The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-150. The contact stated that exhaust fumes were present inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the manifold was leaking. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

- West Mifflin, PA, USA

2003 Ford F150. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle brake issues. The consumer stated when he came to a stop, with his foot on the brake, the vehicle rolled forward. The dealer replaced the hydraulic control unit. Also, the exhaust manifold was cracked.

- Louisville, KY, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he heard a vibrating noise from beneath the vehicle. Upon further inspection, he noticed that a clamp holding the exhaust system had rusted and had became partially detached. The contact personally replaced the clamp. The failure and current mileage was 135,000.

- North Branch, MI, USA

Spark plug blew out of the engine, stripping all the threads in the cylinder head.

- Rockwall, TX, USA

Truck was parked overnight (no problems). Next morning, I started the truck. It sounded like a lawnmower trying to start with a loud "popping" noise. Smelt raw gas vapors coming from the top of the engine. Took to Ford to fix. They quoted me $3200 repair job by replacing a cylinder head. I refused and took to a (farther away) trustworthy mechanic to put a thread insert into spark plug hole and use a helicoi for approx $400. Ford refused to do thread insert repair, and wanted to sell me same part that broke in the first place.

- Concord, NH, USA