1997 Ford F-150 complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD DEALER, SAYING TO BRING IN VEHICLE IN FOR PARTS TO BE REPLACED RECALL #98S14. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THE PARTS WERE NOT AVALIBLE. *AK

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER UNDER THE TRUCK RUBS GROVES ON THE SIDE OF THE SPARE TIRE. OWNER GUESS IS THAT THE GROVES AR E 1/8 INCH DEEP. THE PROLBEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER IS BEING CHECKED FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

CENTER ARM REST WITH CUPHOLDER HAS NO LOCK, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BACK OF ARM REST IT COMES UP.

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK PROPLERY: TURN SIGNAL WOULD DISENGAGE BEFORE CONSUMER COMPLETED THE TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BOTTOM LEAF SEPARATES ON BOTH SIDES OF REAR SPRING ASSEMBLIES & POINTS OUTWARD AT REAR. LOUD CLUNKING, RATTLING & VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN & DASHBOARD. 2 GENERAL TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN 250 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED ON ITS OWN. TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WENT INTO AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND NONE OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS HELD PASSENGERS. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE AND HEAD INJURIES. FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. BACK PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND ABRASIONS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS SOME SHAKING WITHIN THE WHEELS, AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS. THE PARTS ARE NOT IN, AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T LIKE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO WAITING FOR THE PARTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE'S THE NOISE IS THERE AND SOMETIMES THE NOISE COMES AND GOES. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTOR ALMOST CAME OUT. MECHANIC REPLACED IT. WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO OVERDRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE BADLY. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT NOTICE,BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED,TURN SIGNAL AND WIPER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT COST TO ORIGINAL OWNER.

FACTORY PROGRAMMED COMPUTER WAS MADE TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE CHECK UPON ENGINE START-UP.THE COMPUTER WILL MAKE A MISDIAGNOSIS THAT ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON.FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THIS AND NOW SUPPLYS DEALER WITH COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT RECALLIBRATES THE COMPUTER TO WAIT 240 SECONDS AFTER INITAL START-UP BEFORE MAKING DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE CHECKS.NOTIFIED DEALER.THEY REPROGRAMED COMPUTER AND CHARGED ME (THE ORIGINAL OWNER) $57.60+TAX.

SLIDING REAR WINDOW LEAKS.

DEALER CLAIMS NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 60 DAYS. HAS ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER OVER DOZEN TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. *AK

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.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL (98V095000) OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. BEEN CALLING DEALER EVERY 2 WEEKS. EACH TIME WAS TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. STILL WAITING FOR LUGS: NUTS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT SHIPPED PARTS TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

LUG NUTS HAD LOOSENED AND WERE STRIPPED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO LUGS BEING SHEARED OFF.

CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE. TOOK ORIGINAL TIRE OFF TO BE FIXED. ONCE FIXED, THE TIRE WAS PLACED BACK ON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH THE WHEELS BROKE OFF DUE TO FAULTY LUGS: NUTS. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE LUGS: NUTS. *AK

LUGS: NUTS ON WHEELS WOULD BREAK OFF WHENEVER TIRES HAVE TO BE ALIGNED OR BRAKES REPAIRED. MECHANIC SAYS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ON F150. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 6-7 MPH, HEARD A LARGE BANG, AND LOST STEERING AND VEHICLE WENT ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THE BOLTS ON THE POWER STEERING GEAR SHEARED OFF. DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS WITH NO INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OR IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 98V095000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL98S14; DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE LUGS:NUTS DUE TO THE CONSUMER PURCHASING NEW TIRES AT A TIRE SHOP. TIRE SHOP REPLACED TIRES, AND TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THE TIRE SHOP DID NOT TIGHTEN THE LUGS: NUTS, AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MISALIGNMENT OF BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR SPRING LEAFS.

THE EXHAUST PIPE BLOWS DIRECTLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. IN WINTER WEATHER THIS CAUSES ICE TO FORM ON THE WHEEL, WHICH MAKES THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO DRUMS REPLACED.

RECALL 98V095000//98S14, LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS. CONSUMER STATES THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE FORD MANUFACTURER. CONTACTED TWO DEALERS SINCE JUNE, 1998. THE RECALL NOTICE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SENT OUT IF THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, THE PRESSURE CAME BACK, BUT THE BRAKES WERE HARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK AS IF THE ROTORS WERE COMING APART.*JB

VIBARATIONS WITH RESONATING NOISE AT 1100 TO 2000RPM. TAKEN BACK TO SEVERAL DEALERS WITH NO ANSWER/

THE EDGES OF THE 4 U CHANNELS ON THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CUTS INTO THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

5-SPEED MANUAL SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION IS SO POOR IN SHIFTING TIMING THAT IT CONTINUALLY MISSES SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY. BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP, REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE APPLYING FOR THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBAORD AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. *AK

RECALL 98V095000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL98S14, LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS; RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN JULY, AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE THEN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES. APPOINTMENTS SET UP BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE PARTS WERE IN. THE DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE NO PARTS. *AK

EVERY 2 MONTHS PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL WOULD BECOME LOOSE. FORD'S DESCRIPTION OF LUGS: NUTS TIGHTENING WOULD OVERTORQUE IT & CAUSE IT TO FATIGUE & EVENTUALLY BREAK. *AK

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN TWICE.

EA980018; WHILE DRIVING FLOORMAT SLIDED UNDERNEATH THE GAS PEDAL WHICH CAUSED ACCELERATION, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR SHATTERED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP.

POLICE PULLED VEHICLE OVER BECAUSE IT HAD NO BACK TAIL LIGHTS VISIBLE AT NIGHT. ALSO, HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHICH DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES AND REPLACED AIRBAG SENSOR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP.THE VEHICLE MOVES VERY SLOW AND THERE IS A LOT OF VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL DUE TO SHAFT PITMAN DISCONNECTING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NOISY STEERING, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL.

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH , STEPPED ON BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED, PAVEMENT WAS DRY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR PENDING INVESTIGATIONS. *AK *SLC

THROTTLE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. INCIDENT OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CHIP AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

RECALL # 98V095000 FORD/LUG NUTS; SERVICE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL. CONSUMER UPSET BECAUSE HE HAS NOT RECEIVED 2ND RECALL NOTICE, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HE HAS NOT RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED AND CAUSED SEVERE SHAKING OF VEHICLE.

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