2000 Ford F-150 complaints

THE METAL CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UP "BROKE" CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT A MALL PARKING LOT, CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, IF NOT LOSS OF LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. SHE HIT HIT OTHER VEHICLE IN BACK. DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SHE WAS INJURED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A FORD, F450 PICK UP, IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ANSWER CONSUMER'S QUESTION ON " HOW MUCH IMPACT/SPEED NEEDED TO ACTIVATE AIR BAG?" FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THEY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAD 6 TO 8 INCH FLAMES COMING OUT AND UP TOWARD MY FACE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED FORD AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FAULT BRCAUSE THEY DEPLOYED AND ONLY MY HAND GOT BURNED WHEN I PUT IT OUT BUT THE AIR BAG AND THE FIRE WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME , I WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG CATCHING ON FIRE WAS AN ACCEPTABLE RISK AND NOT A DEFECT. ACCEPTABLE BY WHOSE STANDARD? BEING BURNT IS BETTER THAN BEING DEAD BUT BEING ALIVE AND NOT BURNT AND NOT DEAD IS WHAT I EXPECTED.*AK

VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE DEER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERE BOUNCING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NO FIX HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM

VEHICLE WAS IN NO START CONDITION. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN, THERE WAS A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

DRIVING TO WORK ON INTERSTATE. HIT "BLACK ICE" WAS ON RT FAR SIDE, WAS THROWN INTO 2' CONCRETE WALL BARRIER ON FAR LFT SIDE OF INTERSTATE @ 50MPR HEAD-ON. SRS DIDN'T DEPLOY. RCEIVED INJURIES: LEFT SHOULDER/ARM (SEATBELT & THROWN INTO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR), NECK, UP'R BACK, RT KNEE, LFT LOWER SHIN (LASCARATION, SCRAPES & BRUISES FROM HITTING EMERGENCY BRAKE.) TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. FIRE DEPT NOTED/CONCERNED THAT SRS DIDN'T DEPLOY. "BRAND NEW TRUCK, AIRBAGS DIDN'T WORK..WHY?" PAID $30,000 FOR TRUCK W/SRS & DEFECTIVE. DEFECTIVE SENSOR, NO AIRBAGS INSTALLED, OR AIRBAG MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CONTACTED HILL FORD, WAS TOLD, "SOMETIMES AIRBAGS WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T." I SAID, "SOMETIMES YOU DIE, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T?" NOT ACCEPTING THAT ANSWER FOR A SAFETLY FEATURE. WOULD OF WALKED AWAY FROM HEAD-ON CRASH W/LITTLE TO NO INJURIES. SRS WOULD OF STABALIZED ME & I WOULDN'T OF BEEN THROWN AROUND OR HIT DASH BOARD. WHY DIDN'T SRS OPERATE AT ALL? AMERICAN FAMILY INS BREAKING DOWN TRUCK FOR TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATATION. OVER A WK SINCE ACCIDENT..NO ANSWERS, NO TRUCK. FRAME BENT & CAP TWISTED IN ACCIDENT....BUT DO HAVE INJURIES & DEFECTIVE SRS. WHY? *AK

WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON FREEWAY, LEFT REAR WHEEL FLEW OFF TRUCK, OVER CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER INTO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC. AN ACCIDENT SUBSEQUENTLY ENSUED IN WESTBOUND LANES INVOLVING PREGNANT WOMAN. THREE OF THE FIVE STUDS FAILED RESULTING IN WHEEL ASSEMBLY PULLING AWAY FROM REMAINING TWO STUDS AND FLYING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK RESULTING FROM THIS FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY, AND EVEN THOUGH NO WORK WAS DONE ON WHEEL OR TIRE OTHER THAN BY MANUFACTURER OR DEALER PRIOR TO SALE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT DAMAGING THE BRAKE HOSE. *YH

