1999 Ford F-150 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON/ GO OFF, AND STOP WHILE IN PROCESS. MOTOR SEEMS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE IT TO DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE MAKES A HOWLING NOISE, IT JERKED/ ACCELERATED AND A CLUNK NOISE WHEN LETTING OFF GAS. DEALER ADMITTED THEY HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER ASKED FOR A NEW REAR END, AND DEALER DENIED THE PART. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 MODELS, CONSUMER IS AKSING THAT THE PART BE FIXED OR THE DEALER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. *SLC

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHICH HAS STARTED TO RUST THE FORD MOTOR CO. DENIES ANY PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO COVER COST OF REPAIR, BECAUSE IT HAS 53,000 MILES AND I DID NOT PURCHASE THE TRUCK NEW.

VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH IN MIDDLE LANE OF HIGHWAY WITH VEHICLES ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER HAD RADIO ON AND TURNED IT OFF AFTER NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE ,AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED GETTING OVER. CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR, AND SAW REAR LEFT SIDE RESTING DOWN, AND LEFT REAR TIRE BLOWNOUT. CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED SO FAST, DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SIGN OF A BLOWOUT, CONSUMER OWNS A 19,99 FORD, F150 WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. TIRE SIZE P23570R16, AND DOT# VN00081RC.*AK *SLC

TIRE HAD A CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE IN MY OPINION. I AM FAMILIAR WITH TIRE FAILURE ANALYSIS. I WAS DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE OF A LARGE TRAILER LEASING COMPANY. THIS TIRE SEPARATED AND THEN THE CASING FAILED. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO TYPE THIS. THE TIRE WAS WARRANTIED BY GENERAL.*AK (TIRESIZE: P23570R16)

WHILE DECELERATING IN AND APPLYING BRAKES, REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND SKIDED. DRIVER RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN ON EXIT RAMP AND ENTERING CURVE AT APPROX. 40 MPH REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND STARTED TO SKID TO LEFT. DRIVER REGAINED CONTROL. SEVERAL MILES LATER IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP BEHIND A GROUP OF CARS MAKING PANIC STOP. DRIVER WAS APPROX. 4 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 1.5 HOURS ON RAINY ROADS. BRAKES LOCKED TWICE, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO TURN OUT CAUSING DRIVER TO SKID INTO OTHER VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR, AND ANOTHER DOOR WAS PUT ON. CURRENTLY, IT WAS HAPPENING TO NEW DOOR.*AK

ELECTRONIC MODULE CAUSES WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO OPERATE IN THE OFF MODE WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. CAUSES REPEATED SCRAPING AND SCORING OF DRY WINDSHIELD AND DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. *AK

WHILE LOWERING PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE AFTER CHANGING....TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD OFF JACK WHILE PARKING BRAKE ON, IN PARK, 98% OF TRUCK WAS IN GARAGE ON LEVEL CONCRETE, FRONT TIRES ON ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOPED ASPHALT. TRUCK ROLLED 10-12 INCHES BEFORE STOPPING. DANGER OF TOO EASY ROLLOFF AND INADEQUATE PARKING BRAKE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY DURING OR FOLLOWING TURNS CAUSING A MAJOR DISTRACTION. THE TRANSMISSION "COASTS" DURING DECELERATION. WHEN POWER IS APPLIED AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF TIRES, TIRES WERE REPLACED. GENERAL, P23585R16.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED.*SLC

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO MAKE THIS REPORT WITH NHTSA. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO STATES THAT INSURANCE DID NOT INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT CORRECTLY. *SLC

3 CRACKS IN SIDE WALL.1 INCH FROM RIM, IN THE SAME PLAIN OF ROTATION. EVADENCE OF OTHER CRACKS STARTING.*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILS TO RETRACT AFTER USAGE. DRIVER'S WOULD HANG DOWN, OUT THE DOOR WHILE PASSENGER'S WOULD BE PARTIALLY DOWN. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR RETRACTOR PROBLEMS. MECHANIC INDICATED WORK WILL NOT BE DONE ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT.*AK *SLC

WINDOWS SCARE ME WHEN THEY DONT OPEN. AFRAID THAT DOOR CRACKS WILL FAIL MORE ON HIGHWAY. *AK

APPROXIMATELY 6:45 P.M. EST ON JUNE 14, 2001 I WAS TRAVELING AT 58 MPH WHEN I DEPLOYED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I PROCEEDED FOR ABOUT 4 MILES WHEN I WENT TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND IT STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RIDING THE BRAKES FOR A COUPLE OF MILES I MANAGED TO GET OFF AN EXIT OFF OF ROUTE 1 IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA., PULLED THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. MUCH SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED. I PULLED THE FUSE AND RESTARED THE VEHICLE. IT REV'D TO "RED" LINE". I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FAULKNER FORD IN CHADDS FORD, PA. THEY FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PRESSED AGAINST THE THROTTLE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. THE RESPONSE WAS "NO, IT WAS A FLUKE. IT HAPPENED TO BE YOU." I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER THIS HARROWING EXPERIENCE. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HOW THIS DEALERSHIP HANDLED THIS INCIDENT. *AK

WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VIBRATION OCCURRED IN VEHICLE, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THERE WAS A LOAD IN TRUCK. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE OVER 10 TIMES AND FOUND THAT A DUST/POWDER WAS ACCUMULATING INSIDE BRAKE DRUM. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT SOFT WITH NO BRAKING POWER. *SLC

PROTECTIVE COATING OF SIGNAL MIRRORS LOCATED ON DOORS HAVE DETERIORATED AND CAUSED MIRRORS TO BLACKEN. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH SIGNAL MIRRORS ONCE ALREADY AND THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. *AIK *SLC

PICKUP JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GOING BACKWARDS INTO GARAGE DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD WHICH I DID. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

VALVE SPRINGS BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FUNCTION IN/OF CYLINDER 3 . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE WARRANTY EXP. REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPRING (S) WERE FAULTY.*AK

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TIRES WENT DOWN AND THE SIDEWALLS SEEM TO BE COMING APART. ONE TIRE WAS TURNED IN TO FIRESTONE FOR AN ADJUSTMENT AND THE OTHER IS AT BOB SIGHT FORD AS THE REPORT STATED. I HAVE LEFT THAT TIRE AT THAT DEALERSHIP FOR FUTURE INSPECTION. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2081RC169 TIRESIZE: P235 70 16)

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES PEDAL IT WOULD GO HAVE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE TRUCK WOULD STOP. *AK

THE FACTORY-SUPPLIED FLOOR MATS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE AN APPROX. 2 WIDE STRIP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE MAT. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THIS STRIP IS ALONG THE REAR PORTION OF THE RH SIDE OF THE MAT AND MAKES AN APPROX. 2 WIDE SQUARE CORNER SEVERAL INCHES BACK FROM THE FRONT EDGE OF THE MAT AND JUST BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL. THE MAT HAS A TENDENCY TO SLIDE FORWARD OVER TIME. IVE NOW HAD 2 INSTANCES OF THIS SQUARE CORNER SLIDING FORWARD AND ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL, HOLDING IT FULLY DEPRESSED (ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPENENGINE RPM PEGGED WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED). BOTH OCCURRED IN DENSE, HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE FIRST HAD TO BE CLEARED BY REACHING UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY TOE AND PULLING BACK ON THE PEDAL TO FREE IT. IN THE SECOND, I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE I COULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM, AND WAS FORTUNATELY IN A POSITION IN TRAFFIC TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THIS FLOOR MAT SHAPE IS HAZARDOUS AND THE SHAPE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE MAT SHOULD EITHER BE ALTERED TO PRECLUDE THIS CONDITION, OR THE DRIVERS SIDE MAT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

WOULD BE DRIVING AND WOULD SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, AND IT WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES. THEN, LOCKED OUT OTHER GEARS. WOULD EITHER STOP OR SLOW DOWN VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC ENGINE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO TURN GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. NOT ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAKS ARE VERY COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS ACCORDING TO MANY OWNERS ACCOUNTS. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1200-$1600 DOLLARS! FORD IS NOT WILLING TO HELP AFTER WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE HAS SEVERE KNOCK AT START UP ,AND USES OIL , DEALERSHIP HAS REPEATED TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A ISSUE. OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ENGINES WHERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY , WHILE I HAVE BEEN PUT OFF AND NOW VECHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY.*AK

STEERING GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

MY BRAKING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST WAS 2/26/2000, ALSO 3/1/2000, 7/13/2000,12/6/2000, 2/2/2001, 4/19/2001,. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING. BUT MOSTLY THEY LOCK UP, AND ALSO THEY WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK FOR A SECOND OR TWO THEN THEY WILL LOCK UP. THIS HAS OCCURED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS.ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. DALE F. ZIEGELHOFER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER WET/RAINY CONDITIONS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN VEHICLE FAILED TO FOLLOW PATH OF ROAD, AND WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD. *AK AS CONDSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED, NO POWER STEERING AS WELL AS BRAKES FAILED VEHIICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A DITCH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES, CONTACTED DEALER BUT NOT WILLING TO EVEN INSPECT VEHICLE.*JB

