1997 Ford F-150 complaints

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *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

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 ARCH OCURRED , IT AFFECTED THE STARTER WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CRASH THROUGH THE GARAGE . IT ALSO TOASTED THE STARTER .

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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 FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W 208 IPT TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

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

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.*AK

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

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 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

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 01-14-98 THE VEHICLE AGAIN FAILED TO START AS THE RESULT OF A DEAD BATTERY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED, TO A POINT WHERE THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS IN 1998. ON 01-17-99 AND 01-18-99 THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AGAIN BY GORDIE BOUCHER HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE (AGAIN) TO FIND A PROBLEM. ON 02-16-99 AND 02-21-99 AND 03-25-99 THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD A DEAD BATTERY. ON ALL THE ABOVE LISTED DATES, ALL POWER POINTS (LIGHTS (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR), RADIO, WIPERS, FANS, ETC WERE TURNED OFF. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR WHY THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED, EXCEPT THAT SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM MUST BE FAILING TO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. MY WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK IS UP IN 05-99 AND I NEED SOMETHING DONE TO MY TRUCK. I CONTACTED NHTSA 03-03-99 AND FILLED OUT THE QUESTIONAIRE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. PLEASE HELP. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. *AK