2003 Ford F-150: ball joint or control arm failure

Filed Dec 19, 2016 · Body, Brakes · AR

Trans went out a month after intake crack had to be replace almost $1,650 together also ball joints and tierod ends no good shock no good brake are falling and rear end is grinding this truck should have never been sold help and there's "more".

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Airbags, Suspension · 87,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Traveling at 40mph. Hit at the front right fender. Shearing off tire at ball joints... Causing truck to slam down on the ground and slide at least 75 feet on the frame.. No air bag deployed. I was injured and think if the airbag would have come out maybe my injuries wouldn't have occurred.

Filed Apr 23, 2005 · Suspension · 40,000 miles · VA

I own a 2003 f-150 super crew truck, I just went to get the vehicle state inspection (4/23/2005). The vehicle has 40k miles and has been serviced according to manufactures recommendation. The vehicle failed inspection due to both the front lower ball joints. The service guy advised me that they have seen numerous problems with this on the ford truck. The vehicle is used mostly for going back and forth to work via the highway. For a 2 year old vehicle and to have both lower ball joints have this problem at the same time seems strange. In order to get it passed I have to replace the ball joints as I was told this is not covered under warranty or recall.

Filed Mar 18, 2005 · Steering · 35,500 miles · NC

Took my 2003 f150 xl 4x4 to get a front end alignment the technecian told me he could not do the alignment due to the upper and lower ball joints were bad (worn out) I took me truck to the nearest ford dealership and was instructed that I voided my warranty when I put on a bigger tire. The original size was a 255/70/16 and I put on 235/85/16 on the original rim. I have 35500 miles on my truck. I feel that this is another way that the dealership and the manufacturer gets away with ripping customers off.

Filed Aug 13, 2004 · Steering · MD

Consumer complained that vehicle was using a lot of oil. It used a quart of oil every 3000 miles. Vehicle had no grease fittings on the tie rod ends nor on the steering. This made them squeak. Subsequently without the grease fittings these parts will drop out . Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and dealer told him that it would take about a couple of hours to repair vehicle. But when consumer called back he was told that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were on back order. It would take about 2-3 weeks to get them. Consumer insisted vehicle was making a lot of noise, and consumer was afraid something will happen.

Filed Nov 7, 2003 · Steering · 1,000 miles · NM

2003 f-150 supercrew xlt 4wd noise present in front-end. Especially when backing out of driveway sounds like an idler arm or steering linkage (tie rods) also noise in steering gear/pitman arm. Result is loose steering espcially while at high speeds. Loose steering is present even at lower speeds and vehicle tracks road in an unusual fashion. Have discussed with ford service dept on 4 occasions. They have been unable to provide a remedy. They tell me its characteristic of the vehicle.