1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

A HIGH PITCH NOISE COMING FROM REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER MECHANICS HAVE FOUND FOREIGN COMPONENTS INSIDE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY (A SILICON SEALER SQUEEZED AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE RING PINION GEARS AND THE INPUT SHAFT) THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THE REAR AXLE LUBRICANT TO BE BURNT AND METAL DEBRIS WAS ALSO FOUND INSIDE THE CASING OF THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE FAILED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES AND 6 YEARS OF SERVICE. REAR AXLE HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY ME OR ANY OTHER SERVICE FACILITY BEFORE THE ABOVE MENTIONED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IT HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION EVER SINCE. TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE DRIVABLE AGAIN, A $2,500.00 WORTH OF REPAIR (DEALER RECOMMENDED REBUILD OF THE ASSEMBLY) HAD TO BE PERFORMED. FORD IS DENYING ANY CLAIMS THAT I HAVE MADE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. OLD PARTS AND THE FOREIGN COMPONENT HAVE BEEN SAVED AND ARE IN MY POSSESSION. I BELIEVE (WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SERVICE REP. AND THE MECHANIC) THAT THE POOR ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE AT THE FACTORY AND THE FOREIGN PART FOUND IN THE FAILED COMPONENT TO BE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. IN 2004 DROVE TO BISHOP CA AREA AND TRUCK MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *BF

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN THE CONSUMER 1999 FORD F150 ENGAGED IN LOW RANGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK, LOSE CONTROL AND THE REAR END TO GO OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW REAR END PUT IN BUT THE TRUCK HAS CONTINUED TO GO IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. NOW THE TRUCK START ON IT'S OWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP FROM BURNING OUT THE STARTER. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AND THE RPM'S RACED INTO THE RED. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR CLICKS UNDER THE DASH WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING WHICH RESULTED IN THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED. THE RADIATOR LEAKED. *NM

DT CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE THE LEFT TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER DID ISSUED A LETTER IN DECEMBER, 2004, STATING THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE CHECKED IN THE VEHICLE. COMSUMER STATES THE TIE RODS APPEARED TO BE FINE AT THAT TIME. *TT

RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME FOR 9 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK *SC *JB

REAR AXLE BROKE, PULLED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY, WITNESS BEHIND ME SAID IT WAS AS THOUGH THE REAR END JUMPED UP. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED, AND BECAUSE I HIT A CULVERT THAT DID EVEN MORE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE, I'M NOT SURE THAT CAN TELL IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE TIRE MARKS IN THE WET GRASS AND THE RIGHT TIRE PATH WAS ABOUT TWO FEET WIDE AS IF THE TIRES WERE SIDEWAYS, THIS WAS BEFORE THE CULVERT WAS HIT. THE LEFT SIDE TIRE TRACKS WERE OF NORMAL WIDTH. I DID NOT RUN OFF THE ROAD, I WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH I STILL HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING BUT THE REAR END WENT ITS OWN WAY. WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO INJURIES/FATALITIES OCCURRED. I AT THIS POINT CANNOT REPLACE MY TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND TREATED LIKE A BABY. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN AT LEAST FOUR TIMES EARLY BY MY HUSBAND, AND THEY WERE TO NOTIFY THE FORD COMPANY. MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER 2000, AND BEING AS I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ONLY WHEN GOING OVER 45, I.E., DOWN THE FREEWAY AS MY HUSBAND OFTEN DID, I ASSUMED IT WAS CORRECTED, BUT SO DISTRAUGHT THAT THE MECHANICS OF THE TRUCK WAS THE LAST THING ON MY MIND UNTIL THE MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN OCCURRED. I THINK THE FORD COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WITH ONE OF EQUAL VALUE, ONE OWNER, HIGHWAY MILES, AND EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION WITHOUT ANY EXPENSE TO ME. I HAVE A VERY HIGH DEDUCTIBLE, AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET A TRUCK COMPARABLE WITH THE MONEY FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK DEALER AND COLLISION CENTER STATE THAT SENSOR SHOWS DEPLOYMENT WAS CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. *BF

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE PARKED INSIDE THE CONSUMER GARAGE. THE DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE GARAGE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM VEHICLE BURNED CARPORT AND ENTIRE HOUSE TO THE GROUND. TRUCK IS STILL ON PROPERLY WAITING ON INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATOR SAID CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DUE TO A SWITCH DEFECT. VEHICLE WAS BURNED COMPLETELY-TIRES TOO. *BF *NM

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT REAR CYLINDER (PASSEGER SIDE). OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD F-150 5.4L WINDSOR, ONT, CANADA ENGINE. 81,000 MILES. *AK

FAILURE OF FRONT END STERRING PARTS( BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, AND IDLER ARM). ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS MY MECHANIC HAS INSTRUCTED ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE FRONT END CHECK FOR WEAR AND TEAR DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURES IN THESE PARTS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE PAST 3 YEARS (@ABOUT 20K MILES PER YEAR) I HAVE HAD MAJOR REPLACEMENTS DONE ON THESE PARTS. I DO NOT BELEIVE THE FAILURE IS DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, MOST IS AT HIGH WAYS SPEEDS ON REASONABLY SMOOTH ROADS. THE LATEST FAILURE HAS ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS I TYPICAL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED IF A FAILURE OCCURS AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS - IT MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT OUTCOME... I FEEL I AM LUCKY IN THAT EVERY TIME I GO TO THE MECHANIC (SERVERAL TIMES PER YEAR) I HAVE HIM CHECK THESE PARTS. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN INSPECTION IN JUNE 2004 AND THESE PARTS WERE OK THEN. NOW (MAR 2005) AND I HAVE A MAJOR REPLACEMENT GOING ON. THE MACHANIC INDICATED THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THE PROBLEM IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. DO NOT GET ME WRONG - I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK AND WOULD BUY ANOTHER, BUT SO FAR DEALERS (2 LOCAL) INDICATE THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE NOT AS WIDE SPREAD. HENCE I NO LONGER GO TO FORD DEALERS FOR SERVICE. THE MECHANIC HAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE MAY BE LARGER IN SCOPE THANT THE FIRESTONE TIRE ISSUES FORD HAD YEARS AGO (SPECULATION). BUT NONE THE LESS - MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN MANY OF THESE ISSUES AND HE IS A SMALL OPERATION IN A SMALL TOWN. AT THIS STAGE I AM UNLIKELY TO RE-PURCHASE A FORD F150 AND HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS OVER THE SAFTEY OF THE VEHICLE.