1997 Ford F-150 complaints

ENGINE PISTON RUSTED.

STEERING COLUMN RATTLES.

POOR INSTALLMENT OF RIGHT DOOR SEAL, ALLOWING ROAD NOISE TO ENTER VEHICLE ABOVE 55 MPH.

TRANSMISSION VALVE FAILED.

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 10 MPH THE WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO SHEARED LUG: NUTS. DEALERS HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE FIVE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS SHEARING OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIS THROTTLE STUCK AT 85 MPH. OWNER NOTED THAT HE HAD TO TURN IGNITION KEY OFF TO LET VEHICLE COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HE HAS VARIOUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING BRAKES; ONE BEING THAT HE LOSES HIS BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE USED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A BYPASS SLAVE VALVE. *AK

VAPOR TUBE PINCHED BY FRAME OF TRUCK.

WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT NOTICED LOUD BANGING NOISE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN REAR LEAF SPRING SHIFTS, ZONE REP HAS INSPECTED, AND STATED IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, DEALER REPLACED REAR LEAF SPRING, PROBLEM PERSISTS, ALSO, DROVE ALONG WITH ZONE REPRESENTATIVE IN SAME YEAR MODEL, NOISE WAS TWICE AS LOUD, DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD A SAFETY SEAT, EVEN WITH USE OF LOCKING CLIP, SEAT DOESN'T HOLD. *AK

CONSUMER NOTES THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL, THE HOOK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PEDAL IS STICKING TO THE FLOOR MAT, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK.

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, EXPERIENCED. ACCELERATION DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TOO FAR DOWN, JUST BELOW ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH AT SOME POINT ARE ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE BRAKING. DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH. CAR WAS HIT 4 TIMES AND THE CUT OFF SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK. *AK

PUT GEAR INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, WENT FORWARD, HIT A FENCE, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK. *AK

COMING TO A STOP HAS TAKEN FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS NO DECREASE IN THE SPEED. MOTOR IDLES VERY HIGH. *AK

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; IMPACT 11:00; LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT UP/DOWN AN EMBANKMENT; AIRBAG INDICATOR CAME ON, NO DEPLOYMENT. *AK

THE LUG BOLTS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK ON SLIGHT INCLINE; ALSO VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS SKIP CYCLES WHILE ON DELAY. *AK

WHEN AT A STOP OR PARKED THE VEHICLE HAS A RUFFLED IDLE AND VIBRATES LIKE ITS READY TO STALL OUT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40MPH AND UP, THE VEHICLE SWAYS FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE. *AK

WINDOW HANDLE FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, 700 OR 1200 RPM'S OR HIGHER. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP (17) DAYS, STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL 96V251000 FOR HIS THROTTLE. THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS MADE CONTACT TO DUNCON FORD TO HAVE RECALL FIXED ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS AND THERE WERE NO PARTS. *AK

TAIL PIPE FAILED.

VEHICLE SHAKES/ HOP'S WHEN DRIVING. *AK

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, STOPPED VEHICLE, PUT IN PARK; GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, GOT INTO VEHICLE & PUT IT IN PARK AGAIN, GOT OUT & VEHICLE STARTED BACKWARDS AGAIN; VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR; MANUFACTURER/DEALER COULD/WOULD NOT HELP W/PROBLEM. *AK

THE AXLE TRANSFER SEAL IS LEAKING FOR THE THIRD TIME. ALSO, REPLACEMENT MISSING SEA TBELT ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS AS PER RECALL (96V-256). *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT, OWNER HIT ICE PATCH AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES DUE TO A FAULTY PASSEGER SIDE SEATBELT. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARING SEAL FAILED.

STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN AT IDLE.

MOUNTING BOLTS NOT INSTALLED AT FACTORY, CAUSING LEFT FRONT DRIVE YOKE ASSEMBLEY TO COME APART FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNTING PLATE.

UPON STARTUP OF VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK POSITION ENGINE SURGED FORWARD. *AK

GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT (P23570R15).

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SLIDES WHILE TRYING TO PULL BACK ON BRAKES. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HE HAS REAR/FRONT ABS BRAKES AND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. *AK

LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING UNRAVELED WHEN HITTING BUMPS, NOTICED THUMPING SOUND, REAR FISHTAILS, RESULTING IN HIGH/LOW SPEED INSTABILITY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN . *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK POSITION, IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS/FORWARDS; ALSO WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD AT LEAST 3 FEET OR MORE. *AK

DRIVING ON FAVORABLE ROAD CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE SNOW ON THE GROUND, COMING TO RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP AT THE LIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED THOTTLE STICKING, WHEN TRIED TO DECELERATE, ENGINE SURGED THEN RACED, OVERPOWERING BRAKES, THROTTLE STUCK CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE WIDE OPEN, TURNED OFF IGNITION, THEN PULLED UP PEDAL, CRUISE WAS NOT ENGAGED. *AK

FIRESTONE - WILDERNESS TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN MAKING A TURN ON SNOWY OR SLIPPERY ROADS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN AT 55 MPH, EVEN AFTER SHUTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING BACK , THE MOTOR WAS STILL GOING AT 50 MPH. DEALER PICKED UP VEHICLE TODAY. (1/21/97). *AK

FIRESTONE TIRES SIDEWALLS CRACKED.

BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYNDIER LEAK, WHEN DRIVING THETHE ABS EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON; ALSO, SAW A LOSS OF FLUID. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE LOCKS UP UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE HAS ABS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO HE SAIS THAT PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. *AK

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. *AK