1999 Ford F-150: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Jun 29, 2003 · Electrical, Engine · MI

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.

Filed Aug 17, 2001 · Suspension, Transmission · IA

Vehicle makes a howling noise, it jerked/ accelerated and a clunk noise when letting off gas. Dealer admitted they heard a noise. Consumer asked for a new rear end, and dealer denied the part. *ak consumer was informed there were problems with the 2001 models, consumer is aksing that the part be fixed or the dealer to buy the vehicle back.

Filed May 3, 2001 · Steering · NY

We could hear and feel a "clunking" through the steering wheel. Took the truck to the dealer to have it checked. Found that the lower steering shaft was broken and was advised to stop driving the vehicle until it could be repaired. Was also told by the service manager that this problem was fairly common with the f150 and in fact they had the required part to fix it in stock. This truck is only two years old and has never been driven off-road or involved in any type of accident. I am very concerned that this type of failure could occur, and apparantly is not uncommon. The break was apparantly in a "knuckle" in the steering shaft, which is why we could still steer the vehicle at all.

Filed Jun 29, 2000 · Suspension · AZ

The left lower control arm bolt is mounted in a sloted hole with no locking mechanism. This allows the left front wheel to go out of alignment and make "clunking" noises. I am personally aware of at least 237 failures of this model through the f150online message board. Ford maintains that it is not a problem and refuses to fix it. My dealer, bell ford, will not fix the problem without authorization from ford. Thus, a vehicle with the potential for loss of control remains on the road.

Filed Nov 17, 1999 · Transmission, Visibility · PA

I am on my second rear sliding window and it is leaking also. I am on my second transmission, and there is a clunking or slapping noise when you come to a stop. A ford engineer says that this is normal or common on all new ford pickup trucks. I disagree the truck did not make this sound when it was first new. They have tried 3 or 4 times to fix the popping noise in the dash and have not been able to get rid of it.

Filed Nov 6, 1999 · Transmission · MI

Vehicle purchased new. Vehicle returned to dealer 18 days later due to problems. Metallic rattling and tinging noise coming from rear along with a fluttering, winde up noise coming from drive shaft. Other minor problems included wind noise(fixed once but still there), clunking in transmission(reprogrammed) and a vibration felt at 40-50 MPH.dealer first replaced a complete drive shaft , then a complete rear axle assembly was replaced. Still have vibration while driving vehicle.