1999 Ford F-150 complaints

WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THE TIRES LOST PRESSURE, THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE ON THE RIM BEFORE HE COULD SAFELY CHANGE THE TIRE, THE SIDEWALL WAS BUBBLED IN SEVERAL PLACES, THE SECOND INCIDENT THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY RUPTURED (GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP P255/70R16). NLM

METAL PART OF DRIVER'S DOOR IS CRACKING.*AK REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. *YH

AT 25,000 MILES BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT RESOLVED. WAS INFORMED FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED. THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE SOLUTION FOR BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

VEHICLE BURNS TOO MUCH OIL. CONSUMER THINKS THAT VEHICLE HAS BURNED OIL. BUT, WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK, BUT THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT. *AK

SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN CONSUER MAKES A SUDDEN STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL LOOK INTO IT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC

WHEN CONSUMER WAS AT GASOLINE STATION FILLING UP HIS GAS TANK HE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. HEAD GASKET CAME FROM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD VIBRATION AND VEHICLE STARTED TO WEAVE BACK AND FORTH, CONSUMER INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE P235/70R16 HAD EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN THE SIDEWALL, DOT# VN081RC368. *SLC

BACK BRAKES LOCK UP FIRST FEW TIMES AFTER STARTUP WHEN IT IS COLD OR WET OR HUMID OUT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH, FROM THE ENGINE. OIL WAS EMPTY INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ENGINE BLEW, AND THE ENGINE NEDDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

LOWER ARM WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO TRUCK FRAME BECAME LOOSE. WHILE DRIVING IT MAKES ALIGNMENT CHANGES. DRIVER THINKS HE IS GOING STRAIGHT, BUT IS GOING BACK AND FORTH. *AK THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED LOCK WASHERS AS A TEMPORARY FIX, BUT THE A- ARM HAS NOW MOVED AGAIN CHANGING THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *YH

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES (235/70R16) WERE REPLACED WITH ONLY 16000 MILES, A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED, TWO PIECES OF RUBBER WERE USED AND FITTED TOGETHER WITH A FUSED CENTER STRIP OF RUBBER. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE ENGINE BLEW. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THREE TIRES SEPERATED IN ONE WEEK SEPERATED IN SAME PLACE STEEL THROUGH CENTER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THROTTLE WAS STICKING, TOOK TO DEALER, WHO ORDERED PARTS FOR IT. WHEN PARTS ARRIVED, THEY DID NOT FIX VEHICLE. DEALER CALLED FORD TECHNICAL HOTLINE. DEALER WAS TOLD NOT TO RELEASE VEHICLE , THAT IT WAS A DESIGN ERROR, AND TO GIVE CONSUMER A LOANER VEHICLE. FORD GAVE CONSUMER NO INDICATION WHEN HE WOULD GET HIS VEHICLE BACK. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS ON TWO OCCASIONS,AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. . *AK ONE WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELING. TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTER VIBRATES UNDER ROUGH ROAD CODITION. THE STEETING AND THE VEHICLE IN GENERAL WERE NOT SECURE. *YH

RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/HT, P23570R16 TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, TREAD SEPAERATED, CONSUMER STATES 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES, DOT # W2081RC. *SLC

AT DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HAD PLACED A SIX PRONG HOOK UP FOR BRAKES FROM HORSE TRAILER TO PICKUP. HOOK UP WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. HORSE TRAILER WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE SYSTEM. HOOK UP SYSTEM WAS NOT TESTED FOR ACCURACY. PICK UP BRAKES HAD WORN OUT TWICE DUE TO THE MISTAKE BY HADLEN CHEVROLET. *AK

MY HUSBAND, JOE, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/18/00. ACCORDING TO MY HUSBAND EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO QUICKLY BUT HE CLAIMS THE WHEEL (DRIVER SIDE) CAME OFF PRIOR TO HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE WHEEL CAME OFF. THE WHEEL CAME OFF AT THE SHAFT. NOTHING APPEARS BROKEN AND THE THREADS ARE NOT DAMAGED (SHAFT). THE WHEEL IS STILL INFLATED, LUG NUTS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY STILL ATTACHED.*AK

BURNS UP TO 1 1/2 BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND CAN SMELL OIL BURNING 10 DAYS AFTER OIL CHANGE BUT CAN'T SMELL IT ALL THE TIME. CAN'T SEE ANY OIL LEAK. *AK

HEAD-ON FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 -45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES HAD BEEN VIBRATING, AND DEALER REPAIRED THEM UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME WAS UNDER PROTEST. PRESENTLY, BRAKES ARE DOING IT AGAIN, AND FORD WILL NOT HELP WITH PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT HAS ONLY BEEN 19000 MILES AFTER BEING FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK AGAIN. *SLC

I COLLIDED WITH A SMALLER VEHICLE(CHEVROLET BERETTA) AT A LOW SPEED. MY WHEEL FELL OFF AND I RAN OVER IT. THE REPORTING POLICE OFFICER SHARED MY DISBELIEF THAT THIS OCCURRED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE FROM THE COLLISION TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. I THINK THAT THE WHEEL MAY HAVE BROKEN LOOSE JUST PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL COLLISION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OTHER AFFECTED VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. 2 PEOPLE IN PRIMARY VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED. ROADS WERE WET AND VEHICLE HAD NO TRACTION WHILE TRYING TO STOP. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL QUIT WORKING, LOSING POWER. GEAR SHIFT WILL LOCK UP WHEN CONSUMER PULLS OFF. THEN, SHIFT GEAR WILL START WORKING AGAIN.*AK

