2001 Ford F-150 complaints

VEHICLE SMOKES ALMOST EVERY TIME WHEN FIRST CRANKED UP. IS NOW BEGINNING TO SMOKE WHILE DRIVING SOME, ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF CRANKING. VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY IN AFTERNOON WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS ABOVE 70. VEHICLE HAS SLIGHT SHAKE AND VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING STILL WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. VEHICLE MAKES CLUNKING NOISE AROUND FRONT TO FRONT LEFT SIDE IF ALLOWED TO COAST TO AROUND 20 MPH THEN ACCELERATING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. I HAD THE WIPERS ON AT A SLOW SPEED AS IT WAS MISTING OUTSIDE. I PUT THE FIRE OUR WITH SNOW FROM THE ROADSIDE. AS WE CONTINUED HOME THE RADIO WENT DEAD, THE BATTERY WENT TO LOW AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKING ON AND OFF. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, AND CONTINUED ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. I LUCKILY FOUND AN OPEN FORD DEALER THAT GAVE US A SMALL RENTAL AND REPAIRED THE TRUCK. *JB

THREE SPEED SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHEN THE SENSORS FAILED IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER NOT TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OF THE SENSORS ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S CLUSTER AND MAIN COMPUTER TO SHORT OUT.*JB

AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) IN LEFT LANE OF 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY ( CONDITIONS DRY) WAS REQUIRED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY BRAKING DUE TO SLOW MOVING VEHICLE PULLING INTO OUR LANE. FELT ABS BRAKING (PULSING) FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN TRUCK WHIPPED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. SKIDDED ACROSS HIGHWAY, STRAIGHTEN UP, BUT SLID OFF RIGHT SHOULDER INTO DITCH. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO TRUCK. ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS VISIBLE A SKID MARK FOR RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK AT THE POINT OF BRAKING (NO SKID MARKS FOR LEFT WHEELS) AND SKID MARK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. TRUCK HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TO DEALER TWICE IN PREVIOUS 2 MONTHS WITH COMPLAINT ABOUT BRAKES BEING ROUGH ON RELEASE. RETURNED TRUCK TO DEALER ON 2/15/03 AND DEALER KEPT UNTIL 2/19/03 AND REPORTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. MET WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ON 3/3/03 AND SERVICE MANAGER AND FORD ENGINEER TODAY (3/4/03) AND WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT 50-60 MPH. ENGINEER ADMITTED THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WOULD CAUSE RIGHT BRAKE TO LOCK UP, ABS MODULE OR CALIPER. ASKED WHAT I WANTED AND I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE ABS MODULE AND CALIPER. THEY REFUSED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #01V258000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

FLUID LEAK IN CLUTCH SYSTEM, DEALER COULD NOT FIND SOURCE SO HE RELPACED MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. THEN FEB 21 2003 HAD SAME PROBLEM. DEALER RELACED COMPLETE CLUCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SLAVE CYLINDER. ALSO AT THIS TIME THEY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SWITCH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PRORERLY. THIS SWITCH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AT TIME OF DELIVERY AND WAS NEVER TURNED ON AGAIN. HOW CAN THIS SWITCH FAIL UNDER THIS CONDITION? THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER THE ROAD AND WELL MAINTAINED. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS MUCH TROUBLE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT USED AS MUCH AS IF IT WERE USED FOR IN TOWN OR SUBURAN DRIVING. I FEEL THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS A FAULTY CLUTCH AND AIR BAG SYSTEM.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

SPARKPLUG BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE HEAD

RE: 2001 FORD SVT LIGHTNING MY VEHICLE VIOLENTLY EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FROM THE ENGINE'S HEAD, WHILE MERGING ON A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. UPON FAILURE, THE VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY STARTED MISFIRING, BUCKING, AND WAS A HANDFUL WHEN PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORD ONLY USED 4 SETS OF THREADS ON THEIR LIGHTINING HEADS FROM 1999 TO EARLY 2003. CONVENTIONAL HEADS TYPICALLY USE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 THREADS TO HOLD A PLUG, BUT FORD DESIGNED THEIR HEADS WITH ONLY 4 THREADS ON MANY MODULAR 5.4-LITER V8 MOTORS TOO (NOT JUST THE LIGHTNING). THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE HEAD DESIGN IN EARLY 2003 TO A NEW PART WITH 8 THREADS. BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR OLDER LIGHTNINGS (AND OTHER F-150'S), EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM (FIRE, LOSS OF CONTROL, ETC.). I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY HEAD REPLACED WITH ANOTHER INFERIOR 4-THREAD DESIGN, AND I WONDER WHEN THE NEXT PLUG WILL BE BLOWN FROM MY ENGINE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NHTSA ENCOURAGE FORD TO RETROFIT ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY LIGHTNING OWNERS.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT FAILED. *TT RQ04011.*PCO

THE EGR SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARED 2,000 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. SCC

2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIRE TREAD FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FRONT ALIGMENT. FIRST DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DUE TO AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. IN 2 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES 5 TIMES, THE ROTORS 3 TIMES AND I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF CALIPERS.

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING LOCKED AND VEHICLE HIT TELEPHONE POLE AND FIVE MAILBOXES. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNEST DID NOT RETRACT AND NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE TOTALED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOST OF CONTROL. TS *TT

FAX E-MAIL FM GREG JOHNSON (KY) THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED OF A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS IN HIS VEHICLE IN WHICH THEY INHALE WHITE PARTICLES THAT COME FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HIT AT 60 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

RIGHT FRONT VIBRATION,RIGHT FRONT FLOOR AND MIRROR VIBRATION , THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITHOUT ANY SATISFACTORY RESULTS

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH INSIDE OF THE A PARKING LOT CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER STEERED ABRUPTLY TOWARD THE LEFT LANE, STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. AACORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT THE CAP TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE LINES AND FLUID WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGINS SEVERELY SLIP FROM GEAR TO GEAR. FORCING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

SIGNIFICANT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS NEARLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, AND 10 MINUTES OF IN-TOWN DRIVING. IT WAS PROMINENT IN ALL AUTO TRANSMISSION GEARS: REVERSE, 1, 2, AND 3/DRIVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IN ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420.

PURCHASED 2001 FORD F150 LARIETSUPER CREW CAB PU ON 4/01/2000, 26 MILES ON ODOMETER, AT TIME OF PURCHASE ALSO PURCHASED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PKG AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, ESP, FROM FORD , HAVE HAD SERIOUS BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THESE REPAIRS, NONE OF WHICH WERE COVERED, IN MAY 2002 ENTIRE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REP[LACED, WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT ONE OF THE ELEECTRONIC BRAINS THAT CONTROL /OPERATE THIS COMPONENT FAILED, ON DEC 27, 2002 THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ENTIRELY, LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME, WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS, HAVE CALLED, E-MAILED AND MAILED INFO TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE WITHOUT ANY RESULTS OTHER THEN FROM PHONE REP SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT FORD WILL DO...THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY TO MAINTAIN AND FOR A FORD IS DEFINATLY NOT BULIT "FORD TOUGH"...I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ATTITUDE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING MY DISAPPOINTMNENT WITH THIS VEHICLE

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY ANOTHER DRIVER, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

I HAVE A 2001, FORD, F-150 PICKUP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD STEERING TROUBLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT WAS IN THE SHOP IN MAY OF 2001 AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. A SECOND DEALERSHIP REVIEWED MY CONCERNS AND FOUND THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THE TOE IN AND TOE OUT WAS PROPERLY ADJUSTED. THE CAST AND CAMBOR WAS 5 DEGREES OUT AND THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WENT INTO CRUISE CONTROL ON IT'S OWN WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THEN TURNED OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 58 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. AT THIS POINT CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL AT 45 MPH. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 58 MPH, THEN BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. *TT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET WHICH IS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER STATES WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORRMATION. THANKS. TS

WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER STATES' BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVERS SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE WAS IN A LOW SPEED IMPACT UNDER 5 MPH AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BRUNT THE DRIVER'S ARM. TS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IN COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES' BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVERS AIRBAG CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE PEDAL WILL STICK IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS DEALER REPLACED STUCK THROTTLE BODY. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL AND HUB FAILED DROPPING METAL PADS TO THE GROUND. CAUSE IS UNKNONW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD A RECALL PERFORMED. SINCE THEN, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL UNLATCH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BUCKLE WILL EITHER FAIL TO LATCH OR UNLATCH GIVING ERRATIC OPERATION. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FORD WILL NO LONGER GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS RQ04011.*PCO

VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WITHOUT SEATBELTS WORKING PROPERLY 100%. DT RQ04011.*PCO

I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. I HIT HIM DIRECTLY IN THE REAR WHILE I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, BUT I WAS SAVED FROM SERIOUS INJURY BY THE SEAT BEAT. I NOTIFIED FORD AND RECEIVED A RETURN LETTER FROM [XXX], CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH BASICALLY STATED THAT "THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DEPLOY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, NON DEPLOYMENT IN A COLLISION, IS NOT NECESSARY INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT. WHAT, IS THIS MAN A MORON TO THINK A DIRECT REAR END COLLISION WITH A STATIONARY OBJECT AT 50 MPH IS NOT THE RIGHT CONDITION. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY COMPETENT PEOPLE. SINCERELY YOURS. [XXX] DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE AT HIGH SPEED. JOHN PIERCE THE FORD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT IT HAD TO BE A FAULTY TIRE. THE DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE THE TIRE BUT WILL NOT FIX THE 750 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BLOWOUT. MY MAIN CONCERN THOUGH IS THE OTHER TIRES. I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME BUT MOST OF THE TIME MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN THE TRUCK ALONE. HOW SAFE IS THAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SAID THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY HONOR THE PRORATED WARRANTY AND NOTHING ELSE. DT

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIRE TREAD FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FRONT ALIGMENT. TEHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE ALIGMENT IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE ALIGMENT WAS OUT SPECIFICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW , AT ABOUT 10,000 MILE I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING VERY QUICKLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND ALSO AN AUTHORIZED BF GOODRICH DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH THEY BOTH FOUND TO BE WITH IN SPECIFICATIONS. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE BF GOODRICH DEALER CAME UP WITH ALMOST THE SAME CONCLUSION. WHICH IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS LETTER TO YOU. MY RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER WITH FORD FOUND THE FOLLOWING 1) FORD INSTALLED SMALLER TIRES ON MY VEHICLE THEN WHAT WAS INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE DESCRIPTION STICKER THAT ALL NEW VEHICLES COME WITH ON THE WINDOW. THE STICKER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAVE P275/70 R 17 INSTALLED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO ME WITH P275/60 TIRES. SEEING IF THIS WAS A ISOLATED CASE I FOUND A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER WHICH ALSO INSTALLED SMALLER TIRES THAN WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE NEW VEHICLE DESCRIPTION STICKER. I TOOK PICTURES OF THIS PRACTICE WHICH I HAVE. WHEN I CONFRONTED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF WHY THESE TIRES ARE ON THESE VEHICLES HIS ANSWER WAS THAT FORD USES WHAT THEY HAVE ON HAND AT THE TIME. THE 2ND IMPORTANT FINDING IS THAT THE AIR PRESSURE THAT IS INDICATED IN THE DOOR PILLAR INDICATES TO USE 26 LBS OF AIR IN THE FRONT TIRES ON MY 2001 F 150, ACCORDING TO FORDS OWN INFORMATION AND THREE AUTHORIZED BF GOODRICH DEALERS THAT AIR PRESSURE IS NOT CORRECT AND SHOULD BE WITHIN 30 TO 35 LBS. I INVESTIGATED THE 2002 F 150 WITH THE SAME TIRE SIZE AS MY VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE THE CORRECT AIR PRESSU

THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ALL CRACKING, DUE TO DESIGN. THEY ARE FULL OF WATER AND MAY SHORT OUT MY HEAD LIGHTS . DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.HAD VEHICLE SERVICED,THEY REPLACED THE SENOR.ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. MR

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL JERK MAKING A LOUD NOISE. DEALER REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE PULLING A TREE STUMP UP FROM THE GROUND. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOY AND LOCK UP THE SEATBELTS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS SEATBELT THAT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. *SLC CRASH PHOTOS SENT IN BY CONSUMER *TC

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOP. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED FROM A CHIPPED BONE IN FOOT, A SPRAINED ANKLE AND WRIST, AND A LACERATION ON THE EAR. THE CONSUMER ALSO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND JAW-WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TMJ. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TO LEAK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH SELF ADJUSTER CAME APART AND GOT CAUGHT UP IN BRAKES, STOPPED CAR INSTANTLY.*AK

FOUND TIRE SEPARATION ON 3 OF 4 ORIGINAL TIRES. SEPARATION WAS LOCATED APPROX 1/2 FROM RIM AND APPROX 1.5 INCHES LONG. ON TWO OF THE TIRES THE SEPARATION WAS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE AND ONE HAD THE SEPARATION LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE ONE THAT CONCERNED ME MORE THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T LOOK ON THE INSIDE OF THIER TIRES. THESE SEPERATIONS WERE ALL NOTICED WHEN TIRES WHERE BEING ROTATED AND BALANCED. TIRES WERE SHOWN TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE SEPERATE AT THAT AREA OF THE TIRE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE AT A PRO-RATED PRICE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE ALL THREE TIRES AT NO COST. THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK