2000 Ford F-150 complaints

SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD BECAUSE OF BAD FACTORY THREADING AND POSSIBLY HURTING ENGINE AND MAKING TRUCK RUN IMPROPERLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE YEAR ON A TRUCK AT 90K MILES. THIS NEARLY CAUSE MY TO HAVE A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT.

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT ALSO BROKE THE COIL PACK WHEN IT BLEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EMITTED A WHITE SUBSTANCE THAT FILLED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO BOTH ARMS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RIGHT HAND HAD NUMBNESS FROM EXPERIENCING THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT'S BREATHING AND VISION WERE IMPACTED WHEN THE WHITE SUBSTANCE FILLED THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/23/15 *CN

HAVING A FUEL LEAK WHERE THE TANK IS STRAPPED TO THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I EXPECT FORD TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. IT IS TOO COINCIDENTAL TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT BE COVERED FOR A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD IN ANY WAY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWN A SMALL HILL, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO DISLODGE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS, THE FUEL TANK, AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TIE ROD BECAME DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE FIRST NOTIFICATION FROM FORD MOTOR CO. REGARDING THE 2011 RECALL FOR FAULTY GAS TANK STRAPS WAS RECEIVED THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20TH 2014, ALTHOUGH I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH BRONDES FORD IN MAUMEE, OHIO THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS HAVING NO ISSUES AT ALL, WAS LEFT WITH ~$900 IN DAMAGE. THE FAULTY STRAPS HAD CORRODED THROUGH TO THE GAS TANK, AND SO WHEN THEY WERE REMOVED, LEFT HOLES IN THE GAS TANK. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THIS CONSEQUENCE HAS BEEN RAMPANT AMONG THESE REPAIRS, YET NEITHER FORD NOR THEIR DEALERS' SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WILL COVER THE DAMAGE! SO A TRUCK THAT WAS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION WAS RENDERED USELESS. HOW CAN FORD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRAPS BUT NOT THE RESULTING DAMAGE THEY CAUSE? I GET THAT MY TRUCK IS OLD, BUT IF REPLACING THE STRAPS RUNS THE RISK OF CAUSING DAMAGE THE OWNER WILL BE LIABLE FOR, IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY OUTLINED! THE NOTION THAT ONLY THE FAULTY STRAPS ARE FORD'S LIABILITY IS NEGLIGENT. MY HOPE IS THIS ISSUE WILL BE READDRESSED WITH FORD AND THE OWNERS REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY FORD AND ITS AGENTS. THANK YOU. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS AND THE FUEL TANK WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED WITH A POSSIBILITY OF FRACTURING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING CAUSING THE FUEL LEVEL TO DECREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT VERIFY IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR WAS PARKED, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DO TO RECALL 05S28, PUT OUT MYSELF. WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT RECALL BECAUSE I WAS SECOND OWNER. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEP RAILS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. NE

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND SECURED. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE CONSUMED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA AND CAB OF TRUCK. FIRE PROCEEDED TO CONSUME THE TRUCK IGNITING POLARIS 800 FOUR WHEELER THAT WAS LOCKED IN BED OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS TOTAL LOSS ALL PERSONAL ITEMS WERE ALSO DESTROYED. TRUCK WAS LOCKED KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION AT TIME OF FIRE. *TR

I REPAIRED A TIRE THAT HAD A NAIL WITHIN AN INCH OR LESS DISTANCE TO THE SIDEWALL. I LET MY SERVICE/SHOP MANAGER KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HE TOLD ME TO DO THE REPAIR ANYWAY, WHICH I DID. THE TIRE REPAIR FAILED AND THE TIRE ENDED UP GOING FLAT. ALL I KNOW IS THEY HAD ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR INSPECTION BUT THE PATCH DID SEEM TO BE ON THE SURFACE PROPERLY. THERE ARE NO POSTERS ON HOW TO DO THE TIRE REPAIR PROPERLY NOR ARE THERE ANY METHODS OF DOUBLE CHECKING THE REPAIR AFTER THE TIRE WAS COMPLETE. I DO WHAT US ASKED OF ME AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF THE SHOP BUT I FEEL THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT IN PROVIDING PROPER PROCEDURE IN TIRE REPAIR AND VERIFICATION PROCESSES. *TR

