1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

'99 F-150, MANUAL TRANS., 4.2L V6 ODOMETER BACKLIGHT FADES IN & OUT. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE AT THIS TIME. FAILURE STARTED @ ABOUT 138K MILES. ODOMETER HOWEVER REMAINS ACCURATE. *JB

I FIRST NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG DASH LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED IN THAT I DO TRAVEL QUITE A BIT FOR WORK ON HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAYS HERE IN INDIANA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BUTLER FORD HERE CLOSE TO MY RESIDENCE AND ASK THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ON BE REPAIRED ALONG WITH A FORD RECALL #05S28 AND A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED FOR THE VEHICLE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL BLINKING BUT THE OTHER TWO ITEMS HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS HANDED A BILL FOR 126 DOLLARS AND THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS NOT FIXED. THE REPAIR BILL STATED "PASS SIDE AIR BAG SWITCH SHORTED. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. HE STATED THAT THE ODOMETER WOULD FADE IN AND OUT AND SOMETIMES WOULD REMAIN OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. HE FELT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A SHORT AND FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

1999 FORD F-150 EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE EXTREMELY FADED SO THEY ARE BASICALLY USELESS. THESE ARE THE MIRRORS WITH TURN SIGNALS INSIDE THE GLASS. FORD SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND NO PROBLEM EXISTS. THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY TUCK AT 40 MPH THERE WAS LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT I HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT 5,000 DOLLARS. *JB

1999 F150 WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE MELTING THE BRAKE FLUID RESEVIOR SENSOR, AND WIRING. A PARK RANGER ALERTED US TO THE FIRE WHICH I HE EXTINGUSHED WITH A SHIRT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. WITHIN THE LAST THIRTEEN MONTHS, TWO DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND IS DUE TO THE CASTING OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,979 AND FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,844. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,250.

HAVE A 1999 F150 THAT HAS A FIX RECORDED FOR THE HEAD GASKET, BUT HAS NO RECALL. EVEN THOUGH FORD KNOWS THERE IS A FAULT, AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF OR REPAY THE CONSUMER FOR FIXING, SINCE FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWES A 1999 F150 FORD PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MARCH 14,2007 WHILE DRIVING IN SUNNY CONDITIONS, AND WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT FLASHE. , AFTER THAT ALL EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, UNPLUGED THE BATTERY, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS SAME EVENT OCCURRED REPEATEDLY SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,909.*AK