Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 07/20/2006 | 74500 | 1 | |
| Nothing to warn me of the impending failure. the spare tire cable snapped causing the spare to drop, flipping underneath the trailer-in-tow, causing the trailer to buck. fortunately, the trailer recovered and no one was behind me. should this have happened at a higher rate of speed with someone behind me and while carrying a load, it could have turned fatal. the failing part, the spare tire winch, has been replaced. i have counted a minimum of 10 other reports on this site of this failure. i believe a recall is in order. *nm | |||
| 09/19/2004 | 86000 | 1 | 09/09/1998 |
| See odi 10091339 -in examining the failed part there was no evidence of corrosion causing a weakness of the cable. rather, the retaining lug at the end of the cable appears to have sheared as a result of routine driving conditions over time. in purchasing a replacement part from ford, i found that they have changed the design of the lift mechanism to add a tension relief spring to prevent the likely hood of a cable failure such as i experienced. old part: f75z*1a131*bc new part 2l3z*1a131*aa this indicates their recognition that there was a design defect in the original part. as these vehicles age there will be increased chance of future failure from cable strain incurred during routine use. *jb | |||
| 05/15/2004 | 105000 | 1 | |
| The consumer heard a loud noise while driving 20-30 mph. the spare tire attached to the rear of the vehicle fell off. the cable securing the tire disconnected. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| 01/08/2003 | 1 | 07/20/2002 | |
| The paint on the tail gate is coming off in sheets. leaving just the primer coat. not caused by rust or damage. *jb | |||
| 70000 | 1 | 02/18/1998 | |
| The cable that holds the spare tire beneath the truck snapped and the tire bounced out onto oncoming traffic. *ak *jb *nm | |||
| 02/15/2000 | 100 | 03/01/2098 | |
| The door ajar switch does not function properly. the door ajar dash light & interior lights remain on even when the door is fully closed. this causes a very dangerious situation, especialy at night when the interior lights are on and won't go off. i know that this is a wide spred problem and i have been adviced that ford has a tsb on it. everyone that i have talked to with a 97', 98', or 99' f-150 extended cab has had problems with this.*ak | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1998 | ||
| I went to the dealer and he was very aware of the problem and that he is also an f150 owner and that he cannot get ford to fix his problems either. whe i call ford at 1800 392 3673 the lady that assisted me told me that she never heard of such problems. which goes to show that ford is just trying to hide the problem. i have bought and extended warranty which the dealer says it wont cover this failures, and that ford is only replacing doors on vehicles that their warranty hasnot expired. from what i have gather, i am one in thousands of f150 owners with this type of structural damage and all we want is to have our problem fix.*ak | |||
| 12/20/2000 | |||
| Door ajar light, interior light, and cargo light stay on has if a door were open when all doors are all closed. if the key is in the ignition , and the ignition is off and the doors are shut, the chime/tone continues to go off.*ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 1 | 08/31/1998 | |
| Floor mats slipped. yh | |||
| 09/15/1999 | 4 | 04/01/1998 | |
| As soon as consumer starts vehicle the engine check light comes on and stays on. engine it is running rough and down shifting. contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 02/16/1999 | 3 | 05/01/1998 | |
| No summary | |||
| 1 | |||
| The placement and color of the bright-light indicator allows it to be lost in the background of the other lights on the dash. | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Driver's floor mat continually hung up throttle pedal causing throttle pedal to stick. | |||
| 10/04/1998 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| Driver parked vehicle and turned vehicle off; the next morning the fan was running and the airbag light would not go out; when driver started up the engine, the engine check light came on and the speedometer had stopped working. | |||
| 05/01/1998 | 2 | 11/05/1997 | |
| Ea98018, the orignal floor mats slipped through, pushing the acclerator pedal which may cause an accident unexpectedly.*ak consumer stated when drivers floor mat slips foward toward the firewall, the accelerator pedal will stick and pull open when pressed to floor to pass another vehicle.*jb | |||
| 04/04/1998 | |||
| Pe98; alleged loss of throttle control; consumer states that the floor mat moves under driver's feet while driving. *ak | |||
| Floor mat sticks underneath accelerator pedal, causing the pedal to stick to floor. vehicle lost control, ran into ditch. *ak | |||