Consumer claimed that electrical light,windows, and locks were inoperable. Also, windshield wipers failed. Consumer will take the vehicle to dealer for inspection this week. *ak the A/C unit, dome light, and no check engine light.
1997 Ford F-150 visibility complaints
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Rear window leaks water around window seal.
I purchased a 1997 ford f-150 june 11, 2001 from two rivers cheverolet on 2/04/02 a hole was patched in the radiator of the vehicle. On 9/02/02 the radiator had another hole in it and this time had to be replaced. On 9/27/02 the heater core began leaking and had to be replaced. At that time I had taken the vehical back to the radiator specialist and he sugguested that the vehical might have electryolisis, said take the vehicale to the ford . I did they replaced the heater core and I had suggested to the service technian that it could have electroylisis. The service tech. Said that, that was not very possible. On 12/03/02 I took the vehicle back to the same ford garage for leaking of antifreeze, they said that they could not find any leaks and sent me on my way. On 3/10/03 I was on the other side of the country and the heater core went again I took it to a local ford garage in the area that I was in and they replace the heater core again. On 5/21/03 the heater core went again at this time I was in a different part of the country and at every ford garage I went to I told the story to the service advisor. The heater core was replaced. On 10/29/03 the heater core again failed and I took it back the same ford garage that I last had it at. Again they replaced the heater core and this time told me that there was electryolisis in the vehicale. They replace heater core. On7/12/04 the heater core went again I took the vehicle back to the same ford garage and they said that they could replace the heater core and this time the radiator had a hole in it again. They also said that the problem would proably not go away and there was nothing else that they could do for me. I took it to a radiator specialist and they told me if they had had the vehicale when the problem first started that they would have been able to fix it. But now its been going on took long and there was a slim chance that they would be able to fix problem. Now with no help from the (ford).
Rear sliding glass window leaking in the inside top left section. Taken to ford dealer who in turn subcontracts out to a leak specialist. I was inform by the service desk that he inform them that I would need to replace the whole rear window at a cost estimate of a couple hundred dollars. I in turn contacted ford motor company and of course my vehicle is now out of warranty. I own a 1997 ford f-150 with 82,000 miles. I was informed by ford motor co. That the dealers are franchised and what ever policy they have in place ford co. Can't control.
Electrical lights/windows, and locks were inoperable. Also, windshield wipers failed to come on. Consumer will take the vehicle to dealer for inspection this week.
I am sending in a full letter to explain the "failures". It centers around tsb 99b29 and lack of owner notification of a bad front cover design that can lead to engine failure, which occurred in this case. Additionally, I had a tie rod failure that was not addressed under warranty, but later broke while driving. Also, my crank shaft pulley / dampener assembly fell off while highway driving (70 MPH). There are other issues including door lock / key sticking.*ak campaign id number : 03v196000 component: steering:gear box:shaft sector. The engine cover gasket failed. *tc the serpentine failed, the transmission had an akward shift, the wipers operated periodically by themselves on high speed, there was little heat coming from the vents through the floor.
Rear window of 1997 f150 leaks. Dealership replaced window, and new unit leaks. Problem seems to exist in 1997-2003 f150's.
1997 f-150 rear window leaking - took in twice during warranty and told them about hearing water in truck them checked drain in door and said nothing wrong - only have 62000 on truck so I did not drive it much but now I found were water was coming in through gasket and this seems to be a big problem and dealer ship are having outside vendors doing work I think this should be recalled because they knew this problem and changed design
1/28/03 - heater core failed and was replaced. 11/29/03 - heater core failed again and was replaced. Ford didn't charge me for another core but I did have to pay agion for the labor, $400.00. This part should not fail after 11 months.
The top of the back window leaks, causing water to drip into the cab of vehicle. Dealer informed consumer that the window and the track need to be replaced to remedy the problem.
While driving there was a strong anti freeze odor, and the windshield fogged up. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the consumer that the heater core was no longer working.
Consumer complained about windshield wiper linkage problm. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that it was a common problem, and they were aware of the problem. Dealer was also aware of the problem, and has fixed it on different times.
While driving and with no warning windshield wipers would come on intermittently. Vehicle has been to the dealership.
Hood pops unlocked while driving.seat belts on front seats do not retract fully when unbuckled, hang on floor between seat and door. Upon opening of door, the loose belt loop falls past the door seal area and upon door closure becomes lodged between door and jamb. When vehicle re-entry is made by driver or passenger, and belt is put on, a false tension is achieved by door jamb seal. This leaves up to 10 to 14 inches of loose belt that feels like it is actually tensioned as to protect the occupant. This loose belt slack continues as the belt extends and retracts in normal, non inertia locked mode. Only upon heavy breaking, or forward force by occupant does the belt slip past the lower door jamb seal and extends the belts reach. This can cause a fatality for one of the following four reasons. First, on frontal impact, the belt allows the driver or passenger to be thrust forward and either come into undue contact with the dash or steering wheel. Secondly, the falsely tensioned belt allows the driver or passenger to be propelled too close to a deploying front airbag, causing undue frontal contact with airbag which can result in increased injury or death. Thirdly, on pickup truck models equipped with key deactivated front seats occupied by children, the loosening belt can reach the youth passenger seat occupant right into windshield. And fourth, in passenger pickup truck models, with the air bag turned off by key switch, untensioned belt does not restrain a baby / child car seat, likely causing the seat to be rendered ineffictive and possibly more hazardous if it were not used at all.he belt assemblies made for ford by trw. This condition was evident when vehicle was less than year old , got progresssively worse , first incident fall 1997. I was first titled owner, bought demo. Elbow injury in 2003. I'm a former mi. Lic.master mechanic .I have tested for this problem in similar ford vehicles on used car lots and have observed same effect in many ford f-150's.
Rear windshield leaks. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs, but the problem still exists.
Heater core failure. All indications that this is common to ford, but the dealer denies it. This part should not have a high failure rate.
Consumer stated that the back window fell outward without warning all in one piece. Ts rear windshield had to be replaced.
Rear window leak
Consumer states the rear window glass is leaking water into cabin of vehicle. Dealer diagnosed problem with the assembly of the glass. Dealer needs a special ford part due to glass assembly being part of vehicle's frame. Ts rear windshield replaced.
1997 ford f150, heater/defrost does not function properly all the time, more often than not blows cold air. In bad weather visabilty is greatly reduced.
Heater core failed. Instantly fogged inside of all windows. Impossible to see anything outside the vehicle. At 65 MPH this could be lethal! Why, has this obvious defect never been addressed?
Winshield wipers rarely work on intermittent setting and if they do they are not consistant in timing. About 30% of the time the wippers will not come on at all. Washers work only 20-25% of the time.
I have noticed that I have devolped cracks on my drivers side door and passenger door. Im curious to know why some sort of action has not been taken by ford motor company. I have read on certain ford websites that as much as 65% of f150 pickup trucks have this problem. Im would like to know what would have to be done in order to solve this problem.
Both windows stopped working every other day. Unable to roll them up or down. *ak consumer also states the windshield wipers stopped working in the rain, (repetitive)-replace relays. The problem is on going, the PCM chip has been updated, fuses checked, the motor for the window has been replaced and now being checked for a wiring short. Problem may be in the steering column where they replaced a recall part in the ignition. Consumer states, see reference number 8011065.
While driving in rain windshield wipers stopped working every other day. Driver was unable to see.
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Headlights worked poorly confuse the oncoming drivers, and scares the hell out of the driver of the mentioned vehicle. Outside mirrors------outside mirrors ( right and left side) fail to operate with the adjusting switch located in the interior driver side arm rest. Mirrors fail to adjust. This is a problem when different drivers use this vehicle.
The rear window frame keeps cracking and causing it to leak water inside the cab. I had it fixed 3 different times under warranty then it happened again and tipton wouldn't help me anymore so I called ford in detroit and they said the dealer said I was abusing my ford and that is a false statement I even offered to send them pictures of my truck and it is in great shape and only 65,000 miles it is unfounded if they just would look at my truck 'not takeing the dealers word because why would it be abuse only after the warranty ran out . The dealer never fixed the problem and if I have to go through legal manners I guess I will have to.
Rear window leaks. Right hand side of rear window was leaking. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated to repair vehicle, had to replace the the whole window.
Bottom of each window in right corner, if inside vehicle, there's a quarter inch crack on outside of the windows. Driver states crack is getting longer. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
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