1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY F150 P.U. HAS A STRESS CRACK IN THE CURVE OF THE DOOR BY THE WINDOW. THE LATCH IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH, SO THE DOOR IS HARD TO SHUT. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, THE ODOMETER LIGHT GOES ON & OFF, THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RECOIL & THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT GETS STUCK, EVENTHOUGH ALL DOORS ARE RESHUT. ENGINE SOMETIMES RUNS ROUGH EVENTHOUGH HAS JUST HAD 60,000 MILE CHECK. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR NEW PART TO FIX ODOMETER LIGHT $300+PLUS LABOR, $58 FOR DOOR PART+LABOR. HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM ABOUT "ROUGH RUNNING", I'M SURE THEY'LL WANT MORE $$ TO FIX IT TOO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A DEER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. *AK

1999 FORD F-150 BLOWN SPARK PLUG. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS ON MY F-150 APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO. I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PLUGS WITH AUTOLITE DOUBLE PLATINUM PLUGS. YESTERDAY (JUNE 13, 2004) WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM HOME. ONCE THERE, I RAISED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER TWO SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. IT DESTROYED THE COIL PACK AS WELL. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THE PLUG BLEW, IT SHOT UP INTO THE COIL PACK THEREBY DESTROYING THE COIL. SINCE THE IGNITION WIRE IS PART OF THE COIL PACK, IT FURTHER APPEARS THAT THE COMPRESSION OF THE RUBBER INSULATOR ACTED LIKE A SPRING AND PUSHED THE PLUG BACK INTO THE ORIFACE WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THE WHITE INSULATOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUG AND AND SLAM THE TIP INTO THE ELECTRODE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PLUG WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DID NOT FIND ANY REMNANTS OF ALUMINUM IN THE SPARK PLUG THREADS. SINCE THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO, I STILL HAD THE OLD PLUGS. THE DAMAGED PLUG WAS REPLACED WITH ONE OF THE OLD PLUGS. THE THREADS FELT AS THOUGH THEY WERE STILL INTACT, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PLUG BACK IN WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS. IT WAS TIGHTENED DOWN, JUST SNUG, NOT TIGHT. THE COIL PACK ON THAT CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FROM AUTOZONE WAS APPROXIMATELY $45.00. I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH AND LISTEN FOR ANY TELL-TALE SIGNS OF THE PLUGS BACKING OUT AS DESCRIBED ON THE F-150 WEB PAGE. I DO RECALL A "TICKING" NOISE ABOUT 2-3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE'S TIE ROD SHEARED OFF ON 1999 FORD F-150.*MR THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD SHEARED OFF AT THE STEERING KNUCKLE BALL JOINT WITH THE TIE ROD SOCKET STILL ATTACHED TO THE BALL ON THE WHEEL. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND CAUSED THE TWO FRONT WHEELS TO POINT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. *NM

EXTERIOR - DOOR - DRIVER AND PASSENGER - CRACKS ALONG THE CURVE ON BODY ALONG THE BOTTOM BACK CURVE OF THE WINDOW MOLDING. *LA

DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT TURNS ON & OFF. DOOR AJAR LIGHT, DOME LIGHT, AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS GO ON & OFF ALSO. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MAY BE THE "GEM MODULE." SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT GETTING CUT/DAMAGED FROM DOOR LATCH WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. FORD ENGINEERS WERE NOTIFIED NEARLY SIX MONTHS AGO BUT NO REPLY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING , SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE THE SPARK PLUGS. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE BUTTERFLY TO THE FUEL INJECTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE MOTOR FROZE AND STOPPED THE FLOW OF THE FUEL, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FUEL INJECTION THUS DAMAGING THE TIMING BELT, AND PISTON. THE ENTIRE ENGINE MOTOR FELL APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT PER THE MECHANIC. *JB

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAPTAIN CHAIRS HAVE ARM REST THAT CAN RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS. THE PASSENGER LOADED THE ARM REST ON THE P-SIDE WHICH PRESSED THE RED RELEASE BUTTON CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT UNLATCH BUT WAS KILLED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED. CW *LA *SC THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE ARM REST RELEASED THE SEAT BELTS. *JB

GLAZING MATERIAL ON BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS. TWO YEARS LATER, BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET WOULD LEAK OIL. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB