Consumer was driving the vehicle and tried to set the cruise control. It would not activate. Consumer continued home, parked the vehicle. The next day consumer got into the vehicle, started the vehicle , and proceeded to place it into gear, but vehicle will not longer go into gear. Will contact the manufacturer.
1999 Ford F-150 steering complaints
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I have a 1999 ford expedition. On saturday jan 15, 2005 my wife and I was driving and I felt the truck pulling to the right. I got out and sure enough, the left tie rod was broken. This is after replacing the right one 6 months ago. I know I should have had both replaced at the same time but I have less than 60,000 mile and don't really drive it that much. I don't drive it on rough roads or off road. I am amazed at how many others have had this same problem and there is no recall.
Re: defective tie-rods a component of the steering linkage on 1999 ford truck, requests a defect investigation. *bf
Request assistance in getting ford to recall the defective tie rod in 1999 ford f-150 truck. *bf
Right tie-rod failure 1999 ford f-150 pickup.
1999 ford f150 - driver side tie rod end failed - vehicle had less than 50,000 miles at the time - I am the original owner, nothing ever happened to vehicle that should have provoked such a failure - tie rod end snapped off suddenly and without warning while I was turning a corner at relatively low speed - because of low speed, I was able to maintain vehicle control and get vehicle off road - entire front suspension was inspected only 5,000 miles earlier when I had tires replaced, nothing was loose or showed unusual wear at that time. At the time, I was not aware that this was such a widespread problem with these vehicles and thought my occurrence may have just been a fluke. After I got the letter from ford, I realized that this must be more common than I thought. I don't believe that the inspection recommended by ford is adequate since it didn't stop my occurrence from happening. I am filing this complaint because I believe that ford should be made more accountable for this and I was offended by the letter that basically told me they had a problem but they didn't feel the need to do anything about it.
Potential tie rod problems.
While driving at 25 MPH front passenger side wheel fell off. Vehicle was towed to the independent shop, where the mechanic determined that tied rod separated from the wheel.
I received notification from ford to have idle arm checked for defect at my expense. Also if faulty, I would be responsible for cost of replacement. If this is a recall, this should be at ford's expense. I cannot believe that they would tell me that a recall would be at the consumers expense.
While driving 35 MPH vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and mechanic determined that the tie rods needed to be replaced. *ak the failure of the tire rod end caused loss of steering control. The passenger side front wheel turned all the way to the right which caused the vehicle to go in that direction. The consumer indicated that the manufacturer uses rod ends with no grease fittings.
While moving the vehicle from the driveway consumer heard a noise coming from the front end. The consumer exited, looked under the truck and saw that the left front tie road fell off to the ground. Dealer was notified. *ak
The driver's side tie rod broke while backing out of his driveway. *mr
While driving 25 MPH, tie rod failed. The consumer managed to pulled over and had vehicle towed to the dealer. The mechanic determined that tie rod needed to be replaced due to worn out parts. *ak the tie rod failure was sudden and without warning. There were no warning signs such as the front shimmy or any other control problems prior to the failure. The dealer found the remaining three ends to be bad and advised the consumer to replace them as well. *sc
Vehicle's tie rod sheared off on 1999 ford f-150.*mr the driver's side tie rod sheared off at the steering knuckle ball joint with the tie rod socket still attached to the ball on the wheel. This resulted in loss of steering control and caused the two front wheels to point in different directions.
While driving 20 MPH right tie rod failed, causing the driver to drift to the side of the road. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership, and mechanic determined that right upper and lower ball joints had failed, and they will be replaced. *ak failure occured happened 2 more times.
While shifting from park to drive a bolt fell out of the internal area of the steering column. I put the truck back in what appeared to be park and got out to retrieve the bolt from the floor of the truck, when the truck moved backwards and causing damage to the door and rear quarter panel. The truck was not really in park as it appeared on the the gear selector, it was in reverse. The truck would no longer start in what appeared to be park. Soerens ford of brookfield, wi. Determined the bolt was a steerage linkage bolt. The bolt sits with the head facing downward and had simply vibrated loose out of the hole because there is nothing locking it in place. Ford has determined that it is an insurance problem because of the body damage and the insurance company is calling a design defect.
Tie rod end failure when taking left hand turn at low speed. Vehicle only had 44,000 original miles! Dealership (drum hill ford) and manufacturer (ford) refuse to accept responsibility since the vehicle is off warranty and the repair was done by a non-dealer (emergency repair). Customer wants ford to inspect part, pay for repairs, and replace other tie rod end. Dealer and manufacturer refused since they apparently don't care about customer safety. Customer is very disappointed with quality of vehicle and lack of safety consideration by dealership and manufacturer.
Premature wearing on front end components - ball joints,excessive squeaking, break calipers, ABS sensor replaced, repair broken starter wire, ball joint replaced - broken tie rod on august 18, 2003 at 59,000 miles - concerns over saftey of vehicle -
Ford f-150 , 1999 - tie rod to drivers side front tie rod joint separated while attempting to back out of parking spot.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the steering bolts are lose and it is causing the steering wheel to jump around, making it hard for consumer to steer the vehicle. Dealer notified.
The tie rod failed, which made the vehicle difficult to steer.
When pulling out of my driveway, my lower tie rod on driver side broke. No prior warning could be felt.
While backing out consumer heard a loud noise from front end. Dealer determined tie rod end had broken on driver side of vehicle.
Since 74,000 miles two front tie rod ends have failed within five months. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Truck was unstable with cause unknown by dealership. Owner has taken vehicle in for corrective action several times, however nothing has changed. Vehicle vibrates excessively when at idle with RPM gauge fluctuating up/down. *ak consumer states that the engine runs rough, oil level dropped and there was a clicking noise in which the dealer replaced the fan blade and fan clutch. Rear brakes experienced grinding, dealer applied a silencer to the front and rear brake pads. Consumer has experienced several problems with the A/C and heater, problems still exists. Vehicle uses a lot of gas, idles rough and experiences small hesitation upon acceleration. Vehicle kicks into gear. Vehicle drifts to the right, while driving at higher speeds, vehicle and steering wheel vibrate. Driver side rear view mirror rattles when closing door, when everything is closed there is an outside noise, dealer resealed the windshield. When turning on the lights, the clock and A/C are delayed. There is a whining noise when turning steering wheel. Window control buttons stick at times, dealer replaced the window switch.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning inner tire rod broke . Dealership is aware of problem.
While pulling into parking lot vehicle was hard to steer, mechanic determined the inner tie rod had broken. Nlm
Steering sector was making a noise when turning steering wheel left or right. Contacted dealer, and dealer could not fix vehicle . Contacted ford, and ford went along with dealership. *ak
Consumer stateed that the wheel locks up while braking also,the brake pedal, drum, rotors and pads were failed and replaced.
Steering gear box has been replaced twice. Contacted dealer.
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