MOTOR FAILED AFTER 7 COMPLIANTS STARTING WHEN NEW. MANUFACTURER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILT MOTOR USING USED COMPONENTS.F. *AK

POOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT FROM FACTORY CAUSED SEVERE TIRE WEAR, LEADING TO TIRE FAILURE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 18 295VR45)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 18 295VR45 )

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONSUMER WILL BUY PART, AND REPART IT HIMSELF. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEAKS INTO THE CAB AND ACCUMULATES TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS, THIS HAPPENS NOT ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IDLING, BUT WHILE DRIVING WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND THE HEATER ON, FIRST REPAIR THEY FOUND A BAD MANIFOLD GASKET, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES AFTER REPLACEMENT. * MJS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION BY THE SHIFT INDICATOR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED, AND WILL REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS 1999 FORD F150 TRUCK IN JUNE OF 1999, WITHIN IN A FEW MONTHS THE TRUCK WAS REGISTERING MORE MILES THAN I HAD PUT ON THIS TRUCK. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND MADE COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN I RETURNED TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINT ON SEVERAL ORTHER TIMES. FINALLY I CALLED THE DMV OFFICE IN WHITEVILLE NC , THEY GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE QUALITY FORD CO. AND THEN QUALITY FORD REPLACED THE ODOMETER IN TRUCK. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT TRUCK MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME THIS ON EVERY COMPLIANT I MADE ABOUT THE TRUCK. NOW TODAY 12-4-00 THE TRUCK IS STILL JUMPING MILEAGE , I HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS THERE FOR TWO WEEKS, I FINALLY PICKED THE TRUCK UP ON 11-28-00 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK TO FAYETTVILLE NC AND THAT THE TRUCK DID JUMP MILEAGE WITH THE DRIVER AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ODOMETER AGAIN, AND THAT THEY HAD ORDERED THE ODOMETER AND THAT IT WOULD BE IN ON FRIDAY 12-1-00. I CONTACTED THEM ON MONDAY 12-4-00 AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THEM ON THURSDAY 12-7-00 AND THAT THEY WOULD PUT THE ODOMETER IN ON THIS DAY AND REPLACE THE BACK WINDOW WHICH POURS WATER WHEN IT RAINS, BUT THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE MOTOR KNOCKING BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A CHARECTERISTIC OF THE MOTOR AND IT WOULD NOT HURT THE MOTOR. THIS IS NOT WHAT I PAYED FOR . I PAID FOR A NEW

SPARE TIRE WHICH IS PLACED IN REAR OF TRUCK AND RESTING ON FRAME VERY TIGHTLY CAUSED 8 GROOVES ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE WHICH CUT THROUGH. CONSUMER FELT THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE A PIECE OF WOOD OR PLASTIC PLACED IN BETWEEN TIRE AND FRAME , AND DID NOT TOUCH TIRE. *AK

WAS TURNING A CORNER AT 15MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. MAINTAINED CONTROL OF CARAVAN. CHECKED TIRES & ALL HAD CRACKS DOWN THE CENTER OF TREAD, AND WAS ALSO PITTED DOWN TO THE TREAD PATTERN. TIRES WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. CONTACTED ROAD SIDE SERVICE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16 WITH 24,000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER WAS REMOVING SPARE TIRE FROM SPARE CARRIER & FOUND TIRE WAS MELTED IN 8 PLACES. TIRE IS HEATED UP BY TIRE CARRIER BARS. MANUFATCURER WILL HAVE SOMEONE TO CONTACT CONSUMER ON 11-28-00. *AK

WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT, MOTOR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HARMONIC BALANCER HAD FAILED & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

I AM BEING IGNORED BY FORD. THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND.6 TIMES IN 18MONTHS.WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKING A QUALITY VEHICLE? NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON WITH ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURIED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH.*AK

NEW TRUCK HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION AT IDLE AND ALL SPEEDS, 4TH TIME BACK TO DEALER THEY MADE VIBRATION WORSE, LAST RESORT FOR DEALER IS TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS A CRACK IN NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE CRACK APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURAL IN NATURE. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5" IN LENGTH FROM THE INTERIOR EDGE OF THE SHEET METAL EXTENDING OUT TO BEYOND THE END OF THE WINDOW MOLDING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK

I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE SHEET METAL ON THE BODY OF MY TRUCK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR JUST ABOVE THE ADDITIONAL RUBBER MOLDING IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS MAKES ME WONDER HOW THE DOOR WOULD HOLD UP IF I GOT HIT IN THE DOOR.

BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND THE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NLM

ON THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 16" TIRES EXPERIENCES TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

WHILE STANDING AT A RED LIGHT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT, NOR REAR ENDED JUST DEPLOYED.AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRES BLEWOUT IN TWO PIECES, THE INSIDE TIRE AND THE TREAD WAS ONE PIECE AND THE OUT SIDEWALL WAS THE OTHER (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 235/70R16) .*ET

DOORS HAVE A ELECTRICAL SHOCK. WHEN EXITING TRHROUGH DOORS FROM VEHICLE CONSUMER WILL GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAPPENS ONLY TO THE DRIVER NOT PASSENGERS. THE DRIVER THINKS A BUILD UP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY IS BEING TRANSFERRED BY STARTER, STEERING COLULMN, GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE STARTER, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR EDGE NEAR THE GLASS METAL IS SHEARING IN HALF AND PAINT IS CHIPPING.*AK

FOR NORMAL BRAKING ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL STOP, BUT FOR PANIC BRAKING THEY WILL NOT STOP AND THEY LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY, THE COMPUTER SHOWS NO CODES SO THE DEALER IS UNSURE HOW OR WHAT TO REPAIR.*ET