The 4 wheel drive in the consumer 1999 ford f150 engaged in low range while driving. This caused the truck to jerk, lose control and the rear end to go out.*mr the consumer had a new rear end put in but the truck has continued to go in and out of 4 wheel drive automatically. Now the truck start on it's own. The consumer had to disconnect the battery to keep from burning out the starter. When the cruise control is on the transmission wouldn't shift and the RPM's raced into the red. The consumer could hear clicks under the dash while this was happening which resulted in the battery being drained. The radiator leaked.
1999 Ford F-150 electrical complaints
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My ford f-150 caught fire and "exploded" while parked in a school parking lot.
Vehicle was parked inside of the driveway. One hour later,the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. Vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company.
Vehicle had been parked for 10 minutes when the consumer started to smell smoke. Consumer noticed that vehicle was on fire. Contacted the fire department, who responded to put the fire out. Vehicle as totaled. Please be advised this vehicle does not have cruise control.
My neighbor and I lived in a duplex with adjoining garages in which she would park her ford f-150 pickup. At approx. 11 pm on 1/4/05, my son woke me up to say he smelled smoke. When we went outside we saw my neigbors truck engulfed in flames and the garage itself was starting to burn. By the time the firefighters arrived and put out the fire, both our garages were destroyed along with part of her duplex. The rest of the dwelling had extensive smoke, heat and water damage. The fire investigators did not come up with a definite cause of the fire, but two of the three felt it started with the truck. Do I have any recourse in this matter as I lost a substantial amount of property? I would appreciate any information you could give. Thank you.
While traveling 75 MPH on the interstate there was a loud noise, then the vehicle lost power. Consumer had to make it across several lanes trying to avoid a traffic accident. Vehicle had to be towed to the dealer, and it discovered that a spark plug blew out. Dealer repaired the spark plug sleeve as a temporary repair.*ak...
Consumer had just started to drive the vehicle when he heard a pop. After pulling off the road to inspect the vehicle, he found nothing. He got back on the road, and the vehicle ran fine. After arriving home consumer inspected the coil, and the spark plug came right out with it.*ak 4spark plus blew out of cylinder head.
While the vehicle was parked it caught on fire on it's own. The fire department extinguished the fire. Vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection.
1999 ford f-150 caught fire and burned to a total loss at 3:00 a.m.
There is a short in the electrical system that allows the radio and the instrument panel light to come on by itself at separate times when the vehicle is turned off. The dealership is unable to identify the cause of the electrical short.
While driving about 45 MPH consumer heard a loud clanking sound, only to discover that the spark plug blew out of its socket, causing the vehicle to lose power and eventually stall.
While vehicle was parked in driveway vehicle caught on fire. Left front fender was most severely damaged. Fire's origin appeared to be on left rear of engine compartment.
Pulling away from a stop light doing approx 20 MPH in a 99 f-150. The spark plug on the passenger side #2 cyl. Blew completely out of the head. Contacted the dealership and they were absolutly no help, stating that there was no warrrenty on this item and that an approx repair cost was in the neighborhood of $3500. Ended up taking it to a local reputable shop here in phx. They were able to repair it for consideribly less. I was also informed that this is a very common problem due to a poor design on fords part. Why is it that loyal customers are treated this way?
1999 ford f-150 blown spark plug. I replaced the spark plugs on my f-150 approximately three months ago. I replaced the original plugs with autolite double platinum plugs. Yesterday (june 13, 2004) while accelerating from a stop light, I heard a loud bang from under the hood. Luckily I was only about a mile away from home. Once there, I raised the hood and found that the number two spark plug had been blown out of the cylinder head. It destroyed the coil pack as well. It appears that when the plug blew, it shot up into the coil pack thereby destroying the coil. Since the ignition wire is part of the coil pack, it further appears that the compression of the rubber insulator acted like a spring and pushed the plug back into the oriface with enough force to break the white insulator at the bottom of the plug and and slam the tip into the electrode. I was able to remove the plug without incident. I did not find any remnants of aluminum in the spark plug threads. Since the plugs were changed only a few months ago, I still had the old plugs. The damaged plug was replaced with one of the old plugs. The threads felt as though they were still intact, and I was able to get the replacement plug back in without any modifications. It was tightened down, just snug, not tight. The coil pack on that cylinder had to be replaced. The cost from autozone was approximately $45.00. I will continue to watch and listen for any tell-tale signs of the plugs backing out as described on the f-150 web page. I do recall a "ticking" noise about 2-3 days prior to the incident.
