2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 4/22/2010 WHILE DRIVING A 2000 FORD F-150 4X2 TWO DOOR PICKUP TRUCK. SIDE MARKS AT THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE F-150'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE RESULTING IN A FAILURE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER THE FRONT-END IMPACT AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING MY SON TO BE THROWN FORWARD HEATING HIS HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR AND SNAPPING HIS HEAD BACKWARD ROLLING HIS FACE INTO THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK AND INJURING HIS NECK. HE ALSO BRUISED SOME RIBS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND JAMMED SEVERAL FINGERS. THE SEATBELT DID KEEP HIM FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE BUT BY NOT ENGAGING, CAUSED UNNECESSARY INJURIES. HAD HE BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT HE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SERIOUS AND EVEN LIFE THREATENING. WE PURCHASED THIS F150 ON 1/19/2010 FROM THE CITY OF MOUNT JULIET, TN. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE CITY ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. WE REQUEST TO HAVE A NON-PARTIAL EXPERT EXAMINE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES FAILURE TO DEPLOY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AS WE WERE VISITING. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MY DAD GOT A HOSE AND I CALLED 911 AND BETWEEN DAD AND THE FIREMEN, THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY OR THE GARAGE. THE F150 IS TOTALED WITH THE HOOD TOTALLY GONE AND THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE COMPARTMENT BURNED UP AS WELL AS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE TO TAKE MY 5 YEAR-OLD NIECE HOME W/MY 9 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

OWN 2000 F150 WITH 4.6 MOTOR. RIGHT REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT ON TRIP FROM WYOMING TO VERMONT. ON A SUNDAY SO HAD TO COMPLETE THE RUN, FIXED IT WITH A SPARK PLUG INSERT AND REPLACED INDIVIDUAL COIL THAT WAS BLOWN APART BY THE PLUG, BUT TRUCK HAS NOT RUN RIGHT SINCE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ? *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTEND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIREMAN WAS CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT WERE 180,000. VWB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND OBSERVED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN MOVED IN 8 HOURS. I AWOKE AT 1 AM AND SAW MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T GET NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL ON A PART THAT CAUSE THEM TO JUST CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

2000 FORD F150. HAS LAUNCHED SPARK PLUGS ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST ONE SHOT THROUGH COIL PACK, DISABLING VEHICLE. LAST ONE TOOK THREADS WITH IT, FORD SAYS HEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND 4000 DOLLARS.HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML , THIS SITE HAS OVER 300 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MODELS FROM 1997 TILL PRESENT. HOW CAN THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUE TO HAPPEN FOR OVER TEN YEARS WITHOUT ANY RECALL BEING ISSUED? FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS MIGHT BE RECALL, CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT TEN MODEL YEARS AMOUNTS TO FRAUD. THE SPARK PLUGS ALSO REST BELOW THE FUEL RAIL, ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE BURNS TO DEATH OR CRASHES DUE TO THE SUDDENNESS OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT ONLY FORD WILL CHANGE THESE PLUGS AND WHEN THEY WONT THREAD IN BECAUSE THE THREADS ARE GONE, THEY TELL YOU 4000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW HEAD OR TOW IT OUT. OUR FORD DEALER TOLD US IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME, I STARTED IT UP, I DON'T THINK SO. FORD TOLD ME IT WAS A SPARK PLUG DESIGN ISSUE, BUT THE PLUGS THEY INSTALLED WERE MOTORCRAFT, ALSO A FORD PRODUCT. SO IN MY MIND IT STILL A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM, NOT MINE. *TR

THE FACTORY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD ON MY FORD F-150. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME AFTER PICKING MY SON UP FROM DAYCARE. A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND PASSER BY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO STOP AND HELP PUT IT OUT. I HAD A MACHINIST FIX THE HEAD AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT A MANUFACTURER IS ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE AND I WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO THE SAME. *TR

2000 F150 CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-HOURS. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TWO VEHICLES PARKED NEXT TO MY VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF ANY RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL THAT AFFECTED MY TRUCK AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. I HAVE MADE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND AM AWAITING A RESOLUTION. *TR

2000 F150 MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. $853 IN DAMAGES. *TR