THIS PICKUP BLEW THE SPARK-PLUG IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED, MECHANIC THEY HAD TO TAKE THE HEAD OFF TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE. IT COST ME AROUND 750.00 TO FIX IT, WHICH WAS CHEAP . BUT NOW 8-2014 IT HAPPEN AGAIN ON DIFFERENT SPARK-PLUG . MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF THE STATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY SON AND HIS FRIENDS WERE COMING BACK TO TUCSON ARIZONA WHEN THIS HAPPENED.TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC SHOP WHICH HE RETREADED THE PLUG HOUSING ON HEAD, CHARGED 400.00 TO FIX IT . DROVE OFF AND IT BLEW ON SAME SPARK-PLUG THAT WAS FIXED, NOW THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE NEW RING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HOLD SPARK-PLUG IN PLACE FELL IN CYLINDER WHEN SPARK-PLUG BLEWOFF. MECHANIC WANTED TO CHARGE 1,500 DOLLARS TO FIX PUT IT WOULD TAKE ONE WEEK TO FIX IT. BUT DUE THAT EVERYBODY HAD TO RETURN TO TUCSON, BECAUSE OF WORK PICKUP HAD TO BE TOWED AT A COST OF $2,000.00.NOW HEAD HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF TO GET THE TAPPED RING OUT AND FIX THE HEAD. JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY FORD MADE THESE HEADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE OVERNIGHT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE MARSHAL REPORT STATED THAT FAULTY WIRING UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE STARTER SOLENOID IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE DESPITE BEING SECURED IN PARK. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THEN A FENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND A BRUISED RIB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

IF TILT STEERING IS DOWN, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. GLAD SOMEONE TOLD ME BEFORE I GOT HIT. BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME SEE FORUM HOPE NOBODY DIE FROM THIS COMMON PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/ELECTRICAL-SYSTEMS/353275-BRAKE-LIGHTS-HELP.HTML. *TR

BOTH PASSENGER BACK DOORS STOP OPENING. DRIVERS BACK DOOR THIS WEEK, PASSENGER BACK DOOR THE NEXT WEEK. COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME A DEATH TRAP IF PROBLEM EXIST INSIDE THE CAB (FIRE, COLLISION AND CAN'T GET OUT, MUST CRAWL ACROSS THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THE TRUCK, ETC.). EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE LATCHING MECHANISMS FOR BOTH DOORS. *TR

THE RADIATOR/CORE SUPPORT WAS RUSTED OUT AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IF NOT REPLACED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 73500 MILES AND HAS SPENT MOST OF THE TIME ENCLOSED IN THE GARAGE. THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE. I BELIEVE THE SUPPORT EITHER WAS DEFECTIVE OR MADE OF POOR QUALITY STEEL, IN ANY EVENT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

VEHICLE TAKEN IN ON OCT 5, 2011 FOR SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S21. WHILE ON THE RACK MUCH RUSTING WAS NOTICED ON UNDERCARRIAGE AS WELL AS SPOTS RUSTING THROUGH PAINT AT SPECIFIC POINTS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE ROCKER PANELS, BED AND THE RUNNING BOARDS. PICTURES AND SAMPLES WERE TAKEN AND AN EMAIL SENT TO THE COMPANY PRESIDENT. NO RESPONSE WAS EVER RECEIVED. AN INTERNET SEARCH HAS FOUND THAT THIS RUST PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN THE F-150 OF THIS VINTAGE. THE RUST HAS NOT ONLY DIMINISHED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUES WITH THE ROCKER PANELS AND RUNNING BOARDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS OCCURRING WITH A FAILURE AT OPERATING SPEEDS. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND WERE HIT IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BY A CAR THAT WAS PERFORMING AN ILLEGAL U-TURN. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY WIFE, ME AND TWO CHILDREN WERE HURT. I SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A LOWER BACK FUSION OPERATION AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT FORD IS AT FAULT BASED ON FAULTY AIRBAGS. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN THERE WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT 55 MPH? I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL AIRBAG DEFECTS SPECIFIC TO THIS VEHICLE. I AM 100 PERCENT DISABLED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT AND MY ATTORNEY AT THE TIME DID NOT WANT TO GO UP AGAINST FORD MOTOR CO. ANY AND ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ABOVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT FORD HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS IN THE FORD F-150. *TR

ON MY VEHICLE I CAN REMOVE THE KEY, WITH THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING. I HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, AND IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I THEN CLIMBED BACK INSIDE ( KEYS STILL IN MY POCKET) PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AND DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN I EXIT THAT THE BLACK RING AROUND THE KEY IS TURNED ALL THE WAY COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHEN I EXIT. I CAN ALSO REMOVE THE KEYS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY ACTUALLY FELL OUT ONCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE DUE TO A HOLE ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,930. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK UNDER THE FUEL TANK STRAPS.

FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HIT THE GROUND AND FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF TANK. FIRE DEPT. HAD TO COME CLEAN UP MESS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. FOUND OUT AFTER THAT STRAPS WHERE RECALLED BY FORD. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE TANK, THE CLEAN UP, OR THE TOW. THEY TOLD ME I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR THE STRAPS. I FIND IT FUNNY THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF MY INFO BEFORE I GAVE IT TO THEM. SO HOW DID THEY NOTIFY ME. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE INITIATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,816.

APPROX. A MONTH AGO I WAS TRAVELING FROM OUR SHOP IN MY WORK TRUCK[AKA F-150].THE SPEED OUT OF THE CITY WAS 35 MPH ON THE MAIN RD.I EXPERIENCED A SEATBELT DISCONNECT,I RELATCHED IMMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING.I TRAVELED A LITTLE FURTHER AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY SYSTEM.THE BELT CAME UNLATCHED AGAIN.I FURTHER INSPECTED THE LATCH LATER AFTER WORK,DISCOVERING THAT THE RELEASE BUTTON STAYS DOWN WHEN FASTENING THE BELT INTO IT.SO I TRIED LIGHTLY LUBRICATING THE LATCH,DROVE THE NEXT DAY AND BELT STILL RELEASED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING.IF I NORMALLY PUSH THE LATCH INTO THE RECEIVER THE RELEASE STAYS DOWN A BIT AND THE BELT POPS LOOSE WHILE I'M DRIVING.AT VARIOUS TIMES THE LATCH WOULD STAY UP AND HOLD THE BELT AS INTENDED.MOST OF THE TIME THOUGH THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND IT FREQUENTLY RELEASES WHILE I'M DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

5.4 TRITON V8. TODAY WHILE DRIVING, SPARK PLUG AND COIL BLEW OUT OF #7 CYLINDER HEAD. THIS ALSO OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ON CYLINDER #3. SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST WHICH STARTLED ME TAKING MY ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE ROAD. GAS ALSO BLOWING OUT OF CYLINDER HOLE, AND LUCKILY NO FIRE STARTED. STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS PRESENT IN CAB OF TRUCK. NAUSEATED FAMILY MEMBERS RIDING IN TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION FOUND PLUG AND COIL DAMAGED BY FUEL RAIL. ALSO FOUND SPARK PLUG THREADS STRIPPED OUT OF ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD 5.4, AND IS ALSO AN ISSUE THAT IS KNOW TO BE IGNORED BY FORD. FORD ESTIMATES REPAIR BETWEEN 500.00 AND 3500.00 FOR A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT THEY BLAME ON A SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND BOTH FAILURES WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY 2000 FORD F150, BLOWUP, IT EXPLODED TWICE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END IS GONE, THE EXTENDED CAB IS ALL BURNT. THE HOOD IS GONE TOTALLY. WE HADN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE MAY 19 OF 2013. SO IT HAD NOT BEEN RUNNING AT ALL. IT WAS AROUND 80-90, SO WHAT MADE IT BURN AND BLOWUP?? RECALLS, WHICH PART OR PARTS?? MY HOUSE ALSO GOT DAMAGE, THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE NEAR MY TRUCK. I THANK GOD WE WE'RE NOT DRIVING IT, WHICH WE HAD PLANNED TO USE IT THE NEXT DAY!! *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN A AUXILIARY BUILDING WITH AN APARTMENT FOR 10 DAY, SINCE MAY 9TH. THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE APARTMENT HEARD A LOAD BANG AROUND 3 AM AND OPEN THEIR FRONT DOOR TO SEEING A MASSIVE FIRE AROUND THE F150. THEY TRIED TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO THE FIRE TO NO SUCCESS. THEY WOKE MYSELF UP IN THE MAIN HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY AND WE CALLED 911 AND STARTED SPRAYING THE BUILDING WITH A HOUSE, AS THIS IS A VERY DRY AREA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE OPEN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING USING A CROWBAR TO SEE A VERY SMOKY AND HOT FIRE AROUND THE F150. WE HEARD SEVERAL MORE LARGE BANGS AND WE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR FOR THE BUILDING TO COOL DOWN. THE ENTIRE BUILDING HAS SMOKE DAMAGE AND THE F150 IS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE JEEP PARKED NEXT TO THE F150 FRONT END MELTED BUT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ONLY ITEM EVER ON FIRE WAS THE F150, THE BATTERY COMPLETELY BURNED AWAY AND ITEMS NEXT TO IT ONLY SUFFERED HEAT AND SMOKE DAMAGE. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS FIRE DID NOT KILL ANYONE OR BURN DOWN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. LET ME STATE AGAIN, THIS CAR WAS NOT MOVED FOR 10 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER A HARD BRAKING, THE TRUCK WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT AT A STOP LIGHT. BOTH AIRBAGS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS PINNED BY THE AIRBAG CAUSING FOOT TO PRESS ON ACCELERATOR. LOC AND BLUNT TRAUMA TO ABDOMINAL AREA, ABRASIONS/BURNS ON ABDOMEN AND CHEST. *TR

THE STRAPS ON THE FUEL TANK COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AND THE FUEL TANK FELL DOWN; CAUSING IT TO DRAG ON THE ROAD LEAKING OUT GAS. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN IT WILL GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD BURNING THROUGH THE HOOD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO THE SCENE SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I BELIEVE THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, OF WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TWO RECALLS ON OF WHICH WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *TR

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP CORRODED THROUGH AND BROKEN, APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF DRIVER SIDE MISSING. REAR OF TANK WAS BEING SUPPORTED BY FILL AND VENT TUBES ONLY. FRONT STRAP WAS INTACT BUT CORRODED. *TR

I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT DONLEY FORD IN ASHLAND, OHIO MON., 11-11-12 AT 6 PM., TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS REPLACED ON MY F-150 PER THE RECALL. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE STRAPS, THE TANK STARTED LEAKING. WHEN CONTACTING FORD, THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. MY TRUCK WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED MY BROTHER AND HAS BEEN TAKEN WELL CARE OFF. THE TECHNICIAN EVEN COMMENTED ON ITS CONDITION. THE TANK IS IN PERFECT CONDITION EXCEPT SOME RUSTING WHERE THE STRAPS WERE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I AM SURE THAT YOU HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE. I AM SIMPLY ADDING ONE MORE. NOT ONLY IS THERE A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRAPS TO BREAK, ALLOWING THE TANK TO FALL, THEY ALSO CORRODE THE TANK, CAUSING IT TO LEAK FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE GRILL OF THE VEHICLE AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED 1/28/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AFTER DEALER COMPLETED SAFETY RECALL 11S21 FUEL TANK STRAPS, TANK BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO FIX BROKEN FUEL TANK AFTER RECALL WORK. THERE RESPONSE TO ME WAS IF THE TANK FELL OFF THE TRUCK IT WOULD BE COVERED, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY F150'S HENCE THE REASON FOR THE SAFETY STRAP RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE SPARK PLUGS BEGAN MISFIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLUGS WERE FRACTURED AND WERE BLOWN FROM THE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

