1997 FORD F-150 Suspensionrear Problems

22 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionrear Issues in the 1997 FORD F-150

22 suspensionrear complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 FORD F-150. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Suspensionrear Complaints

#10128736 | July 14, 2005

DT: THE REAR END IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW PUT ON MARCH 21, 2003. THE TIRES ARE AMERITRAC GENERAL, P255/70R16. THE CONSUMER CAN NOT LOCATE THE NUMBER FOR THE TIRE COMPANY. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT CONTACT THEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE REAR END. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC STATES THAT THE BEARINGS ON THE REAR END ARE BAD DUE TO BAD CASING; IT WILL NOT ALIGN ITSELF UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE WHINING STARTED. THE MECHANIC STATES IT WILL NOT GROUND IN ORDER TO MAKE IT ACTIVATE THE SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN. WHEN HE CALLED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN HE WAS TOLD HE...

#10034431 | August 22, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING REAR END SHIFTED, CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO LOOK TOWARD THE DRIVER SEAT. ALSO THE PIN THAT HELD THE REAR END WAS ROUNDED OFF.*AK

#898186 | October 24, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH, JUST CAME THOUGH A FOUR WAY STOP, ENTERED INTERSECTION, AND REAR IN CAME APART/ BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ,AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

#750079 | August 16, 2001

LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES MIDDLE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATED AFTER PROCEDING PAST STOP SIGN. ONCE SEPARATION OCCURED, MIDDLE LEAF SPRING ROTATED INTO LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE DOWN TO METAL BELT OF TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE OF LEAF SPRING OR TIRE, REPAIR COST: APPROX. $450.00. RECALL 98V161 WAS PERFORMED ON LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT LEAF STRIKING GAS TANK, BUT DID NOT PREVENT LEAF FROM ROTATING OUT TO TIRE. MIDDLE LEAF SPRING WAS RUSTED ON BROKEN END AND HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME, MAYBE EVEN WHEN RECALL SERVICE WAS DON ON IT.*AK

#750079 | August 13, 2001

LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES MIDDLE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATED AFTER PROCEDING PAST STOP SIGN. ONCE SEPARATION OCCURED, MIDDLE LEAF SPRING ROTATED INTO LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE DOWN TO METAL BELT OF TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE OF LEAF SPRING OR TIRE, REPAIR COST: APPROX. $450.00. RECALL 98V161 WAS PERFORMED ON LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT LEAF STRIKING GAS TANK, BUT DID NOT PREVENT LEAF FROM ROTATING OUT TO TIRE. MIDDLE LEAF SPRING WAS RUSTED ON BROKEN END AND HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME, MAYBE EVEN WHEN RECALL SERVICE WAS DON ON IT.*AK

#740337 | February 9, 2001

CLUNKING NOISE IN RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE...MANUFACTURER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. *AK

#877780 | January 9, 2001

SWAY BAR LINKAGE BROKE TWICE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

#554549 | November 20, 2000

VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED(AT 17616 MILES) AND BALANCED, HOWEVER THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS, CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETHING SOUNDS LOOSE IN THE REAR. *SLC

#728451 | September 5, 2000

NO SUMMARY

#864180 | June 23, 2000 Crash

CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BLOWOUT, AND FELT VEHICLE WAS JERKING. CONSUMER WAS FACING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SAW REAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED, AND RUBBER TREAD HAD COME OFF THE TIRE. ALSO, MUFFLER PIPE WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK *ML

#723861 | June 23, 2000

AFTER I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, IT DEVELOPED AVIBRATION IN THE REAR END. I REPLACED THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WHEN I PURCHSED IT WITH MULTI MILE WILD SPIRIT. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. NEXT I REPLACED ALL THE RIMS WITH NEW FORD EXPEDITION RIMS, AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. NEXT, I REPLACED THE SHOCKS ON ALL FOUR CORNERS, AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS. THE VIBRATION OCCURS BETWEEN 58 AND 75 MPH. *AK

#854998 | January 14, 2000

WHEN ACCELERATING TO TAKE OFF TRUCK JERKS AND CAUSES CONSUMER TO GO SIDEWAYS. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. *AK

#714258 | November 3, 1999

NO SUMMARY

#549447 | October 29, 1999

TIRE BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH

#850803 | October 15, 1999

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THE ENTIRE REAR WAS MAKING HIGH PITCH NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED REAR END & ROTATED TIRES. *AK

#837088 | April 26, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 TO 45MPH THERE IS SHAKING COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK

#543580 | February 8, 1999

REAR END SUSPENSION LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT WINDSHIELD.

#700545 | November 12, 1998

[XXX], THIS IS IN CONCERN TO THE E-MAIL I RECEIVED FROM YOU ABOUT THE OVERLOAD SPRINGS ON MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS BOUNCING REAL BAD, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO. THEY SUPPOSEDLY LOOKED IT OVER REAL GOOD AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THE SPRING WAS COCKED ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE WHEEL AND THE OVERLOAD SPRING WAS BROKE. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IN. WHEN I TOOK IT IN, THEY FINALLY CONCEDED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND ORDERED A NEW SPRING ASSEMBLY, BUT TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A LOANER CAR AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE. I HAD A NEW SPRING ASSEMBLY INSTALLED A WEEK LATER. TODAY, WHILE INSTALLING NEW SHOCKS, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE IS NOW BROKE IN...

#527688 | March 23, 1998

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE SHAFT.

#816696 | September 29, 1997

CONSUMER HAD 2 DEFECTIVE REAR ENDS ON VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 1100 MILES. NOW AT 5K MILES VEHICLE NEEDS ANOTHER REAR END. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER.CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PAINT ON THE REAR END IS BURNING OFF. THE DEALER SYNTHETIC HIGH PERFORMANCE OIL TO ENDURE THE TEMPERATURE. THE REAR END IS TAKING MORE HEAT BUT THE END STILL GETS HOT. *AK

#514214 | April 16, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, REAR FRAME WAS BENT BECAUSE THREE DEALERS HAD MODIFIED TRUCK BY PUTTING ON OVERLOADS. ALSO, REAR SPRINGS/SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE/LEAKING. *AK

#509547 | November 6, 1996

RIGHT REAR AXLE SHIFTED, CAUSING REAR END OF TRUCK TO SWAY OUT OF CONTROL.

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