1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FORD RECALL#99B29. MY ADDRESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY F150 HAS BEEN USING COOLANT AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. NOW THERE IS A LOUD ENGINE TICK AT STARTUP. ALL MY MILES ARE INTERSTATE MILES, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND BABIED SINCE PURCHASE. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS FACTORY DEFECT?? *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150 EXTENDED CAB THERE IS A CRACK IN THE METAL AREA NEXT TO THE WINDOW AREA ON BOTH BIG DOORS. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT CERTAIN MODEL YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THESE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE. SINCE I FOUND THIS I LOOK AT OTHER FORD TRUCKS AND ON CERTAIN YEARS I BELIEVE 1999-2003 OR 2004 ON THE EXT .CABS THAT THESE CRACKS APPEAR ON EITHER ONE SIDE AND CERTAIN YEARS ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE CALLED FORD BUT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND. I CAN FAX YOU A PICTURE OF THESE CRACKS IF YOU LIKE. I BELIEVE THESE CRACKS HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE MANUFACTURE DATE. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON 1999 F150 AND WAS REFERRED TO MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER HAS SINCE NOT HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND HAS NOT HEARD FROM MANUFACTURER. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, HE DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, OTHER COMPONETS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE STOPPED WORKING.*JB

REMOVED AND INSTALLED TRANSMISSION LINE (FILLER PIPE WHERE YOU PUT OIL IN RUSTING THROUGH) INSTALLED TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE. 06/22/2005. REMOVED AND INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FILTER, TRANSMISSION FLUSH 08/30/2005. ON 02/08/2006 REMOVED TRANSMISSION, REBUILD TRANSMISSION, INSTALLED TRANSMISSION, FLUSHED TRANSMISSION COOLER. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FILLER PIPE(OIL INPUT) RUSTING AND LETTING WATER INTO THE SYSTEM. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED FOR A 1999 FORD PICKUP F-150 WITH 65000 MILES, NO MATTER HOW OLD OR NEW IT WAS. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORD TRUCKS OR CARS AND DROVE THEM FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES WITHOUT THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE REAR END THAT I AM WATCHING NOW. *NM.....*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON YEARLY STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS HAD TOO MUCH POROSITY DURING THE CASTING PROCESS. AS A RESULT, THE ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO PASS THIS YEAR'S INSPECTION; HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE HEAD DAMAGE. THIS COST OVER $3000 TO REPAIR AND I UNDERSTAND MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME WITH ANY OF THE 8 SPARK PLUGS. *NM

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-150. TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR AXLE. ONE AXLE AND BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE OTHER SIDE IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SOMETIMES BOTH BEARINGS GOING TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY. IT MAY APPEAR THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE AXLE OR BEARINGS. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. *NM

1999 FORD F-150 WITH A 5.4L TRITON V8 ENGINE... PROBLEM: BLOWN SPARK PLUG AFTER WORK, WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE MADE A "POP" NOISE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A STEAM ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND LOUD, THUS I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE BLOWN A SPARK PLUG (OR POSSIBLY A VALVE) AND DIDN'T WANT TO SET THE ENGINE ON FIRE. I WAS STRANDED UNTIL I COULD GET ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE ENTIRE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED HEAD. OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDE TO RETREAD THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW BASED ON THE LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER USERS W/ THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME, ABOUT A MILE OUT AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN SHOT OUT OF IT'S PLACE, PER A SHOP OWNER. NOT SURE WHY IT HAPPENED YET. IT WAS STATED TO US THAT FORD HAS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR TRUCKS. WE HAVE A 99 F150 AND WONDERING IF THERE ARE MORE SUCH COMPLAINTS AND IF SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO PUSH THE ISSUE. IT COULD GET SOMEONE HURT AT SOME POINT! *NM

1999 F150 WOULD SMELL AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THAT NEW PARTS SHOULD ARRIVE IN JANUARY. TO DATE THE PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED. *NM