2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

I BOUGHT A USED 2000 FORD F-150 A FEW MONTHS AGO AND ONE NIGHT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. LATER I FIND OUT ABOUT A RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. *TR

HAVE A 2000 FORD F150 HAD TANK FILLED WITH GAS AND WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN GAS TANK FELL OF FOUND THAT BOTH STRAPS THAT HELD TANK HAD RUSTED THROUGH THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT MOVING FAST OR IT IS HARD TO TELL WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED THERE IS ONLY 125000 MILE ON VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FEEL THAT AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS IS UNCALLED FOR THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFER WAY OF MOUNTING SINCE VEHICLE HAD EVEN BEEN RUSTPROOFED WE ARE THANKFULL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN A HIGH SPEED FOR WE FEEL THAT SOMETHING GRAVE COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US AND ANYONE BEHIND US IF AND WHEN IT MAY HAVE EXPLODED. *TR

MY 2000 FORD F-150 HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES, THEN PARKED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL AT THE FENDER WELL. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, I DROVE TO WORK AND ARRIVED AT 9:00AM WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 11:00AM I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY TRUCK (2000 FORD F150) WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. IT APPEARS THAT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I READ LATER (ONLINE) THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON NUMEROUS FORD VEHICLES REGARDING A DEFAULT WITH A CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT HAS CONSTANT POWER THAT HAS LEAD TO NUMEROUS F150'S (AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES) TO UNEXPECTEDLY BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEMATIC SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LOCATION WHERE THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH IS LOCATED. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSURED.*TR

EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DINGELL RE CONSTITUENT WHO BELIEVES FORD MOTOR CO. MAYBE IN VIOLATION OF THE TREAD ACT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN FLAW DATES BACK TO THE LATE 1990'S. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE FORD F SERIES SUPER DUTY PICK-UP TRUCKS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A DEFECT THAT INVOLVES THE SIDE POLE WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES/DEATHS DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH. *JB THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FRAME RAIL SPACING AND OCCUPANT SEATING PLACED THE OCCUPANT IN UNDUE DANGER IN SIDE IMPACT CRASHES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SIDE IMPACT INVOLVES THE VEHICLE STRIKING A POLE. UPDATED 03/1/10 UPDATED 03/15/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, THE OTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. UPDATED 01/28/11 UPDATED 03/08/11 UPDATED 9/24/13*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS GRABBER AW TIRES, SIZE P275/60 R17. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED THE POLICE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO PLACE THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. SHE FEELS THAT THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS IS. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON A 3 LANE MAIN ROAD (2 LANES GOING ONE WAY, 1 LANE GOING THE OTHER WAY) AT ABOUT 40 MPH. WHILE COMING UP TO A T-INTERSECTION (I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE SENTRA HAD A STOP SIGN) ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET FROM CROSSING THE INTERSECTION, THE SENTRA PROCEEDED TO CROSS MY LANES TO MAKE HER LEFT TURN. AS I TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT I ENDED UP HITTING HER SENTRA HEAD ON. AFTER THE IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS FOR HER SENTRA THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SO NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN HER CAR. I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-150 AND HIT HER HEAD ON....BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. COULD THIS HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE DEFECT ON MY TRUCK. I HAD PICTURES TAKEN MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150, TRITON 4.6 LITER. JULY 2007, BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD; COST FOR REPAIR $636.00. MAY 2009, BLOWN SPARK PLUG (#3) FROM CYLINDER HEAD; COST FOR REPAIR $606.00 PLUS $81.00 FOR RENTAL VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING AND OR REIMBURSING A CUSTOMER FOR THEIR EXPENSES. SIGNED, ANOTHER UNHAPPY FORD OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN SPREAD TO THE FRONT SEAT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

2000 FORD F-150. SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, NEIGHBOR SAID THEY SAW A FLASH. VEHICLE IGNITED ON DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. OWNER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE OFFERED. CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR