What I concern about the cracks on the doors of the f150 I have seen about 20 trucks with cracks of 23 that have check . My truck is out of warranty but I think ford should recall all trucks .
1997 Ford F-150 body complaints
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Both of my doors are cracked on my truck and I am very concerned about this issue due to the chances if this vehicle was in a accident how safe will the occupants of the cab be with the doors being cracked. In my opinion and many others this is a very large saftey issue that ford does not want to deal with. How about a lawsuit, maybe this will take care of the problem? Maybe that is just what is needed before anyone gets seriously hurt or killed from fords incompetence.
Cracks in door, causing paint to chip.
A crack developed in driver's side door by the window which may decrease protection of the door if involved in side impact crash.
Sheet metal has a crack consistent with other 97-98 f150 models.
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Crack is visible very clearly on drivers side. The crack is just appearing on the passenger side. Dont really know when the cracks appeared, heard about the problem and just went to see if it was on my veh.
Stress crack on the driver side door column above the curve of the window under the rubber into the door skin
Both driver and passenger doors are cracking on window bezel just above lower rear corner of windows. Potential for structural failure of passenger safety cage during collision. Ford is aware of problem. Redesigned doors for '99 model year. Will replace doors on vehicles still under warranty. Ford refuses to acknowledge safety issue and will not accept responsibility for their design error.
Front doors driver and passenger doors have cracks in the structure of the door
Door posts develope cracks near bottom rear corner all 97 f150's, fords stonewalls issue, will not reply to repair orders.
Crack in door pillar at lower right from drivers window,appentrently a big problem as f150online site on web has huge quantaty of owners advising os similar complaint. Is ntsa going to require a recall? Seems it should be looked into a just found my crack and ford has a bulletin due out on it.
Vehicle's frame failed causing alignment problems and noise. Mjs
I'm not sure when these cracks started, but looking at ford web site I see that this common occurrence on this model. And athe small crack just gets bigger. Contacted a ford dealer they said they prbeble wiil not cover under warrenty. And this cracking is normal? Pay 29000.00 for vehicle and cracking body parts are normal?
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The driver and passenger doors both have approximately 1/2 inch cracks or larger in the sheet metal at the lower rear of the belt molding.
Door pillar crack @ window belt moulding. Pretty common problem, and most trucks are already out of warranty that have it.
There are cracks right next to the windows on both doors. They appear to be stress fractures. There have been numerous news reports on this problem.
Door crack at curve of window on rt & left door
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A crack appears in the door sheet metal at the lower rear of the belt molding on driver's side.
Many other trucks have this same crack, some on both doors
Exterior door sheet metal is cracking at lower rear edge of window.
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The doors (driver & passenger) have stress cracks next to the windows. We have spoke to bison ford regarding the matter. We were informed, by bison ford, that since we are passed our warrant (3years/36000) that ford motor company agreed to pay $500.00 and bison ford agreed to pay 10%, leaving the remainder to the consumer. The cost to repair just one door is $486.63. Thus leaving $375.93 that the consumer would have to pay, if both door were cracked like our's. This price is just to weld the cracks and repaint. We feel that this is a manufacture's defect and that the consumer should not have to pay to have the vehicle repaired properly. I have a real concern for the integrity of the door if we were involved in a side collision. I fear that the door/window would not hold up and possibly cause serious injury. Bob has looked at 10 to 15 (f150 1997 & 1998) and has found that all but one was had crack(s). While we were in colorado recently we went to the ford dealership there and were suprised that they did not know about these stress cracks. They had 6 vehicles on their lot and only one of they didn't have the cracks. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this matter. Helen morin
There is a small crack developing on the left drivers door at the end of the belt molding next to the window above the door handle. I belong to the internet disscussion list dedicated to the late model ford trucks and this same defect has been found about by over 100 people on this list. I have also found this defect personally on just about every 1997 f150 that I have looked at in my area.
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A crack has started in the exterior skin of the door at the lower right hand corner of the window opening (looking at it from outside the truck). The crack is currently about 3/8" long and first appeared approximately 3 months ago. I have looked at dozens of '97 and '98 f150's and almost all have had a crack in exactly the same location as mine. Some were much longer. Others also had this crack in the passenger side door as well.
Crack on door near window, just above door handle may cause metal to tear easier than if it was a solid piece. This crack can be found on most 1997 f-150's. Went to dealership to investigate and found 95% of trucks on used car lot to have the same crack.
As my girlfriend was getting into my truck she hit her head on the hand hold bar on the pax side of my truck today. She fell out of the truck to the payment. It was several mins before she could get up. She was hurt very bad. I've also hit my head on this hand hold bar. I want this reported to ford to pad it more or remove it from all trucks!
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