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1999 Ford Pickup Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 4, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 28, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Ford Pickup. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–11 of 11

Engine
Filed Jun 4, 2017

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND GOES TO LIMP MODE. WRENCH APPERS ON DASH SCREEN AND LOSES POWER THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN 20 TIMES IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON A 500 MILE TRIP TOWING A VEHICLE BETWEEN FL AND SC.

NHTSA ID
10993067
Incident
May 31, 2017
Mileage
55,700 mi
Visibility
Filed Mar 21, 2007

OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS OR THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATING SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY IS REMOVED, RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF. A CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE DASH. THE DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WON'T START. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING AND THE MOISTURE DESTROYED THE MODULE AND FUSE PANEL. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPLACE THAT AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN THE ESTIMATE FOR THE WINDSHIELD YET. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I'M HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE FORTHCOMING.*AK

NHTSA ID
10185857
Incident
Mar 21, 2007
Mileage
76,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 28, 2005

COMPLAINT FOR 1999 FORD PICKUP BUT NO NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE IN THE APPLICABLE INCIDENT FIELD OF VOQ.*MR THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALL IN HIS VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10117319
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Suspension
Filed Dec 10, 2003

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE POPPED OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
10050348
Incident
Dec 1, 2003
Mileage
30,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 16, 2003

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ALL TREAD BUT DID NOT LOSE AIR. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOST TREAD AND HAD BLOWN. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY. *JB *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10038592
Incident
Jun 28, 2003
Mileage
36,000 mi
Filed Oct 10, 2003

REQUEST TO HAVE FORD PICKUP TRUCK FIXED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *MR *TS *NLM

NHTSA ID
10042717
Suspension
Filed Aug 16, 2001

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH.

NHTSA ID
562525
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 15, 2000

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES (P265 75 R16) ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING. *SLC

NHTSA ID
557353
Incident
Oct 14, 2000
Suspension
Filed Sep 8, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY STRONGLY DUE TO BAD BALL JOINTS ON THE TIE ROD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
847198
Engine
Filed Oct 30, 1998

TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN PREVIOUS GEAR WHEN PUT INTO PARK.

NHTSA ID
542331
Suspension
Filed Oct 28, 1998

CONSUMER SAYS WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO GO WHERE IT WANTS, THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AT THIS SPEED. IT STARTS VEERING INTO OTHER LANES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
829630
Incident
Oct 13, 1998

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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