2000 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING, IF YOU COME TO A STOP, LOUD POPPING SOUNDS OCCUR FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN. NUMEROUS OTHER CUSTOMERS I HAVE TALKED WITH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THERE'S A WHITE POWDERY DUST COMING OUT OF THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER. THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IS ON THE WHOLE TIME YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK SO IT IS BLOWING IN YOUR FACE ALL THE TIME YOU ARE IN IT. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY EYES AND SINUSES AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS FROM THE POLLEN THIS TIME OF YEAR. WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE. NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT IT MIGHT BE MAKING ME AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT RIDE IN THE TRUCK SICK. CAN'T FIND ANYONE TO TELL ME WHAT THE POWDER IS SO MY DOCTOR CAN TREAT ME. PLEASE TELL ME YOU CAN HELP . ANY IMFORMATION WILL HELP ME . THANKS TONI LYNN KLEEBA

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER A SMALL POT AND BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR COMING TO A STOP RPMS WOULD DROP DOWN. BUT WHEN STARTING AGAIN VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF.*AK

WHILE SWERVING TO AVOID SOMEONE COMING OVER ON ME, MY SECTOR SHAFT SHEARED IN HALF. I COULD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE TIRES WOULDN'T MOVE.*AK

I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CRACK IN DOOR OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE NEW BODY STYLE CHANGED IN 1997 AND IT STILL HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE SHEET METAL IN THE DOORS AND IT HAS ME CONCERNED SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A SIDE IMPACT. WE ALL KNOW HOW A TIRE CAN KILL SOMEONE SO LETS NOT WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS HURT BEFORE WE REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. THANK YOU , WILLIAM E. CARLISLE. *AK

DRIVING 50 MPH AND SIDEWALL ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME APART. NO WARNING. PUT SPARE ON IN ITS PLACE. TOOK TIRE TO FORD DEALER, AND INFORMED DRIVER AT FAULT FOR FAILING TO MAINTAIN CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE WHICH OWNER DID. LATER, RECEIVED NOTICE THAT TIRE NOT ON RECALL. FORD, F150, 2000; P235/70416 WITH 22,000 MILES.*AK THE RIM MARK FROM DRIVING ON BLOWN TIRE WAS USED BY THE DEALER AS PROOF OF UNDER INFLATION. *YH

IN MY 2000 F-150 SUPERCAB PICK-UP, WHICH HAS FOUR DOORS AND SEATING FOR SIX (THREE IN THE BACK SEAT), LACK OF REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS, COUPLED WITH A VERY LOW REAR SEAT BACK HEIGHT AND THE VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE REAR WINDOW (GLASS) TO OCCUPANTS' HEADS MEANS THAT SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. OCCUPANTS' HEADS SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY HEAD RESTRAINTS FROM CONTACTING THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO RETRO-FIT HEAD RESTRAINTS THAT IT HAS CHOSEN TO SUPPLY ON 2001 SUPERCREW MODELS OF THIS SAME PICK-UP, OR SHOULD SUPPLY OWNER RETRO-FITTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR THE REAR SEAT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILOR, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND LOST POWER ASSIT BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER DOOR FRAME HAS A CRACK APPROXIAMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG, RIGHT SIDE OF WINDOW FRAME. CONTINUES TO EXPAND , REPAIRED ONCE, BUT REAPPEARED THE VERY NEXT DAY. DOOR MUST BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, DOOR WILL BUCKLE CAUSING SEVERE HARM TO DRIVER.*AK