1997 FORD F-150 Structure Problems

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 134,788.

Mileage: 134,788

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 WHO CAME AND FINISHED EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. IT APPEARS THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE TIRE, OR BEHIND THE DASH. I DID NOT EVEN THINK TO CHECK FOR A RECALL, BUT A FRIEND TOLD ME TO CHECK BECAUSE HE WAS AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL. SURE ENOUGH, THERE IS A RECALL AND IT DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK EXACTLY. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 05V017000 DATE: JAN 27, 2005 FORD RECALL NUMBER: 05528

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

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 WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE DEALER (REINEKE FORD LINCOLN OF LIMA, 419-223-3673, 1360 GREELY CHAPEL RD, LIMA, OH 45804) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, INDICATING THAT THE CONTACT WELDED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR FUEL STRAP. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,582.

Mileage: 177,582

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 REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ

Mileage: 190,000

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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,303.

Mileage: 180,303

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 167,166.

Mileage: 167,166

I NOTICED EXTREME RUST THAT HAS EATEN AWAY PARTS OF FRAME AND SUSPENSION. *TR

Mileage: 97,789

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 DRIVEN FORDS FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS EXTEND OF RUST IN ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 189,000

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 SIGNS OF CRACKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE DRIVER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 205,000.

Mileage: 205,000

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 INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 314,000.

Mileage: 314,000

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 PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 322,000.

Mileage: 220,000

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 MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

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 DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND HE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE SPARE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND. UPDATED 01/19/12

Mileage: 84,000

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

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 STATED THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL. BOTH OF THE STRAPS BROKE, DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 08/02/11 *TR

Mileage: 150,585

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. THE FRONT SLIDE IN POINT DID NOT HAVE ANY CORROSION ON IT. DEALER DID NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A LARGE CAR DEALER IN JUNE 2010. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

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 THREE OR FOUR MONTHS APART. I CAN TAKE MY FINGER AND PUSH THROUGH THE FRONT BUMPER. ALL THE BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND COLLECTORS ARE RUSTED OFF OR ALL MOST RUSTED OFF. TO FIX THE EXHAUST IT WILL COST AROUND $700.00, IF THE DEALER DONE THE REPAIRS IT WOULD COST MUCH MORE. THE GAS TANK STRAPS LOOKS REAL RUSTY ALSO. IN MY 54 YEARS OF LIFE I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME AND THE UNDERSIDE OF A VEHICLE RUST SO BAD. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH SO THE TRUCK DID NOT SEE MUCH SALT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

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 DUE TO THE SEVERE RUST; IN A CRASH CONDITION THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS' SAFETY WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED. DECEMBER 3, 2010 THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN THE VILLAGE OF OXFORD, MI. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILE PER HOUR AND THE FRONT GAS TANK STRAP FAILED (RUSTED-OUT). THE GAS TANK FELL TO THE PAVEMENT AND LEFT THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANT INJURIES, BUT GASOLINE CONTAINMENTS WERE LEAKED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY FLATBED TRUCK TO SKALNEK FORD, LAKE ORION, MI FOR REPAIRS COSTING $773.42. *TR UPDATED 1/12/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 83,262

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 BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

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 ROLLING SPARE TIRE AS IT EXITED THE ROADWAY TO THE SHOULD OF ROADWAY. TIRE NOW IN BED OF TRUCK NOT UNDERNEATH UNTIL I CAN REPAIR DUE TO BROKEN CABLE THAT SUPPORTED TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 168,112

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

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. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

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 SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *AK

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 FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CRACKS AT "F150ONLINE.COM" AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS REPLACED SOME DOORS BUT MOST (AND THEIR ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS) ARE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF. CAN YOU HELP? *NM

LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE OR COOLANT BOTH DOORS STARTING TO CRACK REAR SLIDING WINDOW LEAKING. *JB

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

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

CRACK IN DRIVER'S DOOR AT CORNER OF WINDOW APPROX. 3/4 INCHES LONG.*AK

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. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND EVEN THE THOUGH VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIRS TO FIX THEIR ENGINEERING PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

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

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 SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. *LA

Mileage: 50,469

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

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

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHERE THE WINDOW STARTS. *AK

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

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

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

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS CRACKED. *NLM

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 VEHICLE HAS STRESS FRACTURES ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES ABOVE THE WINDOW BASE. *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

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BY WINDOW CRACKED.CALLED FORD SIDE WILL NOT FIX SERVICE BULLETIN 996754

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

CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FRAMES ARE CRACKING DOWN THE CENTER BELOW THE WINDOW. 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

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE 1/2 INCH CRACKS IN METAL NEAR THE WINDOWS.*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

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STRESS FACTOR 2 INCHES ABOVE WINDOW IS CRACKED AND CAN BREAK AT ANYTIME, AND COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES.*AK

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

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

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

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 STARTED CRACKING AGAIN. I FEEL THE WELDING FIX IS NOT THE ANSWER, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE DOOR SKINS WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PART.*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

CRACK IN DOOR AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS HAVE CRACKS IN FRAME NEAR BACKSIDE OF WINDOW. CRACKS ARE HIDDEN BY RUBBER AROUND WINDOW.*AK

THERE IS A CRACK FORMING IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR JUST BELOW THE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT.*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

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

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. FORD IS CLAIMING THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALL INVOLVED PARTIES HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY THING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY SITE THAT THE AFTER MARKET HITCH "COULD BE TO BLAME" ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT SAY THAT THE HITCH WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. A 4 YEAR OLD 70,000 MILE TRUCK SHOULD NOT FAIL TOWING A TRAILER THAT IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE TOWING CAPACITY FOR ITS RATING, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION. NO ONE WAS INJURED BECAUSE IT WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A JACK KNIFE AND/ OR ROLLOVER OF THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. THE TOWING CAPACITY OF THE TRUCK IS 6600 LBS AND THE TONGUE WEIGHT MAX IS 500 LB. OUR TRAILER IS A 10 FOOT 2 HORSE TRAILER WEIGHING 2900 LBS EMPTY AND TONGUE WEIGHT OF 250 LOADED.

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

DOOR METAL CRACKS JUST BEHIND DRIVERS WINDOWS; BOTH DOORS. *AK

DOOR HAS CRACK(RIP) ON LOWER RIGHT. RIGHTSIDE DOOR APPEARS TO MAY HAVE A CRACK STARTING ALSO. *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 A MORE MAJOR FAILURE OF THE DOOR OR COULD BE UNSAFE IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE DOOR SEEMS TO FLEX AT THE POINT OF THE CRACK WHEN ROLLING WINDOW UP AND DOWN.*AK

DOOR IS CRACKED WHERE WINDOW AND DOOR COMES TOGETHER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLES DOOR CRACKED FOUR TIMES, AND THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *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

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

BOTH DOORS ARE SHOWING CRACKS A FEW INCHES AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW OPENING. CRACKS ARE HORIZONTAL AND NEAR METAL SURROUNDING THE WINDOW.*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

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

CRACK IN DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE NEAR WINDOW. *AK

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

BOTH DOORS ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS ABOVE DOOR HANDLES AFT OF POWER WINDOW FRAME. FORD WON'T FIX BECAUSE TRUCK IS OFF WARRANTY. *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 MANUFACTURER TO PAY REPAIR COST BECAUSE THE DOOR HAD DESIGN FLAW. *YH

THE TRUCK HAS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE STEEL NEXT TO THE WINDOWS. NLM

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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

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

THE DOORS FAILED IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS, SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERS COST. NLM

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

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 SURE ENOUGH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. A CO-WORKER OF MINE HAS THE SAME YEAR FORD F150 AND HE CHECKED HIS VEHICLE AND THERE WAS ALSO ABOUT A 1/4" DOOR CRACK ON HIS DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CONTACTED FORD BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I CALLED NUMEROUS LOCAL DEALERS WHO WOULD NOT CONFIRM THEY FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THOUGH ONE SHOP SAID IT WOULD FIX IT BY WELDING IT AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARANTEE. SEEMS ODD THAT 75% OF ALL 1997 TO 1999 FORD F150 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. REQUEST INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND THAT FORD INITIATE A RECALL PROGRAM TO FIX THIS ISSUE.*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

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DOORS ARE CRACKING NEAR BACK CORNERS WHERE WINDOWS MEET. THEY DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO CRACKS.*AK

FORD DIFFICULT WITH DOOR CRACK ISSUE BUT WILL RE-SKIN DOORS - SHIFT INTERLOCK REPAIRED 2 DAYS AFTER WARRANTY AT MY COST!*AK

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED ON OUTSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR 2 INCHES FROM WINDOW FRAME, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK IT APPEARS THE DOOR HAS STRESS CRACKS. *YH

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

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 PROBLEM WHILE GETTING VEHICLE PAINTED. *AK

DOOR IS CRACKING. CRACK STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, REAR SIDE. *AK

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

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

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

THERE ARE STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

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 BEHOLD MANY MANY TRUCK OWNERS OF 97 AND 98 F-150S HAVE THIS. SHEET METAL STRESS IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING ON ANY VEHICLE. WHEN ON A DOOR IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE SHEET METAL CANNOT HANDLE BUMPS AND ROAD CONTOURS WITHOUT CRACKING HOW CAN IT BE OF MUCH USE IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT? THESE ARE STRUCTURAL AND DESIGN FLAWS THAT SHOULD BE FIXED ON VEHICLES THAT CANNOT STAY TOGETHER THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AT NO COST AS A RECALL ITEM. *AK

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.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

STRUCTURAL CRACK IN DOOR AROUND WINDOW. THIS MAY LEAD TO DOOR LOCK FAILURE SINCE THE DOOR IS NOW THUMPING A LITTLE ON OPENING.

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

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

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 WILL IT TAKE FOR THE CRACK TO PROPAGATE ACCROSS THE ENTIRE DOOR? WHAT PROTECTION DOES THE DOOR OFFER IN A ROLL OVER IF IS IS CRACKED INTO TWO PIECES? I THINK IT IS RESONABLE TO EXPECT FORD TO STEP UP AND FIX A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT.*AK

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 LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CRACKS, BECAUSE IT IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG F150S, ALMOST 70% SINCE 1997 HAVE THEM, AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GET THESE FIXED IF WE HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT OR IF WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED. THANK YOU.

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 LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CRACKS, BECAUSE IT IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG F150S, ALMOST 70% SINCE 1997 HAVE THEM, AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GET THESE FIXED IF WE HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT OR IF WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED. THANK YOU.

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.

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.

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

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 DOORS IN MY CASE). FORD BASICALLY TOLD ME TO BAD.WILL SOMEDAY BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN CRACK GETS LARGE ENOUGH TO WEAKEN DOOR.

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

IM NOT HAPPY WITH DOORS CRACKING AND PAINT CRACKING I GET NO HELP CAUSE IM"OUT OF WARRANTY". *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.EACH TIME I HAVE HAD IT IN THAY HAVE HAD TO KEEP IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. *AK

CRACK IN THE DRIVERS &PASS DOORS IN THE BOTTOM REAR CORNER BY THE WINDOW IN CENTER WERE IT CURVES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BOTH SIDE DOORS RATTLE AND SHAKE. THE PLATE THAT IS INSIDE THE DOOR HAS NO ADJUSTMENTS. *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 CAUSED BY ME SHUTTING THE DOOR. ALSO THE WILL ONLY COVER 50% OF COST. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHE FORD TRUV\CKS OF THIS TIME FRAME AND HAVE NOTICED ABOUT 2-3 OUT OF 4 HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE FRAME. *AK

OUTSIDE DOOR WAS CRACKING IN HALF BELOW THE WINDOW SEAL AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *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 LAST A SHORT TIME AND WOULD THEN START LEAKING ALL OVER AGAIN. ** PRESENTLY STILL LEAKING **. # 2 . ENGINE HAS A KNOCK DURING START UP. SOUNDS MORE LIKE A DIESEL ! BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE 14,000 MILES OR SO. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. TO MENTION A FEW ; REAR BUMPER RUSTING OUT, DOOR & SHIFT NOBS BREAKING , BODY PAINT PEELING, RATTLE IN FLOOR GEAR SHIFT ( STILL PRESENT ), ** NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING **. I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT WOULD RATHER HAVE ONE WITH OUT ALL THE PROBLEMS !

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 LAST A SHORT TIME AND WOULD THEN START LEAKING ALL OVER AGAIN. ** PRESENTLY STILL LEAKING **. # 2 . ENGINE HAS A KNOCK DURING START UP. SOUNDS MORE LIKE A DIESEL ! BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE 14,000 MILES OR SO. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. TO MENTION A FEW ; REAR BUMPER RUSTING OUT, DOOR & SHIFT NOBS BREAKING , BODY PAINT PEELING, RATTLE IN FLOOR GEAR SHIFT ( STILL PRESENT ), ** NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING **. I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT WOULD RATHER HAVE ONE WITH OUT ALL THE PROBLEMS !

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. I CONTACTED FORD COMPANY AND THE WILL REPLACE THE DOORS BUT NOT MINE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. I FEEL THIS IS NOT FAIR BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD OF BEEN CORRECTED ALONG TIME AGO. I I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU GO TO THESE SITE YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT..WWW.NETWIZ.NET/~CTBAKER/PROBLEMS/. *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 BOTH DOORS, ARE SPLITTING / TEARING. AFTER FINDING MINE, THIS MAKES APPRX. 35 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I MYSELF HAVE HEARD OF. AFFECTED AREA IS APPRX. 8 - 12 INCHES ABOVE THE DOOR HANDELS.

SMALL STRESS CRACK IN DOOR SKIN AT BACK EDGE OF DOOR WINDOW FRAME. *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

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. THE CRACK IS GOING TO BEGIN RUSTING SOON. I AM AFRAID THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MAY SHATTER AS A RESULT OF THIS CRACK. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME CRACK. ON SOME OF THESE TRUCKS, THE CRACK IS FOLDING IN ON ITSELF. IT PUTS MORE PRESSURE AGAINST THE WINDOW. IT IS MY FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW WILL SHATTER. ANY HELP YOU PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS. *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

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

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR METAL SKIN CRACKED --BY THE WINDOW MOULDING SEAM.*AK

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

HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BROKE. YH

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

A 3/8" LONG CRACK HAS APPEARED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SKIN NEAR THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE DOOR'S WINDOW.

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

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.

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 ABILITY TO SHIFT. THE CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL ON THE DRIVERS DOOR IS APPROXIMATELY 1" IN LENGTH AND THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR EVEN BUMPED SINCE I HAVE HAD IT SINCE NEW.

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.

THE DOOR ON THE TRUCK HAS CRACKS, DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT CRACKS.*ET

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

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

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 CREATED WHEN THE TRUCKS ARE BEING DRIVEN. THE POINT OF THE CRACKING IS WHERE THE TOP OF A CURVE STRENGHTENS THE DOOR AND STIFFENS THE DOOR SO THAT WHEN THE TOP OF THE DOOR IS VIBRATING THE STRESSES CONCENTRATE AT THIS POINT AND CAUSE THE DOOR PILLAR TO CRACK. I HAVE PERSONALLY FOUND THESE CRACKS ON OVER 70 1997 AND 1998 F-150'S AND SOME 1997 F-250'S. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT IMMEDIATELY A HAZARD THIS WILL EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRENGHT OF THE DOOR PILLAR DUE TO CORROSION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AS MY TRUCK AND THE TRUCK OF EVERYONE ELSE I'VE TALKED TO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECOMES A MAJOR HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OR OTHER DRIVERS ON OUR NATIONS HIGHWAYS. *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

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WINDOW FRAME. *MJS

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CRACKED IN SHEET METAL. *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. I NEED TO SPREAD THE WORD!

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

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 DEAL WITH. HOW ABOUT A LAWSUIT, MAYBE THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM? MAYBE THAT IS JUST WHAT IS NEEDED BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED FROM FORDS INCOMPETENCE. *AK

CRACKS IN DOOR, CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP. *AK

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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.

STRESS CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COLUMN ABOVE THE CURVE OF THE WINDOW UNDER THE RUBBER INTO THE DOOR SKIN

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. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN ERROR.

FRONT DOORS DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS HAVE CRACKS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR

DOOR POSTS DEVELOPE CRACKS NEAR BOTTOM REAR CORNER ALL 97 F150'S, FORDS STONEWALLS ISSUE, WILL NOT REPLY TO REPAIR ORDERS.

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.

VEHICLE'S FRAME FAILED CAUSING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND NOISE. 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 CRACKING BODY PARTS ARE NORMAL? *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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.

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.

DOOR CRACK AT CURVE OF WINDOW ON RT & LEFT DOOR

NO SUMMARY.

A CRACK APPEARS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE BELT MOLDING ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

MANY OTHER TRUCKS HAVE THIS SAME CRACK, SOME ON BOTH DOORS

NO SUMMARY

EXTERIOR DOOR SHEET METAL IS CRACKING AT LOWER REAR EDGE OF WINDOW.

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 REMAINDER TO THE CONSUMER. THE COST TO REPAIR JUST ONE DOOR IS $486.63. THUS LEAVING $375.93 THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY, IF BOTH DOOR WERE CRACKED LIKE OUR'S. THIS PRICE IS JUST TO WELD THE CRACKS AND REPAINT. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PROPERLY. I HAVE A REAL CONCERN FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. I FEAR THAT THE DOOR/WINDOW WOULD NOT HOLD UP AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. BOB HAS LOOKED AT 10 TO 15 (F150 1997 & 1998) AND HAS FOUND THAT ALL BUT ONE WAS HAD CRACK(S). WHILE WE WERE IN COLORADO RECENTLY WE WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THERE AND WERE SUPRISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE STRESS CRACKS. THEY HAD 6 VEHICLES ON THEIR LOT AND ONLY ONE OF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CRACKS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER. HELEN MORIN

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 FOUND THIS DEFECT PERSONALLY ON JUST ABOUT EVERY 1997 F150 THAT I HAVE LOOKED AT IN MY AREA.

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 HAD A CRACK IN EXACTLY THE SAME LOCATION AS MINE. SOME WERE MUCH LONGER. OTHERS ALSO HAD THIS CRACK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AS WELL.

NO SUMMARY

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 SAT. HAVING WARR. WORK DONE & 11 OF THE F-150'S ON THE USED LOT HAD CRACKED DOORS ALSO. FROM 97-99 MODELS ! THE SERVICE MGR. SAID WHAT I EXPECTED, "NEVER HEARD/SEEN THAT BEFORE". WE ARE GETTING "NO HELP FROM FORD" ON THIS. JUST THAT TYPICAL COMPUTER GENERATED REPLY. HERE IS THE ADDRESS OF A SITE THAT SHOWS THE EXACT CRACK THAT WE ALL ARE GETTING. THIS CAN BE A STRUCTURAL SAFETY ISSUE IF IT GETS ALOT WORSE. PLEASE HELP US... HTTP://ARROWARANCH.COM/TRUCK/CRACK.HTML THANK YOU, WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. SEAN STEELE

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 APART IN A CRASH IN THE DOOR AREA. DESIGN FLAW AT BEST IS WHAT I SEE HERE, WHICH BE LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. THANK YOU TERRY E. THOMPSON

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 FORD TO PAD IT MORE OR REMOVE IT FROM ALL TRUCKS!

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

ONE-HALF INCH STRESS CRACK ON DRIVER'S DOOR ON LOWER-REAR WINDOW AREA. PAINT IS PEELING AND RUST FORMING.

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 DRIVING, ARE THEY STRONG ENOUGH FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION? ESPECIALLY IF BOTH DOORS ARE CRACKED AND FORM THE EVIDENCE OF RUSTING, AT LEAST FOR SOME TIME..

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

VEHICLE VIBRATES TREMEDOUSLY, SHAKES, WHEN SITTING STILL MOSTLY, AND DEALERSHIP/MFR. HAS NO REMEDY. NEW BRAKES AND SHOCKS WERE PUT ON TRYING

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 PROPELLED INTO THE BACK SEAT AND CAUSE POTENTIAL SEVERE INJURY TO A PASSENGER. *AK

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 REST FOLDS UPWARD AND ANYTHING IN THE CUP HOLDER IS CATAPULTED INTO THE BACK SEAT. FORD CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM IN THE 98 AND NEWER MODELS, BUT WON'T CORRECT IT FOR THIS 97 TRUCK.

FRAME FAILED. *YC

CENTER ARM REST MALFUCNTIONED.

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.

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

CRACK IN THE RUBBER MOLDING ON DOORS OF VEHICLE.

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 A CRITICAL MOMENT GIVES WAY, AND CAUSES A PERSON ENTERING THE CAB TO FALL IN BETWEEN THE SEATS.

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

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

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

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. STEERING NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, IT LOCKS UP WHEN IT RAINS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF RECALL 97S86, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH THEIR SCHEDULE FOR REPAIRS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS START BY THEMSELVES. TURN SIGNALS WORKED TOO FAST, DEALER FOUND A LOOSE WIRE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK EFFICIENTLY, TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP. A/C WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH. SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. DOOR WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *SLC

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

GRAB BAR ON VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED, CONSUMER HITS HEAD ON BAR

WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR A-PILLAR AREA OF THE SUPERCAB.

CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE LOCKS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWNRIGHT POSITION.

ARMRESTS FAIL TO LOCK DOWN.

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.

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 CENTER CONSOLE ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.

DOOR PANEL FAILED.

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

CRACKED CHASSIS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

CONSOLE BETWEEN 60/40 BENCH IS POORLY DESIGNED, LOCKS IN UP POSITION. *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

POOR INSTALLMENT OF RIGHT DOOR SEAL, ALLOWING ROAD NOISE TO ENTER VEHICLE ABOVE 55 MPH.

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HAS AIR SEEPING THROUGH, CAUSING NOISE.

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