THE SMALL SIDE DOOR GLASS (SUPERCAB DOOR) OF PASSENGER SIDE - JUST POPPED AND SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES. THE SAFETY GLASS FELL IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT CRUMBLED. THERE WERE CRYSTALIZED PIECES IN THE SMALL PIECES. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE HOW IT JUST SHATTERED. IT DID NOT APPEAR AS SAFETY GLASS SHOULD. ALSO I CHECKED THE OTHER WINDOW AND THE METAL INSERT THAT IS SUBSET TO THE RUBBERIZED SEAL IS WITHIN 1/8TH AN INCH OF THE GLASS. MY QUESTION/COMMENT/CONCERN/COMPLAINT IS THAT IT APPEARS THAT IN THE NATURAL GIVE AND TAKE OF A VEHICLES TWISTS, ETC. THAT THE GLASS WOULD COME TO REST AS TIMES ON THIS METAL INSERT AND THEREFORE COULD CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE GLASS. I AM IRRITATED BECAUSE OF THE COST AND WILL ARGUE LIKE HELL WITH FORD TO PAY FOR IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER QUERIES HAVE BEEN MADE BY OTHER FORD OWNERS CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAS FORD ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ITEM. I AM GOING TO TAKE A DAY OFF TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY SO I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. THE 'WORK' NUMBER IS MY CELL NUMBER. I AM A SCHOOL TEACHER AND THE SYSTEM IS 'LESS THAN GOOD' ABOUT GETTING MESSAGES TO US. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ASAP WITH ANY PRUDENT INFORMATION. I WILL CHECK MY EMAIL REGULARLY ALSO. THANK YOU FOR FIELDING THIS COMPLAINT/QUESTION. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING INTO GEAR, VEHICLE HAD INSTANT ACCELERATION. RPMS WENT FROM 1000 TO 4500 WITHOUT HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENED WHILE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL *AK *SLC

THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THIS VEHICLE LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS WHILE CRUISING AND WHILE AT STOP. WHEN PROBLEM HAPPENS AT STOP, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND KILL ENGINE. STOPPING DISTANCE IN INCREASED WHEN EVENT OCCURES DURING CRUISE. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT NEAR PEDESTRIANS AND NEARLY CAUSED COLLISION. INCIDENT OCCURED IN PARKING LOT AND CAUSED SLIGHT BUMBER IMPACT WITH STOP POST. FORD WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM BECAUSE NO ERROR CODES ARE GENERATED BY THE EVENT, AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER. I AM FORMALLY SEEKING APPROPRIATE REMEDY TO HAVE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. I AM BAFFLED BY FORD'S LACK OF CONCERN AND UNWILLINGNESS TO FIX A LOW COST WARRANTIED COMPONENT. I WILL HAVE UNIT REPARIED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IF FORD CONTINUES TO REFUSE. I WILL GLADLY SUBMIT FAILED UNIT TO NHTSA FOR YOUR ANALYSIS. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND THE "LOW RANGE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW DID NOT ENGAGE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY AT ALL SPEEDS.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH WITH A FORD ESCORT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND NO RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH A PORTABLE TOILET ON A DIRT ROAD AT 10-15 MPH WITH DRIVER ONLY BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE PROBLEM WITH WANDERING ACROSS THE ROAD FROM 30 MPH. MORE VEHICLE ACCELERATES HARDER IT BECOMES TO CONTROL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED.*AK

DRIVER'S WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED VEHICLE TO PARK AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT CEMENT POLL IN PARKING LOT

SINCE I PURCHASED THE FRONT END WOULD NOT STAY ALIGNED AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX IT AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT CARE I PUT UP WITH THIS FOR A YEAR UNTIL FORD GAVE ME $3,5000 DOWN FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE VIN INDICATED I TRADED THE LEMON AND THEY RIPPED ME OFF DURING PURCHASE. *AK

WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE ACCELERATES UP TO 10-15 MILES FASTER WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *SLC

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I'VE HAD THIS PLOBLEM! I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK INT THE SHOP ON 2 OTHER OCCATIONS FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.TODAY MAKES THE 3RD TIME I WENT TO START MY TRUCK & THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED & ENERGIZED!THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE STARTER QUIT AFTER ABOUT 40 SECONDS ,TODAY (10/12/2000) THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED UNTILL THE STARTER, WIRING,RELAYS& POSIBLY THE BATTERY ALL BURNED UP! I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

