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.
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When steering wheel is not all the way up the turn signals, hazard lights, and the brake lights do not work. I have taken it to the dealership and they state that there is a clip in the steering column that is broke. This all happened 2 months after I bought the truck and they will not fix it due to there being no warranty. At the same time the keyless entry stopped working as well as the automatic door locks. They stated that this was because the motor in both doors had went out. Seems odd to me that they would both go at the same time.
On 2/22/2005 we took our 2000 Ford F-150 to community Ford in mooresville Indiana for recall work to disable the cruise control.when we got our truck back, after the trip home, I realized that I had no turn signal, no brake lights, no emergency flashers, and my head lights worked at times. I called the dealership, they had no clue what was wrong but said to bring it back. After work that evening we returned to the dealership. We waited an hour while they checked everything, couldn't find a problem. Suddenly they decided to move the tilt steering wheel and lights went off and on. They kept the vehicle overnight and repaired a broken harness in the steering column. When I asked how this harness got broken, they said it's common in Ranger and occasionally in F-150's. I asked for the broken part and they couldn't find it. They charged me $131.13 and said if I had any issues with this to call the customer care center for Ford. They were of no help. I called 3 other Ford dealerships and asked if they were familiar with the problem. One had never heard of it and suggested I call the manager of community Ford. Another had heard of it, but never seen it, and the third had seen it once. I asked the customer care people why there wasn't a recall on this, and they said it wasn't a safety issue, only fires were consider safety issues. I'm sorry I have a major issue with this. If they are producing vehicles that can lose break lights and turn signals while you're driving down the road, this is a safety issue!!!!!I am writing a letter to Ford Motor Company, a nd I will not call the manager of community Ford, they've already let me know that they are not willing to help. This needs to go higher. I think they need to reimburse me and fix the problem in both design and the millions of people already on the road!can you help me at all?I will be more than happy to send you copies of my bill.please, save someone before anyone gets hurt out there.thank you in advance, carol C.wyss
When the turn signal light flasher failed to function when engaged. The signal indicator light on the dashboard didn't come on. Consumer felt that this may be caused by an electrical system failure because the windshield wipers engaged by themselves. Dealership will be contacted.
Ford F150 series, late 90's into the 2000's. my vehicle is a 2000 F150 4 door, extended cab, 4.6 Triton V8. When the tilt wheel feature is operated, the turn signals and emergency flashers cease to operate, or operate incorrectly. On other F150's I am aware of, with the same problem, the problem eventually results in total lack of function of turn signals and emergency flasher, regardless of position of tilt wheel. Some private owners have taken it on themselves to open up the steering column and typically found "green goo" on the switch contacts, and sometimes loose wires, which evidently are the root of the problem. When the "green goo" is cleaned off the contacts, the signalls and flashers operate properly. Stories sometimes relate very poor service from Ford dealer mechanics in being able to diagnose and repair the problem.
Turn signals have intermittent failure problem when humidity level is high. Brake system locks up when conditions are damp when initialling using truck for the day
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- Marionville, MO, USA