LIKE SO MANY, I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL TANK BECAUSE OF HOLES RUSTED IN IT ($500 COST TO ME). EVEN AFTER NHTSA "STUDIED" THE ISSUE FOR 10 MONTHS, THEY APPARENTLY DETERMINED THAT HAVING GASOLINE SPILL OUT ONTO THE ROAD IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN THERE IS NO REASON TO CALL THE HAZ MAT TEAM IN TO CLEAN IT UP, BECAUSE RAY LAHOOD HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO RISK OF FIRE AND THE CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER IS OF NO PUBLIC CONCERN? THE TREAD ACT STATES THAT IF A DEFECT IS HIDDEN TO MISLEAD NHTSA, THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO A $15,000,000 FINE. IF THERE IS A DEATH OR GRIEVOUS INJURY AS A RESULT, THE PENALTY INCLUDES 15 YEARS IN PRISON (A RI WOMAN SUSTAINED SUCH AN INJURY) WHY IS RAY LAHOOD, DAVID STRICKLAND AND LARRY HERSHMAN SO RECKLESS WITH HUMAN LIFE AS TO NOT ENFORCE THIS LAW? WHY CAN THEY DECIDE WHICH CONSUMERS SHOULD BE COVERED BY CONSUMER PROTECTIONS UNDER THE LAW AND WHICH ONES SHOULD SOONER DIE IN A BALL OF FLAME? HOW CAN THE HR DEPARTMENT OF A COMPANY THREATEN EMPLOYEES WITH TERMINATION IF THEY REFUSE TO COVER UP A TREAD ACT CRIMINAL VIOLATION THAT COULD, AND I QUOTE (CHARR OCCUPANTS BEYOND RECOGNITION) ALL WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE IN SPITE OF THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE LAW. THIS FAILURE TO CORROSION PROTECT IS THE SAME DECISION THAT KILLED A COAST GUARD VETERAN IN MASS WHEN THE AXEL BROKE ON HIS WINDSTAR. ANOTHER TREAD VIOLATION MERITING PRISON TIME, BUT NHTSA IS AGAIN EITHER TOO CORRUPT OR TOO INEPT TO ITS JOB. LIKEWISE, THE RECENT STRING

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE OFFRAMP, WHEN I GOT TO THE END, I HAD NEARLY 100% BRAKE FAILURE. I MANAGED TO DODGE A SEMI BY PULLING ON THE SHOULDER AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED FROM FROM TO BACK. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SEE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES, BUT SINCE THE GREAT MOUNDS OF NHTSA SEEM TO BELIEVE NEARLY TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT AN ISSUE, I JUST REPLACE THE PART OF THE LINE THAT IS LEAKING. IT WILL VERY LIKELY FAIL AGAIN SOON, BUT I KNOW THAT IT THAT WAS A PROBLEM, THEN NHTSA WOULD DO ITS JOB AND PUSH A RECALL. JUST ANOTHER CASE OF NHTSA DECIDING WHICH CONSUMERS SHOULD BE PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW AND WHICH ONES SHOULD HAVE THEIR LIVES PUT AT RISK. I GOT A NOTE FROM [XXX] AT NHTSA CLAIMING THEY MIGHT CONDUCT A STUDY, BUT GIVEN THAT A 10 MONTH STUDY BY NHTSA WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE THAT GASOLINE SPILLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY MAY POSE A CONSUMER RISK, I'M BETTING THIS WILL GO NO WHERE. TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING BRAKE LINE CORROSION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED ONE INCH OF THE BRAKE LINE AFTER HE ALMOST EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE OTHER LINES ARE STILL SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL FAIL SOON. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, HE SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN NOTICED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.