1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

OIL LEAK IN HEAD GASKET DUE TO MANAFACTURING DEFECT. I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT HELPING OWNERS.

I HAVE HAD MY F150 FOR 7 YEARS AND HAVE HAD VERY FEW PROBLEMS. BAD FUEL INJECTOR AND THE RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY WIPERS COMING ON BY THEMSELVES. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER (COLUMBIA FORD, LONGVIEW,WA) AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND YOUR TSB 00-9-6 WHICH DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM TO A TEE. I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND WAS ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO ABSORB THE ENTIRE COST FOR THE REPAIR? SINCE THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2000 AND DID NOT RECALL FOR THIS BAD SWITCH (SEE YOUR TSB) "INSTALL REVISED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH" DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER. LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALLED LAST YEAR IS THERE A CHANCE OF FIRE? IT CAN BE DISCONCERTING TO BE DRIVING ALONG IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER AND HAVE YOUR WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AT A NUMBER OF CAR SITE IT'S BEING CALLED "GHOST WIPERS" THE ABOVE LISTED TSB WAS ISSUED IN 2000 BUT OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WHEN FOUND. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS, THE WIPERS TURN ON ONCE AND YOU THINK MAYBE YOU HIT THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL BY ACCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, CABLE GUIDE AND ADJUSTER LEVER WERE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE DRUM CABLE WAS TOO SHORT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BRAKES TO ADJUST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT.

I WAS BRAKING FOR LUNCH WHEN I OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR OF MY F-150 WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE WIRING IN THE DOOR CONTROLS WAS MELTED. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED! *NM

WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THEIR WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE #2 CYLINDER COIL WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. WHEN I PULLED THE COIL OUT THE SPARK PLUG CAME WITH IT. THE ALUMINUM ENGINE HEAD HAD STRIPPED OUT THE THREADS THAT HOLD THE SPARK PLUG. FURTHER DEALING W/ FORD DEALERSHIP, AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS TO REPLACE THE HEAD AT A COST OF 2500.00 PLUS. *NM

STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FUEL RETURN LINE ON TOP OF TANK WAS RUPTURED AND SHOOTING A LARGE STREAM OF GAS ALL UNDER TRUCK. *JB

F150 CRUISE CONTROL RECALL...MY F150 1999 CAUGHT ON FIRE 5/12/06 IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE. *JB

DISPLAY PANEL ON THE AM/FM CD PLAYER FAILED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL FORD FACTORY RADIOS. CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE A DISPLAY CIRCUIT BOARD, UNFORTUNATELY IT COULD NOT. REPAIR WAS MIN 250.00 AND A TOTAL REPLACEMENT 500.00. *JB

MY FORD F 150 BLEW THE #3 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD ON GOOD FRIDAY. THE TRUCK LOST POWER BUT WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON I 39 NORTH OF MADISON WI. HAD I NOT KNOWN WHAT TO DO IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. COST TO FIX THIS FAILURE WAS 4200 DOLLARS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD. *NM