2000 Ford F-150 Problems

The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while The vehicle was park in the son's driveway the neighbor alerted the son that the vehicle on fire. The son rushed to the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the cabin of the vehicle. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the fire was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. A fire report was take at the scene.. The failure mileage was 190,000.

My vehicle gets shuts off the auto theft when I'm driving it. Is that normal? If you need more details the 2000 Ford f150 XLT V8 5.4

The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while The vehicle was park in the son's driveway the neighbor alerted the son that the vehicle on fire. The son rushed to the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the cabin of the vehicle. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the fire was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. A fire report was take at the scene.. The failure mileage was 190,000.

The contact owns a 1997 N/A Ford F-150. The contact stated that while servicing the vehicle independently, the contact unplugged the cruise control deactivation sensor and became aware of condensation leaking from the sensor. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

The contact owns a 1991 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the vehicle was sluggish. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as needed after warming up. The contact stated upon refueling the vehicle, the gasoline would splash out of the fuel tank filler neck and onto the gas pump. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

Spark plug keeps popping out due to powerful air pressure had it replaced several times

The contact owns a 1991 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the vehicle was sluggish. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as needed after warming up. The contact stated upon refueling the vehicle, the gasoline would splash out of the fuel tank filler neck and onto the gas pump. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL GRANT FORD LOCATED AT 3060 S SPRINGFIELD AVE, BOLIVAR, MO 65613, (417) 326-7671, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 207,000.

This vehicle, as do all, have dual master cylinders, great, always have a front or rear brake system function in an emergency, but this vehicle also has FLEXIBLE to hard lines from master cylinder to ABS unit. I was driving down our long downhill driveway, pressed on the brake pedal, heard a pop and pedal went to the floor, NO brakes at all and buy the time I got to the emergency brake, which did little to stop the truck, I was out in the road. Glad I wasn't out on a highway doing 50MPH. Examined what had happened and the brake line from the master cylinder to ABS unit split where the flexible line joined the hard line, and when that line breaks, no brakes at all, no backup safety system. Don't know how the flexible lines ever passed safety requirements when manufactured, but they certainly shouldn't be on a truck that's 23 years old and all should be replaced with hard lines.

HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PARKED IN A LOWES PARKING LOT WENT INTO THE STORE FOR ABOUT 45MIN. ONLY TO COME OUT TO MY TRUCK ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN IT, AND THERE ARE ONLY 2 SETS OF KEYS ONE IN MY POCKET AND THE OTHER AT HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED. PRIOR TO DRIVING THE 5 MILES IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 2 DAYS. FORD SAYS IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM AND INSURANCE ONLY WANTS TO GIVE US $3,700.00. MY HUSBAND IS A RETIRED VETERAN AND THIS WHOLE SITUATION HAS CAUSED HIS PTSD TO BE TRIGGERED.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 7 MPH, the vehicle in front of hers stopped abruptly, causing her to slam on the brakes. The vehicle hit the rear end of the other vehicle. The front passenger's side bumper of the vehicle was bent inward. The contact stated that it was a fender bender; however, the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed. The contact noticed a strong burning odor. The contact stated that the police officer confirmed that there was a strong burning odor and smoke; however, when the officer opened the hood, there was no smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that she sustained a torn skin on the arm due to the air bag deploying. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150.THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AS A RESULT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLIDE WITH A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORWIN FORD NAMPA (5707 E GATE BLVD, NAMPA, ID 83687, (208) 475-1110) WERE THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED HOWEVER THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS SENSOR DID NOT COLLIDE WITH THE CONCRETE BARRIER AS A RESULT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,459. DP

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel started to wobble. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 192,699.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TIE ROD BECAME DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE HALF REAR DOORS ACCESSING THE REAR BENCH SEAT ARE DEFECTIVE. THE DOORS HAVE A DEFECT IN THE LOCKING/OPENING HANDLE. THE FORD DEALER LOCALLY WANTS TO CHARGE ME IN EXCESS OF $1119.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER VIA THE INTERNET & HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON COMPLAINT.

MULTI-CAR REAR-ENDER. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S LEFT EYE DESTROYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAD PIERCED THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

2000 FORD F-150, UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE EXIT RAMP OF IR 80 OHIO TURNPIKE TO GATE I80 WHEN ITS FRONT AXLE/BALL JOINT BROKE. UNIT 1 DROVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE CURB. *BF IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE BALL JOINT BROKE PRIOR TO THE TIRE STRIKING THE CURB. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0357-91)*JB

I REPAIRED A TIRE THAT HAD A NAIL WITHIN AN INCH OR LESS DISTANCE TO THE SIDEWALL. I LET MY SERVICE/SHOP MANAGER KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HE TOLD ME TO DO THE REPAIR ANYWAY, WHICH I DID. THE TIRE REPAIR FAILED AND THE TIRE ENDED UP GOING FLAT. ALL I KNOW IS THEY HAD ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR INSPECTION BUT THE PATCH DID SEEM TO BE ON THE SURFACE PROPERLY. THERE ARE NO POSTERS ON HOW TO DO THE TIRE REPAIR PROPERLY NOR ARE THERE ANY METHODS OF DOUBLE CHECKING THE REPAIR AFTER THE TIRE WAS COMPLETE. I DO WHAT US ASKED OF ME AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF THE SHOP BUT I FEEL THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT IN PROVIDING PROPER PROCEDURE IN TIRE REPAIR AND VERIFICATION PROCESSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F150 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, LINE SIZE LP265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS A REPLACEMENT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS ALSO FLAT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDE WALLS WERE WEARING, CAUSING THEM TO GO FLAT PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

