2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAD MY 2000 FORD F150 AT THE DEALER BEFORE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER RAN OUT WITH 31000 MILES ON THE TRUCK THERE WAS RECALLS ON IT FOR THE BACK WINDOW LEAKING AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THE SPEED CONTROL I NOTICE THE FRAME AND CROSSMEMBERS RUSTING OUT AT THIS TIME THE PAINT WAS NOT DOING ITS JOB ALL THEY HAD TOO DO WAS TO PAINT IT BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO IT, NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON JUST THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WHAT ABOUT THE TANK AND THE FRAME AND CROSSMEMBERS THIS TRUCK IS A HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AT THE TIME WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 78000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT NOW AND THE BODY LOOKS LIKE IT IS IN REAL GOOD SHAPE BUT THE FRAME AND CROSSMEMBERS LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE 250000 MILES ON IT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE FORD DID NOT DO WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE BACK WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 31000 MILES ON IT. I ONLY USE THE TRUCK TO GO TO THE DOCTORS AND TOW A BOAT 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR THE TRUCK SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY MOST OF THE TIME. TOYOTA RECALLED A LOT OF TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM FRAMES RUSTING OUT BEYOND REPAIR THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE OWNERS WITH NEW TRUCKS OR REFUND THE MONEY THEY PAID FOR THEM. THE TOYOTA'S WAS ABOUT THE SAME YEAR AS MY FORD THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEEL THAT THEY USED FOR MY TRUCK PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL DUE TO A SKID PLATE COVERING THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED ONE OF THE STRAPS WERE BROKEN AND IF THE OTHER STRAP BRAKES THE FUEL TANK COULD DROP ON THE SKID PLATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,000.

2000 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES THE METAL GAS STRAPS THAT ATTACH THE GAS TANK TO THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED AND THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AS A RESULT *TGW THE DEALER STATED THE LEAK WAS A DIRECT RESULT FROM THE RUSTED METAL STRAPS. FORD STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR A NEW TANK, UNLESS THE TANK FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK AND CAUGHT FIRE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUST UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM FRONT TO BACK AND THERE WERE RUST PARTICLES FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN THREE YEARS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE TORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUN). THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,422.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN CORRECTING THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE, AND VERY CORRODED. FUEL TANK ONLY SIX INCHES FROM GROUND! USED A TIE DOWN STRAP RATED AT 300 POUNDS TO FASTEN FUEL TANK TO FRAME. *KB

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS IN THE BACK YARD WITH MY WIFE WHEN WE HEARD THE EXPLOSION AND WE RAN TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I GOT TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY DESTROYED. THE HOOD HAD MELTED AND THE EXPLOSION WAS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODING FROM THE HEAT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THIS WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE HOLSTER RUSTING AND FRACTURING. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING AND LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 250,000.