The driver and passenger doors cracked.
1997 Ford F-150 body complaints
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Rear sliding window leak, resealed multiple times to no avail.... Leaks both from where frame attaches to body and from cracks in window frame itself, both left and right sides at top. Window frame requires replacement with newer manufactured unit (different design from newer model year).
The vehicle has stress fractures on both the driver and passenger doors located approximately 2-3 inches above the window base.
Crack in drivers side door sheet metal at the lower rear of the belt molding.service bulletin number: 996754 bulletin sequence number: 845 date of bulletin: 9908 the federal safety agency item number: sb608461
Door cracks on right and left doors 2" up from bottom of window. Rust on bottom of right and left doors
Drivers side and passenger side door by window cracked.called ford side will not fix service bulletin 996754
Engine front cover gasket failed in line with recall 99b29. Ford does not include my truck, built 04/97 in recall campaign 99b29 indicating the original recall has been inadequate. Dt
Consumer states the driver and passenger door frames are cracking down the center below the window. Mr
Ford knows about the problems with cracking doors and will not fix them. There are many people that have the same problem. Mr
Consumer states that without warning the two front doors will stick and it will be hard to open for the consumer to enter or exit the vehicle. Dealer notified. Mr
Driver and passenger doors have 1/2 inch cracks in metal near the windows.
There is a 1/4 inch crack in outside driver door near door handle. Crack is increasing from opening and closing. Dealer was not contacted. Please provide more information.
Driver's side door stress factor 2 inches above window is cracked and can break at anytime, and could cause major injuries.
Consumer states the driver side and passenger side door are beginning to crack , manufacturer has been aware of problem and has a recall on the problem however consumer does not fall under recall. Nlm
While washing the vehicle she saw a dark spot she thought it was dirt. There are cracks in the metal of the vehicle. The cracks are going toward the window and door. Nlm
Ford has redesined the outer door shell because they are aware of the problem it seems to be a common problem so I think that ford should recall the outer door schells on the 1997 f-150.
Doors develope a crack near the window, on corner where door handle is. I had repair made at the dealer, which were experimental according to the body shop manager. Driver door re-cracked after the repair, months after the repair. Again a welding repair was made. Now the passanger door has started cracking again. I feel the welding fix is not the answer, and the manufacturer needs to replace the door skins with a newly designed part.
Driver side and passenger side door panel is cracking. Manufacturer and dealer is aware of door fracture; however, structure of door for a 1997 is no longer being made.
Crack in door as reported by many others.
Driver's and passenger's doors have cracks in frame near backside of window. Cracks are hidden by rubber around window.
There is a crack forming in the sheet metal of the drivers side door just below the window on the right.
Stress cracks inside of frame of driver's side door and passenger's side door. Also, ABS braking system isn't operable, and brake pedal goes all the way down to the floor. Dealership is aware of problem.
Door is cracking and progressing every day I use the vehicle. Soon, it will result in injury to passenger or other people on the road. Dealership refuses to look at vehicel and follow ford's suggested resolve on this issue.
Frame sheared at rear of correctlly and professionally installed class 3 hitch. The frame also bent between the front and rear leaf spring connections. The frame at the left leaf spring connection is cracked. There was no over loading of the tongue nor significant impact to shock load the frame. Ford is claiming that it is not their problem because it is out of warranty. All involved parties have never seen any thing like this before. They site that the after market hitch "could be to blame" although they did not say that the hitch was improperly installed. A 4 year old 70,000 mile truck should not fail towing a trailer that is less than half of the towing capacity for its rating, regardless of warranty expiration. No one was injured because it was discovered before total failure occurred. This could have caused a jack knife and/ or rollover of the truck and trailer. The towing capacity of the truck is 6600 lbs and the tongue weight max is 500 lb. Our trailer is a 10 foot 2 horse trailer weighing 2900 lbs empty and tongue weight of 250 loaded.
Driver and passenger door skins are cracked at lower corner of windows (stress cracks - poor stamping) dealer est. Repair to cost me $790.00 cost not covered by ford due to mileage .
Door metal cracks just behind drivers windows; both doors.
Door has crack(rip) on lower right. Rightside door appears to may have a crack starting also.
The door skin is cracking at the bottom of the window rearward. It is visible from outside and goes under the rubber trim to the edge of window frame. I have contacted ford quality care, and a ford dealership here in wichita. No help in getting it fixed. I'm not sure if this will eventually lead to a more major failure of the door or could be unsafe in a side impact collision. The door seems to flex at the point of the crack when rolling window up and down.
Door is cracked where window and door comes together.
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