1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK, WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE PASSENGER CAN HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 F150 TRUCK AND A 1999 EXPEDITION, BOTH HAVE A 5.4L ENGINE AND BOTH HAVE OIL LEAKS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, THEY BOTH HAVE ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. IT BEGAN AS AN INFREQUENT PROBLEM OCCURRING MORE AND MORE AND LASTING LONGER IN DURATION. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM ONLY INVOLVED THE TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER LOOKING OVER A WIRING DIAGRAM OF THE VEHICLE. THE REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM, PER A CAR WEB SITE, IS ROUTED THE EMERGENCY SWITCH. DEPRESSING THE SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES SEEMS TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS, SOLVING THE PROBLEM, AT LEAST SO FAR.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ON SATURDAY JAN 15, 2005 MY WIFE AND I WAS DRIVING AND I FELT THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I GOT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH, THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. THIS IS AFTER REPLACING THE RIGHT ONE 6 MONTHS AGO. I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE HAD BOTH REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME BUT I HAVE LESS THAN 60,000 MILE AND DON'T REALLY DRIVE IT THAT MUCH. I DON'T DRIVE IT ON ROUGH ROADS OR OFF ROAD. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL. *NM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE STOPPED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

THERE IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE RADIO AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO COME ON BY ITSELF AT SEPARATE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SHORT.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION AND NOTICED THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE. FORD, F150. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT OR REPLACEMENT PART IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TIRE SIZE P275/60R17 & DOT #ADT03JJ4801. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE TIRE. 1999, FORD, F150. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT OR REPLACEMENT PART WAS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME; TIRE SIZE P275/60R17 & THE DOT #ADT03JJ4801. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STRANDED STEEL CABLE THAT SECURES THE TIRE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED. *BF *TC