EQUIPPED W/DIGITAL DISPLAY, HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING, W/INCIDENT REOCCURING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1995 Ford F-150 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TRUCK THERE IS OIL LEAK THAT IS CAUSING THE SMOKE PURCHASE TRUCK NEW . TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUTTER. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAN NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. TT
FRONT AXLE MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSEN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY/HANDLING. (FIFTH VEHICLE ON 501504, 601386, 601387, 601388, 601390) *DSH
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT. *DSH
THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES ,THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIMES. TT CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE, BRAKES ARE ONLY LASTING ABOUT 3000 MILES. *SLC
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. TT
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT SEVERELY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *DSH
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE ABS BRAKES. TT
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING CAUSED BY BROKEN DISC ROTORS, HAS OCCURED FIVE TIMES. TT
ABS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PULSATION IN THE FRONT END, INVERTED RELEASE DISC PAD. TT
FRAME CRACKED. *SD
VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE FRONT BRAKES. TT
THE FRONT DISC BRAKES ARE ALWAYS WARPED AND THERE IS UNSTABLE BRAKING.TT CONSUMER STATES THERE IS GRINDING NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT BRAKE, WAS ADVISED TO WAIT UNTIL IT GOT WORSE, ROTORS AND PADS WERE FINALLY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ROTORS WERE WARPED, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO HAVE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED FOUR TIME DUE THEM BEING WARPED, WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE GETTING A NEW TRUCK, BUT HAS HEARD NOTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT CONSUMER ALSO STATES FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND ALSO POWER STEERING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER SKIPS WHEN THERE IS LIGHT RAIN AND NOISY, PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAAS A POOR FIR, EXHAUST SYSTEM IS LOOSE, AND REAR SWAY BAR BUSHINGS INOPERATIVE, TEMPERATURE GUAGE ALWAYS LOW, SHIFT INDICATOR IS OFF, HEAD LAMP IS TOO HIGH.*JB
ABS, BRAKES HEAT UP WHILE DRIVING , CAUSING LOSS EFFECTIVENESS, AND PEDAL FADES. TT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE MANUFACTURER FIVE TIMES FOR BRAKES SERVICE. *YH
WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE VIBRATES OUT OF CONTROL, ATTEMPT TO REPAIR 6 TIMES TO NO AVAIL, ABS SYSTEM. TT TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILED. REPLACED RADIO. REAR BUMPER REPLACED DUE TO RUST AT ONLY 8915 MILES. CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING IN DRIVEWAY, DEALER TIGHTENED FRONT SHOCKS AND CROSSMEMBER. BRAKES CAUSE VIBRATION, SQUEAKS, GRINDING, DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. POOR GAS MILEAGE. FRONT HUBS REPLACED. *SLC
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE , WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED EXPERIENCE LOCKUP, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS. TT *JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT OR LEFT. TT
AIRBAG DEPLOYED FROM STEERING WHEEL; CAUSED BURNS ON DRIVER'S ARM/SIDE OF BODY; NO ACCIDENT; AIRBAG WENT OFF WHILE STOPPED TO PAY HARBOR TUNNEL TOLL. TT *JB
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS, AND CALIPERS 6 TIMES. TT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR THE 5TH TIME, ALSO RIVETS HAVE POPPED FROM UNDERNEATH MOTOT MOUNT AND LEFT FRONT, REPLACED WITH 1 CASE HARDENED BOLT ALSO MALFUNCTIONED, HAD TO BE SPOT WELDED, CONSTANT INTERMITTENT BANGING NOISE IN FRONT END, DEALER UNABLE TO FINE PROBLEM, WHEN TURNING FRONT END SEEMS TO SHIFT GIVING UNSTABLE FEELING AND BANGING NOSIE.*JB
THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP PULLING TO THE LEFT . TT
CROSS MEMBER UNDER TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTION, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, EXPERIENCED LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
DESIGN/LOCATION OF HORN VERY DANGEROUS; UNABLE TO LOCATE HORN RELAY BUTTON WHEN MAKING TURNS, ESPECIALLY IN NIGHT TIME; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED. *DSH
TRUCK IS BURNING MUFFLER . TT
BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN IT IS DAMP OR RAINING. TT
GENERAL TIRE REPLACED. *SD
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 15 MPH, APLLIED BRAKES, BRZAKES LOCKED UP, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION ( ABS). *AK
ABS BRAKES; FRONT BRAKES TWICE DEVELOPED DISTINCT SHIMMY DUE TO WARPING OF ROTORS. TT
PROBLEMS WITH WEATHER STRIPPING MOULDING. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THERE IS A NOISE AND THE FRONT END VIBRATE . TT
THE STEERING ROD BROKE AND THE TRUCK LOST CONTROL AND A TIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN IT RAINS ABS DOES NOT CATCH-YOU CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
THE MASTER CYLINDER,CALIPER,ROTOR AND PADS WERE REPLACED ONCE . TT
BRAKE PROBLEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT. *DH
IF REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS OCCUPIED, FRONT SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. TT
FRONT SUSPENSION SWING ARM BROKE. *AK
THE TRUCK SHIMMIES AND THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND THEY LOCK UP IN THE RAIN.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MISSING FRAME RIVET CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHAKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *TT.
THE TRUCK STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON AT 30 AND 50 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, STEERING SHAFT SECTOR BROKE. TT
VEHICLE VEERS IN ALL DIRECTIONS, THE PROBLEM MAGNIFIES WHEN CONDITIONS ARE WINDY. *AK
RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE WAS LOW DUE TO A LEAK. *AK
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