Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle became stuck in snow when the 4-wheel drive failed to work properly. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 24,000. kmj | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the contact was stuck in snow when 4-wheel drive failed to work properly. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 24,000. rds | |||
| 05/16/2010 | 88000 | ||
| Blow out of spark plug on 2003 ford f-150 4.6l triton v8. | |||
| 09/06/2009 | 55400 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. he stated that while driving 10 mph, the indicator for the four wheel drive failed. as a consequence he briefly lost control of the vehicle, which increased his risk for a vehicle crash. he is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and notifying the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 55,400. the current mileage was 55,792. | |||
| 08/07/2008 | 127000 | ||
| My 2003 ford f150 supercrewcab fx4 4x4, was in four wheel drive as i proceeded to enter highway 39 from my drive. the vehicle kicked out of four wheel drive with the roads being wet which caused my truck's back tires to spin out. my truck then fishtailed as it threw itself into a ditch. the problem with it popping in and out of four wheel drive is a common problem. it happens every time that i use it. i have not taken it to a dealer yet, but have read several forums online that talk about the same problem. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/18/2010 | 72000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford f150 4wd. while driving approximately 2 mph pulling into traffic in snowy weather conditions the vehicle began to spin on snow. he engaged the accelerated and noticed that the vehicle was in four wheel drive but the four wheel drive was not working. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for the failure. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 72,200. vwb | |||
| 01/21/2009 | 659344 | 1 | |
| Similar to other complaint, i discovered that my 4 wheel drive was not engaging when i turn it on using the switch on the dash. my independent excellent mechanic (i would never use the ford dealer here) found that a wire on the transmission case had been simply disconnected. he reconnected it - no charge. works fine. p.s. i test the operation every couple of weeks now to make sure it is working just in case i need it. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/16/2005 | 40448 | 1 | 08/12/2003 |
| Driving in my back yard, testing new snow tires, speed aprox. 25 mph, hit 10 deep hole, broke axle, directly behind brake disc, rear wheel on the drivers side, pictures available. had to replace axle. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 11/06/2006 | 49000 | 3 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. on november 6, 2006, the vehicle's coil pack failed. the contact stated that before it failed, the vehicle was running extremely rough and the check engine light illuminated. in december of 2006, she took the vehicle to the dealer because the engine light illuminated again, a second coil pack failed, and there was a hole in the cv boot. the second coil pack was replaced and the contact was told that the cv boot had been repaired. upon returning home, she discovered that the cv boot had only been turned on the other side and was not replaced. in addition to the first cv boot not being repaired, the other axle boot has detached completely off the shaft. the vin, purchase date, and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 55,000 and failure mileage was 49,000. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 12/08/2007 | 53000 | 1 | 08/11/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. while driving 50 mph in snowy conditions, the electronic 4-wheel drive disengaged and shifted into 2-wheel drive without warning. as a result, the rear end of the vehicle fishtailed. the instrument panel indicated that the 4-wheel drive was activated. the dealer stated that they would install a new shift fork kit made with different material. as of december 13, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 53,000. | |||
| 03/16/2007 | 50000 | 0 | 03/01/2005 |
| 2003 ford f150 4x4. a heavy snow storm hit northeast on 3/16/07. i had my pregnant wife and three year old son in truck coming back from a doctors appointment. the four wheel drive did not engage. we were stuck for a long period of time. i did some research and this seems to be a common event with the fords and there shift on the fly 4x4 system. i called ford and they said they were aware of the on going problem but told me it was my problem. there were no recalls for the system and again stated it was my problem! there are many documented occurences yet nothing has been corrected. truck is going in for repair on friday and mechanic stated it is approx $500 to repair. the vacuum soleniod and vacuum lines need to be replaced. ford was also aware of the vacuum problem when i spoke with them. very frustrating and dangerous with a family relying on a 4x4 when needed. | |||