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

FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM HAVING TO TAKE MY 2000 FORD F150 IN TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE REPLACED THE FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. EACH PREVIOUS TIME ENDED WITH THE HEATER CORE BEING REPLACED. EACH TIME THE ISSUE IS PRECEDED BY FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE STREET AND INTO THE CAB. AS IT DRIPS INTO THE CAB IT GIVES OFF A PUNGENT SMELL. THE FIRST TIME THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED I PAID 800 DOLLARS FOR THE WORK. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A COMMON ONE BUT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE WORK FOR THE HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT AT THAT TIME. I WAS TOLD HOWEVER THAT IF I NEEDED ANOTHER CORE IT WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTIED WORK. *TR

The contact owns a 1991 N/A Ford F-150. The contact stated that after parking, turning the vehicle off, and exiting, the vehicle suddenly began to roll backwards. The contact was able to get back into the moving vehicle, press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle from moving. During the incident, the contact sustained a right shoulder injury that did not require medical treatment. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 250.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS NOTICED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION SEAL RUPTURED. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE SEAL, THEY STATED WOULD FOLLOW THE TSB'S INSTRUCTIONS AND REPLACE ALL THE NECESSARY PARTS. UPDATED 09/25/06. *JB

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

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Right Price Auto stated that they would do repairs 2000 ford f150 XLT purchased truck, they supposedly repaired gas gage however bad battery & rear tires(extremely bald) were left untouched & kept lying about getting tires replaced(rather they were used tires or not),just constantly keep lying...... Also keep lying about repairing my 2015 ram 1500 5.7V8 big horn stating they fixed it(Misfire on #8),with all the lying & scheming(Now all Coil packs(8) & spark plugs(16) needs to be replaced),trucks are just sitting in my yard,2000 f150 bad battery & bald tires in rear(unsafe to drive),I feel cheated, they sold my trade in(2003 dodge ram 1500)with in a week & leave my son & I with trucks that are inoperable, they stated these things would be repaired before we signed any papers but once we signed AS-IS document they started with the lying & scheming, either I want these matters fixed or I want the $2000 back for my trade in & the $500 cash they took off my debit card for a total of $2,500 & the $1500 cash down payment I gave them for the ford f150 for a total of $4,000, We have trucks that are no use to us or they need to fix them, I'm not making anymore payments til these problems are resolved, period....I made the first payments that were due(giving them the benefit of doubt) thinking the company would repair the trucks but no they act as if nothing is wrong & expect me to keep paying them, which I refuse, if this is not fraud I don't know what is & to think I brought a SUV from 2 years ago (no problems whatsoever) So I return to purchase from them again & they [XXX] my son [XXX] old) & myself over, WOW!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THIS IS A PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION, I HAVE 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AT DEALERSHIPS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, I SEE TOO MANY PEOPLE THESE DAYS DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT, ITS BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. THEY SEE THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ON SO THEY THINK THEIR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. A SOFTWARE UPDATE ACROSS THE BOARD OF MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE TO NOT TURN ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS UNLESS PARKING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, JUST LIKE IT USED TO BE YEARS AGO

IF TILT STEERING IS DOWN, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. GLAD SOMEONE TOLD ME BEFORE I GOT HIT. BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME SEE FORUM HOPE NOBODY DIE FROM THIS COMMON PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/ELECTRICAL-SYSTEMS/353275-BRAKE-LIGHTS-HELP.HTML. *TR

Truck will not go into proper gear. You have to put emergency brake on and put transmission in neutral to crank the vehicle. Then you have to put gear shift into a different gear setting to be able to drive. The auto gear box linkage cable has issues. The truck will not go into park and will result in the vehicle running you over or run into something.

FIRST I PURCHASED THE FORD F-150 2000 YEAR MODEL FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP ON OCT 28, 2019. IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS PROBLEMS KEEPING IT RUNNING. THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT 2 DAYS LATER THEN WHILE REACHING 50 MPH MY TONS WOULD DROP AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE I HAD JUST PUT 51 DOLLARS IN THE TANK, THEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO THE FLOOR MY ROOMS WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO 3 THEN I WOULD HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS AND IT SEEMED TO DO A HARD SWITCH IN GEAR. AS THIS CONTINUED THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHOOK TILL I FIGURED OK JUST PUMP THE GAS AND LET OFF BEFORE THE SHAKING GOT TO BAD. NOW THE SHAKING AS GOTTEN WORSE AND THE TRUCK SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AT ALL OR DOES A HARD STALL. IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A NEW LOW RANGE MOTOR WITH ONLY 100,000 MILES ON IT AT LEAST THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT, I ALSO VERBALLY MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER THAT IF ANYTHING WAS TO GO WRONG HE WOULD FIX IT, HE AGREED. NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN MY TRUCK HAS 18 RECALLS AND ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, A DUPLICATE TITLE AND HAD 2 LIENS I HONESTLY WANT MY MONEY BACK.IM A SINGLE MOTHER GOING TO COLLEGE AND I'M ALL MY DAUGHTER GOTS. I TOLD THE DEALER I NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ALL TIMES AND IT DOES IT ON THE HWY AND CITY STREETS.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

AFTER STOPPING TRUCK AND SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. A LOUD POPPING NOISE IS HEARD UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATES IT IS THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATION IS DRIPPING ONTO EXHAUST. *TR

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