TIRE STARTED TO SEPERATE ON INTERSTATE DRIVING. ROARING, VIBRATION. WE STOPPED AND REPLACE TIRE WITH SPARE IMMEDIATELY. TIRE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FOUR GOODRICH DEALERS IN ATHENS AREA, AND WE WERE INFORMED EACH TIME BY ALL THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF INCIDIENT. THEY ALL SAID IT WAS A FORD PROBLEM. FORD ROAD HAZZARD SERVICE CONTACTED 8/15/00 WITH REPORT, AND THEY PROMISED IN AUGUST TO HAVE PURCHASING DEALER CALL US TO REPLACE THE TIRE. FOLLOWING UP WITH ORIGINAL PURCHASE DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN COMMERCE, WAS INFORMED BY SHOP MANAGER THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A CLAIM, THEY WOULD NOT RESOLVE OR REPLACE TIRE , IT WAS A GOODRICH TIRE ISSUE TO REPLACE IT. CALLED FORD CONSUMER LINE AGAIN, GIVEN PROMISE THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL US BACK, STILL WAITING ON THAT CALL. CALLED GOODRICH, CORPORATE CONSUMER LINE, AND WAS TOLD A GOODRICH DEALER, ANY THAT WE COULD DRIVE TO, WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE. UPON DRIVING AROUND ATHENS, GA. WITH TIRE AND VEHICLE LAST WEEK, NO GOODRICH DEALER WAS WILLING TO CALL GOODRICH CORPORATE TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET A REPLACEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR SAME. ALL GOODRICH DEALERS HAVE TOLD US TO CALL FORD TO REPLACE A NEW TIRE UNDER WARRANTY IF VEHICLE IS STILLUNDER WARRANTY. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A TIRE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD CONSUMER LINE, BY ROAD HAZARD HOTLINE, NOW THAT GOODRICH TIRES ARE NOT PART OF ANY RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANY TIRE FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THE

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, ROTOR, DISC BRAKE, AND THE OUTER AXLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ALONG ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD, WHERE A TIRE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. CORD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, F350. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 13,000. TIRE SIZE P265R7516. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. DOT # VNW81XL449. TIRE SIZE 265/75R16 *AK

WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH OR LESS, AND THEN REENGAGED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT WAS THE WAY SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. *AK BRAKES FAILURE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH

DRIVING ON 4LANE AND TIRE WENT OUT. TREAD HAD PEELED BACK. *AK( DOT NUMBER: P238HOR104 TIRE SIZE: 235/16 )

ROAD SURFACE OF TIRE SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE VEHICLE STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 1 MINOR ACCIDENT WITH A STATIONARY OBJECT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM TO NO ASSURANCE THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOOD TO DRIVE I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO BEEN CONTACTED BY THEM I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND IT GOES BACK IN ON 9/4/00 THEY HAVE TRIED 3 TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ONLY ONCE DID THEY DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO CORRECT IT AND IT HAS NOT WORKED

TURN SIGNALS HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROBLEM WHEN HUMIDITY LEVEL IS HIGH. BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN CONDITIONS ARE DAMP WHEN INITIALLING USING TRUCK FOR THE DAY

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MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 ON A RAINY DAY GOING TO COLLEGE REGISTRATION IN NACODOOGES TEXAS AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO SPIN. SHE WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN NEARLY STIKING ON COMING TRAFFIC ON THE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND SHE WAS PULLED OUT. SHE CALLED ABOUT A HOUR LATER IN A PANIC AGAIN SAYING IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN. SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK JUST STARTED TO SPIN. THIS TIME A DRIVER PULLED HER OUT AND SAID HER TREAD WAS BAD. THIS WAS A 5 MONTH OLD VEHICLE. THIS WAS SUNDAY SO ON MONDAY I CALLED THE DEALER SAID MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK SPUN OUT TWICE AND ASKED HIM IF HE HAD HEARD OF ANY TIRE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER DAVID ADAMCECK HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY TIRE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORDS. MY DAUGHTER WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE HER 5 MONTH OLD VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH MICHELAINS BEFORE I KNEW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONES SO I NO LONGER HAVE THE TIRES. I AM NOW UPSET THAT MY DAUGHTER CAME CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT FATAL AND FORD KNEW THOSE TIRES WERE BAD. I CALLED FORD TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THIS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THERE ONLY CONCERN WAS ANYBODY INJURED BUT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER FLEW ACROSS A DIVIDED MEDIAN AND DON'T HIT THE SEMI BUT MISSED IT BY A FEW INCHES THAT ALL IS WELL. I AM DISAPPIONTED AFTER SEEING FORDS PRESIDENT ON TV THAT THEY ARE NOT MORE CONCERNED AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T TAKE CARE OF A OBVIOUS PR

VIBRIATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65 MPH, TOOK TO DEALER AT 300 MILES, AGAIN AT 2200 MILES TO ANOTHER DEALER AGAIN AT APPROX 2900MILES WITH CONSTANT VIBRIATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT 70MPH, FORD ENGINEER TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND SAID ALL FORDS WITH A 5.4 ENGINE HAD VIBRIATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I WAS ORGINIALLY TOLD THIS I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SNOW JOB, AFTER HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED THE VIBRIATION WAS WORST THEN IT WAS WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT IN. I DROVE ANOTHER NEW F-150 AND IT VIBRIATED WORST THEN MINE DOES. I DO NOT THINK FORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A PRODUCT OUT KNOWING THAT IT HAS A VIBRIATION BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE AS FROM WHAT THE FORD ENGINEER SAID I HAD BETTER GET USE TO IT AND I DO NOT THINK THIS IS RIGHT AT ALL. I ALSO THINK FORD SHOULD FIX THESE VEHICLE OR GIVE ME BACK THE $24,000.00 I SPENT ON IT. I SNET A LETTER TO FORD ON 29 JULY 2000 AND THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED IT AS OF TODAY. THANKS T AT ALL AT

COPY OF LETTER TO FORD AND BILL UTTER E-MAILED TO WEBMASTER 8/14/00. HARD COPY TO FOLLOW. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH TRUCK WAS INVOLVED CRASH WITH A 1997 NISSAN, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK'S FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER' S VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST/ UPPER SHOULDER, AND KNEE INJURIES. DEALER SAID THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. DEALER WA SWILLING TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE STARTED, VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. PURE GAS VAPOR (HEAVY WHITE FOG) PUMPED OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LIFTED FOR TOW, GASOLINE POURED FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE SERVICED AT MARK FORD MERCURY INC, 493 DANBURY ROAD, NEW MILFORD, CT 860-354-2226

THE DRIVER SEAT IS DEFINITELY THE VERY WORST QUALITY SEAT I HAVE SEEN IN A VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT TO KEEP YOU FROM FEELING AS THOUGH YOU WILL FALL OUT THE DOOR. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE LACK OF SUPPORT ON THE OUTER LEFT SIDE GIVES A FEELING THAT ONE IS LEANING OR TILTING TO THE LEFT AND YOUR ARE ACTUALLY NOT SITTING LEVEL. WHEN YOU TURN RIGHT, YOUR WEIGHT PUSHES ON THE SOFT FOAM MORE GIVING A WORSE SENSATION THAT YOU ARE TILTING. WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK, AS YOU PRESS ON THE SEAT TO GET OUT, YOU CAN FEEL THE PLASTIC TRIM AT THE SEAT BASE THROUGH THE SOFT FOAM. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL IN DRIVING, THE SOFTNESS IS SO BAD THAT IT INTERFERES WITH YOUR ABILITY TO STAY FIRMLY SEATED AND MAINTAIN CONTROL DURING SHARP TURNS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO HONK AND THEN IT STALLOUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL START BACKING UP, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WIRING HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT DEFECT STILLS OCCURS. *AK

WHILE TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH BRAKES APPLIED I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TOTALLY, ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. I IMMEDIALY PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND REGAINED ALL POWER BACK. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. WILL BRING TO DEALER SO THE CAN DOCUMENT IT.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A COUNTY ROAD OF 40-45 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, CAUSES MINOR BRUISES AND ABRASIONS TO DRIVER'S FOREARM. ALSO, IT SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS LOOSE BECAUSE THE WHOLE IS TO BIG FOR THE BOLT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE STICK RATTLES LIKE A SNAKE-TAIL IN 2@3 GEARS MOSTLY,AT 3K-RPM: MACHANICS SAY,THIS IS NORMAL...HUH?

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN REACHING THE TOP OF A FAIRLY STEEP HILL. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. VEHICLE WARMED UP AND IDLED ROUGHLY. ALSO THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE THERE WAS A BAD SMELL, LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW F150 PICKUP FROM KORUM FORD AND AFTER A WEEK I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO LOOK AT AND HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL, I DID NOT AGREE WITH HIM AND TOOK IT TO TWO OTHER DEALERS AND I WAS TOLD THAT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT MUCH RUST ON IT AND SAID IT WAS EXCESSIVE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO KORUM AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT WANT THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS AND THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT WAS ON THIS VEHICLE. KORUM WANTS TO TREAT THE VEHICLE LIKE IT IS A USED VEHICLE AND MAKE ME PAY MORE MONEY TO SWAP FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS OPTIONS. I BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT IS ON THE VEHICLE NOW WILL PREMATURELY WEAKEN THE VEHICLES PARTS AND I WILL NOT GET THE FULL USE OF THE VEHICLES LIFE WITH OUT TAKING MORE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. *AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AFTER SHIFTING GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DEPLOYED AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO DRIVER'S SHIRT/CHEST. ALSO, HALF OF AIR BAG MELTED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.