1999 Ford F-150 complaints

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT REAR CYLINDER (PASSEGER SIDE). OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F-150 5.4L WINDSOR, ONT, CANADA ENGINE. 81,000 MILES. *AK

FAILURE OF FRONT END STERRING PARTS( BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, AND IDLER ARM). ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS MY MECHANIC HAS INSTRUCTED ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE FRONT END CHECK FOR WEAR AND TEAR DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURES IN THESE PARTS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE PAST 3 YEARS (@ABOUT 20K MILES PER YEAR) I HAVE HAD MAJOR REPLACEMENTS DONE ON THESE PARTS. I DO NOT BELEIVE THE FAILURE IS DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, MOST IS AT HIGH WAYS SPEEDS ON REASONABLY SMOOTH ROADS. THE LATEST FAILURE HAS ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS I TYPICAL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED IF A FAILURE OCCURS AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS - IT MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT OUTCOME... I FEEL I AM LUCKY IN THAT EVERY TIME I GO TO THE MECHANIC (SERVERAL TIMES PER YEAR) I HAVE HIM CHECK THESE PARTS. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN INSPECTION IN JUNE 2004 AND THESE PARTS WERE OK THEN. NOW (MAR 2005) AND I HAVE A MAJOR REPLACEMENT GOING ON. THE MACHANIC INDICATED THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. DO NOT GET ME WRONG - I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK AND WOULD BUY ANOTHER, BUT SO FAR DEALERS (2 LOCAL) INDICATE THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE NOT AS WIDE SPREAD. HENCE I NO LONGER GO TO FORD DEALERS FOR SERVICE. THE MECHANIC HAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE MAY BE LARGER IN SCOPE THANT THE FIRESTONE TIRE ISSUES FORD HAD YEARS AGO (SPECULATION). BUT NONE THE LESS - MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN MANY OF THESE ISSUES AND HE IS A SMALL OPERATION IN A SMALL TOWN. AT THIS STAGE I AM UNLIKELY TO RE-PURCHASE A FORD F15

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SMELL STRONG GASOLINE ODORS WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FUEL HEATER RAIL FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE THE PART, AND REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. ONE HOUR LATER,THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS PEELED OFF MAKING THE MIRRORS USELESS IN THE CONSUMER 1999 FORD F150.*MR THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL STARTED DISCOLORING AND PEELING 7 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. CONSUMER CONTINUED HOME, PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE VEHICLE , AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE IT INTO GEAR, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT LONGER GO INTO GEAR. WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO RESPONDED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. VEHICLE AS TOTALED. PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH IMMEDIATELY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE, AND HOOD TO MELT. CONSUMER ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION EA 05-005 WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT WAS CATCHING FIRE.*AK

MY NEIGHBOR AND I LIVED IN A DUPLEX WITH ADJOINING GARAGES IN WHICH SHE WOULD PARK HER FORD F-150 PICKUP. AT APPROX. 11 PM ON 1/4/05, MY SON WOKE ME UP TO SAY HE SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN WE WENT OUTSIDE WE SAW MY NEIGBORS TRUCK ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE GARAGE ITSELF WAS STARTING TO BURN. BY THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, BOTH OUR GARAGES WERE DESTROYED ALONG WITH PART OF HER DUPLEX. THE REST OF THE DWELLING HAD EXTENSIVE SMOKE, HEAT AND WATER DAMAGE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS DID NOT COME UP WITH A DEFINITE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT TWO OF THE THREE FELT IT STARTED WITH THE TRUCK. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER AS I LOST A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE. THANK YOU.

SHORT IN CRUISE CONTROL/TURN SIGNAL LEVER, CAUSED TURN SIGNAL TO NOT WORK. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE TURN SIGNAL WORK INTERMITTENTLY NOW. I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE LEVER OR ADJUST THE TILT ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO GET IT TO OPERATE. IT FIRST FAILED IN SEPT. OF 2002, I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN ON NOV. 2004, AND IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. *JB *SC

WE WERE SLEEPING AND HEARD A VEHICLE ALARM GOING OFF OUTSIDE OF OUR HOME. WHEN WE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. WE THEN CALLED 911, AND THEN MY DAD GOT THE HOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS DUE TO AM ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, AND WAS ABLE TO PRY OPEN THE HOOD ON THE SIDE WHERE THE BATTERY IS AND UNPLUG IT. THEN THE FIRE DISSIPATED. BY THAT TIME THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *AK

DRIVER NOTICED A BROWNISH LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE IT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES TRYING TO AVOID A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND IT DISCOVERED THAT A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. DEALER REPAIRED THE SPARK PLUG SLEEVE AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR.*AK...*AK

CONSUMER HAD JUST STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A POP. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND NOTHING. HE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. AFTER ARRIVING HOME CONSUMER INSPECTED THE COIL, AND THE SPARK PLUG CAME RIGHT OUT WITH IT.*AK 4SPARK PLUS BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *TT

