1995 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAVE A 1993 FORD F150 4X4. BOTH MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE LARGE AMOUNTS OF EXHAUST GAS ARE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. *NM

INVESTIGATED COMPLAINT OF CLUNKING NOISE AND POOR HANDLING OF TRUCK NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY SON. IT IS A 1995 FORD F150 2WD W/ 5.0L. FOUND REAR HANGERS ON BOTH LEAF SPRINGS HAD RUSTED OUT AND SPRINGS WERE NOW BEARING DIRECTLY ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK BED WITH NO CONNECTION TO FRAME. SHACKLES WERE ALSO RUSTED TO A DANGEROUS STATE. ALSO OBSERVED A FRACTURE IN A SIMILARLY RUSTED AND WEAKENED FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENT WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. GROUND OFF RIVETS AND REMOVED HANGERS AND SHACKLES. REPLACED WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. STATED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1990 FORD PICKUPS. TOTAL COST FOR PARTS ~$150 SO FAR PLUS ~ 6 HOURS OF LABOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK OF THE REAR FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP IN THE REAR TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 93V125000, PERTAINING TO THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

PARKED TRUCK AT 5:30PM IN CARPORT. AT 1:30 AM TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED AND TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. CARPORT AND SIDE OF HOUSE BURNED ALSO. FILED COMPLAINT AND LIABILITY WITH FORD INC IN DETROIT MICHIGAN. *NM

DROVE MY TRUCK TO WORK AND PARKED IT AROUND 8AM. AROUND 2-3 HOURS LATER SECRETARY NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK. MY TRUCK HAD BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE SHORTLY BEFORE IT REACHED THE FUEL TANK. ENTIRE CAB OF TRUCK DESTROYED; ALL THAT IS LEFT IS THE BED AND HITCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO MINE INCURRED DAMAGE INCLUDING MELTED TIRES, PASSENGER WINDOW IMPLODED AND PAINT BADLY DAMAGED. POSSIBLE OTHER CARS SUFFERED PAINT DAMAGE AS WELL. FIRE OFFICIALS SAID THEY THOUGHT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTERS FROM FORD REGARDING RECALL. PICTURES TAKEN BY INSURANCE COMPANY OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE DONE TO OTHER VEHICLE AS WELL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE SEAT RECLINER TO THE SEAT FRAME FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY RECLINE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #96E010000, REGARDING THE SEATS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

ABS LIGHT WAS BLINKING;TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK;NO HAZARD LIGHTS;AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. MECHANIC FOUND THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTED WHICH ALSO MELTED PART OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR CONTAINER.[1995 F150]*JB

I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK (1995 FORD F150) LOWERED QUICKLY UPON BEING LOADED AND THAT IT FELT UNSTABLE. THE BED OF MY TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED AND WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I INSPECTED THE REAR SPRINGS TO NOTICE THE REAR MOUNTS THAT ATTACH THE LEAF SPRINGS TO THE FRAME HAD TOTALLY RUSTED APART AND WHERE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. I HAVE NOW PURCHASED PARTS AND PLAN TO REPAIR ($116.00) *JB

FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES FOR THE F150 TRUCKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET I JUST FOUND THIS OUT WHEN LOOKING ON THE WEB TODAY FOR THE RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF TRUCK. MINE CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS MORNING AND BURNT TO THE GROUND THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE BED AND THE BACK TIRES. *JB

I NOTICED WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 THAT THE OIL PAN WAS VERY WET WITH OIL. THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LOOSE GASKET I RE-TORQUED THE PAN BOLTS. IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL. I CLEANED THE PAN OF ALL OIL AND NOTICED THE PAN HAD A LOT OF RUSTY AREAS. THE OIL LEAKS WERE IN AREAS WHERE THE PAN HAD THE WORST RUST SPOTS WITH THE METAL OF THE PAN BEING EATEN AWAY BY THE RUST. TWO AREAS HAD TINY HOLES RANGING IN SIZE FROM A TIP OF A PIN TO THE LARGER ONE WHERE IT WOULD LIGHTLY SQUIRT OUT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE OTHER TWO LEAKED SLOWLY LIKE FROM A SPONGE. TWO OF THE LEAKS WERE ON THE FRONT OF THE PAN AND TWO WERE AT THE BOTTOM REAR OF THE PAN. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN REMOVED THE DRAIN PLUG AND LET THE OIL DRAIN OUT OF THE PAN OVERNIGHT. THEN I SANDED BY HAND THE AREAS WITH THE LEAKS AND APPLIED LAYERS OF JB WELD TO COVER THE RUSTED OUT AREAS. IT HAS HELD SO FAR BUT I CERTAINLY EXPECT MORE HOLES TO APPEAR AT ANYTIME. I KEEP AN EYE ON THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND CHECK UNDER THE TRUCK AT INTERVALS TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS LEAKING. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LUCKILY I SAW AND INVESTIGATED THE OIL LEAK BUT SOMEONE ELSE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE ENDED UP WITH AN ENGINE WITH NO OIL LEFT IN IT AND A SCENARIO FOR MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE OR EVEN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND OUT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL PAN IS VERY EXPENSIVE AS THE ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE LIFTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE PAN. THIS ALL SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A DEFECTIVE OIL PAN, INFERIOR METAL USED, OR THE COATING APPLIED TO THE PAN DIDN'T WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. *NM