2003 FORD F-150 Complaints

SEPT 2011 - RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE ADVISING FUEL STRAPS RUST PREMATURELY. 31 OCT 2011 - DISCOVER GAS TANK LEAK. TAKE TRUCK TO DEALER (1) DAY EARLY FOR WORK. TAKE PICTURES, FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. LEAK IS DIRECTLY UNDER RUSTED TANK STRAP. CONTACT WITH STRAP APPEARS TO HAVE RUSTED THROUGH TANK. 01 NOV. 2011 - CALL WITH DEALER. DEALER DID NOT ADVISE OF LEAK. I HAD TO REQUEST CONFIRMATION. SERVICE TECH CHECKED WITH MECHANIC WHO ADVISES THAT REPLACING STRAP WILL PROBABLY MAKE LEAK WORSE. DEALER WOULD HAVE REPLACED STRAPS AND RETURNED TRUCK TO CONSUMER WITH LEAKING GAS TANK AND NOT ADVISED? DEALER ADVISES FORD WILL NOT REPLACE TANK. 01 NOV. 2010 - CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER. 1-800-392-3673. CONFIRMED FORD WILL NOT REPLACE TANK. APPROX. COST $400. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE RENDERING THE BRAKES INOP. FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 90,000 MILES, TO ME THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TT

SEPT 17TH 2011. SAT. NIGHT ABOUT 10:00PM I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD F-150 TRUCK EAST. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45-50MPH ON A STRAIGHT COUNTRY ROAD WHEN A LOUD SOUND WENT OFF AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD AS IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AND A PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND THE HORN WAS BLARING , WE OPENED THE HOOD AND DISABLED THE HORN PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. COULDN'T GET IT IN OR OUT OF GEAR, ITS A STANDARD. I CALLED MY INSURANCE CO. AND WE HAD MY TRUCK TOWED FROM THERE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. BOTH OF US WERE PRETTY SHAKENED AND HAD HURT NECKS AND BACKS AND I HURT MY HAND. MY FRIEND GOT HURT THE WORST AND IS STILL SEEING DOCTORS FOR HIS NECK INJURIES. I AM OKAY BUT SORE AND HAVEN'T GONE TO THE DOCTORS. MY INSURANCE WON'T COVER THE DAMAGE IT CAUSED INSIDE THE CAB OR HAVE AIRBAGS RE-INSTALLED. I HAVE FULL COVERAGE! THE AIR BAGS JUST DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. OUT OF THE BLUE. GIVES ME A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE ABOUT AIR BAGS,THEY MAY SAVE YOUR LIVE OR TAKE YOUR LIFE! THEY ARE SCARY, SMELL BAD, RUIN YOUR CAR AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A BRAIN BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL RUN. THE TRUCK IS STILL DISABLED TODAY. I FEEL IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG SENSORS OR THE AIRBAGS THEMSELVES! AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY EITHER MY INSURANCE OR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY ONE OF THE TWO! I HAD THE TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS AND NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED LIKE THAT BEFORE. ITS NEVER BEEN HIT IN THE FRONT AND I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG. ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND BOOM. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. IT WAS TRAUMATIZING TO SAY THE LEAST! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GEM MODULAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE GEM MODULAR AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD PRIMER HAD BECOME LOOSE ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS THE 5TH SEPARATE CYLINDER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN THE 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. *KB

I HAVE A FORD F150 AND WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE HAD 3 IGNITION COILS/SPARK PLUGS GO UP IN IT. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPTS IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. WHILE I WAS AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP GETTING MY TRUCK WORKED ON THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF FL50S COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THE F150 IGNITION COILS/SPARK PLUGS ? *TR

I HAVE A FORD F150 AND WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE HAD 3 IGNITION COILS GO UP IN IT I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPTS INCASE THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE WHILE I WAS AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP GETTING MY TRUCK WORKED ON THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF FL50S COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THE F150 IGNITION COILS ? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG FAILED, CAUSING GASOLINE TO BLOW INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

DRIVING APPROX 25 MPH ON A SIDE STREET WHEN A THUD WAS HEARD. STOPPED VEHICLE TO FIND GAS TANK ON GROUND AND GAS STRAPS BROKEN. GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED BY FALLING ON THE ROAD. TWO TANK STRAPS WERE FOUND TO BE RUSTED THROUGH. FORD F150 XL TRUCK FROM 2003. *TR *KB

I LOOKED UNDER MY 2003 FORD F150 AND SAW SOMETHING HANGING DOWN. IT TURNS OUT THAT ONE OF MY GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE. I SEE BY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM . I HAVE ORDERED A NEW SET FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND I SHOULD HAVE THEM ON TOMORROW. *TR