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON IT'S OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY OWNER.*AK MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. *TT

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I OWN A 1999 F150 FORD. THE MIRRORS ON THE DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE FINISH HAS ALMOST ALL COME OFF. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO VIEW OUT OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THEY HAVE THE SIGNAL FLASHERS R AND L IN THE MIRRORS. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER, [LOCATED IN THOMSON, GA], AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE MIRRORS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE MIRRORS, AND THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT THE MIRRORS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED ON MY OWN AT A NON FORD GLASS REPAIR SHOP. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST TO BE $500.00-$600.00. I HAD ANOTHER PERSON CHECK AT A DEALER IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEY SAID THE POWER OPERATING PART OF THE SIDE MIRRORS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE GLASS.*AK *TC

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. LOWER BALL JOINT CRACKED AND SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE FRAME AND BUMPER TO LAND ON PAVEMENT. DEALER MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN A BALL JOINT SHEAR OFF IN SUCH A MANNER IN 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.*AK

1999 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS AT 3:00 A.M. *AK

SITTING AT STOP LIGHT IN 1999 F-150 W/5.4 LITRE ENGINE,SLOWLY PROCEEDED THROUGH LIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY VERY LOUD AND ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED AT SIDE OF ROAD AT 3:00AM. TURNS OUT THAT SPARK PLUG RIPPED AWAY FROM CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS NOT ONLY IS AN OBVIOUS MFGR. DEFECT,BUT A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. DOUG BEEMAN. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST ARBITRARILY COMING ON. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR 1999 F150 BUT WAS MUCH MORE SPORADIC THAN IT IS NOW. NOW IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND KEEP COMING ON. IT IS GETTING QUITE ANNOYING.*JB

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK AND WOULD FIT LOOSELY AROUND THE CONSUMER. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE RETRACTOR 4 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB.....THE FIRST AND SECOND SAFETY BELTS WERE REPLACED FULLY AND PARTIALLY UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD SET NOW INSTALLED ARE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE FULL COST OF $220. *AK

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK, WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE PASSENGER CAN HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 F150 TRUCK AND A 1999 EXPEDITION, BOTH HAVE A 5.4L ENGINE AND BOTH HAVE OIL LEAKS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, THEY BOTH HAVE ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *JB

TRANSMISSION GEARS BREAKING, TIMING CHAIN LOOSENING. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. IT BEGAN AS AN INFREQUENT PROBLEM OCCURRING MORE AND MORE AND LASTING LONGER IN DURATION. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM ONLY INVOLVED THE TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER LOOKING OVER A WIRING DIAGRAM OF THE VEHICLE. THE REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM, PER A CAR WEB SITE, IS ROUTED THE EMERGENCY SWITCH. DEPRESSING THE SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES SEEMS TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS, SOLVING THE PROBLEM, AT LEAST SO FAR.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ON SATURDAY JAN 15, 2005 MY WIFE AND I WAS DRIVING AND I FELT THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I GOT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH, THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. THIS IS AFTER REPLACING THE RIGHT ONE 6 MONTHS AGO. I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE HAD BOTH REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME BUT I HAVE LESS THAN 60,000 MILE AND DON'T REALLY DRIVE IT THAT MUCH. I DON'T DRIVE IT ON ROUGH ROADS OR OFF ROAD. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL. *NM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE STOPPED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

THERE IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE RADIO AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO COME ON BY ITSELF AT SEPARATE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SHORT.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE TIRE. 1999, FORD, F150. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT OR REPLACEMENT PART WAS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME; TIRE SIZE P275/60R17 & THE DOT #ADT03JJ4801. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION AND NOTICED THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE. FORD, F150. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT OR REPLACEMENT PART IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TIRE SIZE P275/60R17 & DOT #ADT03JJ4801. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STRANDED STEEL CABLE THAT SECURES THE TIRE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED. *BF *TC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLANKING SOUND, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ITS SOCKET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALL. *AK

*AKI WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4 LITER V-8 ENGINE WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOWN #3 SPARK PLUG DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON MY WAY TO A SOCCER GAME. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER PROBLEM. GOT IT FIXED WITH A HELICOIL FOR $400 AND SAME #3 PLUG BLEW 4 MONTHS LATER. GOT IT FIXED WITH A NEW HEAD UNIT FOR $2500. NOW I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN.

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-150 (AFTER A PREVIOUS FIX OF THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE), WHEN MY #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD UNIT. 2ND TIME HAPPENED, COST $2500 TO FIX. NOW I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIR WORK DUE TO FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN.*AK

SLIGHT TAPPING THAT OF LIKE A TAPPING VALVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING THAT I NOTICED.*AK VEHICLE HAS NOW EJECTED TWO SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL FROM THE FACTORY. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, 3RD BACK. WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT DESTROYED THE COIL OVER THE PLUG AS WELL. IT WAS REPAIRED USING A HELI-COIL SOLID STEEL INSERT WHICH WORKED OK, BUT HAS COME BACK OUT WHEN THE SPARKPLUG WAS REMOVED. LOCAL FORD DEALER QUOTED $1450.00 FOR A SINGLE NEW HEAD, NOT INSTALLED. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS THE THIRD BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS ONE KILLED THE MOTOR. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED YET, BUT ALONG WITH THE BLOWN PLUG, I HAVE WATER IN MY OIL AND THE MOTOR WILL NO LONGER TURN OVER, EVEN WITH ALL PLUGS REMOVED. I'LL BE BUYING A NEW MOTOR NOW WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY. MEANWHILE, MY WIFE MUST SIT AT HOME WITH NO VEHICLE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE.

I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY ROAD SAFELY, AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE HEAD. IT CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT ALSO POSED A FIRE HAZARD AS FUEL CONTINUED TO POUR INTO A CYLINDER WITH NO SPARK PLUG SEALING THE TOP OF IT.*AK

RE: DEFECTIVE TIE-RODS A COMPONENT OF THE STEERING LINKAGE ON 1999 FORD TRUCK, REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *BF *NM

REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING FORD TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD IN 1999 FORD F-150 TRUCK. *BF *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS MOST SEVERELY DAMAGED. FIRE'S ORIGIN APPEARED TO BE ON LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT DOING APPROX 20 MPH IN A 99 F-150. THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE #2 CYL. BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTLY NO HELP, STATING THAT THERE WAS NO WARRRENTY ON THIS ITEM AND THAT AN APPROX REPAIR COST WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3500. ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A LOCAL REPUTABLE SHOP HERE IN PHX. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT FOR CONSIDERIBLY LESS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A POOR DESIGN ON FORDS PART. WHY IS IT THAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED THIS WAY?*AK

RIGHT TIE-ROD FAILURE 1999 FORD F-150 PICKUP. *NM

I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY PICKUP HOWEVER IT HAS BROKEN DOWN ON ME. IT BEGAN WITH A SMALL SHUTTER. IT FELT LIKE THE PICKUP WAS HAVING ISSUES IDLING/ACCELERATING. ONLY AT LOW (5-10 MPH) SPEEDS DID I FEEL THE WEAKNESS/SHUTTER. I HAD THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, I JUST ASSUMED IT NEEDED A TUNE UP AND WAS PREPARED TO HAVE ONE DONE SOON. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER (STARTED OFF FINE) THEN AT A STOP SIGN FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOW SHUTTERING/MISFIRING EVEN MORE. TOOK THE PICKUP TO MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT VALVE 4 WAS STUCK OPEN AND HAD ESSENTIALLY MELTED ITS SELF OPEN. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE PISTON TO GET DAMAGED AND NOW I'M FACED WITH REPLACING THE HEADS OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE. MY PICKUP HAS 110,000 HOWEVER (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC) THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PICKUPS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH AS LITTLE AS 80,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL ON WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED. *NM

BOTH EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS ON MY 1999 F-150 LARIET MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED BLACK SPOTS. THE BLACK SPOTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING BEHIND ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT DELAMINATION OF MIRRORS OCCURED ON 1998 AND 1999 F-150, F-250, EXPEDITIONS, AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE MIRRORS REPLACED AT A COST OF $150.00 PER MIRROR PLUS LABOR. I CONTACTED FORD TO ASK ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COSTS OF REPLACING THE MIRRORS AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. FORD HAS BEEN VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS UNLESS A VEHICLE RECALL IS REQUIRED THAT THEY WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY REPLACE THE MIRRORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MANAGER THAT THE REPLACEMENT MIRRORS HAVE A DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN THE ORIGINAL MIRRORS. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE MIRRORS WERE REDESIGNED AFTER FORD REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT.*AK

CRACK IS PRESENT IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING.*AK

1999 FORD F150 - DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END FAILED - VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AT THE TIME - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, NOTHING EVER HAPPENED TO VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE PROVOKED SUCH A FAILURE - TIE ROD END SNAPPED OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS TURNING A CORNER AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED - BECAUSE OF LOW SPEED, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL AND GET VEHICLE OFF ROAD - ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED ONLY 5,000 MILES EARLIER WHEN I HAD TIRES REPLACED, NOTHING WAS LOOSE OR SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AT THAT TIME. AT THE TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS WAS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THOUGHT MY OCCURRENCE MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A FLUKE. AFTER I GOT THE LETTER FROM FORD, I REALIZED THAT THIS MUST BE MORE COMMON THAN I THOUGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED BY FORD IS ADEQUATE SINCE IT DIDN'T STOP MY OCCURRENCE FROM HAPPENING. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE MADE MORE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND I WAS OFFENDED BY THE LETTER THAT BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY HAD A PROBLEM BUT THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

REPLACED EXAHUST MANAFOLD, MY REPAIRMAN SAID MANY FORD OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. *AK

POTENTIAL TIE ROD PROBLEMS. *SC