Digital odometer light turns on & off. Door ajar light, dome light, and automatic door locks go on & off also. Electrical problems may be the "gem module." seat belts do not retract getting cut/damaged from door latch when door is closed, they have been replaced once already. Ford engineers were notified nearly six months ago but no reply.
Heater switch that increases and decreases the heat has been replaced 5 times since I've had the vehicle. Vehicle had 8,000 miles when I bought it.
Water was getting down into the dashboard and causing windshield wipers to stop. The windshield wipers work normal when the vehicle is in neutral or park. *ak the wipers would only work on low, the radio would cut off when driving in the rain which would happen after 10 minutes, the vehicle wouldn't turn over. The diagnosis was that harness assembly needed to be repaired at the starter assembly. There was a clicking sound coming from under the dash, and the theft light flashed. The mechanic found a bad gem module which also caused the blower to stay on and drain the battery. The heater bower wound not shut off intermittently when shutting the trunk off and had to be manually shut off.
Door switches for lights fail to turn off interior lights, have seen same problem with several other truck of same year.
Spark plug blew out of head, stripping threads from head. This is the second one for this vehicle. The first was in june of 2002.
While driving spark plug blew out of the cylinder head and a loud noise was heard. The noise startled the driver who lost control of the vehicle momentarily. The cylinder head was replaced.
July 2003 my electronic odometer blinks out. I have had to tap the glass to ge tit to come back on this is usually when 1st starting the truck. Now the odometer will blink out while I am driving and then turn back on. I have on 67,000 miles. Plus the driver side window motor is making a grinding noise when the window is going up. Also october 31 the gear shifter will no disengage while I am applying the brake to go from park to reverse.
Ford f-150 lightning spark plug blow out.
While backing out of a parking space at 8 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards up to 60 MPH. The shifter was moved drive and the vehicle continued to accelerate forward. The brakes would not stop the vehicle. As a result the vehicle slammed into an embankment. Vehicle was taken to the dealer where the replaced the mass air glow sensor and throttle assembly. *ak the bed of the truck was pushed outward on the passenger side. The dealer cleaned and lubed the latches. The passenger side striker was shimmed and adjusted. *ts
Fuse connected to the brake lights blew out three times. Dealer could not determine the cause. It was later determined that circuit #13 controlled the stop lamp, turn signals, hazards lights and speed control module. The consumer believes this is a dangerous combination. *ak
Spark plug blew out of number three cylinder. Cost between $1900 to 2000 to repair.
Consumer states electrical system failed. Dealer notified.
I have had a new transmission and motor,5 speed 4.2l v-6,put in at 55,000 miles. Now at 73,000 miles it has a miss when you accelerate or go up a hill. Dealer told me to replace the plugs and wires so I did. It still does it and now they are tailing me to replace the coil pack, any suggestions?
3 spark plugs on my 99 f150 have backed themselves out, causing immediate engine decompression. The only way to adequately repair is to completely remove the head, a multi-day, multi-dollar task. Viewing auto message boards suggest I am not alone in this experience. Apparently there is some defect in the triton v8 engine design, although my research shows ford has not addressed this issue.
I bought the 99 f-150 used. I've owned it for 2 years and in those two years spent over 3000 dollars repairing it. I cant handle the thought of keeping a truck that cost so much in repairs. And now the dealer tells me I need a new transmission. This is one week after I spent over 500 replacing the spark plugs, fuel filter, and getting the fuel injectors cleaned. I have only 58,000 miles on the thing and was told by the dealer that the plugs don't need to be touched for 100,000 miles. Well it was missing and that was the problem. The truck slams into gear between 1 and 2, and now the problem is my transmission is bad. At 58,000 miles? And I've never even towed anything. Just regular wear and tear? I think these trucks must be lemons. After I get the transmission fixed, I'll have spent $5,600 in a two year span. I have to sell it because the repairs are more than the payment. I guess that's why it was sold to me when it was only two years. Old.
My family and I were traveling on the interstate when our gauges on our truck began to go from zero to one hundred miles per hour back and forth. Our gas gauge would from full to empty. All gauges on the dash would go crazy. Our battery light had come on a few miles before this occurred. We lost all power and our truck decelerated quickly on the interstate. We found a parts store and put on a new alternator and battery thinking that would do the job. As we continued our trip, the gauges began to do the same thing within ten miles of changing alternator and battery. I would like to know if there is a flaw in 1999 ford f150's. We checked all fuses and have no idea why this occurred. The truck cannot be driven because it will shut off while driving.
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