WE COULD HEAR AND FEEL A "CLUNKING" THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. FOUND THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN AND WAS ADVISED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED. WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THE F150 AND IN FACT THEY HAD THE REQUIRED PART TO FIX IT IN STOCK. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD OCCUR, AND APPARANTLY IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE BREAK WAS APPARANTLY IN A "KNUCKLE" IN THE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH IS WHY WE COULD STILL STEER THE VEHICLE AT ALL.*AK

DOOR STRUCTURE CRACKING AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND, HITTING A TREE HEAD-ON BY PASSENGER'S SIDE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. HAD 1 INJURY AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

FRONT GAS TANK LEAKS SOME FUEL, THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY FOR THIS PROBLE , BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AK

ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT WHILE ON FREEWAY BURNED UP OVERDRIVE AND DRIVE THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK WENT NOWHERE. IN ANOTHER SITUATION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND SWITCHING LANE TO LEFT TRIED TO AVOID A VEHICLE IN FRONT, HIT HARD WALL ON SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON.*AK

WHEN ROLLING UP WINDOW IT PUSHES ON DOOR FRAME AND PRODUCES CRACK ON DOOR HANDLE, BELOW RIGHT WINDOW LOWER PORTION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH SWITCHED LANE TO LEFT AND TRIED TO AVOID A VEHICLE IN FRONT, HIT A WALL VERY HARD ON SIDE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR LONG TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH BRAKES WENT OUT WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CONSUMER STATED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT TWICE. *YH

ENGINE KEEPS FAILING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ENGINE 3 TIMES ,CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE, DUE TO POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND WAS ADVISED THEY DID ALL THEY COULD REGARDING THE VIBRATIONS, AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO DELAERSHIP IT WAS THEN DECIDED THAT CONSUMER WOULD GET ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS A BRAND NEW MODEL, AFTER DRIVING NEW VEHICLE AND REACHING SPEEDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF VIBRATIONS AS HE DID WITH HIS OLD VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED BY AN ENGINEER THAT THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL AND THAT 90% OF THE PROBLEM IS BETTER, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT TRUE AND AS OF 04/03/01 PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *JB

OUR GOOD YEAR TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON THE TRUCK ARE SHOWING TREAD SEPERATION.THE GOOD YEAR MANUFACTURE TOLD US THEY WOULD HAVE US GO TO THE NEAREST GOOD YEAR DEALER AND THEY WOULD PRO RATE THE TIRES...WHY? IT IS THEIR DEFECT NOT OURS. THEY WOULD REPLACE WITH GOOD YEARS...WHY? WE DON'T WANT THEM. WHY SHOULD WE RISK GOING TO ANOTHER TOWN 20-25 MILES FROM HERE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE ONES AGAIN! FOR FOUR YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN COVERING UP LAWSUITS AND HAVING SILENT RECALLS...TO ME...THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEM WITH WHAT WE WANT AND WHERE WE WANT! IT IS OUR LIVES THAT OUR ON THE LINE! NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT THANK GOD. ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW SEPERATION AROUND THE RIMS. FOR ALL FOUR TIRES TO BE REPLACED IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO 800$. *AK (TIRESIZE: SIDEWALL E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: SIDEWALL E )

WHEEL RIM BROKE WHILE DRIVING 50MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF A PROBLEM. HAD MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD.*AK

CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO INCREASE VEHICLE'S SPEED DUE TO TRANSMISSION, AND GEAR STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. ALSO, BACK WINDOW WAS LEAKING WHEN IT WAS RAINING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS INHERENT PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING POORLY DURING WET WEATHER. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELLED OIL BURNING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND INFORMED OWNER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. HEAD GASKETS REPLACED.*AK *SLC

PICKUP WAS BACKED UP IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE, PASSERGER DOOR OPEN, MOTOR RUNNING AND SHIFT INDICATOR IN PARK POSITION. I WAS LOADING ITEMS IN PICKUP BED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PICKUP STARTED COMING AT ME IN REVERSE. THE OPEN PICKUP DOOR HIT THE GARAGE AND WRAPPED AROUND AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER AS THE PICKUP CAME INTO THE GARAGE. THE DOOR WEDGED BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE GARAGE DOOR FRAME STOPPING THE PICKUP. OTHERWISE, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE PICKUP AND GARAGE WALL. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AGENCY AND HAD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, DOENGES-BARTLESVILLE, REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT A COST OF $2,436. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I DID AND RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THEM ON THE PROBLEM. IN LOOKING AT YOUR FILES, I FIND THAT MINE IS NOT THE ONLY 1999 FORD PICKUP THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND TO. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH FORDS. SINCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT CONCERNED WITH MY PROBLEM, THE BEST THING I CAN DO IN THE FUTURE IS BUY NO MORE FORD VEHICLES.*AK

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