1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

FILLED UP TANK AND THE FRONT GAS STRAP FAILED ABOUT ONE MILE LATER IN TOWN. GAS FILL TUBE BROKE OFF OF TANK AND POURED GAS OUT ON ROAD, WHILE PUSHING TANK THROUGH GAS. PULLED OVER IN NEAREST PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF NOISE OF TANK BEING PUSHED ON PAVEMENT. PARKING LOT WAS A GROCERY STORE FULL OF CARS AND PEOPLE GETTING GROCERIES ON A SNOW STORM NIGHT. I HAD TO START AND MOVE THE VEHICLE AFTER INSPECTION SO THAT I DID NOT BLOW UP PEOPLE! MOVED IT TO THE BACK OF THE LOT. SNOW STORM SAVED MY LIFE AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE. HAZMAT CAME, POLICE CAME. HUGE EXPENSIVE FUEL SPILL. I HAD TRIED TO GET THE STRAPS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT AND FORD DID NOT HAVE PARTS OR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE HEATER WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLAPPER THAT WAS INSIDE THE HEATER BLOWER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ODOMETER READING WOULD NOT DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW ALLOWED PRECIPITATION TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

CAR HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 6:00 PM THURSDAY EVENING. DISCOVERED SMOKING AT 6:45 AM FRIDAY MORNING. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE DRIVER'S SIDE. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. FORTUNATELY A NEIGHBOR MOVED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE HOUSE BEFORE IT ERUPTED IN FLAMES. RESEARCH ON LINE INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS FIRE INCIDENTS BECAUSE OF FAULTY SCD (CRUISE CONTROL) SWITCH. CAR BEING DRIVEN BY SON OF ORIGINAL OWNER. NO AWARENESS OF RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LIGHTLY TICK THEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE MOTOR BEGAN TO LOUDLY KNOCK I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS HAD WITH THESE MOTORS WITH THOUSAND ACCOUNTS WERE THIS HAS HAPPENED AND FORD HAS NEGLECTED TO TAKE CARE OF THERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS I AM A 20 YR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT AND I CAN BARELY AFFORD THE HOME I LIVE IN RIGHT NOW I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN THE GOOD FAITH THAT FORD HAD HONORED THE PICTURE THEY HAD SET FOR THIS TRUCK THAT IT WAS A RELIABLE RUNNING VEHICLE BUT AS I HAVE FOUND OUT UNFORTUNATELY LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE ALSO IT ISN'T THIS IS CAUSED BY EITHER A TIMING BELT GASKET FAILING OR MULTIPLE SPOTS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILING CAUSING THE MOTOR TO HAVE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDERS AND CAUSING THE MOTOR FROM A ROD KNOCK TO THE MOTOR BECOMING COMPLETELY HYDRO LOCKED I AM 150 MILES FROM MY SCHOOL ON CHRISTMAS BREAK STUCK HERE BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THANK YOU AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE AFTER READING PAGE AFTER PAGE AND WEBSITE AFTER WEBSITE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALSO LEFT STRANDED JUST LIKE MY SELF AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS BECAUSE OF A CHEAP SHORT CUT FLAW FORD NEGLECTS TO OWN UP TO WE CAN ALL HANDLE THIS LIKE GROWN UPS AND FINALLY GET THE PRODUCT WE ALL SHOULD HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE INSTEAD OF A RECURRING FLAWED MOTOR THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD INTO BUMPER OF PARKED CAR. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, JUST ABOVE FLEX LINE RUNNING TO DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE, WITH BRAKE FLUID FLOWING OUT OF CORROSION HOLE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION THAT THE TRUCK HAD ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH THE BRAKES. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE HIGHWAY AND AM THANKING GOD I DECIDED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP TO MY LOCAL FOOD STORE FIRST. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE DISASTER! I CAN'T BELIEVE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL - MOST ESPECIALLY IN STATES THAT SALT THE ROADS IN WINTER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD FI50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED THEREFORE, THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON THIS MODEL STYLE AND THE WATER RUNS DOWN TO THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX CAUSING THE GEM MODULE TO SHORT OUT AND THE ELECTRONICS DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT TO. THE TRUCK WILL START ON ITS OWN EVEN IF OFF OR RUNNING AND DRIVING WITH THE STARTER ENGAGING. WINDOWS ROLL DOWN THE ALARM ACTIVATES RADIO COMES ON ALL THE ELECTRONICS COME ON AT THERE OWN EVEN WHEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FROM MY RESEARCH TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE TRUCKS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE CAR CAN EVEN ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS IT CAN CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AS IT HAS WITH MYSELF. THIS PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE LEAK IS VERY COMMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL DRAGGING SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY OTHER COMPONENTS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 306,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IGNITED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN EARLIER THAT DAY BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 243,000.