This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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. 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 applying brakes brake pedal went to the floor without any warning, causing a collision with a parked vehicle. Insurance company was notified, and informed consumer to make this report with NHTSA. Consumer states steering was pulling to the right while driving and also states that insurance did not investigate accident correctly.
At 25,000 miles brakes failed to stop vehicle. Has been in shop 3 times for same problem which was not resolved. Was informed front end needed to be redesigned. There was no corrective solution for brake failure.
Brakes had been vibrating, and dealer repaired them under warranty first time, second time was under protest. Presently, brakes are doing it again, and Ford will not help with problem. Consumer states it has only been 19000 miles after being fixed under warranty and the brake problem has come back again.
Brakes began to grab, a tsb was issued stating the brake shoes needed to be replaced, after this repair the brakes still did not perform correctly and the dealer cannot remedy the problem.
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- Miami, FL, USA