1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

1999 FORD F-150 WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD. ORIGIN SEEMS TO BE AT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. ALL PLASTIC COMPONENTS UNDER HOOD MELTED AND WIRING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE DAMAGE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHETHER RECALL 06E056000 CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE WAS THE CAUSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2005, AND THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *AK THIS IS NOT A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL, BUT A CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. THE DEALER SENT DIGITAL PICTURES TO FORD AND THEY REJECTED THE CUSTOMER'S CLAIM. UPDATED 4/9 *TR

1999 FORD F-150 WHILE ON A SHORT TRIP OUT OF TOWN I EXPERIENCE ALMOST COMPLETE, SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. UPON SIDE OF THE ROAD INSPECTION, I FOUND LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED WITH BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON THE PAVEMENT. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. HE REPLACED THE BROKEN LEFT REAR AND THE BADLY RUSTED RIGHT REAR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 5:30 AM, A LOAD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY RUN AND REQUIRED A TOW, THE DEALER SHIP SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO STRIPPED THREADS IN THE BLOCK. ALSO I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRUCK LOSING OIL AND THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL ON AN OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2000. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. THE LEAK IS NOW WORSE WITH OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR FOR THE PAST YEAR AND THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL MORE OFTEN. I SUSPECT THE HEAD GASKET FROM READING OTHER REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/27/2007 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET, WHEN A NEIGHBOR ALERTED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING ANY DIFFERENTLY PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES, WHEN IT BEGAN SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK MADE 3RD ATTEMPT 10/16/07 LEFT MESSAGE. *LJ

ELECTRICAL FAILURE, MALFUNCTION, FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK EXPLOSION DESTROYED TWO OF MY VEHICLES. *NM

I RECENTLY HAD A FLAT TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MY 1999 FORD F150. WHEN I LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE FROM ITS STOWED POSITION, THERE WERE EIGHT BADLY WORN SPOTS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE WEAR WAS APPARENTLY CAME FROM THE WAY THE STOWAGE POSITION IS DESIGNED. THE DEGRADATION OF THE TIRE MAY MAKE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE SPARE TIRES OF F150'S. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET HAD A SMALL CHIP CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE DEALER RECOMMENDED A NEW HEAD GASKET TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE.

TRUCK STARTED MISSING, SPUTTERING, PINGING, RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS. VALVE SPRING BROKE IN ENGINE. *NM

I PURCHASED MY '99 FORD F-150 IN THE SPRING OF '04. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 49,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST MONDAY (10/16/06) WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LOCAL PARKING LOT, THE #2 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD, RIPPING OUT THE THREADS THAT THE SPARK PLUG SCREWS INTO & DESTROYING THE COIL PACK LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE. MY TRUCK ON THE DAY OF FAILURE HAD 81,790 MILES ON IT. THAT'S 18,210 MILES SHORT IF THE TRUCKS FIRST MANUFACTURES SUGGESTED 100,000 MILE TUNE-UP. FORD WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE THOUGHT OF MAKING THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT RIGHT. THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME THAT THE HEAD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND AT THE COST OF $2,800.00 TO $3,000.00. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW!!! THE ALUMINUM HEADS FOR THE 5.4 L ENGINES WERE ENGINEERED WITH AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF THREADS NEEDED TO RETAIN THE SPARK PLUGS. THERE ARE ONLY 4 TO 5 THREADS TAPPED INTO THESE HEADS (APPROX. 1/4" TO 5/16" IN LENGTH) TODAY IS OCTOBER 19TH AND I HAVE PURCHASED A REPAIR KIT MANUFACTURED BY DORMAN PRODUCTS TO FIX THIS STRIPPED OUT SPARK PLUG MYSELF. THIS KIT IS SPECIFICALLY MADE BY DORMAN NOT FORD, TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OF FORDS 5.4L ENGINES. IT'S REALLY SAD THAT FORD HAS TO USE THE CONSUMERS AS GUINEA PIGS AND THEN FAIL SO MISERABLY TO BACK THEIR PRODUCT. I'M HESITANT TO CHECK THE TORQUE OF THE OTHER SEVEN PLUGS IN FEAR THAT THEY WILL NOT WITHSTAND THE RECOMMENDED 25 FOOT POUNDS OF TORQUE REQUIRED TO TIGHTEN THEM UP BUT IF I DON'T THEN IT'S RUSSIA ROULETTE AS TO WHEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BLOW OUT AND WHERE I WILL BE STRANDED WHEN IT DOES. I EXPECT FORD TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT 110%, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT BY FORD AND THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE DESIGN OF THE 5.4L ENGINES ALUMINUM HEADS PRODUCED BETWEEN YEARS OF 1997 THROUGH 2002. *NM