2000 FORD F-150 Suspensionfront Problems

12 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfront Issues in the 2000 FORD F-150

12 suspensionfront complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 FORD F-150. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspensionfront Complaints

#10168145 | September 13, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE FLIPPED SIDEWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT END WAS REBUILT. THE EXACT COMPONENTS REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN.

#8012475 | June 24, 2002

DUE TO FRONT END MISALIGNMENT FRONT TIRES HAD WORN OUT. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER , DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A FRONT END DESIGN DEFECT, BUT WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

#898899 | November 7, 2001

FRONT END SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

#750998 | August 27, 2001

ENTIRE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE AT 70 MPH. TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED THREE TIMES. FORD SAYS "ALL PICKUPS SHAKE AT SPEED WITH NO LOAD". CHEVROLET AND DODGE BOTH SAY THEIR TRUCKS DON'T SHAKE UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE OR SUSPENSION PART.*AK

#747346 | June 28, 2001

TRUCK WANDERS AS IF IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY IT WANDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT . WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AND THEY ALIGN IT EACH TIME WITH NO CHANGE. DEALER TOLD ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT HE WOULD TAKE IT BACK IF I WASN'T SATISFIED, BUT HAS NOW DENIED SAYING IT.WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE REVIEW BOARD PROCESS.THEY OFFERED A REPLACEMENT TRUCK, BUT I WAS SO AFRAID OF GETTING ANOTHER ONE THAT I JUST ASKED FOR A REFUND, WHICH THEY REFUSED. THE GENTLEMAN THAT THEY SENT TO DRIVE WITH ME SAID THAT AN ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE IF WE HAD A HEAVY LOAD IN IT. IN HIS REPORT HOWEVER, HE TOLD THE REVIEW BOARD THAT ALL IT NEEDED...

#741860 | March 15, 2001

PROBLEM IS CONSTANT. FRONT END WANDERS, HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. *AK

#740664 | February 14, 2001

SEVERE VIBRATION AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON SMOOTH, CONCRETE HIGHWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: NONE TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

#740537 | February 12, 2001

VIBRATION IN STEERING @ 45-55 MPH. NEW TIRES, BALANCE & ALIGNMENT DIDN'T CORRECT. INNER SIDE OF L. FRONT TIRE CUPPED. DEALER CLAIMS VIBRATION NORMAL FOR A TRUCK BUT PROBLEM NOT PRESENT IN 3 IDENTICAL TRUCKS. DEALER GIVEN 4 CHANCES TO FIX.*AK

#558439 | January 31, 2001

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERE BOUNCING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NO FIX HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM

#734501 | October 25, 2000

SINCE I PURCHASED THE FRONT END WOULD NOT STAY ALIGNED AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX IT AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT CARE I PUT UP WITH THIS FOR A YEAR UNTIL FORD GAVE ME $3,5000 DOWN FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE VIN INDICATED I TRADED THE LEMON AND THEY RIPPED ME OFF DURING PURCHASE. *AK

#728613 | September 5, 2000

VIBRIATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65 MPH, TOOK TO DEALER AT 300 MILES, AGAIN AT 2200 MILES TO ANOTHER DEALER AGAIN AT APPROX 2900MILES WITH CONSTANT VIBRIATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT 70MPH, FORD ENGINEER TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND SAID ALL FORDS WITH A 5.4 ENGINE HAD VIBRIATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I WAS ORGINIALLY TOLD THIS I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SNOW JOB, AFTER HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED THE VIBRIATION WAS WORST THEN IT WAS WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT IN. I DROVE ANOTHER NEW F-150 AND IT VIBRIATED WORST THEN MINE DOES. I DO NOT THINK FORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A PRODUCT OUT KNOWING THAT IT HAS A VIBRIATION BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE AS FROM WHAT THE FORD ENGINEER SAID I HAD BETTER GET USE TO IT AND I DO NOT THINK THIS IS RIGHT AT ALL. I ALSO THINK FORD SHOULD...

#861657 | May 9, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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