO THAT IT COULD BE DOWN SHIFTED. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF SO THAT THE TRUCK WHILE OFF COULD BE SHIFTED FROM 5TH BACK INTO FIRST...
Mileage: 105,000
BOTH DOORS HAVE DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS AROUND BACK OF DOOR WINDOW. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE, AND WILL AGREE TO DO A 60/40 COVERAGE. NO MONEY WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT SEEMED TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A YEAR. CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF P...
CONSUMER WAS GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #HT, P2357016. FIRESTON WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 11/22/2000 DUE TO OWNER DETECTION OF WATER IN OIL. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE OIL AND ENGINE CHECKED OK. ON 01/15/2001 THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SEVERAL MILES LATER , ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO STALL AT 50 MPH WITH ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS A...
TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 11/22/2000 DUE TO OWNER DETECTION OF WATER IN OIL. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE OIL AND ENGINE CHECKED OK. ON 01/15/2001 THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SEVERAL MILES LATER , ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO STALL AT 50 MPH WITH ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS A...
THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT ENGINE BLOCK COMPONENTS FAILED. NLM
HAD TO REPLACE STEERING PITMAN. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT FENDER TO LOWER ONTO FRONT WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN COTNACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AIK
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT JOHN A. REUTTER FROM SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS FOR PHOTOS AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE ABOVE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ARE SUPERIOR'S INFORMATION AND NOT THE OWNER.*AK
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P23575R15, DOT VDHL1P1323 WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED AROUND THE SIDEWALLS, FIRESTONE DENIED REFUND REQUEST BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE IS NOT ON RECALL. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. PULLED OVER TO CHANGE TIRE, AND NOTICED TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM CASING. IT WAS DEFLATED. HAD MANAGED TO CONTROL VEHICLE AT THE TIME. 1997, FORD, F150, P255/70R16. *AK *JB
RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
SWAY BAR LINKAGE BROKE TWICE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER CANNOT SHIFT INTO PARK GEAR ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT RECALL NOTICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE'S SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EXPENSES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *YH
WHILE DRIVING FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/16 )
THE DOOR POST AT LOWER RIGHT OF WINDOW IS CRACKING AT BOTH DOORS THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD F150 & F250 TRUCKS AND I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND FMCO DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER. THANK YOU MICHAEL. *AK
RECALL WAS REMEDIED FOR THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, STUDS STILL BROKE IN REAR AXLE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM EVEN AFTER REMDY OF RECALL. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL STUDS ON BOTH AXLES. DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THEM...
FUES TO POWER WINDOWS CONTINUES TO BLOWOUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, DOME LIGHT IS AFFECTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
FUES TO POWER WINDOWS CONTINUES TO BLOWOUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, DOME LIGHT IS AFFECTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CARGO LIGHT IN VEHICLE NEVER GOES OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN BACKING UP, THEY CAN NOT SEE DUE TO THE LIGHT BEING ON, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A SWITCH ON THE DOOR. *SLC
FRONT RIGHT SIDE FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SOMETIMES IT WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT RIGHT END OF THE VEHICLE FALLING DIRECTLY ONTO THE WHEEL WALL. THE RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF DISLODGING A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *SLC
THROTTLE HUNG THREE TIMES AT NIGHT WITH OUTSIDE TEMP AT OR BELOW O DEGREE,THERE IS A RECALL BUT DID NOT SHOW UP ON MY TRUCK ACORDING TO MT. ORAB FORD. I NEED THIS PROBLIM FIXED AS I DRIVE AT NIGHT WHEN TEMP IS LOWEST. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME JOE MORRIS. MY VIN WOULD NOT SHOW UP ON YOUR PROGAMS.*AK
DASHLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT EVER SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW. HEADLIDHTS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL I COULD BRING IT IN WITH THE LIGHTS OUT. WELL THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL NOW! I USE A FLASHLIGH TO CHECK MY SPEED ...
DASHLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT EVER SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW. HEADLIDHTS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL I COULD BRING IT IN WITH THE LIGHTS OUT. WELL THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL NOW! I USE A FLASHLIGH TO CHECK MY SPEED ...
DURING INSPECTION A BROKEN COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
DURING INSPECTION A BROKEN COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS CAR, AND CONSUMER HIT DEER IN FRONT OF CAR, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
5 OUT OF 6 SEAT BELT LATCHES WILL NOT EASILY LATCH INTO BUCKLE, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK AFT CENTER BELT IS CURRENTLY MALFUNCTIONING AND WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
HAD RECEIVED RECALL 00V231 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTMENT GIVEN. PRIOR TO RECALL VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH FUEL LINES OR SMELL FUEL. OWNER NOT HAPPY & TRULY UPSET. NOT DRIVING VEHICLE D...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ALMOST CAUSING CRASH, FIRESTONE IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST DUE TO TIRE NOT BEING PART OF RECALL. *SLC
HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON WHILE TRAVELING. STOPPED TO GET GAS, AND UPON STARTING TRUCK IT WAS FINE. AS SOON AS, I SLIPPED IT INTO GEAR IT TOOK OFF FULL THROTTLE WENT FLYING OUT OF PARKING LOT, ALMOST HIT A CHURCH. TOOK DITCH INSTEAD OF HITTING SOMEONE BROKE MY BACK AS A RESULT. *AK
TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. *SLC
THE VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL (98V-095) COMPLETED ON THE WHEEL LUG NUTS AND BOLTS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES OF THE LUG NUTS WHICH SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE WHEELS TO FALL OFF, FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 4-24-00 AND THE SECOND ON 11-08-00. *MJS
CONSUMER THINKS RECALL REPAIR OOV-231 TOOK TOO LONG TO REPAIR AND DEALER LIED ABOUT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS READY ON THE INVOICE. NLM
THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER CONSUMER HAD RECALL WORK PERFORMED, REAR WINDOW LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE BACKING UP LEFT/ UPPER TIE ROD POPPED OUT OF SOCKET, AND VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING, CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK *SLC
I FIRST DISCOVERED THE LEAKING REAR WINDOW A YEAR AGO( THE TRUCK WAS LESS THAN 2 YRS OLD) WITH 53000 MILES AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER FOR 180.00 IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG IT WAS LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT THAT NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. THIS NEW LEAK W...
THERE WAS A SQUEAK, AND FORD CALLED IT A GROAN WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PITMAN ARM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. *SLC
DOOR IS CRACKING. CRACK STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, REAR SIDE. *AK
MICHELIN TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE WALL CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC
SOME OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS WORE PREMATURELY DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. NLM
SOME OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS WORE PREMATURELY DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. NLM
I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000 ON MISS-FIRE PROBLEMS IN 1.5 YEARS AND IT WAS FINALLY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS HAD A FACTORY DEFECT THAT CAUSED A COOLANT LEAK. EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I HAVE A HARD TIME PAYING $2,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT EXISTED THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. *A...
THE TAIL PIPE IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL BY DESIGN, IT HEATS THE LUGS, NUTS AND BOLTS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THEM. NLM
NONE (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH & HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER COASTED 600FEET BEFORE BRINGING IT TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE & AFTER . WAS SOMEWHAT WARNED, BUT COULD DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE SWITCH ON THE REAR END IS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLE...
GEM MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINSHIELD WIPERS/ POWER WINDOWS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS REPLACED MODULE. *AK *SLC
DOOR AT LOWER WINDOW HAS DEVELOPED CRACK ON BOTH DOORS.ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT READS DOOR AJAR OR SHUT IN DOOR HAS FAILED /ALSO CONTROLS WIPERS & INT.& EXT. LIGHTING/ THEY SHARE THE SAME FUSE.*AK
REGULAR LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON UNLESS HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON FIRST. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK THE MAIN HEAD LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO THE SWITCH FAILURE OF THE HIGHBEAM SWITCH. *SLC
BOTH FRONT DOORS EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE WINDOWS. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO BE GETTING LARGER WITH RUST FORMING ALONG THE CRACKED EDGES. *AK
CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS TRUCK IS INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V-095 OF THE LUG NUTS, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DETAILS OF THE RECALL AND IS TRYING TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NLM
CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS TRUCK IS INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V-095 OF THE LUG NUTS, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DETAILS OF THE RECALL AND IS TRYING TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NLM
FRONT RIGHT INNER TIE ROD RUSTED , AND FELT VEHCLE OPERATING POORLY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE WHICH CAUSED MOMENTARY BRAKE LOSS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
I FEEL THAT YOUR SEAT BELT LAW IS A JOKE IF I WAS TO DIE BECAUSE I GET TRAPPED INSIDE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LAW MAKES ME WEAR A SEAT BELT WILL MY WIFE BE ABLE TO SUE THE GOVERMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES FORCING US TO WEAR SEAT BELTS. *AK
TRAILER WIRING HARNESS PLUG SHORTED, THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT PURCHASE IT AT THAT LOCATION. NLM
DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WHERE WINDOW MEETS BOTTOM OF DOOR HAS CRACKED, CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THE SAME CRACKS ON OTHER VEHICLE MODELS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK *SLC
MOTOR WAS INPROPERLY INSTALLED FROM FACTORY, PER FORD DEALERSHIP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY WITH A/C ON AND BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES AND FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF.CONSUMER SPUN OUT ON FREEWAY, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THATS WERE IT IS NOW. CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMER 550 RADIAL, SIZE 23570R6 TIRES....
WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY WITH A/C ON AND BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES AND FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF.CONSUMER SPUN OUT ON FREEWAY, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THATS WERE IT IS NOW. CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMER 550 RADIAL, SIZE 23570R6 TIRES....
WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER REAR GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRE P255/70R16 DOT PDCUF8WR416 EXPLODED FROM INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALL, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES, THE REMAINING TIRES STILL HAD GOOD TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. *SLC
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD F150, 1997 WITH 20,000 MILES. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN WET WEATHER WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE RUBBER TREAD CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN INTO DITCH. THERE WAS SOME BODY DAMAGE. TIRE IS STILL INFLATED . TIRE SIZE P23570R16, DOT W2081PT126.*AK
I HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKES ON THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MANUFACTURES SERVICE REPRESENATIVE. I EXPLAINED I LOSS MY BRAKES FOR A SHORT MOMMENT AND THEN THEY RETURN. WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN PREVIOUS INCIDENCES....
I HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKES ON THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MANUFACTURES SERVICE REPRESENATIVE. I EXPLAINED I LOSS MY BRAKES FOR A SHORT MOMMENT AND THEN THEY RETURN. WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN PREVIOUS INCIDENCES....
TIRES SEEM TO BE CRACKING IN THE TREAD AREA. ONE TIRE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN LETTING GO OF THE STEARING WHEEL. TIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY A TIRE DEALER IN MY CITY BY A NONE FIRESTONE COMPANY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235 70R16)
TIRES SEEM TO BE CRACKING IN THE TREAD AREA. ONE TIRE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN LETTING GO OF THE STEARING WHEEL. TIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY A TIRE DEALER IN MY CITY BY A NONE FIRESTONE COMPANY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
WAS GETTING FRONT END ALIGNED DUE TO VEHICLE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON ALL 4 TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16 WITH 52,000 MILES.*AK DOT#W2081PT296. *SLC
WAS GETTING FRONT END ALIGNED DUE TO VEHICLE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON ALL 4 TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16 WITH 52,000 MILES.*AK DOT#W2081PT296. *SLC
TAIL PIPE DESIGNED TOO CLOSELY TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. HEAT AND FUMES CAUSED DAMAGES TO RIGHT REAR WHEELS. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED TAIL PIPES FOR SOME TRUCKS BUT REFUSED THIS CUSTOMER'S BASED ON MILAGE. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIRES DID NOT LAST OVER 30,000 MILES. AS THE TREAD WORE, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THE STEEL BELTS STARTED SHOWING THROUGH THE RUBBER. TIRE SIZE P23570R16. OWNER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL (00T-005) *CJ
WIRING LEADING UPTO THE OLD SWITCH ON THE GEAR LEVER FRAYED AND BROKE ON 2 SEPEARATE OCCASIONS.DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN AFTER 200 MILES.I REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN BY INSTALLING A NEW WIRING HARNESS.NO FURTHER INCIDENTS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OR OD S...
COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT.HEAD GASKET WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED UNDER TSB#99131,RELATING TO COOLANT LEAKING THROUGH THE HEAD INTO THE OIL.THE PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS CONTINUED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET APPROX EVERY 6-8 MONTHS.*AK
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR RUNNING APPROX 1" IN LENGTH FROM THE WINDOW EDGING.CONTACTED DEALER WHO ADMITTED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE DOOR UNDER WARRANTY WHICH IS ACTIVE UNTIL 05/2001. *AK
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND MISREADS HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT TOUCHING CONTROLS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEFECT OCCURS INTERMITTENLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
REAR WINDOW LEAKS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEALS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, THEY WILL SHUT OFF WHEN IT IS RAINING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED THE VACUUM BOOSTER BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DISLIKED THE SOFT BRAKES. *SLC
THERE ARE STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
PE00 020; THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES, AND GASOLINE TANK BROKE. CONSUMEER WILL GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
PE00 020; THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES, AND GASOLINE TANK BROKE. CONSUMEER WILL GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
INNER TIE ROD FELL OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN PARK POSTION, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR PRIOR WARNING .PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NO SUMMARY
NO SUMMARY
CHECKING ON A RECALL FOR THIS TIRE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT376 TIRESIZE: P235/70RX1)
THE RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED DUE TO ALL THE LUGS BREAKING, THE WHEEL FELL OFF IN TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEED, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THE RECALL 98V-095 WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 TIRE BLEWOUT. IT WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/HT, P23570R16. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES BY REPLACING DRUMS/ ROTORS. BUT DEFECT KEPT REOCCURRING. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS COMMON THAT REAR DRUMS GETS HOT AND BECOME OUT OF ROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES BY REPLACING DRUMS/ ROTORS. BUT DEFECT KEPT REOCCURRING. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS COMMON THAT REAR DRUMS GETS HOT AND BECOME OUT OF ROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES BY REPLACING DRUMS/ ROTORS. BUT DEFECT KEPT REOCCURRING. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS COMMON THAT REAR DRUMS GETS HOT AND BECOME OUT OF ROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1997, FORD F150, P23570R16. 3 OUT OF THE FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES ON SHOW HAIRLINE CRACKS GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE EDGE.*AK DOT#NV081PT356. *SLC
ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS, A CRACK WAS NOTICED ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLES AND ON THE SIDE OF THE WINDOWS. THE CRACKS ARE 1/4 INCH LONG. A FRIEND HAD HEARD OF THIS AND I CHECKED MY TRUCK AND SURE ENOUGH, I HAVE CRACKS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS EXPERIENCED THIS. LOW AND BEH...
DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH WHEN LEFT BRAKE CALIPIER LOCKED UP CAUSING RIM AND ROTOR TO GET RED HOT. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF HE WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT 35 MPH ALTHO SELECTOR IS IN "D". *AK
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL 1997. FROM THE THIRD WEEK OF OWNING VEHICLE, ENGINE SHAKES, SPUTTERS, AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED 13 TIMES TO FIX PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE LONG BLOCK ON 7/24/00. ENGINE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM LESS THEN 1000 MILES LATER. FORD ONCE AGAIN...
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL 1997. FROM THE THIRD WEEK OF OWNING VEHICLE, ENGINE SHAKES, SPUTTERS, AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED 13 TIMES TO FIX PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE LONG BLOCK ON 7/24/00. ENGINE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM LESS THEN 1000 MILES LATER. FORD ONCE AGAIN...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE (9P235/70R16) TREAD FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM
RIMS ARE SPLITTING ON THE INSIDE BEAD. *SLC
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HTTIRES P23570R16, DOT NUMBER W2081PT227, NOT SURE HOW MANY MILES WAS PUT ON THE TIRES. WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END. ALSO, VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. STOPPED AND INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED TR...
BOTH DOORS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE OUTER BODY PANELS AT THE LOWER BACK SIDE OF WINDOW . I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HE COULD NOT FIX PROPERLY WITH OUT A SUBSTANTIAL COST TO ME.
THIS GENERAL AMERICAN TIRE 550AF HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE. TIRE SIZE IS P235/70R16. GENERAL HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THREE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. ONE OF THE TIRE BLEW ON HIGHWAY. *YH
FUEL LINES ARE SPRAYING GAS ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CONSUMER IS AFRAID IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF RECALL 00V231000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S22 AFFECTS THE VEHICLE.*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CARGO LIGHTS AND COURTESY LIGHTS REMAINING ON INTERMITTENTLY OR STAYING ON FOR 45 MINUTES OR MORE, ALSO, IGNITION SWITCH ALARM REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMRED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD...
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CARGO LIGHTS AND COURTESY LIGHTS REMAINING ON INTERMITTENTLY OR STAYING ON FOR 45 MINUTES OR MORE, ALSO, IGNITION SWITCH ALARM REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMRED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD...
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CARGO LIGHTS AND COURTESY LIGHTS REMAINING ON INTERMITTENTLY OR STAYING ON FOR 45 MINUTES OR MORE, ALSO, IGNITION SWITCH ALARM REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMRED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD...
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT APPEARED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. IT MELTED EVERYTHING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR MELTED ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO THE FIRE. THE ...
APPARENT ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING COVER GASKET RECALL 'FIX'-COOLANT IN OIL?
COOLANT LEAKS THROUGH TIMING CHAIN COVER; WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE IN OFF POSITION.
COOLANT LEAKS THROUGH TIMING CHAIN COVER; WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE IN OFF POSITION.
PE00-020; TIRES SIZE 23570R16, DOTW2, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FORD, F150 1997. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, SIDEWALL WAS VERY THIN, FORD'S OPINION WAS THAT THOSE TIRES WERE NOT INTENDED FOR TRUCKS, BUT FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. *AK TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDER...
REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE WHICH COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH FUEL TANK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TANK, AND RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAKAGE. ALSO, RECALL NUMBER 98V161000, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AK
THE TIRE PRESSURE IN THE GOODYEAR TIRE HAS TO BE PERFECTLY MAINTAINED IN ORDER TO HAVE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, CONSUMER HAD A SLIGHTLY LOW REAR TIRE AND WHEN HE SWERVED TO MISS SOMETHING IN THE ROAD HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLID DOWN A CONCRETE BARRIER. NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 ON OCTOBER 12, 2000, I WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND FELT MY FORD TRUCK PULL. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A MUCH LOUDER NOICE AND MORE VIOLENT SHAKING GRIPPED THE VEHICLE. I WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHE...
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 ON OCTOBER 12, 2000, I WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND FELT MY FORD TRUCK PULL. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A MUCH LOUDER NOICE AND MORE VIOLENT SHAKING GRIPPED THE VEHICLE. I WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHE...
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 ON OCTOBER 12, 2000, I WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND FELT MY FORD TRUCK PULL. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A MUCH LOUDER NOICE AND MORE VIOLENT SHAKING GRIPPED THE VEHICLE. I WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHE...
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 OCTOBER 12, 2000, I WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 75 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND FELT MY FORD TRUCK PULL. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A MUCH LOUDER NOISE AND MORE VIOLENT SHAKING GRIPPED THE VEHICLE. I WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL...
Mileage: 47,000
ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE , CAUSING VEHICLE SPEED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 90 MPH. ONLY WAY TO STOP ACCELERATION WAS BY CONSUMER BENDING DOWN AND PULLING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR FROM FLOOR. DEALER CLAIMED PARTS WAS ON BACK ORDER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE HAS RUSTED. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ALMOST CRASHED ON INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. DEALER GAVE 50% OFF REPLACEMENT. I ASKED FOR 100% . DEALER NOT INTEREST IN MY NEAR ACCIDENT OR MY FUTURE SAFTY. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70 R16 )
ALMOST CRASHED ON INTERSTATE AT NIGHT. DEALER GAVE 50% OFF REPLACEMENT. I ASKED FOR 100% . DEALER NOT INTEREST IN MY NEAR ACCIDENT OR MY FUTURE SAFTY.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70 R16 )
DEFECTIVE FRONT ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. CONSUMER REFUSED, WOULD LIKE REPLACEMENT INSTEAD. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRAVIS WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND KNOCKED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK TOTALING OUT ALL THREE TRUCKS IN THE WRECK, OUR AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF THIS CAUSING TRAVIS TO HIT HIS HEAD,CUTTING IT REQUIRING STITCHES ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD,IF THE AIR BAG HAD OF WENT OFF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED...
WHILE DECELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES , ETC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKING AND DRIVER'S DOOR WAS CHIPPING PAINT DUE TO WEAK METAL USED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK
TREAD ON TIRE COMPLETELY TORE OFF AS OUR EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING I-10 AT 70 MPH. (TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME WEST BOUND CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS TRUCK CAUSING FRONT END COLLISION, NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *ET
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME WEST BOUND CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS TRUCK CAUSING FRONT END COLLISION, NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *ET
WHAT IS THE CLUNKING MY UNIVERSALS ARE GOOD???
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE, AND TIRES DIDN'T LOOK GOOD. ALL FOUR TIRES HAS SPIDER CRACKS ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS ATX, P2357516. SHE WILL CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RIGHT REAR TIRE P235/70R16 BEGAN TO SHREAD ALONG SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SAFELY PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT ON SPARE, TIRE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A BLOWOUT. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT & THERE WAS A THUMP. MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WAS SWAYING LEFT & RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND FOUND THAT TRAILER HAD HIT THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGR'S SIDE. REAR HAD BOTH ARMS CLOSEST TO THE BUMPER COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. MANUFACTURER NEVER MEASURED...
THIS TIRE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT FAILED LIKE THE RECALLS IN THAT THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE CAR CASING. YOU COULD PUT YOUR HAND UNDER THE TREAD AND PULL IT AWAY FROM THE CASING. I HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED. FIRESTONE NOR FORD WOULD HELP ME IN GETTING COMPENSATED FOR THE FAILURE.*AK (DO...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/70R16 CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING, AFTER THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THE VEHICLE EXPEREINCED NO FURTHER VIBRATION, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM *TS
RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/70R16 M/S DOT W208). NLM
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/70R16 CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING, AFTER THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER VIBRATION, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
TWO FACTORY ORIGINAL TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN SUMMER DESERT CONDITIONS. ONE TIRE HAD 43,000 MILES AND THE OTHER ABOUT 45,000 MILES. SEPARATION OCCURED WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHEN THE SECOND EVENT OCCURED ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE REPO...
THIS PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND EVEN THEN, THE BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE IS VERY POOR. THIS PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS WHEN HAULING A BOAT OR OTHER TRAILOR. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AND HAVE RAN THROUG...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE(P235 70 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BEHIND WHEEL WELL. *SLC
PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, F150. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE SIZE P23570R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *AK *SLC
I HAD MY TIRES INSPECTECTED THE DAY THE NHTSA ISSUED A WARNING THAT INCLUDED MY TIRE MODEL. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE; THE STEEL BELTS ARE PROTRUDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDEWALL. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, BUT LATER FOUND T...
THE ORIGINAL REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (LESS THAN 36000 MI.). THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW EVENTUALLY LEAKED TOO, SO IT WAS DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AND SCORED THE ROTORS. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TURN/REPAIR THE ROTORS BE...
THE ORIGINAL REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (LESS THAN 36000 MI.). THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW EVENTUALLY LEAKED TOO, SO IT WAS DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AND SCORED THE ROTORS. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TURN/REPAIR THE ROTORS BE...
I WAS EXPERIENCING MY VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SO I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 65 MPH. I THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT MY TRUCK JUMP. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SAW THAT MY TREAD WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE CROWN OF THE TIRE. THE TREAD COMING OFF CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I AM...
VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES (P235/70R16 DOT W2081PT296), WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ACROSS A PARKING LOT. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
DETECTED A DEFECT ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, LOCATED AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW PILLAR. DEFECT DESCRIPTION IS A SMALL CRACK WHICH IS APPROX. 3/8" LONG AND IS RUSTING.*AK
THE TIRE BLEW OUT.. THE RUBBER PEELING AWAY FROM THE METAL( DOT NUMBER: )
LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW, THERE IS A SMALL CRACK ON DOOR ABOUT 25 INCHES LONG. *AK
FIRESTONE WIDERNESS HT TIRES P235/70R16 DOT VNO81PT227 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, VEHICLE RODE BUMPY DUE TO FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
REAR SLIDDING GLASS WINDOW IS LEAKING WATER INTO TRUCK DUE TO FAULTY CRAFTMANSHIP.*AK
TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM AS ON THE 15" SIZES, TIRE DID NOT BLOW, HAD CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE, FIRESTONE PRODUCT LIABILITIES SECTION PAID FOR THE DAMAGE, BUT FIRESTONE WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR NEW TIRES PURCHASED AS THIS SIZE IS NOT IN RECALL. I FEEL THEY SHOULD AS THE SAME PROBLEM IS EVIDENT IN THI...
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, F150, P235/70R16 SIZE, DOT#: W2HL. TIRES BLEED DOWN TO 24PSI IN A MATTER OF DAYS.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ON BOTH OCCASIONS TIE RODS CAME APART AT THE MIDDLE WITHOUT WARNING!*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH TREAD PULLED AWAY FROM BODY OF THE TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 97, FORD, F150. TIRE MILEAGE BETWEEN 15,000 - 17,000 MILES. OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. PLEASE LIST T...
PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, F150, 1997 TIRE SIZE P235/70R16 WITH 29,000 MILES. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD ITS STEEL BELT SEPARATED, AND ON RIGHT REAR EXPERIENECED A BLOWOUT . CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT A OWNERS EXPENSE.*AK AFTER STEEL BELT SEPARATION ON FRONT TIRES, THE CUSTOMER REPLACED ...
LINE OF CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND RIM OF TIRE WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU126 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
REPORTED PROBLEM TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN AUSTIN, MN. THEY INDICATED THE TIRE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US, EXCEPT PRICE NEW TIRES. THE TIRE BLEW UP WHILE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE HAD TO ASK ...
DRIVING AT 50 MPH, TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO RIP OFF THE TIRE. TIRE IS DISTROYED. NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUT ON MY BRAKES. IF I HAD, I WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. TRIED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. FORD DEALER SENT ME TO A FIRESTONE STORE WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIR...
TREAD SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
I HAVE HAD THREE TIRES COMPLETELY DELAMINATE AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 OTHERS THAT DEVELOPED "BUBBLES" IN THE TREAD AND WERE TRYING TO DELAMINATE. THE DEALER, GCR TRUCK TIRE, BLAMED IT ON EVERYTHING BUT THE TIRES. IN THREE INSTANCES, I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND HEARD A "THUNKING" NOISE. UPON INV...
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY PULLED OFF ROAD AS TIRE BLEW. TREAD WAS SEPERATED FROM TIRE AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE OUR SPEED AT THE TIME WAS 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS OCCURED. WENT TO FIRESTONE STORE IN FALMOUTH AND PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE. CONTACTED FIRESTONE ...
