1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

BOTH EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS ON MY 1999 F-150 LARIET MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED BLACK SPOTS. THE BLACK SPOTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING BEHIND ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT DELAMINATION OF MIRRORS OCCURED ON 1998 AND 1999 F-150, F-250, EXPEDITIONS, AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE MIRRORS REPLACED AT A COST OF $150.00 PER MIRROR PLUS LABOR. I CONTACTED FORD TO ASK ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COSTS OF REPLACING THE MIRRORS AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. FORD HAS BEEN VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS UNLESS A VEHICLE RECALL IS REQUIRED THAT THEY WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY REPLACE THE MIRRORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MANAGER THAT THE REPLACEMENT MIRRORS HAVE A DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN THE ORIGINAL MIRRORS. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE MIRRORS WERE REDESIGNED AFTER FORD REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT.*AK

CRACK IS PRESENT IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING.*AK

1999 FORD F150 - DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END FAILED - VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AT THE TIME - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, NOTHING EVER HAPPENED TO VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE PROVOKED SUCH A FAILURE - TIE ROD END SNAPPED OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS TURNING A CORNER AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED - BECAUSE OF LOW SPEED, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL AND GET VEHICLE OFF ROAD - ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS INSPECTED ONLY 5,000 MILES EARLIER WHEN I HAD TIRES REPLACED, NOTHING WAS LOOSE OR SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AT THAT TIME. AT THE TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS WAS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THOUGHT MY OCCURRENCE MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A FLUKE. AFTER I GOT THE LETTER FROM FORD, I REALIZED THAT THIS MUST BE MORE COMMON THAN I THOUGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED BY FORD IS ADEQUATE SINCE IT DIDN'T STOP MY OCCURRENCE FROM HAPPENING. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE MADE MORE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND I WAS OFFENDED BY THE LETTER THAT BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY HAD A PROBLEM BUT THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

REPLACED EXAHUST MANAFOLD, MY REPAIRMAN SAID MANY FORD OWNERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THERE ARE STRUCTURAL CRACKS DEVELOPING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS DOORS ON THE REAR UPRIGHT ADJACENT TO THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY FORD F-150 HAS A DEFECT IN THE DOORS THAT CAUSES THE METAL TO SPLIT AND THEN RUST. I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY, WHO TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE WARRANTY ON MY 1999 HAD EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO.*AK THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS CAN BE SEEN BY CHECKING AT: HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=1266 HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=DE44BCE6977B55250BD9B03E02B22148&THREADID=1468&PERPAGE=15&PAGENUMBER=1 A PICTURE THAT IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE THAT I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE IS HERE: HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/ARTICLES/CRACKS.HTML I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL BODYSHOP AND THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS OVER $500, BUT THE OWNER TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THEM. WHICH I DID, ONLY TO BE TURNED AWAY. UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIED ROD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. *AK

FIRE ORIGINATED IN LR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND ENGINE NOT RUNNING FOR 10-12 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. FIRE ORIGINATED AT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER.*AK

FIRE ORIGINATED IN LR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OCCURRED WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. ORIGIN IS AT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *AK

DROVE MY F-150 TRUCK TO EAT THEN WHEN I CAME OUT I DROVE IT ABOUT 100 YARDS AND STOP AND DID ABOUT 15 MINUTES SHOPING AT HOME DEPOT WHEN I CAME OUT AND STARTED IT IT MADE A BANG. IT SOUNDED LIKE A HOLE IN THE TAIL PIPE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A CYLINDER HEAD FROM A BLOW SPARK PLUG.*AK