NHTSA Complaint #10219635 — 2002 FORD F-150

VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE OFF. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. AND WHILE THE TRUCK WAS OFF. VEHICLE WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN GO TO START. AFTER REPLACING WITH A NEW BATTERY, TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START IT, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. AFTER HE SHUT OFF, IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WOULD NOT START. TOOK TRUCK TO GARAGE. IT TOOK MECHANICS 5 HOURS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSE BOXES, ETC. IT ENDED UP TO BE THE FUSEBOX UNDER THE DASH. THE FUSEBOX WAS CORRODED AND DETERIORATING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE FUSEBOX. THUS CAUSING THE FUSEBOX DAMAGE. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE FUSEBOX AND A RELAY. I DO HAVE THE OLD ONE THAT WAS DAMAGED. HE SAID THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT TO BE RESEALED ON REINSTALLING. WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE YET. HE SAID I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING OR SHORTING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE PROBLEM. *TR