THE EMERGENCY / PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME (PREVIOUS BREAK REPORTED TO NHTSA IN 1997 / 1998) BREAK WAS APROX 7" FROM PEDAL END OF CABLE (SAME PLACE AS BEFORE). REPLACEMENT PART # F65Z-2853BA $32.78. SUSPECT CABLE IS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY COULD BE DESIGNED / ...
THE EMERGENCY / PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME (PREVIOUS BREAK REPORTED TO NHTSA IN 1997 / 1998) BREAK WAS APROX 7" FROM PEDAL END OF CABLE (SAME PLACE AS BEFORE). REPLACEMENT PART # F65Z-2853BA $32.78. SUSPECT CABLE IS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY COULD BE DESIGNED / ...
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, F150, P235/75R16 SIZE. TREAD IS STARTING TO CRACK ALONG THE SIDEWALL.*AK
TREAD CAME OFF TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE WITHOUT DAMAGE. I HAVE SENT THREE E-MAILS TO FORD, THREE E-MAILS TO FIRESTONE AND TWO E-MAILS TO THE DEALER WITH ONLY ONE FORM LETTER REPLY FROM FORD. I STILL HAVE TWO OF THESE TIRES ON MY TRUCK. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/...
I PURCHASED A NEW F-150 XL IN AUGUST 1997 WITH FACTORY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES. THE ORIGINAL SET LASTED 1 YEAR UNTIL I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS A COMPLETE TIRE SEPARATION DOWN TO THE RIM WITHIN SECONDS (10). I BROUGHT THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE IN LAKE CHARLES,...
TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF PICKUP. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATE OF THE ACCIDENT BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 1997 OR 1998. ALL THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED.*AK
RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P235/70R16) TIRES FAILED. NLM
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR SHEET METAL IS CRACKING AND SEPARATING AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW, CRACK IS ABOUT ONE INCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE TREAD SEEMS TO BE SEPERATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THERE IS A SMALL WIRE MESH BETWEEN THE TWO.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
I FEEL THAT AT 37000 MILES BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT BE BAD THIS TRUCK IS WELL CARED FOR & DOES NOT GO OUT IN WOODS & GO 4 WHEELING.
THE FRONT COVER SEALS AND INTAKE GASKETS FAILED CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. *MJS
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO BLOWOUTS WITHIN 10 MILES OF EACH OTHER, THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P23570R16. *MJS
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *MJS
THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND THEY DEVELOPED SEVERE SIDE WALL CRACKING. EVENTUALLY THEY WENT FLAT. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND HE ACTED AMAZED, HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. HE WOULDN'T ADJUST THEM, BUT OFFERED ME A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW SET OF WIDERNESS AT P255/70R16 DOT VNCU . ...
SIDE WALL CRACKING,DEALER WANTS TO ADJUST WITH NEW FIRESTONES. THESE ARE PRACTICALLY NEW AND THEY ARE CRACKING, WHY WOULD ANOTHER SET BE ANY BETTER. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF FIRESTONES THAT HAVE CRACKED.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A WATERY OR WHINY NOISE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS ABOUT THIS VIA INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS AND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. SOME HAVE HAD THEIR ENTIRE COLUMN REPLACED AND STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID THERE WAS A TSB IN EFFECT AND THAT THE T...
STRUCTURAL CRACK IN DOOR AROUND WINDOW. THIS MAY LEAD TO DOOR LOCK FAILURE SINCE THE DOOR IS NOW THUMPING A LITTLE ON OPENING.
THE RAISED WHITE LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN THEM AND THE CORDS ARE SHOWING( DOT NUMBER: VN 08 TIRE SIZE: 23570R 16 )
FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TIRES WERE SEPERATING. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. SPARE IS STILL SAME TIRES AS ORIGINAL. SPARE HAS W208 CODE *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TIRES WERE SEPERATING. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. SPARE IS STILL SAME TIRES AS ORIGINAL. SPARE HAS W208 CODE *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING 65MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED OUT OF CONTROL I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED EVERYTHING AND COULDNT SEE ANY PROBLEMS.I RESUMED SPEED UP TO 65 AND IT STARTED JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD AGAIN.I REDUCED THE SPEED TO 45MPH AND ACME HOME.THE...
BACK IN MAY WE HAD A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT DEVELOPED A SPOT ON THE TREAD AND QUICKLY THE STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN COMING THROUGH. IT HAD SORT OF A LUMP TO BEGIN WITH. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WE NOTICED THE OTHER BACK TIRE DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAS ABOUT 44000 MILES ON IT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: UNK TI...
TIRES IN THIS FAILURE ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT ARE FIRESTONE. I WAS CONCERNED SO I INSPECTED THE TIRES. MY VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL 4 TIRES INDICATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD WIRE BELT EDGES STICKING THROUGH THE CASING. [I PUT ABOUT 20 PRICKS IN MY HAND FEELING THE INSIDE EDGE] I COULD...
I TRIED TO SUBMIT THIS BUT GOT A MESSAGE THAT WEG SITE WAS UNAVAILABLE. BUT ON RETRYING GOT A MESSAGE ALREADY SUBMITTED, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT SO. THE TIRES ARE NOT ON RECALL. I INSPECTED THEM ALL ANYWAY. THE LEFT FRONT HAD WIRE BELT EDGES STICKING THROUGH THE CASING. I HAD ABOUT 20 PRICKS IN MY HAND...
ON BOTH LEFT & RIGHT DOORS THERE IS A SMALL CRACK OR SPLIT IN THE IN THE SHEET METAL LOCATED TO THE BACK SIDE & JUST ABOVE THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDOW. *AK
FOUND NAIL ENTERED TIRE , TURNED SIDEWAYS AND LODGED IN A "POCKET" UNDER TREAD. I WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE NAIL EASILY WITHOUT TOOLS. LOOKS, TO ME, LIKE START OF TREAD SEPARATION. THIS TIRE FOUND ON CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR ANOTHER SIZE.( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT466 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NEAR THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW IS CRACKING. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF F150S DOING THE SAME THING BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC. BY THE TIME I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE WASNT ANY TIRE LEFT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING VISIBLE ON THE ROAD AND I WAS PAYING ATTENTION AS I WAS PASSING A SEMI. *AK( DOT NUMBER: NOT KNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A WARPING SOUND FROM FRONT. TAKEN TO FIRESTONE FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1997, FORD F150, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/70R16, DOT# W2081PT237. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE ...
BLOW OUT ON LEFT REAR TIRE IN 1999, RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES AT VERY LOW MILEAGE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
FIRESTONE: TREAD CAME OFF AND DAMAGED TRUCK. (CLAIM# 18-0408-033) *MW
TIRE TREADS CAME OFF FIRESTONE TIRE ON I.V. AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO FENDER & MUFFLER. A. 390 CLAIM. S. POSSIBLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16 104S LOST TREAD AND DAMAGED PICK-UP. NI AND HE STATED THTA THE TIRE IS IN THE BACK OF TRUCK AND THAT THE TIRE HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT AND IS TWO YEARS ONLY,...
FIRESTONE: TIRE FAILURE-INSURED ADVISED TIRE BLEW. INSURED LOST CONROL OF VEHICEL, HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN A TELEPHONE POLE. WILDERNESS HT P235/70/R16 TIRE. (CLAIM# 43-R535-077) *MW
TIRE BLEW OUT AND VEHICLE ROLLED. TIRE IS 255/70-16. POLICYHOLDER CALLED CONCERNING ANY SUB AGAINST FIRESTONE. TIRES INVLOVED ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE 255/70-16(STEEL BELTED RADIAL). (CLAIM# 33-0235-399) *MW
ARE WE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT TIRES BLOWING OUT FOR THESE VEHICLE? ANY WARRANTY CLAIM? THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS A FIRESTONE P235-70R16101045. (CLAIM# 43-R491-464) *MW
THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. *SLC
ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AFTER A COLD START. *SLC
VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED(AT 17616 MILES) AND BALANCED, HOWEVER THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS, CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETHING SOUNDS LOOSE IN THE REAR. *SLC
VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED(AT 17616 MILES) AND BALANCED, HOWEVER THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS, CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETHING SOUNDS LOOSE IN THE REAR. *SLC
THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW IS INOPERABLE, THE DEALER LUBRICATED WINDOW. *SLC
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME FROM THE AXLE BUMPER HOLE AND IT GOES HALFWAY UP THE FRAME. NLM
I SPOKE WITH FORD AND MY FORD DEALER BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE THE OPION THAT THE PROBLEM IS MINE SINCE I BOUGHT HE TRUCK USED. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN FORD WILL ADMIT TO. A SURVEY OF LOCAL LOTS BY MYSELF SHOWS 60% OF THE F150'S TO EXHIBIT THE SAME CRACKS. HOW LONG WI...
FOUND R/F ROTOR W/ CRACK IN IT EXTENDING FROM CENTER OF HUB TO OUTER RIM. CRACK WIDE ENOUGH TO STICK A PENNY IN.*AK
FOUND L/F BRAKE ROTOR W/ LARGE CRACK IN IT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTER OF THE HUB TO THE RIM. R/F WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND CRACKED 10,000 MILES AGO. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE ROTOR FELL APART WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE?
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY, ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING. IT CAN'T MAKE UP ITS MIND WHICH GEAR TO BE IN.*AK
TIRE BECAME NOISY AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE, INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND A 6" STRIP TOTALLY SEPARATED WITH MUCH LARGER SEPARATION UNDER THE TREAD. REMOVED TIRE AND TOOK TO FIRESTONE, THEY INDICATED THIS WAS AN "ORDINARY" SEPARATION AND SUBJECT ONLY TO THEIR STANDARD PRORATED WARRANTY. I DECLINED THIER OFFE...
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT ($260.07 TO DEALER)DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM; RETURNED TO DEALER 12/9/99-RESPONSE; UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM-
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT ($260.07 TO DEALER)DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM; RETURNED TO DEALER 12/9/99-RESPONSE; UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM-
VEHICLE HAD A CRACK ABOVE AXLE THROUGH THE FRAME. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
I HAVE CRACKS IN MY DOORS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THEY ARE ABOUT A 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW OPENING, AND THEY ARE ALMOST A HALF AN INCH LONG, AND THEY ARE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE DOORS. I WAS ADVISED TO REPORT THIS TO THE NTSA, BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IT IS NOT A L...
I HAVE CRACKS IN MY DOORS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THEY ARE ABOUT A 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW OPENING, AND THEY ARE ALMOST A HALF AN INCH LONG, AND THEY ARE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE DOORS. I WAS ADVISED TO REPORT THIS TO THE NTSA, BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IT IS NOT A L...
HAD A TIRE TO COME APART, TIRE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAYAND HEARD A NOISE.RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #HT P23570R16 . HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK
2 OF 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CONSIDERABLE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD LINE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT FIRESTONE DEALERS AND GET VARIED INSPECTION REPORTS. AT ONE OF THE SERVICE CENTERS, A SERVICE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HE "WOULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICHLE ON THE HIGHW...
A PART OF THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TENNESSEE. I CAN PUT MY HAND BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE INNER TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU046 TIRE SIZE: P235/70 16 )
ON 7/20/00 BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED (ADJUSTED AT 50%) BY FIRESTONE FOR BELT/TREAD SEPERATIONS. THESE ARE 16 INCH TIRES FAILING IN THE SAME MODE AS THE 15 INCH NOW BEING RECALLED. BOTH REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE SIDE/EDGES WHERE THE BELT IS BONDED TO THE TIRE BODY. FIREST...
LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-70R-16 )
FIRST TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT 50-70 MPH. EACH BLOWOUT APPEARS TO START AS A TEAR ALONG THE OUTTER EDGE OF THE TREAD WHERE IT MEETS THE BELTS AND THEN TORE TO A POINT IN THE SIDEWALL. ESSENTIALLY TEARING A TRIANGULAR CHUNK OUT FO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. IN READING ALL ABOUT CURRENT RE...
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS FORMED A CRACK IN THE METAL AROUND THE WINDOW FRAME IN RIGHT LOWER CORNER. IS THE FRAME WORK SECURE? DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.
MY BRAKES HAVE GIVE ME TROUBLE AND WAS FIXED TWICE AND NEEDS IT AGAIN MY PAINT IN COMING OFF AND IS CRACKING AND PEALING MY ALARM HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND THE FIXED IT ONCE AND IT NEEDS FIXED AGAIN BUT NO ONE WANTS TOO FIX IT OR PAINT IT AND THEY DOORS NEED NEW DOORS I HAVE A TEN YEAR OLD AND I DO NOT...
2 OF 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CONSIDERABLE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD LINE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT FIRESTONE DEALERS AND GET VARIED INSPECTION REPORTS. AT ONE OF THE SERVICE CENTERS, A SERVICE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HE "WOULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICHLE ON THE HIGHW...
A PART OF THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TENNESSEE. I CAN PUT MY HAND BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE INNER TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU046 TIRE SIZE: P235/70 16 )
ON 7/20/00 BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED (ADJUSTED AT 50%) BY FIRESTONE FOR BELT/TREAD SEPERATIONS. THESE ARE 16 INCH TIRES FAILING IN THE SAME MODE AS THE 15 INCH NOW BEING RECALLED. BOTH REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE SIDE/EDGES WHERE THE BELT IS BONDED TO THE TIRE BODY. FIREST...
LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-70R-16 )
FIRST TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT 50-70 MPH. EACH BLOWOUT APPEARS TO START AS A TEAR ALONG THE OUTTER EDGE OF THE TREAD WHERE IT MEETS THE BELTS AND THEN TORE TO A POINT IN THE SIDEWALL. ESSENTIALLY TEARING A TRIANGULAR CHUNK OUT FO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. IN READING ALL ABOUT CURRENT RE...
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS FORMED A CRACK IN THE METAL AROUND THE WINDOW FRAME IN RIGHT LOWER CORNER. IS THE FRAME WORK SECURE? DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NLM
MY BRAKES HAVE GIVE ME TROUBLE AND WAS FIXED TWICE AND NEEDS IT AGAIN MY PAINT IN COMING OFF AND IS CRACKING AND PEALING MY ALARM HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND THE FIXED IT ONCE AND IT NEEDS FIXED AGAIN BUT NO ONE WANTS TOO FIX IT OR PAINT IT AND THEY DOORS NEED NEW DOORS I HAVE A TEN YEAR OLD AND I DO NOT...
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16 TIRES EXPERIENCED BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALL, WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE ANY CAUSE. *AK WHEN YOU BEGIN TO DRIVE AND TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. *YH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE ANY CAUSE. *AK WHEN YOU BEGIN TO DRIVE AND TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. *YH
LOWER STEERING SHAFT CAME OFF INPUT SHAFT OF STEERING GEAR BOX CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *SLC
PE00020; FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT II, ORIGINIAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997, FORD F150, TIRE SIZE P23570R16, AND DOT W208. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS ALONG TREAD, NOT SIDEWALL. FORD SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/70/R16 *MW
TWO REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES, P235R7516 ON FORD F150, 1997 HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH UNDER DRY HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. *SLC
PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997, FORD F150 WITH 50,000 MILES, P 235/70R16 AND DOT # W208PT1247. TWO FRONT TIRES WERE COMING APART, TREAD WAS PULLING APART. CONSUMER CAN STICK HAND INTO THE TIRE THAT WAS PULLING APART.*AK
ALL 4 TIRES WERE FOUND SEPARATED THE NEXT DAY AFTER A TRIP FROM MESA AZ TO AUSTIN TX. IN JUNE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W208LPT806 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
TIRE SEPARATION AND BELT SLIPPAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208PT187 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
HAPPENED A WEEK BEFORE THIS MADE NEWS. INFO ON OLD TIRE NOT AVAILABLE( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 16 )
TIRE BLOWOUT AT 60MPH AT35,358MILEAGE IN NM. 5/08/2000. *AK( DOT NUMBER: CANADA TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
TIRE BLOWOUT AT 60MPH AT35,358MILEAGE IN NM. 5/08/2000. *AK( DOT NUMBER: CANADA TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
ALL 4 TIRES WERE FOUND SEPARATED THE NEXT DAY AFTER A TRIP FROM MESA AZ TO AUSTIN TX. IN JUNE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W208LPT806 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
TIRE SEPARATION AND BELT SLIPPAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208PT187 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
HAPPENED A WEEK BEFORE THIS MADE NEWS. INFO ON OLD TIRE NOT AVAILABLE( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 16 )
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. THERE WAS A LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS RECALL IN MAY,1998. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE BUY NEW OWNER. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
REAR BACK GLASS LEAKS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. EVERYTIME SHE WASHES VEHICLE WATER COMES IN THOUGH THE WINDOW.*AK
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS VIBRATION. HE PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, AND SAW THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM, RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD COME OFF. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #HT, P23570R16, #DOT W20. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE TO...
TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE COME UP ON THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. THE STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN COMING THROUGH. THE AREA WAS VERY SOFT TO THE TOUCH( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. THREE NEAR ACCIDENTS, COULD HAVE INJURED OR EVEN KILLED OTHER DRIVERS AND/OR PASSENGERS. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, I WILL TAKE THE PROP...
THIS IS THE 3RD ORIGINAL TIRE WHICH HAS LOST IT'S TREAD; THE 1ST TWO IN FEBUARY OF THIS YEAR (SEE PREVIOUS REPORT TO NHTSA). THIS TRIP WAS IN 108 DEGREE TEMPERATURES TRAVELING FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO DALLAS, TEXAS. I HAVE BEEN VERY DELIGENT TO CHECK THE PRESSURE IN MY TIRES ONCE A WEEK DUE TO MY TRAVE...
TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE COME UP ON THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. THE STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN COMING THROUGH. THE AREA WAS VERY SOFT TO THE TOUCH( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. THREE NEAR ACCIDENTS, COULD HAVE INJURED OR EVEN KILLED OTHER DRIVERS AND/OR PASSENGERS. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, I WILL TAKE THE PROP...
THIS IS THE 3RD ORIGINAL TIRE WHICH HAS LOST IT'S TREAD; THE 1ST TWO IN FEBUARY OF THIS YEAR (SEE PREVIOUS REPORT TO NHTSA). THIS TRIP WAS IN 108 DEGREE TEMPERATURES TRAVELING FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO DALLAS, TEXAS. I HAVE BEEN VERY DELIGENT TO CHECK THE PRESSURE IN MY TIRES ONCE A WEEK DUE TO MY TRAVE...
CONSUMER REPLACED ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES DUE TO SPLITTING, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED CRACKING WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. I HAD THEM REPLACED SUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 100 DEGREES. TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE SIDEWALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT366 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED CRACKING WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. I HAD THEM REPLACED SUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 100 DEGREES. TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE SIDEWALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT366 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO 287 BUSINESS NORTH, WHEN I HEARD THE TIRE RIP AND A SUBSEQUENT BLOW OUT. I MEASURE THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND THE PRESSURE READ GOOD. THE TIRE DEPTH WAS JUST OVER 4MM, BUT THE STORE MANAGER WHO PUT NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE SAID THAT THE TIRE WEAR WAS EVENLY DIS...
I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO 287 BUSINESS NORTH, WHEN I HEARD THE TIRE RIP AND A SUBSEQUENT BLOW OUT. I MEASURE THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND THE PRESSURE READ GOOD. THE TIRE DEPTH WAS JUST OVER 4MM, BUT THE STORE MANAGER WHO PUT NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE SAID THAT THE TIRE WEAR WAS EVENLY DIS...
THE TIRE HAS APPROXIMATLY 10 INCHES OF VISABLE TREAD SEPERATION, THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN I REPLACED THE WHEELS AND TIRES WITH NEW ONES. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS NO WHERE NEAR THE WEAR BARS BUILT INTO THE TIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES BECAUSE I REPLACED THE OLD TIRE...
TRAVELING ON I-95 AT 55MPH WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT. HAPPENED TWO TIMES ON DIFFERENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
FIRST NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS HESITATING AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE EASILY. TOOK TO A FRIEND OF OURS WHO OPENED UP A NEW AUTO SHOP AND HE CHANGED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. HE THEN PULLED UP TSB FROM THE INTERNET REGARDING ENGINE CONTAMINATION, ARTICLE NO. 99-20-7....
RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SUFFERED THE SAME FAILURE AS BEING DESCRIBED NATIONWIDE TO OTHER TIRES OF FIRESTONE BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/16 )
NO SUMMARY
SIX FLATS IN ONE YEAR--THREE IN ONE WEEKEND--TRADED IN 4 OF THE TIRES, HAVE ONLY THE SPARE LEFT. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID TIRES WERE FINE..FORD SALESMAN SAID THEY WERE LOUSY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70RX1 )
LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME APART. THE TREAD BELT TRAPPED BETWEEN RIM AND TRUCK THEN THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY VEARED TO THE LEFT.
-RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATED; APPROX. 24 INCHES IN LENGTH BY 4 INCHES IN WIDTH; TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE INNER MOST LOAD BEARING AREA( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
THE CAP OF THIS TIRE PEELED OFF WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. DO NOT KNOW IF THESE WERE ORIGINAL TIRES OR REPLACEMENT. TREAD ON OTHER REAR TIRE WAS WORN BUT NOT BAD. WE WILL KEEP THE TIRE AND PICTURES.( DOT NUMBER: W208IPT137 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 THE CAP OF THE TIRE PEELED OFF. THIS WAS A SPARE TIRE THAT WAS IN USE. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE TIRE BUT I ASSUME WITH LOW MILEAGE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PICTURES OR THE TIRE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZ...
I REPLACED MY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON 7/28/00 BECAUSE OF CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS (JUST PRIOR TO RECALL). I SHOWED THIS TO A SERVICE ADVISOR AT TOWNSEND MA. FORD ON 9/25/98 BUT WAS ADVISED FORD DOES NOT WARRANTY TIRES. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW W/SAME TRUCK & TIRES BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALLS OF TWO TI...
PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A HITTING NOISE. SHE LOOKED THOUGH SIDEVIEW MIRROR , AND SHE SAW TIRE TREAD FLYING IN THE WIND. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT. REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, AND TIRE WAS STILL DEFLATED. T...
SUBJECT TIRE STARTED TO SHOW RAISED PORTIONS AND UNEVEN WEAR OF TREAD. THEN RECENTLY THE RAISED BUBBLES ERODED AND NOW SHOWING STEEL CORD.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
ENTIRE TREAD/BELT SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH DAMAGED THE FENDER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM UPON ITS DEPARTURE FROM THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: A308443416 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
HEADING SOUTH ON I75, TIRE STARTED FEELING ROUGH. SLOWED TO 68 MPH. TIRE EXPLODED LEAVING TRAIL OF BLACK SMOKE NEAR MACON. TOOK IT TO NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER ON 08/11/00. TOLD ME IT WASN'T ONE OF THE TIRES IN CURRENT RECALL. WOULD ORDER REPLACEMENT TO ARRIVE IN 6 DAYS. NO STATUS. TIRE IS STI...
MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I10EAST IN LOUISIANA AND THE BEAUMONT FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FULL PRICE, 1500 MILES, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO GO TO ANY FIRESTONE DEALER, SINCE MY DEALER IS LOCATED OVER 100 MILES FROM ME, THE ONLY FIRESTONE DEALER TO HE...
MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I10EAST IN LOUISIANA AND THE BEAUMONT FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FULL PRICE, 1500 MILES, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO GO TO ANY FIRESTONE DEALER, SINCE MY DEALER IS LOCATED OVER 100 MILES FROM ME, THE ONLY FIRESTONE DEALER TO HE...
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO NEARLY GO INTO A DITCH, CONSUMER WAS INJURED WHEN SLAMMED INTO DOOR DURING LOCK UP, THE CALIPERS AND BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE SEVERLY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED LOCK UP TO OCCUR. *MJS
TIRES BLEWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED FORD RECALL #99B29 (REPLACEMENT OF THE PITTED TIMING GEAR COVER WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAKAGE), HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE ENGINE REQUIRED REPAIR DUE TO SPUN BEARINGS WHICH WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY THE COOLANT LEAKAGE. *MJS
OUR FORD F150 HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. WE CARRIED IT TO A TIRE DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT IN JULY. MANAGER SAID IT WAS THE TIRE. HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. WE SPENT $45.00. THIS WAS IN JULY. WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE TIRES. WE NOW DO NOT FEEL SAFE WIT...
ON SEVERAL OCCASION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING; DEALER NOTIFIED AND WAITING ON APPOINTMENT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
TREAD IS COMMING OFF TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
TREAD SEPARATION, ALL RUBBER PEELED OFF,THIS SIZE SHOULD BE ON RECALL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 735 70R/16 )
WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE RUNS HOT. WHEN POURING COOLANT IN TO IT, VEHICLE LEAKS. TO VEHICLE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FLARE CRACKED, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT, RESULTING BRAKE FAILING. *AK
TIRES WERE LESS THE 2YEARS OLD, STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH TREAD.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
BOTH SIDES OF DOORS ARE BEGINING TO CRACK FROM 3 INCHES UP. CRACKS APPEAR FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS, AND ARE A QUARTER OF INCH LONG. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
WHILE THESE ARE 16" TIRES AND H/T'S THEY FAILED MUCH LIKE THE STORIES ABOUT THE TIRES ON THE FORD EXPLORER. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH OR MORE WHEN THE LF FRONT TIRE THREAD SUDDENLY RIPPED OFF AND THEN THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT, TRAFFIC LIGHT SO WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE SAF...
CONSUMER WAS WASHING VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT WATER COME THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW, AND GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. POSSIBLY, THERE WAS DAMAGE WITH SEATBELT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT VEHICLE WASN'T ON RECALL. *AK
NO SUMMARY
2 TIRES ALREADY SEPERATED,HAVE 1 SEPERATING ON TRUCK NOW-ALL THE SAME MAKE AND SIZE THE ONE NOW IS THE THIRD TIRE THAT SEPERATED( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE ROAD AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED FIRESTONE.THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TIRE SIZE P235/70R16 AND DOT # W208-IPT. *AK THE SECOND TIRE TREAD ALSO SEPARATED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE T...
THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS SEPARATING FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE DEALER HAS INSPECTED ALL 4 TIRES AND ADVISED ME OF THIS CONDITION. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE METAL BANDS ARE SHOWING THOUGH IN SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDEWALL. HE ALSO POINTED OUT KNOTS IN THE TIRE...
I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, HORSE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. IS THIS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING? WHY WOULD FORD MANUFACTURING MAKE PARTS SUCH AS TIE RODS NON GREASABLE, THUS BREAKABLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ONE MINUTE LATER.
FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY RIMS ON MY TRUCK. THE PROBLEM IS A HAIR-LINE CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM THAT CAUSES LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. ON THE FIRST OCCASSION FORD REPLACED THE WHEEL AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE 3 YR 36000 MILE FACTORY WARRAN...
THE TIRE BLEW TO PIECES.( DOT NUMBER: 104SMS TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
NO SUMMARY
NO SUMMARY
NO SUMMARY
PE00020, WILDERNESS HT II, TIRE SIZE, P23570R16 ON 1997 FORD F150.REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO BE DESTROYED, AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. ON NOVEMBER 1998, REAR DRIVER'S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. FIRESTONE WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER I...
TIRES PEEL OFF ALSO ON MY P235/70R16 I TURN THEM INTO FIRESTONE CENTERS STORE # 029386 WHICH CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT ON I-75 ACCIDENT REPORT NO #00-03-0004964 FHP.( DOT NUMBER: 864180 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )
DURING VACATION 2 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION DURING TRIP OVER MTN PASSES IN CO AFTER BEING IN AR & TX. TIRES WERE REMOVED BEFORE ANY INCIDENT. STILL HAVE TIRES. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF ORIGINAL STYLE OF TIRES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SINCE BUYING THE TRUCK NEW IN 1996.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: ...
ONE TIRE DELAMINATED AT HIGH SPEED. FILED CLAIM WITH FIRESRTONE FOR REPLACING TIRE & REPAIR OF TRCK DAMAGE. THEY DID SO UNDER FIRESTONE INCIDENT #018399. WHILE CLAIM BENG PROCESSED, ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED TWO MORE TIRES WITH METAL WIRES POKING THRU SIDES OF TREAD. TOK TRUCK TO IRESTONE STO...
ALL 4 OEM TIRES WERE REPLACED AT FIRESTONE DEALER SUGGESTION WITHIN 15-18K MILES. VISUAL CRACKS IN TREAD BODY AND 1 PREMATURE MIDBODY ROAD FAILURE WITH NO OBSERVABLE ROAD HAZARD. WITHIN THE NEXT 15-18K THE NEXT SET OF 4 REPLACEMENT HT'S WERE REPLACED. NOW WITH APPROX. 35K ON THE THIRD SET OF HT'...
THE FAILURE OCCURS AT THE SEAM NEXT TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOOR AT THE REAR OF THE WINDOW{JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE} RIGHT WHERE THE RUBBER MOLDING ENDS. I HAVE SEEN THIS CRACK ON ALMOST EVERY F-150 I HAVE INSPECTED MADE IN 1997. I HAVE SHOWN 5 OTHER PEOPLE THE CRACKS ON THEIR ...
BEAD SEPARATED AT JUNCTURE WHERE TIRE JOINS SIDEWALL-3/5 AROUND TIRE-LOSING AIR-STEEL BELTS EXPOSED. DROVE TO TN. TWICE IN JUNE WITH TIRE. FOUND PROBLEM AT ROTATION OF TIRES. STILL PLENTY OF TREAD ON TIRE/( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU386 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
THE TIRE'S TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ITSELF AS DESCRIBED ON TELEVISION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED FROM THE INCIDENT. FIRESTONE HAS RECEIVED THE TIRE, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF ACESSING THE DAMAGE TO SEE WHETHER IT WAS A DEFECT.( DOT NUMBER: VN08PU097 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE TWICE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, A SHORT INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. *AK WASHER LEVER ALSO ON STEERING COLUMN, TO GET WASHER TO OPERATE MUST PUSH HANDLE IN AT ANGLE. THE DOME LAMP IS DEFECTIVE AND STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS START...
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE TWICE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, A SHORT INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. *AK WASHER LEVER ALSO ON STEERING COLUMN, TO GET WASHER TO OPERATE MUST PUSH HANDLE IN AT ANGLE. THE DOME LAMP IS DEFECTIVE AND STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS START...
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY LIKE TWICE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, A SHORT INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. *AK WASHER LEVER ALSO ON STEERING COLUMN, TO GET WASHER TO OPERATE MUST PUSH HANDLE IN AT ANGLE. THE DOME LAMP IS DEFECTIVE AND STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS START...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P235/70R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DOT BM089434, CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE WHO SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *SLC
OWNER CONCERNED BECAUSE THREE OUT OF FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS SIZE 16" TIRES WENT FLAT WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TIRE SIZE P23570R16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT, AND TIRE MILEAGE 39,000. TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S...
THE CRACK IS GROWING DAILY AND WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE DOOR SO THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED IN AM EMERGENCY. *AK
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT REEL IN THE SEATBELT. THIS ALLOWS THE SEATBELT TO BE CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT IS CLOSED. THIS WILL DAMAGE THE SEATBELT, MAKING IT INEFFECTIVE IN AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN CAUGHT IN THE LOCK MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE ...
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED JAN 2000. DEVELOPED VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF OUT-OF-BALANCE TIRES. WHEN I HAD THEM BALANCED AND FRONT END CHECKED, ONE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE STILL HAS SLIGHT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER TIRE MAY BE BECOMINHG SEPAR...
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED JAN 2000. DEVELOPED VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF OUT-OF-BALANCE TIRES. WHEN I HAD THEM BALANCED AND FRONT END CHECKED, ONE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE STILL HAS SLIGHT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER TIRE MAY BE BECOMINHG SEPAR...
PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD F150 1997, TIRE SIZE P235R16, DOT NUMBER VN081PU107. TWO FRONTAL TIRES AND ENTIRE OUTER EDGE IS DISINTEGRATING AT THE PLACE WHERE TREAD STARTS. TIRES HAVE AROUND 25 THOUSANDS MILES ON THEM AND ARE 16 INCHES. *AK THE TWO BAD TIRES WERE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE....
PART FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER AND FORD WERE CONTACTED. THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE, JUST THERE WARRANTY LIABILITY. WHEN THE PART FAILED IT DAMAGED THE BACKING PLATE AND PU...
MY TIRES ARE NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD BE. I HAD A TIRE PERSON CHECK THEM AND HE SAID THEY ARE CRACKING AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FIRESTONE HAS NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH IN THEIR RECALL, LEAVING LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME ON THE ROAD WITH UNSAFE TIRES AND NO HELP. ...
TIRE SEPERATION--- WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION--- UPON INSPECTION NOTICED A LARGE "DIP" IN TIRE TREAD, AFTER JACKING UP TRUCK THE DIP WOULD BULGE OUT DURRING ACCELERATION--WAS TOLD BY ASST. MANAGER OF S&S TIRE THAT THE PLY HAD SEPERATED AND THAT I WAS REAL LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT IN(...
DOORS ON MY F-150 ARE CRACKED. FORD KNOWS THIER IS A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS PERHAPS MANY MORE F-150S DOORS CRACKING BUT IF YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT .SHOULDNT BE JUST A WARRANTY ISSUE ,IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN MY OPINION.IT IS CRACKING ON THE OUTER SKIN OF THE DOORS(BOTH DOOR...
8/10/00 '97 FORD F150 4X2 SUPERCAB W/FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16OL INSPECTED BY FIRESTONE @ 5417 MCARDLE IN CC TEXAS FOUND 1 TIRE W/THREAD SEPARATION. TOLD THIS TIRE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL NOTICE & QUESTIONING WHY NOT. THIS IS THE NUMBER ON THE BAD TIRE U9766EXBM08945-3 THESE ARE THE NUMBERS...
PEOO.020; VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND CONSUMER SAW INFORMATION ON THE NEWS CONCERNING TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND MANAGER TOLD HIM THAT HIS TIRES DIDN'T MEET THE QUALIFICATION OF THE RECALL P23570.R15 ON FIRESTONE #AT TIRES.
CONSUMER NOTICED A 1/2 INCH CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR OF THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE. METAL WAS SHEARING. DELEAR SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY & THEY HAD TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM FORD. *AK ALSO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH
CONSUMER NOTICED A 1/2 INCH CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR OF THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE. METAL WAS SHEARING. DELEAR SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY & THEY HAD TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM FORD. *AK ALSO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH
VEHICLE EXPEREINCED TWO TIRE FAILURES, TREAD SEPARATING FROM CASING BOTH ON R/R. FIRST OCCURRED AT 31,000 MILES, SECOND OCCURRED AT 38000 MILES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R 16 )
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, TIRE SIZE P235/70R16.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/70/R16 *MW
SIDEWALL SEPERATION AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES. PURCHASED FROM MOBILE/FIRESTONE; US2 SERVICE CENTER; 1301 E CLOVERLAND DRIVE; IRONWOOD, MI 49938 (906-932-0700). TIRE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R16 )
I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 64 NORTH FROM HAMPTON VA. TO ANNANDALE VA. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD TWO EXPLOSIVE SOUNDS AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THERE HAD BEEN A BLOWOUT. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO LOCK MY ARMS TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOWLY EASED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. UPON GETTING ...
THIS PIECE CAUSE STALL OUTS VERY POOR GAS MILAGE,ENIGINE TOO OVER HEAT 5 TIMES ADAY WHILE DRIVING ,MAKES ROUGH IDLE AND HAS NO POWER WHEN NEEDED COULD CAUSE SERIOUS RECK IF YOU GET IN A BIND ON ROAD ,STALL OUTS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM RED LIGHTS ,PERSONEL SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY IS AT RISK
AT ABOUT 18,000 MILES ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES THAT HAD BEEN PATCHED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE SPLIT AT THE PATCH (ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE TREAD) SO REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AT THIS TIME AS RECCOMMENDED BY FIRESTONE DEALER. THIS WAS A SLOW DEVELOPING PROBLEM.. SLOW LEAK. WITHIN 10 DAYS REPLACED ONE OF T...
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH, ALL THE TREAD CAME OFF MY TIRE. THE SHRAPNEL CAUSED $1200 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY WHEEL WELL AND GAS TANK. IT TORE OFF THE TUBE FROM THE GAS TANK WHICH ALLOWS ONE TO FILL THE TANK. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT ...
FRIESTONE ATX TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE AT 12,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS CHECKING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS HOME AND NOTICED THAT STEEL BELT WAS COMING FROM THE TIRE. ALSO, STEEL BELTS WERE COMIMNG FROM OTHER TWO AT 34,000 MILES. THEY WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES #HT10S #P23570R16. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK DOT #W208IPT236, ALL FOUR TIRE...
AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOUND OUT THAT TIRES WERE SEPARATING ON THE SIDE WHERE CONSUMER REPLACED THEM. *AK
POOR QUALITY TIRE. TIRES CONSTANTLY LEAKED AIR. WORSE TIRES I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER PRUCHASE FIRESTONE TIRES AGAIN. LOOKING AT THE CNN ARTICAL I SEE WHY I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. I ALSO HAVE A SMALL RANGER WITH THE SAME TIRES AND I AM LOOKING FOR THEM TO BE RECALLED. *AK( DOT N...
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIRES TOTAL. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 MONTHS ONE OF THE TIRES WILL HAVE THE BELTS SPLIT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
TIRE FAILED AND VERY NEARLY CAUSED CRASH.ELMIRA,N.Y. FIRESTONE STORE (ERIC)DENIES ANY TYPE OF RESPONSIBILITY OR RECALL. MR. BILL VANDERWATER AT FIRESTONE DENIES ANY KIND OF FAULT OR RECALL WITH TIRE. ANOTHER TIRE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL, MY WIFE AND NEIGHBOR KNOW ABOUT IT AND ...
SINCE I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT FIRESTONE'S TIRE PROBLEM I THOUGHT I WOULD SEND THIS TO YOU. IN 1998 I WAS DRIVING 70MPH IN MY 1997 F-150 ON AN INTERSTATE AND MY RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS) BLEW OUT. SINCE IT WAS THE REAR TIRE, I STILL HAD STEERING ABILITY SO I DID NOT WRECK. I NOW BUY ...
I HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE FRONT TIRE AND THE BEGINNINGS OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THE OTHER FRONT TIRE ON 02/15/00 WHILE TRAAVELING WEST ON I-30 TO DALLAS, TEXAS. THE FOLLOWING DAY BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE. JOE CAMBELL THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOOK ME BACK W...
PE-00-020- FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P23570R16 TIRE ON A 1997 FORD F150, TIRE SIZE NOT AVAILABLE WHEN DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM TREAD. THERE IS ONLY 25 THOUSAND MILES ON THE TIRES. *AK DOT# W2UB1PT466. *SLC
AT 31,500 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE BLISTER WHERE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CASING. I REPLACED THE TIRE. LESS THAN 7000 MILES LATER THE TREAD ON THE RPLACEMENT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CASING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
TRUCK CONTINUES TO HANDLE POORLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DEALER CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND NOTHING MECHANICLY WRONG EXCLUDING THE FIORST TIME WHEN THEY REPLACED A SECTION OF THE STEERING COLLUMN THEY ROTATED AND REBALANCED THE TIRES TO NO AVAIL WARRANTY EXPIREED DUE TO TIME WITH PROBLEM STILL EVIDENT...
BATTERY FAILED. *SLC
ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE IN THE LOWER BLOCK, ROUGH RUNNING, BACKFIRE, STALLING, AND KNOCKING AT COLD START UP, AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THERE WAS AGAIN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT IDLE, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. *SLC
BOTH INCIDENTS, INVOLVED THE REAR RIGHT HAND TIRE POSITION LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE EXHAUST PIPE EXIT. IN BOTH CASES 90% OF THE TIRE SHREDDED BY ITSELF DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. TIRES REMAINED INFLATED IN BOTH CASES. BOTH TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. (ONE TIRE WAS A NEW REPLACEMENT F...
BOTH INCIDENTS, INVOLVED THE REAR RIGHT HAND TIRE POSITION LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE EXHAUST PIPE EXIT. IN BOTH CASES 90% OF THE TIRE SHREDDED BY ITSELF DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. TIRES REMAINED INFLATED IN BOTH CASES. BOTH TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. (ONE TIRE WAS A NEW REPLACEMENT F...
I TRAVELED TO HOUSTON FRON NORTH CAROLINA. ON MY WAY BACK MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE FELL APART ON I-610. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS JUST GETTING ON I-610 FROM AN ON RAMP. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT . I FOUND THAT MY TIRE HAD JUST TORN APART ON ME. I CALLED FORD EXTENDED ...
VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WHERE EVERY DAY CONSUMER HAS TO PUT AIR IN. *AK
INITIAL TIRE SEPERATED AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON HWY BETWEEN FT. STOKETON, TX AND CARLSBAD, NM. REPLACED WITH SPARE. TWO TIRES PARTIAL SEPERATED ON OR SHORTLY AFTER TRIP BACK TO SAN ANTONIO. ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: OEM )
IM NOT HAPPY WITH DOORS CRACKING AND PAINT CRACKING I GET NO HELP CAUSE IM"OUT OF WARRANTY". *AK
TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AT 70 MPH A 3" BY 16" OF TIRE TREAD CAME OFF OF MY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HTX TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
THIS VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, RIPPING THE FIBERGLASS FENDER THAT'S AROUND THE REAR TIRE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH STEERING BOX FELL OFF, DISCONNECTED FROM FRAME DUE TO BOLTS THAT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE RAN THROUGH YARD AND INTO A TREE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING. TIRE WAS REPLACED.*AK
BOLTS SECURING STEERING BOX TO FRAME BROKE. STEERING BOX FELL LOOSE, AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. LITTLE WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. SERVICE PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED 'A HANDFUL' OF TIMES.*AK
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID & OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $600 FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK WATER PUMP FAILED. THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS THE MANUFACTURER TO PA...
POWER STEERING BRACKET BROKE WHICH THREW MAIN BELT OFF, CAUSING FAILURE OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE ONLY 1 BELT THAT OPERATES BRAKES AND STEERING. *AK
POWER STEERING BRACKET BROKE WHICH THREW MAIN BELT OFF, CAUSING FAILURE OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE ONLY 1 BELT THAT OPERATES BRAKES AND STEERING. *AK
ABS DISENGAGES BRAKES WHEN APPLIED HARD IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, AND REAPPLIES THEM AFTER APROX. A SECOND OR LONGER. DURING THAT TIME THE TRUCK TRAVELS FOWARD WITH NO BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70 - 75 MPH TREAD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGER'S IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TRUCK IS A 97, F150, VIN # [XXX]. TIRE SIZE P2357016. THE TIRE WAS NOT SOLD ON THE T...
STEERING BOX THAT IS ATTACHED TO FRAME HAD FALLEN OFF. VEHICLE WAS WITHOUT STEERING, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK THE DRIVER LOST STEERING BECAUSE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME CRACKED. *YH
FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER TUBE HAS CRACKED, CAUSING THE GAS TO LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
1) AIR CONDITIONER HOSE SPONTANEOUSLY DEVELOPED LEAK AT START-UP CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF FREON AND REQUIRING 800+ DOLLAR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS. NO WEAR AREAS ON PART, NO RUB SPOTS PRESENT AND PER SERVICE TECHNICIAN, NO REASON FOR PART TO HAVE FAILED. 2) DISC BRAKE ROTOR FAILED AT 57,000 ...
1) AIR CONDITIONER HOSE SPONTANEOUSLY DEVELOPED LEAK AT START-UP CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF FREON AND REQUIRING 800+ DOLLAR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS. NO WEAR AREAS ON PART, NO RUB SPOTS PRESENT AND PER SERVICE TECHNICIAN, NO REASON FOR PART TO HAVE FAILED. 2) DISC BRAKE ROTOR FAILED AT 57,000 ...
LEFT FRONT DOOR CRACK AT LOWER REAR OF WINDOW FRAME. *AK
A BOLT WITHIN THE STEERING MECHANISM HAD UNSCREWED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN WHILE TIRES STAYED STRAIGHT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MECHANIC TIGHTEND THE BOLT. *AK
I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO LOOK INTO THIS. FORD IS BEING VERY SLOW TO FIX THIS MAJOR ISSUE. IT EFFECTS 2/3S OF ALL THE 97+ F150S. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS DOORS HAVE CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH WELDED THEM. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS DOOR RECRACKED THIS TIME THE DOOR WAS REPLACED. BUT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT RECRACKS DUE TO THE DESIGN. I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A PERMANENT REPAIR.E...
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERES A RECALL FOR THIS PROPLEM, FOR A NEW TRUCK WITH LOW MILES WHY DID THE TRANSMISSION GO. *AK
PAINT ON HOOD AND ROOF OF CAB IS BLISTERING, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A THREE YEAR OLD TRUCK. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK
WHEN OPENING DOORS INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON, BUT THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN CLOSING DOORS. ALSO, THEY WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER HAS REPLACED DOOR SWITCHES WITH SAME DESIGN ABOUT 3 TIMES, EACH SWITCH ONLY LASTS ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. *AK *ML
EXTERIOR MIRRORS DESIGN ARE POOR IN VISIBILITY WHEN USED WITH A TRAILER HITCHED TO VEHICLE. UNABLE TO SEE PROPERLY AND CAUSES BLIND SPOT FROM BOTH SIDES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE SINCE MIRRORS MEET SPECIFICATION. MIRRORS DO NOT SUPPORT EXTENSI...
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL THE FLOOR MATS WILL CURL UP AND GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PEDALS. CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK
LEFT REAR LOWER LEAF SPRING LOOSENS AND SPINS OUT FROM THE ONES ON TOP OF IT.THEREFORE THE LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION IS NOT FULLY SUPPORTED.IF TRUCK IS FULLY LOADED FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION AND LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKUP IS POSSIABLE.I HAVE READ OF THIS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. *AK
CRACK IN THE DRIVERS &PASS DOORS IN THE BOTTOM REAR CORNER BY THE WINDOW IN CENTER WERE IT CURVES. *AK
IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER STUCK IN ON POSITION. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE OR SHUT OFF IGNITION. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO PREVENT DRAIN. THE PLASTIC SLIDE THAT ACTIVATES THE IGNITION SWITCH BROKE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOES NOT WORK. *AK
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW FUEL FILLER TUBE CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW FUEL FILLER TUBE CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW FUEL FILLER TUBE CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BOTH SIDE DOORS RATTLE AND SHAKE. THE PLATE THAT IS INSIDE THE DOOR HAS NO ADJUSTMENTS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
THE 2 MAIN DOORS ON MY TRUCK HAVE A CRACK IN THE METAL AROUND THE LOWER SECTION OF THE WINDOW AREA. THIS CRACK APEARS TO BE CAUSED BY STRESS. I FEEL THAT THIS CRACK WILL CONTINUE TO GROW WHICH WILL WEAKEN THE OVERALL STRENGHT OF THE DOOR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD AND THEY ARE STATING THAT THIS IS CAU...
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE FRAME. *AK
CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BLOWOUT, AND FELT VEHICLE WAS JERKING. CONSUMER WAS FACING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SAW REAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED, AND RUBBER TREAD HAD COME OFF THE TIRE. ALSO, MUFFLER PIPE WAS HANGING...
CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BLOWOUT, AND FELT VEHICLE WAS JERKING. CONSUMER WAS FACING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SAW REAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED, AND RUBBER TREAD HAD COME OFF THE TIRE. ALSO, MUFFLER PIPE WAS HANGING...
CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BLOWOUT, AND FELT VEHICLE WAS JERKING. CONSUMER WAS FACING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SAW REAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED, AND RUBBER TREAD HAD COME OFF THE TIRE. ALSO, MUFFLER PIPE WAS HANGING...
WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING.*AK
SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILED CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. YH
FRONT BRAKES LOCK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN COLD MORNINGS. YH
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A TURN, STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE TURN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DOME LIGHTS AND THE CARGO LIGHTS REMAINED ON AT ALL TIMES. DOOR AJAR LIGHT ALSO REMAINED ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.RELAY SWITCH OVERHEATED, AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ALUMINUM TIRES CRACKED AT THE BEAD, CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. MANUFACTURER HAS STOPPED USING ALUMINUM AND IS NOW USING STEEL. *AK
AFTER I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, IT DEVELOPED AVIBRATION IN THE REAR END. I REPLACED THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WHEN I PURCHSED IT WITH MULTI MILE WILD SPIRIT. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. NEXT I REPLACED ALL THE RIMS WITH NEW FORD EXPEDITION RIMS, AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. NEXT, I REPLACED THE SHOCKS ON A...
IT BURNS MORE GAS THAN NORMAL,DOES NOT HAVE THE PICKUP OR POWER IT NEEDS TO HAVE. *AK
OUTSIDE DOOR WAS CRACKING IN HALF BELOW THE WINDOW SEAL AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS . ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CRACK IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. FAILURE POINT IS LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW, NEAR RUBBER MOLDING. *AK
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD ...
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD ...
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD ...
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD ...
REAR WINDOW HAS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SLIDING WINDOW THAT HAS BEEN SENT BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS. ITS ON OING ! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED W/ FRAME THREE TIMES , BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD ...
AFTER FEELING VIBRATION IN TRUCK ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IT WAS TAKEN TO A WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE PART WAS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE REPAIR WAS MADE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 68 GOING UP A MOUNTAIN AND TOWING A RV, UPON REACHING TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. STARTED SLOWING DOWN, PASSED THE GUARDRAIL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JACK KNIFED OUT OF CONTROL. RV IMPACT FORCED TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. SHATTERED THE REAR CAB. WHEN THEY TO...
WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO LUGS: NUTS:BOLT S SHEARING OFF. THIS CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL FOR THE LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS . HOWEVER, OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. MANUFACTURE...
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS OCURRED ON OTHER FORD TRUCKS. THIS TRUCK'S SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN OBUSED IN ANY WAY. I AM ONLY RELIEVED THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN. *AK
TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT (TCIL) STARTED BLINKING AT 39940 MILES. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THR TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A CHECK OF VEHICLE REVEALED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS CRACKING, THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO ISSUE A PATCH REPAIR FOR THE CRACKS WHICH SEEMS INADEQUATE TO THE CONSUMER. *MJS
BOTH PASSENGER DOORS HAVE STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON DOORS. THIS DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY USING NO SUPPORT ON THE DOORS WHILE IN THE ASSEMBLY LINE. AS THE CRACKS GET BIGGER THE DOOR FRAME WILL LOSE ITS INTEGRETY AND IF I'M EVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS MY FAMILY AND I WILL PROBABLY BE HURT OR KILL SERIOUSLY....
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT 20 MPH VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO A TIE ROD END FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT BRAKES BOLT BROKE OFF FROM THE BRAKE CAUSING THE RT. FRT. WHEEL TO LOCK UP UPON BRAKING.
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTED IN CAR ROLLING AWAY
WHILE DRIVING TWO BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE STEERING SHAFT SNAPPED IN HALF, RESULTING IN NO STEERING ABILITY WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE SNAPPING OF THE BOLTS DID CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *YH
CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS IN LOWER REAR CORNER OF WINDOW FRAME. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
AFTER HEARING ABOUT FORD TRUCKS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR METAL "SPLITTING" ASKED DEALER WHERE TO LOOK? DEALER SHOWED ME THE AREA AND STATED HE HAD NOT SEEN ANY REG. CAB PICKUPS WITH THIS PROBLEM, ONLY EXT. CABS. AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP, I DOUBLE CHECKED AREA AND FOUND THAT THE DOOR SKIN ON BOT...
LUGS: NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE. LEFT WHEEL MAKES A BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT TORSION BAR/STABILIZER BAR SNAPPED COMPLETELY IN HALF, FRONT END OF TRUCK DROPPED 1'9". DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE TENTH IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AND PUT A LOT OF STRESS ANOTHER PARTS.
BRAKES DID NOT GRAB IMMEDIATLY. BRAKES FAILED AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKING IMPROPERLY FOR SOME TIME, HOWEVER WHEN EVER WE TAKE THEM IN THEY TELL US THAT ALL IS FINE. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP. NOW WE'VE BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHICH CAU...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. ALSO, THE WIPER FLUID IS PROJECTED ONTO WINDSHIELD BY ITSELF. LATEST INCIDENT OF THIS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY VISION OF THE ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC DURING HEAVY RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE ON SOME OF THE...
SMALL STRESS CRACK IN DOOR SKIN AT BACK EDGE OF DOOR WINDOW FRAME. *AK
CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. *AK
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S86 AND NHTSA RECALL # 97V171000/AUTO TRANSMISSION CABLE ASSEMBLY: TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SHOWS VEHICLE IS IN PARK, BUT, IN REALITY, IT IS IN REVERSE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY DONE, AND REOCCURRING REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S C...
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE IN OPERATION, VEHICLE LEFT INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST.
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FREEZES WITH ICE FORM THE EXHAUST WHICH IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE TIRE CAUSING SLIPPAGE, LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF TRACTION, CONSUMER REQUEST EXHAUST BE MOVED TO REAR. NLM
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FREEZES WITH ICE FORM THE EXHAUST WHICH IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE TIRE CAUSING SLIPPAGE, LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF TRACTION, CONSUMER REQUEST EXHAUST BE MOVED TO REAR. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
COMPLAINED OF DOOR CRACKS TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT'S ON ALOT OF TRUCKS, AND IF THEY REPLACE THE DOOR, IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. I WANT IT FIXED. *AK
PITMAN ARM BROKE BETWEEN THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR, CAUSING DRIVE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO INSPECT THE DEFECTIVE PART . ALSO, LEFT BALL JOINT WERE BAD, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT.
PITMAN ARM BROKE BETWEEN THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR, CAUSING DRIVE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO INSPECT THE DEFECTIVE PART . ALSO, LEFT BALL JOINT WERE BAD, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR THAT IS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME NEXT TO THE WINDOW AND IS STRETCHING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE DOOR TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE CONTACTED SMITH FORD AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY MORE THAN 10 TIMES EACH. THEY EACH WANT TO TELL ME TO CALL THE OTHER...
DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS THE 10TH 4 -WHEEL DRIVE TO HAVE THIS BREAK. *AK
CRACKING APPEARED ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
LEFT DOOR EXHIBITS A CRACK IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL. THIS CRACK IS INCREASING IN LENGTH THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY 97 F150'S AND LATER MODELS ALSO. THIS CRACK HAS TO BE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK
UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION ON I-29 ON-RAMP FROM GATEWAY DRIVE, SWEDGE HOLDING TIRE CRADLE PIECE TO CABLE LET GO RELEASING TIRE CRADLE PIECE AND SPARE TIRE FROM VEHICLE. SPARE TIRE BOUNCED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ON-RAMP INTO THE GRASS. TIRE CRADLE PIECE FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. A...
ENGINE BLEW IN 3 YEAR OLD, 60,000 MILE WELL KEPT FORD F150 TRUCK - OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
STEEL REINFORCEMENT PLYS DELAMINATE CAUSING OUT OF ROUND CONDITION AND REMOVES TREAD FROM THE ROLLING AND SIDEWALL SURFACES. WHEN THE TREAD DEPARTS THE TIRE AN EXTREME UNBALANCED CONDITION CAUSES SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK FRAME UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R...
AFTER READING POSTINGS ON WWW.F150ONLINE.COM I LOOKED AT MY OWN TRUCK AND FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE CRACK IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE DRIVERS WINDOW IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. THIS IS DEFENITLY A DEFECT AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM!
THE OUTER DOOR SKIN HAS DEVELOPED A STRESS CRACK, AND THE SHARP EDGES HAS CUT FINGERS DURING WASH. *AK
EVERY TIME IT RAINS,WATER POURS IN THE TOP OF THE REAR WINDOW AND SOAKS THE REAR SEAT.WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ,THEY SAID THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH THESE TRUCKS,BUT THAT FORD WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30MPH HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT I THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG, WHEN I LOOKED OUT REARVIEW MIRROR I SEEN A ENGINE PART ROLLING DOWN ROAD. VEH LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. VEH TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (ROY O'BRIEN FORD) DEALER STATED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY &DAMPNER SNAPPED ...
GAS PEDAL DROPPED FROM UNDER DRIVERS FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, DOWN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL BEFORE GAS PEDAL CAME BACK UP. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON, DEALERS SAID CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE ONLY THING THAT COULD CAUSE THAT KIND OF INCIDENT AND THEY DISCONNECTED IT.
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING DOWN A HILL, DRIVELINE RATTLES OVER BUMPS. DRIVELINE CLUNKS ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. CONTACTED DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED THE BULLETINS, FORD CLAIMS THAT IT WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO ANYTHING IN THE DRIVELINE. PRIVATE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WILL OVER TIM...
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR METAL SKIN CRACKED --BY THE WINDOW MOULDING SEAM.*AK
OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99B29 OF THE LEAKY FRONT COVER GASKET THEREFORE PAID FOR REPAIR. NLM
OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99B29 OF THE LEAKY FRONT COVER GASKET THEREFORE PAID FOR REPAIR. NLM
ICE FORMING IN THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE, DEALER DENIED RECALL REPAIR (98R-01). YH
ICE FORMING IN THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE, DEALER DENIED RECALL REPAIR (98R-01). YH
THE VEHICLE'S VENTILLATOR ASSEMBLY LETS WATER INTO TRANSFER CASE CAUSING WIPER FAILURE. YH
HEAT FROM EXHAUST IS HEATING UP THE TIRES, CAUSING THE TIRE TREAD TO COME APART, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE, AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING.ALSO, POWER LOCK FAILED TO LOCK AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING.ALSO, POWER LOCK FAILED TO LOCK AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
DURING WARM WEATHER THE SENSORS IN THE DOOR APPEAR TO BE HEAT ACTIVATED WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOME LIGHT CIRCUIT TO CLOSE, WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED THE LIGHT COMES ON AS IT SHOULD BUT STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AT NIGHT THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER STATED THAT INNER TIE ROD BROKE. A SECOND TIE ROD END WAS FOUND TO BE WORN AND WAS REPLACED ALSO. *AK *ML
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. YH
VEHICLE IS MISALIGNED FREQUENTLY. YH
THE RADIO IS DEFECTIVE. YH
HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BROKE. YH
TIE ROD END SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AT 60MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES WILL STOP ONCE THEY ARE PUMPED A FEW TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
TIE-ROD SNAPPED IN TWO AFTER DRIVER ENGAGED "REVERSE" TO BACK OUT OF A SPACE. DRIVER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. EMPLOYEE, AND, OR OTHERS COULD HAVE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY IF PART HAD FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED. *AK
BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE CRACKING (I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE IN THE EVENT OF A ACCIDENT ) IS THE DOOR STRUCTURE INTACT???*AK
THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO BROKEN/SHEARED OFF BOLTS THAT FELL OFF. *MJS
ENGINE SHAKES AND IS NOT PERFORMING ON ALL CYLINDERS DUE TO SPARK PLUG FAILURES/RUSTING THAT IS CAUSED BY UNINSULATED A/C PIPE DRIPPING WATER ON TO SPARK PLUG. YH
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, BACK WHEEL WILL SPIN FASTER THAN THE FRONT WHEEL, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES , AND PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. BRAKES WILL RESUME AFTER VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE. MANUFACTURER HAS SEND OUT BULLETIN CONCERNING DEFECT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, BUT UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, BUT UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, BUT UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING HEARED A CLICKING NOISE THAT GRADUALLY GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID IT MAY BE THE MOTOR. CONSUMER HAD JUST TAKEN CAR IN A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. 2 DAYS LATER, THIS CLICKING NOISE STARTED. *AK
A 3/8" LONG CRACK HAS APPEARED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SKIN NEAR THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE DOOR'S WINDOW.
HOOD BEGAN COMING UP AROUND JUNE OF 1999, RELEASES 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. DOES NOT RELEASE SECOND LATCH TO FLY ALL THE WAY UP. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGES STARTED WORKING IMPROPERLY LATE FEBRUARY OF 2000, THE MILEAGE COUNTER STOPS, THEN AFTER 3-4 HUNDRED MILES STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIME...
HOOD BEGAN COMING UP AROUND JUNE OF 1999, RELEASES 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. DOES NOT RELEASE SECOND LATCH TO FLY ALL THE WAY UP. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGES STARTED WORKING IMPROPERLY LATE FEBRUARY OF 2000, THE MILEAGE COUNTER STOPS, THEN AFTER 3-4 HUNDRED MILES STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIME...
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF THREE DIFFERENT DEALER SHOPS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
DOORS HAVE STRESS CRACKS AT THE LOWER RIGHT SIDES DEALER REPAIRED ONCE, BUT CRACKED BEFORE I PICKED IT UP,EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING CAR AND DISCOLORING R-RR WHEEL. *AK
DOORS HAVE STRESS CRACKS AT THE LOWER RIGHT SIDES DEALER REPAIRED ONCE, BUT CRACKED BEFORE I PICKED IT UP,EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING CAR AND DISCOLORING R-RR WHEEL. *AK
CRACKS DEVELOPING NEAR BOTTOM OF WINDOWS JUST UNDER THE EDGE OF THE MOULDING AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS NOW GROWN TO A LITTLE OVER .25INCH. *AK
CRACKS HAD DEVELOPED IN THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. THE CRACKS ARE SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE R98S18/REAR SPRING ASSEMBLY: LEAF. RECALL REPAIRS WERE SUPPOSE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. INSTEAD, REAR SPRING LEAF BROKE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT CONSUMER HAD DONE IT, AND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOTICED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T DISENGAGE. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOTICED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T DISENGAGE. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, HE HEARD A LOUD BANING.. GOT OUT OF THE CAR, AND FRONT LEFT SIDE DROPPED OUT. *AK.ET.
TORSION BAR FAILED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING ALOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THEY WORK RIGHT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN THEY RELEASE LIKE THEY ARE NOT WORKING, THEN THEY WILL SLAM. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, AND TURNED ROTORS. AFTER 2 WEEKS, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *ML
WHEN APPLYING ALOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THEY WORK RIGHT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN THEY RELEASE LIKE THEY ARE NOT WORKING, THEN THEY WILL SLAM. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, AND TURNED ROTORS. AFTER 2 WEEKS, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *ML
THE TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT 5:10 A. M. AND WAS NOT RUNNING .IT HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR AT LEAST 8 HOURS . SOMEHOW AN ELECTRICAL ARCH OCCURRED AROUND THE STARTER WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START( NOTE: THE TRUCK IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WAS IN 1ST GEAR SO IT WOULDN'T MOVE.) WHEN THE AR...
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE, THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ON THE TIRES OF THE TRUCK. IF DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED, IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SMELLED A BURNING WIRE ODOR. WENT TO START UP IN THE MORNING AND VEHICLE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SMELLED A BURNING WIRE ODOR. WENT TO START UP IN THE MORNING AND VEHICLE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. *AK
WHEN APPLIED BRAKES LOCK UP IF WET WEATHER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK,THEY LOCKUP AND SKID.WIPER ARMS AND WIPERS LIFT OFF WINDSHIELD AT 55 MPH. OR FASTER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK,THEY LOCKUP AND SKID.WIPER ARMS AND WIPERS LIFT OFF WINDSHIELD AT 55 MPH. OR FASTER. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THEY GRABBED, AND DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE. *AK
OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKED ABOUT 8-12 INCHES AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. ALL THEY SAY IS THE VEHICLE IS COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES OR 36 MONTHS. *AK.ET.
CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH DEALERSHIP, AS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR RECALL DURING TIME SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL LETTER REPAIR INCOMPLETE. (99B29) YH
THE SLAVE CYLINDER HAS BROKE TWICE NOW, AND I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 1993 F150 AND IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN EVER THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 0 DEGREES F. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON THE INITIAL START OF THE DAY. AFTER THE CYLINDER BREAKS, THE CLUTCH MAKES A WHINE WHEN DEPRESSED. THIS ALSO EFFECTS THE AB...
THE SLAVE CYLINDER HAS BROKE TWICE NOW, AND I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 1993 F150 AND IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN EVER THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 0 DEGREES F. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON THE INITIAL START OF THE DAY. AFTER THE CYLINDER BREAKS, THE CLUTCH MAKES A WHINE WHEN DEPRESSED. THIS ALSO EFFECTS THE AB...
SHEET METAL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AT BELT MOLDING AS HAS BEEN NOTED AND OBSERVED ON OTHER LATE MODEL FORD F-150S. WITH VEHICLE LESS THAN 5K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY ON A KNOWN QUALITY PROBLEM, FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON DAMP ROADS REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING TRUCK TO GO SIDEWAYS. PROBLEM GETS WORSE ON ICE OR SNOW ROADS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NEW BRAKES WERE PUT ON THE TRUCK WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WANTS DEALER TO PAY FOR COST OF REPAIRS. *AK *ML
GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHILE IT WAS RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THEN, ALL AT ONCE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. ALSO, WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS ON. THEN, WHILE ON THE ROAD, HORN ONCE AGAIN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS OWN. *AK
GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHILE IT WAS RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THEN, ALL AT ONCE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. ALSO, WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS ON. THEN, WHILE ON THE ROAD, HORN ONCE AGAIN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS OWN. *AK
THE DOOR ON THE TRUCK HAS CRACKS, DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT CRACKS.*ET
THERE WAS ONE FAILURE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND ONE FAILURE ON THE LEFT AFTER COLD WEATHER. THE FAILURES WERE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE SKIN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT IS 1.5 INCHES LONG. THIS CRACK WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDOW GOING UP AND DOWN. FORD WANTS THE OWNERS OF OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES TO PAY $250 TOWARD REPAIRS. OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FLAW. *AK
THE SKIN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT IS 1.5 INCHES LONG. THIS CRACK WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDOW GOING UP AND DOWN. FORD WANTS THE OWNERS OF OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES TO PAY $250 TOWARD REPAIRS. OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FLAW. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SMELLED A BURNING WIRE ODOR. WENT TO START UP VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, AND NO HEADLIGHTS. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NEVER THROWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE REPAIRED AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SMELLED A BURNING WIRE ODOR. WENT TO START UP VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, AND NO HEADLIGHTS. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NEVER THROWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE REPAIRED AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS THREE YEARS OLD, AND HAS APROBLEM IS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM GRABS, AND THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS THREE YEARS OLD, AND HAS APROBLEM IS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM GRABS, AND THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. *AK
TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER WELL AND EMISSION CONTROL COMPONENTS. UPON INSPECTION OF OTHER TIRES, STEEL BELTING COULD BE SEEN ON TWO OF THE REMAINING TIRES EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS AT LEAST 3/16 OF TIRE TREAD ON EDGE OF TIRE. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED. HAD THIS TIRE...
A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. JUST PRIOR I THOUGHT I HEARD THE STARTER BUT LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW NO ONE IN THE TRUCK. SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRE STARTED. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR 24 HOURS.
DRIVER SIDE ELEC. REMOTE CNTRL. MIRROR GLASS HAS CRACKED 2 TIMES ALMOST SAME PLACE EACH TIME, TOP TO BOTTOM
DRIVER SIDE ELEC. REMOTE CNTRL. MIRROR GLASS HAS CRACKED 2 TIMES ALMOST SAME PLACE EACH TIME, TOP TO BOTTOM
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TORSION BAR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TORSION BAR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK *ML
WHEEL BEAD BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO GO FLAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE BACK WINDOW STARTED TO LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOP OF THE WINDOW IS STILL LEAKING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998. ALSO, MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL EXPIRED. RECALL # 98V095000 FORD/LUGS: NUTS.*A...
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND ALSO MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ON MY PICK-UP TRUCK ARE CRACKED, CAUSING IT TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK
OUTER DOOR PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE IS CRACKED NEXT TO WINDOW TRIM. *AK
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH PARKED VEHICLE'S. *MJS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
THE BAD DOOR SWITCH CAUSES THE DOME LIGHT AND BED LIGHT TO STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 20 MPH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN BACKING UP AT NIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR TRUCKS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND PITMAN ARM FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. YH
STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND PITMAN ARM FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. YH
WHEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT AND VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T PUT IT IN GEAR, BUT CAR TOOK OFF AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. HIT THREE VANS, TWO OF THEM WERE DEMOLISHED. FROM THE IMPACT, THE THIRD VEHICLE STOPPED THE CAR . THERE WAS ONE PERSON INJURED. *AK
ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I WAS INFORMED THAT 1997 AND 1998 FORD F150 AND F250 WHERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CRACKS ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW ON THE REAR PILLAR OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THIS IS DUE TO THE VIBRATION OF THE UPPER DOOR IN THE SLIPSTREAM CREAT...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION OR SOMETIMES DONOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND AND INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
STARTING ON 01-09-98 AND CONTINUING ONLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START. IN ALL INSTANCES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. IN ALL INCIDENTS THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, GORDIE BOUCHER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. ON 0...
STARTING ON 01-09-98 AND CONTINUING ONLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START. IN ALL INSTANCES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. IN ALL INCIDENTS THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, GORDIE BOUCHER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. ON 0...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. *AK
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE THROTTLE LINKAGE. BUT MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN CLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO COMPLY WITH RECALL. NO PROBLEMS PREVIOUS TO RECALL, AFTER RECEIVING VEHICLE BACK ALL PROBLEMS STARTED. RECALL WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. SCREWS WERE NOT REATTACHED TO COVERING OVER FAN BELT, OIL CHANGE AND NEW FILTER WERE NOT DONE ACCORDING TO RECALL. KNOCKING STARTED TO O...
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO COMPLY WITH RECALL. NO PROBLEMS PREVIOUS TO RECALL, AFTER RECEIVING VEHICLE BACK ALL PROBLEMS STARTED. RECALL WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. SCREWS WERE NOT REATTACHED TO COVERING OVER FAN BELT, OIL CHANGE AND NEW FILTER WERE NOT DONE ACCORDING TO RECALL. KNOCKING STARTED TO O...
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO COMPLY WITH RECALL. NO PROBLEMS PREVIOUS TO RECALL, AFTER RECEIVING VEHICLE BACK ALL PROBLEMS STARTED. RECALL WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. SCREWS WERE NOT REATTACHED TO COVERING OVER FAN BELT, OIL CHANGE AND NEW FILTER WERE NOT DONE ACCORDING TO RECALL. KNOCKING STARTED TO O...
WHILE VEHICLE SEATS IN RAIN OR HOT WEATHER AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKES AT ANY TIME, BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING A SKID. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATON. *AK
THERE IS A BROKEN REAR SPRING WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. RADIATOR, ENGINE MOUNTS AND HEAD GASKET HAVE ALL FAILED. OWNER PAID FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML
THE BRAKES LOCK UP. AFTER IT HAS SAT OUT IN THE RAIN,YOU HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES TO STOP THEM FROM LOCKING UP.THIS IS NOT A UNCOMMON PROBLEM.I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
CRACK IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOULDING. SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOULDING. *AK
WHILE PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AND NOT RUNNING, IN AN CLOSED GARAGE THE RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE IN TWO. THE BREAK OCCURRED JUST BEHIND THE LOCATION WHERE THE TORSION BAR FITS INTO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 8 - 10 INCHES. FRO...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WINDOW FRAME. *MJS
I NOTICED THE TIRE RUBBING THE INSIDE OF TRUCK WHEN I WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT. I CHECK THE FRONT TIRE AND SAW THAT IT WAS LOOSING ITS TREAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO BURNSWORTH ZOLLARS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT IF YOU LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE TRUCK WOULD AUTOMATIC...
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD, WENT TO GROCERY STORE, PARKED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, OPENED THE CAB DOOR AND SMOKE POURED OUT. STARTED THE CAR AND SMELLED GAS, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER SIDE DOOR CRACKED IN SHEET METAL. *AK
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO A STREET ENGINE STALLED OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ONCOMING VEHICLES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
THIS TRUCK BURNED DOWN A SHOP BUILDING ON 1-6-00. *AK
FORD IS AWARE OF CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOULDING OCCURRING IN THEIR 1997-1998 F-150/250 LD (LIGHT DUTY) VEHICLES. THEY HAVE ISSUED SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #12071 TO THEIR DEALERS. MANY OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE THESE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING THE CRACKS. ...
WITH THE SWITCH ON/OFF WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. ALSO, DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *AK
WHAT I CONCERN ABOUT THE CRACKS ON THE DOORS OF THE F150 I HAVE SEEN ABOUT 20 TRUCKS WITH CRACKS OF 23 THAT HAVE CHECK . MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL TRUCKS . *AK
WHILE MAKING A TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND WASHER FLUID SPRAYS ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING. THIS IS UNSAFE ON A CURVY ROAD. ON A RAINING DAY AND MAKING A TURN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP. *AK
WHEN ACCELERATING TO TAKE OFF TRUCK JERKS AND CAUSES CONSUMER TO GO SIDEWAYS. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. *AK
BRAKE LINE FREEZING DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE BEING IN FRONT OF WHEELS (ALONGSIDE BRAKELINE). I BOUGHT A 97 F-150 7 MONTHS AGO. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT'S INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY SOME DAYS, THE TRUCK SMELLS TERRIBLE (LIKE SOMETHING BURNT) & MY GAS MILEAGE IS AWFUL. I HAVE BE...
BRAKE LINE FREEZING DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE BEING IN FRONT OF WHEELS (ALONGSIDE BRAKELINE). I BOUGHT A 97 F-150 7 MONTHS AGO. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT'S INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY SOME DAYS, THE TRUCK SMELLS TERRIBLE (LIKE SOMETHING BURNT) & MY GAS MILEAGE IS AWFUL. I HAVE BE...
BRAKE LINE FREEZING DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE BEING IN FRONT OF WHEELS (ALONGSIDE BRAKELINE). I BOUGHT A 97 F-150 7 MONTHS AGO. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT'S INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY SOME DAYS, THE TRUCK SMELLS TERRIBLE (LIKE SOMETHING BURNT) & MY GAS MILEAGE IS AWFUL. I HAVE BE...
BRAKE LINE FREEZING DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE BEING IN FRONT OF WHEELS (ALONGSIDE BRAKELINE). I BOUGHT A 97 F-150 7 MONTHS AGO. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT'S INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY SOME DAYS, THE TRUCK SMELLS TERRIBLE (LIKE SOMETHING BURNT) & MY GAS MILEAGE IS AWFUL. I HAVE BE...
NUMEROUS OCCASIONOF BRAKES (ABS) NOT STOPPING VEHICLE; THIS TIME, VEHICLE RAN INTO HOUSE. WALL KNOCKED DOWN. VEHICLE BEEN TO FORD DLR 3+ TIME RE: BRAKE SYS COMPLAINTS
BOTH OF MY DOORS ARE CRACKED ON MY TRUCK AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE CHANCES IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A ACCIDENT HOW SAFE WILL THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAB BE WITH THE DOORS BEING CRACKED. IN MY OPINION AND MANY OTHERS THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFTEY ISSUE THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO D...
CRACKS IN DOOR, CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP. *AK
1ST, TRANSMISSION, WHEN AT THE SPEEDS OF 40 AND 45, HESITATES AND WANTS TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE BEHAIVOR IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL, AND I AM MAKING AN APPT. TO GET IT FIXED. 2ND, THE HIGH BEAM/ LOW BEAM SWITCH MUST BE FAULTY, AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TOTALLY SHUT OFF. 3RD WHEN REFEULING, USUALLY ...
1ST, TRANSMISSION, WHEN AT THE SPEEDS OF 40 AND 45, HESITATES AND WANTS TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE BEHAIVOR IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL, AND I AM MAKING AN APPT. TO GET IT FIXED. 2ND, THE HIGH BEAM/ LOW BEAM SWITCH MUST BE FAULTY, AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TOTALLY SHUT OFF. 3RD WHEN REFEULING, USUALLY ...
1ST, TRANSMISSION, WHEN AT THE SPEEDS OF 40 AND 45, HESITATES AND WANTS TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE BEHAIVOR IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL, AND I AM MAKING AN APPT. TO GET IT FIXED. 2ND, THE HIGH BEAM/ LOW BEAM SWITCH MUST BE FAULTY, AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TOTALLY SHUT OFF. 3RD WHEN REFEULING, USUALLY ...
1ST, TRANSMISSION, WHEN AT THE SPEEDS OF 40 AND 45, HESITATES AND WANTS TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE BEHAIVOR IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL, AND I AM MAKING AN APPT. TO GET IT FIXED. 2ND, THE HIGH BEAM/ LOW BEAM SWITCH MUST BE FAULTY, AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TOTALLY SHUT OFF. 3RD WHEN REFEULING, USUALLY ...
1ST, TRANSMISSION, WHEN AT THE SPEEDS OF 40 AND 45, HESITATES AND WANTS TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE BEHAIVOR IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL, AND I AM MAKING AN APPT. TO GET IT FIXED. 2ND, THE HIGH BEAM/ LOW BEAM SWITCH MUST BE FAULTY, AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TOTALLY SHUT OFF. 3RD WHEN REFEULING, USUALLY ...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILING TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITH A MONTH AND ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION . DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILING TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITH A MONTH AND ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION . DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WITH TRANSMISSION IN "D" TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED, SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS, THEN DISENGAGES. ALSO, WITH TRANSMISSION IN "D" WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY IN 1ST GEAR, THE SHIFT INTO 2ND HAPPENS AFTER 2500 RPM.*AK
THIS IS ONLY TO ALERT YOU TO MY PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM OF THE MANY OTHERS I HAVE CAME ACROSS SEARCHING FOR BACKGROUND AS TO WHY MY DRIVERS DOOR LATCHES NO LONGER WORKS ON MY TRUCK. THIS HAS GOT TO BE OF SOME SAFTY CONCERN TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME I HOPE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF MY FATHER'S RANGER, THE WASHER FLUID WOULD SPRAY UNEXPECTEDLY AS WELL, THEREBY SMEARING THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. BOTH OUR TRUCKS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY ...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF MY FATHER'S RANGER, THE WASHER FLUID WOULD SPRAY UNEXPECTEDLY AS WELL, THEREBY SMEARING THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. BOTH OUR TRUCKS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY ...
A CRACK DEVELOPED IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY THE WINDOW WHICH MAY DECREASE PROTECTION OF THE DOOR IF INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT CRASH. *AK
SHEET METAL HAS A CRACK CONSISTENT WITH OTHER 97-98 F150 MODELS. *AK
IN PASSING A VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. SPEEDS WENT PAST 90. THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO 70. FINALLY DOWNSHIFTING SLOWED THE CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME UNSTUCK. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE ROAD AHEAD, THE ONLY CHOICE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DITCH THE VEHICLE. NO ONE SH...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STOPS (OF COURSE), HOWEVER SOMETIME YOU CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY. IN OTHER WORDS, I CAN NOT BE SURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SECURE ALL THE TIME, SINCE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT WILL ST...
THIS 1997 FORD F-150 TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 1996 WITH 6,000 MILES FROM NATIONAL AUTO SALES. IN MAY 1999 WE NOTICED THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK WAS CHIPPING AWAY. THE PAINT IS GONE AND THE GRAY PRIMER IS NOW SHOWING IN AN 18 INCH AREA. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR FORD DEALER (HOLMES TU...
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE INTO PASSING GEAR. IT KEPT SLIPPING BACK TO NEUTRAL. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK
NO REAR AXLE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOP ATTEMPT, RESULTING IN CRASH. *AK
NO REAR AXLE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOP ATTEMPT, RESULTING IN CRASH. *AK
CRACK IS VISIBLE VERY CLEARLY ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE CRACK IS JUST APPEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DONT REALLY KNOW WHEN THE CRACKS APPEARED, HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND JUST WENT TO SEE IF IT WAS ON MY VEH.
ON OCCASION THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND THERE IS A LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK
THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE WILL CAUSE THE POWER WINDOWS/INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND THE ENTIE WINSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE WEBB FORD DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THIS MODULE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS A FEW THOUSAND MILES OVER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 2 AND ...
STRESS CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COLUMN ABOVE THE CURVE OF THE WINDOW UNDER THE RUBBER INTO THE DOOR SKIN
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. DEALER CLAIMS SWITCH AND MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. 2. TAILPIPE LOCATED TO IN FRONT OF PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL CAUSING EXHAUST TO CORRODE WHEEL AND LUGS: NUTS. DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE LOCATION OF EXHAUST. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. DEALER CLAIMS SWITCH AND MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. 2. TAILPIPE LOCATED TO IN FRONT OF PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL CAUSING EXHAUST TO CORRODE WHEEL AND LUGS: NUTS. DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE LOCATION OF EXHAUST. *AK
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE SNAPPED ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL FROM THE CARRIER UNDER THE TRUCK. THE DEALER WAS PHONED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE CRACKING ON WINDOW BEZEL JUST ABOVE LOWER REAR CORNER OF WINDOWS. POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF PASSENGER SAFETY CAGE DURING COLLISION. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. REDESIGNED DOORS FOR '99 MODEL YEAR. WILL REPLACE DOORS ON VEHICLES STILL UNDER WARRANTY. F...
BRAKE SENSOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. MJS
TIRE SIDEWALL PLUGGED BY DEALERSHIP UNKNOWINGLY BY CONSUMER, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIR. MJS
FRONT DOORS DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE CRACKS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR
ENGINE KNOCK AT COLD START UP--FORD TO REPLACE ENGINE.-A/C HAS A MUSTY SMELL AT START UP, DEALER HAS SPRAYED IT 4 TIMES, AND STILL HAS THE SAME SMELL. *AK
ENGINE KNOCK AT COLD START UP--FORD TO REPLACE ENGINE.-A/C HAS A MUSTY SMELL AT START UP, DEALER HAS SPRAYED IT 4 TIMES, AND STILL HAS THE SAME SMELL. *AK
THROTTLE STUCK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. DRIVER COULD NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT GEARS IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
DOOR POSTS DEVELOPE CRACKS NEAR BOTTOM REAR CORNER ALL 97 F150'S, FORDS STONEWALLS ISSUE, WILL NOT REPLY TO REPAIR ORDERS.
TRUCK IDLES ROUGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP , BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. TRUCK HAS ALSO STALLED, AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN.
CRACK IN DOOR PILLAR AT LOWER RIGHT FROM DRIVERS WINDOW,APPENTRENTLY A BIG PROBLEM AS F150ONLINE SITE ON WEB HAS HUGE QUANTATY OF OWNERS ADVISING OS SIMILAR COMPLAINT. IS NTSA GOING TO REQUIRE A RECALL? SEEMS IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO A JUST FOUND MY CRACK AND FORD HAS A BULLETIN DUE OUT ON IT.
WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL BEARINGS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, TIRE AND RIM ALSO EPARATED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND UPON TRYING TO CATCH THE STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY HIT THE SHIFT LEVER AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND UPON TRYING TO CATCH THE STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY HIT THE SHIFT LEVER AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. *AK
WATER POURS IN THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW EVERYTIME IT RAINS. DEALER PUT SOME KIND OF SEALANT AROUND THE WINDOW, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS GETTING READY TO TURN AROUND, HAD PUT ON BRAKES, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STATRTED TO RACE. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKES, THEN BACK TIRES STARTED SPINNING AS THOUGH THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE OFF IF FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER FELT THAT CAR WOULD HAVE TOOKEN OFF. ...
IN MAY 99 HEARD RATTLE FROM LEFT REAR. FOUND SPRING CLAMP MISSING BUSHING, NO BIG DEAL. BUT DID NOTICE BOTTOM LEAF WAS KICKED OUT ON AFT END (AND KICKED IN OF FWD END) APPX 1/4 TO 3/8". WHILE DEALER REPLACE LUGS: NUTS ON RECALL SAID LEAF SPRING NO BIG DEAL. I WRAPPED LOOSE CLAMP IN TAPE TO STOP ...
IN MAY 99 HEARD RATTLE FROM LEFT REAR. FOUND SPRING CLAMP MISSING BUSHING, NO BIG DEAL. BUT DID NOTICE BOTTOM LEAF WAS KICKED OUT ON AFT END (AND KICKED IN OF FWD END) APPX 1/4 TO 3/8". WHILE DEALER REPLACE LUGS: NUTS ON RECALL SAID LEAF SPRING NO BIG DEAL. I WRAPPED LOOSE CLAMP IN TAPE TO STOP ...
IN MAY 99 HEARD RATTLE FROM LEFT REAR. FOUND SPRING CLAMP MISSING BUSHING, NO BIG DEAL. BUT DID NOTICE BOTTOM LEAF WAS KICKED OUT ON AFT END (AND KICKED IN OF FWD END) APPX 1/4 TO 3/8". WHILE DEALER REPLACE LUGS: NUTS ON RECALL SAID LEAF SPRING NO BIG DEAL. I WRAPPED LOOSE CLAMP IN TAPE TO STOP ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE'S FRAME FAILED CAUSING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND NOISE. MJS
WATER POURS IN THROUGH REAR WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS; DEALER RESEALED WINDOW BUT IT STILL LEAKS; DEALER REPLACED WINDOW WITH A NEW DESIGN TO FIX PROBLEM; DEALER CHARGED ME $350.00; SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DESIGN FLAW?
I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK WHAT PART FAILED. THEY WERE JUST CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY!!! WHILE DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO 4X4 LOW RANGE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE RPM'S TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO...
SEE PRIOR REPRT. SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 35MPH CAUSED TRUCK TO SHIFT INTO "4X4 LOW RANGE" CAUSING INCREASED RPM'S AND RAPID DECELERATION OF TRUCK. COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. $515.60 AMOUNT LISTED ON DAMAGES IS COST TO REPLACE MODULE. AT THIS TIME NO...
REAR LEAF SPRING SNAPPED UNDER NORMAL USE, FRAME CAME DOWN ON THE AXLE DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
I'M NOT SURE WHEN THESE CRACKS STARTED, BUT LOOKING AT FORD WEB SITE I SEE THAT THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS MODEL. AND ATHE SMALL CRACK JUST GETS BIGGER. CONTACTED A FORD DEALER THEY SAID THEY PRBEBLE WIIL NOT COVER UNDER WARRENTY. AND THIS CRACKING IS NORMAL? PAY 29000.00 FOR VEHICLE AND CRACKIN...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTABLE TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT IS A HAZARD BECAUSE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK HALF THE TIME,AND WHEN THEY DO NOT WORK, THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN SO THEREFORE I CAN NOT SEE WHEN IT RAINS. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND I FEEL...
I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTABLE TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT IS A HAZARD BECAUSE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK HALF THE TIME,AND WHEN THEY DO NOT WORK, THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN SO THEREFORE I CAN NOT SEE WHEN IT RAINS. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND I FEEL...
WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS/INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND ELECTRICAL WINDOWS NOT TO WORK. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OCCUR. THE POINT FROM WHERE THE WATER IS LEAKING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS/INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND ELECTRICAL WINDOWS NOT TO WORK. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OCCUR. THE POINT FROM WHERE THE WATER IS LEAKING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BOTH HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH CRACKS OR LARGER IN THE SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING.
STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE OFF OF FRAME WHILE DRIVING TRUCK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT HOME. UNABLE TO STEER TRUCK, VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! THE DEALER SAID THAT THE BOLTS JUST BROKE OFF NO SIGN OF WEAR ON BOLTS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED.
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I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 3 DEFECTS LISTED.....FIRST, THE POWERTRAIN, WHEN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE IS ENGAGED AT A STOP AND AN ENGAGEMENT TIME OF AT LEAST 30SEC. TO 1MIN. IS GIVEN, WHEN I RELEASE MY BRAKE TO PROCEED THE POWERTRAIN MAKES A LOUD THUMP, THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME....SECOND THE WASHER SPR...
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 3 DEFECTS LISTED.....FIRST, THE POWERTRAIN, WHEN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE IS ENGAGED AT A STOP AND AN ENGAGEMENT TIME OF AT LEAST 30SEC. TO 1MIN. IS GIVEN, WHEN I RELEASE MY BRAKE TO PROCEED THE POWERTRAIN MAKES A LOUD THUMP, THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME....SECOND THE WASHER SPR...
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 3 DEFECTS LISTED.....FIRST, THE POWERTRAIN, WHEN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE IS ENGAGED AT A STOP AND AN ENGAGEMENT TIME OF AT LEAST 30SEC. TO 1MIN. IS GIVEN, WHEN I RELEASE MY BRAKE TO PROCEED THE POWERTRAIN MAKES A LOUD THUMP, THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME....SECOND THE WASHER SPR...
MY INSTRUMENTAL PANEL JUST STOP WORKING. NO GAS GUAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, TEMP GAUGE, CHARGE GAUGE, ETC. CHECKED FUSE BUT OK. BUT LIKE NO POWER DEALER KNOWS OF NO SUCH DEFECT. ALSO WIPERS COME ON AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES WITHOUT ACTIVATION BY DRIVER . BEAT SEVERAL TIMES AT VERY...
MY INSTRUMENTAL PANEL JUST STOP WORKING. NO GAS GUAGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, TEMP GAUGE, CHARGE GAUGE, ETC. CHECKED FUSE BUT OK. BUT LIKE NO POWER DEALER KNOWS OF NO SUCH DEFECT. ALSO WIPERS COME ON AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES WITHOUT ACTIVATION BY DRIVER . BEAT SEVERAL TIMES AT VERY...
DOOR PILLAR CRACK @ WINDOW BELT MOULDING. PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM, AND MOST TRUCKS ARE ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY THAT HAVE IT.
THERE ARE CRACKS RIGHT NEXT TO THE WINDOWS ON BOTH DOORS. THEY APPEAR TO BE STRESS FRACTURES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS NEWS REPORTS ON THIS PROBLEM.
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRINVING. YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. YH
ENGINE MAKES A NOISE. YH
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. YH
TIRE BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRINVING. YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. YH
ENGINE MAKES A NOISE. YH
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. YH
TIRE BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRINVING. YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. YH
ENGINE MAKES A NOISE. YH
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. YH
TIRE BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH
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DOOR CRACK AT CURVE OF WINDOW ON RT & LEFT DOOR
WHILE TRYING TO PARK ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP.CONSUMER WAS FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE HAD CRASHED INTO A FENCE. ANOTHER VECHICLE HAD CUT OFF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND HE RAN INTO A FENCE. NO INJURIES. REPORTED. *AK
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BLOWS FUSES, WHEN THIS HAPPENS SPEED IS NOT KNOWN AND BRAKE/ABS,TEMP.,FUEL,WARNING LIGHTS ARE ALL DEAD. CHECKING INTERNET CHAT GROUPS INDICATES THIS IS NOT UNCOMON AND IS CAUSED BY A BARE WIRE EXPOSED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. REPLACING FUSE ONLY LAST TILL COLUMN IS MOVED IN THE...
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE SKIDDED AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *AK
A CRACK APPEARS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, PUT ON THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND WENT INSIDE TO CHANGE CLOTHES. CAME BACK OUTSIDE VEHICLE WAS ACROSS THE STREET, AND HIT A TREE. CONTACTED THE DEALER A THIRD TIME. THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO SON TWICE. *AK
MANY OTHER TRUCKS HAVE THIS SAME CRACK, SOME ON BOTH DOORS
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EXTERIOR DOOR SHEET METAL IS CRACKING AT LOWER REAR EDGE OF WINDOW.
VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THE ENTIRE REAR WAS MAKING HIGH PITCH NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED REAR END & ROTATED TIRES. *AK
WHILE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND MAKING A TURN REAR WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CORNER NOTICED SOME TYPE OF LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE CALIPER BRAKE CALIPER SNAPPED IN HALF WHICH DAMAGED THE FRONT ROTORS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH @ APPROX 1500 RPM THE TRANSMISSION SHUTERS AND SHAKES BEFORE DOWN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHILE IN THIRD GEAR AT THIS LOW RPM WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER A LOAD, SUCH AS GOING UP HILL. DEALER CAN NOT FIX
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-45MPH VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. BEEN BACK & FORTH TO DEALER FOR 13 DAYS & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF VIBRATION. MECHANIC CHANGED MOTOR MOUNTS, ROTORS & BALANCED TIRES. VIBRATION STILL EXISTS.
DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 TO 50MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE DOORS (DRIVER & PASSENGER) HAVE STRESS CRACKS NEXT TO THE WINDOWS. WE HAVE SPOKE TO BISON FORD REGARDING THE MATTER. WE WERE INFORMED, BY BISON FORD, THAT SINCE WE ARE PASSED OUR WARRANT (3YEARS/36000) THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AGREED TO PAY $500.00 AND BISON FORD AGREED TO PAY 10%, LEAVING THE ...
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN OFF MODE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION . NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
REAR SPRING LEAF BROKE AFTER RECALL REPAIR CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO SHRED . (98V-161) NLM
WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE A BOAT HAD STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. COSUMER HIT BOAT AT ABOUT 35 - 40 MPH, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE ANOTHER DRIVER'S BOAT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO THE BOAT, AT ABOUT 30-40MPH ,AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THERE IS A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPING ON THE LEFT DRIVERS DOOR AT THE END OF THE BELT MOLDING NEXT TO THE WINDOW ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE. I BELONG TO THE INTERNET DISSCUSSION LIST DEDICATED TO THE LATE MODEL FORD TRUCKS AND THIS SAME DEFECT HAS BEEN FOUND ABOUT BY OVER 100 PEOPLE ON THIS LIST. I HAVE ALSO...
THE SLIDING WINDOW HAS LEAKED MANY TIMES AND SEEMS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. YH
THE SLIDING WINDOW HAS LEAKED MANY TIMES AND SEEMS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. YH
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR AXLE FELL OUT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EITHER CLIP THAT HOLDS AXLE IS FAULTY OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *AK
INTERIOR LIGHT AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN WITH DOOR CLOSED. OWNER HAS TO TAKE BULB OUT OF DOME LIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN LOAD IT IS MISFIRING ON THE 2ND AND 4TH CYLINDER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
OIL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AT ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING . THE OIL GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO LOW. *AK
THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL CRACKED, CAUSING A SLOW LEAK IN TIRE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF DEFROSTER. PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT OF THE FIRE. *AK
WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THEY WOULD GO ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES HAVE TO HIT WIPERS TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. SOMETIMES NOT RAINING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CAUSES HAVOC WITH DRIVING. *AK
ENGINE SPORADICALLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT COME ON. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
BACK REAR WINDOW LEAKS AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THREE TIMES AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE FIRST DEALER FAILED TO TELL ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW. THE SECOND DEALER FIXED IT UNDER SOME KIND OF RECALL AND NOW REFUSES TO FIX IT AGAIN. THE WINDOW IS STILL LEAKING.
THE EXHAUST PIPE IS POSITIONED/DESIGNED SO THAT THE EXHAUST FROM THE PIPE IS RUINING THE WHEEL AND TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF SEPERATION DUE TO THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST. DLR SAYS NEEDS A NEWLY POSITIONED EXHAUST PIPE.
A COUPLING BROKE ON THE STEERING ROD CAUSING A COLLISION ,WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MJS
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE DISENGAGED FROM PARK AND WENT INTO TO DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL.. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
STEERING IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE NEEDS OIL EVERY MONTH. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE PROBLEMS REPAIRED. THEY STILL EXIST. *ML
STEERING IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE NEEDS OIL EVERY MONTH. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE PROBLEMS REPAIRED. THEY STILL EXIST. *ML
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK
CRACK ON DOOR NEAR WINDOW, JUST ABOVE DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE METAL TO TEAR EASIER THAN IF IT WAS A SOLID PIECE. THIS CRACK CAN BE FOUND ON MOST 1997 F-150'S. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND 95% OF TRUCKS ON USED CAR LOT TO HAVE THE SAME CRACK.
A CRACK HAS STARTED IN THE EXTERIOR SKIN OF THE DOOR AT THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDOW OPENING (LOOKING AT IT FROM OUTSIDE THE TRUCK). THE CRACK IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 3/8" LONG AND FIRST APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE LOOKED AT DOZENS OF '97 AND '98 F150'S AND ALMOST ALL HAVE...
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WHEN DRIVING 30-35 MPH, DRIVER CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
I AM A MEMBER OF A MAILING LIST ON HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM & THERE ARE ABOUT 2000+ MEMBERS ON THIS LIST. I AM AN ACTIVE DAILY MEMBER & SO FAR I HAVE ABOUT 50 EMAILS/PEOPLE COMPILED THAT HAVE THESE CRACKS DEVELOPING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MFG. DEFECT. I ALSO WAS AT COVER FORD IN AUSTIN TX. ON SA...
DOORS HAVE FRACTURES IN DOOR FRAMES ABOVE&BEHIND DOOR HANDLES , UNDER THE THICKER WEATHER STRIPPING OF THE SIDE WINDOWS. THEY ARE STRESS FRACTURES THAT MAT HAVE COME FROM THE OPERATING OF THE GLASS GOING UP & DOWN. ANYWAY THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR SAFETY & METAL STRESS FAILURE THE METAL WILL COME APAR...
DOORS HAVE FRACTURES IN DOOR FRAMES ABOVE&BEHIND DOOR HANDLES , UNDER THE THICKER WEATHER STRIPPING OF THE SIDE WINDOWS. THEY ARE STRESS FRACTURES THAT MAT HAVE COME FROM THE OPERATING OF THE GLASS GOING UP & DOWN. ANYWAY THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR SAFETY & METAL STRESS FAILURE THE METAL WILL COME APAR...
AS MY GIRLFRIEND WAS GETTING INTO MY TRUCK SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE HAND HOLD BAR ON THE PAX SIDE OF MY TRUCK TODAY. SHE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK TO THE PAYMENT. IT WAS SEVERAL MINS BEFORE SHE COULD GET UP. SHE WAS HURT VERY BAD. I'VE ALSO HIT MY HEAD ON THIS HAND HOLD BAR. I WANT THIS REPORTED TO...
VIBRATION INVEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR.
INITIAL FAILURE- ENGINE CRANKS, BUT WOULDN'T START. LOCAL DEALERSHJIP REPLACED PCM TWICE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID, TIMING COVER GASKET, RADIATOR.. WHEN VEHICLE RETURN TO CUSTOMER, IT STILL WAS NOT RUNNING PROPE
INITIAL FAILURE- ENGINE CRANKS, BUT WOULDN'T START. LOCAL DEALERSHJIP REPLACED PCM TWICE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID, TIMING COVER GASKET, RADIATOR.. WHEN VEHICLE RETURN TO CUSTOMER, IT STILL WAS NOT RUNNING PROPE
WHILE DECELERATING ENGINE RACE UP TO 5 TO 6 RPM, CAUSING REAR TIRE TO SMOKE .THE ONLY WAY TO STOP VEHICLE FROM GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IS TO TURN THE IGINITION KEY OFF. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE DUE TO STABILIZER FAILURE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35-45 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.DEALER HAD NO RESPONSE . *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS DEVELOPING CRACKS AROUND THE WINDOW AREA OF THE DOOR, WHICH COULD COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR DURING SIDE IMPACT. DEALER SAYS WHOLE DOOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ENGINE USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL (MORE THAN A QUART EVERY 3000 MILES). DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE USE ONE QUART WITHIN 900 MILES. *YC
BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 4,000 TO 5,000 MILES. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 4,000 TO 5,000 MILES. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ONE-HALF INCH STRESS CRACK ON DRIVER'S DOOR ON LOWER-REAR WINDOW AREA. PAINT IS PEELING AND RUST FORMING.
I RECENTLY SAW WERE THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING AT FORD'S WINDSHEILD WIPER CONTROL AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM FOR THE EXPLORER & ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CAN VOUCH THAT THE F150 ALSO NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. MY 1997 F150'S TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHEILD WIPER CONTROL WILL COME ON AT ANY TIME & AFTER USING IT WILL STAY ON.
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. NO APPARENT CAUSE, AND NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF COMPONENT FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS
I WAS TOLD OF A DOOR CRACKING PROBLEM, I ASKED THE LOCAL SERVICE REP ABOUT IT, HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CRACKING PROBLEM AND THAT FORD WAS FIXING THOSE VEHICLES WITHIN WARRANTY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED ON A FIX FOR OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES. IF THE DOORS ARE WEAK ENOUGH TO CRACK FORM ROUTINE DRI...
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SHEETMETAL IS CRACKING FROM UNDER THE WINDOW TRIM NEAR THE LOWER CORNER OF THE WINDOW TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE DOOR. INITIALLY APPEARED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PAINT, NOW APPEARS TO BE A CRACK IN THE SHEETMETAL
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COMMENCE OPERATING WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER. *YC
MY GAS PEDAL STUCK. I HAD JUST QUIT USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AS I APPROACHED A JUNCTION AT THE FREEWAY. THEN ROUNDED THE BEND, MY TRUCK JUST SPED UP. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO MAKE SURE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISINGAGED. THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME IT REALLY TOOK OFF LIKE I HAD...
ENGINE HAS EXPEREINCED A CLATTER ON STARTUP FOR SOME TIME. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER UNDER WARRNATY ONE YEAR AGO @ 27000 MILES. TOLD THIS NOISE WAS "NORMAL". NOISE HAS INCREASED. NOW DEALER REPORTS IT IS "A MAJOR LOWER -END PROBLEM. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. I SAY 1)...
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS/ SHAKES, AND THERE IS AN OIL LEAKAGE WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK
I HAVE HAD THE BACK LIGHT RESEALED TWICE ALREADY, STILL LEAKS...HAVE HEARD IT IS A CRACKED WINDOW FRAME, A DESIGN FLAW AND SOME HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE WITH A NEW WINDOW. MINE BECAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY IS MY PROBLEM. I HAD IT FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND SIDNEY FOR...
THE WINSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN OFF. ALSO, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED (I HAVE A WITNESS), THE WASHER WAS ALSO CONTINOUSLY SPRAYING FLUID EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING WAS OFF.
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EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS LEAKING COOLANT. ALSO, WHEN HEATER IS ON TEMPERATURE RISES EXTREMELY HIGH.
EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS LEAKING COOLANT. ALSO, WHEN HEATER IS ON TEMPERATURE RISES EXTREMELY HIGH.
REAR U-JOINT WENT OUT. ONE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED DUE TO RUST; THERE WAS NOT LUBRICANT. *AK
REAR U-JOINT WENT OUT. ONE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED DUE TO RUST; THERE WAS NOT LUBRICANT. *AK
FORD EXHAUST DESIGN IS ROUTED IN FRONT OF RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE EXHAUST GASES CAUSE THE LUG NUTS, STUDS, AND BRAKE DRUM TO CORRODE CAUSING POOR BRAKE RESPONSE AND POSSIBLY WHEEL FAILURE.
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UPON EMERGENCY STOP BRAKES BEGAN TO STOP NORMALY,THEN RELEASED WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DOG OWNER'S FAMILY PET KILLED. DEALER SAID NORMAL FOR ANTI-LOCK. I DRIVE OTHER 1997 FORD F150 FOR COMPANY BUSINESS AND THEY DON'T REACT THIS WAY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS - INTERMITTENT WIPERS ERRATIC OR NOT ACTIVE. UNABLE TO USE WASHER FLUID. REPLACEMENT PART HAS SAME PROBLEM AS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT.
THE ENGINE ALWAYS MADE A LOT OF NOISE DURING INITIAL STARTUP. CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHO DECLARED THIS AS "NORMAL". NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY, THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS "MAJOR LOWER END PROBLEMS" THAT CAN ONLY BE ESTIMATED BY AN ENGINE TEAR D...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS DEFECTIVE, ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER APPROX. 7-8 TIMES. PROBLEMS STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS DEFECTIVE, ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER APPROX. 7-8 TIMES. PROBLEMS STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS DEFECTIVE, ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER APPROX. 7-8 TIMES. PROBLEMS STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
STEERING PROBLEMS; WHEN TURNING RIGHT 10MPH HEARD A NOISE.TURNED STEERING TO RIGHT AND LEFT, WHEEL DIDN'T RESPOND.*AK
TAILGATE FELL OFF WHEN IT WAS BEING OPENED. TAILGATE FELL ON THE DRIVER'S FOOT. WENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT. NO BROKEN BONES. *AK
AXLE HOUSING SHAFT TWISTED, CAUSING AXLE TO SLIDE IN AND OUT AND WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF REAR END. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH INNER TIE ROD CAME OFF, AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE TRYING TO COMING OFF. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH INNER TIE ROD CAME OFF, AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE TRYING TO COMING OFF. *AK
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE DOOR AJAR CHIME CONTINUOUSLY CHIMES. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, DON DAVIS FORD 1901 N. COLLINS ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76101 NUMBER 817-461-1000. WE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE TRUCKS PROBLEMS AND THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED TO T...
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE DOOR AJAR CHIME CONTINUOUSLY CHIMES. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, DON DAVIS FORD 1901 N. COLLINS ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76101 NUMBER 817-461-1000. WE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE TRUCKS PROBLEMS AND THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED TO T...
HAD FOOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE ON AN INCLINE. IF FOOT IS REMOVED OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AFTER BEING APPLIED AGAIN. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOWS CRACKED ALONG THE EDGES, CAUSING INJURIES. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *YC
THE VEHICLE LUG NUTS LOOSEN AND CAUSED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO SEPARATE WHILE TRAVELING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LAND ON THE RIGHT BRAKE HOUSING AND SKID, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V095000). HOWEVER, DEALER SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS, BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COLLATE...
TRAILER TONGUE DISCONNECTED FROM THE BALL ON PICK UP TRUCK DUE TO MISSING SAFETY PIN, THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO TRAILER DUE TO DISCONNECTION. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
ENGINE CRANK WORE OUT AT 35000 MI SERVICE REP WOULD NOT REPLACE ENGINE . ONLY REBUILT LOWER ENGINE. NOW THE UPPER PART OF ENGINE GOING BAD HAD TO PAY 1000.00 FOR EXTENDED WARRENTY BECAUSE WHEN YOU REBUILD THE ONE PART OF AN ENGINE THE OTHER TENDS GO BAD WITHIN A FEW MONTHS . I OFFERED TO PAY EXTRA...
DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, FACTORY WIRING HARNESS FOR TRAILER HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS. 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES. CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. *AK
DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, FACTORY WIRING HARNESS FOR TRAILER HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS. 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES. CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. *AK
DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, FACTORY WIRING HARNESS FOR TRAILER HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS. 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES. CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT, AND NO THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS COMES ON BY THEMSELVES. MANUFACTURER/ DEALER STATED NOT COMMON TO HAVE A SHORT IN SYSTEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED ON REAR,BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES,TAILGATE CLIPS BROKEN SO YOU CANNOT OPEN
WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED ON REAR,BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES,TAILGATE CLIPS BROKEN SO YOU CANNOT OPEN
WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKED ON REAR,BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES,TAILGATE CLIPS BROKEN SO YOU CANNOT OPEN
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WTH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGING WITHOUT TURNING IT ON. ALSO, HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL . CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO...
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WTH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGING WITHOUT TURNING IT ON. ALSO, HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL . CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO...
AFTER TRVELING AT 60 TO 70 MHP ALL DAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SB
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 55-65 MPH IN A HEAVY RAIN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT PULLING. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. BY TURNING THE OVERDRIVE OFF I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME IN SECOND GEAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SATCHER MOTORS FOR REPAIR. THEY REPORTED THAT THE THIRD AND ...
