2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH TIE ROD ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT, FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MY 2000 F-150 FRONT CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS RADIATOR AND THE CAB HAS RUSTED OUT. MY TRUCK HAS 48,000 MILES. MY FORD DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACED FRONT CROSS MEMBER FREE OF CHARGE. EST $1,600

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

FACTORY INTERCOOLER IS LEAKING AT 41000 MILES DEALER SAID RECALL ENDED SEPT 2002 . BOUGHT TRUCK USED DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RECALL NOW WILL HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *JB

OWNER OF A 2000 SVT F150 PICKUP. SVT RECALLED THIS TRUCK FOR INTERCOOLER FAILURES. THESE FAILURES CAUSES UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE FAILURE. I LEARNED ABOUT THIS 4 MONTHS LATE HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. MANUFACTURER WROTE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. ?????? *NLM

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NLM

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED EACH SEASON AFTER FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. 8/9/01 O RINGS REPLACED, 3/20/02 REPLACED EVAP. COIL, BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. 4/25/03 COMPRESSOR, ACCUMULATOR ETC. $730.00 WORTH OF REPAIR WITH WARRANTY EXPIRED. CONTACTED FORD REP. AND GOT DISCOUNT.

THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND NEARLY 2 HOURS LATER, THE HORN BEGAN "BLARING" AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *JB AROUND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NEVER HAD REPAIRED.. THE CRUISE STARTING WORKING FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR ONE DAY THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ONE FUSE WAS BLOWN. REPLACED 4 FUSES AND THEY KEPT BLOWING WITH A FLASH. ON THE FIFTH FUSE I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AND IT TOOK THE FUSE WITHOUT BLOWING. THIS WAS ALL THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE.

APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP ON I96 DURING RUSH HOUR IN LANSING, MI. THERE WAS A SUDDEN THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SPEED AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2- 3 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER GOT OUT OF SYNC AND JAMMED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER CAUSING BOTH OF THEM TO STOP WORKING. TRAFFIC WAS GOING FAIRLY FAST AND I LOST WHAT VISIBILITY I DID HAVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING BY AN EXIT AND COULD QUICKLY GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO WAIT OUT THE STORM. WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK I TOOK THE COVER OFF THE PASSENGER WIPER AND HAD TO TIGHTEN THE NUT THAT HOLDS IT ON. THEY HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE THEN BUT I WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IF THEY ARE ON AN EXPRESSWAY DURING A THUNDERSTORM. (PS: THE INCIDENT DATE I BUT ON THE FORM IS APPROXIMATE. I DIDN'T THINK OF REPORTING THIS UNTIL I HEARD AN NHTSA COMMERCIAL TODAY SAYING TO REPORT SAFETY INCIDENTS.). *NLM

NAR 04/10/2003 THE CONSUMER IS NOT COMPLAINING, BUT ATTEMPTING TO QUESTION THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS USED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE PRODUCT USED WAS A CABLE CLAMP HOWEVER THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CLAMPS SHOULD NOT BE USED TO REPLACE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND FOUND IT UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH IT. *CB