2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-150 4X4. I WAS DRIVING ON ST RT 13 IN NEW LEXINGTON OHIO AND HAD THE GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS RUST OFF AND HAD THE GAS TANK FALL OFF. MY TRUCK SEEMED TO BE IN OK SHAPE ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS LED ME TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE TRUCK MORE AND THEN I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE FRAME, CAB CORNERS AND LOTS OF OTHER PARTS ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY. I HAVE SINCE THEN REPLACED THE STRAPS WITH NEW ONES FROM FORD. AS FOR THE REST OF THE TRUCK THE RUST IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY I HAVE USED RUST STOPPERS AND CLEANED AS MUCH OFF AS I COULD. I STILL HAVE A BANK NOTE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT I AM NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS FOR I BELIEVE THE TRUCK WOULD SUFFER GREAT DAMAGE DUE TO THE RUST!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY BROTHER AND I EACH PURCHASED NEW 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUPS IN JUNE OF 2000. ON AUGUST 27, 2010 I NOTICES THAT THE REAR STRAP ATTACHING MY FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE BADLY RUSTED AND BROKEN STRAP WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF FUEL OR FURTHER DAMAGE. I INSPECTED MY BROTHERS FUEL TANK AND HIS REAR STRAP IS LIKELY TO FAIL. HE WILL REPLACE AND AVOID THE SAME FAILURE I EXPERIENCED. *TR

2000 F 150 4X4 EXTENDED CAB CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED UNDER A CARPORT. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE PICK UP TRUCK, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW AND HAD ONLY 120,000 MILES. THE FIRE ALSO SPREAD TO THE CARPORT AND DESTROYED IT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD CONTAIN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS ONLY COVERED WITH LIABILITY INSURANCE. THE PICK UP WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE CRUISE WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX], [XXX], GA DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER [XXX]. I HAVE A CALL IN TO FORD AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THEY SAY IT TAKES UP TO 15 DAYS. IF A PASSING UPS DRIVER DIDN'T SEE THE FIRE IT WOULD HAVE ALSO BURNED OUR 2ND CAR THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE F-150. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD F150. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED ONE SIDE OF MY FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. I WENT TO SALVAGE YARD AND OBTAINED A STRAP OFF ANOTHER F150 AND REPLACED THE BROKEN ONE. THE OTHER SIDE IS RUSTED AS WELL, BUT HAS HELD SO FAR. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F-150 FUEL TANK FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE THIS PAST JUNE 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS DEALER UNDER COATED TO PREVENT RUSTING. THE TANK AT THE TIME WAS FULL OF FUEL AND WAS WITHIN MINUTES OF HAVING BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. ON INSPECTION THE FORWARD STRAP WAS MISSING ON THE TANK WAS ON THE GROUND FRONT FIRST. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE SURELY ENDED IN A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND FELL OFF. ANOTHER STRAP WAS RUSTING AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER FILLED THE GAS TANK OF OUR FORD F-150 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. JUST MINUTES LATER WHILE ON I-265 ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO I-65, THE GAS TANK FELL OFF AND DRAGGED THE HIGHWAY. A POLICEMAN STOPPED TO HELP AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CAME AND PUT A FIRE RETARDANT ON THE GAS SPILL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER AND A NEW GAS TANK WAS STRAPPED ON WITH NEW STRAPS. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD TWO LOUD EXPLOSIONS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL CONTACT HER REGARDING THE FAILURE . THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON A PARKING LOT NEXT TO MY RESIDENCE AND I WAS NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYEES FROM A NEARBY BUSINESS MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, HOWEVER NO FLAMES WERE OBSERVED. THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE HAD MELTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND WIRING AND HAD ALSO MELTED THE PLASTIC BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS DUE TO THE FIRE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR ANY DAMAGE ASSOCIATED FIRE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. FORD STATED THEY WOULD ONLY PERFORM WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND NOT REPAIR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTED SWITCH. *TR