ENGINE FAILED, POSSIBLE RECALL ON COMPONENT THAT LED TO FAILURE. MJS
ONE WEEK AFTER REPAIR WERE DONE SAME PROBLEM AROSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED. *AK
OUTER TIE ROD ENDS FALLING FROM SOCKETS, CAUSING SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WATER LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. GLASS SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A WINDOW SEPARATED FROM FRAME. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK *ML
TRUCK IS USED AS FAMILY TRANSPORTATION, NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. TIE ROD END BROKE TURNING IN TO A PARKING LOT. TOWED TO DEALER. FINALLY GOT IT FIXED 9 DAYS LATER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE PART. DROVE THE TRUCK 1 DAY BEFORE THE OTHER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE - PULLIN...
MY TRUCK WAS INDEPENDENTLY DISGNOSED TO HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT IS DISCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 98V161000. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THAT MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND...I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM ON THE EXACT VEHICLE OF THE RECALL AND JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE A...
THE JACK IS 3-4 INCHES TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STARTED THE GAS HAD TO BE APPLIED FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL THE ENGINE REVVED AT A NORMAL LEVEL. ONCE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST BLEW UP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RAN INTO TRAILOR, AND THEN WENT UPINTO AN ENBANKNENT. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SOME HEAD INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98R04, CONCERNING PCV SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO LOCATION. RECALL ONLY INVOLVED VEHICLES IN COLD CLIMATE STATES. CONSUMER UNCELAR ABOUT RECALL MANUFACTURER SENT FOR HIS VEHICLE. DEALER REUSED TO ...
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE WENT OVER AN ENBANKMENT AND INTO SOME TREES. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK *ML
VEHICLE VIBRATES TREMEDOUSLY, SHAKES, WHEN SITTING STILL MOSTLY, AND DEALERSHIP/MFR. HAS NO REMEDY. NEW BRAKES AND SHOCKS WERE PUT ON TRYING
WHILE CHANGING A RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND WHEN DRIVER WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS TO SPECIFIED TORQUE, HE BROKE TWO SCREWS. *AK
WHEN IT RAINS/MISTY OR FOGGY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MISFIRE/ BACKFIRE AND ALMOST STALL, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
SWAY BAR ROD TO FRAME MISSING. NLM
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP, AND HAD NO STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, AND CAUSED 2 FRONTAL CRASHES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP, AND HAD NO STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, AND CAUSED 2 FRONTAL CRASHES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TIRE WAS LOOSELY INSTALLED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE SIDEWALLS (GOODYEAR WRANGLER P225/70R16). MJS
INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED VISIBILITY DIFFICULTIES. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
SPARE TIRE WHEEL MOUNT CABLE FAILED RESULTING IN SPARE TIRE FALLING OFF OF VEHICLE. MJS
REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATION OF LOWER LEAF FROM UPPER PART OF SPRING. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BY REPLACING BOTH REAR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES. THE PART THAT FAILED APPEARS TO BE A SHEAR PIN THAT LOCATES AND MANTAINS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE LEAF SPRING LAYERS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL CONTINUALLY, EXPERIENCES LOCK UP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. MJS
ENGINE FAILED CAUSING KNOCKING.
ENGINE FAILED CAUSING KNOCKING.
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE, AND THEN AT 70 MPH IT WILL VIBRATE WORSE.DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE DEFECT. *AK
THE LOCATION OF OF TAILPIPE IN FRONT OF WHEEL IS CAUSING STRONG GAS FUMES TO GET INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 30-40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT IN THE 1997-1999 MODEL F-150S SUFFERS DAMAGE FROM THE CROSSFRAME MOUNT. THE FRAME CUTS GROOVES INTO THE TIRE SIDEWALLS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND CAN CAUSE THE TIRE TO FAIL IF USED. THIS CAN ALSO RESULT IN A PERSON BEING STRANDED IF THE TIRE FAILS COMPLETELY, OR CAN CAUSE AN ACCI...
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ABOUT 20-25 MPH, CABLE THAT HOLDS UP THE SPARE TIRE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF. THE INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FLOORBOARD AND FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM; VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. *AK
HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST...FOR NO REASON THE ENGINE WILL ACT AS THOUGH IT HAS A "MISS." IF TRYING TO PULL OUT, TRUCK WILL SHUTTER AND SOMETIMES DIE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ONCE BEFORE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE #8 SPARK PLUG. 10,000 MILES AHVE PASSED AND THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO SHOW SI...
17 INCH CAST ALUMINUM LEFT REAR WHEEL HAS CRACKED AT LEAST TWO INCHES LONG WHICH COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO FALL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DUE TO A STUCK THROTTLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TAIL PIPE IS IN FRONT OF THE BACK WHEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH IS MAKING THE WHEELS HOT. *AK
ALL MY FORD TRUCKS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING,JUST THIS TORQUE CONVERTER WENT A LITTLE EARLY,WILL FORD EVER FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND OUR THEY DANGEROUS?
THE TORSION BAR BROKE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *YC
FRONT HUBS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (WOULDNT WORK FOR ME ON GRASS), THAT THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT IF YOU HAVE ONE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK IF YOU GET STUCK AGAIN. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM--SPARE TIRE...
FRONT HUBS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (WOULDNT WORK FOR ME ON GRASS), THAT THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT IF YOU HAVE ONE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK IF YOU GET STUCK AGAIN. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM--SPARE TIRE...
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR THE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS ON 11-11-98. ON 5-6-99, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FORM THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DECLINED TO REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES ROTATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIE...
HEAD GASKET FAILED (CRACKED) CAUSING OTHER COMPONENT FAILURES. YH
ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING. YH
FUEL LINE NEEDED REPLACING. YH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. FEELS LIKE GOING OVER SPEED BUMP. HAD CALLED DEALER & WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED OUT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND HIT A VEHICLE HEAD ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING TO THE FLOOR IN A WIDE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED TRW RECALLS FROM THE MANUFACTURER . HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. AK
WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND CUT OFF, EXCEPT WHEN IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER SAID TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS IN WHICH ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON DURING REPAIRS, CONSUMER BELIEVED WARPED ROTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING USED. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. ...
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS IN WHICH ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON DURING REPAIRS, CONSUMER BELIEVED WARPED ROTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING USED. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. ...
THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH, SEATBELTS AND DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER SAID AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, STARTER WILL MAKE NOISE AS IF STARTING CAR WHEN ALREADY RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, STARTER WILL MAKE NOISE AS IF STARTING CAR WHEN ALREADY RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *AK
EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN USED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO WAL MART TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED. MECHANIC COULD NOT USE SPARE TIRE DUE TO DAMAGE FROM STORAGE OF CROSS BOARD SUPPORTS. TIRE HAD SEVERE INDENTATIONS. GOOD YEAR PS235/704X16 SL BSW. *AK
NO SUMMARY
WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 TO 45MPH THERE IS SHAKING COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK
WE'VE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH INSTALLING OUR CENTURY 2000 STE CHILDREN'S CAR SEAT IN OUR FORD F150 SUPERCAB PICKUP TRUCK. FOLLOWING ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH CENTURY'S MANUAL AND THE FORD MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL... WE'VE FOUND THEM FORD LACKING IN INFORMATION ABOUT INSTALLING OF OUR REAR FACING CHILD'S...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, FIRE CAME UP FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. FIRE INVESTIGATORS CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS MODEL TRUCK WHICH ALLOWS DEBRIS TO ACCUMULATE UNDER THE SHIELD WHICH THEN IGNITED, AND THEN IGNITED THE SILICONE SEALER ON THE SHIELD WHICH ALLOW...
POWER REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED. MJS
KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE SYSTEM FAILED. MJS
GEARSHIFT KNOB WILL NOT TIGHTEN, REPLACED BOOT. MJS
MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. MJS
BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DUE TO VIBRATION AND LOCK UP/PULLING WHILE BRAKING, NOT RECTIFIED BY REPAIRS. MJS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED PULLING AND VIBRATION WHICH HAS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. MJS
THE OTHER DAY I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE UP AND MY TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME HOW TO GET IT TO SHIFT.THEY SAID OH YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS PROBABLY HAVE BEEN COMING AND GOING WITH THIS PROBLEM.ALSO. THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM IS INTEGRATED IN THE BRAKE SWITCH, AN...
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V095000 & CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS ON LUGS: NUTS. IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING LUGS: NUTS, THE "O" RINGS WERE REMOVED. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REMOVED. *AK
NO SUMMARY
I HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR. AFTER PASSING, THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKES, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, AND I ACCIDENTLY PUT IT IN EITHER PARK OR REVERSE AND THEN THE TIRES SQUEALED...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC OPERATION OF RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT; WHENEVER STEERING COLUMN TILT WHEEL IS IN AN UPRIGHT POSTION, THE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. IF STEERING WHEEL IS MOVE BELOW NORMAL POSTION , THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL & STOP LIGHT ...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC OPERATION OF RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT; WHENEVER STEERING COLUMN TILT WHEEL IS IN AN UPRIGHT POSTION, THE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. IF STEERING WHEEL IS MOVE BELOW NORMAL POSTION , THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL & STOP LIGHT ...
RIGHT TORSION BAR SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING THE BODY OF VEHICLE TO FALL ONTO THE WHEELS .*AK
UPON QUICK ACCELLERATION THROTTLE STUCK. HAD TO GO OFF IN A DITCH AND KILL ENGINE BEFORE HITTING A SEMI.
CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO STOP AND WAS REARENDED BY A TRUCK. IN RETURN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED A THIRD TRUCK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO STOP AND WAS REARENDED BY A TRUCK. IN RETURN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED A THIRD TRUCK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD DRIVER OR PASSENGER, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE BATTERY DRAINAGE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC AND APPLYING THROTTLE PEDAL, PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
LEFT AND RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE.
LEAF SPRING WAS BROKEN UPON RECEIVING TRUCK. I DID NOT KNOW UNTILL I WAS TRING TO LOAD APPROX 150LBS OF FURNITURE, I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF THERE HANDS.
NO SUMMARY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. RECALL 98V095000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V095000 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD LUGS: NUTS REPLACED. DURING THE REPLACEMENT, THE "O" RINGS WERE REMOVED. THEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW IS CLOSED, WATER/RAIN WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE OPENING AREA. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ODI#704135 FILED YESTERDAY. IN THIS INCIDENT, THE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE THR TRUCK WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVE-WAY. IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BY VERMILLION FORD, 101 WEST CHERRY, VERMILLION, SD; PHONE 605-624-8624. THEY SENT THE PAPER WORK TO FORD, BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL M...
THIS IS THE SECOND TORSION BAR TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE LEFT FRONT BAR BROKE PREVIOUSLY WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT HOME. THIS HAPPENED THE SPRING/SUMMER OF 1998. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS SAID THIS WOULD BE VERY SERIOUS IF IT HAPPENED AT REGULAR SPEED ON A HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. I WILL GET THE ...
BACKING OUT OF LOT, TORSION BAR SNAPPED ON RIGHT FRONT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT REGULAR SPEEDS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AS WELL AS INJURIES WOULD HAVE RESULTED. DEALER REPAIRED BUT FORD REFUSED TO PAY DUE TO OVER WARRANTY MILEAGE. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT AND MUST BE CHECKED TO PREVENT OTH...
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE THAT HAD JUMPED IN FRONT UNEXPECTEDLY ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING NECK/CHEST AND HEAD INJURIES. *AK
CHECK ENGINE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIP KILLMAN FORD IN TYSON'S CORNERS, VA. THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS TEST THEN REPLACED 2 HEGO SENSORS (TOTAL COST $269). PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN 6 DAYS LATER AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE 6 DAYS. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO KIP KILLMAN T...
BRAKE SYSTEM IS INCAPABLE OF GENERATING ENOUGH FORCE TO LOCK UP WHEELS, OR EVEN MAKE THEM SQUEEL, ON DRY ROAD EVEN WITH EMPTY TRUCK. VEH HAS REAR ANTI-LOCK FEATURE BUT CANNOT GENERATE ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE FEATURE TO ACTIVATE ON DRY ROAD. WITH ADDED CARGO WEIGHT OR TRAILER STOPPING DISTANCES ARE E...
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 TO 30 MPH ON ICY ROADS UPHILL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNEXPECTADLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF. I STOMPED THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT DECELERATE. I DID NOT TOUCH THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE ICY CONDITIONS. I WAS ALREADY OUT OF CONTROL SO I SHIFTED TO...
PROBLEM: THE CENTER CONSOLE ARMREST IN THE FRONT BENCH SEAT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN IT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR USE. THIS ARMREST CONTAINS A SINGLE, RECESSED CUP HOLDER LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ARMREST WHEN IT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION. ANY CUP CONTAINING A LIQUID, SUCH AS HOT COFFEE, CAN BE PROPEL...
SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED UNDER VEHICLE AGAINST FRAME RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TIRE.
SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED UNDER VEHICLE AGAINST FRAME RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TIRE.
SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED UNDER VEHICLE AGAINST FRAME RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TIRE.
RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS DISCOLORED BECAUSE OF EXHAUST PIPE COMING OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
CLUTCH SLAVE ASSEMBLY CAN START LEAKING AT ANY TIME, RENDERING CLUTCH USELESS, CAUSING STALLING, AND LUNGING AT A STOP. FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE PART, MEANING THE ORIGINAL HAS A FLAW. (TECH BULLETIN # BC2301970501,) BUT SAFETY WARRANTS A RECALL. *AK
EA98018; THE FLOORMAT MOVED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO STICK, HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF, ALMOST RESULTING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM IN WHICH BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER SAID THE BRA...
EA98018; THE FLOORMAT MOVED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO STICK, HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF, ALMOST RESULTING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM IN WHICH BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER SAID THE BRA...
ARM REST IN THE CENTER OF THE BENCH SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, AS IT DOES IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. THIS ARM REST ALSO HAS A RECESSED CUP HOLDER. PASSENGERS GAINING ENTRY INTO THE BACK SEAT VIA THE THIRD DOOR, PLACE THEIR HAND ON THE BACK OF THE ARM REST FOR SUPPORT, THE ARM R...
DRY DAY; WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT GROUND, PULLING INTO PARKING STALL, AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, FRONT LEFT MADE A RACHETING SOUND. AS CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES, APPLYING MORE AND MORE PRESSURE, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER PROCEEDING APPROXIMATELY TWO CAR LENGTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED MORE THE TWO TIM...
THE TORSION BAR FAILURE WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS REPORTED TO MY DEALER, AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHERS ON THE WEB. I FOUND THE FAILURE UNUSUAL SINCE I DO NOT USE THE TRUCK OFF-ROAD, IT IS DRIVEN LIKE A CAR. ALSO, I HAVE NEVER HAD OR HEARD OF SPRING OR TORSION B...
DESIGN OF EXHAUST PIPES LOCATION CAUSES IT TO DISCOLOR THE REAR TIRE AND REMOVE CROME FROM CENTER WHEEL.
REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKS.
LUG NUT RECALLED, REPAIR NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
CD PLAYER NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LUG NUTS (RECALL COMPONENT) WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, WHEEL HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING DAMAGE. NO NOTICE OF RECALL WAS RECEIVED BY CONSUMER.(COMPLAINT SENT IN BY OWNER OF OTHER VEHICLE).
I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT ABOUT 2-5 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS TILTING NOTICEABLY TOWARD THE RIGHT OR PASSENGER SIDE. I INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TORSION BAR HAD SNAPPED IN TWO, AND WAS HANGING DOWN. TEMPERATURE WA...
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *YC
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED, CAUSED DIFFERENTIAL TO LEAK AND CONTAMINATE BRAKE DRUM. *YC
STARTER FAILED.
TIMING CHAIN COVER BROKE, RESULTING IN WATER LEAKAGE. *YC
FRAME FAILED. *YC
CIGARETTE COVER FOR LIGHTER FAILED. MJS
TAPE DECK FAILED. *YC
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. *YC
THE REAR SUSPENSION, SPRINGS/ SHOCKS FAILED, RESULTING IN VIBRATION. *YC
THE REAR SUSPENSION, SPRINGS/ SHOCKS FAILED, RESULTING IN VIBRATION. *YC
WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WOULD NOT RETAIN BLADE. YH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YC
FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED. YH
ENGINE FAILED. YH
TRANSMISSIOM LEAKING. YH
COOLANT LEAKED DUE TO WORN OUT GASKET ON WATER PUMP FRONT CYLINDER. YH
VACCUM RESERVOIR AND SENSOR FAILED. YH
VACCUM RESERVOIR AND SENSOR FAILED. YH
OIL PUMP FAILED. YH
LUG NUTS REPAIRED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V095000). *YC
THE TORSION BAR ON THIS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, MAKING A LOUD GUN LIKE SOUND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
RECALL WORK DELAYED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (98S14). *YC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
REAR END SUSPENSION LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT WINDSHIELD.
CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTIFCATION FROM MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE LUGS: NUTS, RECALL PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED DUE TO NO PARTS. RECALL NUMBER 98V095000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DUE TO LOOSE LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED REAR WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE DRUM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
IN DAMP OR RAINY WEATHER THE BRAKING SYSTEM GRABS FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES AND VEHICLE SKIDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID IT'S CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER 3 YEARS THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS FREE, PROBLEM FIXED. *AK.ET.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE INNER TIE ROD SNAPPED IN HALF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TIE ROD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
RECALL WORK ON LUG NUTS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
#1 WHEN YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND PROCEED FORWARD YOU CAN HEAR THE DRIVE SHAFT OR REAREND CLANK TWICE. THIS IS GETTING LOUDER AS I DRIVE IT. IT FEELS LIKE THE DRIVESHAFT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK. # 2 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND ITS SHIFTING GEARS THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL FLUTTER AS IF IT WILL...
#1 WHEN YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND PROCEED FORWARD YOU CAN HEAR THE DRIVE SHAFT OR REAREND CLANK TWICE. THIS IS GETTING LOUDER AS I DRIVE IT. IT FEELS LIKE THE DRIVESHAFT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK. # 2 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND ITS SHIFTING GEARS THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL FLUTTER AS IF IT WILL...
WHEN TRUCK WAS REARENDED, THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS AUTOMATICALLY RECLINED ABOUT 3/4 QUARTERS. THE SEATS WERE NOT BROKEN. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML
CAME IN FROM THE PASTURE AROUND 7-8:00 P.M. PARKED TRUCK UNDER CARPORT. WOKE UP AROUND 5:00 A. M. AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER BOTH FRONT FENDER WELLS AND THE CAB WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT TO THE HOUSE, IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHICH RESUTLED IN TOTAL LOS...
WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JUNE 1998, AND HAS NOT HAD THE WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE YET. MANUFACTURER RECALL # 98S14/NHTSA RECALL #98V095000. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALL LETTERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY HANDLED. MANUFACTURER RECALL98S18/NHTSA RECALL #98V161000 FOR REAR SPRINGS; /NHTSA RECALL #98V095000 FOR LUGS: NUTS, AND MANUFACTURER RECALL#97S86/ NHTSA RECALL#97V147000 FOR TRANSMISSION CABLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN AT DEAL...
CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALL LETTERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY HANDLED. MANUFACTURER RECALL98S18/NHTSA RECALL #98V161000 FOR REAR SPRINGS; /NHTSA RECALL #98V095000 FOR LUGS: NUTS, AND MANUFACTURER RECALL#97S86/ NHTSA RECALL#97V147000 FOR TRANSMISSION CABLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN AT DEAL...
CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALL LETTERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY HANDLED. MANUFACTURER RECALL98S18/NHTSA RECALL #98V161000 FOR REAR SPRINGS; /NHTSA RECALL #98V095000 FOR LUGS: NUTS, AND MANUFACTURER RECALL#97S86/ NHTSA RECALL#97V147000 FOR TRANSMISSION CABLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN AT DEAL...
AFTER BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY TORSION BAR BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. ALSO, PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
POORLY DESIGNED LOCATION OF THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COVER TO CORRODE.ALSO THE PRESENT LOCATION OF THE PIPE CAUSES EXHAUST FUMES TO COME INTO THE CAB IF THE WINDOW IS DOWN. RECALL NOTICE NOT RECIEVED.
THROTTLE CABLE STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITON, CAUSING A LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. DRIVER ABLE TO USE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. DEALER NOT CONTACTED YET. *AK *ML
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, RECALL 98V095000. DEALER HAS INFORMED OWNER THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE & DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE COMING IN. WILL CALL WHEN THEY HAVE ARRIVED. *AK
1ST SERVICE AT 3000 MILEAGE-A/C LEAKED TWICE; LATER - ALIGNMENT AT THE BACK (BED) AREA WAS CROOCKED DUE TO SHOCKS; BUILT-IN FLOOR MATS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE THE FLOOR MAT WHILE DRIVING; LASTLY,POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND...
1ST SERVICE AT 3000 MILEAGE-A/C LEAKED TWICE; LATER - ALIGNMENT AT THE BACK (BED) AREA WAS CROOCKED DUE TO SHOCKS; BUILT-IN FLOOR MATS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE THE FLOOR MAT WHILE DRIVING; LASTLY,POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND...
1ST SERVICE AT 3000 MILEAGE-A/C LEAKED TWICE; LATER - ALIGNMENT AT THE BACK (BED) AREA WAS CROOCKED DUE TO SHOCKS; BUILT-IN FLOOR MATS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE THE FLOOR MAT WHILE DRIVING; LASTLY,POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND...
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING IN GEAR AND PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AND TOOK OFF WHILE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
PREMATURE TREADWEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. TIRES MAINTAINED AND ROTATED PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )
PREMATURE TREADWEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. TIRES MAINTAINED AND ROTATED PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )
PREMATURE TREADWEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. TIRES MAINTAINED AND ROTATED PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )
PREMATURE TREADWEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. TIRES MAINTAINED AND ROTATED PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23570R16 )
RECALL WORK ON THE LUG NUTS NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONED, INDICATING THAT THERE IS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT ACTUALLY THERE IS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
RECALL 98V161000, THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE CRACKED AND OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED AS IN THE RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE'S VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *ML
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V095000 IN THE MAIL. CALLED DEALER & WAS INFORMED NO LUGS: NUTS AVAILABLE. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE LUGS: NUTS WILL BE IN FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK
HAD CALLED DEALER AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL 98V161000. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON SUSPENSION. WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS. *AK
DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PAY THEM. CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER THAT IS NOT HIS CONCERN EXCEPT FOR GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT BUNCHES UP 3/4 FROM TOP OF MAT UNDER BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WHICH MAKES HARD FOR PEDALS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING STEERING MECHANISM BROKE DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING PINION BOLT AND CLOCK SPRING WHICH RESULTED IN NO STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALLS 98S-14 AND 98S-18, CONCERNING LUG: NUTS AND REAR LEAF SPRINGS. CONSEQUENCE DEFECTS: CAN RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THEY WOULD CONTACT THEM WHEN THEY CAN BE AVAILABLE TO DO TH...
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALLS 98S-14 AND 98S-18, CONCERNING LUG: NUTS AND REAR LEAF SPRINGS. CONSEQUENCE DEFECTS: CAN RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THEY WOULD CONTACT THEM WHEN THEY CAN BE AVAILABLE TO DO TH...
MFR. RECALL NOTICE 98S-14, CONCERNING LUG NUTS. HAD STATED SECOND NOTICE WILL BE RECEIVED AROUND THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. BUT LEARNED FROM DEALER IN CONSUMER'S LOCATION, THAT THE LUGS: NUTS ARE IN. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IS THE MANUFAC...
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE VIBRATES AND MAKES SOME NOISE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO TIGHTENED LUGS: NUTS, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE. NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V095000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS...
RECALL WORK ON THE LUG NUTS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (ATTORNEY).
IE97021; WHILE PARKED WITHOUT EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, ANOTHER VEHICLE BUMPED THE FRONT END OF THIS VEHICLE AND CAUSED IT TO ROLL AWAY ON FLAT SURFACE AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK.E.T.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEALER NOT HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS, MAY NOT CREATE SUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD, ALLOWING WHEEL MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO MOUNTING SURFACE/ POTENTIAL WHEEL SEPARATION. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V007000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SUSPENSION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF MY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK HAS A ROUGH IDLE AND HESITATION AND HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE CHANGED GRADES OF GASOLINE AND BRANDS OF GASOLINE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED INJECTOR CLEANER. I HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. I HAVE HAD IT TO COMMONWEALTH ...
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS, AND DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS. THE DEALER CANNOT DO THE RECALL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LUGS: NUTS. WHILE DRIVING LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF THE WHEELS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE SON OF THE CONSUMER WAS KILLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECALL NUMBER 98V09500...
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER IN JUNE 1998. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR DEALER TO RECEIVE PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. RECALL NUMBER 98VO95000. *AK *NLM
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUT IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
HEATER BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. YH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JULY 16, 1998 FOR THE LUGS: NUTS, RECALL 98V095000. THE DEALER RECEIVED PARTS AND FINALLY HAD REPAIRS DONE 3/3/99. *AK *ML
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (98V161000). NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. HAS NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WOULD CALL OWNER WHEN PARTS DO BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK
RUBBER HOSE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FILLER TUBE WHICH GOES INTO THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL AROUND THE FRAME. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RECALL #97V147000; AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL SERVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE . AT APPROXIMATLY 5 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP TRANSMISSION BLEW, NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION EXCEPT FOR RECALL. DEALER IS CHARGING FOR REPAIRS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, RECALL#98S14. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE SENT 15-SEP-98. CONSUMER CONTINUALLY BEING INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS, AND TO CALL BACK NEXT FRIDAY. STILL NO PARTS. *AK
CLUTCH FAILED.
SPRINGS FAILED.
POWER STEERING FAILED.
WINDSHIELD LEAKING.
BRAKES FAILED.
FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION LEAK.
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR LUGS: NUTS. THREE OF THE LUGS: NUTS WERE LOOSE. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V095000. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THIS RECALL, BUT THE PARTS HAS NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. * AK
PITMAN ARM & IDLER ARM NEED REPLACED AFTER ONLY 40K MILES. STEERING BECAME UNPREDICTABLE.
CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET HIS RECALL DONE SINCE JULY,98. EACH TIME THE DEALER STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LUG: NUTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH THE OIL STICK. IT SEEMS TO BE CRACKING OR FALLING APART, WHICH MAY CAUSE BY SOME TYPE OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST THE OIL STICK. CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH THE OIL STICK. IT SEEMS TO BE CRACKING OR FALLING APART, WHICH MAY CAUSE BY SOME TYPE OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST THE OIL STICK. CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK
RECALL 98V161000. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE PROPER REPLACEMENT MATERIALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
RECALL 98V095000. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALL; FORD/LUG NUTS. CONSUMER BEEN WAITING SINCE THE ABOVE DATE, AND DEALER KEEPS INFORMING CONSUMER NO PARTS HAVE RECEIVED. *AK
[XXX], THIS IS IN CONCERN TO THE E-MAIL I RECEIVED FROM YOU ABOUT THE OVERLOAD SPRINGS ON MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS BOUNCING REAL BAD, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO. THEY SUPPOSEDLY LOOKED IT OVER REAL GOOD AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THE SPRING...
VEHICLE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE/COLUMN BRACKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION AND INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
RECALL # 98V095000 FORD/LUG NUTS; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL NOTICE. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. OWNER HAS BEEN CONTACTING DEALER SINCE THE MONTH OF JUNE. DEALER FINALLY RECEIVED THE PARTS, APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO HAVE REPAIR WORK DONE. *AK *ML
RECALL #98S14 WHEEL LUG NUTS RECALL, NEVER RECEIVED THE FIRST NOTICE, RECEIVED THE 2ND NOTICE 4MONTHS AGO, AND HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS. *AK
RECALL 98S14, LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS; RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE, 1998. CONTACTED THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
EA98018; ALLEGED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AT 45 GOING UPHILL, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK. DRIVER HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD TO DISENGAGE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURE/DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
CASTER KIT INSTALLED IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED PROPERLY.
TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH, TIRE DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO, KNOCKED UNDERNEATH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE...
STEERING LINKAGES MAKE POPPING NOISES AT LOW SPEEDS & ON ROUGH ROADS. THE NOISE IS LOUDER WHEN TURNING WHEEL. DEVELOPED A LOT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. *AK
RECALL # 98V095000 FORD/LUGS: NUTS; OWNER NEVER RECEIVED 2ND RECALL NOTICE. WHEN SON WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ABOUT 30-35 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ALMOST CAME OFF BECAUSE ALL THE LUGHS NUTS AND STUDS CAME OFF THE WHEEL EXCEPT ONE. *AK
LEFT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
CENTER ARM REST MALFUCNTIONED.
RECALL # 98VV09500, WHEEL LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS.; RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE OCCUPANT WAS TRYING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. DEALER CLAIMS IT STILL ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE GOING 35MPH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IT IS HARD TO MANAGE WHEN DOING 4MPH, THE TRUCK CARRIES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS ON., THE PROBLEM HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD DEALER, SAYING TO BRING IN VEHICLE IN FOR PARTS TO BE REPLACED RECALL #98S14. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THE PARTS WERE NOT AVALIBLE. *AK
THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER UNDER THE TRUCK RUBS GROVES ON THE SIDE OF THE SPARE TIRE. OWNER GUESS IS THAT THE GROVES AR E 1/8 INCH DEEP. THE PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER IS BEING CHECKED FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
CENTER ARM REST WITH CUPHOLDER HAS NO LOCK, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BACK OF ARM REST IT COMES UP.
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK PROPLERY: TURN SIGNAL WOULD DISENGAGE BEFORE CONSUMER COMPLETED THE TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BOTTOM LEAF SEPARATES ON BOTH SIDES OF REAR SPRING ASSEMBLIES & POINTS OUTWARD AT REAR. LOUD CLUNKING, RATTLING & VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN & DASHBOARD. 2 GENERAL TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN 250 MILES.
BOTTOM LEAF SEPARATES ON BOTH SIDES OF REAR SPRING ASSEMBLIES & POINTS OUTWARD AT REAR. LOUD CLUNKING, RATTLING & VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN & DASHBOARD. 2 GENERAL TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN 250 MILES.
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED ON ITS OWN. TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WENT INTO AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND NONE OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS HELD PASSENGERS. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE AND HEAD INJURIES. F...
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED ON ITS OWN. TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WENT INTO AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND NONE OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS HELD PASSENGERS. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE AND HEAD INJURIES. F...
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED ON ITS OWN. TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WENT INTO AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND NONE OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS HELD PASSENGERS. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE AND HEAD INJURIES. F...
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS SOME SHAKING WITHIN THE WHEELS, AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS. THE PARTS ARE NOT IN, AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T LIKE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO WAITING FOR THE PARTS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE'S THE NOISE IS THERE AND SOMETIMES THE NOISE COMES AND GOES. *AK
TORQUE CONVERTOR ALMOST CAME OUT. MECHANIC REPLACED IT. WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO OVERDRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE BADLY. *AK
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.
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...
SLIDING REAR WINDOW LEAKS.
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
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
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.
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.
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
LUG NUTS HAD LOOSENED AND WERE STRIPPED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO LUGS BEING SHEARED OFF.
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
LUGS: NUTS ON WHEELS WOULD BREAK OFF WHENEVER TIRES HAVE TO BE ALIGNED OR BRAKES REPAIRED. MECHANIC SAYS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ON F150. *AK
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
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 T...
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MISALIGNMENT OF BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR SPRING LEAFS.
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
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO DRUMS REPLACED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO DRUMS REPLACED.
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
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 APA...
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 APA...
VIBARATIONS WITH RESONATING NOISE AT 1100 TO 2000RPM. TAKEN BACK TO SEVERAL DEALERS WITH NO ANSWER/
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
5-SPEED MANUAL SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION IS SO POOR IN SHIFTING TIMING THAT IT CONTINUALLY MISSES SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY. BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP, REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE APPLYING FOR THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBAORD AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. *AK
RECALL 98V095000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL98S14, LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS; RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN JULY, AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE THEN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES. APPOINTMENTS SET UP BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE PARTS WERE IN. THE DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE P...
EVERY 2 MONTHS PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL WOULD BECOME LOOSE. FORD'S DESCRIPTION OF LUGS: NUTS TIGHTENING WOULD OVERTORQUE IT & CAUSE IT TO FATIGUE & EVENTUALLY BREAK. *AK
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN TWICE.
EA980018; WHILE DRIVING FLOORMAT SLIDED UNDERNEATH THE GAS PEDAL WHICH CAUSED ACCELERATION, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR SHATTERED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP.
POLICE PULLED VEHICLE OVER BECAUSE IT HAD NO BACK TAIL LIGHTS VISIBLE AT NIGHT. ALSO, HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
POLICE PULLED VEHICLE OVER BECAUSE IT HAD NO BACK TAIL LIGHTS VISIBLE AT NIGHT. ALSO, HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHICH DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES AND REPLACED AIRBAG SENSOR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP.THE VEHICLE MOVES VERY SLOW AND THERE IS A LOT OF VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL DUE TO SHAFT PITMAN DISCONNECTING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
NOISY STEERING, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL.
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH , STEPPED ON BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED, PAVEMENT WAS DRY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR PENDING INVESTIGATIONS. *AK *SLC
THROTTLE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. INCIDENT OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CHIP AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
RECALL # 98V095000 FORD/LUG NUTS; SERVICE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL. CONSUMER UPSET BECAUSE HE HAS NOT RECEIVED 2ND RECALL NOTICE, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HE HAS NOT RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED AND CAUSED SEVERE SHAKING OF VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CARDBOARD PART THAT DAMPENS THE SOUND (ROAD NOISE) FROM COMING INTO THE CAB, FELL DOWN ON TOP OF THE MUFFLER AND VECHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STOPPED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. DEALER WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.
BRAKES NOT EFFECTIVE UNDER MODERATE HARD BRAKING. THEY MAKE A CLACKING NOISE. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ABS IS NOT ALLOWING THE CALIPERS, SHOES AND PADS TO WORK AS ONE UNIT.
CRACK IN THE RUBBER MOLDING ON DOORS OF VEHICLE.
LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE.
GAS TANK FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN A HOLE IN THE TANK.
BOTTOM LEAF SPRING HAS MOVED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED THE LEAF SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE LEAF SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS BEEN READJUSTED (3) TIMES AND NEEDS READJUSTING AGAIN. *AK
CENTER CONSOLE/ARM HOLDER/CUP HOLDER DOES NOT LOCK IN DOWN POSITION WHICH CAUSES ANY DRINK WHICH MIGHT BE IN THE CUPHOLDER TO BE THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT WITH MINIMAL EFFORT. ALSO, WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE TRUCK VIA THE 3RD DOOR IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS ARMREST TO BE USED AS A HAND HOLD WHICH AT ...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK TWO VEHICLES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
ON HIGHWAY DRIVER NEEDS TWO HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. STEERING IS HARD TO HANDLE, SOMETIMES OVERSTEERING OCCURS, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES. DEALER HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND ADJUSTED THE TOE, CAMBER AND CASTER, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL COMPLAINS OF STEERING WHEEL STIFFNESS, DEALER CAN NOT REM...
ON HIGHWAY DRIVER NEEDS TWO HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. STEERING IS HARD TO HANDLE, SOMETIMES OVERSTEERING OCCURS, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES. DEALER HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND ADJUSTED THE TOE, CAMBER AND CASTER, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL COMPLAINS OF STEERING WHEEL STIFFNESS, DEALER CAN NOT REM...
ON HIGHWAY DRIVER NEEDS TWO HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. STEERING IS HARD TO HANDLE, SOMETIMES OVERSTEERING OCCURS, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES. DEALER HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND ADJUSTED THE TOE, CAMBER AND CASTER, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL COMPLAINS OF STEERING WHEEL STIFFNESS, DEALER CAN NOT REM...
THE REAR AXLE BROKE, CAUSING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVESHAFT KEEPS BREAKING. *AK
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILS CONTINUALLY CAUSING POWER HESITATION.
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. IN ANY WEATHER OR PAVEMENT CONDITIONS WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE METAL ON THE OUTSIDE OF 2 FRONT DOORS IS CRACKING NEAR THE BOTTOM BACK CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN 28 OR 29 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER WAS INJURED. FORD DEALER HAS SEEN AND REPAIRED. *AK
OIL PAN IS RUSTING THROUGH.
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HIGH ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED OR REPRODUCED. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.
ENGINE DOES NOT ACCELERATE.
ENGINE STOPS AUTOMATICALLY INTERMITTENTLY.
WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO MOVE.
THE METAL THAT GOES AROUND WINDOW FRAME ON BOTH DOORS IS CRACKED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR WILL BE REPLACED. *AK
THE FORWARD PARKING BREAK CABLE SNAPPED.
VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE-OFF.
THE EXHAUST IS POINTED AT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO DISINTEGRATE /BLOW OUT. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIME. , DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
POWER STEERING UNIT IS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS , AND HAS TWO PUMPS REPLACED AND THE UNIT STILL GIVES OFF A HISSING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS ON. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE PUMP TO RUN LIKE THAT. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THE LEFT SENSOR ON THE ROTOR WAS BAD. THREE MONTHS LATER, BOTH SENSORS WERE BAD. *AK
THERE ARE BUBBLES IN THE TIRES THAT WERE SOLD WITH VEHICLE. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, CAUSE UNKNOWN . *AK
WEEDS PACK UP IN AND AROUND CROSS MEMBER OF CROSS OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH LEADS TO A DRYING OUT OF WEEDS, RESULTING IN FIRES. (QCAW)
GRASS AND WEEDS GET CAUGHT IN CROSS OVER BRACE UNDER EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS THEY PACK IN THEY DRY OUT, CAUSING FIRE. (QCAW)
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 55 MPH CONSUMER HIT COW WITH LEFT FRONT SIDE ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 55 MPH CONSUMER HIT COW WITH LEFT FRONT SIDE ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE FROM SUSPENSION/STEERING GEAR, NOT STEERING WHEEL ITSELF.
SERIOUS VIBRATIONS COME FROM THE TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION AT HIGH SPEEDS. OWNER BELIEVES IT'S A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM.
WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF ON AN INCLINE IN FIRST OR NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER SAYS THAT VEHICLE WAS MADE THIS WAY. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40 TO 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC
BRAKE/GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN BACKING UP CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (QCAW)
WHEN APLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON OCCASION. (QCAW)
WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK, RESULTING IN OWNER HAVING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V095000). NOTIFIED DEALER & THEN TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE. MECHANIC NEVER CHECKED LUGS: NUTS. HAD THEM TIGHTENED INSTEAD. OLD LUGS: NUTS RUINED RIMS. MECHANIC SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK
IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS REAR ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT CORRECT. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING SITUATION ON WET ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK WILL SLIDE ABOUT 6-8 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. BRAKE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THE ROTORS WERE CUT DOWN. ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS LATER, OWNER EXPERIENEDTHE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYST...
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 98V095000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S14, LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. *AK
THERE IS GRASS/WHEAT AND WEEDS THAT PACK IN TIGHTLY BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD CROSSOVER, CATCHES ON FIRE. THE SPARKS IN THE FIELD, CAUSING THE FIELD TO CATCH ON FIRE. TUCKER FORD HAD TRIED TO CONTACT FORD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE STILL IN SHOP BECAUSE THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE BRAKES HAD FAILED MANY TIMES BEFORE, AND DRIVER IS UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS MATTER. DEALER TOLD DRIVER THAT THEY WILL REPLACE VEHICLE. *AK
RECALL 98V095000 LUGS: NUTS; TAYLOR FORD BROKE LUGS: NUTS IN THE PROCESS OF TORQUING THEM AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
DURING THE NORMAL ROUTINE CHECK UP THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A LEAK THE LEAKAGE IS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAS BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 98S14, REGARDING THE LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. S...
VEHICLE DRIFTS AT 55 TO 60 MPH WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALSO STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 98V095000, INVOLVING WHEEL LUGS: NUTS. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITNG 2-3 MONTHS FOR PARTS. VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
THE EAR THAT THE CAM ADJUSTER RESTS AGAINST BENT BACKWARDS ALLOWING THE UPPER "A" ARM TO BECOME LOOSE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN FROM EVEN PAVEMENT TO A RAMPED SIDE STREET.
MAKING SHARP LEFT TURN HEARD LOUD METAL NOISE. NOTICED FRONT END DROPPED. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND PROBLEM AT FIRST. NOTICED UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BENT. HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, WHEEL BEARINGS HAD OVERHEATED/ROTORS WARPED. NEEDED TRUCK CHECKED. *AK
MAKING SHARP LEFT TURN HEARD LOUD METAL NOISE. NOTICED FRONT END DROPPED. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND PROBLEM AT FIRST. NOTICED UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BENT. HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, WHEEL BEARINGS HAD OVERHEATED/ROTORS WARPED. NEEDED TRUCK CHECKED. *AK
MAKING SHARP LEFT TURN HEARD LOUD METAL NOISE. NOTICED FRONT END DROPPED. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND PROBLEM AT FIRST. NOTICED UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BENT. HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, WHEEL BEARINGS HAD OVERHEATED/ROTORS WARPED. NEEDED TRUCK CHECKED. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, ALSO SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, ALSO SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP.
TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPAIRED. PROBLEM OF WHEEL OCCURRED BEFORE RECALL (#98V095000). DEALER DIDN'T WANT RESPONSIBILITY & MANUFACTURER. BACKED DEALER. *AK
CONSUMER IS 4'9" TALL. WHEN SHE LOWERS THE STEERING WHEEL HER CHEST IS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES AWAY FROM CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL. IS AFRAID IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAG WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE DUE TO HER SIZE. CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY OF SHORT PERSON AND AIR BAG. ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
GROOVES WORN INTO SPARE TIRE SIDEWALL DUE TO RUBBING AGAINS FRAME BENEATH TRUCK BED. TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN USED AND NOW MAY BE UNSAFE SINCE THE GROOVES ARE 15-20% INTO THE SIDEWALL. FORD DEALER REFERRED ME TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO DENIED ANY PROBLEM.
EXPOSED SEAT TRACK INJURED CHILD TOO SHARP.
FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF WHEELS CAUSED FOUR LUG NUT ON ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS TO SHEAR OFF, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE.
SPARE TIRE DAMAGED DUE TO DESIGN OF THE MOUNTING SYSTEM WHICH CUT GROOVES INTO THE SIDEWALL.
BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLIED.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT 68 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A TRACKER TRAILER. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROLBEM. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK, AND TAKES AWHILE TO KICK INTO GEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
LOCATION OF EXHAUST SYSTEM IN FRONT OF PASSENGER'S SIDE CAUSES THE ABS BRAKES TO FREEZE UP IN WINTER. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK
LOCATION OF EXHAUST SYSTEM IN FRONT OF PASSENGER'S SIDE CAUSES THE ABS BRAKES TO FREEZE UP IN WINTER. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ROTOR SHIELDS. IN RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WILL SPLASH ONTO BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. ONLY ONE BRAKE WILL GRAB. DEALER HAS PUT ON MISSING SHIELDS. *AK
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A LANE CHANGE, UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL , DRIVER HIT A SEMI HEAD ON.
O-RINGS AND LUG NUTS FAILED CAME OFF OF STUD DUE TO CHAFFING AND WEARING DOWN OF THE O-RING, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DAMP, RAINY OR COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOISE & LOCK UP. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHECKED IT. HAD REPLACED PADS & DRUMS ON BRAKES. HAD THE BRAKES INPSPECTED & TOLD BRAKES WERE OKAY, BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY MEC...
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DAMP, RAINY OR COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOISE & LOCK UP. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHECKED IT. HAD REPLACED PADS & DRUMS ON BRAKES. HAD THE BRAKES INPSPECTED & TOLD BRAKES WERE OKAY, BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY MEC...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING SCENT. THEN HEARD A BANG AND RAN OVER THE OBJECT. THE OBJECT THAT FELL OFF WAS A WHEEL WELL SCHROUD OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE.
STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, AND WHEN ON BUMPY PAVEMENT.
WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD OR WET THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. *AK
WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE SET AT 22 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZONTAL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE ENTRAINED AIR IN THE SYSTEM RESULTING IN POOR PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES.
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE RIGHT REAR WHEEL/RIGHT HUB CAP/BUMPER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALL PARTS REPLACMENT WAS DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM BEING IN THE WAY, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION TO ALL ABOVE PARTS. CONSUMER CONFRONTED THE SERVICEMEN ABOUT CONDITION REOCCURRING. HIS REPLY WAS THAT AF...
WHEEL HUB DESIGNED WITH AN "O" RING THAT MUST BE IN THE CENTER TO PREVENT WHEEL FROM COMING OFF, HOWEVER FORD DOES NOT MAKE THIS KNOWN. RESULTED IN CONSUMER'S WHEEL ALMOST COMING OFF.
CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET 65 MPH. WENT TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES, ENGINE BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT. KEPT THE MAINTAINED SPEED OF SET CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP PRESSURE ON BRAKES FOR OVER A MILE BEFORE VEHICLE COULD SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DISENGAG...
WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH, VEHICLE WOBBLED AND WHEEL BROKE AWAY FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT UNCONTROLLABLE, RAN OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A MUDDY DITCH. NO INJURIES.
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AN OBJECT FELL OF A TRUCK IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE OBJECT. 8-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT WAS STRAPPED IN HIT THE WINDOW LATCH WHICH CAUSED A SMALL CUT TO OPEN UP.
TRUCK IS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. IT IS AVERAGING 13 TO 14 MPG, ALTHOUGH THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW GIVES AN ESTIMATE OF-21 MPG. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES.
VENTILATION SYSTEM SMELLS OF MILDEW.
RIGHT REAR WHEEL STUD DOES NOT TORQUE PROPERLY CAUSING THE LUG NUT TO STRETCH.
LUG NUTS AND STUDS ALMOST FELL OFF OF HUB ON TWO OCCASIONS, RIM AND O-RING DAMAGED DUE TO LUG NUT AND STUD FASTENER FAILURE.
BRAKE PADS REPLACED.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT CAUGHT IN THE FLOOR MAT, RESULTING IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES TO HEAD.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
EA97027; THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE AXLE BREAKING AND CAUSING THE WHEEL BOLTS TO SHEAR OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF CAUSING REAR TIRE TO FALL OFF.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE ABS LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON. ONCE TRUCK HAS BEEN STARTED, THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, BUT WHEN STARTED DRIVING FOR A WHILE THE LIGHT COMES ON. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET OR COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION .
TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCEESIVE GAS CONSUMPTION.
TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCEESIVE GAS CONSUMPTION.
TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCEESIVE GAS CONSUMPTION.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH THE TORSION BAR IN THE FRONT END SNAPPED IN HALF, CAUSING OWNER TO LOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
THE LUG: NUTS SHEARED AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
STABILIZER BAR FAILED, CAUSING TRUCK TO COLLAPSE ON FRONT TIRES WITH NO WAY TO STEER.
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40MPH STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, STOPPED & THE ABS LOCKED UP. TOOK TO DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & EACH TIME WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
ABS SYSTEM FAILS CONTINUALLY.
THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH IN THE UP POSITION. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER CORRECTED THE PROLBEM BY SLAMMING THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, ONLY IF HELD WHILE TURNING.
SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.
THERE ARE 8 POINTS ON THE FRONT END THAT HAVE MOVING PARTS, HOWEVER THERE ARE ONLY 2 GREASE POINTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WILL SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A LACK OF PROPER LUBRICATION.
WHILE TOWING TRAILER, TRAILER PLUG FELL OUT CAUSING LOSS OF TRAILER LIGHTS AND BRAKES. DESTROYED PLUG AND CABLE. NEW PLUG WILL NOT STAY IN CONNECTOR. HAVE TOWED THIS TRAILER WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO PROBLEM.
BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED LOWER THAN GAS PEDAL BY A LARGE AMOUNT, CAUSING BOTH PEDALS TO DEPRESS, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED LOWER THAN GAS PEDAL BY A LARGE AMOUNT, CAUSING BOTH PEDALS TO DEPRESS, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. *AK
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE DUE TO THE SHOCK ABSORBER JAMMED UP IN THE COIL SPRING WHEN THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER CAME OUT OF THE CONTROL ARM.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT OWNER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLID 40 FEET. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
WHILE CHANGEING ALL FOUR WHEELS ON VEHICLE THE HUB ATTACHMENTS BROKE. *AK
FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
AIR BAG LIGHT ON OR FLASHING.
VEHICLE BOUNCES BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 60 MPH-70 MPH DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHAKES. OWNER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES.THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE ENTIRE BREKING SYSTEM, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. OWNER STATES THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'...
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHAKES. OWNER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES.THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE ENTIRE BREKING SYSTEM, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. OWNER STATES THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'...
GRAB BAR ON VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED, CONSUMER HITS HEAD ON BAR
EA97027; WHEEL SEPARATION, WHILE DRIVNG ABOUT 45 MPH WHEEL ON THE LEFT FRONT FELL OFF. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SIDEWAY, SLID AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH, THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOSE CONTACT WITH WINDSHIELD, CAUSING REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY. *AK
WHILE TIGHTENING THE WHEEL THE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WHEEL. *AK
LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR FAILURE.
WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF OF WHEELS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
GAS PEDAL GETS CAUGHT ON FLOOR MAT WHEN FLOORED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.
CONTROL ARM RUSTED/CRACKED, CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL BREAK LOOSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
REAR BRAKES LOCK AND FRONT DO NOT WHEN PEDAL IS SLAMMED.
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND SLID INTO PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, ONLY ONE WHEEL BRAKE ACTIVATED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AIR BAG INFLATED AND EJECTED DRIVER THROUGH BACK GLASS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
TORSION BAR BROKE.
IN DAMP HIGH HUMIDITY WEATHER, MAKING THE FIRST STOP AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES ABS WILL SUCK MOISTURE INTO LINING, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SKID SIDEWAYS. DEALER REPLACED SHOES AND DRUMS. *AK
IN DAMP HIGH HUMIDITY WEATHER, MAKING THE FIRST STOP AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES ABS WILL SUCK MOISTURE INTO LINING, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SKID SIDEWAYS. DEALER REPLACED SHOES AND DRUMS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK HEARS A LOUD NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD, AND THE TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL, IT GOES ALL OVER THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN, THEY PUT EXTENSIONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK HEARS A LOUD NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD, AND THE TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL, IT GOES ALL OVER THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN, THEY PUT EXTENSIONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT DUE TO LOCATION OF FLOOR MAT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS UPON FULL ACCELERATION. *AK
WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR A-PILLAR AREA OF THE SUPERCAB.
WHEELS BOLTS STRETCHING UPON NORMAL TIGHTENING DUE TO IMPROPER METAL OR HARDENING. THE NUT SEIZES ON THE WHEEL BOLT BEFORE IT TIGHTENS PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE WHEEL LUG NUT WASHER TO "EAT AWAY" THE ALUMINUM WHEEL ENOUGH TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF THE WHEEL BOLTS AND SEPARATE THE WHE...
CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE LOCKS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWNRIGHT POSITION.
ARMRESTS FAIL TO LOCK DOWN.
CENTER ARMREST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.
CENTER ARM REST/STORAGE CONSOLE DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEREFORE, DRINKS PLACED IN INTEGRAL CUP HOLDER CAN BE LAUNCHED INTO BACK SEAT IF SOMEONE PLACES WEIGHT ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE ARM REST.
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FRONT SEAT CENTER ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. ON SEVERAL OCACASIONS, BACK SEA TPASSENGER'S HAVE INADVERTENTLY LEANED ON BACK OF ARM REST, CAUSING IT TO SUDDENLY MOVE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS LOSE THEIR BALANCE WHEN THE ARM REST COLLAPSES.
THE WINDSHIELD MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE AND THEN IT CRACKS, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LIFT OFF OF THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 55MPH OR GREATER. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE AND THEN IT CRACKS, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LIFT OFF OF THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 55MPH OR GREATER. *AK
THE CENTER CONSOLE ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.
MFR # 97S86 NHTSA RECALL # 97V171000; CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. WORK WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 15 MPH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS D...
MFR # 97S86 NHTSA RECALL # 97V171000; CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. WORK WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 15 MPH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS D...
MFR # 97S86 NHTSA RECALL # 97V171000; CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. WORK WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 15 MPH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS D...
REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE SHAFT.
OWNER CLAIMS THAT THE CRUSE CONTROL SYSTEM IN CAR WOULDN'T CUT OFF WHEN PRESSED THE BUTTON. *AK
UNSPECIFIED.
BRAKES FAIL TO STOP PROPERLY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED.
SEAT BELT SEPARATED FROM ITS "A" PILLAR ON DRIVER'S CIRCUMFERENCE. NO VISUAL ELEMENT TO EXPLAIN SAID INCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE IN TWO ACCIDENTS WITH, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS ON EITHER OCCASION.
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH DID NOT ACTIVATE.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT.
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKING IN WET WEATHER.
DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.
EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM ENGINE.
TIRES PREMATURELY WEARING.FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT SIZE P235/70R16-1045.
FOUR TIRES HAVE GONE FLAT ON VEHICLE, STONES GO THROUGH THE TREAD VERY EASILY.
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH, GOES THROUGH 50 MPH,STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES. SAID IT WAS COMMON PROBLEM, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH, GOES THROUGH 50 MPH,STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES. SAID IT WAS COMMON PROBLEM, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
SHOCKS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE AT 60 MPH OR OVER.
ROTORS WARPED.
WINDOW WEATHER-STRIPPING LOOSE.
TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKING.
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE CRASHES, SAME DAY, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK REARENDED TWO OTHER VEHICLES AT STANDSTILL, BOTH OCCURRENCES; SPEEDS 45 MPH. ALSO, EMERGENCY FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH DID NOT SHUT OFF. TRUCK AT BODY SHOP. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE CRASHES, SAME DAY, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK REARENDED TWO OTHER VEHICLES AT STANDSTILL, BOTH OCCURRENCES; SPEEDS 45 MPH. ALSO, EMERGENCY FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH DID NOT SHUT OFF. TRUCK AT BODY SHOP. *AK
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL (#97V171000). CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL & FURTHERMORE DID NOT HAVE THE AVAILABLE PARTS FOR REPAIR. *AK
PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH, SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL OWNER HEARD A LOUD NOISE . HE TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INNER TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES JUST 1000 MILES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE HAD VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR THE 60000 MILE CHECK UP...
VEHICLE IS GOVERNED AT 87 MPH (THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN), THIS DESIGN IS VERY UNSAFE.
TIRES CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT AND GO FLAT (CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES P235/ 70R 16 SL).
DRIVING AT APPROX 15 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKES ,THEY LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. HIT GUARDRAIL. KEPT SLIDDING FOR ABOUT 35 YARDS, WET CONDITONS. *AK
WHEELS SPLIT IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE TWO PIECES THAT MAKE UP THE WHEEL ARE JOINED, THIS CAUSES AIR LOSS.
IN WEATHER TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS' RUBBER BLADES DO NOT TOUCH WINDSHEILD, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *AK
TWO GENERAL TIRE BLOW OUTS.
A/C RECIEVER FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.
ABS WHEEL SENSOR FAILED.
DOOR PANEL FAILED.
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
GAS MILEAGE NOT GOOD IN OVERDRIVE.
TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH LEAF SPRINGS ON REAR END TO KEEP TRUCK LEVEL, REAR END TOO LOW/FRONT END TOO HIGH, CAUSED TRUCK TO SWAY/LOSE STEERING CONTROL; DEALER RECMMENDED INSTALLING HELPER SPRINGS. *AK
ENGINE WON'T SPEED UP TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES SAFELY.
CRACKED CHASSIS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
CONSMER'S 4-YEAR LOD GRAND DAUGHTER WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN SHE TRIED TO GET OUT, THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED. THE BELT HAD TIGHTENED SO TIGHT THAT THE 4-YEAR OLD COULD NOT BREATH, SOME HOW THE BELT HAD RAPPED AROUND THE CHILD TWICE. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE BELT OFF WITH ...
COMPUTER CONTROLLER FAILED.
STEERING COLUMN LINKAGES FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION HOUSING FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.
POWER STEERING FAILED.
ENGINE FAILED.
TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED.
FRONT SUSPENSION POOR CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.
TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED.
DMV PLACEMENT VISOR FAILED DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL.
BRAKES: HAD ACCIDENT ON APRIL 24 DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKES DID NOT CATCH AT AL L. PUT BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. THE ONLY THING STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS THE CAR AHEAD THAT DRIVER HIT. TODAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. PUT PEDAL COMPLETELY TO FLOOR AND THE BRAK...
THE TRUCK ACCELERATED IN THE DRIVEWAY, TRIED TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HIT A BRICK WALL IN THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. *AK
THE TRUCK ACCELERATED IN THE DRIVEWAY, TRIED TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HIT A BRICK WALL IN THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. *AK
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND THE CAR AHEAD SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES. TRIED TO STOP, PUT PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED, HIT CAR IN FRONT AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BRAKES AND AIR BAGS FAILED, REASON IS UNKNOWN. *AK
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND THE CAR AHEAD SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES. TRIED TO STOP, PUT PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED, HIT CAR IN FRONT AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BRAKES AND AIR BAGS FAILED, REASON IS UNKNOWN. *AK
INCREASED SPEED FOR PASSING 55MPH PEDAL STICKS IN RESUME POSITION. OWNERS SOLUTION: TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DEALER UNAWARE OF CALAMITY. PROBABLE RESULT: VEHICLE CRASH. SECOND/THIRD INCIDNET OCCURRED @ 80MPH AND 50MPH. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR MAKES A SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
LUG NUTS SNAPPED OFF DUE TO CHAFE/WEAR ON THE WHEEL.
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER JET DOES NOT REACH THE WINDSHIELD ABOVE 40MPH. HAD JET REPLACED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK *JB
CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT FORD MOTOR CORPORATION MAINTAINS THERE IS A SERVICE ADVISORY ON THE SLIP YOKE, BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. INQUIRES WHETHER HIS DRIVESHAFT WILL FALL OFF A THIGH SPEED. *AK
WINDSHIELD GLASS HAS SPOTS ETCHED INTO GLASS , CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY
CONSUMER HAD 2 DEFECTIVE REAR ENDS ON VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 1100 MILES. NOW AT 5K MILES VEHICLE NEEDS ANOTHER REAR END. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER.CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PAINT ON THE REAR END IS BURNING OFF. THE DEALER SYNTHETIC HIGH PERFORMANCE OIL TO ENDURE THE TEMPERATURE. THE REAR ...
WHILE DRIVING ENTERED A 30 MILES ZONE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PICK UP SPEED AT 70 MPH. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. *AK
DRIVING 55-65MPH; STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES; FELT HARD AS A ROCK; PEDAL SOFT AT TOP. WHEELS WOULD NOT LOCK OR STOP. NO ABS BRAKES ON FRONT. EVEN W/TOWING HAD PROBLEMS W/BRAKE SYSTEM. TOOK TO DEALER & BRAKE PADS ROTATED; MASTER CYLINDER BEEN REPLACED TO COUNTERACT BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVING 55-65MPH; STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES; FELT HARD AS A ROCK; PEDAL SOFT AT TOP. WHEELS WOULD NOT LOCK OR STOP. NO ABS BRAKES ON FRONT. EVEN W/TOWING HAD PROBLEMS W/BRAKE SYSTEM. TOOK TO DEALER & BRAKE PADS ROTATED; MASTER CYLINDER BEEN REPLACED TO COUNTERACT BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE IN PARK WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION, TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR/LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK
WHILE IN PASSING SITUATION, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN SPEED. HAD TO KILL ENGINE TO STOP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR AXEL BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SWERVE AND HIT THE MEDIAN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE CONVERSION FORD F150 HAS A DEFECT IN REAR WINDOW BY THE BENCH SEAT WHICH WAS NOT REINFORCED PROPERLY, IT'S STRUCTURAL UNSAFE; IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ROLL BAR WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH OUR FMVSS. THE CONVERSION IS TRANSAPPLE CUSTOM, 2645 ROUTE25 CENTRE REACH NY 11720 AT 516-981-VANS,KENNY CODER TH...
ENGINE VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE FAILED.
POWER POINT COVER FAILED (DASH).
REAR AXLE GEARS FAILED.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR FAILED.
ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, SHUTTING OFF ALL POWER. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED, OCCURRED 4 TIME SINCE JULY 15, DEALER REPLACED CONTROL MODULE 4 TIMES, 30 TO 70 MPH. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 50 MPH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN DUE TO A PIECE OF INSULATION THAT FELL FROM HOOD AND WAS LODGED IN THE THROTTLE LINKAGE. IN ADDITION, ABS BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPAGE CAUSED BY SEVERE USE IN STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK
THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN DUE TO A PIECE OF INSULATION THAT FELL FROM HOOD AND WAS LODGED IN THE THROTTLE LINKAGE. IN ADDITION, ABS BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPAGE CAUSED BY SEVERE USE IN STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70MPH, HAS TO PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO STAIGHT. IF TAKING SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE WILL GO OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
DRIVING AT TURN PIKE SPEED THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITH A POP SOUND, THREE WEEKS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED OUTWARD. *AK AFTER SITTING FOR TWO DAYS INFRONT OF OUR HOME. *YH
GOODYEAR WRANGLER (RT/5) 17" TIRE BLEW OUT, THESE TIRES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR OFF ROAD TRUCKS.
UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE FLOOR MAT AND THE PEDAL GET CAUGHT TOGETHER, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A VIRBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT (35-40) MPH. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AND SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AN INJURED THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
ACCELERATOR STUCK ON FLOOR MAT WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN.
WHEEL CRACKED AT BEAD AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN ROLLOVER/INJURIES. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP ON WET PAVEMENTS. DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO ASK HOW TO REPAIR VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST ACCELERATED, AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, THE RPMS WENT TO 3000 AND BACK DOWN AS IF HE WERE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR VERY FAST. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE DOOR. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE DOOR. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PUTTING ON BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. FUTHERMORE, HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE WITH NO ONE INSIDE, NO KEYS IN IGNITION AND DOORS OPENED. VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD 10 FEET, HITTING DOOR FRAME OF GARAGE RIPPING OPENED DOOR OFF. ROLL COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED BY DEALER.
THE P25570R16 TIRE ON THE FRONT REAR RIGHT HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE IN THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS. THE TIRE IS NEW AND SPLITS DOWN THE MIDDL NEWEST TIRE PUT ON 2WEEKS AGO ONLY HAS 60% OF THE TIRE LEFT. *AK A GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT TOW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. *YH
BED MOVES WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN SURFACES.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT REAR SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE LOCATED TOO FAR FROM THE SEATS, THEREFORE WHEN A CHILD SEAT IS PLACED IN THE SEATS, THE BELTS DON'T ADEQUATELY SECURE IT.
DOOR LATCH SNAGS CLOTHES OF PASSENGERS.
BED SEAMS NOT SEALED, PRESENTING THE POSSIBILITY OF CORROSIVE ROAD DEBRIS GETTING INTO CLOSED BED COMPARTMENT.
THE DESIGN OF EXHAUST PIPE LOCATION IS HAZARDOUS, ALLOWING CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CARGO BOX.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A BIG HOLE IN THE DASH AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT WATER INTO THE DASH TO STOP THE FIRE. THE WHOLE INSIDE WAS BURNED UP AND DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE. *AK THE HORN RELAYS AND HORN PADS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *YH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A BIG HOLE IN THE DASH AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT WATER INTO THE DASH TO STOP THE FIRE. THE WHOLE INSIDE WAS BURNED UP AND DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE. *AK THE HORN RELAYS AND HORN PADS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *YH
TRUCK'S TAIL END FISH-TAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH.
STRUTS BROKE OFF FROM AXLE, CAUSING LOSS OF TIRE AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH AND BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB OF TRUCK. *AK
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE; HAD STARTED APPLYING ABS BRAKES; BRAKES LOCKED UP; VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID; ROADS WERE DRY; TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED HTERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. *AK
PITMAN ARM HAD FALLEN OFF FROM THE STEERING SECTOR SHAFTS DUE TO MISSING RETAINER NUT AND WASHER, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE, OPENED UP THE HOOD AND WENT BACK TO VEHICLE AND THE DASH EXPLODED. FIRST BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE DIED OUT. SO WENT TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHEN SMELLED SMOKE AND SEEN THE DASH ON FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT ANY SPEED, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE FAILED, CAUSING FRONT FENDER TO BE DAMAGE.
CONSOLE BETWEEN 60/40 BENCH IS POORLY DESIGNED, LOCKS IN UP POSITION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, BLEW A TIRE AND HAD DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSURANCE COMPANY STATES THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, BLEW A TIRE AND HAD DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSURANCE COMPANY STATES THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVE WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN FIRE STARTED. FIRE STARTED APPROX. 30 MINUTES AFTER PARKING. FIRE DEPT. SAID FIRE STARTED FROM WIRING HARNESS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 50MPH, LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE ROLLED AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT OF 4 FEET AND ROLLED 3 TIMES. FAILURE OF DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE DOOR TO FLY OPEN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 38-45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL ACCIDENT WITH A HOUSE AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. HIGH EFFORTS ON STEERING EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED 67MPH OR MORE. IN FOR REPAIR , MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT AND IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *AK
FORD F150 1997, FIRESTONE P23570R16, AT APPROX. 60-65MPH EXPERIENCED TIRES HYDROPLANING ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE TENDS TO ERRACTLY SKIP OVER PUDDLES OF WATER, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
WHENEVER CONSUMER EXITS THE VEHICLE, IF EVER TOUCHING ANY METAL PARTS, IT WILL THEN EXERT SPARKS OF FIRE. CONSUMER SAYS IF STANDING CLOSE ENOUGH ONE CAN HEAR THE SIZZLING. CONSUMER ALSO HAS MEASURED THE DISTANCE OF THESE SPARKS WHICH HE MEASURED AT THREE INCHES AWAY. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WOULD GO ...
STARTS VEHICLE AND IT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. STEERING IS HARD TO DRIVE, CANNOT CONTROL.TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE OR PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
ASHTRAY COVER FAILED.
CIGARET LIGHTER COVER SPINS.
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.
STEERING FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, REAR FRAME WAS BENT BECAUSE THREE DEALERS HAD MODIFIED TRUCK BY PUTTING ON OVERLOADS. ALSO, REAR SPRINGS/SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE/LEAKING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, REAR FRAME WAS BENT BECAUSE THREE DEALERS HAD MODIFIED TRUCK BY PUTTING ON OVERLOADS. ALSO, REAR SPRINGS/SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE/LEAKING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, REAR FRAME WAS BENT BECAUSE THREE DEALERS HAD MODIFIED TRUCK BY PUTTING ON OVERLOADS. ALSO, REAR SPRINGS/SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE/LEAKING. *AK
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. TOOK TO DLR 2 TIMES, NO RESULTS. VEHICLE IS WITH DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *AK
VEHICLE'S BRAKE FUSE IS LOOSE AND CAUSES THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
FLOOR HEATER VENTS INOPERATIVE.
LEATHER SEAT BACK UPHOLSTERY CLINGS TO BACK.
ENGINE PISTON RUSTED.
STEERING COLUMN RATTLES.
POOR INSTALLMENT OF RIGHT DOOR SEAL, ALLOWING ROAD NOISE TO ENTER VEHICLE ABOVE 55 MPH.
TRANSMISSION VALVE FAILED.
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 10 MPH THE WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO SHEARED LUG: NUTS. DEALERS HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER'S CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE FIVE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS SHEARING OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *AK
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIS THROTTLE STUCK AT 85 MPH. OWNER NOTED THAT HE HAD TO TURN IGNITION KEY OFF TO LET VEHICLE COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HE HAS VARIOUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING BRAKES; ONE BEING THAT HE LOSES HIS BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE USED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A BYPASS SLAVE VALVE. *AK
VAPOR TUBE PINCHED BY FRAME OF TRUCK.
WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT NOTICED LOUD BANGING NOISE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN REAR LEAF SPRING SHIFTS, ZONE REP HAS INSPECTED, AND STATED IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, DEALER REPLACED REAR LEAF SPRING, PROBLEM PERSISTS, ALSO, DROVE ALONG WITH ZONE REPRESENTATIVE IN SAME YEAR MODEL, NOISE WA...
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD A SAFETY SEAT, EVEN WITH USE OF LOCKING CLIP, SEAT DOESN'T HOLD. *AK
CONSUMER NOTES THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL, THE HOOK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PEDAL IS STICKING TO THE FLOOR MAT, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK.
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HAS AIR SEEPING THROUGH, CAUSING NOISE.
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, EXPERIENCED. ACCELERATION DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TOO FAR DOWN, JUST BELOW ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH AT SOME POINT ARE ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE BRAKING. DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH. CAR WAS HIT 4 TIMES AND THE CUT OFF SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK. *AK
PUT GEAR INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, WENT FORWARD, HIT A FENCE, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK. *AK
COMING TO A STOP HAS TAKEN FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS NO DECREASE IN THE SPEED. MOTOR IDLES VERY HIGH. *AK
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; IMPACT 11:00; LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT UP/DOWN AN EMBANKMENT; AIRBAG INDICATOR CAME ON, NO DEPLOYMENT. *AK
THE LUG BOLTS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING.
VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK ON SLIGHT INCLINE; ALSO VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS SKIP CYCLES WHILE ON DELAY. *AK
VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK ON SLIGHT INCLINE; ALSO VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS SKIP CYCLES WHILE ON DELAY. *AK
VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK ON SLIGHT INCLINE; ALSO VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS SKIP CYCLES WHILE ON DELAY. *AK
WHEN AT A STOP OR PARKED THE VEHICLE HAS A RUFFLED IDLE AND VIBRATES LIKE ITS READY TO STALL OUT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40MPH AND UP, THE VEHICLE SWAYS FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE. *AK
WHEN AT A STOP OR PARKED THE VEHICLE HAS A RUFFLED IDLE AND VIBRATES LIKE ITS READY TO STALL OUT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40MPH AND UP, THE VEHICLE SWAYS FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE. *AK
WINDOW HANDLE FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, 700 OR 1200 RPM'S OR HIGHER. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP (17) DAYS, STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL 96V251000 FOR HIS THROTTLE. THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS MADE CONTACT TO DUNCON FORD TO HAVE RECALL FIXED ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS AND THERE WERE NO PARTS. *AK
TAIL PIPE FAILED.
TIRE RIM FAILED.
TIRE CAP COVER FAILED.
VEHICLE STALLING.
FRONT END PROBLEM.
VEHICLE SHAKES/ HOP'S WHEN DRIVING. *AK
BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, STOPPED VEHICLE, PUT IN PARK; GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, GOT INTO VEHICLE & PUT IT IN PARK AGAIN, GOT OUT & VEHICLE STARTED BACKWARDS AGAIN; VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR; MANUFACTURER/DEALER COULD/WOULD NOT HELP W/PROBLEM. *AK
THE AXLE TRANSFER SEAL IS LEAKING FOR THE THIRD TIME. ALSO, REPLACEMENT MISSING SEA TBELT ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS AS PER RECALL (96V-256). *AK
THE AXLE TRANSFER SEAL IS LEAKING FOR THE THIRD TIME. ALSO, REPLACEMENT MISSING SEA TBELT ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS AS PER RECALL (96V-256). *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT, OWNER HIT ICE PATCH AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES DUE TO A FAULTY PASSEGER SIDE SEATBELT. *AK
REAR WHEEL BEARING SEAL FAILED.
STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM.
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN AT IDLE.
MOUNTING BOLTS NOT INSTALLED AT FACTORY, CAUSING LEFT FRONT DRIVE YOKE ASSEMBLEY TO COME APART FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTING PLATE.
UPON STARTUP OF VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK POSITION ENGINE SURGED FORWARD. *AK
GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT (P23570R15).
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SLIDES WHILE TRYING TO PULL BACK ON BRAKES. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HE HAS REAR/FRONT ABS BRAKES AND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. *AK
LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING UNRAVELED WHEN HITTING BUMPS, NOTICED THUMPING SOUND, REAR FISHTAILS, RESULTING IN HIGH/LOW SPEED INSTABILITY. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN . *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK POSITION, IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS/FORWARDS; ALSO WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD AT LEAST 3 FEET OR MORE. *AK
DRIVING ON FAVORABLE ROAD CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE SNOW ON THE GROUND, COMING TO RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP AT THE LIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED THOTTLE STICKING, WHEN TRIED TO DECELERATE, ENGINE SURGED THEN RACED, OVERPOWERING BRAKES, THROTTLE STUCK CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE WIDE OPEN, TURNED OFF IGNITION, THEN PULLED UP PEDAL, CRUISE WAS NOT ENGAGED. *AK
FIRESTONE - WILDERNESS TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN MAKING A TURN ON SNOWY OR SLIPPERY ROADS.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN AT 55 MPH, EVEN AFTER SHUTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING BACK , THE MOTOR WAS STILL GOING AT 50 MPH. DEALER PICKED UP VEHICLE TODAY. (1/21/97). *AK
FIRESTONE TIRES SIDEWALLS CRACKED.
BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYNDIER LEAK, WHEN DRIVING THETHE ABS EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON; ALSO, SAW A LOSS OF FLUID. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE LOCKS UP UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE HAS ABS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO HE SAIS THAT PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. *AK
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AN WET/SLIPPERY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES WOULD GET WET AND LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAPPENED ONLY ON WET PAVEMENT, NOT DRY; VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BEING REPAIRED. *AK
WAS IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE LEFT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PAVEMENT WAS A LITTLE WET. TAKEN TO DEALER AND COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION GEARS STICKS IN NEUTRAL.
DRIVER HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN, CONSUMER HAD KIDS IN VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
WRONG TYPE OF TIRES INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND STARTED TO TURN TO GET OFF AN EXIT. THE WHEELS JUST WENT AS FAR RIGHT AS THEY WOULD GO , THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO THE VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL AND HAD A CRASH. *AK
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXCESSIVELY.
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES.
DRIVING ALONG STREET, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, NEITHER DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP, WHENEVER THE GEARS GO TO CHANGE, THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE LIKE A TICKING. *AK
DESIGN OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SHIELD ALLOWS FOR ACCUMULATION OF GRASS AND OTHER DEBRIS, FIRE RESULTED FROM GRASS BURNING.
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED RATTLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION, HIT BUMPS IN ROAD, VEHICLE VIBRATES AND STEERING COLUMN SHIMMIES, DLR INDICATES MFR'S AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES/NOISY.
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, GOING (55) MPH, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER CAR AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *AK
DURING IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
POOR ACCELERATION WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON.
WHILE TURNING FRONT AXLE SHEARED OFF WITH ENTIRE AXLE MOVING INTO WHEEL HUBS, DRIVER UNABLE TO KEEP TRUCK FROM HAVING AN IMPACT.
WHILE TURNING FRONT AXLE SHEARED OFF WITH ENTIRE AXLE MOVING INTO WHEEL HUBS, DRIVER UNABLE TO KEEP TRUCK FROM HAVING AN IMPACT.
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES AN VERY LOUD NOISE. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *AK
POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHORT HAZARD IN THE WIRE BUNDLE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
TIRES HAVE VERY POOR TRACTION, HYDROPLANE EASILY ON WET PAVEMENT, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. *AK
WHEEL LUGS BREAK WHEN ANTI-THEFT LOCKING LUG NUT IS TORQUED TO 100 FOOT POUNDS SPECIFICATION. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING OVERREACTS, HARD TO STEER . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
RIGHT REAR AXLE SHIFTED, CAUSING REAR END OF TRUCK TO SWAY OUT OF CONTROL.
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
STEERING SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING OR WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP.*AK
THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU HAVE TO MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH BEFORE IT TAKES AFFECT.*AK
LOOSE STEERING SHAFT; THE STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING . *AK *SLC
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TALL GRASS, THE GRASS GETS CUT OFF/FALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER, WHERE IT IS IGNITED BY THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH IS ROUTED RIGHT BEHIND THE CROSS MEMBER.
STEERING COLUMN MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOST EFFECTIVENESS , AFTER FEW SECONDS BRAKES WILL STOP THE VEHCILE. *AK CONSUMER COULD HEAR A CLANGING NOISE, WAS COMING FROM DRIVE SHAFT, DEALER REMOVED DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND PACKED SHIFT YOKE WITH GREASE. *SLC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOST EFFECTIVENESS , AFTER FEW SECONDS BRAKES WILL STOP THE VEHCILE. *AK CONSUMER COULD HEAR A CLANGING NOISE, WAS COMING FROM DRIVE SHAFT, DEALER REMOVED DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND PACKED SHIFT YOKE WITH GREASE. *SLC
THE PICKUP TRUCK MISFIRES CONSTANTLY WHICH OSAGE FORD KEPT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, OSAGE FORD REQUESTED THAT DRIVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NEW TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A KNOCKING/GRINDING SOUND, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK CONSUMER FEELS SOMETING WAS LEFT OUT AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK CONSUMER FEELS SOMETING WAS LEFT OUT AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. *SLC
POOR SEAT BELT PERFORMANCE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE.*AK
SPARE TIRE NOT OF THE SAME TYPE AS THE OTHER TIRES.
THE REAR TAIL PIPE CAME OUT BY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHEN DRIVING OR ACCELERATING YOU CAN FEEL VIBRATIONS COMING THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN AT A DEAD STOP AND TURNING, STEEING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THERE IS A DEAD FEELING.*AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WHEN USING IT GETS TIGHT AND HARD TO LOOSEN . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
FAILURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL GEAR BOX, CONSUMER ALLEGED PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK *SLC
TRUCK WILL CLUNK WHEN BRAKING. FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. AREA DEALERSHIP GREASED THE FRONT BUT THIS DIDN'T CHANGE CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
WROUGHT ALUMINUM WHEELS HOLD WATER/ICE IN FREEZING WEATHER, CAUSING WHEELS TO BE UNBALANCED.
LIGHT RATTLING IN STEERING SECTOR.
KNOCKING IN STEERING COLUMN.
TIE ROD FAILURE.
STEERING VEERS TO THE RIGHT.
TIRES USED ON THIS MODEL TRUCK RESULTED IN TRUCK FLOATING AND WANDERING ONCE DRIVEN THROUGH WATER. THE TIRES OUTER EDGE DON'T ALLOW WATER TO ESCAPE, WITH EDGE CLOSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE TRUCK SWAYS. *AK STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN NOT TOW WITH VEHICLE OR CAN NOT CONTROL AT ALL.*JB
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE TRUCK SWAYS. *AK STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN NOT TOW WITH VEHICLE OR CAN NOT CONTROL AT ALL.*JB
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE TRUCK SWAYS. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
EXTREME PLAYNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
BACK-END SHIFTS AND THE BACK WHEEL LEANS IN ANGLE. *AK
SEVERE PORTION OF CENTER TIRE TREAD SEPERATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
REAR ABS; UPON APPLICATION, BRAKES FAILED W/DRIVER LOSING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
EVERY ONE AND A HALF MILE VEHILCE SMELLS HOT. COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT OR CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
A/T: STARTED ENGINE, NOTICED MOTOR IDLING HIGH; SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS, KEPT SLIDING, HIT PARKED VEHICLE. *AK
A/T: STARTED ENGINE, NOTICED MOTOR IDLING HIGH; SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS, KEPT SLIDING, HIT PARKED VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT LEFT CENTER SEAT NOT BOLTED IN FROM FACTORY; OCCUPANT ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE BELT, WAS ROUTED BETWEEN SEATS, NOT BUCKLED DOWN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT END GOES LEFT TO RIGHT ALMOST CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SPARE ON THE TRUCK IS 16' AND THE TRUCK COMES WITH 17' TIRES FROM THE FACTORY. SPARE TIRE IS TOO SMALL FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
SPARE ON THE TRUCK IS 16' AND THE TRUCK COMES WITH 17' TIRES FROM THE FACTORY. SPARE TIRE IS TOO SMALL FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED WHILE DRIVING TRUCK HOME FROM DEALER, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED WHILE DRIVING TRUCK HOME FROM DEALER, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CENTER ARMREST DOESN'T LOCK IN DOWN POSITION, CAUSING ANY DRINK IN CUP HOLDER TO BE LAUNCHED EASILY. *DSH