1999 Ford E-150 complaints

AFTER CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND THE HEAT BLOWER STAYS ON. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, HE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. (WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HARD BRAKE LININGS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN) THEN AFTER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE BRAKES BECOMING INOPERATIVE, GRABBING/PULLING(SHARPLY), AND FAILING. ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, CONSUMER DROVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND THE LAST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO STOP BUT THE VEHICLE HAD GONE THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, THEN 25-30 YARDS PAST THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHARPLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE CUNSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE CALIPER SLIDES ARE HANGING UP-COULD NOT DUPLICATE) *SCC

THE VEHICLE IS AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE . THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS CHAFFED AND SHORTED OUT WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF SERVICE . THE LIFT SYSTEM HAS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM , FREQUENTLY WILL BLOW RESETABLE BREAKER .WHEN IT RAINS THE SYSTEM GETS WET BECAUSE THE DOOR DOESNT CLOSE PROPERLY,WHEN THE FLOOR WAS DROPPED FOR THE MODIFICATIONS IT WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. BECAUSE OF THIS THE DOOR LEAKS ,CAUSES THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO GET WET . THE VAN FOR SALE , THE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT WILL BE REMOVED FIRST THOUGH , I ASSURE YOU ! I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT AND STUCK INSIDE DUE TO THE SIDE DOOR OPENING FAILURES (MULTIPLE ).PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME , OUR LEGAL EXPERT WOULD BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROBLEMS . THE VAN IS FOR SALE,BUT IT WILL BE A WHILE . THE WORLD OF INDEPENDENCE COMPANY DID THE BEST THEY COULD , BUT THEY SHOULD NOT DO ANY MORE ADA MODIFICATIONS . CHARLES SCHOLL 321-452-0667

AT 35MPH CONSUMER WOULD TRY TO MAKE A TURN BUT VEHICLE WILL DELAY THE TURN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE BRAKES GRAB OR PULL LEFT OR RIGHT EVERY NOW AND THEN-MOSTLY WHEN ITS RAINING ,HAS RAINED RECENTLY OR IS HUMID .TWICE IT PULLED ME ON THE SHOULDER-ON THE GRAVEL---SEVERAL TIMES INTO THE NEXT LANE --USUALLY JUST MOMENTERALLY -TWICE THE VAN DIDN'T STOP--THE FIRST TIME I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO MISS OTHER CARS --THE SECOND TIME I WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT--IT PULLED MOMENTERRALLY TO THE RIGHT THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL KEPT BOUNCING--I KEPT HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE --STOPPED 25-30 YARDS PAST THE RED LIGHT---PULLED LEFT THEN RIGHT THEN STOPPED NORMALLY . I PULLED INTO LARRY BYARDS AUTO REPAIR SHOP--LARRY DROVE 1/2 MILE UP THE ROAD & BACK --BRAKES ACTED NORMAL..I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VAN SINCE(DEC/20/01)THEN --I'M AFRAID TO--I'M A BILATERAL AMPUTEE(LOST BOTH LEGS IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH) AND ALSO A LOT OF MY CO-ORDINATION..I HAVE 6 DOCUMENTED REPAIR ATTEMPTS OR REQUESTS AND A "LAST CHANCE TO REPAIR "LETTER TO FORD MOTOR CO.FOR THE "LEMON LAW" BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT FIXED AND THE VAN IS SITTING---WHO WOULD BE LIABLE IF I DROVE THE VAN AND SOMETHING HAPPENED ??? I WANT FORD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK --ITS DANGEROUS !!! THANKS FOR LISTENING, ESKO ALHOLINNA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WILL HOLD SOMETIMES OR NOT HOLD AT ALL WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN A RED LIGHT, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE IS LOADED AND SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED WARPED FRONT ROTORS, AT THIS TIME ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN.*AK

COSCO CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT MANUFACTURED IN 02-04-00; #12935MAG. IMPOSSIBLE TO TIGHTEN HARNESS AROUND CHILD WHEN IN REAR-FACING POSITION. 3 INCHES OF SLACK IN HARNESS WEBBING AT SHOULDERS. CONTACTED COSCO, THEY DENY PROBLEM. COSCO SAID IT IS MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF YOU TRY TO DO IT ON LIVING ROOM FLOOR. I CONTACTED NHTSA VIA PHONE TO FIND OUT THE STANDARD FOR MAX AMOUNT OF FORCE ALLOWED TO TIGHTEN BELTS. WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK. NO ONE DID.

STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK ON A HILL. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL DESIGN ,AN IT CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER HE NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL WILL CRUNCH WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX. AFTER 200 MILES, ONE BOLT OF STEERING BOX SHREADED OFF. *AK *SLC

FELT STRONG VIBRATION AND THAN LOUD NOIUSES AS TIRE SHREDDED. VEHICHLE DID MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE AS I BROUGHT IT TO A SAFE STOP. FIRESTONE DEALER FEELS IT WAS CAUSED BY A NAIL. VAN WAS IN DEALER 2 DAYS PRIOR FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS NOTED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M2JBA339 TIRESIZE: P25570R15)

CRUISE CONTROL ON,TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH,SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL,TO SLOW FOR EXIT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN,HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD.ABLE TO GET VEHICLE SLOWED,RELEASED BRAKES AFTER STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH OUT TOUCHING ACCEL PEDAL,,,WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR,,LOOKED NEXT DAY FOUND CABLE FROM CRUISE CONTROL MODULE TO THROTTLE ,RETAINER BROKEN CABLE FRAYED AND JAMMED ON BRACKET..

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, AND SAME DAY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. SWAY BAR HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY/GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING/WET FLOOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES/ LEAK FROM FIREWALL/FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED/EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED/BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS REPLACED, WERE NOT STAYING IN POSITION/BUMPER REPLACED 3 TIMES, RUSTING THROUGH,, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

STRONG FUMES, SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST, ARE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY , POSSIBLY DUE TO MOLD BUILDUP, CAUSING BACTERIA . DEALER HAS ONLY USED DEORDORTIZER AND DIONIVERING MACHINE, BUT IT DOES NOT HELP. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, MICHELIN M+S ALL SEASON TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. HAD 2 PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. 235/75R15, MICHELIN. *AK *SLC

THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS COMPLETELY 3 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. *AK

THE RUNNING BOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING POINT, AS PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE VAN, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL AND HURT HER LEG. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *CJ

TIRES ARE LOAD RANGE E; STEEL BELTS EXPOSED.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

TIE ROD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED TO A STOP. *SLC

WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN REVERESE GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT A BOLT THAT HOLDS REAR AXLE TOGETHER HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN SERIOUS CRASH IF TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. MARK III CONVERSION VAN. PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

BRAKES HAVE FAILED BEFORE BUT WERE CHECKED BY DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOUGH BRAKE LITE HAD COME ON AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE SHOP AS TOOK VEHICLE IN IN THE AM WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT WERE TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BELT YET A DIFFERENT DEALER WITHIN 2 HOURS SAID THE BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM DIFFERENT DEALER THEN REBUILT TRANS DUE TO BURNT OVERDRIVE DEALER DOES NOT ADMIT TO ANY MINOR PROBLEMS ONLY INTERESTED IN MAJOR PROBLEM

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING THE VAN TO SHAKE AND LOOSE STEERING ABILITY, THE VEHICLE CAREENED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY CROSSING ALL FOUR LANES UNTIL IT STOPPED IN THE MEDIAN. NLM

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND REAR HEATER FAILED. WINDOW COVERINGS ARE FALLING APART, DRIVERS DOOR MALFUNCTIONS AND THE STEREO SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD TRAVELING 35-40 MPH AND GOING EAST, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING WEST AND MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN, CONSUMER REARENDED OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE FIRE BURNED UP THE ENTIRE VAN. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOTALLED. FIRE DUE TO FAILED FUSES. *AK *ML

BRAKE FAILED SUDDENLY PRODUCING A METAL TO METAL NOISE - DEALER CLAMED NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. *AK

THIS PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTED AGAINST FORD BUT THE AHNAFIELD CORP. OF INDIANAPOLIS WHO BUILT THE POWERED GAS/BRAKE CONTROLS AND TO ADVANCED MOBILITY INC. WHO INSTALLED THE CONTROLS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

COULD HEAR A NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY. NOISE STILL PRESENT AFTER REPAIRS AND HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED. *AK *ML

AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED ON AND PUT IN GEAR, VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT APPLICATION OF GAS PEDAL, AND HIT A BRICK WALL. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACTUAL FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SEAT, PER SE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT IS THAT IT IS SITTING TOO HIGH TO COMFORTABLY REACH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE. I'M FIVE FOOT NINE INCHES TALL AND THE HEAL OF MY FOOT DOES NOT REST ON THE FLOORBOARD WHILE I'M OPERATING THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR VERY LONG WITHOUT MY FOOT FALLING ASLEEP DUE THO THE BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEAT BEING FORCED INTO THE BACK OF MY LEG. I DO NOT THINK THE "H" POINTS FOR SEATS ARE BEING ADHERED TO FOR THE CONVERSION PACKAGE SEATS. THE CONVERSION COMPANY, BY THE WAY IS D'ELEGANT INC. 11847 SHAVER ROAD SCHOOLCRAFT, MI. 49087. ANOTHER CONCERN ABOUT THE SEATS (DRIVER AND FRONT PASS) IS THAT THE ARM REST BLOCKS THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THIS WILL MAKE IT VERY HARD TO ACCESS AND UNLATCH THE SEATBELT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. BECAUSE OF THIS, I VERY SELDOME USE THE SEATBELT.

CONSUMER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO ACTIVATE HORN, DUE TO DESIGN.