2003 FORD F-150 Complaints

2003, FORD F150 WITH LESS 20,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE TRAILER IS HOOKED TO THE TRUCK IT WILL NOT STOP. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES MADE A NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO PURCHASE DEALER TWICE, AND DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A DITCH,LOST CONTROL AND WAS OVERTURNED. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO EJECT OUT OF THE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW TIED THE SEAT BELT AROUND THE PASSENGER'S RIGHT ARM AND ATTACHING HER TO THE TRUCK. TWO PASSENGERS AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *BF

I OWN A 2003 F-150 SUPER CREW TRUCK, I JUST WENT TO GET THE VEHICLE STATE INSPECTION (4/23/2005). THE VEHICLE HAS 40K MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO BOTH THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE SERVICE GUY ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON THE FORD TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS USED MOSTLY FOR GOING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK VIA THE HIGHWAY. FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND TO HAVE BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME SEEMS STRANGE. IN ORDER TO GET IT PASSED I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AS I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *JB

2003 FORD F150 ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE PARKED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE COLLIDING INTO A BUILDING.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WAS OFF. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TIRE DEFECT. THESE TIRES CAME WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. AMERITRAC P255/70R16. THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE BUT THE TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND SPUN INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN IT HIT THE WALL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

THE VEHICLE SHOOK TO THE POINT THAT IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL IT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER OFFERED CONSUMER ADDITIONAL WARRANTY.*AK

TRANSMISSION LINE CRACKED ON MY 2003 FORD 150 SUPER CREW. TRASMISSSION BEGAN TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY LEADING TO TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT AROUND 36,000 MILES.*AK

TOOK MY 2003 F150 XL 4X4 TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT THE TECHNECIAN TOLD ME HE COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD (WORN OUT) I TOOK ME TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INSTRUCTED THAT I VOIDED MY WARRANTY WHEN I PUT ON A BIGGER TIRE. THE ORIGINAL SIZE WAS A 255/70/16 AND I PUT ON 235/85/16 ON THE ORIGINAL RIM. I HAVE 35500 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS ANOTHER WAY THAT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER GETS AWAY WITH RIPPING CUSTOMERS OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE FRONT HUBS LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED OUT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE WHEEL DRIVE QUITS WORKING WHILE TRAVLING DOWN THE ROAD. IT ALSO WILL NOT LOCK IN WHEN SITTING. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATES THAT THE HUBS ARE LOCKED IN BUT ITS NOT WORKING. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT A THE FORD DEALER GETTING IT FIXED AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRENTY. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THERE IS A PROBKLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HAS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT WILL NOT COVER THE COST. THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD LOCK IN THE HUBS OFTEN TO KEEP THE SEALS LUBERCATD AND THAT ITS THE OWNERS PROBLEM FO RNOT DOING THIS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE OF THEM TO TELL ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THAT THIS WAS REQURIED TO BE DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER FORD TRUCKS.*AK