1996 Ford F-150 complaints

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REAR BUCKET SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED. WHEN A CHILD IS PLACED IN THE SEAT BELT THE CHILD'S HEAD TOUCHES THE REAR WINDOW. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS UNDER ANY TYPE OF BRAKING, NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY THE FRONT WHEELS RESPOND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING BECAUSE ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES RESPOND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE OTHER DETAIL INFORMATIION. *AK

CONTACTED DEALER IN TOWN CLOSEST TO ME TINCHER FORD PLATTSMOUTH NE 68048. MORRIE CLARK AT DEALERSHIP SAID THAT FORD HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF FAILURE WITH THIS 4 WHEEL DRIVE HUBS. I CALLED FORD AND WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR BACK BUT THEY NEVER RESPONDED. COST $300.00 TO FIX FOR SOMETHING THAT WASN'T USE TEN TIMES. OTHER COWOKERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE LOCKING HUBS CAN ANYTHING BE DONE?? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MICHAEL CHALOUPKA

THE OIL PAN IS RUSTING OUT AND THE AGE OF THE TRUCK IS VERY YOUNG, (1996) AND THE MILEAGE IS MODERATE. MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE OIL SEEPING THOURGH THE OIL PAN. A FAILURE WILL CAUSE OIL TO SPILL IN THE ROADWAY HAZARDOUS TO ALL VEHICLES.

WHILE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT WIFE HIT A POLE DEAD CENTER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT A UNKNOWN SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, HITTING A BRICK WALL IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. PLEASE PRVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION MAKES LOUD CLUNCKING/KNOCKING NOISES WHEN DRIVING AT 25-50MPH, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTIONED, VEHICLE MAKES SEVERE POPPING SOUNDS.

STEERING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING FRONT END TO PULL. QCAW

LEAF SPRINGS DAMAGED CAUSING POOR STABILITY.

OWNER HAS NO ABS BRAKES, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT/PADS/CALIPERS, ETC. PROBLEM REMAINS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RELEASES OR DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE OR ROLL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CLEAR COAT PAINT PEELED AROUND THE WINDSHIELD, MIRRORS AND WINDOWS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE CRASH BENT THE BUMPER DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

LEFT FRONT MAKES ALOUD BANG AND SHAKES THE ENTIRE BODY DUE TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS TRYING TO ENGAGE, ALTHOUGH DRIVER HAD NOT ENGAGED THEM.

WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS DAMP AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR HALF HOUR OR MORE, THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN TOUCHED. ALSO, THEY LOCK UP AND SQUEAL ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES THEY GRAB, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. OWNER HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES THE BRAKES GRAB AND PULL TO ONE SIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CATCHES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES TO SKID ON ROAD SURFACE. THIS HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING WINTER CONDITIONS AND HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO AN UNWANTED SKID, WITH LOSS OF CONTROL.

VEHICLE'S MUFFLER DISCONNECTED.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED THERE IS OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MUFLER ASSEMBLY AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BATTERY FAILED.

AM RADIO INOPERATIVE.

SWITCH FOR POWER DOORS AND WINDOWS FAILED.

POWER WINDOW WIRING TO REGULATOR SWITCH FAILED.

OVERDRIVE SOLENOID FAILED.

PILLAR MOULDING FAILED 3 TIMES.

THE "CAPTAIN'S" CHAIR IN VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH FREELY, DUE TO A CRACK IN THE METAL SUPPORT.

TRUCK HAS FRONT ABS BRAKES AND REAR BRAKES ARE DRUMS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRUCKS FRONT END VIBRATES, VIBRATIONS OCCUR AT ANY SPEED WITH PROBABLE CAUSE BEING BRAKE CALIPER, OWNER ALSO IDENTIFIED A BURNING SMELL OR OVERHEATING OF BRAKES.*AK *JB

THE VEHICLE'S REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE REAR ABS SYSTEM WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDDED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH.

GOING 35MPH A FRONTAL COLLISION OCCURRED WHERE ON IMPACT A FIRE CAME FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOD, CAUSING TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, SAW FUEL COMING OUT OF ONE OF ITS FUEL LINES. *AK

DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD IN THE MORNING. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK

UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END, THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STEERING COLUMN PORT WAS REPLACED TWICE, STILL HAVING KNOCKING SOUND. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/REAR BRAKES/REAR AXLE SEAL. *AK

DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WITH LIMITED SLIP FOR TRACTION IMPROVEMENT; WHEN LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT DEPENDING ON ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN ROAD IS SLIPPERY THE PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE THAN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN HE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT, ALSO FUEL PUMP DIDN'T SHUT OFF. *AK

WHEN TRUCK IS PARK OVER NIGHT THE REAR TIRE HAS TO BE REFILLED WITH AIR EVERY MORNING, RECEIVED RECALL # 96V161000 ON CERTIFICATION LABEL. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK CONSUMER HAD, WHEN TRUCK IS PARK THERE IS SLOW LEAK IN THE REAR TIRE, RECEIVED RECALL ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL # 96V161000 . *AK

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARNING, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUES HAVE A PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE'S SIDE BENCH SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER A WATER BOTTLE SAT FOR 5 MINUTES, APPARENTLY THE REFLECTION THROUGH THE WINDOW AND GLASS CAUSED THE CLOTH MATERIAL TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK