Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EXTEND CAB WITH 4 DOORS. WHERE THE REAR SEAT AND SEAT BELTS MOUNT TO THE BODY IT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. THE SEAT AND SEAT BELT IS LOOSE AND WILL NOT BE SECURED IN A CRASH. VERY LITTLE RUST ON THE REST OF THE CAB AND THE ROCKER PANELS ARE INTACT. HOWEVER THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE REAR PASSENGERS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE ARE NOT CONNECTED.
2000 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES WHEEL RIMS STARTED TO RUST OUT IN ONE YEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BUMPER RUSTED OUT IN ONE YEAR, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON, THE PLASTIC ON THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAB WOULDN'T COME ON, AND THE TAILGATE WOULDN'T CLOSE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER, WIPERS AND HEATING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED ALL THE TIME, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK. THE FUEL STRAP FAILED THREE YEARS AGO AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER, WHICH CAUSED A MINOR PILE UP. THE PASSENGER'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE REAR GLASS. BOTH THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT'S HEADS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY USING THE KEY FOB. THE LOCKS MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE A USED ACTUATOR FROM LOCAL JUNK YARDS WITHOUT SUCCESS.
WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS NOT ALL THE WAY UP THE TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS A CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS BROKE. THIS ALL HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO THERE BEING NO WARRANTY. AT THE SAME TIME THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE MOTOR IN BOTH DOORS HAD WENT OUT. SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT THEY WOULD BOTH GO AT THE SAME TIME. *JB
WHILE DRIVNG TO WORK ODMETER DIGITAL MILEAGE DISPLAY FADS OUT ALONG WITH DIGITAL DISPALY ON RADIO. POWER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK ON BOTH SIDE. NOR DOES THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. HAVE NOT TAKE IN YET FOR REPAIRS. AWAITING RESPONSE FROM FORD DEALERSHIP.
THE ABS SENSOR CONTINUES TO STAY ON, THE TURN SIGNALS AND OVERHEAD CONSOLE FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK BY THEMSELVES WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IF LOCKED, CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY PULLING UP ON THE UNLOCK STEM. *AK
IN APRIL 2004 MY SON AWAKEND TO SEE HIS 2000 FORD F150 PICK-UP TRUCK ON FIRE. IT BURNED THE ENGINE BEYOND RECOGNITION. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE INSURANCE CO. MY SON ONLY HAD COLLISION INSURANCE ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF MONEY PROBLEMS. THUS HE WAS LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB AT THE TIME LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS A PROBLEM FORD WOULD NOT, OR HAD NOT ADDRESSED. MANY OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?*AK
THE HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH AFTER OPENING THE HOOD. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
WAS TRAVELING WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE TRUCK LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. I HAVE THIS AUTOMOBILE DUE TO THE FACT THAT ONCE YOU START AND TAKE OFF THE LOCK ON THERE OWN. I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND WE ALL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY NOT WORKING TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS. IT'S LIKE THE MOTORS ON BOTH DOORS IS BAD AT THE SAME TIME.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC LIGHT AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH: DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSES INTERMENTANT LOSS OF INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND ODOMETER DISPLAY, OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND MARKER LAMPS. HEADLIGHTS MAY ALSO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK
VEHICLE'S MAIN COMPUTER IS FAILING AS A RESULT OF A LEAK, THAT CAUSES CORROSION. PH
BOTH SEATS DON'T LOCK INTO PLACE SOMETIMES LEAVING THE SEAT TO SPRING BACK,, AND MOVE FORWARD FREELY. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME TWISTED. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRAME.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NEW FRAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ALIGNED PROPERLY, IT APPEARS TO BE ANGLED TO THE LEFT, DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE SEAT IS PROPERLY ALIGNED. *SLC
WHILE EXITING THE LEFT BACK DOOR OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER'S PANT LEG CAUGHT ON THE BOTTOM DOOR LATCH LOCATED JUST BELOW THE BACK FLOORBOARD, CONSUMER FELL TO FLOOR WITH PANT LEG STILL CAUGHT ON HOOP OF FLOORBOARD, CONSUMER WAS WEARING PROPERLY FITTED CLOTHES AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE LEG WHERE A CAST HAS BEEN WORN FOR 12 WEEKS, CONSUMER MAY NOT HAVE A 100% RECOVERY. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, CAUSING SEATBACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE DRIVER SEAT IS DEFINITELY THE VERY WORST QUALITY SEAT I HAVE SEEN IN A VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT TO KEEP YOU FROM FEELING AS THOUGH YOU WILL FALL OUT THE DOOR. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE LACK OF SUPPORT ON THE OUTER LEFT SIDE GIVES A FEELING THAT ONE IS LEANING OR TILTING TO THE LEFT AND YOUR ARE ACTUALLY NOT SITTING LEVEL. WHEN YOU TURN RIGHT, YOUR WEIGHT PUSHES ON THE SOFT FOAM MORE GIVING A WORSE SENSATION THAT YOU ARE TILTING. WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK, AS YOU PRESS ON THE SEAT TO GET OUT, YOU CAN FEEL THE PLASTIC TRIM AT THE SEAT BASE THROUGH THE SOFT FOAM. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL IN DRIVING, THE SOFTNESS IS SO BAD THAT IT INTERFERES WITH YOUR ABILITY TO STAY FIRMLY SEATED AND MAINTAIN CONTROL DURING SHARP TURNS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 65MPH, CHILD WAS ABLE TO REACH OVER AND UNLOCK THE PASSENGER'S DOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IF HE WANTED THE WORK DONE, HE WOULD HAVE TO GET THE VEHICLE MODIFIED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *AK *ML
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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