Electrical problems. Most significantly the truck shut off while I was driving down a road at about 50mph. Zero electrical and the power stearing was out and I had to muscle the truck to the side of the road, my wife would not have been able to do this.I waited about 15 minutes and it started. Had I been in a turn I may not have been able to turn the truck fast enough and hit oncomming cars. I took it in to john elway Ford dealership and they said they couldnt find anything wrong with it and said they could do nothing. They said there was no error code logged in the computer so nothing was done. Today, Aug 13, 2004 the truck started but the odometer was not lit but then lit when I backed out of my parking space. My wife later took the truck to the store then to a playground where it failed to start again. This is the third occurance of this and the Ford dealership said they could not find anything wrong. When I called Ford they agreed that they could not do anything if they could not recreate the problem. I also have an occasional grinding from 2nd to 3rd gear that I have taken it in for several times only to be told sorry we cant recreate the problem. My main concern is losing electrical power while driving. If this happens to my pregnante wife I am very concerned that she could get into a bad accident.

- Denver, CO, USA

While driving 40 mph, the consumer's vehicle was involved in front end collision. Upon impact, front air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The interior lights gave no prior indication that the components were faulty. The fuses, relays, and battery were inaccessible during dismantling and once again, the air bags failed to deploy.

- Clovis, CA, USA

The consumer stated he had driven his truck for approx. One hour, he then parked the vehicle, then about 2 pm, the truck suddenly began to burn. The consumer stated that the truck completely burned. The fire marshall stated that it could have been an electrical short that ignited. He stated he had no warning that anything was wrong with the vehicle.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

Ford F150 XL 2000. 11/28/03 coil #2 had to be replaced. 07/08/03 coil #4 had to be replaced. 03/06/03 coil #3 had to be replaced. On 04/05/04 my wife bessie was driving and the truck stalled. The steering wheel locked up and she had no control over the vehicle. Luckily, she did not get into an accident. She came to a complete stop, put the truck in park, turned the ignition off, then turned the ignition key and the vehicle started up. My wife was very upset. I contacted chapman Ford rep. Bob 609-646-2000 concerning this matter. He asked me if I had the vehicle detailed lately. I advised him I had the vehicle washed last week. He advised me that water probably got into one of the coils and is causing the problem. I did not have the engine washed. These coils are defective. The vehicle bucks when the coils go bad and has very little power. On 07/02/03 the sensor and processor had to be replaced. Vehicle stalled while driving 65 mph on 2 occasions. I lost complete power of the vehicle. Luckily, there was no accident. It costs over $200 to have the coils replaced. I have spent well over $600 in coil repairs. Ford nor chapman Ford have compensated me for the defective coil repairs. I have a total of 8 coils and they are going bad one after another. After doing extensive investigating gentillini Ford tim champion in woodbine advised me that chapman Ford should have fixed the sensor and processor for free because it was under warranty. Chapman Ford charged me for the sensor and processor. I communicated with service mgr. Jim bailey @ chapman Ford for several months concerning this matter. Chapman Ford finally reimbursed me for the sensor and processor.

- Linwood, NJ, USA

Headlight switch: Defective headlight switch causes intermentant loss of instrument lights and odometer display, other more serious problem loss of headlights, tail lights and marker lamps. Headlights may also remain on even when the switch has been turned to the off position.

- Cave Spring , GA, USA

As consumer slows down to a stop, the lights dim to where they can barely be seen, as soon as the vehicle accerlates, the problem goes away, but as soon as it stops again, the lights continue to dim, the fan motor also loses speed when consumer is braking.

- Falun, KS, USA

Vehicle experienced a fire while consumer's son was filling the fuel tank at a gas station. Local fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. Fire department informed consumer that static electricity may have been the cause of the fire. Insurance notified.

- Neosho, MO, USA