2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AGAIN. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK PROBLEMS SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND IDLING, THEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT ADVANCE, CONSUMER PLANS TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TT EA04006 HAS IFS.

TRUCK IN 45MPH HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SAVED BY SEAT BELT ONLY. TRUCK TOWED FROM SCENE AS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR REPAIR. WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE IF DEALER MAKES AIRBAG/SENSOR SYSTEM REPAIR/ADJUSTMENT, OR RETURNS TO OWNER AFTER BODY/ENGINE/OTHER REPAIR WITH SAME FAULTY PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM UNFIXED.*AK

EXHAUST FUMES SEEP INTO CAB CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL ASLEEP. CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP ONCE AND WOKE UP AFTER HITTING A GUARDRAIL. LEAK WAS SO BAD THAT CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE WINDOW CRACKED TO DRIVE. DEALER FOUND LEAKS IN JOINT OF THE PIPE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, AND MUFFLER WAS REPLACED TO HELP BACK UP.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: CLUTCH DOES NOT WANT TO DISENGAGE PROPERLY. DRIVER MUST ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GEARS REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THIS PRODUCES DANGEROUS DRIVING PROBLEMS. IGNITION PROBLEM: FREQUENTLY ON START THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO TURN ON ALL EQUIPMENT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. REPORTED TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH. UNACCEPTABLE. HORN PROBLEM: IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS, ATTEMPT TO SOUND HORN IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE AREA OF STEERING WHEEL THAT WILL CAUSE HORN TO SOUND IS EXTREMELY SMALL. THIS RESULTS IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND ON, AND THEN WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BACK UP ODOMETER JUMPS AHEAD ONE TENTH OF A MILE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE F150 DOOR CRACK ISSUE. FORD WILL NOT HELP. THERE IS BOTH A FORD BULLETIN AND NTHSA REPORT. REFER TO WWW.F150WORLD.COM *AK

CRACK IN DOOR, FROM EDGE OF WINDOW TOWARD EDGE OF DOOR, ABOVE HANDLE,HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER F150'S RANGING FROM 1997-2001 THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT 40-60 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASION, VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE DONE AND PARTS REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TO REMEDY PROBLEMS. TWICE IN A 3- MONTH PERIOD ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. FORD AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM, AND WAS TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE CONSUMER.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILING TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE COLLISION OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL MAKES NOISE. *YH