1997 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

GRAB BAR ON VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED, CONSUMER HITS HEAD ON BAR

VEHICLE BOUNCES BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 60 MPH-70 MPH DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.

FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

WHILE CHANGEING ALL FOUR WHEELS ON VEHICLE THE HUB ATTACHMENTS BROKE. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT OWNER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLID 40 FEET. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED LOWER THAN GAS PEDAL BY A LARGE AMOUNT, CAUSING BOTH PEDALS TO DEPRESS, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. *AK

LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, ONLY IF HELD WHILE TURNING.

TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCEESIVE GAS CONSUMPTION.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET OR COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT CAUGHT IN THE FLOOR MAT, RESULTING IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES.

TRUCK IS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. IT IS AVERAGING 13 TO 14 MPG, ALTHOUGH THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW GIVES AN ESTIMATE OF-21 MPG. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AN OBJECT FELL OF A TRUCK IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE OBJECT. 8-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT WAS STRAPPED IN HIT THE WINDOW LATCH WHICH CAUSED A SMALL CUT TO OPEN UP.

CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET 65 MPH. WENT TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES, ENGINE BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT. KEPT THE MAINTAINED SPEED OF SET CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP PRESSURE ON BRAKES FOR OVER A MILE BEFORE VEHICLE COULD SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE ENGINE, CASUING THE CONSUMER TO BURN OUT BRAKES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

VENTILATION SYSTEM DRAWS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE.

WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE SET AT 22 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZONTAL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE ENTRAINED AIR IN THE SYSTEM RESULTING IN POOR PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES.

WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD OR WET THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. *AK

STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, AND WHEN ON BUMPY PAVEMENT.

VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ROTOR SHIELDS. IN RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WILL SPLASH ONTO BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. ONLY ONE BRAKE WILL GRAB. DEALER HAS PUT ON MISSING SHIELDS. *AK

WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK, AND TAKES AWHILE TO KICK INTO GEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLIED.

CONSUMER IS 4'9" TALL. WHEN SHE LOWERS THE STEERING WHEEL HER CHEST IS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES AWAY FROM CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL. IS AFRAID IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAG WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE DUE TO HER SIZE. CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY OF SHORT PERSON AND AIR BAG. ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 98V095000, INVOLVING WHEEL LUGS: NUTS. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITNG 2-3 MONTHS FOR PARTS. VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

VEHICLE DRIFTS AT 55 TO 60 MPH WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALSO STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY.

DURING THE NORMAL ROUTINE CHECK UP THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A LEAK THE LEAKAGE IS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK

RECALL 98V095000 LUGS: NUTS; TAYLOR FORD BROKE LUGS: NUTS IN THE PROCESS OF TORQUING THEM AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 98V095000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S14, LUGS: NUTS:BOLTS. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. *AK

IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS REAR ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT CORRECT. *AK

WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK, RESULTING IN OWNER HAVING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKE/GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN BACKING UP CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (QCAW)

WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF ON AN INCLINE IN FIRST OR NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER SAYS THAT VEHICLE WAS MADE THIS WAY. *AK

VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE FROM SUSPENSION/STEERING GEAR, NOT STEERING WHEEL ITSELF.

GRASS AND WEEDS GET CAUGHT IN CROSS OVER BRACE UNDER EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS THEY PACK IN THEY DRY OUT, CAUSING FIRE. (QCAW)

WEEDS PACK UP IN AND AROUND CROSS MEMBER OF CROSS OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH LEADS TO A DRYING OUT OF WEEDS, RESULTING IN FIRES. (QCAW)

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE ARE BUBBLES IN THE TIRES THAT WERE SOLD WITH VEHICLE. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE EXHAUST IS POINTED AT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO DISINTEGRATE /BLOW OUT. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIME. , DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE-OFF.

ENGINE DOES NOT ACCELERATE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. IN ANY WEATHER OR PAVEMENT CONDITIONS WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BOTTOM LEAF SPRING HAS MOVED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED THE LEAF SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE LEAF SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS BEEN READJUSTED (3) TIMES AND NEEDS READJUSTING AGAIN. *AK

LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE.

FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.

NOISY STEERING, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL.

THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN TWICE.

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK